BOOOOOOOOOOM!

The underground dungeon exploded apart as the giant boss centipede smashed through another massive stone wall while chasing Nobody relentlessly. Huge debris rained everywhere. The entire cave trembled violently. Dust clouds spread through the lantern-lit tunnels.

Nobody was sprinting with everything he had left. "HAAAH..... HAAAH.....!" Sweat dripped heavily down his face while Blossom Bunny bounced on his shoulder in full panic mode.

"ATTA! ATTA!"

"I KNOW WE’RE DEAD, BLOSSOM!"

The gigantic red-headed centipede screeched behind them loud enough to shake the walls themselves.

SKRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAA

Nobody almost cried.

"...WHY IS IT SO BIG?!"

"...WHY DOES IT KEEP CHASING US?!"

"...WHY DOES EVERYTHING HERE WANT TO EAT ME?!"

The giant monster suddenly accelerated again. Its countless legs pierced into the stone floor while its armored body bulldozed forward like a living train.

BOOOOOOM!

Nobody glanced back once. Worst mistake of his life. The boss monster’s jaws were already inches behind him. "...OH HELL NO!"

Then suddenly his expression changed. His fear slowly twisted into desperate determination. "...You know what? ...SCREW IT." He pointed dramatically toward the system window while still running. "SYSTEM! ACTIVATE ZIG ZAG TELEPORTATION!"

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[Command initiated]

[Zig Zag Teleportation Skill Activated]

(ˉ▽￣～) Enjoy

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A strange electric energy instantly wrapped around Nobody’s body. Blue particles flickered wildly around him.

Nobody grinned nervously. Inside his mind he thought,"...Finally....I’m gonna escape this nightmare."

The giant boss centipede suddenly lunged at him at terrifying speed. Its massive jaws opened wide enough to swallow him whole.

Nobody widened his eyes. "...AH CRAP..!"

FLASH!

Suddenly he vanished.

BOOOOOOOOM!

The giant centipede smashed directly into the tunnel floor instead. Stone exploded everywhere.

Nobody instantly reappeared behind the monster. "...Huh??"

FLASH!

Then he teleported upward."...EH?!"

FLASH!

Then sideways.

FLASH!

Then directly above the centipede’s head.

Nobody flailed helplessly in the air. "EH?! EH?! EH?!"

FLASH!

He appeared directly in front of the monster’s face. The giant glowing red eyes stared directly into his soul. Nobody screamed instantly. "AAAAAAAA!"

FLASH!

Gone again.

Far away inside the tutorial chamber....

Ren was watching everything while laughing uncontrollably from the couch. "HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, this is GOLD! GOOD SHOW..GOOD SHOW!"

Nobody continued teleporting wildly across the battlefield.

FLASH!

Left wall.

FLASH!

Ceiling.

FLASH!

Upside down midair.

FLASH!

Directly under the monster.

"...WHAT THE FUDGE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!"

The giant boss centipede screeched angrily and attacked again.

But every single time Nobody vanished unpredictably.

FLASH!

The boss slammed into stone.

BOOOOOOM!

FLASH!

Nobody appeared sideways against a wall. "...WHY AM I ROTATING?!"

FLASH!

Then suddenly above the boss again.

The system window floated beside him repeatedly.

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[Zigzag Teleportation Skill — ACTIVE]

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Nobody’s breathing slowly steadied. Even amidst the chaos his brain started adapting. "...Wait...This movement..."

"...The monster can’t predict it either." His focus slowly sharpened. The fear in his expression faded little by little. Replacing it was excitement. It was his battle excitement.

The same strange feeling he always experienced during impossible fights.

Nobody grinned wildly. "...Alright, ugly worm."

Blue pixel particles exploded around his hands.

SHING!

The twin-bladed crowbars materialized instantly.

FLASH!

Nobody teleported beside the boss monster’s neck.

SHING!

He slashed directly into the softer red flexible flesh between its armored scales.

Dark liquid exploded outward.

SKRRRRRRAAAAAAA!!!

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[Weak Point Hit]

[XP Gained]

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FLASH!

Nobody vanished before the counterattack landed.

FLASH!

He reappeared near another weak point.

SHING!

Another slash.

More dark liquid sprayed.

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[XP Gained]

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FLASH!

Again.

FLASH!

Again.

FLASH!

Again.

Nobody became pure chaos on the battlefield. A blinking maniac with twin crowbars.

The giant centipede screeched furiously while smashing through walls trying to catch him.

But Nobody’s movement pattern was completely insane. Even he barely understood where he would appear next. And that made him terrifying. "YAHOOOOOO!"

FLASH!

"I’M THERE!"

SHING!

FLASH!

"I’M THERE AGAIN!"

SHING!

Blossom Bunny stared with sparkly eyes now. "ATTA!"

Nobody teleported onto the monster’s back.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

Rapid slashes tore through another weak area.

The giant boss monster screeched louder than before.

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[Combo Hit Bonus]

[XP Increased]

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Nobody laughed like a complete lunatic now. "...THIS IS ACTUALLY AWESOME!"

FLASH!

He appeared upside down beside the monster’s face. "...WAIT WHY AM I UPSIDE DOWN AGAIN?!"

The boss tried snapping at him.

FLASH!

Nobody vanished again before the jaws closed.

CLAAAAANG!

The giant metallic jaws accidentally bit into a stone pillar instead. The whole structure collapsed.

BOOOOOOM!

Ren nearly fell off the couch from laughing. "This boy is fighting like corrupted game physics!"

Nobody continued blinking around the battlefield nonstop.

FLASH!

Ceiling.

FLASH!

Left side.

FLASH!

Right side.

FLASH!

Directly in front of the monster’s eyes.

"NICE EYES!"

SHING!

He slashed another weak point.

The monster screeched in rage. Its attacks became more aggressive now. The giant body smashed through everything nearby. Yet it still couldn’t properly touch Nobody.

Because every few seconds....

FLASH!

Nobody changed location again.

Sometimes midair, sometimes sideways, sometimes directly above the boss.

At one point he accidentally teleported directly beneath the centipede’s stomach.

Nobody looked upward slowly. "...Oh no."

The giant body shadowed him completely.

"...OH NO."

FLASH!

He vanished literally one second before getting flattened.

BOOOOOOOM!

The ground cratered massively beneath the boss.

Nobody reappeared hanging sideways against a wall. "...I ALMOST BECAME PANCAKE NOBODY !"

The system suddenly displayed another notification.

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[Reaction Speed ↑]

[Spatial Adaptability ↑]

[Combat Improvisation ↑]

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FLASH!

He reappeared above the monster again. His attacks became more controlled and more precise.

SHING!

Weak point.

FLASH!

SHING!

Another weak point.

FLASH!

SHING!

Again.

The boss monster’s movements slowly became unstable.

Dark liquid dripped from multiple wounds now. Its glowing red eyes flickered angrily.

Nobody pointed proudly while teleporting. "WHAT NOW HUH?! WHO’S GETTING COOKED NOW?!"

The giant boss suddenly stopped moving. Its entire body froze.

Nobody immediately noticed that, "...That’s suspicious."

Then all the monster’s glowing red eyes suddenly brightened simultaneously. A terrifying red aura spread around its entire body. The air pressure itself changed.

Nobody’s smile disappeared instantly.

"...Ah."

"...Second phase..huh."

The giant boss centipede suddenly rushed toward him with horrifying speed. FASTER than before.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Nobody screamed immediately. "FAAAAHHHHHH!"

FLASH!

Teleport.

The boss missed barely.

FLASH!

Teleport again.

The giant monster destroyed entire tunnel sections while chasing him relentlessly.

Nobody’s heartbeat exploded. "...IT GOT FASTER?!"

FLASH!

Again.

FLASH!

Again.

FLASH!

Again.

The battlefield became complete madness.

A giant glowing centipede was crashing everywhere....while Nobody blinked around randomly like a broken video game character.

Then suddenly the system flashed violently.

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[NOTICE]

[Hidden Sub-Skill Available]

Skill Name: Zap Teleportation ϟϟ

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Nobody blinked. "...Zap?"

The description expanded immediately.

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[Skill Description]

While teleporting, user generates high-voltage lightning strikes at previous and current teleportation locations.

Duration: 10 Seconds

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Nobody slowly stared at the words. Then looked toward the giant boss monster charging toward him again.

Then back at the system.

"...So..."

"...It can do massive lightning attacks while teleporting?"

The system flashed once.

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[Affirmative](●ˇ∀ˇ●)

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A dangerous grin slowly spread across Nobody’s face. "...Okey."

He pointed one crowbar dramatically toward the giant boss centipede. "Now...I will make you BBQ worm."

Far away.....Ren suddenly sat up slightly from the couch. "...Oh?"

The boss monster screeched furiously and charged again.

BOOOOOOOOM!

The giant body bulldozed through pillars while racing directly toward Nobody.

Nobody inhaled deeply. Then shouted:

"SYSTEM!"

"ACTIVATE ZAP TELEPORTATION!"

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[Zap Teleportation Activated]

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At that exact moment blue thunder exploded around Nobody’s body.

KRAAAAAAAK!!!

Electricity swirled violently around him like living snakes. The entire tunnel lit up bright blue. Even the boss monster paused briefly.

Nobody’s eyes widened. "...WOAH."

FLASH!

Nobody teleported instantly.

KRAAAAAAAASH!!!

A gigantic bolt of lightning slammed directly into the spot where he had just been standing.

The boss monster got struck across the side of its armored body.

SKRRRRRRRRAAAAAAA!!!

Dark smoke exploded outward.

Nobody appeared above the monster. "...OH THIS IS AWESOME!"

FLASH!

Another teleport.

KRAAAAAAAK!!!

Another massive lightning strike crashed directly onto the centipede’s back. The giant monster screeched violently. Its armored shell cracked slightly from the impact.

The system instantly began counting down.

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[Zap Teleportation Duration]

[10...]

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Nobody grinned wildly. "LET’S GO!"

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAAASH!!!

Another thunder strike exploded across the boss monster’s face. The creature smashed violently into a wall.

BOOOOOOM!

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[ 9...]

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FLASH!

Nobody teleported sideways.

Lightning followed instantly.

KRAAAAAAAAK!!!

The bolt ripped through the monster’s flexible neck area. Dark liquid exploded outward.

SKRRRRRREEEEEE

Nobody pointed dramatically while blinking around nonstop. "GET COOKED!"

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAAASH!!!

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[8...]

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The dungeon became absolute chaos. Thunder roared endlessly. Blue flashes illuminated the darkness repeatedly. Every single teleport triggered another devastating lightning strike.

The boss monster couldn’t adapt at all. Its giant body kept getting blasted from every direction.

FLASH!

Left side.

KRAAAAAAAK!!!

FLASH!

Ceiling.

KRAAAAAASH!!!

FLASH!

Behind the monster.

KRAAAAAAAAK!!!

The giant centipede screeched louder and louder in agony. Smoke started rising from its armored shell. Some sections had turned completely black from the repeated lightning impacts.

Nobody laughed loudly while teleporting everywhere.

"YAHOOOOOO!"

"I AM THE STORM WHO GONNA FRY YOU!"

Ren watched remotely while smirking. "...Not bad Bowlcut."

FLASH!

Nobody appeared directly on the monster’s head.

The boss monster immediately opened its giant jaws to bite him.

Nobody grinned. "...Too late ugly."

FLASH!

He vanished.

KRAAAAAAAAAASH!!!

An enormous thunderbolt slammed directly into the monster’s open mouth. The entire dungeon shook violently.

BOOOOOOOOM!

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[6...]

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The giant boss monster crashed wildly through multiple tunnel walls while screeching in pain. Its movements became slower and unstable now.

But Nobody didn’t stop.

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAK!!!

FLASH!

KRAAAAAASH!!!

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAK!!!

Each teleport chained into another devastating lightning strike. The smell of burned flesh slowly filled the underground tunnels. Smoke continuously rose from the monster’s body now.

Nobody pointed both crowbars proudly. "HOW YOU FEELING NOW HUH?!"

The boss monster tried charging again desperately. But before reaching him...

FLASH!

Nobody vanished again.

KRAAAAAAAAAASH!!!

Another direct lightning strike exploded onto the creature’s back.

The armored shell shattered partially this time.

SKRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAA

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[3...]

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Nobody’s breathing became heavy again. The skill consumed enormous energy.

But he kept smiling. "...Just a little more..."

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAAAK!!!

The giant monster staggered violently.

FLASH!

KRAAAAAASH!!!

One of its glowing red eyes exploded apart from the impact.

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAAAAK!!!

The final major weak point near its neck got blasted open. Dark smoke poured from the wound continuously.

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[1...]

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Nobody appeared directly in front of the boss monster one final time.

The giant centipede weakly lifted its head toward him. Smoke rose from its entire body.

Its glowing red eyes flickered weakly.

Nobody slowly raised one crowbar. "...Goodnight."

FLASH!

KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!

The final gigantic thunderbolt descended from above like divine punishment itself. The entire underground dungeon exploded with blue light.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

Silence and smoke slowly filled the tunnel. Small electric sparks crackled through the air.

Nobody landed onto the ground while breathing heavily.

THUD.

"Haaah..."

"Haaah..."

The giant boss centipede stood motionless for a few seconds.

Then its enormous body slowly collapsed.

BOOOOOOM!

Smoke rose from the burned corpse.

The system window instantly exploded with notifications.

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[Congratulations]

Boss Red-Headed Centipede Defeated

꧁⎝ 𓆩༺✧༻𓆪 ⎠꧂

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[A Great Amount Of Points Rewarded]

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[STAGE 3 CLEARED]

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Nobody stared blankly for one second.

Then he threw both crowbars upward and screamed at the top of his lungs.

"HELL YEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"