# E7 - Earth Challenges a Boss
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***SIGN*** A Playthrough of a Certain DUDE's
VRMMO LIFE
***SIGN*** Episode 7
***SIGN*** Earth Challenges a Boss
**[01:43] Earth**
*Stun?!*
**[01:45] Earth**
*Damn it!*
**[01:45] Earth**
*I can't move! This isn't good...*
**[02:00] Earth**
*As for how I found myself
in this situation...*
***SIGN*** Several Days Prior
**[02:09] Earth**
*After making myself a set of tools,*
**[02:11] Earth**
*I spent my days going into the dungeon solo.*
**[02:15] Earth**
*My goal, of course, was to improve my
lockpicking and trap disarming skills.*
**[02:28] Earth**
*Well, at first I messed up all the time,*
**[02:32] Earth**
*and sometimes even got myself
killed in the process.*
**[02:38] Earth**
*But after a lot of practice,
my thief skill finally reached level 50!*
***SIGN*** Your Thief Skill has reached Lv50.
You have unlocked the ability
to specialize into either Superior Thief
or Benevolent Thief. Which will you choose?
Superior Thief / Benevolent Thief
**[02:44] Earth**
*Now I can evolve it into
a higher ranked skill.*
**[02:47] Earth**
Hm...
**[02:49] Earth**
Superior Thief is a more powerful version
of thief that does mostly the same things.
**[02:54] Earth**
And Benevolent Thief can...
**[02:57] Earth**
steal from monsters...
**[03:02] Earth**
or get a bonus while sneak attacking,
**[03:04] Earth**
which are things a normal thief can't do.
**[03:07] Earth**
It will require more EXP to evolve, however.
**[03:13] Earth**
Benevolent Thief, definitely.
**[03:15] Earth**
That sounds a lot more fun.
**[03:21] Earth**
Red?
***SIGN*** Gang of Six Rangers
One More Rangers
**[03:27] Black**
At last, the time has come.
**[03:29] Black**
Yah-wah-who-wha-wuh!
**[03:32] Black**
Black is here!
**[03:32] SIGN**
Black
**[03:34] Black**
So, yeah, nice to meet you, Earth.
**[03:40] Black**
Now, let us begin.
**[03:41] Earth**
Sure thing.
**[03:43] Black**
Oh, my! A new type of trap!
**[03:48] Earth**
Wow, fascinating!
**[03:51] Earth**
Look how clever this is! Wonderful!
**[03:54] Black**
Indeed!
**[03:56] Earth**
Look what happens if you try
to pick it the normal way!
**[03:56] Pink**
Hey, why are those two getting so
excited over disarming a trap?
**[04:00] Black**
Brilliant, Earth! You noticed the trick!
**[04:01] Red**
I introduced them because
I thought they'd get along,
**[04:04] Red**
but I didn't expect them
to get along so well.
**[04:05] Earth**
Okay, now here...
**[04:07] Earth**
Think we can do it?
**[04:09] Black**
Indeed we can!
**[04:19] Earth**
*And at the same time, I kept
going into the dungeon myself.*
**[04:25] Earth**
*And as I disarmed more and more traps,*
**[04:27] Earth**
*my success rate began to increase...*
**[04:32] Earth**
*And my Benevolent Thief
skill was increasing, too.*
**[04:37] Earth**
*There was something else
I noticed while I was down there.*
**[04:40] Earth**
*How the monsters in the dungeon worked.*
**[04:44] Earth**
*They seemed to be attracted to light.*
**[04:48] Earth**
*And so...*
**[04:50] Earth**
*I was able to use my Long-Distance Vision skill,
which lets me see in the dark,*
**[04:53] Earth**
*to drastically reduce the number
of battles I had to fight.*
**[04:58] Earth**
*Once I realized that, I was able
to avoid unnecessary fights,*
**[05:03] Earth**
*and go deeper into the dungeon.*
**[05:07] Earth**
*And today, I reached the staircase
to the next-to-last level on my own.*
**[05:19] Earth**
Now then, how much time do I have left?
***SIGN*** Time Remaining
**[05:23] Earth**
Just over five minutes...
**[05:27] Earth**
That's not a lot.
There are liches on the 9th floor.
**[05:31] Earth**
I have to take my time.
**[05:34] Earth**
Well, I'll just have to
see how far I can get.
**[06:03] Earth**
That was close.
**[06:05] (Flashback) Red**
Watch out for liches!
**[06:07] (Flashback) Red**
Not only do they use status attacks,
they'll also summon nearby monsters,
**[06:11] (Flashback) Red**
which means big trouble!
**[06:14] (Flashback) Earth**
That makes them really
tough for solo players!
**[06:17] Earth**
*If I end up fighting that
thing, I'm done for.*
**[06:20] Earth**
*Gotta be careful!*
***SIGN*** Time Remaining
**[06:33] Earth**
What is this?
**[06:38] Earth**
The staircase is right there!
**[06:41] Earth**
*I don't have time to disarm
all these traps...*
**[06:45] Earth**
*I guess I'll just have to go for it!*
**[06:53] Earth**
Ad Caelum!
**[06:56] Earth**
Fly!
**[07:04] Earth**
Just a little more!
**[07:07] Earth**
*Is this the end?*
**[07:09] Earth**
No, I'll go as far...
**[07:14] Earth**
as I can!
**[07:24] Earth**
It didn't kick me out of the dungeon?
**[07:30] Earth**
The timer stopped?
**[07:35] Earth**
*What's going on here?*
**[07:37] Earth**
*I'm still on the staircase...*
**[07:40] Earth**
*Does this mean I'm regarded as
having reached the last floor?*
**[07:45] Earth**
*Well, whatever.*
**[07:49] Earth**
*I've reached a place nobody else has.*
**[08:17] Andre**
Oh?
**[08:19] Earth**
Who's there?
**[08:20] Andre**
I didn't expect anyone to
reach this place alone.
**[08:26] Andre**
My name is Andre. I am a knight of the Empire.
**[08:30] Andre**
Well, that was a long, long time ago.
**[08:34] Andre**
This staircase is long.
**[08:36] Andre**
Listen to my tale. It will give you something
to think about on the long way down.
**[08:43] Andre**
My nation ordered me to
investigate this place,
**[08:47] Andre**
the Labyrinth of the Departed,
and seal it away.
**[08:51] Andre**
I led a great army inside,
**[08:54] Andre**
but the monsters and traps slew them all.
**[08:59] Andre**
In the end, I was the last one left.
**[09:01] Andre**
I journeyed through the labyrinth
alone and reached the deepest room.
**[09:10] Andre**
But...
**[09:24] Andre**
There was nothing there.
**[09:31] Andre**
Not even air to breathe.
**[09:35] Andre**
I died there, and was transformed
into a skeleton knight
**[09:40] Andre**
that is forced to protect this dungeon.
**[09:45] Earth**
You came to seal the labyrinth,
and they turned you into its guardian?
**[09:51] Earth**
Is this room still there?
**[09:53] Andre**
No. I destroyed it.
**[09:57] Andre**
I am the only one who will
ever die from such a trap.
**[10:02] Earth**
*Even in death, he still tried
to be a noble knight...*
**[10:05] Andre**
You'll find me waiting at
the bottom of the stairs.
**[10:10] Earth**
And what do you want me to do?
**[10:13] Andre**
Kill me.
**[10:17] Andre**
I have endured this long, refusing to let
my heart become that of a monster, as well.
**[10:20] Andre**
But I will not be able to
keep that up much longer.
**[10:23] Andre**
I am tired.
**[10:27] Andre**
Please, let me be free...
**[10:29] Andre**
To be with my men... my comrades.
**[11:03] Earth**
A-Andre?
**[11:12] Andre**
At last!
**[11:13] Andre**
At last, you gave in, Andre!
**[11:15] Andre**
This sword! This body!
**[11:17] Andre**
They're all mine!
**[11:29] Andre**
What the hell was that for?
**[11:31] Earth**
Stop talking.
**[11:33] Earth**
You're pissing me off.
**[11:36] Andre**
How dare you, human?
**[11:39] Andre**
I'll make you suffer before you die!
**[11:47] Earth**
*He traveled that distance
in a single instant?*
**[11:55] Earth**
The fight's not over yet.
**[11:59] Earth**
*He's fast. And he hits hard!*
**[12:03] Andre**
Excellent. Just like I hoped!
**[12:06] Andre**
You want to focus on defending? Very well!
**[12:11] Andre**
Flames? How dare you?!
**[12:15] Earth**
You think I'm just defending, huh?
**[12:17] Earth**
I don't fight with a sword!
**[12:19] Earth**
I'm not going to fight you head-on!
**[12:22] Andre**
You aren't, huh?
**[12:23] Andre**
Then...
**[12:29] Earth**
*Break Arms?*
**[12:36] Andre**
Your bow can't help you now.
**[12:39] Andre**
This time, you're finished. Right, human?
**[12:42] Andre**
Give it up.
**[12:46] Earth**
I told you. It's not over yet.
**[12:49] Andre**
What?
**[12:51] Earth**
I've got more tricks in store.
**[12:53] Earth**
You haven't won yet.
**[12:59] Andre**
How fun.
**[13:04] Earth**
*But my Secret Another Bow isn't invincible.*
**[13:08] Earth**
*It can only fire special arrows,*
**[13:10] Earth**
*and I can't use any arts with it.*
**[13:12] Earth**
*But it fires fast, and I can aim
faster than with a big bow.*
**[13:15] Earth**
*I'll fight not with power,
but with quantity!*
**[13:19] Andre**
Stop moving around! You're making me mad!
**[13:22] Andre**
Shield Charge!
**[13:25] Earth**
What?
**[13:26] Andre**
Shield Chaser!
**[13:35] Earth**
*Stun?!*
**[13:37] Earth**
*Damn it!*
**[13:38] Earth**
*I can't move! This isn't good...*
**[13:51] Andre**
I didn't expect I would
have to use this art.
**[13:57] Andre**
But this has gone on long enough.
**[14:00] Andre**
I'll send you to the god you love so much.
**[14:04] Earth**
To my god, you say?
**[14:07] Andre**
Whenever something happens,
you always pray to your god.
**[14:10] Andre**
Because you love him so much, right?
**[14:23] Andre**
Curse you!
**[14:25] Earth**
There are no gods in this world!
**[14:29] Earth**
The only thing you'll find in
this place is the human will,
**[14:32] Earth**
which struggles to survive,
no matter how bad things get!
**[14:36] Andre**
Then show me your will!
**[14:40] Earth**
All right, I will!
**[14:43] Earth**
Triangle Shot!
**[14:47] Earth**
I use a diagonal kick after
creating an illusion!
**[14:55] Earth**
Fairies everywhere, hear my voice!
**[14:59] Earth**
Grant my wish!
**[15:01] Earth**
My prayers lie with the fairies!
**[15:06] Earth**
With my great wish!
**[15:08] Earth**
I make my wish unto the
great ruler of the fairies.
**[15:11] Earth**
I make my wish to their ruler.
**[15:13] Earth**
I offer up a portion of my magic
to the great ruler of the fairies,
**[15:13] Andre**
Is that all you've got?
**[15:14] Andre**
An incantation? He's using magic?
**[15:17] Andre**
Give up and die already!
**[15:18] Earth**
that she might empower my soul.
**[15:20] Earth**
Grant me your great
protection this one time.
**[15:24] Earth**
Let that protection, and my magic,
**[15:27] Earth**
become a strength that brings pain and
despair unto the enemy before me.
**[15:33] Andre**
Stop that spell!
**[15:36] Earth**
May this incantation be my vow, and may
I be granted the aid of the fairy queen,
**[15:43] Earth**
that the glory and honor of this
victory be offered up unto her!
**[15:45] Andre**
I won't let you finish it!
**[15:48] Andre**
There will be no miracles!
**[15:55] Earth**
My name is Earth!
**[15:57] Earth**
He who was granted this skill
by the 87th Fairy Queen!
**[16:05] Earth**
By the contract we swore, may a
single miracle manifest before me.
**[16:12] Earth**
My wish becomes a spell,
a plea unto the Fairy Queen.
**[16:17] Earth**
Grant my wish!
**[16:24] Earth**
Annihilate my foe with true power!
**[16:28] Earth**
Elder Prism Nova!
***SIGN*** Elder Prism Nova
**[16:41] Earth**
*I recited the whole incantation,*
**[16:43] Earth**
*so it's the most powerful
Prism Nova I can do...*
**[16:45] Earth**
*Please, give me petrification
or paralysis...*
**[16:47] Earth**
*Something that will get me out of this!*
**[16:57] Andre**
You're going to pay for that, human!
**[17:00] Earth**
*No luck, huh?*
**[17:04] Earth**
*What's this?*
**[17:07] Earth**
*An illusion?*
**[17:09] Andre**
You!
**[17:10] Andre**
That ring... are you his contract partner?
**[17:14] Earth**
I see...
**[17:16] Earth**
It's the effect of the ring!
**[17:34] Earth**
Thanks, Queen!
**[17:41] Earth**
Now, to finish this!
**[17:44] Earth**
Wide Arrow!
**[17:46] Earth**
Gatling Arrow!
**[17:48] Earth**
Twin-Fanged Arrow!
**[17:49] Earth**
Mirror Arrow!
**[17:51] Earth**
Arrow Twister!
**[17:54] Earth**
Now explode!
**[18:09] Earth**
Did I get him?
**[18:16] Andre**
Splendid.
**[18:18] Andre**
Victory is yours.
**[18:19] Earth**
Is that you, Andre?
**[18:22] Andre**
Yup.
**[18:24] Andre**
You defeated him before my soul disappeared.
**[18:29] Andre**
You gave me a little time to thank you.
**[18:34] Earth**
I see...
**[18:36] Earth**
So I gave you what you wanted?
**[18:40] Andre**
Yup.
**[18:40] Andre**
You've given me even more than I hoped for!
**[18:44] Andre**
I never thought I'd be able to meet
my end as a human, not a monster!
**[18:49] Earth**
You're so easygoing!
Is that who you really are?
**[18:51] Andre**
Sorry, sorry.
**[18:52] Andre**
I was in a state of complete
despair before we fought.
**[18:55] Andre**
Honestly, I figured since you were
playing solo, you didn't have a chance.
**[18:59] Earth**
Sorry about that.
**[19:06] Andre**
Anyway, it's time to go.
**[19:10] Andre**
Thanks, really. For defeating me.
**[19:14] Andre**
As a reward, you can have my sword.
***SIGN*** Knight Sword of an Ancient Knight
Effect: Will break and disappear when used to attack something.
**[19:18] Andre**
It's a mess, but if you sell it as an antique,
it should be worth something.
**[19:24] Earth**
Thanks, Andre.
**[19:26] Earth**
I'll accept it.
**[19:29] Andre**
You said that there is no god here.
**[19:33] Andre**
But I think there is.
**[19:36] Andre**
I was able to meet my end not
as a monster, but as a human,
**[19:40] Andre**
and my companions even came to get me.
**[19:43] Andre**
Only God could bring me such luck.
**[19:50] Andre**
I pray that God blesses the
path you walk, as well.
**[20:00] Earth**
Thanks, Andre.
**[20:03] Earth**
Watch over me while you drink
a nice glass or something.
**[20:06] Earth**
If God is real, I'm sure he'll hook you up.
**[20:15] GM**
*We have an urgent announcement!*
***SIGN*** Urgent Announcement
**[20:21] GM**
*One of the secret bosses of "A Challenge
from the Departed" has been defeated.*
**[20:27] GM**
*Its defeat has unlocked a new type
of weapon, the Knight's Sword.*
**[20:33] GM**
*A Knight's Sword is a superior
version of a one-handed sword,*
**[20:36] GM**
*with a long reach and a powerful attack.*
**[20:40] GM**
*See the upcoming announcement on our
official home page for more details!*
**[20:46] Earth**
*So beating the dungeon
unlocked a new weapon, huh?*
**[20:52] Earth**
*She said "one of the secret bosses,"*
**[20:55] Earth**
*which means there are probably
more weapon unlocks to be found.*
**[21:03] Earth**
No luck, huh?
**[21:05] Earth**
I can't repair either of them...
**[21:08] Earth**
I guess I should've known.
**[21:14] Earth**
Sorry. Thanks for everything
you've done for me.
**[21:22] Earth**
I turned my broken weapons
into a new shield, but...
**[21:30] Earth**
My bow and leather equipment are
both a mess and need repairing.
**[21:36] Earth**
This is gonna hurt my wallet.
**[21:38] Earth**
But, well...
**[21:44] Earth**
*And so, my time spent fighting
alone came to an end, for now.*
**[21:59] Dragon Princess**
It's finally my turn, huh?
**[22:02] Dragon Princess**
I can't wait to see how they taste.
**[22:07] [SONG] SIGN**
To Be Continued