*CRACK!*
The force generated by the dragon's tail whip was like a sudden clap of thunder exploding in the air, instantly creating a gale of seven or eight magnitudes that bent the dense forest in the area.
The sound of branches snapping and breaking was as dense as thunder!
The lush, thick leaves were swept up by the strong winds, soaring into the sky like green blood, staining the air!
*THUD! THUD! THUD!*
Figures were sent flying by the powerful impact, crashing into the jungle behind them. Several thick trees were snapped one after another by the consecutive impacts of these figures.
After consecutively snapping three large trees, Tina and Tia landed with a dull thud against a brown tree trunk about half a meter thick, then fell to the ground.
Their two slender figures were already covered in small cuts from branches and leaves!
One figure lay sprawled on the ground, limp, while the other leaned weakly against the base of a large tree, constantly spitting up blood.
As assassination-class Ninjas, they didn't wear heavy defensive gear to maximize Agility, stealth, and ease of movement.
This meant that even with Kingdom Destroyer using defensive Magic to offset some of the attack, the residual force still caused significant damage to Tina and Tia.
Lakyus and Gaguran were slightly better off, but they too were severely wounded, lying amidst the shattered branches in the jungle.
In the entire scene, the only one still standing was Kingdom Destroyer.
The dragon Tang Zheng had transformed into stretched its wings, circling above the forest. Its crimson figure was like a blazing sun, its golden pupils gazing indifferently at the Blue Rose members below.
When he had previously come into contact with Kingdom Destroyer, it hadn't triggered the acquisition of Origin Magic, so he could only try transforming into a Dragon Lord and making contact again.
However!
Tang Zheng didn't intend to reveal his identity as a Golden Dragon, so he activated "Flesh Armament" to cover his entire body.
Because he had devoured a Sun Angler earlier, the color of his Flesh Armament armor had turned crimson, so from his appearance now, he looked more like a crimson giant dragon.
"Lakyus, Gaguran, Tina, Tia!"
Kingdom Destroyer looked up at the crimson giant dragon in the sky, not daring to let it leave her sight, and growled, her throat moving.
"Cough... cough."
"I-I and Tina aren't dead, yet..."
"Little one, hold on for a bit longer."
"Iville Ai, be careful..."
Voices of her companions came from behind.
Kingdom Destroyer could sense the weak presences behind her, especially Tia and the other. Even though they were severely wounded, they still responded.
This was her companions preventing her from being distracted.
Anger burned in Kingdom Destroyer's eyes as she stared fixedly at the crimson giant dragon in the sky, at its mountain-like figure and terrifying Dragon Lightning.
As an Undead, she shouldn't have been affected by emotions, but her heart inexplicably beat faster.
Crimson scales, as fine and smooth as fish scales, and huge dragon wings unfurled. Under the sunlight, faint red light flowed between the gaps in the scales!
Kingdom Destroyer had lived for over 250 years and had never come into such close contact with the most powerful race in this world.
Such a physique and sense of pressure proved that the other party was not an ordinary dragon, but the king of dragons—a Dragon Lord!
"A monster? What a joke!"
Kingdom Destroyer noticed that this giant dragon's size seemed somewhat unusual.
She had once seen dragons with slender physiques from afar. The crimson giant dragon before her was clearly much more robust.
Its scales also felt a bit strange.
However, there were many types of dragons, and not all of them had slender physiques.
So strong!
Stronger than most of the Demon Gods who had descended!
"Mortal."
Tang Zheng opened his mouth, arrogant syllables rolling from between his sharp teeth. He was in the form of a Dragon Lord now, so he naturally mimicked the arrogance of dragons:
"You ants groveling on the ground, who gave you permission to look up?"
A rolling hum vibrated in the air.
"Even if you are a Dragon Lord!"
Kingdom Destroyer's anger was hard to contain: "Don't be so conceited!"
The Dragon Lord before her was indeed powerful.
Kingdom Destroyer could feel the clear disparity, but if she wanted to escape, she was confident she could. But what about her companions left behind?
The only way now was to lure the opponent away, then Teleport back to take everyone with her!
"I'm a woman who's lived for over 250 years!"
"Magic Optimization: Crystal Buckshot!"
Iville Ai was the first to cast a spell.
Fist-sized crystal bullets, infused with negative energy and further enhanced by magic, slammed into the giant dragon in the sky like actual cannonballs.
This was her specialty, an earth-elemental offensive magic. It wasn't just an area-of-effect attack; the sharp crystals also increased its destructive power.
The red Dragon Lord's tail attack easily shattered the crystal shield. Kingdom Destroyer already knew: she absolutely couldn't give this Dragon Lord any chance to get close!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tang Zheng looked down at the tiny figures below. He didn't move or dodge at all, letting the attacks fall.
Opponents of Kingdom Destroyer's caliber were rare, so it was a good chance to test his own abilities.
*Boom—*
The Crystal Buckshot exploded upon impact.
Tang Zheng's body didn't even sway, and not a single mark was left on his scales.
As expected.
Looking at his Attribute Panel, his Flesh Armament had lost twenty-seven durability points.
"Not bad," Tang Zheng thought to himself.
Kingdom Destroyer's fingertips trembled. Even though she'd anticipated her attacks wouldn't cause effective damage, she hadn't expected them to have no effect at all.
"Flight!"
Magic surged.
Kingdom Destroyer soared into the air, flying in the opposite direction, and simultaneously cast another spell:
"Magic Optimization: Dragon Lightning!"
A dazzling blue electrical current surged from her arm, transforming into a surging, dragon-shaped lightning bolt that shot towards Tang Zheng.
No precise aim was needed!
Dragon Lightning itself was an area-of-effect spell. Besides, with such a massive body, even without aiming, it would still hit.
After casting the spell, Kingdom Destroyer stopped paying attention and focused all her Mana on escaping.
Whoosh!
Her red robe flapped loudly in the wind.
This most powerful race seemed to possess an innate, astonishing resistance to both magical and physical attacks.
However.
Damage was one thing; the paralysis effect produced by Dragon Lightning would, to some extent, impair the opponent's movement, allowing her to put more distance between them.
"Are you trying to outfly me, mortal?!"
Tang Zheng sneered, watching Kingdom Destroyer flee. Facing the incoming, piercing blue lightning, his massive body suddenly shrunk.
"Shadow Assault!"
In an instant!
A huge shadow vanished from its original spot with incredible speed, easily dodging the Dragon Lightning attack while leaving a black afterimage in mid-air.
In the span of a single breath.
Kingdom Destroyer, who had already escaped some distance, felt as if her neck was being choked. She looked ahead: "How can this be..."
The crimson giant dragon's figure was already blocking Kingdom Destroyer's path.
Shadow Assault was one of the abilities of Flesh Armament.
*Boom!!*
A sharp, wall-like dragon claw swept down from the sky, fiercely clawing at Kingdom Destroyer.
"Gravity Reversal!" Kingdom Destroyer quickly chanted.
Tang Zheng felt his swinging dragon claw lose some power, as if a portion of his strength had been drained, and his movement slowed by a beat.
—Whoosh!
Kingdom Destroyer immediately stopped her forward rush. With no time to retreat, she channeled Mana to gain altitude, her agile figure easily circling Tang Zheng's massive body and rocketing upwards.
Whoosh!
"You won't escape."
Tang Zheng's dragon wings flapped, gaining altitude alongside her. His fierce, colossal head surged past Kingdom Destroyer first, a wisp of flame puffing from his nostrils:
"Now, obediently grovel on the ground!"
This time, both dragon claws swung out simultaneously, their sharp tips tearing through the air, creating a piercing hum.
"This distance is enough—Teleport!"
Kingdom Destroyer suddenly roared, her figure vanishing into thin air.
Thousands of meters up in the sky.
Only Tang Zheng remained, his wings pausing, stopping his ascent.
"Heh, such small tricks aren't hard to guess."
Tang Zheng lowered his head, his golden dragon eyes piercing through layers of air, easily spotting Kingdom Destroyer who had already appeared below in the jungle. He stretched out a claw into the void.
A small scroll appeared in his massive palm.
In his Golden Dragon Lord form, Tang Zheng couldn't use Tier Magic, but using Magic Scrolls was unaffected.
He squeezed his palm slightly, crushing the scroll.
Eighth-tier magic, Judgment Blockade!
An invisible barrier rapidly spread out, enveloping the area below.
At this moment.
Kingdom Destroyer, having teleported back to the jungle, had already reached Blue Rose and the others.
Just then, in the interlude of her fight with the crimson Dragon Lord.
Lakyus, who had sustained lighter injuries, had already pulled Gaguran, Tina, and Tia to her side.
"Captain, let's retreat!"
As soon as Kingdom Destroyer appeared, she quickly grabbed Lakyus, who was already prepared.
"Go!" Lakyus's mouth was stained with blood, and her long, golden, coiled hair was now disheveled, making her look quite a mess.
The series of unexpected events had caused this reconnaissance mission to fail.
Lakyus's heart was filled with regret, but she also understood the current situation; retreating first was paramount.
"Teleport."
Kingdom Destroyer chanted, activating the magic.
However!
The expected shift in vision didn't occur. Kingdom Destroyer and the others flickered for a moment but remained rooted to the spot.
"What's going on?!"
An expression of disbelief appeared on Kingdom Destroyer's face behind her mask, a rare hint of panic in her eyes.
Though Lakyus didn't know what had happened, she realized the problem, and her pale cheeks turned grim: "Iville Ai, that Dragon Lord is behind this!"
—*Whoosh!*
A gust of wind swept down from the sky.
Tang Zheng controlled his massive dragon body, slowly descending from mid-air: "Trying to escape?"
"I already told you, a bunch of ants should just grovel on the ground!"
"Damn it!" Kingdom Destroyer felt a chill spread through her body as the teleport magic completely failed; this was a situation beyond her imagination.
"Captain, you take them and go."
"I'll hold it back!" Kingdom Destroyer, like a bristling leopard, released Lakyus's hand and charged towards Tang Zheng:
"*Magic Optimization: Crystal Knight Lance*!"
Lakyus's eyes were filled with grief and indignation. Who could have imagined that a reconnaissance mission would put the squad in such a predicament?
While regretting it internally, tears welled up in her eyes!
As captain, she would never abandon her comrades, but precisely because of this, Lakyus understood even more that their presence would only drag Kingdom Destroyer down.
Iville Ai, you must find a way to escape!
In Lakyus's clear blue pupils, Kingdom Destroyer's retreating figure was reflected. She grabbed Tina and Tia with each hand, hoisted Gaguran onto her back, and turned to flee.
"Hmph!"
Tang Zheng let out a cold snort.
Shadow Assault!
A black shadow flashed, The colossal crimson body, like a ghost, easily dodged the Crystal Knight Lance and appeared before Kingdom Destroyer.
He raised his dragon claw high and swung it down with immense force!
Kingdom Destroyer's vision was instantly enveloped by the massive dragon claw. She quickly activated magic: "Damage Transfer!"
*Boom!*
Terrifying power poured forth, and a half-meter deep pit appeared out of nowhere on the ground. Kingdom Destroyer was flattened against the ground like a piece of paper.
The dragon claw lifted.
Kingdom Destroyer surprisingly staggered and slowly got up from the ground. Aside from her clothes being caked with mud, she appeared completely unharmed.
"Damage Transfer, huh? Not a bad skill."
Tang Zheng's eyes flickered with an almost imperceptible smile as he looked at the skill prompt on the Attribute Panel.
The reason he was still fighting his opponent was to force them to use the specific skills he wanted to observe.
His dragon claw reached out again, grabbing at Kingdom Destroyer.
"Magic Resistance Breakthrough Optimization—!"
Kingdom Destroyer swayed unsteadily, its eyes behind the mask growing even redder. Feeling its Mana suddenly depleted, it desperately cast another spell.
I need to buy my comrades more time to escape!
"Ninjutsu: Immovable Adamantine Shield!"
"Ninjutsu: Immovable Adamantine Shield!"
Suddenly, two weak, delicate shouts rang out.
Right in front of the dragon claw, two golden glowing shields appeared simultaneously.
*Crack!*
*Crack!*
After only a brief resistance, both golden shields shattered at the same time.
"Ah—Dark Blade Super Dreadnought Shockwave!"
A beautiful blonde figure leaped from above Kingdom Destroyer's head, swinging her black magic sword heavily onto the dragon claw.
Then, a burst of pure black energy erupted.
*Boom!*
The massive shockwave sent Lakyus flying while also blocking the dragon claw's attack.
Everyone!
"Dragon Lightning!"
Seeing that everyone who had fled had actually returned, Kingdom Destroyer, tears welling up in its eyes despite itself, angrily chanted.
*Boom!*
The Dragon Lightning, enhanced by two types of Magic, burst forth with a dazzling blue light that illuminated the jungle.
"A useless attack!"
An arrogant voice calmly responded.
The Dragon Lightning struck the crimson giant dragon precisely, but under everyone's gaze, as the electricity dissipated, the dragon remained completely unharmed.
There were only some scorch marks and broken scales where the Dragon Lightning had hit.
*Thump!*
The dragon claw lifted, grabbing Kingdom Destroyer in its grasp.
"Put the little one down—Super Consecutive Attack!" Gaguran charged from behind, weakly roaring in anger, her swinging hammer striking Tang Zheng's dragon claw like a sudden downpour.
*Bang—Bang—*
Dense metallic clanging exploded on the dragon claw.
"Run!"
"Why aren't you running?!" Kingdom Destroyer's voice trembled, a hint of wailing in its cry.
Tang Zheng lifted his arm, sending Gaguran flying, and pulled Kingdom Destroyer closer to him.
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