Death of a Dragon (Part Two)

A series of angry roars echoed.

The White Dragon's furious roar couldn't conceal the fact that its wounds were multiplying. Although the seemingly towering Earth Elemental was minuscule in comparison, this resilient Elemental Life still withstood three of its attacks head-on. In just these three opportunities to withstand the dragon's claw strikes, Soren inflicted three more wounds on the White Dragon's abdomen, lower back, and spine. Meanwhile, nearby Elite Pirate seized the opportunity to strike it several times. These pirates all possessed a class level of five or higher; while they couldn't directly challenge the Dragon, they could certainly harass it with attacks.

--"Tail Sweep!"

The thick, long dragon tail swept across like a whip, and Soren rolled away rather awkwardly, the force of the wind grazing his cheek. Although he avoided the attack, the towering Earth Elemental was not so lucky, and was eventually shattered into pieces of rubble. Even as a fourth-tier Elemental Life, it could only withstand three or four attacks from the White Dragon. Fortunately, the White Dragon was becoming increasingly slow and weak, and Soren's continuous attacks had dragged it into Heavy Injury Condition.

The pirates under Soren's command suffered heavy casualties!

Although he only suffered a severe injury to the abdomen, nearly half of his men were killed in action.

Even Soren's Constitution couldn't withstand several attacks from Adult White Dragon; any hit from it would basically result in death or serious injury!

--"Fog Cloud!"

With each attack, and as the wounds on its body multiplied, a hint of fear finally appeared in the eyes of the Adult White Dragon, for it realized it might die at the hands of these insignificant humans. It tried to fly away, but its Dragon Wing were tattered and torn, the heavy javelins barbed and caught on them, causing it pain with every movement of its Dragon Wing.

A mist appeared on the battlefield.

Soren cautiously took a few steps back, carefully observing the enemy before him. The Adult White Dragon possessed spellcasting abilities.

The fog covered a very wide area, much like a thick fog in winter, almost enveloping an area of hundreds of meters in radius, and visibility was poor beyond five meters.

A scream rang out!

That was the voice of one of Soren's men; the scream was followed by the cracking sound of bones being bitten through.

"What happened?!"

Soren frowned, staring at the White Dragon before him, and muttered, "Could there be other monsters nearby? And what other helpers does it have?"

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something was wrong. He charged directly towards the White Dragon shrouded in mist before him. Soren's Scimitar flashed a cold light as it slashed towards its head, but there was no feeling of cutting into flesh; it was as if he had struck thin air.

Illusion!

Soren immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed towards the source of the screams.

It wanted to escape.

Soren saw his subordinate bitten in two, and at the same time, he saw the White Dragon trying to escape from the mist, having somehow erased the sound of his movements with some kind of Spell.

It appears to be an area-of-effect silence Spell!

The White Dragon fled in the direction Soren came from, but Soren came around from the side, while the White Dragon seemed to be fleeing towards the front.

That is, the place where those indigenous people appeared.

"Not good!"

Soren's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately cast the 1st-level Spell ' Grease ' on himself, a weakened version of ' Haste '. Soren's time learning Spell was still too short, so he could only start with low-level Spell, as learning high-level Spell was too time-consuming. ' Grease ' lasted for less than a minute, but that was enough for Soren to catch up with the Adult White Dragon in front of him.

It seems to have a real connection with those indigenous people!

--"Shadow Assassination!"

--"Sword Momentum: Horizontal Slash!"

Soren's figure darted out, wielding his Scimitar and slashing at the belly of the White Dragon before him, a spray of Dragon Blood splattering out. The massive dragon swayed slightly. Its injuries had begun to affect its movements; even Dragon's Constitution gradually weakened after severe bleeding and injury. Now it was nearing death, which was why it wanted to escape.

Soren could not let it escape.

He risked the lives of nearly half his men, bringing it to the brink of death. How could he possibly let it escape like this!

These injuries were inflicted at the cost of lives.

If the White Dragon escaped like this, Soren would not only lose all prestige, but also betray the men who fought to the death. The Dragon Slayer could not be abandoned halfway; otherwise, giving the Dragon time to catch its breath would allow its injuries to heal considerably. Ahead indeed seemed to be the settlement of natives, for Soren heard a dragon roar that sounded like a summons, and then saw a commotion in the distance.

It is trying to summon those natives.

Brinking to the brink of death, it abandoned its Dragonkind pride White Dragon summoned the lowly natives who served it to aid it in battle.

--"Hide from Gaze!"

--"Shadow Shift!"

Soren clearly sensed something was wrong. His figure vanished in an instant, followed by a distorted shadow beneath a large tree ahead. Within a hundred meters, as long as Soren's control was sufficient, he could appear in any shadow. Soren appeared precisely in front of the White Dragon, his eyes filled with dense blood vessels. The instant his figure Shadow Plane Travel, he immediately leaped up and swung his sword at the White Dragon's head.

--"Sword Momentum: Decapitation!"

Soren descended from the sky, his Scimitar flashing coldly as he slashed at the White Dragon's neck, precisely where the initial strike had landed.

This Decapitation Attack was incredibly powerful!

The blade almost slammed down on the White Dragon's head, but instead of severing it, it caused the White Dragon to let out a mournful cry and its massive body to collapse to the ground. The Scimitar cleaved into the neck bone, and although it didn't sever the White Dragon's head, Soren sliced the bone in half, dealing nearly a hundred points of heavy damage and bringing it to the brink of death.

--"Sword Momentum: Decapitation!"

A rustling sound came from afar, as if natives were approaching.

Without a second thought, Soren, after catching his breath, swung his sword again at the White Dragon's head. A spurt of blood gushed out, and Soren finally severed the White Dragon's head with his third sword Sword Momentum: Decapitation. The White Dragon, which had been on the verge of death, finally died completely, and large gushes of blood gushed out, splashing onto Soren's body, causing him a burning pain.

However, he did not leave.

Instead, they allow the Dragon's blood to envelop their entire body, as if they were immersed in Dragon Blood. This is a special baptismal ceremony that may grant additional ability bonuses.

However, it only works immediately after the Dragon has been killed!

Among them, those who will definitely have their abilities enhanced are called [Dragonborn], namely Dragonblooded Sorcerer and Half-Dragon Hit Points. This process is similar to Vivian absorbing Divinity, but in this case, she absorbs the special power of the Dragonkind. Others who undergo this baptism of Dragon Blood may also gain additional ability enhancements, such as making the parts Dragon Blood Baptism as hard as iron (natural defense +1), or having their Constitution abilities strengthened by Dragon Blood (Constitution +1), as well as other possible baptism effects.

This process requires a certain amount of luck.

Scalding blood enveloped Soren's body, and the piercingly burning sensation did not make him retreat an inch. Dragon Blood Dragon Blood is only this hot when Dragon has just died; it will gradually cool down or even solidify soon. And only this kind of scalding Dragon Blood can grant a person additional abilities and the possibility of inheriting some of the Dragonkind's power.

Dragon Blood stained Soren's entire body red!

The rustling sounds grew closer, and then the figures of natives appeared several hundred meters away. They saw Soren in the distance, and also the dead White Dragon. Then they let out strange cries of fear and terror, and fled in a swarm into the distance.

A faint glimmer of Divinity light appeared!

As the Adult White Dragon's corpse stopped convulsing, a faint, invisible Divine Radiance appeared and fell upon Soren.

A row of documents then appeared:

"Unleash your Sword Momentum: Decapitation!"

"You dealt 56 points of critical damage to the target!... Decapitation successful!... You have successfully slain the Adult White Dragon!..."

"Extracting the target's Soul Energy!..."

"You have gained 56,000 Slaughter Experience points!..."

"The target is Divine Being."

"Divide Divine Power from target!... Divide successful!... You gain 1 point of Divine Rank!..."

A tiny bit of Divinity fell upon Soren.

Just as he was very surprised that the Adult White Dragon in front of him actually possessed 1 point of Divinity, the Lucky Coin on his body also emitted a faint spiritual light. Then he saw that the Dragon Blood covering his whole body seemed to have a Sisi of heat flowing into his body. It was some kind of invisible power that gradually seeped into Soren's body, allowing him to inherit a part of the abilities from the pure-blooded Dragon.

Another row of data appeared:

"You have undergone the [Dragon Blood Baptism] ritual!..."

"You have received a partial power boost!... You have inherited some of the Dragonkind's abilities!..."

"Baptism successful."

"You have gained the additional background Feat [Dragon Blood Baptism Lv1]!..."

"Dragon Blood Baptism Lv1 [Special Feat]: You successfully slayed a fully grown White Dragon. After this Dragon Slayer, you underwent your first Dragon Blood Baptism. This baptism strengthened your body, allowing you to inherit some of the Dragonkind's abilities. Dragon Blood makes you Toughness and your skin more resilient. You permanently gain 1 point of innate armor and an additional 1 point of fortitude. This ability gradually increases with each Dragon Blood Baptism." [Innate Armor +1, Fortitude +1.]

(Note: Dragon Blood Baptism can be performed simultaneously with the Bloodline Purification Ritual.)

...(To be continued~^~)