THE USELESS PRINCE

'Oh my, are you kidding me? I'm actually fighting an Unholy Fiend?' Ash stared at the Abyssal Creature struggling to stand up with his mouth wide open.

He refused to believe it, but everything he had experienced did not allow him to do so.

First of all, the strength of this Skeleton Predator was far superior to the ones he had faced before.

No matter how hard it was hit, it could still stand up, and after a while, it would return to its normal state, as if it had never been injured.

Next, it could think.

The proof was that in the previous slash, it had promptly retreated, and worse, that retreat looked extremely smooth, as if it had planned it all out.

'Holy shit…' A tired smile appeared on his lips.

With a violent shift of air, the Skeleton Predator once again charged towards him at a speed that seemed to want to surpass light.

But thanks to this armor and its purple aura, his strength, stamina, speed, and senses had been greatly increased, so Ash was able to dodge to the side.

Successfully avoiding that attack.

The Skeleton Predator's bony head just slammed into the stone wall without any mercy.

BOOM!

A loud explosion rang out right after, causing the place that collided with the Skeleton Predator to crack into an unimaginable size.

"Fuck..." He said unconsciously.

On the other hand, the Abyssal Creature only staggered a bit before regaining its balance once more.

And just like before, it charged towards Ash with all its might.

Once again, he jumped to the side, successfully dodging the charge.

***

What happened after that could be said to be quite repetitive.

The Abyssal Creature kept charging towards Ash, trying to hit him, but unfortunately, he was always able to dodge those charges and gradually became more familiar with it.

Many explosions rang out, causing the entire cave to shake a lot.

However, the Skeleton Predator was still able to stand there, looking so calm, without the slightest bit of pain.

It alone had created more than 10 deep holes in the stone wall, yet, it was still able to stand firmly.

What an Unholy Fiend.

Ash fell to his knees, panting after expending so much energy.

Even though he had become accustomed to the Skeleton Predator's charge, it still took a lot of effort to dodge those attacks.

Leaving him with even fewer opportunities to fight back.

And every time he attempted to do so, the Abyssal Creature would always retreat, keeping its distance from him before charging at Ash again at horrifying speed.

'Alright...how should I defeat it?'

Ash looked at the sword and then down at his armor, realizing that he couldn't think of a feasible way.

To defeat that Skeleton Predator, he needed to lock it down, not allowing it to move, and then slash it with all his might, finishing it off instantly.

But the problem was that his speed couldn't compare to it. It was completely outpacing him in terms of speed.

Or at least, he needed someone to distract the Abyssal Creature.

At that moment, Ash understood that he couldn't do anything if he was alone.

This was also the reason why in the game False Horizon, each team always contained 4 characters, sometimes 5.

If he couldn't defeat it, then perhaps what Ash had to do was run away. Although he didn't like this method very much, he still had no other choice, right?

But unexpectedly, a miracle happened to him.

The entire area was now slowly covered in a gorgeous and beautiful golden light.

Not only that, many tiny stars were continuously appearing from nowhere.

Together, they created an extremely magnificent scene, as if it had come out of a painting hanging in an exhibition.

No, it was even more beautiful than those things.

When Ash touched those stars, he felt himself getting stronger, his fatigue gradually fading away.

And when the Skeleton Predator touched them, he didn't know if it was his imagination or not, but it seemed like it was weakening.

Ash didn't understand what was happening, oh wait, maybe he had understood a little bit.

In False Horizon, there was only one character who possessed this Ability, and that was the character he loved the most - Furina Faelan, also known as Queen of the Stars.

How could he not notice the scene happening around him?

Furina Faelan was the character he used most often in the game, to the point that if someone told him to remove her from the team, Ash would respond like this:

"If you don't like it, then go watch another channel, I don't need people like you."

Or:

"Fuck, donate more and I'll think about it. About $10,000 should be fine."

Star Domain was the Ability she had just used. And as the name suggested, when used, a rather large domain would be created, causing the entire area to be enveloped in a gorgeous golden light.

In addition, it would also continuously produce tiny stars.

If her teammates touched it, they would be buffed.

But if it was an enemy, it would be the opposite.

Ash didn't know where she was, but he was sure that she was very close to this place and could see him very well.

"Thank you, Furina!"

Not wasting the opportunity given to him by her, Ash quickly advanced towards the still bewildered Skeleton Predator.

Not understanding why it suddenly became so weak.

Grasping the sword and raising it high, Ash immediately swung down with all his might, as strong as he could with just his pure strength.

If the speed with which the Abyssal Creature charged at him before was like it was trying to pierce through a mountain, then this slash could do even more.

Cut a gigantic mountain in half.

The blade passed through the Skeleton Predator's body smoothly, without any pause at all.

It was like cutting a piece of meat that had been cooked to the fullest extent possible.

At that moment, everything seemed to have completely stopped. The Skeleton Predator's body stopped moving, and then, it slowly split into two.

Gently dissolving into the air, leaving nothing behind.

[You have received 3 Experiences from killing an Unholy Fiend - Skeleton Predator.]

'Phew, that was quite challenging.' He said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.