Yvonne had not only dragged Vinny away but also the sleeping Io and Toxic Donkey who was low on mana.

  “So this frost magic. You can use it too, right?” Noelle asked as a triple clone evaded her punch. “Ugh…”

  “Yes but so far I’ve only been able to use it by using the mana Agnis had given me.”

  “And what happens if you expend all of it?” Noelle said as she missed another punch.

  “I will hold on to some until I reunite with him.”

  “So hopeless. So what is the plan? We tank them till they all explode while you heal me up?

  “Let’s go for that.” Giana started to dance and sing. She had nothing to boost defenses against frost magic.

  The triple clones also threw water attacks around but they were leyline energy so magic couldn’t defend against them.

  “Ow these attacks hurt! Why is magic so useless against lil’ bro? It makes me proud to be his big sister but it’s so unfair to fight against!”

  “Well, it’s unfortunate but this is how my stalkers must have felt when he kept them busy with these clones.”

  The water dragons tore through Noelle’s defenses. It hurt but didn’t do that much damage. Noelle’s innate toughness didn’t rely on magic but she would be fighting a losing battle without Giana.

  Noelle had to stomp and create wide-ranged attacks as no direct attacks could connect. It was a long and painful process as the triple clones could also ride the water dragons and be out of range of Noelle’s stomps.

  Giana sung a song with a low tempo and all the triple clones got afflicted by [Slow]. Noelle managed to punch a clone and it sped up.

  “Ugh, this is way easier if they’re allies.”

  Giana tried charm magic but the clones that got hit sped up after getting hit by the charm magic and got a firepower increase. “I guess I’ll just keep using charm magic until they explode.”

  Giana triggered a frost trap and it sucked the charm mana out of her. “Wow that was smart!”

  “Don’t admire his traps!” Noelle landed a strong and satisfying punch on a triple clone and it exploded. Giana responded by healing Noelle.

  “Just 6 left... I’m already tired and my mana isn’t looking so good.”

  Giana broke out of the frost trap and started to dance, a dance that promoted mana generation. She then went for a dance that boosted their stamina.

  “So what would the last floor be? That demi god Kyle talked about?” Noelle boxed 2 clones in with [Crystal Walls] and started punching them.

  “I hope so. It better not be that god he fought.”

  “Didn’t he fight it after he made this dungeon?”

  “Is that so? We might be lucky then.”

  The clones exploded and Giana protected Noelle.

  A clone had been attacking Giana all the time but she had ignored it. “I’m sorry but you’re not exactly Agnis.” She blasted it with charm magic and it got close to exploding but it shared its energy with the other clone. “Hey that’s not fair!”

  “I’m going to drop us in a pit, blast the whole pit! Also slap me out of the charmed state afterward” Noelle stomped and used [Crystal armor] on herself and Giana. Giana blasted everything in the pit with charm magic and the remaining clones exploded which partially tore through the defensive skills Noelle had put up.

  A charmed Noelle dove at Giana who slapped her while simultaneously healing until Noelle partially recovered.

  “Ugh, your charm magic has gotten stronger. I thought I could resist it this time.”

  “Thank you for putting up with it.”

  “Don’t worry, charm magic is a part of you.”

  The room changed and it was yet an empty room with a staircase going down.

  “Yes! I could use a rest!” Noelle stomped and created yet another crystal house. It looked different than every other one she had made. Noelle’s pride didn’t allow her to create the same house more than once so every house had been vastly different.

  “I…I’m sorry that I was useless this time.” Yvonne apologized.

  “Don’t worry Yv, those explosions would tear you to shreds. I might have to work on my defenses because I don’t remember them hurting this much.” Noelle and Yvonne dragged the rest of their party inside to rest and recover.

  Giana’s rest had to wait since she had to heal up the other 3 and get the charm magic out of Vinny and Noelle.

  It had been 2 weeks since the party had initially entered the dungeon. They were all refreshed. Still a bit mentally fatigued but they had to keep going.

  They had discussed endlessly about what was waiting for them and had settled on the demi god and they had created various strategies.

  Giana had practiced her [Ice mirrors] as they would become crucial in that battle. Noelle had focused on improving crystal attacks that could refract light.

  Toxic Donkey and Io had practiced with Noelle on taunting and provoking. Vinny pointed out that the travel speed of light skills depended on the physical speed of the user and their composure. Giana would be in charge of casting [Slow] and using mirrors besides the support and healing.

  Io, Toxic Donkey, and Yvonne would be the main damage dealers. Confident that they could handle this they descended through the staircase.

  They entered a dark room and [Boss music] started to play. Toxic Donkey, Vinny, and Yvonne recognized this music piece as the intimidating piano piece they heard before and during the fight against Paul and Paula.

  “Oh no… we were wrong.” Giana said that but she couldn’t feel but being happy. Across them they could see 2 pair of eyes glowing in the dark. Giana identified Agnis sitting on a strange couch while petting Nilah.

  “Ohh I remember lil’ bro using music while beating up Stalker City."

  “Uhh isn’t this worse than the demi-god?” Toxic Donkey asked while reconsidering his life’s choices.

  “Yoo Agnis!” Io ran at the realistic illusion of Agnis.

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  The lights turned on, the [Boss music] paused and Agnis dodged Io’s hug.

  Hey back off Io! I’m the end boss! You can’t defeat me like that! I will become the laughing stock of all end bosses!

  “Hey stupid fox what’s the meaning of this!”

  Heh, you look strange all grown up.

  Agnis evaded a swarm of daggers flying at him. Toxic Donkey had to evade the [Water Blades] that got sent back after his evades. Nilah reacted and started to attack him.

  “So you are our challenge, do you mind if we ask some questions first?”

  Sup Vinny! Long time no see! Or is that false? I don’t know what the real me has been up to but well.

  He gazed at Giana. Since you brought Giana, you must know a bit how illusions work right?

  “I don’t understand it fully! I…I tried. Can you teach us?”

  Whoa easy there with the charm magic but well. Sit down I won’t bite… at least not yet. Nilah give Toxic Donkey a rest, you can fuck him up later.

  Nilah was chasing Toxic Donkey but stopped and hopped into Agnis lap as he sat down.

  Right so I’m an illusion. I’m the last boss so the illusion focuses on combat. I can do anything related to combat, anything outside that is something I can’t do. You will have to ask the real me. Now since I’m an illusionist, my personality and knowledge about you guys is also included as impersonation and transforming are in my skillset besides illusions so with that I should have a wide range but… don’t expect perfect answers so what’s your question?

  “What is it that this dungeon is protecting or what is its function?” Vinny inquired.

  To annoy you guys!

  “I sense deception!”

  Ugh, my race is such a pain in the ass. Well, I can tell you guys. Nothing of importance here, now before you attack me Toxic Donkey, the purpose was to lure the gods in here that were terrorizing the continent. Killing them one by one was inefficient.

  “Ugh, I think would have preferred it if the answer was to annoy us. So, did it work? How many gods did you catch?” Toxic Donkey said while keeping an eye out on Nilah. He wanted to pet her but he knew that petting that blue fox was a bad idea.

  Uhh let’s see there were 5 left of Hablena’s siblings when I made this. They all fell for it, the dungeon wore them down, there was even some infighting so 7 gods died in this dungeon.

  “What the fuck? Wait your math is off shitty fox! You said there were 5 gods left!”

  “I think he intentionally left something out Kyle, can you please tell us?”

  Sure, if you tone down that charm magic.

  “Make me!” Giana said while dialling the charm magic to 11.

  Oh, being feisty eh! Nilah get her!

  Nilah made a clone. It jumped at Giana, sucked up all the charm magic she was exuding and disappeared afterward.

  “Huh? That easy?”

  That easy. Well so there was a problem. My trap was a bit too successful so Raishin, Elliana, Greg and Hablena entered too. Those idiots. They made most of the encounters trivial. Overpowered jerks. Anyways with the arrival of Hablena that makes 6.

  “Oh, so that failed goddess died?” Noelle said, remembering that she had a lot of run ins with Hablena.

  Hmm not exactly. I indirectly put her to good use, you will thank me later Noelle.

  Agnis said as he flashed a mysterious smile.

  Anyways Bellia and Della entered after that. The end.

  “Shitty fox that makes 8! Where did you learn math!?”

  I am going to enjoy kicking your ass later. Well, the 5 siblings died, Hablena kinda died but the eldest sibling killed Bellia. Only Della survived.

  “Wait a Sarian goddess died?”

  Anyways that answers your question any more questions?

  Giana’s eyes glowed. “Is there anything you’re hiding from us?”

  Oh, there is so many I’m hiding from you guys.

  “I assume we can only get it out you by beating you or finding the real you?” Giana asked while staring at Nilah.

  It’s refreshing that you catch on so quickly Giana. Well let’s get ready. I will give you guys some time. Let’s make this spectacular Nilah!

  Agnis got up, took some distance and started to talk to Nilah while petting her.

  The party huddled together.

  “Giana, what is your race’s weakness?” Vinny asked while keeping an eye on Agnis.

  “We’re slow and squishy.”

  “Right, we all know that Agnis isn’t slow. Do you guys have another weakness?” Toxic Donkey said while shaking his head.

  “Uhh male foxes are weak to charm magic and I guess as a race we can be easily blown away.”

  Toxic Donkey looked at the illusion of his mentor. “So that sounds good on paper but we’ve all done this dungeon together right? Do you think he could have survived the Hurricane Path without knowing how to make sure he doesn’t get blown away?”

  “Hmm, well he easily got rid of my charm magic just now so not sure how reliable that is going to be.”

  “Let’s burn him!” Io said and started some shadowboxing.

  “I’m sorry Io but you’re going to be quite useless here.”

  “Aww.”

  “Vinny is also going to be quite useless.” Toxic Donkey said as he remembered how susceptible Vinny was to fire.

  “Yeah, I’m sorry guys but I think I should sit this one out. What about you Yvonne?”

  “I…I’m fast.”

  “I know that Yvonne but…no offence but Agnis is faster.” Toxic Donkey had difficulties in telling Yvonne that she might be useless.

  Noelle put her hand on Yvonne’s shoulder. “Yv…He doesn’t need obstacles to be agile, I’m sorry but I don’t think you can catch him. His fire is the real deal. I don’t want you to get torched.”

  “O…ok.”

  “Ooh ooh! What about me!” Io raised her hand.

  “Well fire is useless but you can use you physical strength. If you can catch him.”

  “I will do my best!”

  Toxic Donkey looked at the part of the party that could participate. He didn’t want to be rude but there was no damage. He was the only one who might be able to land a hit on Agnis. Noelle and Giana were too slow. And it was unlikely Io could get a physical hit in.

  He looked at Vinny and Yvonne who retreated. They had a bad matchup against fire. But fire wasn’t the biggest problem.

  Toxic Donkey looked at Nilah. Just that fox alone had almost wiped out half their group without doing much. He had totally forgotten about Nilah as he had only met her once and it was playing with Io while he was finishing up the transaction to get his commissioned dagger. “Frost magic is so overpowered…”

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