Chapter 351: Re-Engagement with the Primordial Dragon

Chapter 351: Re-Engagement with the Primordial Dragon



"Hmm? The combat power of the barbarians is that strong?"

Diam was first puzzled but, upon a closer inspection of the wounds, he confirmed that Koraxus was indeed seriously injured, which immediately put his mind at ease.

"Yes, Diam, if you are interested in subduing the barbarians, you can try. They are currently in the canyon on the eastern side of the Frostfall Mountains."

"Lord Koraxus, you are injured, and my strength is far from enough." Diam's heart itched at the thought.

He had always been envious of how Koraxus could gather so many bear beasts as vassals.

Look, even when injured, there were bear beasts to help hunt those sweet prey, without the need for personal effort.

This was the life of a dragon.

Unlike himself, who had to toil and labor to hunt.

"Hehe, after my attack, their strength has been greatly diminished. With your strength, you have a complete chance."

"Furthermore, I will tell you a method that will surely succeed. Come a little closer." Koraxus tempted.

"Uh..." Diam glanced at the 'severely injured' Koraxus but couldn't resist the temptation and took a few steps closer to Koraxus.

"Hmm, there is a guy in the barbarian tribe who is particularly strong. My injuries are due to that guy..." As Koraxus spoke, Diam listened intently, involuntarily taking another step forward.

But in an instant, Koraxus opened its massive mouth, lunged forward with its upper body, and suddenly bit Diam's head.

"Crack!"

Koraxus, three times the size of an ordinary Primordial Dragon, immediately cracked Diam's head open. Then, with a powerful shake of its short, thick neck, it quickly tore Diam's head off and swallowed it in large bites.

For a moment, Diam's headless body continued to convulse violently.

It clearly hadn't expected Koraxus to be so cunning, or to dare to kill a fellow dragon!

"Smack!"

Koraxus devoured its fellow dragon's corpse in large bites.

The white bear beasts nearby all stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.

This... Lord Koraxus actually ate a fellow Primordial Dragon?!

This is too damn ruthless!

Koraxus's mouth, filled with blood and flesh, curled into a satisfied smile.

It could feel that each bite of flesh brought a surge of energy, warming its stomach and accelerating the healing of its injuries.

Additionally, it sensed another benefit.

Eating a fellow dragon would further concentrate its bloodline, which meant its strength would increase.

Although eating a fellow dragon had many benefits, such behavior was a great taboo among dragons and would be attacked by others.

However, Koraxus was not concerned.

In the icy plains where dragons rarely tread, as long as it didn't speak and its vassals kept quiet, no one would know about this.

"Damn insect, you are dead."

The triumphant Koraxus couldn't help but recall the figure that had wounded it.

"Almost, soon..."

"I need to take a nap. You watch the direction of the barbarian tribe's migration and that human who wounded me. When I wake up, they will face pain and death!"

Koraxus instructed the white bear beasts under its command.

"As you command, Lord Koraxus."

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Meanwhile.

At Winterfort Academy, there was a knock on Rain's door.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Lord Rain, are you there?"

It was Melita's voice.

"Just a moment." Rain, who had just finished enhancing his abilities, opened the door.

Melita stood at the door, holding a sheepskin scroll, looking slightly awkward, and said, "Lord Rain, the mentor is holding an emergency meeting and may need some more time to see you."

"Right, this is the map of the former residence of the Second Rank Liquidation Wizard known as 'The Cutsman.' I'll give it to you first. The improved Metal Arcane Spell 'Cutting Web' should be in the old residence."

"Thank you. Your mentor, as the Dean of Winterfort Academy, is busy with many affairs, and I understand." Rain smiled, not minding.

He wasn't bothered by not meeting Melita's mentor.

However, he was quite interested in the sheepskin scroll Melita handed him.

Just as he was about to open the scroll, a sound similar to fireworks suddenly echoed from the sky. Three snowflake-shaped patterns appeared in the sky.

"Hmm?"

"Lord Rain, this is Winterfort Academy's emergency assembly order." Melita's expression changed, and she quickly explained.

Immediately, the corridor was filled with noise, and many white-robed wizards, like Melita, with ice spikes on their chests, appeared, most of them with serious expressions.

On the way, Rain also learned from Melita that Winterfort Academy's wizards usually wore white wizard robes, and ice mages had ice spike patterns on their cuffs and chests.

A First Level Wizard had one ice spike, a Second Level Wizard had two, and the highest, Melita's mentor, the Dean of Winterfort Academy, had three ice spikes, representing the power of a Third Level Crystallization Wizard.

As for apprentices, they used snowflake patterns, with one, two, or three snowflakes to distinguish First to Third Level Wizard Apprentices.

"Melita, why aren't you going to the assembly?" Michael, whom he had met once, looked at Melita in surprise.

"What's wrong, Michael?"

"Earlier, the academy received the latest news that the Primordial Dragon Koraxus was injured yesterday and has returned to its cave in the icy plains to recuperate."

"The Dean Bartolov and the academy's leadership have decided to immediately gather all official wizards to take this opportunity to eliminate the Primordial Dragon."

"Michael exclaimed excitedly."

"No wonder I couldn't find the mentor earlier. There must have been an emergency meeting going on," Melita muttered to herself.

"Melita, are you coming?" Michael urged, then hurried off.

"Er, I'm coming right now!"

At that moment, Anna and Lagrelle also heard the commotion and came out of their rooms.

"Sir Rain, should we..." Melita hesitated, glancing at Rain.

After all, since Rain's arrival at Winterfort Academy, he hadn't received the respect he deserved. In Melita's eyes, it was only natural for Sir Rain to be upset.

So under these circumstances, she naturally waited for Rain's decision.

"Let's go and take a look together," Rain waved his hand and smiled.

"That's great, I thought you'd be angry," Melita immediately smiled in relief.

When the four of them arrived at the training ground of Winterfort Academy, they saw several Second Rank Liquidation Wizards led by an elderly man with a white beard talking to a middle-aged man.

Not far from the man was a flying mount slightly larger than a griffin but with a strange appearance.

It had two different heads, one resembling a lion and the other a goat, and its body was similarly divided. The front half had a pair of fierce lion claws, while the back half had a pair of goat hooves on each side.

It also had bat-like wings, making it look extremely ferocious.

Nearly twenty First Level Wizards stood by respectfully, while there were hundreds of Wizard Apprentices. Compared to the serious expressions of the Wizards, the Apprentices looked much more excited.

"Sir Rain, that's my mentor, Dean Bartalov!" Melita pointed at the white-bearded elder from a distance and introduced him to Rain.

"Hmm," Rain sized up the man.

The man didn't try to conceal his strength, and from his aura, he was undoubtedly a Third Level Crystallization Wizard.

This was normal; if a Wizard School Dean didn't have Crystallization abilities, it would be hard to gain respect.

However, the man's aura seemed a bit obscure and dull, probably because his injuries hadn't fully healed yet.

"That knight is Sir Luther, a Chimera Knight, who has reportedly obtained the qualification to participate in this year's Dragon Knight Cadet Assessment."

"A Chimera Knight?" Rain nodded at the two-headed monster.

Was this man also participating in the Dragon Knight Cadet Assessment?

What a coincidence.

I was also planning to participate in this year's Dragon Knight Cadet Assessment. It's a good opportunity.

"Oh, I didn't expect to see a Chimera here. I thought only the Ferdinand Forest had Chimeras," Anna blinked her big eyes, carefully examining the Chimera.

"Oh? Are there Chimeras in the Ferdinand Forest too?" Rain asked curiously.

"Yes, in ancient times, Chimeras were the exclusive flying mounts of Elves, and later they gradually spread out," Anna nodded and explained.

"Miss Anna is indeed knowledgeable!" Melita couldn't help but praise.

The arrival of Rain's group didn't cause much of a stir, as they all looked young, and Anna and Rain were both wearing white wizard robes, making them appear like students of Winterfort Academy at first glance.

However, Lagrelle's Barbarian girl style still attracted quite a few gazes.

"Melita, you're here. Join the formation. This time, all the First Level Wizards are going," a young male Wizard greeted them.

"Oh, this is the helper you found. They look very capable, and it's rare to see a Barbarian female warrior."

"And very beautiful. Melita, if you don't mind, please introduce me to her." The male Wizard smiled and said.

"Krutz, shut up and stop talking nonsense," Melita quickly glanced at Rain, her heart pounding.

Krutz, you idiot, if you anger Sir Rain, you're done for.

"Hmm?" The male Wizard Krutz was a bit confused.

"I'm not interested in you," Lagrelle said sternly.

This made Krutz's face fall, and he walked away.

"Sir Rain, please don't mind him. This guy, Krutz, thinks he's handsome and charming, but he's not a bad person," Melita said anxiously.

Just as Melita was about to find a suitable opportunity to introduce Rain to her mentor, it seemed that everyone had arrived, and soon, the beautiful Vice Dean Velty began a brief pre-battle deployment:

"In this operation, First Level Wizards, your main task is to intercept the White Bear Beasts. That's where Koraxus's lair is, and there are quite a few White Bear Beasts there."

"As for the Primordial Dragon, leave it to Dean Bartalov and the others."

Hearing this battle plan, the First Level Wizards breathed a collective sigh of relief.

After all, with their strength, facing a Primordial Dragon would be a challenging task, and it would be difficult for First Level Spells to cause significant damage to the defensive Primordial Dragon.

"Melita, you and your friends join Squad One and take care of the White Bear Beasts on the left side of the lair." Krutz said before hurrying off.

"Hmm? You want Sir Rain to deal with the White Bear Beasts?" Melita's eyes widened, looking at Krutz in disbelief.

However, Rain laughed.

For him, this was actually a good thing.

As agreed upon by Melita and Lei En, the primary objective was to assist Winterfort Academy in slaying the Primordial Dragon Korauxis. However, Lei En had not specified how he would help.

Logically speaking, according to Winterfort Academy's requirements, Lei En was to assist by hindering the White Bear Beasts, thus fulfilling the agreement.

All he needed to do was to arrive at the right moment and claim some dragon blood.

"Melita, if Winterfort Academy can handle the Primordial Dragon, that's a good thing," Lei En said.

"Let's hope so, Lord Lei En. We should head there first and see," Melita sighed, no longer insisting on finding Krutz to change their combat mission.

"Rest assured, Melita. If there's any trouble, do you think I'd let Lord Lei En die without helping?" Anna tugged at Melita's sleeve, comforting her.

"That's right," Melita suddenly realized something, her eyes brightening as she nodded.

Winterfort Academy had tamed numerous Ice Plains Wyverns, and typically, two official wizards could ride one together.

So, after the combat mission deployment was complete, soon, over ten Ice Plains Wyverns, along with an Ice Plains Chimera, flew towards their destination—the lair of the Primordial Dragon Korauxis.

Due to the slower speed of the Wyverns, Lei En rode with the three women, riding Blood Feather far behind the others.

This made many official wizards from Winterfort Academy, feel envious.

Riding with three female companions?

Damn, is this a combat mission?

About two hours later, when they arrived near Korauxis's lair, they discovered that the White Bear Beasts, which were usually quite frequent around the lair, seemed to have significantly decreased in number.

"Hmm? The number of White Bear Beasts has decreased a lot. Have they suffered heavy casualties in frequent battles?"

"No, if the Primordial Dragon is indeed injured, most of the White Bear Beasts should be inside the lair, responsible for defense. It's their obligation as vassals."

"That's right, we'll know once we get to the lair's entrance."

As the Ice Plains Wyverns landed, the few White Bear Beasts nearby didn't even have time to sound the alarm before they were swiftly killed.

Led by the Winterfort Academy's upper echelons, the group advanced with unstoppable momentum, reaching the main entrance of Korauxis's lair.

Lei En and his group had just arrived at the lair's entrance when they saw that the lair was actually a massive glacial cave.

Moreover, due to the Primordial Dragon Korauxis's exceptionally large size, the cave was about forty to fifty meters tall, with a slightly smaller diameter of over thirty meters.

At this moment, it seemed that the White Bear Beasts inside the cave had realized the situation, as continuous roars echoed from within.

Immediately after, a dense group of White Bear Beasts charged out, organizing a defense at the entrance.

Upon seeing this, Bartaloff and Velty smiled at each other, saying, "It seems Korauxis is indeed injured. Look, the density of bear beasts here is much higher than outside."

"Also, according to Korauxis's temperament from the last time, they've come out to fight after seeing us provoke them at the entrance."

"This proves that their injuries are not light this time!"

Hearing the analysis of the two, the nearby Level 1 Wizard Luther, who held a large spiked tower shield, relaxed a bit.

The nervous Level 1 Wizards behind him also felt relieved.

"That's great."

"However, be careful. Even if the Primordial Dragon Korauxis is severely injured, their dying counterattack is not something you can withstand." Velty reminded the Level 1 Wizards behind her.

"We'll mainly deal with the White Bear Beasts, not thinking about earning the title of Dragon Slayer."

Soon, amidst the flying ice shards, ice arrows, and even Level 2 Wizardry Blizzard, the White Bear Beasts retreated step by step under the leadership of the Level 3 Crystallization Wizard Bartaloff and the Chimera Knight Luther.

The Winterfort Academy's wizards advanced with unstoppable momentum.

"Mentor, I have something important to report to you," Melita said as she finally squeezed to her mentor's side.

"Melita, you're here too," Bartaloff said, nodding at his beloved apprentice.

"Mentor, I specifically invited..."

Just as Melita was about to introduce Lei En to her mentor, a deafening dragon roar echoed from the depths of the cave.

"Roar!!!"

"It's Korauxis!" Bartaloff's expression turned solemn. "Melita, we'll talk about this later."

"Lord Luther, it's time for you to take action."

"As you command, Mentor Bartaloff," Luther said, his expression turning serious as he held his spiked tower shield.

"Velty, you and the others summon ice and blizzard elements to assist Lord Luther."

"As you command, Mentor Bartaloff," Velty and the other Level 2 Liquidation Wizards nodded.

Seeing that her mentor had no time to pay attention to her, Melita anxiously hopped from foot to foot.

"Thump~ Thump~"

At this moment, some authors described how the ground slightly shook, revealing something.

Bartaloff and the others, upon seeing the Primordial Dragon Korauxis, smiled with joy, as they clearly saw the obvious scabs on the dragon's back.

The last time Bartaloff fought Korauxis, the dragon's injuries were not on its back, which meant these were new wounds.

After all, it was common knowledge among wizards that the Primordial Dragon's back was one of its strongest defense points, and it was almost impossible to choose to attack the back.

"Korauxis is indeed injured!" Velty and the others exclaimed with joy.

"That's great!" Luther's expression also showed a hint of a smile.

In the face of Koraxus' weakened state, his risk would naturally be reduced, and his chances of success would be much lower.

"The wizards of Winterhold, you're signing your own death warrants!" Upon seeing the visitors, Koraxus' vertical pupils flashed a few times, and he instantly came up with a plan.

He feigned anger and took a step back, but his true intentions were hidden.

Bartolov and Luther, being the observant ones, noticed this subtle retreat.

"I'll take the lead!" Luther, seeing the situation, didn't hesitate and charged forward with his Spiked Tower Shield.

But the next second, something shocking happened!

"Bang!"

Koraxus swung his massive claw, the size of a door, and struck the Spiked Tower Shield with a powerful blow.

In just one strike, Luther, a legendary-tier flying knight, was sent flying to the side! It was as effortless as a tiger swatting a rabbit.

Luther's body was embedded into the Ice Glacier Wall inside the lair, and the surrounding ice quickly spread out in a circle of massive spider web-like crack.

The sheer power of Koraxus' casual strike was astonishing!

"Impossible!" Bartolov's eyes widened in shock, his white eyebrows and beard standing on end.

"How can he be so strong?" Velty, the beautiful woman, also had her mouth slightly agape, her expression filled with astonishment.

According to their plan, Luther, a legendary-tier knight, should be able to hold off the injured Koraxus with his Spiked Tower Shield. It might be a tough defense, but within a few seconds, they could cast some negative energy spells on Koraxus, and things should even out.

Next, with Bartolov leading the Winterhold College wizards, they could calmly cast spells and launch their attack.

As long as they proceeded steadily, the opponent should have no chance of turning the tables.

But what's happening now?

A legendary-tier knight couldn't withstand even one attack?

How can we fight like this?

"Dean, look, Koraxus' injuries have already healed?" Velty's beautiful eyes fixed on the scab on Koraxus' back, seemingly caused by his recent attack, revealing new skin underneath, which had already completely healed.

"What? How can he heal so quickly? This defies logic!"

"No, his aura is even stronger now!" Bartolov, having directly engaged Koraxus, noticed the difference most keenly.

Initially, due to Koraxus' deliberate concealment and Bartolov's assumption that Koraxus was injured, he didn't notice the difference. But now, as Koraxus unleashed his attack, his aura became undeniable.

In an instant, Bartolov's heart sank like falling into an abyss. The last time, he had given it his all but only managed to wound Koraxus, resulting in a mutual defeat.

Now, with his own injuries still unhealed, Koraxus has not only healed but also grown stronger. How can they deal with this?

The hearts of all the wizards in the lair were shrouded in gloom upon witnessing this.

Luther, trapped in the Ice Glacier Wall at the front, struggled to climb out, his heart filled with dread.

Damn it! I should have been more cautious!

He had come here to slay the dragon at the request of Winterhold College, but he shouldn't have agreed so hastily.

Winterhold College had assured him that Koraxus was severely injured, presenting a rare opportunity.

He had thought that before participating in the Dragon Knight Preparatory Selection, he could take this chance to earn the honor of a Dragon-Slaying Warrior.

In the eyes of the Empire's Five-Colored Dragon, slaying an Evil Dragon is a bonus in the selection process.

But unexpectedly, instead of slaying the dragon, they might lose their lives here.

"Everyone, retreat immediately!" Bartolov, as the Dean of Winterhold College, with his rich combat experience, instantly recognized the dire situation and ordered.

He began casting spells to create three seven-to-eight-meter-long ice spikes that appeared out of thin air and attacked Koraxus.

But Koraxus, with a mocking smile, swiftly extended his claws and blocked the ice spikes, then crushed them with a powerful grip!

"Despicable insects, thinking of escaping?" Koraxus said, looking at the fleeing wizards with disdain.

"This time, you will all be buried here. Death is your destiny! Scream in agony!"

Koraxus' declaration, like a high-pitched horn, echoed through the lair.

"Roar!"

A mouthful of ice-blue dragon breath swept through the area, and the situation took a turn for the worse. Melita, at the back of the group, showed signs of anxiety.

As she was about to ask the nearby Rain for help, before she could even open her mouth, a white figure flashed by.

In the eyes of all the wizards running towards the cave entrance, that rapidly ascending figure was particularly eye-catching.

"Rain!" Melita's beautiful eyes lit up, and tears of relief almost spilled from her eyes.

Including Michael and the other Winterhold College wizards, all watched in amazement as Rain charged towards Koraxus. They wondered if Rain had lost his mind.

A Level 1 Wizard daring to challenge Koraxus?

Has he gone mad?

Out of curiosity, these people unknowingly slowed their steps and turned to watch Rain.

(End of Chapter)

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