Chapter 317: Special Baptism

Chapter 317: Special Baptism



[Ding! Detecting host's exposure to the egg liquid of the Three-Tailed Sea Dragon, with a small amount of absorbable dragon gene fragments. Absorb?]



(Note: Absorbing these dragon gene fragments can slightly enhance the host's Dragon Bloodline concentration limit.)

The sea dragon egg, sealed away for so long, required an extremely high-quality offering for a perfect hatching, and it had to be a living creature.

Due to the secrecy of Sereniss' mission and the fact that the cave was currently in a human-occupied area, it was impossible to hunt for large beasts as offerings.

Thus, Sereniss sent people to the distant Sunken Ship Bay to summon the few remaining Sirens.

This was the only solution she could think of after much deliberation.

Silently eliminating the elite human squads that came to investigate, she accumulated fresh and high-quality offerings for the ritual by luring multiple human squads.

Sereniss was confident that by the time the humans realized what was happening, the awakening ritual would be complete, and she would have successfully hatched the sea dragon and departed.

But to her dismay, everything fell apart at the last moment!

"Damn you! Die!"

Sereniss clenched her teeth, enduring a splitting headache, and rushed towards Rain with a furious expression, moving like a snake.

She was determined to kill this bastard!

Hearing Rain's warning, the others quickly retreated.

From the aura exuded by the Six-Armed Naga, it was clear that she was a legendary-level powerhouse! The palpable pressure was undeniable.

Neor and his team understood that their intervention would only result in unnecessary casualties without significantly impacting the situation.

But in the next moment, they were stunned!

They couldn't believe their captain's recklessness, directly engaging the opponent in a head-on collision at the start. For a moment, their hearts were in their throats.

Soon after, they breathed a sigh of relief. Although their captain was injured, his wounds seemed much less severe than the opponent's.

However, upon seeing Rain's ribs gushing blood, Anna's face turned pale. Without hesitation, she began to chant a spell.

After a few seconds, small green leaves emitting a faint green glow appeared before Anna. These glowing leaves gathered together, forming a swirling green serpent that rushed towards Rain's injured position.\n\nThis was one of the few first-rank Nature School Magic spells Anna had mastered—'Healing Touch'.\n\nAs Rain stood up, the green serpent coiled around him, and the glowing leaves attached themselves to his wounded ribs.\n\nInstantly, Rain felt a cool and tingling sensation at the wound, which quickly stopped the bleeding and visibly accelerated the healing process.\n\nBut Rain wasn't happy at all, as Anna's use of the healing spell might cause the Six-Armed Naga to turn her attention to Anna instead.\n\nIn other words, Anna's action was extremely risky!\n\nHowever, soon enough, the Six-Armed Naga didn't pay any attention to Anna, who had healed Rain. Instead, with eyes burning with rage, she stared at Rain, rushing towards him relentlessly!\n\nMeanwhile, at the entrance of the Sealed Gateway, Angus stood guard with his sword and shield, shouting a warning, "Be careful, everyone! Those Blood Curse Nagas are rushing towards us."\n\nAngus had keenly sensed that the Six-Armed Naga's scream, or perhaps some kind of summoning, had alerted the Blood Curse Nagas in the underground tunnels, who were now rushing towards them.\n\n"Let's hold this position and keep these guys out to ease the pressure on our captain," Angus shouted.\n\nThe others nodded, quickly assuming their combat positions and casting spells according to their pre-arranged tactics. All except Rain, who had undergone squad training, were ready for battle.\n\nHowever, if Rain had known the situation, he would have allowed ten Blood Curse Nagas to enter.\n\nWhy?\n\nIt was to gather tenfold soul energy, facilitating the use of Soul Fragment Impact once again!\n\nOn the left side of Rain's current position, several dozen meters away, in the dimly lit cave wall, there were over ten open-mouthed bags woven from a certain type of water grass, each containing a human-shaped figure. The most nauseating sight was the grey, scorpion-like, yet soft and octopus-like small creatures perched on their faces, with their tail cavities aimed at the captives' noses, occasionally spraying a yellowish-green gas.\n\nThese gases seemed to induce hallucinations or sleep, and upon closer inspection, it was evident that the captives' eyes were tightly shut, but their eyeballs were rapidly moving beneath their eyelids.\n\nAs the Six-Armed Naga rushed towards Rain, he instinctively tried to dodge to the side, but immediately, he felt something strange with his feet. Looking down, he saw two transparent streams of water coiling around his legs.\n\n

The one who cast 'Water Stream Entanglement' was none other than Sereniss.

Sereniss suddenly stopped, and at the same time, the uppermost arm quickly aimed a small fishbone bow at Rain.

The level 3 danger perception immediately set off a frantic alarm for Rain.

Rain had no idea that the opponent's attack was going to be extremely powerful.

Although Rain stomped hard, breaking free from the restraints, this momentary hesitation gave the opponent an opportunity.

Dodging was already too late, so Rain made a split-second decision, instantly transforming the tempered electrum into a three-sided kite-shaped shield, blocking it in front of him.

"Bang!!!

The center of the three-sided kite-shaped shield made of tempered electrum suddenly had a bowl-sized irregular cavity, but as the arrow approached Rain's chest, it was blocked by Rain's raised hand, stopping right in front of his body.

And the fishbone arrow, emitting a blue spell glow, continued to spin in Rain's raised left palm!

It was as if a drill was trying to bore into Rain's palm, emitting a sizzling friction sound with sparks flying everywhere!

At that moment, a sharp piercing sound echoed through the cave! No wonder the arrow's power was so great, its speed far exceeding the speed of sound.

Initially, Rain had assessed that even after being weakened by the triple shield, the arrow's power remained formidable. He had prepared himself for an injured or even pierced palm, but to his surprise, amidst the sparks, his hand remained unscathed.

The pain wasn't even that intense, just a slight sting.

This was completely unexpected, but soon, a realization dawned on him.

Obviously, this was the new description of his bloodline concentration enhancement mentioned earlier - 'a moderate increase in the power of Steel Body'.

At this moment, judging by his defensive capabilities, the 'Advanced Steel Body' combined with the moderate boost from the Dragon Bloodline might have reached the level of a top-tier Steel Body, or at least very close to it.

Sereniss was astonished to see that Rain had perfectly blocked her aimed shot, which surpassed a second-rank wizard spell, with just a seemingly first-rank talent spell. She couldn't help but feel surprised! At this moment, she was still troubled by the soul-tearing pain, so she couldn't think tactically.

She only wanted to attack, to kill the bastard in front of her!

Her arm holding the short staff waved rapidly, and the next second, two puddles of green water suddenly appeared on the ground.

The green water was about a meter in diameter, circular, and its surface reflected light like a mirror.

These two puddles of green water seemed to connect to another world.

In the blink of an eye, two green, thick arms made of water streams emerged from them, followed by a three-meter-tall, round, pure green water stream monster that popped out of the two puddles.

Neor blocked the charge of the male Blood Curse Naga while keeping an eye on Rain and the Six-Armed Naga on the main battlefield. When Neor saw these two summoned elemental creatures, his pupils constricted, and he immediately shouted to Rain: "Captain, be careful! These are poison water elements as powerful as liquefied elements!"

"Their sprayed poison springs have strong corrosive and toxic properties!"

As soon as Neor finished speaking, the poison water element seemed to verify his words, immediately spraying a high-pressure jet of green, foul-smelling liquid towards Rain.

In an instant, the poison water shot forth!

But the next second, most of the poison water curled back, while some of it splashed onto the surroundings.

It turned out that a silver-white kite-shaped shield had suddenly appeared in front of Rain.

This shield was made of demonized silver, a metal with extremely high resistance, and was instantly transformed.

The demonized silver shield blocked the poison water a meter in front of Rain, while a small amount of poison splashed onto Rain's secret silver plate armor, emitting a corrosive hissing sound.

Because the force of the poison spray was so great, when Rain blocked it, the splashed poison covered a wide area.

A lot of the poison water splashed onto the missing swordsmen's squad members, who were trapped several dozen meters away.

The face-hugging bug-like creatures that had covered their faces were hit by the poison water and squealed, immediately scurrying away, revealing faces with tightly closed eyes.

These people were naturally the missing members of the Swordsmen's Squad.

Among them was Rain's familiar Stonewall Squad members, Bartista and Remir.

Since the face-hugging bug-like creatures had left, the intense fighting sounds soon woke everyone up! Especially Remir, a full wizard, who was the first to awaken.

When he clearly saw the familiar figure fighting the Six-Armed Naga, he was overjoyed, his eyes widening in surprise!

Remir excitedly shouted to the people on both sides: "Wake up! Captain Rain has come to rescue us!"

"Captain, it's Captain Rain!"

Bartista heard Remir's shout and forced his swollen eyelids open, glancing at the direction of the commotion. A hint of joy appeared on his face.

(End of Chapter)"His condition is terrible right now," the narrator observes, noting the multiple wounds on his head, with flesh torn and severe injuries.

To the right of Remir, there are seven or eight people with weaker auras, presumably the missing Silver Rank Squad.

Among them, a young man with a spirited demeanor looks curiously at Rain and asks, "Lord Remir, is this Lord Rain?"

"Indeed!"

"I knew that the Diamond Rank Swordsman in charge of Rosby County and Mayorst City, the one nicknamed 'Masterstrike Hammer of Meister,' is Lord Rain, a new Swordsman. I never expected him to be so young! He doesn't even look twenty." This young man is Farom, the leader of the Silver Rank Squad 'Broken Blade.' He had heard of Rain but had never met him.

After all, Rain's rise from a Swordsman to a Diamond Rank Swordsman in less than three months is astonishingly fast.

This is why most of the Silver Rank Squad members are less familiar with Rain compared to their knowledge of Bartista and Remir.

"Yes, Lord Remir, is Lord Rain capable of defeating this Six-Armed Naga at such a young age?" another person asks.

"This guy is much stronger than the 'Tide Piercer' Rulagatz!"

Hearing the doubts of the two, Remir hesitates, unsure how to respond. He himself doesn't know how Rain got in. If Rain had used some Wizardry to bypass the 'Tide Piercer' Rulagatz and come here directly, the situation would be dire. Lord Rain would face the onslaught of two powerful opponents.

But if Lord Rain had defeated the 'Tide Piercer' Rulagatz and then arrived here, the situation would be different.

Remir glances at Bartista, his team leader, who is in a terrible state, having been attacked by the 'Tide Piercer' Rulagatz. The latter's signature move, the 'Tide Piercer,' is incredibly powerful, and Bartista, under the influence of a potion, has most of his bones shattered!

Taking advantage of the moment when the 'Tide Piercer' Rulagatz's vision is obscured by a sea of poison, Rain, wearing his plate armor combat boots, takes a heavy step forward! Instantly, the water surrounding his legs explodes, and the ground cracks like a spider web.

Rain dashes forward, leaving a silver line as he charges towards the Six-Armed Naga.

Sereniss smirks, raising her fishbone bow to aim once more, but Rain suddenly shifts, leaving an afterimage in his original position, while his true self appears beside a poison water elemental.

With a swift motion, Rain's great mace traces a black arc and smashes into the unsuspecting poison water elemental.

A loud "Bang!" echoes as the poison water elemental is hit as if by a massive bomb.

Instantly, the green poison water that constitutes its body surges like a tsunami towards the Six-Armed Naga.

The onslaught of poison water makes it impossible for Sereniss to aim with her fishbone bow.

Simultaneously, the poison water hits her protective Wizardry, emitting a sizzling sound of corrosion.

The second poison water elemental follows suit, and just like the first, it is blasted by Rain's sudden 'Annihilation Hammer.'

Rain's two counterattacks leave the onlookers in awe. "Impressive! Lord Rain used the defeated poison water elemental to weaken the opponent's Wizardry defense, intending to strike at the Naga's main body," Bartista instantly understands Rain's strategy.

Indeed, Rain, wielding his great mace, follows the poison water and engages the Six-Armed Naga in close combat. "Clang, clang, clang!"

Both combatants move with incredible speed.

Rain's agility comes from his Shadow Step, while the Naga's speed is attributed to its six arms.

The middle pair of arms wields two short swords with incredible speed, while the top pair holds a fishbone bow and arrow, occasionally striking at Rain with overhead or downward strikes.

Fortunately, Rain's Wizardry 'Metal Barrier' forms a kite-shaped shield, blocking the attacks from above.

Despite the Naga's six arms, Rain's three shields hovering around his body and his agile positioning with Phantom Step allow him to hold his ground.

"Not good! Lord Rain is in danger!"

"The continuous use of Secret Techniques greatly depletes his stamina, and as an ancient race, the Naga's stamina far surpasses that of humans. At this rate, Lord Rain's stamina will surely wane."

Farom, who has witnessed Rain's stamina, speaks up.

Finally, Remir explains, "Farom, you might not know this, but Lord Rain is not only a Warhammer Specialist but also a Stamina Specialist."

"Stamina Specialist?" Farom's face is filled with confusion.

But even with such long arms, can they compare to the length of the Six-Armed Naga?

(End)

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