"Traitor to the demons, die!" The Minotaur roared again, spitting out a jet of black flame.
The flame was thick, almost like real stuff—like asphalt.
When the asphalt hit the ground, it turned into a small Minotaur, about three meters tall.
The big Minotaur then collapsed and fainted.
A clone?
George gripped the Dwarves' King Iron Hammer and swung it high, landing three hits in the air. The Dwarves' King Iron Hammer spewed a dragon of fire.
"Die!"
The Minotaur roared, punching the fire dragon. It didn't break the fire dragon, but instead turned his arm into a thin black crystal spear, which shot straight at George's head.
"Beast Horn Explosion!" The small Minotaur roared again. This time, his body ran through the flames. As he shouted, his horns fell off and turned into black crystal spears.
And the horns kept falling, flying out one after another.
In just a few seconds, a wall of black crystal spears came rushing at George.
George took a deep breath and directly activated the Thunder Crystal and the Dark Crystal.
Boom!
The Dwarves' King Iron Hammer came down, and a powerful thunderstorm hit the black spears.
In that moment of delay, George used the Dark Crystal, and he disappeared.
Boom...
The black spears hit the cave wall, causing a lot of rocks to fall, and the cave shook.
"George... is dead..." A female knight player said in a daze.
"How could that be..." Elsa looked just as shocked.
How could they meet a boss this strong at their level?
No, how could George meet this kind of boss?
"Run!" Elsa finally reacted and screamed, and the seven of them ran in a group.
The small Minotaur roared and ran after the seven girls.
Just as it was about to hit them, a loud thunder crackled, ice covered the area, and golden light shone bright.
Boom!
George appeared and hit the small Minotaur with a hammer, freezing it for a moment.
In that chance, George rushed forward, swung the Dwarves' King Iron Hammer with all his power, and fully used the energy from the Holy Crystal and the Thunder Crystal.
The cave was full of noise, all from George hitting the small Minotaur.
The seven girls watched in shock.
A boss that was impossible to beat, and George was actually beating it!
Ten minutes passed...
A quarter of an hour passed...
"Ah!" George screamed, fully using the energy from the Holy Crystal, holding nothing back.
Five more minutes passed.
[Clang!]
A clear sound, the Holy Crystal energy was completely used up, turning into golden light that fell onto the dying small Minotaur. The small Minotaur and the golden light disappeared together, finally dying.
The giant Minotaur in the mountain also died along with it.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have killed the demon Minotaur. Reward: 10,000 strands of Magical Energy, 5 Mana Crystals; obtained skill: Phantom Killing!]
[Ding! System assistance successful. Host receives reward: 10,000 drops of Demon Essence, 15 Mana Crystals; obtained skill: Split Soul Slaughter!]
[Demon Essence: Source of demon power. One drop of Demon Essence increases attack by 300. Can stack up to three drops at once, lasting 3 seconds! Use 10 drops of Demon Essence to transform into a demon, lasting 90 seconds!]
[Split Soul Slaughter: Spend 400 magic to create a clone. The clone has half the attributes of the original, lasting 9 seconds. Additionally, the clone can use crystals, Demon Essence, Divine Blood, and other energy-rich items to boost its power, with the same effect as the original.]
Seeing the clone skill, George finally smiled.
The Demon Essence reward was great, and there were a lot of Mana Crystals, but he had lost his Holy Crystal! His only crystal that was both strong and defensive!
Now that he had the Split Soul Slaughter skill, he had another secret weapon.
At the same time, the stat boosts from the Minotaur didn't disappear. This time, he didn't lose anything.
George looked at his own stats:
Level: 37
Race: Divine and Demon Origin
Health: 2830/2900
Magic: 330/1300
Physique: 470
Arm Power: 410
Movement Art: 423
Reaction: 456
Talent: 89
Insight: 196
Skills: Bloody Hands, Frostbite, Guardian Spirit, Frenzy Slam, Bloodlust, Split Soul Slaughter
Reputation: A Single Man Guards the Pass.
"Done, let's go back," George said, tidying up his gains, and smiled as he stepped forward to take Elsa's hand.
The seven girls were still shocked, and they followed quietly.
They reached the place where they had fallen. Vines dropped down, and they grabbed the vines to climb back up to Starfall Fortress.
"Respected warrior, thank you!" Duke Sir said: "The demons are finally dead. I can finally be free. I can return to the god's arms!"
He spread his arms, golden light came from his body, and his figure slowly disappeared.
Nine out of ten parts of the golden light fell onto George, and entered his body.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have completed the mission. Reward: 10,000 drops of Divine Blood, 3 Holy Crystals; obtained skill: Sacred Protection!]
[Ding! System assistance successful. Host receives reward: 10,000 pieces of Divine Bone, 10 Holy Crystals; obtained skill: Sacred Barrier!]
[Divine Bone: Source of godly power. One piece of Divine Bone increases Physique by 300. Can stack up to three at once, lasting 3 seconds! Use 10 Divine Bones to transform into a god, gaining invincibility, removing all debuffs, lasting 9 seconds!]
[Sacred Barrier: Spend 400 magic to release Sacred Barrier, lasting 9 seconds. Inside the barrier, host's attack and movement speed double, enemy attack and movement speed drop by 30%!]
Until the Duke Sir completely disappeared, the seven girls were still stunned.
They walked out of Starfall Fortress. George carried Elsa on his horse first, and the other girls followed. Elsa finally reacted, and as they rode a little way, she said: "The Duke Sir is gone. What about the other knights? They can't finish their quests anymore?"
"It probably isn't needed anymore," George said. "It's like lowering the difficulty of the boss, so players coming in later can still catch up."
Elsa nodded silently, pulled the horse, and after riding a bit, she said: "What did the Duke Sir give you? I'm not asking for it. The Duke is our knight's lord. I just want to know... so I can collect materials in the future."
George agreed with what Elsa said and pulled out a Holy Crystal.
"What is this?"
"It's a Holy Crystal," George said. "I thought about it. Holy Crystal really matches your knights."
"Is that the one you turned golden with?" Elsa's eyes lit up. "Can we have one?"
"I need to think about it first," George said, pinching Elsa's cheek.
Elsa gave George a seductive look and shouted loudly: "Girls, speed up!"
The horses ran all the way. The sky wasn't even dark when they returned to the fortress where the girls were.
"Girls, that golden transformation of George's... that's the legendary Holy Crystal. For the Holy Crystal, we..."
"We'll spend one night with him!"
"We'll kill him!"
"Let's see if he's as strong when he's fighting as when he's with us!"
The girls chattered, blushing but still making fun of George.
Seven people together... just thinking about it is exciting, but also makes your skin crawl.
George hadn't decided yet when suddenly, Louise flew down on a broomstick: "Mission done?"
"Done!"
"Done? Then get on!" Louise patted the back of the broom.
"Louise..." Elsa stepped forward, blushing: "Can we let George stay until tomorrow morning?"
"No way!" Louise immediately refused, then said: "You guys should start your own knight journey. If you have problems, use the blood ritual to find me, and I'll have him come help you."
"It's not that we need his help... we just want to sleep with him," Elsa's face turned even redder. She really wanted to keep George, and keep the Holy Crystal.
"No way!" Louise shouted: "How could the pure and holy knights fall into such disgrace? If I find out you're sleeping with men, I'll never help you again!"
Louise huffed, and flew off with George on the broom, clearly upset.
"Leader," one of the knight maids said, full of amazement and admiration: "Do you think George really took down the NPC?"
Elsa sighed: "It's over. Playing a game and having to compete with an NPC, and losing. Girls, rest well. Don't think about George anymore. Tomorrow morning, start your own knight journey!"
...
Louise landed the boat with George on it.
Dorothy rushed over immediately. George smiled and put his arm around Dorothy, then asked Louise: "Where are we going next, Louise?"
"Go wherever you want!" Louise sat on the edge of the boat: "If you want to thank me, do me a small favor, and then I'll let you go."