Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 495: The Edge of Crisis
In the cold sea water, a huge whale is swimming slowly. This giant whale with a body length of more than 30 meters is undoubtedly the overlord of this sea.
However, in this mysterious and bizarre world, there are always more powerful lives.
A huge shadow swam slowly over the head of the whale. The strong pressure made the whale dive to the bottom of the sea in fear. It did not float up until the shadow went away.
Murphy looked at the marine life around him and felt quite curious.
The dragon race has the ability to dive, and after acquiring the characteristics of the ancient dragon, this ability becomes even more powerful, because the ability to fly has been transformed from biological instinct into supernatural power, so he can use the flying ability to move freely in the sea water, which is faster and more convenient than ordinary dragons who can only move forward by swimming.
Not far away, in a magic bubble, Jaina was walking with him, pushed by several water elementals.
Murphy did not bring anyone else with him, as the Dragon Knights were not good at swimming underwater. Only Jaina, who had lived in Kul Tiras since she was a child, was extremely familiar with the sea.
It's just ahead.
A leading sea element pointed at the dark trench ahead with an arm made of water. The deep, dark water revealed an ominous feeling. There was not a trace of light in the dark trench, and the deep water seemed to lead to a bottomless abyss.
However, this darkness posed no obstacle to Murphy's eyes. The Eye of the Ancient Dragon could easily penetrate all darkness, and the environment in the trench was clearly visible to him.
Many times, fear comes from the unknown, and the unknown comes from darkness. When everything is exposed, fear and anxiety will naturally disappear.
At this moment, Murphy felt only amazement and admiration for all the underwater scenes before him, without a trace of nervousness at all.
He swam straight into the trench. Jaina was a little nervous, but seeing that Murphy had already gone down, she had no choice but to follow him.
This trench was extremely deep, like a huge canyon. Some lobstermen and sharks were swimming in the sea water. When Murphy approached, they were frightened by the dragon's might and fled immediately. It can be said that he did not encounter any enemies along the way.
We arrived at the entrance of the cave very smoothly.
The dark cave was located on the cliffs on both sides of the trench. Seeing the huge entrance of the cave with obvious signs of carving, and even the scratches of dragon claws on the rock wall, Murphy's heart suddenly settled down. Yes, this was the place.
This is definitely the entrance to the dragon's lair.
He swam directly into the cave.
After swimming for a while in the spacious cave tunnel, the terrain of the tunnel gradually moved upwards. A bright light appeared in front of him. Murphy suddenly emerged from the water. Deep in the cave, there was actually an underground air hole.
Murphy climbed ashore and shook off the sea water on his body. In front of him was a huge cave with a towering dome and walls made of sea rocks. Many glowing mosses grew on the rock walls of the cave, making the entire cave glow in a blue fluorescence, like a dream. Right in front of the cave was a tunnel leading to a deeper place.
Looking at the surrounding environment, Murphy thought that this "Ocean Disaster" really found a good place for him to settle down.
However, when he walked a few steps along the rocky ground into the tunnel and saw the light curtain at the entrance of the copy, he immediately cursed inwardly.
Dry!
Another copy!
It is still a guild-level copy for 100 people.
What you fear will come true.
In the wild battle, Murphy is not afraid of any enemy at all. With his current strength, even if the five dragon kings come (one alone), he dares to fight. The ancient dragon's characteristics bring him a qualitative improvement in strength.
Now he is fully capable of defeating an ordinary ancient dragon head-on.
However, once you enter the dungeon, it's a completely different story.
He cannot take on the BOSS form in the dungeon, which means he can only attack as a human hero.
Of course, that doesn't mean that his heroic form is weak, now he has a set of legendary equipment, a divine weapon in hand, plus the Dragon Feast skill, and a bunch of powerful expertise, even in heroic form he is still in the top tier of strength in the game.
But since he was used to the crushing fighting style of the ancient dragon form, it was really hard to understand why he had to turn back into a fragile human and fight a huge beast with a wingspan of over 100 meters.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Moreover, in the 100-man group version, the attributes of Ocean Disaster will definitely be greatly adjusted upwards, which will make the fight even more difficult.
Moreover, he did not bring any adventurers with him this time. The levels of the four heroes around him were also uneven. The weakest was naturally Jaina, who was not even level 40 yet. Although she performed well in finding the cave entrance this time, Murphy really couldn't pin his hopes on her.
The remaining ones are not that strong either. Vivian has just reached Epic One, Asona is Gold Three, and Angus is also Gold Three.
This lineup is not as good as when we fought against Polyleus.
Generally speaking, to deal with a BOSS, you need a team led by a hero of the same level and a full team of elite adventurers. It's not impossible to fight with the current lineup, but it's too risky.
What if this ocean disaster has any special abilities like Polleleus did? If we are not careful, the whole group will be wiped out.
"Master Aidan, are you ready to go in?"
"No, I'm not ready to take the risk for now. Maybe I need to gather some adventurers. Let's go back first and make a long-term plan."
Murphy took Jaina back to the boat along the original route. Looking at the vast ocean around them, he felt conflicted.
Should I go directly into the dungeon and take a gamble, or go find other dragons to attack?
But the other ancient dragons might not be able to survive either. Before, it was Lesajess who caused the trouble, and now the five dragon kings have tipped off the situation. I'm afraid the other ancient dragons will either hide or, like Ocean Scourge, hide in the dungeon.
If I find another copy next time, should I give up again?
I'm in a dilemma.
Just then—
[World Announcement: With the death of Dragonmaw Chieftain Nekros in the battle with Black Dragon King Morpheus, the Dragonmaw Legion's journey in the Dragon Islands has finally come to an end.
The Dragonmaw Legion was defeated by the five dragon kings, and the Dragonmaw Clan became a vassal legion of the Dragon Covenant.
With the return of the Dragon Soul, the guardian dragons once again regained their lost power, and now, they have once again become the guardians of this world.
This plot event is called——【The Dragon King Returns】, and this event has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles. 】
What! Murphy was shocked when he heard the world announcement. Damn, why is it so fast?
Wasn’t the Dragonmaw Legion very powerful before? It forced the guardian dragons to not dare to fight, and it also captured many dragons as weapons of war.
Why did it suddenly fail?
And that Nikelus seemed like a smart guy at first, how come he suddenly lost his mind and actually challenged the Black Dragon King?
By the way, he should have the Dragon Soul in his hand, right? Is Morpheus so powerful? He actually defeated Nekros who was holding the Dragon Soul?
You know, in another timeline, Thrall took the Dragon Soul and shot it into the soul, defeating Deathwing with one shot.
Could it be that Morpheus is more powerful than Deathwing?
At this moment, a message flashed in the private message channel.
Jian Wuhen: Boss, the latest intelligence is that the guardian dragon defeated the Dragonmaw Legion.
Aidan: I already knew that.
Jian Wuhen: Do you know that they also killed Nikelus and snatched the Dragon Soul?
Aidan: I know that too.
Jian Wuhen: Do you know that the Dragon Soul is now in the hands of the Black Dragon King Morpheus? He not only killed Nekros, but also snatched the Dragon Soul. The Black Dragon King Morpheus also subdued the orcs of the Dragonmaw Clan. Now the Dragon Legion has one more auxiliary force, which means its strength has greatly increased.
And I found that the other dragon kings seemed to be a little afraid of Morpheus.
They asked Morpheus for the Dragon Soul but he refused to give it to them, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Oh, by the way, they might come after you next, boss, you better be careful. That Morpheus is a master, he used to be a streamer, he plays the game very well, he once led the black dragon army to slaughter Dalaran, and finally escaped unscathed, he is really awesome.
Aidan: ...I know, you don't need to introduce yourself anymore.
Jian Wuhen: Boss, what should I do next? This mission has been successfully completed.
Aidan: Keep watching the dragon guardians, and if they come after me, let me know in advance.
Murphy closed the private message and thought to himself, what the hell, is Murphys so powerful?
Yes, it’s all my fault that I was too awesome in the past and the account I trained was too powerful. Alas, it’s so lonely to be invincible.
However, it would be convenient if Morpheus was in charge of the dragon soul. Perhaps I could discuss with him and ask him not to cause trouble for me until I advance to the ancient dragon form.
Speaking of which, he and Morpheus broke up peacefully. They had talked about it once before during the Second Orc War, and they seemed to have a good understanding of each other. Maybe it would work out.
However, Morpheus was easy to persuade, but the other dragon kings were not.
I have killed several ancient dragons from the Dragon Covenant before. Now that they have finally solved the big problem at their doorstep, they will most likely come to cause trouble for me next.
Not to mention the power of the ancient dragon that he displayed.
This is not good.
Murphy originally thought that the war between the Guardian Dragons and the Dragonmaw Legion would take some time, and he wanted to use this time to complete the Way of the Ancient Dragons, so that he could then transform into an ancient dragon and not be afraid of them. He didn't expect that this group of orcs were so useless and didn't buy him much time at all.
Looking at the vast ocean in front of him, Murphy was extremely conflicted for a moment.
Although his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, he has also offended too many people. It can be said that at this moment, he is already standing on the edge of a cliff.
Further transform into an ancient dragon and become invincible (ideally).
If we take a step back, we might be attacked by the guardian dragons, and there's a risk that our account will be cancelled.
No, I must advance to Ancient Dragon as soon as possible, otherwise it will be dangerous.
Directly attacking the copy of Ocean Disaster is a bad idea. This kind of gambling behavior is not advisable. Even if you win the bet, you will only get a dragon heart, which is not enough.
You can't gamble three times in a row, right? The chance of dying is too high .
You must find allies yourself.
Although the guardian dragons are afraid of themselves, the enemies they are also wary of are the disaster dragons.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Maybe I can find those guys and form an alliance with them.
As soon as he thought about it, a small storm suddenly surrounded the Storm Dragon King.
Hundreds of wind elements danced around in the storm.
As he gained the expertise of the incarnation of the God of Wind, his control over storms became more subtle and he also unlocked many branch abilities.
Summoning wind elements is one of them. Unlike the previous enslavement of wind elements, now he can directly use divine power to create elemental life forms.
Jaina's action of summoning sea elementals just now gave him some inspiration.
For delivering messages, investigating and tracking, what could be more suitable than elemental creatures?
Although he was still unsure about how Lysajess was trying to get information from him, he had some idea of what was going on.
It's very likely related to the power of the storm.
At this moment, we might as well take the initiative to spread the word and seek cooperation.
"I know you can hear Lysajess. The Aspects have taken care of their troubles, and they are about to exact vengeance on the enemy who killed their brothers.
You know who I'm talking about, you and I, we're both enemies of the Guardian Dragon.
Facing the power of the five dragon kings, the only way to fight against them is to unite. Do you want to rescue your last brother? Do you want to fulfill the ancient prophecy and welcome the return of the Dragon God? Then come to me. Only by joining forces can we achieve our goals. "
Murphy's voice echoed in the surrounding storm, lingering like an echo.
Those wind elements also became the carriers of his voice.
"Go! My servants, bring my words to the people I am looking for."
The storm dissipated, and the wind elements flew to all parts of the world .
As the strong wind dissipated, Murphy took a deep breath. As long as Lesajess was monitoring him, she would definitely receive the news. All he could do now was wait.
During this period, the fleet cannot sit idle and must continue searching for other ancient dragons.
Two days passed quickly.
Murphy successfully found the dragon's nest of an ancient dragon again - unsurprisingly, it was another guild-level copy with a scale of 100 people.
The other two disappeared, probably because they hid themselves.
Murphy was at a loss as to what to do.
The private message lit up again
Jian Wuhen: Boss, I just went up to the tower to investigate, and found that all the guardian dragons have left the Dragon Islands.
Aidan: Where did they go?
Jian Wuhen: I don’t know either. They can fly, but I can’t.
[System prompt: Warning - Your territory, Longshang Castle, is under attack. ]
Murphy's heart sank. Oh no! His home was raided.
He had already anticipated this possibility, so he asked the dwarf prince to set up a large number of anti-aircraft weapons in the castle and mobilized a large number of long-range troops from the city of Alterac. At the same time, he took all the treasures and supplies in the castle with him. Now Dragonsong Castle can be said to be a complete fortress.
But if the five dragon kings attack together, it will probably be the end.
Should I go back to rescue them?
