Reaper's Resurgence: A System Reset

Alexia

Putting the cannibalism aside, I rush forwards while swinging around my polearm to gather momentum before jumping through the air, sending a Quantum Bolt ahead of me as I begin to fall down towards the creature. And just like before, it raises a wing to block the light, getting its wing struck in the process. But unlike last time, it also lets out a screech and sends four small bolts of darkness around it towards me, making me raise my polearm to cut through two of them in a single swing. And right as the other two are about to hit me, I pull my weight back midair to send me into a spin, my head going downwards towards the ground and making me narrowly avoid getting blasted in the shoulders by the bolts.

Then I swing my polearm towards the ground, striking it and pushing myself back up into an arc before I manage to land right in front of the vampire bat, where I swing my polearm once more, cutting straight through one of its wings and slicing the thing off.

I raise a brow at the surprising weakness of the bat's body, only to jump backwards again when it swipes its other claw at me with a screech of rage.

The bat lets out another screech, summoning yet another lesser vampire bat that it once again gorges itself upon to heal up. But this time the bat flies straight into the air, its wound already having healed from the blood.

So I let loose another few Quantum Bolts at the thing.

To my surprise though, it actually closes its eyes and begins to fly away from the bolts seemingly at random. Then it opens them again after the bolts pass by without hitting it.

Interesting. A boss that can learn from its mistakes.

Looks like this thing is really a Class D species after all. I was unsure at first, but if it can do that then it has to be Class D.

The creature stops moving around, its crimson eyes meeting my purple ones as we reach a bit of a standstill.

It's just going to keep healing if I let it, so I need to deal with any of the lesser vampire bats it summons to keep it from draining them. And while I'm at it, I should keep its fangs from me as well. Because that wouldn't be a pleasant time.

A vampire bat is – just like any other creature with the term vampire in its name – a creature that survives solely on blood, with no other nutrients needed. No water, no food, no nothing. Just blood. And a lot of vampire creatures often gain benefits from the blood they drink, similar to the humanoid Class A vampires that grow physically stronger, faster, and regenerate from drinking blood for a short time.

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This bat seems to just regenerate.

The creature lets out a short screech, baring its few razor sharp teeth at me in the process as I frown at the thing.

Okay, this fight might be a bit tougher than I thought. But looking at my soul, I should have plenty needed to finish it.

Although that wouldn't have been the case if I had to fight off all of the lesser vampire bats.

Well, let's see if I can't get this thing to stop healing.

I raise one of my hands to send a Quantum Bolt, only to quickly throw my polearm with my other. And just like before, the vampire bit swiftly flies out of the way with its eyes closed.

Then it takes my polearm straight through one of its wings, making it let out a screech as it falls to the ground.

I grin as I rush forwards, dismissing and resummoning my polearm only to throw it again, piercing through a lesser vampire bat that it summons and sending it flying through the air. But it doesn't give up with just one, instead summoning three more afterwards that I deal with through a Quantum Burst after getting close enough.

The boss lets out a cry of pain as it too is hit by the pulse from the burst, but I ignore that as I dismiss and resummon my polearm again and throw it the remaining two meters between me and the vampire bat, skewering it straight down the center. Its cry of pain shoots up an octave again from that, only for it to turn towards me with hate in its eyes.

A shiver runs down my spine, making me immediately teleport to the side, following which two beams of darkness shoot out of its eyes passing through where I was just standing.

Holy shit, this damned bat really does know darkness magic…

I don't have the time to consider what that means right now though as I continue rushing towards the bat who now seems to be panting while slumping to the ground. Then, after reaching it, I summon my polearm back to my hand again before swinging it straight through the vampire bat's neck, killing the boss.

Then I let the System Messages from the battle flow.

[Level 51 Lesser Vampire Bat Defeated. User's earned EXP has been decreased a small amount due to killing a being whose level is five or more levels lower than their own] x13

{Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 61! Your Species has awarded you +2 VIT, +2 DEX, +2 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN. Your Class has awarded you +1 VIT, +1 DEX, +1 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN.}

[Level 51 Lesser Vampire Bat Defeated. User's earned EXP has been decreased due to killing a being whose level is ten or more levels lower than their own] x14

[Level 55 Vampire Bat Defeated. User's earned EXP has been decreased a large amount due to killing a being whose level is five levels or more lower than their own.]

{Congratulations! Your Passive Skill 'Quantum Infusion' has reached Level 2!}

{Congratulations! Your General Skill 'Polearm Mastery' has reached Level 3!}

Seriously? Only one level from defeating a boss?

That's sad.

Although at least I leveled a couple of skills in the fight.

I hear the noise of a chest hitting the stone ground, bringing my attention to a pitch black chest with a bat's head engraved on the front, its eyes glowing with that same eerie red as the actual bat.

Okay, maybe the boss's loot will give me something worthwhile.