[Note: An Evil Entity has been identified within the user’s vicinity.]

[Scanning surroundings…]

[Number of Evil Entities detected within a 200-meter radius: 1 confirmed.]

[Threat level: Archdemon-class detected!]

[Readjusting bonus effects…]

— [Ultimate Skill: Divine Will – Extra Effects Activated.]

[Commanding Presence: Activated!]

[All entities within the area of effect are compelled to obey the user’s commands, overriding their own will. Resistance is futile.]

[Evil Entity Annihilation: Activated!]

[When engaging an Evil Entity, the user’s stats are increased by 500%. All abilities now scale exponentially.]

[Divine Ascension: Activated!]

[User’s Divinity reaches its absolute limit—surging to 100%. All attacks infused with Divine Energy are now amplified beyond natural constraints.]

[All external energy sources within range are forcibly converted into Divine Energy, cutting off all power flow to enemy entities.]

[Warning: User’s body is undergoing rapid divine adaptation!]

[Initiating Temporary Divine Mortification…]

— [User’s mortal frame will temporarily transcend its limits to withstand the overwhelming power influx.]

[Recalculating Level…]

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[Temporary Status Boost:]

[Strength: EX]

[Agility: EX]

[Endurance: EX]

[Luck: EX]

[Power: EX]

[Skill Mastery Expansion: Initiated.]

[All known skill libraries have been unlocked.]

[All applicable skills under the user’s current threshold are now accessible.]

— [All S-Rank skills acquired.]

— [All A-Rank skills acquired.]

— [All B-Rank skills acquired.]

— [All C-Rank skills acquired.]

— [All D-Rank skills acquired.]

— [All Unique Skills unlocked.]

[Notification: All skills are now fully applicable.]

[Would you like to activate them?]

[Yes] / [No]

Shit…

The system notifications flickered wildly in my vision, flashing like an urgent alarm.

The air was thick with dreadful mana, a suffocating pressure that made my skin prickle.

I had been hoping—that they wouldn’t trigger its second phase before I arrived.

But of course, they didn’t know.

They didn’t realize they had to kill it mid-transformation—the one crucial window where it was at its weakest.

Now, it was too late.

A deep breath filled my lungs as time slowed, the world around me shifting into eerie stillness.

I felt it—Ascension settling in.

Though this was only my second time experiencing it, the sheer, unfathomable surge of power was intoxicating.

It clawed at my senses, beckoning me to embrace it fully.

“Hooh…”

I let out a slow exhale, forcing myself to steady my focus.

My senses sharpened beyond anything humanly possible.

I could hear the faintest shifts in the air, feel the mana currents threading through reality, and see not just the physical, but the intangible—concepts, energies, things that had always been beyond mortal perception.

This level of awareness was almost overwhelming.

But I had to adapt. Now.

Ascension was rare, a fleeting phenomenon.

If I didn’t take this chance to master my heightened focus, I’d be wasting it.

The power churned inside me, raw and potent. Unlike last time, I didn’t let it spill out uncontrollably.

I kept it contained, hidden from prying entities that might take notice.

There was no point in leaking divinity unnecessarily.

Time inside dungeons was always unstable—a chaotic mess where celestial magic barely held things together.

Tampering with it any further would probably just increase the danger rather than help.

Not that I needed to stop time to defeat the boss anyway.

I shifted my gaze toward the massive figure looming ahead, my [True Sight] cutting through illusions and letting me perceive the very essence of what stood before me.

’It’s been a long time since I’ve seen that phase form…’

Its body was a solid, opaque black, darker than obsidian—its surface swallowing all light like a void.

Its face bore an uncanny resemblance to those of eastern descent, similar to Seo’s features.

[The Heavenly Demonic Golem.]

A nostalgic sight.

Back in the game, I had grown so used to seeing its red form, the [Heavenly Blood Golem], that this version almost felt foreign to me.

But that was only because I always had Senior Alice in my main party.

With her around, this boss would always transform into its blood-infused variant—something I had come to expect in every playthrough.

But now, seeing it in its default demonic form brought back memories of my first runs, back when I was still a clueless noob fumbling my way through the game.

Nostalgic, sure. But that didn’t make it any less dangerous.

Among all the phase-two transformations, this was still one of the hardest ones to fight.

Just like Divine Energy, Demonic Energy had a nasty property—it ignored defenses entirely.

There was no way to block it, no way to resist it.

Though the situation was worse than expected, it wasn’t entirely without its benefits.

Since this thing was Evil and Dark in nature, my Ascension had triggered automatically—an overwhelming surge of power that now coursed through my very being.

But that wasn’t the main concern right now.

I turned my gaze to Lucas.

He should’ve been strong enough to handle the boss, even if it had transformed into that form.

But looking at him now… I could tell. He was spent. His entire presence felt hollow—the kind of exhaustion that wasn’t just physical but spiritual.

’So even he ran out of mana, huh…’

I exhaled softly, watching the rise and fall of his shoulders as he struggled to stay standing.

The sheer, overwhelming number of golems must have been too much for him, even with his monstrous endurance.

I could still sense traces of his Divine Power, but it was all but depleted—just flickering embers where once there had been a blazing inferno.

If he pushed himself any further, there was no doubt about it—his soul would break.

That settled it.

I had to end this now.

With slow, deliberate steps, I adjusted my mindset.

One unconscious slip, one stray fluctuation in my thoughts, and I might just erase everything in the vicinity.

Just as that thought passed through my mind—

—The system interface flared to life.

[Notification: All skills are now fully applicable.]

[Would you like to activate them?]

[Yes] / [No]

I clicked my tongue and shook my head. Not now.

Much like last time, having access to every skill wasn’t a blessing—it was overkill.

Even a low-ranked spell would be enough to completely annihilate that thing. But if I used it recklessly…

Everyone else might get caught up in the attack.

This wasn’t a game where I could test out different skills just because they were efficient.

Right now, I didn’t have the luxury of experimentation.

I had one job—and I had to finish it flawlessly.

Only the essentials.

That was all I needed.

There was no time for excess spells, no room for hesitation—just the two skills I knew best, the ones that would end this in a single, flawless strike.

I exhaled slowly, shutting out the world as I centered myself.

Everything—the distant cries, the trembling ground, the chaotic storm of mana—faded into nothing.

Only one truth remained:

This boss had phases. If I didn’t destroy the core of its Adaptation Essence, it would regenerate, evolve, and keep coming back stronger.

I needed an attack that ignored the very concept of its adaptation.

And I had to do it without harming anyone else.

A precise, clean strike.

My eyes snapped open.

—And my skill activated.

[Golden Lightning]

[Lightning Curtain]

[User’s body shall now turn into lightning.]

BOOM.

A golden surge crackled around me, wrapping my entire form in divine electricity. My mana and aura merged, converting seamlessly into pure divinity.

And then—

—In a single flash, I vanished.

FWOOOSH!

Reappearing just in time.

Janica stood frozen, the dense demonic energy from the Heavenly Demonic Golem barreling toward her, tearing through space itself with sheer force.

It was only meters away.

Time slowed.

Positioning myself between her and the attack, I exhaled sharply, suppressing the rush of adrenaline surging through me.

There was no room for excitement. No room for error.

I only needed one strike.

To cut down the wretched thing before me.

—My second skill unfolded.

[Skill: Hidden Blade Technique (S)]

[Final Form: Null Space]

SWOOOOSHHH!!!

The blade slid from its scabbard in a single, blinding golden-white arc—

—too fast for the world to register.

VOOOOSHHH!!!

And then—

Click.

The faint sound of my sword returning to its sheath echoed softly.

A single white and golden line shimmered in the air—

—Before silently fading into nothingness.

Although all I did was slash forward…

—Silence descended upon the dungeon.

The once-roaring battlefield, filled with the ceaseless grinding of stone and metal, the heavy presence of demonic energy, and the chaotic mana surging in the air—all of it vanished in an instant.

My goal was complete.

The boss, in all its supposed might and glory, couldn’t even process what had happened.

A thin, nearly imperceptible line of golden-white light ran vertically down its massive form.

And then—

CRACK.

A sharp, splintering sound rang out as the Heavenly Demonic Golem split cleanly in half, the two halves sliding apart as if the very concept of its existence had been severed.

Its **pseudo-immortality, its adaptation core—**all of it was erased in a single strike.

[System Notification: Congratulations! You have defeated an S-Rank Dungeon Boss!]

[Note: The Boss’s Core has been severed. All remaining golems within the area will now shut down.]

[1,256 Golems Defeated!]

[You have leveled up.]

[Note: You have defeated an entity aligned with Evil and Darkness.]

[Congratulations! Bonus Points have been awarded!]

[Bonus Status Points: +10]

[You have leveled up!]

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