Emperor of Solo Play Chapter 57:
Bear Warrior (1)
The Bear Warrior stood on its hind legs, giving off an intimidating aura . Within its helmet, two jet-black pupils shone with dignity .
“Hyrkan, can you really kill that?”
Bear Warrior .
It was the lord of the Bulkas Mountain Range, and as the one in the middle of the strange occurrences happening in the Bulkas Mountain Range, it gave off a fitting aura . Its intimidating presence was enough to make even the most experienced player whimper in fear . It fact, it would be the expected reaction for most .
“Bro, I’m Hyrkan . Super Star Hyrkan!”
In front of such a fearsome monster, the ones that weren’t scared were the strange ones . Some that talked nonsense instead of whimpering were the abnormal and crazy ones .
Even back then, Hyrkan was showing his extraordinary talent . His presence wasn’t any less than the Bear Warrior’s .
“Come on, you’re really going to push for that nickname?”
“Jaehyun, I’m fine with most things you do, but that nickname is a little…”
“Yep . He’s usually weird, but at times, he really likes to prove his weirdness with his entire body . ”
“He can fight so well because he’s crazy . What sane person would go all into strength and jump into a fight with a monster like that? You’ll die with just a single hit and end up sucking on your fingers for two days . ”
“Aw, shut it! Stop making fun of someone who’s volunteering to go on the frontlines to fight a monster like that . If you don’t stop, I’m going to just leave this guild!”
Hyrkan always made his presence known and proved himself .
“Let’s stop the chitchat and focus on the battle . I’ll distract that guy and open his back, and you guys shoot some magic, got it?”
That he was more capable than anyone else .
Moreover…
“If it looks like I’m about to die, then help . Don’t be stingy with heals . Alright, let’s finish this! Let’s show them we’re not to be stopped here!”
He constantly proved that those that followed him… would reach the skies with him .
‘This is the first time I realized how good I am at remembering things . ’
Now, however… those memories were nothing but emotional baggage he wanted to throw away .
Hyrkan shoved those memories into oblivion .
‘No need to remember those **** . ’
Although memories weren’t something one could easily forget, Hyrkan had done so at this moment .
He only sought memories he found useful .
‘Bear Warrior has 3 phases total . ’
The Bear Warrior had 3 phases which changed based on its HP .
When its HP was above 70%, its attacks included only its standard attack mixed with two basic skills . Its aggro was directed at the last one to attack it . The two basic skill it had were Shout and Charge . Charge had a 60 second cooldown time, and Shout had 170 seconds . It also had the Fear skill, which was something almost all boss monsters had, and Fear was on a 900 second cooldown time .
When its HP fell below 70%, it entered its second phase . The Charge skill fell to a 30 second cooldown time, and all of its stats increased by 10% . At the same time, when it was attacked by magic, it would always go after the magician regardless of aggro .
When its HP fell below 30%, it entered its third phase . The Shout skill turned into a passive skill . Debuff skills no longer worked on it, and the cooldown time on Charge disappeared . On top of all this, its stats increased by 33% .
The key point in conquering the Bear Warrior was…
‘Taking off its armor and shield . ’
Disarming .
If compared to a player, it would be a wearing a full set .
It was equipped with a helmet, a breastplate, shoulder pads, gloves, and boots . Its upper body was entirely covered with armor . Its lower body was mostly protected with only the inside part of its thighs open . Even so, its thick hair protected the thighs, and it was naturally difficult to attack that area .
Finally, it was equipped with a shield bigger than its own body and a scimitar-shaped sword bigger than an adult male .
The best way to deal damage was to use magic . Fire attribute magic was especially strong against the Bear Warrior as it pierced its armor . However, using fire attribute magic as the main source of damage caused a huge problem when the Bear Warrior entered its second phase . In its second phase, it became a bulldozer that used Charge at magicians in the back while ignoring everything else .
When it entered its third phase, that’s when the real **** began . In a situation where there were less magicians, the raid team would now have to deal with fully armed Bear Warrior who couldn’t get debuffed . There was no way the remaining tankers and strikers could deal with it .
As such, it was best if one could take off at least 2 of its armor parts, preferably its breastplate and shield .
Without the breastplate, its entire upper body became a target . If needed, one could even climb on its back to deal damage . Without its armor, the Bear Warrior wasn’t so difficult .
Without the shield, the power of its Charge would lessen greatly . When the Bear Warrior used Charge, it put its shield in front of itself . Plus, if it used Charge without its shield, it took self-inflicted damage .
That was the very basic of Bear Warrior hunting method .
’29 points on its shoulders and ribs . ’
The real point was to aim for the 29 points joining its armor .
The very basic hunting method was something anyone could figure out from seeing its appearance . With just that, it couldn’t really be called a hunting method . A real hunting method had to be more detailed .
The 29 points that Hyrkan knew about . It was something worthy of being sold for money .
‘I’ll first aim for the left shoulder which is holding the shield . ’
What Hyrkan had to do now was show how it was done .
“Whew!”
Hyrkan took a deep breath of air, then used a skill .
“Golem Summon . ”
★★★
The clash between the 4-meter tall Golem and the 4-meter tall Bear Warrior was more one-sided than one might have imagined .
Kuoo!
Contrary to his ferocious growl, the Bear Warrior moved with shrewdness .
Clang!
It blocked the Golem’s arm swing with its shield, and took advantage of any gap in defense it could find to slash its sword .
Puhat!
It slashed down at the Golem’s left shoulder as if to instantly sever it . For the Golem who was on the receiving end, it could only be thankful that it was a sword and not an axe .
‘Amazing . ’
Watching this scene, Hyrkan could feel a phantom pain in his shoulder . That was how strong the blow was . The Bear Warrior’s attack was both powerful and excellently executed .
‘This is not the time to be impressed . ’
Hyrkan gritted his teeth and organized his thoughts . Then, he swung his right arm like a whip .
Whoosh!
The Golem copied Hyrkan’s movements and swung its arm like a whip, albeit slower . The Bear Warrior easily blocked its attack with its shield .
Kwang!
Although it looked like a simple clash, the sound suggested otherwise . The boom from their clash was something straight out of a car crash .
Kuooo!
The Bear Warrior’s roar cut through the booming sound and rang out .
Crack!
It swung down with its sword once again, which penetrated deeply into the Golem’s left shoulder, which had yet to recover . The sword continued down from the Golem’s left shoulder to its chest . The resulting wound was enough to instantly kill a human being . Thankfully, the one with the wound was a Golem .
Furthermore…
‘Okay!’
The chance Hyrkan had been waiting for had come .
“Hardening!”
When Hyrkan used the skill, his Golem which had partially turned to dirt started hardening . Then, the Golem’s body grabbed onto the Bear Warrior’s sword .
Kuuu!
Although the Bear Warrior tried its hardest to pull out the sword, the Golem’s body held onto the sword tightly and refused to let it go .
Snap!
Meanwhile, Hyrkan snapped his fingers .
Whish!
As soon as the signal came, two Skeleton Warriors that had been waiting in the corner made their appearance . Two Black Orc Skeleton Warriors fearlessly charged at the Bear Warrior .
Puhat!
In that instant, the Bear Warrior kicked the Golem’s body with its foot, successfully pulling out its sword from its body . With the sword pulled out, the Golem stiffly fell backwards .
Bom!
When the Golem’s body touched the ground, the ground rumbled slightly . The Bear Warrior immediately turned its body to face the two Skeleton Warriors charging at it . It then opened its mouth big .
Through its mouth…
Kuaaa!
[Skeleton Warriors ignored the Bear Warrior’s Fear . ]
Fear struck out .
Of course, Fear had no effect on the Skeleton Warriors . Undead monsters had no such thing as a sense of fear . It was one of the benefits of having Skeleton Warriors .
Of course, just that wasn’t enough to cover the overwhelming difference between the Skeleton Warriors and the Bear Warrior .
Swish!
With a swing of its sword, the Bear Warrior easily took care of one of the Skeleton Warriors .
Puhat!
A Skeleton Warrior was cut in two in an instant and fell on the ground .
Although the other Skeleton Warrior swung its sword at the Bear Warrior, the Bear Warrior’s shield blocked the attack with a ‘clang . ’ Although the Skeleton Warrior tried to continue its attack, a sword bore down like lightning from beyond the shield .
To evade the attack, the Skeleton Warrior quickly sidestepped to the right .
Crack!
However, the Bear Warrior was quicker . The Skeleton Warriors left armor was severed off cleanly .
As the Skeleton Warrior staggered after losing its balance, the Bear Warrior struck the Skeleton Warrior with its shield . The Skeleton Warrior’s body flew into the air effortlessly .
An overwhelming strength!
It was enough to make most players gasp with horror . However, Hyrkan didn’t so much as to flinch at the sight of it .
Hyrkan . The moment the Bear Warrior struck the Skeleton Warriors with its shield, he was already flying towards the Bear Warrior’s back . Like an arrow flying through the air, Hyrkan drew a parabola and landed on the Bear Warrior’s left shoulder .
The armor at this spot was lighter than in the rest of the Bear Warrior’s body to allow its joints to move more freely . Hyrkan stabbed his sword in at this spot .
Crack!
The sound of armor being penetrated rang out .
Then…
Stab!
So did the sound of its skin being penetrated .
That was the end to the sound .
‘A bit light . ’
There were no deeper sounds . Instead, another sound rang out .
[Bear Warrior falls under the Demon Curse . ]
The system alert from the Bear Warrior falling under the Demon Curse .
Kuooo!
To cleanse the curse it just received, the Bear Warrior used Shout . The ringing from the shout lightly shook Hyrkan who was hanging by the sword stabbed into the Bear Warrior .
[Demon Curse disappears due to the Bear Warrior’s Shout . ]
The curse had disappeared!
However, Hyrkan didn’t panic .
‘A game is just a game . ’
Instead, Hyrkan acted as if he had expected it to happen . He used the sword stuck in the Bear Warrior as a pivot to spin himself like a hand of a clock . From 6 to 10, Hyrkan quickly climbed the Bear Warrior’s shoulder . Immediately afterwards, he pulled out the Orc Hero’s Sword and threw it somewhere .
Then, in the hole made by the Orc Hero’s Sword, he stabbed in another sword .
Stab!
This time, a deeper sound rang out .
“Aha!”
As did Hyrkan’s laughter .
[Bear Warrior falls under the Demon Curse . ]
[Bear Warrior falls under the Slow Curse . ]
[Bear Warrior falls under the Corrosive Ghost . ]
The three curses quickly swallowed the Bear Warrior’s body .
Their effects were instant .
The Bear Warrior turned its head to the left to bite Hyrkan . However, his movement was visibly slower than before .
Hyrkan quickly jumped off the Bear Warrior, using its shoulder as a launching pad . Even afterwards, he had some time, which he of course used effectively .
‘Here you go!’
Hyrkan grabbed a fist-sized skeleton that was hanging on his chest and threw it into the Bear Warrior’s mouth . The skeleton grew in size to that of an apple .
Then…
Boom!
It exploded .
It was Hyrkan’s new level 60 skill, Bone Explosive . Like Skeleton Warriors, they had to be crafted using materials from monsters . The one Hyrkan just threw was worth 50 gold . Although it was called an explosive, it was just throwing money in Hyrkan’s eyes .
Its power was easy to see .
However, it wasn’t enough to deal fatal damage . In fact, after being struck by the Bone Explosive, the Bear Warrior used Charge at Hyrkan who had just landed on the ground . It was the perfect sneak attack .
Those who didn’t know about it would fall victim to it without doubt .
‘Hmph . ’
However, it was an attack pattern within Hyrkan’s expectations . After landing on the ground, Hyrkan immediately moved to his right .
Whosh!
A bulldozer razed the spot Hyrkan had just been . There was nothing Hyrkan could do to stop the Bear Warrior when it was using Charge . It was hard enough to dodge it .
Kwaaaaa!
The Bear Warrior stopped only after crashing down five, large trees . Then, it turned around and faced Hyrkan once again .
Hyrkan didn’t smile at the sight .
‘158 seconds . ’
He was colder than ever .
‘I’ll get at least 10 points within the next 158 seconds . ’