NOVEL WEB Chapter 250: Death and Return
In this kind of situation, he really wanted to run, but the rewards were too great. Killing the dragon would earn him nearly 50 billion experience and over 20 billion Trell.
Simply put, if he managed to kill this thing, it'd be worth it.
And so he tried as he struck his Violet String dozens of times, chaining a melody.
Hundreds of notes flew out and hit the dragon's body. However, nothing happened. Not even a damage number appeared.
And that was because...
<Ding!>
<Mercurius, The Chosen Blue Dragon is immune to magical attacks!>
Since his notes used both Attack Power and Spell Power simultaneously, they naturally counted as magic.
And because of that, his main source of damage was gone.
But he didn't give up just yet, as he had one more trick he wanted to try.
<(x1) Dragon [Level 3500] has been Threaded!>
<Decreasing Willpower by 4%/sec>
<Synaptic Hijack: Available!>
<Cost: 5,000 MTP>
<Notice: It is highly recommended the user does not activate this skill. The opponent's mental capabilities are slightly superior to yours. Death inside the mind realm will cause permanent soul damage.>
Rael's fingers froze before he could activate the skill.
It wasn't because he was a pussy. Instead, it was because he still had hope in the skill he just stole.
It seemed like he could level it up to max, so that was exactly what he did.
<Would you like to convert 8,000,000 Trell into 4,000,000 Experience in order to max out the skill: Draconic Mana Manipulation (Ethereal)? Yes/No>
<Confirmed.>
<Draconic Mana Manipulation (Ethereal) Level 1 → 100 MAX>
And for future reference, he toggled one more option on.
<You will now automatically spend currency to reach a skill's max level. (Limit: Level 100)>
With that, he checked out the skill.
Draconic Mana Manipulation (Ethereal) [Level 100 | MAX]
—The primary skill of the Dragon race.
1. Draconic Mana: Filter your regular Mana in exchange for 1% → 100% Draconic Mana.
2. Locked.
3. Locked.
4. Locked.
5. Locked.
<Options Locked because the user is not a part of the Dragon race.>
Draconic Mana? I wonder if it's as good as it sounds... Rael thought with a slight smirk as he pressed on the first effect.
Immediately, a pop-up appeared, displaying what the Draconic Mana did.
<Draconic Mana (100%) Effects>
1. Stamina increases by 100%. HP and MP regeneration increases by 15,000%.
2. Bypasses all Magic Damage resistance.
3. You may select skills to mutate them into the Draconic variants.
4. 250% Damage increase against the Dragon race.
5. Partial Dragon Form. (Warning: Extended use may cause irreversible effects on the user's appearance.)
<Would you like to alter the stat: [Intelligence] into [Draconic Intelligence]? Yes/No>
<Notice: The alteration takes time, and the user must be in a safe place, far from combat.>
That seemed to be it, and just as expected, it was overpowered.
He didn't have time to admire it longer, as Mercurius glared at him, and with a single flap of his wings, he sent a hail of Wind Blades straight at Rael.
Rael tried his best to dodge, but the occasional Wind Blade connected.
And the damage was simply absurd.
[HP -98,222 Billion! 510,703 Billion / 624,310 Billion]
Just a stray hit, and it not only managed to nearly cut him in half, there were hundreds of those Wind Blades coming toward him.
Rael took a deep breath as he leaned back, dodging two that were coming at him from the sides.
Then he leapt into the air, evading a Wind Blade aimed at his legs.
And when in this position, Rael activated Neural Collapse.
[MTP -150 Million | 18,638 Billion / 18,938 Billion] [+8,585 Billion Excess] (x1 Neural Collapse)
-36,248,963,818,567! [36,249 Trillion] | Critical Hit! (x1 Neural Collapse)
The Wind Blades stopped coming, except for the last one that Rael purposefully dodged, triggering Phase.
<[Phase] has been triggered!><Your next attack deals 150% more damage>
At the same time, he opened his Premium Shop and bought a giant pack of pollen.
He reappeared behind Mercurius and was met with a sharp claw heading straight for his heart.
Rael's eyes widened as he had no time to dodge.
But in his final moments, he ripped open the pollen pack and scattered it, just as the claw finally reached his heart.
[HP -12,314 Trillion! 0 / 624,310 Billion]
The hit was fatal, and as Rael was starting to lose consciousness, the pop-up he was waiting for finally appeared.
<Ding!>
<Hollow Waltz: Hollow Memory Activated!>
<Fatal damage within 5s of a [Phase] rewinds you 3s back with 1% HP>
<Entering 180 day cooldown...>
<Rewinding...>
Rael's vision shifted backward as he found himself on the ground again, staring up at the Dragon whose body was trembling uncontrollably.
And soon...
"AAAAACHOOOOOO!"
—BOOOOOOOOOOM
The sneezing explosions rang out again.
Yet Rael didn't react immediately. Honestly, he was a bit stunned by what he'd just done.
He knew he'd come back to life, and he still had Gluttony, which could've dealt with this instant-kill hit too.
But even so...
Fuck dying... Rael thought with shaky hands. I never want to experience that feeling again... plus Zafira is most definitely going to give me an earful after I come back.
After taking a moment to compose himself, Rael brought his gaze back to Mercurius, who was uncontrollably sneezing and sending Dragon Fire everywhere.
At the same time, Rael took another deep breath and focused on his Draconic Mana Manipulation skill.
Specifically, on the last part: Partial Draconic Form.
Extended use would mess him up, but only a few seconds shouldn't hurt.
Therefore, he steeled his resolve as he pressed on the Partial Draconic Form effect.
Nothing happened at first. Then, all of a sudden, a searing pain shot throughout his entire back as a pair of white dragon wings emerged.
His hands and feet were covered in white scales and he grew a tiny pecker for a tail that extended from the base of his spine.
It was a painful process, but for the sake of not distracting Mercurius, Rael remained silent.
After a few more moments, the transformation was complete.
<Ding!>
<You have transformed into: Partial Humanoid Dragon!>
<You have gained...>