Chapter 56 The Flames Human Army
Even though the snake monster's eyes were weak, it was not a weakness that allowed it to die. It only suffered severe damage when Radmilo stabbed its two eyes. Now it was completely blind and did not know how its opponent would attack.
The snake monster relied on its surround sound to determine the direction of Radmilo's attack. However, the man instead ran away. The monster dinosaur appeared to send back the fireballs at Radmilo.
"Damn human! I will wait here until my eye recovers," the snake monster spoke as it slithered further into the hole.
Meanwhile, Radmilo was forced to hold off on his plan to beat the snake monster. He had to confront the flames that were following him at the time. They were not ordinary fireballs like the ones he had faced before.
The flames took on human form and could fight Radmilo as if they had a mind. Their numbers grew to the point where he decided to leave the big hole.
As soon as he came out, the dinosaur monster immediately greeted him with its mouth. Radmilo stepped back just in time, preventing the monster from devouring him. If he acted too late, he would end up in the monster's stomach.
"You're slow, but your fire is fast. I think it's balanced, haha," Radmilo said while avoiding the flames that attacked him in full force.
He then looked for a tree that was not scorched and jumped on it. The flames squad seemed unable to climb. However, they immediately turned into a normal fire and burned the tree.
When the fire reached Radmilo, they immediately turned into small birds and surrounded him. Radmilo lost sight of the surroundings because all he saw was the firebird.
The man slashed at them while coming down from the tree. If he had a sword with the water element, then he had a chance to defeat the flames. However, he did not have such powerful weapons.
In his previous life, he received the flame sword from a great blacksmith as a reward because he managed to reach S-Rank and broke the record as the hunter with the highest raid success percentage. The IRO would not dare give him another powerful weapon to protect the feelings of the elementlists.
Radmilo stopped thinking about the past, which distracted his focus. This time, he would slash his sword more strongly. It was quite effective because the wind created by the slash could extinguish a bit of the flame.
It would take him a long time to completely extinguish those flames. At the same time, the flames also protected the dinosaur monster he had targeted. Every time Radmilo attacked the monster, the flames immediately stopped his sword.
"Why don't you just use your power?"
The dinosaur monster finally said something after being silent for a long time. It felt like Radmilo made its flames his playmate because he did not use his power once. The man was really taking the monster lightly.
"You're my final target, so I will spend more time with you. Hence, I don't want to use my power now," Radmilo said, escaping to every side as the flames turned into an army of humans again.
His words damaged the pride of the dinosaur monster. It stopped attacking Radmilo as it intended to bring up more flames. A few moments later, the flames human army grew to almost fill the dungeon.
"What about now? Do you still not want to use your power?" asked the snake monster, making Radmilo turn serious.
That man would face hundreds of flame humans alone. He should have no other choice. Moreover, the snake monster had also recovered. It suddenly appeared from under the ground and made a new big hole.
"Damn human! I will get back to you!" The snake monster attacked Radmilo without hesitation.
However, the man was prepared. His body became lighter as a result of his training and raid experience, allowing him to jump more easily. He replaced the sword in his left hand with a dagger while jumping.
Radmilo threw a dagger at the snake monster's eye. The dagger pierced through the monster's left eye, causing it to scream in pain.
The snake monster tried to run away, but Radmilo could keep up with its speed. He then took out a sledgehammer from his inventory.
"After all this time, I can finally use this hammer," Radmilo said before hitting the sledgehammer against the monster's stone scales.
He swung the sledgehammer repeatedly in the same spot. Every time the snake monster moved to disturb him, he could always deflect and hit his sledgehammer again.
In the end, the stone scales shattered after taking a lot of damage from the sledgehammer.
Meanwhile, the dinosaur monster was silent in shock as it witnessed the incident. The flames stopped moving because it did not give them an order.
The sledgehammer was indeed strong, but the weapon would be useless if Radmilo was not strong, either. The Mount Dandenong Dungeon was dangerous because the snake monster had stone scales that were hard to break. It could also entangle humans and crush their bones in an instant.
However, the snake monster could not catch Radmilo because he was too agile. If people saw that, then they would doubt the danger level of the Mount Dandenong Dungeon.
The dinosaur monster came to its senses and immediately ordered its flames to attack Radmilo. The flames came together to form a humanoid shape and began to chase the man.
Nonetheless, Radmilo's movements were so fast that the flames behind him could not follow him. He also never shied away from the snake monster because he still wanted to crush its stone scales.
The snake monster, on the other hand, could start its attack again because Radmilo's focus was divided into two. The monster stuck out its tongue to catch Radmilo. After its plan failed, it opened its mouth while slithering to catch up to the man.
Unfortunately, Radmilo had already disappeared. He was fleeing the flames and the snake monster at the same time. His speed was incredible.
"I'm tired, dammit! It seems that I rely too much on my power in the past, haha," Radmilo laughed and took a breather to regain his stamina.
He had to run and swerve faster than usual, since the opponents he faced were quite difficult. They had a quick pace because their physique got their back.
At the same time, the snake monster realized Radmilo had reached his limit. He then slithered quickly towards the man. However, the man hit him on the head with the sledgehammer.
Nevertheless, the snake monster did not take any significant damage because Radmilo's attacks were not as strong as before. It chose not to use its tongue, knowing it would not work because Radmilo would cut off his tongue.
The snake monster quickly hit Radmilo's body with its head. The man was flung and fell to the ground, gasping for breath. Cracks also appeared on his armor. If the monster attacked one more time, the armor would be destroyed.
Radmilo realized the snake monster's intention and immediately got up from the ground. He was in a bad condition, making the dinosaur monster spread its flames more. They saw a golden opportunity as his armor was about to be destroyed.
The flames could not burn Radmilo in the first place because of the armor. Also, he was always protecting his head, which was not wearing any protection.
Because of that, the snake monster teamed up with the flames to damage Radmilo's armor. If they wanted to win the battle, they had to do it.
"You will lose when we destroy your armor. Why don't you just give up and let us kill you quickly?" The snake monster spoke while continuing to attack Radmilo.
However, the man just laughed. "You forgot I hadn't used my powers yet, huh?"
The question made the snake monster realize Radmilo did not use his power in the fight. It recognized that the man would win if he used his power.
Radmilo was already strong enough without the help of his main power. The snake monster did not know what would happen if the man fought at full force. Hence, it tried harder to attack Radmilo. It had to defeat him before he could activate his power.
Meanwhile, Radmilo had no intention of using his power. He was stable again and could fight like before. His main target was the snake monster, aka boss of the dungeon.
He kept slamming his sledgehammer while avoiding the dinosaur monster's and its flames' attacks. After successfully destroying some of the snake monster's stone scales, he switched his sledgehammer for a sword.
"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Radmilo shouted as he slashed at the snake monster's skin, which was unprotected by the stone.
The snake monster's body was sliced in two. Nevertheless, it did not die as Radmilo had expected. Its head could still move and attack him faster.