Chapter 903 - 127: Shooting Down a Legendary
The demon dragon that pursued the moon halted its ascent, its immense form larger than the red moon, resembling a titanic "Moon-devouring Dragon," quietly suspended in mid-air.
A decree halo, resembling thorns, climbed over the red-black scale armor of the demon dragon, merging with the molten fire patterns in the seams of its armor, creating a totem full of primordial markings and locking its constantly fading life force within its shell.
It slowly lifted its enormous head, akin to a mountain, its bright eyes igniting two clusters of red suns in the dark Royal Garden.
Its enormous body, large enough to block out the sky and sun, continued to expand as the golden radiance of decrees poured incessantly into it, reaching a length of two hundred meters and growing.
The old scales, having lost their vitality, shed layer by layer, decaying into ash.
Flames swirled around its body, transforming into new, fiery-red scale armor.
It spread its wings, the flowing fire like the flames of a phoenix, engulfing the sky and showering down.
The authority of the King of Volcanoes was fully unleashed by the demon dragon, turning the world once belonging solely to Tashia into an apocalypse; the ground shattered, lava flowed, and all withered branches and decaying trees instantly ignited into torches.
Such terrifying power had long surpassed the realm of the "extraordinary" in the eyes of ordinary people, even as it was recorded in ancient "mythical battlefields," it did not seem out of place.
The blood moon’s eye in the sky was momentarily stunned, time cutting like a knife; even for the long-lived species, extinction was a day they would face, and for the Giant Dragons, emblematic of long-lived species, it was no exception.
With the power exhibited by this legendary demon dragon before them, even in the Scandinavian Dragon Court where dragons were most common nowadays, there were few who could match this dragon, and those who could were old dragons with one foot in their grave.
Yet the aura it emitted was devoid of any stale decay.
It clearly indicated that as a Giant Dragon, it was still in its prime.
The blood moon’s eye trembled, "Have you found a way to live a second life?"
Second life...
"I’m not some red-furred beast,"
The demon dragon sneered, fully aware of what Tashia wanted to ask, but even if it knew, it would not share such a secret with its great enemy.
"Red-furred beast? Is that a clue to living a second life?"
Tashia muttered to herself, soon feeling the mocking gaze from the demon dragon, and became furious, "No matter, if you won’t tell, I’ll find out from your mind."
Boom—
On the flame-filled ground, a gigantic figure of flesh and blood suddenly appeared, its marble-like muscular frame baked by the high temperature. It pounded its chest, a series of red eyes emerging upon it.
They all looked skyward at the demon dragon, casting gazes filled with powers of curses like "Petrification," "Slowed," "Weakened," "Misfortune," "Debilitation," and "Disease" upon its body.
Like cold water dripping into boiling oil, the dragon flame surrounding the demon dragon’s body exploded forth, engulfing the entire sky.
"In the name of the gods."
A Knight of Radiance holding a dragon horn in one hand and raising a Holy Spear in the other appeared as if a third sun in the sky, casting the Holy Spear toward the red moon in the sky.
This divine artifact forged on the basis of the "Gungnir," absorbed the dragon flame in the sky like a giant whale as it flew, the immense power of Losa fueling its forward momentum.
This Holy Spear that would inevitably hit its target climbed ever higher, quickly surpassing heights Losa himself could not reach, flying to the heavens like a golden crow.
"Nia!"
The demon dragon’s message was swift and powerful.
Lavinia, now reaching Phase Two, far stronger than when she stood side by side with Losa, pointed at the sky: "The Evil Spirit hidden here, you shall now reveal your true form."
This was the new skill she had mastered at Phase Two—"Words Become Law."
The sky crawled with golden arcs of electricity, and the invisible yet omnipresent Power of Decree stretched like a vast net, enveloping the red moon.
At this moment, the darkness and bloody glow in the sky seemed to disappear completely, revealing the face of a massive, expressionless woman.
It was a face very familiar to Losa.
He had seen it once on the Source of the Plague.
Rumble—
As if touching the fundamental rules of the world, the small world began showing crack after crack, layer upon layer of the Power of Binding wrapped around the Holy Spear flying skyward; it was the Power of Rules of this realm.
But both the "inevitability" of the Holy Spear and the "decree" of Nia held the Power of Rules, clearly at a level higher than this small world created by Tashia.
Its speed of flight gradually slowed, yet it continued unwaveringly, climbing higher and higher.
"Impossible!"
The woman’s calm face finally changed.
She showed a mix of surprise and anger; it wasn’t her first time facing an enemy of Losa’s caliber, for in her long life, fighting against Legendary-Level foes was nothing new.
But the power displayed by Losa and his group had completely exceeded her understanding.
"Not enough, Nia, assist me further!"
Losa’s message rang out as he transformed his massive body back into human form, a small and exquisite hand crossbow appearing in his palm.
With exponentially increased spiritual power granted by the Favor of Saint Sophia, coupled with Lavinia’s supportive effect, it transformed into an endless source of immense energy poured into the "Dragon Slayer Crossbow," pushing this fearsome weapon to its utmost extremity.
Then, he summoned the Spear of Destiny, having expanded from containing too much power into a bed crossbow-sized Dragon Slayer Crossbow. Its groove fitting perfectly to accommodate the Spear of Destiny.
Clang—
In that moment, Losa felt as if he were releasing not the crossbow mechanism but his own dragon sinew, the excruciating pain accompanied by the furious howls of hundreds of demon dragon souls powering the flight of the "arrow."
Perhaps it was because limiting Jeanne’s Holy Spear consumed too much power.
Or perhaps the speed of the released Spear of Destiny was beyond common mechanisms.
In just the blink of an eye, it overtook the Holy Spear still ascending, surpassing firsthand and directly piercing the red moon.
When he had destroyed the "Source of the Plague" before, Losa had earned the milestone named "Legendary Assassin," which allowed for an additional thirty percent disregard of the physical defenses of Legendary Level enemies.
Moreover, the Spear of Destiny was infused with the magic-breaking power of the Emperor’s Dragon Qi, and the Dragon Slayer Crossbow with its multitude of