Chapter 58.
A chop to the skull, a dig to the eye, and another move to scoop out the ear!
The long-handled battle axe was indeed only about the size of an ear spoon for the giant monster.
But who could endure this ear spoon when it also spat out raging, bright flames?
The instant Eugene unleashed Limitless, Goliath's head actually inflated like a ball.
Explosive energy burst forth from his ear holes, nostrils, eye sockets, and even his pores and scalp, vaporizing all the blood and bone inside his entire head!
BOOM!!
Just like Gran that day, the sturdy giant couldn't even let out a single wail. A terrifying fissure cracked open on its face, and then, accompanied by an unstoppable light, it exploded!
Countless black blood drops were vaporized in the air!
And this time, Eugene, who had already used his strongest move, did not lose his enhancement.
His body was still covered in purple spectral flames, and his eyes were full of fanatical fighting spirit.
Draining the physical stamina of hundreds of monsters and the magical power from several cases of magic potions raised Eugene's total stamina and magic power to an incredibly exaggerated level.
Releasing half of such astonishing attributes in one go resulted in damage no less than burning attributes.
Furthermore, Eugene was currently in a state of "high-speed replenishment of stamina and magic power." What he lost would quickly be recovered.
However, he was clearly not satisfied yet.
Facing an opponent that had lost its entire head, Eugene reached out his hand indifferently.
Plunder!
The previous battle was too intense, and he had almost no chance to use magic.
But this time, he had plenty of leisure time.
Whoosh!!
Facing such a massive target for the first time, the living-like dark night magic became excited.
It rapidly expanded, enveloping Goliath's body at the fastest speed.
But at this moment, the headless corpse actually twitched strangely!
This was also within Eugene's expectation.
Without destroying the core inside its body, even if its flesh was completely annihilated, it would continuously revive until it wiped out all living things in front of it.
The messenger carrying the Dungeon's malice was that persistent.
But unfortunately, this persistence was useless in front of Eugene.
His eyes narrowed, and he increased the magical output in his hand.
The next second.
[Ding! You have dealt a severe blow to the target! Draining 75% of the opponent's Stamina!]
Whoosh!!
A massive amount of stamina poured into his body. Eugene felt as if he was soaking in a hot spring.
The stamina value possessed by a Lv5 Floor Boss was worlds apart from that of small monsters!
Thud!
Due to the sudden draining, Goliath's regeneration immediately stalled. The sheen on his body dimmed, and his skin became wrinkled.
The body, which had partially lifted itself, fell heavily again.
However, as stated before, the Dungeon's messenger of revenge would not rest until its mission was accomplished!
The magic stone at the center of the body below the waist exerted its power again, frantically replenishing the lost energy, intending to make the body rise once more.
Seeing its action, Eugene was ruthless and drained it again.
[Draining 60% of the opponent's Stamina!]
Thud!
The headless giant fell down one more time.
But it was still resilient, ready to fight again!
[Draining 45% of the opponent's Stamina!]
Unconvinced! Again!
[Draining 30%!]
Again!
[Draining 15%!]
Finally, seeing that he could no longer stop the opponent's regeneration,
Eugene said nothing, swung his axe, and, chop chop chop, put out another round of attacks, severing both of the monster's arms.
[Draining 80% of the opponent's Stamina!]
Thud!!
The dry, shriveled giant tumbled helplessly into the dust, not understanding what it had done wrong.
"Heh, I'm done messing with you."
Eugene hoisted the battle axe, implying that he was giving it time.
Taking advantage of the ongoing Level Ascension effect, he decided to clear the field and collect some experience first.
Thus, the Demon Minotaur transformed into an arrow released from a bowstring, flying toward the greatly weakened wall of fire.
His target was the tide of monsters that had been drawn by the giant's wails and were charging forward fearlessly!
Roar!!
Letting out an overwhelming battle roar, Eugene's path, as he leaped up and down, was marked by flying flesh and blood!
With a double enhancement and a divine weapon in hand, he slaughtered and rampaged among the ferocious monsters as if entering an unmanned territory.
The powerful monsters that once required strategy and cautiousness to defeat now looked like nothing more than moving targets.
High-level adventurers are monsters.
The Sword Princess, Ais, once single-handedly wiped out almost the entire monster army on the 19th floor without taking a single scratch.
Eugene was now vaguely experiencing that exhilarating feeling.
To easily command the life and death of others, to annihilate them with a wave of his hand-possessing such power was truly a beautiful thing.
"Plunder!!"
[You have dealt a severe blow to the target, draining 80% of the opponent's Stamina]
[You have dealt a severe blow to the target, draining 80% of the opponent's Stamina]
[You have dealt a severe blow to the target, draining 80% of the opponent's Stamina]
[Gained the target's most prominent attribute-Strength +20!]
[Gained the target's most prominent attribute-Strength +5!]
[Gained the target's most prominent attribute-Agility +10!]
[Gained all the target's dropped items...]
...
The system panel refreshed frantically, but Eugene didn't even bother to look.
He was immersed in the endless slaughter, feeling the joy of being a "strongest individual" with every swing of his giant axe!
Until a weak, but persistent roar came from behind him.
"Ah ah, joy is always brief, isn't it~"
Eugene estimated the time. Level Ascension was probably reaching its limit.
He could feel the golden light that had been supporting his reckless actions gradually fading and nearing extinction.
"Well, when the adults are talking, the children should go play elsewhere!"
Eugene tilted his head to gather power and unleashed another blast of scorching fire!
At this moment, his Flame Breath skill had reached LVI-a 56th-level enhancement!
A casual breath could instantly turn a powerful monster like a Minotaur into ash!
Aaaaoooh!
Although its thick arms were visibly trembling, the greatly thinned Black Goliath still gripped the war-hammer it had fashioned from its own body...
That was the only thing that could give it peace of mind.
Because facing Eugene, the monster that should have been fearless had actually begun to feel fear!
"This is the end!"
Eugene let out a wild laugh and shot toward the giant!
Goliath gritted its teeth and swung out a huge arc of rushing wind with its last ounce of strength.
But what it didn't expect was that Eugene had no intention of making a final collision with it!
Whoosh!
A deadly silver circle shot straight toward the giant's head!
It was the battle axe!
Eugene fully rotated his body, granting the vicious weapon fierce speed and power, turning it into a projectile!
Pfft!
The rapidly spinning axe blade struck the giant's forehead dead center! The excessive force slammed his entire head backward, and his neck let out an unbearable cracking sound!
The war-hammer, raised and about to be swung down, was instantly paralyzed!
Eugene seized the opportunity and lunged forward, simultaneously gathering a ball of light in his hand.
Burn one-third of his stamina!
Mighty Bull Detonation Punch!!
BOOM!!
The blow landed right on Goliath's knee, and the fierce explosion actually blew his entire lower leg off!
Due to the sudden drop in stamina, the giant could barely stand even after regenerating.
Losing the support of one leg, combined with the excessive backward lean, destroyed his center of gravity.
Goliath, who had just managed to stand up, could only fall backward unwillingly.
But at this moment,
Eugene had already surged forward again!
Like a lion gone mad, he used his hands as sharp claws, digging into the giant's flesh with every grasp, rapidly climbing upwards.
Until he was close enough to his target... he leaped straight up toward the sky above!
Clap!
Eugene tightly held a thick, black object.
It was none other than the Arm War-Hammer that Goliath was still holding up in mid-air!
"Let's end it with this!"
Channeling Kratos, his obsession with finishing the enemy with a huge object reached its peak.
His arm muscles swelled dramatically, activating all his will in the last ten seconds of the enhancement!
The war-hammer was forcibly guided by Eugene. Like a missile, carrying a wisp of wicked purple flame, it crashed down hard onto Goliath's abdomen!
Crack!
The sound of something shattering was incredibly crisp!
"Ah... euh..."
The giant looked at its abdomen in disbelief.
There, the massive arm had pierced through the flesh, striking the magic stone core inside.
The weapon fashioned from its own body had now become the murder weapon that killed it.
Something wet seemed to well up in its bloodshot eyes.
But it vanished in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh!
The massive body rapidly disintegrated at that moment, starting from the extremities, burning up like a paper doll and turning into dust!
"Don't be in a hurry."
Eugene reached out with a sinister smile.
"Use everything. You will be used fully by me!"
Plunder!!
Magic power, like the endless night, descended overwhelmingly,
engulfing the defeated giant completely!
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