“Screw this!” Ludwig cursed, “We’re switching things up! Exhaust!”
[Your opponent is wary of you; Exhaust failed]
“Frenzied Spirits!” Frustrated at the notification.
[No Spirits in the vicinity, Spell Failed]
“God damn it,” he cursed.
For a moment, Ludwig was thinking of using [Flame Bringer] but decided otherwise, he wasn’t too sure of using fire spells in this enclosed space, and most spell damage was going to be reduced by half from distance.
“Alright,” Ludwig said as he charged at the Rat Lord. He threw his chain forward, which the Rat Lord noticed and blocked with his own cleaver, the chain spun right around the weapon.
Ludwig heaved and pulled, but the Rat Lord didn’t budge, instead, the Rat Lord wrenched the cleaver pulling Ludwig toward him. Ludwig was about to be grabbed by the Rat Lord but instead used [Summersault Slam] his entire body spinning right above the extended arm of the Rat Lord and came down with his weapon in his right hand at the armored glove of the Rat Lord.
The clash exploded in sparks of flame and resulted in the bursting of the Rat Lord’s gauntlet. But it didn’t do any visible damage.
The creature didn’t hesitate as he tried to swing his other hand with the cleaver in it at Ludwig, but thankfully a Zombie Rat jumped in front of Ludwig taking the blow.
The two of them, the Zombie Rat and Ludwig were flung aside, only for Ludwig to be jerked back since the chain was still wrapped around the rat’s weapon.
Ludwig heaved, “Limit Breaker!”
His muscles inflated, his undead skin felt as if it would tear and become visible against the slime acting like human skin to cover Ludwig’s undead nature. His whole body seemed to surge with new energy as Ludwig contended against the Rat’s strength.
With more than thirty levels of difference, Ludwig was in a clear disadvantaged situation, but for some reason, a smile couldn’t leave his face.
After all, he, insanely and inexplicably so, was actually having fun in this fight.
Ludwig pulled and the Rat Pulled, and suddenly, Ludwig called, “Galvanize!”
A blue aura of mana covered his body further enhancing his physical might.
“Vengeance!” since he was already wounded Vengeance activated immediately, coating his body with a red aura. The mix of blue and red turned a deep purple as Ludwig’s body became like that of a raging beast.
Only then did Ludwig find the strength to overcome and overpower the Rat Lord.
Ludwig’s inflated muscles strenuously tightened as they wrenched the Rat Lord from his position, the creature this time, he decided not to give up his weapon as it flew toward Ludwig, his other hand aiming to gouge Ludwig’s heart out as it extended its claws forward.
While the rat lord was Mid-flight, Ludwig changed his stance, striking hard on the ground with his leg, grounding himself steady, twisted his body from the hip, across the spine and into the shoulders, his arm extended forward with explosive fury as three balls of light manifested right in front of his fist.
“EAT DIRT!” Ludwig howled as he struck the fist right into the rat lord’s face.
The three balls of light were three [Explosive Mines] that Ludwig summoned, and the moment the two traded blows, Ludwig’s fist which landed squarely against the Rat Lord’s face, while the Rat Lord’s claws dove deep into Ludwig’s undead body. The two of them were forcefully separated as the Explosive Mines suddenly detonated.
[-16,881]
[-2,233]
You have received 3,600 damage!
[As an Undead, you are immune to [Bleed] ]
Ludwig fell on his back, his mana levels and health levels almost fully drained.
While the gray Rat Lord was in an even worse condition, its face which was already ugly, turned worse as the flames from explosive mines singed its hair and broke its nose, blood dripped profusely from its nostrils, and some of its chest armor was in tatters.
The two groggily stood up, Ludwig tapped on his side, touching the lantern, and immediately pulled out a Potion vial, it was the Bastos wine potion, though it wouldn’t heal him immediately, it would increase his regeneration so he could keep fighting.
The chain on Ludwig’s arm unlocked itself from the weapon as he called it back to him.
The Rat Lord stood up, pressed its hand against its nose, and with a snap, fixed it back in place. Ludwig’s zombies were about to rush it, but suddenly, the rat disappeared from sight.
More like he moved so fast Ludwig could only see the afterimage of the creature as the rat lord’s leg shot right against Ludwig’s side, sending him flying and landing right against a nearby wall, the wall itself cratered from impact as Ludwig felt his health drop to the red.
{You’re in Critical Condition!}
Ludwig cursed, he wanted to save his health potions as much as he could and use the regeneration from the Bastos Wine to fight, but the Rat Lord wasn’t allowing him that.
He immediately pulled one of his last couple of health potions and chugged it down, recovering half of his health pool.
“It’s getting faster…” Thomas said.
“And stronger,” Ludwig added, it was the effect of [Rampage] it gave the Rat Lord increased deadliness on the expense of its defenses. But who cares for defense if you can overpower your opponent, a strong offense is the best defense.
Ludwig realized he was in a pinch, the fight was still young, and the Rat Lord barely lost a third of its health, but it was already fast enough that Ludwig was having trouble keeping up, and this would only get worse the lower the Rat Lord’s health becomes.
“Charge him!” Ludwig ordered as the rats jumped into the fray. His only hope was the rats themselves, if they kept the Rat Lord occupied enough and hampered his movement he could probably beat it, if not then Ludwig’s first Death in the Bastos Manor was nothing but guaranteed.