Dismembering the Red Dragon (Part 1)
As the blade sliced along the tendon, Soren felt an unusually smooth sensation.
The feeling was like chopping wood with a knife. Before, he would chop horizontally, requiring considerable strength. Now, he was chopping vertically, taking advantage of gravity, inertia, and the natural grain of the wood. This strike was originally meant to penetrate three inches into the Red Dragon's body before losing momentum, but now Soren's blade had penetrated nearly a foot deep, creating a nearly three-inch horizontal wound. In the simplest and most direct way, Soren almost sliced off a piece of flesh weighing about a hundred pounds from the Red Dragon's belly.
Just one cut!
The Red Dragon let out a low growl of unbearable pain, even more so than when it had withstood a round of Spell attacks from the Northern Witch.
Mental Spell Control the Dragon's will, and damage Spell are difficult to break through the dragon's Dragon Scale. Since the Destruction of the Arcane Empire, the concept of Elemental Tide has been mentioned more than once, and numerous examples of changes in pure-blooded Dragonkind have been cited to prove the influence of Elemental Tide on other creatures. Dragonkind have long Hit Points of up to thousands of years, and some of the Dragon that have lived for a considerable period can clearly see the greater impact of those thousands of years on their power.
This theory ultimately points to the point that in about three to five hundred years, the power of the Dragon will reach the peak of the Elemental Tide.
Some suspect this will lead to the resurgence of Dragon Isle.
The Witch ' formation was completely thrown into chaos.
These beings, not being their original forms, likely only retain about 80% of their original strength. Both their spellcasting level and Spell power are significantly reduced compared to their original forms. Wizard's Project Image can retain about 70% of their power, while Soul Projection, though stronger, can only retain about 80%. It is said that the Arcane Empire once possessed a powerful Spell called ' Simulacrum,' which could retain over 90% of combat power, but this Spell has been lost for a long time.
After the Arcane Empire Destruction, many Spell were lost, especially Spell from other Plane.
The decrease in strength for a half-baked Wizard like Soren wasn't very noticeable because he didn't have many Spell Slot to begin with, meaning he could only throw out a few Magic Missile. Furthermore, the Rogue class's Soul Projection didn't reduce attributes, only slightly affecting basic skills. Therefore, entering the Astral Plane had the least impact on him; in his Soul Projection state, he retained most of his attribute points, and Soren's combat power was largely supported by his attributes.
A gust of wind howled from behind!
As Soren cleaved through the Dragon Scale, inflicting considerable damage on the Red Dragon, its long, narrow tail rose into the air and then lashed out at him.
Soren dared not fight back and could only retreat hastily, drawing his sword. When he pulled out his Scimitar, a large amount of Dragon Blood splattered from his wound.
The scalding Dragon Blood landed on Soren's body. The Red Dragon's blood was even hotter than the White Dragon's, like boiling water, and it actually caused Soren a minor burn. This injury wouldn't affect Soren's fighting ability, but it did make his body tremble slightly. He could only rely on his great agility and flexibility to twist his body almost in half to Dodge, and then he kicked the Red Dragon in the side. Because its tail was lifted up, he saw a huge chrysanthemum. It has to be said that the Dragon's excretory organs are not much different from those of other creatures.
However, this should be one of the few vital points without Dragon Scale protection!
Dragon dung is a very useful item in the wild, as it can scare away other wild monsters, preventing them from easily approaching and attacking Travel Adventurer.
So if Dragon have dung, then they must also have excretory organs.
For any creature, this position is a vital spot, normally protected by the dragon's tail, offering virtually no opportunity for attack. However, the Red Dragon had just Tail Sweep across Soren's body, creating a defensive opening for about a second and a half. Soren, who never resorted to honorable means, immediately thrust Dragon Scale tail into the exposed area of his enemy's defenses.
Only after the Scimitar had almost completely pierced in by instinct did he realize that his attack was in a rather unusual position.
Damn it!
This Red Dragon is actually female!
The enemy's gender did not affect Soren's combat awareness. Red Dragon let out a deafening roar and turned to unleash its Dragon Breath on itself, Soren had already vanished back into the shadows, immediately activating the Shadow Dancer's new ability, [Shadow Jump]. This is a common ability for Rogue, but Shadow Dancers master it earlier; a pure Rogue might need to reach near- Legendary Tier to learn it. This is a very important prerequisite skill, the most crucial escape and pursuit skill for Rogue.
It's a bit different from [Shadow Shift].
"Shadow Jump [Supernatural Ability]: As their connection with the Shadow Plane grows stronger, the Rogue begins to master the mysterious ability of Shadow Jump. They can traverse and leap through the shadows, much like Wizard's Dimension Door Spell. This Shadow Jump ability does not require entering Stealth mode. As long as they are in the shadows, the Rogue can perform Shadow Jump, with a maximum distance of 100 meters, but this can be divided into any number of leaps. Before mastering special advanced abilities, the limit for Shadow Jump per day is 100 meters."
[Note: This ability can be used ten times, each time jumping a distance of 10 meters, or it can be used once, jumping a distance of 100 meters.]
This is the legendary [Shadow Jump]!
A more flexible and useful ability than Shadow Shift, it does not require entering Stealth mode, only being in the shadows.
Then one can activate a jumping ability similar to Dimension Door, and become immune to Spell locks like Dimensional Anchor.
However, this Supernatural Ability has a weakness: its maximum distance is 100 meters. Unless one possesses a very special Feat ability, the maximum jump distance is only 100 meters. In this respect, [Shadow Jump] is completely inferior to the Legendary Skill [Shadow Step], because the latter has a longer range, greater freedom, and stronger destructive power. In fact, what kept Soren pondering was whether to raise the Rogue's class level or raise the Wizard's class level.
One is current combat strength, and the other is future combat potential!
Boom!
Intense flames erupted as if from an explosion.
Soren only leaped about fifteen meters; [Shadow Jump] can only traverse within one's visible shadow. Only those with Legendary or higher strength can sense invisible shadows. Soren's gaunt figure disappeared into the shadow and then reappeared, completely avoiding the Red Dragon's Dragon Breath in that instant. In fact, from the moment Rogue reaches a higher level, the distance between them and Wizard gradually shrinks; otherwise, they wouldn't be professionals second only to Swordmaster, possessing the ability to assassinate Wizard with a single blow.
Soren relied on his many Supernatural Ability to defeat the Wizard.
The battlefield is constantly changing!
The situation for the Northern Witch seems to be turning sour. The Githyanki's tactic is to constantly Dispel Magic and then rely on Soulknife to attack the enemy. This has created a major problem for the Northern Witch: if they don't continuously cast defensive energy fields, they are easily exposed to the Soulknife ' attack range. However, if they do continuously cast defensive Spell, they are trapped in a passive war of attrition, because their Spell Slot will eventually run out.
Wizard's fragile body is destined to struggle for long without the support of an AT field!
Because those who attacked them were all Advanced Warrior from the Astral Plane.
Clang!
A strange figure appeared out of thin air, wielding Gith Silver Sword to slash at a Northern Witch had exhausted her defensive Spell. Wizard can only remember a third of their Spell Spell, so when hers ran out, she could only launch a counterattack, unleashing a barrage of offensive Control Spell, killing many of the Githyanki before her. However, without the protection of her energy field, she was quite vulnerable, becoming a target for many Soulknife.
Gith Silver Sword, gleaming with a cold silver light, pierced directly towards the heart of the Northern Witch!
Clang!
Something unexpected happened.
The Northern Witch, who had almost exhausted all her defensive Spell, suddenly seemed to have triggered some kind of unexpected Spell, and then waved her staff to block the Soulknife in front of her.
Strength, agility, reflexes.
From any perspective, the Northern Witch would have virtually no chance against Advanced Warrior's attack.
But she did block it.
--"Tenser's Transformation!"
The Soulknife before them seemed to realize something, but it was already too late.
The seemingly delicate Northern Witch in front of him suddenly swung her staff, instantly breaking his arm. Then, she swung the staff horizontally and smashed it down on his head. The scene was gruesome; one glance was enough to tell that the Witch's strength was around 20 points, as she had nearly shattered his skull. Everyone who witnessed it couldn't help but gasp. At the same time, Soren had unexpectedly witnessed this, was suddenly startled.
"Tenser's Transformation?!"
Soren rolled away from the Dragon Breath, muttering, "I didn't expect there to be Combat Wizard among the Northern Witch who is proficient in Polymorph!"
Combat Wizard.
A Spellcaster of a special school.
They primarily focus their Spell learning on transformation Spell. For example, at lower levels, they learn Polymorph, which allows them to Polymorph creatures such as animals, spiders, and Pteranodon. At higher levels, they learn Tenser's Transformation, which grants them combat power approaching that of Warrior of similar level in their Alternate Form. In the future, they will also be able to learn various unique Change Shape Spell, as well as Epic Spell Spell allow them to Change Shape Giant, Golem, Demon, and other creatures.
This is a very rare school of Wizard!
Especially after the Destruction the Arcane Empire, the Wizard who mastered high-level Polymorph Spell became increasingly smaller.
(Tenser's Transformation [6th-Level Spell]: Increases Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution by 20 points, grants +4 to natural armor, +5 to Fortitude and Reflexes, automatically gains mastery of Military Weapon, and Hit Points of Warrior of the same level. Loses the ability to cast spells while the Spell is active.)
P. S.: I didn't get home until 10:30, and managed to write one chapter. Three chapters tomorrow. (To be continued~^~)