Chapter 63: Summon: Void Dark-Winged Black Dragon

Li Yao slashed forward, cleanly severing several meters of the dragon's tail and sending it flying into the air.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Unable to bear the excruciating pain, the Wings of Darkness wailed and released a wave of terrifying dragon might.

Li Yao was stunned in place.

The Wings of Darkness lashed out with a claw.

Though taking no damage, Li Yao's body was sent flying dozens of meters backward, crashing heavily into the wall.

Almost simultaneously with the claw strike, the Void Mantis materialized.

Its razor-sharp claws aimed directly at the severed stump of the tail.

[-51342 (Weakness Attack)]

[-120423 (Weakness Attack)]

[-13251]

Due to the colossal size of the Wings of Darkness, hitting its weak points was exceptionally easy.

Moreover, the dragon was currently suffering dual torment from the agonizing pain of its severed tail and the backlash of unleashing its ultimate skill, leaving it utterly incapable of dodging.

Another piercing dragon roar echoed through the chamber.

Six seconds! That human said six seconds!

As long as I can hold out for six seconds, I will surely kill him!

Li Yao had no intention of giving it that time.

Stamping his foot hard against the wall behind him, he shot forward like a cannonball!

Wielding the White Jade Bone Blade with savage force, he rained blow after blow onto the neck of the Wings of Darkness.

Realizing that attacking Li Yao's physical body was ineffective, the Wings of Darkness poured all its remaining power into defense.

"Clang! Clang!"

Every single slash gouged out massive torrents of thick, black blood.

[-6512]

[-6385]

[-6243]

[-5912]

......

As a member of the dragon race, the Wings of Darkness was completely immune to the poison damage carried by the White Jade Bone Blade.

Even the raw damage values were drastically reduced by its [Dragon Scales].

The gaze of the Wings of Darkness grew increasingly venomous.

Only six seconds. This human before it simply lacked the capability to kill it in time!

Li Yao's expression remained completely unchanged.

Veins bulged on his arms, and the high-intensity slashing caused the webbing between his thumb and index finger to ache faintly.

[-6913]

[-5821]

[-11921 (Weakness Attack)]

[-10572 (Weakness Attack)]

[-6231 (Weakness Attack)]

The flesh and skin around the neck of the Wings of Darkness began to tear apart under the intense agony!

Yet, it still glared at Li Yao with a grim, distorted smile.

"These six seconds are quite impressive, but they are still not enough to kill me!"

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The Wings of Darkness roared like a madman.

Its several-meter-long lethal claws were raised high and slammed straight down toward Li Yao.

"Boom!"

The speed was so blinding that Li Yao had no time to dodge, and he was driven straight into the stone floor.

Staring down at Li Yao, who had somehow sustained no damage, the Wings of Darkness wore a frantic expression.

"Damage immunity? No, an unbreakable ability like this cannot possibly exist."

"Even though you possess some sort of technique that grants you a massive attribute boost for a short time, you are still a Summoner at your core."

Pounding its massive foot repeatedly onto Li Yao's body, the Wings of Darkness vented the bitter hatred of its lost tail.

"If a Summoner has damage immunity, the problem... mostly lies with their summoned beast."

Ancient and venerable, the Wings of Darkness possessed knowledge far beyond that of ordinary monsters.

"With my current suppressed strength, I truly cannot spot that mantis, but..."

Before the sentence fully faded, the abdomen of the Wings of Darkness swelled violently.

The next second.

Endless black flames spewed forth, the scorching temperature warping the surrounding air.

Enduring the agonizing pain in its neck, the Wings of Darkness twisted its body, and within moments, the entire space was engulfed in black fire.

[-3021]

[-3412]

[-3104]

......

With a total health pool of just over twenty thousand, the Void Mantis could not withstand this level of damage for more than a few seconds.

"Shield."

Instantly, a translucent barrier of light materialized around the Void Mantis.

The incoming damage plummeted by 70%.

Instead of anger, the Wings of Darkness laughed derisively.

"Foolish ant, does delaying time change your fate?"

The temperature of the black flames escalated further. As a dragon, the mana pool of the Wings of Darkness was unimaginably vast!

It could maintain these black flames for tens of minutes.

It refused to believe that mere light barrier could persist for so long.

Under the relentless scorching of the black fire, the barrier trembled continuously, and damage numbers in the thousands ticked above the Void Mantis's head every single second.

At this rate, less than a minute was all it would take for the Void Mantis to perish on the spot!

"Human, await your death quietly."

"To have pushed me to this extent while merely at the first awakening tier, that is your glory."

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, the Wings of Darkness sensed that the bug beneath its feet had vanished.

Li Yao and the Void Mantis had simultaneously triggered [Void Leap].

Two figures materialized directly above the head of the Wings of Darkness.

The violent wind whipped up by the black flames caused Li Yao's robes to snap furiously.

His expression was detached, betraying neither joy nor anger.

The Void Mantis raised its dual claws, executing a crisscross slash directly into the existing wound on the dragon's neck.

[-50412 (Weakness Attack)]

Even when returned to its normal state, the Void Mantis still possessed a terrifying strength of 3,700 points.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The wound was deep enough to expose bone, spurting a massive fountain of blood!

Lifting his long saber high, Li Yao channeled every ounce of his strength into the White Jade Bone Blade and brought it down in a single stroke.

"Swoosh!"

The roaring motion of the Wings of Darkness abruptly froze.

A razor-thin black line appeared across its neck.

[Critical Strike!]

The next second, the gargantuan dragon head shot up into the sky, and blood spurted out like a geyser.

Even for a dragon, decapitation meant certain death!

Slowly descending to the ground, Li Yao gazed at the headless corpse before him and murmured softly, as if answering the words the Wings of Darkness had spoken moments ago.

"Await my death quietly?"

"I was merely waiting for my cooldowns. As for you, what were you waiting for?"

[You have slain a named-tier entity of a higher tier, Wings of Darkness - Gaineyat. EXP +65%.]

[Notice: The professional is currently in a state where leveling up is restricted. Overflow experience has been stored; stored experience will dissipate after twenty-four hours.]

"Still haven't completed the second awakening?"

"Ah, right!"

Li Yao retrieved a dark purple card from his storage ring.

A voice instantly echoed in his mind.

[Current HP of Wings of Darkness - Gaineyat is 0%. Conditions for contract met. Do you wish to form a contract?]

"Yes."

In an instant, the card transformed into a stream of light, enveloping the corpse of the Wings of Darkness before gently drifting down into Li Yao's hand and turning into an untitled book.

[Congratulations! Contract successful!]

[Please select a race for your chess piece.]

[Note: Only entities bound by Hextech contracts may have a race selected; you cannot select a race that exceeds the chess piece's inherent limits. Choosing a lower-tier race carries a probability of weakening the chess piece's abilities.]

Seeing the prompt, Li Yao did not hesitate at all.

"Select 'Void Clan'."

[Race selection successful!]

Simultaneously with the system prompt, the untitled book underwent a transformation.

[Summon: Void Dark-Winged Black Dragon (SS)]

Li Yao immediately learned the skill.

[Congratulations to the professional for completing the second awakening quest. Current quest completion rate is 100%. The quest can now be perfectly submitted. Do you wish to submit?]

"Just as I thought."

Glancing at his system interface, Li Yao chuckled softly.

The quest objective was to subjugate the Wings of Darkness.

And the effect of the chess piece contract card was that the lower the target's HP, the higher the success rate of the contract.

Therefore, achieving a 100% perfect second awakening essentially meant completely slaying the Wings of Darkness first.

Li Yao felt a silent wave of relief.

He was glad he hadn't chosen to leave the Wings of Darkness at 99% health.

If the completion rate had been stuck at 99%, it would have driven him crazy with obsessive-compulsive annoyance.

"Submit quest."