Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 107 Luke the Clever

Luke stood behind a bush halfway up the mountain, quietly watching the thick smoke gradually dissipate from the distant forest.

He felt he had overestimated the dragon's strength.

Or rather, that dragon hunter squad was a little too efficient.

The enormous black shadow that had been seen in the distance, hovering in the sky, swooped down.

First, a burst of magical particle waves carrying an aura of destruction erupted, and then there was no further movement.

It looks like the dragon was instantly killed.

Just as he was hesitating on the spot, wondering whether he should continue to venture deeper into the heart of Blackstone Mountain to see the specific situation,

"Snap!"

From deep within the woods ahead, a series of rapid and violent sounds of trees snapping suddenly rang out.

Accompanied by a series of muffled growls, it sounded like something was moving at high speed through the forest, snapping tree trunks in its path.

Immediately afterwards, a foul stench swept over us.

Luke looked up and saw that the dragon that should have been fighting in front of him was now spreading its wings wide.

It swept up a cloud of broken branches and leaves, hurtling towards their direction.

The giant beast looked utterly wretched at that moment.

His abdomen was ripped open with a horrifyingly large gash, and thick, dark blue blood mixed with necrotic flesh dripped out continuously.

Its thick, long tail was also cut off.

Its balance organs were damaged, causing its massive body to sway unsteadily as it flew at low altitudes, despite frantically flapping its fleshy wings.

It looked as if it might fall from the sky at any moment, which was rather comical.

Upon encountering Luca standing on the pile of rocks, the dragon showed absolutely no desire to hunt.

Instead, it completely ignored his presence, maintaining a low-altitude gliding posture as it whizzed past him.

After gliding for about a hundred meters, the dragon suddenly folded its fleshy wings beneath a steep, dark cliff.

The massive body crashed to the ground.

Then, with practiced ease, he plunged headfirst into a huge abandoned mine shaft.

A hint of surprise flashed in Luke's eyes.

This is somewhat counterintuitive.

After being defeated, dragons usually use their flying ability to quickly escape from the invaded territory.

They will only stop to rest and recuperate when they find a wide-open and safe place.

This dragon looks like it's seriously injured.

But under these circumstances, they did not escape the Black Rock Mountain they occupied.

Instead, as if driven by some unyielding obsession, they plunged headlong into the caves inside the mountain.

Luca suppressed his curiosity and first tried activating [Miracle Fantasy], and the enormous image of a dragon began to appear in his mind.

To his disappointment, there was no response.

It seems that this dragon is not special in terms of his innate skills.

Luke watched the cave entrance where the dragon's figure disappeared and began to have an idea.

The man-made mine shaft in the distance looked quite spacious to a human like Luke, enough for several mine carts to pass side by side.

But for that giant flying dragon that was nearly ten meters long, it was definitely not that big.

Once inside those intricate underground tunnels, the opponent couldn't even fully unfold its wings.

It can be said that the dragon, in its panic and desperate attempt to escape, cut off its own possibility of flight.

Moreover, it was injured.

Luke cautiously approached the cliff face, not rushing in rashly, but first observing the outside of the mine.

There was nothing particularly special about the area outside the mine.

On the ground, there were only huge footprints of varying depths left by the dragons, which were large creatures.

And the trail left by its tail.

Looking at the fresh bloodstains on the ground that had not yet completely congealed, Luke felt this was an opportunity.

I need to use [Miracle Fantasy] to extract a combat skill to prepare for advancing to a sub-class.

This injured level 6 monster is a very good target.

As for that dragon hunter squad...

Luke waited patiently at the hidden entrance of the mine for a long time, but the group of people did not appear.

It is highly likely that the vehicle overturned and the driver perished in the mountains, or that they were forced to retreat for some reason.

In short, Luke decided to venture deep into the mine to find out what was going on.

Without further hesitation, he swayed and disappeared into the mine.

The interior structure of the abandoned mine is very complex.

Countless rusty underground tracks extend like a spider web into different unknown depths.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the occasional sound of water droplets dripping from the rock face overhead.

However, the severely injured dragon left behind many scratches and bloodstains during its journey.

Therefore, Luke did not get lost in this labyrinthine large mine.

We walked along the dark mine shafts deeper into the mountains.

Luke gradually noticed something unusual about the mine.

On the rough, gray rock walls surrounding the tunnel, a few dark black ores, the kind that villagers used to dig in the mountains, began to appear.

Moreover, the deeper he went, the denser the black stones around him became.

Even more strangely, on the surface of some ordinary black minerals, some extremely faint specks of light began to appear.

The light was extremely tiny and dim, like a firefly that would be extinguished by a gust of wind.

Ordinary adventurers who venture into such dark underground areas usually light torches or use light-emitting spells to illuminate the way.

Therefore, it is very difficult to detect.

People like Luke rely entirely on their dark vision to navigate in the dark.

With a perception attribute of 9 points, it was only after careful observation that the anomaly was noticed.

Luke stopped in front of a slightly protruding rock face.

He took out a sharp dagger from the ring's storage space and gently scraped the glowing spots on the black ore.

A small amount of dust fell off.

After the dust was removed, the exposed black stone showed no signs of glowing.

It looks like just ordinary ore.

It seemed that only the outermost surface was tinged with a tiny bit of fluorescence.

Luke looked at several more stones that were glowing and eventually found the same thing.

Without exception, all of these surfaces, which shimmered with the black crystal's fluorescence, were stained with traces of dragon's blood.

It seems that the fluorescent component does not come from the ore, but from the blood inside the dragon.

Luca's knowledge of dragons was limited to the descriptions in the monster encyclopedia that the guild provided for adventurers.

He didn't know much about whether dragon blood could glow.

However, the blood with these special markings made it easier for Luke to find the other party's whereabouts.

Following the blood-stained corridor that emitted a faint glow, we walked a little further.

The space in the mine ahead suddenly became slightly more open.

Luke stopped and completely disappeared into the shadow of the rock.

He could clearly hear the deep, panting sounds coming from ahead, like those of a large wild beast.

I cautiously looked in the direction the sound came from.

Inside a natural cavity at the deepest part of this underground mine.

The enormous bipedal dragon was now curled up tightly, lying there.

With the violent rise and fall of his massive chest cavity, he would occasionally experience faint spasms and tremors due to the excruciating pain of the tearing wound.

However, what truly captured Luke's attention was not the dying beast.

Instead, it was a "lush" thicket of black minerals that was firmly held and protected by its massive body.

It is completely different from the ordinary raw ores that are scattered and of mixed textures outside.

Each piece of the black ore in the center of the cavity exhibits a near-perfect crystalline shape.

In the pure darkness, it unabashedly radiated an almost bewitching and mesmerizing light.

This illuminated the vast, empty underground cavern, transforming it into a strange yet luxurious purplish-black world!

Luke stared wide-eyed at the dazzling glow beneath the dragon.

"Could this be... a black crystal?"

Based on what he learned from the villagers of Blackrock Village, a black crystal the size of a fingernail could fetch a considerable price in Ryan City.

The sheer scale before him, and the fact that it was pure black crystal that didn't even need refining, was something that even Luke, with his excellent mathematical background from his previous life, couldn't possibly calculate.

It can be said that this flying dragon rests on a mountain of gold!

Luke stood in the shadows, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

The light reflected in his black eyes seemed even brighter than those black crystals.

If we could mine these black crystal mines, I'd be willing to buy an estate and live in a mansion in the capital!

Luca turned his gaze back to the wounded dragon, his eyes now filled with a chilling killing intent.

Damn beast, what are you doing lying on my gold mine!

Luca crouched low, tiptoed, and made as little noise as possible as he slowly made his way toward the dragon's location.

Although the wyvern was in very poor condition at this time.

However, as a qualified pragmatist, being able to launch a sneak attack is always less strenuous than engaging in direct combat.

Out of caution regarding the small team whose whereabouts were unknown, Luca did not use [Stealth Evasion].

He used this life-saving method, which has a limited number of uses, with great caution and cherished it.

According to the monster encyclopedia's general description of wyverns, these creatures are born with the ability to sense hostility in their vicinity.

Unless you're a stealthy stalker with the ability to hide, like a wanderer.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult to get close to the other party without them noticing.

Therefore, after getting close enough, Luke had already gripped his broadsword tightly.

[Imagination Manifestation] is the ability of the Dire Wolf that is activated first.

With a wolf howl that only Luke could hear, he charged toward the dragon without hesitation.

In this not-so-large space, Luca's leg muscles, enhanced by the power of the powertrain, made his sprinting speed incredibly formidable.

In just a few extremely short breaths, he had already rushed to the front of the flying dragon.

Suddenly sensing the hostility so close at hand, the flying dragon was both shocked and enraged.

However, upon realizing that the attackers before him were not the same group as before, the fear in the dragon's giant eyes instantly transformed into intense killing intent.

The dragon let out a hoarse, furious roar and swung its fleshy wings across the ground.

The claws, carrying a fierce wind, headed straight for Luke.

The dragon's wings are enormous, and the cave is not very spacious, so there is basically no room to dodge to the left or right.

The only option to avoid this attack is to retreat.

But having already gotten close enough, how could Luke possibly give up this opportunity?

The dire wolf's enhancement ability quickly faded, and in the blink of an eye, the owl-bear's projection had already attached itself to Luke.

【Strength +2】

With both hands gripping the black, broad-bladed half-sword tightly, Luke's entire body was straining against its limits.

With their feet firmly planted, the hard-soled leather boots pressed firmly against the solid rock.

With his lower legs slightly bent to gather strength, he then suddenly exerted force in his waist muscles, propelling his upper body and adding another acceleration to his already swinging arms.

The [Gluttonous Slash], imbued with the killing intent of an ogre, slashed horizontally across the dragon's outstretched massive claws with unparalleled momentum.

"puff!"

The claws, as hard as steel, were firmly blocked by Luke's sword!

And after a brief exchange, the longsword, protected by the [Sharpness] buff, advanced even further.

It sliced ​​off the two thickest toes on the dragon's forepaws at the root!

"roar!"

The dragon immediately felt the pain, its massive body twisting violently as it let out a long roar.

With this sword strike, Luke used all his strength and managed to meet the powerful dragon head-on without being at a disadvantage.

It even caused harm to them.

Although this dragon is not in its best condition.

But this is enough to prove that Luca in his fully evolved form, enhanced by various abilities, has reached an incredibly terrifying level of physical attributes.

Of course, taking that claw head-on wouldn't be an easy task for Luke either.

His entire body seemed to be groaning.

Although he did not suffer any substantial damage, the enormous reaction force prevented him from following up immediately, and he remained frozen in place for a moment.

In that brief moment, Feilong found an opportunity to counterattack.

It endured the excruciating pain and quickly turned around.

The massive, battering ram-like severed tail crackled like a whip in the mine as it swept toward Luca.

Although the poisonous part of the tail had been severed, the force of this powerful impact was no less than that of the previous claw strike.

Luca, unable to dodge in time, was immediately struck sideways by the giant tail.

"Bang!"

He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into a distant rock wall and sliding a long way before coming to a stop.

The long sword in his hand fell to the ground some distance away, and his body collapsed limply to the ground.

It appears that they have completely lost all fighting ability.

Feilong was also very confident in his move.

After all, the human in front of them didn't look nearly as strong as the orc from before.

It's only natural that someone would lose their fighting ability after taking such a full-force blow head-on.

Feilong's face revealed a fierce and cruel expression, and he immediately pounced.

Only by completely devouring the prey in front of him can he vent his anger!

However, just as it approached its prey, the one that dared to ambush it alone, it opened its blood-red maw.

Luca, who had been lying on the ground looking like he was on the verge of death, suddenly sprang up from his spot.

He didn't even bother to pick up the longsword from the ground. Instead, he stretched out his hands directly towards the dragon's foul-smelling maw.

Under the glow of the purplish-black fluorescent light, the originally slender hands had transformed into two enormous black claws.

With a tearing sound as it pierced the air, it headed straight for the dragon's vulnerable throat!

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