Its massive body twisted throwing several hunters off their feet as it tried to burrow back in the sand.
Korr calmed himself.
“If it escapes underground we lose it!” he shouted.
The monster’s enormous body began forcing its way downward.
Above them, Rui looked at the crystal in her hand.
” Might as well,” she muttered.
She tightened her grip.
The crystal began to glow brighter.
And brighter.
Instead of firing another pulse, Rui pulled the energy inward.
In her hand separate from the crystal.
The light condensed.
The mana inside the crystal was siphoned inward, compressing into a smaller and smaller point of energy floating in front of her hand.
The air around it began to distort.
Even the hunters below could feel the pressure building.
Luma glanced up.
“…That does not look safe.”
Rui grinned.
“Oh it’s definitely not.”
The massive crystal in her hand dimmed as its power was drained.
All of that energy now existed as a tiny glowing sphere floating in front of her.
A single point of concentrated magic.
“Mira!” Rui shouted.
Mira was still balanced on the sandworm’s back, gripping her pike.
She looked up.
And looks away
A portal snapped open.
Another portal appeared inside the exposed wound in the sandworm’s armor.
Then she opened a portal towards the singular points of magic.
The sphere of energy appeared inside the worm’s body, deep within the torn flesh.
For one brief second
Everything was silent.
Then
BOOOOM.
The compressed magic detonated faster than the human reaction.
The sandworm’s enormous body jerked violently as the explosion ripped outward through muscle and its flesh.
A shockwave blasted sand in every direction.
The monster let out a deafening roar as its body stops moving.
Above the battlefield, Rui lowered her hand slowly.
“…Okay,” she said.
“That one definitely hurt.”
Mira pulled her pike back gleaming under the sun with her golden armor.
The sandworm’s enormous body finally collapsed with a thunderous thud.
For a moment
No one moved.
Then the realization spread across the battlefield.
The Dune Tyrant was dead.
A roar of celebration erupted from the tribal hunters.
They raised their weapons high and slammed them against the sand.
Spears struck the ground.
Blades clanged together.
Heavy hammers thudded into the dunes as the warriors shouted.
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“We brought it down!”
“The Tyrant is dead!”
Even Korr allowed himself a grin as he drove the his spear into the sand.
Nearby, Sera wiped blood from her blade while the others laughed loudly.
But in the middle of the cheering hunters, something different happened.
A soft chime echoed in the ears of the players.
Seojun blinked.
A translucent window appeared in front of his vision.
LEVEL UP
LEVEL UP
LEVEL UP
LEVEL UP
Another notification immediately followed.
Battle Contribution Calculating…
Lines of text began scrolling down the interface.
Dune Tyrant Hunt Completed
Participants Registered
Mira — Rui
Seojun — Luma
Desert tribal hunter group
Seojun raised an eyebrow.
“Ah. There it is.”
Beside him, Luma waved a hand through his own floating interface.
“Please tell me that worm gave good experience.”
More lines of text appeared.
Contribution Rankings
1.
Rui – Mana Compression Detonation
2.
Mira – Dimensional manipulation and pike strikes 3.
Seojun – Parasite Assault / Gauntlet Impact
4.
Luma – Gravity Poison Penetration
5.
Korr – Spear Breach
6.
Tribal Hunters – Coordinated Assault
Seojun scratched the back of his neck.
“Third place, huh.”
Luma looked over his screen and snorted.
“Gravity poison bullet and I still get fourth.”
Above them, Rui floated lazily on her broom while her own interface hovered in front of her.
“Oh nice,” she said with a grin.
“Top damage.”
Mira stepped off the worm’s massive body and glanced at her screen.
“…Second.”
She looked up at Rui.
Then Rui noticed Luma staring up at her.
“…Wait.”
She leaned forward slightly.
“…Luma?”
“Oh no.”
Rui laughed.
“Well look who it is.”
Seojun looked between them.
“You two know each other?”
Luma groaned quietly.
“Unfortunately.”
Rui lowered herself down to the sand with her broom.
“We’ve run into each other in a few tournaments,” she said casually.
Luma crossed his arms.
“By ‘run into,’ she means she ruined two of my team strategies.”
Rui pointed at him.
“I swept teams all by myself without your help!”
“All you could do was cheer on the sidelines”
Seojun looked at her for a moment.
Then something clicked.
“Wait.”
He tilted his head slightly.
“…You’re Japanese, right?”
Rui blinked.
“Yeah.”Right as he was about to say something else A rapid series of pings echoed in his ears.
Ping.
Ping.
Ping.
Ping.
Seojun paused.
“…Hold on.”
He flicked his fingers through the air and opened another window.
Live Spectator Chat
The moment it opened
The messages were already flying past faster than he could read.
⸻—————————————————
Spectator Chat
Viewer884:
DID THEY JUST TELEPORT A BOMB INTO THE WORM
ClipGuy:
BRO WHAT
SandArenaFan:
THAT WAS ACTUALLY INSANE
DungeonWatcher:
THE PORTAL GIRL IS CRAZY
Viewer402:
SOMEONE CLIP THAT EXPLOSION
Seojun stared at the screen for a second.
” They are a little rowdy.”
Luma leaned over slightly to look.
“Oh great.”
Seojun raised an eyebrow.
“What?”
Luma pointed at one of the comments flying by.
Viewer441: WAIT IS THAT RUI???
Viewer872: THE JAPANESE WARLORD? it’s pretty hard to think of these abilities Also Chapter 2 combined compared to Royal Road what do you think rui’s Ability is