“We don’t know,” Nina replied, “Since the dungeon is new, no one has explored it yet,” She smiled.
“How do you know it’s a C-rank.” Arad sighed. How could they know without checking?
Nina opened her hand, “We send a mage to inspect the gate. The more magic, the stronger the dungeon,”
Aella looked at Arad, “We need everything ready, from tents to rations and spare weapons. The dungeon could take us days to clear,”
“Aella is right,” Nina smiled, “I remember spending a whole month inside an A-rank dungeon. Those things are long,”
Arad scratched his head, “Let’s go find Jack. He’s the one to talk to about preparation,” he smiled.
“We should visit Merlin first,” Aella smiled at Arad. “Didn’t she say to visit her?”
Arad nodded with a smile. ^I need to get the meat so I can raise my werewolf blood,^
“I will get everything else ready.” Nina smiled, “I will also investigate the elephant trunk beforehand.” She sighed, “How should I deal with this? He’s the sun of the lord,”
“What do you mean?” Arad looked at her.
“I find it strange that they didn’t discover the poison earlier. But I can’t just beat it out of the lord’s sun guts, can I?” Nina replied.
“You want to know if it was negligence or something else?” Aella stared at her.
“I didn’t even like that shiny weirdo,” Arad sighed.
“That might be true. But Abel is strong as well.” Nina looked at Arad, “That man fights with two swords and lightning magic. His slashes can explode upon contact, and he’s fast as hell,”
“Are you saying what Arad broke isn’t his sword?” Aella stared at her.
“Abel’s weapon is a dual sword linked together with a chain. The right sword is made for thrusts and has the sentence [He who thrusts] engraved on it with gold. The left one is made to block incoming attacks and has the sentence [She who takes] engraved on it with gold.” Nina explained Able’s weapon.
“Why does he like gold so much?” Arad sighed. “Is writing on the blade with it so important?”
“Abel said that gold transfers lighting well. He also said that engraving a sentence would be better than just drawing stupid lines,” Nina replied.
“Just hearing about him makes my head hurt,” Arad sighed, “I will go,”
Arad and Aella went out and headed toward Merlin’s tower.
“Welcome back!” The tower guard saluted Arad and Aella the moment he saw them approaching, “How can I help?” ．𝙘𝙤𝙢
“We want to meet Merlin for an appointment. Is she inside?” Arad asked.
The guard nodded, “She sure is. Go right in,” He saluted them again and opened the door.
After just a few moments, they reached Merlin’s lab. Knock! Knock! “Merlin, this is me, Arad,” Arad knocked on the door and called.
“Come right in. I was waiting for you,” Merlin replied.
Arad pushed the door open, feeling a wave of intense heat wash over him. Merlin stood in her strange-shaped, almost net-like underwear, fiddling with the dragon’s heart inside a tube.
CLACK! Arad immediately closed the door, “Why are you naked?” He asked. Aella stared at him, “She was naked?”
“Yeah, in her underwear,” Arad sighed.
“Don’t mind me and come in. The dragon’s heart releases so much heat I can’t wear clothes. I only put my underwear on because I expected you to come,” Merlin replied.
Aella pushed the door open and looked inside, “Those aren’t underwear to wear for cover,” She glared at her with a suspicious face. That net-like design made them almost transparent.
“These are the best for heat. They allow the air to circulate,” Merlin replied, looking back with a sad face.
Aella looked back at Arad. The two sighed, “Let’s get it done quickly,” Aella said.
“Yeah, we just need to take the meat,” Arad replied.
Arad and Aella walked inside. They immediately understood why Merlin took her clothes off. The heat was suffocating. They didn’t even want to sit on the couch or chairs.
Merlin turned toward them and smiled, “You came for the meat.” She smiled, “The butcher had just sent it in,”
“I know, nice stuff.” Arad glared at her, “Just give me the meat. This place is hot!” Arad waved his hand. ^I can resist flames, but not heat,^
Merlin shoved her hands between her chest, pulling a massive chunk of meat and jiggling those milk bags.
Aella pulled her bow and aimed at Merlin, “Are you doing it on purpose?”
Merlin shook her head. Her chest jiggles again. “Not at all. He isn’t even looking anyway,” Arad had his eyes closed.
Aella sighed. Merlin’s actions irritated her, but she couldn’t help it now.
After minutes of pulling meat out of her chest, Merlin filled a quarter of the room.
Arad opened his eyes and approached the pile of meat, sucking everything into his stomach. ^Let’s eat everything right away.^ It only took a single thought for all that meat to get eaten.
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[Wyrmwolf skill tree: 6 Skill points ]ραпdα `n?ν?| сom
Tier one skills:
[Bestial aspect][Unlocked]
[Wild instincts][Unlocked]
[Moon rage][Locked(Cost one skill points to unlock)]
[Call of the night] Summon up to three wolves if they can hear the howel for each skill point invested in the skill. [Locked(Cost one skill point to unlock)(0 skill points invested)]
[Eyes of the wolf] Glaring into a person’s eyes, you can instill fear and terror, projecting your inner predator and showing them they are the prey.[Locked(Cost one skill point to unlock)]
Tier two skills:
[Jaw of the Beast] Upon making a bite attack, temporarily morph the jaw into that of a wolf and increase the bite damage. Eating the flesh bitten contributes to the skill tree growth if it was draconic. Otherwise, it only heals. [Locked(Cost two skill points to unlock)]
[Wyrmwolf’s uncanny physique] This skill allow you to control your body movements in an unhumanoid way. Using your claws and powerful muscles, you can swing between trees with one hand, balance on ropes, run on walls, or on your hands. [Locked(Cost two skill points to unlock)]
[Blood Born] The more you kill and bathe in blood. The deeper your rage will go, making you faster and stronger but in exchange for sanity. This ability only works in the three days of the full moon. [Locked(Cost two skill points to unlock)]
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^Huh? I got six skill points instead of five.^ Arad looked at his skill points with a surprised face.
[The dragon must have lost some blood when he got wounded by Jack’s traps. I won’t tell you to make sure the dragons you fight never bleed but try to not waste the blood.] Mom replied.
^Are you for real? I guess it makes sense.^ Arad sighed, choosing all the skills he thought were interesting. In fact, with Six skill points, he can take everything except the skill he didn’t like.
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[Wyrmwolf skill tree: 0 Skill points ]
Tier one skills:
[Bestial aspect][Unlocked]
[Wild instincts][Unlocked]
[Moon rage][Locked(Cost one skill points to unlock)]
[Call of the night] [Unlocked(1 skill points invested/ Max wolves summoned 3)]
[Eyes of the wolf] [Unlocked]
Tier two skills:
[Jaw of the Beast] [Unlocked]
[Wyrmwolf’s uncanny physique] [Unlocked]
[Blood Born] [Locked(Cost two skill points to unlock)]
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“The magic in your body shifted drastically. What did you do?” Merlin asked, approaching Arad and staring at his body.
“I ate that meat. Increased my werewolf powers,” Arad replied. [Wyrmwolf] Mom corrected him.
“What? Just like that?” Merlin gasped, “You can just shove all that meat into your stomach? No digestion or anything?”
[Your stomach is divided into two pockets, the storage stomach, and the digestion stomach. The digestion stomach is an empty void. The moment the meat gets in there it’s torn apart and absorbed.]
“I have a healthy stomach. And it’s not like I know how I work from the inside.” Arad looked at Merlin, “You’re a human. Can you tell me how you work?”
Merlin shook her head, “I was just asking,” She sighed, “What do you intend to do later? Do you have time to stay and study magic?”
Arad shook his head, “The guild got us a rank-up exam. I have to go,” Arad replied and then stared at Merlin with a smile, [Gravity Magic]
Merlin’s body levitated, racing toward the ceiling.
“Heh!” Merlin gasped, twisting her body and landing on her feet, on the ceiling. She looked at Arad with a smile, “You managed to cast it?”
Arad smiled, swinging his palm down, “To the ground!” [Gravity magic]
Merlin fell back, but she landed on her feet and pulled a wand from her chest, pointing at Arad.
[Levitate] A purple blast rushed from the wand tip and hit Arad, lifting him up. [Spin] With a second hit, Arad’s body spun rapidly. [Fall] Before he could stop, Merlin used a third spell to smack him on the ground. BAM!
Arad pointed his palm at Merlin [Gravity Magic]. He tried to pull her toward him, but she did the same [Pull]. The two of them got pulled together into the middle of the room.
Arad swung his fist at Merlin’s face, but she used the ground as leverage, leaping up and catching his head between her thighs. CRACK! She smacked his face on the ground.
Arad lay motionless on the ground, and Aella just stared with an open mouth. Merlin pulled two books from her chest and put them on Arad’s body. “A martial art manual, and fire magic spell book. Study what you lack,” She said with a smile.