Chapter 118 The Hunt!
“Furthermore, it wasn't as if you completely ignored me; rather, you utterly forgot about my existence, didn't you? Never mind, let's just let bygones be bygones. Considering your demeanor, I can tell it wasn't intentional.Now, let's discuss your plan first! Are you intending to vanquish that Elgin Dragon Beast using these magical formations?”
Seeing that Antawana wasn't upset, Vetter felt relieved. No wonder he was so anxious; each dragon has a unique personality. If Antawana were replaced by Celine, she would definitely want to engage him in a duel. Celine hated lies, even if they were meant to be helpful. Moreover, this time, he wasn't lying out of kindness but to cover up his mistakes. And he didn't want to lose this valuable ally!
From their previous collaboration against the Elgin Dragon Beast, Antawana demonstrated exceptional timing and self-awareness. Coupled with her calm demeanor, she was indeed a rare and valuable ally!
With these thoughts in mind, Vetter pointed to the five dragon scales and began to explain. "This one has twenty-five nodes, belonging to the dark attribute curse class middle magic, which weakens power by up to thirty percent. It can be used ten times! This one, with twenty-six nodes, is natural attribute median magic that weakens elemental resistance through poisoning, reducing it by thirty to forty percent. It can also be used ten times! And these two, both twenty-six nodes, are water attribute median magic called Water Binding. Their effect is self-explanatory, and all can be used ten times! As for this one..."
Vetter hesitated, a flash of reluctance passing through his eyes, as he pointed to the last dragon scale. "This is a Fire Attribute Median Magic, Blade of Flowing Fire, an attack-type magic with thirty-three nodes. It can be used ten times. To carve it, I used more than half of my Level 4 Fire Attribute Magic Solution, and even nearly one-third of my Level 5 Fire Attribute Liquid Magic Core!"
Speaking of this, Vetter felt an even sharper pang in his heart. What was wasted was not just the magic solution but also a significant portion of his reserves. Thirty-three nodes were far beyond his capabilities, but just in case, he had gritted his teeth and carved it out. Just thinking about the resources consumed over these three days made him hate that Elgin Dragon Beast with all his might!
However, Antawana's expression became odd after listening to Vetter's explanation. "I wouldn't be surprised if you chose five attack-type magical formations, but I'm puzzled why you chose two weakening, two binding, and only one attack. You know better than I do how resistant that Elgin Dragon Beast's feathers and scales are to elemental attacks."
Antawana paused, giving Vetter an even more peculiar look. Vetter froze for a moment, then forced a bitter smile. "Do I appear as unscrupulous as you think? Well, even if it wasn't in that exact way, it was pretty much the same. Have you forgotten? Last time, I blinded one of its eyes. So, with these five scales, all you need to do is wield this Blade of Flowing Fire. You have a keen sense of timing, so I'll leave the final attack to you. Oh, I should also give you another Water Binding as a backup to prevent the beast from targeting you. I'll handle the other three. One more thing to note: both Strength Weakening and Elemental Weakening have a time limit, and if used multiple times on the same target in a short period, the effect won't be significantly enhanced. You understand what I mean, don't you?"
Antawana nodded. Vetter's intention was clear: there weren't many opportunities to use the Blade of Flowing Fire, and she needed to seize them wisely. Of course, she knew that missing an opportunity didn't necessarily mean failure; it just added more uncertainty and a chance for the beast to escape during the hunt.
Seeing Antawana's nod, Vetter handed her the Blade of Flowing Fire and the Water Binding. "We don't have much time. Let's set off now!"
Under normal circumstances, if Vetter were to wield the Blade of Flowing Fire, their chances of success would be slightly higher. However, Vetter had his limitations. Although the Blade of Flowing Fire wasn't a melee magic, grasping the flame blade formed by the fire element required claws, and doing so would reduce the magic's power due to his own consumption of external elements.
This magic served as a replacement for Blazing White Spit, functioning as their ace in the hole.
At a crucial juncture, insufficient power could spell disaster.
Thus, to slightly boost their chances of success, Vetter entrusted Antawana with the Flowing Flame Blade.
......
In the sky above, the recently sated Elgin Dragon Beast once again began patrolling the valley beneath.
As a dragon beast, its thoughts were straightforward: revenge!
Moreover, instinctively, it sensed that consuming those two tiny creatures would bolster its strength.
As for what it would do once stronger, it hadn't a clue!
Like hunting and consuming, growing stronger was merely an instinct, devoid of rationale!
Having lost an eye, its distance judgment was far inferior to when it possessed two, and today, it nearly failed in its hunt.
Recalling this, a hint of resentment flickered in its solitary eye!
It must devour those two tiny beings!
Precisely at this instant, its single eye caught sight of one of them......
Spotting the Elgin Dragon Beast speeding towards him, Vetter turned and glanced down at the forest floor beneath. Instead of retreating, he confronted it head-on.
The Elgin Dragon Beast had learned from its previous encounter's mistakes.
Upon witnessing Vetter approaching voluntarily, it halted. Between wing beats, sheets of wind blades, akin to a fine rain, streaked towards Vetter.
Yet, such an attack posed no threat to Vetter.
With a twist of his waist and a spread of his wings, the incoming wind blades first brushed the top of his head and flew past, then continued sweeping after him.
The forest floor beneath suffered considerable damage, yet Vetter remained unscathed.
Instead, Vetter veered and soared towards the right.
He had destroyed the opponent's left eye, rendering its right side a blind spot in its vision.
Sure enough!
As Vetter flew to the right, the Elgin Dragon Beast panicked and hastily turned its head, intensifying its wind blades.
But this wasn't the outcome Vetter sought.
Three grey-white magic formations reappeared.
After one passed through his wings, Vetter's wings expanded further, becoming even larger.
And this time, unhindered by surrounding trees, Vetter's wings could fully extend.
Last time, they were roughly three times the length of his body, but now, fully stretched, they were four times his body length!
This gave Vetter an odd appearance.
Yet, his speed was undeniable.
In the blink of an eye, Vetter vanished from the Elgin Dragon Beast's sight.
Regardless of how much the latter turned or altered its flight pattern, Vetter effortlessly remained behind its left head side, completely evading the Elgin Dragon Beast's intact right eye.
However, to survive the brutal wilderness and attain gold-level strength, one couldn't be a pushover.
Relying solely on the sound of Vetter's wing flaps, the Elgin Dragon Beast could roughly pinpoint his location.
Only, its speed couldn't match Vetter's, so it couldn't shake him off!
After a prolonged period, the Elgin Dragon Beast grew irritated and proactively descended into the woods below, aiming to increase obstacles in its flight path, hoping to expose Vetter trailing behind.
Of course, it wasn't the valley formed by the Bone Dragon's fall.
The woods there were too dense, and subconsciously, the Elgin Dragon Beast avoided it.
Seeing the opponent lower its altitude, Vetter's eyes sparkled. He opened his mouth and began to conjure a spit.
Soon, the Elgin Dragon Beast approached a gap in the forest floor.
However, just as it prepared to dive into the forest canopy, a violent elemental disturbance erupted from the dense foliage beside it.
Before the Elgin Dragon Beast could react, a thick, rope-like stream of water slithered from the foliage, tightly ensnaring its body.
Simultaneously, Vetter abruptly appeared directly above the Elgin Dragon Beast, accompanied by a zero-degree cold current.
With a tremendous impact, it was fiercely impaled into the ground below.
A familiar recipe, a familiar taste!
Except last time, Vetter prevailed by surprise; this time, it was a neck-and-neck race!
The Elgin Dragon Beast landed on the ground and instinctively sensed something was amiss.
However, the water elemental rope around its body was momentarily indomitable.