The Creators: From Night City

Chapter 458 Preparations before the Battle

This tomb is not small. It is the burial place of almost all the normal dead of the unicorn population. A large number of horns were buried here with the corpses. It took tens of millions of years of accumulation to support this space bubble.

Under the leadership of Sakadinat, Jiang Bing came directly to the core of the cemetery without any hindrance.

Jiang Bing didn't need to do anything extra, he just had to stand there, and Heimer could use him as the anchor of reality to take root here. With the turbulence coming from high latitudes to the real space, this space bubble was gradually breaking away from the world barrier of Monster Hunter and was captured by Heimer.

Next, Jiang Bing’s task was to quickly rescue the unicorn’s second largest labor force from the brink of dystocia, and by the way, kick away the dragon beast deep in the earth veins, so that Heimer could take over the nest and live a life of ease and comfort.

The Unicorn King needed to stay in the "Flower Temple" to closely monitor the fusion of the space bubble, so Jiang Bing could only return to the hunters' outpost camp by himself.

Fortunately, he still has the ghost train.

When Jiang Bing returned to the outpost camp at the Earth Corridor, he only saw a few scattered Felynx and several logistics staff members cleaning up the debris. After inquiring, he learned that with the information brought back by the two hunters, the commander-in-chief made a prompt decision to move the camp deeper into the Earth Corridor, so as to make it more convenient to conduct reconnaissance and subsequent encirclement and suppression of the dragon beast deep in the earth veins.

When Jiang Bing followed the other party's instructions and found the new base, everyone was sitting around the table discussing the combat meeting.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. A first-term dragonman investigator, relying on his own race's high sensitivity to earth vein energy, together with Master Yuanye, another first-term member who is good at tracking, found a path to the center point from the complex earth vein corridors, and once again verified that the Unicorn King's statement was true.

The commander-in-chief frowned, but his overall mood was quite excited. "We don't know the exact species of that dragon beast, but the size of the cocoon alone is enough to indicate that it is a giant beast. Casting team leader, hurry up and prepare large hunting equipment. This time, we need to conduct another group operation, just like we did during the Molten Dragon blocking battle."

Everyone agreed and started to make intensive preparations.

Seeing Jiang Bing return, the commander-in-chief put down the simple topographic map in his hand and came forward to greet him. "Mr. Sabul, thank you for your trust. The method for making the high-energy gunpowder you asked Aiden to bring back has been recorded. All the materials are available at the Starry Stronghold, and we are currently working on it. I believe it will be useful in the battle against the dragon beast. Also, rest assured, the Hunter's Guild will fulfill its previous promise as promised."

Jiang Bing was not too worried about the reputation of the Hunter Guild. After all, compared to the benefits brought by the gunpowder production method, the other party's face was probably more valuable.

"Congratulations! All these years of hard work have paid off. We have finally found out the real reason behind the 'Ancient Dragon Ferry'." Jiang Bing sincerely congratulated the other party.

"Ha, we still have one last battle to fight. The unicorn leader was right, Lord Saber. The earth's energy is indeed being consumed in large quantities by the monster hidden in the center of the earth's veins. If we leave it alone, the entire New World will inevitably be destroyed as it grows."

"We have decided to attack it." The commander-in-chief interjected.

"Count me in." Jiang Bing shrugged and relayed the Unicorn King's decision. "Also, the unicorns will send some of their forces to support this battle. But after the battle, they'll need to use the earth's energy to heal their injured queen. Don't worry, it won't affect the circulation of the earth's energy."

Only foolish beasts would carry out an extinction-level plunder of the gold mine of earth energy. Heimer and the unicorns all chose to use gentle methods to continue mining this energy deposit in order to achieve long-term and sustainable development.

This will not easily cause the suppression of the plane's pan-consciousness. Otherwise, it would be interesting if Heimer absorbed energy one day and suddenly a black dragon or a brilliant black dragon that existed in the legend fell from the sky.

After all, this is not without precedent in this world. A thousand years ago, the Kingdom of Shulete, due to its expanding desires, endlessly demanded from nature, frantically hunted ancient dragons, destroyed the natural ecology, and then was directly destroyed by the justice of the black dragon Miraberias.

The intense preparations were completed quickly within two days. The personnel left behind at the 'Star' stronghold delivered the planned amount of supplies to the vicinity of the outpost camp through a winding underground river in the underground corridor, ensuring quality and quantity.

Arriving along with them were weapons such as dragon-slaying spears, cannons, explosive crossbows, bed crossbows, and a whole ship of cannonballs, metal crossbows, and a large number of new barrel bombs.

These large hunting equipment were assembled on site and, with the help of the innate abilities of several unicorns, were properly placed on the walls around the giant earth vein cavity where the giant cocoon was located.

It was also the first time that Jiang Bing saw how unicorns dug holes in hard rocks and earth vein crystals. They used their horns to directly cut through space, and transferred the rocks and crystals cut together through their spatial abilities. Their operating efficiency was terrifying.

Thanks to the unicorns' spatial ability, before the battle even began, the rock walls surrounding the giant earth vein cavity were almost filled with high-powered hunting equipment commonly used by hunters.

Facing the heavy target of the New World Investigation Team, all the hunters of the entire investigation team gathered together this time. Except for a few powerful hunters who were responsible for containment and prepared melee weapons, the other hunters took out their long-range equipment.

There were as many as thirty or forty half-man-high bows of various types, light and heavy crossbows made of crystal, steel, bones, fur, shells, horns, scales and even special wood. The hunters who had no long-range weapons and whose strength did not meet the standards set by the commander for close combat with the target were not idle either. They were all assigned to positions using high-powered equipment.

Not to mention all the Felynes, the logistics team, and even the casting team, research team, and catering team members were all mobilized to do some logistical work within their capacity, such as carrying ammunition and transporting supplies.

This place is named by the Hunter Guild as the gathering place of the great cycle of earth energy.

The fully armed hunters stepped into the space with solemn expressions, where the earth vein crystal spikes were spread all over their heads.

Although the dragon beast was sleeping and developing in the giant cocoon, its perception was very sharp.

The foreman of the foundry team led his apprentices pushing the dragon-slaying spear that looked like a siege vehicle into the gathering area. The movement was a little louder, and the opponent keenly sensed the danger and began to shake the giant cocoon frantically. Without hesitation, they chose to stop developing and break out of the shell at the first moment.

The battle is about to break out.

Chapter 459: Fierce Battle at the Ending Place

The dragon-slaying spear, which looks like a small mountain, has a huge metal barrel with a diameter of nearly two meters. From the beginning of its design, it was specially prepared for giant prey, and its lethality and size must be maximized.

However, this also means that its size and weight cannot be reduced at all, and the huge noise generated during transportation is unavoidable.

Seeing the monster was alarmed, the commander-in-chief standing at the rear of the team made a prompt decision and immediately announced the start of a full-scale general attack.

In an instant, crossbow arrows and artillery shells exploded on the surface of the giant cocoon like a torrential rain, and the hunters were distributed throughout the wide convergent area, pouring firepower with the long-range weapons in their hands.

The flames produced by the explosion almost submerged the giant cocoon, but the killing effect was minimal. The hard and thick crystalline shell blocked most of the firepower and only aroused the opponent's anger.

Along with the roar that soared into the sky, the entire cocoon was almost blown apart in all directions by the sudden eruption of the blue explosion.

A giant flying dragon that was over fifty meters long and radiated azure light fell heavily to the ground, causing the earth to shake.

The dense line of crossbow firing announced the premature birth of the forbidden dragon that absorbed endless earth energy.

The Dark Lantern Dragon makes a grand appearance.

Its appearance is very unique. In its chest, it has an energy core organ like a nuclear reactor, which emits the same azure light, dyeing its entire body azure.

From a distance, its head seemed to have three pairs of orange eyes. If its wide wings were spread, they would be big enough to cover the sky and the sun. Its originally wet skin was rapidly drying and hardening.

The large number of attacks did not leave any marks on the opponent. Instead, it was made irritable by these attacks that were like mosquito bites. It raised its head and sprayed a thick energy shock wave at the ants in front of it that dared to disturb its absorption of energy for growth and development, directly melting a part of the large equipment on the ground.

Several fully armed hunters were unable to dodge and were hit by the two or three meter thick energy shock wave and thrown far away.

Fortunately, the armor on their bodies was thick, the hunters were all very strong in physical fitness, and they were protected by fighting spirit, so they did not die on the spot, but they were still seriously injured.

The Hunter's Guild has extensive experience fighting large prey and is well versed in handling this situation.

More than a dozen nimble Felynxes emerged from the corner, skillfully carried the wounded onto stretchers, and in groups of four, they lifted the stretchers and ran desperately out of the battlefield.

These are Felynx who have received professional training from the Hunter's Guild and specialize in rescuing and transporting the wounded from the battlefield. They are very professional and not only can they carry stretchers quickly and steadily, but they also have a wide variety of ways to avoid danger.

Stink bombs, smoke bombs, paralysis traps, compressed inflatable targets, flash bug cages, all Felynx are fully equipped, just to be able to effectively block the monster's attack at the critical moment, divert the monster's attention, so that the wounded can escape from danger smoothly.

The treatment of injuries is even more convenient and quicker. No matter the hunters who fall to the ground are burned, scalded, bruised, internally injured, penetrating, lacerated or frostbitten, they will be fed a large can of healing potion full of life energy to keep them alive, and then a large can of potion will be poured on the wound, which often buys time to transport them to a safe area for rescue.

However, even with such timely and thorough rescue efforts, the death rate of hunters remains high for many years. After all, monsters' attacks do not always save hunters' lives, and there are times when professional rescue is too late.

Fortunately, these wounded were only hit by the aftermath of the breath of the Dark Dragon, and the rescue team's Felynx were guarding the edge of the battlefield, and the first aid center was also at the entrance to the Land of Convergence, so they all successfully saved their lives.

But as time went on, the number of wounded people began to increase, and the rescue team's cats became very busy.

The Dark Lantern Dragon is indeed a forbidden creature born from the nearly endless energy of the earth veins. The energy in its body is so abundant that it seems almost infinite. The azure shock waves that spurt out of its mouth seem to be free of charge and never stop from beginning to end.

The size of nearly fifty meters makes the opponent's every move seem like a mountain pressing down on their heads. Although the hunters in close combat can rely on their speed to flexibly move between the opponent's limbs and claws, they cannot cause effective damage, and their actions are like dancing on the edge of a knife.

There is no need to be hit by the opponent's waving claws. The opponent's body is radiating blue high-temperature energy all the time. If you are not careful, you may be destroyed and burned half-cooked.

However, the large firearms equipped with Class III gunpowder were also very powerful. After the reloading was completed, as the warning horn sounded, the hunters who were fighting in close combat moved away from the prey.

The next moment, thousands of cannons were fired at the same time, and crossbow arrows rained down, blasting the skin of the Dark Lantern Dragon into pieces.

However, what oozed out of the other person's body along with the wound was not blood at all, but blue energy rising like flames.

The Dark Lantern Dragon screamed in pain from this wave of concentrated fire. It raised its head, and its three pairs of compound eye-like organs all lit up like lanterns. As the energy storage organs in its chest cavity shone brightly, a condensed column of energy spurted out from its wide-open mouth.

As the other party continued to shake its head, the beam of light continued to slide on the rock walls around the convergence area, destroying a large number of large equipment placed on the cave wall.

Seeing the bad situation, the hunters jumped down from the platform or retreated behind the platform to hide. Although their equipment was destroyed, they at least saved their lives.

Where is Jiang Bing as the situation continues to deteriorate?

The answer is heaven.

He lay quietly on the roof of the gathering place, hundreds of meters below him was the forbidden monster that was constantly breathing like Godzilla.

He had been lying here quietly since the beginning of the battle, looking for the right moment to strike.

Finally, when the other party stretched its long neck to its side and spewed out energy columns again to clear the large equipment on the rock wall, Jiang Bing let go of his hands and feet that were clinging to the rock, and pulled out [Negotiation] from the void at the moment of falling. Driven by the huge weight and the sudden violent airflow, it smashed down like a meteorite.

The Dark Dragon was having a lot of fun using the 'high-pressure water gun', but suddenly he saw a rapidly falling figure appear in the air above his head, and the sense of danger exploded in his ears like thunder.

However, the disadvantages brought by its large size were clearly revealed at this moment. Although it tried its best to swing its body to make space, in Jiang Bing's eyes it was still as slow as a snail.

The next moment, under everyone's gaze, Jiang Bing's scarlet figure and the giant sword smashed directly into the back of the Dark Lantern Dragon.

Both the man and the sword were almost immersed in each other's flesh and blood.

Chapter 460: The Left Side Has Lost Since Ancient Times

The Dark Light Dragon was forced to kneel on the ground by the enormous force, and its huge body collapsed into a ball with blood and flesh splattered all over the sky.

Jiang Bing's attack almost broke the opponent's spine.

A shrill roar resounded throughout the entire underground space. Before Jiang Bing could make any new move, the light on the Dark Lantern Dragon's body dimmed instantly, revealing its blackened flesh and blood.

This seemingly seriously injured and dying performance made everyone present change their expressions. All the hunters who were selected for the New World Investigation Team had rich hunting experience. Everyone could see that the other party was not on the verge of death, but was channeling all the energy in his body into the energy organ in his chest to prepare for the next explosion.

Sure enough, the next second, the chest of the Dark Dragon suddenly lit up, and a violent energy exploded from there, rapidly filling the opponent's limbs and bones.

The energy shock didn't just blast Jiang Bing out of his wound; the massive amount of energy transformed into a stream of azure flames, sweeping out in all directions from the Dark Lantern Dragon.

The entire gathering place seemed to have been exploded by an atomic bomb in the center. The raging energy torrent rolled up a huge shock wave, blowing the hunters who were not able to hide in time directly into the sky. After enduring the scorching energy flames, they fell heavily to the ground.

The scale of the Dark Dragon's energy explosion was so huge that even the hair of the members of the Felynn Emergency Team hiding on the edge of the battlefield was bent by the high temperature.

Just this one attack left the hunters crippled and injured, with one-third of their numbers reduced.

As soon as everyone got up from the ground, they heard the familiar wailing of the Dark Dragon again.

Jiang Bing withstood the shock wave and took advantage of the opponent's weakness after the outburst to chop down the transparent sapphire-like claws of the Dark Light Dragon with a sword, breaking the tendons and bones of one of the claws.

While the opponent was retracting its front claws in pain and trying to slap, [Power-Chiyou]'s hoof-shaped boots sizzled as they stepped on the hot crystal ground, successfully sending Jiang Bing to the chest of the Dark Lantern Dragon.

This blow was an all-out attack, and [Negotiation] was thrown out with a sound almost like a sonic boom, directly tearing open a large piece of flesh on the opponent's chest. The energy-rich, pale blue blood spurted out and fell to the ground, burning like gasoline.

But even with Jiang Bing's full-strength attack, [Negotiation] still failed to directly cut open the opponent's chest. The accumulated potential energy only supported the broad sword body to bite halfway, and [Negotiation] could only be reluctantly stuck between the scales, bones and flesh.

As soon as the sword was pulled out, Jiang Bing was hit hard by the opponent's front claws, which swung in pain. He was thrown out like a skipping stone on the water. After rolling on the ground for several times, Jiang Bing stood up with his excellent balance ability, but the huge impact force still dragged his feet and slid on the ground for several meters before stopping.

After this battle, the Dark Light Dragon had already regarded him as a thorn in its side. Facing the projectile attacks from others, it completely ignored them and sprayed a thick beam of energy towards Jiang Bing, trying to burn this "deadly threat" into charcoal first.

At the critical moment, Jiang Bing simply held up [Negotiation] in front of him, and the greatsword mixed with demon-blocking gold and molten dragon refined ore lived up to expectations and blocked the opponent's energy torrent.

The cone-shaped energy torrent hit the broad sword of [Negotiation], like hitting an immovable reef, and could only helplessly split into two and pass by Jiang Bing.

Under the incredulous gaze of the Dark Lantern Dragon, Jiang Bing put his shoulder against the sword, withstood the opponent's attack, and took one step at a time, forcibly pushing the collision point forward.

Boss Jiang can't send waves, but physical counter-waves are also counter-waves!

The energy storage organ in the chest of the unbelieving Dark Dragon glowed brightly, and a large amount of energy was squeezed out and added to this wave of confrontation.

The broad sword body quickly heated up with the impact of energy, began to gradually turn red, and showed signs of melting. The armor on Jiang Bing's right hand, which was holding the hilt of the [Negotiation] sword, was exposed to the high-temperature energy flow and was constantly drying up and losing its activity. Fortunately, other parts of the body were surging with small waves, constantly replacing the damaged armor.

Jiang Bing still resisted the breath of the Dark Dragon and moved forward step by step with difficulty, until the support provided by the ground could no longer withstand the impact brought by the surging, seemingly endless energy waves. He stopped and slammed [Negotiation] directly into the ground, leaning his whole body against the sword, holding it firmly in place.

The reason why Jiang Bing fought to the death against the Dark Dragon's attack was not because he couldn't avoid it, but to attract firepower for his companions.

The unicorns did not lose his sacrifice.

The four unicorns led by Akladali suddenly rushed out from mid-air during the stalemate between the two, taking advantage of the space rift. The sharp horns on their heads were shining with narrow silver light. They passed through the slender neck of the Dark Lantern Dragon like Pegasus, and ruthlessly cut four wounds that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, almost beheading the opponent.

However, the body of the Hades Dragon is too huge, and the diameter of its neck alone is more than four meters. Although the attacks of the unicorns seem fatal, they cannot take the life of this ferocious beast for the time being.

Kerosene-like blood gushed out from the wound like a waterfall, flowing along the body of the Dark Lantern Dragon. In a short while, it had formed a lake of blood. The Dark Lantern Dragon kept shaking its head due to severe pain, and a rain of fire was thrown out at the place where it converged.

"The Dragon-Slaying Spear is ready!" Jiang Bing's good hearing allowed him to clearly hear the shouts of the casting team leader amid the deafening roar of the Dark Lantern Dragon.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a structure like an arrow tower parked on the right side of the battlefield. The huge dragon-slaying spear had been retracted into the barrel, ready to be fired at any time and severely inflict heavy damage to the target.

However, the Dark Dragon had been driven mad by the successive injuries. It swung its huge body wantonly, venting endless energy and the power brought by its huge weight into the surrounding space.

Every time the two blue crystal-like front claws slapped, a violent blue energy explosion was triggered at the point of impact. The elite hunters responsible for close-range containment had already been reduced by a small half, but the remaining people were still faithfully performing their duties, risking their lives to contain the Dark Dragon and delay time for the reloading of cannons and crossbows.

Four Felyne cats ran towards Jiang Bing carrying a stretcher made of Poppy.

Despite being burned by the scorching ground and jumping up and down with their tongues sticking out, the Felyne cats still stubbornly rushed towards Jiang Bing's location, trying their best to save Jiang Bing, whose life was in danger.

Yes, life or death is uncertain.

In the eyes of outsiders, a ruthless person like Jiang Bing who dared to directly withstand the energy breath of the ancient dragon would at worst suffer severe burns all over his body and his life would be hanging by a thread.

Even the Dark Dragon had the same idea.

Chapter 461: Dragon Spear Appears

However, before the first Elu Cat to arrive could sprinkle the high-concentration healing potion in his bamboo tube, Jiang Bing, whose body was charred and still had a few tiny blue flames burning on it, grabbed it.

"It would be a waste if this stuff is spilled. Give it to me. I'm a little thirsty."

The tabby cat, who was the leader of the emergency team, was so frightened that his fur almost stood up. He said in an incredible tone: "Wow, you're okay, meow!"