novelraw Chapter 255
Chapter 255
Chapter 255: The Tacit Cooperation of the Evil Dragon and the Brave Hero
When the last ray of red light from the sunset disappeared from the horizon.
The magnificent roar from the Silver Dragon gradually dissipated.
The heavy and ancient sound echoed above the earth, like an ancient bell weighing thousands of tons striking its final long chime, carrying the eternal remoteness and desolation.
Further west.
On the peak of Golden Radiant Mountain, which had not yet been completely swallowed by the night.
Birds and beasts thousands of kilometers away were startled by the commotion in this desolate land and fled in all directions, as if they had heard the warning sound of some apex predator before it began its slaughter.
Xia Li was certain.
This Evil Dragon Roar definitely contained a considerable amount of magic power; otherwise, it wouldn’t have spread so far.
“Can you understand the sound wave just now?” Lucia stood on the scorched ground, her terrifying weight almost causing her legs to sink into the ashes of the earth.
She raised her head proudly and asked the person above her.
“I don’t understand.”
Xia Li shook his head honestly.
“The translation is probably: ‘From now on, this is my territory. If anyone disagrees, come and challenge me. Otherwise, I’m going to mark my territory!'” Lucia translated.
“How do you mark it?”
After hearing this, Xia Li’s focus was completely diverted.
Lucia rolled her eyes and stared at the Brave Hero sitting on the center of her brow bone. She said:
“Of course, it’s with magic… We dragons play it fancy!”
She explained the method of Giant Dragons marking their territory.
Similar to most beasts, male Giant Dragons are more keen on marking their territory with their own scent. While female Giant Dragons like to mark the most conspicuous location in their territory by piling up their favorite items.
In addition to these ‘physical’ markings similar to living habits, there are also ‘magical’ markings.
Giant Dragons will disperse the magic power within their bodies, leaving behind their own magic ripples in their territory.
Doing so not only prevents unnecessary biological intrusion, but also warns other approaching Dragon Races.
If you step into the range of magic fluctuations, it means intrusion and also means going to war with the owner of the territory.
“Almost all life with magic and intelligence can sense the ripples of adult dragons. But humans can’t. The sensory abilities of the human body are too weak. Unless it’s an Archmage highly attuned to the elements, or a human possessing a divine artifact, ordinary humans can’t detect our existence at all.”
Lucia finished her explanation, and Xia Li listened attentively.
The voice of a majestic adult Giant Dragon, when it reached Xia Li’s ears, was the crisp sound of a young girl.
After speaking, Lucia started shaking her body from the neck down like a big dog that had just come ashore from the water.
In the darkness of the night, the luster emanating from the Silver Dragon was even more dazzling than the starry sky and the bright moon. Fine, microscopic powder appeared on each dragon scale.
With Lucia shaking like this, those silver powders would spread out like snowflakes.
“It’s snowing!”
Lucia swung her tail while admiring the scene she had brought.
It was a pity that she had never seen snow on Earth.
Xia Li said that he would take her to see the four seasons of Earth in the future… After getting her ID card, they could really go traveling!
“Hmm.”
Xia Li spread out his left hand, and a few snowflakes fluttered above, falling into his palm.
This sky full of silver snow was like stars falling from the sky, possessing an indescribable magnificent beauty.
But Xia Li knew…
This wasn’t snow.
This was the magic power from the Silver Dragon’s body, so dense that it could be seen with the naked eye.
This was a magic ripple that even Xia Li, a magic idiot, could see. As long as the Undead General was still in this desolate land after the war, it would definitely feel the provocation from the Silver Dragon.
Xia Li held the hilt of the Demon Repelling Sword in his right hand, feeling inexplicably nervous.
“Here it comes!”
The girl’s sweet and soft voice plucked at Xia Li’s nerves.
He raised his head slightly and looked forward along the boundless darkness.
A faint, ethereal light white appeared in the distance.
The white light was semi-transparent in shape, floating at the junction of heaven and earth, as if it were the light from a soul.
Xia Li saw countless bones in the area enveloped by the white light.
Those bones came from humans, ferocious beasts, and even Giant Dragons…
The bones were pieced together, forming bizarre body structures. They were driven by an unknown force, like machines, stiffly moving forward.
Within Xia Li’s line of sight, there were already hundreds or even thousands of skeletons.
He had to admit, Lucia’s method of waiting for the rabbit to bump into the tree was too effective.
But, thinking from another perspective…
Why was this happening in his daily life with his girlfriend?!
Xia Li always had a sense of unreality.
It felt like he was still sitting on the sofa a second ago, holding the Evil Dragon and watching TV, chewing on the lychees that the Evil Dragon had just peeled for him.
How come the next second he was on the battlefield facing the enemy??
And…
It was too fast!
They had just finished discussing the plot, and now they had to deal with the final boss.
It felt like he had just accepted the mission, and before the animation CG even finished, they were already fighting the boss and facing its ultimate move.
Hopefully, there wouldn’t be a plot kill later, right?
There shouldn’t be such a thing, right??
Xia Li thought uneasily.
The last time he came to Azure Continent, he faced danger and drew his sword without hesitation.
It was different now.
Last time, he was alone. This time, he had his wife with him.
With someone he wanted to protect by his side, the difficulty directly doubled.
However…
This dragon didn’t seem to need his protection, did she?
“Directly use your ultimate?”
Xia Li gripped the hilt of the sword, asking the Silver Dragon beneath him with some uncertainty.
“You still have an ultimate?”
Lucia also made a surprised sound.
“Of course, I have an ultimate…”
Xia Li’s tone was helpless and amused.
He thought this dragon had seen through him. After all, they had been together for so long, she should know something, right?
“You never told me!” Lucia retorted.
Xia Li thought about it, and it was indeed true.
“Mainly because you never asked.”
“Our relationship wasn’t close before, how could I dare to ask about you!”
Lucia snorted softly, her tone somewhat dissatisfied, but her gaze was fixed on the enemy in the distance.
Inquiring about the depth of each other’s strength was a taboo in this world.
Not to mention, Lucia was a dragon, and Xia Li was a Brave Hero. Their relationship was very sensitive, so she never asked.
“Not close?” Xia Li looked down at the dragon, “I think our relationship is quite intimate.”
“How can it be so intimate… And, not intimate!”
“Huh? Hmm???”
Xia Li wondered if he had misheard something.
Lucia coughed lightly, not continuing to argue with him.
“Leave the boss to me, you deal with the minions. After the boss falls, you go and deal with that artifact.” Lucia said, changing her tone.
The girlish voice, with a hint of childishness, came to an abrupt end, replaced by a commanding tone with a touch of maturity.
Looking at the Undead Legion approaching in the distance, even Lucia felt a rare sense of oppression.
Countless skeleton soldiers, shrouded in an immeasurable amount of magic power.
Thinking of these enemies, not only numerous and powerful, but also fearless of death, Lucia sighed inwardly.
An artifact was indeed an artifact.
If she had to compare a Pureblood Giant Dragon with an artifact, Lucia believed that Pureblood Giant Dragon < artifact.="" undoubtedly,="" only="" xia="" li="" could="" balance="" this="" battle.="" but...="" pushing="" the="" weak="" human="" to="" the="" main="" carry="" position="" did="" not="" conform="" to="" the="" arrogant=""" a="" giant="" dragon.="" so="" xia="" li="" only="" needed="" to="" clean="" up="" the="" mess.="" she="" would="" take="" the="" lead.="" ◈◈◈="" the="" dragon="" pupils,="" as="" clear="" as="" a="" recent="" college="" graduate,="" narrowed="" slightly,="" and="" her="" gaze="" instantly="" changed.="" the="" golden-red="" pupils="" were="" left="" with="" only="" arrogance="" and="" brutality.="" lucia="" took="" a="" step="" forward="" and="" took="" a="" deep="" breath="" through="" her="" dragon="" nose.="" her="" flat="" abdomen="" slowly="" swelled="" until="" it="" was="" filled="" with="" air.="" the="" first="" breath="" was="" a="" warning="" puff="" of="" smoke,="" the="" second="" breath="" was="" flames.="" gas="" mixed="" with="" magic="" power="" was="" ejected="" from="" her="" mouth,="" forming="" a="" high-temperature="" flame="" of="" over="" a="" thousand="" degrees="" celsius="" the="" moment="" it="" came="" into="" contact="" with="" the="" air.="" dragon="" breath!="" lucia="" swung="" her="" big="" tail,="" lowered="" her="" dragon="" head,="" and="" swept="" the="" flames="" out.="" in="" an="" instant,="" thousands="" of="" undead="" were="" reduced="" to="" ashes.="" the="" skeletons="" controlled="" by="" soul="" power="" directly="" evaporated="" on="" the="" spot,="" leaving="" no="" ashes="" under="" the="" ravages="" of="" magic="" power.="" however...="" this="" was="" a="" battlefield.="" there="" was="" no="" shortage="" of="" bones="" here.="" as="" one="" batch="" of="" undead="" warriors="" fell,="" a="" new="" batch="" climbed="" up="" from="" the="" cursed="" soil.="" this="" was="" the="" border="" between="" the="" empire="" and="" the="" kingdom.="" the="" once="" fertile="" land="" had="" been="" repeatedly="" ravaged="" by="" war,="" and="" countless="" warriors="" could="" never="" return="" home,="" forever="" buried="" beneath="" their="" feet.="" "the="" battlefield="" wasn't="" chosen="" well!"="" lucia="" couldn't="" help="" but="" complain.="" she="" used="" her="" big="" tail="" to="" swat="" away="" a="" group="" of="" approaching="" skeletons="" and="" scanned="" the="" surrounding="" white="" light="" with="" her="" eyes,="" trying="" to="" find="" the="" final="" boss="" holding="" the="" summoning="" artifact.="" xia="" li="" stood="" on="" the="" dragon's="" head="" the="" entire="" time,="" not="" moving.="" he="" didn't="" go="" to="" deal="" with="" the="" minions="" as="" lucia="" had="" said.="" instead,="" he="" maintained="" absolute="" calmness,="" searching="" for="" that="" key="" figure="" on="" this="" densely="" packed="" ground,="" like="" a="" swarm="" of="" termites="" pouring="" out="" of="" their="" nest.="" xia="" li's="" mentor="" once="" told="" him.="" because="" he="" was="" a="" brave="" hero,="" a="" hero="" of="" humanity,="" he="" had="" to="" be="" prepared="" every="" time="" he="" drew="" his="" sword.="" only="" then="" was="" he="" qualified="" to="" draw="" the="" demon="" repelling="" sword="" behind="" him.="" xia="" li="" knew="" what="" his="" mentor="" meant="" by="" this—she="" wanted="" him="" to="" avoid="" taking="" the="" wrong="" path.="" in="" the="" eyes="" of="" the="" humans="" in="" this="" world,="" xia="" li="" came="" here="" to="" save="" the="" world.="" but="" in="" fact.="" saving="" the="" world="" was="" still="" too="" far="" away="" for="" xia="" li.="" perhaps="" he="" used="" to="" have="" his="" own="" sense="" of="" justice="" and="" passion,="" experiencing="" his="" own="" adventure="" in="" this="" land.="" but="" now...="" the="" justice="" in="" his="" heart="" had="" disappeared.="" compared="" to="" taking="" care="" of="" everyone,="" he="" wanted="" to="" take="" care="" of="" his="" own="" little="" family="" with="" lucia.="" if="" he="" were="" to="" make="" a="" choice="" without="" considering="" other="" factors.="" he="" definitely="" wouldn't="" want="" to="" come="" to="" the="" battlefield="" with="" lucia="" and="" get="" involved="" in="" the="" turmoil="" of="" this="" world.="" but="" he="" couldn't="" help="" but="" consider="" other="" factors.="" he="" had="" to="" take="" lucia="" home="" and="" make="" sure="" his="" self="" from="" fifty="" years="" later="" could="" successfully="" come="" to="" this="" world.="" therefore,="" he="" had="" to="" draw="" this="" sword.="" heat="" waves="" brushed="" against="" his="" face,="" and="" the="" rising="" air="" currents="" brought="" by="" the="" high="" temperature="" made="" xia="" li's="" robes="" flutter.="" xia="" li="" slowly="" opened="" his="" closed="" eyes.="" perhaps="" there="" was="" some="" kind="" of="" induction="" between="" artifacts.="" xia="" li's="" gaze="" locked="" onto="" the="" central="" position="" not="" far="" ahead.="" that="" skeleton="" monster="" was="" different="" from="" the="" surrounding="" skeletons.="" on="" its="" cheeks,="" shoulders,="" and="" legs,="" there="" were="" still="" traces="" of="" blurred="" flesh="" and="" blood.="" its="" eyes,="" without="" eyelids,="" stared="" blankly="" ahead.="" in="" fact,="" there="" were="" other="" bodies="" around="" it="" that="" hadn't="" completely="" decayed,="" but="" while="" all="" the="" skeletons="" were="" moving="" forward="" stiffly="" like="" machines,="" it="" stood="" still.="" what="" was="" even="" more="" special="" was="" that="" while="" all="" the="" skeletons="" held="" cold="" weapons,="" it="" held="" a="" staff.="" the="" staff="" was="" made="" of="" charred="" and="" carbonized="" dead="" wood,="" and="" the="" tip="" of="" the="" staff="" was="" a="" semi-transparent="" twelve-sided="" crystal.="" the="" crystal="" emitted="" the="" same="" white="" light="" as="" the="" surroundings.="" among="" the="" numerous="" skeletons,="" its="" existence="" was="" indeed="" difficult="" to="" detect,="" no="" wonder="" lucia="" had="" been="" searching="" for="" so="" long="" without="" seeing="" it.="" the="" moment="" it="" met="" xia="" li's="" gaze,="" the="" skeleton="" wearing="" the="" general's="" armor="" moved.="" its="" grim="" eyes="" rolled,="" and="" it="" tilted="" its="" head.="" there="" were="" still="" some="" muscles="" and="" fascia="" connecting="" its="" neck="" bones,="" and="" these="" fascia="" also="" twisted="" with="" the="" direction="" of="" its="" head="" tilt,="" looking="" somewhat="" horrifying.="" fortunately,="" xia="" li="" had="" watched="" many="" zombie="" and="" undead-themed="" horror="" movies="" on="" earth="" beforehand="" and="" had="" a="" certain="" degree="" of="" immunity.="" this="" was="" much="" scarier="" than="" the="" haunted="" house="" at="" the="" amusement="" park.="" it="" was="" probably="" to="" the="" extent="" that="" it="" could="" make="" chen="" tao="" cry="" and="" qin="" chuan="" break="" out="" in="" a="" cold="" sweat.="" thinking="" of="" his="" friends="" and="" family="" on="" earth,="" xia="" li's="" originally="" serious="" expression="" relaxed="" a="" bit.="" he="" smiled="" softly="" and="" slowly="" raised="" the="" hand="" holding="" the="" demon="" repelling="" sword.="" bending="" his="" legs,="" arching="" his="" body.="" the="" next="" moment,="" he="" shot="" out="" like="" a="" cannonball!="" lucia's="" pupils="" widened="" in="" shock.="" the="" position="" between="" her="" brow="" bones="" was="" suddenly="" stomped="" on,="" creating="" a="" strong="" backward="" force.="" looking="" again,="" xia="" li="" was="" gone.="" lucia="" hurriedly="" used="" her="" front="" paws="" to="" touch="" her="" head.="" fortunately,="" her="" figure="" was="" considered="" slender="" among="" the="" dragon="" race,="" otherwise,="" her="" claws="" wouldn't="" have="" been="" able="" to="" reach="" her="" head.="" after="" feeling="" around="" for="" a="" long="" time,="" lucia="" didn't="" touch="" xia="" li="" on="" her="" head.="" the="" brave="" hero="" had="" run="" away!="" didn't="" she="" tell="" him="" to="" clear="" the="" minions!="" before="" she="" could="" get="" angry="" at="" the="" brave="" hero="" for="" acting="" on="" his="" own,="" lucia,="" like="" a="" cat="" that="" had="" lost="" its="" toy,="" lay="" on="" the="" ground="" and="" searched="" for="" him="" like="" an="" ant="" on="" a="" hot="" pan.="" her="" body="" was="" too="" big,="" she="" needed="" to="" press="" her="" head="" to="" the="" ground="" to="" see="" the="" figures="" clearly.="" fortunately,="" her="" defense="" was="" amazing,="" these="" undead="" soldiers="" couldn't="" even="" scratch="" her.="" xia="" li's="" departure="" effectively="" restrained="" the="" dragon.="" seeing="" this="" scene,="" xia="" li="" couldn't="" help="" but="" want="" to="" laugh.="" clearly,="" their="" tacit="" understanding="" on="" earth="" was="" quite="" good...="" after="" coming="" to="" azure="" continent,="" their="" cooperation,="" it="" couldn't="" be="" said="" that="" there="" was="" none,="" only="" that="" there="" was="" no="" tacit="" understanding="" at="" all.="" finally="" seeing="" the="" tiny="" blue="" shadow="" in="" the="" vast="" expanse="" of="" white,="" translucent="" light,="" lucia="" calmed="" down,="" shook="" her="" dragon="" butt,="" and="" crawled="" back="" half="" a="" step.="" "dodge="" to="" the="" left!"="" she="" shouted.="" lucia="" also="" noticed="" the="" special="" skeleton="" soldier="" in="" front="" of="" xia="" li.="" she="" didn't="" intend="" to="" make="" any="" detours.="" eliminating="" the="" enemy="" as="" quickly="" as="" possible...="" this="" was="" the="" way="" an="" adult="" giant="" dragon="" should="" handle="" things.="" she="" was="" no="" longer="" that="" naive="" little="" dragon="" who="" liked="" to="" torture="" and="" kill="" her="" enemies!="" her="" abdomen="" filled="" with="" air="" again,="" lucia="" opened="" her="" bloody="" maw,="" and="" spewed="" out="" her="" dragon="" breath.="" her="" eyes="" widened.="" but="" she="" watched="" helplessly="" as="" xia="" li="" stood="" in="" the="" center="" of="" the="" flames,="" showing="" no="" intention="" of="" dodging.="" this="" shouldn't="" be!="" when="" this="" brave="" hero="" was="" slaying="" dragons="" in="" azure="" continent="" before,="" his="" body="" was="" as="" agile="" as="" a="" monkey.="" how="" could="" he="" not="" dodge="" her="" breath="" when="" lucia="" had="" warned="" him="" in="" advance!="" lucia="" almost="" choked="" on="" the="" flames="" in="" her="" mouth.="" but="" she="" was="" still="" a="" step="" too="" late.="" the="" dragon="" breath="" had="" already="" been="" ejected,="" there="" was="" no="" way="" to="" retract="" it="" halfway.="" oh="" dear!="" angry!="" it="" was="" normal="" for="" her="" to="" have="" no="" tacit="" understanding="" with="" the="" brave="" hero="" during="" their="" first="" cooperation.="" however,="" it="" was="" unacceptable="" for="" the="" brave="" hero="" to="" deliberately="" mess="" with="" her!="" in="" the="" dragon="" breath,="" xia="" li's="" body="" stood="" firm.="" these="" flames,="" imbued="" with="" magic="" power,="" seemed="" to="" be="" dispelled="" by="" some="" force="" the="" moment="" before="" they="" touched="" him,="" diverting="" to="" the="" left="" and="" right.="" he="" stood="" in="" the="" river="" of="" flames,="" the="" sea="" of="" fire="" transforming="" endlessly="" behind="" him.="" the="" flames="" scorched="" the="" earth="" and="" obliterated="" the="" bones,="" but="" they="" didn't="" ignite="" his="" clothes="" in="" the="" slightest.="" lucia="" almost="" forgot...="" xia="" li,="" when="" he="" drew="" his="" sword,="" possessed="" extremely="" high="" demon-repelling="" abilities.="" it="" wasn't="" like="" she="" hadn't="" fought="" with="" xia="" li="" in="" this="" state="" before.="" back="" then,="" she="" couldn't="" even="" touch="" him="" with="" all="" her="" might,="" so="" how="" could="" she="" possibly="" hurt="" him="" with="" mere="" dragon="" breath!="">