Red Dragon Monster Hunter Template.

Karen's undefeated record throughout his long career has instilled in him an abundance of confidence; and his unique bloodline gives him an extraordinary affinity for the shadows.

Therefore, he firmly believed that he was invincible in the night – wherever there was shadow, he could extend his steps, and nothing could stop him from moving forward.

Indeed, the facts proved this confidence. With his superb skill in leaping and weaving through the shadows of various buildings, he easily bypassed the guards around the stone tower and climbed up the towering structure to the top.

Looking down at the still oblivious kobolds of the dragon vein and the gnolls scurrying about like hyenas, Karen first smiled smugly before turning to look at her target.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the crown was far more awe-inspiring than he had imagined. Its enormous size made it seem like an extra section of the stone tower, and its interior surged with terrifying energy.

For an ordinary thief, let alone stealing it, even moving it by the slightest bit would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But as a legendary thief, he naturally possesses unparalleled skills.

Karen had a dagger that seemed to be formed from the darkness of night hanging from her waist, along with an old cloth bag.

The former can easily break through most magical defenses and can even directly tear apart the passage to the Fallen Shadow Netherworld; the latter is a rare spatial magic item with an internal space comparable to a warehouse.

Just as he was about to show his skills and break through the defensive magic on the Crown of Rainbow Scales, he discovered that there was no magic attached to this huge crown.

The only defense was a dense network of fine threads, seemingly made of solidified gold, wrapped around the crown.

Is this some kind of early warning mechanism? Does cutting the thread trigger an alarm?

That's incredibly naive. As long as I'm fast enough, what can they do to me even if they discover I've been robbed?

Karen drew the dagger from her waist, a confident glint in her eyes, and instantly transformed into a shadow, swirling forward.

His extreme reaction speed and agility allowed him to unleash dozens or even hundreds of slashes in a mere second, each landing precisely on all the gold threads of the crown.

Next, simply tuck the Crown of Rainbow Scales into the pouch at your waist, then disappear into the shadows, and you can escape with ease.

However, in the next instant, something astonishing happened to Karen: the weapon in her hand, powerful enough to cut through gold and jade, landed on the dense gold threads, but she only felt a strong elasticity and couldn't cut through a single one.

Now it's truly a case of a mouse trying to pull a turtle—completely at a loss.

What terrified him even more was that a large number of powerful auras were rapidly surging in from all directions.

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Even when he had just placed the colorful crown out, Thor had already anticipated that some "rats" from the shadows would come to steal it.

He didn't care at all; in fact, he wished someone would steal it.

Didn't that old hag Tiamat want a proxy? Then just give her one. As for whether it's a cat or a dog in the end, that's up to her own luck.

However, there is a prerequisite for doing so: the thief must demonstrate sufficient strength, otherwise wouldn't he be looked down upon?

At this moment, the entire stone tower standing in the Crimson Golden City Square is already covered with a dense network of mycelium, and the slightest touch will be keenly perceived by the fungus people.

Thor knew of Karen's arrival the moment she stepped onto the tower, yet he still gave her a chance—which Karen clearly failed to seize.

The enormous red dragon lay sprawled on the golden throne, its gaze piercing through the distant darkness, watching as several rising flames disappeared into the distance.

Legendary rogues are powerful, but that's only when they hide in the shadows. Once exposed to the light and known to the world, their strength will be greatly diminished.

Especially when facing the heavily armored, massive Darkin who are skilled in wide-range attacks, if you can't kill them with a single blow, you'll probably be in trouble.

Thor then stopped paying attention—they were just a bunch of tiny insects, not worth wasting his energy on.

He focused his attention on his mind. He still had a lot of mental energy left after extracting the monster template of the mantis, so he planned to continue to squander it.

Continuing to draw from the unbanned monster templates is certainly not enough, but unlocking two Elder Dragon monster templates is more than enough, and there might even be some left over.

Thor continued his daily routine, investing 100 essence points into miscellaneous items, which unlocked some more redeemable items.

Then, I randomly selected a few environmental creatures and low-level monsters, and obtained a host of interesting creatures such as Bobo, Giant Beetle, Stone Lizard, Rain Snail, Cobra, Dog Dragon, Great Bird...

Several of them are naturally able to secrete healing fluids, which could be reproduced in that small demiplane to enrich its ecosystem.

After tasting these "appetizers," Thor finally focused his mind and prepared to "enjoy the main course."

Ancient dragons, born with all sorts of unique abilities, can provide considerable assistance to Thor even now, so they should be treated with utmost care.

Two hundred thousand essences transformed into starlight, which he poured into the sixth level of the turntable in one go. Two neon-like lights lit up together, flashing and intertwining.

Time seemed to pass in an instant, yet it also felt like an eternity.

When the light spots stopped, the small squares they covered depicted a monster covered in rotting flesh and shrouded in miasma, and a large gecko with a pointed head and curled tail, its body dark purple and filled with moisture.

Congratulations on obtaining the [Vaal Hazak Monster Template] and [Chameleon Monster Template]. Do you wish to withdraw immediately? Yes/No.

Both of these are common characters in Monster Hunter games, so Thor has a clear memory of them.

The Vaal Hazak is a unique ancient dragon that lives in a special environment known as the "Miasma Valley," filled with miasma and decaying corpses.

It is about 20 meters long and has the classic four-legged, two-winged structure of the ancient dragon. Its scales are shiny silver-white, and its body is slightly slender.

However, those scales with their curved barbs were covered with the corpses of dead monsters, like another layer of flesh, firmly attached to their bodies.

At the same time, a special fungus has achieved a deep symbiotic relationship with this ancient dragon, causing it to spew out dense miasma spores with every move it makes.

Its very existence accelerates the decay of corpses, making the Valley of Miasma a place of reincarnation for the bioenergy and organic matter of the entire New World.

In comparison, the Xialong is slightly smaller, averaging less than twenty meters in length. It also has a four-legged, two-winged structure, but its wings on its back resemble two huge pieces of flesh.

It has a head that is unusually large for its size, a short and thick neck, a sharp single horn extending forward from the top of its head, and dull, mosquito-coil-shaped eyes on both sides.

Its tail is often curled up, and six flat bulges extend from the base to both sides, resembling a folded umbrella.

It is born with the ability to control dense fog and toxins, and can achieve complete invisibility by changing its skin color. It also has a long and flexible tongue like a whip in its mouth, which can be swung at supersonic speed.

However, due to his timid nature, he mainly feeds on insects and is very good at stealing.

Chapter 408 The Corpse Haze and the Mist Dragon

Thor was not satisfied with the two ancient dragon templates he drew this time, feeling that they were not suitable for him as a red dragon.

Just thinking about the ghoul dragon covered in corpse parts made him nauseous. He figured only black dragons that reeked of decay and stench would like it.

Anyway, when the black dragons get old, they all look like skin and bones, so hanging some skin and flesh from other creatures on their bodies can make them look a bit stronger.

They also love to bury food in rotten swamps and wait for it to rot and ferment before taking it out to eat, which they call a unique "pickled" method.

Hanging the corpse directly on one's body would serve as a backup food source.

Meanwhile, in Norse mythology, when the infamous black dragon Nidhogg, the destroyer of the world, took flight from the abyss, his wings were covered with the corpses and souls of the dead.

Looking at the chameleon's invisibility, fog summoning, and poison release, these are all tricks that only the weak would use, which are quite compatible with those long, green reptiles. The powerful red dragon would not stoop to using such methods.

But as the saying goes, I may not need it, but I cannot live without it.

After all, this was a powerful force that countless creatures would kill for. Although Thor was slightly disgusted, he still took it without hesitation.

With a gentle tap of consciousness in his mind, the void rippled like water.

First, a hazy, yellowish-green miasma spread out, and a hideous monster covered in rotting flesh stepped out from it. Just as it was about to roar, Thor slapped it away without any politeness.

Thor thought it would only be a minor modification, and that even the abilities of the Vaal Hazak would be directly absorbed by his own body without any direct manifestation.

However, when the familiar warm current surged from his body and spread to every part of his body, the result was far more intense than he had expected.

A surge of warmth rushed into Thor's mind, seeping into his massive, crystalline brain.

The spiritual power of true dragons is undoubtedly strong, because their brains are exceptionally large in both absolute size and relative to their bodies, and they continue to grow new neural cortex as they age.

Thor's body has been enhanced by numerous monster templates, and with his massive size of over 110 meters, his brain alone is a behemoth to ordinary creatures, comparable to some Mind Flayer mainframes.

The mental power he generated every moment, even in the deep folds of his brain, gave rise to visible sparks of electricity, indicating that he already possessed the talent to awaken a special ability—psychic power.

As the strange warm current flowed in, the electric sparks that had been flashing between the folds of the brain suddenly receded inward as if stimulated.

Clusters of dazzling blue-white light gathered together, gradually forming a winding current. All mental energy and thoughts had a foundation and no longer scattered as randomly as before.

As time went on, the bright current gradually expanded, eventually transforming into a wave-like presence that enveloped Thor's entire brain.

As these energy spread throughout Thor's body along the neural network and merged with the magic within him, they formed a power capable of altering reality with thought—psychic energy.

An invisible wave emanated from Thor's body. At this moment, even without being connected to the mycelial network, he could clearly perceive the countless tiny beings within his territory.

Countless tiny fungi are interconnected, forming a vast network that covers an area of ​​hundreds of kilometers, through which flows a kind of electric energy.

The surging warmth continued, and combined with some of the abilities of the Black Eclipse Dragon monster template that Thor had previously obtained, it successfully connected to a new realm.

That was the power of disease and decay, carrying an unsettling gray-black aura.

This unexpected change took Thor by surprise. As he focused his attention, pale blue subtitles flashed before his eyes.

The Vaal Hazak monster template was successfully loaded. Abilities such as [Barbed Scales], [Double Jaws], and [Strong Acid Stomach Juice] are outdated compared to the main body and have been converted into pure life force.

[Master] has been retained.

[Disease/Epidemic] has been retained.

[The scavenger] has been retained.

As a being that controls fungal spores, spreads diseases, and accelerates the cycle of bioenergy and organic matter throughout the New World, the Vaal Hazak must be favored by some force and rule of the world.

When combined with magic, some unique abilities are born.

If a Vaal Hazak were to be born on the Prime Material Plane and not be stopped in time, the ecological disaster it could cause would probably be no less severe than that of the Black Eclipse.

Thor felt a surge of pleasure as he gained control over the surrounding mycelial network. This time, it wasn't through the fungus people, but rather from his own tangible power.

This made him even more excited about the upcoming Xialong monster template. After the changes in his body stabilized, he immediately tapped it lightly in his mind again.

Another hazy mist rose up, this time appearing and disappearing, indistinct and unclear.

The ancient dragon spirit, resembling a giant gecko, timidly hid in the mist, seemingly afraid to look directly at the enormous creature before it.

But Thor wasn't going to waste time with it. He opened his ferocious maw and inhaled sharply, sucking the billowing smoke into his belly.

Another familiar warm current surged from within, permeating the entire body like gentle ripples of water.

As time went by, Thor felt his control over the water element gradually increasing.

He spread out his large hands, and the moisture in the air immediately gathered in his palms, condensed into ice, and then instantly evaporated into a thick fog.

When Thor's magic seeped into it, a potent poison containing a variety of negative effects, including paralysis, slowing, hallucination, and sensory interference, was created out of thin air.

In addition, the warm current flowing through Thor's body radiated outwards, covering every scale on his body and growing a barely perceptible layer of tiny crystals on its surface.

These are countless microcrystalline photosensitive structures that can constantly adjust the refraction of light in response to electric current stimulation, thereby achieving the effect of invisibility.

Unfortunately, Thor will probably rarely use this ability. After all, even if he can become invisible visually, the terrifying presence of a behemoth that is over 110 meters tall is hard to ignore.

He looked again at the pale blue subtitles flashing before his eyes.

The template for the Chameleon monster has been successfully loaded. However, its abilities such as [Long Tongue], [Confusing Tail], and [Independent Turning Eye] are outdated compared to the main body and have been converted into pure life force.

[Disappearance] has been retained.

[Violent Poison] has been retained.

[Fog] has been retained.

Chapter 409 The Ancient Dragon's Reappearance Plan

The monster templates for Vaal Hazak and Chameleon have been loaded. While they did not significantly boost Thor's strength, they undoubtedly greatly enriched his abilities.

Just like a mountain peak, the criteria for judging it sometimes include not only its altitude, but also its overall volume.

When he awoke from the magnificent golden platform, he lazily stretched his body, his enormous wings spreading out like a blanket covering the sky, and his entire body burst forth with a dazzling, radiant light.

The photosensitive scale coating, derived from the chameleon, has functions far beyond cloaking; it can also change its color by adjusting the angle of light refraction.

From now on, Thor can become any dragon he wants, just like changing clothes, and the color of his scales can be changed at will.

However, after only a brief experience, Thor reverted to his original scale color.

After all, he was extremely satisfied with his current appearance. His crimson-gold scales were inlaid with a crystal plating that shone like diamonds and long thorns, making him both majestic and noble. There was really no need to change it.

Just then, the dragon-blooded kobold who had been waiting outside the hall heard the commotion of the great dragon lord's awakening, bowed and quickly walked in, and respectfully reported.

"Greetings to the great Dragon Lord, your humble servant offers you his most faithful greetings."

Please forgive us, Great Dragon Lord; your subordinates are incompetent, allowing the thief who tried to steal the crown to escape.