The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 66 The Dragon's Doppelganger

After Klein used Probe on the Bronze Dragon, it seemed to glance at Klein indifferently, and its bright vertical pupil seemed to flicker.

It was unclear whether he had been discovered, but Klein was prepared for the worst. However, the Bronze Dragon did not seem to intend to do anything to Klein.

The priest did not notice this, and after the bronze dragon raised its head, he spoke his request.

"ꙧꙦꙥꙤꙣꙢꙡꙠꙧꙡ, ꙠꙧꙦꙧꙦꙠꙧꙦꙠ."

After listening, the bronze dragon pondered silently, and the priest bowed his head earnestly before it once again.

After a while, the bronze dragon shook its head.

"ꙦꙠ, ꙧꙦꙥꙤꙣꙦꙥꙤꙣꙠꙧꙦꙥꙤ."

As soon as he finished speaking, the priest looked up in alarm, while the other merfolk, who seemed not to understand dragon language, kept their heads down.

The bronze dragon looked somber. It turned half of its body to face the fishmen, revealing the almost non-existent, broken wings behind it. It raised its neck, revealing the hideous wound on its chest.

It's like saying, "I'm sorry, I'm injured and can't fight for you."

Did they get rejected?

After all, this bronze dragon was seriously injured and might die any day now.

The merman priest watched all this in silence, then finally knelt down, trembling, and dropped his wand to the ground.

"ꙦꙠ, ꙤꙣꙢꙡꙠꙧꙦꙥꙤꙣꙢꙧꙦ."

The bronze dragon nodded slightly, then its eyes lit up.

"Awooo..."

But at the same time, red glowing runes suddenly appeared from the wounds on its body, and the bronze dragon groaned in pain.

But the magic seemed to have worked. The lake surface began to churn, and the protruding water sacs, like slimes floating on the water, slowly transformed into a dozen or so transparent bronze dragons after wriggling for a few seconds, with only their eyes glowing.

The water dragon clones climbed ashore and headed towards the village.

"ꙠꙦ".

The merman priest bowed to the bronze dragon, then picked up his wand and followed with a resolute expression.

After the water dragons appeared, Klein opened the bronze dragon's panel and found that the dozen or so water dragon clones had consumed half of its magic power.

Each one has thousands of magic power, they seem quite powerful, right?

After doing all this, the bronze dragon silently sank back to the bottom of the water, but before it fell completely silent, it seemed to glance in Klein's direction one last time, its vertical pupils gleaming.

Its gaze made Klein's heart skip a beat, but nothing seemed to happen.

However, let's go back to the plantation first. It seems that the fishmen have all gone to fight the enemy, leaving only the old, young, sick and disabled. Although the fishmen may be a threat, Klein is not a murderer... a fishman killer.

So he doesn't intend to do anything to them, but necessary preparations still need to be made.

Klein sprouted a few seeds and let them drift downstream, hoping they might be caught by the river fence of the fishman village if all went well.

It seems like we could go out and watch the game? But it feels too dangerous, so I'll pass.

Klein returned to the cave above, intending to take his two generals back to the plantation.

But then they saw something unexpected—a clone of the bronze dragon.

It had just emerged from the water's surface, wriggling and glaring menacingly at Klein, spreading its wings woven from the flowing water.

We've really been discovered?!

puff!

While Klein was stunned, the rock crab patrolling nearby had already made its move, shooting a sharp jet of water from the bottom of the water towards the head of the dragon's clone.

Snapped!

The water jet pierced right through the water dragon's head, and everything above its neck exploded!

Good job!

Meanwhile, the Thunder Crocodile from further away also swam towards this side, but unfortunately, the dragon's clone had already been dealt with by the Third General... just kidding.

Although the dragon's avatar lost its head, it did not collapse. Its body was connected to the river, and the river water was rapidly gathering. In just an instant, its head was restored to its original state!

It's not that simple after all...

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

But at the same time, the rock crab's next water gun has arrived.

Unlike the Shadow Wolf's clones, which disappear once broken, the dragon's clones seem to keep regenerating until their magic power is exhausted.

Since that's the case, let's just waste time with it. If you hit its head with a water gun, it will be stunned for a while. Just keep hitting it, right?

puff!

The water gun shot towards its head once again!

The dragon's clone unfurled its massive water wings, forming a shield in front of it.

boo.

The originally swift and sharp water column actually resembled a drop of water falling into a lake, only creating ripples on its wings.

The ripples swayed and dispersed, but then immediately gathered back together, and surging water appeared on its wings.

puff!

The spot where the rock crab hit the water gun was sprayed with water just like the rock crab's, and all of this happened in an instant.

The water gun returned along the same path. Klein noticed the problem in advance and quickly ordered the rock crab to use its strong pincers to block the reflected water jet.

Snapped.

Although the arrow didn't pierce the crab's pincers, the crab's pincers still trembled slightly.

They're really troublesome—

"Roar—!"

What?!

As Klein pondered a solution, the dragon's clone unfurled its water wings, revealing its bright eyes. Then, it raised its head and roared.

hum...

A wave of dizziness washed over me, similar to the feeling of eavesdropping on dragons, but much more intense!

After a dragon's roar, Klein felt his soul tremble. A fear from the depths of his soul flooded his mind like a tide, and showed no signs of dissipating.

What kind of technique is this? It feels very similar to the curse of the Ju-on Tree Spirit, enveloping the soul with an invisible force...

He activated the skill "Appraisal" on the strange power within him.

Success rate: 61%

Launch successful.

[Dragon's Might: The majesty emanating from a dragon instills fear in creatures weaker than itself, reducing their magical attack and power. The more powerful the dragon, the greater the power. [Exclusive Magic]]

Dragon's Might...?

Moreover, this is probably not the dragon's might of the true body, but merely the dragon's might of an avatar...

It only works on creatures weaker than itself, which means I'm weaker than even its clone.

Being underestimated like this is really a headache. No wonder you only have one clone to deal with me.

Activate skill: Status Absorption

Success rate: 61%

Launch successful.

It absorbed the dragon's might from itself, the Thunder Crocodile, and the Rock Crab, and transformed it into its own magic power.

Thanks for the power bank, haha.

However, the probability would be much lower if the dragon's true form came. But judging from this, this clone isn't much stronger than me, is it?

Klein is now on the Thunder Crocodile, which is behind the dragon's clone. The dragon's clone lowers its head and stares intently at the Rock Crab.

vortex.

First, activate the vortex to facilitate movement.

The dragon's avatar opened its mouth, and the water that made up its body suddenly began to writhe, quickly converging at its neck and aiming at the rock crab.

Seeing this, Klein activated the vortex, exerting force with all four limbs and tail, and pounced fiercely towards the Thunder Crocodile, opening its huge mouth to bite the back of the dragon's clone.