I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 667 - 497

Chapter 667: 497

However, after reaching max level, to continue becoming stronger, one needs to turn to other areas, like equipment or other finely-tuned details.

Zheng Yichen felt he was about to touch upon this stage. Of course, there was no such thing as ’max level’ in reality, but there was a ’bottleneck.’ After reaching that degree, further improvement would slow down. It wasn’t that one couldn’t improve, but that the enemies at this level were strong and on a similar level to him.

His extraordinary abilities against those weaker than himself were essentially just like taking dietary supplements, only providing obvious improvement when facing stronger beings.

And here lies the problem: stronger beings, just like a pyramid, became fewer the higher you went, making it hard to find a large number that were stronger. After that, if he wanted to improve, he could only rely on himself.

If he couldn’t level up by defeating monsters, wouldn’t he have to spend time grinding slowly?

His improvement was fast now, but later, he would become similar to some of the veteran powerhouses, whose strength may not show much significant change even after years or decades...

He wasn’t sure how long his period of benefit would last, but for now, Zheng Yichen felt he could still continue progressing for some time.

The world of the fire dragon had allowed him to improve by fighting those formidable magical beasts, but after a week of hunting, he sensed that the improvement was slightly less satisfactory than before, not like the past where vanquishing a formidable being resulted in a very noticeable boost.

The improvement he was currently experiencing was more about acquiring new skills. He had filled in the attributes for elements manipulation, along with some passive physical enhancements. Fundamental improvements weren’t too striking.

In this world, his physical constitution was not weaker than some magical beasts’

In terms of special power quantity, he was not as strong compared to some long-lived magical beasts, yet his quality had already surpassed those beasts.

Next, he would see how much improvement the demigods could bring him, and if demigods proved useless, there were still gods in this world, weren’t there?

According to the fire dragon’s description, although the gods in this world didn’t possess the same level of immortality as the Supreme Demons, they wielded much more absolute control over power.

He would definitely challenge them given the chance, but for now, he would focus on the demigods.

"I am someone blessed by Dusk, and now, my growth rate is fast. Once I reach a certain level, I’ll just have to grind slowly, and then we will have plenty of time," Zheng Yichen comforted the young woman in his arms, "Dusk is not so easy to escape from, so a few decades mean nothing."

"Let’s not talk about this, it’s too heavy," Katrina rolled her eyes at Zheng Yichen. She had realized this as well, seeing how quickly Zheng Yichen had become powerful, from initially being mistaken as a mere ’Hunter-Demon’ to becoming almost god-like.

The vast difference between gods and humans had caused her some anxiety.

Yet now, with just one sentence, Zheng Yichen clarified his situation; no matter how formidable he was... wasn’t he still working for Dusk?

"Hahaha, so we have lots of time, time to get up."

Katrina glanced at the time, blushed slightly, and said in a low voice, "I could sleep a little longer, I can take a day off today..."

"Wait for me to return, Klakauska is still waiting for me outside the city."

The fire dragon didn’t really like to take on human form, and even after making some decisions, it would avoid doing so if possible. Hence, after returning to Landen City, the fire dragon simply found a spot outside the city to lie down and sleep. After all, dragons were highly resistant creatures in every way, not bothered by the weather, and sleeping outside for one night was no issue.

However, as a friend, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t let the fire dragon wait outside the city indefinitely.

After dinner, Zheng Yichen took the pastries Katrina had made and went outside Landen City, only to see the fire dragon’s massive figure as soon he stepped out the door.

Apparently bored, the fire dragon lay on the ground napping without much care for its appearance, only opening its eyes when Zheng Yichen approached: "Hmm, I thought you would come out later, huh, humans always like to linger..."

"Have you seen many like that?"

The fire dragon moved its nose, its gaze landing on the pastries in Zheng Yichen’s hand, and its body began to change. Due to the transformation technique, its voice also became a bit distorted: "Of course, I’ve seen quite a few. Many heroes with lovers hardly manage to leave the house the next day after returning... Those pastries are for me, right?"

Zheng Yichen looked at the fire dragon, which was gradually taking a human form, and handed over the pastries, saying, "Since you can turn into a human for pastries, why didn’t you just enter the city yesterday?"

"Hmm, it’s not the same," the fire dragon shook its head: "I’ve discovered that turning into a human form does have its perks, especially in terms of enjoying food. I can savor the little things in more detail; I think I understand why some of my elders said the transformation technique is both important and unimportant."

Living creatures that have existed for a long time naturally develop unique pursuits; eating is unavoidable for any creature, but the longer they live, the more demanding or lenient their requirements become in this respect.

They’re demanding in everyday life, wanting to taste better food, while at other times, the dragons wouldn’t mind directly grabbing a Blast Flame Tiger to gnaw on raw.

"Now I understand what the elders meant. Just think, if I made a delicious big cake, I could eat it in a few bites under normal circumstances, but after turning into a human, I could carefully enjoy it for half a day. This kind of pleasure... mmm, delicious!"

The fire dragon couldn’t wait to unwrap Katrina’s pastries and stuffed one into its mouth: "Although they don’t fill me up, the flavor when eating is really amazing. Want to eat together?"

"I’ve already eaten, you enjoy yourself," Zheng Yichen replied.

Zheng Yichen smiled at the fire dragon, then sat on his motorcycle and pulled up a projection map, which recorded a great deal of information advantageous to him, mostly about high-level criminals in this world. He had already visited those who had a trace.

Those without a trace were recorded, and a part of them had started laying low. After Zheng Yichen became well-known, those tough guys who used to be on the wanted list found something amiss and very wisely chose to hide. He couldn’t slowly play hide and seek with these targets.

That’s why he decided it was time to take action against demigods; carrying on as before was simply too inefficient.

Beings like demigods are more arrogant, and they generally have a reputation, whether good or bad, which made them relatively easier to find.

There were quite a few demigods who bore grudges against the Dragon Tribe, and the demigod dragon tribe wanted to kill them too. But since the targets were demigods, the cost of killing them was too great. After all, it wouldn’t do for a bunch of dragons to die just to kill one demigod, right?

If they succeeded in killing them, fine; but if they didn’t, it would only intensify the hatred. A demigod who really wanted to escape was hard to stop. Once such a being fled, endless revenge would follow.

Therefore, it was fine to take action against a demigod, but when doing so, it was essential to ensure that they could be thoroughly killed.

Not much later, the fire dragon, having finished the pastries, came over and looked at the projection map in front of Zheng Yichen, slightly curling its lips: "A bunch of cowards. They act so fierce and cruel on normal days, but they hide as soon as you start hunting."

If possible, the fire dragon naturally hoped that Zheng Yichen would eliminate more formidable beings; the more he dealt with, the better Zheng Yichen’s condition would be, and the more confident the fire dragon would feel when dealing with demigods.

"They’re cruel and vicious but not idiots," Zheng Yichen shook his head and continued, looking at a photo: "How about you find some place to wait for news when I look for demigods?"

"...No need, I can just follow you," said the fire dragon after a moment of silence. He knew that Zheng Yichen was suggesting he keep his distance to avoid suspicions of being instigated by the dragon race, to prevent retaliation against the dragons if something went wrong during the hunt. Demigods were the descendants of gods, and behind them were divine entities.