Chapter 79 – Fierce Ice Blade
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TL: The long awaited chapter 79!
“F…Frost…”
My tongue gets all twisted up, “Why are you here? It’s so warm in Dragon City, why’d you come down here…”
“Dragon City is way colder than here.”
Frost coldly glares at me and says, “Follow me.”
“Okay…”
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I follow Frost out of the small house and we go into the nearby forest.
Frost turns around, looks up and says, “Your growth in strength is indeed very frightening; Dalin was right when he said that you are a person that has potential, but…”
She looks at the “woman” that I’m holding and a bit of pink shows up on her solemn face, “But can you just throw away the fake person that you’re holding?”
I quickly dispose of it into a nearby ditch, and feel extremely embarrassed, “This…This was just a temporary tactic…”
Frost lightly hmphs, “So I look exactly that that huh?”
“No no, you’re a lot more beautiful than that Frost…”
“Is that so?”
“It is…”
“Hmph!”
She then says no more about it and instead deeply stares at me, “Dragon City’s strength has to be constantly refilled. Now that you’re already strong enough, so you don’t need to follow Dalin anymore. I hereby decide that I will raise your rank to a member of Dragon City, and I’ve also arranged a new instructor for you…”
“Oh? Who is it?”
“Just follow me…”
Frost’s body flashes, and in the next instant she appears close enough to touch me. Her beautiful face is right in front of me. She smiles, grabs my shoulders, and raises me up. Just like that I’m being hauled while facing the sky, and she quickly starts rock climbing. Damn, when can I do this?
Whoosh!
Suddenly we pass through the Ice Spine’s peak and the freezing wind pounds mercilessly on me. Snowflakes as big as feathers float in the air and we can see Dragon City’s interior. But we’re not going to Dragon City; rather she’s heading towards the middle of the Ice Spine! There’s a huge cave, and on the map, the area is blood-red. Frost is still hauling me during all this and with a bang, we drop thousands of meters.
Tick!
System Notification: You have entered the area——【Dragon Tomb】!
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I’m pretty surprised and when I raise my head… right in front of me is an upside down enormously bony skeleton sitting in the middle of nowhere. The ribs are at least 10 meters long, and the bones are slightly glowing. The head is lying down on the ground sinisterly, separated from the body. This is the corpse of a huge dragon and an ancient one at that. Looking at the erosion of the bones, it’s at least a thousand years old…
“Frost, this is…” I say in a shocked voice.
Frost glances at me and smiles, “You probably guessed correctly. This is a dragon’s tomb, the place where an ancient dragon clan died. Most dragons that are near death will come here, and silently wait for their end. This area is still under our jurisdiction, so whether or not the dragons can return to here depends on us.”
“Okay, what do I need to do?”
Frost smiles, “It’s simple. From now on, you are one of the guardians of this dragon tomb. You need to guard these precious dragon bones and protect them from bandits or monsters that want to cause trouble. Also…”
Frost’s smile seemingly brings some ulterior motive, “After every dragon dies, they will leave behind their soul. In dragon’s tomb, we have no lack of dragons’ souls and they are dream-like items that every warrior wants. So, you must guarantee the safety of this dragon’s tomb and guard this tomb well to allow the elder dragons to have peace. If anyone intrudes this tomb, you must immediately kill them!”
I nod, “I understand…Also…”
Frost appears as if she can read minds and smiles, “Follow me. I’ll show you your new instructor. He will teach new skills to you and also promote you…”
“Okay! I’ll follow you!”
……
A chilling wind passes through the dragon’s tomb and within the piles of dragon bones, I notice a glow. In the skull of the huge dragon, I see a round and dense colorful spirit. Without a doubt, that’s the soul of a dragon. I wonder if you can eat it.
“What are you thinking…?”
Frost suddenly clenches her fists and glares at me.
I’m faintly startled; does this woman know what I’m thinking?
……
“Hmph, we’re here…”
In front of me, there’s a house shaped like an oval and carved in rock. It seems very cold and quiet. Next to the house, there’s a martial arts practicing area. With weapons all over the place, this place emits a strong aura. It must be a skilled person!
“Karl, we’re here. Come see your new disciple!” Frost says.
“Ouch…”
Stone doors open, and an old geezer comes out. He’s sitting on a wheelchair since both of his legs have been cut off. A longsword is held behind the wheelchair——
【Guardian of the Dragon Tomb – Karl】
Level: ???
Description: Karl. An extremely talented swordmaster that has traveled throughout the continent defeating enemies but in one large battle he lost both his legs. Losing his movement he could only research deeper into swords and after becoming dragon’s tomb’s guardian, his strength has increased significantly.
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“Ah Frost, long time no see…”
The wrinkles on Karl’s face look like they could fold a person to death…He smiles, “I never would have thought that after all these years, Dragon City would still remember a half-person like me.”
Frost gives him a huge smile, “Karl, how could Dragon City forget you? Look, we found a talented young person to be your disciple and also join you as a guardian.”
I walk up, and cup my fists, “Good evening instructor…”
Karl stares at me for a while then says, “This little guy doesn’t look like anyone special. Frost, you randomly gave me some trash bronze, and want me to turn him into some gold?”
Frost covers her mouth while laughing, “Not at all, you just haven’t seen what he can do. How about this…You! Show us some moves!”
I nod, unsheathed my sword, and perform a few moves. It’s a style where you attack while defending, and you can go forward or retreat. As long as my sword is unsheathed I will be invincible. This is a nameless style that I made myself, and under the stare of Karl I feel that my skills are shameful compared to his….
“Oh?”
Karl thinks for a while and says, “Looks like…It’s not bad. You aren’t too bad. Boy, from now on you are my disciple…”
I proudly say, “I would like to experience your skill, or else how can I call you my master?”
“Fine!”
Karl smiles, raises his hand and unsheathes his sword behind him. With a bang it penetrates a huge rock! Damn, using qi to drive the sword, this old guy…That’s a stage that I could never reach; also, even about the qi, I have never seen anyone in reality that can use qi with a sword. That’s really incredible.
I step up; put one knee on the ground with my sword, and say, “Instructor…”
Karl puts his dried up old fingers on my shoulder and smiles, “Okay, hand over 100 gold coins, then you’ll become my disciple. Also, in the future you will be a silver-rank warrior!”
“Okay…”
I confirm and hand over 100 gold coins to him, and immediately after, I hear a ring——
Ding!
System Notification: Congratulations! You’ve been successfully promoted to the next rank and receive the title of “Tomb Guardian of Dragon City”. All skills can go beyond the previous maximum level 4 and now the highest they can go up to is level 7. Hidden resistance +10%, hidden attack damage +5%, new skill 【Fencing Specialization】!
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Very nice, I got the second promotion. It was pretty easy, but that promotion fee of 100 gold coins is too high! What a ripoff!
“Okay, my mission is complete now; I’ll be taking my leave.”
Frost lightly laughs and disappears elegantly out of the Dragon’s Tomb. Karl looks at Frost’s shadow and sends a cold glare, muttering, “Luo Lin’s dog, hmph…”
I’m shocked but I still walk up and ask, “Instructor, do you have any new skills you can teach me?”
All coldness in Karl’s eyes disappears and he smiles, “Of course, but it’ll be a bit expensive…”
“Sure…”
With a whoosh, a window appears, and 3 skills are available for me to learn——
【Fierce Ice Blade LV-1】(A-rank): Condenses ice on the sword to attack the target, causing large damage and also slows the target down. Level 1 raises attack damage by 2%, ignores target’s defense by 1%, and slows for 1 second. Consumes 30 MP. To learn this you must pay 300 gold coins and 3 points of charm. Cannot be learned together with [Ice Blade].
【Flame Blade LV-1】(B-rank):Condenses fire on the sword to attack the target. Level 1 raises attack by 3%. To learn this you must pay 10 gold coins. Cannot be learned together with [Ice Blade] or [Fierce Ice Blade].
【Ice Blade】(B-rank): Condenses ice on the sword to attack the target. Level 1 raises attack damage by 2%, and slows the target for a short amount of time. To learn this you must pay 10 gold coins. Cannot be learned together with [Flame Blade].
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I think for a while. Even though there seems to be a chance I can learn two of the skills, in reality I can only learn one out of these three skills. [Flame Blade] and [Ice Blade] are both normal skills, you need to pay 10 gold if you want to learn them, but this [Fierce Ice Blade] should be an original by Karl, and the attack effects are quite a bit stronger than [Ice Blade] because of the defense ignoration. It is indeed good…but just a bit expensive!
I look in my bag; I still have 400+ gold coins. It’s enough, so I’ll learn it. With good skills you can win anything!
Whoosh!
After spending 300 gold coins and 3 charm, [Fierce Ice Blade] appears in my skill window. It even consumed charm… Which means that whoever doesn’t have charm won’t be able to learn this skill.
My sword trembles, and