The hot liquid magma undulated slightly on the surface along the rivers and seas. The dark red and orange magma materials collided with each other, and the splashing flames ignited the air.
Bang!
Releases a violent flame.
Minori's figure floated on the scorching lava sea along with the undulating lava surface. Although the lava was terrifyingly hot, it could not cause any burns to his thin skin.
If an ordinary person saw this scene, his jaw would probably drop in shock.
Now, Minori was lying in the lava sea with a rare relaxed look on his face, even though the surrounding environment was terrifying to ordinary people.
But for him, he inexplicably felt a sense of security.
"Finally, I have gradually gained some strength to protect myself."
Minori lifted his arm from under the lava, raised it above his head, and looked at the lava flowing down his palm with a hint of relief in his eyes.
The black pupils were unusually bright under the surrounding red light.
Minori had always felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and it was not until this moment that he finally felt like he could breathe a sigh of relief.
"However, I'm still far from it. I need to become stronger." Minori whispered to himself, and lowered his raised arm again, smashing it into the lava.
The lava zone is located deep in the Angelicia Mountains. Due to the special high temperature environment, it is very difficult for most creatures to survive here, let alone get close to it.
Now that the Lava Dominator has been dealt with by him, this area has completely become a no-man's land. The location is secret. Most creatures can't get close.
In addition, the deep part of the magma sea is connected to the Valley of Despair. "It seems like a good idea to use this place as a base." Minori's eyes flashed and he murmured softly.
After mastering the magic of teleportation, you no longer need to worry about the most time-consuming journey. As long as you leave a magic mark here, you can teleport here at any time.
The only thing we need to consider at the moment is whether there will be any impact after the death of the ancient fire dragon. This needs to be observed.
Another ruler of this area to consider, besides the Lava Dominator and the ancient fire dragon, is the "Phoenix Lord" a Phoenix!
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So far, Minori has not discovered the other party's existence. Its strength should be similar to that of the Lava Dominator and the ancient fire dragon.
"Next, we have to make contact with the dwarves here." Minori did not forget the broken armor he got from the gray dwarf, which was engraved with the highest-level runes.
He had an idea that he really wanted to conduct an experiment, and he needed the help of the Rune craftsmen among the dwarves here. "But before that..."
Minori raised his head and whispered: "Fly!"
Swish!
Minori flew out of the sea of magma, landed back on the ground in the lava zone, and walked towards the periphery.
Gradually leaving the high temperature environment, he then took out new clothes from the item box, put them on, and gestured towards the ground.
The corpse of Kuro appeared on the ground.
"Resurrection of the dead!" Minori activated the fifth level of resurrection.
In the "Magic Advance Preparation", the seventh-level resurrection magic "Resurrection" is currently stored. It's not that Minori is reluctant to use it on Kuro.
But the current level of spellcasters in the faith system is not high enough. If they want to activate the seventh-level "Resurrection", they must cooperate with the magic ascension ceremony. Just in case, this higher-level resurrection magic must be reserved in advance.
"Ah~"
The lifeless Kuro trembled and gradually opened its eyes. A confused look flashed in its pupils, and then it stood up from the ground shaking its head.
Seeing Minori beside him, Kuro walked forward, wagging its tail happily, and rubbed its head against Minori's trouser leg.
"Thanks a lot."
Minori stretched out his hand and gently stroked Kuro's soft black hair, speaking with some apology.
After two resurrections, Kuro dropped eight levels according to the level in the game.
The original level of Kuro had reached about level 13 or 14. After being downgraded and resurrected twice, its size did not appear to have changed at all.
But Minori could clearly feel the breath of Kuro, which had dropped a lot, and even the dangerous feeling it gave people disappeared all of a sudden.
"Ahhh."
Kuro rubbed Minori's trouser legs a few times, then suddenly sniffed him. Its body shivered, and all the hair on its body stood up.
It turned its head with some desire and fear, looking towards a place not far away.
Not noticing Kuro's actions, Minori's eyes narrowed with surprise. Were there enemies? He wondered why he didn't feel it.
Turning his head and looking in the direction Kuro was looking, there was nothing in that direction. Then, Minori noticed something and was stunned.
The direction Kuro was looking at was exactly the place where he had killed the ancient red dragon. There were still some dried bloodstains remaining on the ground.
Minori's eyes flashed, and he saw the hidden desire in Kuro's eyes. He raised his hand and patted Kuro on the back: "Go."
"Oh."
Kuro growled, carefully moved its limbs, and slowly moved towards the direction of the dried blood.
As the strongest race in the entire world, the dragon clan exudes a power that transcends the life level of all living creatures. Even if there is only dried blood left, it still has a deterrent effect on ordinary creatures, especially magical beasts with keener perception.
Minori was shocked by this aura, but it did not affect him at all. Not to mention the dead ancient red dragon.
When facing it at the beginning, Minori only felt some invisible pressure, but there was no suppression on his actions.
Powerful beings like dragons should possess abilities like "dragon power". Minori speculated that the reason why he was not affected was, firstly, his own level was high enough, and secondly, it was one of the passive abilities of the Valkyrie, "Divine Blessing".
Kuro slowly came to the location of the dried dragon blood on the ground, lowered its head with desire in its eyes, and licked the ground carefully.
Then, it started licking the ground non-stop.
Minori watched this scene quietly, without any intention of stopping it. Instead, his eyes were filled with curiosity.
He had already determined that dragon blood did have a buff effect, but it was not obvious to him, so he took this opportunity to observe Kuro.
There is very little dragon blood left underground, so there is no need to worry about any accidents happening to Kuro.
One minute.
Two minutes.
…
Five minutes.
Minori's eyes narrowed slightly. He found that Kuro was still licking the places stained with dragon blood. Not only did it not mean to stop, but it became more and more manic.
"Kuro!" Minori called.
Kuro lowered its head and continued to lick without any reaction.
Seeing this scene, Minori had already realized that something was wrong with Kuro, so he raised his foot and strode over. As he approached,
Kuro, which had been licking the ground with its head down, suddenly raised its head, revealing a pair of bloodshot red eyes, staring intently at Minori who was approaching.
"Roar!" Kuro had a ferocious look on its face, its mouth wide open revealing sharp, drooling teeth.
"Is he out of his mind? How could such a small thing have such a big impact? Is it because Kuro's is too low level, or does the "dragon blood" itself contain unknown negative effects?"
Minori raised his eyebrows, looked at Kuro that seemed obviously unconscious, spoke softly as if thinking about something, but did not stop for a moment, and continued to walk towards Kuro.
"Roar!" Kuro roared, and then used all its limbs to pounce towards Minori. Bang!
Minori waved his arm expressionlessly, slapped Kuro that pounced on him, and threw it to the ground: "The aura seems to have become stronger."
"Ah~"
Kuro lay on the ground screaming, coughing up blood from its mouth, its body twitching slightly.
This casual slap obviously put Kuro on the verge of death.
Minori walked forward, stood beside Kuro, raised his hand, and a sacred light emerged: "Major Wound Healing."
The obvious dent on Kuro's mouth recovered quickly, and it quickly climbed up from the ground and rushed towards Minori again. Bang!
Another slap was swung, and Kuro lay on the ground dying again.
"Major Wound Healing."
Bang!
"Major Wound Healing!"
After three such instances, Kuro's red eyes and violent mood finally disappeared. It stood up in fear, looking at Minori with its head and tail shrunk.
"The aura has indeed become stronger, but the influence of dragon blood is so great. Why didn't I have this condition before?"
Minori didn't care about Kuro's behavior just now. Instead, he observed Kuro and thought about something.
Maybe it's still a question of "curse". If it only affects the mind, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Minori thought of the "White Bone Armor", one of the four treasures of the Lizardmen, which is armor made of the bones of a frost dragon.
It will cause a negative curse effect on the user, lowering his IQ. It seems that he needs to do some special research on the specific amplification effects of "Dragon Blood".
"Now that you are awake, feel the power contained in the blood you just licked."
Minori looked at Kuro again and said, "Kuro, stay here first. I'll leave for a while."
"Ah, ah."
Seeing that its master was not angry, Kuro started wagging its tail again and barked twice.
"Teleportation."
Minori closed his eyes, sensed the direction slightly, and chanted softly.
Swish!
His figure disappeared in an instant.
South of Tob Forest.
Located in a remote village northwest of Re-Estize.
Bang!
Bang!
A middle-aged woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties, with a headscarf tied on her brown hair, was squatting in front of the wooden house, holding a wooden stick in her hand, beating the wet linen clothes.
From time to time, people from the village would pass by and say hello to the middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman also responded very skillfully. If you look closely, you can see that her eyes are filled with indifference and a hint of coldness.
"Sister, how long are we going to pretend to be humans here?" A crisp and impatient voice came from her chest.
"I don't know either." The middle-aged woman glanced around calmly and spoke in a low voice. "The Great Wetlands, we can't go back anymore."
"Why don't we run away? The humans here are even weaker than those weak Cave Lizardmen. There are no strong ones at all."
The crisp sound from her chest came again.
"That human left traces of magic on us. No matter where we escape, we will be found by that human." The middle-aged woman continued her work and spoke in a calm low voice.
As soon as these words came out, the voice in her chest paused for a moment, and then said faintly: "It's been more than half a month."
The middle-aged woman paused, but then continued.
After a moment, the Twin Witches, disguised as the middle-aged woman, hung all the clothes out to dry, and then began to sort the harvested wheat.
Her every move was very skillful, no different from that of an ordinary middle-aged woman.
Until night falls, the Twin Witches then entered the wooden house and closed the door.
In a dimly lit room, an identical middle-aged woman was lying unconscious on the ground. The surface of the Twin Witches' bodies twisted slightly, and they turned back into slender figures wrapped in leaves. Crash!
The leaves in front of the Verdant Witch shook, and the Mist Witch crawled out from the Verdant Witch's chest and fell to the ground.
"I've had enough!" After the Mist Witch stabilized her body, she immediately spoke unwillingly to the Verdant Witch.
"Wait."
Facing the impatient Mist Witch, the Verdant Witch simply spoke.
"That human hasn't appeared for more than half a month!"
"I've had enough of this boring trick of pretending to be human!"
The atmosphere in the room became quiet. The Mist Witch first looked at the Verdant Witch in surprise, then she reacted and opened her mouth to say something.
Suddenly!
Step——
Step——
Light footsteps were heard coming from outside the house. The Twin Witches were stunned. With their perception, they should be able to detect anyone approaching the wooden house in advance.
And this footstep seemed to appear out of thin air.
Before the Twin Witches could react, they both shuddered subconsciously, and a chill ran from their toes to the top of their heads.
The Twin Witches stepped back at the same time, looking at the wooden door with vigilance and fear on their faces.
Ding!
Ding!
There was a gentle knock on the door, bringing the atmosphere in the cabin to freezing point.
"Oh, the door is not closed?"
Outside the wooden house, Minori knocked on the wooden door twice. Seeing no response from inside the house, he gently pushed the door and it opened.
The space in the room is not very large. The figures of the Twin Witches and the unconscious middle-aged woman were the first to come into view.
"Long time no see, both of you." Minori looked at the Twin Witches with a smile.
"Master."
"Master."
The Verdant Witch and the Mist Witch both knelt on the ground at the same time, lowered their heads and spoke respectfully.
The two of them had just had a little thought in their minds, but it has now disappeared completely, this human has become even more terrifying.