Chapter 222: Let Me Whip You Once

“Roar—!!!”

The Abyssal Demon Dragon spread its vast black wings. Its enormous body filled nearly half the hall, demonic flames raging all over it as it unleashed an earth-shaking roar at the two of them.

A gale mixed with dark aura howled toward them. Bai Yue Ling instantly spread her jet-black wings, drew her divine staff, and instinctively shielded Ying Ye behind her.

“Stand behind me, Ying Ye!”

“You’re the one who should stand behind me, Xiao Bai.”

Ying Ye stepped in front of Bai Yue Ling, leaving her a back that radiated reassurance.

“I’m not that newbie assassin who needed you to teach me how to play anymore. Right now, I’m ranked one place above you on the combat power leaderboard.”

A mass of scorching dark-purple demonic flame burst from the dragon’s mouth, carrying a terrifying heatwave as it roared straight toward them.

Ying Ye swiftly swung her left hand. A large umbrella with a metallic sheen snapped open instantly, firmly blocking all the demonic flames.

Equipment Name: Shinobi Prosthetic — Mechanism Umbrella

Quality: Excellent

Defense: Extremely high

Equip Requirement: Equip “Shinobi Prosthetic”

Attribute Bonus: Strength C, Agility B

Description: A prosthetic shinobi tool fitted with an iron fan. It can block all attacks except from below and can move while receiving attacks.

Note: Why does using Slash overwrite the weapon’s original enchantment? What kind of trash setting is that!

After the flames dissipated, Ying Ye twisted her wrist and gently lowered the umbrella, trying to observe the dragon’s next move.

The dragon suddenly exerted its limbs. Its gaping maw lunged forward at extreme speed, attempting to swallow them whole in a single bite.

Clang!

Ying Ye quickly raised her blade to block. The powerful impact sent her flying back instantly. Bai Yue Ling beat her wings and caught Ying Ye firmly in midair.

Ying Ye said in surprise, “Since when could you fly?”

Bai Yue Ling retorted, “Focus on the boss fight.”

She set Ying Ye down, then circled to the dragon’s flank and unleashed a barrage of holy light orbs.

Sensing the holy light, the dragon roared again. An invisible demonic flame spread outward in a circle. The holy orbs exploded before even reaching it, like dozens of cannons detonating at once, shockwaves spreading through the air.

The burst of dazzling holy light instantly dispelled the darkness in the hall. The dragon abruptly took flight and lunged to bite Bai Yue Ling—

At the critical moment, Ying Ye fired a grappling claw that hooked Bai Yue Ling’s ankle. With a twist of her arm, she yanked her down, barely evading the fatal strike.

“This is bad…” Bai Yue Ling sighed.

Ying Ye asked, “Then do you have any other moves?”

“…Looks like holy light orbs don’t work on it. They explode before entering its attack range,” Bai Yue Ling said. “Dark holy light doesn’t work either, because it’s definitely from the dark faction. And my other succubus-type skills only interfere—it doesn’t deal much damage.” She looked at Ying Ye. “So I can only support you and cheer you on.”

When you really counted it, aside from holy light orbs, Bai Yue Ling truly had no strong offensive skills. Most of the abilities she gained after her class advancement were support-oriented. Expecting her to output serious damage was basically impossible.

After all, the “Fallen Succubus” was a mooching class. At most, she could only deal damage on big sisters right now.

The dragon frantically swung its claws, advancing with earth-shaking tremors, steadily forcing Bai Yue Ling and Ying Ye into a corner.

Bai Yue Ling released several more holy light orbs, but they were instantly swallowed by the dragon’s scorching breath, barely slowing its advance.

While retreating rapidly, Ying Ye shouted, “If your damage doesn’t work, do you have any skills that can support me?”

“Mm… no skills, but I have equipment.”

Bai Yue Ling pulled a black whip studded with fine barbs from her bag and said seriously, “Let me whip you once. It can increase attack power.”

Ying Ye twitched her mouth. “Do you have to play this kind of thing during a fight?”

“I’m serious. That’s just how the equipment effect works.”

“…Fine. Go ahead.”

Ying Ye turned around, giving her back to Bai Yue Ling, thinking that this bratty girl had taken advantage of her again. If she ever got the chance, she would definitely whip her back.

Smack!

With a sharp crack, the force tore open the ninja outfit on Ying Ye’s back, exposing smooth pale skin.

Beyond the pain, she felt a burning heat flood her body instantly, as if endless power waited to be unleashed!

The dragon roared. Its vertical pupils flared with savage light as it targeted Ying Ye and dove down with jaws wide open.

Facing the ferocious assault, Ying Ye not only did not resist—she sheathed her blade instead. A dazzling black radiance burst from the gap in the scabbard.

“Iaido Slash—!”

Shing!

A crescent blade arc shot toward the dragon, carving a horrific gash across its neck. It roared in fury, its attack momentarily stalled.

Strangely, no blood spurted from the wound. Only wisps of dark-purple mist seeped out, radiating a darkness and corruption utterly different from fallen energy—instinctively terrifying.

Bai Yue Ling’s eyes widened. “What on earth has this dragon girl been eating…?”

Ying Ye leapt up onto the dragon’s back. Her figure merged with the shadows as she carved wound after wound across its body at extreme speed. With every swing, the lash wound on her back was stimulated, her battle intent rising without end.

Her attacks were sharp and rapid. Just as the dragon’s health was about to be ground down to nothing, it suddenly reared onto its hind legs, spread its wings, and released another heaven-shaking roar.

The surrounding darkness faded, transforming into endless dark-purple mist that flooded in from all directions, converging onto the dragon’s body at the center.

The dark-purple patterns across its body grew increasingly vivid. The pounding of its heart became ever more tense and violent. The instant the darkness vanished completely, invisible magic power erupted like a collapsing mountain and tsunami, blasting outward.

Boom!

The sudden surge hurled Ying Ye far away. She slammed heavily onto the ground, wounds streaking across her body.

When the explosive magic subsided, the enormous dragon was gone. In its place stood a small girl.

She was completely naked. One long dragon horn rose from her head; the other was broken. Dark-purple hair wreathed in mist fell in disarray to her feet. A few dark scales covered her vital areas like bandages. A thick dragon tail utterly mismatched with her petite frame lashed wildly, displaying her fury and mania.

Bai Yue Ling froze slightly. This was… phase two?

“You measly humans… why won’t you just let me eat you obediently?”

The dragon princess spat out vicious loli-like words. Her cherry mouth snapped open, instantly firing a thick pale-white laser.

Boom—

Bai Yue Ling spread her wings and dodged at once. Ying Ye also darted aside with a light step.

But the dragon princess suddenly twisted her head. The laser traced a graceful arc through the air, tracking Ying Ye’s movement path—and within moments swallowed her completely.

Your teammate “Ying Ye” has died.

The surging beam gradually faded. The dragon princess exhaled a wisp of white smoke and turned to stare at Bai Yue Ling, predatory chill gleaming in her eyes.

“That cute big-breasted girl over there… can you let me take a bite?”