Chapter 487 Black Flood Dragon (1/2)
Orders were coming out nonstop from the war room, along with attempts to raise the trainers' morale.
”Fire all cannons!”
”Ready the missiles.”
”Trainers, don't panic. Combine all your attacks towards it. Just hold on. Backup's on the way.”
The dark clouds in the sky seemed to be on the verge of bursting beneath the weight of all the rain and wind that was raging. At that moment, rain fell down from the clouds like a seamless silver sheet.
In the heavens, a massive dark figure wound its way through the dark clouds. At times, a streak of lightning would explode overhead, illuminating the sky and what appeared to be a massive dragon's body for all to see.
”Dragon, it's a dragon!” Panic and fear gripped everyone on the ground as they looked up at the sky.
The trainers in a watchtower nearby were also beginning to feel despair slowly creeping into their hearts. The people of the Huaxia region had held dragons in high regard since ancient times. One could even go so far as to say that the awe they had for these creatures was deeply ingrained in their genetics.
To most of the people there, dragons were the ultimate beings in existence. Now one had appeared before them, and it didn't seem to be on their side. This was the root of their collective despair.
”There's no way we're any match for a dragon. I remember there was once an ancient flood dragon deep in the Daxinganling mountains. That thing was a King-tier creature. I highly doubt that thing in the sky is than King-tier,” said someone in the city's square despondently. Pandemonium had reached a fever pitch in the city.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Cannons exploded in the city, releasing their charges into the air.
The malevolent dragon flew out of the smoke in the sky unscathed. The downpour was growing even more intense. Suddenly, from outside the city came the sound of rushing water.
”The Yangtze River's overflowing!” shouted someone from the watchtower.
In the distance, a wave was approaching the Wu Gorge base city at a frightening speed. The sound of rushing water soon drowned out all other sounds. Everything in the water's path was swept up by it.
The incoming wave seemed to reach as high as the sky. The people of the base city were now being threatened by imminent flooding on the ground plus a malevolent dragon in the sky.
”Why did the Yangtze River suddenly flood?” shouted someone in the war room while angrily slamming the side of the table with his fist. ”What are those fools in the monitoring division doing anyway? Why didn't they notify us of such a crucial development in our situation?”
”This isn't a natural event, sir. It must be the evil dragon's doing... It probably has the ability to trigger flooding,” another person in the room explained.
He fell back in his chair limply, his face white with terror. ”Doomed, we're all doomed.”
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”What's your ETA, Master Gao?” a voice suddenly said into Gao Peng's earpiece.
Gao Peng, who was standing on Da Zi's back at that moment, sensed from the tone that something must have gone awry on the other end. ”Is something wrong? Has something happened in the Wu Gorge area?”
In a pained tone, the voice in his earpiece explained, ”Just a minute ago, the Wu Gorge base city was flooded by what appeared to be a black dragon. It has the power to cause floods powerful enough to break through city walls. Thousands of lives in the city are at stake as we speak.”
Gao Peng frowned. ”I'll be there soon.” Lowering his head, he said to his familiar, ”Da Zi, we need to go faster.”
Da Zi was already flapping its wings as hard as it could, seeming flustered by what Gao Peng had said. ”All right. I'll try to go faster.”