As my friends massacred our foes, the Rainbow-Crowned Brawler Bird was constantly attempting to catch me up. I had already told everybody that I was strong enough to deal with it myself, but this beast was relentless! It wasn't even letting me take a break, the moment the Metal Bird King died, this thing began chasing me down constantly.
I fired more and more Ice Spells against him, but he easily destroyed them with blazing kicks, and when I fired darkness at it, its beak shone as bright as light, destroying most of my darkness. I was recovering more of MP so I could throw a stronger spell, but it was already forcing me into a close-quarter combat. And one where I will definitely not lose.
"Fine, let's end this then! If you're such a stubborn bastard!"
I rushed forward without moving away from his range anymore. The bird, as if recognizing my bravery, stopped rushing towards me and stood there.
A sudden Domain was invoked, the bird's rainbow feathers shone brightly as a domain of blazing rainbow flames emerged around its surroundings. These were no normal flames as they didn't burned the trees, but mystical flames, something similar to spiritual power. These also contained the element of light too, which was lethal against me even as I am right now. Maybe small fry can't hurt me but a monster with the potential to become A Rank is certainly strong enough.
But it's not like I was scared of getting a bit hurt when I had such a big HP pool and the powers to easily avoid death- well, I was already dead to begin with!
The sound of countless swarms of flies and phantasmal snakes resonated across the forest, as the bird's face suddenly shown a shocked expression, seeing that my entire body suddenly divided itself into a swarm of snakes and flies was not something it could had ever expected to ever happen!
"Let's see if you can take this!"
By combining my transformation with Death and Darkness Domain's boost, the buff from all other Skills put together, and the enormously strong magic I was readying, I unleashed my all, as five enormous eyes suddenly emerged amidst the swarm of flies and snakes, unleashing rays of curses!
This was, of course, my infamous [Gorgon's Five Cursed Eyes]!
The bird immediately evaded the rays that could inflict curses, but ultimately ended taking three of them, Paralysis, Poison, and Confusion, barely evading the most lethal, Petrification.
Suddenly, its entire body was paralyzed and poisoned at the same time, the enormous bird was incapable of moving at all, and felt rather shocked at that. Poison began consuming its health bar while paralysis and confusion made it hard for it to move with its bones and muscles being constantly tormented with sparks of electricity while its mind was being confused.
"You'll be a tasty roasted chicken!" I laughed almost manically, as I channeled the power of a classic one. "Pandora's Box."
Poison, Darkness, and Death concentrated into a single sphere which emerged right before the bird's face, its flames, and the domain it held was incapable of turning off this sphere of three deadly elements.
Suddenly, the illusion of a black chest emerged before its sight, slowly opening, and then, unleashing utter chaos.
The darkness, poison, and phantasmal death quickly consumed the Rainbow-Crowned Bird entirely, as a smile surged in my lips, I laughed.
"Hahahaha! Let's see if you can take this!"
The last cry of the Rainbow-Crowned bird was heard, as its body fell into the ground, completely covered in darkness and poison, and dying… oh, it somehow survived with barely any HP.
"A commendable effort but it would be better if you die for now, I can turn you into an even stronger Undead…" I said with a smile.
However, the bird looked directly into my own eyes, its eyes flaring with flames of… conviction? Was it pissed at me? Oh come on, you're just a Field Boss, let's not give you more time than needed-
Ah, bad timing to say that.
An eruption of flames emerged out of nowhere, the flames shining with bright rainbow light and encompassing the entirety of the bird's body, healing it, and at the same time, making it grow bigger.
Is this… a new Skill?
Did this motherfucker just awakened a new Skill?
Wait… it wasn't mature yet, right?
So what does a Rainbow-Crowned Brawler Bird even becomes when it matures?
[The [Rainbow Crowned Brawler Bird] has suddenly gone through a Life and Death situation, provoking an early awakening of its latent powers!]
[The [Dungeon Core] has influenced the Bird's evolution!]
So it is the dungeon core! Is it trying to kill us because it knows we are trying to conquer it and take it for ourselves? Bastard, so this Core is just the same as the previous dungeon at the end, huh?
The enormous bird quickly changed entirely, growing thrice as big, as its gigantic body constantly unlashed an enormous burst of rainbow and bright golden flames, which easily burned through most of my swarms and consumed them! Damn it, it had to be Holy Light Element, right?!
Although I am overwhelmingly overpowered, I've always had this weakness since I was born as a ghost, the element of holy light! Light alone is still somehow bearable, but when it becomes Holy Light, it is serious fucking business.
I had to retreat if I didn't wanted to get consumed by the light, as I flew away and made a good distance from the enormous eruption of golden rainbow flames coming from the bird… Its entire body had changed, its feathers covered its body gloriously as they shone with bright red and golden colors, with a majestic and divine rainbow aura… its beak was smaller now, but sharp and beautiful, golden as if made of pure gold ore. Its eyes were sharp, bright yellow, and atop its red-feathered head, there was a crown of golden feathers with the tips of the color of the rainbow.
Without a doubt, that thing was a Phoenix.