Chapter 17: Ghost Dungeon
Bhima them cover his hand with wind a magic circle was made, as he slammed his fist into it. "Wind Drive!".
A burst of compressed wind exploded from Bhima's fist, sending a shockwave through the dungeon. The force blasted several Specters backward, their ghostly forms momentarily distorting before they began reforming.
Karna took advantage of the opening. He nocked an arrow, covering its tip in divine fire, and fired. The arrow pierced through three Specters in a line, the holy flames consuming them, reducing them to black mist.
Rama, still sore from the earlier attack, smirked as he dashed forward, slashing through another Specter with his glowing sword. "If we keep this up, we might actually clear this dungeon before dinner!"
Sita rolled her eyes but fired another blessed arrow, striking a Specter that had been creeping up behind him. "Less talking, more fighting."
Ashwatthama's Chakra Wheel spun rapidly in his hand, glowing with divine energy. He threw it, and the spinning weapon sliced through multiple Specters before returning to him like a boomerang.
Bhima took a deep breath, his Spear-Club Fusion shifting as lightning crackled around it. "Alright… let's see if this works." He slammed it into the ground.
"Storm Crash!"
A pulse of wind and lightning erupted outward, electrifying the entire battlefield. The Specters howled in agony, their ghostly forms unable to withstand the overwhelming energy.
Karna watched as the creatures started fading away, their wails echoing in the eerie silence. But then, a deep, guttural growl came from the depths of the dungeon.
Sita's grip on her bow tightened. "That… didn't sound like a Specter."
Ashwatthama frowned, his Chakra Wheel spinning in anticipation. "Then what the hell was it?"
The shadows ahead of them twisted and swirled, forming into something far larger. From the darkness, a hulking, armored figure emerged, its glowing blue eyes staring at them with malice. It carried a massive spectral greatsword, and the air around it felt heavy—as if the very essence of death was concentrated in its presence.
Rama's expression darkened. "Well… that's new."
Karna exhaled, steadying his bow. "Looks like we found the dungeon boss."
Rama looked at the boss as he spoke. "A specter knight, they At least High A rank to low S rank".
Karna put his bow a side as he spoke. "You have a Platinum rank Hunter here".
Karna then moved in high speed, as the Spector knight saw as it blocked the attack, as then Both Karna and Spector knight fight hier, as they moved in high-speed both of these weapons clashing in high-speed, as the the Spector knight kicked Karna as he hit trb wall, as he Karna got up.
Karna looked at the Spector knight, as he then made a few fire magic circle, as then he sent a wave of fire magic
"Blast Burn!"
A massive wave of fire erupted from Karna's outstretched hand, engulfing the Specter Knight in searing flames. The dungeon trembled as the intense heat distorted the air, and the walls flickered with the glow of the raging inferno.
The Specter Knight raised its greatsword, attempting to cut through the flames, but Karna's Blast Burn wasn't just ordinary fire—it was divine fire, burning both the body and the soul. The Specter Knight howled in pain as its spectral armor began melting, cracks forming across its ethereal form.
Rama didn't waste the opening. He charged forward, his sword glowing with radiant energy. "Divine Strike!"
With a powerful swing, Rama's blade slashed across the Specter Knight's chest, leaving a deep, glowing wound. The knight staggered back, but before it could recover, Bhima lunged forward, gripping his Spear-Club Fusion tightly.
"Thunder Break!"
With a mighty swing, Bhima's weapon slammed into the Specter Knight's side, sending a shockwave of wind and lightning through its body. The armor shattered, and the knight let out an unearthly roar as it began to dissolve into mist.
Ashwatthama spun his Chakra Wheel, charging it with his own spiritual energy, and launched it at the Specter Knight's head. The spinning weapon sliced clean through, and the head exploded into blue flames, the body disintegrating into particles of light.
Sita watched as the remnants of the boss faded, lowering her bow. "...That was faster than expected."
Karna cracked his neck and retrieved his bow, glancing at the others. "That's what happens when you have a Platinum Rank Hunter in your party."
Rama sighed, shaking his head. "Yeah, yeah, we get it. You're overpowered."
Bhima looked around as the dungeon walls started glowing, a sign that the Gate was about to collapse now that the boss was defeated. "Looks like we're done here."
Ashwatthama crossed his arms. "So… drinks after this?"
Sita rolled her eyes but smirked. "You're just looking for an excuse to celebrate, aren't you?"
Ashwatthama grinned. "Hey, we just cleared an A-rank to S-rank dungeon. We deserve it."
Karna glanced at the disappearing Gate, then at his team. "Fine. But first round is on Ashwatthama."
Ashwatthama blinked. "...Wait, what?"
But then in high-speed, the Spector knight ws near Rama, as he swings his sword ready to cut Rama headed, as then Karna blocked the attack as he was shocked.
Karna looked at the Spector as he was being pushed back. "What the hell, how is this guy still alive".
Ashwatthama looker at the Spector knight as he saw they was no helmet and instead of the head, there was a Blue Fire. "Ok what in the video game nonsense second helt bar".
Sita then spoke as she Karna hir the wall, cut going through his chest. "That explains why there was no loot"
Karna gritted his teeth as he pushed against the Specter Knight's sword, but the sheer force behind it sent him crashing into the dungeon wall, a deep cut bleeding across his chest.
Rama stumbled back, gripping his sword tightly. "Damn it! I thought we killed it!"
Ashwatthama narrowed his eyes, taking a step forward. "No… we just broke its shell. Look at it now—its real form is made of pure flame!"
The Specter Knight's body was now wreathed in blue fire, its armor melted away, leaving behind a burning skeletal frame. Its eyes flickered with unnatural intensity, and with a sudden burst of speed, it lunged toward Karna once more.
Sita quickly nocked an arrow, aiming for its chest. "If there was no loot… that means we never actually defeated the boss!"
She released her shot, the arrow whistling through the air before hitting the Specter Knight dead center. But instead of piercing through, it melted into the flames, barely slowing it down.
Karna, still recovering from the impact, wiped the blood from his lips. His eyes glowed with determination as he summoned his fire magic, forming two blazing spears in each hand. "Alright, no more playing around."
Bhima grinned, tightening his grip on his weapon. "Now this is getting interesting."
Rama adjusted his stance, his sword radiating divine energy. "Then let's finish it for real this time."
The Specter Knight let out a haunting, hollow roar, its fiery form growing even larger, as the second phase of the battle truly began.
Rama and Bhima moved to hit that Knight, as then he Just moved away so the slammed his sword as in high-speed blue fire spikee cane orh hitting the ground and sending them back, as they got up only too see the Spector knight lipt up it's sword as then it sent blast of fire energy as the group jumped away as then they moved out of the way, as then Karna cane then blocked the swore attack as yellow magic circle was given as he was ready to us a sun magic spell
Karna then spoke. "Radianr S-"
He was cur of as the Spector knight grabbed his mouth and slammed to the wall, as the Karna grunted in pain, as then he knew it was time to actived the skill, [Skill 3: Child of the sun: This skills makes the user Sun, Fire, light and Gravity's Magic more powerful, it also gives the user temporary invulnerability, with it lasting for 30 minutes, the user also gets more power when the sun is out, all of the user stats are leveled up, but this skill comes with a few course as well]
As then Karna felt his power actived as he kicked the boos away, as he got, as then the Boss moved in high-speed, as then arrived behind that of Ashwatthama as then he hit with his Blue sword sending him flying.
Rama got up and looked at the Knight. "Ok how the hell do we defeated this guy".
Karna looked at the Spector knight, as he remembers it's name and thought of a plan, this was risky but he need it not to use that sword. "Hey Knight"
The Spector knight looked at Karna as it stopper, as Karna put his Spear back in his back, as he put his hand up. "You won't fight an um arm enemy with your sword".
The Spector knight just stopped then, as then stabbed his Sword in the ground as then rushed at Karna and will started to throw hand in way straight out of a video game
The Specter Knight rushed at Karna with its flaming skeletal fists, throwing a flurry of punches faster than human eyes could follow. Each hit carried the force of an explosion, sending shockwaves through the dungeon.
Karna gritted his teeth, dodging left and right, using his enhanced speed from Child of the Sun. Even with the buff, he barely kept up, the heat from the knight's flames singing his skin with every close call.
Bhima, still recovering, stared in shock. "This thing has a sense of honor?! It actually dropped its weapon?"
Rama clicked his tongue, gripping his sword. "No, it's probably just following some ancient warrior's code… which means Karna just tricked it into a fistfight!"
Sita readied an arrow, tracking the fight. "Then we need to take advantage of this while we can!"
Ashwatthama wiped blood from his mouth, his eyes glowing dangerously. "Karna better not get himself killed before we strike…"
Karna ducked under a punch, spun around, and delivered a fiery counter-kick to the Specter Knight's ribs. The impact shook the dungeon, flames bursting outward. But the Knight barely flinched, retaliating with a brutal backhand that sent Karna skidding backward, leaving a trail of molten stone beneath his feet.
Karna exhaled sharply, his golden eyes blazing. "Tch… I need to finish this before my skill runs out."
He clenched his flaming fists, channeling pure solar energy into them.
Then, he charged forward—meeting the Specter Knight blow for blow.
Karna then moved as then he covered his hand with sun magic, as he moved his hand as he then hit with multiple fire and sun coverd fist as the Spector knight was sent to the wall, as the rushed at the Spector knight, as them he in high speeds made that of flurry of punched as the each Puch hit the dungeon heard more explosion as the walk behind the Spector knight started to break and crack as the Karna Slammed the Spector knight head through the wall.
The Specter Knight's blue flames flickered, its body cracking under the sheer force of Karna's attacks. Each explosive punch sent shockwaves through the dungeon, the walls crumbling behind the Knight as Karna relentlessly pressed forward.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The final punch sent the Specter Knight's head crashing through the dungeon wall, leaving a massive crater behind. Its flaming skull flickered violently, struggling to hold itself together.
Karna panted, his fists still glowing with sunfire. "Stay down, damn it..."
But then—
The Specter Knight's body trembled, and the blue flames reignited, stronger than before. It slowly pulled itself from the wall, the cracks in its armor sealing themselves, and its flaming eyes locked onto Karna with renewed intensity.
Sita's voice rang out. "Karna! Look out!"
The Specter Knight's body erupted with spectral energy, and in an instant—
It was behind Karna.
A massive blue fire-covered fist slammed into Karna's back, sending him rocketing forward.
CRASH!
Karna's body smashed through multiple stone pillars, before he finally skidded to a stop, barely catching himself. He coughed up blood, his vision shaking.
Rama's eyes widened. "What the hell?! It's regenerating?! That's cheating!"
Ashwatthama gritted his teeth. "No, it's using its core! That blue fire isn't just for show!"
Bhima cracked his knuckles, stepping forward. "Then we break the damn core!"
Karna staggered back to his feet, wiping the blood from his lips. His golden aura burned brighter, his Sun Magic surging.
He glared at the Specter Knight, determination burning in his eyes.
"If that's how you wanna play it…"
He raised his fists, fire swirling around him.
"Then I'll just burn you down completely."
The Specter Knight's blue flames roared, its body crackling with spectral energy as it raised its fists, prepared to continue the fight.
Karna's golden aura surged, his Sun Magic intensifying, flames dancing along his fists. His eyes narrowed, analyzing the knight's movements, searching for an opening.
BOOM!
The Specter Knight lunged forward, its burning fists hurtling toward Karna. But this time—
Karna was ready.
He sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the first blow, then twisted his body to dodge the second punch, his instincts guiding him.
The knight tried to follow up with a third strike, but—
Karna countered.
With a blazing fist, Karna smashed his punch directly into the knight's chest, sending shockwaves through the dungeon. The force sent the Specter Knight staggering backward, its flames flickering from the impact.
Bhima grinned. "Hell yeah! Light him up, Karna!"
Ashwatthama spun his chakra wheel, his eyes locked on the battle. "He's not done yet…"
The Specter Knight steadied itself, its flames burning even brighter. But then Karna smirked.
"You're not the only one with a trump card."
He took a deep breath, his golden aura expanding, the flames around his fists growing wilder. His muscles tensed as runes appeared along his arms, glowing with divine energy.
[New Skill 4: Surya's Wrath] Activated.
The temperature skyrocketed.
A golden firestorm erupted, surrounding Karna as his body radiated pure solar energy. The Specter Knight hesitated for the first time, sensing the overwhelming heat.
Karna clenched his fists.
"Time to see if ghosts can burn."
BOOM!
He charged forward, closing the distance instantly. The Specter Knight barely had time to react before—
Karna's fist connected.
A massive golden explosion erupted, engulfing the Specter Knight in an inferno. The force sent shockwaves through the dungeon, the walls cracking from the sheer impact.
The Specter Knight screamed, its blue flames flickering violently as Karna's solar fire consumed it.
Rama's eyes widened. "Holy—"
Sita gasped. "He's actually overpowering it…!"
The Specter Knight thrashed, trying to escape, but Karna grabbed its burning skull with both hands.
"This is where it ends."
With one final, explosive surge of Sun Magic, Karna crushed the Specter Knight's flaming skull, shattering its core.
The blue flames flickered… then vanished.
The Specter Knight's body froze, its form crumbling into ash and embers before it disintegrated completely.
Silence.
Then—
THUD.
Karna exhaled heavily, his flames dying down as he took a step back, watching as the last embers faded into nothingness.
The dungeon was still.
Then Bhima let out a loud laugh. "HAH! That was badass!"
Rama sighed in relief, sheathing his sword. "That thing was way tougher than expected…"
Ashwatthama nodded. "If Karna wasn't here, we might've actually lost."
Sita approached Karna, her expression serious. "Are you okay?"
Karna cracked his knuckles, a small smirk on his lips. "Yeah… just another day in the life of a Hunter."
Then—
A loud chime echoed through the dungeon.
[System Announcement: Dungeon Cleared.]
A portal opened, signaling their exit.
Rama stretched. "Finally. Let's get out of here before something even worse shows up."
Karna took one last look at the remains of the Specter Knight before stepping toward the portal.
This was just the beginning.
To be continued
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