Chapter 57

Bang!

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the floor leader was directly blasted away, crashing violently into a tree behind him.

And in the instant of colliding with the shield, a large amount of crimson flames spewed from the surface of the Bone Fire, burning all the clothes on his upper body to ashes.

Clearly, Baudelaire had successfully combined his Enhancement and Transmutation Nen, and by integrating the characteristics of the Bone Fire shield, he finally developed a unique Nen ability that was most suitable for him.

"Damn it! I'll take you down with me!"

The injured floor leader struggled to get up, instantly gathering a massive spherical Nen projectile.

Judging from the energy contained within, it was clearly his last desperate move.

"Hmph! You think you can?"

Baudelaire sneered, and the shields in his hands instantly expanded several times, completely enveloping him. Then, he leaped into the air, transforming into a flat, rapidly spinning disk-like object.

Immediately, the disk collided with the enemy at an unbelievable speed!

"Die!!!"

The floor leader roared and threw the massive Nen projectile.

Boom!

After the intense explosion, Baudelaire, protected by the shield, emerged unscathed, crashing through the Nen projectile and slamming into the floor leader.

The next second!

Blinding red flames shot up, engulfing the floor leader. The high-speed rotating sharp edges of the shield sliced him in half, and the large amounts of blood, flesh, and organs were instantly incinerated by the flames, emitting a pungent smell of burning.

"Ah!"

"No... No way! How could you withstand my strongest Nen projectile!"

The floor leader, now only his upper body and severely burned, spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of disbelief.

"Simple! The Nen I imbued on the shield is indestructible defense! I even bound my life to the shield through a vow and a contract! As long as I am alive, no one can break these two shields. If one day these shields are shattered, it will be the time for me to face death calmly." Baudelaire explained with a calm expression.

After much deliberation and consideration, he finally decided to become a guardian, a shield standing by his savior to block fatal attacks.

With the strong resolve to sacrifice his life for this, his strength instantly increased tenfold or more.

"Good job! After so long, you've finally managed to catch up to me." Allen nodded in satisfaction, then raised his hand and shot a lethal arrow through the heart of the dying floor leader, commanding the red dragon to devour him into a cocoon.

After all, this was a dual-shield warrior!

Paired with a set of extremely defensive plate armor, he was the perfect choice for a tank in the dungeon.

"Ah? Is that so? Hahaha! That's a truly delightful thing!" Baudelaire burst into laughter.

People with Enhancement Nen are like this; they rarely hide their thoughts, and their emotions are always directly reflected on their faces.

This was the goal he set for himself when he learned Nen, and now that he had finally achieved it, he couldn't help but feel joy and happiness.

However, since there were still four fugitives left to deal with, Allen did not continue discussing the next phase of the plan with Baudelaire. Instead, he first observed the abilities the floor leaders used in their battles against Zeno and Illumi.

After confirming that they had no significant potential for development or were unsuitable for him, he quickly drew his bow and shot them one by one, sending them into the red dragon's belly.

The moment the last floor leader was devoured into a cocoon, the red dragon's entire body suddenly burst with a terrifying aura, and it opened its mouth to let out a ground-shaking roar.

"Roar!!!"

The terrifying sound wave instantly destroyed all the trees within a 200-meter radius, even lifting the stones and soil from the ground, forming a large, sunken circular pit.

Fortunately, Illumi and Zeno, being particularly quick to react, sensed the danger the moment the red dragon opened its mouth and quickly avoided the center of the sonic boom. Otherwise, even with Nen protection, they would have been injured or even deafened.

As for the distant onlookers, nearly two-thirds were knocked unconscious by the aftereffects of the roar, lying on the ground in a coma.

After doing all this, the red dragon lowered its head, staring with two eyes that emitted a golden glow, and spoke in the Elzarest-specific elven language: "From today, my name is Vylara Sathis. Remember it well, and don't call me wrong, or I will be angry."

"Vylara Sathis? Is this the name of the dragon you remember from your memories?" Allen asked, slightly surprised.

Although the red dragon created by Nen had gradually shown extraordinary intelligence before, this was the first time it had become so human-like.

"I don't know! I don't have many memories of my entire clan; this name just suddenly popped into my head. Anyway, remember to call me by this name from now on. Also, the cocoons I have devoured are enough to maintain a long-term physical form, and I can assist you in battle." The red dragon explained the changes after breaking through the critical point.

From the clear, childlike voice and the pronunciation of the name, it was easy to tell that she was definitely female, not male.

"Assist me in battle?" Allen's face showed a puzzled expression.

He had initially just wanted a storage medium, so he had never designed any Nen abilities related to combat.

"Yes!"

Vylara Sathis nodded lightly.

"I can now provide two combat forms.

One is my current form, appearing in a physical state and attacking enemies with claws, teeth, wings, tail, and breath, like all red dragons. Of course, this will consume a large amount of accumulated energy.

The other is by attaching to your body, significantly enhancing your strength, endurance, and resistance to fire damage.

During the attachment process, you can partially dragonize yourself, such as covering your body with tough red scales, turning your hands and feet into claws, growing a thick tail, and sprouting strong wings on your back.

When necessary, you can also simulate a red dragon's breath, using the fire of life to burn enemies."

"Interesting! So, you are now, to some extent, a complete red dragon that is half-physical and half-illusory, right?" Allen stroked his chin, showing interest.

"No! I am still in a highly unstable juvenile stage, far from becoming a true red dragon. You need to work harder, letting me devour more and stronger cocoons. Only then can I grow quickly. Cheer up, my creator and master..."

As the last word slipped out, Vylara Sathis, whose size was almost that of a small airship, instantly became ethereal, transforming into a 1.2-meter-tall red-haired high elf girl. She then winked playfully and disappeared completely.

"Devour more and stronger cocoons? It seems it's time to become a bounty hunter for a while..." Allen muttered to himself subconsciously.

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