Chapter 512: Demons from the Abyss (1/2)
GDK 512: Demons from the Abyss
The Primordius Dragon coiled the mountain high above, raising his neck as he exhaled his sparkling dragon breath into the sky. Power so terrifying radiated from its breath that it seemed enough to tear apart space itself.
It had certainly been enough to make the seven doorways in the sky glow with spectacular rays of light, constantly fading through the spectrum, as though they were being suppressed by that power and were slowly healing.
Of the seven doorways where light rays interweaved, six were guarded by a demigod being each. From their backs, Han Shuo could see their desperate struggles and their resilience, giving all they could to resist the arrival of some ferocious creatures.
Only one door near the edge did not have a demigod existence of similar power to guard it. It was guarded by a level four golden dragon, who had encountered some sort of powerful creature. The golden dragons purportedly possessed the most robust body of all dragon-kind. Yet, this golden dragon was writhing at the doorway with blood spraying all over.
It was clear that the level four golden dragon could, by no chance, withstand whatever creature was behind that door, and suffered brutal injury to his body in the struggle.
Han Shuo looked closer, and saw that what laid beyond the seven spectacular doors in the sky appeared to be another unfamiliar world. It seemed that without entering the door, it would be impossible to know what was on the other side, for all he could see were long streaks of light streaking across like shooting stars.
Seven doors, seven creatures, six of which were demigod existences. Each and every one of them were battling with all their might against some terrible threat.
The Primordius Dragon, who could have been around since the beginning of time for all anyone knew, was using his divine power to suppress the changing and morphing of the seven doors in an attempt to slowly heal them as to prevent something that could threaten the entire Profound Continent from entering through the seven doors.
Han Shuo observed the changes in the sky as his heart flooded with the most intense curiosity. He was engrossed in the scenery behind those seven doors, as his mind flickered through the endless possibilities of what could lie behind those doors that was so eager to barge through.
After entering the Carnal Realm, Han Shuo had encountered some of the most powerful beings on Profound Continent, and gradually came to understand some of its secrets. From what he could see, Han Shuo was convinced that the seven doors lead to another plane of existence, and the Primordius Dragon and the other six demigod existences were giving their all to prevent some extraplanar being from tearing through the passageways.
The titans and the Primordius Dragon were indeed silently serving Profound Continent! Han Shuo thought.
“Human, what is it that you want?” As Han Shuo observed his surroundings with a grave expression, a roar thundered from the mouth of the silver greater dragon that Han Shuo had been pursuing. It was evident that the silvery dragon was furious, his teeth borne and claws extended in frustration.
Every last titan and dragon in the great valley turned away from the battles in the sky, and cast their humongous eyes at Han Shuo.
There were over ten titans and twice that amount of dragons. Combined, those beings formed a force so mighty that they could elevate any nation to greatness and glory. With so many powerful ancient beings staring right his way, Han Shuo felt an intangible pressure bearing down upon him, and left him with great discomfort.
Unlike the six demigods in the sky, the titans and dragons in the valley were not so powerful. Even so, with well over fourty colossal beings suddenly glaring at him, the pressure was still unusually frightening.
“Human, what exactly are you planning, barging in like this?”
Han Shuo did not respond, to which the silver greater dragon roared again, looking rather impatient.
The two titans closest to Han Shuo looked at him up and down as they slowly approached, as though prepared to smash him into meat paste at a moment’s notice if he said something against their interests.
“Huh? Why are you here?” A sudden cry of surprise came from a golden dragon in the distance, and a dragon who had been positioned a long ways away from him quickly flew over, looking at Han Shuo with astonishment.
“You… you’re Cedric?” Han Shuo asked, staring at the golden dragon with a similar expression, as it seemed like he was the same golden dragon Cedric he had met a few times previously.
“It’s me, Cedric, don’t you remember?” It really was Cedric. He gasped in surprise.
There were more than twenty dragons in the valley, and none of them had taken human form as their giant bodies coiled. Of those, half were golden dragons. Cedric had not taken human form, and in the wave of dragons, there was nothing to distinguish him from the rest.
At the realization, Han Shuo gazed around the valley once more, and finally recognized this place as the Dragon Valley he had heard of in legends. Han Shuo heaved a sigh of relief running into this acquaintance of his, and said, “So it’s you, Cedric. Haha, it’s been a while. I’m here purely for exploration. I heard the explosions in the sky and was drawn to it out of curiosity. Never had I expected to come upon such an impressive sight. What exactly is going on here?”
“Cedric, you know this human?” the silver giant dragon who had had a taste of Han Shuo’s wrath questioned in confusion as he looked oddly at Cedric.
“This is the person I mentioned before, the one who intervened when that thief stole my treasure and even injured me. He assisted me when I needed it. And the other time, in the forbidden ground, it was he who broke through the eternal barrier. We’re friends, there won’t be any issues,” Cedric explained to the silver greater dragon.
At his words, the two titans who had warily crowded over as well as the silver dragon no longer looked at Han Shuo with animosity, although the silver dragon still let out a derisive snort, and said, “Now that the battle has entered a critical stage, he’s not allowed to enter the space-time discontinuum zone, no matter who he is.”
“I understand,” Cedric answered, then said to Han Shuo, “We’re fighting for the safety of Profound Continent. There are some evil extraplanar beings who are trying to enter our world through this special space-time discontinuum zone. My dragon race and the titan race are doing all they can to resist these evil creatures from another dimension.”
After much close observation, Han Shuo knew the gist of what was going on even without Cedric elaborating on the matter. The self-proclaimed defenders of the Continent, the titans and the dragons were giving it their all to protect the realm. Han Shuo could tell the intensity of the battle even from afar.
The look of each titan and dragon showed just how cruel and unrelenting this battle had been. Each appeared more solemn and subdued than the next, a look of anguish in their eyes.
In such critical times, any external forces would be enough to tip the scale of the battle in favor of the other side. It was quite clear to them to have barricaded the area to prevent any unknown forces from interfering.
“This is bad, Valile can’t hold up much longer,” a green dragon cried out.
Following the gaze of the crowd, Han Shuo noticed that the the golden dragon, the only being guarding one of the seven doors that wasn’t a demigod was swaying in a barrage of light and electricity. Blood poured from its body, and it was clearly on its last legs.