Chapter 380: Crushing Defeat

Chapter 380: Crushing Defeat

Rain's two statements came out in quick succession.

At that moment, the venomous dragon, diving down towards Rain, spewed out a massive amount of black, foul-smelling poison.

"Sizzle!"

The poison rained down like a torrential shower, covering an area of several dozen square meters with Rain at its center.

"Be careful!" Claire's face turned pale as she shouted.

She had a vague idea of what was happening.

If their new captain, Rain, died here, it was highly likely that she and Beyonce would also be silenced.

Langor and Fry, who were keeping watch in the distance, quickly rushed towards the King of Assassins from the Black Blade Organization, intending to stop him.

Although Rain was strong, they didn't believe he could withstand the simultaneous assault from the venomous dragon and the assassin.

However, their strength was no match for the assassin.

Mia and Chandler, on the other hand, watched the venomous dragon's poison spray with a smile.

They knew that the poison spray was just the beginning. The venomous dragon's next move would be a close-quarters attack—the Wing Dive Kill!

Even if Rain could barely withstand or dodge the venomous dragon's attack, they thought he wouldn't be able to escape the King of Assassins while off-balance.

At this moment, they realized the assassin's origin from his black attire and weapon—the King of Assassins from the Black Blade Organization. Their confidence in this ambush grew.

But before they could finish their thoughts, Rain acted swiftly.

"Metal Transformation Spell!"

"Cutting Net!"

"Sharpness Spell!"

"Wizardry Strike: Multi-Cut Net!"

"Swish!"

Three bright silver nets emerged from below the venomous dragon's diving angle, making contact with the incoming poison and emitting a sizzling corrosion sound.

Although the poison's corrosive power was strong, there were three nets in total. After one net was instantly corroded, the remaining nets and the dragon's claws clashed, creating an ear-piercing sound.

Rain's Wizardry Strike, 'Multi-Cut Net', enhanced by the Advanced Steel Heart Meditation, was significantly more powerful, but against the legendary venomous dragon, it was still insufficient.

"Pfft!"

The venomous dragon, with its sharp claws, tore through the nets that had come its way.

But the next second, its eyes narrowed.

A pitch-black knight's spear appeared, moving at an astonishing speed towards the dragon's head. It was Rain, seizing the opportunity, executing the Supreme Art 'Armor-Breaking Strike'!

"Roar!!!"

The venomous dragon hurriedly retracted its head and flapped its wings, trying to stop its diving attack.

However, the momentum of its dive was too great to halt in a short time.

It could pull its head back, but its neck, close to the chest cavity, couldn't be retracted.

The spear transformed into a hook, directly hooking the dragon's slender neck and pulling it downwards!

"Boom!"

The venomous dragon was pulled to the ground even faster, and dust rose in clouds.

At this moment, the King of Assassins, who had been waiting for the right moment to strike, found himself next to Rain. In his perception, this should be the perfect time to attack Rain, who was now obscured by the dust.

The dust didn't affect him; he had already memorized Rain's position.

The dust, instead, provided the perfect cover for his attack.

The curved blade in his hand glowed with a bright light, vibrating intensely.

A buzzing sound filled the air.

The speed of this strike was lightning-fast, like a thunderbolt! It was his thousand-forged Supreme Art 'Death-Dealing Strike', combining swinging, vibrating, and various other forces, augmented by his powerful primal energy and willpower.

If the enemy blocked, his specially crafted curved blade could pierce through with the effectiveness of a dagger.

If the enemy dodged, he was confident that his vibrating blade would immediately strike down or sweep across, faster than the opponent's hasty defense.

But in an instant, he felt the sky darken as a massive object, like a mountain, tore through the air, descending upon his head.

This both surprised and enraged him. He was confident in piercing his specially crafted curved blade into the target's body, but he knew that this falling object, like a meteor, would crush him to death.

So, he quickly rolled to the side, dodging the attack.

But this ruined his well-prepared killer move.

"Boom!"

As the ground shook, the King of Assassins emerged from the billowing dust, his curved blade still in hand.

"Did the assassination succeed at the same rate?" Mia's eyes lit up with joy.

Chandler had the same thought flash through his mind, his face filled with delight.

Claire and Beyonce, however, had their faces turn pale.

They felt like they had inadvertently become entangled in some kind of power struggle. If Rain truly died, they feared they would also be eliminated.

But at this moment, the King of Assassins was suddenly encased in a square metal cage.

Three silver nets burst out of the dust, rapidly cutting towards the King of Assassins.

"Clang!"

The King of Assassins slashed, severing a fence post as thick as a bowl, and with a boneless flexibility, slid out through the broken fence.

But he didn't expect to see the dense silver cutting nets before him.

"What!" The King of Assassins' eyes widened in shock.

"Pfft!"

The King of Assassins, still in the posture of twisting his body to escape the cage, froze.

"Consecutive spells? How could it be so fast!"

This was his final thought.

It was no wonder he couldn't understand. He broke free from the metal cage in just 0.2 seconds, acting swiftly.

But in this short time, Rain's subsequent spell had caught up.

"Patter!"

The King of Assassins' cold and astonished face suddenly showed many net-like bloodstains, and the next second, his entire body shattered into small blocks, falling to the ground.

He had become a pile of broken flesh, almost the same size as the metal blocks of the cage.

This scene made Mia and Chandler's eyelids twitch.

Chandler couldn't understand how Rain had cast such a spell.

Mia, the Mithril Rank Swordmaster, paled as soon as she understood what was happening!

She muttered, "How could it be this fast!"

"How could the casting speed be this fast!"

"That was definitely some kind of metal-based wizardry strike, it was too powerful!"

"But how could the Metal Cage, a Second-Rank Spell, also be cast so quickly?!"

"Roar!!!"

At that moment, the roar of the Venom Dragon echoed through the sky, mixed with the sounds of intense combat and air being ripped apart.

"Right! There's still the Venom Dragon; its venom could kill him too." Chandler seemed to have grasped a lifeline, his face turning red as he shouted excitedly.

But Mia wasn't so optimistic.

She could sense that the Venom Dragon's roar, besides anger, carried a hint of fear.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the center of the gradually quieting dust cloud.

In a daze, she thought she saw a blurry, giant figure flash through the dust.

As the dust settled back to the ground, Mia's eyes suddenly widened!

There, the Venom Dragon lay helplessly in a pool of blood, its fatal wound being a completely severed neck.

Though its body still twitched occasionally, everyone knew that such a decapitating injury was fatal.

Rain looked rather ‘bedraggled,’ wearing only a leather loincloth, his body covered in blood, and his wizard robe torn to shreds.

Of course, Rain wasn't wearing a ‘Concealing Robe’; it was just an ordinary white wizard robe. After all, there was no need for stealth when killing a Venom Dragon.

At this moment, a smile of satisfaction appeared on Rain's lips.

Just then, a system notification flooded his vision:

【Ding! Detected host subjected to the blood baptism of a Venom Dragon, found partial absorbable dragon genetic fragments. Absorb? Yes/No】

(Note: Absorbing these dragon genetic fragments will increase the host's Dragon Bloodline concentration.)



Without hesitation, Rain chose "Yes!"

【Congratulations! Under the enhancement of your bloodline, you have unlocked the Third Form of the Mutated Dragon Human (Dragon Human King Form)!】

【Mutated Dragon Human Third Form (Dragon Human King Form): Upon activation, the body will grow larger based on the Second Form, develop flesh wings, become immune to mid-level toxins and diseases, and be immune to magical damage below 80 degrees.】

(Note: Duration is positively correlated with bloodline concentration and physical condition.)



Rain noticed that although his bloodline concentration had increased, it wasn't enough to reach the next level, still showing as ‘concentrated’ without any change.

However, he had unlocked a new form.

Just by the name, ‘Dragon Human King Form’ was clearly more powerful than the ‘Dragon Human General Form.’

The system's description confirmed this.

The Venom Dragon's strength reached the peak of the Legendary realm. To take it down quickly, Rain had transformed into the Second Form—Dragon Human General Form—within the dust cloud.

Using the First Tier Magic immunity and superior poison resistance of the Second Form, he quickly killed it.

As for the Legendary-level ‘assassin,’ after dodging a claw strike, he was taken down by Rain's ‘Metal Cage’ combined with the wizardry strike ‘Multi-Cut Net.’

At this moment, Rain's gaze focused on Mia and the already trembling Chandler.

Clearly, though Chandler was male, his strength was weaker, and his mental state couldn't compare to Mia's.

"How can your strength be so powerful? The Venom Dragon's venom is ineffective against you!"

Chandler's handsome face was now distorted, his eyes bulging, and his fingers trembling as he pointed at Rain, shouting almost madly.

It seemed he couldn't accept the outcome before him.

But the next second, he seemed to remember something.

He quickly turned to flee.

"If I were you, I'd stay put." Rain's voice came from behind him, like a chilling wind across his back.

This made Chandler's fleeing steps stagger for a moment.

However, he ran even faster, hurriedly pulling out a scroll glowing with spell aura from his pocket, as if to tear it open.

But the next second, he collided with something hard.

Chandler then realized he was trapped in a metal cage, just like the King of Assassins.

Would he also be cut into pieces by that terrifying metal net?!

His mind suddenly collapsed!

"Don't kill me! I am the second son of Marquis Ulrich, please, spare me, Rain!"

"It was Greenwood, all Greenwood's idea, I was forced into it!"

Chandler wept and sobbed, kneeling on the ground to beg for mercy.

Mia, on the other hand, though her face was pale, didn't run. Her trembling body betrayed her fear, which she couldn't hide.

"That's Mia, right? Why didn't you run?" Rain thought about the name of his new teammate and asked curiously.

"Would running help? I don't think I'm faster than the King of Assassins from the Black Blade Organization."

Black Blade Organization?

King of Assassins?

Rain heard two unfamiliar terms.

But that wasn't the main issue at the moment.

"I'm thinking of what might move Lord Rain to spare my life." Mia said seriously.

"Have you thought of anything?" Rain raised an eyebrow, showing interest.

"No... because I found that at Lord Rain's level, I have many chips, but none can move Lord Rain."

"Do you want to live?"

"Of course."

"Then point out Greenwood. Is there a problem?" Rain smiled.

"That... fine!" Mia showed a bitter expression, nodded, and agreed.

Mia had thought about many things, including Greenwood's retaliation and the reaction of the Drakum Family, but the issue was, she was sure that saying no would mean certain death.

"Bitch!"

Greenwood appeared with a grim face, accompanied by a towering and muscular man, the Legendary powerhouse Gregor the Brenthons.

"Lord Greg, this one is yours!"

Seeing Rain covered in blood and the Venom Dragon's corpse nearby, Greenwood believed the other was seriously injured.

But he hadn't expected Rain to actually have the capability to kill a Venom Dragon.

Fortunately, he had a backup plan for such emergencies.

He summoned one of the family advisors, the formidable Lord Greg.

"Leave it to me!"

With that, the towering Lord Greg, clad only in simple leather armor, strode towards Rain with a giant spiked mace on his back. According to legends, he possessed the bloodline of a giant.

"Greenwood, save me! I didn't betray you!" Chandler cried out, his tears of pain instantly turning to joy at the sight of Greenwood.

Claire and the others were still in awe of Rain's formidable strength, but they couldn't help but marvel at the sudden twist of events.

The mastermind had revealed himself.

"Brenthon, Greg, what a familiar name," Beyonce said, her eyes widening in realization. "He's the legendary 'Corpse Splitter'!"

"Is he really that powerful?" Claire asked.

"Yes, he's said to have the bloodline of a rock giant. When he unleashes his innate ability, his strength increases, and his defensive capabilities skyrocket. His skin and muscles are as tough as granite."

"You could say he's the most formidable legend in close combat. Even though Rain is a rare metal-type wizard..."

Beyonce didn't finish her sentence, but Claire understood her companion's meaning. Her heart sank with worry.

Suddenly, the ground beneath them shook with each heavy step Greg took, as if a giant drum was being struck.

"Boulder Body!"

Facing someone capable of slaying a venom dragon, Greg knew better than to underestimate Rain. He immediately activated his innate ability, 'Boulder Body', which was awakened from his giant bloodline.

His muscles bulged and swelled, and his height shot up from around three meters to a towering five meters.

An overwhelming sense of oppression filled the entire arena.

Rain couldn't help but smile as he watched Greg charge at him like a primeval giant beast.

"Metal Cage!"

Rain raised his hand and cast a second-rank spell, Metal Cage, at his opponent.

"Boom!"

Greg, like an enraged rhino, slammed into the suddenly appearing metal cage, bending and twisting the thick metal bars with each impact.

But as he charged again, breaking free of the cage, three silver giant nets descended upon him.

"Shocking Giant Hammer!"

Greg raised his spiked mace high and brought it down upon the incoming wizardry strike, the 'Multi-Cut Net'.

"Shhhhh!"

The three metal nets were simultaneously smashed, leaving only sparks as they scraped against Greg's massive body, barely scratching the surface.

"Hmm, that's quite a defense!" Rain's eyes lit up.

It seemed that even if the opponent took this wizardry strike head-on, they would only suffer minor injuries.

In other words, Rain realized that spells alone might not be enough to defeat Greg.

Greenwood, witnessing this, couldn't help but smile.

He was well aware of his advisor's strength; before activating his battle form, Greg was a late-stage legend, but once he unleashed his battle form, he was on par with a peak legend.

Greenwood couldn't believe that Rain, after his grueling battle with the venom dragon, still had the strength to face Greg at his full power.

But the next moment, his eyes bulged like water balloons, and he stared at the scene in the arena with a look of horror.

The same expression was mirrored on the faces of the others. Rain, in the arena, had transformed, his muscles bulging and his skin turning dark gray, covered in dragon scales. Two spikes erupted from the sides of his shoulder blades, and a pair of wings sprouted, along with a thick, powerful tail.

Three curved horns protruded from his head, and his entire body had grown significantly larger than his previous Dragon Human General Form, now standing at least thirteen meters tall.

This was the third form—the Dragon Human King Form.

It was as if Rain had broken free of some deep-seated restraint, and a surging power coursed through his body.

Rain glanced down at his transformed self, understanding dawning in his eyes.

Greg's eyes widened in shock as he witnessed this transformation. He hadn't expected Rain to have such a power.

Moreover, Rain's aura was even stronger than his own.

Suddenly, Rain flapped his wings, and his massive form appeared in front of Greg.

The five-meter-tall Greg, with muscles like carved rock, now looked like a child holding a small wooden mallet, attempting to strike down an adult man.

"Bang!"

Rain's massive dragon claws grabbed the spiked mace, and with a single pull, the mace was torn from Greg's hands and flung aside.

Rain's sharp claws then clamped down on Greg's powerful arms, and with a mighty tear—

"Rumble!"

The five-meter-tall Greg, even with his Boulder Body active, was torn in half. Blood and organs splattered everywhere.

The legend known for his prowess in close combat, the invincible Boulder Body, the impenetrable defense—all were shredded like paper before Rain's Dragon Human King Form.

Greenwood was stunned, and the others were frozen in shock. Mia finally understood how the venom dragon had met its end. Engaging Rain in close combat was a death wish.

Chandler, meanwhile, was like a duck with its neck wrung, his mouth opening and closing, but no sound coming out.

The next moment, a pale-faced Greenwood turned and fled.

His heart sank into an abyss. How could this be possible?

How could this be?

"Thud!" Greenwood collided with something hard. He turned to see that he was trapped in a metal cage.

Behind him, the heavy footsteps of 'thud, thud, thud' drew closer, sending shivers down his spine.

Greenwood, like a puppet, stiffly turned his head to look up at Rain in his Dragon Human King Form, his face contorted with rage. He forced a smile and said, "Lord Rain, this is all a misunderstanding..."

(End of Chapter)

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