Chapter 103 Awakening, the Blue Medal! (I)

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[Mud Dragon: Ichthyosaur species, leader of the lower wetlands of the Flower and Stone Wasteland, the lower apex. Under normal circumstances, the difficulty of defeating a mature mud dragon is "lower three stars", but this mud dragon has grown to the "lower apex" because of its own unique opportunities.

Mud dragons live in muddy wetlands and use wet mud to catch prey and protect themselves. When protected by wet mud, mud dragons have strong defensive capabilities, but once the scales dry, they lose strength and become brittle, and the efficiency of skin breathing will also decrease. The mud spit out by mud ichthyosaurs is very sticky. If you come into contact with the mud left on the ground, your movements will be restricted. Please be careful.

——You feel heavy pressure! 】

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Looking at the introduction of "Mud Dragon" in gray font in front of him, Ryan smiled faintly.

At the bottom of the gray font, although it says "You feel heavy pressure", from his own feeling, although the strength of "Mud Dragon" is "lower apex", there is still a certain gap with the leader of the male fire dragon.

The panel has only three levels of danger prompts.

First, there is no prompt. In this case, it means that the enemy is weaker than him, or is equal to him in strength.

Second, it is "you feel heavy pressure". In this case, you need to be extremely careful, which means that the enemy's strength has exceeded him, and there are still many.

Third, it is "This person is much stronger than you, you can't fight him, please stay away as soon as possible." This prompt is even simpler, indicating that the enemy's strength is far superior to his, and the chance of winning is almost 0, and only escape can have a glimmer of hope.

From Ryan's actual experience, in the third case, once the enemy is hostile to him, he will not even have a chance to escape, and all end in death.

For enemies with the same difficulty, the gap between the upper and lower limits is also not small.

The difficulty of the Mud Dragon and the Male Fire Dragon Leader is both "lower apex", but because of different races, different attack methods, etc., the threat level is very different.

There is no doubt that the Male Fire Dragon Leader is an extremely difficult character in the "lower apex", and as for the "Mud Dragon", it is obviously much worse.

But this is undoubtedly a good thing for Ryan.

The upper body of the mud dragon that fell back into the wetland mud was exposed on the mud. It was about two meters long and close to three meters long. Compared with the huge size of the flying dragon, it was undoubtedly inferior to the ichthyosaur.

But size has never been the only basis for measuring combat effectiveness.

The mud dragon opened its mouth, and the next moment, a large ball of mud sprayed out and fell accurately towards Ryan.

He stepped back and instantly pulled three meters away. Looking at the mud ball that exploded after falling in front of him and formed a large muddy and sticky land, Ryan frowned.

He had retreated three meters, but his shoes were still stained by the mud.

The spray speed of this thing is not fast, but the range is wide, and it will also create unfavorable terrain. If the mud dragon is allowed to continue spraying, the difficulty of the crusade will rise sharply.

Seeing that the mud dragon was about to "spray mud" again, Ryan knew that he couldn't let it continue.

The space ring flashed, and [Light Crossbow·Ice Crushing] appeared in his hand. While the mud dragon was spraying out a large mass of mud, Ryan was quick-witted and pulled the trigger.

"Buzz——"

The crossbow string kept vibrating, and the ice-blue crossbow arrow broke through the air and pierced into the mud dragon's mouth while it was not prepared.

"Woo——!"

The mud dragon let out a miserable wail. Because there was a lot of mud and saliva in its mouth, the ice attribute attack effect of the crossbow arrow was unexpectedly good, covering most of the mud dragon's mouth with a layer of frost.

The severe pain forced the mud dragon to roll into the wetland and swallow the mud in big mouthfuls.

Ryan's legs exerted force violently, and he rushed to the side of the mud dragon in one step.

He carried the greatsword on his shoulder and began to accumulate power.

The mud dragon, which used the mud to wash away the frost in its mouth, quickly poked its head out of the wetland, but what greeted it was Ryan's sword that had completed a "stage of accumulation".

"Bang——"

The silver-blue sword collided with the mud dragon's head covered with "mud armor", making a low muffled sound.

The upper body of the mud dragon, which was hit hard, leaned back, and the whole body was smashed out of the mud by Ryan.

Ryan's hands were slightly numb, and under the effect of the recoil, he also took two steps back.

Looking at the mud dragon that shook its head from the mud like a "fine fish" and stood up again, Ryan's eyes were slightly condensed.

The "mud armor" on the part where he just chopped with the sword fell off in a large area, revealing a deep white mark on the surface of the fine fish scales below.

The scales of the mud dragon are not thick, and the defensive performance of the scales alone is not even as good as that of the red tyrannosaurus, but the mud armor has very good defensive power.

"—— When the body is protected by wet mud, the defense ability of the mud dragon is quite strong."

This is the original words of the introduction in gray font.

At first glance, Ryan didn't quite understand it, but now he finally understood it.

"In other words, if you want to effectively attack the mud dragon, you need to break the layer of 'mud armor' on it and then immediately chase it."

Looking at the mud dragon that jumped back and dived into the mud, and when it reappeared, the "mud armor" on its head had been replenished, Ryan thought.

Unlike the [superior] unicorn, which is purely unbreakable, the "powerful defense" of the mud dragon can be broken.

So...

"Then it won't be a big problem."

Ryan rushed forward, and while running, he took out a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew.

Red flames appeared on the big sword, and at the same time, Ryan's speed increased further.

[Food War·Male Fire Dragon's Sorrow] is activated.

Facing Ryan's approach, the Mud Dragon opened its mouth again, learning from the last time its mouth was attacked, and a large amount of mud rolled in its mouth to prevent the invasion of external attacks.

After a short period of accumulation, the Mud Dragon lowered its head and forcefully sprayed a large amount of mud under itself.

This move was beyond Ryan's expectations, as he originally thought that the Mud Dragon would spray mud at him.

A large amount of mud formed a mud wall around the Mud Dragon that was as high as a person and expanded outward in a circular shape, seriously hindering Ryan's approach.

This thing is very soft and sticky. Stepping on it or getting it on your body will greatly affect your movements.

Moreover, it is also disgusting.

Ryan did not dare to let this thing get on him, so he had to retreat and keep his distance.

A large amount of mud walls blocked Ryan's vision, making it impossible for him to see the traces of the Mud Dragon. He could only feel that something was rushing towards him under the shaking wetland.

"Puff!"

A sharp khaki fin split the mud wall beside Ryan in two, and the huge dragon mouth bit towards him fiercely. Judging from the size of the dragon mouth, it was enough to easily swallow him whole.

Facing the attack, Ryan, who had already set up a defensive posture, was shocked but not panicked.

Stepping back and dodging, with the blessing of "Male Fire Dragon's Sorrow", his speed was quite amazing. Although he was attacked by surprise, he still dodged to the side of the mud dragon.

The big sword was raised from bottom to top, and the huge force lifted the mud dragon's body up a lot. The "mud armor" on the abdomen that was hit hard was shattered and fell off in a large area, revealing the relatively soft belly scales.

The raised big sword was carried on his shoulder, Ryan took a deep breath, and the strength of his whole body began to condense and tighten, and his spirituality was also compressed sharply.

The mud dragon that had risen to its limit began to fall, and Ryan had already completed the "first stage of charging". It was not that he did not want to "second stage of charging", but that it would be too late in time.

The greatsword slashed out, and the sharp blade of red and ice blue entangled fiercely slashed the mud dragon's abdomen without the protection of "mud armor".

"Swish!"

This time, the mud dragon could no longer resist. The scales on its abdomen were torn, the inner muscle fascia was cut, and a large amount of bright red blood gushed out.

The severely injured mud dragon fell to the ground and wailed. Just as Ryan was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, the sound of breaking wind came from both sides of him at the same time.

It was the mud fish with much smaller fins before.

These mud fish that had not evolved into special species were only two meters long each. When Ryan was fighting with the mud dragon just now, they wandered around and did not intervene. Now seeing that their boss was in trouble, they immediately launched a rescue.

Ryan frowned.

Even if these mud fish attacked with all their strength, it would not hurt him who was wearing armor. However, if he was disturbed by them, he would not be able to perform a charged attack.

At that moment, he was forced to give up charging, and swept the sword across, knocking away the mud fish that attacked from the left and right.

These mud fish that were not special species were far inferior to the special species in strength. After being swept by Ryan without charging, they flew backwards and struggled for a few times, and soon stopped moving.

All the scales on one side of them were broken, blood was flowing wildly, and their internal organs were also shattered into minced meat by a sword.

With such injuries, let alone them, even the real special species would have breath coming out and not breathing in.

When blocked by the two mud fish, the mud dragon, which had a chance to breathe, plunged into the mud, and a large amount of mud flew around in the process, forcing Ryan to retreat a few steps to avoid being covered by the mud.

He did not continue to attack at this time. As the mud dragon drilled into the ground and rotated, a large amount of mud gathered on its body surface. Attacking at this time, the "mud armor" that had just been broken would heal again in the next second, which was meaningless.

Seeing that the mud dragon could not be stopped from restoring the "mud armor", Ryan looked at the three mud fish wandering around, and suddenly became angry.

You "little loaches" are simply seeking death!

If it weren't for the obstruction of the two mud fish just now, he only needed to charge another sword to severely injure the mud dragon to the point of death.

Taking out the [Light Crossbow·Ice Crushing] from the space ring, Ryan fired three shots in a row, and immediately let the three mud fish get their lunch boxes.

"Boom!"

At this time, the mud dragon that had reattached the "mud armor" drilled out, jumped onto the wetland, and swept his eyes over the five dead brothers. He immediately let out a low roar, and his eyes turned red with anger.

Not only that, even the "mud armor" on its body began to emit a faint red color, forming shiny red spots on the surface of its body.

"What is this?"

Ryan's pupils shrank slightly. Such a familiar scene allowed him to immediately determine the changes in the mud dragon.

——Red Flame Rage!

"The closer to the center of the island, the stronger the monster is, the easier it is to produce 'Red Flame Rage'?"

An idea flashed through Ryan's mind, but this was not the time to pursue this.

The mud dragon opened its mouth, and the next moment, a dark red mud ball flew out.

Compared with before, the speed of the mud ball was at least 30% faster.

With the blessing of "Male Fire Dragon's Sorrow", Ryan avoided the attack of the mud ball without much difficulty.

"Zila La--"

The dark red mud ball that landed exploded, forming a mud beach with a radius of three meters, making a sound like the corrosion of strong sulfuric acid.

A strange, pungent smell suddenly filled the air.

Ryan's expression changed slightly.

If the mud sprayed by the mud dragon previously only affected movement and made people sick, now, this dark red mud has become something that can really kill people.

What’s even more frightening is that this corrosive dark red mud did not settle into the wetland, but was suspended on the water, causing severe environmental impacts.

"Once the battle lasts longer and forms a large area of ​​corrosive dark red mud, then I will definitely lose..."

Ryan felt awe-struck and knew that this battle must be fought quickly.

"Boom..."

A large splash of water exploded on the wetland. Ryan rushed straight towards the mud dragon. Facing Ryan's attack, the mud dragon did not show any politeness. It opened its mouth and a large stream of dark red mud spurted out in a fan shape. spread.

This form of attack, whether rolling or dodging, is difficult to avoid, so...

Ryan's legs exerted force, and he jumped up high. He raised the sword above his head with both hands and smashed it towards the mud dragon's head.

The Mud Dragon's reaction speed became much faster after entering "Red Obsidian Violence". When Ryan jumped up, it also raised its head simultaneously.

The column of dark red mud followed closely behind Ryan. As long as he stayed for a moment, he would be swallowed up by the dark red mud.

In mid-air, Ryan opened his mouth, and in the next moment, strong spiritual sound waves visible to the naked eye spread, not only making the mud dragon's body stiffen, but also to a certain extent, it dispersed the dark red mud column that followed behind him. .

For monsters that live in dim environments and mainly rely on vibration and sound to sense enemies, spiritual sound waves can produce an "outstanding effect", and this time, it is no exception.

The big sword fell and struck hard on the "mud armor" with red spots on the mud dragon's head.

What surprised Ryan was that this time when the big sword hit the "mud armor", it didn't feel that soft, slippery and weak. These red "mud spots" were quite brittle, and the big sword just hit it. When it fell, the "mud armor" shattered, and even the fish scales inside became brittle. Under the remaining power of the big sword, a large gash was cut out.

This situation made Ryan stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and remembered a sentence in the panel's introduction to the mud dragon - "When protected by wet mud on its body, the mud dragon's defense ability is quite strong. But once the scales dry, they lose their strength and become brittle."

Ryan didn't know the principle of "Red Obsidian Violence", but there was no doubt that the body temperature of monsters that entered "Red Obsidian Violence" would rise sharply.

For other monsters, this does not matter much, and it is even a good thing for fire attribute monsters.

But for the mud dragon, the temperature of the body becomes high and the scales become fragile, which is undoubtedly a fatal bad thing!

This is the first time that Ryan has seen an example where entering the "Red Obsidian Violence" actually caused him to become weaker to a certain extent.

He grinned slightly. After landing, while the mud dragon had not yet woken up from its "fainting state", he shouldered the sword and began to accumulate power again.

Power is gathered, spirituality is compressed, and soon, the complete "second stage of charging" has been achieved.

Without hesitation, Ryan slashed hard at the mud dragon's head.

"kill!"