998: Divine Dragon Form, Stolen
「UGRAAAAH!」
「Velria!」
「GAAAAH!」
『It’s no use! She can’t hear us!』
「Kuh……!」
Fran called out to Velria, but she showed no response. Her mind must be completely taken over.
We were trying to incapacitate her without taking her life, but that might be very difficult. Just killing her would probably make things much simpler.
However, I doubt Fran would ever choose to abandon Velria.
『……Fran, she’s not sane and will co at us full throttle. It’ll only get worse if we prolong the fight.』
（Nn.）
Velria and the others were really going all out, completely willing to sacrifice themselves. It’s as if they were in a state of Potential Release, and I could see their life force beginning to deplete even before we started fighting.
They would eventually fall over and die without us doing anything. Our only options were knocking them unconscious as soon as possible, or dishing out enough damage to incapacitate them before tying them up.
I watched the robed guy’s movents carefully, but he hardly even looked our way. His actions suggested that he was concentrating on sothing else.
Was he attempting sothing with that sword? Interfering with the core in so way? Whatever it is, it can’t be good.
But as long as his attention was focused elsewhere, he shouldn’t be able to interfere in our fight.
「Haaah!」
「URRRAAAAH!」
Fran quickly activated Brilliant Lightning Rush to enter her serious mode, but Velria also stepped up a gear.
Our speed was equal, but Velria had the advantage in power. Fran had greater reach since she swung a sword, but the evil energy cloaking Velria’s body kept getting in our way.
The dense evil energy she was radiating made think she turned into an evil dragonkin for a second. It disrupted my telekinesis and dissipated my spells. I could put in more mana to overco the effects, but that would make us run out of steam very quickly.
With this kind of ntal manipulation and evil energy, she was exactly the sa as the dragonkin attacking us on the way to the castle. Can we actually restrain her? Wouldn’t she just keep rampaging until her own death?
Fran flew around at high speed while emitting black lightning, but Velria began to overtake us after cloaking herself in blue mana.
So it seems she had yet to get serious until now. No, she must be pushing herself even further beyond her limits. Velria’s life force started draining even faster.
「UGAAAAH!」
「Kuh!」
『Just blocking one of those hits takes a ton of my durability!』
I couldn’t teleport because of the mana radiating from the Abyss Eater’s core. That gives us fewer options for ergency evasion.
Urushi also lost the ability to hide in the shadows, so he had trouble breaking into Fran’s high-speed battle.
Little by little, Fran was forced on the defensive. Just like I had worried, this was not an opponent that we could defeat while holding back to avoid mortal blows.
Though Velria’s physical abilities were enhanced so much, her skill levels weren’t raised to match. Fran’s Swordking Mastery was the only reason she managed to keep up. But as the battle continues wearing Fran down, this balance will fall apart.
I attempted using Appraisal several tis to look for a solution, but it hasn’t been working. Her superior power as well as the evil energy cloak was blocking .
Still, I managed to appraise Velria for a split second after infusing even more of the divine attribute.
My repeated appraisal attempts exhausted a lot of mana by itself, but it proved to be worth the effort.
Appraisal Information
Na: Velri――
Race: Half――
Status: Domination, Evil Erosion, Divine Dragon――
Stat――
HP: 1029/2039
MP: 709/1233
STR: 1258
VIT: 877
AGI: 90――
Skills
Foot Sense: Lv 7, Intimidation: Lv 8, Super Strength Lv 3, Crisis Sense: Lv 5, Fist Arts: Lv 8, Fist Mastery: Lv Max, Holy Fist――
Unique Skills
Energy Control, Super Dragon Scale――
Extra Skills
Divine Dragon Form
Titles
Blue Dragon God――
To be honest, I barely managed to see half of it. However, I was able to confirm the most important part.
『Fran. Velria is definitely using Divine Dragon Form, and with the power of her skill!』
（……! Skilltaker!）
『Exactly!』
We already knew that losing a skill will revert their transformation from the ti we stole Ashwrath’s Mad Ogre Form. There were several other concerning issues, such as Domination and Evil Erosion. However, I can say for sure that the loss of the Divine Dragon Form will drastically reduce her combat ability.
『We’ve been saving this skill for a mont like this! It’s ti to use it!』
（Nn!）
I activated Skilltaker targeting Velria. As the invisible arm of the skill tapped Velria’s soul, I felt the distinct sensation of grabbing sothing.
『Whooooa? D-Does this work on too?!』
Imdiately after stealing Divine Dragon Form, a trendous power surged up from inside . Is this all divine energy? Oh, there’s also evil energy mixed in with it.
It seems the enhancent from her skill affected as well, despite not being a dragonkin.
Just like in the case of Mad Ogre Form, stealing an active skill gave it to in the active state.
『Fran, Urushi! Now’s our chance!』
「Nn!」
「GAH!」
Fran’s kick blew Velria away. After losing Divine Dragon Form, she was no longer a match for Fran.
Urushi’s paw smacked Velria as she was trying to get up, and my land magic bashed Velria as she got blasted away again. I further restrained her movents by holding her down with my telekinesis. She’ll be able to move soon enough, but this should be good for now.
『Let’s back up Izario and Frederick while my Divine Dragon Form is still working!』
「Nn!」
「Woof!」
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