bookandnovel Chapter 53 Devouring Fear
Chapter 53 Devouring Fear
On the altar, tens of meters high, the enormous red dragon demon stared coldly at the black flame dragon standing in the demon army.
Because its tail accounts for half of its body length, the 18-meter-long red dragon monster appears much larger than the black flame dragon in comparison to its body size.
This is also the source of the red dragon monster's confidence.
In the perception of most beast-like monsters, size represents strength.
Roar!
The red dragon monster roared violently after only a brief confrontation, and its massive body leaped off the altar, shattering rocks the moment it landed.
At the same time, the dog-headed shaman under the altar raised his staff, and a red light wave exploded out from the center of it.
brush!
All hostile monsters, including the red dragon, were enveloped in a red glow, their strength, speed, and defense all enhanced.
Awooo!! The dragon faction monsters, who were originally evenly matched, were instantly suppressed.
Even the three-headed demon was restrained by dozens of elite demons, each over 2.2 meters tall, wearing armor and wielding swords.
These elite kobolds are no match for the kobold demon Vala and his group, but the weapons they wield are incredibly powerful.
The blade glowed red, forming a red gleam several centimeters long, incredibly sharp. Every time the refined machetes of Vala and the others clashed, they would be chipped.
Especially the leader of the dog-headed beasts, whose strength was no less than that of Cyrus, wielding a huge battle axe and fighting it to a standstill.
Only the Lava Giant ignored the weapons of the kobold elites, its thick arms burning with red flames, each sweep sending several monsters flying.
Occasionally, he would clench his fists and slam them down, causing a massive earthquake and a ring of intense fire to explode, instantly wiping out enemies within a ten-meter radius—a display of astonishing combat power.
"Aww! Just berserk, even this priest can do that."
On the rocks behind, the kobold shaman Mora brandished his staff, and a red shockwave erupted from it, sweeping across all the kobold monsters.
Instantly, all the monsters, including Vala, experienced a surge in muscle mass and a significant increase in strength.
Except for the Black Flame Dragon!
Roar!
The red dragon monster, over five meters tall, stirred up a whirlwind and transformed into a streak of red light as it pounced on the black flame dragon. Just as it got close, it opened its massive jaws and snapped down.
boom!
Without dodging or avoiding, the black flame dragon, which had its neck and shoulder bitten, suddenly sank, and rocks beneath its claws shattered, cracks spreading in all directions.
Squeak!
The red dragon's sharp, thick fangs bit into its scales, producing a sharp metallic scraping sound, but they couldn't budge the black flame dragon's defenses in the slightest.
The defense of a monster of the same level is more than twenty times that of a monster of the same level, which is terrifying.
Roar! Feeling unable to bite its enemy, the red dragon monster let out a deep growl, its mouth flashing with intense red light, about to unleash a powerful breath attack.
But then the Black Flame Dragon's gaze turned cold, its hindquarters sank, its legs exploded with power, and its upper body suddenly lifted up.
boom!
The smaller Black Flame Demon Dragon picked up the Red Dragon Demon and slammed it to the ground. The earth shook violently, rocks shattered, and the breath it was about to exhale was instantly extinguished.
In the instant the red dragon monster was jolted unconscious by the slam, the black flame dragon slammed its head down with a heavy claw, then its chest swelled and its mouth opened wide in fury.
Roar!
A solidified black sonic boom exploded at close range, instantly causing the air within a thirty-meter radius to vibrate, and the heads of dog-headed monsters within that range to explode.
In the center of the thirty-meter radius that was instantly cleared, the red dragon monster's entire body stiffened, and sticky blood flowed from its eyes, mouth, and nose.
Hmm, not dead yet?
The Black Flame Dragon's gaze fell on the wounds on the Red Dragon Demon's body, which were bloody scratches more than a meter long left by its claws when it had just slammed it down.
But at this moment, these wounds are healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, with the flesh at the edges growing wildly.
Does this monster have a healing talent? The Black Flame Dragon's eyes flickered slightly, and its mouth opened again, gathering scorching and violent dark demonic flames within its body.
boom!
A blazing pillar of black and red fire scorched through the neck of the red dragon monster, shattering its entire skull. Then, the pillar swept across the battlefield as the black flame dragon turned its head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wherever the dragon's breath, containing shockwaves and scorching heat, passed, the earth exploded, flames flew everywhere, and the entire battlefield was left with only the firelight of the explosion and the screams of countless monsters.
The black and red pillar of fire swept across the altar one last time, shattering it along with the dog-headed shaman in the horrified gaze of the shaman.
The battlefield fell silent instantly.
All the dog-headed monsters stood still, their eyes filled with fear or fervor as they stared at the ferocious dragon standing in the middle of the battlefield.
Before the Black Flame Dragon, the three-headed demon worshipped by this dog-headed tribe was utterly powerless.
"You lowly, insignificant monsters, standing before you is the great King of the Abyss, the supreme Dark Dragon, Sogdis!"
The kobold shaman Mora stood on the rock, brandishing his staff and shouting fanatically, "Now, kneel down immediately and submit to the great Lord of the Abyss, or you will all die!"
With a whoosh, the dog-headed monsters, who had lost their will to fight, dropped their weapons and knelt down in fear under Mora's persuasion.
This scene is very similar to the scene when the Black Armored Earth Dragon attacked the Dog Head Tribe.
The dog-headed shaman Mora jumped off the rock and scurried up to the Black Flame Dragon, fawning, "Your Majesty, these lowly demons are willing to surrender to your greatness. We hope you will spare their lives."
The Black Flame Dragon lowered its head slightly and growled, "What is Sogdis?"
The dog-headed shaman chuckled and said, "That's a name I saw in a book of relics before. It means 'the ultimate demon king who burns everything and represents destruction.'"
"However, that name only had two characters, Sog, which I felt wasn't imposing enough, so I changed it slightly."
"If Your Majesty does not like it, this old servant may think of another one?"
"...This will do. In the future, when I wage war against foreign powers, I will indeed need a name and title. Simply calling it Dark Dragon is a bit too low-class."
Because the battle was short, only about a hundred of the black-headed monsters under the Black Flame Dragon's command were killed or wounded. With the monsters he subdued, his forces surged to over 1,800.
The kobold demon Varg was still sent to "raid" the house, while the kobold shaman Mora gathered up the kobold demons who had submitted.
Serus and Sokos led their men to move the corpses of the fallen monsters. While their men were busy, the Black Flame Demon Dragon looked down at the corpse of the Red Dragon Demon.
puff! !
The Black Flame Dragon opened its massive maw, its sharp fangs tearing a large chunk of flesh from the red dragon's corpse. After a few chews, it tilted its head back and swallowed it whole.
Instantly, dark red blood mixed with minced meat flowed from the corner of the Black Flame Demon Dragon's mouth, looking incredibly ferocious and bloody.
The red dragon monster was very large, and it took the black flame dragon about twenty minutes to eat it before a notification appeared in its eyes.
"A talent that can be plundered has been discovered, restoring life. Plunder it?"
"plunder!"
"The plunder was successful. I have obtained the C-level passive talent: Life Restoration. This talent will be activated immediately when I take damage, and will quickly restore my health."
Note 1: The more severe the injury, the faster the recovery.
Note 2: This talent consumes life energy hidden deep within the cells, which can be replenished by eating after battle.
As expected, it was a recovery-type talent. The Black Flame Demon Dragon's lips curled up, and then it turned to the side, its long, sharp tail spike instantly piercing through the corpse of the Red Dragon Demon.
With more efficient absorption and transformation, the Black Flame Dragon's body grew at a visible speed, seventeen meters one, seventeen meters two...
After devouring the red dragon monster, the black flame dragon had grown to eighteen meters in size. It turned its head to look at the pile of dog-headed monster corpses in the distance.
And those two dragon-born monsters.
eat!
Under the rapid absorption and transformation of the Black Flame Demon Dragon's tail spikes, its size continued to grow at a visible rate, eighteen meters three inches, eighteen meters four inches...
Whoosh!!
As the Black Flame Dragon gradually approached its twenty-meter size, a terrifying aura emanated from it, causing the surrounding monsters to breathe rapidly and their legs to go weak.
"Your Majesty, you've become stronger!" the Lava Giant Stone Mountain shouted excitedly.
Similar to the previous progression, the Black Flame Demon Dragon paused slightly when its size approached twenty meters.
boom!
The abyssal energy within the Black Flame Dragon's body boiled and frantically converged towards its core, while abyssal energy within a radius of hundreds of meters was also drawn in and surged towards it.
These abyssal energies continuously seep into the Black Flame Dragon's body, where they are compressed and transformed into higher-level energy.
Under the compression of several times, or even nearly ten times, the fist-sized core slowly expanded, and its shape gradually changed from an oval to a three-dimensional octagonal crystal structure.
Click, click!
The Black Flame Dragon's size also grew to twenty-one meters under the tempering of abyssal energy, with wisps of black demonic energy swirling around its body, and the flames burning on its tail tip and four claws becoming even more intense.
boom!
Suddenly, a tangible pressure erupted from the Black Flame Dragon, shattering the air, creating a gale, and stirring up a cloud of dust—its power was terrifying.
"Congratulations, Wang, on advancing to a higher level."
Shaman Mora, Minotaur Serus, Rock Giant, Kobold Sokos, and more than a thousand other Kobold monsters around them all knelt down.
The Black Flame Dragon slowly opened its eyes. At this moment, it felt incredibly powerful, powerful enough to... huh?
The Black Flame Dragon looked at the group of dog-headed monsters it had just subdued. A faint, invisible dark power floated above their heads, which seemed to be fear!
Sensing the invisible, terrifying power permeating the air, the Black Flame Dragon instinctively opened its mouth.
Whoosh! Strands of invisible, dark energy converged towards the Black Flame Dragon, merging into its body, abyssal energy, and even its soul.
Suddenly, some twisted and dark patterns appeared on the surface of the Black Flame Demon Dragon Scale Armor, and an aura of fear, terror, and unease spread out.
At the same time, a row of transparent characters appeared in the eyes of the Black Flame Dragon.
"Breaking through to a higher rank, blessed by a wisp of abyssal power, gaining the ability to spread fear, control fear, and embody the authority of fear..."