Chapter 12 - 13 : Journey to the North (2/2)
Just when he was busy dodging the dragon's claws, a crazy idea struck Arthur, it was a reckless one but he had to gamble on it as there really was no other way to win
He noticed that the demon girl didn't even move from her place even after he shouted at her but he didn't have to question her actions now.
He backed away with a teleportation and created a long dark chain, it was 500meter long black chain, as it floated in the air it seemed like a black snake, Arthur willed it to charge at the dragon and soon it enveloped its legs and tail.
The long chain was pretty effective, using the Dark Magic as a conjuring source, he created this long chain and smoothly managed to restrain the dragon's movements by wrapping it around its crazily swinging tail and its thick legs. He then retrieved Zodiak's cane as every bit of intelligence is needed for the upcoming attack.
Arthur held the cane and raised both his hands and closed his eyes, you couldn't know his eyes were closed because he was a skeleton and it had no eyes but nevertheless, he closed them and began to concentrate.
Soon enough, Dark Magic began to form on top of him but it had a little violet in it , it resembled a miniature black hole as it devoured everything around it, including air and light, the dark-violet energy began to expand little by little while the black chain was restraining the struggling dragon.
A minute had passed and Arthur finally opened his eyes, above him was a gigantic black and violet arrow, it emitted a terrifying pressure to the point of alarming the unyielding dragon.
The arrow's length was 60 meters and you could even see it from a long distance, it seemed to be like a magnet as rocks and dust were being sucked into it, it was pointed at the dragon and was a dozen or so meters from the creature.
The earth dragon, sensing danger, ferociously struggled out of his bind but he just couldn't shake off the chains, since he was a young dragon he still hasn't grown any wings so he wouldn't be able to fly even if he wanted to.
Just when Arthur opened his eyes he heard a notification and a window popped up 'ting'
Congratulations! you have successfully managed to fuse [Void attribute] with [Dark attribute] : any attacks made by mixing [Void] with [Dark] would have 150% increased damage / be aware that attacks requiring the fuse of 2 attributes or more cost a lot more than normal attacks
Congratulations! you have created a new skill(active) : [Hell arrow] : By fusing [void] and [dark] you created a gigantic arrow that can annihilate everything in its way
cost : 3500 mana cooldown time : 10 days.
For creating a skill without relying on any exterior help: 1 skill point
Skill point: They are very rare to obtain and you must have completed certain conditions, you can use skill points to increase the level of any skill by 1
Congratulations! your [void manipulation] mastery have improved!
a lot of notifications came in but Arthur didn't have the time to look through them, he noticed his mana pool being emptied and guessed that it must be because of the arrow, without wasting time he waved his hand and the arrow struck the dragon, for an arrow of that size; its speed was truly god-like as it landed on the dragon chest the second he willed it to strike, in a sense, it was instantaneous.
It did stop for a second before going through the Scales and creating a hole in the dragon's chest, blood flowed out non-stop from the hole and from its terrifying mouth, the ground became dyed red along with the stench of this liquid. The beast crashed on the ground, screaming and howling in pain.
Arthur watched the scene with joy and surprise, he was happy to see his arrow break the defense of the dragon and fatally wound him, he watched the beast fall and scream in pain but didn't feel any pity as it deserved what happened to him because the creature attacked first without any reason. Arthur still didn't know why it ferociously attacked him like that but he didn't care for any enemy who wanted his life he would kill them without hesitation.
minutes passed and finally the screaming ended and the creature died from the serious wound in his chest, Arthur immediately heard notifications ”ting”
level up! level up ! level up ! level up ! ....
Congratulations! you can now use [Necromancy] to spawn a bone earth dragon from the underworld
Cost: 50.000 mana
He leveled up 6 times, and became LVL95 ' the experience from killing a dragon is really generous... '
Arthur noticed that his bones had grown back again, same as new, and his health bar is full as his health regen was sky-high so it only took a short time to get him back to his peak condition, nonetheless, it didn't stop the fact that the last fight was hard and a simple mistake would have led to his miserable death.
Arthur was quite delighted to see he can spawn a dragon but when he saw the cost he immediately gave up on that idea as he barely had one-tenth of the actual cost.
He turned to look at the demon girl and saw her standing not far away with the barrier still surroundings her so he felt reassured but he soon remembered she saw his actual 'body' so he felt fear because his appearance was by no means normal, you could actually say it was terrifying as if he was a reaper or a lich so her being surprised and scared would be a normal reaction.
He saw her staring at him with surprise but there wasn't any tinge of fear in her eyes, actually, she was looking at him curiously and frowning from time to time. He soon put back his robe in a way so that it covers his body completely as usual and walked towards the petite girl.
Arthur felt awkward to talk to her after she has seen his appearance but he still urged himself and said reproachingly
”Why didn't you run when I told you to? Do you even know how dangerous it was? Even if someone like you with a Lv of 44 cannot take a single attack from that dragon!”
Just when he finished speaking, he saw the girl's eyes widen from astonishment so he soon realized he said something he shouldn't have. He was too focused on scolding her that he forgot that not everyone had the appraisal skill like him.
”H-how did you know my lvl is 44.... I never said that.”
The girl spoke softly but with a cautious gaze as she recalled never saying her Lv to him and if he used an appraisal stone on her, she would've known.
He didn't know how to respond so he coughed and splendidly dodged the subject by asking a question in return
”S-sooo, how are you ? Did you get injured from the previous attack?”
Noticing him dodge the question, she no longer persisted as everyone had secrets they didn't want anybody to know about, even she was not an exception. She returned to her usual indifferent and cold expression whilst replying
”I am fine... thank you”
Her voice seemed to change at the end as if containing some concern and gratitude. Arthur hearing her response nodded and headed toward the dragon as it was the time for him to possess it and gain its stats.
He sat on a nearby rock and then exited his skeleton body and jumped to the dragon, his real body was so small that it was not noticeable by a normal person, unless a person had high Dexterity stats and good senses, nobody would be able to see him, not his real 'body' at the very least. In a second, he was inside the dragon's body and the joyous notifications came one after another
You have successfully possessed: Young Earth dragon
you have gained a new skill(passive) : [Earth's aid]: the Earth has given you its help, increased vitality and defense: +1500 vitality / +2000 defense
You have gained a new skill(active) : [medium: Earth magic]: you can now use earth magic to either attack or defend or to bind your enemies.
You have gained a new Stats: Magic defense: similar to the 'defense' stats, this stats increases your resistance towards magic attacks in general
Your stats have improved! please check your status window for more detailed information
TITLE : MEAT GRINDER
Level: 95Class: Void Parasite
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Strength 6041(+2919)Intelligence4821(+1945)
Agility 5247(+667)Wisdom3866(+1456)
Vitality 7315(+4561)Dexterity4261(+2141)
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Health 8013(+5238)Health Regen77.9/s
Mana 6801(+2249)Mana Regen82.7/s
Stamina infiniteStamina Regen????
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Attack: 4691(+1738)Defense:7812(+5220)
Magic defense : 1781
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Elemental resistances
Fire: 25% Water: 25%
Wind: 35% Earth: 45%(+20%)
Light/holy: 50% Darkness: 100%
Arthur was stunned when he saw his status window because his stats rose by an enormous amount, though he didn't get many skills from the dragon he still was amazed especially when he saw his defense, it had become god-like and he guessed that his defense now was many times better than the dragon before it died.
Even without scales he still had a very strong defense , he also noticed the new stats magic defense and it intrigued him a lot as he never got it from any other being he possessed not even Zodiak so he judged that it must be a unique attribute related to dragons but nevertheless he got it and his resistance toward magic is increased which is a huge benefit.
It was a hard fight but the rewards are extraordinary so Arthur didn't regret for a second not running away as he felt more confident in himself when he saw his stats window.
He soon left the dragon's body and headed toward his previous one. In a matter of seconds, he was back again at his skeleton body and felt his bones become harder and more robust.
He could feel them cracking as if transforming and becoming harder in every second, he also got a feeling that with his current strength he could destroy a big boulder with but a finger.
Both of them left the area quickly after, and headed deeper into the forest, they soon found a good spot and lit up some fire and both rested on a small rock.
For Arthur who lost his ability to trust people after what happened to him, he didn't want to lie to people or neither cheats them so he thought that he should explain to the girl why was he able to see his lvl and why was he a skeleton, of course he didn't have to and no one forced him to but if she is going to follow him to the academy he wouldn't want to lie to her about his identity because he lying for him is like deceiving people and he doesn't want to become someone like his ex-wife, and to be honest Arthur can't deny the fact that he trusted her.
He who has forsaken his hope for humanity is trusting someone even if it is a demon, he felt comfort being with her and felt warmth when she didn't leave him alone after he shouted at her to run away, maybe he is overthinking it and she didn't run because of other reasons nevertheless it still touched him and melted some of his icy and cold heart. As the fire was between them, he gazed at this beautiful and alluring girl and began to speak.....