**Chapter 150: No Pressure at All, Right?**
But the next moment, before Sogriede could even turn his head back, his body was already charging towards Yuliya like a runaway freight train.
Gigantic and fast, he moved as if he were a speeding locomotive!
Yuliya’s eyes widened. “Whoa, that’s some serious speed!”
She couldn’t believe that such a bulky figure could unleash that kind of velocity.
With such speed and such a warning, just getting grazed by him would be lethal!
After missing his charge, Sogriede spun around and changed direction, coming at her once more.
At the same time, his head was back to normal, and his upper body strangely started casting a spell.
Wait, are the upper and lower halves of his body independent?
Isn’t this just a weird two-on-one situation?
Unfair, unfair!
Yuliya muttered in her head, but her body didn’t pause for a moment.
She dodged the incoming charge while sending a penetrating b*llet towards Sogriede’s upper body.
Hit! Decent damage too.
But even after blasting Sogriede’s head off, his lower half kept on charging, and the upper half’s spell-casting remained uninterrupted.
The next second, black mist coalesced into a monstrous maw, lunging towards Yuliya.
She teleported away just in time.
But before she could retaliate, Sogriede’s hefty form had already smashed through the black mist he’d just released and was barreling towards her again.
With no other choice, Yuliya abandoned her attack and focused solely on dodging.
Her speed might be on par with Sogriede’s right now, but his long, bug-like body was perfect for blitzing around.
In a straight line, he had the advantage.
On the flip side, due to his massive size, Sogriede lacked flexibility and had to take a long detour for any turns.
So, Yuliya used her agility to dance around him.
But this back-and-forth wasn’t a long-term strategy; dodging alone wouldn’t defeat him.
That’s how it went when she faced the first stage of Sogriede—back then, it was all about slapping magic right in his face!
But now… melee combat was a no-go.
What to do?
Yuliya kept moving while observing Sogriede intently.
Sogriede was like a mashup of human and bug.
While the human half’s magic had grown in range and power, it was still useless if it couldn’t hit.
As for his bug side—just two moves: charge, turn. Charge, turn.
Super-simple mechanics.
If she targeted the bug part… eh, she might have something there.
Let’s give it a shot!
While rolling to avoid yet another attack, Yuliya snagged two stones.
Then she started crafting a bomb.
Then poof! The bomb disappeared.
After dodging another magical assault, Yuliya glanced back at the charging monster, gauged her timing, and made a sharp turn to evade.
Feeling the rumble beside her as if a train were passing, she clenched her right hand and shouted, “Boom!”
The next moment, a thunderous explosion rivaled even the sound of a roaring train.
The gigantic creature jolted, its front half bucking upward, and then it stumbled forward.
But alas, it didn’t fall; the bigger half behind yanked it back.
But the train was definitely slowed, like it just hit a speed bump.
Yuliya watched the spectacle unfold and checked Sogriede’s health bar.
Ooh, over three thousand health points gone!
And that was just a casual explosion, not a headshot!
Hitting the head needed serious aim, and with how fast he moved and how tiny his head was, even lining up a shot was tricky.
Explosions were different—at this size, a blast was bound to hit!
She couldn’t help the grin spreading across her face.
Of course, bigger targets need to be blown up!
The larger the size, the more blast damage they take.
Though external explosions aren’t the same as internal ones that hit home, they still performed pretty well.
Plus, forcing his speed down makes it easier for her to dodge any follow-up attacks or add some distance damage.
Alright, you like being a train, do you? Watch me take off your wheels and blow up your tracks!
Yuliya figured out her strategy and began leading Sogriede in circles.
She dove into a densely built area.
Using the buildings as cover was convenient for dodging and hiding bombs.
Sogriede barreled through, smashing into walls left and right.
By the time he was aimed to really speed up, boom—a forced slowdown!
And Yuliya sprinted away.
In this scenario, Sogriede was too big to make much progress smashing through buildings, and his magic attacks got tangled up in the chaos, leaving him clueless about where to throw that chaotic explosion he was trying to charge!
When Yuliya was spotted again from afar, she was either waving or giving him the finger.
Sogriede charged in, and along the way, he was bound to hit a few explosions.
If Sogriede had any coherent thoughts left, he’d be cursing, “What kind of junk driver are you? You can turn a simple road into a rollercoaster?!”
Unfortunately, all rational thought was gone, replaced only by the blind urge to take down the one ruining his path to godhood.
This whole ruckus had already captured the attention of all players in Black Raven City.
At first, the occasional booming sound could be brushed off as distant thunder, but now with the swirling black mist, everyone knew something big was going down.
Initially, they had all been cautious exploring their surroundings given how many monsters were around, visibilities low, and that corrosive debuff stacking left and right could easily send someone to an early grave.
Moments ago, they had still been slipping in and out cautiously, but now that the black mist had concentrated toward the city center, visibility improved and monsters dwindled; even debuffs were stacking slower now.
With newfound bravery, players began pushing deeper into the city.
The farther they ventured, the louder the ruckus from the city center became.
What the hell? This isn’t thunder; it’s like someone’s demolishing the place!
Unbeknownst to Yuliya, players were rapidly closing in on the center because of her antics. Even if she did know, she wouldn’t care much.
At this stage, even her regular attack methods were tricky against this BOSS, let alone anyone else.
The only strategy she had in mind was to keep dragging it out.
As long as she nailed the rhythm of Sogriede’s charge, a quick interrupt would do the trick.
She barely exerted any energy, and dodging attacks was like closing her eyes and hoping for the best—total chill mode.
It felt just like playing a game, really!
So, Yuliya leisurely led the giant BOSS of Black Raven City around like she was taking a dog for a stroll.
While Yuliya found this incredibly easy, anyone watching would be left wide-eyed.
Sogriede crashed through building after building, flattening everything in his path, fueled by resentment and swirling black mist.
Each explosion added more to his anger, and the dark mist seeping out only swirled more ominously behind him.
That half-human, half-bug monstrosity seemed like a demon rising from the abyss, mumbling and howling in fury.
And then, up ahead, Yuliya turned back and made a silly face.
Na-na-na-na!
