Chapter 18 Promotion and News

The translucent light curtain slowly unfolds.

[You killed the Manticore and received 700 exp]
[You killed the Manticore and received 700 exp]
[Professional level increased to level 4]
Cassius couldn't help but feel a little excited. In the system of "Erezegai", it was actually extremely difficult to improve one's strength.

For ordinary professionals, every four levels is almost a qualitative change, which can greatly enhance their strength and can be regarded as a small leap in the early stage.

[Choose to upgrade the warlock level]
[You can choose to increase your own attribute points by 2 points]
After a moment's thought, Cassius added all his attribute points to charm to improve his spellcasting ability.

The attribute points obtained in the early stage can only be used to add bonuses to attributes below 20, and the red dragon's original strength level is too high to obtain any bonuses.

[Choose to increase Charisma to 18]
[You gain additional feat - [Combat Casting]]
Combat Casting (General)
You gain a bonus on Concentration when casting a spell or using a spell-like ability while on guard, grappled, or pinned.

[Due to the dragon bloodline, you gain the dragon extra feat - [Extremely Effective Breath Weapon]]
Maximize Breath Weapon:
Once per day, a dragon can choose to use its most powerful breath weapon, which is three times more powerful than its original breath weapon and takes 25–45 seconds to charge. The dragon must not have used its breath weapon in the previous hour, and the energy expended in this attack prevents the dragon from using another breath weapon for at least two hours.

[Due to the dragon bloodline, you gain the dragon race's additional feat - [Target Breath Weapon]]
[Specific targeting breath attack]

Once per day, a dragon can select specific targets for its breath weapon rather than causing the normal blanket effect. The dragon can also select ten individual creatures to target and attack them with a small burst of fire from its breath weapon.

[Get additional second-level spells [Phantom Step] [Phantom Power]]
【Phantom Step】

2th-level conjuration spell

You are briefly enveloped in a silvery mist, teleporting to an unoccupied location you can see within 30 feet.

[Phantom Power]

2th level illusion spell

You designate a creature you can see within range and create an illusion rooted in its consciousness.

The target affected by the spell believes the illusion to be real and may even be directly harmed by it.

For example, an illusion that manifests as fire, a pool of acid, or lava can burn the target.

[Obtain an additional level of spells [Hypnosis] [Shield]]
Several spells appeared in Cassius' mind.

His spellcasting ability was further enhanced, and the projection of his will in reality became more solid.

Cassius had no doubt that he could now make the young dragon run around in circles just by using his spellcasting ability.

The panel information unfolded in front of him after a long absence.

[Red Dragon-Casius]

Name: Caius Claude Norichius

Template: NPC (9 years, 115 days and 7 hours until server launch)

Type: Large dragon, lawful neutral
Race: Young Red Dragon

AC: 22 (natural armor, gilded scales)
Basic attributes:
Strength - 23
Agility - 12
Constitution——20
Intelligence - 12
Perception – 12
Charm - 18
技能熟练：奥秘+4、欺瞒+4、游说+4、统治+8、隐匿+6、察觉+8、狩猎+4、逃亡+4、知识（未来）+4
Damage Immunity: Fire

Senses: Blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages: Draconic

Actions: bite, claw, tail attack, fly, enhanced breath weapon (fire)

Special abilities: Extreme Breath (Fire), Targeted Breath (Fire), Gilded Shell, Bloodline Gift

Feats: Gilded Scale, Extreme Breath Weapon, Targeted Breath Weapon, Combat Casting, Uncanny Presence, Fugitive

Combat Equipment: Amulet of Magical Nullification, Ring of Agile Mage Action, Staff of the Scorcher, Amulet of Speak with the Dead, Lava Sputterer, Ring of Blade Immunity, Amulet of Silent Footsteps, Mask of Owlbeast Perception Equipment Spells:

Once a day - Spell Negation, Speak with the Dead, Grease Your Feet

Twice a day - Moonkin Sense, Burning Hands

Three times a day - scorching ray, blade protection

Class Level: Warlock 4
Caster Level: 4th
Spells:

Sleight of Hand - Mage's Hand, Lesser Illusion, True Strike, Magic Trick, Teleport
1st level - Mist cloud, charm person, magic missile, shield, thunder wave, sorcerous arrow
2nd ring - Enhanced attributes, Phantom Step, Phantom Force, Invisibility, Scorching Ray

3 rings-none
Challenge Rating: 11 (7 XP)

Comment: "A gifted red dragon sorcerer who is constantly pursuing power, how terrifying. Usually, dragon sorcerers are driven by a stronger desire than wealth and power. They try to master themselves and the power brewing in their bodies. They will go through hardships to seek mysterious and dangerous knowledge and personally contact the most undisturbed things."

“When the challenge level reaches level 10 or above, there will be a unique name.

"So I am also a small boss." Cassius thought to himself.

We still need to continue to improve our strength.

According to rumors, after Cassius signed a contract with the devil in his previous life, his entire body was covered in thick red and black armor, and his eyes spewed out the raging fire of revenge from the abyss.

However, in just ten years, its challenge level even broke through the level 20 mark, becoming a well-deserved world boss, player nemesis, and newcomer nightmare, causing countless professional players to die at its hands.

Although Cassius seems to have become much stronger now, he is still far from that kind of strength.

"Where is the rumored 'Devil in the Mountains'?"

"Deep in the mountains of Anstica?"

"Or in the Carpathian Mountains to the north?"

Cassius didn't know, but he wasn't ready to find out just yet.

He felt that he was not strong enough, and as an old player he knew the nature of the abyss demons very well.

From version 1.0 to version 4.0, from the Azeta Demon Tide to the Dark Moon Cataclysm, basically every main quest is related to the invasion of abyss demons.

They are pure chaotic evil beings, without any sense of morality and unpredictable. They are dedicated to destroying and destroying everything. According to some scholars' rumors, they are the product of chaotic consciousness in the multiverse.

It may be drinking and chatting with you in the last second, and chopping you into meat sauce in the next second. Compared with the devil, even the devil in hell seems so amiable.

Therefore, he inferred that Cassius must have paid an unimaginable price in his previous life.

"But, I have to go and see it eventually."

"Even if it really is a demon, I have to tear a piece of flesh from it." Cassius said to himself.

Then he soared into the air from the top of the cliff.

The manticore's nest was still burning, but the fire was gradually getting smaller, and the huge nest was burned to charcoal.

Mixed in with it were piles of charred remains, and it was almost impossible to tell whether they belonged to the manticore or the poor victims.

　I copied a lot from the Three Treasures book, so I added some personal settings later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)