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Chapter 660 Spike Mountain

The golden tree stands quietly on the earth, bringing healing to wounded lives.

The scene was filled with a magical beauty, and one could imagine that this place would become an important tourist attraction in Blackrock City in the future, where everyone would want to come and experience the gentle golden light.

However, the roar that came from inside the Sien dungeon shattered the peace brought by the Golden Tree and made people tense again.

I initially thought the rampage in the Sien Dungeon would end after defeating Yunka, but judging from this roar...
Could it be that the bigger one is yet to come?

Are we doomed? Are we going to be wiped out by the incredibly powerful monster that's about to appear?!

But when the dragon's roar came out, the adventurers felt a strange sense of familiarity, especially those who had become dragon warriors.

"Huh, what's that voice?"

Japal heard the dragon roar coming from inside the Sien dungeon and felt a strong sense of familiarity.

By the way, this is the sound I heard in the footage from the Great Dragon Sacrifice Church.

Although the video did not show the image of the dragon that made the roar when it played the sound, adventurers even thought that the roar was just to enhance the atmosphere of the video and had no real meaning.

However, Japal was quite impressed by it after hearing it; he had never felt such immense and ferocious power from any other creature.

That was definitely the sound of a powerful dragon that once existed.

The fact that the Sien Dungeon chose to release the other party's voice—is it perhaps hinting that such a dragon will appear as an opponent for adventurers in the future?

Judging from the past behavior of this underground city, Japal's guess was probably pretty accurate.

"But why is it roaring now?"

He was plummeting rapidly downwards in mid-air, but his face showed no sign of panic. Instead, he kept looking in the direction of the Sien Dungeon.

Elsa, standing nearby, was slashing and hacking at the Great Demon Dragon's body, much like the Survey Corps fighting Titans.

They originally intended to use Erro and Hiddleston as temporary footholds during their battles. Whenever they were about to fall, they would kick Erro to climb back up and continue fighting. There was no other way; without magic, people couldn't control gravity for the time being.

But what about the current situation?
Ero and Hildor were roaring wildly. After a period of quantitative accumulation, the black substance that had been accumulating on their bodies had finally reached a point of qualitative change, and now it completely covered their bodies.

Needless to say, their mental state has been controlled by the black matter, and they have become just as violent and furious as the demonic dragon.

The desire in his eyes seemed to want to devour the world.

This black substance seems to be specifically designed to kill dragons; humans who come into contact with it experience no negative effects whatsoever, as if they've just been splashed with mud.

"I've lived for so many years and read so many books, and I've never encountered such a situation before."

Japal muttered to himself, he had no idea whether Erro and Hidor could be saved, and he knew nothing about the black substance.

But then again, they knew absolutely nothing about these dragons.

He leaped into the sky using the great dragon's sweeping tail, slicing through the asphalt-like shell to reveal the writhing dragons inside the great dragon's body.

These dragons have something in common.

Compared to the dragons of the Warrior Kingdom, these demonic dragons are all four-legged, with coarser scales, more developed muscles, and longer necks. Their body proportions look very pleasing, displaying both wild beauty and order.

To put it somewhat insultingly, the four-legged dragons of the Warrior Kingdom are like bloated water spheres compared to these demonic dragons.

"Could it be..." Japal's eyes shifted as he considered a possibility.

"These dragons are purebred!?"

The dragons of the Warrior Kingdom, whether bipedal or quadrupedal, are hybrids, but these demonic dragons give the impression that they may very well be the legendary purebred dragons!

He suddenly thought of Fudolin. The little girl looked unfamiliar, and she had just been loudly telling the dragons to take refuge in the Sien Dungeon, so she obviously knew something.

"Could it be that she knows about these dragons?"

Just then, the fourth dragon head, who had been infected and turned into a demonic dragon, suddenly showed signs of stress.

They then charged headlong into the roaring underground city of Sein. Their dragon-like chariots as they ran could probably smash any building. It was a naked and undisguised ferocity, and even Elsa was thrown off balance.

"I'll go in too."

Japal plunged his weapon into the great dragon's body, gripped the hilt tightly, and was led into the Sien dungeon along with the other dragons.

He wanted to go into the underground city to find Fudolin.

If he wasn't mistaken, the vast majority of the dragons had been brought into the dungeon. There was only one area in the Sien Dungeon that could accommodate so many dragons at the same time.

Lake Lienia!
Once I got into the dungeon, I teleported to Lake Lienia to find that girl and get some answers.

That's what Japar thought.

However, perhaps it was because he was infected by his own gunslinger's daughter's E-rank luck.

When the teleportation ended, what came into his view was not a default spawn point like Nymgford, nor a warm, round-table hall, but a place he had never seen before.

No, to be precise, he had seen this godforsaken place in the images of the Great Dragon Sacrifice Church. "Boom! Boom!"

The muffled roar of thunder exploded in the dark clouds, and crimson lightning struck down beside them, shattering the ground into pieces.

The entire sky was red, but unlike the crimson sand dunes during the war festival, the red here came entirely from one thing—the red lightning that never stopped in the sky.

Lightning and rolling dark clouds dyed the sky a somber red!
Beneath the red thunder appeared a mountain range, like sharp spikes piercing the sky!
Spiky Mountain!
There is almost no vegetation here, only the ground cracked by lightning. The bare, rough mountains are full of a desolate atmosphere, not to mention the red lightning that strikes the surrounding ground every second, making it impossible for anyone to calm down for a moment.

Looking at the scene before him, Japar rubbed his eyes, which had excellent vision, and blinked a few times before blurting out:

"Where is this?"

Where is the blessing? Where is the bonfire?
Why is there nothing?

Now how is he supposed to get to Lake Lienia? He doesn't even know where Spike Mountain is or which region it connects to!

He looked up but couldn't see the golden tree. Could it be that this isn't the border area?

The clouds in the sky were so thick, and the red lightning was blinding all around, he couldn't see anything clearly, and the scene in the distance was completely unknown.

"Gah!"

The dragons let out a harsh howl and began to stride toward the highest peak of the mountain range, their thunderous footsteps filled with greed and impatience.

It was as if something on the mountaintop was drawing them in!

Japal managed to hitch a ride without being thrown off. He touched himself and felt somewhat relieved after confirming that he had a teleportation crystal with him.

Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it and see what these dragons were really after!
Given the usual nature of the Sien Dungeon, what will likely appear among the dragons is a powerful being capable of defeating and humiliating them.

Defeating four legends? What level of combat power would that require?
The image of the Nameless King popped into Japal's mind, but he shook his head the next moment, because he vaguely remembered that the Nameless King seemed to be close to the dragon race.

Forget it, I'll stop guessing. I'd be happier if it were a new powerhouse.

He watched the dragons, who had lost their minds and were only focused on charging forward.

To others, they might be terrifying beings like world-destroying demons, but to Japal, who is capable of rational thought...

These creatures were like moths drawn to the blazing fire, rushing towards the flames.

Meanwhile, in Lake Lienia, in front of the Academy town.

The adventurers who were stationed there watched in astonishment as a group of giant dragons suddenly appeared, and they discussed the scene among themselves. Such a sight was truly rare.

The majority of those gathered in the town in front of the academy are bipedal dragons of the Erona lineage, because they frequently enter the dungeon and have opened up the way to enter Lake Lienia.

Many of the four-legged dragons had never been to Sien before; they were probably sent to the King's Chapel as soon as they entered.

The dragons who escaped here were still somewhat confused about the situation, but some of them had already approached Fudolin, demanding that she explain what was going on and what was the situation with those demonic dragons.

Faced with the unavoidable question from the dragons, she did not hide anything and told them everything she knew.

"It was a plague, a plague from the Primordial Dragon."

"The Primal Dragon?" Neither the dragons nor the humans present had ever heard of this name, but only Abe reacted.

"I heard this name mentioned in a story my grandfather told me when I was little!"

The ancestors of the dragons living in the Warrior Kingdom today were corrupted by the power of the Demon King; those corrupted dragons are known as the Primordial Demon Dragons.

Under the transformation by the Demon King's power, those demonic dragons have long since become far removed from normal dragons.

With Abe's explanation, people finally understood what the original dragon was all about.

Then Fudorin's words came.

"Those dragons did not perish with the passage of time. Even if some died, their descendants were enough to make up the gap, and the population was even increasing."

"Perhaps because of the blood ties, as the number of dragons increases, they will affect their blood relatives from before their fall and their descendants, and every few decades there will be an outbreak of plague."

"That kind of influence amplifies the dragon's inner flaws, and if left to grow, it will become what you just saw, degenerating into madness. This is the truth of the plague, or rather, the curse."

"The Dragon Plague has never been an easy thing to deal with, and this outbreak is particularly severe."

As she spoke, she closed her eyes, her expression showing some pain.

People noticed many questions from her account, such as why Fudolin knew these things, why the plague of the Primordial Dragon had not worked on the dragons of the Warrior Kingdom before, and so on.
But before they could ask any questions, Fudolin opened her eyes and said:

"There are only two ways to cure the plague: either satisfy their desires, which have been amplified and distorted by the plague, or..."

She clenched her fists.

"Beat the infected guy until he can't get up again!"

(End of this chapter)