Alone and Infinite

The observer carefully cut down along the wound where Ye Ji had pierced, and blood mixed with something resembling oil flowed down like a spring.

In no time, the flesh was peeled away, revealing a silver metallic structure.

"Your Highness, this metal plate cannot be opened."

The three figures tried for a while, but ultimately gave up in despair.

Li Xia floated to the side, stared for a while, and suddenly reached in and grabbed the edge of the metal plate.

Take a deep breath and pull outwards with force.

The immense force caused the metal plate to creak and groan.

After a brief stalemate, a piercing cracking sound rang out, and Long Ji's massive body began to tremble without warning.

Aowu and Heitan were startled and grabbed the observer, ready to run away.

Fortunately, the dragon strike only trembled once and did not make any further moves.

"It should be similar to how a dead frog or fish can still move; it's a nerve reflex."

Li Xia mentioned it briefly, then continued to pull on the sturdy metal plate.

'Crunch—crunch'

The strange metallic sound grew louder and louder until it was finally opened.

Four heads couldn't resist crowding closer.

Li Xia stared blankly at the contents for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Below the metal plate—

It was a person, a woman with a full head of white hair.

With her back to him, her entire body was swallowed up by the Dragon Slayer's flesh.

Countless blood vessels and nerve-like structures connect to her body.

His clothes had long been corroded away by the flesh and blood of the Dragon Slayer.

Only a thin chain hung around her neck.

"A person? How can there be a person?!"

The observer muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on the white-haired woman.

Finally, I saw those pointed ears, completely different from those of normal humans.

"Friend, friend, it's a dragon-man!"

Her breathing quickened, and she pointed to the pointed ears, whispering.

The Dragonkin are a race with a very long history, long lifespan, and extremely high intelligence.

However, their reproductive capacity is low, so they are rarely seen.

However, there is something very interesting: many of the high-ranking members of the Hunter's Guild are dragon people.

“Hmm—” Li Xia nodded: “If I’m not mistaken, she should be that legendary investigator, Tissna.”

The observer suddenly froze, his eyes slowly widening.

Because Li Xia had already grabbed the woman's neck and was pulling her outwards forcefully.

There's nothing we can do; the temple instructed us to do it this way.

Long Jijiang's body began to tremble uncontrollably again after the woman's upper body was pulled out.

Finally, as if it had lost all its strength, it collapsed heavily to its knees and crawled onto the ground.

The woman trembled twice, and slowly opened her eyes.

Those eyes, unique to the dragon race, were filled with utter bewilderment.

She looked at Li Xia, as if the memory of the battle was still lingering in her mind.

Instinctively, he crouched down, his left eye blinking rapidly, as if he were about to unleash a "Destruction Ray".

Li Xia raised his left hand without hesitation, unleashing the Great Memory Recovery Technique!

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound made the observer stare in disbelief at Tissna, whose face bore a red mark, and her eyes cleared considerably.

He opened his mouth and said with difficulty:

"Ah—uh—mm—"

She seemed to have not spoken for over fifty years; she spoke in a strange, distorted tone that no one could understand.

As Li Xia raised his left hand again, Tissna's voice suddenly returned to normal.

Although it still had a strange accent and was unclear, even a bit stuttering, at least it was understandable.

Hello everyone

"You! You're Tissna?!"

The observer, as if meeting an idol, suppressed his excitement and asked in a low voice.

The dragon woman was stunned for a moment, her eyes flashing with confusion and nostalgia. It seemed like she hadn't heard this name in a very long time, and she didn't react for a while.

After a long while, she finally nodded:

"I am Ti Tissna, Hunter Hunter Guild, New World Expedition Special Advance Team."

The observer cheered and was about to ask something when he suddenly remembered that his partner might need more questions, so he quickly took a step back.

I couldn't wait to pull out my notebook, ready to record this conversation that would be 'historic'.

Li Xia remained silent for a moment, looking at the prompt given by the Hall of Light on the panel:

[Please claim the final reward: Dragon Strike General's Life Core]

He asked directly:

Where is the life core of the Dragon Strike General?

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

It's already the eleventh day of the lunar year, and life is gradually returning to normal. I'm starting to resume updates, and I'll make up for the chapter I owe first.

I did the math: the two updates from the helmsman, plus five updates from last month's monthly votes, make a total of seven updates short!

Chapter 179 Run away!

The previously released hidden quest by the Temple of Light: [Unlocking the Ultimate Secret of This World]

Besides 3 Time-Space Coins and 5 Attribute Points, what other reward is there for the mission?

Now that Dragonstrike has lost power and is in a shutdown state.

The Hall of Light then indicated the mission objective: defeating the ultimate weapon of the ancient civilization, 'Dragon Strike General,' has been completed.

It has changed to [Obtain the final reward: Dragon Strike General's Life Core]

The core of life?

Tissna took a while to react, and seemed somewhat reluctant.

Even the eyes, unique to the dragon race, gradually turned a bright yellow, showing a tendency to transform into the pupils of the Dragon Strike General.

Li Xia raised his eyebrows and looked down at his left palm.

The fingers are long and slender, perhaps due to the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, and even appear somewhat delicate and resilient.

Yet it also exudes a strange sense of power.

Hmm—in short, it's very suitable for palm techniques.

Stina's gaze involuntarily followed Li Xia's movements downwards.

I felt my face suddenly burning as if by reflex.

The slap seemed to carry a strange power, and my entire brain, including my eyes, became clear.

That's not entirely wrong; Li Xia possessed the True Qi Fan.

"The core of life—"

Her eyes, now clear again, gazed at Long Jijiang's chest:

"Inside the bio-armor on my chest, there are boxes—"

Tissna said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I'm fusing with Dragon Strike. The fusion process took too long and I'll be affected by it."

Li Xia gave a signal with his eyes, and Heitan and Aowu immediately surrounded Dragon Strike General's back with the observers.

While pondering where to start, even Dettel came over, meowing and pointing to his back to offer his opinion.

But in reality, although the one person and the three animals were having a lively discussion, they were all secretly listening to the sounds from two meters away.

Because Li Xia and Tissna were discussing 'top secret information,' it would be firmly sealed off within the Hunter's Guild, and it would be impossible for even a single thing to be leaked.

"I can't remember many things anymore. I only remember that after seeing the mural, some things matched up with what was recorded in the guild."

Tissna's white hair is extremely long, and it seems to have been growing slowly over the past fifty years.

At this moment, it was draped down, covering the upper body like a white robe.

"According to the guild's procedures, you should return immediately and report."

Li Xia placed his charred right hand in front of him and, just like last time, used a small knife to peel off the cooked flesh.

Every little bit helps; I've heard that the cost of limb restoration in the temple is not cheap!

Tissna's eyelids twitched as she watched. Even though the hunter had great patience, she had never seen such a scene before.

She looked away and sighed.

"How many people can resist the urge to keep such a secret?"

Hunter, you are the same. Otherwise, I would have encountered the Hunter's Guild's Night Survey Team.

Li Xia neither denied nor admitted it, but simply changed the subject:

"So this is the research base of the Ancient Shured Kingdom?"

"The Kingdom of Shured is not the ancient Kingdom of Shured."

Tissna shook her head and said in an extremely ethereal voice:

"The Shured that was destroyed a thousand years ago was merely the embers of the once extremely powerful Shured dynasty when it was burned to ashes."

She smiled strangely and inexplicably, slightly raising her chin:

"And the Hunter's Guild and the current Kingdom of East and West Shured are merely sparks that drifted out when the embers died down."

In ancient times, the Shured created a brilliant civilization, so powerful that they could almost look down on all life on the planet.

Even the dragons, which are considered taboo, are merely troublesome monsters.

But like all life, once basic needs are met, they begin to yearn for a longer lifespan.

Naturally, they turned their attention to the ancient dragon, which possessed a long lifespan.

Tissna's smile grew increasingly strange, but what she said became more and more horrifying:

"The Shured are trying to integrate the genes of ancient dragons into the human body. By the way, you don't know what genes are, do you?"

"I know, you can continue—"

She definitely didn't say the word "gene," but through subconscious mapping and translation, Li Xia heard the word "gene."

Tissna's smile froze for a moment, seemingly not expecting Li Xia's response. After a brief pause, she could only continue:

"They succeeded. The ancient dragon genes brought tyranny and arrogance, ultimately triggering an epic war between humans and dragons."

This battle shattered the earth and blotted out the sky, with the ancient Shured people's combat weapons, Dragon Strikers and Dragon Strikers, covering the heavens and the earth.

However, the Ancient Dragon faction also gave their all, and ultimately the Shured people, blinded by arrogance due to the integration of Ancient Dragon genes, were defeated.