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Chapter 18: Advancement and News
A translucent light screen slowly unfolded.
[You have defeated 【Scorpion-Lion】. Gained 700 experience points]
[You have defeated 【Scorpion-Lion】. Gained 700 experience points]
[Class Level Up to Level 4]
Kai Xiusu couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. In the system of Alerzage, growing stronger was notoriously difficult. Every four levels represented a near-quantum leap for most practitioners—transformative, capable of dramatically amplifying one’s power, especially in the early stages. It was, in essence, a small revolution.
[Choose to increase Sorcerer level]
[You may choose to add 2 points to your ability scores]
After a brief moment of thought, Kai Xiusu directed all his available points into Charisma, further enhancing his Spellcasting Ability.
Early-game attribute points could only be applied to scores below 20. The Red Dragon’s innate Strength was already so high that it couldn’t benefit from additional bonuses.
[Charisma increased to 18]
[You gain a new feat—【Combat Casting】]
【Combat Casting】 (General Feat)
When casting spells or using spell-like abilities while under defense, restrained, or suppressed, you gain a bonus to your concentration checks.
[Due to your Dragon Bloodline, you gain an additional Dragon-specific feat—【Maximized Breath Weapon】]
【Maximized Breath Weapon (Maximize Breath Weapon)】
Once per day, the dragon may unleash its breath weapon at maximum power—three times its normal strength. This requires a 25 to 45 second charge time. The dragon must not have used its breath weapon within the past hour, and the energy expended will prevent another Breath Attack for at least two hours afterward.
[Due to your Dragon Bloodline, you gain another Dragon-specific feat—【Targeted Breath Attack】]
【Targeted Breath Attack (Specific Targeting Breath Attack)】
Once per day, the dragon may choose a precise target for its Breath Attack, instead of dealing area-of-effect damage. It can also designate up to ten individual creatures as targets, firing a series of short, concentrated blasts from its breath weapon.
[Gain an additional 2nd-level Spell—【Phantom Step】 and 【Phantom Force】]
【Phantom Step】
2nd-level Evocation Spell
You are briefly shrouded in silver-white mist and teleport to any visible, unoccupied space within 30 feet.
【Phantom Force】
2nd-level Illusion Spell
You target a creature within your spell range that you can see, and create a hallucination rooted in its mind. The affected target believes the illusion is real—so much so that it may suffer actual damage from it. For instance, a phantom Fire, Acid Pool, or Magma image can burn the target.
[Gain an additional 1st-level Spell—【Sleep Spell】 and 【Shield Spell】]
A cascade of spells now swam in Kai Xiusu’s mind. His Spellcasting Ability had grown stronger, and the manifestation of his will in the real world felt more solid, more present.
Kai Xiusu had no doubt: at this moment, just by sheer spellcasting power, he could outmaneuver the young dragon he’d fought mere moments ago.
For the first time in a while, his Character Sheet unfolded before him.
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【Red Dragon – Kai Xiusu】
Name: Kaios Claudew Noirikexius
Template: Non-Player Character (Server Launch in 9 years, 115 days, 7 hours)
Category: Large Dragon, Lawful Neutral
Race: Young Red Dragon
Armor Class: 22 (Natural Armor, Gilded Scales)
Base Stats:
Strength — 23
Dexterity — 12
Constitution — 20
Intelligence — 12
Wisdom — 12
Charisma — 18
Skill Proficiencies:
Arcana +4, Deception +4, Persuasion +4, Leadership +8, Stealth +6, Perception +8, Hunting +4, Escape +4, Knowledge (Future) +4
Damage Immunity: Fire
Senses: Blindsight 10 ft, Darkvision 60 ft, Passive Perception 16
Languages: Draconic
Actions: Bite, Claw, Tail Strike, Flight, Enhanced Breath Attack (Fire)
Special Abilities:
- Maximized Breath Weapon (Fire)
- Targeted Breath Attack (Fire)
- Golden Shell
- Bloodline Gift
Feats:
Gilded Scales, Maximized Breath Weapon, Targeted Breath Attack, Combat Casting, Exceptional Aura, Fugitive
Combat Gear:
Magic Nullification Talisman, Dexterous Mage’s Movement Ring, Rod of the Scorching One, Communicator of the Dead, Lava Splatter, Blade Resistance Ring, Silent Step Amulet, Owlbeast Perception Mask
Spells:
Daily once — Spell Nullification Barrier, Converse with the Dead, Greased Lightning
Daily twice — Owl’s Insight, Burning Hands
Daily three times — Scorching Beam, Blade Ward
Class Level: Sorcerer 4
Spellcasting Level: 4
Spells:
Cantrips: Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, First Strike, Magical Trickery, Communion
1st-level: Misty Step, Charm Human, Magic Missile, Shield Spell, Thunder Wave, Arcane Bolt
2nd-level: Enhance Attribute, Phantom Step, Phantom Force, Invisibility, Scorching Beam
3rd-level: None yet
Challenge Rating: 11 (7,600 experience points)
Assessment:
"A Red Dragon Sorcerer of exceptional talent, relentlessly pursuing power. Most dragon sorcerers are driven not by wealth or strength, but by an insatiable hunger for mastery over their own inner power—the raw, untamed force within their blood. They risk everything, seeking forbidden knowledge, touching the most primal, untouched truths of existence."
"Once Challenge Rating surpasses ten, a unique title is granted. So… does that make me a little boss?" Kai Xiusu mused silently.
But he knew: there was still so much to grow.
Rumors whispered that in his previous life, Kai Xiusu had sealed a pact with demons. His body had been encased in thick, dark red armor, his eyes blazing with the endless, infernal fire of vengeance.
In just ten short years, his Challenge Rating had soared past twenty—earning him the title of World Boss, Player Killer, and Newbie Nightmare. Countless players had fallen beneath his claws.
But the Kai Xiusu before him now, though far stronger than before, was still leagues away from that terrifying power.
"Where is the so-called ‘Demon of the Mountains’?"
"Deep within the Anstica Mountains?"
"Or in the frozen peaks of Karba Mountains to the north?"
He didn’t know. And more importantly, he wasn’t ready to go searching yet.
He felt his power wasn’t sufficient—especially when it came to the Deep Abyss Demons. He knew their nature well.
From Version 1.0 to 4.0, from the Anzeta Demon Tide to the Dark Moon Cataclysm—every major questline had been tied to their invasion.
They were pure Chaotic Evil—amoral, unpredictable, driven only by destruction. In some scholarly legends, they were said to be manifestations of the Multiverse’s Chaos Consciousness itself.
One moment, they might share wine with you, laughing like old friends. The next, they’d slice you into pieces and serve you as a snack.
Compared to them, even the devils of Hell seemed almost kind.
So Kai Xiusu had no doubt: the past version of himself must have paid a price beyond imagination.
"Still… I’ll have to face it eventually."
"Even if it’s a demon… I’ll tear a piece of it off."
He spoke aloud, his voice low and resolute.
With that, he leapt from the cliff’s edge, soaring into the sky.
The nest of the Scorpion-Lion still burned—though the flames had begun to dwindle. The massive structure, once proud and imposing, was now a charred skeleton. Among the blackened wreckage, only twisted fragments remained—impossible to tell whether they were from the beast itself or the countless innocent victims it had consumed.
(End of Chapter)
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