Chapter 422 Blood Crystal and Ascension
Pierce looked ferocious, and suddenly raised the newly grafted green dragon head on his right hand, and attacked Elida who was chasing closely behind him.
Suddenly, the long-dead green dragon head opened its mouth strangely and blew a signature breath towards Elida!
"Sister, be careful!" Elida, as her elder sister in the distance, immediately reminded her.
In fact, she had already cast the defensive witchcraft of Shadow Shield on her sister Elida before her sister launched the attack.
When Elida saw the smelly yellow-green breath, her slender legs stopped suddenly, and she jumped sideways like lightning to dodge. The only small amount of acid splashing was also blocked by the Shadow Shield on her body.
Facing this 360-degree green dragon breath without dead angles, it was not a wise move to continue to fight.
The breath of the green dragon is a mixture of acid and poison. Although it seems not as powerful as the fire breath of the red dragon, it is actually more difficult to deal with.
If he was slightly contaminated, it would be very troublesome.
Moreover, Pierce was already seriously injured and was at the end of his strength. There was no need to risk a desperate blow from the other party and fight him hand to hand.
So after a little thought, Arida flashed and chose to return to her sister's side.
"Sister, I'll leave it to you now."
Facing such an enemy, it would be much safer to use long-range witchcraft attacks.
"Well!"
Arida silently chanted a spell, and a black cloud of "cripple spell" that Ryan was quite familiar with sank into Pierce, greatly reducing the speed of the other party's rush.
Seeing this scene, Ryan smiled and gave up the idea of going forward for close combat. Instead, he chose to quickly chant a spell and raise his hand. Three giant metal nets flashing with silver light quickly blasted towards Pierce.
It was the liquefied killer move "Metal Cutting Net"!
And Arida on the side cast the second-level shadow witchcraft "Shadow Impact".
"Chi! Chi! Chi!"
"Boom!"
Three silver giant nets and another black beam of light hit Pierce in turn. Although they were not fatal, Pierce was covered in blood and staggered back several steps.
"I'll come too!"
Baldwin, the army captain who had just taken drugs, took advantage of this gap and stepped forward with a happy look on his face.
Finally, I have found a place to use my skills!
He thought that his drugs were taken in vain.
Unexpectedly, he can at least use some of his residual heat now.
However, just as he was about to attack with the giant ground spike technique, he suddenly felt a strong metallic particle fluctuation coming from his side.
He turned his head and saw that a giant thorn iron ball with a diameter of more than two meters suddenly appeared in front of Ryan.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
The surface of the iron ball was covered with dense spikes of varying lengths, rubbing against the ground with sparks flying everywhere. It was obvious that it was incredibly powerful!
As Ryan pushed with both hands, with a sound of "whoosh", the giant iron ball drew a straight line and rushed towards Pierce rapidly, accompanied by huge kinetic energy, which was terrifying.
When Ereda saw the magic of her master Ryan, her beautiful eyes flickered, as if she thought of something.
She immediately stopped the third-level magic "Shadow Storm" that she was performing, and turned to perform the second-level magic "Shadow Grip".
Hmm?
Although Pierce was a little confused at this moment, facing such a large and fast-attacked iron ball, he naturally tried to dodge instinctively.
But just as he was about to move, his legs were firmly held in place by Ereda's Shadow Grip.
At the same time, Ryan's second-level metal magic "Metal Cage" was also performed and covered.
Although these two magics were only second-level magics, no matter how much they were amplified, their power was limited and could not restrict Pierce for long, only one or two seconds.
But this was enough. When Pierce removed the two immobilization spells, the high-speed rotating thorn iron ball came to him with sparks and lightning.
"Ah!!!"
Pierce's eyes widened and he roared suddenly. He seemed to have summoned up his last strength and crossed his arms to block the green dragon head and the two-handed sword.
But the next second, he was still crushed by Ryan's enhanced thorn iron ball.
The high-speed iron ball weighing several tons crushed Pierce from his hips, abdomen, chest to his face. The iron thorns pierced into his body at the same time, instantly leaving a row of holes with blood.
Pierce, who had become a shower, could no longer hold on. He twitched a few times on the ground and stopped moving immediately.
"Hiss~ This power. Sir Ryan, it seems that the rumors I heard about you before were still underestimated." Baldwin, the captain of the army next to him, couldn't help but exclaimed.
You have to know that metal magic is good at attacking, and Ryan is super affinity, plus the blessing of the third level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, the power is so great that it has exceeded the upper limit of ordinary third-level magic.
"Sir Baldwin, you are too kind." Ryan smiled and said.
Ryan naturally knew the power of his third-level magic "Thorn Iron Ball". It had reached 191 degrees before, and now it is definitely 200+.
Even compared with some third-level wizards' crystallized killing moves, the difference is not big.
"Is this the rift closer?" Ryan pointed to the box in Erida's arms and asked.
"Yes, Sir Ryan, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to accompany me to the target point." Baldwin said apologetically.
"It should be, I also received the order from the command hall." Ryan nodded and said.
At this time, Ryan suddenly felt something, and he took out the thin sheet to check.
Baldwin on the side also moved his expression and took out the thin sheet almost at the same time.
This made the two Erida women look over in surprise.
Huh?
Ryan looked at it and raised his eyebrows, obviously quite surprised!
On the thin sheet, there was a message written that the goddess of the underworld had entered the secret realm.
'Isn't she here for me?'
Ryan couldn't help but think to himself.
'It shouldn't be the case. It's most likely to destroy the foundation of the empire.' After thinking about it, Ryan shook his head slightly and said to himself. Baldwin's face changed drastically and exclaimed: "What! The goddess of the underworld is here too?" This immediately made the two Ereda women look at each other with some worry in their eyes. As former members of the Secret Snake Cult, although they were not members of the Sea God Cult, they were still very clear about the supreme power of a true god. Even if it was just an incarnation, the strength was extremely powerful. "Don't worry, in the secret realm, the strength that this goddess of the underworld can exert is limited. Generally speaking, she is at the same level as us." Ryan looked at the three people and comforted them. "That being said, at the same level, humans cannot be the opponent of the incarnation of gods, even one-on-two or one-on-three is difficult." Baldwin said in a deep voice. "This is generally true, but I have fought against the projection of this goddess of the underworld and was lucky enough to repel her." After thinking about it, Ryan briefly revealed what happened last time. Because Ryan felt that it was necessary to cheer them up. Otherwise, if they were afraid before the battle, they would be passive. "Huh?" The two beautiful eyes of the Ereda sisters looked at Ryan, with a look of shock on their faces. "My lord, have you fought against that projection? And you won?" "It can be considered to have repelled the opponent, so don't worry too much." Ryan smiled and said. Baldwin, the captain of the army on the side, was also shocked. He wanted to say bragging, right? But he thought about the fighting power that Ryan had just shown, and hesitated. This Lord Ryan may not be bragging. With Ryan's comfort, the three people were obviously much more stable. Baldwin began to deal with his injuries and the sequelae of taking the explosive potion. The Erida sisters began to clean up the battlefield. After a while, Erida walked over with her slender long legs and smiled, handed Ryan a brown package, and said: "My lord, this is Pierce's bag." "Oh?" Ryan took it with great interest. He opened it and saw that it was mainly filled with bottles and jars. In addition, there was a bag of crystals emitting blood-colored mist in the bag. As a potion master, Ryan knew that most of these bottles and jars were various healing potions with just a glance. As for the blood-colored crystals, they should be the blood crystals that Ryan had seized twice. "Huh? So many blood crystals." Erida said softly. "Can you use them?" "It was useful before, but not now." Erida shook her head gently and said. Ryan thought about it for a while, and then his face showed a sudden realization. Before, the Ereda sisters believed in the Secret Snake Cult, but after signing the Follower Contract with him, the Devouring Snake Marks on both of them disappeared, and as a result, some special cult secrets could no longer be used. For example, the secret art of snake hair could no longer be used. Of course, pure shadow witchcraft was not affected, such as the "cripple technique" and "shadow impact" that Ereda had just used. As the blood crystal contained the resentment of living beings, it required cult secrets or prayers to eliminate it, so the two women naturally could not use it as easily as before. But this is a good thing! In Ryan's view, relying on external forces, especially the power of God, must have a price. At this time, Ryan suddenly thought of something, and he saw him tentatively picking up the blood crystal. Sure enough, the system prompt sounded: [Ding! Detected some unknown high-quality energy that can enhance the degree of crystallization of mental power, yes/no to absorb? (Note: The system absorbs and removes impurities.)] "Sure enough, I remember that the system was able to absorb blood crystals before." Ryan's eyes lit up. However, Ryan did not absorb it immediately. Instead, he chatted with Elida for a while, and then came behind the Hellfire Improved Golem alone, and then silently said "yes"! It is naturally inconvenient for others to see the absorption of blood crystals. Even followers. In addition, since Hela, the goddess of the underworld, has entered the secret realm, he must be as prepared as possible. Although Ryan just said it calmly, he actually attaches great importance to it in his heart. According to the words of the great man, it is "strategically despise the enemy, and tactically pay attention to the enemy." In layman's terms, it is to maintain a self-confidence and fearlessness in psychology and will, and not be intimidated by the enemy's powerful appearance, but in the specific battle, it must be treated with caution and not be taken lightly. While thinking, Ryan instantly felt a burning energy rushing from the palm of his hand to his mind. The whole bag of blood crystals was absorbed by Ryan at once, and it immediately turned into powder, and at the same time, it also emitted a wisp of fishy black smoke. After a few seconds, Ryan felt the silver liquid in his mind that seemed like solid honey, and glanced at the system panel again: Spirit: 135 (Crystallization 43%) "Not bad, it has increased from 30% to 43%!" "It's almost equivalent to the hard training of an ordinary crystallized wizard for nearly ten years." Ryan was delighted. The improvement of mental strength is a comprehensive increase in the power of all witchcraft, and it is very effective in improving combat effectiveness. After absorbing the blood crystal, Ryan accidentally glanced at the box on the golem from Barnes and the other two.
After thinking about it, Ryan took the three boxes from the Hellfire Improved Golem.
Ryan first opened Reagan's box and took out the test tube containing Reagan's blood essence.
He pulled out the cork and put a finger into it.
As expected, the system prompt appeared:
[Ding! Detected that the host touched the special blood essence, and found a small amount of absorbable dragon gene fragments, yes/no to absorb? ]
(Note: After the dragon gene fragment is absorbed, it can enhance the concentration of the host's dragon blood.)
Without much hesitation, Ryan immediately chose "Yes!"
Ryan had expected the above situation.
It's just that he had considered before that after taking these bottles of blood essence back to the imperial capital, he would study them carefully.
After all, as a potion master, he still has some knowledge of blood.
He wondered if he could get a general understanding of the current blood research level of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood by studying these bottles of blood essence.
However, the situation is different now.
Since it is confirmed that the goddess of the underworld, Hela, has also entered the secret realm of the Dragon Valley.
Ryan feels that it is still necessary to improve himself as much as possible.
Because the last time he fought with the opponent's projection, he was deeply impressed. If he hadn't relied on continuous points to restore his physical strength, he really wouldn't be the opponent of the opponent.
After all, the opponent is a god!
After absorbing Reagan's blood essence, Ryan felt that his body seemed a little different.
But it seemed that because there were too few dragon gene fragments available for absorption, the blood concentration did not change at all, and it was still "rich".
So, Ryan opened the second box.
This was Bronson's box.
Ryan repeated the previous action and put his finger into the test tube containing Bronson's blood essence, and the system prompt appeared again:
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After the absorption was completed.
"It seems that there is still a little short."
Ryan felt that there was a dormant volcano lurking in his body, about to erupt.
You know, Ryan's blood concentration had been absorbed several times before, but it still remained at the "rich" level.
But now, it seems to have reached the critical point where quantitative change is about to cause qualitative change.
This made Ryan look at Barnes' box with some heat.
The box of the strongest among the three.
But strangely, the next second, Ryan suddenly looked towards the east side of the forest, and at the same time, he stopped what he was doing and slowly straightened his waist.
Ryan's movements and changes in his breath immediately attracted the attention of the two Erida women and Baldwin.
Several people followed Ryan's gaze at the same time.
Suddenly, three strange figures appeared silently in the woods.
"It's them!" exclaimed sister Erida.
"But the three of them are not"
at the same time.
In the imperial capital Tamriel, the command hall on the second floor of the astrologer's platform was busy.
The picture on the oval stone platform was also staying on a messy scene where a fierce battle had just ended.
Marshal Alfred and General Augustus, at this time, naturally focused on the goddess Hela of the underworld who had just entered the secret realm.
Although the other party was in the secret realm, he would be restricted by the rules of the secret realm, and the upper limit of his strength could be exerted, that is, the peak of legend.
But the problem is that the other party is a god!
Although the hard power has an upper limit, soft power, such as combat reaction, knowledge of various witchcraft, ability to cast most witchcraft instantly, etc., is very impressive when placed on one person.
Moreover, these advantages are concentrated in one person.
This makes the opponent's combat power equivalent to two or three top strongmen at the same level.
Coupled with the unknown nature of the opponent's target this time.
It is hard not to make everyone in the command hall nervous.
"According to the latest news, the person who executed this mission, Sam En from the military, encountered the goddess of the underworld sea in the black water swamp area in the northeast corner of the secret realm and has now died."
"Black water swamp?" General Augustus frowned.
He immediately checked the map of the secret realm to determine the location.
"Marshal, should we let the internal security team that has placed the rift closer go to encircle and suppress the opponent?" After thinking about it, Augustus suggested.
Marshal Alfred frowned when he heard this, and did not reply to Augustus immediately.
This is actually a dilemma.
Because the personnel who completed the task of activating the rift closer actually have another important task, which is to destroy the adolescent dragons infected by the void beasts.
But the problem now is that if the goddess of the underworld is not surrounded and allowed to act freely, the consequences are unpredictable.
The other party can kill almost anyone they want.
They can kill lone mission executors.
They can also kill healthy adolescent dragons, etc.
In principle, Alfred also agrees with Augustus's suggestion.
After all, it is better to choose the lesser of two evils.
But the problem is that
the opponent is too strong. Can the three people in the inner guard team do it?
This is a problem.
As the saying goes, think about defeat before thinking about victory.
Once they fail, not only will the three people in the inner guard team die, but the captain of the military team, Baldwin, has also been seriously injured. The only one who can maintain complete combat effectiveness is the sword-bearing task team.
In other words, it would be almost impossible to continue to gather enough strength to encircle and suppress the Goddess of the Underworld in the Dragon Valley Secret Realm.
So, if we go to encircle and suppress, we must succeed at once!
"Not enough! Let Agrippa speed up the placement of the rift closer at the second point."
"Also, let the inner guard team immediately go to the second point and join Agrippa, and then go to encircle and suppress the opponent." Marshal Alfred said in a deep voice.
Agrippa is the captain of the Sword Bearer Team and a legendary peak powerhouse.
"Gather the strength of the two teams? Indeed, this is much safer." General Augustus immediately understood what his boss meant, nodded, and said.
"Yes, sir." Tatia responded.
However, her pretty face suddenly showed a look of wanting to say something but stopping.
The people present were all smart people. Marshal Alfred noticed this immediately. He smiled and asked, "Major General Tatia, do you have any suggestions? It's okay, just say it directly."
"Uh, my lords, I'm wondering if we should let Lord Ryan go with us?"
"Oh? Why? You know, after two fierce battles, Ryan's physical strength has been greatly consumed. It's already very good that he and Baldwin can take back the rift closer now."
Augustus said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I don't know if you still remember that Lord Ryan once fought with the projection of the goddess of the underworld when he was in the cold wind tundra."
"Yes, there was such a thing." Augustus nodded and said.
Because at that time, he was the person in charge of the investigation and asked Ryan about the relevant situation.
"Do you think that he has experience and will have a better chance?" Marshal Alfred immediately understood what Tatia meant.
"Yes, my lords." Tatia smiled and said.
"Let's take a look at the situation on Ryan's side first." Alfred thought for a while.
"Sir Dallion, I need to trouble you again."
The marshal said to the great astrologer Dallion, apologetically.
"Sir Alfred, you're welcome. It's all for the empire."
As the great astrologer Dallion silently chanted the spell, the picture on the oval stone platform in the center of the hall changed again, and the scene of Ryan at the moment appeared.
"Huh? This is..."
"Aren't these three people Barnes and his friends? I remember they were defeated by Sir Ryan just now, what happened?" Tatia said with a surprised look on her face.
"The other party should be infected by the void beast." The great astrologer Dallion on the side suddenly said.
"Huh? Doesn't the void beast only infect underage dragons? Why can humans be infected too?" General Augustus was also shocked when he heard the news and asked immediately.
"The secret realm was closed before, and no human had ever entered it. Most of the people who were infected were giant beasts with powerful strength, so this misunderstanding occurred."
"Although there are not many records about void beasts in ancient books, there are also records of several cases of infection of humans." Dallion explained.
"To be precise, humans with blood inheritance in their bodies are more likely to be noticed by void beasts. Because a considerable part of the strength of these people comes from their blood and from their bodies. From a certain perspective, they are very similar to giant beasts."
"I see."
"What should we do now? Do we need to transfer people there immediately?"
"Huh? The twin snakes of the Secret Snake Cult have been accepted as followers by Lord Ryan." Tatia looked at the message from Ryan in surprise and said.
"Huh?" Marshal Alfred was also stunned when he heard this.
He looked at the two women on the stone platform who were obviously not surrounded, but following Ryan, and his face was surprised.
"Will the power of the gods not prevent the contract from being fulfilled?"
"It can be done in other places, but not in the secret realm of Dragon Valley." The great astrologer Lord Dallion thought for a moment and figured out the cause and effect.
"Then Lord Ryan, although there are four people on his side, they all seem to be injured or their physical strength has not recovered. Can they deal with the three people infected by the void beast?" Tatia asked.
It's not that the combat staff is unprofessional, but the situation of the void beast infecting humans has not happened for thousands of years.
Without data, it is naturally impossible to make judgments and decisions.
"After the void beast infects, the attack will mutate. Generally speaking, the combat power will be improved to a certain extent." Dallion stroked his beard and said.
"Then should we mobilize support immediately?" General Augustus looked at Marshal Alfred and asked.
Ryan's performance has always been excellent, and he is young, and now he is Augustus's favorite.
"Major General Tatia, please contact Ryan immediately and ask his opinion whether he needs support." Alfred thought for a while and said.
"Yes, Marshal."
Tatia immediately picked up the slice and called out,
"Sir Ryan, do you need any support?"
After a few seconds, Ryan replied calmly, "No."
(End of this chapter)
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