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Qin He knew that Zhuang Daihua had only possessed the Banshee's Blessing for a single day. Although, as a high-grade magical sword with legendary potential, the Banshee's Blessing incorporated the Swift Sword combat style.

The moment she grasps the sword, the banshee's swordsmanship flows into Zhuang Daihua's consciousness. But ultimately, "knowing swordsmanship" and "being able to use it" are two different things.

With her currently preoccupied with suppressing the green dragon's furious roars, she only has one move left to use.

Stabbing.

Thrown off the green dragon's head, Zhuang Daihua's slanted body failed to time her sword strike perfectly. The blade did not pierce the green dragon's throat—

"It's alright, use the Purple Dragon's flames!"

Qin He immediately gave a warning, and at the critical moment, Zhuang Daihua grasped the molten embers with her other hand. The purple dragon's fiery breath condensed at the tip of the sword—and exploded!

The burst of fiery energy surged in her throat, and amplified by the magic of the molten embers, the flames flowing into the green dragon's throat immediately drained Zhuang Daihua's remaining magical energy reserves.

Fortunately, the sword successfully burned the green dragon's throat. As Zhuang Daihua struggled with the sword, trying to pierce the green dragon, the flames also helped to stop the bleeding from the pierced throat.

The true dragon's vitality is extraordinary. The instant Zhuang Daihua pierced the green dragon, it also seized the opportunity to capture the moment.

Just as the green dragon's sharp, venomous claws were about to cleave Zhuang Daihua in two, a purple wing claw, shaped like a hook, shot out like lightning to block the attack.

From the moment before, it was the Purple Dragon in the Ring that had been controlled by Zhuang Daihua, using its digging skills to lie in ambush underground, ready to enter the battle at any moment!

"Wha...what?!"

Unexpectedly, aside from the remaining survivors of the Atheron group who huddled together for warmth, they also encountered enemies from the Chromatic Dragon bloodline on the surface—

A young Shiryu!

In terms of strength and strategy, the young Purple Dragon was on par with them. The only advantage of the young Green Dragon was its accumulated combat experience and its higher level than the peak third-tier young Purple Dragon.

The sixth tier, lower level, sounds like a huge difference. But even a green dragon needs to have the opportunity to unleash magic first.

The excruciating pain from severe burns to half his body, a severed upper jaw, and a pierced throat drove the young green dragon into a frenzy at this critical moment, plunging him into a deadly crisis for the dragon.

—Dragon Frenzy, this is the ultimate challenge for true dragons. When severely injured or extremely enraged, dragons have a chance to enter a state of dragon frenzy.

A mad dragon will lose all reason, and in its bloodlust, it will forget how much magic it possesses or what methods it has.

For adult dragons and older dragons, they will actively suppress their dragon frenzy.

Once caught in dragon frenzy, although instinct will drive the body to fight, the excessive amount of hormones in the brain will enhance the dragon's physical abilities.

But that also means losing magic; a dragon in its berserk state completely loses its battle intelligence. When at a disadvantage, it will not actively seek escape.

—Just like the state that the green dragon Nomis was in before. Except that Nomis was backfired by the mad dragon blood of the color dragon, while the young green dragon in front of him was simply severely injured, causing his dragon madness to erupt.

The green dragon Goethe is currently in a state of dragon frenzy. The overwhelming magical advantage of the sixth-tier lower-level youth green dragon has vanished, and Zhuang Daihua, protected by the purple dragon's wing membrane, managed to bypass the two giant dragons.

A twelve-meter-long young purple dragon is pieced together with a fourteen-meter-long young green dragon that has lost its upper jaw.

The purple dragon summoned by Zhuang Daihua had a similar basic physique to her own. However, the well-developed muscles that should be present on a purple dragon were not visible on this summoned creature.

In contrast, although the green dragon is thin and its scales are not very effective at defense, it still has the healthy physique of a young dragon.

Even so, the young Shiryu still had a significant advantage. The green dragon, seemingly driven mad by dragon frenzy, was unaware that it had lost its bite ability.

This thing could only raise its chin, bringing its sharp teeth close to the purple dragon's throat. This, in turn, gave Zhuang Daihua an opportunity to act. The young purple dragon snapped its jaws back and bit into the green dragon's half-burnt neck.

At the same time, the sharp breath that had been gathering between the dragon's claws was ready. If it could hit the young green dragon's chest, Zhuang Daihua would have a chance to rip out the heart of this dragon, which had fallen into a mad rage!

"You...don't even think about it!"

Looking at the other side, the green dragon, Golan, was using a mysterious technique.

The poisonous breath it spewed at Qin Lan was actually absorbed back by the consumption of even more demonic energy.

Not only that, it also guided its own immune venom, directing it to flow in all directions through the blood vessels. This scene seemed strangely familiar to Qin He…

The green dragon needs to stimulate its bloodline!

Moreover, it forces out a drop of true blood to heal the injury. Although afterwards, the loss of true blood is extremely difficult to make up for.

But at least for now! It can maintain the full combat power of a young green dragon, making the advantage that Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan gained from their surprise attack completely disappear!

Having forcefully broken free from Qin Lan's brute force, the Green Dragon scattered the seeds, his trump card, onto the ground.

Immediately following, bursting forth from the ground under the green dragon's sixth-tier lower-level spellcasting ability, were countless sharp, heterogeneous magical plants—Yaonlong Iron Bamboo.

Within the habitat of the ancient dragon Yawon, there exists a type of bamboo possessing extraordinary hardness. Yawon is an ancient dragon that specializes in manipulating the growth of bamboo within bamboo forests, enhancing it to harass and pierce its enemies.

The true Yaweng Dragon Bamboo is a creation of the ancient dragon, while this Iron Bamboo is a magically created plant. It absorbs the user's magical energy, transforming the bamboo into a metallic material far superior to ordinary steel.

The spear-like object possesses extremely dangerous piercing power, enough to pierce through a young iron dragon.

But when it touched Qinlan, it emitted a resounding metallic clang. It was the defensive runes of the Carved Skin Dragon combined with its scales that blocked the iron-spear-like bamboo.

The truck-like iron dragon was instantly blown away, while the green dragon, whose bloodline had been aroused, rushed towards Zhuang Daihua.

Its goal was simple—to bypass its sister, who had fallen into dragon madness, and escape the mine using its transformation ability, while making a huge noise along the way.

Faced with two young dragons, they abandoned their severely injured sisters and fled in panic. This sounds anything but glorious, even despicable and shameful.

But in the Green Dragon's dictionary, harming others without benefiting oneself is always their epitaph.

If I can escape, I'll have a chance to summon the golem and trap Purple Dragon and Iron Dragon in the mine.

For safety reasons, Shallowwater City will not kill any dragons. Later… we'll have my sister, Golia, negotiate the terms!

Goethe's life no longer matters; losing a sister means losing a competitor! The key is Iron Dragon, Purple Dragon, and that mysterious girl wielding the Swift Sword.

If we can capture them and enslave them, then the death of a green dragon will be absolutely worthwhile.

Afterwards, it was only reasonable for Golia, a mid-level seventh-tier green dragon, to personally demand the return of the two dragons that had killed her sisters from Shallow Water City.

"Don't even think about it—Yuki!"

As soon as Zhuang Daihua finished speaking, a Snow Owl Bear wearing a Swallow Sparrow Steel Owl Bear Feather Armor took flight in its Snow Owl form!

"There are more helpers?!"

As a massive shadow rose behind it, the green dragon, Grand, dared not be careless any longer. It leaped into the air, simultaneously gathering its strength to unleash its breath.

However, Snow Owl Bear's Swallow Steel Enchantment Feather Armor includes sharp Swallow Steel Claw Blades.

Emerging from the demiplane ring, the Snow Owl Bear, ready for battle, used her raptor-like flying skills to press down on the dragon's back. Its several tons of weight were nothing; the movements that sliced ​​open the green dragon's back muscles were clean and swift.

Left with no other choice, the green dragon turned and unleashed its breath, spraying poisonous mist towards Yuki-e—

However, the raptor that leaped onto the dragon's back transformed. A mature and beautiful woman with snow-white hair and two wings on her head that resembled an angel's veil rode on the dragon's back.

A gas mask, prepared in advance, was placed over Yukie's pretty face.

The green dragon's breath was essentially a poisonous mist, and Zhuang Daihua had made prior preparations. The gas mask she had purchased on Earth came in handy at this moment.

Although the venom was corrosive to the body, Xuehui, at the peak of the fifth rank, could protect her vital body with the layers of feather robes covering her body.

By the time the venom had pierced through the layers of protection of the owl feathers, she had already shot down the green dragon!

Even in her human form, Yukie still had the Sparrow Steel transforming claws on her fingers. The Sparrow Steel itself wasn't strong enough to harm the young green dragon.

However, Xuehui's true form is a Snow Owl Bear! The Snow Owl Bear's brute strength is extraordinary, only slightly inferior to that of the young Green Dragon.

Targeting the gaps in the scales, scales and poisonous blood splattered everywhere, and the green dragon's back was instantly a bloody mess.

"Roar...I'll kill you!"

I never imagined I'd be restricted by such a foolish monster as the Owl Bear! My escape was slowed down, and Qin Lan began gnawing on the Green Dragon's neck again, causing Golan's anger to rise.

However, it cannot afford to become enraged; if both green dragons were to descend into dragon frenzy at this moment, it would be a true death trap.

Immediately, the green dragon scattered tree seeds again, attempting to use magic to repel the iron dragon and the snow owl bear.

Presumably, Snow Owl Bear was also wary of Iron Bamboo, which is why it transformed into human form and attacked from the dragon's back to suppress it.

The seeds of the demonic plant were quickly buried in the ground, but Zhuang Daihua took out the embers of molten fire from her robe.

The legendary staff's brilliance instantly drew the young green dragon's burning gaze. This human mage actually possessed a legendary staff! Could it be that these two young dragons... had become her slaves?

Yukie's Sparrow Steel Feather Armor has a fire resistance enchantment. There are no dangerous minerals in this mine, so Qinlan and Shiryu can freely use their breath attacks.

Similarly, Zhuang Daihua only needs to avoid using magic attacks that produce excessive explosions. The magical plants that the Green Dragon previously used for soundproofing have now become a self-inflicted wound.

Having used the magic sword repeatedly, Zhuang Daihua was now somewhat unsteady on her feet. No matter how powerful her physique was with the aid of the talisman, using magic still consumed Zhuang Daihua's own magic power first.

Although she could draw magic power from Zi Long's body, the discomfort caused by the significant loss of her own magic power still greatly affected Zhuang Daihua's condition.

Use a fireball amplified by a legendary staff to quickly blast the green dragon away, incinerating all the magical plant seeds it scattered.

At the tip of the staff, which was covered in molten embers, a swift sword of fire instantly materialized in mid-air.

"The Flame Sword takes form—!"

"No...no! Your Excellency, Mage! We can talk...there's no need for this...no!"

Qin Lan and Xue Hui together suppressed the green dragon, while Zhuang Daihua also prepared to aim her flaming sword at the gap between the green dragon's ribs.

"Fuck you! Fine... none of you should live anymore!"

As if determined to fight to the death, the green dragon directly removed the wall formed by the magical plant vines, letting out a shrill roar—

……

Inside the city.

“Young Miss, please wait in the carriage for a while... I’ll go to the City Lord’s Mansion first to report on the next steps.”

Sona, a Dragon Slayer warrior with peak sixth-tier strength and the abilities of a Thunderjaw Dragon, knelt before the magnificent carriage to pay his respects.

It's clear that this young lady is the real big shot in the Dragon Slaughter Clan's operation this time.

"Alright, get lost. By the way... there's some nasty poisonous gas in the city. Go check out the mines before you go on your business. With your skills, it shouldn't be difficult."

"If you're clever enough... whatever you hunt will be yours. But if you cause trouble on someone else's turf, you'll have to take responsibility."

The rather childlike voice of a young girl revealed the presence of a green dragon that had infiltrated the city.

"Yes!"

Sona's body crackled with lightning as he flashed towards the mithril mine.

The figure inside the carriage closed their eyes.

"Shallowwater City, how many surprises can you give me? This time... how many dragons can I hunt?"

……

The situation was quite dire; even though Zhuang Daihua's flaming sword had pierced the green dragon's heart, the injury was not enough to truly bring the green dragon down.

"Roar... I'm going to kill Goliath and inherit her treasure... I will never die!"

The enraged green dragon fully activated the energy of the previous true blood, and most of the remaining healing effects of the true blood surged wildly after the heart was pierced.

The effect of extracting true blood caused the green dragon to unleash astonishing brute force once again, knocking Qin Lan and Xue Hui back.

Before dying, the green dragon, despite its weakened state, forcefully forced its true blood to survive, managing to suppress its fatal wound. However, the weakened green dragon would later have to pay a heavy price for extracting its true blood.

But what in this world is more important than life itself? As long as we can escape, there is still a future!

At that time, whether it's that magic sword or the legendary staff in the hands of humans, everything... everything will belong to it!

"Alright... Green Dragon, let's see if you can escape alive... and see if I can leave here safely."

As she spoke, Zhuang Daihua lifted her cloak, revealing long purple hair and jade-like horns. With her own magic power exhausted, she chose to draw power from the Secret Dragon Ring.

At the same time, the Banshee's Blessing also gathered its final energy blade!

"What?! You're also Shiryu?!"

The purple dragons, who should be battling Tiamat in Hell, struggling on the brink of extinction, have somehow appeared on the surface—and there are two of them at that!

Damn it... this world has truly gone mad. If this were a purple dragon from hell, perhaps she really would have a way to escape back to hell.

"Purple Dragon and Iron Dragon... You bunch of dead bastards can actually team up? Don't worry... you won't have the chance to talk to me like that for long!"

“My sister is someone even the entire city of Shallow Water fears—the Emerald Queen, Gloria! Just wait and see, she will shackle you with dragon chains and seize your treasures for herself!”

After uttering those harsh words, the green dragon fled towards the mine's exit at full speed. However, Zhuang Daihua's energy blade struck the other green dragon instead.

The purple dragon, which was suppressing the green dragon Goethe, also spewed out energy blades once more. The previous strike, which had condensed the blades in its claws, had already severely damaged the green dragon's internal organs.

"Qinlan, Xuehui, no need to chase after them. After dealing with this green dragon, hide in the demiplane anchor point... otherwise those golems will find you soon."

Qin He then ordered Zhuang Daihua to cease the pursuit and instead kill the green dragon that had fallen into a frenzy. This was because the green dragon, in its conscious state, had squeezed out true blood, and its period of weakness following the outburst was far from over.

Killing it isn't difficult; the challenge lies in killing it quickly.

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