Chapter 68: The Nine-Headed Dragon
Chapter 68: The Nine-Headed Dragon
The swamp was not very well-lit in the early morning, and a thick fog shrouded the area, slowing the progress of the small team.
Keith, who was walking at the front, would pause every few steps to examine the mist in front of him, and then continue forward after a few seconds.
The thick fog made Luo Qixi carefully look around, gripping her staff tightly, ready to strike at any moment.
Paul and the others also placed their hands on the scabbards.
This was not unwarranted excessive vigilance, but rather because they had recently killed a group of magical beasts that had tried to ambush them.
After wiping out the group of demonic lizards, the members of the Black Wolf Fang squad immediately became extremely vigilant.
Even the slightest disturbance is enough to put them on alert.
As expected of an S-rank adventurer team... Loki's previous adventurer teams hadn't reached this level, and although Mr. Paul usually seemed rather unserious, he was surprisingly serious at times like this.
His eyes calmly surveyed his surroundings, and the hand that usually rested on Girenu or Miss Elena Lizzie's buttocks was now firmly on the scabbard.
The others were even more so. Girenu removed the blindfold she always wore, revealing a golden eye, which she used to examine the mist.
After asking around, Luo Qixi learned that it was a magic eye that could see surging magic, so even if there was fog, she could see the monsters inside.
That's an amazing ability. I wish I could have a magic eye too.
As Loki was thinking this, Keith, who was walking at the front, stopped...
"It's a bit too quiet around here," he said slowly, then bent down to look at the ground. He reached out and touched the slightly muddy swamp, saying, "The ground here is very soft..."
"There must be some large monster moving around frequently."
"Isn't that a nine-headed dragon?" Loki immediately raised her staff, a little nervous.
"Very likely." Keith said, paused, and then looked at Kyrie Irvine.
"Did you see anything, Gilead...?"
"Get out of the way!" As soon as Gilead finished speaking, she lunged forward and shoved Keith aside.
The very next second after Keith was knocked aside, a huge head burst out of the mist and slammed into Kyrie Il's sword.
That was the head of a nine-headed dragon, its blood-red eyes fixed intently on Luo Qixi.
"Scatter!" Paul's voice rang out. He and Alina Lige approached the hydra's head from both sides and slashed with all their might, but the sharp sword only left a faint scar on the hydra's neck.
"Damn it!"
Paul cursed and jumped away quickly, while Alina Lige also retreated hastily.
The next second after they retreated, two more enormous nine-headed dragons attacked, crashing into the swampy ground with a loud bang.
"Drink!" Kyrie Irvine roared, gripping her longsword tightly and shoving the nine-headed dragon's head away. She then nimbly leaped back to evade the dragon's pursuit.
As the nine-headed dragon retracted its head, the surroundings immediately fell into an inexplicable silence, a silence that was somewhat eerie.
Looking at the thick fog around her, Luo Qixi pursed her lips, raised her staff, and unleashed a high-level spell: "Strong Wind!"
As a hurricane swept in, the surrounding fog dissipated in an instant, allowing the group to see their surroundings.
A colossal nine-headed dragon emerged from the mist, its towering body as imposing as a castle, its nine heads raised high, staring intently at the team members before it.
Well……
Is this really something we can handle?
Luo Qixi awkwardly took a small step back.
"Don't be afraid," Paul's voice came at that moment: "Attack according to the pre-planned strategy!" With his command, Loki calmed down and raised her staff to the ground.
"Water dungeon!"
She drew a large amount of water from the ground, which transformed into a giant water cage that crashed into the nine-headed dragon.
"Bang!"
But just as the intelligence indicated, no magic could get close to the Hydra. A blue light emanated from its body, which then acted as a barrier, blocking and absorbing the water prisons.
But that was enough. As Lokishi drained the water, the swamp turned into solid ground, and Paul, Elina Lizzie, Tarhand, and Kyrie Irvine charged toward the Hydra from four directions.
Moreover, although they appeared to be attacking from four directions, they were able to support each other. Alina Lizzie and Tarhand continuously deflected the Hydra's attacks, while Paul created opportunities for Gilead to attack.
As Paul struck the hydra's head with his sword, using the force to make it rise slightly, Gilead immediately leaped into the air and drew his longsword.
The classic Sword God's Flowing Light Katana went straight for the Nine-Headed Dragon's neck, severing its massive head in almost an instant.
The moment Kyrie Il landed, Loki immediately used her staff to create an earthen wall in front of her, blocking the Hydra's counterattack.
here you go!
Looking at the huge dragon head that crashed to the ground, Luo Qixi felt that if things continued at this pace, there would definitely be no problem.
Paul and the others also looked delighted.
The strategy was a success!
If it continues at this rate, even if it has a very late regeneration ability, it's impossible...
To everyone's astonishment, the nine-headed dragon let out a roar, and then a brand new head began to emerge from the broken neck.
That's way too fast!
Luo Qixi's book only mentioned that the nine-headed dragon could regenerate at high speed, but it didn't tell her that it could do it at such a fast speed!
"Damn it!" Paul yelled, "Not fast enough!"
No... it's not a speed issue!
Luo Qixi frowned as she looked at the nine-headed dragon roaring with its head raised high.
"Whoosh!" The next second, Kyrie Irving drew her sword again without any hesitation. Once her katana was drawn, it unleashed a katana of light without any reservation.
As the ultimate move of the Sword God style, the Light Katana is unparalleled in terms of speed and technique. Kyrie Il seized the fleeting opening and struck again. This time, while severing one of the nine-headed dragon's heads, her body was spinning rapidly in the air, heading straight for another head.
"Cover her!"
Paul moved instantly, swiftly closing in on the other heads from the side, raising his longsword and shouting, "Attack its eyes!"
Although the scales of the nine-headed dragon are very hard, its eyes are particularly vulnerable, just like those of all living creatures.
Therefore, Paul aimed each of his blows at its eyes to restrain its attack.
Meanwhile, Keith threw out small bombs, which exploded and attracted the attention of the other heads.
"puff!"
Kyrie Illya spun rapidly as she landed, and her longsword severed another head. In an instant, both heads hit the ground simultaneously. The nine-headed dragon let out a roar, and then its tail swept out, dragging the mist behind it like a giant hammer, slamming into Alina Liz's shield and sending her flying backward.
Seeing that Alina Lige was bleeding from the corner of her mouth, Loki quickly ran to her side and chanted a healing spell for her.
At that moment, the nine-headed dragon's head regenerated, and the two heads emerged again almost without hesitation.
No... Trying to rely on speed or anything like that... Absolutely not... Is there any other way?
How exactly does the regeneration of the nine-headed dragon occur...? Loki stared intently at the image of the head emerging from its neck, pondering a strategy.
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