novelraw Chapter 180-3: Arrow of Dragon-Slaying (3)
Chapter 180-3: Arrow of Dragon-Slaying (3)
Suddenly, one arrow seized his attention.
[Arrow of Dragon-Slaying (Epic-grade Arrow): A thick, blood-stained arrow whose head is blunt rather than sharp. Though it appears unremarkable, this arrow has slain multiple dragons, and is deeply saturated with their blood.]
[Using this arrow will cause it to be imbued with the souls of slain dragons upon firing, massively amplifying its power.]
[This arrow is only compatible with longbows, greatbows, and other heavy bows.]
[Starting bid: 50,000. Each bid increment must be no less than 5,000 Spirit Essence.]
[Current bid: 71,000. Remaining auction time: 0:21:36]
Lin Xun clicked on the arrow and was faced with a prompt asking whether to place a bid.
He didn’t hesitate and immediately bid, raising the price to 80,000 Spirit Essence.
High-grade arrows never came cheap, while they weren’t quite as costly as bows themselves, at the same rarity, they could easily reach half or even more than half the price of a bow.
In the Library, Epic-grade bows typically sold for somewhere between a little over 100,000 to just under 200,000.This powerful arrow’s price wasn’t especially high by comparison.
After placing his bid, Lin Xun waited patiently.
He wasn’t worried that someone would swoop in during the last second to outbid him.
That was because after his bid was placed, the auction timer displayed in the text reset from 21 minutes to 1 hour.
He waited a long while, and when only 10 minutes remained on the timer, someone finally raised the bid to 85,000.
Lin Xun couldn’t be bothered to haggle, so he immediately pushed the price to 100,000 Spirit Essence.
He was in a hurry to get back to the chapter and push the boss.
After another long wait, the countdown finally ended without any further bids.
The six-figure price seemed to have scared off all the other interested buyers who were lurking.
Lin Xun successfully secured the powerful arrow.
Feeling very satisfied, he returned to the hellish chapter and slotted the Arrow of Dragon-Slaying into the Valkyrie’s quiver.
With everything prepared, he decided it was time to tackle the boss in a different style!
[…]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie slowly carried you back down to the ground.]
[The bottom of the abyss was filled with foul-smelling sludge, black mire swallowing your ankles up to the middle of your shins.]
[You could faintly see a weak, warm glow in the darkness far ahead.]
[Having died and resurrected, you understood all too well that this was the Ancient Abyssal Demon – Blackthorn Demon’s lure to attract prey.]
[What will you do?]
Once again, the game text presented three options.
Lin Xun ignored all of the hellish game’s suggestions and attacked head-on!
[You raised both staves and began chanting an incantation…]
[…]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie drew a thick arrow from her quiver and nocked it to her longbow…]
[She looked toward that point of warm light in the darkness, softly humming an entrancing melody as she slowly closed her eyes.]
[Countless tiny runes streamed across the Arrow of Dragon-Slaying, followed by a flash of white light…]
[A dragon’s roar thundered across the abyss!]
[The arrow transformed into a pure white giant dragon, shooting straight toward the Blackthorn Demon!]
[You spoke the final syllable of your incantation.]
[Brilliant starlight lit up the endless darkness!]
[The starlight and the pure white dragon struck that grotesque monstrous face together. Under the tremendous impact, the head instantly disintegrated into ash!]
[The Blackthorn Demon suffered severe injuries!]
[The savage serpent head lunged for you. In the rush of stinking air, you calmly opened one pink eye.]
[Special Skill Pleasure-Hazed Sight activated!]
[The massive serpent head froze abruptly…]
Now!
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and swiftly switched shells.
[You possessed the Corrupted Earth Giant shell!]
[Your body shot upward in an instant. In the blink of an eye, you became a giant towering to the ceiling!]
[You opened a single crimson eye.]
[Special Skill Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire activated!]
[The Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub in your hands ignited with roaring flames. The blaze of the Undying Flame lit up the darkness.]
[You let out a deafening roar and swung your massive weapon down toward the Blackthorn Demon.]
[A terrible shockwave wrapped in towering fire smashed into the colossal serpentine creature.]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie, using the firelight to see, drew her longbow and unleashed arrows at the demon’s other head…]
[The Blackthorn Demon took further damage, writhing its massive body around you, completely ensnaring you. Your giant body was like a tiny child before the ancient abyssal demon.]
[As it constricted and squeezed, your bones let out crackling groans under the strain. You roared with all your strength, but could not break free of the demon’s coils.]
[The Valkyrie fired arrow after arrow at the Blackthorn Demon, but still failed to draw its attention. The serpentine demon refused to relax its hold on you.]
[You gradually felt agony in every bone, your breathing labored…]
[You realized that death was near!]
[The Blackthorn Demon raised its serpent head high, jaws gaping wide with venomous fangs as it descended to devour you…]
[As the demon lifted its head, you abruptly noticed a massive blood-red spot on the underside of its belly.]
[You opened a single pale giant eye…]
[Special Skill Weak Point Insight activated!]
[Your knowledge stat was inferior to the enemy’s. Performing judgment…]
[Due to the synergy of the same-type eyeball, judgment succeeded!]
[You have discovered the Blackthorn Demon’s fatal weak point!]
[Your next attack has a very high probability of striking this weak point!]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie swiftly drew her bowstring, aiming for the blood-red mark on the demon’s belly.]
[The serpentine demon spread its four enormous black wings, shielding its vital weak point.]
[The Blackthorn Demon lashed its massive tail, swatting the Valkyrie from the air. It still did not loosen its coils around you.]
[Your body was wracked with pain, your breath growing shorter, your limbs losing strength…]
[The serpentine demon swallowed you whole…]
[…]
[You have died!]
Lin Xun set down his phone and let out a long breath.
Because of his shallow knowledge stat, after failing several knowledge checks against this enemy, he had nearly forgotten about Weak Point Insight.
He hadn’t expected that after transplanting the Eyeball of the Ancient Crimson Dragon King, even though his knowledge was lower, he would still have a chance of success.
“This is the first time I’ve ever been killed twice in a row by the same monster… What a record.”
Lin Xun sighed aloud, but he didn’t feel the slightest bit discouraged.
Because he had finally found a way to kill the Blackthorn Demon!