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Chapter 62: Chapter 62: The Dark Moon Knight, Mutated Boss

Some people believed that only normal monsters could mutate.

It was a reasonable assumption. After all, mutated monsters were already rare enough, and you usally didn’t encounter them a lot.

But that belief was wrong: bosses could mutate too, it was just far rarer.

And when it happened… the result was terrifying.

A mutated boss gained a massive boost, and its combat power didn’t rise gradually or linearly. It exploded upward, completely breaking the balance expected for its level.

The [Dark Moon Knight] was the perfect example.

At level 20, it possessed over 30,000 combat power.

That alone proved how abnormal it was. No normal monster could ever reach such numbers at that level.

Only players from high-level worlds, equipped with powerful bloodlines and talents, could hope to approach that threshold.

And even then, only at far higher levels.

Which was why the reaction around Leon was immediate.

“H-Hell no.”

“I’m out!”

“I didn’t come here to die!”

Players turned and ran without hesitation. Some dropped items in their panic.

Others activated movement skills and vanished into the distance.

No one wanted to stay near something that clearly wasn’t meant to be fought.

This wasn’t an opportunity. It was a disaster.

Only level 30 to 35 players from high-level worlds would even consider engaging something like this, and even then, survival wasn’t guaranteed.

So when Leon stepped forward instead of retreating… It drew attention.

“Hey!” a voice shouted urgently.

A group of humans from a different world than Earth rushed toward him, panic clear on their faces.

“Run, kid!” one of them yelled. “That boss has mutated!”

Leon didn’t stop.

Seeing that he kept advancing, one of the burly men clenched his teeth and reached out, grabbing Leon’s arm with the intention of pulling him away by force.

But the moment he tried, nothing happened.

“…?”

The man’s eyes widened. He pulled harder. Still nothing.

He was a level 22 warrior, one who specialized in strength.

Among his companions, he was known for overpowering enemies and even other players.

Yet this level 16 human didn’t move an inch. It was like trying to drag a mountain.

“What…?” the man muttered in disbelief.

Leon calmly pulled his arm back, freeing himself with no effort at all.

“Don’t worry about it,” Leon said evenly.

The man stared at him, stunned. “I don’t care if we’re from different worlds, you’re still human! You’re walking straight into death!”

More people stopped to watch. Humans. Elves. Beastkin. Even a few dwarves who had retreated earlier slowed down, curiosity getting the better of them.

Leon didn’t argue. He simply smiled faintly and kept walking.

“Let him go,” someone scoffed. “Probably has a death wish.”

“Or maybe… he’s actually strong enough?”

“At level 16?” another laughed nervously. “That’s impossible. Even high-level world players can’t do that.”

The [Dark Moon Knight] turned.

Its hollow gaze locked onto Leon, and the darkness surrounding its armor surged violently.

It raised its massive sword, the blade humming with oppressive power.

Leon stopped a short distance away.

“Emilia,” he said calmly, without looking back. “Buff my strength and speed, and make sure you hit it a few times since you need the experience.”

“…Alright.”

Emilia lifted her scepter.

Standing behind Leon, facing such an overwhelming enemy didn’t feel as terrifying as it should have.

Something about his presence: his calm, his certainty, made it feel possible.

She briefly glanced up at the sky. Nearly seventy percent of the moon had already turned crimson.

The [Blood Moon] was close. Very close.

She took a deep breath and focused.

Strength Buff! Speed Buff!

Power surged through Leon’s body.

His muscles tightened, his movements sharpening instantly as his strength and agility doubled.

“I’ll give you some [Enhancement Stones] later to level those skills,” Leon said, lowering his stance.

Then—

Fwoosh!

He vanished.

In the blink of an eye, Leon crossed the distance between himself and the knight.

Slash!

His sword came down in a powerful arc.

Clang!

The [Dark Moon Knight] reacted in time, blocking the strike with its own blade before counterattacking with brutal force.

Darkness Reveal!

A wave of dark energy erupted from the knight, attempting to distort Leon’s senses and drown him in shadow.

But nothing happened. Leon’s expression didn’t change.

After all, he possessed the same core sub-talent: [Vessel of Darkness].

Darkness-based effects had little to no influence on him.

In fact, even direct hits from the knight’s blade wouldn’t be lethal. At worst, they could cause superficial injuries.

Slash! Slash!

Steel clashed against steel as Leon and the knight exchanged blows.

The fight lasted nearly a full minute. Neither side gained a clear advantage.

The knight was powerful, monstrously so, but Leon’s speed, precision, and immunity to its element allowed him to keep up.

And unlike the knight… Leon wasn’t alone.

“Now!”

Divine Beam!

Emilia seized the moment.

A radiant beam of divine energy tore through the battlefield and slammed directly into the knight’s chest.

The effect was immediate.

The knight staggered violently, its body recoiling as divine energy burned through the darkness surrounding it.

Slash!

Leon capitalized instantly.

His blade flashed, severing one of the knight’s arms cleanly before he leapt back and raised his staff.

Storm of Lightning! Powerful Fireball!

Crack! BOOM!

Lightning crashed down repeatedly, stunning the knight as a blazing fireball detonated directly against its head.

The explosion shook the ground. Smoke and sparks filled the air.

But when the dust settled… The knight was still standing.

Its armor was cracked. Its movements slower. Yet it stood.

“…That thing is ridiculously durable,” Emilia groaned. “But… I think we can win.”

Leon nodded once.

Crescent Slash!

He focused his power, releasing a crescent-shaped wave of energy toward the knight.

The attack struck and was blocked. The knight barely budged.

Shadow Dance!

Darkness exploded outward as the knight retaliated, charging forward in a blur.

Its blade moved dozens of times in an instant, releasing violent shockwaves of shadow with every swing.

Vision Enhancement! Darkness Barrier!

Leon’s perception sharpened.

A barrier of darkness enveloped him, allowing him to dodge, parry, or deflect most of the attacks with precise movements.

And the few that slipped through—

Clang!

They struck the barrier harmlessly.

Because the barrier itself was made of darkness, it was extremely resistant to darkness-based attacks.

No matter what the knight did… It couldn’t truly hurt Leon.

The spectators were stunned. A level 16 human was standing toe-to-toe with a mutated boss.

But what shocked them even more was what happened next.

As [Shadow Dance] ended, the knight paused for a brief moment.

That was all Emilia needed.

Divine Beam!

BOOM!

The beam struck again, stronger, more focused.

This time, the divine energy was overwhelming.

The [Dark Moon Knight] dropped to one knee, the ground cracking beneath its weight.

Leon’s eyes sharpened, ’Now.’

This was it.

Shadow Slash!

Leon’s body dissolved into the shadows beneath his feet.

He moved silently, seamlessly, as the knight struggled to rise.

The knight turned its head, but it was too late.

Fwoosh!

Leon reappeared behind it, his sword blazing with concentrated darkness.

SLASH!

The blade passed cleanly through the knight’s neck. The head fell. The body followed.

Ding!

[You have killed “Dark Moon Knight (Mutated Boss)” and gained 20,000 experience points.]

[100% Drop Rate has triggered, items have been automatically placed in your storage space.]