The Frost Tyrant Bear charged through the frozen forest like a force of nature.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Ancient trees snapped like twigs beneath its colossal body. The ground cracked with every step, and freezing mana rolled across the battlefield like a tidal wave.
Sam tightened his grip on his Rare Sword.
"So this is a Level 55 Dungeon Lord..."
Commander Zora stood beside him, her staff crackling with black lightning.
"It won't be easy, Boss."
Sam smiled.
"Who said I wanted easy?"
The Frost Tyrant let out a deafening roar.
The sound alone shattered pillars of ice and sent Sam's Shadow Rabbits stumbling backward.
Without warning, the beast disappeared.
"What?!"
It reappeared directly above them.
Its massive claw came crashing down.
BOOOOOOM!
The earth exploded.
Using Walk of the Warlock, Sam blinked ten meters away just before the attack landed.
A crater nearly fifty feet wide remained where he had been standing.
"That would've killed me instantly..."
Zora raised her staff.
"Lightning Chain!"
Black lightning surged through the air, striking the Frost Tyrant over and over.
The explosion echoed throughout the forest.
Smoke filled the battlefield.
When it cleared...
The bear hadn't moved.
Its icy armor had absorbed nearly everything.
Zora frowned.
"My strongest spell..."
"Didn't even scratch it."
Rex's voice echoed inside Sam's mind.
DING!
Analyzing Enemy...
...
...
Weakness Found.
Core located beneath the throat.
Ice Armor reduces incoming damage by 95%.
Sam narrowed his eyes.
"So we need to break its armor first."
Then another idea crossed his mind.
"Rex."
"Yes, Host."
"My Combine Skill trait..."
"Can it fuse attacks?"
Searching...
...
Possible Combination Found.
Fire Missiles
Tornado Cut
Estimated Success Rate: 31%
"Do it."
The mana around Sam became unstable.
Flames gathered around swirling blades of wind.
The two skills violently merged together.
The entire forest shook.
DING!
New Rare Skill Created!
Inferno Cyclone – Level 1
A tornado of compressed flames capable of ignoring 30% of an enemy's defenses.
Mana Cost: Very High.
Sam grinned.
"Let's test it."
He thrust both hands forward.
"Inferno Cyclone!"
A massive tornado of blazing fire erupted across the frozen battlefield.
The snow evaporated instantly.
Ancient ice melted into rivers.
The inferno slammed directly into the Frost Tyrant.
BOOOOOOOOM!!
For the first time...
The Dungeon Lord screamed.
Cracks spread across its Ice Armor.
"Now!"
Zora vanished.
One step.
Ten meters.
Another.
Twenty.
She appeared directly beneath the monster's neck.
"Lightning Chain!"
Black lightning entered through the cracks in the armor.
The Frost Tyrant roared in agony.
Its health finally dropped.
99%...
98%...
96%...
"It worked!" Sam shouted.
The bear's six glowing eyes burned with rage.
Cold mana exploded from its body.
The temperature dropped so fast that Sam's sword became covered in frost.
Even the air seemed to freeze.
Rex's voice became urgent.
WARNING!
Dungeon Lord has activated Domain Skill.
Blizzard Domain
Enemy Speed reduced by 60%.
Mana Recovery reduced by 70%.
Ice monsters gain double combat power.
The ground trembled.
Cracks spread through the snow.
Then...
Claws emerged.
One.
Ten.
A hundred.
A thousand.
Ice Wolves climbed out of the frozen earth, surrounding Sam and Zora from every direction.
Their blue eyes glowed like stars in the darkness.
Ice Wolf Level 35
Ice Wolf Level 36
Ice Wolf Level 37
Sam slowly looked around.
There was no escape.
Zora swallowed hard.
"Boss... there are over a thousand of them."
Sam smiled.
"Perfect."
He raised his sword toward the charging horde.
"If they die..."
"They become my army."
The Frost Tyrant roared.
The frozen wolf legion charged.
Sam lowered his stance.
"Come on then."
The battlefield exploded into chaos.