Dragon Tribulation of All Realms

Chapter 223: Valerica Projection
no answer.

Because extradimensional projections cannot possess intelligence. And although the underlying principles are unclear, the reasoning expressed by the 'friend' is absolutely impossible to err in this context.

but--

—Projection itself cannot generate intelligence; this is an ironclad rule.

However, these derivatives of otherworldly projections may not necessarily be unable to possess a new self.

as well as……

Wu Chen waited for another two seconds.

He sensed the invisible wind flowing around him. The wind was faint and cool—undoubtedly, it had given him an edge in his battles against the Reapers. And it made his presence more substantial.

It looks like an investment.

It seems that even if the idealists have been given the chance to revive, they are still quite weak in their current state.

That's enough. The situation is tense, and the war is urgent. Naturally, the fewer variables that follow, the better. The next moment, Wu Chen took a light breath and arrived in front of the core palace of the Soul Stone Tomb.

He felt it.

He could sense a powerful energy lurking in the center of that gloomy palace—as he stepped through the massive stone gates, hundreds, even thousands, of azure flames lit up in the dimly lit hall. And a graceful, intelligent woman in magnificent robes stood silently in the center of the hall.

That was Valerica—another pure-blood Highlord, and a master of alchemy and enchanting, capable single-handedly of forcibly opening a portal to the Oblivion Realm on the land of Nirn, which was covered by the laws of the Holy Spirit. If she were to point that portal towards the Dead Lands or Coldharbor, then perhaps another catastrophe would suddenly erupt, engulfing the entire world.

But she wouldn't do that—of course she wouldn't. While she possessed the arrogance of the first vampires, her wisdom and foresight were equally impressive. After her consort, Harkon, the ruler of the Valchihar court, acquired an Elder Scroll and learned from it that vampires had a chance to rule the world, she acted immediately—stealing the Elder Scroll from Harkon before a full-scale war broke out and sealing it, along with her daughter Serana, deep within the Darkcaves. This prevented the world's powerful forces from uniting to exterminate the vampires.

She is a rational vampire with a neutral allegiance—of course, compared to this old aunt who has been imprisoned deep in the Soulstone for thousands of years, her daughter Serana is more of a focus for the Dragonborn—after all, she is a rare NPC who is forced to team up with the player throughout the entire storyline, and even with Bethesda's horribly inhuman character creation system, this young lady's appearance is still somewhat respectable.

Without a doubt, this Miss Serana will naturally become the dream wife of most players. Even though she cannot get married in the game, her popularity remains high.

"What a pity, I don't know her yet, I don't know Serana either." Wu Chen looked at the first vampire in the center of the palace, clenching his scythe-wielding hand—from Toran, he knew that the excavation of the Dark Void Cavern hadn't yet reached the point where the plot would be triggered. It was hard to say whether it or the Satar dungeon would unlock first.

He took a step forward.

He then entered the palace.

The pureblood lord, who had been standing silently, raised her head. Pure blood light flowed from her eyes, and her physical form changed drastically.

Pale skin replaced the exquisite robes, and ferocious features covered the intellectual face. Huge and complete wings unfolded from behind the rapidly expanding body, while the sharp claws were as long and sharp as blades, flowing with the intense light of magical effects.

It has become monstrous, unrecognizable.

Not bad.

"That way, when I hit you, I won't subconsciously hold back."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next moment, a sudden storm of power ripped the entire palace to shreds. All sorts of techniques and spells rained down on the main battlefield. Amidst the raging flames, Wu Chen swiftly moved towards his target. One step, and he was upon him. His black reaping scythe struck with lightning speed, shattering dozens of layers of protective barriers of varying sizes in an instant. The blade, burning with dark flames, continued forward until it tore a gaping gash in the Pureblood Lord's chest!
'KEEEEEE——！！' The pureblood lord, struck by the attack, let out a painful scream.

The wound, which should have healed completely within half a second, instead burned wildly in a mixture of black and red flames—the Reaper's Scythe's anti-undead properties were fully utilized at this moment. And the wounded pureblood lord immediately returned the greeting.

It was a ball of fire—a deep red fire.

It is formed from the blood energy within a high-ranking vampire and bursts out the moment its body is injured. The instant it appears, it transforms into a terrifying beast forged from flames and pounces swiftly forward without hesitation!

Blood Explosion – A modified version of Blood Explosion. The moment it's unleashed, it's accompanied by the sudden appearance of over a dozen high-level gargoyles. This is an array; powerful magic and anti-magic guards act simultaneously, slowing even level 100 creatures equivalent to a level 28 high-level legendary.

but……

“You shouldn’t have appeared in front of me in the first place.” Wu Chen made a decision.

In that instant, Wu Chen transformed all his vast and boundless divine power into driving force.

"Because you are a summoner, an alchemist."

With all his martial arts activated, his form vanished from the range of the Grand Lord's dynamic vision amidst a series of sonic booms. A cloud of dark mist of unknown effect suddenly exploded from the pureblood Grand Lord before him. However, this obstructive mist, which theoretically could not be dispelled by conventional means, was stripped away from the pureblood Grand Lord's body in the sudden storm!
"However, you abandoned your position, your stronghold, and your initial advantage."

The sickle had already struck.

The scythe has touched the outer defenses of the pureblood lord.

"Come and fight me in close combat!"

'Crack—' It exploded with a loud bang.

Valerica's alchemical defenses shattered instantly. In a split second, she unleashed multiple countermeasures to counter Wuchen's sudden attack.

The reaction was acceptable.

But it was already too late.

Because the pitch-black giant scythe in Wu Chen's hand had successfully broken through the gap, what should have been a long tug-of-war was thus brought to a decisive moment!
A soft 'snap' sound.

The pure-blooded Highlord, with the Reaper's giant scythe, successfully severed his head from his neck.

The outcome has been decided.

But the decision of life or death was not made immediately.

Even after his head was cut off, the king's body could still move freely.

But just before it takes any effective action—

Wu Chen raised a hand that was holding a weapon.

(End of this chapter)