novelraw Chapter 85 : Death Mark
Chapter 85 : Death Mark
Dark clouds churned, ghostly flames flickered.
The headless dragon knight brandished its bone spear, the undead dragon beneath it letting out a silent roar. Its skeletal wings beat the air as it soared across the sky.
From the dragon’s maw, a blazing sphere of ghostly green fire condensed and shot toward Rozelite.
She made no move to evade. Her feathered wings beat, holding her aloft.
She simply raised a hand and casually slapped the fireball, shattering it apart midair.
【Magic Resistance lv7】
【Heat Resistance lv7】
【Mana Enhancement lv6】
【Metallization lv9】
【Hardening lv6】
This level of attack...
Against Rozelite in fused state, it was meaningless. Not even her health bar twitched.
At the same time, the undead dragon’s status panel appeared before Russell.
【Name: Undead Dragon】
【Race: Undead】
【Level: 62】
【Status: Undead, Subspace Erosion】
【HP: 26,680 / 26,680】
【MP: 19,780 / 19,980】
【Skills: Fire Magic lv6, Flight lv6, Charge lv6, Claw Attack lv6, Magic Resistance lv7】
From the numbers alone, nothing seemed extraordinary. But as Russell suspected, it too carried the status 【Subspace Erosion】.
BOOM—
Another surge of ghostly flames swept toward her.
This time Rozelite didn’t even bother to raise a hand. She let the fire engulf her without flinching.
When the flames finally dispersed, the silver sheen of her metalized armor remained pristine, unharmed.
Perhaps realizing such attacks were useless, the headless knight yanked the reins. The bone dragon twisted midair, charging toward Rozelite. The spear in its hands burned with green flame, dripping with murderous intent.
“Interesting.”
Russell chuckled softly.
The visor of Rozelite’s armor slid down, sealing her face completely, leaving not a single gap exposed.
Her wings flared.
With a thunderous gust, she met the enemy head-on.
Faster! Stronger! Harder!
Clang!
The bone spear, wreathed in green fire, struck Rozelite’s chest with precise force. An inch longer meant an inch stronger—the eternal rule of battle!
But only when the combatants’ strength was close.
The spear-tip screeched under strain.
Though it pressed against her armor as if it could pierce with ease, the reality was the opposite. Cracks spidered out from the tip, spreading rapidly across the entire shaft—
And in the next instant, the bone spear shattered!
“Sword—come!”
Rozelite called, clenching her right hand.
The armor covering her wrist twisted, reshaping itself into a gleaming blade.
At such close quarters, there was no room to retreat.
【Mana Enhancement lv6】
【Mana Enhancement lv6】
【Quick Movement lv6】
【Godspeed Sword lv3】
Her figure blurred. Swordlight flashed.
The headless knight, weaponless, had no time to dodge. Its armored body was cleaved neatly in two, instantly incapacitated.
Half its torso fell from the sky, spilling sickly green blood as it plummeted.
With double enhancements active, Rozelite’s strength had reached terrifying levels. Even without the Astral Silver Sword, her sheer might surpassed imagination.
No one would believe that slender girl’s frame concealed violence beyond even dragons.
As the knight fell, the soulflame in the undead dragon’s eye sockets shrank sharply.
But instead of counterattacking, it abandoned all will to fight. Its massive wings thundered, and with desperate speed it wheeled around, fleeing toward the black castle. So fast it left only a blur in the sky.
Its figure was about to vanish into the clouds—
But Rozelite’s lips curved into a smile.
Russell murmured, “Oh? You want to race me in speed?”
【Flight lv8】
In the next instant, Rozelite’s body became a streak of light.
Her wings detonated with explosive force, hurling her forward like a cannonball. Dozens of meters vanished in a blink.
She closed in above the fleeing undead dragon. It hadn’t even sensed the looming death, still flapping desperately to escape.
Rozelite raised her fist.
Power surged, concentrated into her hand.
Then she slammed it down onto the dragon’s spine.
BOOM—
A shattering crack split the sky.
Her blow snapped its steel-hard bones like twigs, breaking its body in two. The enormous corpse spiraled downward, keening soundlessly.
The battle was over.
Rozelite’s visor lifted, revealing her still-youthful face.
She stared blankly at the dragon’s falling corpse.
“How was it? How’d it feel?”
Russell asked with amused interest.
“Um... pretty good?”
Rozelite tilted her head.
Compared to fighting humans, where she constantly held back in fear of killing them, here against worthless undead monsters, she could unleash her full power without restraint.
It really was exhilarating.
“But, Mr. Slime...”
Rozelite pointed down at the falling bodies.
“That dragon, and that headless guy just now… they didn’t disappear.”
“Hm?”
Russell paused.
And then he noticed it too.
Though both the knight and dragon’s health bars had dropped to zero, their bodies had not vanished into smoke like skeleton monsters normally did.
Undead monsters weren’t supposed to leave corpses at all.
Was this a special rule of the Undead Fortress?
Or... was it because of 【Subspace Erosion】?
Either way, Russell had never eaten undead-type monsters before. He’d never had the chance.
But with corpses right here, how could he not at least take a taste?
Russell never wasted opportunities.
Rozelite landed, quickly locating the two fallen corpses. Russell extended tentacles, wrapping them up, then activated 【Insatiable lv∞】.
The cold remains dissolved into warm, nourishing stats.
Hmm...
Russell glanced at his status panel, frowning slightly.
Two strange new skills had appeared.
【Subspace Erosion lv1↑】
【Death Mark lv1↑】