In the labyrinth city Orario of another world, the most important supplies that adventurers prepare when entering the dungeon are, of course, weapons and equipment.
Next are various potions, and even the importance of food and water is secondary. Potions that can replenish various conditions can save lives at critical moments.
So there are many kinds of potions in Orario, and among the many potions, there are several that the guild prohibits from being used and traded.
Even potions like Unlock Potion, which can peek at the ability values of adventurers, are not included because they can be used to check the identity of unconscious adventurers, and then provide assistance or return relics.
From this, it can be seen that the guild's management of potions is not that strict.
But even so, there is a potion that is strictly prohibited by the guild. Even making it is a crime that can be sentenced, and that is Update Potion.
This potion can be used to update ability values when the deity is not by your side.
In the original story, Freya hypnotized the entire Orario, turning Bell into a member of her familia in everyone's minds, and then used Update Potion to update his ability values.
When encountering danger in the dungeon, it is very likely that updating the ability values will give you more chances of survival. But compared to this use, the guild is obviously more afraid of its harm, so it handles it this way.
The outward reason is that the material for Update Potion is the blood of the gods, and making such a potion is a blasphemy against the gods.
But from Hephaestus, Drake learned the truth.
The core of Orario's prosperity and even its existence is the familia system centered on the gods.
And the most important factor in maintaining the relationship between adventurers and gods is the existence of the God's Grace.
The growth of adventurers is achieved through repeated ability value updates and level ups, and this process, which only gods can do, ensures the most basic structure of the familia.
Of course, some gods rely on their respective abilities or charms to develop their familias, and do not need this guarantee at all.
But it is undeniable that the widespread diffusion of Update Potion could indeed shake the foundations of a large number of familias.
After all, not all gods can win the love of their people, and there is no shortage of unprincipled scumbags among adventurers.
Although the guild's prohibition of Update Potion has not stopped, the shadows in Orario have never completely disappeared.
Especially the remnants of the Dark Faction who lost their gods after the Great Feud all have a need for Update Potion, so secret transactions have never stopped despite repeated prohibitions.
And the potion in Drake's hand is even more special. It is a high-level version of Update Potion made by his own deity Hephaestus, who asked the god of medicine Miach to make it by hand, and can even complete the level up of God's Grace.
"You're not even in Orario, so you don't need to rigidly adhere to Orario's rules!"
Hephaestus had said this, and it seemed that his own deity had already noticed something.
But this was not surprising, Miach could vaguely deduce the situation of Cassandra's out-of-specification skill, so it was normal for Hephaestus to be able to sense the truth of world magic.
Perhaps it was precisely because she had discovered Drake's special situation that she had prepared the level up potion for Drake. And now it came in handy!
Thanking his own deity again, Drake felt the new power surging in his body.
Some people say that the process of leveling up is to break the "vessel" that the adventurer has already reached the limit of, and to re-form a "vessel" with a larger capacity.
But in fact, the process of leveling up is by no means so simple, but is closer to a sublimation of the essence of life.
After all, the end point of God's Grace is to allow humans to evolve into gods.
That is why Chigusa's Uchide-no-Kozuchi surprised even the gods, that was the ability to forcibly raise the level of life.
As if engraved in his instincts, Drake understood his new abilities.
"Drake Gidofamel
LV5
Strength: I (0),
Endurance: I(0),
Dexterity: I(0)
Agility: I(0),
Magic Power: I(0),
Magic:
[Fire Dragon Slayer Magic]
· Addition Magic
· Chantless Magic.
· Immune to and absorbs Fire attribute damage.
[A#×*nj]
· XN>%`K,H4#LW_
Skills
[Dragon Slayer]
· All abilities increase when fighting Dragon-type enemies.
· Damage dealt to Dragon-type enemies is enhanced.
[Inherent Spirit Armament]
· Condenses unbreakable attribute equipment with magic power.
· Attack power of all moves is reinforced.
[Fairy Blessing]
· Automatically gains Development Ability [Guidance] when using magic.
· Automatically gains Development Ability [Healing] when using magic.
· Immune to some elemental magic damage.
[Ring of the Nibelung]
· Can be activated at will
· Dragonification, super large increase in all ability values
· Comes with a Berserk effect
Development Abilities
[Smith] D, [Arcanum] E, [Fighter] F, []"
Apart from the fact that there was a blank Development Ability that had not been selected yet, the most direct change that Drake could feel was of course the extra skill.
Drake hadn't expected that he would gain such a skill.
The ability to transform into a beast was not uncommon, most of the beastmen in Orario had this kind of ability, such as the werewolf Bete's Howl of the Under Moon and the boar-man Ottar's War Boar Summons.
Beast transformation skills have always been regarded as the exclusive skills of beastmen. But Drake was a pure human, so awakening such an ability should be related to Dragon Slayer magic.
As the Dragon Slayer mage's strength increases, there will be a risk of dragonification, but in fact that is not a side effect.
How could a human body fully exert all the energy of dragon power, so dragonification is actually one of the achievements obtained by cultivating Dragon Slayer magic to the peak.
But this transformation has drawbacks, the dragonified Dragon Slayer mage will lose color in their eyes, and will not be able to taste flavors, and even the senses will be weakened to a faint degree.
But Drake possessed World Magic, and while his body would not be transformed by dragon power, he could also exert all of the power of dragon power, so naturally he didn't need to fear those side effects.
The giant dragon form that Drake had shown when fighting with all his strength before was actually formed by magic power mimicry. He had originally thought that he wouldn't have to think about transforming into a giant dragon, but he hadn't expected that this level up would give him such a skill.
Drake stretched his shoulders and said, "Stella, you retreat first, I might get a little too carried away later!"
Stella hugged Drake from behind, saying, "I believe in you, you will definitely return victorious no matter what kind of battle it is!"
After saying this, Stella released Drake, moving to a distance, taking the captains who were so seriously injured that they couldn't fight to a distance.
Drake smiled, saying, "Isn't that obvious!"
Saying this, Drake raised his head, and his gaze met with Lucifero, who was looking over.
"Perfect, let me try out my new abilities!"
Ring of the Nibelung... activate!
In the legend, a dwarf stole the gold from the Rhine River and cast it into a ring in order to woo a fairy. Legend has it that possessing this ring would grant supreme power.
Later, the god king Wotan didn't want to pay the giant brothers the reward for building a palace for him - the most beautiful goddess in the heavens, so he went to Nibelheim and stole the ring, handing it over to the giant brothers.
But the ring was also cursed by the dwarf, and the holder would encounter a tragic fate.
This curse was quickly fulfilled, and the giant Fafnir killed his brother in order to monopolize the ring, and then used the transformation helmet made by the dwarf to turn into a dragon.
As for the story of the hero Siegfried slaying the dragon, that was a story for later.
Drake didn't know why his skill had this name, but the surging power at this time had left him no time to think about it.
A roar that humans could never make came from Drake's throat, and the canines in his mouth directly protruded.
Sharp dragon horns pierced through the skin and drilled out, and dense red dragon scales were arranged on the face near the eyes, which had turned into vertical pupils.
The ears became slender, and the hair became much longer.
With a crack, the inherent spirit armament on Drake's arms had actually disintegrated, revealing the palms that had turned into dragon claws. The inherent spirit armament had reorganized, covering his arms, and the unique armor looked even more ferocious.
The shoes were pierced by sharp claws, and dragon wings spread out from his back.
Magic power surged out along with flames, actually pushing away Lucifero's magic power and gravity that had covered the entire space.
"Is that really... Drake?" Noelle swallowed, saying in a trembling tone.
Yuno said hesitantly, "It seems that he's lost control because the power is too strong!"
Asta clenched his fist, saying, "I believe in Drake, he can control it!"
And Drake himself also understood what the berserk effect of this skill was all about, at this time his reason was like a small boat on a stormy sea, and could sink at any time.
And the manifestation of this in reality was that Drake lowered his body, charging towards Lucifero like a hunting beast.
Lucifero looked at Drake's appearance, saying disdainfully, "Foolish human, thinking that turning into an ugly beast can...!"
Before he could finish speaking, he had taken a punch to the face, and had been blasted away for the first time since he had descended into the present world.
Spitting out a mouthful of broken teeth, Lucifero saw that Drake had already followed up, and his hands, with his fingers interlaced, had formed a fist, smashing down.
Lucifero had only then realized that although he had lost his reason, Drake's power had now caught up with him.
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