Only one of them bowed slightly to the gate and whispered, "Lord Hades, please forgive us for what we have done today. We were forced to do so. If we can't mine 2,000 kilograms of Holy Light Magic Stone this month, we will all be unlucky and may be tortured to death by the people above. So I'm really sorry. You can only try your luck here! ”

Ace finally understood that these people wanted to get a lot of Holy Light Magic Stones. It is rumored that there are a large number of Philosopher's Stones in the Five Forbidden Areas. These people even have the idea of digging for philosopher's stones in the forbidden land!

Ace couldn't help but feel very angry. For the entire Mandala continent, Hades is the greatest hero. He sealed the gate of the abyss and isolated all the demons in the abyss so that it would not bring disaster to the world. His achievements are unparalleled.

But now, these guys are going to break into the restricted area and go in and dig for the Philosopher's Stone. This is really stupid and greedy.

Seeing the two men slowly walking towards the restricted area, Ace couldn't help but rush over to stop them, even though he knew it was just a recreation of the scene.

But it didn't work, and the two men walked through Ace's body again and headed straight for the gate of the penalty area.

Ace couldn't help but shout: "Stop! ”

But how could those two people hear Ace's voice? The two stopped more than 20 meters outside the gate and began to recite the magic incantation.

Soon, only a loud bang was heard, and with a "bang", a huge column of water instantly engulfed the gate of the forbidden area.

Ace was very worried, and he looked. The restrictions on the stone gate are still intact. He couldn't help but pat his chest and shouted, "It's too dangerous! ”。 Luckily, the magical taboo set by Hades Hades was strong enough that two high-level water magicians couldn't break it.

The two magicians were stunned by a massive shockwave. They never imagined that there would be such an amazing impact.

At this time, the dragon's voice sounded in Ace's ears again: "Don't be too happy, you can look down!" ”

Ace heard it and hurried to continue watching. When he took a closer look at the huge stone gate, he suddenly noticed a small incision of 6.1 cm in the lower right corner of the stone door!

Ace stared at the small crack for a long time. Suddenly, he saw a finger sticking out of the crack.

And the picture also stays at this moment.

"What's that?" Ace's voice trembled and uneasy.

On that finger, there are very sharp nails, which are covered with a black mist. It looks weird.

The dragon said, "That's a demon's finger." It is a monarch-level demon. ”

"Monarch?" Ace yelled. As for the information about the monarch-level demon, he just learned about the paladin not long ago. It is said that their strength is at least at the level of a mage, and some can even reach the level of a holy mage.

How could such a terrible demon appear in the forbidden land? Did Hades, the king of Hades, put him there? But why didn't Hades seal it in the abyss? This is completely beyond the scope of Ace's knowledge.

"See? This is the mistake of those two fools! The movement of the penalty area door soon attracted the attention of the upper echelons of the empire in New Delhi. They demanded a thorough investigation. In order to avoid investigation, the two bastards even pointed the finger at me, and I have been perched on the mountain peak. They said they saw me breaking into the restricted area. He tried to stop me, but I knocked them to the ground! “

Hearing this, Ace couldn't help but bow his head and ponder, and then said, "It's just your side of the story, how can I believe it?" ”

At this time, the scene around Ace changed again.

However, at this time he was in a spacious hall. Not far away, there were several imperial dignitaries, two high-level water magicians standing in the center of the hall, kneeling all the time.

In front of them was a middle-aged man in a golden robe and a crown on his head. As for the man, Ace could recognize him as the young king.

As the dragon said, two water magicians began to slander the dragon in front of the king of New Delhi, saying that it was trying to break the restrictions of the forbidden area and enter the forbidden area.

Ace grew angrier and wanted to go up and slap them, but he knew it would be futile because it was just a rehash of the past.

The face of the king of New Delhi was visibly gloomy and uncertain, and he did not know how to make a decision.

But one of the water magicians said, "Your Majesty, the dragon not only tried to enter the forbidden area, but also burned down two nearby towns with dragon flames, trying to kill everyone who might see it and peek into the treasures of the forbidden zone!" ”

When the king of New Delhi heard this, he immediately burst into rage: "What! Is there such a thing? ”

The two magicians nodded repeatedly: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Deputy Commander Conrad." At that time, he also saw two destroyed towns. ”

A man in a white robe stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I did see two towns that had been completely destroyed. The town was littered with scorch marks, and all the people were burned to death overnight. The scene was very tragic. Judging by various indications, it seems that this is really caused by Long Yan. ”

Ace had heard of a man named Conrad. It is said that he was once the deputy head of the Imperial Mage Regiment. Later, somehow, he joined the Society of Magicians and became one of the eight deacons.

Hearing this, the king of New Delhi naturally became furious and immediately ordered troops to be sent to kill the dragon.

And just like that, the war between the Empire and the dragon began in full.

Ace couldn't help but ask, "Were those two towns really destroyed by you?" ”

The dragon's voice was cold: "Why should I destroy these two towns for no reason? Don't forget who they are. With their strength, it is not difficult to create a large-scale fire. ”

Ace's eyes were as sharp as knives, and he said word by word, "Do you mean that these two people just want to impose this matter on you in order to evade the investigation of the Empire?" ”

The dragon said, "Don't you see clearly who these two people are?" When do I plan to enter the restricted area? But they swore before your king, and they all put it all upon me! Although I have a bad reputation and am responsible for death in the world, many people are extremely disgusted with me, thinking that I am the embodiment of death and that I have taken their lives. ”

"But they don't know that I'm just slowly absorbing their souls after they die, then converting them into various energies, and respreading them into the world so that their souls don't wander the world!"

Ace couldn't help but think. If that's the case, then the two water magicians of the year will definitely have to pay for it. After all, in pursuit of dragons, the Mandala Empire sacrificed a large number of great warriors.

Ace asked again, "Then why don't you clarify it yourself?" ”

The dragon said, "How would you feel if you were hunted down by countless magicians, warriors, and knights? What's more, I'm the dragon in charge of the darkness! As much as you call me a dragon, I'm an ancient dragon at heart! As an ancient dragon, how could I endure such humiliation? In the process of counterattacking, I naturally burned a large number of personnel of the Imperial Legion with Dragon Flame. As a result, the contradictions between the two sides have become more difficult to resolve. Even if I wanted to clarify, who would believe it? Eventually, the war grew fiercer, and several empires teamed up to kill me beyond the Warcraft Mountains. “

"However, while they were celebrating their victory, my dragon soul hid in the Dragon Balls, exhausted its remaining strength, and fled to this great lake. From then on, I could only wait for 20 years of despair to dissipate. However, I never expected to find you, little one. Your spiritual strength is so strong that you can take me out. "Ace, get me out of here."

Ace couldn't help but ask, "Then why didn't you let me come here for the first time and take you out?" ”

Ace still remembers the tremendous feeling of soul depression he felt when he first came to the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

"Little one, at that time, your strength was not enough. Although your spiritual strength is not bad, it is not enough to carry my dragon soul. However, you are really, really, really, very powerful. In just a few months, you've reached level 6 magician, and your mental strength has skyrocketed. Besides, you can rest assured that since you have one of my dragon core fragments, the dragon soul does not need to enter your body. Just go into the dragon core. ”

After thinking about it, Ace said, "Okay, I can promise to get you out of here." But you must swear in the honor of the Ancient Dragon Family that you will never do anything unreasonable again. ”

When the dragon heard Ace agree, it was naturally very happy, and said, "I swear by the dragon's will that I will never hurt anyone!" Don't worry, once my dragon soul leaves the Dragon Ball, it will become very weak. It takes at least three years of sleep to wake up again. ”

After listening, Ace thought for a while and said, "Okay! Then I can take you out. But where is the exit to this cave? ”

The dragon said, "It's in the pond." You can go down the pond and soon have access to the big lake. Also, as a thank you for taking me away from here, this dragon ball will be given to you as a reward when my dragon soul leaves this dragon ball. ”

Ace was a little surprised. Although he had heard of Dragon Ball, he didn't know much about it. He didn't know what the Dragon Balls were of any use to him.

The dragon seemed to see through his doubts and explained, "Don't underestimate this Dragon Ball. As long as you carry it with you in the future, you can have a pair of dragon-shaped magic wings that can fly with you at high speeds! As for speed, it all depends on your current strength. Now you are a level 6 dark mage, so the speed that this Dragon Ball can provide you should be equivalent to the wind magic of a level 9 wind mage who "flies". If you can get to level 7, you can get at the same speed as the Wind Magister.

"It took me 50,000 years to condense this Dragon Ball. You have to keep it well. ”

Hearing this, Ace immediately rejoiced. If this Dragon Ball really has such a feature, it will be a big boost for him. In this way, in the face of someone who is stronger than himself in the future, even if he can't beat himself, there should be no problem in escaping.

Just like the masked dark mage before, Ace couldn't beat him at all, so he had to run away. If there had been Dragon Balls at that time, the masked magician would not have been able to catch up with him.

Ace was secretly happy, but heard the dragon's rough voice: "But I suggest that you don't use the Dragon Ball's abilities at will. After all, in the war more than ten years ago, I and everyone on the continent of Mandala formed a hatred that is impossible to unravel. If my wings appear behind you. Once discovered, there will be big trouble! ”

Ace nodded solemnly, he agreed. More than a decade ago, the war was an unforgettable scar for the major empires of the Mandala continent.

However, Ace must find a way to clear the matter for the dragon. Until then, he needs to gather enough evidence.

"When my dragon soul leaves the Dragon Ball, you can drip your blood on the Dragon Ball so that you can establish a connection with the Dragon Ball. Then, once I leave Dragon Ball, I will go into hibernation and will not be able to continue communicating with you. Well, now, you can remove the dragon core fragment from your neck. The dragon's voice became very serious.

Ace immediately took off the "Sacred Pendant" and slowly walked towards the Dragon Ball.

Ace squatted down, looked at the dragon soul in the Dragon Ball, and whispered, "Are you ready?" ”

The dragon said, "Ready, let's get started." ”

Ace took a deep breath and placed the sacred pendant on the Dragon Ball.

Suddenly, a strong white light shot out from the dragon balls, and a terrifying dragon roar came from the cave. The sound was deafening, and the whole cave began to shake.

Ace felt a splitting headache, as if his whole head was going to explode.

Luckily, this cave is located at the bottom of a large lake. Otherwise, the dragon's roar would definitely alarm the Imperial troops stationed on the Warcraft Mountain Range.

Ace didn't know that all the Warcraft animals around the Great Lake were frightened by the dragon's roar, and they all fell to the ground, trembling all over, including many high-level Warcraft animals.

But even so, Ace's hand holding the sacred pendant was still tight and he didn't dare to let go.

However, he didn't know that the soul pain felt by the dragon was even more intense as the dragon's soul entered the corner of the dragon's core. Although Ace did his best to get the dragon core close to the Dragon Ball, there was always a small gap between them.

When the dragon soul passes through this gap, it will take very terrible damage. If Ace accidentally drops the sacred pendant in his hand to the ground, the dragon's soul will disappear during the transfer process, and the dragon will be completely destroyed.

The dragon's roar lasted for about 20 seconds. When Ace could barely hold on, the dragon's roar finally disappeared, and the white light in the cave diminished considerably. In the end, only the Dragon Balls still emit a faint white light.

Seeing that the dragon soul in the Dragon Ball had disappeared, Ace couldn't help but look at the sacred pendant in his hand.

"It seems that the dragon soul has been successfully transferred. It is also unknown how long it will take for this ancient dragon to awaken again. Ace muttered to himself.

Ace shook his head, feeling that the tinnitus was not over. Picking up the Dragon Ball carefully, he felt a warm sensation flowing through his body, making it feel comfortable.

Ace put the Dragon Ball in front of him and looked at it carefully. He saw that the inside of the Dragon Ball was filled with white light, which was very beautiful.

According to the dragon's statement before hibernation, Ace bit off one of his fingers and dripped a drop of blood onto the Dragon Ball.

The blood is completely absorbed by the Dragon Balls the moment it comes into contact with them. The white light in the blood flashed twice, then returned to normal.

At that moment, Ace had a very wonderful feeling. He seems to be completely integrated into the Dragon Ball in his hand. As long as he has this idea, he can fly freely in the air.

He quickly put the Dragon Ball in his arms and began to experiment with the flying abilities that the Dragon Ball brought him.

His heart moved slightly, and the magic in his body poured into the dragon ball, only to hear a "whoosh" sound, and a pair of three-meter-long black dragon wings appeared on his back.

The dragon wings are very thin and crystal clear, but Ace can feel that the power contained in the dragon wings is very powerful.

"How beautiful!" Ace couldn't help but cry out with joy.

Then, his brain controlled the dragon's wings and began to flapp, and his body soon levitated. Then he began to shuttle back and forth in the cave, faster and faster.

Ace was ecstatic. Unexpectedly, he is chased and killed by a masked dark mage and driven into this large lake. It's a blessing in disguise. Not only did he save the dragon soul of the ancient dragon, but he also got such a powerful treasure.

"It's a shame that this cave is too small to fly." Ace reluctantly withdrew the dragon wings and continued to look at the dragon balls. He really liked it.

After the dragon balls were put away, Ace went to the edge of the pool and looked at the cold bottomless lake. His eyes suddenly turned cold.

He had to get back to the barracks as soon as possible, after all, he didn't know how long he had been unconscious. In addition, he has a lot to do, such as investigating the identity of the dark mage and the mysterious person behind the scenes who really wants his own life.

Ace jumped into the icy water, and a terrible chill quickly spread throughout his body.

You must know that after Ace entered level 6, his physical fitness has improved a lot. The general cold had no effect on him.

However, the water here made him uncomfortable. The terrible cold almost penetrated his bone marrow and made him very miserable.

But at this moment, in the dragon ball on his chest, a warm current poured into his body, gradually dispelling the terrible cold.

Feeling the warmth, Ace couldn't help but touch Mo Hong's mouth. This time, he really made a lot of money and got such a treasure.

But the next scene made Ace even more unbelievable. The Dragon Ball suddenly flickered, and then a huge bubble appeared around Ace's body to protect Ace.

The icy lake water was completely blocked by bubbles. Ace is suspended in the center of the bubble and moves rapidly with the bubble.

After walking down the edge of the lake for more than ten meters, Ace finally followed the bubbles into the big lake, and then began to float upward.

When Ace approached the surface of the lake five to six meters, he deliberately removed the bubbles and slowly swam to the surface of the water to avoid the masked dark mage ambushing him by the lake.

Ace surfaced quietly, then looked around for five weeks, but seeing that there seemed to be no one or a monster around, he slowly swam to the shore.

He discerned the direction and continued towards the approximate location of the camp. He was afraid of being discovered, so he naturally did not dare to use the dragon wing, so that he would become a public enemy of the empire.

Little did he know that the camp had become a mess by this time.

"Haven't you found it yet? It's been five days. Are you sure you've searched them all? Did you enter the first barrier and find it? At this point, Al was almost insane, because it had been five days since Ace had last proposed to go to the forest to find the herbs to make the melting potion.

"No, I've searched. We've searched the forest for the second time, but we still can't find Ace. Warrior Victor said worriedly.

"Victor, I gave Ace to you because I trust you so much. I know you can make sure he doesn't have any trouble. What's going on now? You left him alone to find alchemical herbs? Are you crazy? "Al hasn't rested for a long time, and now she's angry. For a moment, she felt dizzy and could barely stand.

Victor was also a little dissatisfied: "Well, at that time, I proposed to let a few generals go with me, but he flatly refused. Also, while I was thinking, he had already left very quickly and did not give me a chance to react. I don't think we need to worry too much, though. He may lose his way for a while because he likes to play too much. It's also possible. ”

Victor tried to defend himself, but he himself could not believe such far-fetched reasons. How can you convince an angry Ayr?

As expected, Ayr's voice suddenly became muffled: "Naughty? Do you think with Ace's personality, he's so naughty that he doesn't know when to go back to the barracks? I'm telling you, I just got the word that the next batch of reservists will arrive here today, and Stark is inside. When Stark asks, explain it to him yourself! ”

Victor's face changed suddenly: "Huh? Master Stark is also on the team? So what else can we do now? ”

According to Victor's understanding, due to Stark's character, he should not agree to the Empire's request. Why did he agree this time?

Stark's attitude towards Ace during the House Evaluation Contest was greatly appreciated by Victor. At that time, Ace's identity as a dark mage was exposed, and someone wanted to sentence Ace to death on the spot.

But at that time, Stark stepped up for his apprentice. Who would dare to disobey the laws of the empire before the king? I want to find the entire New Delhi Empire where only Stark dares to do that.

On top of that, even if Stark did, the Empire didn't do anything to him, which led many to speculate about how powerful Stark's background was.

Now, Stark is going to the barracks. What if he discovers that his apprentice is missing? Wouldn't he hang him, the deputy head of the regiment, with a hammer? The point is that Victor did not dare to fight back yet.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became: "What do we do now?" Al, we've known each other for so many years, you can't turn a blind eye to this! ”

Al smiled: "What? Now you know the seriousness of the matter? Don't keep looking! ”

Victor hurried out of El's tent.

After Victor left the tent, Al couldn't help but sigh. Obviously, Stark had to explain it himself.

However, Stark's bad temper was well-known throughout the New Delhi Empire. Who would dare to argue with him? The best thing they could do was to intensify their search and make sure Ace was found as soon as possible. At the moment, this is the only way.

About half an hour later, a Herald newspaper reported that the Imperial Reserve Army had arrived in the mountains of the Warcraft Mountains and was heading for the barracks.