Chapter 23: The Legend of the Dragon Slayer
The dragon's reverse scales are dead when touched.
This is a phrase that Kazama Hiroha had heard a long time ago.
It's just that all along, it has been naively understood that everything in heaven and earth has a taboo that others cannot touch, and if it is touched, it will lead to thunder and retaliation.
But...... Is that really all there really is to it?
The so-called taboo is not so much for others, but more for oneself.
The so-called reverse scales, in addition to the appearance of "touching is death", what really dies is the existence of touch, or ...... What about the being touched?
Or both.
"Click!"
The sound was so subtle, yet so loud.
At that moment, the wind suddenly stopped, and the glare was extinguished.
Only the abrupt, prying sound of scales being pried resounded in my ears.
On the body of the dragon slaying sword, the mysterious runes are still flowing slowly, like blood, full of vicissitudes and weirdness.
The dazzling blood light leaked through the cracks in the dragon scales that had been pried up, and then spread in an instant.
The crescent-shaped white scales, suddenly, opened up, and with an almost hot temperature, they touched Kazama's arms.
The stinging burning sensation, like a curse, silently left a crescent-like mark on Kazama's arm.
The scales, gently, floated down, as soft as a feather.
Slowly, drifting to the earth.
At that moment, the dragon shadow, which was fleeing frantically, suddenly stopped.
In this way, with its wings spread, it hovered in mid-air as if frozen.
There was blood, red blood, gushing out from the fountain called blood.
With corrosive scorching heat, it spurted onto Kazama's face.
Gently stick out your tongue and lick it.
This is the breath of the dragon species......
Proud, furious, and wise, but with an innate loneliness...... Just like the protagonist in every tragic story, while being endowed with great power by God, he also assumes the role of all the evils of every era.
Gritting his teeth tightly, the wings, which had been completely dyed red by the dragon's blood, shook violently, and pushed forward with both hands.
The eerily red sword body stabbed deep again, stabbing into the exposed blood veins flowing with crimson blood.
Straight into the handle.
"Roarβ"
The terrible roar of the dragon, with the pathos of the destruction of the world, sounded in the sound of violent bombardment.
There was an ash called despair, slowly covering the raging flames in the golden pupils.
With a "poof", a black flame bloomed quietly.
"Even if you die, this king will let you be buried together!"
The crimson dragon slammed its neck, and an even higher-pitched dragon roar, with strange notes, roared out of the monstrous bloody jaw.
Seven huge red shadows, carrying raging flames, poured out of the dragon's body without warning.
A long afterimage dragged through the air and swept straight towards the Seven Clans army.
"Tremble! Ant!!! Destroy! World!!! β
The terrifying dragon's breath once again surged out with the seven red shadows, and in an instant, it caught up with the red shadows in front of it, and rushed into the coalition with them with despair and anger.
In the midst of the raging sea of fire, a huge red snake shadow took the lead in falling into the crowd of beasts, and its powerful giant tail swept violently, throwing hundreds of green-skinned orcs who roared and rushed up without any pressure, and then, the upper body quickly raised up, shook slightly, and suddenly split into seven hideous eye snake heads.
In the seeping hiss, the dark green venom turned into a mist in the sky and spread rapidly, and the dozens of orcs who didn't have time to dodge didn't even have time to let out a wail, they instantly turned into a pool of thick water, and under the horrified gaze of their companions, they spilled into the earth.
At the same time, a red shadow invaded mid-air at lightning speed, and among the pile of pitch-black wings, in an instant, it turned into a huge golden bird.
The razor-sharp feathers sliced the black wings in half without hindrance, and the claws swept across the room, tearing the demon warriors to pieces before they even had time to react.
For a moment, countless black feathers, mixed with blood and stumps, spilled from the air.
"It's ...... Naga? And also...... Garuda?! β
Xi Yu stared blankly at the scene of relapsing into purgatory in front of him, and a strong feeling of vomiting welled up in his throat.
In the armies of the various tribes that have been turned into a sea of fire, the huge red shadows, or the heads of snakes in the human body, or the three heads and six arms, or the hair like flames, or the wind in the wind, or the fairy music fluttering and intoxicating...... Everywhere was overwhelmingly slaughtered and ravaged by the Red Shadow.
"Yes, Naga, Nashatra, Gandharva, Asura, Garuda, Kinara, and Maharaja...... The Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragons, except for the 'Heaven' that can only be summoned by the Nine Divine Dragons, the others have all been summoned by Ao Qi, who is the Eight Heavenly Dragons......"
Even in this case, the elven youth standing on the magic carpet still had a calm and unhurried face, and his gentle tone seemed so incompatible with the sadness in front of his eyes.
"And, it seems, he even wants to summon this 'heaven'......"
His sad gaze re-looked at the sky in the middle of the battlefield.
There, the crimson dragon's blood was still surging out at a terrifying speed, completely drenching the Kazama Yang Feather at the mouth of the spring into a bloody man.
The last wave of attacks that touched the dragon's body seemed to unexpectedly and easily break through the original indestructible scale armor, and the red dragon's body was full of mottled wounds and broken scales.
The dragon's reverse scales are dead when touched.
As a result, where inviolability lies, is there also where weakness lies......
Weakness is the weakest part of all things, and it is precisely because of this that we care, and it is precisely because of weakness that we have to fight for our lives.
Looking deeply at the dragon shadow that was frozen motionless in mid-air, looking at the dragon shadow, the golden light that was getting stronger and stronger, and the sadness in the eyes of the elf youth became even more intense.
"I knew that I would die, but I forcibly wanted to break through to the realm of the Nine Divine Dragons...... Ao Qi is really going to die with us......"
In the air, a purple figure suddenly swept over, a lean middle-aged man, and quickly fell on the magic carpet.
"The magic is completely useless, at first I could still shoot a few dragon scales, but now they are all blocked by that strange layer of golden light."
Huh? While panting, he raised his head to look at the crowd, and finally, his gaze fell on the elven youth.
"It seems that only by borrowing the power of the god lord can this god priest suppress it!"
Gently, he glanced at Xianchuan and the others beside him, and then at the warriors of all races who were struggling in the flames, and the elf called "Stack" lowered his head slightly.
"I don't think there's a better way...... Although the Divine Lord's own strength is very weak now, in this case, I really have to ask for his forgiveness......
Slowly raising his head, he gently pulled out a turquoise staff from the void, and then, volleying a little, and then ethereal like a phantom, he quickly carved a strange mark rune in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a complex magic circle.
In the magic circle, a green fluorescent stack gently pestled the green staff in the eyes of the magic circle, his eyes were closed, and his hands were folded.
A huge pillar of green light suddenly rose from the magic circle into the sky, and in an instant, it touched the sky.
With a light opening of his thin lips, a series of difficult incantations were gently spoken, floating through the staff and into the sky along the pillar of green light like substance.
In the distance, a pitch-black figure that had been surrounding the dragon suddenly paused, floating far away in the air, looking in the direction of the green pillar of light.
The red dragon seemed to realize something, and the golden light on its body suddenly became stronger at an even faster speed.
In the green pillar of light, a pair of lilac eyes suddenly opened, and then, in an instant, turned into a flaming golden.
The golden light, even more dazzling than the original golden pupils of the red dragon, quickly overflowed from his eyes, and in an instant, through the vast space, it was projected onto the dragon.
The huge dragon body shook slightly, and the golden light on his body suddenly dimmed.
"Roar!!
The strong sonic impact almost made Kazama Yang Yu faint under him, and then, he was quickly swept by a huge black shadow, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell from the dragon's throat with a sword.
In the angry dragon groan, the red dragon shadow did not care about the blood that was doubling out, and with the momentum of wind and thunder, it flashed towards the green pillar of light.
"We're blocking it!"
With a loud shout, Xi Yuhao's wrist probed lightly, his hands were sealed, his jade fingers flew over, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"Reincarnation Forbidden Zone: Fractured Abyss!"
In the distant sky, countless pitch-black cracks suddenly appeared, and for a while, the giant dragon was encircled, and no matter which direction it broke through, it would return to the middle area from another crack.
"Fall, Mountains and Rivers!"
Xianchuan, who has been hanging on his children, also had a straight face, and a mouthful of blood gushed out, spraying fiercely on a folding fan that he didn't know when.
In a flash of blazing light, countless mountains and rivers rushed out of it like a trick, and then, stacked in a string, rushed in the direction of the dragon.
"Uh...... Stupid River! You've blocked my view! β
In the midst of complaints, huh? Glaring angrily, his right hand probed lightly, and a strange shape of the ancient staff appeared in his hand, and in the ancient staff, a vast aura came towards him.
"Old man...... This time, it's up to you again......"
With a slight sigh, the ancient staff suddenly began to tremble gently......
"The whole army obeys the order! Give up your defenses and go all out to gather the fire of the Red Dragon King! The ambition of slaying the dragon, there is death and no life!! β
In the white wings, a loud shout suddenly sounded, like thunder rolling, spreading rapidly.
In the midst of the loud cheers, the loud horn sounded again.
It turned into a magnificent movement, resounding in the ears of every coalition soldier.
"Sky Falling Fire Formation!"
"Antimatter bomb ready!"
"The Gate of Light Eater Activated!"
Stopped running, stopped resisting, even, stopped breathing.
Angels, demons, elves, mermaids, orcs, spirits, humans, all the coalition warriors all aimed their weapons at the red dragon shadow in the sky.
The gears of the machine, finally creaking, began to rotate slowly.
The low chant also sounded slowly in the tearing sound of the flesh......