[!!!]

[HP: 0/1450]

[MP: 146/570]

[SP: 132/327]

[9 seconds before Death]

[8 seconds before Death]

Shai stared at her body, lost in thought.

'So I died just like that...', a broken smile planted on her ghostly face.

[6 seconds before Death]

Shai looked up, searching for the so called light that would become a gate for those who died.

"Resurrect..."

As her body slowly materialized, she stared at the man wearing a black cloak and a holy staff with disbelief.

Moments after the Numbers entered the Gate, Dexter and Stella used invisibility to join them inside the Boss Room.

This was the way of Dexter to analyze their combat style as a team. Though Number One, Two, Five, Six, and Seven stood out among the rest, he still studied how the others fought, and commend their contribution for the Team.

Carrying Number One like a Princess, Dexter morphed his Holy Staff into Teleportation Sandals and blinked near Stella who was now with the Numbers, shivering from their trauma.

The Overlord sat back to his throne quietly because of the lost aggro, and after a few seconds, the Hundreds of Orcs that died from the battle got resurrected like nothing happened.

Dexter clapped, so slow, yet it was loud enough to resound throughout the room.

"Good job!" he said sarcastically.

"Supports that only give mana, a Mage that waste the Mana... fighters that have instinctual fear, a Tank so soft like Tofu... what else?" Dexter rubbed his chin.

"A healer with a sword that he couldn't even slash? and a ninja who fights in front... what a brilliant Team we got here..."

Dexter circled them, smirking at the Numbers who were bowing down like wet chickens.

"Lucky for all of you, I'm too lazy to request and train new sla- I mean, new elites..."

Dexter then looked at Number One, tapping her shoulder, he said:

"Any one of you knows what they did wrong?"

No one answered.

"No? It's because you thought you already won the fight without even fighting for it... does killing all that mobs made you think you could fight the boss like how you fought the mobs?"

"FUCKING IDIOTS!"

"Don't you have any care about your life?"

With Dexter's loud voice, the Numbers instinctively flinched.

"Ohhh what a headache..."

With a deep breath, Dexter morphed his Sandals and Cloak into a pair of Guillotine Blades. Unlike the last time, these blades shone like gold, and got runes embedded in its body. Because of Dexter's last craft, producing a Legendary Necklace that he gave to Stella, he could now transform his bracers into Legendary Grade.

"This is how you do solo dungeon."

Dexter then lowered his stance, blades at his sides, and immediately rushed towards the Orcs.

"HA! HA! HA! Fool who delivered himself to be our amusement..."

With the Overlord's deafening roar, it cast its curse towards Dexter. Also, it was the call for the Orcs to attack him.

Despite the fear cast, Dexter didn't slow down... because of his Bracers status immunity, he was not affected by any abnormality, only a small headache because of the enhanced pain.

Dexter cut his path, with every slash, one orc deleted.

And once again, the Overlord cast Berserk to all the Orcs. Though this enhanced their attack damage, it also reduced their base armor as the side effect.

The spell that was supposed to be a buff for the Orcs only made Dexter kill them off easily.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Legendary Grade is so OP!" Dexter said between slashes.

"It's time to end this..."

Carrying the heavy guillotine on his back in a cross form, Dexter jumped so high that all the Orcs looked at him almost touching the ceiling.

"Final Eclipse!"

Boom!

The dungeon shook, dust scattered all over the room, even the fires of the torches almost went out because of the heavy impact brought by the Final Eclipse, leaving a small crater and scattered broken tiles on the ground.

"HA HA HA!" the Overlord laughed, vanishing from his seat.

CLANG!

A kukri met the guillotine, showering sparks in the dim room.

Yet, no matter how Dexter braced against the blow, the overwhelming difference in weight sent him flying.

Rotating midair, Dexter's foot touched the wall. With a powerful kick, he launched himself like a meteor towards the still-recovering Overlord.

BANG!

This time, the Overlord was hurled backwards, bounced heavily on the floor, and skidded to a stop.

"HA HA HA!" both Dexter and the Overlord roared in unison before vanishing from view.

***

"Ma'am Stella, shouldn't we help Master fight that Orc?" Shai asked humbly.

"No need. Can't you see he's enjoying himself?"

Stella watched Dexter battle the Overlord. Though their movements sometimes blurred into near-invisibility, she could still make out the fierce grin on Dexter's face.

Stella knew Dexter's true power. That's precisely why she puzzled over his tactics: instead of ending the fight efficiently, he chose to wield the Guillotine Blades, refusing even to heal after his suicidal strikes.

Her gaze shifted to the Numbers. Seeing their mouths agape, eyes wide with anticipation, she understood.

'So he's putting on a show to awe them... tsk! Show-off.'

"All women!" Stella commanded sharply. "Face the wall — don't watch! Hmph!"

Baffled but obedient, the Numbers complied, question marks practically hovering over their heads. Though they all sensed the reason — Stella's possessive glare was hard to miss — none dared voice it aloud.

***

'This Big Guy is actually good to be Boss Monster... much better than most AIs I've killed so far.'

"You know... I could kill you if I wanted to..." Dexter said, his voice deceptively gentle.

The Overlord just laughed it off, making Dexter think that although it could speak, it couldn't comprehend the words he just said just now.

"The longer it gets, the more it's getting boring... let's end this shall we?"

Dodging the overhead slash by hair's breadth, Dexter then stepped forward and simply stabbed the gut of the Overlord.

So fast, yet so smooth, that even though the Overlord saw it, it couldn't move like he was mesmerized by the movements of Dexter.

"See how easy I could behead you if I wanted to?"