Chapter 1278: Demon Hunting in the Silent Night (21)

At first, the scenery was the bustling night lights of London, but the stars flew very fast, and it only took half a minute to fly away from the city of London.

The countryside of Great Britain is extraordinarily quiet and sparsely populated, and from a distance, the lights are so bright that it is impossible to make out the direction.

Husky shuddered, flying high was terrifying and cold, even though the canine boy had been caught between the front and back by two humans, and the Starlight Dragon he was sitting on was also on the high side of the body, like a seat with its own heating function.

"How long do we have to fly to get to our destination?" asked Husky, whispering in the bitter wind.

"It's about three hours. Evil Star said with a sneer.

"What's that!?" "If you want to be fast, I can increase my speed." But trust me, it's going to be a bumpy ride. "I don't care. Juliet, who sat at the end, said casually, as if she had become accustomed to this kind of windy Lang.

"I want to hurry too. Daniel whispered. His body did feel a little frozen, and he was worried that if it froze too stiffly, it would affect the next operation to hunt the nightmare, after all, it was his own task, and he had to do everything himself.

"Okay, hold on. The Starlight Dragon muttered a few words, as if it had spread some kind of protective shield around its body. The shield blocks out some of the oncoming airflow, allowing the dragon to fly faster. The star "ignited" its wings even more - in fact, it added magic to its wing membrane, making it glow like a flame - which made the dragon's wings more powerful, and of course the speed increased explosively.

Husky felt like he was riding a train, passing through a dark tunnel. The shield not only deflects the air currents, but also deflects the light, dimming the remaining light of the stars and moons in the sky, and pulls out one afterimage of the light after another in high-speed flight.

Maybe it's just an accident, maybe it's just the Evil Star doing it on purpose, in short, in this darkness, there is no way to discern the direction and distance, they are led all the way by the Starlight Dragon, where they are going, it is completely unpredictable, only the Evil Star knows where the destination is.

Although there were no references, Husky could still feel them moving at high speed. Because of the heavy pressure* brought by high-speed movement, a powerful force almost overwhelmed the canine boy. A left turn, a right turn, then a left turn, followed by a long non-stop flight. Uncle Shatterstar's flight path seems to be quite random, and even a bit like he deliberately drifted left and right in order to trick the boys and girls on the dragon's back.

(*Note: Originated from photon friction effect, regardless of acceleration or air resistance.) After about an hour, the Starlight Dragon's flight speed finally slowed down. Then the protective shield was removed, and the original darkness of the sky and earth was once again replaced by the light of the stars and moon. Husky looked curiously over the ground and saw that there was already a small island beneath their feet. From high in the sky, you can see the outline of half of the island, which is reflected in the reflection of the sea.

Something in the center of the island glows red. When Husky looked closely, he realized that it was actually a crater, and that it was an active volcano. It is the lava that is constantly pouring from the crater that glows, and it slowly flows down the rocky crevices along the edge of the volcano and cools completely down the mountainside, finally making the volcano look like a giant light from afar. The volcano is neither in danger of erupting or extinguishing, it maintains a delicate balance in a dangerous state, and is the ideal abode for some heat-loving creatures.

For some reason, Husky's first thought wasn't a nightmare, but a dragon. It's more of a dragon's lair than a nightmare's lair. But Uncle Evil Star brought them to search for nightmares, so there shouldn't be a mistake with the route?

"It's time to land, you all hold on. The Starlight Dragon slowed the rhythm of the flapping wings and glided with his massive wings in the air. They stopped on a relatively flat rocky platform on the side of the volcano, and as soon as the Evil Star lowered the group, they turned into human forms.

"Be aware of the terrain around you. "If I fall into the lava and burn to death, I won't be responsible." Husky looked around again. This active volcano is not as dangerous as it might seem at first glance. The rocks that make it up are extremely hard volcanic rocks, which have been condensed and clumped over millions of years, so thick that even the lava that flows down the crevices of the rocks cannot erode it. Because the rocks are so thick, the heat from the ground doesn't really spread well to the ground, and Husky just feels a little warm on his feet when he steps on this kind of rock through his shoes. As long as you are careful to avoid the glowing lava rivers when climbing the mountain, you should have no problem.

"Is it strange that nightmares can appear in such a place?" asked Juliet after inspecting the environment. She didn't know much about these magical creatures, but she also knew that Nightmares weren't heat-loving monsters and didn't usually build nests in craters.

"So you really don't know anything," said Evilstar, walking in front of the group, leading the group around the dangerous lava rivers towards the top of the volcano, "This was originally a dragon's den. And dragons, you know, always like to collect treasures. Even if they don't take the initiative to plunder, adventurers from all walks of life who hunt dragons will automatically come to their deaths, and the dragons will generally kill the adventurers, dispose of the corpses, and leave only the treasure. Over time, a great treasure will accumulate in the dragon's lair. Daniel listened silently, though he didn't understand at all.

"Generally speaking, if the dragon stays in its lair, other monsters won't dare to bother it. But if the dragon in this dragon's lair goes out for a long time, or dies for some reason and does not return, the dragon's lair will be completely vacant, leaving only a large treasure full of gold and silver belongings. At this time, some money-hungry creatures will take possession of the magpie's nest and dove, and run in to fight the treasure and dragon's lair. "I see. Nightmares do love the glow of treasures. The clever girl had roughly guessed the ending: "It's a dragon's lair that has been vacant for a long time, and its light has attracted a nightmare, and it's here to stay, right?" "It seems that because of his familiarity with the terrain, the star walked very fast, and in a few clicks he climbed to the top of the mountain. Then he suddenly helped him down and gestured to everyone: "Hide!" Husky and the others immediately crouched down nervously, using the surrounding uneven black volcanic rocks as cover to skillfully cover up.

"Look there!" Evil Star cautiously touched over to join the group, then poked his head out of cover and pointed into the distance, "It's that nightmare!" Husky and Daniel peered out. About fifty yards from where they were, between the piles of treasure in the hollow of the cave, a black and pressed thing was moving slowly from side to side. Black gas wafted around its body, incompatible with the golden light around it, and the red light of volcanic lava. It was like an ugly black shadow beneath the gorgeous light of good things.

Without saying a word, Shatterstar pulled Husky past him as he drew a circle across the ground around his body with his father's ancient sword. The circle soon formed a protective shield that glowed with a faint golden light, seemingly dedicated to fighting the nightmares' psychic disturbing magic.

"Listen to me, little ghost. Starlight instructed Husky, "No matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave this protective circle." If you're caught up in nightmares, even I won't be able to save you!" Husky nodded obediently, though he had other ideas. Juliette Rustford is also hiding behind the evil star, inside the protective circle, and does not seem to intend to meddle in the nightmare hunt.

"It's up to you. Evil Star then said to the young knight apprentice Daniel, "Rush through here, and as soon as you are discovered, the Nightmare will launch a spiritual pollution attack on you." No one can help you, you can only break the hypnosis of nightmares on your own. Whether you live or die depends entirely on your own creation. Daniel swallowed, nodded at the Starlight Dragon, and slowly reached out from behind cover, "What if I succeed in breaking the nightmare's hypnosis?" Evil Star handed over a dagger, "Nightmare is weak, its physical strength is no different from that of a horse, and it can be killed with normal attacks." The only thing terrible about it is that mental pollution. It is immobile when using a Psychic Pollution attack, meaning that as long as you can wake up from hypnosis, it will just stand there and be slaughtered. There is nothing to be afraid of. Daniel frowned. It's easy to say, but it's actually very difficult to do. Every year, at least 3,000 knights in Great Britain are seriously injured and even die when they are contaminated by nightmares. If you can't escape from the nightmare, your flesh will be corrupted by the magic of the nightmare, and eventually your internal organs will turn into black slime and flow out of your body, which is a terrifying way to die.

Now that I think about it, it would be too early for him to challenge the Nightmare as a trainee knight. But Daniel has no way back, and he needs to be promoted to a regular knight as much as possible, and needs an emergency grant from the Knights for his seriously ill mother's surgery.

The boy clenched his teeth and walked out slowly.

One step, two steps, three steps. He tiptoed, intending to get as close to the monster as possible. Perhaps he was lucky, thinking that he would be able to get close to it without being detected by the nightmare, so that he could kill this terrifying monster in one fell swoop.

But, of course, that's absolutely impossible. No matter how skilled a person is at stealth, Nightmares are always better at spotting stealth. After walking less than five yards away, Daniel had been spotted by the monster.

"Hiss-hiss!!" the nightmare hissed as sharply as a horse. The black qi around its body also began to spread, enveloping the surrounding qiē.

In an instant, both the fire of lava and the golden light of treasure were drowned in this strange darkness.