bestfiction Chapter 450
Chapter 450
The hook-and-sickle spear bent into a terrifying arc amidst the dragon's furious roar. Zhong Ming no longer persisted, retreating and leaping away repeatedly. He reversed his spear stance, steadied himself, and unleashed the Great Cold once more.
This attack completely froze the pool of spiritual liquid, leaving no liquid beneath the "ice surface".
Frost covered parts of the earth dragon's flesh, which melted and cracked under the attack of the scorching heat a few breaths later. Even solid stone could not withstand the cold of winter and the warmth of summer, and the changing of spring and autumn.
The entire mass of flesh and blood was like a weathered cliff face, cracked, shaking, and crumbling.
"I am a child of the earth!"
The dragon's body twisted and turned, its claws digging deep into the earth. In an instant, its entire body resembled an ancient tree that had stood there for thousands of years, and an indescribable power was rising from the depths of the earth. The dragon's claws were covered with cracks, just like crackled porcelain.
"O ley lines, I am the child of the earth, the power of the divine treasure, the essence of the thick soil..."
The earth dragon chanted, its divine thoughts no longer automatically translated into human language, or perhaps they were never translated at all. It was just that Zhong Ming could not understand or explore the power of the Great Dao involved.
A shimmering light enveloped its entire body, making the rock armor covering the dragon appear incredibly sacred, and then... it cracked.
Its body could not withstand such powerful force. Its muscles, which had the strength of mountains, gradually expanded, and its scales were pushed open by the wildly growing flesh. Huge ravines stretched from the earth dragon's head to its tail.
"careful!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yue Kaishan rushed forward with his large shield. Zhong Ming realized that the other party had used a forbidden method, which had actually cracked his body.
This kind of secret technique must have significant side effects and a time limit, so...
"withdraw!"
As Yue Kaishan was charging forward, he suddenly saw Zhong Ming forming a hand seal, and the Mother and Child Swords arrived like a shadow.
I will retreat like lightning!
"Hurry up! Once its power subsides, it will definitely be in a weakened state. Then we can turn back and kill it." Zhong Ming shouted loudly, as if he wanted the dragon to hear him.
Why waste time attacking it when I could just let it attack me?
Anyway, running away consumes less spiritual energy than attacking.
After roaring, he threw down his sword and retreated, leaving only afterimages as the mother and child swords flew rapidly toward Yue Kaishan.
Yue Kaishan's blood surged, and his momentum continued to rise. He was in a fighting stance when Zhong Ming flew towards him, grabbed him with one hand, and flew quickly toward Chen Dahai, who had just woken up.
Upon hearing this sound, the dragon was enraged and cursed, "Despicable humans!" When it came to its senses, Zhong Ming had already flown dozens of feet away.
The enormous dragon finally moved. It was reluctant to leave the pool of spiritual liquid, but Zhong Ming had just frozen it. So it used one of its hind claws to grab the icy spiritual liquid "ice block," while its other claws picked up more stones and hurled them at Zhong Ming.
"The impact is coming!" Yue Kaishan shouted, holding up a large shield in front of him, ready to withstand the incoming boulder.
"Ocean, take my hand."
Zhong Ming reached out to grab him, but Yue Kaishan handed him the shield instead.
"What are you doing... Bang!"
The boulder crashed into Yue Kaishan's large shield, sending the two of them hurtling towards the ground. Just as they landed, Zhong Ming's shield, positioned below them, began to circulate spiritual energy, activating a "skateboard" motion. Using the impact of the rock, the two of them flew away at an even faster speed.
The force of the fall was too great, and Zhong Ming's forehead slammed directly onto the "skateboard," leaving it bruised and battered. He knew it wasn't time to stop, so he kicked off with both feet, sending the mother and child swords flying.
"Ocean, seize my sword!"
Zhong Ming lay on the skateboard, wielding his sword. The long sword passed between Chen Dahai's arms, and as he successfully grabbed the hilt, he too took flight.
"Dahai's feet are no good, he can't step on the sword!" Yue Kaishan shouted, and once again raised his steel arm to shield the flying rock.
"Get ready to change positions, Brother Cuihong, you're going to jump onto the sword."
In the moment of crisis, Yue Kaishan smoothly pulled a cable from the robotic arm and handed it to Zhong Ming.
"Take us away."
"Hold on tight."
As the third rock came hurtling towards him, Zhong Ming flipped and jumped onto the large shield held by Yue Kaishan. The next moment, he leaped up, stepped onto the flying rock, and used the momentum to fly onto his sword.
With his feet firmly planted on the sword, he quickly crouched down, grabbed Chen Dahai, and, using the sword to get close to the "skateboard," threw him next to Yue Kaishan.
"Covering fire!"
Chen Dahai took out his crossbow and fired three impact arrows in quick succession. These arrows were infused with compressed wind spirit energy, which he had specially commissioned to be made. As soon as the arrows were fired, they created a powerful shockwave in front of the earth dragon.
It was incredibly fast. This was its territory, and it was absolutely confident it could catch up with these "unruly prey." Facing the shockwaves, it slammed its claws into the ground, and a wall of earth suddenly rose up in front of it. After the shockwaves shattered it, its own power was exhausted, and it easily gave chase.
"Extreme turbulent flow!" Two jets of water slammed into the pile of rocks, clearing the blocked path.
"It's catching up quickly!"
"What? It runs faster in a straight line than I can fly?" Zhong Ming exclaimed in surprise. The giant dragon had already caught up with them and opened its huge mouth to bite them.
"Sit tight!" Zhong Ming made a sharp turn, almost throwing the "skateboard duo" below off.
The straight section of road leading to the exit was too dangerous, so he turned directly into another road.
When they arrived, the earth dragon blocked their way by inserting its tail into the entrance. Now, they are moving along the path the dragon's tail had taken when it came in.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will go in a big circle and then return to the place where the earth dragon was just coiled.
The earth dragon pursued, constantly unleashing its demonic power. As it moved along the path, spikes and earthen walls "grew" out from the side walls, hindering Zhong Ming's movements.
Of course, Zhong Ming dodged most of them, but the two he was holding hands with... were basically playing "bumper cars".
The two men were knocked around on the rocky spikes, and while shooting, they also had to hold their shields to defend themselves. Before long, they had more than a dozen bruises on their bodies, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that every day felt like an eternity.
"Think of a way, do something!"
"The Earth-Locking Talismans are all on Xuan Jing; there's nothing we can do."
The three of them circled around for a long time and returned to the cave. The dragon was getting impatient. It gathered its power and poured the power drawn from the earth's veins into its head. Three breaths later, its eyes became as bright as the moon, and a powerful dragon breath was ready.
"Buried in the abyss!" it roared angrily, and a huge gust of dragon breath rushed straight towards the exit. Even if Zhong Ming dodged the dragon breath, the exit would be completely blocked.
They had no way out.