Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 815 Dragonborn, Hybrid

Top-tier players like Li Miao, who have their own goals and understanding of the game, may not necessarily accept the new bloodline, but many other players do not intend to reject the unique bloodline brought by this new version.

Thus, with a group of players exploring and developing with great enthusiasm, the new bloodline effects brought by this version update of Spirit Candle have gradually begun to be revealed to the players.

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[Little Giant (Slag): Your size has increased, your spirit and agility have decreased, but your constitution and resilience have increased, and your strength has greatly improved.]

[Note: A special bloodline talent resulting from the fusion of a human and a giant... It's very strange, how exactly was it born?]

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[Stone-Skinned Monster (Slag): Your skin and some muscles have turned into hard stone, which makes you move slowly and is difficult, but also gives you unprecedented defense and body weight.]

[Note: Enough talk, let's crash!]

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[Vampire Bat (Cinder): You have grown two sharp vampire fangs, bat wings, and claws, giving rise to a thirst for blood. You crave blood, but most of the time it does you no good... Whether it's the blood of your enemies or your own, it will excite you. Damaging enemies will slightly restore your own condition, but abundant light and fire will make you feel weak and disgusted.]

[Note: Some have believed that the progenitor of the vampire bat lineage was born from the womb of a pregnant woman bitten by a cruel vampire bat. However, this is not the case. Some scholars believe that this is merely a cover-up by the vampire bats to conceal their origins. In reality, a female vampire bat was injured by a human, became pregnant, and thus the progenitor of the vampire bat lineage was born...]

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[Soul Shepherd (Slag): You possess an affinity with souls, making it easier for you to see hidden souls and to gain power by controlling them to a certain extent. However, you are also the best prey among terrifying ghosts and horrifying vengeful spirits...]

[Note: Not all subspecies bloodlines are derived from hybridization. Most records and texts state that the birth of the Soul Shepherds originated from an accidental curse. Although the exact origin and cost of the curse are unknown, the Soul Shepherds suffer from nightmares every day and night, causing them to become emaciated and irritable...]

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[Dragonborn (Cinder): Your skull is hardening, as if something is about to grow from it. As your power increases and your bloodline deepens, it may gradually manifest. At the same time, it is also making you irritable and emotionally unstable.]

[Note: Dragons... beautiful dragons, powerful dragons... and also lustful dragons. The origins of dragon descendants need no further explanation, and the power of dragons has become extremely diluted after merging with human blood. They are also "hornless" dragons... In the beginning, their hard foreheads may only be used to crack walnuts, but with great perseverance, the majestic figure of an ancient dragon may well manifest itself within you.]

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[Fishman (Ember): A relatively balanced amphibious bloodline that alters your physical appearance, allowing you to retain your combat prowess on land while moving freely underwater. However, be aware that the deep sea remains a forbidden zone for you.]

[Note: This is a slightly stronger fishman bloodline than the mudflat fishmen, but the origin of fishmen... well... as a great philosopher once said... You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish...]

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Take these bloodlines as examples.

After players successfully fuse these new bloodlines, their quality generally fluctuates around the level of slag.

Clearly, they will need to go to the Mother Tree of All Spirits for further improvement, rather than improving as they would with their own ignition level, like Summoners and Curse Masters.

However, this is not a problem for the players. After all, it is a bloodline that can be freely chosen. They can understand exchanging the cost of wax oil for some freedom.

From the players' perspective, these new bloodlines are like a kind of "class change" within the Spirit Candle.

Therefore, players have gradually come to call it "job change bloodline" to distinguish it from the initial bloodline.

However, even with this job-change bloodline, Spirit Candle seems to have continued its consistent style, which is that while gaining advantages, it also creates some flaws.

For example, the Stone Man, which most players simply call the Stone Man, gains powerful defense and mass, but naturally suffers a significant reduction in agility.

For characters like the Shepherd and the Vampire Bat, the advantages and disadvantages are even more obvious.

The only difference might be that they are dragon descendants.

Some players excitedly completed a series of bloodline class change quests and fused with the Dragonborn bloodline, only to find that after fusing the bloodline, apart from a slight increase in constitution... they did not gain any powerful abilities.

The only advantage is that the forehead has indeed hardened a bit, and if you bump it against a rock a few more times, it might even develop a big red bump.

Yes, the dragon's horns should be about to be born.

...In short, this was clearly not what they had expected.

But jokes aside, the players aren't stupid; they instantly realized that this was most likely a late-game bloodline.

After all, whether from the explanation of the Dragonborn bloodline or from the background story of the Spirit Candle, the power of dragons is linked to their horns, and they are even further divided based on this.

Hornless, hybrid, wyvern, dragon, ancient dragon... players who have fused with dragon blood are clearly at the lowest level, hornless.

It doesn't even have the horns that a dragon should have, so it's normal that it lacks responsiveness.

If the bloodline is strong enough, perhaps the power of the dragon will manifest.

So, a group of hardcore gamers and studio players started to put in the effort, ready to see when the dragon's horns would finally appear.

They devoted great effort to improving the quality of the dragon bloodline and prepared the blood of the slumber.

"Wow, isn't this Brother Miao? You've come to support us too? Welcome, welcome."

Upon seeing Li Miao's arrival, President Huomiao greeted him with a smile.

“Yeah, just came to see what’s going on.” Li Miao smiled, and Kenara followed behind him, casting curious glances ahead.

A player from the Firefly Guild was standing in front of the Mother Tree of All Spirits, while other players gathered around to watch the spectacle, layer upon layer, eager to see what would happen next.

President Huomiao has been making a public statement about this for a while now, still trying to increase his visibility.

After seeing that most of the players had arrived, Guild Leader Firefly didn't delay. He spoke a few words to the Firefly Guild member with the dragon bloodline and then announced to the players that they would begin the bloodline advancement process.

This guild member was naturally one of the players in the Prison. His Burning Spirit Ignition Point, although not reaching the Blazing Furnace, was high enough to show the limits of the Dragonborn bloodline.

Soon, the guild member began to interact with the fire, preparing to advance the quality of his bloodline.

However, before he was promoted, he immediately turned to look at President Huomiao and said a few words to him.

President Huomiao didn't hold back and turned around to say loudly:
"Brothers, the advancement of this bloodline talent is a bit different from that of human bloodline talents. It consumes more wax oil. I just don't know about the success rate..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Dragonborn player gave him an awkward but polite smile.

"...Alright, it seems that the talent of this job change bloodline is still affected by the promotion probability." Guild Master Firefly said helplessly.

However, since he was determined to test the limits of the Dragonborn bloodline, he naturally wouldn't give up halfway. He and the Flame Guild didn't even consider this wax oil a threat.

As a result, the bloodline of the Dragonborn players quickly began to improve at a rocket-like pace.

[Dragonborn (Burning Charcoal): There's a slight protrusion on your skull...]

The description for the Scorched Charcoal rank remained unchanged, but noticeable bony protrusions did appear on the Dragonborn Prison player's head, clearly a sign that dragon horns were about to appear. When it came to the crucial advancement to Firefly rank, the Dragonborn Prison player failed three times before finally succeeding.

After the success, as the Dragonborn player's face twitched slightly in pain, a rather unsightly small horn finally pierced through his skin and grew out.

Now, the explanation of the Dragonborn bloodline has finally changed significantly.

[Dragonborn (Firefly): You possess the nascent horns of a dragon, and hybrid-level power is spreading within you, slightly enhancing your physique and strength. You can now use "Hybrid Dragon Limbs." (Bloodline concentration will affect your ability consumption.)]

[Note: Your bloodline is growing stronger, and you are becoming more distinguished. This is a sign of your hybrid dragon lineage and the beginning of your mastery of dragon power.]

After Guild Leader Firefly shared information about the Firefly's quality Dragonborn bloodline with the players present.

Some players immediately got excited and shouted for the Dragonborn prison player to try out the effects of the "Hybrid Dragon Limb".

After all, this kind of thing sounds pretty imposing.

The Dragonborn player didn't refuse upon hearing this. After explaining to the other players that he would reduce his strength, he activated his bloodline ability without saying another word.

The next moment, the veins on his right hand bulged and suddenly grew larger, the muscles bulging and clearly defined, and he slammed his hand into the ground like a claw.

In an instant, the ground shook, and obvious five-fingered claw marks appeared, which gradually healed after a moment.

The players were amazed.

However, some sharp-eyed players noticed something amiss.

"Why don't they have scales and sharp claws on their hands? That doesn't make sense."

The Dragonborn player's ability was indeed quite effective, but the players only saw his limbs grow larger and be covered in white energy; they didn't see the "dragon" symbol.

"The dragons of the Spirit Candle have no fixed form; any dragon with horns is a dragon."

Some players offered their explanations.

While other players still had some discussion about this, they didn't dwell on it too much.

The Dragonborn players quickly explored other possibilities and discovered that the "hybrid dragon limbs" ability essentially enhanced the limbs in melee combat and increased the area of ​​effect of the energy.

While it's decent, it doesn't quite reach the level of wow factor for players.

But soon a clever little player shouted from the crowd.

"Shall we try out the weapon?"

Upon hearing this, a group of players' eyes lit up, and they became interested. After a moment's thought, the Dragonborn Prison players also began to try it out.

They then discovered that... the effects of the "Hybrid Dragon Limb" could also be applied to weapons!

For example, the sword used by Dragonborn players has just become much larger, and its sharpness and actual attack range have instantly increased to a higher level.

This seems to be the correct usage!
"666, weapons are also part of the body, right?"

"Holy crap, beets!"

The player who offered the suggestion was immediately surrounded and rubbed by the others.

Seeing this, Guild Master Huomiao did not allow the Dragonborn Prison player to continue advancing his talent.

He turned and summoned another Dragonborn player, then repeated the previous action, once again pushing the bloodline quality to Firefly.

[Dragonborn (Firefly): ...Greatly enhances your spirit; you can now use "Hybrid Dragon Might."]

Although the preceding text is still similar, this time, the Dragonborn's abilities have changed.

Unlike the Dragonborn Prison player from the Warrior class just now.

This Dragonborn player is going for a pure magic build.

Naturally, this Dragonborn player also gave a demonstration.

Compared to "Hybrid Dragon Limbs", "Hybrid Dragon Might" is much more prestigious.

The Dragonborn player's gaze sharpened, and a burst of white energy swept past.

High-energy players feel a gentle breeze on their face, medium-energy players feel a sudden tightness in their chest, low-energy players feel instantly uncomfortable, and even lower-energy newbies are directly crushed to the ground.

Some players immediately exclaimed "Holy crap!"

Fortunately, the deterrent effect came and went quickly, and things soon returned to normal.

"Isn't this Conqueror's Haki?"

"Damn, this is great, this is great."

"This is absolutely perfect for showing off!"

"Hey, do you guys think this thing can be used together with suppressing war?"

The players immediately started discussing it enthusiastically, and some new players, after feeling down for a while, also got up and stood up.

After another experiment, players confirmed that the "Hybrid Dragon's Might" can indeed be used in conjunction with the suppression of war, and its suppressive power will become even stronger.

Furthermore, this ability seems to be more effective for beings with weak self-awareness.

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"Hmm... the abilities granted by the Dragonborn bloodline don't seem to be random; they should be influenced by the player's own combat style and the development direction of the Candle Spirit Body..."

"That does fit the setting that dragon horns are affected by race and the host's own abilities... However, the dragon bloodlines that we players can use should be limited."

After watching the Firefly Guild's experiment, the storyteller concluded.

In his view, the number of Dragon Horn abilities that players possess is definitely fixed and cannot be compared to those in the background story. After all, a "game" still has its limitations, and there are no infinite possibilities.

But in reality, it's not impossible for players to lock their beloved Candlekeeper in a dark room and study him endlessly...

"So... what kind of Dragonborn abilities would a tank player, a 'prayer' player, or an assassin player obtain?"

Li Miao, standing to the side, stroked his chin, looking somewhat curious.

The Firefly Guild quickly answered his questions...

(End of this chapter)