Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Not only was there battle energy flickering on the giant sword in Gerton’s hand, but there were also two miniature magic arrays engraved on the blade. At this moment, they were not activated.

Halfway through, one of the magic arrays was activated, and the attack speed of the heavy sword doubled.

Although Lei Luo did not look back, he could feel the strong wind behind him. From the corner of his eye, the light from the staff of the merman priest grew brighter. It was obvious that he was about to finish casting a spell. If he did not break out of this situation soon, he would be in trouble today.

The mermen that came to attack now were only Level-4 mermen. If Level-3 mermen came to help, it would bring him greater pressure.

“Is this a sneak attack? Let’s see if your swords or my body are stronger.”

A cold light flashed in Lei Luo’s dragon eyes. He did not attempt to dodge, but activated the [Hardness] characteristic that his body had absorbed. At the same time, his poisonous breath was brewing in his throat.

It was easy for the mermen to avoid the poisonous breath if it was spat out directly. Only by activating it at close range would it be easier to hit his target.

His current poisonous breath had been fused with many characteristics. Furthermore, the same characteristics could stack to increase its power. Thus, the power of his poison was at least three times stronger compared to at the beginning. It could make the Level-4 merman who was launching a sneak attack from behind him lose its combat ability for a short period of time.

Lei Luo did not avoid it. Instead, he chose to increase the pressure on the merman priest. It looked like he had to deal with one of them first. A look of delight flashed across Gerton’s eyes when he saw this.

“The young dragon is indeed stupid. He actually disdained the attack of a Level-4 warrior. I will make you regret it.”

A hint of malevolence flashed across Gerton’s eyes as he increased the strength of his slash.

Meanwhile, the merman priest, who was casting spells in the distance, had a bad feeling in his heart when he saw this scene, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.

Screech———

An ear-piercing sound echoed on the surface of the heavy sword and Lei Luo’s skin.

His body, which had been enhanced by the [Hardness] characteristic, had withstood this attack. Furthermore, Lei Luo had also borrowed the force of the attack to push the tribe leader back, leaving a gap for him to turn back. Although there was no blood on the surface of Lei Luo’s skin, the place he had been struck had already sunk in.

He had used his Level-2 body to withstand the attacks of two Level-4 warriors. Without any special enhancements, a piece of his flesh would probably be chopped off.

Lei Luo’s tail trembled in pain, his heart growing angrier as he spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath.

Roar!

A dragon’s roar was heard, and Gerton was struck by the poisonous breath.

“Ah!” Gerton covered his face and screamed. He quickly dodged backwards and activated his battle aura to its maximum as he tried to expel the poisonous breath.

However, his poisonous breath did not just contain the toxins of the Poison Dragon. Instead, various characteristics including [Fire Poison], [Deep Erosion], [Explosion], and [Second Growth] had been infused into his poisonous breath. These characteristics had also been strengthened by the same characteristics at least five times.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lei Luo to hunt Level-4 sea beasts as food every day.

Not long after, the poisonous breath penetrated into Gerton’s skull. The [Deep Corrosion] characteristic corroded the eyes of his skull, revealing two holes. Then, the poisonous breath seeped into his skull. Once it entered his brain, there would truly be no hope.

In the blink of an eye, the tribe leader of the Merman Race retreated. The Level-4 merman, Gerton, was severely injured. The only one who was not injured was the merman priest.

“Damn it, why is this Poison Dragon different from our records?”

The merman priest swallowed his saliva and started cursing in his heart. He knew from the ancient books that young Poison Dragons weren’t like this. How did he encounter such an abnormality?

He was furious, but he changed the spell on his hand from an attack spell to a healing spell and placed it on Gerton.

Meanwhile, the merman tribe leader didn’t break through Lei Luo’s defenses. After all, a Level-4 warrior was an important fighting force and could not easily be lost.

After receiving treatment, Gerton’s injuries were suppressed and relieved.

“Do you want to resolve me so easily?”

Lei Luo’s eyes flashed, and he charged towards the merman tribe leader again. At the same time, he used the Third Growth characteristic that he had used previously!

His Poison Dragon bloodline surged. Then, a drop of green blood was extracted and dripped into Lei Luo’s throat, faintly linking with the green blood from before.

Gerton, who had not been quiet for long, screamed again, this time more shrilly.

He was even more miserable than the other sea beasts that had been poisoned. This was because it was his head that had been poisoned, not the other parts of his body.

If his arm had been poisoned, he could still cut it off to survive. However, if his head was poisoned, could he cut it off?

Meanwhile, the merman priest’s arm trembled, and the healing spell he was maintaining almost dissipated.

The two of them were restrained by Lei Luo’s poisonous breath. Lei Luo did not care about what was behind him and focused on attacking the merman tribe leader. Once he dealt with the one in front of him, the Merman Race would no longer be a threat to him. He could deal with them however he wanted.

“This is a good opportunity. I can’t miss it.”

Even though he was unable to take down the merman tribe leader in a short period of time, Lei Luo did not hesitate. With a toss of his head, an Amethyst Cloud Fruit hidden in his left ear was thrown out and swallowed by him.

The Amethyst Cloud Fruit was indeed something recorded in the Poison Dragon Race’s inherited memories.

After swallowing it, streams of purple energy entered the depths of Lei Luo’s body and then swelled up. Then, Lei Luo’s body, which was ten meters long when his wings were spread out, grew even larger and directly expanded to a length of nearly 30 meters. It was extremely oppressive.

Only his poisonous breath was still as powerful as before as it was controlled by his innate abilities.

Feeling his body brimming with strength, Lei Luo pressed on step by step, beating the merman tribe leader until he could not raise his head and could only defend himself.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lei Luo’s dragon claw collided with the heavy sword, producing a loud sound. The merman tribe leader retreated step by step, his hands trembling as he held the heavy sword. He was losing his strength and could not take it anymore.

Meanwhile, the merman priest and Gerton were still eliminating the poison at that moment. It was not easy to deal with the bone-deep poison.

Suddenly, the tribe leader of the Merman Race realized that after Lei Luo had repelled him, he turned around and was prepared to charge at the merman priest. It was obvious that he wanted to interrupt the treatment and kill Gerton first. The three of them had fought so hard, so they would have even less of a chance of winning if only two of them were left.

“Do you want to leave? Have you asked me if you could do so?” The merman tribe leader roared and pounced forward.

Lei Luo’s eyes lit up slightly, and the corner of his mouth revealed a slight smile. He had indeed fallen for it!

He did not turn around to deal with the merman priest. After all, he was well aware of the power of his poisonous breath. The Level-4 sea beasts that had died under his claws had also verified its power. He turned around mainly to make the merman tribe leader make a wrong judgment.

Apart from its claws, the dragon’s tail was also a powerful weapon!

The merman tribe leader, who had pounced from behind, did not think of that. He only wanted to stop Lei Luo and give the merman priest time to heal himself.

Thus, the merman tribe leader, who had jumped into the air, had no protection on his back. Furthermore, after Lei Luo’s body grew larger, he could attack Lei Luo.

Boom!

Lei Luo’s tail was like a meteor hammer, hitting the spine of the merman tribe leader.

At the same time, he struck out with his front claws.

The heavy sword did not cut through Lei Luo’s skin. Instead, it was pressed down by the dragon claw and hit the merman tribe leader’s face. Half of his head exploded and he died.

“Tribe leader!” The merman priest screamed, unable to maintain his healing spell.

The moment the priest’s magic was extinguished, Gerton was shocked as well. Then, the poisonous breath invaded his brain..