Chapter 484: Chapter 249: Super Ring Spell·Extreme Effect
Buzz—
Along with a massive shadow that enveloped the sky, a crimson wing like a scarlet sky drape dangled overhead, slowly gathering in.
The air tore and compressed into a violent storm, with invisible air currents sweeping the falling rain and scorching fog, causing the edges of clothes and loose hair of those present to flutter wildly.
Feeling the ground beneath his feet slightly tremble as if in an earthquake.
Xia Nan lifted his head, his dark eyes reflecting the giant before him.
He had never had a direct concept of the size of such a creature, as when it flew in the sky, the vast distance rendered it no larger than the size of a palm in perception.
Just a moment ago, when it descended and spewed dragon breath, all his attention was drawn to those dangerous and explosive flames, with no spare thoughts for anything else.
Now, when this adult Red Dragon descended from high above and truly settled in front of them,
Xia Nan finally had a real sense of this powerful creature at the top of the Otherworld’s food chain.
He couldn’t estimate the exact size of the Red Dragon before him.
All he could say was that even with a distance of over ten meters between them and the party, he still had to tilt his head up to barely catch a glimpse of its complete form.
Just one forelimb was as robust as some fortress tower, and its chest was broad as if a burning furnace; with each slow and deep rise and fall, he could distinctly feel the chaotic airflow, intermixed with the scorching smell of sulfur.
At such close range, Xia Nan could even see the details on those crimson scales on the surface of the Red Dragon’s body.
Not the smooth and slick image he imagined, the scales were coarse, marked with soot and fine scratches, but it was precisely this roughness that added a touch of fierceness to its overall presence, like a warrior’s badge.
The dragon descendant’s thick and tough membranes were gathered at its sides, its long and powerful tail slightly raised, coiled on the ground nearby; the streamlined muscles beneath the scales subtly undulating with its breaths, the stout neck crowned with curving horns like a crown, slit pupils glowing like magma, with tangible rage and irritability flowing within.
The Red Dragon had completed its descent.
Not fully upright, rather assuming the posture unique to top predators, a gaze from above, slightly leaning forward, radiating an aura full of oppression and aggression, staring at the five insignificant ants before it.
No one dared to move.
Or rather, no one could move.
At such a close distance, it felt like being near a gigantic furnace that was burning fiercely, the profound Dragon’s Might felt as if even the air was solidifying at that moment.
It had already surpassed the conventional sense of spiritual chilling, even having an impact on the material world.
Xia Nan had no doubt that the terrifying Dragon’s Might they were under was enough to kill some with weak mental fortitude and poor physical condition.
The air fell into a deathly silence.
On one side was an escort team made up of adventurers with professional levels no higher than five, on the other, an adult Red Dragon with a Challenge Level of “17”.
To exaggerate slightly, even if you combined the professional levels of all five on Xia Nan’s side, they might not surpass the other’s Challenge Level.
If a battle truly occurred, the escort team would face the most thorough wipeout in history.
There’s not even a sliver of a chance for a comeback.
Evidently, the Red Dragon “Crawbarry” also clearly knew that these few humble little bugs before it couldn’t even bite through its scales.
So its attention, from the moment it descended, never really fell on them.
With a proud and casual demeanor.
It paced.
The dragon claw lifted and fell in front of everyone, and the next second, a metallic block appeared in its paw, also covered with dense red scales.
“Where did you find this?”
Echoing in the air was a voice thick and deep, composed of a series of guttural sounds, post-palatal sounds, and chest resonances, formed by multiple syllables, with a rhythm similar to a chant.
Undoubtedly, this was the Dragon Language.
Crawbarry, of course, understood the Universal Language prevalent on the continent, even to the extent of mastery.
This was not from voluntary study driven by later interests, but from the legacy memory of the Dragon Clan, an innate instinct.
But apparently, the insignificant bugs before it, which could be dealt with using just a breath of dragon fire, weren’t worth it lowering its posture to communicate with them in the Universal Language.
No one answered.
As for the reason…
On one hand, under the chilling of the Dragon’s Might, everyone was so slow to even think, that controlling their bodies was difficult; on the other hand, except for Vier in the team, no one could understand this “foreign language” anyway.
Xia Nan’s perception ability was sharp, making him the most affected by the Dragon’s Might, but perhaps the resistance brought by the specialty [Gaze into the Abyss], along with the experiences in the Newm Evil Secret Realm, allowed him some adaptation to the situation.
When the Red Dragon in front of him spat out the last word from its fierce dragon maw, he had already recovered from the suppression of the Dragon’s Might.
His expression unchanged, but his brain was rapidly working.
Firstly, it was absolutely impossible to win in direct combat.
Considering all his equipment and Battle Skills, the only effective damage he could cause would come from his [Fallen Blade Hunting] profession’s associate Battle Skill, “Gravity Etching.”
If his Longsword could strike the enemy, he should be able to inflict damage on the Red Dragon via the Battle Skill that ignores defensive Force Field Damage.
Of course, considering the power Gravity Etching could currently produce, with a maximum of “3” uses in a short time frame.