A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 224: Chapter 177: Kill Them All_1

Truth be told, it was quite a fruitful outing for Duanmu Huai.

Firstly, the special effect of the Destroyer Warrior activated for the first time, which was pleasantly satisfying. 3 points in strength, 2 in physical attributes, and 1 in intelligence, a total increase of 6 attribute points. Considering that you only gain 1 attribute point every two levels, this was quite a substantial reward.

However, it’s evident that the Destroyer Warrior seems to be a job specifically designed to deal with powerful BOSSes. To maximize the benefits of this job, it would be clear to take on powerful adversaries. Conversely, no matter how many ordinary small fry you kill, it’s hard to reap any real benefits.

Additionally, the Power of Dragonization card was extremely useful.

Frankly speaking, with the increase in Duanmu Huai’s level and the rising level of his foes, the Puppet Army was losing some of its effectiveness. Nowadays, Duanmu Huai rarely summons the Puppet Army in battle, at most using them as material to transform into the undead or Sacred Knights.

But even the Sacred Knights and the undead are only useful in certain situations. Against opponents like Oduin, they aren’t very significant.

However, being able to transform into a flying dragon is a whole new ball game!

Duanmu Huai experimented a bit, and found that the flying dragons transformed from the puppets were pretty much the same as the ones he and Greiya had previously encountered outside Snow City. They could fly, breathe fire, and didn’t have any other special abilities nor could they use Dragon Roar. However, for most enemies, it’s scary enough to just see an army of giant dragons breathing fire on the battlefield.

Apart from all this, Greiya also benefited quite a bit.

The best reward was—she learned all the Dragon Roars!

Yes, as a Dragonborn, Greiya, in absorbing Oduin’s dragon soul, acquired all the knowledge he possessed, thereby learning how to use all the Dragon Roars.

And only after Greiya demonstrated all the Dragon Roars did Duanmu Huai realize how terrifying these powers could be.

These Dragon Roars covered almost everything, incorporating all manner of effects.

For example, controlling animals, sensing life, even altering grim weather to clear skies, summoning violent tornadoes, freezing everything in sight, and as they had seen in Hailgen, summoning a meteor shower, forcibly disarming enemies, even slowing down time and resurrecting dead giant dragons….

Okay, looking at it now, most of Oduin’s strength seems to have been in the Dragon Roars. If Duanmu Huai hadn’t silenced his roars in advance, this guy would have been even harder to deal with.

That being said, the Dragon Roar that Greiya liked the most was “Dragon Soul Awakening”. This was a Dragon Roar that could awaken the giant dragon’s soul within her, granting her the strength of a giant dragon. However, perhaps because Greiya was a Dragonkin, after using this Dragon Roar, she actually transformed into a shiny black giant dragon!

It must be admitted, this gave Duanmu Huai quite a start.

But upon careful examination, the group discovered that Greiya hadn’t actually turned into a giant dragon. It was more akin to what Felin was doing, projecting magic power externally to temporarily form the silhouette of a giant dragon while keeping her real body a Dragonkin.

Likewise, Felin would summon condensed ice to form a huge ice dragon around herself for combat. Greiya’s “Dragon Soul Awakening” worked in much the same way. Despite being able to sustain it only for a short duration, Greiya was extremely delighted. After all, she was the princess of the Dragon Kingdom, a nation full of giant dragons, whereas she was a Dragonkin, which made her feel a bit out of place.

Of course, to Duanmu Huai, this seemed safer than fully transforming into a giant dragon. In this way, even if the dragon’s eyes were blinded by an opponent or it sustained injuries, it would not affect the person inside. After all, the bigger the size, the larger the target.

Greiya, who had obtained the power of Dragon Soul, was very excited. She experimented with “Dragon Soul Awakening” several times in succession. She found that, under non-combat conditions, she could sustain the form of a giant dragon for about two to three hours. But once she started fighting, the duration would drastically reduce. This seemed to be due to the consumption of magic power in combat, making it difficult to sustain the form of a giant dragon.

Not only that, after killing Oduin, Greiya also learned of Fafner’s whereabouts.

Just as Duanmu Huai had suspected, after that incident, Fafner’s soul had fled to this continent. Then it found Oduin, and they both reached an agreement. After devouring the entire continent, Oduin would head for Manaria. However, Oduin clearly had no fondness for Fafner, imprisoning its spirit in the Divine Artifact crystal of the Dragon Worship Sect.

Then, it goes without saying, now that Duanmu Huai was aware of the location of the Dragon Worship Sect, he immediately notified Ann and Lorena, asking them to gather.

Fortunately, the lair of the Dragon Worship Sect wasn’t too far away. Moreover, Lorena revealed that she had been investigating the sect and was on its trail, in the vicinity, in fact.

So it didn’t take long for everyone to agree to rendezvous outside the lair of the Dragon Worship Sect. They planned to storm in and deal with Fafner, the treacherous scum who had betrayed his homeland.

Lorena and Ann were both quite fast. By the time Duanmu Huai arrived, they were already waiting for him.

“Ah, Sir Knight!”

“Mr. Knight!”

Seeing Duanmu Huai appear, the girls enthusiastically waved at him, but they soon became puzzled by the scenery before their eyes.

“Where did this dragon come from?”

Indeed, because Night Raven Black Star had been destroyed by Oduin, Duanmu Huai and Bambi had arrived on the back of Greiya, who had transformed into a giant dragon. No, rather, Greiya had insisted that they ride on her.

It seemed she was truly excited about her ability to transform into a giant dragon.

“Heh, you guys know this dragon too.”

“Eh? We know it too?”

“Exactly.”

Duanmu Huai leaped from the giant dragon, made a gesture, and then to the girls’ surprise, the giant dragon’s body quickly vapourized, and Greiya appeared.

“Wow! Greiya!”

Seeing this, Ann excitedly jumped up and ran over to hug Greiya.

“That’s amazing, when did you learn to change into a giant dragon!!”

“It’s all thanks to Sir Knight, it taken me awhile to learn some skills …”

Greiya also smiled at Ann, apparently eager to show off her new ability.

“Is this child Bambi? Hello…”

Then Lorena came over to Bambi and greeted her with a smile. They knew of Bambi’s existence, but it was their first meeting.

Girls always have lively chats. After a while, things calmed down and Duanmu Huai finally began to inquire about their situations.

There was not much to say about Ann, aside from studying magic and going on occasional adventures, most of her time was spent reading with Ogis in the library of Winterhold Academy.

As for Lorena, it seemed normal. Although they encountered bandits and wild beasts during their journey, under Saharir’s protection, everyone was safe. They did encounter the Nine Spirits. According to Lorena, most of them were kind. Sometimes they posed difficult tasks for them to complete, but they didn’t make things difficult intentionally. At least for the Nine Spirits, they were merely protecting the Empire. As long as the Cathedral Church Group didn’t pose a threat to the Empire, the Nine Spirits wouldn’t hold any hostility towards them.

Regarding the situation of the Dragon Worship Sect, Lorena also explained it to Duanmu Huai. According to her research, the Dragon Worship Sect worshiped the World Eater, Oduin. They thought that the world would eventually be destroyed, so they worshiped Oduin, who would destroy the world. Honestly, Duanmu Huai could not understand these morons, whether in films, TV shows or games. If you believe in God like the Catholics, you could have a place in the end of days. This could be considered coercion.

But what’s the logic in eagerly desiring the world and oneself to be destroyed?

It could be understood if there are one or two of these anti-human and anti-social individuals. Every race has some oddballs.

But now there are so many idiots, that’s beyond comprehension.

In short, according to Lorena’s investigation results, these guys were just ordinary bandit thieves.

Well… there’s no need to be polite then.

“Greiya, it’s up to you!”

After making the decision, Duanmu Huai turned to Greiya and spoke. She nodded and then looked at the mountain before them – the abode of the Dragon Worship sect. From the foot of the mountain to halfway up, everywhere was occupied by their buildings and altars. If one disregards the backdrop, Duanmu Huai felt it’s no different from those demonic sects in martial arts world which rule over mountains.

“Alright, Sir Knight.”

Perhaps because she was so excited about her Dragon Soul Awakening, Greiya didn’t refuse. She stared at the Dragon Worship camp halfway up the mountain, opened her mouth, and took a deep breath.

“Fus… Woda!”

With the thunderous dragon roar from Greiya, the next moment the clear sky clouded over, with dark clouds swirling into a gigantic vortex. Then, countless meteors fell from the sky, landing in the Dragon Worship Sect’s camp, causing a large fire and screams of panic.

“Wow, so awesome! Greiya is so amazing!!!”

Seeing this, Ann clapped her hands vigorously, she was so excited that she nearly jumped up. While Duanmu Huai tightened his grip on the war hammer, looking forward.

“Alright, let’s go!”

He then decisively issued the order.