Chapter 45: The First Blood
The arrows fired by the archers on the battlements saved Barrett's life. Because of the threat of enchanted arrows, the dragon in front of him had to dodge. This prevented it from continuing to hunt down the ant that had left a wound on its abdomen.
And Barrett, who had regained his footing, swept around with his gaze. Then he moved his ankle and felt bitter in his heart: "Damn! Do you want me to go head-to-head with the guy in front of me? ”
Thinking of this, Barrett only felt that his stomach hurt terribly - you must know that the reason why Barrett has not consumed the resurrection stone until now in the game. Aside from the fact that he knows the world better than the rest of the game, the rest is because he is careful not to make too dangerous moves as much as possible - to put it mildly, he's a coward who makes a fortune quietly.
If it were possible, Barrett would never want to face this dragon alone, which was far superior to his own strength. For him, it's good to leave the heroic affairs to those secondary two teenagers, and it's better for him to choose the right enemies calmly. However, the current situation does not allow Barrett to back down, and the act of deserting on the battlefield is punishable. More importantly, Barrett's experience during the testing period had a deep impact on Barrett, and he had a visceral resistance to this kind of retreat.
The shadow dragon in front of him was not too perfect to dodge, and two embellished arrows were added to its body. Unfortunately, the archers used only normal enchanted arrows, not the enemy-breaking arrows aimed at the dragon. So the damage caused by these arrows was not even as good as Barrett's previous knife.
Fortunately, at this time, the reinforcements from the rear also arrived, and Barrett immediately activated the 'surging blood' and then shouted: "Follow me!" ”
Because Barrett knows that the gap between the enemy and us is so huge, if he wants to choose to let go, he will only be broken by the other party's devastating offensive. On the contrary, he took the initiative to attack with his life, and maybe he could give the other party a little gift before he died, and even the possibility of surviving by luck is not impossible.
With Barrett taking the lead, the soldiers seemed to be inspired by this. He followed and rushed towards the dragon.
"Snap" The tower shield that stood in front of one of the soldiers was completely shattered by the attack of the dragon's claws. The soldier's axe was just halfway swung, and his companion's long sword under his cover had not had time to leave its sheath. As a result, the three were carried by the dragon's tail at about the same time, and the three bodies flew backwards at least twenty yards away with a scream, and fell heavily to the ground, shaking up large clouds of dust.
The screams that followed were reassuring to the surrounding companions, who were able to tell the story that the injuries weren't unsalvageable—they seemed to be trying to get up. The armor on the chest of the hardest-hit soldier was dented into a large patch. Blood trickled down his drooping left hand and fell to the ground. Another fighter who has lost mobility in one arm. The long sword that fell to the side was only the hilt, and the blade didn't know where it flew. But it was all fortunate for them, and they narrowly escaped the dragon's attack.
Barrett, who rushed to the front, rolled over in a group to dodge the claws of the Shadow Dragon. Immediately afterwards, the whole person stretched out violently as if the spring had been released to the extreme—the muscles of the legs hidden under the armor first expanded, and then instantly relaxed. What followed was a rush of strength that reached his waist. Then the muscles wrapped around the breastplate in the waist suddenly bulged visibly, and at the same time, the muscles slammed up to the back like a frightened python.
Affected by this, the entire large spine was also urged by the force, and with a bow and a flick, it was like a giant crocodile rising in the air - the force was moving up and down. With the strength of his whole body, he drove his hands to cut out the most perfect one that has entered the game so far. And at the moment when the power cut into the shadow dragon's body with the blade. Barrett's lower back and back muscles have naturally relaxed. The switch between movement and stillness is so natural.
With the slash of the mountain, the two dragon claws of the dragon's forelimbs were severed by Barrett's forelimbs after the sound of "poof-" - the dragon blood gushed out, instantly drenching Barrett, who was about to retreat. At the same time, the dragon let out a piercing hiss, and as it grew its mouth, it bit down hard at Barrett.
On the other hand, the mages in the castle have also managed to use the light dust in the sky to expose the images of the other two invisible dragons to the public. Finally, the two huge shadows immediately swooped down towards the bottom. With a sharp roar, they fluttered their wings and swept over the sky. But that comes with that. It is from the two bodies to expand outward, unparalleled might.
Well now the bard's song and the priest's prayer. As a result, most of the defenders were not greatly affected by the dragon's might. Some of the guards on the watchtower hurriedly shook the two turntables in their hands in pairs. As the turntable swayed, the two screws at the bottom swung together, and the ballistas next to them began to turn their direction to aim at the nearest dragon, which had been all aimed at the black skins outside the city, which had really confused the operators for a while.
The other half-fellows of the guards were also highly trained, as if they were not affected by external circumstances. Carry out your work step by step. Everything looks so orderly, like a wind-wound pendulum.
The sergeant in charge of the standard next to the ballista waved his hand, and the soldiers on the side immediately stopped to adjust the angle. Immediately after that, the sergeant grabbed the rope and waited for the signal to appear. The ballistas have tightened their bowstrings, and the bolts have been fastened. Even the brazier at the front of the ballista was set on fire.
"Release" With this order, the sergeants pulled suddenly. The mechanism that held the string of the crossbow flicked open, and the crossbow bolt, which was more than one person long and the thickness of the cup, immediately shot out, and the crossbow bolt grazed through the brazier in front of the gun carriage, and the incendiary agent on it was ignited, and the crossbow bolt that shot out turned into a fiery meteor.
All the ballistas had adjusted their directions, and a row of glaring eyes flew neatly towards the two dragons in the sky. But the two dragons flapped their wings with grace and agility, dodging rocket attacks from afar like fish swimming in the water.
Because the dragon came so suddenly, the ballistas in the city were not equipped with magic bolts. So in the firepower network intertwined with dozens of arrows, the dragons calmly dodged this counterattack. At most, there were a few more scrapes on the long tails of the two dragons.
Suddenly, a javelin shot straight into the face of the shadow dragon in the air, and this guy subconsciously turned his head and spewed out a dragon's breath - but it seemed to forget its own negative energy dragon breath, which really had no effect on dead things.
This striking javelin pierced half of the fortress. The air within a radius of 100 meters on his way was unexpectedly pulled, hooking the huge air flow that the vortex followed, it was no longer a javelin, but a hurricane that meandered and circled. The tip of the howling hurricane pointed to one of the shadow dragons wreaking havoc on it.
The javelin passed through its dragon's breath, and the layers of spell protection on its body only blocked it for a moment. But fortunately, it was blocked by several barriers. The force of the javelin began to weaken. The final deflection arrow still worked. But even so, the javelin shot a huge hole in the membrane of its dragon wings, and even the wing bones were somewhat affected.
More importantly, the black dragon felt a cold killing aura that seemed to destroy everything came from the wound. The sting in its soul caused it to scream in a terrible way. At the same time, the dragon's natural ability to recover failed to heal the wound. It seems that either a weapon with a damage bonus to the dragon was used, or it contained a poison that the young dragon was not immune to.
This makes its flight not as smooth as it used to be. So the guy roared angrily and looked at where the javelin came from. The heavily-armored warrior had replaced himself with a two-handed greatsword, and the glittering weapon was facing the Shadow Dragon. Although that powerful attack, it is impossible not to pay the price. But that didn't seem to affect the warrior's ability to keep fighting.
At the same time, Felder Knight and Kantley Knight also made contact with another Shadow Dragon. Sharp nails intersect with blades. Pull out a string of striking sparks - the guy didn't expect someone to threaten his existence so quickly. With just a few jumps, the two heavily armored men crossed that long distance to wrap around it in the blink of an eye.
However, the tremendous power that came from the sword was not what Felder Knight had estimated before—the strength of the dragon was far greater than the one in front of Barrett. The knight looked up in some horror, just in time to see the shadow dragon spread its wings and fly into the air, then lowered its head and opened its mouth.
Spit! The knight's heart was full of alarm bells. Although I have never fought with a dragon, at least I have never eaten pork and seen a pig run away. He was numb to his scalp, and without hesitation, he took advantage of the momentum to roll forward, and the next moment the Kateley knight who was next to him didn't care about any grace and bearing, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment. Then he got up like a dog eating.
Shadow Dragon's spray attack is a cone-shaped billowing smoke that inflicts energy drain. Creatures within the Spit radius gain a negative level that increases with the age of the Shadow Dragon. A successful reflex test can halve the negative grade. It's a bit like a succubus's kiss - it can make the recruiter much weaker. For low-level professionals, although it is not as deadly as elemental damage, it will make them de-combat.
Then, from the spread of its wings to the reflexive claw strike, the Shadow Dragon's hind legs resembled two giant nail rakes. A graceful arc swept over the place where the two had stayed. This is followed by a climb spit. Swooping and raking strikes, the shadow dragon's attack was almost all in one go. Leave no room for grabs at all. It seemed to him that if the mortal continued to circumvent downward. It takes advantage of the situation to crush it, and if the former forcibly turns, it sweeps its tail sideways.
Dragons are full of weapons, they are true combat creatures, and the Shadow Dragon and Red Dragon are the best at using these natural weapons. Unlike other dragons, which are large in size, the Shadow Dragons, who are naturally smaller, have to be more precise with their flesh. Like the underground dragon in front of him, it can be said that he has experienced a hundred battles. Able to seize the vast majority of opportunities to play to their strengths.
But what made this shadow dragon scratch his head a little was that the blow he was bound to hit actually missed, and the two claws just swung and only hit the air. The Felder Knight and the Kantley Knight relied on their respective skilled experience to successfully dodge the Black Dragon's attack. They were adjusting their breathing behind the battlements on the side.
The Shadow Dragon, which couldn't find anyone, seemed to be preparing to look at the heights, but before its body could completely leave the ground. The next moment, a bright light appeared where it had been staying. A circular frisbee-like object struck the connection between the root of the dragon's wings and its body.
This is the throwing axe that Kateley Knight threw out with his arm after charging with the help of his arm. It flew towards the weak link in the shadow dragon's body with a sharp cracking sound. Kantlay Knight used this weapon to get the right amount of accuracy, timing, and strength. I just don't know if this trick will be able to achieve decent results.
It's a pity that the shadow dragon twisted its neck and lowered its head, allowing the flying axe to smash on the door of the head. If it were an ordinary human, this axe would have split the entire head in half. Unfortunately, Kantley Knight was confronted by a shadow dragon - the axe hovered and bounced out, nailed into the ordinary stone ground with a hissing sound that did not lose to flying. This sudden blow to the axe didn't seem to have much of a lethal effect on the adult shadow dragon. At best, it just makes its head uncomfortable
Meanwhile, with the attention of the Shadow Dragon drawn to the axe, the Felder Knight ran as fast as he could now. Picking up the pure gold sword in his hand, he slashed at the neck of the Shadow Dragon's body like lightning.
The shadow dragon, who was too late to deal with the impact of the flying axe before, immediately retreated quickly. But it came up to it, and its head slammed forward to catch it with its right horn. Immediately afterwards, Felder Knight instinctively relied on the power of the shock to quickly distance himself from the shadow dragon.
But with a strong wind, the shadow dragon's counterattack still hit him between his waist and abdomen like maggots on tarsal bones. As a result, Felder Knight had to adjust his posture while retreating. After flanking the attacking enemy, he gathered his arms and swung his sword outward. Slightly reluctantly, he took the tail sweep of the Shadow Dragon and fired back.
In just a few breaths, the strong men of the city began their first formal battle with the dragon—and at the beginning of the city, Barrett fell into the mouth of the shadow dragon. As its upper and lower jaws closed, it fell into darkness as the system beeps sounded. (To be continued......)
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