Chapter 280 - 166: Hatching the Shadow Giant Dragon, Opening the Dragon Race’s Secret Treasure

Chapter 280: Chapter 166: Hatching the Shadow Giant Dragon, Opening the Dragon Race’s Secret Treasure

After they shook hands, the Veteran Knight politely stepped back, the very picture of a gentleman.

Shen Xing, meanwhile, opened the man’s attribute panel to take a look.

[Tirion Fordring]

[Class: Silver Knight]

[Level: 19]

[Potential: Leader ★]

[Attributes: Power 1345, Spirit 1449, Agility 1174, Constitution 1534]

[Skills:

1. Silver Holy Shield (Condenses the Power of Holy Light to form a Silver Holy Shield capable of withstanding numerous attacks. Alternatively, infuses a shield with the Power of Holy Light, increasing its defense and Durability. Cooldown: 60 seconds)

2. Shield Block (Enters a defensive stance, reducing incoming frontal Physical Damage by 50% and Magic Damage by 40%)

3. Shield Strike (Swings the shield to strike an enemy in front, inflicting a brief stun and removing one buff from the target. Cooldown: 10 seconds)

4. Hammer of Justice (Summons a hammer of Holy Light to smash a target, stunning a single enemy for 1-4 seconds. Cooldown: 45 seconds)

5. Divine Counterattack (Converts 30% of damage taken into Power of Holy Light, which detonates after 5 seconds, dealing the total converted damage to all enemies in a frontal area.)

6. Silver Shelter (Applies a Silver Shield to one friendly unit, blocking any single attack. Duration: 15 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds)]

[Leader-level Skills:

1. Evil Slayer (Increases damage dealt to Undead, Demon, and Shadow Element creatures by 50%. Attacks have a chance to trigger a ’Purification’ Effect, dispelling all buffs from the target.)

2. Holy Healing Technique (Summons Holy Light to infuse a friendly unit, healing a large amount of their injuries and clearing all negative states. Cooldown: 85 seconds.)]

[Talents: Devout Aura (Increases the armor of all friendly units within 500 meters by 20% and their Abnormal Resistance by 20%). Silver Will (Grants immunity to Mental Type control effects such as fear, charm, and mind control.)]

(Note: "Rally, Silver Northern Expedition Army! The time for justice has come!")

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"This... This is..."

Shen Xing was utterly stunned as he stared at the magnificent attribute panel.

’As expected of a Leader-level Guardian.’

’He combines healing, control, Purification, and defense all in one person. He’s so versatile!’

’His [Devout Aura] Talent is especially incredible. A 500-meter buff range is already comparable to the bonus from a Hero Skill.’

’This Guardian might be an old man, but he’s a Superman-Level old man.’

Shen Xing closed the panel, his expression returning to calm. "Mr. Fording, please go rest for a while and get accustomed to the new territory. I’ll call you if I need anything."

"Yes. The Holy Light is always ready to answer your call."

The old man bowed slightly, performing a standard Knight’s salute, then retreated with firm steps.

"He’s... a bit strange."

Reina watched Fording’s retreating figure, confusion flickering in her ruby-crystal eyes.

"He is strange, indeed."

This was the first time Shen Xing had recruited a Soldier Type with its own name.

Normally, creatures summoned by a Recruitment Scroll are beings who have died once, their souls fallen into the Land of Yin Soul, their memories erased.

But this man not only appeared highly intelligent, he also seemed to retain memories of his past life, which was truly unusual.

"Perhaps it’s because of his faith in the Holy Light." Reina, seeming to have realized something, explained softly, "Legend has it that some beings with incredibly firm faith receive the protection of the Holy Light when their souls fall into the Land of Yin Soul after death."

"The Holy Light allows them to keep their True Spirit intact and enables them to return to the world with their past-life memories."

Shen Xing nodded in realization. ’So the Power of Holy Light has that kind of effect, too,’ he thought.

But this was a good thing for him. The more special and intelligent this Guardian was, the greater the role he could play.

"Next, let’s check the other spoils of war."

"Speaking of which, the four remaining items are the real main event of this expedition."

After all, the previous items were just loot dropped from killing bosses.

But these four items were gifts from the Black Dragon Monarch.

Especially since they included a drop of His Essence Blood and one of His Reversed Scales, both containing unimaginable power.

Shen Xing proceeded to inspect both items at once.

[Blood of the Black Dragon Monarch]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Item Introduction: Essence Blood containing a trace of the Black Dragon Monarch’s Power of Origin.]

[Effect ①: Can be absorbed by a non-Dragon Descendant unit, transforming them to have a half-dragon bloodline, greatly increasing all their Attributes, and awakening a random Black Dragon Skill.]

[Effect ②: If absorbed by a Dragon Descendant unit, it can further purify their Bloodline Power, greatly increase all their Attributes, and allow them to advance to become a Hero.]

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[Black Dragon Monarch Scale]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Item Introduction: A scale from the hardest part of the Black Dragon Monarch’s body, containing immense defensive power.]

[Effect ①: Can be given to a Grandmaster Level Blacksmith to be crafted into a Legendary shield, Heart-Protecting Mirror, etc. The finished product will inherit a portion of the Black Dragon Monarch’s power.]

[Effect ②: Can be used directly as a protective item to block frontal attacks, reducing Physical Damage by 50% and Magic Damage by 40%.]

(Note: Damage reduction is capped at 70%.)

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"Blood that can transform someone directly into a Hero... and a scale that can be crafted into Legendary Equipment!"

"Incredible. As expected of the Black Dragon Monarch, one of the Five-Colored Dragons. His gifts are truly extraordinary."

Shen Xing sighed.

He could put that drop of Black Dragon’s Blood to particularly good use.

After all, he possessed the [Shadow Dragon Nest], a legendary Unit Nest capable of mass-summoning pure-blooded Shadow Giant Dragons.

In other words, he could use this drop of blood to create a Dragon Race Hero.