Chapter 458: Dividing the Dragon (Part I)
"Where is this?" Barrett asked curiously.
"A small half-plane of little use. Krees replied, "A colleague of mine used to store a large number of earth elementals and thor monsters in this place as a warehouse, and although the mage later transported them all away, or ran out of them, maybe some of the little ones were forgotten and left in this half-plane. It doesn't matter, those earth elementals won't cause trouble, we don't have to worry about it. ”
Barrett looked around and noticed that the small half-plane in front of him was rather desolate. It's about 50 square kilometres, and from a distance, you can't read anything but gray-black gravel and rocks.
The location of their group is a gently undulating plain, and there is a huge and simple alchemy circle on the ground, which was left by the original mage, and I heard that it was used to collect the elemental crystal nucleus of the earth element in batches. This simple circle cannot be used to craft magic trinkets or potions, but it is possible to collect them with some simple work.
In the distance, there was a bottomless canyon, and some unknown rumbling sound faintly came from the depths of the canyon. On the opposite side of the canyon are three towering peaks formed by supernatural boulders.
The desolate landscape reminded Barrett of the dead silence of the Dark Realm, but unlike the Dark Realm, this half-plane contained precious air and sunlight. Warm sunlight shines through the elastic amber film in the sky, transforming the space into a landscape painted on yellowed parchment.
The little mage said that such unformed half-planes were like small ships anchored in harbors, mostly attached to some complete main plane. And in the entire multiverse, especially the half-plane near the main material world, there are the most. Some of these half-planes are naturally generated, while others are created through magic or divine powers.
Those half-planes will slowly grow over hundreds or even tens of millions of years, and one or two of the most half-planes will be extremely lucky enough to escape the fate of early disintegration, annihilation, or being devoured by other void creatures, and grow into a large plane with its own unique rules, such as the main material world, the nine-layer hell of Bato, the mechanical realm of clock nirvana, or the garden of Joseph in the hero realm.
The little mage casually changed the magic circle on the ground, placed a few magic crystals in key places, and then released the corpse of the primeval dragon from the spatial ring.
The corpse slowly exuded a thick ice breath and cold mist, and even with the protection of the 'endure environment' spell cast by the little mage, Barrett still felt a chill that penetrated deep into his soul. This cold aura continued to spread outward from the circle, turning a large area around it into hard frozen soil.
Did I fight this terrible dragon before and kill it? Even though she knew she had done it, Barrett still had a feeling of unreality.
If you look at it this way, I'm really quite powerful! The barbarian is silent on the surface, but he can't help but be complacent in his heart.
"Oh my God, this dragon is so white, no, it's so big!" said Chef Atwood, shuddering, "I've seen a red dragon before that's less than a third of its size. But the red dragon wasn't an adult at the time, and this guy, dare I say it was at least an ancient dragon. ”
"It's the Ancient Dragon. "The monster hunter 'Alston' walked up to the corpse and looked at its scales. "It lived about three thousand ...... "No, it's about three thousand five hundred years old!Did you kill this primeval dragon alone?" the Behemoth Hunter turned his head to look at Barrett, "I'm sorry, but I didn't doubt it. You're also a dragon slayer, there's no doubt about it, I can feel it. I'm just curious about the process by which you took it out. Seriously, I'm a big fan of hunting all kinds of big and super big creatures, maybe we can talk about each other's experiences. ”
"Actually, it was already seriously injured before it fought me, so it didn't show its true strength. Barrett pointed to the dragon's head, "I'm just lucky." If it hadn't been injured earlier, I would have been the only one to be killed. "The barbarian is reluctant to say much about the process of fighting, and some things are not easy to explain.
Auston, the Monster Hunter, wisely didn't ask any further questions, but casually chatted about himself, "I've killed a green dragon before, but that dragon is just an ordinary adult green dragon, far less than yours. He walked over to the white dragon's head and carefully observed the huge scar on the dragon's head, and continued to tell his story.
"The green dragon hides in a dense jungle filled with poisonous mist and miasma. Since there were no dragons' favorite cliffs and caves near the jungle, the green dragon used its great strength to knock down many towering giant trees, and then piled up the trunks one by one to make a huge lair. Some kobolds and goblins in the jungle are enslaved by it, and they are responsible for reinforcing its nests, and some wolves and ferocious animals are also acting as its watchdogs. ”
"It took me almost two years to figure out its habits and make all sorts of preparations. I set up seven large traps in the location of the battle I envisioned, and the pit with spikes was the most important part. The pit allows the bear to run around at will, but we all know that the dragon weighs much more than the bear, so when it falls, it can only sink helplessly into it. ”
"The dragon's vitality is very tenacious, and even if you fall into it, you won't die immediately. In particular, they can fly, and you need to avoid it flaring out after it has fallen. Believe me, it would be an absolute disaster. Auston patted the white dragon's wings and said, "There are many ways to keep the dragon flying, and my favorite way is to use a large net with a lot of toughness. The hunter kept gesturing with his hand, "This net can't really trap the dragon, but it can effectively entangle its wings and play a certain slowing role." Next ......"
Barrett listened to Alston's narration and couldn't help but admire it very much. Unlike the frontal and tough combat methods he used, Auston's dragon slaying methods are interlocking, from the judgment of the battle arena, to the selection of dragon bait, to the methods of luring and provoking, as well as the arrangement and triggering of various large traps, all of which are extremely intelligent. Barrett felt that if he was the green dragon, he would not have a second choice but to die.
"We all know about you, stop showing it off, and get down to business!" said the tailor 'Pupato'. He seems to have a good relationship with the Monster Hunter, so he speaks in a very unkind manner.
"Don't worry, let me see where to start. "And our new dragon slayer, Barrett, doesn't know yet, I'm mainly telling him about it." There will always be a special feeling of sympathy between dragon slayers, which you laymen can't experience. He winked at Barrett.
Although the way the middle-aged man blinked made the brute feel a little disgusted, it was undeniable that the other party was not wrong, he could indeed feel some strange trait in Auston's body, "Why is this happening?"
"It's the dragon's curse. Alston said.
"Cursed?" Barrett frowned.
"Rest assured, this is just a statement, not really a terrible curse. "You can also think of it as some kind of dye, and when you kill a real dragon, you will inevitably get it on you. It can't be cleaned, it can't be removed, and it will slowly grow as you kill more dragons. No one else can perceive the dye, and only people who are also stained with the dye can feel each other. ”
"What's the use?" the brute asked again.
"It's not useful to you or me, but it's a little useful to dragons. Some say that the so-called 'Dragon's Curse' is some sort of defense mechanism for such powerful creatures as dragons. If you kill a white dragon, the other dragons will smell the curse and be alert to you. Auston looked at the dragon's pierced eyes, a slight look on his face.
After observing the primeval white dragon for a while, the Monster Hunter Auston looked at Barrett and then at the young mage, "Your Excellency Master Krees, shall we begin?"
"I can do it at any time, and you can preside over it. The little mage said, "We all cooperate with you." ”
Krees activated the alchemy circle at Auston's request, and then the rock giant 'Ruboric' walked up silently with a sword about the size of Barrett.
The long sword was like an ordinary one-handed sword in the hands of the rock giant, and it didn't look huge at all. He followed Auston's instructions and aimed his weapon at the dragon's throat. The giant sword cut the dragon scales at the throat of the white dragon, and pierced the dragon's skin little by little. The moment the dragon's skin was pierced, a huge amount of blood gushed out from the wound.
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