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The hidden Shaper Caster exerted his power, constructing the same spell that had once frozen the formidable body of a Topaz Subdragon.
Sixth Circle Shaper Spell: Frost Crystal Imprisonment!
The female Storm Giant reacted swiftly, her body stretching upwards, trying to escape the area shrouded in cold mist and burgeoning ice crystals. But she was a step too late; her lower body was encased in ice.
"Heh heh, gotcha," came a pleased whisper.
Few Casters specializing in Shaper magic were as cunning as this mage, who delighted in stealthy ambushes and possessed a wealth of experience. Traditional Shaper Casters preferred to confront their enemies with powerful spells, reveling in the display of their magic's formidable might.
As the female Storm Giant's lower body was frozen,
A lightning orb spat out by the Blue Dragon Glorithia approached head-on.
"Atiraya, my love!"
At the other end of the battlefield, the Storm Giant leader's face changed drastically as he roared.
"Dare to fight me and still let your guard down? You're seeking death!"
Seizing the moment when the Storm Giant leader's attention wavered, the Topaz Dragon Lord twisted its body, delivering a fierce tail swipe directly to the chest of the Storm Giant leader.
Thud!
The breastplate shattered.
The Storm Giant leader, his flesh burst open, was sent flying, knocking over giants, ogres, gnolls, and other monsters along his path.
At the same time,
Elsewhere,
Crash!
The lightning orb spat out by the Blue Dragon Glorithia also struck the female Storm Giant.
Crackle and pop!
The orb expanded dramatically upon impact, engulfing the female Storm Giant at its center, with blinding bolts of lightning shining like a blue sun.
The female Storm Giant's figure trembled violently within the orb.
Soon, as the lightning dissipated, the female Storm Giant, steaming and covered in charred marks, plummeted to the ground, creating a deep crater with a thud.
"Despicable Blue Dragon."
Mixed with a pained groan, the female Storm Giant climbed out of the pit, her body crackling with dense and dazzling arcs of electricity that converged in her left hand, forming a lightning spear.
The next second,
The female Storm Giant raised the lightning spear and hurled it towards a seemingly unremarkable patch of space.
Zap!
A flash of lightning.
The Shaper Caster appeared, narrowly dodging the female Storm Giant's spear throw.
"Hmph."
The female Storm Giant snorted coldly, gripping her warhammer, ready to pursue the Shaper Caster, but the Blue Dragon descended from the sky, entangling her once more in combat.
"Your opponent is me!"
Glorithia's dragon claws created a flurry of afterimages, enveloping the female Storm Giant.
When the construction spell succeeded, the convergence of magic power revealed the Shaper Caster's position, who no longer bothered to hide. Using a flight spell, he quickly moved to the rear, near the Salamander Warlock troops, transforming into a veritable spell cannon, unleashing a series of potent Shaper spells.
Fireball, Magic Missile Barrage, Mini Meteor, Ice Spear, Flame Touch
Boom and rumble!
Flames roared, ice crystals sprouted like a forest, and dazzling spells flowed continuously.
Under the Shaper Caster's powerful barrage, the Giant kin suffered heavy losses, scattering in disarray, including the female Storm Giant, who could no longer easily suppress the adolescent Blue Dragon. The battle between the two was evenly matched, with the over-leveled Blue Dragon Glorithia growing more excited as she fought.
A sixth-tier, near-high-ranking Shaper Caster was indeed a formidable and troublesome force on the battlefield.
"Where did this sixth-tier Shaper Caster come from? Is this someone's hired help?"
"But if you only have this one sixth-tier Shaper Caster as an ally, heh heh."
The Storm Giant leader, at a disadvantage, wore a cold expression, his gaze reflecting the Topaz Dragon Lord's draconic form, thinking silently to himself.
Boom!
Dragon claws, imbued with dark corrosive energy, collided with the giant axe.
Dragon and Giant were locked in a stalemate.
A burly Minotaur charged on all fours, its sharp, towering horns aimed at the Topaz Dragon Lord. But before it could succeed, the Dragon Lord's Gnoll kin, towering over three meters tall like small giants, pounced from the side, toppling the Minotaur warrior and viciously pressing the attack.
Around the Topaz Dragon Lord and the Storm Giant leader,
The war between their kin was equally fierce, reaching a fever pitch.
Meanwhile,
High above, hidden among the drifting clouds, Saga gazed down at the intense battle raging on the rocky island.
"It seems the Topaz Dragon has the upper hand. If nothing unexpected happens, even without the Brass Dragon and me intervening, the Topaz Dragon could win the war."
"However, it's likely to come at a great cost, and it would be extremely difficult to kill the Storm Giants if they decide to flee."
Saga shifted his gaze from the two adult Storm Giants to their offspring.
One third-tier, one fourth-tier.
Two young, not yet mature Storm Giants, kept away from the True Dragons, mingled within the Giant kin's army, facing off against the Dragon kin.
Gnoll elite assassins struck from behind, ambushing the fourth-tier young Giant.
The young Giant kicked a Direhound in front of him, then swiftly turned around, his large hand opening and then suddenly closing, completely enveloping the Gnoll's head.
Twisting the Gnoll's head, the young Giant swung his arm.
The Gnoll's body uncontrollably swept away a circle of Direhounds that leaped at him, and the Gnoll, with a broken neck, was casually thrown away, knocking over several Gnoll warriors.
Warhorses charged forward.
Spears tore through the air with a piercing sound, hooves thundered on the ground, kicking up dust along the way.
Facing the imposing warhorses, the young Giant stood unflinching, his eyes burning with a flame-like fighting spirit.
His arms opened swiftly, dodging the spear at the last moment, and with a powerful grip, he clamped down on it. Twisting his body, he snapped the enchanted, sturdy metal spear in half, causing the warhorse to stagger.
Boom!
A fist wrapped in lightning struck the warhorse's head.
In an instant, the metal helmet caved in, deformed, crushing the head inside. With this ferocious punch, the warhorse, one of the Topaz Dragon Lord's strongest kin, was killed on the spot.
The young Storm Giant, also fourth-tier, seemed to kill the warhorse effortlessly.
Giants' combat prowess indeed paled compared to Dragons.
But that was only when compared to Dragons.
Compared to ordinary species, Giants were still a formidable presence beyond reach.
As for the other third-tier young Storm Giant, she was more slender and had a more delicate face than the young male Storm Giant, a female Storm Giant, and not of the warrior type.
This last Storm Giant continuously used spells like Chain Lightning and Storm Blade from the rear, participating in the battle from a distance.
"Krein, prepare to act."
"I'll help the Blue Dragon deal with the female Storm Giant, you assist the Topaz Dragon in killing the Storm Giant leader. As for the two young Storm Giants, without the protection of the adults, they won't escape."
Saga narrowed his eyes and spoke.
As time passed, the battle intensified.
Dragons and Giants were on edge, their attention focused on their enemies, making it an opportune moment for a surprise attack with a high chance of success.
The Brass Dragon nodded in agreement, saying, "Alright, I…"
Before she could launch into a lengthy speech, she suddenly realized that the golden Hatchling Dragon that had been hiding beside her had vanished, already stealthily heading towards the battlefield.
With her speech abruptly cut off, the Brass Dragon pursed her lips, her desire to speak growing stronger.
Then, her gaze shifted to the Storm Giant leader entangled with the Topaz Dragon, she stealthily moved, invisible and silent.
Meanwhile,
The battle between the Topaz Dragon Lord and the Storm Giant leader continued.
The Storm Giant leader let out a deep roar, his battle axe crackling with a layer of dazzling lightning, enchanted into a Thunder Axe.
Crash, crash, crash!
Dragon claws and the Thunder Axe swung, creating afterimages, clashing non-stop.
Sparks and electrical arcs flew in all directions.
The Topaz Dragon Lord's limbs, shoulders, chest, and even the vulnerable neck were occasionally grazed by the Thunder Axe, cutting through tough dragon scales, drawing blood, and leaving visible axe marks.
The Storm Giant leader also endured the dragon claws' tearing.
Its arm, gripping the Thunder Axe, was a bloody mess, and the upper body armor was in tatters, covered in crisscrossing claw marks.
The blood-soaked Dragon and Giant continued their relentless battle.
Boom!
After a fierce clash, the Topaz Dragon Lord and the Storm Giant leader both retreated, their kin swarming to attack but were easily dispatched, causing only a trivial disturbance.
After clearing the annoying foot soldiers,
The Topaz Dragon Lord roared, its body enveloped in a gray-white corrosive energy, while the Storm Giant was wrapped in lightning and storms, both bursting forth with ferocious momentum towards each other.
When they were only about ten meters apart,
Suddenly,
A regular troll, as if possessed, charged at the Topaz Dragon Lord.
The Topaz Dragon Lord paid it little heed, merely unleashing its Dragon Might, focusing on the Storm Giant leader ahead.
However—
With a blinding flash of lightning, the troll's body swelled, rapidly transforming amidst the lightning, growing more imposing with each step. In a blink, it became another Storm Giant.
This Storm Giant, also six meters tall and robust, exuded a powerful aura, reaching a high-tier level. It appeared on the Topaz Dragon Lord's right side, and the moment it emerged, it swung its greatsword at the Topaz Dragon Lord.
Boom!
The Topaz Dragon Lord raised its arm in time, but was still sent flying by the greatsword, scales shattered and blood spilling. A deep, bone-exposing wound appeared on its forelimb, nearly severing the bone.
"Ha ha, die!"
The Storm Giant leader's triumphant voice came to an abrupt halt.
Because on its left side, amidst the violent air turbulence, a dragon claw covered in brass-like scales suddenly reached out. The Storm Giant leader dodged quickly, but still got a solid scrape across the chest, sent flying with blood gushing out.
The chaotic battlefield momentarily paused.
The attention of many kin monsters was diverted, noticing the commotion here.
Now, in the battlefield that had only the Topaz Dragon and Storm Giant, a new high-tier Storm Giant wielding a terrifying eight-meter-long greatsword appeared, along with a Metal Dragon, about seventeen meters long, even larger than the Topaz Dragon.
"Despicable Dragon (Giant)!"
The Topaz Dragon Lord and the Storm Giant leader glared at each other in annoyance, roaring simultaneously.