Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

Leon was the first to rush out.

Auduin was drawn to the commotion behind him, but he was preoccupied with the final ritual and could not afford to be distracted.

"Blue!"

Blue charged from the center of the camp, his heavy stone body knocking two lion knights away, and his right fist slammed towards Leon.

Leon dodged to the side, flipped his longsword, and pierced the edge of the array's eye.

The raging magic of the Wild Rock Beast surged into the runes along the longsword, clashing violently with the original magic frequency of the sealing array.

The runes on the battlefield suddenly lit up with a blinding light, flashing and twisting wildly, and the entire sealing array began to tremble violently.

Then, with a flick of his sword, Leon picked out a pure gray, triangular stone from the center of the formation and took it in his hand.

Seeing this, Alduin withdrew his magic, turned around, and his dark golden vertical pupils blazed with fury.

He wasn't unprepared.

During this time, he considered countless possibilities: seizing the treasure, launching a sneak attack, encircling and annihilating...

The only thing that was unexpected was that these lions would dare to attack the seal.

Once the Ancient Dragon of the Ruins breaks free of its restraints, its territory will be the first to be crushed, but the second to be trampled will inevitably be the northern border, which is closest to this place.

The home of those lions.

Don't they even care about their own homeland and their own people?

Alduin stared at the triangular crystal in Leon's hand, his killing intent growing stronger, before he spoke, word by word:

"Blue, kill them!"

Bru rushed out and smashed a lion shield with a single punch. The knight behind the shield was sent flying, lion and all, with his breastplate dented and blood gushing from his mouth.

Raine parried with his sword, the sharp steel blade striking Blue's forearm, leaving only a white mark without even breaking the stone.

Blue didn't even glance at him, and slapped him across the face with his backhand. Rein hurriedly blocked with his sword, but was sent flying backward. He barely managed to stand up by using his sword to support his body.

His eyes were filled with disbelief; a seventh-tier epic stone giant with such terrifying defense and power.

Alduin stared at Leon, the captain of the Lion Knights, and the air around him suddenly turned icy cold, his dark golden dragon eyes surging with undisguised killing intent.

He didn't ask any further questions, nor did he bother to listen to any of the other party's sophistry. Since they dared to break off the mask and destroy his seal, then there was only one way out for them: death.

The dragon's majesty is not to be profaned, and these ignorant lions are not worthy of his words.

Alduin was engulfed in golden-red flames, which flowed down his dark golden dragon scales. Countless golden-red streaks of light appeared in the sky, like waterfalls of fire, cascading down towards Leon!

"yol-toor-shul!"

This was the first time Alduin had unleashed this dragon language magic at full power since ascending to Epic rank, and its power far surpassed that of before.

After he advanced to Epic rank, he also gained access to high-level magic, and his Dragon Language magic was also enhanced, becoming high-level magic!

For example, this fiery breath has been upgraded to a fire storm, which is more powerful and covers a wider area.

It not only releases dragon flames, but can also fuse with other flames under his control. At this moment, it is simultaneously fusing dragon flames and embers.

Leon looked up.

The old lion's pupils reflected the fiery rain, turning his yellow vertical pupils dark red, but there was no panic in his eyes, only a hint of admiration.

"Dragon Lord, farewell forever!"

Leon shouted, and then his figure vanished like smoke.

The fire rain pelted the spot where he had just stood, only sending up a shower of sparks.

Alduin focused his mind and activated his senses to the maximum, but he couldn't detect even the slightest trace of the other party.

He knew that the other party had already escaped.

That was spatial magic. With his current strength, he could use it, but he had no way to counter it.

Alduin ignored the fleeing Leon, turned around, and coldly stared at the lion knights below.

They had already been shattered by the fire rain, and the dead and wounded were everywhere.

Blue stood still, his giant fists pounding repeatedly on the fallen knight, screams echoing as blood splattered everywhere.

He was mechanically carrying out Alduin's orders—to kill them.

Alduin's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "That's enough, Blue."

Bru stopped, his fists still dripping blood.

He looked down at the lion knight lying at his feet, then looked up at Alduin and blinked sheepishly.

"Boss, weren't we supposed to kill them?"

Auduin offered no explanation.

He descended from the sky, his dragon claws landing on the scorched earth, and glanced at the battlefield.

One crater after another was created by the rain of fire, with the corpses of lion knights and dying war lions lying beside them.

There were only a dozen or so survivors, most of whom had their bones broken by Blue and were lying on the ground groaning.

"Grimm".

"Here!" The old goblin crawled out from behind his cover, trembling.

"Tie up the live lions, separate them and keep them under guard so they don't talk to each other. Drag the dead ones aside, search them, and take out everything they own."

Grimm swallowed hard.

"Yes, ma'am."

Alduin turned to look at the rift.

The dark gray fog was still billowing outwards, but at a much slower pace, and the cracks were beginning to show signs of closing.

Gibor Dragon Crystal, Lunar Pivot Sacred Stone, and the Heart of the Earth hung above the rift, their black, silver-white, and yellow shimmering alternately.

Auduin's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that the crystal that Leon took did not completely destroy the entire magic circle. Perhaps the magic circle itself was made of a high-grade material, so that even if there were flaws in some parts, it could still be maintained.

This is good news.

But he was barely hanging on by a thread.

He knew that every detail of any high-level magic array had its purpose, and the stolen crystal was by no means useless.

The seal may seem secure now, but the hidden dangers will inevitably erupt in ten or a hundred years.

We must find him.

Moreover, he couldn't swallow this insult, as they were running wild on his turf.

"Blue".

Blue turned around with a blank expression and looked at Alduin.

"Bring the lead lion back to the dragon's lair; I want to interrogate it myself."

Auduin spoke coldly.

Blue didn't ask any more questions. He simply picked up Ryan like a chick, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and strode away.

"Elunea, you and the elves stay here and keep watch for any movement."

Silvermoon elves possess keen senses and formidable strength, enabling them to handle unexpected situations and making them far more reliable than goblins.

Elunea looked at Alduin, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.

Auduin glanced at the rift again.

The three-colored light continued to flash alternately, the outflow of dark gray mist had slowed to almost invisible, and the closing of the crack's edge had stopped.

But he didn't want to take any risks; he had to find Leon and get the crystal back.

……

Inside the dragon's lair, Alduin looked at Raine, who was covered in wounds, panting heavily, and refusing to say a word, his eyes as cold as knives.

"I have no interest in playing house with you."

He murmured something softly, then opened his mouth wide and swallowed it whole, much to Raine's astonishment.