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Chapter 73 - 73 73 A real man just has to

73: Chapter 73: A real man, just has to…

73: Chapter 73: A real man, just has to…

“My God!” Haomiao like smoke let out a cry of alarm.

Morphis, though, wasn’t too anxious.

Although it looked terrifying, this was, after all, a game; lava damage was high but it generally wouldn’t kill a player instantly, especially not a Blood Bull like Muradin with eight thousand health.

Bathing in lava like the Magma Earth Dragon did might be an exaggeration, but he should be able to swim to shore before being scalded to death.

As expected, the next second Muradin emerged from the lava, his body turning into a rocky texture, evidently activating the Dwarf race’s unique ability—Stone Form.

Just like the Highlander talents of the Atlanteans, Dwarves also possessed their own bloodline abilities, and as a member of the Royal Family, Muradin’s Stone Form was likely to be top tier.

In this state, not only would his defense increase, but he could also resist various elemental damages.

At this moment, Muradin appeared to be entirely made of stone and stubbornly refused to be scorched to death.

However, it was obviously still quite intolerable.

“So hot, so hot!

Ahaha, it’s so hot.” Damage numbers like -10, -7, -9 continuously appeared above his head.

Though he kept crying out about the heat and kept losing health, the Dwarf proved that his race was World of Sky’s most tenacious, stubbornly not crying for help.

While he couldn’t be scorched to death, he couldn’t get up either; with his short Dwarf legs, it was impossible to stand up from within.

Muradin flailed about trying to swim to shore, but the Magma Earth Dragon attacked again, destroying the rocky crust ahead of him.

Not only that, the Magma Earth Dragon clambered onto the shore and just watched the Dwarf flounder in the lava.

Whenever Muradin nearly reached the edge, the Earth Dragon would slap him with its claw, knocking him back into the lava.

Watching Muradin’s health bar drop steadily, Morphis couldn’t sit still—was this guy about to die here?

This was a plot event, after all; if he died, it would be for real.

At this time, nobody else seemed likely to help.

Damn it, here goes!

Morphis immediately stripped off his Knight’s armor, revealing a muscular physique that startled Haomiao like smoke beside him, “What the hell are you doing?”

Aidan (Northwind Knight): “Of course, doing what a man’s got to do.”

As he spoke, he drew the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword, and after a moment’s hesitation, he gritted his teeth and put that single Hero Skill point into “Guardian”.

He initially planned to choose “Low Maintenance Cost”, but the urgent situation left no room for such considerations.

At least Guardian would instantly boost his ability to protect himself—using the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword as a shield wasn’t too bad of a deal.

Consoling himself, he charged towards the Magma Earth Dragon.

At that moment, the Magma Earth Dragon’s attention was fully on Muradin, leaving it completely unprepared for the greatsword-wielding strongman approaching from behind.

Combat Technique—Thrust!

With a piercing sound, the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword was thrust deeply into the underside of the Magma Earth Dragon’s ribs, effortlessly penetrating the thick scales.

A huge damage number popped up—-1325!

Weapon Effect 1: Dragon Slayer.

Deals an additional 50% damage to Dragon-type monsters.

Weapon Effect 5: Armor Piercing.

Attacks ignore 500 points of the target’s armor.

Clearly, this Magma Earth Dragon was also a kind of Dragon Race monster.

Before he could strike a second blow, the Magma Earth Dragon, in pain, swept its tail towards him.

Shit, definitely Dragon Race; the tail sweep move was almost identical.

Morphis had anticipated this; he was only level 10 with a mere 1000 health, and just a couple of hits would be the end of him, so every move had to be calculated.

He held the greatsword flat, like a shield, in front of him.

Weapon Effect 3: Stubborn Iron.

Can be used as a shield to block enemy attacks.

Bang, the dragon’s tail hit squarely against the surface of the greatsword, the enormous impact sending him flying backward.

He rolled twice on the ground before standing up in a fluid motion.

Guardian (Combat Feat).

Through prolonged combat wielding a greatsword and shield, you have grasped the essence of blocking and guarding, reducing the stamina consumed when blocking enemy attacks by 30% and granting immunity to imbalance.

You are now able to learn shield-based combat techniques.

The key lay in the ‘immune to imbalance’ effect—so long as he blocked successfully, he wouldn’t be knocked down, even if sent flying through the air, somersaulting countless times; he would surely land on his feet.

Morphis steadied himself and charged again, not hoping to defeat the BOSS but to create an opportunity for Muradin to clamber ashore.

After that, he could retreat successfully.

However, before he could get close, the Magma Earth Dragon opened its mouth, and a stream of Dragon Breath spewed out.

Crap, this is bad!

Morphis internally screamed, the Magma Earth Dragon hadn’t breathed fire before, and he had thought it couldn’t use Dragon Breath.

But it seemed he was mistaken.

Earth Dragons are still dragons, after all.

But to his surprise, the breath wasn’t fire; it was lava.

It didn’t spray far, just a few meters, and he was well outside the range of damage.

The lonely spray of lava was a modest display compared to the majestic sweep of flames in a typical Dragon Breath, more like a child spitting.

Yet, before he had time to laugh, he found the effect to be quite nasty.

The sprayed lava formed a large burning area on the ground.

He stepped on it and immediately received a burning effect.

Quickly retreating a few steps, he lost over two hundred health in just a few seconds.

He didn’t have Stone Form, not even one point of Fire Resistance; with just a thousand health, he’d probably die before he got across.

What to do now?

Stormblade!

With a slash, the sword qi hit the Magma Earth Dragon, but the damage was merely over a hundred points, even less than a direct hit.

“`

No, this Skill is too weak, it’s barely scratching the surface.

Watching Magma Earth Dragon knock Muradin back into the lava again, Mo Fei became anxious.

Damn it, going all in!

Mo Fei gritted his teeth and loaded the Hero’s Soul directly onto the Stormblade Skill.

All the details of the Stormblade’s abilities instantly flashed through his mind as if he had used them hundreds and thousands of times, so familiar that a sudden epiphany arose in his heart…

[System prompt: Your Stormblade Skill has been refined by the Hero’s Soul, upgrading to—Rift Storm Slash!]

[Rift Storm Slash (Elemental Combat Technique/Hero Skill)

First Charge: Wind Blade.

Deals weapon base damage +100 points of wind elemental damage.

(Cooldown time 10 seconds, consumes 20 Mana Points).

Second Charge: Storm Saber.

Deals twice the weapon damage +200 points of wind elemental damage.

Comes with a tearing effect.

(Cooldown time 20 seconds.

Consumes 40 Mana Points).

Third Charge: Rift Storm.

Releases a corporeal force of the storm to attack the enemy, dealing three times the weapon damage +300 points of wind elemental damage.

Comes with a tearing effect, accompanied by a shattering effect, deals extra enhanced damage to giant or supergiant enemies (Cooldown time 30 seconds, consumes 60 Mana Points).

Skill Description: A combat technique that perfectly integrates swordsmanship with the force of the storm, able to add the power of the weapon to the sword qi.

The stronger the weapon, the more powerful the combat technique will be—It is said that only a storm can topple a great tree…]

A glance swept over the Skill description—That’ll do!

Mo Fei abruptly raised the greatsword high above, his mind moved, and a storm suddenly arose.

First Charge!

A gale instantly swept toward the body of the sword, encircling it, emitting a howling wind noise, and one could vaguely see the white force of the wind glowing around the body of the sword.

Second Charge!

The sound of the wind grew louder, and the storm formed clearly visible white airflow around the body of the sword, weaving into one.

Third Charge!

The force of the storm instantly covered the greatsword completely, the noise of the storm was nearly within reach, Mo Fei could even hear its sobbing sound, akin to a real storm, and he felt as if the greatsword in his hands became immensely heavy.

The storm tried to break free from the invisible bonds as he swung it forcefully, slashing out this one sword stroke as if bracing against the impact of a tempest.

Rift Storm Slash!

Following Mo Fei’s sword stroke, a giant five-meter-tall wind blade horizontally slashed out, skimming the ground.

Everywhere it passed, the rocky crust on the surface was instantly torn apart, and the magma underneath was lifted by the force of the storm, splashing like waves.

The Magma Earth Dragon, caught completely off guard, took a solid hit from the Rift Storm.

Its entire side was nearly torn apart by the force of the storm, and blood surged out.

-3789!

(Tearing attack).

That finally enraged the Magma Earth Dragon; it abandoned Muradin struggling in the lava and charged straight toward Mo Fei.

Crap!

Mo Fei knew as soon as he attacked that he would definitely generate Over Threat (OT), and he didn’t hesitate to turn and run.

“Move, move!” he shouted, thanking his foresight for stripping off his gear, or else he would have been surely caught.

The soldiers below attempted to form a defensive line but were bulldozed by the Magma Earth Dragon as it charged into their ranks amidst a shower of arrows, releasing a breath of molten lava, followed by screams instantaneously.

“`

Mo Fei didn’t look at the scene, he was only thinking about making an escape, rushing out of the tunnel in one breath.

When he turned his head, he saw the Magma Earth Dragon chasing him from behind.

Its size was too large for the relatively narrow tunnel, causing it difficulty in crawling.

It had to fold its limbs and crawl close to the ground, its back wings almost scraping the top of the tunnel.

Looking at the Magma Earth Dragon’s corpulent body and then at the size of the exit, Mo Fei had a sudden idea, a plan forming in his mind.

He climbed onto the split half of the altar nearby, standing to the side and above the cave entrance, his Dragon-Slaying Greatsword lifted high in his hands, aiming for the exit.

His heart was beating uncontrollably with nerves.

Though the creature had taken a severe hit, it still had over 30,000 hit points left.

If this strike didn’t land a killing blow, he was 100% going to be taken out instantly.

“Brother, it’s all on you now,” he said to the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword in his hands, praying silently.

“Don’t let me down.”

The moment the Magma Earth Dragon’s head burrowed out of the hole, Mo Fei gritted his teeth, leapt down, and chopped forcefully with his sword.

He aimed for the dragon’s thick neck, and with a ‘puchi’ sound, the heavy blade sank deep into its scales, getting stuck.

-4168 (Critical Attack)!

In pain, the Magma Earth Dragon shook violently, attempting to throw Mo Fei off.

Mo Fei, hanging onto the neck of the Magma Earth Dragon, went with the motion and yanked downwards mightily, slicing in a circle with the massive blade, severing the Dragon’s entire head.

Weapon Special Effect 2: Execution.

Attacks have a higher chance to land a fatal blow when targeting super large-sized creatures or above.

-29871 (Critical Hit)!

As he landed, splashes of Dragon Blood poured over Mo Fei.

His hit points started dropping rapidly.

This creature, just like the cheating Morphis before, possessed the skill called Lava Blood.

Mo Fei rolled and crawled away, finally leaving the area covered in magma.

After downing a Life Potion, he narrowly avoided a tragic end.

Looking at the Earth Dragon’s head on the ground, he exhaled a long breath.

If circumstances allowed, he truly did not want to go all-out like this.

Being forced to slay a dragon at level ten, death meant losing everything—a fortune of three million.

It was too damn thrilling.

But luckily, in the end, he emerged victorious.

Just as he thought everything was over, the dragon head that rolled to the ground suddenly opened its eyes.

Gone was the vicious, predatory look it had earlier, replaced only by sorrow.

Flol (the Magma Earth Dragon): “Leave…

mortal, *cough cough cough*…

if you don’t want to…

suffer the same fate as I…

leave.”

Holy shit, this thing can talk!

Before Mo Fei could ask what was happening, the Earth Dragon had closed its eyes.

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