After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 151 [Championship] First kill, gold level trophy! (Please subscribe)

Volcano, within the wide mountain channel.

Ryan flew past like a slippery loach, and behind him was the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon in pursuit.

"Roar--!"

The roar of the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon is full of rage. After all, being attacked remotely from time to time is not fatal, but it is still annoying enough. Not to mention, the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon has always been known for its temper. Known for his short temper.

However, despite being furious, the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon could not catch up with Ryan in the winding mountain passage - every time the long-range sneak attack crossbow arrow fell on it, it would feel cold all over its body. Hard to pick up speed.

Under the influence of [Happy Freezing Aura], [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon's speed was reduced by 17%, while Ryan's speed was increased by 20% under the influence of [Eating War·Black Roaring Dragon's Sorrow]. This By subtracting one and increasing it, Ryan, who was originally weaker than the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon in terms of speed, became a bit faster.

Of course, keeping the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon in a "real freezing" state at all times is the top priority.

The dragon's roar shook the sky, and a ball of blazing lava flew from behind.

Ryan raised his hand and swung a spear of blood backwards, hitting the lava ball accurately. Although he failed to explode it in the air, it also delayed it for a moment.

With this delayed effort, Ryan was already out of the attack range of the lava ball.

"Boom!"

The ground collapses and melts. Even if it is just a simple long-range lava ball attack, the power of the explosion is still far greater than the big explosion caused by the [higher] Princess Blazing Spider gathering a large number of small spiders in the past.

“1、2、3、4、5……”

"Now, explode!"

Counting silently in his mind, when the "Gospel Seal" reached five levels, Ryan detonated it directly.

"boom!"

The low explosion sound came from the body of the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon again, and it let out a mournful cry. Its body was like an "exploded" artillery, exuding purple mist from the inside to the outside.

At the same time, Ryan's complexion also turned slightly pale, and there was a tingling feeling deep in his brain.

[Happy Freezing Aura] and [Gospel], although not clearly stated in the introduction, are actually consumed.

It requires consumption of spirituality, physical strength and even spirit. Although the amount is not large, it cannot sustain Ryan for a long time and use it many times.

After stuffing a large piece of steak into his mouth and chewing it quickly to restore his "satisfaction" and relieve his fatigue, Ryan didn't dare to stop and continued to sprint forward.

"Roar!"

Behind him, an angry dragon roared, shaking the sky and the earth.

The [Crown] Sword-slayer Dragon that got up from the ground was covered in blood, and most of its shell was shattered. However, even though it had suffered such injuries, it still had no intention of giving up.

In this way, after chasing and escaping, some time passed.

Ryan rushed out along the end of the mountain passage, and what he saw was an extremely spacious lava cave.

But Ryan's brows frowned, because this lava cave had no other exit except the passage he entered, that is, a dead end.

The roar and vibration behind him followed closely. Ryan had no time to think. He gritted his teeth and could only rush into the lava cave.

"Gulu gulu..."

The hot magma flowed and the magma bubble exploded. Ryan stood in the center of the lava cave, looking at the pursuing [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon, and shouted without hesitation:

"burst!"

In an instant, purple veins once again covered the whole body of the [Crown] Sword-Slashing Dragon, and the "real explosion damage" from the inside out made it scream and fall to the ground.

Ryan took a deep breath and took advantage of the precious time when the [Grand Position] Sword Slayer Dragon fell to the ground to fire the [Light Crossbow·Ice Crusher] in his hand one after another.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Although the accuracy of the crossbow is high, after each arrow is fired, the string needs to be pulled back and the arrow is loaded, and the speed is slow. It was not until the [Crown Position] Sword Slayer Dragon got up from the ground that Ryan shot three arrows.

"Roar--!"

The [Grand Rank] Sword-Slashing Dragon, which suffered three "happy bursts" and lost a full 60% of its vitality, is still as strong as a rainbow.

A special species that can grow and transform to the "Grand Rank", in addition to innate racial advantages, also requires an indomitable fighting heart.

Amid the roar, the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon's body began to undergo drastic changes.

The flame-shaped shell on its back turned obsidian red, truly becoming a "flame". The surface of its body was covered with red spots, extending all the way to the tail blade behind it, forming regular red veins on it.

The scorching heat centered on its body and spread in all directions, causing the air to twist and tremble.

——Hong Yao becomes violent!

The overwhelming breath hit his face, making Ryan feel like he had difficulty breathing.

Such power...

Worthy of the title!

Ryan knew very well that his strength was far from reaching the "Grand Rank" level. If it weren't for the two skills of [Gospel] and [Happy Aura], he would have died tragically under the tail blade of the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon.

It was clear that before his career promotion, Ryan had been able to defeat the "high-ranking three-star" princess Blazing Spider, but after his career promotion, his strength greatly increased, and he still could not touch the "crown" field.

The gap between the two is really too big, and it is exactly the same as the "fourth-level extraordinary" and "fifth-level legendary" in the world.

But now, here, at the end...

In the end, hard power must speak for itself.

Ryan tentatively pulled the trigger of the [Light Crossbow·Smashed Ice] in his hand, and watched as the flying crossbow arrows were burned to pieces by the "scorching hot field" around them as they approached the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon. No more luck.

The [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon, who had suffered three losses, seemed to have vaguely guessed the mechanism of [Gospel] with his rich combat experience, and was unwilling to let Ryan's attack hit his body again.

This means that, except for head-on confrontation, there is almost no possibility for Ryan to add the "Gospel Seal".

Staring at the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon that was walking step by step and entering the "Red Brilliance Violent Transformation", Ryan felt extremely heavy in his heart.

Different from the previous monsters, even if the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slashing Dragon enters the "Red Violent Violence", there is still reason in its eyes, rather than being completely dominated by animal nature.

It seems that as the level of strength increases, the more sanity the monster can retain during the "Hongyao Violence".

This is undoubtedly bad news.

Of course, there is also good news - "Hong Yao's violent transformation" is not only the moment when the special species are most powerful, but also when they are most vulnerable. At this moment, they have been forced to a dead end.

This means that if you can detonate another "explosion of joy" and use the "killing" damage triggered by less than 20% of the vitality, you will definitely be able to successfully defeat the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon.

And this is the only possible way for Ryan to succeed at the moment. If he comes back next time, the prepared [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon will never be beaten to less than 20% of its vitality so easily again.

"call……"

Ryan let out a breath, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. He raised his hand and grasped the hilt of the sword behind him.

Since there is no way to retreat, there is only one fight.

The "despicable" hunter is just a secondary job, his real main job has always been a big sword hunter!

[Grand Position] The Sword-Slaying Dragon walked step by step, leaving footprints covered with golden-red magma along the way. The temperature in the environment rose at a rapid rate. Without the special skill [Thermal Damage Invalidation], Ryan was shining brightly at this moment. Just standing here, he was burned by the high temperature and continued to "bleed".

Two "blood cores" appeared on both sides of his shoulders. After this period of chasing, Ryan had replenished the blood of [Holy Relic·Blood Embrace].

A white amulet shaped like a one-handed sword appeared in his hand, and the sharp tip of the sword cut the skin of his fingertips.

The blood-stained fingertips traced the blade of the sword, leaving a winding and strange blood line on its surface.

——[Meteor Sword Amulet], sharpness +30%.

Facing the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon whose power far exceeds his own, the increase in power brought by the increase in weapon weight is no longer important. On the contrary, heavier weapons will slow down his own movement speed, so now this In this case, improving the sharpness of the weapon is a better choice.

Faint golden flames danced on Ryan's body, which was the manifestation of [Secret of Fire Field] and [Liberation of Power] being fully activated.

During the decisive battle, Ryan used everything he could, just to raise his strength to its peak.

"kill!"

With a loud shout, "Morale Increase" blessed his body. Although with Ryan's current [Physique], the increase in morale increase is already minimal, but mosquito legs are still meat no matter how small they are.

Terrifying cracks spread on the ground beneath his feet, and his body turned into a phantom, rushing toward the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon.

Although he was full of fighting spirit, Ryan's heart was as calm as an ice lake - he knew his purpose very well, which was to leave two more "gospel marks" on the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon.

There are only three ways to do this.

1. His attacks hit [Crown Position] and slashed the Sword Dragon twice.

2. He was hit twice by the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon.

3. He hit the [Grand Rank] Sword Slayer Dragon once, and the [Grand Rank] Sword Slayer Dragon also hit him once.

If possible, Ryan certainly hopes it will be the first case, but he also knows that it is just a fantasy.

All he could do was to hit the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon once before its attack fell on him.

That's enough.

Facing the charging Ryan, the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon let out a thunderous dragon roar, and the "scorching hot field" surrounding it emitted an increasingly dazzling light, and the temperature in the environment also increased during this process. A sharp rise.

The shock wave carrying the high temperature and heat wave forcibly blocked Ryan's forward progress.

At the moment when Ryan's footsteps paused, a red blade cut through the sky. Where it passed, the air exploded layer by layer, forming a cone-shaped sonic boom cloud.

Everything became extremely slow in the face of this slash that exceeded the speed of sound, and even the air became a solidified liquid.

As the "Scorching Field" unfolds, the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon, which is no longer affected by the [Happy Freezing Aura], shows the true horror of the "Grand Rank"!

In the face of such a slashing attack, even the tank armor plate might look like paper, right?

Without enough time to make a defensive move, Ryan just instinctively opened the "blood barrier", and then used [Special Sword Skill - Attack Collision].

The blood barrier full of vitality shattered instantly in front of the supersonic searing blade's slash. The two "blood cores" exploded into powder all over the sky, while the slightly weakened tail blade continued to slash towards Ryan.

The "Hegemonic Blood Film" appeared on the body surface, and it froze with the scalding red blade for half a second before falling apart.

After breaking through the "Blood Barrier" and "Hegemonic Blood Film" one after another, the power of the Burning Red Blade still remained at over 70%.

It can be seen from this that when Ryan and the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slashing Dragon first clashed, the opponent's slash was just a "flat A" version of the force.

The feeling of death was stronger than ever before. Ryan's pupils shrank little by little. With the precious time bought by the "Blood Barrier" and "Hegemonic Blood Film", he adjusted his posture and completed the initial charge of the sword to slash out with all his strength. Facing the scalding red blade.

"Chong-"

The terrifying force shattered Ryan's arms into pieces in an instant. The red blade overturned the sword and embedded itself directly into Ryan's breastplate.

"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound suddenly sounded, and the breastplate of [Ceratopsian Armor] cracked with a big hole.

Ryan's body was like a golf ball that had been blown away. He flew up high and flew hundreds of meters away before smashing into the rock wall.

"Cough cough..."

Blood flowed uncontrollably from the seven orifices, and Ryan's vision turned light red due to the blood-stained retinas. The gap is really too big...

Looking at the [Grand Position] Sword-Slaying Dragon standing at the end, like a peerless swordsman sheathing his sword gracefully after completing a strike, Ryan's face curved into a slightly ferocious arc.

"it's over……"

In the distance, the [Crown] Sword-Slashing Dragon seemed to sense something, and it rushed towards Ryan's location, its roaring red tail blade cutting through the sky.

But even a supersonic slash would take time to cover a distance of several hundred meters.

In contrast, Ryan can complete the attack with just a thought, which is undoubtedly much faster.

"Gospel, explode!"

The sound of whispering came from Ryan's mouth, and the next moment, the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon not far away was covered with deep purple lines all over its body.

The difference from before is that this time, these dark purple lines intertwined and formed a shape similar to a sickle blade, which appeared behind the [Crown] Sword Slayer Dragon and slashed past it.

"Ding--"

Faintly, Ryan's ears heard the sound of liquid dripping onto the lake surface, creating endless ripples.

The integrity of life was completely shattered at this moment.

[Grand Position] A look of fear appeared in the eyes of the sword-killing dragon, and it exploded all the red energy to try to resist, but a ray of purple light appeared in the center of its dragon eyes, and in an instant, it occupied everything.

"boom!"

The supersonic red blade lost the control of its owner and slashed down more than one meter in front of Ryan. The ground instantly cracked and shattered, and a huge chasm appeared, and the surface was full of red. lava.

The collapse of the ground caused the rock wall to break. Ryan's body was brought down into the pile of rubble. For a while, dust was flying.

After an unknown amount of time, the rubble pile began to tremble, and a hand came out of it.

Ryan, who had barely recovered some physical strength, pushed aside the gravel, soil and solidified magma on his body. He stood up and walked to the [Crown Position] Sword Slayer Dragon who kept swinging his tail blade.

Even though the breath of life has died, the swordsman holding the "Red Blade" still maintains the arrogance of his life and is unwilling to fall.

——[Crown] Slay the Sword Dragon, the crusade was successful!

"Hahaha!"

Ryan leaned on the ground with his big sword, unable to hold back any longer, a cheerful smile appeared on his face.

Although the process is a bit tortuous and his methods are a bit "despicable", as a hunter, as long as he can kill his prey, he can use any means.

In a head-to-head confrontation, he is definitely not a "Grand Rank" opponent now. Even if he is promoted to another level, whether he can defeat the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon is a matter of two minds.

But how can it be so easy to upgrade?

If you don't defeat "Grand Rank" monsters, you only need to defeat "Higher Three-Star" monsters, and you will need at least four of them to have any hope of upgrading.

And four "upper three-star" monsters... Ryan even doubted whether he could find so many "upper three-star" monsters in the volcanic area.

After all, monsters are not cabbages. The more powerful the monsters, the rarer they are.

Ryan swallowed a piece of meat steak, and his "Gluttony Heart" worked crazily to recover his body's injuries. Thanks to the warmth brought by the upgrade, the two promoted each other, and Ryan's injuries were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In today's battle, the operation of "Gluttony Heart" has not stopped. If it were a CPU, it would probably be smoking.

"call……"

Ryan let out a breath and turned his gaze to the scales suspended one and a half meters above the ground next to the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon, exuding a bright golden luster.

With full expectation, Ryan stepped forward and reached out to touch.

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[Trophy: Heavenly Scales of the Sword-Slayer Dragon]: A gold-level trophy, the crown material of the Sword-Slayer Dragon. If used in equipment, it is said that it can be made into a fantasy rare item that rules the world.

Comes with special skills [Concentration lv.1], [Ingenuity lv.2]

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"Gold level trophy!"

"And it comes with a third-level special skill!"

More importantly, the attached third-level special skills are also very useful to Ryan.

The effect of this special skill [Concentration Technique] is to shorten the time for charging the sword. Prior to this, Ryan already had two levels of [Concentration Technique] through the trophies [Crown of Fire Umbrella] and [Red Fang]. .

The special skill [Ingenuity] comes with the first trophy that Ryan obtained, the Crimson Horn.

Add these together and you get:

——[Concentration lv.3]: The charging time of the great sword is reduced by 20%, and the special energy bar accumulation speed is +20% (the corresponding ability is not currently mastered, so this effect cannot take effect).

——[Ingenuity lv.3]: Weapon sharpness +4.

For the third level [Concentrated Type], the reduced charging time of the great sword has been increased by 10% from the original 20%. This is undoubtedly a huge enhancement for Ryan. If the charging time of the great sword can be continuously reduced, maybe there will be One day, any "flat A" he casually throws will be a charged attack.

This is not a dream, because reaching lv.3 [Concentrated] does not indicate reaching the full level, and there is still potential for continued improvement.

As for the third-level [Ingenuity], although it is not outstanding, there is no doubt about the effect of this special skill.

The first level of [Ingenuity] is only sharpness +1, and at the third level, the sharpness is increased to +4.

The attribute "sharpness" may not seem to be that effective for a heavy weapon like a great sword, but in fact, it is still indispensable.

If the sharpness of the weapon cannot break through the enemy's defense, the damage caused will be greatly reduced.

The "Sharpness + 4" panel does not give specific increase data, but according to Ryan's feeling, it is stronger than the 30% of [Meteor Sword Amulet], and the increase should be around 40%.

In other words, for each +1", the approximate increase is "10%".

With [Ingenuity lv.3] and [Meteor Sword Amulet], the sharpness is increased by 70%, even if the main forging material of [Great Sword·True Red Crown Horn] is only the material of [Higher Level] Unicorn Dragon Forging is enough to break through the defense of the "Crown" monster.

Ryan thought of the [Grand Rank] Sapphire Blue Beast. Although he didn’t know the specific name of this crown monster, there was no doubt that it could easily defeat the [Grand Rank] Sword Slayer Dragon and resist the burning red tail blade. The slash's body was only slightly injured, indicating that the monster's defense far exceeded that of the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slashing Dragon.

Without [Ingenuity lv.3], Ryan would really have to consider getting a new weapon.

As for now...

Ryan looked down at the cracked [Ceratopsian Armor] on his body and sighed.

The top priority is to assemble a pair of protective gear with stronger defensive performance. At the last moment of the battle with the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slayer Dragon, if it were not for the protection of the [Ceratopsian Armor], Ryan would have been chopped into minced meat. There is no chance of detonating an "explosion of joy".

Ryan raised his head, looked up at the huge thing in front of him, and began the hard work of collecting.

An hour later, Ryan sat in front of a raised bonfire, quietly grilling "Dragon Cut Steak."

Although he can no longer obtain the permanent blessing of "Gluttony Joy" by increasing his "Gluttony Level", as a foodie, it has become his habit to taste the flesh and blood of monsters he hunts with his own hands.

While waiting for the steak to mature, Ryan checked the panel.

After successfully defeating the [Crown] Sword-Slaying Dragon, many prompts popped up on the panel.

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[With a weak body, you have defeated the "Crown", and your body and mind feel the ultimate joy...]

[[Tide of Pain]’s “joy after pain” is perfectly achieved! Obtain 25% career bonus for compatibility: spirituality +1, physical fitness +1]

[Acquire the following permanent gains: Special skill [Dragon Power (Entry)] - When performing actions, including but not limited to jumping, attacking, blocking, etc., the strength judgment +1 (there is a level judgment, one level higher than the owner) Levels can only be effective for half of the time, and will be completely ineffective beyond two levels)]

[You have completed the first "after-pain" pleasure, and you can continue to accept "pain" to improve your career fit. 】

[Personally challenge the "uncontestable" existence, [Storm Fighter] professional compatibility will be increased by 25%, and the following professional bonuses will be obtained: Spirituality +0.5, Physical +0.5]

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"Special skill [Dragon Power]? The same series of skills as [Dragon Helm]?"

There was curiosity in Ryan's eyes.

"What does strength determination mean?"

Literally speaking, Ryan had a rough guess.

He stood up and tried a high jump on the spot, and found that the so-called "strength judgment +1", the most intuitive manifestation, is a 10% increase in strength.

Maybe different, but roughly the same.

"A pleasant surprise."

Ryan had a smile on his face.

Strength is undoubtedly the most important attribute for the power of a great sword.

As for completing the "joy after pain", this was not beyond Ryan's expectations.

For a hunter, what could be more "happy" than successfully hunting down a prey that is far more powerful than itself?

"After returning to the original body, find a safe environment and increase the career compatibility to 50%..."

I have to say that [Apostle of Joy], a second-level hidden profession, has improved its compatibility. As long as we find a suitable method, it is really easy to worry about.

As for the improvement of [Storm Fighter]'s compatibility, it was beyond Ryan's expectation.

Just comparing the professional bonus of 25% compatibility between the two professions, Ryan couldn't help but sigh:

"Compared with hidden professions, ordinary professions are a bit too 'stingy'..."

According to this professional bonus, when a second-level professional in the normal "Pirate Path" reaches 100% compatibility, the upper limit of spirituality will be 10.0.

The upper limit of the second-level spirituality of the "Original Sin Path" will be around 15.0.

Of course, the above spiritual upper limit refers to the premise that no additional means of increasing the spiritual upper limit have been used.

Ryan looked at the general attributes of the traveling clone's panel.

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[Level]: 16 (2%) → 17 (1%)

[Spiritual value]: 722635→1222635

[Spirituality]: 25.8→27.3

【Physique】：169.3→219.1

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The slight improvement in [Spirituality] is not worthy of praise.

But [Physique] increased sharply from 169.3 to 219.1. Such a huge increase made Ryan feel the feeling of uncontrollable power for a long time.

With such a powerful power, coupled with the "strength judgment +1" of [Dragon Power (Entry)], Ryan is confident that if he fights the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon again, he will face the "Scorching Red Blade" The slashing attack will definitely not be that ugly... at least, the "Blood Barrier" and "Hegemonic Blood Demon" with stronger protective properties will not be broken by a single blow.

After summing up the harvest, the "Dragon Cut Steak" was also grilled.

Ryan picked up the steak and ate it while heading towards the cave of the "Hermit Dragon Man".

He was going to collect his reward.

(End of this chapter)