Seth walked out of the Forest as he set foot into the mountain. While walking upward the mountain path, he realized that was really taking a toll on his body and movement.
"I'm freezing up a bit. This snow is no joke."
Notice: Can craft an insulated cloak from Scourge Wolf Fur. Drawback- will sacrifice the set bonus of Grass Bermuda Set but prevents the User from taking any debuff from the mountain's harsh environment.
(I got no choice.)
Seth Crafted the Insulated Cloak and wore it.
Notice: Grass Bermuda Set is not active. The stats have been lowered.
"I should be fine. As long as I only fight a dragon 1v1."
After a couple of minutes of walking, he saw a dragon in the distance. It had a flaky scale and its color was that of the azure sky.
Notice: Need to be 25 meters close to see the stats.
Seth went near the Dragon. It was as if the dragon was sleeping so it was the perfect chance to attack it as well.
"Nice, it's a lesser dragon and not an adult one."
Notice: Rime Dragon (Lvl 35)
Hp: 175,000
Mp: 125,000
Speed: 90
Defense: 900
Magic Defense: 450
Attack Dmg: 9,000
Magic Attack Dmg: 3,600
"Wow, Its hp is more than the Slime king even though it's just lvl 35."
Notice: Dragon Race stat increase is x10 of your stat increase per level.
"So the strength of a monster is a matter of race as well? Damn."
(Let's see if I can kill it with Auto-Battle Mode on. I think I can only take around 6 hits from him, even considering that my Triad Spirit skill and my current shield from Guardian are activated. My physical and magical dmg right now is pretty high, I think I can kill it quite quickly. It's sad that I have to fight it without my full Grass Bermuda Set but I can't deal with the current environment with my current gear.)
Notice: Activating all offensive skills.
Notice: Auto-Battle Mode is activated.
"Destroy the dragon in front of me."
Notice: Order is accepted.
Seth instantly ran towards the Dragon which he thought was defenseless. As he got 10 meters near it, it instantly woke up and blasted the area with a cold aura.
Notice: Snowfield is activated. (Amplifies the snow environment debuff). Resisted the cold due to the Scourge Wolf Cloak but User speed is decreased by 10.
The Rime Dragon swiped his ice-hardened tail tip toward Seth.
(Activated defense enhancement.)
His summoned dark shadow took the first blow as it killed it. It flung him towards the direction of snow-covered rock.
*SWOOSH...*
*CRACCKKKK...ACCCKKK... BOOM!*
Notice: Summoned unit is dead. User Hp is 90%. The Guardian shield is currently broken.
Since he was still in Auto-Battle Mode, after assessing his current status, His body instantly got up as it charged toward the Rime Dragon. The Rime Dragon was preparing to launch an Ice Blast but Seth got close enough to hit him.
As he was about to be hit by the ice blast right after that, he instantly turned his Auto-Battle Mode off and dodged the attack.
(Although I like the stat boost from my unique skill, it is so detrimental to use during fights like this. This is not even a boss fight. But because some of his attacks have a form of knockback, My Auto-Battle skill that doesn't mind getting hit will only kill me.)
(Reactivate all offensive skills except Auto-Battle.)
"I'll try to dodge the attacks myself."
(There is also no off button for my undying flames skill unless I sheath my sword back. Ah forget it.)
With his agility boost, he focused on dodging until he can summon his dark shadow again. He also activated defense enhancement again to buy time. While he was fighting the Rime Dragon, he thought of all the attacks it used.
(So a tail whip once you get close to his back. An ice blast is when the enemy is either far or in front of it. Is that all its skills along with the snowfield since it's still not a grown dragon?)
Notice: summon dark shadow can be used.
(Summon dark shadow.)
Notice: Guardian Shield is replenished.
"Although this plan is simple, I sure hope it works even if this will take a long while to kill."
Dark Shadow moved through a different position closer to the dragon as Seth kept a good distance from it. He sheathed back his sword to bring out his bow.
"This worked somehow when I fought the Slime King. I do hope I can continue to keep my distance in this snowfield."
As the dark shadow took the aggro, Set fired a charged shot from his Grass Bermuda Bow. It hit it, but the dmg was a lot weaker compared to his sword. The Rime Dragon felt threatened as it unleashed an icy tornado that instantly killed his summoned unit. The icy tornado was homing in on his position.
"If only I can hit it at least 10 times with my sword, I think I can win. No, even at least 5 times with 1 of them being a precision critical hit, I can take it down. I can kill it but I don't have the means to close the gap. I'm not confident enough that I can dodge his attacks especially since he had an ace up his sleeve which was this Icy Tornado."
Seth ran away from the icy tornado while having his bow pointed at the Rime Dragon. He occasionally tried to hit it but the strong debuff from the snowfield environment was messing up his aim.
After a while of running away from the icy tornado, it finally disappeared. The Rime dragon faced his way again and started to launch an Ice Blast.
"So that Icy tornado was a channeling spell? If only I can close the gap faster. Hmmm..."
(I don't know if I'll regret this but I'll be using my skill points to max agility boost for now. The faster I can dodge and run is better than just keeping my distance in hopes I can hit him with a bow in this environment. A hit-and-run with the sword is better.)
"Max Agility Boost."
Notice: Agility Boost Greater (5/5) is maxed. 6 skill points left.
Reactivate Agility Boost and Pure Desolate. Summon Dark Shadow. I'll have the dark shadow take the aggro for the Ice Blast and I'll run straight toward his side and stab him with the sword.
Seth ran towards the dragon's side as he let the dark shadow run up in front of the Rime Dragon. The dragon shot the summoned unit with the Ice Blast while it bought enough time for Seth to get from his side.
*SWWIHSSHH...SLASH...Shhinggggg...*
*Dugghhhh!!!*
(Yes! One Critical hit! I just need to hit him 2 more times and...)
The Rime Dragon took 3 direct hits from the side with the sword before it retaliated with the tail whip. It pushed Seth a bit and hit the rock wall of the mountain behind them.
Notice: 55% hp left. The Guardian shield is broken. Undying Flames are still active.
While Seth can barely stand, The dragon faced his way and started to charge an Ice Blast.
(I don't have enough mana to cast everything. Tsk. Activate defense enhancement. Activate Pure Desolate. Activate Auto-Battle Mode!)
Notice: Skill activated.
"I'll take this hit and get close to him. Another shield from my Triad Spirit Skill is going to activate and I can get close enough to hit him after the Ice blast. All I need is one more hit. It's my victory."
The Rime Dragon blasted him as he took the hit. The Ice Blast attack didn't have a knockback effect and so Seth continued to move forward.
"I said this is my win. TAKE THIS STAB FROM THE SWORD DIRECTLY TOWARDS YOUR HEART!"
*DUGCCCHHHHH...*
Seth stabbed the dragon directly in his chest. As he pulled the sword out, the Rime Dragon fell as Notices were heard from the System.
LVL UP! LVL UP! LVL 40!
Notice: Dragon Killer Title Acquired (Kill a Dragon) - 10% more dmg towards dragons.
With only 20% Hp and around 5% Mp left, He lay down on the Snow covered mountain.
He looked at his new loot.
CHARACTER INVENTORY:
-1x Dragon Heart
-100x Frozen Scales
-1x Ice-hardened Tail
-1x Dragon Essence
"So I only need to level up to lvl 45 and I can upgrade My Auto: Battle Skill. Killing a dragon gives a lot of EXP but I think I need to prepare ahead before I fight one again."
And as he said that, he jinxed his chances.
He sensed a monster within 100 meters of him from his Monster Hunter Title.
While resting for a couple of minutes with only 60% of his Hp regenerated, the system prompted.
Notice: A High-Level Enemy is close by. Cannot assess its status due to it being far away. Suggesting using Agility Boost and Auto: Battle mode to be activated and run away this instance.
Seth approved to activate the skill but the enemy was really fast as it easily caught up.
Notice: High-Level enemy is within 25-meter range. Escape is not impossible but will be hard. Camouflage cannot be used against the enemy.
As he was running away, a shadow popped up beside him and a face of a dragon was seen. It disappeared again as the whole dragon appeared in front of him.
Notice: Enemy is Using Shadow Step.
Notice: The enemy is in front of the user and escape is impossible.
Notice: The enemy is an HoarFrost Dragon Lord adult lvl 60.
Notice: Icefield Aura debuff. Decrease speed by 25.