Chapter 291: The Age of Behemoths

Dormant beneath the volcano of Campi Fregre, the resurrection of the super-giant ancient dragon that has successfully completed its metamorphosis, bringing about a terrifying earth fission.

But strictly speaking, it doesn't seem to be as serious as it seems, because if the Campifllegri erupts normally, it would be a complete catastrophe.

After all, a volcanic eruption of that magnitude could threaten not only the whole of Italy, but even the whole of Europe!

However, at some point, an ancient dragon descended beneath the volcano, seized the enormous energy of the leylines deep in the earth's crust, and merged with the entire volcano in an evolutionary phenomenon that is absolutely unexplained by modern scientific theories and ecosystems.

- The body of the ancient dragon species, smelted together with the entire super volcano, and thus became one, never separated from each other again.

It's hard to figure out if the giant ancient dragon carried the volcano on its back, or if it was the giant beast that grew out of the huge mountain of the volcano with a diameter of more than six kilometers......

But the only thing that is clear is that it not only takes away most of the energy that has been accumulated in the leylines over the years, but also fundamentally changes the geological structure of the area, eliminating the potential threat of supervolcanic eruptions.

Even if it carried away the entire supervolcano and stripped away a large area of strata, rocks, and mountains, it did not allow too much molten material in the earth's interior to break through the earth's crust along faults or weak places, causing a more complete catastrophe.

Although there is also a large amount of magma that has been torn by the surface of the earth, it is constantly flowing, gushing, and spreading out in the cracks and lacerations of the earth's rock formations......

But compared to the incomparably violent volcanic eruptions, the form of crazy jets releasing energy, this is really unusually mild.

It can be said that even Muggle scholars who specialize in volcanoes and geology have no idea what causes such a strange and abnormal phenomenon, let alone wizards who have always known what it is.

Even Noah, who knows this most deeply and has studied it the most, cannot explain this phenomenon.

Until more detailed information is available, it can only be explained in general terms that the ecology and morphology of the ancient dragon species are extremely specific and unknown, and their existence itself is an exception.

Although at the macro level, although they are still adapting to the ecological environment, on a local scale, it is they that are changing the ecological environment. There is a fundamental force in their blood that makes them incredibly powerful in the ecosystem.

However, it is obvious that such a giant monster that had been sleeping has awakened and displayed extremely powerful destructive capabilities, and its existence will inevitably shock the whole world.

And this is no longer something that wizards can hide, and even if the wizarding world does everything it has, it is absolutely impossible to hide its existence.

Hidden Spells, Oblivion Spells, Confusion Spells......

None of these things are likely to play a role in the face of the "greatest threat in the world...... Besides, taking a step back, even if it really works, who can get close to such a monster as huge as a mountain?

Possessing an overwhelming size and attack power, this giant dragon is capable of causing unusually frequent earthquakes in a localized area just by walking with a single step, destroying mountains, causing changes in the earth's crust, and turning everything it passes through to dust.

And it is an activated supervolcano itself, carrying it on its back, the diameter has reached six or seven kilometers, and the heat radiation emitted is extremely deadly, and there is even uncooled lava, flowing in the gaps of the carapace and scale armor like rock layers......

In addition, the large number of fire dragons that circled and flew around, and usually inhabited the interior of the volcano were small compared to the large number of dragons that were more than fifteen meters long......

- It's almost impossible for anyone to get close to it and then spend all their time doing some magic, it's an impossible task.

So, it's not just the wizarding world that has been shaken and affected, they're just the first to hear the news - through live broadcasts.

And as the giant ancient dragon left the Campiflegre volcano and advanced all the way on land, constantly opening up mountains and rifts along the way, showing the majestic power of the ancient dragon, destroying all natural and man-made things......

So—

It is obviously impossible to expect Muggles to be blind and deaf enough to turn a blind eye to such a catastrophic supermonster.

And the first to notice the bad is naturally the Italian local department.

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The large volcanic area of Campi Flolegri is located west of Naples, Italy.

Naples is the largest city in southern Italy, and it is one of the most famous scenic spots in the Mediterranean.

However, the super giant ancient dragon did not go straight to the city, to be precise, after leaving the original volcanic area, it seemed to fall into a kind of confusion, pausing in place a lot, or making circles.

It seemed to be just a creature that subconsciously rolled over after waking up, and came out to move its body.

But the brain has not fully awakened, and it is naturally impossible to continue to go back to sleep, it no longer has that physiological needs, but what should be done next, where to go...... These things have not been thought out yet.

Soon, however, it seemed to have set a goal, and it began to walk straight in one direction, passing by the city of Naples in the distance.

The ground is trembling......

The surface is cracking......

The rock layer was cut apart, and the intense heat radiation instantly evaporated all the moisture in the air, and the cracks continued to spread around, like spider webs, dense, large and small.

Small cracks can meander hundreds of meters and be wide enough to swallow a person directly.

The large fissure stretched for several kilometers, and it was pitch black below, and it was unknown where it led deep underground.

Thankfully, this is no longer a volcanic area, and the ancient dragons did not come out of the depths of the earth's crust, tearing the earth apart and rushing to the surface, so there is no deadly lava rushing out of the ground.

But that doesn't mean it's good, after all, this huge ancient dragon is a super active volcano in itself!

The lava on its body, like its own body temperature, does not cool, but only flows slowly between the crevices of the rock formations, emitting a majestic thermal radiation...... Thick black smoke is also rising from the top of the crater, and volcanic smoke containing a large amount of sulfur is scattered by the wind.

A large amount of smoke and dust entered the atmosphere to obscure the sunlight, and with the occasional flap of the giant wings, it continued to diffuse, enveloping the surroundings into a huge cloud of dust, completely enveloping the awakened ancient dragon.

From the outside, the whole of the ancient dragon could barely be seen, only the outline of the giant wings or body could be faintly seen, and in the dense dust cloud seed, it seemed to be a large, deep dark shadow.

Moreover, the ancient dragon is constantly moving, and the dust cloud is also constantly generating, all the time just wrapping the whole picture of the giant dragon, occasionally only revealing the tip of the iceberg...... It was as if a huge steam train was speeding across the surface, and the billowing smoke dragged out a long exhaust.

Such a spectacle naturally attracted the attention and curiosity of countless people, who looked at it from a distance, but could not understand what it was, at the end of the horizon seemed to be slow, but in fact it was moving extremely fast.

The only thing that was certain was that the object was absolutely very large, and very heavy, and could be seen very clearly from a distance, not only splashing smoke on the ground that seemed to be the wake of a racing car, but even from a distance they could feel the obvious tremor.

"What's that?"

"Is it a convoy? Or what machine? ”

"It doesn't look like it, I look like I see wings......"

There was a lot of discussion about it, and there was a great deal of interest, but everyone thought that their own speculations were correct and that others were wrong, and they tried to convince each other.

And because the distance was too far, and the huge dust cloud obscured them, it was impossible for them to really see clearly.

And people don't have a sense of crisis, they just feel very novel and interesting, so they gather more and more, and there are some people with strong mobility, who get on the locomotive or drive the car, and drive directly in that direction.

They have the time, energy, and curiosity, so to speak, they are well fed, so they plan to go and find out.

It's just that halfway through, someone noticed that the deep shadow in the huge dust cloud was moving extremely fast, and they couldn't catch up with it even if they tried their best, and that thing was already close to the coastline near the city at this time.

In the busy harbor of the city, cargo ships are berthing on the sea, and the people in the harbor are like ants, unloading or loading goods in an endless stream, and a large number of materials are being swallowed all the time.

A port worker who didn't know if it was because he stayed up too late, his eyes were dark, and his face was pale and haggard, yawning while registering something on the form in his hand.

"Huh?"

At this time, he vaguely felt some strange movements, and the pen in his hand also stopped.

The others in the harbor also seemed to notice something, and they all stopped what they were doing and looked around.

The air seemed to be unconsciously filled with a huge amount of heat radiation, and the temperature was rising abnormally, although the volcanic smoke and dust diffused made the sky gloomy and oppressive, obscuring the sky and the sun, and looking gray.

Even the bright sunlight before was almost completely impenetrable at this moment, as if it looked like it was powerless.

But there was no cold feeling at all, on the contrary, the air seemed to be unbearably hot and dry, as if the water molecules had been evaporated, and the sea breeze that should have been humid was scorching when it blew.

The man subconsciously looked around, then looked behind him, and then his eyes widened suddenly, and on the coastline not far away, there was a seemingly boundless cloud of dust moving, and a huge deep shadow in it rushed into the ocean.

It's like a boulder crashing into a pond, and the sea surface that was calm one second suddenly becomes turbulent the next second, and the huge waves roar and rush towards the surroundings with the momentum of withering and decaying!

The screams came one after another, and the passenger ship berthed at the port was also affected, and it shook violently up and down!

Fierce waves crashed against the harbor, splashing large expanses of snow-white foam, and the tide like a huge thunder was several meters high, surging in, full of terrifying terror and unpredictable power!

Furious like a demon incarnated by the sea, many people near the sea avoided it, and fell into the churning bubble with a cry of terror.

And the huge unknown creature rushed from the coastline into the sea, and it moved rapidly on the sea surface in the distance like a cleaving wave, and ruthlessly parted the majestic sea water in the process—

Huge waves as high as the city wall were fiercely rolled up on both sides, causing a huge movement like a tsunami impact!

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At the same time, Jackson Lake is located in the spectacular glacial mountains of northwest Wyoming, USA, in the middle of Grand Teton National Park.

The largest body of water in the region, formed by a dam on the Snake River, seems to have undergone some strange anomaly in recent times, as if there was an underwater volcano or a lava river underneath.

- The whole body of water was boiling, and the temperature was frighteningly high.

During this time, the U.S. government organized an official team to find out what was going on, but there was no result, because there was no good means of investigation for the time being.

The research team was only able to camp in the forest, far from the lake, and watch the distant waters be enveloped in steam, which completely obscured their vision. It's as if the lake has been transformed into a huge hot spring, or a natural sauna......

In addition, the environment around the lake is affected by high temperature steam, sulfur gas and other harmful gases, the growth and reproduction of animals and plants are greatly affected, a large area of vegetation is destroyed, and the scenery becomes extremely desolate.

An area of this once beautiful national park has been transformed into a purgatory-like steamer.

And at this time, something seems to be rippling in the lake, which has always been quiet, and there is a loud sound of water...... Faintly visible in the overwhelming white vapor, there were red lotus wings that flashed like the pulse of the earth.

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