Green Monster Epic

With their numerical and overall strength advantage, Kozmo and his companions gradually pushed Allen back, all the way into the spacious underground temple, the very place where the mysterious object was emitting magical fluctuations.

However, it was clear that Kozmo and the others had been delayed by Allen for too long. The magical tremors emitted by the mysterious object had disappeared over a dozen breaths ago. Nevertheless, Kozmo and Ariel did not give up. Now that they had cornered the person, the item naturally couldn't escape. After all, this concerned a deity's legacy, and no one would easily abandon it.

Why did Kozmo and the others know that the previous mysterious fluctuations were related to a divine legacy?

That was because, about an hour ago, a residual magical illusion suddenly appeared, telling them about the existence of this underground palace and the origin of the Eternal Flame stored within.

Then, based on the information provided by the residual illusion, Kozmo and his companions indeed discovered the hidden passage, leading to their second encounter with Allen and Figolas.

"Figolas, hurry up and help!"

Allen also sensed the disappearance of the magical fluctuations, and immediately signaled to Figolas, who had transformed into a dragon.

Whoosh!!!

As soon as he finished speaking, a torrent of dragon breath filled the entire underground palace, the main flames directly engulfing Allen and Kozmo's group.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At the same time, the solid ground bulged, and instantly, pillars of lava rose up, sweeping towards the four legendary figures present.

Allen swung the Bone Cleaver in his hand, splitting the soaring lava pillars in two. The protection of the Dispel Magic Rune and the Flames of Wrath at least ensured that he was safe from Figolas's fire magic. Meanwhile, Kozmo and his companions, who were cooperating in attacking him, had their attacks on Allen reduced by the continuous fire attacks, allowing Allen to catch his breath.

If it weren't for the narrow terrain restricting Allen's movements, and the fact that Allen had to block the impact of the three legendary figures breaking through, forcing Allen to meet every attack head-on, Allen wouldn't be as struggling as he was now in the open outdoors.

However, being able to fight three opponents alone in this situation and not be at a disadvantage was enough to show Allen's status as the strongest in the North, which he truly deserved.

"Are you crazy?"

Just as Allen was preparing to launch a counterattack under the cover of Figolas's magic, the sudden gust of wind from behind made Allen's expression change slightly. He lightly stepped into the void with the Ripple Steps, making several nimble, small-scale dodges to shake off the successive fireballs behind him.

As the fireballs smashed into the obsidian walls, creating deep pits and countless pieces of gravel, Allen's somewhat angry voice rang out, glaring at the dragon who had suddenly attacked him.

Kozmo and the others were not in a much better situation than Allen. Almost the same series of fireballs chased their figures far away, until they shook them off or directly blocked them.

Figolas did not answer Allen, but simply opened his mouth and spewed out black smoke with a strong sulfurous smell, and another breath of dragon fire, as his huge lizard head swayed, once again enveloped the four figures in flames.

On the ground, pillars of lava spewed out, transforming into living summons, rushing towards the four. Allen slashed and chopped with the Bone Cleaver, cutting the lava elemental creatures attacking him into several pieces, and then watched as they merged into the magma, reappearing again intact.

Allen's face was solemn. He wanted to figure out whether Figolas was ultimately tempted by profit and turned against him, or whether something had happened, which was why he attacked him. Therefore, while dodging the lava pillars on the ground and enduring the scorching heat of the flames in the sky, Allen moved slowly and steadily towards Figolas's true form.

However, deep down, Allen still felt that there was a high possibility that something had happened to Figolas's body. This was also why Allen took the initiative to intercept Kozmo and the others, allowing Figolas to collect the flames.

After escaping from the dream, Allen's mind and personality had indeed changed greatly. If it had been the old him, although his cautious nature would have told him that this Eternal Flame might have hidden dangers or even a deadly trap, based on his own strong confidence and greedy desires, Allen would have definitely chosen to take a gamble to see what potential dangers were behind the flame.

Faced with the opportunity to advance to demigod, almost no one could resist its temptation, especially after Allen had experienced that powerful force in the dream.

However, Allen was able to suppress the powerful desires in his heart, which showed how strong his control over his own desires was after the dream's spiritual baptism.

Why did the Illusionary Flower Fairy Mansa weave the Eternal Flame into her dream, letting him understand its great role? And why did she bring him in front of this flame? What was the real reason she weaved the dream? Were these all coincidences?

Allen did not believe that this Illusionary Flower Fairy was a helpful existence. There must be some purpose behind her constant contact with him and her expression of goodwill.

Along the way, Allen had been observing the Flower Fairy's behavior and trying to figure out her purpose. Although he had not gained much, Allen could at least be sure that the other party was indeed approaching him and Figolas with some purpose, especially paying special attention to him.

Therefore, before he could figure out the other party's true intentions, Allen would never reveal any flaws or give the other party a chance, even if this opportunity was extremely important to him.

The appearance of the Eternal Flame was too coincidental and too strange. Although Allen's intuition and perception did not think there was any danger, Allen's more敏锐思维 наоборот считал, что риск чрезвычайно высок, и вполне возможно, что это ловушка, установленная Иллюзией именно для него.

Because of this concern, Allen allowed Figolas to collect the Eternal Flame, although this was somewhat of a calculation against Figolas.

After gradually approaching Figolas, Allen also roughly understood Figolas's state at this time: the dragon's pair of amber-colored vertical pupils, which should have been bright and piercing, now became scattered and weak, as if they had lost their minds; on the dragon's neck, near the heart, there were large patches of baldness where dragon scales had fallen off, and under the skin of the baldness, there were streaks of flowing, ghostly blue light flashing, and new, smooth scales began to emerge, and the severed flesh exuded a faint dragon blood.

At this time, the magic inside Figolas's body was also surging, and the speed at which each spell formed was much faster than when he fought Allen, and the power was even greater. From time to time, his waving flesh wings and strong tail wings stirred up gusts of wind, cheering on the fire magic.

Allen punched down, heading straight for the dragon's fragile nostrils. Although the dragon's spells came one after another at this time, its melee ability had been greatly reduced. Watching Allen's fist approach, his stiff movements reacted and dodged, but under Allen's Ripple Steps pursuit, he actually hit the target with one blow.

"Roar!!!"

The dragon roared in pain, and Allen stared into its amber vertical pupils, seeing only a brief moment of clarity before they reverted to a dilated, unfocused state.

Instinct drove Figglas to flap its wings again, and as molten lava suddenly erupted from the ground, a towering wave of lava, reaching all the way to the ceiling, abruptly appeared between Allen and the dragon, crashing down on Allen.

With a sweep of the Bonecleaver, Allen gripped the hilt with both hands, the Opening the Heavens technique amplifying the power of the devastating strike, forcefully severing the source of the lava wave's power and splitting it in two.

As fiery red waves rained down, Allen preemptively passed through the lava and reappeared at the dragon's head, slamming the pommel of his sword into the shallow indentation left by his earlier punch.

"Aww ~ ~ ~ ~"

The dragon roared to the sky once more, its wings and limbs flailing wildly, stirring up a chaotic mess of fire elements, forming a barrage of spells.

The rampant fire elements caused considerable trouble for Kozmo and the others, but due to the unconscious nature of the spellcasting, the spells, while seemingly powerful, were too scattered. Although they couldn't effectively break through to the dragon's front like Allen, they were still able to approach the dragon's massive body after some time and effort.

Allen was now certain that the so-called Eternal Flame contained a trap, or Figglas wouldn't have become like this. His two attempts to awaken Figglas had failed to bring back its consciousness. Seeing Kozmo and the others closing in, intent on killing Figglas, Allen made a decisive decision.

Displaying the Ripplewalk once more, the Fury skill, having just passed its weakening period, was reactivated. Allen targeted Arier, who was relatively weaker, and a phantom image of himself charged towards him.

The heavy blade was blocked by the crossed double axes, and Arier's body involuntarily slid backward. Allen stepped into the void, and having just gained the upper hand, he took a deep breath, circled his ankle in place, and the Bonecleaver was swung out once more.

Arier's eyes narrowed slightly. The sweeping double axes, wielded by his burly arms, formed an iron curtain in front of him. Energy storms erupted from the axe blades, attempting to halt Allen's advance. The Bonecleaver ignored the incoming wind blades, and with a slight stir, the wind blades shattered, scattering Allen's hair.

Clang!!

A flash of sparks erupted as Arier's body crashed directly into the obsidian wall behind him, shattering rubble across the ground, causing the ceiling and floor to shake.

Just as Allen stepped forward again, preparing to press the attack, a spiked mace came at him head-on. Allen shifted his feet to the left, and simultaneously, the heavy sword dragged by his right hand swept out from below, bypassing the spiked mace and aiming for its wielder.

The spiked mace suddenly changed direction, from a sweep to a heavy strike, landing on the broad sword, and Allen's momentum was immediately deflected, landing on the ground. Zolf took advantage of the recoil to retract the spiked mace, then slammed it at Allen with even greater speed and force.

The blade carved a crack in the ground. Allen pulled back with both arms, the blade retracting as he stomped down with his foot, causing the air to vibrate and surge outward in a heatwave, sending Allen's body flying to the right. During the brief evasive maneuver, countless surges of rage were reborn in his body, and his muscles quickly adjusted, as he cleaved out a Triple Ripple Slash towards Kozmo on the right.

Kozmo was swinging his warhammer, striking the dragon's massive flesh. In just a few breaths, dozens of dragon scales on Figglas's back had already been destroyed by Kozmo's warhammer and heavy shield. Roaring, Figglas flailed its limbs, wings, and tail wildly, but most of its attacks landed in empty space. Only the spontaneously formed fire shields and fire walls created by the surrounding fire elements helped to dissipate some of the force of the attacks.

Raising his heavy shield high, he extended it forward to receive the Triple Ripple Slash's attack, using the momentum to guide the force and slam it onto the dragon's back. Kozmo had already noticed Allen's movements and planned his defense. Using the force of Allen's slash, he instead sent several dragon scales flying from the dragon's back, causing the dragon to roar and retaliate with a sweeping tail, the heavy bone club swiftly brushing past his body.

Allen's eyes showed a hint of apology. He hadn't expected his attack to be used by the kobold to inadvertently assist in harming their companion. After the slash, the Bonecleaver was retracted, the right hand guiding it in an arc behind him, and as it landed in his left hand, the heavy blade was once again poised to attack.

The Instant Stab, formed by the infusion of massive amounts of rage, appeared directly in front of Kozmo, bypassing space. At the critical moment, Kozmo shrank his body behind the Thunder Shield, and with a dull thud, Kozmo and his shield rolled off the dragon's back.

A strong wind swept in from behind. Allen didn't need to turn around to know that Zolf's or Arier's attack was upon him. Uttering a syllable, a thick ice shield abruptly appeared behind him, blocking the spiked mace's attack with a crack, but the ice surface immediately shattered into thousands of fragments, shooting in all directions, with many landing on Allen's back, causing a faint stinging pain.

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Constantly maneuvering around the three Legends, restraining their attacks on Figglas's massive body, coupled with the dragon's instinctive counterattacks and magical assaults, barely kept Figglas alive. However, Allen was also aware that if Figglas couldn't regain consciousness, its demise would be inevitable, and there was nothing he could do.

He himself was partly responsible for the dragon's current predicament. Knowing that the flame might be problematic, he still allowed the dragon to approach the Eternal Flame, ultimately causing the dragon's current situation.

But Allen didn't think he was wrong. The law of the wilderness was such that if one wasn't cautious and lucky enough, no one knew what kind of crisis would arise in the next second. Moreover, in Allen's view, crisis was actually an opportunity. The flame indeed had a high probability of helping the dragon and Allen achieve their respective goals.

It was just that Allen could restrain his own desires, while the dragon couldn't overcome the greed in its heart.

Allen had already begun to restrain his attacks, allowing the three to focus more of their attacks on the dragon. This wasn't because Allen was cold-blooded, but because he had to prepare for what was to come. If the dragon didn't wake up and continued to fight on instinct, then he would have to face the three Legends directly after its fall.

Rather than being deadlocked like this, eventually slinking away, he might as well recover his strength and stamina first, seize the opportunity while the dragon still had the power to fight back, and see if he could take the chance to launch a surprise attack, severely injuring one or two Legends. That way, after Figglas's fall, he could also retrieve its dimensional equipment from Figglas's corpse.