Chapter 737: Equipment Advantage
Chapter 737: Equipment Advantage
Lindsey and Alice's figures leaped down from the sky.
The scorching gale howled past their ears, and the temperature quickly rose to a point where one could be cooked alive.
Below, the dragonbeast's figure also loomed closer in their line of sight.
As it continuously created elemental creatures of fire and drove them to attack the archipelago, the dragonbeast's body was no longer surrounded by the sun-like flames as when it first charged.
This made it easier for Lindsey and Alice to approach.
"Roar—"
The dragonbeast below let out a low growl.
Its attention remained focused on the floating island group before it, driving all its power into the elemental flames for the attack.
The dragonbeast did not fail to notice Lindsey and Alice's approach.
But it didn't care in the slightest.
Unlike frail humans, its body was covered in sturdy scales, and its surface temperature was lethally hot enough to melt iron. With the robust physique of a Seventh Stage beast, this was the most natural and hopeless defense.
So, in the eyes of this colossal beast, Lindsey and Alice, who had not yet reached the Seventh Stage, were ultimately just ants.
They might as well be dead, jumping from the sky. All it had to do was dodge, and they would fall into the void below, bidding farewell to the world.
Even if they hovered in place without moving.
Protected by the sturdy dragon scales, it wasn't worried about these two messing with it.
Being burned to death by the terrifying heat or jumping to their deaths was their fate.
"Sanction. Trial. Sentence."
"Sinner, your brutal reign ends here. With each step, I march to the beat of victory; this sword will also reveal your end."
The voice of the Righteous One girl echoed from the sky.
Her words were not loud, but they were unexpectedly steady and filled the hearts of those who heard them.
The dragonbeast's fiery glow entered their eyes.
Alice's golden hair instantly dried, but she didn't mind; she only accelerated her descent in the high temperature, guarding her body with her will.
Her arms and body also pressed down on her weapon, stabbing towards the approaching dragon's neck.
Click-clack—
Under the sword blade, the dragon's scales made a grating sound, like countless building blocks colliding randomly.
Before the Righteous One's white steel sword.
The dragonbeast's armor and essence defense were almost useless, as the status of the Sixth Stage and Seventh Stage seemed reversed.
From its neck to its chest, the scales on its body were directly pulled down by the girl, leaving a bloody gash.
"Roar—"
The dragonbeast's mournful cry twisted and deformed.
Living in the Dust Path World, it could naturally distinguish the skills of the Righteous One.
But in the girl's sword, there was a strange and solemn will.
Its scales, which should have ignored all powers below the Seventh Stage, crumbled under this will.
What...was this thing? For a moment, the dragonbeast's heart was in turmoil.
It violently shook its neck in the air, and Alice's body flew backward, like a piece of paper blown by the wind.
Clang—
In mid-air, a massive red fire ring appeared around the dragonbeast.
The blazing flames on the fire ring quickly condensed, forming a light ring that expanded to a diameter of hundreds of meters before contracting inward.
"Roar!"
The dragonbeast roared angrily.
At the center of the light ring, every scale on its body began to glow.
An unimaginable amount of essence gathered under the guidance of the beast's instincts, transforming through the scales into countless red lines, bursting forth in the brightest beam form.
This is the Dragonbeast's all-out counterattack in response to the stress it is under.
The floating island before it is about to be riddled with holes as the power erupts.
Alice, who has just been thrown into the air, has nowhere to exert force and will inevitably be pierced by one of the beams.
But just at that moment, the Dragonbeast's second catastrophe arrives.
Following Alice's rapid fall, there is the even less noticeable Lindsey, whose Essence manifestation is only at the fifth stage.
In an instant, a yellowish-brown jar flashes in Lindsey's hand.
He slams it down from mid-air, and the jar smashes straight into the Dragonbeast's face.
Crack!
Golden, sweet liquor splashes into the air.
But more of the golden liquid clings to the Dragonbeast's lips and nostrils, allowing the pure, sweet flavor to seep into the beast's body.
The Dragonbeast, which was just about to kill the insignificant ant, is now filled with infinite greed and intoxication.
Drink: Dragon Honey Wine
A specially crafted mead, the golden liquid exudes an enticing aroma and a deliciously sweet taste. This wine has a powerful allure and intoxicating effect on dragon-kind.
Whether a sommelier or a dragon slayer, they would be delighted to receive such a gift.
This is the reward Lindsey received when he killed the Black Mountain Dragonbeast.
Aside from its pure flavor, its only and most powerful effect is the allure and intoxication it has on dragon-kind.
Even in its state of rage and pain, the Dragonbeast retaliates.
At this moment, with Dragon Honey Wine on its face, it can't help but pause, sticking out its tongue to lick the liquid near its mouth.
"So fragrant..."
Confusion flows through its crimson serpentine eyes.
The Seventh Stage Life Essence reminds the Dragonbeast that it must not succumb to the wine, as the real enemies are right in front of it.
But in that fleeting moment, Lindsey's figure descends towards the beast.
Protected by Flame Engravings, Lindsey is unaffected by the high temperatures of the Dragonbeast's body, or rather, he is immune to it.
He grabs a hold of the Dragonbeast's scales and slides down its body, following the trail of wounds.
Stopping at the upper chest, where Alice had breached its armor.
Lindsey grips the edge of the wound, and a purple-glowing blade extends from his hand, thrusting forward.
Sizzle—
The blade pierces the beast instantly.
Then, with a twist of his wrist, Lindsey severs the connection of the scales, even pocketing the severed piece into his sack.
"It's leaking."
Before Lindsey's eyes, the Dragonbeast's muscles twitch uncontrollably.
The perfect Seventh Stage creature has no weak points like the inverse scales.
However, biologically, its heart and vital organs remain in the same place. Lindsey is currently positioned right above the Dragonbeast's heart.
"Roar!"
The Dragonbeast's consciousness is awakened by the intense pain in its chest.
It lets out a thunderous roar, but before the sound reaches Lindsey's ears, time around him slows.
Lindsey enters Concentration Mode, and his right hand's blade disappears, replaced by a strangely shaped black arrow.
Arrow: Dragon Hunter Black Arrow
A special arrow crafted to hunt legendary beasts. It possesses the ability to pierce through most biological armor. Once it strikes the vital spot of a legendary beast, it inflicts an instant death effect.
Achievement Item, Value Unknown.
(End of Chapter)
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