"Your Majesty?"
For some reason, Lucas Hayes felt an inexplicable sense of having lost something.
Gradually regaining his composure, he nervously addressed the statue, seeing that it hadn't responded.
He regretted that the method of obtaining a hidden class seemed somewhat sinister.
"Believer, do you desire power?"
Ethan Drake had also gained information about the Twelve Demon Pillars from the memories. It was clear that Lucas Hayes had come here seeking something.
Considering this, Ethan Drake paused and sent a message to Lucas Hayes.
At the same time, a surge of magical power emerged.
Strangely, the deep, ancient voice seemed to carry a hint of temptation, like a devil's bargain.
Mental magic, soul suggestion.
This person was no ordinary individual but a time-traveling visitor from the future,
In a sense, very valuable!
Ethan Drake, as the arrogant and powerful Endbringer Dragon, wasn't foolish.
Though players were easy to manipulate, Ethan Drake still wanted to add an extra layer of security.
Soul suggestion wasn't a complete control type of mental manipulation but a subtle form of soft control, fostering genuine admiration, support, and reverence from the subject. This ensured loyalty. It was only likely to succeed when there was a significant difference in mental strength and was often used by powerful beings recruiting followers.
Ethan Drake was preparing to enter the world, and having reliable subordinates would make things more convenient.
Power!
...
Desire!
Desire for power!
I desire power!
Agree, agree!
The seductive voices continued to echo in Lucas Hayes's mind, tempting him to make a choice.
But inexplicably, there was a sense of foreboding.
"Yes, Your Majesty, grant me invincible power!"
This was his purpose for coming here, and having come this far, he could not stop.
Suppressing his inexplicable thoughts, he agreed.
The moment he agreed,
A surge of excitement and fervor seemed to burst within him.
What was once mere admiration and longing for the statue's power had now transformed into deep veneration and admiration. Though respectful in appearance, he had never truly felt any respect. After all, the statue was the boss, an NPC, but he was a player, and in his view, he was inherently superior. If he could gain enough power and benefits, he could completely disregard the fearsome final dragon.
Yet now, inexplicably, the statue's position in his heart seemed to rise several levels,
Reverence, admiration, trust...
A swirl of emotions, and he vaguely felt he had truly become a devotee.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to give everything for you!"
Unbidden, Lucas Hayes found himself uttering this fervent declaration from his heart.
He clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly.
...
Power isn't so easily obtained.
Ethan Drake observed Lucas Hayes's appearance closely.
He nodded slightly in satisfaction.
Then, he raised his hand.
With a casual swipe of his enormous and sharp dragon claw,
Magical power surged, and the space shifted,
A moderately sized tear appeared in the air.
He retrieved an ancient scale from somewhere and tossed it into the tear.
Meanwhile,
In Lucas Hayes's space,
A tear suddenly appeared, from which a massive black scale with intricate patterns was thrown out.
The black scale seemed to exude an ominous aura.
The complex patterns flickered with eerie purple light in the darkness.
Mysterious and dangerous.
Name: Scale of Cataclysm
Tier: ???
Description: Fear, disaster, corrosion, despair! The old scale of the world destroyer, harboring the terrifying power to erode everything.
The attribute frame for the item appeared instantly in Lucas Hayes's view.
Power!
This was the power he desired!
Lucas Hayes's eyes burned with fervor, and he instinctively reached out to touch it.
However, the moment he made contact, the scale, larger than himself, instantly shrank to the size of a soybean, then transformed into a streak of light too fast to react, landing on Lucas Hayes's wrist.
This...
Lucas Hayes's eyes widened.
Before he could react,
In the next moment, he felt a scorching energy spreading from his wrist,
Ordinary, ordinary!
His heart pounded violently,
Hot!
Hot!
Hot!
At this moment, he felt as if his whole body was being roasted, and the blood flowing through his veins seemed to turn into lava.
Then, his appearance began to change incrementally.
His figure grew taller, his muscles bulged,
A pair of dragon horns appeared on his head, and a layer of smooth black scales covered his skin.
Deep and mysterious.
His eyes blinked, and the next moment, they turned into needle-like vertical pupils.
The aura,
His entire aura changed in that instant!
Heavy, terrifying!
The once ordinary person had suddenly transformed into a powerful dragon-like being.