Chapter 53: Slaying The Earth Dragon King
"Increase firepower!"
Upon hearing the painful beast roars coming from the mine, Rennes immediately gave the order without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding guards immediately accelerated the speed of adding wood.
At the same time, they threw all the remaining 'enchantment materials' - the stinky glands of the strong acid skunks - into the bonfire.
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
With enough fuel, the bonfire in front of the mine suddenly burned even more vigorously.
The thicker stench of smoke filled the interior of the mine.
It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
...
After a few seconds, dozens of earth dragons could no longer bear this extremely nauseating stench and rushed out of the mine as if fleeing for their lives.
They wanted to breathe fresh air.
No need for Rennes to give the order.
The guards, who were already prepared for the attack, immediately surrounded and killed these running earth dragons.
These guards were carefully selected elites from Rennes and Boreg's families.
Each of them possessed at least intermediate transcendent strength.
Some of the guards were even advanced transcendent.
With such a powerful lineup, coupled with the armor-piercing ballistas specifically used to hunt high-level magical beasts.
It was an unintentional calculation.
Soon, more than ten earth dragons fell in a pool of blood, forever losing their lives.
However.
At this moment, the remaining earth dragons also reacted.
They immediately activated their earth magic, forming a layer of rock armor to protect their bodies.
With this layer of rock armor, which was as hard as granite, the power of the armor-piercing ballistas, which could easily penetrate the bodies of high-level magical beasts, was greatly reduced.
They could no longer pose a lethal threat to the earth dragons.
"Roar!"
After stabilizing themselves, more than twenty earth dragons, with bloodshot eyes, launched an attack on the nearby guards.
They wanted to kill these despicable humans and avenge their fallen comrades.
Dozens of colossal creatures weighing several tons charged at high speed.
Their momentum was naturally terrifying.
The earth seemed to tremble violently.
"Quick, get out of the way!"
Seeing this scene, Boreg's expression changed drastically, and he gave the order.
Received the order.
The guards immediately activated their qi and used speed techniques to dodge the attacks from the ground-dwelling dragon group.
Just as Boleig was commanding the guards to fight against the ground-dwelling dragon group...
Rennes was not idle either.
His opponent was the king of the ground-dwelling dragons.
As the ruler of the ground-dwelling dragon clan, the king of the ground-dwelling dragons was more than three times the size of a normal ground-dwelling dragon.
Its skin shimmered with a brass-like luster.
It was clear that its defense was extremely strong.
However...
Perhaps due to its excessively large body, the king of the ground-dwelling dragons was the last one to emerge from the mine.
"Storm Slash!"
Upon seeing his target appear, Rennes decisively took action.
He fully activated the qi within his body.
He drew out his Storm Greatsword.
And launched a slash towards the king of the ground-dwelling dragons.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
A deep blue, thin as a cicada's wing, crescent-shaped sword energy emitted an incredibly sharp aura as it swept towards the king of the ground-dwelling dragons.
Although this attack was just Rennes' regular attack...
Its power was enough to easily split a tens of meters thick granite in half.
If it were to hit without any defense...
Even though the king of the ground-dwelling dragons had a strong defensive body, it would definitely be killed with a single slash.
"Roar!"
Feeling the threat of death, the king of the ground-dwelling dragons immediately activated its innate magic, Earth God Shield.
Summoning several earthy yellow energy shields emitting a heavy earthy aura to block in front of itself.
As a defensive earth attribute magic that only awakened for ground-dwelling dragon kings who had broken through to the 10th rank.
The defense power of the Earth God Shield was extremely strong.
Comparable to a ten-meter thick alloy steel plate.
Even Rennes' Storm Slash, which had an extraordinary cutting force, couldn't break through it.
"Roar!"
After blocking Rennes' attack, the king of the ground-dwelling dragons, who had almost been killed in an instant, became furious.
Immediately launching a frenzied attack against Rennes.
Sharp spikes several meters long suddenly rose from the ground without warning.
Attempting to pierce several large holes in Rennes' body.
However...
Such attacks had little effect on Rennes.
He used the Gale Step.
Rennes' body instantly turned into a series of afterimages, easily dodging the protruding spikes on the ground.
"It is impolite to only receive and not give."
"Let me test the results of my magic training during this period of time with you."
Speaking of which,
Since changing jobs to become a mage knight, he hasn't used magic in battle yet.
Encountering a decent "sandbag" this time, it's a good opportunity to try it out.
"Swamp Art."
With the innate ability of a mage knight to cast spells instantly, Rennes doesn't need to chant when using magic.
Magic power surged within his body, outlining a mysterious spell model.
The next second,
Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!
The ground around the location of the Earth Dragon King instantly softened and turned into a swamp.
Driven by its enormous weight, the Earth Dragon King quickly sank into the swamp.
However,
The Earth Dragon King's reaction speed was also very fast.
After realizing something was wrong, it immediately activated the petrification magic, hardening the surrounding swamp.
"Earth Spirit Restraint."
"Explosive Fireball."
Seeing that Swamp Art didn't work, Rennes didn't mind and launched two more spells.
Under the magical power's miraculous strength, the earth instantly came alive.
Chains made of mud, like agile serpents, instantly bound the Earth Dragon King.
Restricting its movements.
The next second,
More than ten blue fireballs containing explosive energy bombarded the Earth Dragon King like a volley of cannons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud explosions rang out.
In an instant, fierce flames splattered.
The Earth Dragon King, located at the center of the explosion, let out a painful cry as it emerged from the sea of fire.
However,
Although its body was covered in deep burn marks,
It was still full of life and vitality.
Obviously, the combination attack of these two spells did not pose a significant threat to the Earth Dragon King with its astonishing defense.
"My magic proficiency is still too weak."
"Using magic alone to fight the enemy is difficult to pose a significant threat to opponents of the same level."
"At most, it can only play a supporting role."
Seeing this scene, Rennes also had a clear understanding of his own magical abilities.
The magic combat test is complete.
He also can't be bothered to waste any more time.
Using a bewitching monster magic, he briefly controls the movements of the Earth Dragon King.
Then, he uses the Six-Star Battle Technique - Void Charge, quickly charging forward.
Finally, he follows up with a Whirlwind Fierce Slash.
Wuwuwu!
The strong wind swirls around as the great sword sweeps through.
Just as the Earth Dragon King breaks free from the bewitching monster's magic, its head is severed.
This process may sound long.
In reality, it took less than a second.
In front of Rennes, who is firing at full power.
This Earth Dragon King, which is at the 12th rank, has no ability to fight back at all.
The most powerful Earth Dragon King is dead.
The rest is simple.
Five minutes later.
With Rennes' help, Berreg and the others successfully complete the encirclement of the other Earth Dragons.
The Earth Dragon group is completely wiped out.
"Count Rennes, I really troubled you this time."
After killing these Earth Dragons that occupied the copper mine, Berreg thanks Rennes with a smile.
"No need to be polite!"
Rennes waves his hand casually.
Doing business for money is only natural.
However.
Berreg doesn't think so.
To express his gratitude, he plans to hold a celebration banquet specifically for Rennes.
Regarding this.
Rennes naturally declines politely.
What's the point of having a banquet?
It's better to go back early and spend time with his wife and children.
He cuts off all the valuable parts from the dozens of Earth Dragons.
After dividing the spoils, Rennes leads his men and rushes towards the direction of Eagle Town.
"It seems that I need to find another way to get closer to Count Rennes."
Watching Rennes and the others leave, Berreg thinks to himself.
The reason he thinks this way is because Rennes showed such great strength in this operation to exterminate the Earth Dragon group.
Killing a 12th rank Earth Dragon without any injuries.
This level of strength can be considered the number one expert in the Rhine region.
With such a powerful individual, he naturally has to make every effort to get closer to him.
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