Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 656 Heavy surprise

The ice armor began to cover the body of the ice dragon thanks to the dragon's rage, but then all of a sudden, Rain appeared in front of the dragon and pierced the eyes of the dragon with ice blades that emerged when he punched them.

As Rain's attack pierced through the dragon's eyes, the massive creature let out a deafening roar that resonated throughout the area. The sound was a haunting cry of agony and fury, echoing like a thunderous tempest. The dragon's voice carried a mixture of pain and anger, creating an eerie and bone-chilling sound that seemed to reverberate through the very soul of those who heard it.

The roar served as a testament to the immense suffering the dragon endured.

Rain jumped away from the creature when ice spikes were fired from its body toward him. As if he would wait for the armor to get completed… The dragons never imagined that someone would attack them at that moment, and that was why the surprise attack worked, but at the same time, Rain couldn't feel anything below his elbows. It was completely Frozen.

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"And the forearm and shin guards were supposed to protect me against the cold," Rain thought.

Rain ran away while the beast was grunting in pain, and the ice armor was eventually completed. The ice dragon eventually calmed down and then began to search for heat signatures, but Rain wasn't there.

"Come out and fight me, you worm," the ice dragon said while trying to use Dragon Eyes, but then the technique failed since its eyes were damaged.

That enraged the beast once more, but only for a while… they could be regenerated in a few hours, so that was no problem. The creature waited for Rain to do something in order to kill him instantly with its best attack, but after several minutes, that didn't happen.

The ice dragon wondered if Rain had run away… while he had fought and won against dragons using Dragon Rage, he should have realized the difference in strength.

At the very moment, the dragon dropped its guard, it suddenly felt a heat signature in front of itself and five kilometers away… it seemed that Rain had undone his ice armor for whatever reason, and when the beast tried to fly in its direction, something massive hit its head and then smashed it, alongside the whole ice armor that covered its body.

A colossal ice hammer, spinning and falling from the sky, crashed into the dragon's head with earth-shaking force. The impact sent shockwaves rippling through the massive beast, and the tremendous blow cracked its entire icy armor. The once-impenetrable shell shattered like glass, revealing the vulnerable core within.

As the dragon's armor splintered, its massive body began to plummet towards the ocean below. With a thunderous crash, the dragon's colossal form collided with the frigid waters, sending plumes of icy spray into the air. The immense impact further fractured the dragon's body, causing it to break apart and sink into the depths of the sea.

The battle had ended, and the dragon was no more, its remains scattered across the frozen expanse of the ocean.

The skill Rampage received 80.000 experience points.

The skill Brutal Strike received 80.000 experience points.

The skill Reckless Abandon received 80.000 experience points.

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The Berserker's path leveled up.

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Level 35: Endless Fury: Invoke Endless Fury to significantly increase your attack speed, making you a relentless and rapid combatant. + 05 strength and +01% attack speed per level.

Level 40: Bloodthirsty Surge: With Bloodthirsty Surge, a successful kill in battle revitalizes your stamina, allowing you to continue your relentless assault. Restores ten points of stamina per level.

Level 45: Raging Onslaught: You temporarily gain increased movement speed and defense as you rampage through your enemies. +01% percent movement speed and decreased the power of attacks by ten points per level.

"Ah, come on… I just needed two more levels," Rain thought.

Rain sure got greedy, and one couldn't help but wonder if it was because of his vows… Regardless, his plan worked, even though it cost a lot of mana. Rain was able to summon a giant hammer of ice and then launch it down toward the ice dragon's head… his plan worked perfectly because the enemy didn't expect that he would be in one place after he had launched his attack from the sky.

After making the corpse float, Rain began to ride it back to the port town. Considering the location of the first ice dragon and that one and also the map that Rain saw in Seadrei castle, he could tell more or less the locations of the remaining ice dragons. Still, while they were keeping a distance from each other, they should have at least one hundred of them trying to freeze the ocean.

"We have a lot of work ahead of us," Rain thought.

With that in mind, leveling up the berserk path had been the right thing to do… magic was useful, but it took time to recover. Even if Rain returned to the port town every time to drink potions, that wasn't good. In the worst-case scenario, he might not have enough time even for that.

When Rain returned to the port town, it was already dark, so few people made noise when they saw the next dragon. He was thankful for that… at the same time, Rain found Lotto dismantling the first dragon with a bunch of people… taking the bones of those enormous creatures was a lot of work, after all.

"Thanks for coming. I hope that you will have a lot of fun making weapons out of them," Rain said. "I sure will look forward to your creations."

"You want me to work to death?" Lotto asked while frowning. "I heard about your plan. It could work, but I can only guarantee that they will have high resistance to dragon attacks. I can't say if they will cause more damage against them."