Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

Even Xing Jian couldn't help but frown slightly as his bare feet rubbed against the ground which was a thousand degrees hot.

It’s not because my feet are hot.

Buying shoes costs money.

And these are the shoes Erica left behind.

Seeing Xingjian stepping on the thousand-degree heat, the three people on Qilin's back were all dumbfounded.

However, although he was surprised, as long as he could ignore the restrictions on his range of movement caused by the high temperature, Xingjian seemed to have a chance to escape.

"That's awesome, Xingjian!" Wu Ren said excitedly, "You should run too!"

run?

Can't run a little.

The reason why the Lava Prison Dragon temporarily ignored Qilin was simply because Xingjian was here.

If Xingjian had been engulfed by the second flame, then the meteor carrying the three people would have been the next target to be eliminated.

Similarly, if Xingjian chooses to run towards the exit with Meteor, the Lava Hell Dragon's attack will follow.

I must hold the ancient dragon here and draw all the attention of the Lava Prison Dragon to myself.

Xing Jian rushed barefoot towards the flaming red dragon that was over a hundred meters ahead, holding the scabbard and the handle of the sword in one hand.

"That..." Jiuyue guessed that Xingjian would do this: "Idiot!"

The closer you get to the huge dragon body made of lava, the more you can feel the scorching pressure of the ancient dragon, an absolutely powerful being that is superior to all living things.

The former Star Destroyer might have given people the same feeling.

But at this time, due to the reverse flow of dragon blood, Xingjian could only fight in human form for a short period of time.

“——『Fiery Blade』!”

During the weapon's cooldown, having lost the skill [Kata Mastery LV1] that came with the Blade Dragon weapon, Hoshimi was left with only the most proficient sword-drawing slash.

However, the sword slash, which was several times more powerful than an ordinary slash, pierced into the body of the Lava Prison Dragon, just like the blade sinking into surging magma.

It can't cause any harm at all.

September specially crafted this fire-attributed sword, but it was a poor match for the Lava Hell Dragon's fleshy nature. The opponent's fire resistance was clearly explosively high.

The dragon claws supporting the giant dragon body raised their hands and slapped Xingjian's position like slapping a mosquito.

“Dragon climbing——!”

Imitating the movements of the sword's mastery skills, Hoshimi stepped barefoot on the dragon claws made of magma.

The moment the flawless white soles of the feet came into contact with the hot dragon claws, there seemed to be a sizzling barbecue sound, almost becoming food grade.

Although he was climbing the dragon, Xingjian, who had no effective means of attack, chose to temporarily distance himself from the Lava Prison Dragon with this kick.

Anyway, we just need to hold them off. At the speed of Meteor, it won’t take long before we can bring September and the others to the exit on the other side.

"Roar--!"

The low dragon roar sounded again. The ancient dragon, who disdained to communicate with weak humans, actually began to communicate with Xingjian.

Not because of anything else.

"You are not human."

Even though Xingjian's dragon blood had reversed, his physical condition was now more like that of a human, with no dragon breath revealed.

But after only a brief contact and confrontation, the Lava Prison Dragon, also an ancient dragon, still noticed it.

That’s right, how could humans possibly stand temperatures exceeding a thousand degrees with bare feet?

"I am a human now." Xingjian swung the blade, shaking off the remaining magma on the blade.

"That's all right." The Lava Hell Dragon continued to growl, "No matter where your fate takes you, once you step into the realm of God, you will never be able to leave."

An ancient dragon who constantly calls himself a god.

Xingjian knew that the concept of God did exist in this world.

For example, a shrine dedicated to gods has its own unique power system.

But there is an essential gap between ancient dragons and gods.

Just because you possess absolute power doesn't mean you can be called a god.

God is usually an existence that is endowed with a certain concept of "mission".

Combining the knowledge gained from thousands of years of dragon life, Xingjian came up with the answer.

"You, are the mountain god?"

The time this snow mountain has stood should be longer than Xingjian's life span.

The snow-capped mountains that have witnessed the passage of countless years have gradually given birth to "divinity" since thousands of years ago.

Guided by divinity and combined with the experience of the snow-capped mountains themselves, this is the appearance of the most powerful creature in the world - the dragon.

A special ancient dragon endowed with divinity, the [Lava Prison Dragon] was born.

The Lava Hell Dragon, an ancient dragon born from the divinity of the snow mountain, has only one mission, which is to eliminate everything that poses a threat to the snow mountain.

If a dragon with enough power wants to blow up the snow mountain, the lava prison dragon living inside the snow mountain will wake up and fight with it.

Alternatively, if other creatures accidentally enter the interior of the snow mountain, they will be regarded as a threat and eliminated.

Once you see the truth about the flowing and roiling lava inside the snow mountain, you will never be able to leave - this is the concept of territory that the snow mountain gives to the divine ancient dragon.

At this moment, September and the other two were feeling the despair brought about by the area that they absolutely could not leave.

Export?

When the Qilin Meteor carrying the three people rushed to the other side of the lava, the only suspected exit.

However, they discovered that the only exit had already been blocked by magma at a temperature of a thousand degrees.

An exit that is impossible to pass through is a dead end.

Even if Xingjian bought enough time for the three of them, the ending was actually doomed from the beginning, and no one could leave this area.

include--

"This is."

At the exit, Jiu Yue's pupils suddenly contracted as he discovered a "foreign object" that did not belong to the snow mountain at all.

"This card..."

At the closed exit, September picked up the card that did not belong to the interior of the snow mountain.

At that moment, it felt like a scar was cut into my heart.

September turns the card toward the stars.

"Xingjian...she didn't escape!"

【Wings of Fire】

The fifth [Wings of Fire] card.

Just like September’s previous vague guess.

Because it is made of special materials, the [Wings of Fire] will not be destroyed by the burning of lava, even if it has been churning in this hot lava for forty years.

With his ice-blue eyes looking at the fifth [Wings of Riding Flame] in Jiuyue's hand, Xingjian naturally understood what it meant.

Forty years ago, Li Yi, who left behind the "Survivor's Notes", did not leave here alive.

The girl who was trapped here for 25 days but remained optimistic and cheerful and did not give up hope of survival.

While grasping hope, he did not forget to keep the other four [Wings of Fire] to keep this hope going.

Li Yi, a smart and talented beautiful girl, was ultimately trapped in this burning and forbidden hell.

What kind of feeling would you have when you fly towards hope and then fall into despair?

Perhaps, in the moment before death, human beings' thoughts are very simple and pure.

She was just thinking, it would be nice if she could see the person she wanted to see again.

Li Yi, who had struggled hard to survive, finally fulfilled the simple wish on the last page of her notebook.

——【Then it’s time to go home, Liyi.】

[It's been almost a month since we last met. I really miss you, Goro and Haruhiko.]

[After I go back, I will definitely give you a good meal~]——

Looking away, Xingjian was surprised that at this moment he understood what humans were thinking forty years ago.

【Human emotions accumulate through repeated encounters and separations.】

At this moment, Xinglong, who had never known love or sorrow, took another step forward.

Erica's pendant on Xingjian's chest lit up with starlight in the flames.

At the same time, the interconnected starlight allowed Xingjian's last card to clear away the stardust mist covering it.

If humans are absolutely unable to leave the realm of God, then the last option left for Xingjian is self-evident.

Hunting ancient dragons - killing gods!

Chapter 41: Card Skills - Synchronization

Pendants swaying with starlight connect to each other, lighting up unknown cards that were once covered by clouds of stardust.

The starlight overflowing from the card box on Xingjian's waist is more dazzling than the surrounding lava with a temperature of thousands of degrees.

That was a dream skill card that Liuli spent two weeks making, using the dragon claws of the Star Destroyer Dragon as the material, and its level exceeded 100.

The initial effect was unknown, and the vague card descriptions gradually cleared away the nebula under the illumination of this radiance of human heart.

Stardust's Claws

[Witness this, those who strive to live, holding on to hope until the very last moment.]

The words engraved on the card are Hoshimi's insights into Rie's last 25 days of life, and are also proof of Hoshimi's growth as a "human being".

Only humans can use skill cards made by humans.

The intersecting and overlapping trajectories of humans and ancient dragons may be more powerful than those of individual humans or individual ancient dragons!

"This card is enough to deal with you!"

Xingjian held the star-studded skill card and the lion's belt between his fingertips, roaring like a king as he confronted the huge burning ancient dragon in front of him.

"See you! That card!" The starlight illuminated the card's skills.

Thanks to the extremely bright starlight, Jiu Yue and the other two at the exit could also clearly see the effects of the skills after the stardust fog was cleared away.

"Stardust Claws - Synchro Activate!"

[Synchronize: After the skill is activated, the user gains a corresponding percentage of the Star Destroyer's power within 10 seconds based on the synchronization rate between the user and the Star Destroyer.]

Cards made with Star Destroyer's fantasy materials directly grant the user the power of Star Destroyer itself.

Although the power boost is limited to 10 seconds, it also depends on the synchronization percentage between the user and the Star Destroyer.

But that is the power of the legendary ancient star dragon.

There is no doubt that this card, in Xingjian's hands at this moment, is the most powerful God-killing Blade.

"The dragon who calls himself a god, arrogantly traps all living beings in his self-imposed domain."

Xingjian sheathed the sword with his right hand, and placed the [Stardust Claws] into the slot of the lion belt with his left hand.

"I'll chop it up to get out of here."

"Xingjian..." The three people looked at Xingjian with concern.

Although it can exert some of the power of the ancient dragon Star Destroyer.

But as an opponent, the Lava Prison Dragon is also an ancient dragon with a hunting level exceeding level 100.