Silence enveloped the entire mountain.
As he flew through the surrounding forest, Winkle's keen senses were unable to pick up any sound other than the wind. The goblin had warned him that fairies would be nesting nearby, but so far no fairy had intercepted them. Birds and animals also evacuated the area for miles. He could smell rotting flesh on the ground and hear the buzz of flies, but otherwise the land seemed empty.
"Your Majesty!" Manlin Victor shouted from his back seat as a frustrated Knight Kia grabbed him by the waist. "look!"
Winkle glanced down and noticed a string of rotting vegetation that started in the middle of the forest and continued to the glistening crater on the mountain. The grass turned purple, trees were uprooted, and the bodies of deer, pigs, and fairy slaves paved the treacherous path. The line is completely straight, unnatural yet methodical.
Winkle briefly thought of his poisonous dragon cousins, who ruled the world's swamps and swamps. However, if a person had caused this disaster, he would have expected acid pools, random damage, and pests to colonize the area.
Instead, whatever creature it was headed straight for the crater, killing everything in its path and driving away any natives for miles.
"It smells of the undead and rot," Fankle hummed in the air.
"Yes, I can feel the energy of the dead from here. No wonder normal wild animals will run away." Manlin Victor turned to his companions. "Look, the Kachin Independence Army? We might fight someone strong enough!"
"None of this makes sense," she replied, her eyes wandering into the distance. "It's all meaningless."
Useless! Winkle knew she would be proven unworthy of his party and time proved him right! She didn't even have the strength to ride her own gryphon, forcing Manlin Victor to let her ride on the back of his zmey !
The dragon said they should keep her, but Manling Victor only thought of his breeding sword and insisted on taking the knight away. He really needs to push his subordinate into the arms of a tastier, better partner. Where was Batrine when she needed her?
When they reached the icy slope, Winkle smelled a familiar scent nearby and immediately dove into the water rather than continue ascending. Within seconds, he spotted a dragon eating a roasted pig, surrounded by a harpy, a maggot, and a bunch of stuff.
"Cousin Ge
ialissime!" Wacker announced his arrival from above.
"Cousin Vai
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!" The other dragon put down the food and waved at him, and his dragon looked up at his parents.
"Henry!" friend Victor greeted his companion. "haven't seen you for a long time!"
"Golinich says hello to you too!" The plane stopped nearby, his tone less elegant.
"zmey". ge
Alissime looked at this thing with disgust, but he was not like Vai
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That ignores its existence. Instead, he turned to his dragon to better warn him. "This is why you can't fuck your sister!"
"Gorinich is too young!" Qimei defended his non-existent honor, while his knight climbed off his back, and Knight Chia stayed where he was, immersed in his own thoughts.
"Is that Flash Rider?" Manling Henry asked after noticing Kia, completely mesmerized. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh..."
"She's having a rough day," friend Victor responded. "She needs to rest."
"Yeah, forget about her," Winkle replied, focusing on the dragon thing. "What are you doing here, cousin? Eating ogres and burning the forest to make money?"
"I'm making money, but we have nothing to do with this massacre."
Manlin Henry glanced at the roast pig. "What's the use of(i
s -death) effect killed it, along with dozens of animals and plants. A very powerful Lich, Death, or more likely a local deity. "
"And no loot was left behind," Ge
ialissime complained.
"Whatever it is, it comes just to kill," Manlyn Henry said grimly.
"Worrying," Winkle replied, but he realized that when they raided the crater, he would kill whatever caused it. His eyes fell on the pile of things nearby. “If it’s not stolen goods left behind, what is this?”
"Ah, this is my new genius!" Ge
ialissime boast. "You see, I was discussing with Henry the best way to make money as a dragon, and then I realized something. Do you remember how many people I've had in the past come to me for help in committing suicide?"
"Sometimes I wonder if lower races take our help for granted." "We don't have to help them die, but we do it for free. I think we should charge them for the privilege." "
"Exactly what I had in mind. I always collected the things they left behind, swords, rings... but they weren't shiny enough to be worthy of my treasure. So Henry suggested we sell them!"
"Like a businessman?" Fankel was startled. "But that's a slave's job!"
"That's why Henry is in charge of sales and I'm in charge of polishing and supervising," Ge
ialissime replied proudly because he had found the perfect loophole. “My chief of staff even oversaw my deal with business goddess Sheisha.”
"That greedy snake?" Winkel took a drag on his cigarette. "She was unreliable and overpriced."
"I know how badly she hurt you, Cousin Fankle, but Manlyn Henry managed to make a favorable deal."ge
Alissime showed them his hand and the golden Ouroboros ring. "The ringtone teleports us to the entrance to the dungeon, where the adventurer is ready to pay for additional emergency supplies, and in exchange we give her a tenth! Win-win!"
"Money!" said the dragon monster.
"My son Cou
ageux is taking care of our business," ge
alissime said, proud of her small stature. "I'm teaching him how to negotiate so he can one day lead his own entourage."
"We also recycle items left behind by adventurers who didn't survive the dungeon and sell them again," Manlyn-Henry said. "So far, it's working really well."
"Ah, rob the body," nodded his friend Victor. “The cornerstone of the adventurer economy.”
"The pay was good and I had almost no risk," ge
Alissime said, proud of his discovery.
"Interesting concept, but I'll leave it to you," Winkle told his cousin. Dragons prefer to make money the dragon's way, by conquering and eating weaker creatures. "But it would be a shame if I didn't help. Slave."
"Really?" Manling asked Victor, getting ready to serve the food immediately.
"Buy me something with your own money." "I want a gift."
"This will be your first business, my son!"
Ali told his dragon. "Go and supervise Henry!"
The dragon monster nodded and looked at Manling Victor, while the minion was checking the hidden things. The minister immediately focused his attention on a white, translucent gem. "A (positive energy spiritual stone)?" Henry said. “Great choice.”
"Yes, especially since it can help fight any creature that destroys the countryside." Manlin Victor said, turning to the dragon. "I'd pay $10,000 for it."
"More!" Xiaolong replied.
"Twenty thousand years?"
"More! The dragon demon insists and only accepts the best conditions. "Seventy thousand years!"
"Seventy thousand?!" Facing such a ruthless negotiator, Manlin Victor panicked. "This is theft!"
"Are you too poor?" Long asked. "You are so pathetic!"
"I won't pay that much!"
Xiaolong pouted and looked up at his angry father with confused eyes. "Friend Victor," Winkle whispered to his servant. "Excuse me, my little cousin."
"But Your Majesty, I have provided a 20% discount on my (Xie Sha's claimed) benefits." The minister replied in a low voice. "It's priced too high."
"Minion, if a monster maggot doesn't understand that the world revolves around his whims, he will turn into a shy dragon. Like a man! I won't allow it. A dragon's confidence and self-esteem must continue Strengthens, so he becomes bold and confident."
"I think Your Majesty is speaking from experience, right?"
"Of course. I mean, who else does the world revolve around? The Knights of the Kachin Independence Army?" Winkle laughed at his sly joke.
"I don't think His Majesty will share the cost, right?"
"Minion, don't be stupid. Do your job."
The minister sighed and cast a spell, summoning a bag of gold.
"Being bullied by a dragon kid..." Manlin Victor complained, and then gave the money to the happy Cou
ageux. “I want to know how long it will take before my check bounces.”
"Congratulations, Cou
ageux!" Winkle saluted the dragon, who raised his head proudly.
"You negotiate like a dragon!"
alissime added, patting his maggot's head. “That’s what you do, my boy! Show them how valuable you are!”
Winkle immediately claimed his gift, the stone embedded in his spine, just behind his skull. It magically resonates with his own [Mind Shielding Spirit Stone], creating a soothing sound before returning to a dormant state.
You gain resistance to [Necromancy] effects, and you gain twice as much HP from healing magic!
Your spirit stone is resonating! You gain +2 INT and +2 LCK for as long as you wear it!
"I recently discovered something that might be of interest to you," Manlin Victor told Henry. "Especially a magic rope, but I won't touch it without gloves."
"No money!" interrupted the dragon, once again showing himself to be a true dragon.
"No, I'd like to change it to a [Vitality-Enhancing Potion] or an [Anti-Fatigue Potion] if you have any. I found a teacher who was willing to introduce me to the (Devil's Rake) class, but due to my... The level was so high that he suggested that I participate in a very dangerous ritual sponsored by Sebri."
"This is the ritual of the [Devil's Rake]..." Manlin Henry winked. "Kamacybele?"
"Kamacybele".
"Can you give me an address?" I will send it to you in bulk. I still owe you a favor for burying Lovely six feet under water; now I can finally show up in Haudemer without risking assassination. "
"By the way, how's Lynette doing?"
"She's...open."
Leaving the Manlings to discuss their breeding strategies, Winkel turned to his cousin. "Will you join us?" We will search for fairies in the crater of the mountain. "
"I won't talk about this anymore."ge
alissime replied. "My phone is already ringing. But, I heard you declared war on your ex. Did they really send Wotan the Dragonclaw to get you?"
"Yes, I destroyed him."
ge
Alissime whistled, impressed. "Well, if they release the dragon poison, then things are really getting serious. If you need my help burning down Prydan's fairy lairs and putting them back together, my partner and I will be happy to do that. You serve.”
"Come to Memulin on Samhain." "I must make a bet with Bingfang that day. After my inevitable victory, I will go on a journey."
"Oh, I'd love it!" It would be great if Julie and my maggot could play together again. "
"A party? Can Gorinich come?"
"No!" roared Fankle, and their heads dropped.
The dragons said their goodbyes to each other, and Winkle returned to his high ground, while his cousin and his followers were teleported away. Ma
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g Victo
and K
ight Kia follows closely behind.
As they approached the crater above, the energy from the mountain pushed away all nearby clouds; even those summoned simply by Zmey's presence. Winkle penetrated the Aurora and felt its power.
(The English name of the movie "Crazy Elemental City" will be greatly enhanced, and in [Supercharged Power Stone Field].
When he flew over the crater rim and peered inside, Winkel found his suspicions confirmed.
This mountain is not so much dirt as it is energy stone. The interior of the crater is not filled with snow or lava, but rather a landscape of non-luminous, iridescent crystals. Crimson and blue stalactites stand among pink slabs, flanked by countless mine pits. Someone recently dug up tons of these crystals, turning the area into a spoke.
As he flew over the place, Fankel quickly noticed something about this strange place.
A giant reptile is trapped in the crystal below, like a bug in amber. Fankle couldn't make out the entity except as a vague, dark shape, but it was big; even bigger than him!
A disgusting fairy and her minions have taken up residence in the center of the crater. The Menlin wear black robes with the symbol of the worm, Sabla
, forming a circle just above the head of the sealed creature, singing obscene words in the ancient Fermo language.
As for the man leading the congregation, Wacker recognized him immediately; a hideous vermin composed of various bugs assembled into a nightmare shape. Ancestor of the Mel clan, general of King Balaur, and the most important wizard among the elves.
"Mag intervenes." At the sight of the creature, Knight Kia snapped out of her depressed stupor, a nasty snarl on her face.
Still, Winkle had changed a bit since he last saw him. Mag Mel is a monstrous hybrid of various insects, retaining a spider-like lower body and a centipede-like left arm. But the rest of his body has evolved; a beetle-like exoskeleton covers most of its upper body, while translucent moth-like wings enable it to fly. His eight-eyed head grew longer and longer, becoming more and more like a fish, with meat bait and gills. Flies, locusts, bees and maggots crawled over him like a shroud, like a living, ever-moving armor.
He noticed Winkle.
"Knightweed," hissed the fairy, turning its fearful head to look at the two dragons looking down at him from above. "Bekele. You stay."
Winkle didn't hesitate, and neither did Knight Kia. The two opened fire on the crowd without warning; due to the area, they burned twice as many as usual.
"[Enhanced Hive Barrier]." The bees on Mag Mel's Shroud of Vermin project hexagonal green light, forming five thick shields. Knight Kia's light penetrated both, Vai
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The flames penetrated four, but the protection was still effective. "I sent King Wotan, and he failed. I sent Mel Lin, my own descendant, and he failed. I sent King Baraul, and he failed! Mag Mel is tired of being disappointed. Got it!"
"You will die of disappointment, fairy!" Winkle declared boldly, activating his [Spell Clearing] and swooping down on the insect like a falcon.
"[Swa
mwalk
]. Magmel's entire body collapsed into a swarm of crawling insects that spread like a flood across the crater, avoiding Winkle's claws. But his assistants were not so lucky, and the dragon crushed them underfoot.
"Damn, a damn druid!" Manlin Victor spoke, his motorcycle hovering over the crater. He and Knight Chia cast spells from above, but a swarm of bugs had escaped from the mines.
"You are late, Knight Baine, only half late." A pile of maggots assembled into a replica of Mag Mel's face. "We have dug up the stone we need, and soon the great beast will wake. My servants have sung it."
"You slaughtered your own slaves, wizard?" Kia taunted it from above, burning its head only for another to pop out.
To Wink's great surprise, the dragon could have sworn that Magmel's new swarm face instantly twisted into the briefest of regrets. "I asked the Lords of the land to join us and share our power and victory. They refused. So my daughter asked them herself, and when they would not ally, she allowed them to be the fuel for her ascension. I wish To create the ultimate weapon against the new people destroying our world... I succeeded."
It doesn't sound like he's happy about it.
"Come out, you coward!" Fankel ordered as he burned the swarm to ashes, hoping to kill the fairy in this way.
"It's useless, Knight Baine," the fairy hissed, and the last of the group crawled away. "The monster will soon wake up and trample your city to ashes. Mag Mel will be watching."
What is a monster? Some kind of food?
The crystal beneath him began to tremble, answering his question.
