"We should retreat as soon as possible."
Halfway up the mountainside of the Dragon Nest ruins, the four-person team finally came to such a result after low-spirited discussions.
Ivan held his breath and secretly looked down the mountain. The huge, steel-covered dragon beast was letting out a roaring and heavy breathing sound in a low voice, as if it was about to launch an attack. In front of it, the men in black had already arranged their formation, and the four casters were protected. Behind the fifteen melee professionals, the long archers and other professionals have already hidden themselves in other places.
In the center of the team, the black-clothed spellcaster who seemed to be a woman was floating in the air. The translucent magic power fluctuations on her body stirred the atmosphere, proving that she was a gold-level mage.
The aftermath of the battle between the golden mid-level dragon beast and the team with the golden strongman is enough to affect thousands of meters away. Even if the four of them are located halfway up the mountain, it is impossible to completely avoid the chaotic magic fluctuations. Ivan and the others are all black iron-level mages, and the violent elemental environment will have a great impact on their bodies.
But what really made everyone decide to retreat as soon as possible was not because of these reasons.
"Those guys are cultists!"
Not long ago, the nervous warning of the half-dwarf Nick still echoed in everyone's ears, and later, the obscure magic fluctuations transmitted from the black-clothed spellcasters also proved this. The talismans looked filthy and blasphemous. Wen flew out from the black staff in their hands, forming one magic circle after another, converging on the gold-level spell caster.
What is a cultist? No need to answer, everyone in the North, and even the entire Mycroft continent, knows that those are lunatics who are bent on creating war and killing, plague and turmoil. Hundreds of years ago, when cultists were at their most rampant, news of demonic sacrifices and massacres would come from all over the place almost every few days. The four of them grew up listening to the horror stories of cultists. Naturally, they Understand how unusual it is for such a group of cultists with golden warriors to appear in the North.
There was no time to think about what these cultists came to the dragon lair for. Ivan and Amira quickly decided to evacuate the elemental turmoil area as soon as possible while they were fighting the dragon beast, and then use the communication method specially designed by the academy. Formation, notify the college instructors to come as soon as possible to kill or capture these cultists. This importance has exceeded the purpose of their trip.
Karin naturally had no objections, and so did Nick.
At the foot of the mountain, the battle has begun.
The armored mountain dragon couldn't bear its temper. This huge beast that looked like a pangolin had no interest in the group of small bugs in front of it. Even if there was an existence with an aura close to its own, it didn't care at all.
Its huge limbs, like the stone pillars supporting the temple, moved and trampled heavily on the ground. The giant beast decided to ignore the group of humans who tried to stop it. Its entire body seemed to be a mobile fortress and rushed straight towards the ruins of the dragon's nest.
Countless snow dust deposited on the ground was shaken up, and cracks spread. Facing the giant beast that crashed like a mountain, even the elite cultists inevitably felt a trace of fear in their hearts, but they had long since They had received corresponding combat training, so just as the armored mountain dragon began to charge, the formation of these cultists changed, and they skillfully avoided the straight line of the giant beast's collision and came to the opponent's side.
Each of these warriors with silver mid- to high-level dexterity avoided the airflow generated by the opponent's charge, raised the enchanted sword and chain hammer in their hands, then raised their fighting spirit, broke the atmosphere, and hit the carapace of the opponent's limbs hard.
But it was of no use at all, the armored mountain dragon was still charging. The intersection of the sword blade and the carapace produced a violent creaking sound, and powerful counter-shock forces came from behind. Instead, the sword blades were all shaken open and shattered. Even though several warriors were stabbed by fragments of their own weapons, It is temporarily impossible to continue fighting.
The dragon beast, whose whole body is covered with [Counter Shock Stance], will not be hindered by the soldiers at all. The only people who can stop it are strong men of the same level.
"Back off. Sure enough, if you are not a gold-level being, you can't stop the mountain dragon's charge."
In the center of the team, the woman in black took off her hood and revealed her true appearance. Half of her face was that of a beautiful woman, and the other half was that of a skeleton filled with black mist. Her black eyes were burning. The steady soul fire released blue light. The woman known as the priest looked at the charging dragon beast and raised the staff in her hand.
This staff is pale, with a huge skull at the top. It is made of human bones. The eyes of the skull are inlaid with two bright magic crystals. Through the previously prepared magic circle, it gathers the power of the other three cult casters. The woman pointed the skull staff at the Iron-clad Mountain Dragon, and then quickly chanted a blasphemous incantation.
Invisible waves and black shadows appeared one after another, and then rushed towards the dragon beast. As the magic power spread, the Iron Armored Mountain Dragon immediately felt as if the surrounding atmosphere had turned into a solid body, making his body stagnant, and the next moment, the shadow turned into Huge black arms wrapped around its limbs, trying to fix it in place.
[Atmospheric Stagnation] and [Shadow Grasp], these two magics cast by a gold-level mage are enough to solidify the air into an entity stronger than a rock wall. The huge shadow tentacles can even crush steel, but they cannot stop it. The huge power of the dragon beast, just a moment later, with the roar of the iron-clad mountain dragon, it got rid of the spell cast by the black priest, and then rushed towards the opponent like a raging wind, and the priestess who had gained time to cast the spell A faint gray light also began to shine on his staff.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a huge vibration. The four people on the mountainside knew that the battle had begun. With the roar like thunder, Ivan was preparing to lead his companions out of this dangerous area. They cautiously left the hill where they had been hiding. , and ran quickly down the mountain.
But the golden priest who was fighting keenly noticed something was wrong. She immediately turned her head, the black eyes on the skull half's face flashed with the light of soul fire, and she said in a sharp voice: "There is someone halfway up the mountain! He saw us!"
At this time, the woman in black was using various evil-looking spells to weaken the armored mountain dragon's resistance, and repeatedly used frost spells to curb the dragon beast's attempt to breathe out the flame dragon's breath. The magic power fluctuations all over her body were releasing. The filthy smell is so obvious that even ordinary people can tell that this is definitely a cultist.
This operation was classified. They spent a lot of money to cross the Grand Canyon and sneak into Moldavia in the north. If ordinary people discovered this and told Joshua or Nostradamus, There is no doubt that their mission is very likely to fail, so after hearing these words from their leader, most of the cultists present quickly rushed towards the mountainside of the Dragon Nest ruins.
Anyway, facts have proven that they can't cause any harm to the iron-clad mountain dragon. No matter swords, spells or crossbows, they can't break the opponent's iron shell at all. The dragon beast's eyes also have a thick layer of transparent eyelids, even if Priests are also difficult to defeat.
Because the magic that had previously blocked the aura was lifted, the faces of Ivan and his group who were found whereabouts were heavy. They had not gone far before they were discovered by the other party. According to the speed of the silver expert, it would not take long for them to be discovered. catch up.
"I...I come to the rear."
After hesitating for a moment, Ivan made a decision immediately. He turned to look at his companions and said in a firm tone that could not be refused: "Give me both the magic scroll and the acid grenade, and you leave quickly."
Although ruthless, this is something that was discussed when the team was formed. When a four-person team encounters an unstoppable enemy, if someone volunteers to take the rear, the others should not waste time talking and let the other person's sacrifice be in vain.
Nick clenched his fists loudly, and Karin gritted her teeth, but they were not ordinary teenagers coming out of the greenhouse. Nick's parents were killed in a black tide eight years ago. He has been relying on hunting by himself and the help of his uncle's family to survive until now. The elders of Karin's family are knights in the Black Forest Fortress. She Having to experience a Warcraft siege every year, how could you not know the courage and determination required to make such a decision
Precisely because they know it, they will never waste it willfully.
The two of them silently handed over all the magic props on their bodies to Ivan, and Amira looked at her brother. She opened her mouth slightly and took a step forward, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she hugged him. He looked at each other for a moment, and then left silently.
At the foot of the mountain, the battle between the two golden warriors continued. The priest used various vicious curse spells to weaken the dragon beast's physique and strength, and cleverly used various techniques to suppress the iron-clad mountain dragon so that it could not breathe out the flame dragon breath. At present, it is impossible to say who has the upper hand, but this battle will not end in an instant.
Some of the silver-level cultists stayed behind to take care of the wounded, while others rushed to the mountainside. The black-clothed cultist at the head was a long archer who had been hiding nearby. His speed was not slow. The distance is also close, so I arrive at my destination first.
And a figure appeared in front of him.
Ivan Makarov, this young man with a hunter background stared at the enemy in front of him with cold eyes, a steady light shining in his gray pupils. He was holding a scroll in his hand. He looked ordinary. He was wearing a college uniform and a white snow robe, and his features were not handsome. But standing on the ground, he was as unshakable as a steel statue.
The next moment, the scroll in the young man's hand flashed and released a gray beam of light. The longbowman could not dodge and could only raise his arm to block, but the moment he came into contact with the beam, his whole body It made a creaking sound and was completely petrified. The beam did not stop. It jumped over the long archer who turned into a stone statue and swept towards the other cultists behind him. In just an instant, more than five cultists were killed. petrochemical.
The difference in strength between silver and black iron is far less than that between silver and gold, gold and ultimate intention, ultimate intention and legend. Neither of them has reached the extraordinary level and is still a mortal. If used properly, black iron level It is certainly possible for a mage to kill Silver using items such as scrolls.
What Ivan used was the last resort given by the academy instructors to protect these students who were out for trials. This petrified beam scroll that could be used by black iron-level mages had a large amount of magic power reserves on it, allowing even those who were seriously injured to Students can also use it easily, and the moment the scroll was used, a rapid and sharp alarm sounded in a secret room in Wintercastle Academy.
"What's going on?! Which team is in danger?"
A mentor from outside the secret room immediately rushed in and asked nervously loudly, and the personnel in the secret room who were monitoring various intelligence immediately replied: "It's Team 1, Ivan Makarov and the others! Scroll The detection array on them shows that there are gold-level magic fluctuations around them!"
"Gold level?! Damn it, where are they!"
"The Arctic Icefield, the White Dragon's Lair!"
Half a minute later, a rescue team consisting of two gold-level mages and four high-level silver mages passed through the teleportation array and went to the far north ice field for rescue.
At this time, Ivan was in a very bad situation. Although less than half of the cultists who were running quickly were petrified by him with the petrification beam scroll, as long as they were left alone after a period of time, these petrified people would get rid of the influence of magic and come back to life, while other people who saw the situation were not good. The cultists no longer run in a straight line, but use various rocky terrains to jump forward in an S-shape.
As a result, although the forward speed was greatly reduced, it also made Ivan, who was holding other scrolls, unable to aim and attack. He tried to throw a few bottles of acid grenades commonly used by the dwarves, but failed to hit the target.
It seems that's the end of it. The young man thought helplessly. But this is not bad, at least it delays their forward speed and chasing time.
This world is so dangerous, so he has long thought about death. Ever since the dragon beast invaded the village and killed his parents, the young man who was determined to become a dragon slayer had already thought about the possibility that he might die midway. , died due to an accident, but even he did not expect that it would come so quickly.
It seems that I can't hunt the dragon with my own hands and avenge my parents... But at least my sister...
And his sister Amira suddenly stopped in the middle of retreat.
"Amira, don't stop!"
At this moment, even Nick who admired the other party said in a deep voice: "Don't do anything stupid and let your brother's sacrifice be in vain!"
The red-haired girl Karin was ready to knock the other person unconscious and take him away if he didn't obey. The Northlanders were never like mother-in-law. They didn't have time to play with the brother-sister relationship at this time. Only by surviving would they be able to fight. There is a chance for revenge.
But the girl with long platinum hair did not immediately answer her companion's question. She just glanced at the ruins of the dragon's nest. The ice and snow were crumbling due to the aftermath of the battle between gold-level experts, and there was an inexplicable light shining in her eyes.
"Nick, Karin, don't kid yourself. The opponent has a strong golden man, and we can't escape." The girl said softly: "But I have a plan, maybe it can delay it for a longer time."
She revealed her plan.
This extremely Northland-style plan impressed the other two people instantly.
A moment later, Ivan, who was leaning on the rocks and terrain and using magic scrolls to delay the progress of the cultists, suddenly heard a loud shout.
"ah-!!!"
Nick's voice echoed around the entire dragon's lair ruins. With the blessing of high-pitched magic, the half-dwarf's originally loud voice instantly sounded like thunder, even surpassing thunder. The huge sound wave transmission made everyone, including the cultists, furious. The ground was startled.
The next moment, a red arrow with magical brilliance traced a long trajectory in mid-air, and then landed at the bottom of the mountain, at the ice and snow ruins formed by the collapse of the dragon's nest.
"That, that's Karin's explosive arrow!"
Watching the arrow fall in shock, Ivan, as the chief of the academy, is so smart. He understood the thoughts of his companions in an instant. The huge shock and emotion came from his mind, leaving him speechless for a moment.
No words are needed either.
Because the huge roar overwhelmed all sounds.
The originally stable dragon's nest ruins were shaken by the battle of the golden warriors at the foot of the mountain, and the reverberating sound waves and violent explosions became the last straw that crushed the ice and snow on the top of the mountain.
Rumble, rumble——
A dull and violent roar echoed in the air. At the foot of the mountain, the black-clothed priest who was fighting with the armored mountain dragon and taking advantage of the opponent's weak intelligence to gain a slight upper hand suddenly raised his head and looked at the snow-capped mountain behind him, because Shocked, she ended the suppression of the dragon beast in an instant. The huge dragon beast took this opportunity to sweep its tail and send it flying away.
"The dragon's nest collapsed... There is no way to complete the mission!"
At this moment, the priest was not thinking about himself, but about the mission assigned by the high priest.
You can see that halfway up the mountain, large masses of ice and snow are rushing down the hillside. The scene is like a tsunami and a torrent of sand castles collapsing. The violent roar and vibrations cause the earth to vibrate like an earthquake. All the cultists who were still halfway up the mountain were dead.
They immediately gave up the pursuit of Ivan and others, and instead fled down the mountain. As silver-level existences, it was indeed very likely that they would not die from the avalanche, but it was extremely possible to be seriously injured and close to death. No one If you are stupid enough to resist an avalanche, that is suicide.
The avalanche seemed slow, but in fact it was extremely fast. In just a few seconds, the ice and snow originally at the top of the mountain had already surged in, catching up with the fleeing cultists and engulfing them one by one. At the same time, Ivan hid behind a rock, praying that he could survive. Amira and others who had been prepared for resistance also made the same move, waiting for the ice and snow to collapse.
At the foot of the mountain, the huge dragon beast looked at the avalanche, but its heart did not waver at all. It did not even look back, but continued to move towards the mountain until it was also submerged by the torrent of snow that gradually stopped.
After the violent roar, there was a long-lost tranquility.
The foot of the mountain is covered with white ice and snow, as if it has become a plain of snow.
After an unknown amount of time, a small hill formed on the flat snow surface. The next moment, the hill collapsed into a hole. A black figure floated out of it, and an angry female voice came.
"Damn! If I know who caused the avalanche, I must... have to..."
This voice, which was originally full of resentment and unwillingness, gradually became lower and weaker, almost silent. All that could be heard was the woman's teeth trembling and the sound of her teeth colliding with each other.
Because a man was standing in front of her, looking at her with interest.
"Say it."
He said this: "What are you going to do to my students?"
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