Volume 1 Chapter 17 Part3 (1/2)
Last chapter recap: The Freedom Alliance reaches the dragon nest.
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Chapter Three – You are the One!
Death Ridge was always shrouded in the shadows. Even in the afternoon, the sun could not dissipate the layer of mist in this mountain valley. The gusts of wind howled as they blew past the mouth of the valley.
Aofeng and the others used the mist to ride more than twenty sacred beasts into the giant dragon nest's valley. That terrifying lineup caused the surrounding spirit beasts to retreat in terror.
They successfully found the Komodo Dragon's nest which was located in a wide little mountain valley. Flowers and gra.s.ses covered the ground in springtime, and there was a clear and vast lake at the center. The scenery of the valley was exceptionally beautiful. In the distance, the scenery behind the mist was unclear but the sound of fighting carried from the opposite sh.o.r.e of the lake. The fighting over there clearly had not finished yet.
With the sound of feathers in the wind, the Snow-Feathered Owl, who was extremely skilled at hiding, flew back and reported, “Master, the Komodo Dragons are going to be defeated soon. They are strong, but they are few. Including the Komodo Dragon King, there is only eleven of them. The human lineup is similarly powerful, they have several sacred beasts and two divine beast. Multiple celestial magister experts have trapped the Komodo Dragon King. I'm afraid the fighting will end soon.”
Aofeng thought for a moment and then ordered, “Your Excellency Mo Nan, and the magisters will come with me. Everyone else, stay at the mouth of the valley. Aohai, you will stay behind as well. We may encounter high ranking magic beasts here. I'm leaving the group into your care.”
Qin Aohai was a member of the four great families. His presence would increase awkwardness, and Aofeng did not want to tarnish him.
“Alright, I understand.” Qin Aohai could feel Aofeng's good intentions. He smiled gently at her. “Even if the opponent is the Qin Family, I will stand on your side, especially now when I dislike that Lan Cheng. However, you can be slightly merciful to the members of our family. The four families are looking out for their own, but they were dragged by Lan Xun onto his side. If they encounter great trouble, no one would help the Lan Family at the detriment of themselves.”
The Lan Family and the other three families only agreed on the owners.h.i.+p of the dragon egg. The four families weren't stupid, who would help the Lan Family without reason?
Aofeng nodded and said, “His Excellency Qin Jian is Uncle's friend. I will not make it difficult for him. Also, we aren't going there to kill people.”
“Haha, Grand Commander, you will not kill people, but this is more vicious than killing them!” Liu Dong laughed, holding his belly.
After these days, the group mostly learned Aofeng's personality. Their young grand commander was full of authority at times, appearing cold and hard to interact with. But after a long period of contact, they found that Aofeng was not so emotionless. Aofeng would plan while with consideration of others. Many people received Aofeng's care. Even if they joke on Aofeng's behalf, the youth would not get angry.
Adding on Aofeng's outstanding leaders.h.i.+p ability, the alliance members developed a fondness for this powerful youth.
Lei Yufeng, standing next to Aofeng, reminded Aofeng, “Aofeng, if you go there like this, they will recognize you.”
“Don't worry, I've prepared.” Aofeng winked at him confidently. She put away her black robe, and took out the snowy white robes of a priest from her spatial ring. She then pulled her hair up into a tall ponytail and put on a pitch-black mask she had made in the last few days. Her entire face was covered with only her eyes exposed. She appeared eerie.
“We cannot recognize Grand Commander like this. If we didn't know, we'd think you were a ghost.” Lian Ya and the others laughed in amus.e.m.e.nt at the new appearance. Only Lei Yufeng was still savoring Aofeng winking at him. He felt unspeakably pleased at Aofeng showing him unique expressions.
“Have you laughed enough? Let's go!” Aofeng rolled her eyes at these people laughing at her. She waved her hand, and shouted. More than twenty sacred beasts lined up in a row and charged out!
The fighting was raging on the other side of the lake.
The Komodo Dragons were engaged in fierce combat with the sacred beasts of the human magisters. The four great magister families were clearly defined with three sacred beasts in each camp. Adding on Lan Xun's divine beast, the Soaring Crab, the sacred beasts surrounded the ten Komodo Dragons in a circle and attacked wildly.
The other sacred beasts were just to hold back the Komodo Dragons. Only the Soaring Crab could injure the Komodo Dragons. Its two crimson red pincers were extremely sharp. It stared with its small beady eyes at the Komodo Dragon. If there was an opening, it would burrow in. With each attack, the enormous pincers would bring about a rain of blood.
These sacred beasts were the ones that Lan Xun had promised each family to tame for them in these ten days after entering Death Ridge. Due to this, all of the celestial magisters, including Qin Jian, had sworn an oath that the dragon egg belonged to the Lan Family. While Lan Xun hurt at the loss of the sacred beasts, these were insignificant compared to the dragon egg.
“Your Excellency Lan Xun, this group of Komodo Dragons are mostly high star-level magus beast, and there is also a five-star divine beast. This is much better than the magic beast you helped the other families tame previously. Our luck is very good. The other three families envy us.” Lan Cheng watched as the komodo dragons fall one by one. The Komodo Dragon King was wailing grievously under the celestial magic techniques, faltering. He was full of excitement.
Lan Xun was driving another divine beast, a Gra.s.s-Tailed phoenix with the phoenix bloodline, to attack the Komodo Dragon King. Hearing this, he was extremely flattered and said smugly. “They were too impatient. Who told them to use all of their chances at taming right after entering Death Ridge? This group of Komodo Dragons is fated to belong to the Lan Family, no one can steal them!”
“Originally, I was worried our family will not get even one sacred beast. Now they come to us. It seems that even the Heavens is helping us. Ten high star-level sacred beasts and one divine beast. This has never occurred before in the history of our family. When we return to our family, our status will rise a great detail.” Overwhelmed by the joy of getting a group of sacred beasts and one divine beast, he was full of pride as he imagined the glory and rewards he could get.
“Let's discuss this after returning to the family. Be careful, this is Death Ridge. It will be terrible if an accident occurs.” Lan Xun shook his head and remined. He felt helpless at Lan Cheng's fickle and impatient personality.
“How could there be any accidents. This is the nest of the Komodo Dragons, other magic beasts rarely come here. Also, the families are working together. Even if one or two sacred beasts and divine beasts come, we don't need to worry. I don't think that a dozen of them would come.” Lan Cheng waved his hand carelessly as he laughed and spoke.
Before he finished laughing, a burst of chaos and shouts came from the squad ebelow.
The shouts attracted the attention of the experts who were fighting. They paused in their movements, wanting to turn their heads and see what was happening. When they looked, their eyes almost popped out of their heads, their eyes filling with unparalleled terror!
In the direction of the valley entrance, on top of the mist-shrouded lake, large figures were charging, arranged into a long row. From far away, three waves of gerat pressure rose and covered the presence of the Soaring Crab and Gra.s.s-Tailed Phoenix. The presences stunned the humans' weak minds like lightning and thunder.
The presence of divine beasts, a herd of sacred beasts!