Infinite Realm

*Bang* *Boom*

The enhanced Hefir struck the right side of the Kobold King just like the last one. This time, however, it didn't send the Kobold King flying back excessively like before only sending it back by 5 metres to the ground. As for the target of the shot, the right upper body of the Kobold King got blasted to bits with the remnant force from the blow blasting off to smash a boulder 3 metres away to rubble.

"Strike while the iron's hot." Sato said in the team chat as he made his way towards the Kobold King's position. 

Sato's health was below 70% but he still dared to close in on the monster. This was because his HP potion was on cool-down and now was a good time to attack the Kobold King. The team's momentum was high and the Kobold King's morale was low with its body riddled with injuries. If Sato delayed simply because he wanted to recuperate, this chance might be lost and the Kobold King would be on higher alert.

"I know." Seiichi replied as he strung 3 arrows on his bow. As a pro gamer like Sato, the ability to spot openings like this and reacting in time was a skill he had honed.

"Puah." The Kobold King slowly stood up from the crater it had formed upon crashing, coughing out blood as it did so.

[[ System notification :

Target has suffered extremely severe injuries and would lose 5% of their HP every 5 seconds until the injury is at least suppressed.

Target will suffer a temporary drop in ability :

-40% to all Main attributes.

-50% to HP and Mana recovery speed. 

-50% to Stamina.

More Stamina and energy are required to perform actions.

Target will be in constant extreme pain until the injuries are treated.

]] 

The devastating effect of having two enhanced Hefir strike at one spot as well as the drastic injuries that would result from it was enough to turn any average level 15 monster powerless and without the ability to fight any longer, but the vitality of the Kobold King was so absurd that even with all its injuries, it was still capable of fighting. Even with it half of its organs, the kobold King still radiated an intense amount of bloodlust that showed it wouldn't go down without a fight.

"[Triple Shot]"

Just as the Kobold King lifted itself, 3 arrows streaked through the air and struck it. If the Kobold King were in its top form, it wouldn't need to fear these arrows as they wouldn't be able to harm a hair off of it(if it had any) but now, even a common pebble -if it collides at the right spot- could even send it on its knees much less Seiichi's arrows. 

What's more, due to the technique Seiichi applied to the arrows, while they appeared in front of the Kobold King, they became from 3 different angles in such a way that dodging one would make the Kobold King susceptible to another.

At roughly the same time as the arrows closed in on the Kobold King, Sato had already arrived beside it. This lead to the situation where the Kobold King was now facing a 4-pronged assault. Finally, there was still Xue Yan who stood on standby, just in case the Kobold King managed to dodge all of these. 

The attacks were all properly timed in such a way that the Kobold King barely had any time to react right after it stood up.

Being unarmed and defenceless, there was only one result that would occur.

-67 (2606/10000 Kobold King's HP)

"Ugh."

At the last moment, the Kobold King had managed to dodge two of the arrows by relying on its quick reflexes. The third, however, hit the mark, sending the Kobold King grunting in pain. 

With the heavy injuries of the Kobold King, the level suppression that had affected Seiichi's attacks could be said to almost be nonexistent by now. While indeed it still existed, the injures of the target were far too much that the Kobold King became easily prone to injuries from any form of attack. Its defence became nothing more than paper and even a level 6 player would be able to deal damage higher than 0 much less a level 8 [Ranger].

As the arrow struck the Kobold King, Sato's sword, or rather swords, had also arrived.

-217

-229 (2160/10000 Kobold King's HP)

Starting from the top left, Sato slashed diagonally downwards at the Kobold King's back with both blades, making a bloody gash behind it.

"You underestimate me too much!"

Instead of roaring in pain as it usually did, the Kobold King's bled out due to extreme indignation as it cursed at its foes.

Sato, who was the closest to it, noticed that its energy levels and bloodlust were increasing despite having so many serious injuries. In IR and all other various VR games, there was only one possibility that explained this phenomenon. 

Berserk mode.

*Whoosh*

The air around the Kobold King swirled violently around the monster as dust particles were lifted alongside it. Sato, who happened to be close by, hurriedly retreated away in fear of getting swept up by the weird storm.

"Xue Yan!" Sato yelled in the team chat.

While he couldn't do anything to the Kobold King in its current state, there was still Xue Yan who definitely possessed a few AOE attacks or powerful skills that could pierce through the wind. They couldn't just wait for the Kobold King to finish its transformation as there might be some adverse results to that for them.

"[Fire Spear]"

Relying on her exquisite mana control thanks to her training as a scribe, as well as the inheritance of Vulgia she had gotten from the Caventry's Fire Monarch, Xue Yan cast the new spell she had gained from that inheritance; [Fire Spear].

This was a more advanced version of the spell, [Fire Ray], and it had an added penetrative effect that made it a powerful single-target spell. Due to the aerodynamic shape of the finished product, the speed of the spell(inaction) was faster than [Fire Ray]. the only disadvantage of the skill was its somewhat long casting time. Even for Xue Yan who had a few added advantages from [Aoefir] that enabled her to shorten the time for casting a majority of her spell, techniques like [Fire Spear] required a lot of concentration and focus to cast it and these all translated to preparatory time. Even for someone of Xue Yan's caliber, the spell still required at least twice the effort used in [Fire Ray] but with the advantage of more than twice the attack power of the latter.

*Phew*

Streaking through the air with a red flash, the flaming spell aimed for the silhouette of the Kobold King within the red storm, and with a boom, it exploded upon contact.