Chapter 41: Slaying the Dragon (a little late, a bigger chapter)

-- The battle situation is gradually becoming white-hot.

The aftermath of the attack carried a chaotic aura, turning into a tidal wave that swept around; Attacking spells and boundless sword shadows, flying wildly in the sky; Runic rays and a rain of blood containing Jenova cells ravaged the few remaining intact lands on the ground; The black dragon and the black giant chase one after the other in the sky, using the sky as their battlefield.

"High energy fluctuations detected!"

"Whew!"

Accompanied by the warning sound of the Julia system, an angry dragon groan immediately sounded, and in the violent energy fluctuations, a blazing dragon flame erupted from the black dragon's mouth, illuminating a corner of the sky like a ray of flames.

But Luo Gandao, who had been on guard for a long time, just pulled the lever in his hand, and the Aragami Dragon Soldier changed his posture one hundred and eighty degrees in mid-air, and dodged the attacking Dragon Flame in an extremely flexible way. There was a metallic click, and the oracle cells on the arms of the Aragami Dragon Soldier quickly reshaped according to the appearance of the weapons in the database, turning into two huge heavy Vulcan cannons!

Then, the black giant in mid-air blasted its own counterattack at the black dragon behind him in a head-to-foot posture!

"Boom, boom—"

Countless bullets glowing with green cold light shot out of the barrel of the cannon with incredible speed and density like a raging torrent, pouring down like a storm towards the mighty black dragon behind it, crashing into its incomparably hard scales, emitting an endless symphony of metal.

Normal bullets naturally can't shine with green light, and every bullet fired by Luo Gandao is not an ordinary metal projectile, but a "Taijing Erosion Bomb" made by Chu Xuan through the Tiberium Crystal obtained from Yuri's storage bag in the main god space!

The Tiberium Crystal, a crystal from the world of Command & Conquer, is identical to the Oracle Cell, possessing the ability to erode and assimilate all matter, and when over-aggregated beyond a critical mass, it will produce a fusion nuclear explosion.

In Luo Gandao's opinion, Chu Xuan, who could be said to be "crazy", was not afraid of death and fed it to the oracle cells in batches, so that the erosion and assimilation ability of the two promoted each other, turning into a semi-crystalline and half-cellular substance with geometric multiplication, and its self-replication speed even almost broke through Chu Xuan's containment measures several times......

The "Thai Crystal Erosion Bomb" is to seal this dangerous crystal cell in a special magnetic field, after the bullet hits the target, the magnetic field will fail, and the crystal cells that are no longer restricted will go crazy to erode and devour everything around them, until the Tiberium element explodes in the enemy's body!

However, no matter how dangerous the erosion and outburst are, if they can't penetrate the opponent's body, they can only return in vain.

Unlike the monsters in Pacific Rim that were modified by the pioneers, the dragon in front of you is transformed by humans, and naturally contains many extraordinary abilities. With a burst of golden light flashing, the attack that had originally caused the black dragon to retreat a few points was suddenly blocked by some kind of defense.

Not to mention the erosion implosion, the bullet that exceeds the speed of sound is many times that is unknown, even if it is wrapped around the magic sword's resentful mana that has accumulated for hundreds of years, it can't penetrate the unchanging dragon scales at all, but it only provokes bursts of explosion smoke, slightly obscuring the black dragon's vision.

There is always a gap between the levels of gene locks. No matter how much he obtained enough power through external forces, Luo Gandao himself had never reached the realm of the fourth order after all.

The long-range attack had little effect, and the Vulcan cannon at the arm of the Aragami Dragon Soldier was retracted again, turning into its previous normal form.

Luo Gandao was not discouraged by the failure of his attack to work, just now it was just a test he made in order to collect data, and now according to the analysis of Julia's system, he has roughly deduced the opponent's defense, so next-

Suddenly, Rogando saw a light shining from the smoke, and he immediately took a dodge posture. And the ultra-high temperature ray spit out from the black dragon's mouth at the next moment only hit the position of the Aragami Dragon Soldier one second ago, without causing the slightest damage to the body.

But that's just the beginning.

As the wind blew with the flapping of its wings, the previous smoke was instantly dispersed, revealing the unscathed body of the black dragon—

and, the colorful streamers that shone around its body.

The spiritual power between heaven and earth turned into a raging storm, and suddenly became frenzied, and in Luo Gandao's vision, little by little light beside the black dragon turned into an illusory magic circle lit up.

First one, two ...... Until the final twelve.

In the firmament, the eyes of the huge black dragon flashed with a ferocious cold light. Around its body, twelve circles of different shapes slowly rotated, emitting a dazzling brilliance, as if they were the brightest stars in the night sky.

Within each rotating circle, a powerful force is brewing, like a volcano lurking under the earth's crust, quietly brewing for an impending eruption. And every trace of condensed energy that was ready to be unleashed was no less powerful than the high-heat ray that the black dragon had released earlier.

It's like there are twelve dragons at the same time, brewing their own breath.

"Grass!"

With a premonition of danger on his back, Luo Gandao, who was still thinking about his next tactics, instantly stood on end, and he only had time to scold, so he instinctively manipulated the body's thrusters to spray with all his might, dodging to his side at great speed. At the same time, the black mist around the body of the Aragami Dragon Soldier condensed into several small magic swords, forming a formation around the body like a floating cannon, opening a layer of aura shield!

And the next moment, the sky was brighter.

It was as if the morning sun had just risen in the sky, and the dust raised by the aftermath of the fierce battle on the battlefield was illuminated by the pure white aura light, and I saw twelve dazzling white lights condensed from the purest energy with a rushing aura of destruction, and just like that, it burst out from the periphery of the black dragon, like twelve swords of light, stabbing straight towards the position of the Aragami Dragon Soldier!

Even though Rogan Dodge was fast enough, several wisps of black mist were slashed down, and a trumpet magic sword was dissolved by the torrent of light in an instant. But before Luo Gandao could raise his smile for his successful evasion, several slashes made of gushing dragon qi followed, following the trajectory of the Aragami Dragon Soldier!

- Hell, doesn't this guy need to think about energy reserves? Such a wide range of attacks......

Twelve white beams of light intertwined with each other, forming a huge net, which surrounded the Aragami Dragon Soldiers and cut them continuously, and also made Luo Gandao, who was forced to dodge and only had the power to escape, complain bitterly.

This is obviously not a normal attack method, or even a normal attack method that intelligent humans can use - just like Luo Gandao's thoughts, Li Allah, who turned into a giant dragon before and used the "Dragon Roar Retraction Cannon" to bombard the Wuling Town Vein Map, was originally in a state of lack of energy, where would he use such a long-range attack that consumes energy and has a low hit rate?

The black dragon transformed by Liala, its advantage is its incomparable flesh and unparalleled combat effectiveness in close combat. Beneath its muscles, bones, and scales lies a savage force capable of tearing apart all enemies.

The long-range attack at this moment is obviously not a tactic suitable for it. Whether it's sniping or fire suppression, these are Erlenst's strengths, not the areas where Liala, who excels in physical fitness and physical strength...... Being able to make such an operation to attack the enemy's strengths with his own shortcomings is enough to show that it is not Liala, who is a member of the "Celestial God Team", who is now dominating the body of the black dragon, but a pure beast.

But the power of the fourth order is, after all, an existence that transcends the mundane. Even if he incarnates as a beast and abandons human wisdom and reason, it is still the fourth order!

Even under the drive of dementia and wildness, the abilities displayed by the black dragon are still beyond the reach of Rogandau. Using tactics that weren't the best for him, boundless energy ran through everything around him, tearing through mountains and evaporating rivers...... One after another, the large-scale destructive skills turned into the most primitive energy gushing out, even if they were not condensed using subtleties, it was enough to make Luo Gandao extremely embarrassed.

The black mist was evaporated, the resentment was purified, and even with the assistance of the Julia system, it was still difficult for Rogandao to dodge all the attacks in the face of this overwhelming white death light. Soon, the aura shield he had held up at the beginning was pierced by the surging flow of light, and the several trumpet magic swords condensed by the black mist gradually became unsupportable and dissipated into the air......

But in the process of this thrilling dodge, Luo Gandao also analyzed through the Julia system the black dragon in front of him was covered in copper skin and iron bones, and even the Taijing erosion bomb could not wipe through the scale armor.

Although the black dragon in front of him has extremely high defense, it has not yet reached the point of completely ignoring long-range attacks. The real secret is the golden-colored layer of defense that covers the outside of the black dragon's body...... It turned out to be countless prismatic force field shields.

According to the data comparison of the Julia system, in addition to the different colors, this shield has exactly the same properties as the force field around Erlenst's body before, and even the energy reading and other aspects are more than 98% similar!

Field!

When Rogan Dao came to this conclusion, even with the speed of his nervous reaction, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment...... This momentary hesitation made him almost lose an arm, but fortunately he made an emergency dodge at the last moment and was not really hit. But this conclusion was enough to make him frightened.

- If according to the theory that Brother Yang Yun once mentioned in the casual chat, then the force field should be a kind of spiritual light.

It stands to reason that there is no such thing as the same light of the mind in this world, and although the force field is not a true self-awakening, but a light of the mind that can be artificially copied and reproduced, it is indeed the light of the mind...... But why do the two members of the Celestial Team have a spiritual light that is almost identical in all aspects except for the different colors?

A series of questions came to Luo Gandao's mind, and at this moment, he felt as if he had discovered some incredible secret in the Celestial Forces.

But Luo Gandao also knows that this is not something that his wisdom can understand, and to find the truth behind this secret, it will take the wise people in the team to do it.

So as Rogandao pressed the button, the two sets of comparative data about the force field were transmitted along the communication system. And after doing all this, Luo Gandao relaxed slightly, and while tensing his nerves to avoid the oncoming destructive white light, he analyzed his own chances of victory according to the data.

The force field, combined with the strong resistance of the black dragon's own scales, makes ranged attacks ineffective at all. If he didn't have the subtle power of the fourth order, he wouldn't even be able to hurt Liala's body.

And it doesn't make sense to just break through the opponent's scales, and Rogandau still needs to deliver a fatal blow before the opponent recovers from his injuries. This reminded him of the games he once played, where the mechanical bosses that had to be defeated by specific means needed to rack his brains every time to achieve the final victory.

"No way...... It seems that only a fleeting victory can be seized. Glancing at the energy readings in the upper right corner of the screen, and the link to the body, Rogando muttered to himself.

Although the dragon in front of him is extremely energy-consuming, maintaining the Aragami Dragon Soldier also requires a lot of Luo Gandao's mental energy, and in just a few minutes, it makes his head feel like he has a splitting headache......

Anyone who steps into the fourth-order level can be ranked among the strong in the main god space, and their essence, their existence, is the absolute suppression of low-level lifeforms.

Even putting a fourth-order powerhouse on the final battlefield is enough to get a ticket to participate in the final battle...... Even if Chu Xuan's technological support allowed Luo Gandao to gain the ability to fight with the fourth order in a short period of time, as a driver, he was only unlocking the second order's genetic lock now!

If it weren't for Chu Xuan's hellish training, familiar with it, and accustomed to physical pain, I'm afraid that Luo Gandao would have screamed miserably at this moment and lost the ability to fight again.

And now, Luo Gandao is still able to grit his teeth and persevere, and hold on until an opportunity. A chance to wait for the opponent's energy to not keep up with the supply and expose the flaws, and the energy index of the force field is also reduced to the minimum!

— and the opportunity he was waiting for was sooner than he expected.

With such a wild release of twelve pillars of energy at the same time, how long can even a fourth-order powerhouse last?

Just as a human being has to surface for a breath after holding their breath underwater for a while, after several minutes of continuous bombardment of Rogando, the white light finally showed signs of fading slightly, and it also revealed some flaws in this vast net of light......

Then, it's time to rush!

Two long beams of ion light burst out from behind the Desolate God Dragon Soldier, which were the "X-shaped thrusters" that Chu Xuan had installed through thirty-two improvements, and in an instant, the burly and boundless black mecha turned into a streamer that could not be captured by the naked eye at all, and drew a winding orbit at a speed that ordinary people could not react to, and raided according to the route marked out by Juilliard's system!

This is not a surprise operation that ordinary people can carry out at all, because the turbulent pillar of energy light has not yet faded. Even if the black dragon's attack slowed down slightly, the white rays still stayed in the air, and at most they only revealed a flaw of a thousandth of a second.

However, in front of Luo Gandao, who unlocked the third-order genetic lock, this thousandth of a second was enough!

- Yes, that's it...... It is the feeling of this long-lost line of life and death, the feeling of becoming one with the vehicle under you, and then breaking through all difficulties and obstacles!

The shackles in the brain have been broken, and the speed of neural reflexes has reached a new high, allowing Rogandao to do things that he couldn't do before.

Turning at the last moment, with the help of the materialized black fog, it rolls over with one hand, and uses the black fog to rub the light column to obtain the centrifugal force of the turn...... In a trance, Luo Gandao seemed to have returned to the scene of the black car race that he was most familiar with before he entered the main god space!

The blood stirred in his body, and the blood rushed to his brain, causing Derogando's face to turn red. Although hand-to-hand combat with the plural Transformation Tyrant is good, it is not the most suitable fighting method for Luo Gandao after all, like the current state, it is the most exciting pleasure in the line of life and death!

Following the marked route, the last obstacle level is also broken. With a 720-degree rotation, after paying the price of dispelling most of the black fog, the Desolate God Dragon Soldier finally rushed out of the net composed of twelve destructive white lights with a ring-shaped sonic boom cloud behind him, and then there was a smooth road ahead-

- Rogan Dao, originally thought so.

- until he saw the red light rising from the black dragon's body, which was being conceived in its mouth.

At this moment, Rogan understood one thing. That's why the black dragon would reveal his flaws so quickly, he thought that it was because of the previous blow that caused the opponent's energy reserves to be insufficient, but he never thought that Liara had obtained a short break through Ehrenster's previous sniping and took the Qi Rejuvenation Pill that quickly recovered energy...... As a result, the black dragon, which was supposed to show its flaws, still left the power of a blow!

Between the black dragon and the giant, less than a kilometer away. With such a close distance, Luo Gandao could even see the other party's spark-glowing nostrils, the explosive energy in his mouth, and the cruel determination in his eyes.

- It's over, I can't hide from it.

The movement of the body is faster than the mind, and before rushing out of the net, Luo Gandao tightened the Aragami Demon Sword in his hand in order to ensure that he would be killed with one blow, and was ready to stab, and even the thruster behind him was opened to the maximum. Now he has no time to change his posture and retreat, and organize a counterattack again.

"Don't give up."

Just as Luo Gandao gritted his teeth, ready to abandon all defenses and maintain his original state, and rushed straight with his sword to see if he could use the Aragami Demon Sword to penetrate the opponent's vital point and fight a one-for-one battle before being melted by the dragon breath spit out by the black dragon first, the voice of the overlord suddenly came from the communication system: "Seize the opportunity." ”

"Victory or defeat is in an instant."

"Boom!"

The flash of thunder and lightning pierced the brief silence before the final blow erupted.

With a dazzling white magnetoelectric light flowing up from the ground, like a bridge of light, connecting the earthly and the sky, it rose diagonally towards the endless sky—like a sharp sword, tearing through all obstacles in its path, and striking the black dragon's jaw with great precision!

"Hmm!"

Suddenly, the black dragon was caught off guard by a blow that hit the target, although it failed to completely break through the black dragon's force field, but the impact force brought made its jaw deflect slightly, together with the blazing chaos that erupted, the golden-red rays containing the residual energy in the black dragon's body also deflected the target, only cutting off a quarter of the body of the left chest of the Aragami Dragon Soldier, and did not go straight through the Luo Gandao itself located in the center of the chest!

- This is Logandaw's chance.

- A chance created for him by the Overlord to defeat the fourth order with the third order.

"Oh oh !!!!"

Countless black mist and metal violently collapsed from the wound, and a sharp pain pierced the heart, but Rogandao could no longer feel it.

The terrifying momentum spread, and the extremely condensed spiritual will urged the oracle cells that were pulsating in Luo Gandao's body, causing his physical body to merge with the Desolate God Dragon Soldier and the magic sword in his hand, slashing at the heart of the black dragon with the momentum of slashing Huashan!

The golden force field shattered in an instant; The jet-black ancient dragon scales did not block the giant sword that was also pitch-black.

The scales are pierced, the flesh is torn, the blood vessels are severed, and the internal organs are destroyed...... In this way, the Aragami Dragon Soldier, who had lost nearly a quarter of his body, took the black dragon pierced through the heart by the magic sword and stabbed him, and fell straight towards the earth! (End of chapter)