Chapter 700: Chapter 700
Perhaps due to the severity of its injuries, the Earth Demon Dragon, overwhelmed by anger, surprisingly became lucid. Observing the situation around, it realized it probably couldn’t escape unscathed this time.
"Humans, even in death, I will not let you reap any benefits," it declared.
With that, the Earth Demon Dragon’s strength swelled and its aura became much more powerful than before.
"This thing is going to pull out a big move," Du You quickly ripped open an Earth Demon Dragon summon scroll, and ten level-29 Earth Demon Dragons appeared, charging towards their king. But the leader of the Earth Demon Dragons paid no heed.
Massive magic power was channeled underground, and the ground suddenly bloomed like a lotus, or like a hedgehog’s spines standing on end, with countless spikes emerging and threatening every position around. Du You and the others immediately felt something was amiss.
The three of them almost simultaneously used Instantaneous Movement, hiding behind the Earth Demon Dragons. Then they deployed their defenses. Almost at the same time, the spikes scattered in all directions.
The attack left no blind spots; it rained down covering the entire area.
The first ones to suffer were the two birds in the sky. The Ghost Pattern Crows had no way to evade and were instantly smashed into pulp. The Whirlwind Protection of the Black Jade Griffin was torn apart like thin paper, causing it to die on the spot.
As this was its second death, there was no way to resurrect it. The Hell Blood Demon Dog on the ground was in the same situation. It didn’t even have defensive skills, so it could only resort to its high-tier magic resistance skin.
But unfortunately, its magic resistance was not as advanced as the deceased ape’s, so it was killed after only a moment of resistance.
The Unicorn standing behind the Hell Blood Demon Dog was much better off. It relied on the Demon Dogs to shield it and many of the spells hit its Light Shield. The Unicorn, which had a good reserve of magic power, managed to stand its ground.
Du You himself didn’t have any problems. His Shield Spell easily blocked this extensive attack without even needing the second-level Dark Absorption.
However, for the two sisters, it was a far cry from Du You’s situation. Lin Yucha released a Platform Floating Cloud in front of her and the resisting Earth Demon Dragon weakened the magic attack. Finally, some spikes hit her Magic Power Veil, which barely managed to block them. She felt a churning within her body and an urge to vomit.
Lin Yushi was in a rather bad state. The Drifting Feathers swirling around her lessened much of the magic attack. She used Shock Arrows repeatedly with both hands to shatter some spikes from a distance, but her defense was not so tight.
In the end, some spikes still flew towards her. Lin Yushi could only use the Demons Destruction Wings to envelop herself. Each spike that hit her body caused some tiny spikes to fly out.
However, these spikes were too far from their opponents to be of any use and only accidentally injured some unlucky summoned Earth Demon Dragons.
After the magic subsided, the Demons Destruction Wings were disfigured. Lin Yushi staggered, with a trace of blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. The recent spell had clearly injured her.
"Unicorn, what are you doing?" Du You turned back in anger but saw the Unicorn lying on the ground as if it were a dead dog. Even though it had blocked the attack just now, it did suffer the blow.
The Unicorn gave Du You a resentful look and sent a Holy Healing Skill towards Lin Yushi.
A light descended from the sky, and the wounds on Lin Yushi’s body were healed instantly. Although this was the first time she had gotten injured since following Du You, he couldn’t help but feel for her.
Looking at the leader of the Earth Demon Dragons again, Du You noticed it was standing still, staring at him with an arrogant expression as if he were just an ant. However, it had been having the same look since the start of the battle.
"Did it die?" Du You thought silently. But after the Demon Dragon’s sudden outburst, all of Du You’s summoned beasts, including the recently summoned Earth Demon Dragons, were wiped out.
This map cannon-like attack had left Du You without any leeway. He had to admit that a tier-four creature was indeed extraordinary. Despite being an indigenous creature with few skills, it almost turned the tables.
At this point, Lin Yucha launched an arrow at the Earth Demon Dragon from a distance. The spiraling arrow pierced through the Demon Dragon’s other eye, but it showed no reaction. Not until it was hit, the impact of the arrow finally caused the Demon Dragon to fall. "It must be dead, otherwise, it would have defended itself."
The three of them slowly approached, and after inspecting, they understood. "I see, it self-destructed its magic crystal to enhance its own power, that’s why it was able to launch such a powerful attack."
Although the Demon Dragon’s magic crystal is not a Dragon Crystal, it still held high value. It preferred to die rather than let the enemy obtain its magic crystal, displaying its tenaceous spirit.
However, Du You hadn’t given it much thought. Although magic beasts above tier four possess a high-value magic crystal, all Du You wanted was to kill them. As for the magic crystal, even if obtained, it’d only be sold back home.
"We can say we slew a dragon, right?" Lin Yushi, who had recovered from her injuries, bounced over. She was touching this and that, regaining her lively demeanor. Du You and Lin Yucha exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.
"Yeah, and we managed to slay a higher-level dragon at that. This creature was tier-four," Du You retorted. Read full story at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Alright, let’s clean up and search the surroundings. Now that we’ve eliminated the leader of the Earth Demon Dragons, there shouldn’t be anything left in the Earth Dragon Canyon that could resist our cleaning," said Lin Yucha, stepping forward. Lin Yushi stuck out her tongue; the outburst just now had indeed scared her.
Her defense was pretty decent against opponents of the same level. Although it had flaws, it still provided multi-layered protection. However, if the level difference was too great, these defects would be magnified.
If it wasn’t for the summoned Earth Demon Dragons defending in front, Lin Yushi would have thought she was going to die.
"After this, you two need to train your defensive cooperation. I noticed we still have a big flaw this time. After we get back, we must reinforce it," Du You advised.
Du You followed an all-rounder path and did not allow himself to have significant weaknesses. Once detected, they must be filled. He couldn’t let these flaws be exploited by others in the future. This was the only way to survive longer.
The three of them started to quickly scour the battlefield, while Du You sat on the ground and opened the sphere dropped by the leader of the Earth Demon Dragons. This time, it was not a green sphere but a higher-level yellow one.