Chapter 53: The Soul of the Dead, Controlled by Me!
Time is running out.
Tyrus had to escort the children away, leaving early with the few people of Helia who were left.
Because the Golem was too slow to move, Josh followed only Ryze, Callista, and Ledroth to a pastoral area on the outskirts of Helia.
On the way, Callista quickly explains to Josh how they arrived at Fuguang Island, as well as the situation of the Kamavia's army outside of the Holy Mist.
The Sword Eagle was not driven away by Foyego, they found some of their henchmen as sailors, and under the leadership of Captain Venix, who was familiar with the route, they arrived in the Anaconda Islands faster than the Camavia fleet.
The Bajou people on the island did not welcome the Kamavians, but Callista brought the news of the king's conquest, and the Bajou were prepared to hide everything.
Foyego, Hecarim, and nearly a thousand soldiers of the Iron Regiment pounced.
Hekarim had wanted to play in the Kamaviaan tradition and loot the treasures of Bajou.
But Foyego's thoughts were only on his own queen, and the counsellor Nekrit's persuasion might anger Naga Kapolos, the god of the sea, and Hecarim had to give up.
After capturing innocent passers-by on the island who did not belong to the Bajou sect, the Iron Regiment's army left and returned to the mists in an attempt to find a breakthrough.
Seeing Callista and Ledroth's sincerity, an explorer who happened to stop at the Anaconda Islands took them around the island and went up to the island from the side.
And Venix and the Shu soldiers drove the Sword Eagle to meet the perimeter.
Although the two hurried to Hailia, they were not trusted by the elders and masters, and there was a quarrel, but there was nothing to blame.
After all, Fukumitsu Island is not a legendary news, it was revealed by Callista's entourage.
Now that the situation is in crisis, Callista has no time to thank Josh for his trust.
Since they are now on the same front, in order to protect Fuguang Island and her crazy uncle, Callista will naturally help Ledros with all her might.
Although the two of them are both ordinary people, in the face of the thousands of troops of the Iron Regiment, they can play a limited role.
The atmosphere was dreary and tense, with only the livestock hearing the dragon's roar and instinctively screaming in panic, and the whole area was thrown into disarray.
[How to train the dragon, Gu Shurima's technique is much stronger than Kamavia, but what we tame is an ancient demonic beast, the winged Chimera! 】
[Feeding livestock will not hurt people, but if you want them to go to war, you have to starve them for a few days, so that they will be more vigorous on the battlefield. 】
[Based on my experience and the information I've heard, the Kamavia dragon has been hungry for at least a month. 】
[Compared to skinny, fat humans, dragons prefer fat cattle, sheep or other livestock.] 】
[Helia is basically evacuated at present, and those who flee for their lives are relatively sparse, you only need to release these livestock, and the dragon will be attracted to it. 】
Josh followed Lunixia's instructions and released all the cattle in this small pastoral area.
The appearance was very peculiar, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep that were quite different from reality, and some of the animals that Josh had not studied and could not name scrambled to run into the distance.
At this time, the dragon that had completely broken through into the Holy Mist, soaring over Helia in search of prey, was quickly attracted to it.
Kamavia's dragons are a small species of wyvern with wings and hind limbs, and can only attack by physical means.
Josh took three bottles of water from Ryze's cloth bag and handed them to Callista and Letroth, "Take this." ”
"What is this?"
Callista took it suspiciously, and was about to open it, but Josh said without looking back, "The water of life you longed for before, a pot full of it, just in case of accidents." ”
Calista was about to stop when she was about to uncork the bottle, and Ledros beside her couldn't help but exclaim, "Water of Life?!" Does it really exist? ”
"Be quiet!" Ruiz frowned and glared at Ledroth, making a silent gesture, "Don't attract the dragon's attention!" ”
At this moment, with a dragon roar, a black shadow covered the sunlight and quickly passed over everyone's heads.
Josh looked up at the dragon and immediately turned back to the crowd, "Let's catch up!" ”
An unfortunate Ernuk cow is targeted by a dragon.
The greedy dragon retracted its wings and swooped downward, and after approaching its prey on the ground, the sharp claws of its hind limbs pierced through the thick body of the Ernook bull like a piece of paper, and suddenly spread its wings and shook into the air again.
Blood splattered through the air, and after a few moments of useless struggle, the Ernook cow lost its voice under its claws.
With its prey in hand, the dragon landed contentedly in a flat, shrubland-covered meadow to concentrate on his first meal.
As a species at the top of the food chain, or tamed and partially detached from the wild, even if the environment is unfamiliar, the dragon has no intention of being wary of its surroundings.
And this happened to give Josh and others a chance.
The bloody hunter never imagined that he would one day become the prey.
The hunter's instinct had made it aware of the odds, but it was too late.
Callista, who was approaching with her prostrate, suddenly jumped up and threw the spear in her hand with a roar.
The dark shadow in the amber pupils gradually widened, and the dragon, feeling in danger, tried to turn his head to dodge, but unexpectedly fell into Callista's arms.
As one of the heirs to the Silver Throne after the Lion of Kamavia, Callista was well-read and then joined the army at a young age, knowing the habits of her country's dragons.
She anticipated the dragon's dodge, and the sharp spear pierced the dragon's right eye socket like a sharp arrow off the string.
Wyvern dragons have a higher IQ than ordinary livestock, but they are still not as intelligent as humans.
Dragon's blood swayed, and the dragon howled in pain and rage.
"Well done!" Because of his large size, Ledros, who had to hide far away, cheered.
Armless, Callista quickly retreated, and the bald man quickly ran to her side with his shield and sword, protecting her behind her.
The dragon's one-eyed glared at the two small figures not far away, and the claws on the tips of the scaly wings supported its body and quickly crawled forward, intending to bite through them with its grinning fangs.
At that moment, Josh and Ryze leaped out of the bushes not far behind the dragon, and purple runes burned in their flesh.
Complex and obscure arcane runes quickly appeared on the fingertips, and a strong arcane aura diffused in the air.
Sensing the sudden danger behind him, the dragon's eyes widened and he tried to turn around and defend.
"Don't think!"
Letroth strode towards the dragon, agility mismatched his tall size.
Rolling over to dodge the sweep of the dragon's wings, the blade of his right hand slashed through the dragon's weak heart, which was not protected by scales, slicing through a large patch of flesh.
The dragon roared in pain, trying to nibble at the dodging Rydroth.
But at about the same time, a series of overloaded runes from Josh and Ryze left tail marks in midair.
The resulting demonic explosions crackled and burst across the dragon's body, tearing through pieces of scales and flesh.
"Hahaha! That's it! ”
Half of its body was subjected to the indiscriminate blast of runic magic, and the dragon's attention was drawn.
But on the other side, Ledros took advantage of the victory and pursued, slashing back and forth with a large sword of far more than ordinary scale in his hand, leaving many wounds on the weakness of the dragon's body, which were not fatal, but could affect its movement.
The life force passed quickly, and finally the dragon tried to flap its wings into the air, away from these crazy mortals.
But Josh, who had expected this, quickly pinched his hand and recited the ancient language, throwing a ball of arcane magic to mark the dragon's wings.
"Ruiz, can you still increase the firepower?"
Ruiz, who was almost covered in blue-purple rune marks, replied loudly: "Of course! ”
"You use overload magic, let's blow up its wings together!"
A large mouthful of primordial essence was inhaled, blending with the boiling magic power in his body, Josh's eyes lit up, and the complicated runes appeared again, gradually accumulating into a ball.
Josh's left arm trembled, and the mana converged to the limit.
In the next second, he slammed into an arcane pulse like a laser.
Guided by the arcane mark, the magical pulse turned into the air as it touched the dragon that was almost off the surface, and then slashed straight down in a "Z" shape, like a lightning bolt of heavenly punishment falling from the sky, piercing the fascia and flesh of the dragon's wings.
The huge body fell to the ground with a bang, knowing that there was no possibility of escape, and the blood pupils of the dragon at the end of the crossbow lit up with a dead light, intending to fight to the death, and before dying, he pulled the mortal on his back.
However, it chose the wrong target – Josh.
[Haha, how dare this beast come at you? 】
Josh's right hand clenched the Dance of Death's blade, with amber pupils turning, like a luster of bloodthirsty excitement.
[Kill it, then devour it!] 】
Josh grabbed the back of the hilt with his left hand and placed it across his face, pointing his sword straight at the dragon.
Take a long breath of primordial matter, and arcane energy penetrates through the limbs, and the runes engraved in the depths of flesh and blood shine even brighter.
Josh's red eyes were covered in blue-purple magical light, and his perception and physical fitness were greatly improved.
With the blessing of magic, the air around him began to sluggish, and the dragon rushed madly towards his body as if it had been slowed down countless beats.
Then he strode forward, sprinting against the dragon.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Josh "flashed" in front of the dragon, and the sharp segment of the Dance of Death pierced through the dragon's scales and pierced its throbbing heart.
Lunicia's mature voice echoed in Josh's mind: [Happy! I've been waiting for the smell of flesh and death! 】
The pitch-black power of death instantly enveloped the entire dragon's body.
Under the shocked eyes of Reze, Callista, and Ledroth, the dragon's flesh was shriveled but had a black-red aura attached to it, and its resilient skin clung to the keel, supporting its massive body.
And in Josh's eyes, an almost transparent dragon soul had just separated from the corpse in front of him, and was dragged back into it by a force that others could not see.
The dragon was still moving.
Or rather, it can only act under the control of Lunicia.
"What is this?!" Josh was equally shocked.
Runitia laughed: "I am Shurima, the goddess of death! The souls of the dead, I control! 】
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