CHAPTER 72: BLACK FIELDS RAID [END]

He had formed his mana hearts four days ago so he found it easier to use mana, but he hadn’t exactly tried out any spells, partially because he didn’t see the need to and mostly because he was too lazy to try.

As soon as he uttered, the air around them began to change and distortions of space consumed the tentacles.

They twisted and bent in impossible ways, so strong that you could mistake them for miniature black holes.

The edges of the room warped, the torches bent as if dragged, and then — snap.

The tentacles vanished, torn apart piece by piece until they crumbled into nothingness.

[@DungeonLurker: WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT]

[@ManaCraze: BROOOOO SPACE MAGIC LOOKS LIKE CHEATING]

[@EgoSlayer: That’s not a spell, that’s a black hole 😭]

[@Peaktivity: PEAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK]

[@CinderLight: nah this dude’s stream bout to break records]

Lucius took a slow step forward, eyes locked on the monster.

"What’s wrong? You can’t do anything other than molest women?" Lucius asked.

A loud screech tore from the monster’s twisted mouth. Unlike before, this one wasn’t just loud, it was unbearable.

The sound rattled every bone in their bodies, an unholy vibration that clawed at the mind.

The others in the party instantly covered their ears, faces twisting in pain. Cyrus dropped to one knee, Matthias cursed, Erika squeezed her eyes shut.

Even Luna, shielded by the space bubble, flinched.

[@ShadowMain: Bro I need earplugs irl wtf 😭]

[@NocturnFox: WHY DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A HORROR MOVIE JUMPSCARE]

[@PixelSoul: nah this is not PG fam, streamer tryna kill my headphones 💀]

[@WraithBane: bro this boss design is SICK but I can’t feel my ears 😭]

[@JunkyardKing: delete this audio devs, i’m begging 💀]

Lucius snapped his fingers.

The sound cut off instantly.

Silence swept over them like a cold tide only for something else to bloom.

The barrier he created rippled and then... sound began to flow again. But not the screech.

It was music.

Soft, otherworldly notes hummed through the room. A melody that seemed to carry warmth and grace in every vibration.

The sound wrapped around them like silk, it felt enchanting.

Even Luna, who had been trembling just a moment ago, began to hum along, her lips curving into a soft smile as she swayed ever so slightly.

[@Voidwalker: WTFFF FROM HORROR TO CONCERT 😭]

[@StarGazer: WHY DOES THIS SOUND LIKE AN ANIME ENDING SONG]

[@ManaCraze: PEAKKKKKKKKKKK MUSIC MAGIC???]

[@CritHitOnly: he just turned screamo into lo-fi wtf 💀]

[@GunWitchStan: nah this is the hardest flex I’ve ever seen live]

[@PixelSoul: Luna humming 😭😭😭 my HEART]

[@SaltMine: this not a fight anymore, this is a whole MUSIC VIDEO]

[@WraithBane: boss can’t even compete rn 💀]

[@EgoSlayer: WHAT IS THIS STREAM I’M WITNESSING PEAK]

[@DungeonLurker: I SWEAR THIS STREAM IS GOATED]

The monster, realizing its screech did nothing, froze. Its massive form quivered. Its tentacles lashed uselessly in the air, searching for an opening that wasn’t there.

The barrier dispelled. The room fell silent except for the monster’s ugly breathing.

Its eyes darted.

None of its attacks worked on Lucius.

The screech hadn’t fazed him.

It needed a new target.

Its gaze locked on Erika.

One tentacle shot forward like a whip.

Erika barely had time to react, but she raised her sword just in time, the edge clanging against the ghostly limb.

She managed to deflect it, but the impact blasted her backward.

She lost grip of her sword, the weapon spinning through the air before the monster snatched it mid-flight.

Lucius moved.

He shot forward in an instant. The monster hurled Erika’s sword at him, the blade whistling through the air.

Lucius twisted mid-air, spinning with impossible grace, and dodged it by a hair. His body arced forward, knee cocked back...

BAM.

He slammed his knee straight into the monster’s face.

A shockwave tore through the chamber. The ghostly body should have let the strike pass through, but space clung to his strike like armor.

The impact rippled with power, sending the monster crashing backward into the wall. Cracks spiderwebbed across the stone.

Dust rained down.

’Is it that I’m just too strong, or is this weak?’ Lucius thought.

The monster tried to rise, its mouth opening in another hateful screech.

Lucius raised his hand.

"Distort."

Space itself opened. A miniature black hole bloomed, whirring with terrifying hunger. The monster’s head was the first thing caught.

It warped, twisted, and then snapped. Its face stretched unnaturally before being swallowed whole.

The rest of its body followed, torn apart by invisible hands until nothing remained but drifting ash.

Silence.

The others stared.

None of them moved.

Their weapons lowered slowly.

Lucius stood in the center of the room, his hand still raised, the black hole vanishing into faint sparks of light.

His clothes fluttered from the fading energy, and the light of the torches caught him at the perfect angle.

[@ManaCraze: PEAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK]

[@SaltMine: SCREENSHOT SCREENSHOT SCREENSHOT]

[@GunWitchStan: this man just solo’d the FINAL BOSS]

[@PixelSoul: bro looks like an anime cover rn 😭]

[@StarGazer: no way this stream is FREEEEE]

Lucius lowered his hand, looking at his palm thoughtfully.

He didn’t realize it yet, but the wind and light had hit just right.

Profile pictures would soon be changed worldwide.

’Whoo!’ he cheered inwardly.

A soft hum echoed as a glowing portal appeared at the far side of the chamber.

The exit portal and that meant that the fight was over.

Lucius scanned the room once, but there was no treasure, no chest, nothing but the old broken stones.

A pity really but they had gotten some minerals, the guy with scars carried it, Lucius couldn’t be bothered to remember his name.

"Alright, good work. We’ve cleared it," Lucius said.

His voice calm as though he hadn’t just solo’d a boss in the most stylish way possible. He reached out and teleported Luna to his side, as well as the hovering drone.

"Now let’s go."

Lucius stepped into the portal first, Luna close beside him, the drone buzzing after.

The light swallowed them.

And just like that...

The stream ended.

Millions of watchers were left staring at black screens, dismayed, typing furiously in the chat that was already closing.

[@DungeonLurker: NAHHHH ENDING IT THERE??]

[@PixelSoul: BRO NO POST GAME TALK??😭]

[@StarGazer: CLIFFHANGER STREAMER STRIKES AGAIN]

[@Voidwalker: PEAKKKK BUT TOO SHORT]

[@GunWitchStan: I NEED THE NEXT STREAM NOW]

The feed cut.

The world outside the dungeon waited for them.