Ruan Yu charged at the phosphorescent drake with his Frost Shield in hand.
Just as the drake was about to pounce on Yuan Zhu, Ruan Yu arrived in time, slamming his shield hard into the drake's head!
The drake's body was so heavy that it only staggered back a few steps, but Ruan Yu was knocked back, flying three or four meters away. He quickly scrambled to his feet.
Staring at the phosphorescent drake, Ruan Yu squinted his blood-red eyes slightly, "A phosphorescent drake?"
Jiang Kai and Hu Yan were both shocked!
"What’s going on? Ruan the Ghost didn’t mistake the drake for a beauty? Isn’t he drunk?" Jiang Kai exclaimed.
Hu Yan shook his head, "I don’t know, but he seems to have drunk a new wine made from second-level brewing. He told me it’s more exhilarating. I didn’t expect it could actually dispel the 'Drunken Reverie' state!"
Both felt a sense of relief. Could it be that Ruan Yu had finally overcome his drunken perversion?
At that moment, Ruan Yu suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahaha, as a male drake, I’ve been searching for a female drake worthy of me. Today, Heaven rewards those who seek... those who seek drakes. I’ve finally found you among the vast drake population!"
"My dear, come on, let’s seize this wonderful moment!" With that, Ruan Yu lunged forward.
Su Nuannuan was so shocked she couldn’t speak.
"Is Brother Ruan... thinking he’s a drake?"
She instinctively checked if her pepper spray was still with her.
Brother Hu was right; Ruan Yu really turned into a pervert when drunk!
Jiang Kai and Hu Yan almost spat blood.
This is the new wine made from second-level brewing?
No matter how perverted Ruan Yu was before, at least he knew he was human. Now he actually thinks he’s a drake!
No wonder the 'Drunken Reverie' state was gone; it’s been replaced by 'Cognitive Confusion'!
Even the drake was bewildered.
It had never seen such a bold "male drake."
Fortunately, Jiang Kai kept using his Pursuit Strike on the drake, utilizing the massive impact of critical hits to repeatedly push it back, preventing Ruan Yu from pouncing on it.
However, despite Jiang Kai's relentless attacks, he couldn’t break through the drake's defense!
With its defenses intact, Jiang Kai's attacks were greatly diminished, only able to push the drake back a few meters at most.
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"This won’t work. By the time we need to kill the drake, I’ll be out of stamina and mental strength!" Jiang Kai said urgently.
Just then, he noticed Yuan Zhu nearby, holding a bottle of wine...
"No, it can’t be..." Even someone as calm as Jiang Kai was at a loss given the current situation.
Yuan Zhu looked at Hu Yan's back with admiration and envy.
Is this what they call "fearless"? Brother Ruan is truly a god among men!
"Brother Ruan, thank you for the demonstration. I’ve learned a lot!" With that, Yuan Zhu took a big swig of the wine.
The new wine was definitely strong. As soon as it hit his stomach, Yuan Zhu's eyes became glazed, soon turning blood-red.
In the last moment of consciousness, he heard the system prompt.
[You have acquired the 'Cognitive Confusion' state. In this state, your understanding of your identity, strength, situation, and other aspects is severely confused.]
Moments later, Yuan Zhu tossed the wine bottle aside with a flourish, drew his longsword, and roared with a masculine vigor, "I, Yuan Zhu, am the strongest war god in the world!"
Even Jiang Kai, who had known him for over a decade, had never seen this side of Yuan Zhu!
His robust physique wielded a giant sword a size larger than others, yet it seemed like he was holding a "thin sword."
His eyes were filled with confidence and flamboyance, his voice deep and resonant... In that instant, Jiang Kai almost believed this guy was indeed a terrifyingly powerful war god!
Yuan Zhu let out a roar, leaping up and slamming his sword down on the drake's back.
Ordinarily, with a first-tier weapon, Yuan Zhu shouldn’t be able to penetrate the drake's 30 defense phosphorescent hide. However, to everyone's surprise, after Yuan Zhu's strike, the spiky protrusions on the drake's back were directly broken, sending hard fragments shooting in all directions.
One strike wasn’t enough; Yuan Zhu launched dozens of attacks at the same spot.
"Damn, Zhu is too strong!" Hu Yan's eyes widened, "He can break through the drake's phosphorescent armor?"
Jiang Kai recalled Yuan Zhu's innate skill, Warrior's Bloodline, which could produce various effects when potential was activated.
Previously, Zhu could only activate the "Knockback" effect when unleashing his potential, but there were actually other effects like "Armor Break," "Intimidation," and "True Qi Attack."
Zhu had just never managed to use them.
But this time, in his drunken state, Zhu's cognitive confusion led to an unprecedented level of self-confidence, and this "blind" confidence activated the second special effect of his Warrior's Bloodline.
Armor Break!
Armor Break doesn't harm the body but can destroy armor!
The drake wasn’t willing to stand and be hit. As it was about to counterattack, it saw Ruan Yu charging again.
It swung its body around, sweeping its tail at Yuan Zhu.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai immediately acted, launching nine throwing knives at the drake's tail. Two critical hits landed, neutralizing the drake's tail attack.
"Come back!" Jiang Kai took a swift step, retrieving the throwing knives, and aimed at the spot where Yuan Zhu had broken the drake's armor, hurling nine knives in an instant.
Yuan Zhu had already broken the drake's back armor, and now Jiang Kai's knives could finally penetrate the drake's body!
Nine consecutive knives almost guaranteed critical hits. Even with a physique over 400, the drake couldn’t withstand the damage from one of Jiang Kai's critical hits!
The drake probably didn’t expect to be severely injured before it could even make a move, and it collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
Yuan Zhu continued his fierce attacks, eventually completing the kill.
[Congratulations on killing a 36-year mutated warlord-level drake, gaining 6400 experience points.]
[Received one warlord-level drake corpse and warlord-level drake treasure.]
"I always said, I, Yuan Zhu, am the number one war god in the world!" Yuan Zhu wobbled as he raised his giant sword, turned around, and staggered a few steps before passing out.
"No!" Ruan Yu, seeing the drake dead and turned into a card, was heartbroken, letting out a long wail!
He turned his head, glaring angrily at Jiang Kai and the others, "Little Kai, I treated you like family, yet you..."
Hiss... a spray mist hit him in the face, and Ruan Yu grimaced in pain, "What the... what’s that smell... it’s awful..." With that, he also collapsed.
Jiang Kai and Hu Yan looked at Nuannuan in shock, only to see her carefully putting away the pepper spray, then looking at Jiang Kai, "Why are you looking at me like that? Brother Ruan thinks he’s a drake now; who knows if he might attack us."
"No, what we mean is... well done!" Jiang Kai and Hu Yan both gave her a thumbs up!
...
That night, the Fire God Squad set up camp outside the stone forest to rest.
Hu Yan, perhaps intentionally, volunteered for the night watch, sitting at a distance to give Jiang Kai and Nuannuan some time alone.
"Are they okay?" Jiang Kai asked.
"I checked, they’re fine, just drunk," Su Nuannuan said, holding a cup of water.
Jiang Kai nodded, "That’s good. I never expected Ruan the Ghost's second-level wine to accidentally trigger Zhu's second potential state."
"Yeah... Actually, I think Zhu's potential states might have levels too. You see, his first potential was triggered in a crisis, a basic self-preservation state, and this time it was a confident state, a step up, activating the armor-breaking effect."
"Maybe as his potential grows, he’ll develop more powerful effects like intimidation or even the legendary True Qi Attack."
Jiang Kai thought about it and realized Su Nuannuan was right.
But soon, Jiang Kai smiled and shook his head, "That kid’s confidence is due to cognitive confusion. Who knows when he’ll build real confidence."
Su Nuannuan chuckled, "Maybe he needs more training... But at least our Fire God Squad has gained another tactic, right?"
"If worst comes to worst, we’ll just have Zhu drink more."
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