After making an appearance and letting his teammates know that he was safe and sound, Gauss continued observing his bodily changes.
This time, the [Dragon Species] talent was nothing short of an evolution in life tier for him.
The change was naturally most dramatic in his heart, which had become as resilient as a giant dragon's, but the rest of his body's organs had also improved significantly.
Just standing there, he emitted an aura of majesty rooted in his bloodline, radiating a terrifying and heart-palpitating presence akin to a humanoid dragon.
However, Gauss also knew that this was just the "aftermath" of a successful advancement, before he had fully accustomed himself to the power of the [Dragon Species].
With a bit of effort later on, he would certainly be able to control these aftereffects freely at will.
Ignoring the abnormal leakage of his aura, he turned his attention to other changes in his body.
His skin had grown exceptionally tough.
Moreover, at the mere prompt of his thought, a layer of solid, translucent dragon scales would emerge from beneath his skin.
Touching that layer of dragon scales slightly, he found it not only harder than normal human skin, but also naturally endowed with greater magic resistance.
He retracted the dragon scales; deep inside his body, his internal organs and bones had all grown even stronger.
Aside from these organs, his blood seemed to have undergone some changes as well.
He took out the Holy Water and transformed it into a small dagger, then pressed his fingertip against the tip of the blade.
As he increased his strength, his skin was ultimately sliced open with a small gash.
Within the wound, red blood slowly flowed out.
Upon closer inspection, however, one could notice that the blood did not seem to be