The weapon came down.
Lucas twisted his body at the last possible second.
The blade cut across his shoulder instead of piercing his chest.
Pain shot through his body.
Lucas gritted his teeth.
The mid-boss pulled its weapon back for another attack.
Lucas didn’t give it the chance.
He stepped forward.
Impact Break.
His fist slammed directly into the damaged armor beneath the creature’s neck.
CRACK!
The armor shattered.
The mid-boss staggered backward.
Lucas immediately followed.
Strength Enhancement.
Another punch.
Then another.
The creature raised its arm to block.
Lucas changed his angle.
Speed Enhancement.
He moved around its guard.
Impact Break.
His fist struck the exposed area beneath the neck again.
The mid-boss stumbled.
Lucas could feel his body reaching its limit.
Break Limit was still active.
His muscles were screaming.
His breathing was heavy.
Blood was running down his shoulder.
But he didn’t stop.
He knew this fight.
Not this exact fight.
But he knew what happened when someone allowed a stronger opponent to recover.
The mid-boss would regain control.
It would begin predicting his movements.
And eventually, Lucas would lose his advantage.
He couldn’t let that happen.
The mid-boss roared.
It raised its weapon.
Lucas watched carefully.
The creature’s right foot moved.
Its shoulder turned.
Its weight shifted.
Lucas recognized the attack.
He had seen it before.
“Too slow.”
Lucas activated Speed Enhancement.
He stepped to the side.
The weapon passed beside him.
Lucas grabbed the creature’s arm.
He pulled.
The mid-boss lost its balance.
Lucas stepped behind it.
Impact Break.
He struck the exposed area.
The armor shattered completely.
The creature staggered forward.
Lucas saw the core beneath the armor.
A dark crystal pulsed inside its chest.
His eyes narrowed.
“There you are.”
The mid-boss turned.
Lucas was already moving.
The creature raised its weapon.
Lucas ducked beneath the attack.
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Strength Enhancement.
He drove his fist into the exposed core.
The attack connected.
The crystal cracked.
The mid-boss froze.
Lucas didn’t stop.
Impact Break.
His fist struck again.
CRACK!
Another fracture appeared.
The creature’s body began shaking.
Lucas pulled his fist back.
Every remaining bit of power gathered into his arm.
Break Limit intensified.
His muscles screamed.
But Lucas ignored the pain.
“This is my advancement.”
He stepped forward.
Impact Break.
His fist slammed into the core.
The crystal shattered.
The mid-boss froze.
Then its massive body began breaking apart.
Black particles scattered through the air.
The weapon fell from its hand.
The armor disappeared.
Finally, the entire creature vanished.
Silence filled the corridor.
Lucas stood there breathing heavily.
His body trembled.
He deactivated Break Limit.
The pressure disappeared.
Lucas dropped to one knee.
He placed a hand against the floor.
“Finally.”
A notification appeared.
[ELITE MID-BOSS DEFEATED]
[Rank: D]
[Level: 100]
[ADVANCEMENT DUNGEON PROGRESS]
[Progress: 94%]
Lucas stared at the notification.
Only six percent remained.
He looked at his experience.
[LEVEL: 30]
[Experience Gain: Suspended]
Lucas nodded.
The experience was still being held by the advancement trial.
He hadn’t forgotten.
If he failed now, everything would be lost.
Lucas slowly stood.
His shoulder hurt.
His entire body was exhausted.
But he was still standing.
That was enough.
He looked down the corridor.
A massive door stood ahead.
Unlike the other doors inside the dungeon, this one was enormous.
Dark metal covered its surface.
Strange symbols were carved across it.
And behind it—
Lucas could feel something.
A pressure far greater than the mid-boss.
Lucas stared at the door.
“The main boss.”
He walked toward it.
Every step felt heavier than the last.
The moment his hand touched it, the system appeared.
[ADVANCEMENT DUNGEON]
[PROGRESS: 94%]
[FINAL TRIAL APPROACHING]
[WARNING]
[THE FINAL BOSS IS C-RANK]
[LEVEL: UNKNOWN]
Lucas’s eyes narrowed.
“Unknown?”
That was new.
Even Boost Breaker couldn’t identify the boss’s level.
Lucas looked at the door.
He remembered his first life.
This was where things had gone wrong.
He had reached this point before.
He had defeated the mid-boss.
He had entered the final chamber.
And he had failed.
Not because he didn’t understand the dungeon.
Not because he didn’t know how to fight.
He simply wasn’t strong enough.
Back then, he had barely survived the mid-boss.
The final boss had crushed him.
Lucas clenched his fist.
“This time is different.”
He had Time Manipulation.
He had Boost Breaker.
He had the experience of his previous life.
And he understood the trial.
The door slowly opened.
A massive chamber appeared beyond it.
The room was enormous.
Pillars stretched toward a ceiling Lucas couldn’t see.
A dark fog covered the ground.
At the far end of the chamber stood a throne.
Something was sitting on it.
Lucas couldn’t see its face.
Only two glowing eyes were visible through the darkness.
Lucas stepped inside.
The door closed behind him.
The pressure immediately became overwhelming.
Lucas’s body tensed.
His instincts screamed at him.
This wasn’t the mid-boss.
This was something else entirely.
The figure slowly stood from the throne.
The ground beneath its feet cracked.
Lucas stared.
A notification appeared.
[FINAL BOSS]
[Rank: C]
[Level: ???]
[Advancement Requirement]
[Defeat the Dungeon Boss]
Lucas took a deep breath.
He activated Strength Enhancement.
Then Speed Enhancement.
His hand tightened.
Impact Break began gathering around his fist.
The figure stepped forward.
Lucas looked directly at it.
“Let’s finish this.”
The final boss raised its weapon.
Lucas lowered his stance.
The final battle of his advancement trial was about to begin.