Chapter 559 - 299: Shackles of War
The Green Dragon Lestrick’s attention just now had been entirely on the few fully armed Dwarf Transcendents below, especially that dwarf elder.
After all, with the opponent’s High-Tier Transcendent combat strength, if it came down to close-quarters on the ground, even for it, things would be a bit troublesome.
Of course, it wasn’t fear—just that if it could annihilate the dwarves without suffering a scratch, wouldn’t that be even better.
Dwarves couldn’t fly.
And it could completely use its aerial superiority to slowly toy with these dwarves.
But just then—
Lestrick suddenly sensed a ripple of space from overhead. Just as it looked up in confusion—
It saw a human silhouette, Warhammer in hand, dive at it from above!
’A human?’
’Where the hell did he come from?’
Before it could figure out the answers to those two questions, a warning straight from its Giant Dragon bloodline made Lestrick feel a certain threat. It instinctively jerked its head to the side.
But just because the dragon head dodged didn’t mean its massive dragon body could avoid the blow as well.
"Boom!!"
The Energy shield of faint green light shrouding its whole body was like paper as it was instantly pierced by this unfamiliar human’s Warhammer.
Even the thick, unbelievably tough green scales on its back shattered in an instant!
As blood splattered, a wave of searing pain shot from its nerves straight into the Green Dragon Lestrick’s brain!
"Aaargh!!!"
Letting out a piteous roar by pure instinct, the Green Dragon Lestrick, wracked with pain, couldn’t help but plummet downward.
Thus appeared the scene that had just been reflected in Dwarf officer Berbus’s eyes.
At the same time—
This shocking scene in the sky also appeared in the eyes of all the Dwarf Transcendents and elite troops present.
"This is..."
Elder Grenum froze in place, Two-Handed Heavy Hammer in hand, eyes wide as he stared blankly at the scene.
The moment that unfamiliar human appeared with his hammer, he’d been shocked but also faintly felt a sense of familiarity from him. Yet when he saw the power of that blow, he immediately denied the name that had first popped into his mind—Raine.
Previously, the combat strength Raine had shown was roughly at the level of just stepping into the Extraordinary Level.
But the unfamiliar human in front of them, wearing armor clearly forged from wind serpent scales, that one hammer’s Attack Power was completely on par with his own.
No—!
Strictly speaking, its might was even above his.
Solid High-Tier Transcendent-level power!
Not far away, Humbert was first stunned, then overjoyed. He muttered, "It’s Raine! No mistake, that’s him!"
"What? He’s Raine?!" Centurion Krom Stonefist’s eyes bulged like brass bells. With an expression of disbelief he turned to look at Humbert.
"No mistake! Look at the Warhammer!"
"It’s the same one Raine came to repair last time." Humbert pointed ahead and said with certainty.
Humbert’s firm tone made Stone Guard Woron and Centurion Krom exchange a glance.
Could it really be Raine?
But when the two recalled Raine’s performance at the Iron Ring Excavation Site, then looked at what was happening right now—how long had it even been? If this really was Raine, that improvement was more than just a little!
Just then—
The Green Dragon Lestrick’s massive body plummeted from midair and slammed into the ground.
"Boom!!"
Its huge body was like a heavy meteorite, like a massive cruise missile detonating on impact. A spray of broken stone erupted outward as a small mushroom cloud mixed with yellow-green poisonous mist sent rings of air rippling in all directions.
"Move! If that’s Raine, what are we waiting for—get up there and help!" Centurion Krom shouted.
Hearing Krom’s shout, Humbert and Woron also charged forward.
Because they’d known ahead of time they were going up against a Green Dragon, Woron was equipped with anti-poison gear similar to Raine’s, and Humbert and Krom each had corresponding Magic Equipment.
The outer layers of toxic mist alone weren’t enough to cause them much trouble.
Seeing the Green Dragon Lestrick finally crash down, Elder Grenum’s face lit with joy. He temporarily pushed aside his guessing about the newcomer’s identity, gripped his Two-Handed Heavy Hammer, and shot toward the impact point like lightning.
After all, the newcomer was most definitely an enemy, not a friend.
They naturally had to seize this opening!
"Damn human! Who are you?!" the Green Dragon Lestrick’s shrill, furious voice rang out from within the dust and smoke.
Raine had zero desire to answer Lestrick’s question.
His answer was a flurry of storm-like blows!
"Bang! Clang!"
After taking another heavy strike, Lestrick finally managed to block Raine’s next swing with its dragon claws.
But just then, a heavy, matte gray Two-Handed Warhammer cut in from the flank, kicking up a white ring of compressed air before smashing heavily into the Green Dragon Lestrick’s left leg joint!
"Boom!!"
A jolt of agony shot from the spot on its leg that had been hit straight up into the Green Dragon Lestrick’s skull.
"Aaargh!!"
This made the Green Dragon Lestrick let out another agonized scream!
Though the bone wasn’t broken, a heavy hammer strike from Elder Grenum—a High-Tier Transcendent mainly focused on Power—was absolutely not something easy to endure.
"Bang! Bang!"
Seizing the opening created by Raine and Elder Grenum, Stone Guard Woron, Centurion Krom, Humbert and the others naturally didn’t waste it. They rushed in, Warhammers swinging, and joined the encirclement in a furious pounding!
Seeing this, the Dwarf Warriors of the Ironfoot Legion in the rear had their morale soar. They immediately let out shouts as they worked the heavy Crossbow engines, unleashing volleys at the Green Dragon Lestrick.