Chapter 1256 - Dark Arena (2) (2/2)
Those were the bellows of dragons.
Shortly after, the iron fences lifted and seven humongous, pitch-black dragons flew out of the gates. They expanded their wings and surrounded the group swiftly. Upon witnessing the enemies, Rhode was oddly speechless. Even though he wasn’t familiar with the enemies, he couldn’t be considered to be unfamiliar with them.
“Your Majesty Rhode, what are they?”
On the contrary, Erin sized up the huge dragons in disbelief and asked in doubt. It wasn’t surprising that she behaved this way. After all, those dragons were similar to night wyverns, so Erin thought they were of the same race as her. But shortly after, she realized that the dragons didn’t have physical bodies and seemed like beings coalesced from thick fog. Despite that, they still very much looked like dragons…
“Don’t mind them, Erin. Even though they look, roar, and even taste like dragons, it’s a pity that I have to tell you—they aren’t dragons at all, but are elemental creatures instead.”
Taste like dragons?
After hearing Rhode’s response, this doubt cropped up in Erin’s mind. But shortly after, she threw this question to the back of her head because Rhode’s answer shocked her more than the dragons’ emergence.
“Elemental creatures?”
“Yes, Big Sister Erin.”
This time, it was Icy Snow who explained to her. In terms of strength, even though Icy Snow wasn’t as powerful as Erin, in terms of knowledge regarding creatures in the game… It was an entirely different matter.
“You know that elemental creatures can transform into various forms, right? In fact, every elemental creature uses a projection on the main plane and turns into elemental life forms; the same goes for these shadow dragons. Even though they look like dragons, they are still elemental creatures by nature; it’s just that they show up in the form of dragons… Of course, they are still powerful. If not, they wouldn’t be able to take up the dragon form.”
I see…
After listening to Icy Snow’s introduction, Erin put her mind at ease. She was truly startled before and thought that they would be taking on seven night wyverns. Normally, Erin wouldn’t be so worried, of course. But now that her strength was limited and she couldn’t transform into her dragon form, it would naturally be a tougher battle than before. But…
“What should we do?”
“Everyone, listen to my command!”
Gazing at the shadow dragons who crowded with evil intentions, Rhode felt his head aching. In the game, he had led parties to battle shadow dragons. As a matter of fact, in terms of strength, shadow dragons were inferior to night wyverns. In the game, Rhode basically led a 10-man-party and wiped out the shadow dragons. Apart from spitting dragon breaths and swinging their mighty tails, the shadow dragons were basically non-threatening. However, they had a unique characteristic… And a really troublesome one…
Bubble is missing just when we need her…
At this thought, Rhode let out a sigh, arranged his thoughts, and took a quick look at the surroundings.
“Angelina, after the battle begins, I need you to cast an AoE skill to weaken the enemy’s vitality. Cassidy, I will give you further directions later. Once you hear my command, activate your power of contrast straightaway! Erin, follow me to lure the enemy’s attacks.”
Rhode gave his commands in an instant, before turning to Icy Snow.
“Little Icy, how many light arrows can you create?”
“Five, Big Brother. My strength has been limited and without additional buffs from my equipment, five is my maximum.”
“Got it. Now that Bubble isn’t around, I will be relying on you to fire the light arrows in scattered formation.”
Rhode said and turned to Anne.
“Anne, guard Icy Snow and activate the King’s Protection shield and sacred barrier. Understand?”
“Yes, Leader. Leave it to Anne!”
“Good!”
After ensuring everyone heard his orders, Rhode nodded. Then, he glanced at the shadow dragons that were closely approaching. His eyes glinted in a mysterious flash. At the next moment, he raised his left arm high and swung it down.
“Little Icy, attack!”
Along with Rhode’s command, Icy Snow instantly raised her bow. In the blink of an eye, an incredibly dazzling light arrow appeared on the bowstring. As she released her fingers, the arrow swished across the air and exploded in a loud bang.
“———!”
In an instant, a blinding brilliance like the sun emanated in the originally dusky sky. The blazing, piercing rays exploded in all directions, enfolding everything. Upon witnessing the glaring radiance, the shadow dragons were caught off guard. They retreated in a fluster and raged.
“Now, Erin, follow me! Angelina, do it!”
Rhode was apparently ready for the exploding light arrow. The moment the flashes erupted, he gripped the holy sword, yelled out Erin’s name, and pounced on the shadow dragon before him. Even though Erin was almost stunned by the ‘flash bang’, she still reacted swiftly. Upon hearing Rhode’s voice, she flitted across and followed him closely to attack the shadow dragon.
Under the blinding light, the enormous shadow dragons were weakened drastically. The shadows that composed their bodies dissipated in the light. In the blink of an eye, the shadow dragons were like chickens with their feathers plucked, gradually shriveling from their initial plump bodies.
This was the one and only biggest weakness of shadow dragons and also of the elemental creatures. Shadowy creatures were most afraid of light. Therefore, as long as an environment of light was created, the threat of the shadow dragons would fall to the lowest. If Mini Bubble Gum were here, Rhode and the others would have a much easier time. After all, Mini Bubble Gum was of the light attribute, which was the natural enemy of shadowy creatures in the Shadow Ravine. It was a pity that no one knew where that little fella ran to and was actually judged to have failed the trial. Without a choice, Rhode had to rely upon Icy Snow to salvage the situation.
As Rhode and Erin pounced on the shadow dragon in front of them, it detected their arrival. It ignored the strong light, snarled, and extended its razor-sharp claws at them!