“Saga, long time no see.”
Listening to the faint whisper in the wind and rain, Saga squinted and gazed at the Death Knight.
“Alfred, it’s quite unexpected to see you here.”
Saga grinned and responded.
“Are you here for me?”
Although a question, Saga’s tone was quite certain.
The cold raindrops fell from the sky, shattered into splashes on the hard armor by the wind.
The Death Knight made a metallic clanging sound in its mouth:
“Your Highness Saga, I have no intention of harming you, but I have no choice but to do so.”
The Death Knight’s soul was controlled by the demon warlock Addison, and every minute and every second, this former kingdom general suffered greatly.
It detested its undead body, the smell of decay made it sick, and the cold armor tortured it. It just wanted to be free as soon as possible, but the demon warlock refused to let it go. The two had now merged into one, and the demon warlock’s soul was stronger than it, forcing it to linger in this undead body and not find peace in death.
If it weren’t for the demon warlock’s existence.
Realizing that it had become undead, this once rational kingdom general would have chosen to end its own life decisively, to walk calmly towards true death, rather than endure the mental torment in this decaying and cold body.
“Oh? No choice but to do so?”
The raging wind and rain did not hinder Saga from hearing the words of the Death Knight.
He was a little curious.
“This Death Knight seems a bit off. I’m not on Thorn Isle now. If it wants to attack me, there’s no need to pretend. No intention to harm me, but no choice but to do so. What is the reason for the high-level undead Death Knight to have no choice but to do so?”
Saga thought silently.
His thoughts turned like lightning.
After awakening his spirit power and becoming a mind warlock, although he no longer had that moment of understanding all spiritual sparks, Saga’s mind became more active and sensitive than before.
Through the Death Knight’s words.
Coupled with what he knew about the origin of this Death Knight, countless thoughts surged in Saga’s mind, like densely intertwined lines flashing, and as Saga’s mind turned, these chaotic lines gradually became clear.
Thorn Isle, ruins of the undead, laboratory, necromancer, kingdom general, all these thoughts made Saga’s eyes bright, as if in deep thought.
A large amount of information flickered and eventually became a relatively clear clue.
The golden hatchling dragon hovered in the air, looking down at the nightmare horse and the Death Knight treading on the sea, and said slowly:
“Is there another figure behind you, driving your actions?”
The Death Knight remained silent, which made Saga’s thoughts more certain.
The golden hatchling dragon grinned and said:
“It seems that I’m right. As for this figure behind the scenes, I think it is the great necromancer who set up a magic laboratory on Thorn Isle in the past, and then fought with you, the former general of the Rosen Kingdom, for several days and nights, and finally perished together— the great necromancer who delved into the necromancy school.”
Necromancers are difficult to kill, as they are well-versed in the mysteries of soul and body.
The so-called perishing together of the necromancer and the kingdom general is just a rumor, just a superficial story.
Since the kingdom general became the Death Knight, turned into an undead creature and came back to life, then the necromancer, who was more knowledgeable about death, should not have peacefully perished. There is a high probability that he is still alive in some form, perhaps also in some undead form, but always hidden behind the scenes, not revealed to the public.
Saga thought so.
Based on the information available, he couldn’t think of anyone else on Thorn Isle who could secretly drive this Death Knight, other than the necromancer.
Listening to the golden hatchling dragon’s analysis, the Death Knight remained silent.
However, a harsh sound, like a cat’s claws rubbing against glass, came from within its heavy armor.
“Hehehe, there are few red dragon hatchlings as clever as you. You are truly the target I have chosen, with a brain smart enough. I am increasingly looking forward to you. Hehe, a mutated red dragon, with exceptional physique, outstanding growth speed, and a smart brain, it’s perfect, hehehe.”
Buzz!
Amidst the evil laughter.
The Death Knight’s sapphire eyes turned into a strange green color.
Under the gaze of those green eyes, Saga’s brow furrowed slightly.
The other party’s eyes were full of greed and covetousness, like a slippery snake, sliding over his entire body, not missing any part, making him feel very disgusted.
After observing Saga for a few seconds.
The demon warlock’s voice of surprise and delight sounded again.
“I didn’t expect, I didn’t expect, you actually awakened your spirit power.””Even the Gemstone Dragon, who is proficient in spiritual power, often only naturally awakens their spiritual talent in their youth. Were you born with it, or did you awaken it later? No, that’s not important anymore.”
“I’m starting to like you more and more, hehehe.”
The armor of the Death Knight resounded with wild and crazy laughter from within, echoing alongside the raging storm, as if it were the devil’s sinister laughter.
My spiritual power has just awakened and it’s already been noticed. Saga narrowed his eyes.
“Hatchling Dragon, remember my name, remember the name that will replace your soul and take away your dragon body.”
“My name is Addison, five hundred years ago, I was known as the Demon Warlock, just one step away from becoming a legendary Ninth Rank Necromancer!”
After reaching the high rank of the Ninth Rank, a caster would be honored as a Grand Magus.
A Ninth Rank Necromancer, his current state is definitely not at its peak, but he can definitely use some spells, plus a high-ranking Death Knight. This is definitely not a target I can deal with at my current stage. Saga’s pupils tightened, but soon relaxed.
“Demon Warlock Addison, I have remembered your name.”
“You are fortunate to be the first Ninth Rank Grand Magus to die under my claws.”
Saga raised his head and said.
The golden scales shimmered brightly under the dark and gloomy clouds.
“Hahaha, such an arrogant dragon, I really don’t know where you get your confidence from. But I like dragons with such an arrogant attitude. Dragons have the terrifying potential for unlimited growth, excellent magical talent, and an indestructible body. With such unique conditions, arrogance is understandable. Hehe, after I take over your body, I will also taste the wonderful taste of arrogance.”
The harsh and grating voice of the Necromancer echoed through the storm, reaching Saga’s ears.
Saga had no intention of sneaking away.
Confidence?
You don’t know where I get my confidence from. Hehe.
You will soon find out.
But before that, let me see how much difference there is between me and a high-level creature.
Facing the strongest enemy he had ever encountered, the belligerent blood of the True Dragon boiled within Saga’s body, accelerating its flow. The golden eyes were burning with a fighting spirit, like two flames.
Saga’s pupils gradually became vertical, becoming indifferent and majestic.
“Alfred, go catch it, be careful not to harm this body with unlimited potential. After I turn it into a dragon, your tormented soul can be freed.”
The Demon Warlock whispered.
Buzz!
The eerie and strange green light faded away, and the Death Knight’s eyes returned to their deep blue color.
“Your Highness Saga, I apologize for the offense.”
The Death Knight’s voice was low and icy, as if it were an echo coming from a deep valley.
Hoo!
The nightmare horse, composed of bones and ghostly fire, galloped up, and a pair of bone wings suddenly spread out. The hooves left the sea surface, stepping on the blue ghostly fire and rising into the air. The flames left behind formed a straight line in the air, evaporating instantly upon contact with the raindrops falling from the sky.
The Death Knight had the ability to summon a mount.
The most classic and common one was the nightmare horse. The nightmare horse summoned by a high-ranking Death Knight had the ability to fly through the air, with a rank higher than the current young Hatchling Dragon.
The Death Knight drew a huge sword from behind his back.
Hoo!
From the hilt of the sword held by the Death Knight, a blue flame extended upwards.
The rust on the giant sword faded away from the flame, becoming as new as before, covered with intricate magical patterns.
Armor-piercing, magic-breaking, sharpness, toughness, and burning, it possessed many characteristics at the same time.
After being coated with the flame, the length of the giant sword exceeded four meters, with the blade alone longer than the tall and sturdy Death Knight. The ghostly fire on the sword was fierce and terrifying, burning fiercely. When it came into contact with the rain curtain, it sizzled and produced countless steam.
Within the steam, the Death Knight’s body became somewhat blurry.
However.
On his body, the oppressive force of a high-level undead did not diminish but instead increased, rising steadily.
When the Death Knight was a kilometer away from Saga, his eyes were deep and terrifying, exuding a suppressed and terrifying aura of death and evil from the gaps in his armor, rushing out and spreading in a circular pattern, reaching Saga in an instant.
Aura of Fear!
This was a kind of spiritual intimidation ability possessed by high-level undead like the Death Knight, similar to the dragon’s might, which could plunge the gaze into boundless fear.
Saga flapped his wings and slashed out several gravity blades.
At the same time, the wide-ranging and difficult-to-intercept aura of fear enveloped him, brushing past Saga.
A palpable sense of fear and anxiety suddenly arose in Saga’s heart, and the Death Knight in his field of vision seemed to have become the most terrifying thing in the world, his momentum becoming as towering as a mountain. A faint light flickered in Saga’s eyes, and his spiritual power blossomed. Coupled with the strong and tenacious spirit of a dragon, he was only affected for a moment, exempt from the influence of the aura of fear.
The intangible and formless gravity blades attracted the raindrops in the sky, turning into twenty-meter-long giant blades that crisscrossed and advanced, slashing towards the Death Knight.
Boom!
The sea surged, and a bolt of lightning struck from a distance, illuminating the Death Knight’s metallic armor.It drives the Nightmare Horse, moving agile and nimble.
In the midst of rolling and moving, it dodged the fierce and whistling gravity blade.
Neigh!
The Nightmare Horse let out a loud sound, its hooves burning with flames, as fast as lightning, galloping towards the small Hatchling Dragon on the other side, the distance between the two was only about five hundred meters.
At this time, the standoff between the golden Hatchling Dragon and the Death Knight in the raging storm had already attracted the attention of Saga’s clan on Waxing Crescent Island.
Screech!
Roar!
Accompanied by two sounds like lion roars and eagle cries, two sharp white lights tore through the rain curtain and rushed over.
Swoosh, swoosh. Two White Feather Gryphons flapped their wings, shedding feather blades like knives, enveloping the Death Knight, but they were easily knocked down by the Death Knight’s casual swing of the heavy sword as soon as they got close.
The warriors of the Shark Tiger clan and the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon arrived at the same time.
The little skeleton buried in the ground felt as if the negative energy had inexplicably increased a bit, happily continuing to absorb it, completely unaware of the battle that was happening outside.
The Shark Tigers, who couldn’t fly, could only stare blankly at the battle happening in the sky. Some Shark Tigers picked up rocks and threw them, but because of their limited strength, they couldn’t reach the high-altitude domain where Saga and the Death Knight were.
The Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon did have some ability to attack in the air.
It seemed to grow many sharp crystal clusters like a siege hammer on its tail, and then the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon suddenly turned around and whipped its tail, and these yellow sharp crystals broke through the air, but were easily intercepted by the Death Knight.
Glancing at the gathering monsters.
The Death Knight’s voice was cold and hollow, saying, “Your Highness Saga, the speed at which you are restraining your followers is admirable.”
With a wave of his hand, he impatiently crushed the feathers and sharp crystals.
The Death Knight swung his heavy sword, and a strong aura of negative energy fell into the position of the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon and the Shark Tigers, forming a mark on the ground with a strong undead aura.
Immediately, the mark lit up.
A black mist suddenly surged and roared.
From within it came dozens of tall skeletal knights, as well as a few low-level skeletal mages, and five stone ghost statues leaped into the air, pouncing directly at the White Feather Gryphons.
“Let’s not let these little bugs disturb our reunion.”
The Death Knight said.
The skeletal knights rode bone horses and, with the cooperation of the skeletal mages, fought against the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon and the Shark Tigers.
The Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon, whose condition had not yet fully recovered, roared.
Its arm, covered in a thick layer of horn and dragon scales, swung, sending several skeletal knights and their mounts flying, the tremendous force causing them to fall apart in mid-air and turn into scattered bones.
The Shark Tigers clashed with the skeletal knights as well.
With the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon, a Subdragon, on their side, the Subdragon and the Shark Tigers fought together, gaining the upper hand in the battle, but it was not easy to clear out these skeletons.
In the rear, several skeletal mages continued to wave their staffs.
Pale beams of light shot out from their staffs, hitting the shattered skeletal bodies that had been broken by the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon or the Shark Tigers.
Bone Reconstruction!
Many bones gathered together as if they were alive, forming new skeletal knights and bone horses, joining the battle once again.
The Black Shark and some Shark Tigers burrowed into the ground, quietly approaching the skeletal mages, but were discovered by the skeletal mages in advance, and skeletal knights immediately came to block them, along with bone spears shot out by the skeletal mages, resulting in a temporary stalemate, unable to get close, and the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon, as the main force, was lacking in intelligence, and fought with the skeletal knights without realizing the importance of targeting the backline mages first.
In mid-air.
The two White Feather Gryphons and the stone ghost statues also fought and tangled together.
Feathers and stone dust fell rustling to the ground.
The giant claws of the stone ghost left some wounds on the White Feather Gryphons, and the White Feather Gryphons also left deep tearing marks on the stone ghost’s body.
The followers of the dragon and the Death Knight fought.
Their masters did not stop fighting either.
The Death Knight drove the Nightmare Horse to come through the air, holding the huge sword diagonally to cut through the rain curtain with one hand.
In the dragon’s eyes, the rushing Death Knight was reflected.
Saga’s gaze condensed, and the pure dragon power burst forth.
After the awakening of his spiritual power, Saga’s dragon power had increased significantly. Under the influence of the dragon power, countless raindrops rolled back, as if waves in the air, rushing past the Death Knight and the Nightmare Horse.
The faint blue flames in the Death Knight’s eyes flickered slightly.
Because the gap between the two sides was too great, the dragon power did not have much effect on the Death Knight.
However, the Death Knight’s body staggered on the horse’s back, swaying with the chaotic Nightmare Horse in the air.
The Nightmare Horse could not exempt itself from the influence of Saga’s dragon power.
It was not as powerful as the Death Knight.
Even though its life level was slightly higher than Saga’s at the moment, it still could not resist the power of the True Dragon.
Under the influence of the dragon power, the Nightmare Horse became restless as if it had gone mad.
“Quiet.”The Death Knight pulled the reins of fire and pressed his hand on the head of the Nightmare Horse. The blue undead fire burst into flames and was injected into the head of the Nightmare Horse.
Hoo!
The flames roamed, and the flames between the bones of the Nightmare Horse became more vigorous, especially in the position of the skull.
Countless raindrops came into contact with the undead flames, sizzling and turning into a large amount of steaming vapor.
The Nightmare Horse gradually calmed down.
At this moment, a bright, molten gold flame burst out from Saga’s mouth, evaporating the rain curtain and solidifying into a straight line. Taking advantage of the fact that the Nightmare Horse had not fully recovered, it rushed towards the Death Knight.
Saga realized that the Death Knight could not fly.
So, he decided to destroy its mount first.
Since it was not the right time to reveal his trump card, Saga first used his own golden flame dragon breath. Although this dragon breath was not as powerful as the annihilation breath, it was still impressive, at least stronger than the normal breath of a Red Dragon or a Golden Dragon. His golden flame breath carried a terrifying high temperature, a powerful impact, and could also adhere to burning, making it unstoppable.
Except for special undead creatures like the Burning Skull, most undead feared flames.
The Death Knight was no exception.
The power of a dragon’s breath was formidable, even though there was a considerable gap between the two sides. The Death Knight could not ignore Saga’s breath.
Purification Slash!
A greatly exaggerated dark fire giant sword was raised.
The Death Knight calmed the Nightmare Horse with one hand and swung the giant sword in the air with the other.
Clang!
The dense negative energy gathered together. With the movement of the Death Knight’s arm, the falling dark fire giant sword formed a sword energy composed of dark blue flames, which collided with the golden flame dragon breath that Saga had just exhaled.
Hiss!
The golden dragon breath separated from the dark blue sword energy, and the dark blue sword energy cut into it. The dark blue flames rapidly faded under the erosion of the golden liquid-like dragon breath, cutting into the dragon breath for most of the distance. It failed to break through the dragon breath and dissipated before reaching Saga. This superior performance demonstrated the powerful force of the dragon breath.
The Death Knight steered the Nightmare Horse to safely dodge the separated dragon breath.
Hoo!
The Nightmare Horse recovered from the influence of the dragon breath.
It galloped, and the flames on its body rose, completely enveloping the extended bone wings. With a flap of its wings and the fall of its hooves, it moved as fast as lightning, drawing a straight line of fire in the air, heading straight for the Golden Hatchling Dragon hundreds of meters away. The Death Knight sat on the horse’s back, and the heavy sword was raised again. The pair of eyes revealed in the helmet were cold and merciless.
Saga let out a low roar.
Hoo!
The golden dragon wings flapped, creating a strong wind and sweeping the rainstorm.
In the thunderous light that crossed the sky, Saga tore through the curtain of wind and rain, approaching the blue fire line on the other side.
In an instant, the dragon and the Death Knight crossed a distance of hundreds of meters, coming close to each other.
In the vast and boundless sky and the continuous rain, the two seemingly small figures collided, and countless cold raindrops splashed.
“Your Highness Saga, please forgive me.”
In the polite but cold voice, the Death Knight’s heavy sword struck horizontally, smashing towards Saga with the side of the giant sword. The speed of this strike was as fast as lightning, almost beyond Saga’s reaction ability.
In the perception of the force field.
With the Death Knight’s movement, the whistling wind in the air, the raindrops falling from the sky, and the thunder and lightning crossing the sky all had an impact. Under the influence of these factors, countless force field arcs intersected, turned, and shifted, forming a bizarre and colorful scene.
In this strange perception field, Saga’s thoughts turned, his spirit highly concentrated, and the passage of time seemed to slow down.
Through the gap in the perception, Saga predicted the Death Knight’s slashing action in advance.
Therefore, although his reaction speed was somewhat lacking, he could narrow the gap through prediction.
Just as the side of the Death Knight’s giant sword was about to hit the head of the Hatchling Dragon.
Super Gravity Field: Quadruple Gravity!
After this psychic awakening and rank advancement, the quadruple gravity field descended, and the raindrops became heavy and urgent.
The Death Knight also felt a heaviness in his body.
Compared to magical life forms like Subdragons or Tremorboars, the Death Knight and the Nightmare Horse did not have a great weight, but they were still affected by the super gravity field.
The trajectory of the horizontally striking giant sword shifted downward.
The Death Knight’s height in the air suddenly dropped.
Hiss!
The sword blade composed of dark blue flames passed in front of Saga’s face mask, and the distance between the two was less than a millimeter. Saga could feel the heat and power of the blade at close range.
The Death Knight’s attack was affected.
In the interval of this missed strike, Saga extended his dragon claw, which was burning with golden flames, and burned the rain curtain with a fierce steam, launching the ruthless move, “Hatchling Dragon’s Heart Strike,” towards the Death Knight’s chest.
The Death Knight remained calm in the face of danger, with a calm gaze.
He clamped his legs, and the Nightmare Horse seemed to be in sync with his mind, changing its position.With a light turn of the wrist, the giant sword was lifted effortlessly and positioned in front of the body, transforming into a shield the size of a door panel.
Boom!
The dragon claw landed on the broad sword body.
Hiss! A deep blue flame, like maggots on a bone, intertwined and burned with the golden flames on the dragon claw, creating a beautiful and dangerous combination of gold and blue.
This flame burning from Saga’s body was different from dragon breath.
It looked golden and did not have the same form as dragon breath, nor was it as powerful.
A searing heat quickly spread.
The blow was blocked by the giant sword, but Saga did not give up. He immediately retracted his right dragon claw and, at the same time, forcefully thrust out his left dragon claw like a cannonball.
The left arm of the Death Knight, covered by arm armor, extended.
Its iron fist clenched tightly, burning with a deep blue flame, facing Saga’s dragon claw.
This posture was actually a direct contest of strength with the six-meter-long dragon, but the strength of the high-level Death Knight could indeed surpass Saga’s current strength.
As the fist and claw collided, a dull thunderous sound erupted.
Something strange happened.
The iron fist of the Death Knight landed in the center of the dragon claw, and the punch that should have crushed the dragon scales and violently injured the dragon claw seemed to hit some kind of chaotic and invisible barrier, not truly touching Saga’s dragon claw. Its power was dissipated and diverted, and the iron fist of the Death Knight slipped away.
“Hmm?”
“Some kind of strange defensive spell?”
Looking at the dragon claw that could completely cover his head, the Death Knight was not afraid, because the giant sword in its other hand was now within reach of the golden hatchling dragon.
The strange defense that had just disarmed its punching power did not seem to be effective against its sword strike.
“Your Highness Saga, it’s over.”
Boom!
The edge of the heavy sword cut and evaporated countless raindrops, striking the shoulder blade of the golden hatchling dragon.
However—
Force field deflection!
A formless force field, woven from weak electromagnetic force and a large amount of gravitational force, covered the surface of the body. With Saga’s support, harmless factors such as wind and rain passed through the deflection force field without hindrance, splashing on Saga’s dragon scales and turning into shattered water droplets.
But.
The powerful heavy sword that could split even the finest metal and stone could not penetrate this formless barrier, thinner than paper and capable of allowing even wind and rain to pass through.
Like the fist just now, the giant sword and the flames on it were deflected and bounced off.
The flame of the soul in the Death Knight’s skull flickered.
“Can this withstand my full force strike? What kind of ability is this?”
“Is this terrifying defensive effect an ability of this hatchling dragon’s outsider? Terrifying! It’s just a hatchling dragon!”
At this moment, the calm Death Knight lost its composure.
If it had flesh and blood, it would surely have turned pale now.
It was already surprising that the golden hatchling dragon, just entering the intermediate level, could entangle with it, but this moment of contact was even more incredible.
To quickly subdue Saga without any complications.
Considering that Saga, as a true dragon, had outstanding defense and vitality, the Death Knight’s strike was merciless and full force.
It never thought that the other party could defend against its strike.
Moreover, without any damage.
“I’ve got you!”
Saga roared low, his eyes shining with golden light, and the dragon claw that passed by the iron fist of the Death Knight suddenly grabbed the Death Knight’s head.
Boom!
In that instant, thunder roared in the dark clouds, and the wind and rain danced wildly.
As the Death Knight’s heavy sword approached, the deflection force field resisted the heavy strike, and not a single dragon scale on its surface was shattered, which made the Death Knight feel incredulous.
However, there was a price to pay.
The defensive power of the deflection force field was astonishing.
Before the power essence was exhausted, Saga felt that it could withstand the majority of physical or energy attacks.
But the consumption of the deflection force field was also extremely high.
This consumption increased with the intensity of the attack.
Just now, the power essence in Saga’s body evaporated by sixty percent from the Death Knight’s punch and sword strike. If there was a second strike, the deflection force field would probably shatter directly, and then he would be severely injured by the sword tearing through his scales.
But as long as he could withstand this one strike.
It was enough.
A slight difference, and the confidence in his own strike, caused the Death Knight to fall into Saga’s grasp.
To the outside world, it was a close-range battle between the Death Knight and the golden hatchling dragon. Although the Death Knight’s attacks were more fierce, the attacks on the golden hatchling dragon inexplicably deflected, and the golden hatchling dragon took the opportunity to grab the Death Knight’s head with its claw.
The golden dragon fire ignited, enveloping the Death Knight’s helmet, and the penetrating heat and flames directly burned and eroded the skull and soul fire hidden under the iron helmet.With a crackling sound, Saga’s hooked toes exerted force and closed together.
The hard iron helmet visibly dented and deformed at a rapid speed.
“Saga, I underestimated you,” the Death Knight spoke with a distorted voice.
With a flick of its wrist, the heavy sword, engulfed in a blue flame, lifted and slashed towards Saga once again.
Saga’s gaze sharpened.
Spiritual energy surged, and electromagnetic force danced.
His vertical pupils gleamed like gold!
Buzz!
The dragon’s might and electromagnetic force mixed together, guided by spiritual energy, and roared out.
Spiritual energy dispelling force field!
This move, the spiritual energy dispelling force field, could also be understood as a mental dispelling force field. It targeted not only spiritual energy, but also the mental, spiritual, and soul aspects that could form spiritual energy.
Saga had tried it before.
The spiritual energy dispelling force field had a good effect on undead creatures, and when combined with the dragon’s might, it was even more ferocious.
And now, after his formal awakening of spiritual energy, this skill was even more powerful than before.
To turn the tide with a single blow, relying on his own strength to slay the Death Knight.
The first time Saga used the dragon’s might, he did not mix in electromagnetic force. Now, after restraining the Death Knight, he used it in one go.
Boom!
The sound of thunder seemed to resound in his ears. This time, the Death Knight was no longer composed. Even though it was many ranks higher than Saga, it could not withstand the impact of Saga’s electromagnetic dragon’s might. And because of the influence of the demon warlock, the will of this advanced undead was relatively weak. The flame of its soul inside its skull trembled violently, like a flame being blown by a strong wind, becoming extremely chaotic.
The nightmare horse beneath the Death Knight was even more unbearable.
The flames inside its skull almost extinguished, and it fell towards the sea with the rain and wind, leaving only the Death Knight’s head, which was being held in mid-air by Saga’s claw.
At this moment.
Saga stood up straight, and his wings lightly flapped to stabilize his body.
Boom!
Thunder raged, and silver snakes traversed the sky.
The pouring rain from the sky continued to fall, flashing in the lightning, and the bean-sized raindrops shattered upon the dragon and the Death Knight.
Saga’s dragon claw reached out, bathing in the wind and rain, and lifted the head of the Death Knight.
Crack!
With a sudden force, the Death Knight’s helmet continued to deform. Saga’s hooked toes had torn through the hard armor that had been soaked in deathly aura for years, touching the skull inside. The Death Knight’s true form was also a skeleton, and the skeletal knight it had summoned before was just a low-quality version of the Death Knight. Correspondingly, the Death Knight was the advanced promotion route of the skeletal knight.
Saga lifted the Death Knight with one claw, his gaze cold and indifferent, taking a deep breath.
Hoo. A bottomless dragon’s mouth, between the crisscrossing sharp teeth, seemed to form a vortex, sucking in the wind and rain. Along with it, there was also an invisible force field arc, brewing a destructive aura in Saga’s mouth.
Aiming at the upper body of the Death Knight, Saga’s annihilating dragon’s breath was ready.
However, the Death Knight’s eyes suddenly turned into a sinister green, and the previously blue soul flame changed color.
“Damn it, how could I, in my past life, be killed by a useless brat like you.”
“As a high-ranking Death Knight, I’m actually being controlled by a hatchling dragon!”
The frustrated voice of the demon warlock Addison rang out.
Inside the Death Knight’s body, the magic power it could use was very limited, and its recovery was slow. In order to take down Saga and use the ninth-rank legendary necromancy spell Soul Stealing Spell on him, it needed to accumulate enough magic power and maintain a peak mental state. Therefore, it was unwilling to use spells at the moment. However, the demon warlock did not expect that this hatchling dragon would be so difficult, forcing it to take action.
Sixth-ring necromancy spell: Gaze of Captivation!
When a caster reached the sixth ring or higher, they would often choose to master a universal sixth-ring spell—Triggering Spell. This spell could be prepared in advance, storing a spell that the caster could use at any time without needing to cast or chant, serving as a protective measure.
At this critical moment.
The demon warlock, who almost capsized in the gutter, used its Triggering Spell, triggering the sixth-ring necromancy spell Gaze of Captivation.
Buzz!
Under the gaze of the sinister green eyes.
Saga felt like he was struck by lightning, his brain as if pierced by a burning steel drill, extremely painful, and his vision became blurry, his head buzzing.
Under the stimulation of the demon warlock, the Death Knight’s spirit also regained clarity.
It came to its senses, silent and suppressed, like a volcano about to erupt.
It was hard for the Death Knight, a former outstanding warrior and general, to accept being almost killed by a hatchling dragon.
It tightened its grip on the heavy sword, and the flames on it surged once again.
With a swing of its arm, the heavy sword slashed towards the hatchling dragon’s claw that was holding its head.
The dragon claw, covered in diamond-like dragon scales, voluntarily loosened and quickly retracted, narrowly avoiding the slashing attack.
The benefits of Saga’s mental training were now evident.
Coupled with the naturally strong mental spell resistance of a true dragon.
A sixth-ring mental spell did not have a very good effect on him.Having lost the grip of the Hatchling Dragon’s claws, the towering figure of the Death Knight plummeted towards the sea surface.
As it fell, it faced upwards, the soul flames flickering in its eye sockets.
“To overcome such a rank difference and nearly kill a high-ranking Death Knight, to break free from my spell’s influence so quickly, hehehe, the surprises you bring me are ever-increasing!”
The Demon Warlock sneered, whispering to himself.
He was shocked that the Death Knight had nearly been killed; had it capsized in the gutter and died without reacting, the Demon Warlock symbiotically linked to it would not die but would be severely damaged. At the same time, he was ecstatic about the power Saga had displayed.
To ensure nothing went awry, the Demon Warlock prepared to join the fight alongside the Death Knight, no longer fixated on conserving Magic Power. If necessary, after capturing the target, they could imprison and cultivate it for a while until their Magic Power reserves were replenished.
Suddenly.
The rapid chanting of a spell rose from amidst the storm.
In almost a second, as the last syllable fell, a dense negative energy gathered, transforming into a pair of translucent wings behind the Death Knight.
Fifth-circle Necromancer Spell: Succubus Wings!
Whoosh!
Just as the Death Knight was about to plunge into the deep sea, the Succubus Wings flapped, the sea surface caved in under the strong wind pressure, exploded, and the Death Knight, wielding its giant sword, soared back into the sky.
A high-ranking Death Knight, unless it could fly in life and retained the flying trait, would not have the ability to fly.
However, for a grand mage to make a target fly was all too simple.
A mid-level Caster often possessed many flying spells.
“This guy, coupled with a second-phase Death Knight and a tricky Demon Warlock casting spells, is really troublesome. I’ve used all my tricks; I’m probably no match for them.”
The storm raged more fiercely.
Countless raindrops shattered upon the golden Hatchling Dragon’s body. Saga shook his head, assessing his condition, and looked down at the Death Knight with wings on its back, taking a deep breath.
The battle had not lasted long, but it was intense.
Up to now, less than twenty percent of his Power Essence remained. After multiple uses of Dragon Might, coupled with the assault of the Heart-Piercing Gaze, his spirit was also very exhausted, with waves of needle-like pain emanating from his brain.
“Should I use it?”
Saga’s focus converged on a diamond-textured golden dragon scale on his neck, inconspicuous and indistinguishable from the others, his thoughts whirling.
This scale was not his own.
It was a Spell Scale given by the Golden Dragonfather, engraved with a tenth-circle defensive spell that could be used twice before adolescence—Golden Radiance Body Shield.
His thoughts raced like lightning.
His mind became sensitive, and the passage of time seemed to slow.
Saga looked down to see the Death Knight’s wings flapping, ascending against the storm and rain, rapidly approaching him.
“Neither the Death Knight nor the Demon Warlock are legendary.”
“With the Golden Radiance Body Shield, dealing with them would be a breeze.”
Something seemed to burn within his heart.
Saga asked himself:
“Is there really no room left to struggle? Must I use the Golden Radiance Body Shield to break through?”
“Is this battle over just like that?”
Unless absolutely necessary, Saga still preferred to tackle trouble with his own strength. He understood that he couldn’t always rely on the protection given by others; only his own power was truly substantial.
Boom!
A thunderclap streaked across the sky, throwing the electromagnetic field into disarray.
At the same time, this thunderclap seemed to explode within Saga’s own heart.
His eyes brightened, observing the changes in the electromagnetic field caused by the thunder’s descent, looking up at the sky, at the thick clouds overhead, at the intermittent flashes of lightning and thunder within, listening to the deep, bell-like rumbling of thunder.
“Electromagnetic force lightning—I still have less than twenty percent of my Power Essence.”
It seemed he had thought of something.
The Hatchling Dragon, with its gleaming scales, became resolute.
“Go all out to gather all the remaining Power Essence, channeling spiritual energy and wisdom, relying on my own strength, to make a desperate gamble, to overcome the high-ranking Death Knight and this cunning Necromancer!”
Saga’s dragon wings whipped up a fierce wind, shooting up towards the clouds above like a golden streak.
Below, the Death Knight pursued.
“Hehehe, thinking of escaping? You can’t escape the palm of my hand.”
“You are very special, even to the point of being unfathomable, but no matter how special, it doesn’t change the fact that your life rank is insufficient. I can already smell the weakness on you.”
The cold laughter of the Demon Warlock echoed incessantly.