Chapter 135: Stealing Kills! Third Update
The red dragon entered a dying state.
Soren’s attacks became more cautious; he even created some distance and once again melded into the shadows. Only the Frost Giant and the Red Dragon continued to grapple and bite each other on the ground, while Soren needed to deliver the final blow. Only he could end the life of the Red Dragon and earn enormous killing experience. The killing experience from a Red Dragon was the highest among all dragon types, conservatively estimated to be around twice that of an Adult White Dragon.
It would be enough for Soren’s Wizard Profession Level to increase by about two levels, or his Shadow Occupation Level to rise by one more level!
The killing experience from slaying a dragon was quite astonishing.
The breath of the Red Dragon gradually weakened, and the Frost Giant was not in very good condition either. Nearby, some Gisz were trying to come to the Red Dragon’s aid, but they were all blocked by Gloria. The Northern Witches also realized that if they could get rid of the Red Dragon first, the pressure they faced would greatly decrease, at least they wouldn’t have to worry about the incredibly dangerous Dragon Wing Strike. One of the Northern Witches, having activated the ‘Tan Sen Transformation’, even stood in front, wielding her staff like a high-level warrior ready for close combat.
At this level, a Wizard was basically not afraid of close combat!
Though she had lost her casting abilities, there were other witches nearby reinforcing her with protective spells, and she single-handedly managed to hold off three to five Gisz.
Finally, the opportunity Soren was waiting for appeared!
When the Red Dragon’s head displayed a significant opening, Soren’s figure flew out. He leaped nearly 50 meters in the shadows, instantly appearing beneath the shadow of the Red Dragon’s neck, suddenly leaping upward while gripping his knife and stabbing toward the Red Dragon’s enormous eye. Accompanied by a splatter of blood and the near-exploding Red Dragon’s eyeball, Soren’s curved blade sank nearly halfway into the Red Dragon’s brain. The massive body of the Red Dragon trembled, then violently shook its head.
Soren was certain he struck deep into the Red Dragon’s head. He might have even injured its brain tissue.
But having not died under such circumstances only indicated one thing: its extraordinarily robust physical constitution withstood this attack’s death check!
“Damn it!”
Soren had not expected the enemy’s vitality to be so resilient. His body swung in the air with the dragon’s head, leaving him no strength to pull out his Icebane curved blade. He could only let go with both hands and allow his body to fall. At the moment of falling, he gripped the Gisz Silver Blade +3 tightly, then with a powerful push upon hitting the ground, he leaped up, gripping the blade to slash at the Red Dragon’s neck.
Clang!
The Gisz Silver Blade got stuck in the Red Dragon’s neck. Without transforming into the Slayer state, Soren’s Sword Intent “Decapitation” could not sever the Red Dragon’s neck.
A torrent of scalding dragon blood splattered.
This attack seemed to heavily injure the Red Dragon again; even if it still hadn’t triggered a death check, the Red Dragon’s vitality continued to dwindle. Its struggling body became weaker and weaker, ultimately collapsing with a thud, its head falling helplessly to the ground. Scalding dragon blood drenched Soren’s entire body, feeling far hotter than that of a White Dragon, almost roasting him alive. Soren could even feel his skin cracking. It was akin to falling into lava.
“Activate Sword Intent ‘Decapitation’!”
“You dealt 42 points of critical damage! … Decapitation failed! … You successfully killed an Adult Red Dragon! …”
“Extracting target soul energy! …”
“You gained 118,000 points of killing experience! …”
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A wave of scalding heat flowed through Soren’s body.
Close to twelve thousand points of killing experience gave him the ability to elevate his profession level again, but he didn’t have the energy to do so, as he truly felt like he had fallen into lava.
He was so hot!
Hot enough to feel as if he was being roasted alive!
The pain was so intense that even Soren’s willpower struggled to withstand it; he couldn’t help but let out pained groans. He half-knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. Flames were burning on him; they were real flames. Flames ignited by the blood of the Red Dragon, flames from the Red Dragon’s heart. Soren appeared as if he was on fire; his health was continuously declining, and if this continued, he could be burnt to a crisp.
The dragon blood baptism seemed on the verge of failure!
With Soren’s physique and will, he was showing signs of being unable to endure the baptism of Red Dragon blood.
Finally, he seemed to remember something.
Soren staggered towards the dragon’s head position, pulled out his Icebane curved blade, and a cold aura spread. The flames on Soren’s body seemed to trigger the autonomous consciousness of Icebane, which began to extinguish any nearby flames. The red dragon fire on Soren gradually subsided; he looked more like a charred remnant, his skin burnt and unrecognizable, uncertain if he had completed the dragon blood baptism, though this was merely his soul projection state.
A series of data emerged:
“You have undergone the ‘Dragon Blood Baptism’ ritual! …”
“You gained partial power enhancements! … You inherited some of the dragon race’s abilities! …”
“Baptism successful.”
“You gained an additional background specialty ‘Dragon Blood Baptism LV2’! …”
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“Dragon Blood Baptism LV2 [Special Specialty]: You successfully killed an Adult Red Dragon, and after this great feat of dragon slaying, you underwent the second dragon blood baptism. This baptism enhanced your body, allowing you to inherit some of the abilities of the Red Dragon. Dragon blood has made you stronger, granting you part of the physical constitution resilience of the most powerful Red Dragon among all Chromatic Dragons. Moreover, due to the effects of Red Dragon blood, you permanently increase your fire resistance by 10.” [Natural Armor +1, Resilience +2, Fire Resistance +10.]
(Note: Due to undergoing the dragon blood baptism in soul projection state, some dragon race abilities cannot be obtained.)
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Finally, he had killed the Red Dragon.
Soren slowly stood up, now appearing as if he had suffered a level 10 burn, having become almost completely unrecognizable.
However, the aura about him was remarkably impressive!
His recent success in slaying a dragon elevated his spirit and energy to their peak, giving him a ‘Ten Years Concealed Sword, One Morning Unsheathed’ kind of vibe—his thoroughly burned face did not diminish his momentum; rather, it made him appear more dangerous and lethal!
This aura.
Under normal circumstances, it would be perceived as hazardous and repulsive, but now in Gloria’s eyes, it represented a sense of security.
It gave her a feeling that as long as Soren did not fall, she was safe.
Just like that time she encountered a follower of the God of the Hunt; Soren exuded that same feeling now, but this time it was even stronger, more intense!
In this moment, she couldn’t help but shudder, an indescribable sensation enveloping her.
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She was wet. (To be continued ~^~)
