The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 66 Dragon!
The crypt spiders and imps weren't the only ones shocked.

The players who were fighting bloody battles with the Earth Dragon warriors were also shocked by this sudden scene.

"What the hell!?"

"This, this is-"

"Dragon?!"

Is this a monster that can be seen in the Novice Village?!
but--

Quite handsome?

The majestic beast simply moved its shoulders, and the entire forest shook as if it were an earthquake.

It held its head high with hot white mist coming out of its mouth and nose. Its pupils like the scorching sun looked around disdainfully, and it looked down at the creatures on the ground as if it were looking down on ants.

The overwhelming sense of oppression made all the species in the forest dare not move.

In the face of the pressure from the one that stands at the top of the food chain, even the king of the jungle has to bow his head in fear.

The players subconsciously slowed down the speed at which they loaded bullets, and many of them even stopped what they were doing.

No one would doubt that—

In front of such a huge monster, the muskets and fire sticks in their hands were of no difference, at most they could just tickle this guy!

Not just players.

The Earth Dragon warriors also stopped what they were doing, even threw away their weapons, and knelt on the ground to pray devoutly.

"Praise the Great Dragon Gutaf!"

Standing at the forefront of the sea of ​​skeletons, Yiye Zhiqiu looked up at the giant beast that was as majestic as a mountain, and the soul fire burning in its skull shook in astonishment.

silver?
gold?

Or platinum diamonds——

He had an inexplicable intuition in his heart that the strength of this monster that was beyond common sense could no longer be measured by pure level.

That is a species that only appears in epics and even myths!

On the treetops.

Arakdo was shaking uncontrollably, and spoke to Luo Yan who was riding on his back in a voice with a hint of pleading.

"Demon, Demon King... We are no longer able to deal with monsters of this level... Let's retreat!"

If he had not already laid a spider web on the branches of the pine tree, he would have fallen to the ground with his belly up.

However, unlike Arakdo who was frightened, Luo Yan, who was frowning, noticed something unusual in the dragon.

That rascal--

"Youyou, can you see the soul in it?"

"Let me see!"

Youyou tried her best to rise higher, and finally stopped five meters above Luo Yan's head, looking in the direction of the giant dragon.

As a god, it can see things that ordinary people cannot see.

soon.

Youyou's investigation has yielded results!
“See—Huh?! Weird, Lord Demon, there are actually two souls inside it?!”

"you sure?"

"Confirmed! One is steel grade, and the other is... diamond?!" Youyou was obviously also startled. She shrunk back from the sky to Luo Yan's side and said tremblingly, "Master Demon King, I think your servant is right. How about we retreat first?"

Luo Yan glanced at the mirror in his hand.

"What are you afraid of? You can't die."

Youyou said with a helpless smile.

"I'm worried about you! If you die, I'll be gone too, right?!"

Having said that, Luo Yan was not worried about his own safety at all.

In fact, when he heard that in addition to the steel-level soul, there was also a diamond-level soul in the dragon's body, he actually felt relieved.

He probably had guessed what the patriarch of the Earth Dragon Clan had done.

"The sacred object of the dragon hunter, the dead body that seals the soul of the dragon... I didn't expect that this gecko would have such an incredible thing in his hand."

The dragons had no natural enemies and first appeared as disasters in the continent of Oss. It was not until the First Era that the dragon god's divinity was condensed and the dragon race moved from ignorance to civilization and ended the endless killing with other races.

There is no specific historical data to prove which happened first, the birth of the Dragon God or the dragon race's development into civilization, and which was the cause and effect of which.

However, one thing is certain: before the birth of the Dragon God, there was a group of people who made a living by slaying dragons on the continent of Os.

Some of them are humans, some are dwarves, and there are even elves and halflings... Most of them come from the ruins destroyed by dragons.

They call themselves Dragon Hunters.

After killing the dragon, they would bind the dragon's soul in its remains and make it into a "holy vessel", thus preventing it from crossing the Styx and being reborn.

Although later research results proved that this was meaningless, and that the souls of newborns did not necessarily have to come from existing souls, but could also be created out of thin air, in the relatively backward First Age, most people believed that this method could reduce the number of dragons.

In short, in the distant First Era, many dragons were made into equipment by dragon hunters.

Later, some other ethnic groups with dragon blood joined the dragon hunter organization and hunted the stubborn "evil dragons" under the will of the Dragon God.

As believers of the Dragon God, they soon became interested in these holy vessels that sealed the souls of dragons.

That is a soul above diamond level.

Some of them might even be demigods!
It would be a shame to leave such an awesome thing lying around, why not turn it into a weapon?
So as time went by, an experienced dragon hunter referred to the undead magic system created by the god of the underworld and designed a set of ritual magic that was different from the undead magic, but had similar results to the undead magic.

This magic is called "Dragon Taming Magic".

It is classified as ritual magic of summoning, effective only on holy objects made by dragon hunters, and can only be activated by spellcasters with dragon blood flowing in their veins.

And the price the spellcaster needs to pay is extremely heavy.

Most of the dragon hunters who used this ability could not change back in the end...

"...This guy is probably using the scales or teeth of a giant dragon as a medium, and the sacrifice is his own blood and the blood of the lizardmen present... Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that these geckos actually have a few drops of dragon blood in their veins."

That's not Dragon Magic at all!

The dragon summoned in this way is not a real dragon at all, but a creature similar to the undead!
It's ridiculous.

Compared to me who borrowed the power of dragon language, this guy is the real blasphemy!

The giant dragon not far away has begun to run wild.

A stream of dragon's breath gushed out from the open bloody mouth, and in just a moment, the forest that was more than ten meters wide was turned into ashes!
Some players tried to fire at the dragon with fire pokers, while others brandished daggers and spears to trim its toenails.

However, without exception, their attacks were in vain. The dragon simply lifted its foot lightly and sent a large number of players directly back to the resurrection point.

Seeing that Luo Yan still had no intention of retreating, Youyou said tremblingly.

"Master Demon King...are you sure you don't want to consider stepping aside?"

"Youyou, remember what I said before, the strength of the necromancer's 'puppet' is determined by the strength of the puppet itself and the strength of the necromancer."

"So, so?"

"So," Luo Yan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the violent dragon in the distance, and said calmly, "The guy standing in front of us is just a bully."

Trying to control a diamond-level dragon with steel-level strength!
It’s simply a fool’s errand!

At this moment, Luo Yan could see even more clearly than Youyou.

The chief of the Earth Dragon Clan, Sanu, had gradually lost his mind and even began to indiscriminately attack his fellow tribesmen who were crawling on the ground and praying.

as predicted--

That guy has been bitten back by this uncontrollable force!

Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Luo Yan gently patted Arakdo's head.

"Arakdo, can you use spider silk to move between pine trees?"

Arakdo was stunned.

"Ah?! This...I can try it."

Luo Yan said calmly.

"If you haven't tried it before, then there's no need to. Anyway, I need you to get me onto the dragon's back... It would be best if you could ride on its back. If that's not possible, then do your best and just get me nearby."

"Ride on the back of a dragon?!"

Arakdo's legs went weak when he heard this, and he stuttered more than a little devil, "My Lord, what are you doing there?!"

Luo Yan talked nonsense in a serious manner.

"An innocent soul is trapped inside a rotting body, and I intend to set it free."

To be honest, of course he wanted to keep the diamond-level soul, because it was the soul of a dragon!
However, with his current strength, he could not control that huge force at all. If he stayed by force, he would only be led by the latter.

Let it return to the embrace of the Dragon God!

It's time for this guy, who has been sealed for who knows how many hundreds of years, to rest in peace.

"Roar--!"

The roaring dragon was still venting its anger indiscriminately, its scorching breath raging in the forest, releasing a sea of ​​fire like purgatory.

At the urging of the Demon King, Arakdo finally launched a charge, trying to get behind the dragon with the cover of the terrain.

But this guy is so huge!
It's almost like a hill!
The tail can flatten a burning tree with just a casual swing! And the claws are even more deadly, leaving a hellish scene wherever they pass.

Fortunately, this guy has poor eyesight.

In addition, since Sanu himself is unable to control this power, the dragon is now like a walking corpse, simply venting his anger indiscriminately that has nowhere to be released!

This power is not without limit——

Even a dragon!

"Octo! Attract its attention!"

"Hungry……!"

Okodo leaped into the air wielding a scimitar, and slashed hard on the dragon's shoulder with a whirlwind-like blow.

clang--!
The indestructible dragon scales made a crisp sound of metal clashing!

Although the dragon was not hurt at all, it successfully attracted the attention of the big guy.

I saw the pupil like a burning sun slowly looked to my left side, and then the dragon opened its bloody mouth.

"Roar--!"

A stream of hot dragon breath gushed out!

Dozens of pine trees were instantly turned into charcoal and blown down by the wind!
Although he barely avoided the fatal blow, Octo paid a heavy price. Almost half of his body was evaporated by the scorching flames, leaving only white bones!
This is not over yet!

The dragon, who was worried about where to vent his anger at the reptile that dared to hurt him, had no intention of letting him go.

The opportunity is fleeting!
Without having time to feel sorry for his puppet, Luo Yan seized the opportunity when the dragon was distracted and immediately urged Arakdo to run towards the right rear of the dragon!
That's its blind spot!
"Now! Jump on it!"

Looking at the tail touching the ground, Luo Yan shouted loudly.

"Ahhhhh!" Using shouting to dispel the fear in his heart, Arakdo leaped up with gritted teeth, and at the same time spat out a stream of white phlegm from his mouth!

That's not just ordinary phlegm.

Instead, he chewed it in his mouth for several minutes and spat it out with a stringy texture. The flying spider silk crossed a distance of more than ten meters and stuck to the center of the dragon's back like a piece of candy.

The giant dragon that was chasing Octo didn't pay any attention to the small mosquito biting behind it. The weak attack couldn't even sting it.

This is exactly what Luo Yan meant.

With the help of the spider web, Arakto, carrying Luo Yan, quickly climbed to the center of the dragon's back in two steps.

Missy, who was watching from a distance, was completely stunned.

Those bright eyes widened into a circle, and the wide-open mouth completely turned into an O shape.

That's the Demon King?!
What the hell is he doing?!

Slay the dragon?!

"hateful……"

This is no longer evil.

This is simply suicide, right?!

Just as she was thinking so pessimistically, Luo Yan, who was originally "halfway up the mountain", had already climbed to the back of the dragon's neck with the help of Arakdo.

That is the place where magic crystals are generated after the dragon dies!
It is also the place closest to the soul!

"Lord Demon King! Is this enough?! If we go any further, we might end up in his mouth!" Arakdo shouted in horror.

He was able to overcome his fear and not fall, which was the limit of what he could do as a Black Iron-level monster.

The reason why he had such courage was purely because of his trust in the Demon King himself and the fact that the giant dragon had not yet targeted him, a little bug.

"That's enough... Just hold on tight and don't let go!"

Hearing the order from the Demon King, Arakdo nodded nervously and lay on the dragon's neck, not daring to move.

Luo Yan took a deep breath and reached out to touch the scales on the dragon's neck. His entire aura changed, like a giant dragon in human form.

This is the first step in performing Dragon Language magic.

He has to imagine himself as a dragon!
"Great dragon Gutaf, the omnipotent ancient spirit, the true god soaring in the starry sky... Please open your eyes and look at your child, whose wings are broken and is imprisoned..." (Dragon language)

That is a spell recorded in ancient books together with the art of dragon taming. It is used to save dragon hunters who have lost control due to dragon taming and prevent them from becoming new evil dragons!
Luo Yan was extremely grateful that he had used this spell as material for learning dragon language and had copied it down in his notes along with other spells.

In addition, it was also fortunate that he reviewed these things some time ago.

Otherwise, after such a long time, he might not be able to recite it even if he racked his brains.

"...May you lead it back to the sea of ​​stars, let its soul fly freely, turn into sparks above the sky, and shine again in the eternal night sky." (Dragon language)

The low and hoarse roar was like the gradually rapid beat of a war drum.

Luo Yan recited every syllable without distraction, not daring to make the slightest mistake.

The victory or failure depends on this one move——

And at the moment when the last syllable fell, an incredible miracle happened.

The originally manic dragon suddenly stopped showing its fangs and claws, just like a baby hearing a lullaby.

It's not just the dragon.

As the source of the chaos returned to peace, the entire Silver Pine Forest fell silent in an instant, leaving only the rustling sound of the autumn wind blowing through the forest.

Peaceful.

serene.

The dragon's breathing gradually became even.

Not only the breathing, but also the fire of hatred burning in the pupils like the scorching sun slowly extinguished at the same time.

Luo Yan touched the scales with his right hand and felt its gradually calming heartbeat, as well as the desperate howl of the other soul living in its body.

"Do not--"

"You can't fall asleep yet! Move!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Lord Dragon God... why did you abandon your child..."

Listening to Sanu's wailing, Luo Yan suddenly felt a little pity for this guy.

But no matter how pitiful it is, some things cannot be changed.

"Sleep peacefully." (Dragon language)

ended.

Circles of light golden ripples spread out in all directions, and the vast energy no longer stirred up trouble, but gradually began to heal the wounds left on the land by the previous rage.

The dead plants began to grow, and new shoots emerged from under the withered roots, entwining the upright skeleton hands like vines and climbing upwards.

Missy was completely stunned, as if her brain had crashed, and she was speechless for a moment.

This is--

Won? !
The Demon King...defeated the dragon? !
The same was true for the players who survived or resurrected and rushed over. They all cast surprised glances at the figure standing on the dragon.

"...What did that guy do?" Hu Wan, who was still thinking about countermeasures in the previous second, muttered to himself.

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu shook his head slowly and said with admiration.

"It is worthy of being the battle ceiling of "Natural Disaster Online"."

really.

They still have to work harder.

Not only the people of the cemetery, but also the adventurers and traveling merchants who happened to pass by nearby were stunned by this scene.

That's a real dragon!

And not some bullhide balloon blown up by an adventurer!
On a hill one kilometer away.

The man who was looking at the dragon with a big sword on his back and a telescope in his hand was suddenly surprised and remembered the rumors he had heard in the tavern in Silver Pine Town.

"This guy... could he be that person?!"

Hearing his companion's voice, the adventurer standing nearby looked at him in surprise.

"You know that guy on the dragon's back?"

"I've heard of it..." The man carrying the big sword swallowed and spoke slowly, "His name... should be the Flame King."

"..."

At the edge of the river not far from the entrance to the maze, several men and women in long robes were also looking in the direction of the giant dragon.

They had long ears and slender bones, like the elves who lived under the tree of Yggdrasil, but unlike those elves, their skin was not pure white, but brown like ripe wheat ears.

If Luo Yan saw them, he would definitely recognize their identities at a glance.

These guys are night elves!
They were expelled from the Iged Tree and are the rare ones who do not live in hell but are loyal to the demon god Bayeli!
By the way, they are also the "protected animals" of hell, but the title of protected animals has no meaning outside of the Magic City.

Taking his eyes off the dragon's back, the night elf holding the dead wood staff turned his gaze to the "artificial canal" beside the river.

It was obvious that it was done by the idiots from the Earth Dragon Clan.

"It seems there is no need for us to take action."

They didn't expect that the Demon King cared more about this maze than they imagined, which was a bit beyond their expectations.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, it is his territory, and they are just the people who are committed to living here.

The dead wood cane made a creaking sound.

Look closely, the seemingly withered branch is actually alive!

"Don't you want to go up and say hello?"

The leading night elf shook his head.

"…Not seeing something and not helping out are two different things. Let's go back first."

After saying this, he turned and disappeared into the shadow of the woods. The others hurriedly followed him, as if they had never been there...

Such a huge commotion could not fail to attract the attention of surrounding forces. The seemingly quiet forest was more lively than anyone imagined.

Only Sodo and a group of mermaid warriors, who were in a deep layer of the maze, were still quietly waiting for the attention of the Demon King.

"clatter--"

A drop of rain fell on the back of Luo Yan's hand.

At some point, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and there seemed to be lightning passing through faintly.

The raindrops falling in twos and threes gradually turned into a drizzle of autumn rain, extinguishing the flickering wildfire.

As if sensing the arrival of some great being, the giant dragon, having completely calmed down, raised its head and faced the sky devoutly.

Luo Yan withdrew his right hand that was pressing on the scales.

At the same time, a hoarse whisper sounded in his ears.

"Thank you."

That is the language of dragons.

As if it came from thousands of years ago.

Luo Yan was stunned for a moment, then replied.

"You're welcome." (Dragon language)

The giant dragon slowly lowered its head and seemed to say something in dragon language.

Luo Yan didn't understand what it was saying, he just felt a faint warmth suddenly surge in his originally tired body, and every cell in his body felt indescribably comfortable.

He looked at his hands, and saw that his skin, which had become pale due to not seeing the sun for a long time, was now covered with a layer of faint golden light!

As the pale golden light faded away, he felt his whole body filled with strength.

Suddenly realizing something, Luo Yan immediately opened the attribute panel, and saw that there were indeed two different items in the talent column!

[Dragon God's Blessing: Magical, physical, and mental resistances greatly increased! ]

[Blood of the Dragon: Greatly increases recovery ability! ]

Lint Isaac's system did not provide specific values, and it seemed that this senior time traveler had never encountered a situation where he was blessed by the Dragon God.

However, even if the status bar did not show the specific bonus value, he could still truly feel the power surging in his blood vessels!
Compared with the panel attributes, that is the most real!
Luo Yan was not sure whether everyone who freed the imprisoned dragon soul would receive the blessing of the Dragon God, or whether some of his unintentional actions had fulfilled the conditions for pleasing the Dragon God.

such as--

Face the dragon with a body of steel?
In short, it is indeed rare to receive the blessing of the Dragon God.

At least as far as Luo Yan knows, there are only a handful of recorded cases.

Using the last bit of its strength to complete the spell, the dragon lowered its body and crawled on the ground, letting Luo Yan and Arakdo down from its back.

"This is my gift to you." (Dragon language)

"Goodbye." (Dragon language)

At the same time as the low roar fell, the towering body like a mountain, just like that, turned into dust and dissipated with the wind in front of everyone...
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(Today is another 10,000 words, I'm confidently asking for a monthly ticket, please!)

(End of this chapter)