Defeating the World with the Power of One Dragon!

Chapter 103: Kora Giant Eagle, Brimming with Killing Intent

Spinebreaker Hills, Bonegnaw Clan.

The ogres were all full and satisfied, lazily half-sitting and half-lying on the ground, picking their teeth, dozing off, biting their nails... their spirits appeared very relaxed.

However,

Their weapons were all placed right next to their hands.

At the command, these lazy ogres would instantly transform into elite soldiers and battle weapons.

It had already been three days.

To decisively kill the Diamond Stone Elder, Garoth had summoned elite troops from other clans, concentrating units such as Warlords and sorcerers, lying in ambush behind the hills.

To raise troops for a thousand days to use them for a moment.

Garoth usually did not need his followers to fight for him, but that did not mean he wanted to act as a babysitter, keeping them from danger.

The Diamond Stone Elder was no ordinary foe.Because he had not used any detection magic to avoid alerting the enemy, judging by its size, Garoth estimated it to be at least level 11, possibly level 12 or even 13.

Level 12 was the most likely.

And this life level was already three tiers above Garoth, equivalent to a Young Adult stage, surpassing a 25-year-old Gold Dragon.

Each ascending life level meant the creature’s average capability rose a whole rank, and the Diamond Stone Giant was among the best of giants—especially formidable at the same level and capable of fighting above its tier.

To deal with such a Diamond Stone Giant, a coordinated ambush was the best choice.

One-on-one dueling was a knight’s honor, but not Garoth’s concern. He did not care about illusions of glory.

Compared to hollow glory, Garoth wanted victory; he wanted to win the survival game again and again, no matter the process.

And not just victory.

More importantly, it was how to achieve the greatest victory with the least cost.

If he was gravely injured or near death from the enemy’s last-ditch counterattack, such a narrow win was no different from failure in Garoth’s eyes, bringing huge future safety risks.

Garoth would not underestimate himself.

He knew he was not yet a strong power, but no longer weak—no longer the young dragon who had just left the Iron Dragon Mother’s territory, forced to survive cautiously. Fighting above his tier was no longer difficult for him.

But Garoth was not arrogant either.

He understood clearly that dragons or giants were not ordinary fierce beasts or magical creatures. Defeating a Diamond Stone Giant above his level was not simple and carried significant risks.

But for the territory’s steady growth and future development,

After weighing pros and cons,

Garoth believed it was worth the gamble.

His followers lay in ambush behind the hills.

Garoth himself hovered in the very high sky, concealed by thick clouds.

From above, through sufficient distance and accelerated aura, Garoth could unleash attacks beyond his own limit.

“Black oil, scale powder, Bloodburst spell—all prepared.”

“While my followers distract the Diamond Stone Elder and draw its attention, I will accumulate kinetic energy and launch a sudden strike, delivering a fatal blow at its strongest state.”

“If this first, strongest strike seriously wounds it, then together with my followers, we can surround and kill it at minimal cost.”

Garoth pondered his battle strategy patiently, waiting.

However,

Things did not go as planned.

Time passed continuously, from daytime into dusk, but the Diamond Stone Elder never appeared alone. It did not come by itself.

Instead, another creature arrived in place of the Diamond Stone Elder.

The Kora Giant Eagle—originating from the Wind Elemental Plane and gradually spreading across various world planes—was a semi-intelligent species, with intelligence comparable to magical beasts like the Earth Rampage Bears. Born with the ability to sense and harness wind elemental energy, its flight was both fast and graceful, like a dancer in the wind.

Two Kora Giant Eagles circled high above, their wingspan exceeding ten meters.

Under the cover of dusk, they silently approached Spinebreaker Hills, their sharp eyes watching the ogres’ movements.

But what the Kora Giant Eagles did not know was,

They had already been exposed.

Higher in the sky than their position, Garoth silently observed their every move.

“Scouts sent by the Stone Giants.”

When Garoth had scouted the Stone Giant camp, he saw several Kora Giant Eagle followers under their command. It was easy to deduce that these two Kora Giant Eagles were dispatched by the Stone Giants.

Because the Stone Giants themselves had dull perception and lacked detection skills,

They raised creatures like the Kora Giant Eagles for surveillance and scouting tasks, with specific taming methods passed down in their heritage.

Seeing is believing; hearsay is unreliable.

There was a big difference between rumors and firsthand observation.

Previously, Garoth had personally gone to scout the Stone Giant camp rather than sending followers, partly for efficiency, partly because he trusted his own eyes and senses more.

Flying in higher airspace, he avoided the Kora Giant Eagles’ patrol and instead took in the whole situation of their camp at a glance.

“The Diamond Stone Elder did not come alone, but dispatched eagle scouts.”

“Is it aware of danger? Or just cautious?”

Gazing at the two Kora Giant Eagles, Garoth’s eyes narrowed slightly as he contemplated.

At the same time, the Kora Giant Eagles quietly circled the sky, using the broad high-altitude view to reflect the state of Spinebreaker Hills in their vision—not only the front of the hills where the Bonegnaw Clan was entrenched, but flying over to the rear, their sharp eyes spotted elite soldiers hidden behind the hills.

The two Kora Giant Eagles exchanged a glance.

Then, flapping their wings, they silently flew away under the cloak of dusk, just as silently as they had come.

However, before they could leave the Spinebreaker Hills airspace, a massive oppressive force suddenly descended from the sky.

The feathers of the two Kora Giant Eagles nearly stood on end as they looked up to the heavens.

Their pupils suddenly constricted, and their breath caught.

Above the clouds, a crimson comet tore through the night sky, diving downward. The dark red flames trailing from its wing bones burned scorch marks across the night.

Garoth was like a falling star of death, exuding a suffocating aura of mortality.

Shriek!

No longer flying silently, the two Kora Giant Eagles simultaneously accelerated to their maximum speed, darting off in opposite directions. Under the life-threatening pressure, the two “dancers in the wind” lost their graceful posture, appearing frantic and clumsy.

Garoth pursued with even greater speed.

He almost instantly caught up to the larger male eagle, clutching its neck vertebra with his left claw. No matter how it flapped its wings, it could not move. Holding the male eagle, the dark red flames surged behind Garoth, tracing an arc in the air.

Garoth quickly changed direction and chased after the female eagle flying the opposite way.

His right claw clamped like an iron pincer around the second eagle’s chest, the talons slightly piercing feathers—applying a little force could shatter its sternum.

One claw on each Kora Giant Eagle.

Under Garoth’s grip, they were both paralyzed, losing all means of resistance or struggle.

With a final flap of his dragon wings, Garoth carried the two giant eagles and landed on a rocky platform atop the hill’s peak.

“Now.”

Garoth loosened his claws, tossing the two still-breathing giant eagles onto the rock surface.

Instinctively, they immediately tried to escape again.

Garoth’s dragon wings swept like a guillotine, cutting off a tuft of feathers atop their heads before they could react.

The two Kora Giant Eagles instantly fell silent, trembling in Garoth’s shadow, no longer daring to move recklessly.

“State your purpose.”

Garoth said.

The Red Iron Dragon’s tone was calm, like an everyday question, but combined with his imposing and fierce appearance, it still sounded like a death threat that scared the Kora Giant Eagles.

“To scout information on the Bonegnaw Clan.”

“To report any unusual situations to Elder Aibadang.”

“The Elder believes the Bonegnaw Clan’s reactions are abnormal and suspects something behind it.”

The two Kora Giant Eagles hurriedly answered.

Without a doubt, the Elder Aibadang they mentioned was the Diamond Stone Giant.

Hearing their response, Garoth fell silent, his eyes revealing a deep, almost tangible, solemn killing intent.