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The Ancient Dragon is more rational than other level 6 dragons, but this rationality is clearly not used in the right way, and it is just as bad as other level 6 dragons.
Its so-called relentless pursuit is not about fighting to the death with the enemy, but rather about retreating when it can't win, always lingering where the enemy can't see it, waiting for the enemy to show weakness, then it will descend from the sky with its tyranny, repeating this process until the enemy or itself dies.
Well, the fact that the swamp can divide a creature trapped in it into three pieces shows that the Ancient Dragon has a particular fondness for dismemberment and a cruel nature.
"Looks like we're in luck, finding this big guy right away." Blake had put down her glass without anyone noticing, a smile playing on her lips. As she straightened up, her slightly wrinkled clothes smoothed out, revealing a sharp, dagger-like aura.
This is definitely a good prey. Its strong physique and indifferent eyes all indicate that it has already reached the peak of life level and is just waiting for the right opportunity to surpass its limits.
Even for Blake, this Ancient Dragon was worth hunting herself.
but……
Blake glanced at Jiang Kehan, whose expression was gradually calming down, smiled and shook his head, then continued.
"If you can hunt this behemoth alone during the Dragon Plague, I think the so-called debt should be easily offset, right?"
Jiang Kehan nodded solemnly. The Ash Dragon that Diana used to forge the staff for her was probably at the mid-level of level 6, which was obviously inferior to the big guy in front of her, both in terms of value and strength.
Now she has two pieces of news to look forward to. The good news is that she may only need to hunt down this dragon, but the bad news is that she may not be able to defeat it.
Yinglingmiao estimated her strength to be around level 5 peak to level 6 lower. However, Jiang Kehan recently learned two powerful spells from Ye Yu, and the new staff should be forged by the time they return.
Based on this calculation, her maximum strength could reach the mid-level of level 6, but that would be the limit.
The ten-odd days since the arrival of the Dragon Disaster were not enough for Jiang Kehan's strength to undergo a qualitative change, but she was also somewhat unwilling to give up on this big guy.
After all, the stronger the enemy, the more it ignites the witch's fighting spirit, making her unable to forget it.
Jiang Kehan estimated that if she gave up the opportunity to hunt the Ancient Abyss Dragon and instead hunted two other dragons with strength at the lower or middle level of level 6, her strength would not improve much.
Don't forget, the magical properties she possesses after becoming a middle witch destined her to crave fighting against even more powerful enemies, thereby growing stronger.
After seeing this guy, how could Jiang Kehan possibly be satisfied with the so-called mid-level 6?!
Therefore, Jiang Kehan is determined to kill this ancient dragon.
Since his own strength could not change rapidly, the only way to defeat this Ancient Dragon at the peak of level 6 was to weaken its strength.
Jiang Kehan then turned to look at Blake and asked with a serious expression.
"Blake, can I handle this guy by myself?"
She and Blake discovered the prey together, so naturally both of them had the right to fight it. In fact, at this moment, the more powerful Blake could begin the hunt and take the Abyssal Dragon into his possession.
If Blake wants it, then Jiang Kehan will have no choice but to choose another level 6 dragon.
Blake leaned against the wall she had dug out, yawned, and his sharp posture quietly turned lazy, as if nothing had happened.
"Suit yourself. For me, opportunity is more important than calamity and death. But are you confident you can kill this guy?"
Blake smiled, watching Jiang Kehan clench her fists slightly, clearly suppressing the mix of excitement and unease in her heart, and said softly.
"If not, I can help you, but you have to promise me one thing."
Jiang Kehan let out a breath and looked at Blake with some curiosity. She really couldn't think of anything about herself that would make him think about her.
"whats the matter?"
Blake grinned triumphantly, appearing unusually excited: "You have to come with me to realize my wild ideas. After all, it's not easy to catch a reliable alchemist, how can I not have some fun with him!"
Jiang Kehan suddenly didn't want to agree anymore. She silently watched Blake pacing back and forth, her smile gradually fading away.
The other person may have enjoyed it, but she'll probably be miserable.
Jiang Kehan was torn; she was very tempted; and she ultimately succumbed to temptation!
She finally agreed to Blake's request with a twitching smile, watching him leap up and cheer, "Yay!"
Jiang Kehan could only pray silently that Blake was already satisfied before she was tricked into releasing the CG in tears.
As they conversed, the Abyssal Dragon above the swamp watched the raging flames roar wildly. Its eyes, like the black moon, seemed to be reflected with bloodlust, and its dragon head, like a continuous mountain range, was unusually cold and stern, but it was clearly enraged.
It was resting peacefully in space when, unexpectedly, its home was destroyed. After scanning its surroundings, it couldn't find the rat that started the fire, and in the end, it could only use its wrathful and impotent methods to punish the inextinguishable flames.
Jiang Kehan was shocked to see that the flames were torn apart and the earth began to collapse. The Yuan Gu Long had so casually torn the disaster apart with its body, but it had also stirred up an even greater disaster!
It was clearly an inextinguishable fire, but when it reached the body of the Ancient Dragon, the flames seemed to wither, strangely turning black, and finally transforming into wispy white smoke.
"Corrosion," Jiang Kehan murmured.
As the Ancient Dragon stepped into the sea of fire, it raised its head and let out a deafening roar, breaking through the clouds on the horizon, leaving only the Witch Star in the night sky shining as usual.
It raised its forelimbs, which resembled the highest peak of the Himalayas, and moved them slightly in the air without touching the ground. However, an invisible force began to suppress the flames, making them feel as if they were being humiliated, and they could only cry softly.
“A vector of force.” Blake grinned, his voice dripping with bloodlust.
Finally, the Ancient Dragon's eyes turned completely black, it spread its wings and lunged forward, then rampaged its tail and crawled, its wings throbbing as it swallowed all the flames into its belly, before soaring into the sky.
Then it lowered its head in disdain, and just as Blake had predicted, vented its anger on the creatures in the pasture.
The Ancient Dragon gently opened its mouth, and the inextinguishable fire, now altered, transformed into black flames, which burned wildly towards the pasture, bringing its suffering to these innocent creatures.
Jiang Kehan and Black could clearly see that the corners of Yuan Gulong's mouth were slightly burned with ash, indicating that the opponent was not skilled in using fire.
But some unreasonable mark, like an eraser, wiped across its face, restoring its mouth to its original state and revealing a sinister smile.
"Rebirth," the two said in unison, then looked at each other with different expressions.
Chapter 325 Two Great Strategists
Jiang Kehan looked somewhat worried. She frowned and began to think about how to deal with these [tampering] abilities.
First is corrosion. This ability can not only create a large-scale area of effect that causes continuous damage to enemies, but it can also corrode defensive, and even offensive and support spells, restricting her actions.
It's very painful, but what's most painful is that Jiang Kehan doesn't have a suitable way to deal with it.
The ability of force vector is clearly offensive, and combined with the powerful body of the Ancient Dragon, it can pose a fatal threat to Jiang Kehan.
But this is easy to deal with. You can ignore it by relying on your own mobility. After all, teleportation is simple, brutal and effective. Even if you are pinned to the ground, you can escape instantly.
The final regeneration is the ability that Jiang Kehan needs to worry about the least.
Whether it's the [Burning Flame] that Ye Yu taught her, or the Silver Cliff magic she's determined to imitate, she can ignore this regeneration.
As for why she imitated Black's Silver Cliff, it was simply because this magical property could exempt her from the difficulty of locking the body and soul of the Ancient Dragon of the Dead Abyss, a spell that Jiang Kehan did not yet know.
Secondly, from the perspective of hunting gods, Silver Cliff's magic properties are definitely top-tier (T0) and should not be wasted.
Therefore, the only real challenge is corrosion.
Thinking of this, Jiang Kehan looked at Blake, who was also pondering, and asked.
"Black, do you have a way to deal with the Ancient Dragon's corrosive abilities?"
"Ah, that's easy. I was just wondering how you would deal with the regeneration ability. To be honest, if it were me, dealing with regeneration would be a piece of cake, but I really can't figure out how you would handle it."
Blake was startled awake and helplessly spread his hands in front of Jiang Kehan, clearly somewhat resigned to his fate.
Uh-huh.
Jiang Kehan and the other person looked at each other and suddenly realized that they and Blake were both "super smart" and were worrying about things that were completely unnecessary.
She covered her face and explained to Blake, "You underestimate me. Apart from the ability to corrode, I have ways to deal with everything else."
Upon hearing this, Blake's lips twitched, especially when he thought about his somewhat "bragging" words just now, and he gave an awkward laugh.
"Ahaha, that's it..."
"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Blake blushed unexpectedly easily. Her face gradually became hot, and she very naturally decided to shift the blame to Jiang Kehan, grabbing Jiang Kehan's shoulders and shaking her wildly.
Jiang Kehan was being shaken, silently looking at the other person, wanting to know what the other person ate to grow up like such a beast.
"Cough, dealing with corrosion is easy enough, right? I'll teach you how to collect some special materials... Never mind, I'll collect them for you."
Blake recalled that to collect all the materials, he would not only need to hunt several level 5 dragons, but also scraps from level 6 dragons, so he silently took back his words.
She had already sensed that Jiang Kehan's magic power was only around 6000 points. By the standards of this era, her strength was at most enough to deal with a level 5 dragon at its peak.
Well, Blake was actually quite curious about why Jiang Kehan thought she could hunt this Ancient Abyss Dragon alone.
She was prepared to secretly help Jiang Kehan if she couldn't handle the situation.
In Blake's view, this act of challenging someone beyond their level was not wise, but she chose to respect it because she herself was seen as being of a similar character by the other witches.
Besides knowing that she truly possessed the ability.
“Hunting gods and normal hunting actually have many similarities, especially with level 6 creatures,” Blake explained to Jiang Kehan, sharing his experience.
"Level 6 creatures have not yet completely transcended the constraints of the rules. There are still natural phenomena that counteract their abilities, such as the corruption of the Ancient Dragon."
“I know of more than one way to rely on external objects to avoid this kind of corrosion, such as making you a special cloak.”
Jiang Kehan wanted to look at Blake with gratitude, but remembering that she had agreed to work for him, she silently withdrew her thanks and instead gave him a sidelong glance.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Jiang Kehan is using Blake's magic against Blake, and the damage is multiplied!
Blake's face flushed again. She stammered, unable to speak, selectively ignoring the question, and said with a grin, though her cheeks were slightly rosy.
"Heh, no need to dwell on these trivial matters. After Yuan Gu Long has vented his anger, we still need to go to other places for reconnaissance."
"This intelligence isn't just for our own use; providing it to Del Marie can also get us a lot of good stuff in return."
"And most importantly, you've already promised to make my brilliant ideas a reality!"
Blake's eyes lit up, and she couldn't contain herself any longer. She glanced at the ancient dragon venting its resentment above her, and then took out her staff with a grin.
She drew a spatial tunnel in front of Jiang Kehan and waved to her.
"Let's go, let's not wait for Yuan Gu Long, let's go straight to the territories of the other gods!"
Jiang Kehan looked up and suddenly felt very tired.
She had reason to suspect that Blake could have simply opened a spatial tunnel to get here from the village, so what was the point of all the suffering she endured?!
Jiang Kehan recalled Blake's incredible feat of flying in the sky and making her run wildly through the swamp, and felt that she had suddenly aged a lot.
"Sigh, I wonder how much Dill Marie will pay as an intelligence fee, otherwise I'll really start to doubt whether Blake is even a human being."
Jiang Kehan thought wearily, but in the end she still took a step and followed Blake, though a smile remained on her lips the whole time.
……
Meanwhile, Deir Mari, whom Jiang Kehan longed for, had already left the village and arrived at Fort Omaria.
This is where her lord Theresa lived.