I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 202: 202. Lightning Wolf Mini Boss

After absorbing all the cores of the lightning wolves Orion killed just now, he opened his status to see how much his stats had increased.

'Status.'

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[Name: Orion Darkwood]

[Rank: Iron]

[Divine Ability: Transformation]

[Talent: Copy; Curse: 18%]

[Sub Ability: Burst Mode, Curse Transformation]

[Curse: Reality Fracture, Berserk Body, Malevolent Gaze, Identity Strain, Devouring Abyss, Thunder's Wrath, Temporal Rift, Radiant Burn]

[Strength: 56]

[Stamina: 48]

[Agility: 49]

[Perception: 47]

[Constitution: 50]

[Mana: Nil]

[Skills: Nil]

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'Hmm... almost 10 stat points increased in every stat. It's a good start,' Orion thought, feeling satisfied with the gains from absorbing the cores of the gold rank lightning wolves.

In fact, he had never experienced such a significant increase in stat points from just a few monsters before. He estimated that he had killed around 20 to 25 lightning wolves, and almost all their cores gave him around 2 stat points each.

Back when he hunted in Tocola Forest, he couldn't venture deep into the forest because of family rules. Therefore, he could only hunt near the entrance, where the quality of monsters was lower. There, he would need to hunt at least 40 monsters to achieve this much increase in stat points.

"Are you kidding me? Why would he give us the cores when he's only at the iron rank? He needs those cores more than we do."

"But I also need cores."

"Yeah, but we can't go hunting the weak wolves with that peak gold rank wolf guarding them."

The crowd murmured among themselves, pointing at Orion. They had been hesitant to hunt the wolves because none of them were peak gold rank experts, and the presence of the peak gold rank lightning wolf made them wary.

"Everyone, I have a plan," one of the men shouted lightly, drawing everyone's attention.

"What do you say we attack the lower rank lightning wolves while Orion is fighting the peak gold rank lightning wolf?" the man suggested, a cunning look on his face.

"Good plan! Let's do it then."

"Yeah, it's better than nothing, I guess."

In the end, the crowd agreed to the man's plan and waited for the battle between Orion and the peak gold rank lightning wolf.

Unaware of their plan, Orion stood in front of the lightning wolves, his one hand dancing in flames while the other bathed in frozen ice.

The wolves surrounded him from all sides, moving cautiously. He felt that they must have sensed the power emanating from both his hands. Despite this, the peak gold rank lightning wolf continued to rest in the distance, showing no intention of attacking him. Orion found this peculiar but didn't complain. He would handle the minions first before confronting the boss.

After planning how he would deal with them, Orion punched the ground with his left fist. Ice spikes erupted from the ground, spreading in all directions with him at the center. The wolves were caught off-guard and many were pierced by the ice spikes.

However, some managed to dodge the spikes and disappeared in flashes of golden light.

Orion quickly formed a flaming sword in his right hand, his eyes tracking the wolves. One of them suddenly appeared in front of him, its jaw holding a mass of lightning ready to unleash at any moment.

'So fast,' Orion thought, surprised by their quick movements. He quickly teleported behind the lightning wolf and slashed with his sword, cutting it in two.

But there was no moment of rest as more golden flashes signaled the approach of more wolves. They attacked in rapid succession, their speed enhanced by the lightning coursing through them.

'Lightning is making them this fast!' Orion realized. He had a sudden moment of enlightenment but no time to ponder it as the wolves continued their relentless assault.

He moved swiftly, dodging and countering their attacks with precise strikes of his flaming sword. Each swing sent arcs of fire through the air, meeting the wolves' lightning-charged bodies with explosive force.

Using his teleportation ability strategically, he created distance whenever a wolf lunged at him, then closed in with a deadly blow before they could react. The combination of fire and ice, along with his agility, began to wear down the wolves.

However, just as it seemed he would easily win against these low-level wolves, Orion suddenly sensed a coordinated attack from all sides.