Chapter 26: Pursuit and Magic

The scene in front of me was completely different from before. Compared to the previous scorching heat, it was darker and colder.

It is as open as a small world inside, with rugged and steep terrain, and all kinds of unique plants growing on the rocks.

Cassius could recognize several of them, spore mushrooms, algae green dust, and the horn of the crazy frogman, all of which were plants that could only grow deep underground.

Some areas were dimly illuminated by glow rocks, luminous crystals, and phosphorescent mosses, lichens, and fungi.

There are also unknown crystals growing in piles on the cliff, flashing a faint blue fluorescence, making the nearby rocks look navy blue.

"This is... the Underdark?"

"wrong."

The depth here has obviously exceeded the scope of the cave and reached a deeper level.

That is the dark and unknown world beneath the feet of the surface residents - commonly known as the Underdark.

However, this area of ​​the bottomless cave seems to be closed and not connected to the outside world. It is more like an unnatural underground world.

The red dragon extended its forked tongue and used its extremely keen sense of smell to taste the various pheromones in the air, and finally found a familiar smell - the blood of the green-footed dragon snake.

He looked at a corner of the rock wall. Under the illumination of the luminous crystal, the color there was obviously different from the surrounding area. There were blue-green bloodstains distributed there. As long as he followed these bloodstains, he could easily find the escaped thing.

"Got you."

"Green-footed dragon snake."

He would not let this enemy escape again, so he had to make sure he was killed with one strike.

Cassius had just experienced a thrilling battle and his magic had been exhausted, so he used the power of the magic tide to restore his own spell slots.

The tremendous power of magic surged into the body.

Invisibility

He chanted the spell silently.

Suddenly, the seven-meter-long body merged into the darkness again.

In a corner, the green-footed dragon snake was licking its wounds weakly.

Its huge body, which was originally seventeen meters long, is now less than ten meters long. The rear end of its body is not the tail, but a huge, terrifying cross-section.

Torn muscles, broken organs, and blue-green blood oozing out.

This shows how seriously the green-footed dragon snake was injured.

If nothing unexpected happens, its lower body may never fully recover in its lifetime, and it can only slowly let the wound heal, becoming a "disabled" green-footed dragon snake, although it still has seven pairs of legs.

"Damn dragon." It muttered.

Thinking of the culprit who caused all this - that strange dragon sorcerer, the green-footed dragon snake's small blue eyes revealed unstoppable hatred, the hatred that came from its blood, combined with the hatred that caused the wound.

Green-footed dragon snakes never nest in areas where dragons live.

If a dragon attempts to build a nest within a few dozen miles of the Green-footed Dragon Snake's lair, it will have to go and kill or drive it away.

Only when the dragon becomes too powerful to fight will the green-footed dragon snake give up and move away in search of a new nesting place.

That was why it left its nest last time.

An inexplicable wind blew from the dark rock wall, causing the green-footed dragon snake to tremble slightly.

"This feeling."

For some reason, the green-footed dragon snake suddenly felt a palpitation coming from deep in its blood. It immediately became alert, and involuntarily stood up, clinging to the rock wall with its seven pairs of feet.

But, it's too late.

"Got you."

The red dragon descended from the sky, appeared out of thin air, and grabbed the green-footed dragon snake with its claws.

This time, it was not the torso that was grabbed, but the neck. Cassius had learned from his previous experience, and he did not believe that the green-footed dragon snake could escape with its head cut off.

"Ow—"

The green-footed dragon snake looked at the red dragon in disbelief.

The huge body struggled frantically, its seven pairs of legs clinging to the rock wall and rubbing it wildly, and its body slammed hard, trying to break free from the red dragon's grip.

"Wow!"

The rock wall was shattered by its body, and the debris fell to the ground.

But the red dragon did not loosen its claws at all. It opened its mouth and bit his neck, and its sharp teeth pierced deeply into his flesh.

Its long, powerful and thick tail was constantly hitting the wound of the green-footed dragon snake, causing blood to splatter out.

The green-footed dragon snake let out weak whimpers.

The sounds of struggling became less and less.

The Red Dragon still did not let go and even increased his strength further, almost to the point of exhaustion.

Until a crisp "crack" sound was heard, and the green-footed dragon snake's hard bones broke.

Cassius opened his mouth with a sense of relief, and the huge body of the green-footed dragon snake fell from the rock wall and landed on the ground with a loud bang.

"Roar--"

The red dragon stood on the top of the cliff, spread its wings, and let out a long and refreshing roar.

[Kill [Green-footed Dragon Snake - Man'a], get 7200xp]
[Your career level has been raised to level 5]
The densely packed spell list appeared again, and Cassius felt extremely happy.

There is nothing more satisfying than getting rewarded after a thrilling battle.

After reaching fifth level, the warlock class gains two additional third-level spells.

In terms of spell selection, Cassius did not choose the famous fireball, but preferred auxiliary spells.

His dragon specialty [Ultimate Breath Weapon] already has enough damage, so Fireball is not the first choice.

After thinking for a moment, Cassius made his choice.

[You gain additional third-level spells [Flash] [Protection from Energy Damage]]
【Blink】

3nd level transmutation spell

You have a 50% chance to disappear from your current plane and reappear on the Ethereal Plane during the spell's duration. While on the Ethereal Plane, you can hear and see your original plane, but everything is in black and white. Other creatures can affect you or be affected by you only when they are on the Ethereal Plane.

【Protection from Energy Damage】

3rd level protection spell

For up to 1 hour, a willing creature you touch becomes resistant to one of the following damage types you specify for the duration of the spell: acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder.

If the red dragon had these two spells when fighting the green-footed dragon snake, it would not be so afraid of its lightning breath that it would have to go forward and engage in close combat.

These two spells appeared out of nowhere in Cassius' mind.

This spell was far more sophisticated and complex than the previous ones - so much so that the moment these two spells appeared in his mind, he was still unable to understand them.

After standing there and thinking for a long time, he finally had a preliminary understanding of the two magics and was able to cast the spells unskillfully.

The complexity and difficulty of understanding between each layer of the magic network are several times greater than before.

Fortunately, Cassius is a sorcerer who is "artistic" in spellcasting.

He only needs to control its basic operating logic and distort reality according to his own will, without having to calculate and construct models in detail.

In any case, Cassius finally took a step further and reached the third layer of the magic network.

(End of this chapter)