Chapter 179: The Swollen-headed Katana.
“No, we at least need to wait until it calms down or gets hungry. We’re still too close to base.”
Faced with the suggestion of diving into the sea, the team leader was tempted but also understood the drawbacks.
For a flying dragon, the distance from here to the base is just a flap of the wings.
Perhaps he should have fled earlier, seeing if this guy would chase him or go after the herd of herbivore dragons.
“Hmm.”
The master swordsman nodded, as the scorching wind brought back some memories. He paused for a moment and continued:
“It reminded me of facing the Flame Empress Dragon.”
“He? Indeed… the mysteries are piling up, but doesn’t that mean we’re getting closer to the answers?”
The team leader chuckled bitterly, his expression turning resolute.
We’re not afraid of things getting stranger; we’re afraid of not finding any patterns!
Slaying Dragon, Spiny Dragon.
In the New Continent, these powerful monsters that aren’t ancient dragons possess dragon blood and uniformly exhibit abilities akin to Steel Dragon’s wind control.
So, does the New Continent contain some material condition that causes monsters to undergo changes?
Recalling the deadly battle mentioned by the scholar, this material condition might even be alive, suggesting a new ancient dragon.
Is the anomaly caused by battling it?
Thoughts wildly surged in an instant as the storm of flames approached, and he took cover behind a rock.
The hypothesis formed right then.
There might exist an ancient dragon in the New Continent capable of causing monsters to mutate, granting them dragon blood and the ability to unleash storms.
Connecting this with the disappearance of the Steel Dragon they had been pursuing, could this mutation be related to the vanished Steel Dragon?
After all, storms have always been under the domain of the Steel Dragon.
Thinking it over again, something seemed off.
Is the direction wrong, or do we lack more details?
The master swordsman didn’t hide behind the rock like him. After multiple standoffs with the male and female Sunfire Dragons,
he clearly had a stronger tolerance for high temperatures. Flames couldn’t hinder his steps anymore.
As for wind pressure, isn’t that just a storm?
A strange seed broke in his mouth, spiciness and pain followed instantly, muscles bulged under this stimulation.
With the locked gaze of the Spiny Dragon, the master swordsman felt both tension and joy.
Dive at me!
He stepped forward eagerly, swinging his massive hammer horizontally to release centrifugal force, becoming the axis of this force while spinning along with the hammer like a satellite.
Typhoon warning!
Centrifugal force pressed outward, forcing the wild winds to spin around himself, forming a small independent storm.
Come on!
However, Jié Jié did not dive from the air as expected.
No way would he lower his head!
The sudden pain disappeared in an instant, but compared to the severe injuries sustained in previous battles, it was nothing.
Thus, instead of the anticipated dive of the flying dragon, the master swordsman faced a flame burst fireball that immediately obscured his vision.
Unable to blast the dragon’s head with his hammer, the master swordsman was somewhat disappointed. The approaching heat wave made him stay vigilant.
Home Run!
The heavy hammer left residual shadows, striking the approaching fireball before it even arrived.
Like a home run, the compressed airflow during the hammer’s rotation became his shield at this moment, scattering the remaining flames in all directions while he only slightly retreated.
The armor crafted from the Female Fire Dragon’s materials had some resistance to the intense poison, greatly reducing the damage he received.
But following the fireball was the flying dragon’s dive.
The broken claw toes rapidly began regenerating under the alignment of muscles and shell, leaving only a slight tingling sensation.
Dragging the large hammer awkwardly, the master swordsman lunged forward and rolled up to avoid being caught in the wind pressure generated by the Spiny Dragon’s flapping wings.
He remembered fighting the Flame Empress Dragon; when that disheveled green-faced fang-toothed monster flapped its wings, he was completely immobilized without preparation against the wind pressure, helplessly allowing the fire waves to scorch him all over.
If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of a familiar Flame King Dragon who knocked him away, he would have really fallen there.
Wind pressure and high temperature, all his countermeasures were built upon countless battles.
Here comes the tail whip.
Crouching low to dodge the heavy tail, he felt the spikes barely graze his face guard.
He passed beneath the Spiny Dragon and reached its head, delivering a side swing as it turned to bite.
“Hmm?”
Jié Jié, feeling the hammer pressing on his jawline, raised an eyebrow slightly.
The damage from the hammer heavily relied on the centrifugal force generated by charging. Without charging, the strike felt like scratching an itch.
He imagined that his face probably just popped out less than 40 points of negative critical hit damage.
No, it should have not even broken through the defense.
Not giving the master swordsman the chance to swing the hammer back and forth, Jié Jié swung his head without charging, sending the hunter flying together with his hammer.
Jié Jié chased after the flying master swordsman and stomped heavily down with his entire weight.
Facing the stomp that could directly knock him out, the master swordsman could only adjust the angle appropriately and let himself get thrown away to avoid severe damage.
Unlike the team leader, he considered himself just an ordinary hunter, highly dependent on his weapon, and lacked the confidence to shake off a grip relying solely on physique.
A huge boulder flew out, passing by him in mid-air, and struck the head of the Tree Sea Master.
Compared to the previous hammer strike, this one directly tilted the Spiny Dragon’s head to one side, making it wobble.
The golden eyes showed very human-like confusion.
Not only him, but the master swordsman was also confused. The expected hard landing didn’t come, and instead, a pair of sturdy arms held him up.
The team leader who had just thrown the giant boulder used as a cover didn’t exchange pleasantries but roughly opened the master swordsman’s face guard, fed him supplies, and then patted out the flames on his body.
“Cough!”
The master swordsman raised his head amidst coughing and pushed the blond man away.
The team leader went along with being pushed away and even added a strong push.
The fireball exploded where the two were previously standing, leaving behind purple intense poison.
“This guy’s fireball explosion range is huge, much larger than that of a fire dragon.”
The team leader rolled up to extinguish the flames on his body.
Whether it was the Male Fire Dragon or the Black Wolf Bird, the explosion range of their fireballs when gathering strength was within the scope that veteran hunters could easily dodge.
But the fireball of this Spiny Dragon, whether in terms of explosion power or the toxins left after the explosion, they simply couldn’t perfectly evade. Their bodies were continuously accumulating damage.
Even the muscles were sore and achy, yet they dared not relax for a moment.
Once relaxed, the body might find it difficult to regain strength.
The high temperature of the burning flames and the pain caused by hemorrhagic toxins made sweat pour out wildly. Potential bursts always happened on the brink of collapse.
Simple antidotes could only suppress the Spiny Dragon’s potent poison. Perhaps maintaining a close combat distance with the Spiny Dragon would be better?
Just as he was thinking about how to attract attention and get the master swordsman closer, a familiar voice echoed in the air.
“Bang!”
Following the sound of the heavy crossbow cannon, came the call of reinforcements arriving:
“Team Leader! We’re here!”
