The Deceptively Simple Strategy to Crush Valrum Venaons, Young Noble of the Study

The strategy to take down Valrum Venaons, the Young Noble of the Study and warehouse keeper, was ridiculously straightforward. All you had to do was lure him into the "Central Study" field within the Remnant Materials Warehouse, where his prized collections and stuffed specimens were kept. Once you dragged him into the study somehow, Valrum would have no choice but to rely solely on the moonlight filtering through the tiny window to fuel his skills.

Following Adella's advice to shift the battlefield, NoName steadily baited Valrum while shaking off the warehouse remnants. But in a game where you'd maxed out the sub-option difficulty, there was no way to clear as a healer, let alone a tank or DPS—and the reason lay in Valrum's bizarre pattern that followed.

"You think these pathetic tricks will work on me?!"

Valrum leaped high into the air. The area of the collapsing ceiling scaled with his magic power and notoriety levels. Moonlight poured in. Cruelly, not a single cloud obstructed the sky. And since NoName had started both magic power and notoriety at 10...

"Gnyaahhh! This makes the whole building useless!"

The entire ceiling of the study had crumbled away.

Even trying to patch the ceiling with gypsum magic via the laurel tree? The warehouse keeper would smash it instantly ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠using every bit of physical force at his disposal. Even riding the highest-DPS crossbowman build with an extreme DPS tree, you couldn't output enough damage. The boss's HP recovery outpaced everything.

According to one user's DPS simulation, the theoretical max clearable difficulty—sacrificing insane amounts of acceleration—was 9/10/9. Even that wasn't guaranteed, depending on the boss's random patterns.

The viewers assumed the game was over, already losing interest in the current run and eagerly awaiting NoName's next class pick. While Adella drew attention, Nami cast magic to seal the ceiling—but the boss smashing it again was inevitable. Attacks didn't dent his HP. No mana depletion from elixirs. No cooldowns on skills, so he spammed ultimates nonstop.

"Don't you dare touch my body!"

Adella's HP dropped below half in the blink of an eye. Though reluctant, Nami caught her flying body and helped her up.

"Hweeeee..."

Nami's mind cooled to ice. The more dire the situation, the calmer she had to stay to survive. Even if Nami dragged Adella out, Valrum wouldn't bother following. Her senses had already picked up hordes of enemies closing in. Escaping now would just trap them in an ambush since Valrum knew their position. Better one-on-one with the strong than a mob. Wisdom from long exile.

But how? No enclosed space to pool light. No physical way to seal the ceiling. Valrum's massive axe hurtled toward Nami.

Boom!

Meanwhile, he was utterly relaxed. No need to rush. His belly jiggled as it dominated the study space.

"No escaping now, keh heh heh."

He let out a grotesque chuckle and charged fiercely at the two girls. Having taken several hits already, this one was dangerous.

"Nooooo!"

Adella, cradled in her arms, charged Valrum in desperation. The worst possible move. Valrum loaded all his mass into an uppercut to her gut.

"Nyaaak!"

A death-rattle scream. Her body slammed into the ceiling and fell gruesomely.

'Hit the ceiling?'

There was clearly nothing there, yet Adella collided with an invisible wall. Viewers took it for granted. If players could reach the ceiling, you'd just bring archers or mages to trap Valrum, stuck in the study. An anti-roof-climbing transparent barrier.

But Nami reasoned backward. 'If we can't get out, neither can you.'

Unlike her orb, Valrum was bound to World of Arceria.

She couldn't cast beyond the wall, but at the very edge? Possible. Manipulate atoms on the outermost line of the magic-permitting space to reflect light.

"This glass crap...! I'll just shatter it!"

Thud!

No matter what, it wouldn't break. A membrane thinner than 0.1 micrometers. But electromagnetic force is no weakling. Compared to gravity, it's 10^36 times stronger. At the singularity where the world's edge exists, it's invincible.

But Nami's situation didn't improve. Even dimension-drop 1st Circle magic drained her mana steadily. The panicked one was the keeper, but the tide hadn't turned.

Nami chained her orb.

'Finish in 2 minutes.'

"You puny brat dare?!"

Valrum Venaons's flab rippled. Thud— 'Don't think of it as human. It's a golem.'

Psychological warfare varied by foe, but its patterns were like a well-programmed golem—simple. Each failed attack left shallow wounds on his flesh.

'Never gets hasty.'

At range, she unilaterally struck due to attack range difference. Up close, flail swings for brutal punishment. Maximizing centrifugal force to stack solid hits. Nami targeted only his side.

Thin slices at first, but once, twice more. The flail's blade left definite gashes. Valrum slowed. No moonlight entered the study.

"Fine, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I admit it. I've let my pen idle too long."

Valrum panted, pulling a half-smashed monocle from his pocket and donning it. Never give rambling foes time to counter. Nami lunged forward.

But Valrum reached out, chanting at her.

Nami's avatar flew back like hit by a truck.

Viewers couldn't shut up about the shocking reveal. But others were more stunned.

NoName had broken through Valrum Venaons's phase 2—the one deemed impossible. Nami stood again. HP left: 1592/141. Boss remaining: 1600.

"Consider it ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠an honor. To bask in the moon's glory as mere livestock before death."

The young noble's line hinting instant death on hit. No hope left.

Nami's body floated lightly, drawn to Valrum.

"It's over."

Nami released the ceiling spell. Moonlight that had battered only the pointless coating now poured in.

"Kuhahaha! Given up?!"

Valrum's skill cooldowns reset, and from 5 seconds of full moonlight, his HP would heal 10% per second. Strictly speaking, was supposed to.

Can't cast 4th Circle even with dimension drop. So Nami circumvented. Rhombic dodecahedron. Add one point to tetrahedron for arbitrary 4D shape. Compute hyperpyramid via trilinear integrals, input results into joint magic circles. Five vertices enclosed by six faces each. 30 second-order linear differential equations solved in 2 seconds. Finally, sync all reserve mana with laurel tree.

Neodymium, boron, iron sintered and alloyed at 2:1:14—the strongest permanent magnet on Earth. Valrum's "Full Moon Tide" pull plus neodymium magnet pull.

"What...!"

Perfect positioning. Valrum stood right before a steel vault.

Would Full Moon Tide hit first, or the neodymium drill pierce him? Even 2,000 viewers could predict.

A massive explosion echoed with the familiar quest clear sound.