After going into the sea, I met Miss Witch

"Bang!"

The air was vibrating, and the dragon's tail covered with thorns swung out in a half-moon shape, forming a dark green whip shadow.

This tail swing was really fast and sharp.

Ryan rushed forward and narrowly avoided the attack.

The sharp wind whistled over his head, and he faintly smelled an unspeakable fishy smell.

"Sizzle..."

Where the thorns at the end of the dragon's tail passed, a faint purple-black color filled the air.

That was, fierce poison!

Realizing this, Ryan's expression became more solemn.

Completely different from the monsters he had previously conquered, as a female fire dragon of the "flying dragon species", it has both fire and poison attributes, and the threat level has risen sharply.

And the only ones he has on hand that can inhibit toxins are [Special Matsutake] and [Abundant Pearls].

[Special Matsutake] can alleviate the symptoms of "poisoning" to a certain extent, while [Abundant Pearls] have a healing effect.

But fundamentally, these two things can't completely eliminate the "poison", they can only suppress it.

In other words, once Ryan is poisoned, even if he takes these two things in time, his combat effectiveness will inevitably decline under the influence of the residual toxins.

After dodging the tail swing, Ryan has bullied the front of the female fire dragon.

Taking advantage of the blind spot of the female fire dragon's vision caused by the tail swing attack, he carried the greatsword on his shoulder and began to charge.

Spirituality surged, muscles tightened and expanded, when the female fire dragon turned its head back to the front, Ryan also completed the "first stage of charging" at the same time. Although it did not reach the upper limit of "first stage and a half of charging", there was no time at this moment, so he slashed out the silver-blue greatsword without hesitation.

"Dong——!"

The female fire dragon hadn't reacted yet, and the greatsword had already landed on its head.

[Storm Sword Skill-Broken Waves] (first stage of charging) + [One-handed Weapon Specialization] + [Sword Drawing Skill·Power lv.1] + [Attack lv.1]!

This heavy blow superimposed four skills. Can you block it?

The female fire dragon said: How about you try it?

You will die if you try.

The sword that hit the vital part of the head made the female fire dragon scream, raised its dragon head, and swayed its feet.

This blow really made it a little confused.

Fortunately, the female fire dragon had thick skin and solid scales. It recovered quickly after being hit by the sword. Seeing that the "powerful ant" in front of it once again carried the "little long needle" that made it painful, the female fire dragon opened its mouth and let out a powerful dragon roar.

At such a close distance, Ryan had no way to avoid this dragon roar. In an instant, his eyes went black and his mind went blank.

Fortunately, when he saw the female fire dragon open her mouth, he had a heartbeat and bit his tongue tip in advance.

The severe pain made him regain consciousness quickly.

When his vision became clearer, what was reflected in his pupils was the dragon claws that grabbed him horizontally.

"Damn it!"

It was too late to raise the sword to block.

At the critical moment, Ryan opened his mouth.

"Kill!"

The sound waves wrapped with spirituality spread and brushed across the body of the female fire dragon.

——【High-spirited War Roar】

The spiritual sound waves seemed to have a particularly strong effect on the female fire dragon. Its body suddenly stiffened, and even the dragon claws that were waving were frozen in mid-air.

"You are the only one with a loud voice, right? I can roar too!"

Ryan's eyes were fierce.

If he hadn't been prepared and woken up in advance, he would have been seriously injured if he had eaten the dragon claws of the female fire dragon without any defense.

It must be said that in a battle with such a huge monster, there can be no carelessness.

Monsters can make many mistakes because they have thick skin and flesh, and they can withstand a few attacks, but Ryan is different.

If he is hit by a monster, he has to leave the place of travel on the spot, and the higher the star level of the monster, the more so.

Hunting monsters is like dancing on a tightrope.

To outsiders, it looks heroic, cool and calm, but only the parties involved know the huge risks inside.

Taking advantage of the precious time when the female fire dragon was "shocked", Ryan shouldered the greatsword and charged again.

After 1.6 seconds, he completed "one stage of charging".

With the blessing of [Concentration lv.2], his greatsword charging time was reduced by 10%.

At this moment, the female fire dragon had just recovered from the "shock", but was still dizzy and shaking her head.

Charge, charge, charge again...

At 3 seconds, Ryan completed the extreme "one and a half stages of charging". Looking at the female fire dragon whose eyes gradually recovered, he shouted and swung the greatsword mercilessly.

On the silver-blue greatsword, there was a clear white light that was constantly trembling, which was the spirituality flowing at high speed.

"Dong——"

Like the sound of a bronze bell, the strong recoil made Ryan's own hands numb directly.

He was like this, not to mention the female fire dragon that was the target of the attack.

Two attacks on the head, each one more powerful than the last.

This time, the female fire dragon fell into a "fainting state", lost balance and fell to the ground.

For a moment, dust flew.

[Sword Drawing Skill·Force lv.1], the effect of attacking the head is more likely to make the monster "faint", took effect!

Ryan's eyes were full of joy.

Ignoring the tearing pain in his body after charging to the limit, he took out a handful of "Abundant Pearl Powder" and stuffed it into his mouth.

Because of the [Recovery Speed ​​​​up lv.1] that came with the [Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Set], Ryan clearly felt that after "taking drugs", his physical strength and injury recovery speed was significantly accelerated.

"What a good skill!"

Ryan was delighted. Originally, he didn't pay much attention to this skill. After all, during the battle between the Wandering Avatar and the monster, he had no time to recover after being injured, and was killed by the monster.

But now, he found the additional use of this skill - to speed up the recovery of the damage caused by his overloaded use of the charging sword skills.

In one step, Ryan rushed to the side of the fallen female fire dragon.

The slightly white spiritual light began to jump on the sword again.

He had just completed a limit charging, and he was no longer able to charge the limit "one and a half", but he could still barely do the normal "one charge".

And this was enough.

Under the influence of the "water vapor environment", the wounds caused by Ryan's first two attacks on the female fire dragon's head had condensed into a layer of frost, which spread outward, covering most of the female fire dragon's head with frost.

As a monster of fire attribute, the erosion of frost caused considerable damage and negative status to the female fire dragon.

Ice condensation means that that part has become relatively fragile.

After the "first stage of charging", Ryan did not rush to slash.

His spirituality has been exhausted so far in the battle.

One [High-spirited War Roar], one "first stage of charging" and one "first and a half stage of charging" consumed a total of 2 spirituality points - the limit "first and a half stage of charging" requires double consumption, that is, 1 spirituality point.

And his spirituality, in total, is only 2.5.

In other words, this "first stage of charging" heavy slash in his hand is the last sword skill he can use.

This is the sadness of insufficient spirituality.

Even if Ryan's physique is enough to support it, he can't do anything if his spirituality is insufficient.

Without the blessing of [Sword Skill], it is basically impossible to cause any effective damage to the monster with just a flat attack.

So, in order to ensure that there is no risk...

On Ryan's right hand holding the greatsword, the [Black Eclipse Ring] glowed faintly, and then a thick black fog spread out, covering the surrounding area of ​​5 meters.

The female fire dragon was so big that most of its body was outside the black fog, but Ryan's target was only the female fire dragon's head, and the range of the black fog was enough to cover it.

Ryan's face suddenly turned pale with one-fifth of blood loss.

The female fire dragon's attack did not hurt him, but the heavy blood loss from using the [Black Eclipse Ring] made him seriously injured.

Fortunately, the "Rich Pearl Powder" that was constantly effective in his body gave him a breath and gave him the physical strength to swing the sword in his hand.

"Die!"

Veins bulged on his arms, neck and even forehead. Ryan's face was ferocious, and he clenched his teeth and swung the last sword.

Affected by the corrosion of the black fog and the embrittlement of the frost, the wound on the female fire dragon's head "softened" rapidly.

Then, the sword fell!

"Ka-"

That was the sound of the skull breaking.

The struggling body of the female fire dragon suddenly froze.

It stared with its dragon eyes wide open, uttered a high-pitched and shrill wail, and saliva dripped from the corners of its mouth with sparks.

Feeling the approach of death, the female fire dragon struggled to crawl towards the nest, trying to do something at the last moment of its life.

However, the passage of life has never been subject to the will of living beings.

After barely crawling out a few meters, the light in the female fire dragon's eyes completely dimmed.

Until death, its eyes were always facing the direction of the nest, unwilling to move away.

"Huff... Huff..."

Ryan panted violently.

The dual exhaustion of spirituality and physical strength made his eyes black.

If it weren't for the warm current brought by the upgrade that was nourishing him, he would have fallen down now.

On the neck of the female fire dragon, a particularly different dark green and nearly black, crescent-shaped scale fell to the ground, emitting a hazy bronze halo.

Ryan struggled to move forward and leaned over to pick it up.

[Found [trophy: female fire reverse scale]]!

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[Trophies: Female Fire Reverse Scale]: Bronze-level trophies, the reverse scale of the female fire dragon. Dragons have reverse scales, and touching them will anger them. Attached special skill [Fire Attribute Resistance lv.1]: Fire Attribute Resistance +3.

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With the acquisition of [Trophies: Female Fire Reverse Scale], the "Fire Attribute Resistance lv.1" attached to [Trophies: Fish Dragon Heart Scale] is superimposed with it, making [Fire Attribute Resistance] reach "lv.2".

[Fire Attribute Resistance lv.2]: Fire Attribute Resistance +6!

After putting away [Trophies: Female Fire Reverse Scale], Ryan had no intention of collecting female fire dragon materials. He turned around and ran with the big sword on his back.

He did not forget that female fire dragons have never been the masters of this ancient forest area.

As expected, less than a minute after Ryan left, a furious dragon roar that resounded through the sky came from far away and near.

Hearing this sound, Ryan's scalp suddenly numbed.

His physical condition gradually improved under the nourishment of the upgraded warm current, but it would take a long time to recover to the peak.

If he encountered a male fire dragon at this time, he would undoubtedly be directly beaten out of the travel area.

At this moment, he hid under the shade of the giant tree and ran faster, not even daring to look back.

…

[Bonfire Point-Giant Tree Gap].

Ryan sat cross-legged beside the campfire, bathing in the warm firelight, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The death of the female fire dragon brought great stimulation to the male fire dragon leader.

The furious male fire dragon leader sprayed raging flames, turning hundreds of square meters of forest into charcoal.

In terms of fire attacks, the female fire dragon is not worthy of carrying the male fire dragon leader's shoes.

Fortunately, Ryan did not covet the material on the female fire dragon and chose to escape immediately, and survived this time.

After venting his anger, the male fire dragon leader wandered high in the sky for a long time, and finally landed in the female fire dragon's lair.

This scene was secretly seen by Ryan who was hiding in the bushes in the distance.

"Crackling..."

The dancing bonfire made Ryan's face slightly red.

He moved his cheeks and swallowed the chewed "special matsutake" into his belly.

Of course, he roasted it a little before eating it.

After all, the fungi are definitely not poisonous after being roasted!

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At this moment, he was checking the panel while waiting for his physical strength and spirituality to recover.

With the success of the female fire dragon's crusade, the level of his traveling clone was raised again, reaching level 10.

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[Level]: 9 (3%) → 10 (1%)

[Spiritual value]: 32635→52635

[Spirituality]: 2.5 (currently 0.5)

【Physique】：20.71→26.63

[Trophy]: Crimson Horn (Ingenuity lv.1), Electric Needle (Attribute Resistance lv.1), Fish-Dragon Heart Scale (Fire Attribute Resistance lv.1), Crown of Fire Umbrella (Concentration lv.1) , Feather of the Fire Monster (Attack lv.1), Broken Giant Fang (Physical Strength lv.1), Red Fierce Fang (Concentration Technique lv.1), Female Fire Reverse Scale (Fire Resistance lv.1)

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It has to be said that the experience provided by the female fire dragon is quite rich, which directly allowed him to level up.

"Is it because the 'flying dragon species' is special, or is it because of the status bonus?"

Ryan doesn't know the exact reason, but for him, it's a good thing.

As his physical strength recovered, Ryan truly felt how powerful his body was now.

Although it is increasingly difficult to improve the level of traveling clones, the growth brought about by the upgrade is also quite astonishing.

The exponential increase becomes more terrifying the further it goes.

Ryan even felt that if he was allowed to attack the female fire dragon again, he probably wouldn't have to use the [Black Eclipse Ring]. He would be able to successfully attack the female fire dragon with a few ordinary "one-stage charge" heavy slashes.

Of course, this is just his own estimate. Facing a powerful flying dragon species like the "Female Fire Dragon", it is ultimately difficult for humans with weak bodies to compete head-on. They have to use weapons, protective gear, skills and other methods to do it from the side.

The specific details still need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

"It's so strong..."

Recalling the scene where the leader of the male fire dragon wreaked havoc in the jungle just now, Ryan sighed with a headache.

If you want to hunt the leader of the male fire dragon, the most difficult point is how to get the male fire dragon to land.

Now, although his body is more than 25 times that of an ordinary person, his jumping ability is extremely terrifying, and he can jump more than ten meters easily, but if he can't fly, he can't fly. If the leader of the male fire dragon stays in the sky, there is nothing he can do.

He has been passively enduring the attack of the leader of the male fire dragon, and he has no choice but to be defeated in the end.

Therefore, there are three difficulties to overcome if you want to defeat the leader of the male fire dragon.

The first is how to shoot down the leader of the Fire Dragon.

The second is how to prevent it from flying again after being shot down.

Third, how to create attack opportunities as much as possible under its monstrous fire.

With the hunting of the female fire dragon completed, all the special species in the ancient forest area, except for the leader of the male fire dragon, were almost completely defeated by Ryan.

Even if there is still, it is hidden very deep, and finding it out will not be possible in a short time.

If not, Ryan really wants to defeat two more special species, so that after awakening [Holy Relic: Blue Medal], he will have greater confidence and then face the leader of the male fire dragon.

Unfortunately, no.

The bonfire burned, and the dancing sparks floated into the air, disappearing in the wind.

Ryan mused.

The first point is how to shoot down the leader of the male fire dragon. He already has a plan.

Through the battle with the female fire dragon, Ryan discovered that the female fire dragon seemed to be particularly sensitive to spiritual sound waves, and the leader of the male fire dragon was also a flying dragon. I guess they should be similar, right? Taking advantage of this, when the leader of the male fire dragon approaches, you can use [Arrogant Battle Cry] to try to shoot him down.

As for the second point, Ryan also has some ideas on how to prevent the leader of the male fire dragon from flying again.

The leader of the male fire dragon relies on its extremely tough wing membrane instead of feathers to fly. As long as its wing membrane can be damaged, its flying ability can be restricted to the maximum extent.

But it is too difficult to do this. The wings of the leader of the male fire dragon are extremely strong and flexible. They are the foundation that can support dozens or hundreds of tons of behemoths flying in the sky. If you are close to its wings, once it is swept by the wings, even if it is just brushed, you will die. Injury ends.

How to act specifically depends on the timing in the actual battle.

As for the third point, how to create attack opportunities as much as possible under the monstrous fire of the leader of the male fire dragon is actually the point that Ryan is most confident about.

It is true that he cannot prevent the leader of the male fire dragon from breathing fire, but he can create an environment where huge flames cannot survive, relying on the [Pure Water Crystal].

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[Pure water crystal: a treasure that can only be born in places with strong water elements. It is a polymerization of pure water elements. It can be used as a material for potions. If placed in a certain place for a long time, it can form a special "Pure water environment" allows water element monsters to evolve slowly.

When holding the [Pure Water Crystal], within a radius of three meters (when standing still, this range will continue to expand, with a maximum radius of thirty meters), the water vapor is dense, forming a "water vapor environment", and the flame is difficult to survive. If there is a skilled craftsman to perform secondary processing, it can stimulate stronger power. To materialize it in the main body, 10,000 spiritual points are required. 】

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The "water vapor environment" brought by the [Pure Water Crystal] is far from the limit of this treasure. If it is placed in a certain place for a long time, the range and power of the "water vapor environment" can continue to rise.

Based on this point, Ryan can choose the battlefield in advance, place the [Pure Water Crystal], and create a huge "strong water vapor environment".

Coupled with his stronger fire resistance, the flame threat of the male fire dragon leader will be weakened to the extreme.

The above is the limit of what Ryan can do under the current conditions.

The thoughts end here.

Now, what Ryan needs to do is to find the most suitable place for the crusade.

Time passed little by little, and in a blink of an eye, three hours had passed.

Feeling the spiritual energy in his body being restored, Ryan stood up and left [Campfire Point - Gap between Giant Trees].