Chapter 827 A Draconic Meal
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Erika's body erupted with draconic power. Not only did I feed her a lot of dragon meat from all these monsters, including the bosses, but I also gave her a drink made with the dust created from the bosses Spirit Orbs, mixed with the dragon's blood.
She chugged it in a single drink after I told her it would make her stronger, and once she ate more meat, the effects finally triggered.
A crystal within her chest was formed when her new body was created, this crystal is similar to my own Dragon Heart, but it also possesses the power of a Dryad Heart.
It is something I simply call Yggdragon's Heart, and it's a unique crystal that replaces her actual one. Trace back the roots of this material to n0v$lbin
Ding!
[Erika] has absorbed a large quantity of Draconic Energy from Dragon-type Materials.]
[Her [Yggdragon's Heart] has been strengthened. Her Draconic Energy output has been increased by +50%!]
[All her Stats have increased. Several Dragon-related Skills have Leveled Up.]
The Grimoire told me what changes she undergone, interestingly enough. Perhaps now because I had registered her in my grimoire and could see her Status and that of my friends.
"W-What? My power... It's growing so much?" She wondered, looking at her own hands. "I feel so strong now!"
"I guess it's working." I nodded. "Your Dragon-related Abilities will continue to evolve and improve as you consume these monsters, as I guessed. It is a nice and easy way for you to grow stronger."
"Amazing! I didn't know I had this power myself!" Erika said in wonder. "Blake, did you figure it out yourself?"
"Yeah, the Dragon Elixirs always had a greater effect on you, it awakened new abilities on you too, and it even leveled some of your skills. Now that you fused two Talents and gained several dragon-related Skills, it's going to make things even swifter. As long as your stats can grow high enough, you will be able to even defeat Archdemon Vessels on your own." I smiled. "And we'll need that, eventually... We'll have to fight armies of Demon Lords and Overlords in the future."
"Right...!" Erika nodded. "I'll be at your side and help however I can! So I'll keep eating all the tasty food to get stronger!"
"Well said." I nodded.
My friends were looking at the scene with mixed reactions.
"Blake I think she's just happy she gets to eat a lot of meat." Chris sighed.
Yet another boss was defeated, EXP rushing in as my Grimoire showcased our progress as my spear pierced the head of the last Giant Salamander left in Floor 6.
Ding!
[You and your Party have defeated [Blazing Volcanic Rex (B+ Rank)] x174, [Giant Magma Salamander (B+ Rank)] x202, [Blazing Magma Turtle (B+ Rank)] x79 [Magma Salamander Drake King (B++ Rank)] x1 and [Volcanic Lava Wyvern King (B++ Rank)] x1!]
[You earned 315.700.000 EXP!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Your Level has increased from Level 88 to Level 92/100!]
[All your Stats have increased. You Earned Bonus Stat Points and Skill Points.]
[Some of your Skills have Leveled Up.]
Four levels out of three floors worth of EXP, I guess its not bad, it has seriously slowed down now. The EXP requirements are increased tremendously with each level now that I'm in the very last 10 levels.
It must be because it becomes harder to breakthrough the "wall" that is progress the closer you are to it. While simply moving towards it is easy. That's something that the professors at the academy explained.
It is a phenomenon that diverges from people to people, but the higher your level is, the larger the EXP needed becomes. Now its increase by 25 million with each level, and it might increase even more once I hit the 95 Level mark...
And after taking a short break at Floor 6, we moved towards Floor 7.
The landscape suddenly took a drastic change.
"Are those... Black flames?!" Eric asked in shock.
"Hoh, we're lucky." I smiled.
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