Chapter 18: The Battle of the Ruins
() Above the frozen ruins, the figure engulfed in flames approached the Frost Dragon's belly like an arrow from a string. The Frost Dragon was too late to turn around, and the human, who looked like it was only a little bigger than its toes, easily broke through the ice armor on the surface of its body and burrowed into its bones.
The crimson flame in his body drove the frost dragon into complete madness. It let out a heart-pounding roar and flailed its massive wings into the air.
"Whew......!" Ice mist erupted from the massive skull, turning the ruins of a snow-covered house on the ground into a large block of ice. The Frost Dragon was out of control, and it frantically unleashed its frost breath to ease its physical pain.
But all this is meaningless. The Frost Dragon's body suddenly stiffened, and its eyes that had been like ice crystals became dull. Then its massive skeleton fell down from the sky.
After the loud bang, the ruins returned to a deathly silence, and only the "whirring" of the wind remained.
In the direction of the Frost Dragon's fall, a figure grew clearer and clearer in the mist. He was covered in flames, and one eye was red like a visitor to hell. He held a crimson staff in one hand and an object in the other, which was surrounded by a white mist that shone a pale blue light from within.
"I didn't expect this staff to be so powerful. The Lord of the Wasteland said, still floating silently where he had been. "Join me, and you will have greater power. ”
The flames on Vane's body seemed to be much smaller than before, and it seemed that his mental strength was seriously overdrawn, and he stumbled a little when he walked.
"That Rotten Bone Dragon is nothing, as long as we join forces, it will have unimaginable power......" said the Lord of the Wasteland, but the black flames in his chest burned wildly.
"Your nonsense is a bit much. Vane said. The song of the Red Flame flickered like a breath.
With a wave of the Lord of the Wasteland's staff, mysterious spells rang out from everywhere, and the sky that had been bright just now instantly turned into night. Under the frozen ground, wisps of black smoke rose upward, and the black smoke went straight to Vane.
This is a soul attack in necromancy that makes you feel like life is worse than death until your soul is destroyed and eventually dies or becomes a walking corpse.
Vane appeared to be badly injured, he was shaking and lying on the ground with his head in his hands, looking extremely painful. After only a few breaths, he was slumped on the ground, motionless.
"Hahaha, the Elven Artifact is nothing more than that. The Lord of the Wasteland laughed maniacally and moved to Vane's side, bending down to pick up the Song of the Red Flame.
An imperceptible smile appeared on Vane's lips, his eyes suddenly opened, and his right hand clenched the Song of the Red Flame and slammed it on the head of the Lord of the Wasteland. The Lord of the Wasteland's skull suddenly cracked, and flew from his body and landed on the ice not far away.
The blow made Vane's already extremely overdrawn body even more unbearable, and he almost fell asleep.
Not far away, the skull's mandibles were shattered, but there was still an eerie laugh on the ground. Vane felt bad and hurriedly looked to the side. The headless skeleton of the Lord of the Wasteland suddenly swelled rapidly.
"Bang!" the bones exploded, and after a short, muffled sound, Vane shook and fell to the ground.
......
As the warm afternoon sun shrouded the city of Obojar, there was a sudden sound of machinery turning in the sky above the south gate of the city. Someone looked up and saw a black shadow passing through the sky, and disappeared before he could see clearly.
It was a high-speed, twin-propeller flying machine, and anyone familiar with the Sorcerers' Guild knew that it was Minister Rostry's car.
The flying machine soon reached the Wizards' Guild branch in the northeast of the city, where it slowed down and landed on the platform at the top of the second floor of the Wizards' Guild......
"President, you're back so soon!" said assistant Bard quickly stepped forward to take Rostry's staff and suitcase.
"Bard, call Deputy Secretary York to my office. Rostri said with a rare look of seriousness on his face.
"Yes, Minister. Bard turned and walked out of the room.
......
A few minutes later.
"Click. "As the doorknob turned, the wooden door of the minister's office was pushed open.
"Minister, are you looking for me?" a young man with long dark gray hair walked in.
Rostry, sitting in his chair without speaking, nodded at him and motioned for him to close the door.
"Minister, when did you come back from Floating City?" asked the young man, leaning lazily on his desk.
"It's worse than we thought. Rostri shook his head, paused and said, "I'll talk about that later." York, how are you doing?"
York was slightly stunned and immediately reacted, he put his finger in his long hair and brushed it back, and said unhurriedly: "There's really something wrong with Katrina. She hurried out of town before dawn, so I followed......"
"I followed her all the way from the east gate of the city into the Everfree Forest, and on a few occasions I was almost spotted by her, but luckily I had enough magic potions and scrolls. York swallowed and continued. "Finally she got into a log cabin, which must not be hers, right?"
Rostry's brow was silent and he didn't speak, and York paused and continued: "I guess she must be going to see someone, so she went stealthily and squatted outside the window for half an hour, and her legs and feet were almost frozen before that person arrived. ”
York wanted to complain a little more, but when he saw Rostry's expression, he swallowed back the words on his lips and continued: "I didn't hear the specifics, but they mentioned a few words: Business, Montedia, and the President. I'm guessing she's going to Montedia to do some business, but who is the president?"
There are currently five kingdoms in the continent of Laffre, except for the Magic Kingdom of Dworsque, the remaining four kingdoms have joined the Federation of Frey. The Federation of Laffrey was originally called the Federation of Humans of Laffre, which was formed by the two kingdoms of Ataga and Beseca more than 200 years ago, and was later renamed the Federation of Laffrey due to the successive accession of the Underground United Kingdom of Sorsen and the Kingdom of Sabranto. However, the Kingdom of Divosk, known as the land of freedom and magic, has not joined the Federation for various reasons, but the capital of Divosk, Montedia, has become the most free and open city on the mainland.
Rostry's eyes narrowed and he listened quietly, and he had a vague feeling of extreme bad premonition in his heart. Eighty percent of the cabins in the Everfree Forest are related to the Shadow Wizards Guild, and with Montedia, this leader naturally doesn't refer to other guilds.
"York, you've done a great job. Is Katrina still in the divination house?"
"Minister, are you looking for her? What a coincidence, she was just in the library on the second floor. ”