Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Decisive Battle in the Forest of Spirits (Part 2)

 

The boss monster unexpectedly began a powerful skill with quick initiation.

 

Its wings increased from two to six, likely accelerating the energy supply.

 

Sora and Kuro, caught off guard, froze in shock.

 

They were in the middle of gathering power, so there was no time to dodge the breath attack unleashed at such close range.

 

“This is bad. It’s going to hit us directly.”

 

A deadly light approached, threatening their lives.

 

Even if they diverted all their enhancement slots to defense, the adventurers’ defense stats wouldn’t be enough to withstand it.

 

Should they risk everything and try to counteract it with the skill they had saved for the final blow?

 

At that moment, a flash of light streaked across the sky.

 

“Sora! Kuro!”

 

The flash was Aria’s bow, executing a ?Snipe Arrow?.

 

The arrow, imbued with wind attribute by Sora’s skill, spread a green effect as it flew straight into Leviathan’s left eye.

 

“! ! !?”

 

Due to an unexpected attack on a vital point, the great serpent’s breath deviated its trajectory, tearing open the space beside Sora and Kuro.

 

Had Aria’s shot been even slightly delayed, the breath attack would have obliterated Sora and Kuro.

 

Grateful for Aria’s perfectly timed support, Sora silently gave thanks without looking back.

 

Moreover, Leviathan, who had unleashed a powerful skill, was temporarily stunned, coming to a complete halt.

 

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

 

Sora exchanged glances with Kuro beside him.

 

She nodded firmly, then took the lead, brandishing the ?Sword of Dawn? and leaping high with the power of ?Wind Attribute Boost EX?.

 

As she brought the sword to her shoulder, a golden effect appeared. She aimed at the serpent’s weakest spot, its underbelly, and unleashed an ?Aerial Quad Slash?.

 

“Haaaaaaaah!”

 

The four lightning-fast slashes, clad in angelic wind, traced paths in four directions: diagonal downward, diagonal upward, left diagonal downward, and left diagonal upward.

 

Combining the system’s assist with her own movements, she carved a large X into the serpent’s chest.

 

Leviathan’s HP dropped by 10%, leaving it with 30% remaining.

 

“I couldn’t deal much damage… Sorry, Sora!”

 

After using the powerful skill enhanced by ?Wind Attribute Boost EX?, Kuro was forced into a 30-second cooldown period.

 

Even with the angelic skill enhancement, Kuro could only reduce Leviathan’s true form’s HP by 10%.

 

Will they be able to finish it off with the next move?

 

The adventurers who had defeated the general watched with bated breath.

 

The two friends, now free from cooldown, looked at their former comrade with trust.

 

His master and sister watched him intently, certain he could do it.

 

The princesses of the spirits and fairies clasped their hands on the golem’s shoulder, praying for the boy’s success.

 

And his partner, Kuro, locked eyes with him and gave a firm nod.

 

No words were needed.

 

Receiving her thoughts through their eye contact, Sora smiled softly.

 

“I’ll take it from here.”

 

With determination in his heart, he ignited his fighting spirit.

 

Countless adventurers had risked their lives to get them this far.

 

Three days of guarding the spirits.

 

His sister, who cried because she couldn’t protect them.

 

His best friend and mentor, who fought to the death and discovered the strategy to defeat the boss monster.

 

And the girl, his greatest partner, who had fought alongside him until now.

 

With a sword radiating a dazzling, pure white light in hand, the boy repeatedly applied the ?Jump Power Boost Enchantment? using his infinite MP.

 

Soaring high into the sky, he chose another skill he had obtained alongside ?Ain Soph Aur?.

 

The name of that skill, a boss-specific technique, was ?Heaven’s Lost?.

 

Triggered by the seven major attributes, the skill concentrated all his power as the ?Light Bringer? into the ?Silver Sword? in his right hand.

 

As a result, his hair and eyes temporarily returned to jet black.

 

The sword, infused with both pure white and jet black light, unleashed an extreme force that shook the very air around it.

 

“Uooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!”

 

As he descended, Sora raised the radiant sword high and brought it down in one swift motion.

 

The blade pierced the hard armor protecting Leviathan’s vulnerable head, and the power within the sword traced a line from the serpent’s head to its tail.

 

When he completed the swing, a pillar of light shot through along the line.

 

The armor shattered, and with red blood-like damage effects, the remaining HP of the enemy began to plummet.

 

As the HP, which had been at 30%, dropped to zero, Leviathan’s body disintegrated into particles of light that scattered into the Forest of Spirits.

 

Silence enveloped the surroundings.

 

Amidst this, a single English phrase was broadcast to all players who participated in the boss battle.

 

?Event Quest Complete?

 

“???!!!!”

 

A thunderous cheer erupted like an earthquake.

 

Overjoyed, the players embraced each other, shedding tears of happiness as they celebrated the hard-won victory.

 

While everyone congratulated each other, Sora, snapping back to reality, let out a small sigh of relief.

 

…Is it over?

 

As he murmured in a low voice, his support system ?Lucifel? notified him that he had earned the ?Last Attack Bonus?.

 

Unable to move due to the skill’s cooldown, Sora collapsed onto the ground, landing on his back in a spread-eagle position.

 

Without being able to cushion the fall, he took the heavy impact directly on his back, reducing his HP by about half.

 

At that moment, his companions rushed over to him.

 

“Sora! We did it, we did it!”

 

Kuro was the first to rush over and, with a beaming smile, dove onto Sora as he lay on the ground.

 

“Ugh!?”

 

With me paralyzed for 60 seconds from using the skill, she tackled me with her full weight, slamming into my stomach. The impact was so strong that if this were real life, my organs might have burst, and I writhed in pain.

 

That hurt even more than the long-range attacks I took from Hart-san…

 

While I twitched in pain, Shino, looking exasperated, lifted Kuro off me to help.

 

Just then, the time limit for the ?Lucifer? mode, displayed beneath my HP, finally ran out.

 

“Aa…”

 

I let out a foolish-sounding noise as my body began to glow, reverting me to my cursed form—a silver-haired, blue-eyed girl.

 

My two friends, who had arrived shortly after, saw me in this form and made faces that were hard to describe.

 

“Ah, so you really do turn back.”

 

“We won’t break the curse until we defeat the Demon Lord.”

 

Shin and Rou’s words prompted Shio, standing beside them, to shrug her shoulders.

 

“But this kind of outcome is just so typical of you, big brother.”

 

Everyone nodded and chuckled at Shio’s words.

 

As I wondered what exactly they meant by “so typical of me,” the skill’s cooldown ended.

 

Once I could move again, I stood up, just in time for a needlessly grand fanfare to blare from above.

 

It was an announcement to all players that the event quest ?Leviathan? had been defeated, and that an “update notice” was forthcoming.

 

All the adventurers who read the announcement were stunned.

 

An update, at this timing?

 

And any adventurer logged in during the update would mercilessly lose one life—a brutal system.

 

The only way to avoid it was to log out in a safe zone.

 

But with only 30 minutes left until the update, Sora and the others turned pale at the short grace period, the thrill of victory quickly fading away.

 

If we don’t do something, even though we just cleared the event quest, we’ll all be wiped out.

 

The six of us realized the only way to avoid this and exchanged glances.

 

Then we turned our gaze toward the damaged wall of the distant Wind Spirit Village.

 

Given the size of that village, it should be able to accommodate more than 100 adventurers.

 

Apparently, Aria had the same idea because, riding on her golem, she called out loudly to the panicking adventurers.

 

“Everyone! An update is coming, so please evacuate to the Wind Spirit Village!”

 

Following Aria’s instructions, the golem sped off at full speed to lead the adventurers.

 

Her once somewhat unreliable figure now exuded a sense of strength and growth after these three days.

 

Combined with her outfit, she looked every bit the part of a princess leading soldiers.

 

“Sora, let’s go.”

 

Kuro took my hand, pointing toward the Wind Spirit Village where the adventurers were gathering, following Aria’s call.

 

The other three turned their gaze to Sora.

 

Well, the answer was obvious in this situation.

 

The silver-haired girl scratched the back of her head and nodded before speaking with a determined expression.

 

“Yeah, let’s go, everyone!”

 

I started running, and the five of them followed.

 

This was the first step for them, who would later be known as the ‘Six Star Swords’.