"What's going on..."

Sandra, who nearly got thrown to the ground by the sudden turn of events, quickly stopped her escape and turned around. What she then saw was an image she would never forget.

She saw the giant bone dragon that had been chasing them like a death god, spewing flames, suddenly crash down heavily into the ruins of Aifilan. The reason it crashed "heavily" was because not only had all the flames on its body extinguished, but its entire massive form was also frozen by a layer of ice crystals, looking like the corpse of a giant beast frozen in the snowfields.

On the head of this now immobilized monster covered in ice crystals, a young man in ordinary leather armor was bending over and fiercely chopping at its cervical vertebra. He seemed to be struggling a bit, but with each strike, fragments of the creature's cervical vertebra were splattering all around, accompanied by a succession of cracking sounds.

"Attack quickly! Everyone attack together!"

Although Sandra couldn't understand how this sudden turn of events occurred, she immediately began loudly urging the others still fleeing to take action. She was the first to draw her magical longbow and shot several magical arrows toward the head of the giant ice monster on the ground, hoping to lend some strength to the young man chopping away.

The others also began to react, launching their ranged attacks on the monster, spurred not only by Sandra's shouting but also by the shock of witnessing the sudden reversal they couldn't comprehend.

Among these people, Wang Zhifan's partner Andre was probably the one who couldn't fathom the current situation the most. In his memory, Wang Zhifan had been running alongside him from the bone dragon in the sky, even trailing behind him. How did the dragon suddenly crash and Wang Zhifan end up atop it demonstrating his physical prowess in chopping bones? It all seemed magical to Andre, making him feel he understood this newly acquainted friend far less than he assumed.

[You have leveled up to Lv8, Strength attribute increased by 1 point, space capacity increased by 1 cubic meter.]

[Please choose your reward (up to 2 items)]

[Fine Layer (70% drop probability):]

[...]

[Rare Layer (29% drop probability):]

[Demon Dragon Bone Shield (Rare)]

[When you equip this shield, flame resistance increases by 100%, and you can expand and shrink its defensive area within a certain range. 10 meter radius enemy attacks blocked by this shield will subject attackers to burning damage.]

[Demon Dragon Greatsword (Rare)]

[This greatsword adds 35% fire damage to your melee physical damage and penetrates 35% physical defense and 25% flame resistance.]

[Demon Dragon Battle Boots (Rare)]

[These are resilient boots for attacking enemies, adding 100% of physical damage as fire damage upon hit, increasing your movement speed by 20% and flame resistance by 50%.]

[Exceptional Layer (1% drop probability):]

[Demon Dragon Battle Armor (Exceptional)]

[This armor not only provides very strong defense but also increases your overall damage resistance by 30% and flame resistance by 150%, along with multiple fire-related abilities.]

[Flame Envoy: All fire attribute damage you deal is increased by 50%, and 30% of fire damage is converted to healing before flame resistance reduces it.]

[Demon Dragon Embodiment: In battle, you can transform the armor to various degrees into Demon Dragon form, granting you abilities like Fire Wings, Fire Shield, Fire Breath.]

[Demon Dragon Ring (Exceptional)]

[This ring forged from the Hell Demon Dragon core can greatly enhance your fire attribute abilities.]

[Master of Fire: Fire damage dealt is increased by 160%, and attacks penetrate 60% fire resistance.]

[Embodiment of Fire: You can transform yourself into fire form anytime, gaining refined control over this form while increasing all speeds by 40%.]

While everyone was collectively attacking the grounded giant frozen bone dragon, unaware, Wang Zhifan atop the dragon's head pretending to chop at the neck was already seeing a line of light screen notifications, reminding him of his level-up and the need to choose rewards from the monster kill.

"The top rewards are two Exceptional items, and I can only choose two, so there's no need for much deliberation, but I can't choose right now."

Wang Zhifan had no dilemma in reward selection, but because he wasn't acting alone and didn't want to reveal his secrets, he decided to delay claiming the rewards, letting the light screen information hang while relying on his potent sense to handle the situation.

"Stop attacking! I've already severed its neck! Quickly eliminate those nearby monsters closing in!"

Then, standing atop the fallen bone dragon, Wang Zhifan loudly reminded those still launching distant attacks on the dragon's body to stop wasting their energy on the dead creature and focus on the other approaching monsters.

His reminder was significant, steering many to transfer their attention from the suddenly defeated foe and start addressing other threats emerging around them. The ruins of Aifilan were teeming with monsters; those lurking nearby hadn't dared approach during their battle with the dragon, but now that the dragon was defeated, they swarmed over confidently.

In short, after Wang Zhifan surreptitiously took down the formidable foe, the group remained in danger since the ensuing monsters lacked the overwhelming strength of the dragon. Although enduring some consequences, they could swiftly dispatch them.

No need to elaborate on this part; Wang Zhifan also participated, protecting and assisting his partner Andre, though he noticed Andre occasionally casting different looks toward him during the process.

A while later, once everyone finished clearing all attacking monsters and regrouped, someone raised a puzzling question to Wang Zhifan:

"Could you explain what happened with that dragon earlier, Sir?"

At that moment, all eyes were focused on Wang Zhifan, as they couldn't comprehend how this seemingly ordinary ally resolved the previous terrifying enemy so quickly.

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