After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 149 Ryan: Do you want to live opposite me? (Please subscribe)

The scattered sparks quickly gathered together to form a human-shaped body.

Ryan opened his eyes, and what he saw was the dancing bonfire and reddish-brown mountain rocks.

[Bonfire Point-Volcano Cave]

Without setting off in a hurry, Ryan first checked his equipment.

Weapons: [Great Sword·True Red Crown Horn], [Light Crossbow·Shattered Ice]

Protective gear: [Ceratopsian Armor]

Ring: [Ring of Thunder]

Holy relics: [Azure Medal (Awakening)], [Blood Embrace (Initial Awakening)]

After inspecting it, Ryan nodded with satisfaction.

In terms of melee combat, the equipment is very complete. In terms of long-range, [Light Crossbow·Ice Crusher] is undoubtedly too backward, and it is impossible to cause any damage to "upper" and above monsters. The reason why it is still retained is because [Light Crossbow· [Broken Ice] The crossbow arrows shot are enchanted with ice attributes, which is good for luring monsters.

In terms of long-range attacks, it is mainly replaced by the "Blood Spear" of [Holy Relic·Blood Embrace].

"If conditions permit, we still need to get a better long-range weapon."

Ryan thought to himself.

Everything is ready, next is the first [Crown] crusade attempt!

Ryan's target is not the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Giant Beast, but the [Grand Rank] Sword Tail Monster that he defeated in the past.

Just as there is a division of strength from one star to three stars between the [upper ranks], the same should be true between the [crown ranks].

Although I don’t know the specific star classification between the two, the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Giant Beast is obviously stronger than the [Grand Rank] Sword Tail Monster.

Definitely pick the soft persimmons first.

It is undoubtedly a better choice to test the waters with the weaker [Grand Rank] Sword-tailed Behemoth and test whether the current self has the strength to challenge the "Grand Rank".

Leaving [Bonfire Point - Volcano Cave], hot air waves rushed towards me, but it had no effect on Ryan, who had the special skill [Heat Damage Invalidation].

Following the passage inside the volcano, Ryan arrived at the entrance of the large magma lake where he had previously encountered the [Crown] Sapphire Beast.

He stood cautiously by the entrance and quietly observed.

What you can see at the entrance is a huge red magma lake, and there are no traces of monsters on the surrounding ground.

[Crown] The sapphire beast is not here?

Ryan's eyes were still solemn.

The last time he arrived at the large magma lake, the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Beast was also not here. It wasn't until he got close to the magma lake that the opponent suddenly jumped out of another passage in the distance.

"call……"

Sighing lightly, Ryan did not act rashly, but closed his eyes and felt silently.

During his last travel trip, he had not yet advanced, and his [Spirituality] was only a pitiful 8.8, and his ability to perceive large areas was quite poor. But now, with the blessing of [Tide of Pain], his [Spirituality] has reached an astonishing 33.5 .

Ten seconds later, Ryan opened his eyes and his brows relaxed slightly: "You're really not here?"

In his perception, this large magma lake was filled with a faint sense of depression, and a faint strange aura, as if a violent explosion might occur at any time.

Ryan, who had come into contact with the [Crown] Sapphire Beast, knew very well that this must be the aura left by the other party.

However, this aura is much lighter now. It seems that the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Blue Beast has gone out to look for food?

It’s normal to think about it.

With the size of the [Crown] sapphire beast, the amount of energy it needs to consume every day is terrifying, and it must be supported by sufficient food.

Although Ryan does not understand the ecological composition of this volcano, the fact that the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Giant Beast can live here means that there must be a place that can provide it with enough food.

Ryan stepped forward and stepped into the large magma lake.

The absence of the [Crown] Sapphire Beast is undoubtedly a good thing.

And the direction Ryan went to was exactly the cave where he encountered the [higher-ranking] Princess Blazing Spider in the past.

A few minutes later, Ryan returned with a look of pain on his face.

Just as he expected, in just one day, the body of the [high-ranking] Royal Princess Blazing Spider disappeared without a trace, and even the bodies of the Guardian Spiders disappeared. It seemed that there was some greedy and unsatisfied existence that took them away. Eat it dry and wipe it clean, not even the residue is left.

Although he didn't know who did it, Ryan instinctively felt that it couldn't be the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Behemoth.

It seems that another "Grand Rank" monster has broken into this area?

[Grand Rank] Is the departure of the sapphire beast also related to this?

After Ryan thought for a moment, he stopped thinking about it and headed towards the direction where the [Grand Rank] sword-tailed beast was beaten away in the past.

For him now, there is no point in thinking too much.

It's nothing more than soldiers coming to block it and water coming to cover it up.

"Gulu..."

On large magma lakes, magma bubbles bubble up, expand, and then burst from time to time.

After getting away from the large magma lake, Ryan's expression relaxed slightly.

In fact, the rapid attack of the [Grand Rank] sapphire beast last time brought a big shadow to him, and he was afraid that this guy would suddenly appear from some passage while he was moving forward.

There are multiple channels connected around the large magma lake. This area is much wider than Ryan originally imagined.

The volcanoes exposed on the surface are only a small part of it. There is a vast underground space below the ground.

Along the way, Ryan soon made a discovery.

There are many horrifying cracks on the reddish-brown cave rock wall. These cracks are not naturally formed, but more like marks left by some being who slashed or ground them with a huge blade.

The moment he looked at these traces, Ryan's mind recalled the exaggerated and terrifying long tail of the [Grand Rank] sword-tail beast, shaped like a big sword.

The surface of these marks is still relatively new, obviously formed in a short period of time.

"The [Crown] sword-tailed beast is nearby, isn't it far away yet?"

Ryan's eyes showed surprise.

He originally thought that hunting down the [Grand Rank] Sword-tailed Giant Beast would take quite a while. After all, in the territorial encounter, the [Grand Ranked] Sword-tailed Giant Beast was obviously no match for the [Grand Ranked] Sapphire Blue Beast.

Judging from the existing traces, after the failure of the last territorial battle, the [Grand Rank] sword-tailed beast seemed unconvinced and wandered around the large magma lake, seemingly preparing to challenge again.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Ryan, as the time to find the [Grand Title] sword-tailed beast will be greatly shortened. Not only that, the [Grand Rank] sword-tailed beast is wandering around but has not yet launched another territorial battle, indicating that this guy has most likely not fully recovered from the injuries he suffered in the last battle. If this is the case, his subsequent crusade will be very difficult. , it will undoubtedly be easier.

Thinking of this, Ryan became excited and continued to go deeper into the cave.

All the way forward, the air unknowingly became a little sharper - a large number of sword marks appeared on the rock wall of the cave, which should be the product of the "daily practice" of the [Grand Rank] Sword Tail Giant Beast.

Different from ordinary monsters that can only hunt and rest, the [Grand Rank] Sword-tailed Giant Beast seems to be a very hard-working special species?

Is this why it rises to the top?

Ryan's eyes became more solemn.

A monster that masters combat skills is completely different from a monster that only relies on instinct to fight.

Arriving at the end of the passage, what caught Ryan's eyes was a rather spacious cave.

The ground here is extremely smooth, as if it had been polished deliberately.

On the wall of the cave, there are horrifying sword marks crisscrossing each other, silently telling everything that happened here.

Ryan looked solemn, stretched out his hand to hold the hilt of the sword behind him, and walked towards the cave.

The sharp aura here has reached an extremely powerful level - here is the temporary lair of the [Crown] sword-tailed beast!

"Qiang——Qiang——"

In another passage in the distance, there was a sound of metal friction similar to that of weapons being polished. It seemed that something had been sensed. The friction suddenly intensified, became louder, and became closer.

"coming soon!"

Ryan's eyes were solemn, and he raised his hand, holding the bloody spear in his palm.

Without hesitation or hesitation, he directly activated his newly acquired professional skill [Heroic Strike].

Spirituality like waves surged and surged through the body, accumulating layer upon layer. Finally, it converged on the spear of blood in Ryan's hand, causing a burning light blue spiritual flame to appear on its surface. These spiritual flames were mixed with the blood flames. In front of it, a strange color of light blue and blood was formed.

Different from when throwing the blood spear before, when holding the spear body this time, the knowledge from the professional skill [Throwing Specialization Enhancement] allows Ryan to understand what posture and angle to throw in order to maximize the power of the thrown object. reach the maximum.

It was at the moment when Ryan completed his strength accumulation.

There was a loud "boom", and the passage on the opposite side suddenly exploded. In an instant, smoke and dust billowed, and a huge shadow rushed out from the smoke and dust in the sky. The sparks caused by friction on the rock wall at high speed, Sputtering and flying in mid-air, it was extremely gorgeous.

"call out--!"

A sharp sound broke through the air, one step behind the explosion.

A stream of blue and red light shot out, and when it arrived in front of the giant beast, the sonic boom was delayed.

The spreading white air wave swept across all directions. With the blessing of the two skills of [Heroic Strike] and [Throwing Specialization Enhancement], the already extremely fast "Spear of Blood" broke through the speed of sound for the first time, and its power was Reached unprecedented heights.

"clang--!"

The raised tail of the sword was just in front of the Blood Spear, and the two collided, bursting out with violent flames and impact.

The spear of blood started from the tip of the spear and was shattered inch by inch. The giant beast that was trying to shake the spear not only stopped moving forward suddenly, but even took two steps back.

have equal shares!

Only then did Ryan fully see the appearance of the giant beast.

It has a pair of horns on its head and a huge mouth full of sharp teeth. Its whole body is covered with red carapace, and its back has a blue heat-dissipating shell that curves like a flame and grows upward.

It has short forelimbs, unusually thick and powerful thighs, and a tail that is almost as long as its body, and has evolved into a sapphire-blue carapace shaped like a giant blade.

The prompt on the panel about the [Crown] sword-tailed beast was finally clearly displayed at this distance.

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[Sword-Slaying Dragon: [Crown] Beast-dragon species, in the hunter world, it is known as the "Scorching Blade".

The Stegosaurus is a carnivorous species with a strong aggressiveness and fiery temper. It will actively attack anyone and large monsters within sight.

On weekdays, they eat coal and combustible minerals. There is an organ called a "flame sac" in their throat, which can store magma refined from coal and flammable minerals and use it to spit or grind their tails. Blade, making it "red hot".

The tail of Stegosaurus often has some impurities attached to it when exposed to high heat. It usually uses teeth, minerals and the ground to "sharpen" its tail to keep its tail blade sharp.

After the lava stored in its red flame sac is activated, it can be heated and flamed when grinding its tail, but at the same time, the meat of its tail will also become soft.

The Stegosaurus itself can also mix the impurities on its tail blade with the lava stored in the red flame sac, and eject explosive minerals directly from its mouth to carry out long-range attacks on the enemy. 】

[——[Grand Rank] Special species, an extremely powerful existence that is superior to countless special species. The one with the "Grand Rank" is the "Champion"! 】

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Ryan withdrew his gaze from the introduction on the panel and looked directly at the giant beast that was more than twenty meters tall not far away.

The existence of the "Crown" level, I don't know if it is an exception, but its size far exceeds that of [upper] and [lower] monsters.

In other words, a strong person may not necessarily be big, but a big person will never be weak.

An unparalleled sense of oppression spread from the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon, and in an instant, it enveloped the entire place.

This pressure is so strong that it can even be compared with the Libra Pope who mastered the remains of Li Shen before he was suppressed by the "artifact-Sacred Scale".

"[Grand Title], is it equivalent to the 'Legend' of a professional..."

This thought flashed through Ryan's mind, but the next second, he was attracted by the action of [Grand Position] Slaying the Sword Dragon in front of him.

The tail blade it landed on was deeply embedded in the ground. At the same time, the shell on the tail blade turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a large piece of metal calcined in a high-temperature furnace.

The action of [Crown Position] slaying the sword dragon gives people a sense of sight that the sword is charging and about to be unsheathed.

As a frequent user of "accumulated flow", Ryan is very sensitive in this regard.

He could almost predict that the next moment, the red tail blade that had completed its "charging" would sweep towards him.

A strong sense of sharpness pierced his face, and even the thick and sturdy [Ceratopsian Armor] could not give Ryan the slightest sense of security.

[Ceratopsian Armor] is forged from the body materials of "high-ranking" monsters. It is difficult to say how much protection it can have against "crown-ranking" monsters.

At the critical moment, Ryan's eyes became calmer.

"Chong-"

[Big Sword·True Red Crown Horn] was unsheathed and placed on his shoulder, and Ryan also launched a "charging posture".

Facing the "charged slash" of [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon, he chose the same method to counterattack.

As a hunter, this behavior is undoubtedly irrational and can easily lead to sudden death, but as a swordsman, Ryan will never take even a step back from the enemy's "charged slash".

This is the dignity that belongs to the great swordsman and must not be blasphemed in the slightest!

"Want to live across from the middle gate?"

"Then I'll make it happen for you!"

(End of this chapter)