Apocalypse with my SSS Harem Beauties-Chapter 66: Won And Rewards

"ROOAAAHHH!!!"

The crowned monster roared in pain and anger, its guttural voice shaking the fleshy ground beneath their feet. But this time Myles, Nadine, and Victor did not flinch.

They had already tasted its weakness and now they fought as one knowing their victory was close.

Myles lunged forward, his short sword flashing. He carved shallow cuts across the monster’s legs to bleed it further and adding the damage, the Predator’s Edge multiplied the flow of green-black liquid coming out from the monster’s body.

As the monster swung its horned head to him, Nadine lunged from the side and drove her spear into its side.

She twisted the shaft hard before pulling it free, and another burst of corrupted blood spraying across the ground.

The monster roared in frustration and spun to crush her, but Victor was already moving.

He dashed in, intercepting its arm then activating his hardened body once again. The claw slammed into him but Victor planted his legs wide, refusing to yield more than a step.

Myles seized the moment. He vaulted onto the monster’s bent arm then jumped along its forearm with reckless speed.

Then he plunged his sword into the thick flesh along its shoulder, ripping down through flesh and hitting more veins as he dropped to the ground.

The monster staggered, greenish dark ichor streaming from the torn veins of energy, its energy flaring and flickering like a dying flame.

Nadine’s sharp voice cut through the chaos. "Press it together!"

She charged again, her spear striking low at its abdomen, pinning it in place.

Myles circled to the opposite side with precise movement and sending more slashes designed to keep the bleeding relentless.

Victor, knowing brute force alone wouldn’t bring it down, suddenly leapt onto its back.

His kitchen knife hacked again and again into its flesh and exposed veins on its shoulder, widening and deepening Myles’s earlier wounds.

His Stonehide now faded so he could move, but his ferocity didn’t. He dug in deep and ripped open another vein, bathing himself in the foul liquid.

The monster’s knees finally buckled.

Its body swayed as the gush of green-black blood drained too fast for its body to hold.

Myles gritted his teeth and drove his sword deep into its chest, right where several glowing veins he had exposed seemed to converge.

Nadine followed his attacks, her spear stabbing through the same wound, both weapons tearing the energy channels apart from within.

The crowned monster screeched not roared anymore, its glowing horns flaring one last desperate time before shattering into shards of dim green light.

Its body convulsed violently, then collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.

The green-black ichor pooled around them, the stench thick and suffocating.

Myles ripped his sword free and panting, while Nadine stumbled back, her chest heaving.

Victor soaked in the monster’s blood also breathed heavily.

The crowned monster lay still, its greenish veins darkening, its body twitching once before finally going still.

The three of them had finally won against this monster, they couldn’t help but exchange proud glances at each other.

Glowing text shimmered into existence before their eyes.

[You have killed a Crowned Guardian — Rank B]

[All participant gain 400 EXP]

The words sank in even when their chests still heaved from exhaustion. Nadine and Victor’s eyes widened as the glow of level-up energy washed over them. They had fought the monster with difficulty and they indeed deserve the system acknowledged for their growth.

Nadine and Victor now leveled up to level 11 together. After reaching level 10, their EXP need was raised to 200 per level instead of 100.

Myles had been at Level 16 and the rush of 400 EXP carried him further—past 17 and into 18.

[Level Up: 18]

But the system wasn’t finished.

Nadine and Victor received a weapon. Which was something that they had wanted for a pretty long time.

Nadine received a weapon called Veinpiercer that has B-Rank.

[Veinpiercer B-Rank.]

Description: A spear born from crystallized blood and bone of ancient worshipper of the The Void Heart, infused with pulsing veins of energy that are still dormant. Designed to pierce through defenses and drain the strength of its victims.

Skills:

Piercing Pulse – Consecutive thrusts increase armor penetration by 6%, stacking up to 5 times. Resets if 6 seconds pass without striking. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Drain Thrust – Consume 80 MP to unleash a devastating thrust that pierces through armor and flesh, draining the enemy’s life force. Restores 50% of the total damage dealt as HP, but leaves the user fatigued, reducing movement speed by 20% for 10 seconds.

Nadine’s hand trembled as she grasped the red and black spear. The instant she touched it energy surged through her and she let out a sharp gasp. It felt alive.

On the opposite side, Victor received another crystallized shard elongated and reshaped into a massive cleaver. It looks like Myles’s short blade. But this one was filled with jagged edges on the blade. The surface gleamed black, streaked with faint green lines pulsing like veins alongside it.

[Ichorcleaver — B-Rank]:

Description: A brutal weapon hewn from hardened ichor and monster bone or the Luminal Start follower. Heavy and vicious, its edge thrives in prolonged combat, growing deadlier the longer the fight drags on.

Skills:

Brutal Momentum – Each successful hit increases attack speed by 3% and damage by 2%. Stacks up to 15 times, but resets if no attack is made in 8 seconds.

Cleave Rend – Consume 30 MP to unleash a wide cleaving strike, dealing massive damage in a frontal arc and reducing enemy defense by 10% for 10 seconds.

Victor’s grin widened as his fingers curled around the handle. The blade was heavy but it didn’t slow him, instead it felt steady. He swung it once, and the weapon let out a low hum like a growl of approval.

Both Nadine and Victor locked eyes with Myles with happiness glimmering through the fatigue.

For the first time, they were now actually wielding true weapons of power.

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