Reincarnated as a dragon’s egg ～Lets aim to be the strongest～ - Chapter 565

565 – [Chakra Awakening]
The blue [Ouroboros Breaker] blade has pierced Liliixra’s abdomen. Blue blood spurts from her mouth.

The blue sword ignores the resistances of the target, and applies the poisoned condition. Lilixira has [Physical Resistance: Lv9] and [Poison Resistance: Lv8], but there’s no escaping the poisonous clutches of this [Ouroboros Breaker].

I only used [Ideal Weapon] to find a way of dealing with the reach of her [Aparajita], so the effect of the blue sword is a welcome surprise. The MP cost is a little high, but it might be worth it to be a little more unrestrained with the amount of mana I put into it.

【Normal skill [Ideal Weapon] has risen from level 8 to 9.】

Pinned to the cliff, Lilixira’s body is burning as she’s unable to escape from the hellfire in the shape of giant black skeletons.

She can’t use [Immortal Step] to escape, as all she can do with it is shrink or stretch space.

The cost of [Hellgate] is severe, but in exchange the damage of a direct hit is tremendous. At this rate, Lilixira will continue to be burnt by the hellfire.

“I’ve come this far… I can’t lose…”

Lilixira’s arm twitches. I swing the red sword in my right hand back to cut her chest.

The next instant, the tail of her [Holy Naga] body whips towards me. It slams into my chest, knocking me away.

She pushed me away through pure strength!? I glance down at my hands. My left [Ouroboros Breaker] has shattered.

There’s no point wasting more MP on them now. I cancel [Ideal Weapon]. At the same time, I undo [Dragon Mirror] returning to my normal form.

When she hit me with her tail just now… her strength was abnormal. Her base stats are high as a [Holy Naga], and her strength was increased by [Immortal Qigong]. But, that wasn’t all. She was far stronger than before.

Lilixira’s body burns away from the [Hellgate], but then she emerges anew from inside her crumbling skin. [Reincarnation Moulting] again! The mana cost should be severe, but it’s frustrating that no matter how much I wound her, she’ll fully heal and restore any missing parts.

Still… This should have cut down her MP a lot. If I can hold out a little longer, I should be able to win.

I send a pair of [Dimension Claws] towards her. Her appearance blurs to the left and right, and the cliff wall behind her splits open.

What was that just now…? Up to now she’s always evaded with [Immortal Step], but this time it looked like she simply predicted my [Dimension Claws]. Did she see how my forelegs were moving?

Has she gotten better at using [Immortal Step]? Or could it be the predictions of her [Laplace Interference Authority] have gotten more precise? No, it’s simpler than that. Her reaction speed has increased.

Unable to keep up with her fast movement, the burnt remains of her previous skin fall away from her tail. Her exposed body seems to be surrounded in a golden glow.

『What is that…』

Lilixira’s eyes stare into mine. A chill runs down my spine. Her eyes are far colder than any monster I’ve seen before.

Since becoming a [Holy Naga], the humanity has rapidly faded from her features. No, she might have always been a monster in the shape of a human. Her true nature has just come to the surface.

“Ideally I’d have preferred to keep it in reseve, but I can’t afford to die without using it.”

Lilixira’s head tilts to the side. Even though her head moves, her expressionless eyes stay locked onto me.

At any rate, I can’t stop moving. Right now, her speed and power are absurd. There’s no telling how she’ll attack. I fly away, staying close to the cliff wall.

I already know what skill she’s used. Her appearance caught me by surprise, but there’s only one skill this could be.

【Characteristic Skill [Chakra Awakening]】
【Lets the user use magic to feverishly accelerate their body’s seven central organs.】
【The mind clears, strength increases, and magic power overflows.】
【All stats can be raised, but HP and MP is decreased rapidly.】
【A double-edged sword that destroys one’s own body.】

…Its her rampage skill for when she’s cornered. The golden glow is probably due to the overflowing magic power.

I remember one of Tolman’s officers used [Berserk] on her own subordinate, but this is far more troublesome than that. Unlike with [Berserk], Lilixira is clear-headed, and all of her stats are increased.

“I’ll admit it. In my experience, it has always been those like you who become stubborn in the face of death and show their true strength only when cornered that are the most dangerous.”

Lilixira spreads her wings and closes the distance to me. The light of [Aparajita] shines from her four hands. She’s going to throw chakrams again.

Just as I think she’s about to throw them, the chakrams grow larger still. After all, the power of her magic is being increased by her [Chakra Awakening].

“This is as far as you go, however. Goodnight.”

[Chakra Awakening] should be continuously draining her HP and MP. When the slime rampaged and became a ruin, it was all I could do to keep my distance to try to exhaust it, but with her [Aparajita] chakrams and [Immortal Step], Lilixira can close the distance whenever. Still, it’s far too dangerous to engage her in hand-to-hand combat right now. No matter what I do, it doesn’t seem like I’ll be able to outmanoeuvre her.

This really is the critical moment. [Chakra Awakening] is clearly a skill meant for fighting more powerful opponents, at the cost of severe risk. If I can endure this, she’ll have lost her last resort.