CHAPTER 500: CHAPTER 492: [DAMN DAMN DAMN!]

Northern region of Cui City.

The enormous cherry-colored trees intertwined, forming a sea of pink trees. The crown was laden with balloon-shaped fruits created from six layers of cherry-pink leaves closely nestled together. The thin leaves were slightly translucent, adorned with sparse short velvet bristles that appeared not to be sharp.

Qian Qi raised her hand to use the Decoding Technique.

[Magic Plant Name: Sakura Divine Tree

Rank: A-level Semi-mobile

Attack Method: The balloon fruits explode upon exposure to high temperatures, releasing red smoke with a heart-paralyzing poison

Weakness: Fire Stream Dragon’s flames

Organ Function Analysis: Roots, stem, flower, fruit, seeds]

Qian Qi looked up at the Sakura Divine Tree. Before her arrival, flames had already been released by the bombers and the Nan Family Army, suggesting these cherry-pink balloon fruits should have released poison smoke.

However, there’s no mention of any red smoke in the report she received.

Qian Qi opened the information regarding the balloon fruits, discovering that they turn crimson when filled with poison smoke. Yet, in her view, there were no crimson balloon fruits at all.

This indicated that the Sakura Divine Tree had already released the poison smoke.

Where had it released it? And what kind of high temperature did it encounter to make a Sakura Divine Tree, nearly half the city’s size, release all the poison smoke?

Qian Qi lightly tapped the system panel, her fingertip unintentionally hovering over the words "Fire Stream Dragon."

Could it be that?

Searching her memory, Qian Qi realized this wasn’t any known magical beast. Like the Three-Water Orchid Eye Spider Fungus and the Sakura Divine Tree, this probably belonged to an unfamiliar and uncharted A-level... instance.

Or maybe, not just A-level.

[Warm Prompt: The Fire Stream Dragon holds essential materials for the E-level Flame Dog’s evolution to A-level~]

The system panel suddenly displayed.

Qian Qi retracted her hand slightly, "A-level materials? So, it’s an A-level Magic Beast then?"

[＾ｖ＾] The system panel first displayed a meaningful smile, then stated: [S-Class.]

Qian Qi: ...

"Do you think that’s reasonable!" Qian Qi pounded the panel, "The Flame Dog’s upper limit is only A-level, yet to become an A-level evolutionary body, it requires S-grade materials?"

[NONONO~] The system panel extended a white pixelated finger shaking, [This can directly evolve an E-level Flame Dog to A-level~ Because the attributes match well, the side effects are minimal and can be neutralized with common magic plants. If Ah Tu eats it, it can not only evolve to A-level but also absorb the excess energy to possess power beyond A-level~]

The system enticed: [Aren’t you tempted?]

Qian Qi: ... I can’t form a contract, what am I tempted about?

However, "The Fire Stream Dragon and Divine Cherry Tree should be from the same instance, S-level dungeon?"

[Exactly what I thought.] The system praised, [So, what do you think, entering with your Senior?]

Just as Qian Qi was about to speak, the system suddenly stood up sharply, [Tch, damn Fire Stream Dragon.]

Why suddenly curse the dragon?

A thought flashed through Qian Qi’s mind, and she inwardly gasped, "Has it come out?!"

[Damn damn damn!] The system text screamed, the panel swooped over Qian Qi, and the next moment Qian Qi felt a deafening roar in her ears. A sharp, elongated dragon roar reverberated throughout Cui City, followed by a searing hot stream of fire blasting through. Even shielded by the system panel, Qian Qi still felt like her body would melt!

The S-level Fire Stream Dragon had flown out of the instance!

[Run!]

On the enlarged system panel, the words "Run" were magnified enormously.

"Where to run?" Qian Qi looked up, her eyes wide with shock at the gigantic dragon.

The entire gloomy sky was now a blazing crimson, a terrifying rift in the blood-red clouds as it opened, revealing a massive dragon figure with skeletal, menacing wings emerging slowly. The black-red scale armor glimmered with a mysterious sheen in the moonlight, each scale seemingly imbued with ancient and mighty power.

The S-level Fire Stream Dragon undulated within the cloud layers, its tail winding like a gigantic serpentine creature. It appeared to be surveying its domain, its head held high as its dragon eyes scanned everything on the ground. When launching a flame attack, its crimson dragon eyes glowed like searing molten iron. With the ever-increasing dragon roar, pillars of flame swept through the northern part of Cui City, causing the entire Sakura Divine Tree to emit a pitiful baby-like wail.

The Sakura Divine Tree instantly lost its resistance, its body covered with marks left by burning flames. It contracted its crown as much as possible, like a submissive servant bowing its humble body, offering its submission to the sky’s master.

The dragon scanned the northern part of Cui City and, finding no threats apart from the Sakura Divine Tree, directed its savage and wild dragon eyes towards the south of Cui City.

There, the citizens relied on the defenses of the Three-Water Orchid Eye Spider Fungus, but they were now waking from unconsciousness!

"It’s heading to the southern Cui City!" Qian Qi said to herself, alarmed, "Stop it!"

[No no no!] The system panel shook vigorously, [You can’t handle it alone! Su Ang will handle it, you’re not allowed to move!]

"Are you sure he can do it?" Qian Qi asked skeptically, "He doesn’t look in great shape, facing a fully powered S-level Fire Stream Dragon. Won’t both of them end up badly injured?"

If she remembered correctly, to deal with an S-Rank Magic Beast requires at least five S-Class Awakened. Even if Su Ang was a dual-system S-Class Awakener, that still lacked three!

[Why do you care? With the Fire Stream Dragon coming out, let’s go seize the opportunity!] The system pointed to a location, eager to try, [This Fire Stream Dragon is the instance BOSS. Now that it’s found a rift and come out, the instance will auto-classify it as dead, seeking a new ruler. This instance only had the Fire Stream Dragon as an S-level Magic Beast!]

[In other words, we can snag an S-level skill for free!]

The Fire Stream Dragon had a strong territorial awareness, not allowing any other S-level Magical Beast to threaten its domain, so this S-level dungeon was all A-level Magic Beasts.

When the instance picks a new BOSS, it can only choose from A-level Magic Beasts, but the rewards are still S-level!

The likelihood of this was minuscule; it could be said Qian Qi completely struck a lucky break!

[Run!] the system urged, [What are you waiting for?]

Qian Qi: ...

Only then did Qian Qi realize that when the system mentioned running earlier, it wasn’t urging her to escape for her life but to quickly go seize the opportunity.

Her mind rotated quickly, and she immediately set off, "Let’s go!"

[Oh?] Seeing her so decisive, the system asked curiously while flying, [What, not worried about your Senior anymore?]

"If I go now to help, I’d only be a hindrance, and might even need his protection." Qian Qi ran determinedly toward the S-level instance, "It’s better to get the S-level skill first!"

Right now, she could only hope that the Seven Great Families would take action, quickly gathering enough S-Class Awakeners to come to Cui City for assistance!

The system was very satisfied with Qian Qi’s response.

True to the host it picked, quick-witted and never a hindrance!