As the trap was triggered, the piercing sound of gears grinding and the hum of rapidly charging energy instantly exploded!
Whoosh!
Nefarian showed no panic, calmly retreating a few steps, spreading his dragon wings, and lowering his body. His sharp gaze locked onto the front as the walls on both sides opened in response, and several glass containers filled with pale blue gas shot out, bursting in mid-air!
A dense mist instantly permeated, filling the entire area!
"Anesthetic gas." Nefarian quickly held his breath and cast several resistance spells on himself.
The merged monster, however, had no such precautions. After being enveloped by the thick fog, its movements visibly slowed, and the red light in its eyes began to dissipate.
Yet, it displayed astonishing resistance, roaring as it forcibly broke through the mist, dragging its heavy footsteps, and lunging at Nefarian once more!
Energy gathered on Nefarian's dragon claws, but he was not in a hurry to strike. He knew his father's traps would never be so simple.
Sure enough, in just two or three breaths, three crisp "clack, clack, clack" sounds came from the ground!
Three scorching white rays shot out without warning, crisscrossing from the cracks in the floor!
The high temperature tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek!
Nefarian had anticipated this, flapping his wings powerfully, and leaping lightly into the air.
The scorching rays narrowly grazed the ground where he had just stood.
On the other side, the rays accurately hit the monster's left shoulder and right chest!
A violent combustion instantly occurred, bringing forth large patches of charred, festering flesh! The monster let out a heart-wrenching roar of pain!
But Neltharion's chain of traps was not yet over.
The runes on the dome suddenly lit up!
Two dazzling, interwoven blue and white electric rings materialized out of thin air, rapidly descending, precisely encircling the two targets below!
Nefarian, in mid-air, calmly flapped his wings, turning sharply sideways. The electric ring brushed past his scales and dissipated into nothingness.
The other electric ring, however, solidly clamped around the monster's neck and chest!
Zzzzzzt—!!
A furious surge of high-voltage electricity instantly erupted!
The monster's entire body convulsed violently, its uncontrolled claws flailing wildly. Its thunderous roars were cut short by the current, leaving only intermittent, sparking cries of pain, as it stood frozen in place.
"It's over." Nefarian exhaled lightly and raised a claw, sweeping it.
A Shadow Bolt shot out silently, accurately hitting the monster's forehead.
Thud!
The monster's head snapped back, and its massive body crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The laboratory returned to a deathly silence, with only the faint sizzling sounds of flowing lava and dissipating energy.
Nefarian slowly descended and walked towards the still slightly twitching monster remains.
His dark red vertical pupils carefully scrutinized its twisted form, especially the half of its flesh covered in a bizarre chitinous shell.
"Forcibly merging the characteristics of Qiraji with the intention of enhancing dragonkin defenses?" He used the tip of his dragon claw to cut open a relatively intact piece of shell, observing its structure and the flesh tissue beneath.
"Too rudimentary—or rather, too primitive." He quickly concluded, "This must be a crude product of Father's early experiments, with no further value for utilization."
After confirming the monster was no longer a threat and no other traps were activated in conjunction, Nefarian continued his exploration.
Soon, he arrived before a sealed side room.
The door was bare, without any markings.
"Better take a look." Nefarian was familiar with his father's style.
Such rooms were either irrelevant or held great secrets.
He gently pushed with the tip of his claw, and the stone door slowly slid open.
The light inside the room was dim.
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