382.Chapter 382: Closing the Barrier
Lucius didn't imagine the possibility of the enemy using the "illusion", but he didn't expect the dragon "illusion" to be so realistic that it perfectly blinded everyone's perception...
And by the time he realized the seriousness of the problem, it was already too late.
Constructed with the mana of forty-one powerful Arcanists, the Chaos Defense Barrier is incredibly protective against all forms of damage – theoretically the array of skills used by the Shadow Dragon's true form to break this shield combined.
But everyone, including Lucius, ignores the fact that the dragons' greatest power is not physical or magical, but "intelligence".
Under the dual attack of "Meteorite" and "Shadow Flame", the barrier almost collapsed like a thatched hut trembling in the wind and rain, and the final blow of the Shadow Dragon raised its hand to accurately exceed the "limit" that the barrier could withstand at this moment, destroying the barrier in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost...
With the sound of shattering, the arcanists who maintained the barrier were stunned, and more than half of them collapsed to the ground, completely losing the ability to continue casting spells.
Lucius was a little panicked at this time, he looked up at the dragon in the distance, and found that although the other party was calm, it was not unharmed: its abdomen had a wound more than two meters long like the "illusion", but the difference was that the dragon scales on the periphery of the wound actually carved a ring-shaped magic circle, and its energy source was actually thirteen "charging crystals" embedded on the surface of the body!
This is clearly a measure to treat and prevent the wound from bursting.
In the face of the wounded dragon, Lucius knew that his team could only advance and not retreat - so he quickly cast a protective enchantment and summoned two "elemental totems" on the ground in a row to restore the mana of his men. All of this was done in three seconds, and in those three seconds, the Shadow Dragon made only one move...
Its dragon claws landed on the ground in front of it, indifferently activating a magic circle that had been laid out a long time ago.
Purple lines suddenly appeared, and the diffuse shadow elements formed ten shadow dragons with a length of five meters and strong limbs without wings!
The enchantment Lucius had just cast lasted only three seconds before it was shattered by these roaring dragons.
And after the barrier was shattered, the arcanists in the front row didn't even have time to shout, and they were torn into bloody pieces by the sharp dragon claws... The teeth of the young dragon "crunched" and chewed up the torn human head, and the bloody scene completely shocked these mortals who tried to slay the dragon in vain.
Lucius, who clenched the "Tooth of Mourning", found that the shadow dragon in the distance did not seem to have the intention of joining the battlefield.
The other party's gaze was always unwavering, and even if there was an arcane slash in front of him, there was no movement—those purple pupils would occasionally sweep the battlefield in front of him, but Lucius found... For a moment, it seemed to be paying attention to something outside of the battlefield.
But this is no longer a problem that he can take care of, at the moment, the arcanists have no combat power to stop the young dragons because of the collective "Sky Blue" just now, and the only thing Lucius can do now is to use the [Mourning Fang] last chance to attack and inflict heavy damage on the opponent!
If the last attack fails, then there is no hope for the entire Congregation to turn around.
"Block them!"
At the critical moment, the Holy Elder made the decision to "fight for his life" in his heart, but then he did not rush directly towards the dragon, but immediately cast an "Arcane Bondage" and four or five silent Arcane Impacts, stabilized the line with his absolutely strong field control ability, and then stepped forward and made a posture of "desperately counterattacking the young dragon"...
Even though the situation was critical, Lucius still did not forget to numb the other party's vigilance.
His strong strength immediately relieved the pressure brought by the young dragon, and the team that had been slaughtered more than a dozen people immediately stabilized its position and began to defend and counterattack.
Lucius was able to become an "Elder" without the slightest bit of water, and his spells were almost silent, and even after a short spell of spelling, he summoned four tall "Arcane Guards" to fight with the young dragons, and successfully pushed the line back!
One by one, the arcanists began to tacitly control and counterattack, and with the powerful arcane bombardment of Lucius, the arrogant posture of the ten young dragons suddenly disappeared, and as the elder gradually came to the front of the team, the shadow dragon that had always been motionless suddenly stared at the "Tooth of Mourning" in his hand...
Clearly, it sensed Lucius's intentions!
To Lucius's surprise, instead of slapping or spitting, he recited an obscure dragon incantation.
The sight made his fingers clenching the Tooth of Mourning: Lucius knew very well that dragons couldn't move when casting spells!
And this is the moment he was waiting for.
The Tooth of Mourning immediately lifted and aimed at the Shadow Dragon, which was less than twenty meters away. Standing at such a distance, Lucius has a nearly 100% chance of hitting the opponent!
He ignored all the sounds and enemies around him, and his eyes were only on his target—but just as the last trace of elemental power was about to be infused into the dragon's teeth, the dragon in front of him suddenly... Gone.
"Phew!"
The shadow dragon standing in place was struck by a massive force and flew sideways. And to the astonishment of all the Arcanists... It wasn't a magic spell that hit it, but another larger, blue-and-white Frost Dragon!
"Do you think you can escape sanctions by escaping here?!"
The dragon's roar resounded through the forest, and the claws of the Frost Dragon followed, deeply embedded in the body of the fallen Shadow Dragon, and threw the other man out.
After the "boom" sound, dozens of giant trees on the left side of Lucius's vision were completely broken, and the shadow dragon actually shifted more than fifty meters!
"Suffer death!"
The next moment, the frost dragon with its back to the Holy Order team spread its wings. With its movements, the rich elements comparable to the "Ice Storm" were instantly swept away!
Lucius almost instinctively cast the highest level of "Arcane Shield", but he was still knocked back three steps by the terrifying impact. The surrounding arcanists couldn't resist such a terrifying ice impact at all, even with the protection of the shield, the five arcanists were still blown directly into the sky, and their bodies were completely frozen when they landed, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
The Shadow Dragon had no shield, and was powerless to protect itself from such damage, and immediately turned into a black mist of annihilation.
And when Lucius stood firm, the two dragons had already broken out a terrifying battle not far away: the shadow elemental overwhelmingly attacked the ice dragon, but it was firmly blocked by the ice wall that was instantly condensed and as thick as a city wall.
In the next second, the wall more than ten meters high suddenly annihilated, and the claws of the frost dragon "brush" stretched out, directly hitting the unsuspecting shadow dragon.
A roar of pain sounded, and the shadow dragon, which had three gaps in its shoulder, flapped its wings and retreated, opening its mouth to spit out dragon breath with all its might. However, the raging Shadow Flame was pressed back by the Frost Dragon with an even stronger dragon breath...
Obviously, the strength of the frost dragon killed halfway through has the upper hand, and it is bent on killing the other party!
"From Red Ridge Mountain to Grey Snowfield, I'm tired of games like this, everything... That's it. ”
The Ice Dragon's words were condescending, and the arrogance in them was not disguised at all.
The only response from the Shadow Dragon was a large cloud of black smoke coming out of its body, and its body flew towards the sky at an extremely fast speed - the wound on its body was already very serious, half of its body was covered in frozen ice, and it was obviously its only choice to flee for its life at this time.
The Frost Dragon caught up with the same speed as ever, and once again the dragon's claws pierced deep into the opponent's body, slamming it into the ground with it!
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, two dragons crashed into the ruins of the fortress like meteorites.
Lucius held the dragon tooth in his hand, and his body trembled involuntarily. He didn't know whether to rejoice that the dragon wasn't attacking him anymore, or to lament that the team had lost their chance to "complete the mission"...
Looking back, his Arcanists were almost completely ineffective, and now only half of them were still conscious, and Lucius knew that this mission had been a complete failure - the frost dragon would kill the opponent in less than a few minutes, and he had to get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise his team would not have much resistance if they came to him.
"Deal with your injuries and retreat quickly!"
Holding the [Mourning Tooth] tightly in his hand, although he was unwilling, he had to give such an order—but before these men could get up and evacuate, the originally bright sky above his head suddenly darkened completely.
"This is..."
Lucius turned his head abruptly, his eyes widening.
Half a minute ago, after the effect of "Dragon Power", Roddy, who was running desperately towards the city gate, watched as two giant dragons landed in the center of the fortress behind him.
In Roddy's view, this is completely "a disaster from heaven"!
Dragons fight, mortals suffer, this sentence is definitely a true portrayal of the current - just the vibration of the two dragons when they hit the ground caused the running infantry to fall a large part of the ground on the spot, and Akasha was caught off guard, and fell into the drainage ditch by the city gate...
"!"
At this time, Roddy couldn't say anything but curse, he glanced at Nokia, who was slightly behind the team, turned his head and shouted ahead, "Keep going! Get out of here!"
Nata jumped off the roof of a nearby building, looked away from the two dragons fighting desperately, reached out and grabbed Akasha, grabbed her by the waist and continued to run forward.
Sodrore also pulled up the fallen soldiers as best he could, stumbling forward in the constant shaking of the ground, and then rushed out of the city gate with Roddy and the others.
There was a muffled "boom" sound from the fortress behind him, apparently the dragon had destroyed the stone house there during the fight, and Roddy didn't even look back, pointing to the forest in front of him and giving a loud order: "Keep running, don't stop!"
But when the words fell, the ground not far in front of him cracked without warning!
A black curtain of light rose from the crack, splitting the marching team into two parts: Roddy, Sodrore, Akasha, Nata, and seven soldiers on one side of the fortress, while the rest of the twenty or so soldiers were on the other side of the light curtain...
"Phew!"
Sodrore, who was running, didn't have time to stop, and was bounced back by the light curtain like hitting a wall...
"What the hell is this?!"
Roddy was completely stunned, he immediately looked to the sides and around, and finally turned around, and found that a huge, hemispherical light curtain barrier had appeared over the entire fortress...
And these people are all enclosed in the enchantment.