Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 206 - 142: Shadow Land Dragon, A Rare Opportunity_2

Monster attack incident?

The apprentices looked at each other in confusion.

There are many wild beasts in the wilderness, and hungry beasts often attack villages to eat people.

Usually, the village militia can solve such beasts, and it’s rare for the castle guards to be dispatched.

As for beasts that can severely damage a hundred-man army, they are even rarer than hen’s teeth.

Such beasts already qualify as Exotic Beasts.

Steed’s expression suddenly turned serious, and he turned back to Sherman apologetically and said, "I’m sorry, Sherman, I cannot accompany you to dinner; I will certainly make up for today’s lack of courtesy later."

"You are too kind, Steed; dealing with the attack is more important." Sherman waved his hand, thought for a moment, and then said, "We are grateful for your hospitality these days, and if you don’t mind, I could accompany you, and perhaps I can be of help."

Steed’s eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.

"Then I will trouble you, Sherman."

The situation was urgent, and the party set off for the village without delay.

But upon arriving, they discovered the situation was much worse than reported by the cavalry.

The ground was littered with blood-soaked corpses, both villagers and castle guards.

Sherman noticed an officer’s corpse with armor in tatters, the rips suggesting it was torn by some kind of beast’s claws.

Knight-level Exotic Beast!

Sherman’s face showed a grave expression.

Steed quickly noticed this too, and his face turned very unpleasant.

"We must kill this monster and not let it escape, or it could attack other villages, and then we’ll have a big problem!"

A beast of at least Knight Level left unchecked to attack humans would have unimaginable consequences.

Steed felt somewhat fortunate to have brought Sherman along; otherwise, with just him and the accompanying soldiers, they might not have been able to take down the Exotic Beast.

"Roar!"

From a distance came a deep, thunderous roar.

Sherman and Steed exchanged a glance and immediately rushed towards the direction of the sound.

The other soldiers quickly followed.

Once they turned a corner, a horrifying monster instantly entered everyone’s field of view.

It was a creature resembling an upright lizard, covered in dark gray scales.

It had a massive, strong jaw, short forelimbs, long hind limbs, both armed with sharp claws, and its gaping maw was filled with dense sharp teeth.

"An Echo Land Dragon!" Sherman widened his eyes in astonishment.

"Sherman, do you recognize this creature?" Steed quickly asked.

Sherman nodded with uncertainty apparent on his face. Seeing Steed’s puzzled look, he quickly explained:

"The Echo Land Dragon, also known as the Cave Dragon, is a Sub-dragon Species. It has poor vision and hearing but a very strong sense of smell and echolocation ability."

"However, such creatures generally live in the underground world, and logically, shouldn’t appear on the surface!"

At this point, the Echo Land Dragon also noticed Sherman and his group and immediately charged at them with a roar.

"Be careful; this Echo Land Dragon is an adult. Its combat power should be between a High Knight and a Peak Knight, especially its claws, which are very sharp. If scratched, it will bleed profusely."

The claws of the Echo Land Dragon inherently have an effect equivalent to the [Blood Light] trait, causing unstoppable bleeding if scratched.

Upon hearing that the monster possesses at least High Knight-level strength, both Steed and his people noticeably changed their expressions.

Due to their hasty arrival, there were only three Knights, including Steed, among them, and all were Junior Knights. Against a High Knight-level Exotic Beast, they could only barely protect themselves.

Fortunately, Sherman was there.

Facing the charging Echo Land Dragon, Sherman calmly prepared his magic, casting a Dizziness Skill that struck the Echo Land Dragon.

Thud!

The Echo Land Dragon staggered and fell to the ground, sliding seven or eight meters across the ground due to its massive inertia, stirring up clouds of dust.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Steed and the two knights charged forward.

However, the Dragon Race naturally possesses high spell resistance; although the Echo Land Dragon is only a Sub-dragon Species, it inherits some of these abilities, having much higher spell resistance than other Exotic Beasts.

Shaking its head, the Echo Land Dragon got up from the ground, and without a care, charged again.

"Tier Zero Magic has little effect on the Echo Land Dragon, and unfortunately, I haven’t mastered any Tier One offensive magic yet."

Sherman sighed, seeing Steed and the others wobbling under the Echo Land Dragon’s attack. He hesitated momentarily, then painfully took out a gemstone.

The gemstone, engraved with strange patterns, shimmered beautifully in the sunlight.

Sherman then threw the gemstone and shouted:

"Get back!"

Steed and the others quickly retreated, and in the next second, the gemstone in mid-air burst forth with dazzling light, transforming into a thunderbolt that struck the Echo Land Dragon.

Boom!

The Echo Land Dragon emitted a piercing wail.

After the lightning faded, the Echo Land Dragon lay on the ground, smoking and dead silent.

A cautious knight stepped forward to check and showed a look of joy moments later.

"It’s dead!"

Steed breathed a sigh of relief and then threw a look of respect towards Sherman.

So this is the power of a Wizard!

That lightning just now was simply terrifying!

Even a Grand Knight probably wouldn’t dare take it head-on?

Little did they know, Sherman was also quite astonished inside.

It was his first time using a rune stone in battle, and he didn’t expect such astonishing power, even killing the high spell-resistant Echo Land Dragon in one blow.

"The rune stones are expensive, but worth their price."

Sherman secretly marveled.

Coming back to his senses, he quickly found Steed and said, "Steed, the appearance of an Echo Land Dragon on the surface is unusual and might involve the underground world. I must report this to my teacher. Could you let me handle this corpse?"

Steed’s expression turned serious: "No problem, if Sherman needs any help, just say the word."

Sherman thanked him and entrusted Steed with the task of moving the corpse to the lord’s manor for safekeeping.

Returning to the lord’s manor, Sherman immediately went back to his room to write a report to his teacher about today’s events.

Steed went to the study to report the day’s events to his father.

"How could creatures from the underground world appear here?"

After hearing Steed’s report, House, the Lord of Ryan City, couldn’t help but frown deeply.

After Sunan’s deeds spread, the nobility of the Star Republic began actively gathering information about Wizards, so House had heard of the underground world too.

Having creatures from the underground world in his domain was not a good sign.

There might even be an entrance to the underground world hiding in some corner.

If that’s the case, it would be quite a headache.

"Well, it’s best to leave this kind of thing to the Wizard to handle."

House rubbed his temples and suddenly recalled another matter.

"How’ve things been going with Sherman these days?"

"Pretty well." Steed smiled slightly, "Sherman is indeed as rumored, very kind and approachable, without airs."

"That’s good."

House nodded slightly, showing a meaningful expression.

"Lord Sunan has many students, but the best are Sherman and Cole."

"Cole has a noble background and is proud and difficult to approach, whereas Sherman is much more approachable."

"This time, Sherman’s leading a team to our Ryan City to set up a Magic Plant Garden, which is a great opportunity. You should take this chance to build a good relationship with him, which will greatly benefit your future."

"Yes, father!" Steed responded earnestly.

Anyone with a bit of foresight could see what an important position the base would hold in the Star Republic’s future.

Therefore, befriending Wizards from the base in advance is a situation that benefits any noble without a downside.

This time Ryan City was lucky to have Sherman visiting, and naturally, they wanted to cherish this rare opportunity.