“Dark......Kiva？”
“Dark Moon Rider......what does that mean?”
The old soldier and the old scholar exchanged glances, both a little baffled.
“Why add ‘Dark’ to a perfectly good name?” the old scholar mumbled.
“I don't know, maybe it's a young person's preference,” the old soldier said, shaking his head. As he turned around to continue crafting the second generation k… uh, DarkKiva, he added, “When we were younger, didn't we also like adding names like ‘Light,’ ‘Thunder,’ or ‘Storm’ to our equipment and weapons?”
“Alright, let's hurry and pack up,” he said. “As for anything we can't take… destroy it all, don't leave a single thing for those O-Beast!”
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Outside the forge.
“Brother,” said Tsukiyo, who had been walking ahead with her head down, her voice soft.
“You're still going to reclaim the Darkstone, right?”
Jiang Li was startled, but ultimately nodded.
“The power of the Darkstone is limitless when there are no restrictions on life energy, but… Saga is not,” Tsukiyo said. “And the O-Beast King’s power has already reached another level. The Darkstone released with Saga as its base simply can't bind him.”
“Therefore,” she continued, “To defeat the O-Beast King, you must use the power of DarkKiva!”
“I know,” Jiang Li responded.
Tsukiyo looked at Jiang Li: “Brother will never leave his fate in the hands of others.”
“I'll take care of everything here. You go, Brother. Don't worry.”
“I… I’ll wait for you to come back,” she whispered.
To say Jiang Li wasn’t moved by Tsukiyo’s confession would be a lie.
As one of the top beauties in Kiva, Tsukiyo's beauty was naturally beyond question. What’s more, the Tsukiyo in front of him was even more stunning than in the show.
Such a beautiful woman looking at him with such affection… anyone would find it hard to resist.
But the voice of reason in his heart told him that he entered this dungeon for power, to become strong. As for other romantic entanglements, emotional ties… they would only hinder his progress.
Alright.
Jiang Li couldn’t continue the lie any longer.
He was tired from the fight today, so a little rest wouldn't hurt, right?
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Thus.
The earth shook.
Feeling the tremors deep within the cave, countless Blood Demons looked at each other in shock.
The next day.
“Swish!”
Standing on the mountaintop, Jiang Li looked out at the dense forest in the distance, feeling refreshed. You gotta admit, this monster physique really makes a difference. He fought all night and felt no fatigue or weakness whatsoever!
Then, he shifted into his monster form, the grotesque wings on his back unfolding with a whoosh.
Immense and like a giant umbrella, his wingspan was at least six or seven meters wide.
He was now clear about his Blood Demon archetype… Dragon, perhaps Yinglong would be more fitting. When fully transformed, his body would completely turn into a winged divine dragon, both ferocious and imposing.
“Whoosh!”
With a beat of his wings, Jiang Li soared into the air, becoming familiar with flight after a short time.
“Westward,” he decided, adjusting his direction, then unleashed all his power. With a boom, the air was torn apart, and the howling sound in his ears was like a meteor streaking across the sky, he flew at high speed.
Soon, he found his target.
Not for any other reason.
But because the location of the Mummy O-Beast was simply too eye-catching!
“This is what the old scholar called… the castle occupied by the Mummy O-Beast?”
Jiang Li slowed the flapping speed of his dragon wings, a hint of astonishment on his face.
Before him stood the castle of Dranlon, which in the show was the King's residence!
“No wonder Blood Demons, being one of the dominant races, were cooped up in primitive, pitch-black caves. They even lost their own lair!” Jiang Li shook his head, but in his heart, he held the O-Beast King in even higher regard.
Originally, the two races were evenly matched, but after the birth of the O-Beast King, the situation reversed instantly. Even hundreds of Blood Demons couldn’t even beat a few O-Beast grunts… it was hard to imagine how powerful this O-Beast King really was.
“What monster?!”
“An intruder!”
At this moment, the O-Beast guards on top of Dranlon Castle were the first to spot Jiang Li.
“Swish, swish!”
Almost instantly.
Several beast figures rose into the air, flashing before Jiang Li.
“This guy… is a Blood Demon?”
An O-Beast that looked like an eagle squinted at Jiang Li, asking in an uncertain tone.
Next to it, a griffon-like O-Beast tilted its head slightly. Its large nose flared, and a wisp of crimson smoke could be seen being sucked into its nostrils. Then, it nodded emphatically, “Definitely, I smell a very strong life energy from him…”
“Humph!”
The eagle O-Beast snorted coldly, “There’s actually a Blood Demon who dares to come to his death? Hmm… wait, aren’t you the pathetic creature chosen to be King by your people?”
“I heard you defeated that brainless Minotaur, and made Medusa’s third sister flee in disgrace…”
“Boom!!”
However.
Before the eagle O-Beast could finish speaking, Jiang Li directly interrupted him: “Too much talk!”
And the next moment.
A thick crimson shockwave shot out from Jiang Li’s palm!
“Aaah!”
Several O-Beasts, clearly unprepared for Jiang Li's sudden and powerful attack, were unable to defend in time. As Jiang Li’s hand turned, the shockwave blasted several beasts down, crashing heavily on the walls of Dranlon Castle.
At the same time.
Jiang Li transformed back into his human form.
Without wings, he was affected by gravity and fell vertically, his speed increasing…
But Jiang Li remained calm.
“Sagak.”
Just as he was about to collide with the castle, he uttered a soft command.
And then, with a “whoosh,” the white Sagarc belt flew out on its own and landed perfectly around his waist.
And below, several O-Beasts were just starting to rise in anger when they heard a faint voice from above…
“Henshin.”
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Ps: I’ve been working late these past two days due to overtime. Tomorrow, I'll resume normal updates, usually around 10,000 words.