Time Gun

This boss was extremely troublesome.

The Fear Controller had three phases, each targeting a different weakness, which made it very difficult to defeat.

The first phase possessed a Minotaur Beast, with an enormous attack range and devastating damage. Every time it attacked, one had to find a place to dodge and jump at the right moment.

Otherwise, even the tremors would reduce HP. Getting hit by its fist would also inflict a stun, making it especially effective against slow, tanky warriors.

The second phase was a Skeleton Knight with extremely high magic resistance, high agility, and high attack power, countering mages...

The third phase was its true body, immune to physical damage. It inflicted all kinds of party-wide debuffs that drained HP. If healing could not keep up, it meant a total party wipe.

Kurumi ran out through the camp gate, carefully dealing with its attacks.

"Ahhh, human! You actually found where I was hiding. Then die!"

After saying that, its gray-black body instantly swelled, transforming into a Minotaur Beast as tall as a three-story building.

Its two massive fists clenched together before smashing fiercely into the ground.

"Boom!"

Like a thunderclap, the earth trembled.

Kurumi jumped in time, avoiding the aftershock of the tremor.

"City of Eating Time! Third Bullet, Second Bullet!"

She unleashed three skills in an instant. The Minotaur Beast was already sluggish, and after being afflicted with a slowing debuff, its body became even more sluggish.

Moreover, Kurumi's slowing skills did not merely reduce a target's movement speed. They reduced attack speed as well!

"Boom!"

Another massive fist slammed into the ground.

But that slow fist was so easy to avoid that even Kurumi's grandmother could have jumped out of the way.

Very soon, it entered the second phase.

Likewise, no matter how high its agility was, it was no match for Kurumi.

She used the kiting tactics she employed against ordinary monsters to kill it.

The third phase was no trouble either. With Allison's Weapon Blessing, the boss's HP in its third phase plummeted rapidly. Only the unavoidable battlefield-wide control effects caused her to lose HP several times.

By the end, when the boss had two thousand HP left, the debuffs on Kurumi were draining one hundred HP per second.

Allison's healing could no longer keep up with the rate at which her HP was being drained.

Helplessly, Kurumi activated a skill she had not used before.

"Zafkiel!"

Kurumi raised her antique rifle high and shouted.

A massive golden clock appeared behind her.

Having guessed that she might not be able to withstand the debuff damage later on, Kurumi had been saving her Time Value instead of using it.

Activating Zafkiel's second effect required 100 Time Value.

The next moment, Kurumi revived on the spot with full HP.

Zafkiel's second passive effect entered a twenty-four-hour cooldown and reduced her attributes by 50%, but that was not a major issue. The boss did not have much HP left either.

Bang, bang, bang...

Bullets carrying golden light struck the Fear Controller floating in the air, draining away its final sliver of HP.

"So I still failed... No, it is good that I failed. Thank you, adventurer. Otherwise, I would have done something I could never forgive myself for again..."

The Fear Controller floated down from the air. Its gray-black soul body became clear, as though all its murky power had been dispelled, turning it into an azure human soul.

Its red-glowing eyes became calm as well. Its indistinct face seemed to carry a faint sense of relief.

It turned into light and disappeared.

At the same time, it dropped a huge pile of equipment and materials.

Two blue excellent-grade pieces of equipment, one purple rare-grade piece of equipment, and one golden epic item.

After picking everything up and seeing the attributes of that epic item, Kurumi smiled. This was exactly the item she wanted most.

Equipment Awakening Gold Stone

Quality: Epic

Effect: Raises legendary-grade equipment to epic grade.

Description: A stone capable of driving every craftsman on the continent mad!

Besides raising an equipment's grade, this item could also awaken a Dimensional Avatar's own equipment.

Do not forget that all of Kurumi's equipment was still locked. Kurumi's Dimensional Avatar happened to be epic-grade, so this item had arrived at exactly the right time.

Kurumi did not hesitate and directly unlocked the weapon in her equipment slot.

"Ding! The Equipment Awakening Gold Stone is extremely precious. Are you sure you want to use it to unlock the weapon of Dimensional Avatar: Tokisaki Kurumi?"

"Confirm!"

Very soon, the epic item disappeared.

"Ding! Dimensional Avatar: Tokisaki Kurumi's weapon awakening was successful."

Time Gun (Epic)

Required Level: Lv.1

Type: Weapon

Class: Exclusive to Tokisaki Kurumi

Attributes: ① +100 Attack. ② +100 maximum Time Value.

Active Skills: ① Instantly gain 50% Time Value. Cooldown: ten minutes.

② Within the range of City of Eating Time, perform a distance blink. Cooldown: ten seconds.

Passive Effects: ① Teammates within City of Eating Time can also receive the speed bonus.

② For every boss killed, reduce the cooldown of Zafkiel's second passive by one hour.

③ Shadow skill clones +1. While the shadow clone is not dead, the main body and shadow can switch back and forth. (Shadow skill not acquired.)

Although she had already known this weapon's attributes from her memories of her previous life, unlocking it once again still made Kurumi unable to contain her joy.

With an epic Life Level, Kabbalah Spirit, an epic weapon, the Time Gun, and all kinds of absurd skills, Kurumi's current strength was already ridiculously high.

Inside the ruined camp.

Seeing Kurumi deal with the monster, the people from the Holy Grace Divine Cult ran over with delighted expressions.

Kurumi also canceled her talent transformation, preparing to lead them out of the dungeon before heading to the Adventurer's Guild to submit the quest.

However, before they could celebrate, a notification sounded.

"Ding! You have attracted the attention of a certain existence..."

"Ding! A powerful god has descended. You are being watched. Suppressed by Life Level, you have entered a state where you cannot move!"

As the notifications rang out, Kurumi was dumbfounded.

A beginner dungeon could actually attract a god's attention? This had to be a joke. She had never heard in her previous life that defeating the hidden boss came with further consequences...

Outside the camp, Allison and the others stared in shock at the gray-black storm clouds gathering in the sky.

"What powerful evil energy!"

Allison revealed a frightened expression. Having grown up purifying so many evil monsters, this was the first time she had encountered such a powerful existence that filled her with fear and helplessness at first sight.

"We're finished, we're finished..." The knight beside her trembled, muttering to himself.

"What exactly did that adventurer do? Why did she attract the attention of such a powerful existence?"

Outside the dungeon.

The clear sky instantly darkened, as though a torrential downpour was about to arrive.

A large number of players had gathered at the dungeon entrance. Having experienced the campaign against the Rat King, they firmly believed that the first player to clear it would definitely obtain exceptionally valuable items.

After countless battles, monster steals, and frantic questing, their average level had reached Level 8. They were now much more confident about facing the dungeon.

Among them were the Cleaver God of War and the Mop God of War, because both of them had reached Level 10 as well!

Especially after reaching Level 10, the Cleaver God of War's talent had granted him a skill. He was even more confident about this raid!

However, just as they finished preparing to set out, a notification sounded in everyone's ears.

"Ding! A powerful god has descended. Affected by Life Level suppression, you have entered a state where you cannot move!"