The Wind God Winged Dragon is a Super Danger Beast from over 300 years ago, an ancient species that flew from the northern territories outside the empire into the mountains within its borders. For over 300 years, it has dwelled in the mountain range where it first landed. Because there were no human cities nearby, and the Empire had lost more than half of its Imperial Arms and suffered great losses in strength due to internal strife, coupled with no longer possessing the technology to create Imperial Arms, the value of hunting it was far less than the cost. Thus, the Empire left it undisturbed to reside peacefully in that mountain range.
Now, the Wind God Winged Dragon's 300 years of peace have been shattered...
"No wonder it's called the Wind God Winged Dragon. Just by dwelling here, it has become like this."
The Wind God Winged Dragon is the strongest known Danger Beast capable of manipulating the atmosphere and gales. On a towering peak at the outermost edge of the Wind God Mountain Range, Rin and the imperial officers she led landed. Before them, a continuous stretch of mountains was constantly buffeted by howling winds, sand, and flying rocks. Between the mountains, not to mention living creatures, not even a single blade of grass could be seen. Clearly, under such powerful and ceaseless wind pressure, no life could possibly survive.
Although it was the outermost edge, it was also the highest peak in the immediate area. Further ahead, the powerful winds made it impossible for the flying dragons to fly.
"General, are you really going? This..."
Just standing at the very edge of the Wind God Mountain Range, one could feel the breathtaking oppressive force emanating from the core of the mountain range. The small domesticated flying dragons of the Empire faced the mountains, letting out uneasy low growls.
"Don't worry. Since I dare to do this, I naturally have full confidence. No matter how strong it is, it's just a beast. Moreover, it has been here for 300 years, but who can guarantee it won't suddenly attack the Empire tomorrow? Its existence is a huge hidden danger. While collecting corpse puppets for yatsufusa, I will also eliminate this hidden danger for the Empire."
Rin looked calmly at the roaring mountains, her glossy black hair and cape wildly dancing in the fierce hurricane, and stated coolly.
Finally, Rin turned her head slightly and said:
"You all wait for me here. No one is to leave the mountain peak by even a step. All right, step back a bit. If you're too close and get blown off the cliff, I won't be responsible for fishing you out."
With that, Rin drew the demons extract Imperial Arm key from behind her waist, concealed by her cape. The officers who had witnessed Rin activate her Imperial Arm armor immediately kept a distance of more than ten meters from her.
The red gem embedded in the silver-white steel sword guard flashed, and a strong gust of wind erupted from around Rin's body—
Demon God Dragon Armor: Knight of the Lake!
A colossal black dragon phantom, draped in Demon God Dragon Armor, materialized out of thin air behind Rin! Its claws closed, gripping Rin's form tightly. Magical light and shadows flickered, and the exquisitely ferocious Dragon Knight Armor enveloped Rin entirely.
Because it wasn't the first activation, it lacked the imposing aura of the previous armor reset and combination. However, the materialized armor was still as domineering and majestic as ever, instilling immense confidence in everyone gathered around.
With such a powerful Imperial Arm, even a Super Danger Beast would be no match!
Pushing off with her boot-clad feet, Rin, at this moment, had all her strength unleashed, except for her inability to use magic. Coupled with the dissipation of the world's counter force, Rin's power had reached an unprecedented peak!
Boom!
A single leap exploded with a wind pressure like a massive blast! Rin suddenly leaped from the mountaintop towards another peak a thousand meters away. The strong winds howling through the mountains, under the effect of Mana Burst, only served as propulsion for Rin. Rin, in what seemed like a simple series of flying jumps between the peaks, vanished from everyone's sight.
It looks so simple... but is this really something a human can do... Rin's subordinates, left behind, stared dumbfounded in the direction their general had disappeared. That jump was over a thousand meters!
"Roar—!!"
Before everyone could recover, an earth-shattering dragon's roar came from deep within the Wind God Mountain Range. The outermost peak where everyone stood trembled slightly, and countless loose rocks and soil were shaken off the cliff. The well-trained flying dragons let out fearful low growls, almost wanting to fly away and escape.
"Watch over your flying dragons! Don't let the formation break!"
Zhi Feng, entrusted by Rin to maintain order, quickly organized the team to prevent any mishaps. At this moment, the wind force in the mountains suddenly surged! The roaring gales almost blew people into the sky. In this rocky mountain range devoid of vegetation and life, once blown away, death was certain.
"Everyone, command your flying dragons to lie down! Get under the flying dragons and wait for the General to return... Uh!"
At this moment, an uncontrolled flying dragon, panicked by fear, tried to fly away and spread its wings. It was directly swept into the sky by the roaring gales, and its wings, with their large surface area and fragile bone structure, were instantly broken! It then fell into the rocky valley, smashing into a pulp.
"It's over, that was Big Sister's flying dragon! Now I'll have to run to the legion's garrison to report..."
Because Rin had gone to slay the dragon, the sudden change meant no one had time to look after the mount she left behind, resulting in it losing control, flying away, and ultimately crashing. This, when tallied, was entirely her mistake as a deputy general. Zhi Feng murmured in a daze.
At this moment, in the distant visible horizon, a mountain lying prone suddenly came alive!
Countless rock fragments shot out like bullets in all directions, and a not-so-towering, massive mountain in the very center of the range suddenly exploded! A colossal azure-green creature, with a speed completely unsuited to its size, shot up from within—
"Roar—!!!"
Amidst the dragon's roar that stirred the clouds, a colossal azure-green dragon, with dragon wings larger than its body, hovered in the air. Unlike common depictions of dragons, this azure-green giant dragon did not have a large, bulging abdomen. Its dragon body was lithe and perfectly streamlined. Its dragon wings, when spread, blotted out the sky, and the distance between their tips was greater than the length from its head to its tail.
"No wonder it's called the Wind God Winged Dragon. It truly lives up to its reputation as the fastest-flying Super Danger Beast in records."
Rin, riding the howling hurricane in the air, landed on an adjacent mountaintop, confronting the Wind God Winged Dragon. One person, one dragon; Rin's body was not even as large as the giant dragon's eyeball before her.
"It's even bigger than recorded. It seems you've grown after dwelling here for over 300 years."
According to imperial intelligence on Super Danger Beasts, the Wind God Winged Dragon was recorded to be 300 meters long, with a wingspan of 450 meters. The Wind God Winged Dragon before them completely defied these records, its body length clearly exceeding 500 meters.
At this moment, a huge wound appeared on the side of the Wind God Winged Dragon's neck, nearly beheading it. Moreover, the dragon species' powerful regenerative ability seemed to have completely failed, with dragon blood gushing out like a spring, ceaselessly.
Rin raised the Avalon in her hand. The blood of the Wind God Winged Dragon stained on it flowed down the blade to the ground due to gravity, leaving the pristine dragon-slaying magic sword's blade unblemished.
When the Avalon glittered in the sunlight, the Wind God Winged Dragon's massive dragon eyes visibly contracted, revealing a look of fear. When it was first wounded by this pitch-black magic sword, it felt a dragon-slaying curse like a potent venom. Its sturdy dragon scales and tough dragon hide were easily cut through like rice paper, and the opened wound was inhibited by the curse, unable to heal.
"Roar—!"
With a dragon's roar, the Wind God Winged Dragon shook its wings, and an air pressure like a collapsing sky howled towards Rin, instantly leveling the mountain peak where Rin stood!
Boom!!!
Flying debris splattered onto a mountaintop a hundred miles away, falling in front of Zhi Feng. Zhi Feng instantly felt a cold sweat for her General. Could a monster that was practically a living natural disaster truly be resisted by a human?!
"Clang!"
This time, Rin was not shattered by the Wind Pressure Cannon. Instead, he instantly crossed the distance between himself and the Wind God Winged Dragon, appearing on the giant dragon's back. The magic sword in his hand pierced into the Wind God Winged Dragon's spine, and he began to run rapidly across its back! A massive wound, hundreds of meters long, was carved open on the Wind God Winged Dragon's back, extending from its neck to its tail!
A dragon's roar, echoing through the sky, was filled with pain. Spreading its wings, the Wind God Winged Dragon shot up into the clouds, its spilled dragon blood drenching the entire mountain range.
Rin was currently at the Wind God Winged Dragon's tail. His left hand, not holding the sword, tightly gripped the end of the dragon's tail. Carried by the Wind God Winged Dragon, which was flying at several times the speed of sound, he danced and soared through the high altitudes of the clouds. The immense wind resistance was enough to flatten, round, and crush steel into dust. At the same time, the atmospheric currents, controlled by the Wind God Winged Dragon, exerted double the squeezing and pulling force on Rin.
At this moment, Rin, as if losing strength, released the tip of the Wind God Winged Dragon's tail. He floated unsupported thousands of meters in the sky, plummeting downwards. Seizing the opportunity, the Wind God Winged Dragon shook its wings, rolling its dragon body in the air and pouncing towards Rin. Its gaping maw, filled with ferocious fangs and a black hole-like darkness, rushed towards Rin!
"So obedient..."
The Wind God Winged Dragon couldn't see the smile under Rin's knight helmet. The wind, manipulated by the Wind God Winged Dragon, formed a huge suction force like a true black hole, pulling Rin towards its mouth.
"Since you've opened your mouth and aimed it at me, I won't be polite. To dare to try and eat me, knowing I have a dragon-slaying magic sword, truly shows that no matter how strong the Danger Beasts in this world are, they are nothing more than a group of low-intelligence beasts."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rin actively detonated the burst power generated by Mana Burst, charging into the Wind God Winged Dragon's mouth like a bullet. He rushed along the esophagus down the dragon's neck, deep into the giant dragon's body. With every step, a patch of ice formed beneath Rin's feet.
Just moments after Rin had penetrated deep into the Wind God Winged Dragon's body, a giant ice pillar, over ten meters in diameter, burst out from within the Wind God Winged Dragon, tearing open the throat of its dragon neck and extending out into the air from its wide-open mouth! Immediately after, more than ten, even dozens, of giant ice pillars broke through the Wind God Winged Dragon from the inside! The dragon's blood was frozen and unable to drip, and the blood-colored ice pillars adorned the Wind God Winged Dragon as if it were a porcupine.
Randomly, all the frozen giant ice pillars shattered with a crash into a sky full of ice shards, scattering in the air. They completely melted before falling through the clouds, leaving only the Wind God Winged Dragon, like a tattered sack, plummeting vertically from the sky to the ground—
Boom!!!
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