Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 929 - 606: This Is the Power of the Veteran King Curse Frog!
Danya lay on the ground, his arm twitching, while the Crimson Corruption rapidly eroded his life.
It wasn't that he didn't have the strength to stand up.
He just felt too embarrassed to get up...
Listening to Eggethis roar, he reckoned that the opponent had now been attracted away by Steeran, and the battle was raging.
"Damn it, I so wish to become an expert... "
He sighed, swallowed the Corrosive Moss Medicine given by Jon, and got up to grip the tachi longer than his height again.
It's always like this, always like this. Every time I feel confident, the Dragon Ascension fails, as does the Iaido.
But it's often when I think I cannot succeed that I end up succeeding. If it isn't the gods above playing tricks on me, then it could only be that I'm not suitable for this weapon.
Danya bit his lip. Maybe he really wasn't compatible with the tachi. Formerly being an assassin, maybe he suited dual blades more?
But still, but...
The tachi is cool! He didn't want to give it up!
"Once more, just once more. If I fail this time, I'll try the dual blades."
Thinking this, he charged at Eggethis with a determined vigor.
Unlike other weapons from the Sain Dungeon.
Weapons from the forest region, besides having fixed combat skills, have their own unique ways of use.
If one wishes to become a Weapon Master, mastering these methods is essential.
Take the tachi for instance. People discovered that as they continued to attack monsters, the blade of the tachi gradually became covered with something like light or gas, which people later called Qi Blade.
According to information from the Weapon Master Elu cat, by using specific combat skills to attack the enemy, the Qi Blade becomes increasingly sharper, from colorless to white, then yellow and ultimately the highest level, red. The higher-level changes make the tachi more powerful.
At this point, if you perform combat skills like "Dragon Ascension" or "Divine Power," you can maximize the power of your moves, even breaking the scales of a Rock Dragon easily.
However, the cost of the super high damage output is that the Qi Blade on the tachi disappears completely, requiring you to start accumulating from colorless again. For those unskilled, it's another torment, an even greater torment if you manage to get to red and then miss during Dragon Ascension, losing both the damage and the Qi Blade.
Other weapons produced in the forest region more or less have similar mechanisms. To master a weapon, you have to fully understand this mechanism.
On the other hand, once you have mastered the mechanism, you can pretty much learn to use the weapon, and it's not too difficult to learn. The Elu cats can even provide guidance.
Thus, the forest region is considered a "Starting Ground" for new adventurers, where you can learn weaponry and usage methods, and also acquire good armor and items to take out, which are valuable initial funds for newcomers.
Yet, there are both pros and cons to training from the forest region. A common minor issue amongst adventurers coming out from there is...
They have become specialized giant beast hunters adept at fighting large-type monsters but are a bit less capable when facing other types of monsters.
As for the effectiveness against people... each weapon has different outcomes.
Jon chose the Morning Wind Team because of their capability in hunting large creatures, opting for them directly without waiting for more advanced adventurers whose schedules needed arranging.
"Roar!"
Eggethis soared in the air, spitting out Red Fog filled with Crimson Corruption towards the people on the ground, covering the area in front completely with thick fog.
Steeran and her companions had already summoned Torret when Eggethis opened its mouth and charged directly towards Eggethis on horseback, successfully reaching the area behind the Flying Dragon untouched by corruption.
She also tied a few Corrosive Moss Medicine to the arrows, raising her hand and shooting them into Eggethis' throat.
"Roar! Cough cough!"
At the moment the Corrosive Moss Medicine entered the mouth, Eggethis immediately fell silent, its massive body twitching, its wings cramped up, causing it to crash down to the ground.
It had been with Crimson Corruption for so long that it had nearly become part of its body.
Suddenly consuming Corrosive Moss Medicine led the Crimson Corruption inside to die en masse, causing discomfort, akin to a homeless man who hadn't bathed for years suddenly washing and catching a heavy cold!
"Ribbit—"
The Curse Frog, referred to as the Veteran King Curse Frog by Roger, suddenly hopped out from somewhere, delivering two blasts of Curse Death Smoke at Eggethis' head!
Curse Death brought strong stimulation to the Flying Dragon, which stretched its neck to deliver a quick and fierce Dragon Bite at the Curse Frog. Such speed made Steeran's heart tremble; if it were in place of the Curse Frog, she might not have dodged it.
But something magical happened. The Curse Frog quickly reacted in a short time, leaping backward successfully dodging the Dragon Bite!
Not only that, but it also sprayed a mouthful of Curse Death Smoke directly into Eggethis' mouth!
At the moment the smoke entered the tender mouth cavity, fine black crystals started to show signs of sprouting between the sharp teeth of the Flying Dragon!
The curse death of the Curse Frog shows in two forms, crystals or long thorns. Adventurers have yet to figure out why there's such a difference.
As for Roger, he raised one of each kind of Curse Frog.
"Roar and retch!"
Listening to the lament that resounded across the Skyrim, Steeran swore this was the first time she saw such clear disdain and loathing on a monster's face in the Sain Dungeon.
That direct mouth-to-mouth spray gave Eggethis quite the trauma!
"Indeed, as expected of the Curse Frog, easily achieving what we couldn't!" the members of the Morning Wind Team said in unison.
The Curse Frog leapt tirelessly around Aggis, dodging the ferocious attacks every time and spewing smoke to nauseate Aggis. People saw the shadow of a movement technique master in this Curse Frog.
Jump and spray, that was the simple and instinctual combat style of the Curse Frog!
"No wonder it's crowned with the title of Veteran King Curse Frog..." Steeran felt his stereotype of the Curse Frog being challenged.
"What are you all standing around for? My little darling can't solo that Flying Dragon!"
Roger's protest finally snapped everyone out of their spectating mode. They grabbed their weapons and rushed forward to support. With them drawing attention, the pressure on the Curse Frog was relieved, and it moved beside Roger, waiting for an opportunity to act.
"Uncle, don't you have other pets? Show them off!" Danya shouted, thinking if Roger had trained just one Curse Frog to be so peculiar, his other pets must be even stronger.
"I call them partners, not pets, and I've only got this one with me. The rest are at the training center for demonstrations!"
To avoid looking like a slacker, Roger raised his Magic Wand and cast several Beneficial Magic spells on everyone.
He originally specialized in Invisibility and ambushes, quite compatible with the people from Magic Town Serya.
But as he got more companions, he changed his combat style, learning Support Magic, letting the Curse Frog and Female Fire Dragon engage in frontal combat, while he focused on casting buffs.
This is what a competent Trainer should do!
The battle was now in its white-hot phase.
Though Danya still hadn't mastered Dragon Ascension, his Detect was swift as the wind. Together with Huynh, they bore the brunt of Aggis's fury, forming an impenetrable defensive line, holding the enemy firmly by their side, truly reliable teammates.
At this moment, Steeran drew his bow like a Full Moon, aiming numerous arrows at Aggis's sliced-open wound.
"Bang!"
As the bowstring was released, it made a thunderous sound. Dozens of arrows shot towards the same wound as if they were alive.
"Boom!"
The explosion roared from the wound on Aggis's neck, its massive body shuddering from the blast, stumbling and unable to rise.
Seizing the moment created by the explosive arrows, Huynh and Danya launched a fierce assault on the large wound, tearing Aggis's skin, its blood tainted with the poisonous Crimson Corruption.
"Impressive. These weapons from the forest area really have a special attack advantage against Dragons."
Roger sighed while continuously recording Aggis with an Image Stone, then patted the Curse Frog, saying, "It's about time, your turn now."
"Ribbit!"
As the Curse Frog moved, the seemingly dormant Aggis suddenly roared, paralyzing those nearby.
Shake off the prior fatigue, its anger unleashed even greater power. A trapped beast becomes fiercer at such moments!
"It's enraged. Watch your defenses, hold out until it's exhausted!" Steeran commanded without a hint of tension.
They'd seen enraged prey countless times hunting Monsters in the forest; thus, they weren't perturbed.
Aggis's attacks grew fiercer and wilder, smashing the ground with its claws and sweeping rocks with its tail.
"Why is this tail so hard to cut off!" Danya ducked a tail sweep and muttered a complaint.
He noticed Aggis's tail was long and thick, seemingly severable, and wondered if a bonus awaited post-severance.
After all, in Yanor Londo, Stone Statues' tails transform into weapons once cut off.
Plenty of wounds surfaced on Aggis's tail but none were severable.
While Danya fretted, the Curse Frog suddenly appeared from the side, spraying Curse Death Smoke at the wounds.
"Roar!"
Aggis reflexively flicked its tail, naturally missing the Curse Frog.
"Could it be?"
Danya discerned the Curse Frog's intent. As Aggis flapped its wings prepping for flight, he flung a Flame Pot, hitting its head, stopping the takeoff with an explosion!
As the Curse Death Smoke absorbed into the wounds, Aggis issued a terrified howl. Black crystals visibly sprouted from the injuries, indicating the curse's activation!
The Flying Dragon couldn't calm down, furiously whipping its tail towards a huge rock, its wounded, crystallized tail snapping off with a resounding snap!
"Yes!"
Danya shouted in delight!
The severed hefty tail crashed to the ground, and Aggis lost its will to fight, covering retreat with a cloud of corrupt smoke, flying off in haste!
They successfully drove Aggis away!
"Amazing Curse Frog, who knew you were this powerful!"
Danya disregarded the slimy skin and started stroking it, and the Curse Frog seemed to enjoy it.
"Why not praise me for raising it so well?" Roger murmured.
Steeran chuckled, "Alright, let's check on Mr. Jon, he should be inside that building by now..."
She hadn't finished talking when Jon's scream echoed from within the building.
