Arcane Journey

Chapter 148 The Confrontation between the Black Dragon and the Red Dragon
Enoch Desert.

The sky looked exceptionally clear, with only a few wisps of thin white clouds floating, and the red sun was hanging low, sprinkling the surging heat waves onto the golden desert.

At this time, an irregular oval portal appeared on the yellow sandy land.

With the rainbow-colored light flashing through the portal, fifty ghost mages and two teams of about two hundred stone golems and flesh and blood golems walked out with heavy steps.

The black guard Garen held the control staff that manipulated the golem, and kept gesticulating.

From his sharp, jerky movements, Hand of the High King, Hajhorna, Lord of the Gray Stone Tower of Sultanza, the City of Shade, knew that the Blackguard of the Lady of the Lost Faith was frantic.

madness!

Hajhorner mused, and then he began to wonder what his disciple thought of the expedition.

Garen is a dark guard whose strength has reached the legendary realm, and his strength is beyond doubt.

But it wasn't until now that the Hand of the High King realized that young Gallon hadn't actually seen a battle.

The Shade Empire has not suffered the baptism of war for dozens of centuries.

Garen has learned quickly and received efficient training in the Lost Lady's monastery, and has been assigned the task of cooperating with the reconnaissance and patrol of the barren land of the shadow plane.

It suddenly occurred to Hajhorner that his disciple had never really left the City of Shadows to get in touch with every detail of the material world.

The original road leading to Mokou Town disappeared again, and the dark guard Garen continued to control the Construct Golem. He also found that some other flat roads were inexplicably buried by wind and sand, so he had to change his route in the hot desert.

This strange phenomenon, even Haj Horner frowned involuntarily.

Who is making trouble in the dark?
This damn troublemaker not only seriously slowed down his marching speed, but also made him unable to detect the enemy's position even if he cast magic.

To make matters worse, he saw Garen stop suddenly again, and had to stop and take a deep breath to stabilize his emotions.

When he moved again, Hajhorner could even feel his face smoldering with rage, hidden by the dark steel mask.

Apparently, he had received some bad news through magical communication.

"Tower Master." The black guard took a deep breath, restrained the anger in his heart, and said to him, "...the scout team I just sent out. The whole army was wiped out again. Many dead scouts were shadow guard assassins, including one A ghost mage with exemplary strength."

The young Blackguard was still too impatient. He thought the conquest would be easy?Do you think that none of your companions will die?

However, the cruel truth made him discover that he had already killed so many of his subordinates without even seeing the shadow of the enemy.

Hadj Hornath is doing it, and it's not the first time.

He was thinking: Is it a wrong decision to let Garen be in charge of commanding this war? Maybe he should bring another student of his own, the strongest student.

The dark guard Garen saw his teacher's stern gaze, and he knew that he had caused the teacher's dissatisfaction.

After a while, he finally realized that he might have angered the Hand of the High King more than that bad report himself.

"Is the team still advancing?" Hajhorner asked coldly.

Garen cleared his throat, and said to him, "The Black Lion and Gray Wolf tribes of the Bedai barbarians have reached the territory of Mokou Town, and they have also fought against the defenders ambush there. They will definitely win victory."

Hajhorner closed his eyes and nodded, approving of Garen's optimism for a sudden restart.

The troops in charge of attacking from the side were not limited to the more than 1000 barbarian warriors of the Bedai barbarians. He had long known that Garen had secretly dispatched 15 ghost mages and more than 200 cyclops to assist this group of nomads who were full of muscles. barbarians.

Although their main force failed to join forces with the Bedai barbarians as promised, Hajhorna believed that this might be a good choice.

Because when they were fighting the people in Mokou Town, if the barbarian warriors suddenly rushed out from the flanks, they would definitely catch the enemy by surprise.

Hajhorner's eyes opened suddenly, and he asked, "Is there any news from the Mokou Mountains?"

"The Zhentarim have sent an army of hobgoblins, they have launched an attack, the two sides are killing each other, and the evil creatures of the Stormhorn Mountains and the Jondath mercenaries from Sembia have also entered Mokou Town within the territory." Garen replied.

Hajhorner's expression became surly. He had seen the hobgoblin army in the Mokou Mountains before. It was a hobgoblin army that not only had strong cohesion, but was also very warlike.

In terms of numbers, there are nearly a thousand hobgoblin soldiers, as well as kobolds and goblins that are several times their size. Although mercenaries and evil creatures are not worth mentioning, compared to the empty Mokou Town, they are completely like It is an extremely sharp backstab knife.

This made him hate the Zhentarim Society. This group of Bane's believers actually took advantage of the opportunity when he was fighting against the army of Mokou Town to rob him behind the scenes and seize the fruits of his victory.

Faced with this situation, he was helpless for the time being, which made him hate the neutral ghost prince De Sud even more.

With his help, he can even fight to the mage's tower in Araby City with De Sud.

"There must be no further delay."

Hajhorner stared at the nervous black guard Gallon, and suddenly said:

"If we continue like this, we will defeat the army of Mokou Town, and we will be taken by the Zhenta Forest Society first. Pass on my order, and move forward at full speed at all costs. We must wipe out the army of Mokou Town before dark."

After hearing the instructions from the Hand of the High King, the black guard Garon's eyes were wide open with fear.

Because when he left the floating city of Sultanza for the first time and left the shadowed sky, he stood on the Scimitar Peak mountain range and looked up at the bright sunshine, and he was immediately completely conquered by the scorching brilliance.

The light made him dizzy, as did many other humans who had transformed into shades.

There he felt empty, helpless, and extremely vulnerable.

In the eyes of the human beings in the physical world, the shining light of hope is too strong and bright for the sensitive shade people.

Now let his army fight against the enemies in Mokou Town under the desert sun...

He didn't dare to imagine how much fighting power the wizards and knights who had been transformed into ghosts would display in such a situation.

Hajhorner didn't appreciate Garen's frightened expression, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to him:

"I know what you are worried about, but we have an absolute advantage, so we don't have to worry about losing this battle at all. Our mages can release the dark sky to block the sun, and each of our constructed golems can withstand at least two purple monsters. The charge of the dragon knight, and the number of ghost mages that are several times the number of enemy spellcasters, can even easily suppress the magic of the battle mage."

"Besides, I still have a backup."

He added coldly: "A blue dragon lich from Dragon's Back Ridge, a mature black dragon who came to support from the swamp in the far sea, and a large lizardman army led by the black dragon are all allies that can change the situation of the battle. "

Hearing this, the young black guard finally felt relieved, and suddenly felt that the sun above his head was no longer so hot.

"Hurry up!" Hajhorner looked at Garen who was in a daze, and shouted suddenly.

Garen bowed and walked away quietly.

However, before he had time to go far, he saw a shadow floating in the sky, and a shadow dragon that had reached the ancient dragon stage descended from the sky.

This made him couldn't help but stop.

"Master." The Shadow Dragon spewed out a cloud of cold shadow energy from its nostrils, and reported its reconnaissance information to the Hand of the High King, "The army in Mokou Town is less than ten kilometers away from us, and their goal is very clear. The location is where we are."

"Good time!" Haj Horner and Gallon shouted almost in unison.

Garen was embarrassed for a moment, not daring to look directly into the teacher's eyes, but chose to listen with his ears straight.

"Have you investigated the cause of the scout's death?" Hajhorner asked his familiar.

"I feel a very powerful dragon wandering in the desert." Shadow Dragon said tremblingly, "I'm not sure if he is the real culprit behind the scenes."

"It can make you feel scared." Hajhorner looked at the shadow dragon thoughtfully, "then, at least it is an ancient dragon."

His thoughts quickly recalled all the five-color giant dragons and metal dragons in the Ennook Desert, the Kingdom of Cormyr, and the Sunset Mountains.

After being unable to determine the identity of the enemy, he finally realized the slightest crisis he was facing.

However, what reassures him is that, for him, he and his Demon Pet can handle an ancient dragon and the female lord of Araby City.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help scolding the ghost prince Desude again in his heart.

He didn't dare to waste time, and immediately signaled Garen to get ready to meet the enemy.

Then, he restrained his breath together with the Shadow Dragon, flew into the depths of the mountains to hide, quietly observed the battle between the two armies, and patiently waited for the enemy to make a move.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

On a mountain road leading from the Far Sea Swamp to the Ennook Desert, the middle-aged black dragon Sarolas is leading his lizardman army to meet at the location designated by Hajhorna.

suddenly!

A shadow fell from the sky, pressing down low on the grass.

The black dragon Sarolas raised his head suddenly, he heard the sharp sound of the wind, and the huge roar he was familiar with.

Immediately afterwards, he found that all his lizard men were lying on the ground tremblingly, their faces full of fear.

The black dragon quickly flapped its wings, leaped to a high ground, and looked down at the uninvited guest.

He saw two huge wings propped up on the grass, with a crimson scaled monster about as huge as him in the middle.

There were long sharp claws hanging from the monster's chest, a long and thick neck on top of it, and a pair of fierce eyes on the top, and behind him, a long and thick tail was dragged behind the hill.

God!It turned out to be a dragon!A red dragon!
His dragon body is as big as mine, and he is so fat, so his life must be very good. Only a powerful dragon will never worry about food, let alone be hungry like when he left the dragon's nest .

The black dragon Sarolas was so surprised that he even forgot to swallow his saliva.

The dragon gave him a slow, menacing look, its wings flapping, its lava-colored eyes staring proudly at the southern sky.

The black dragon shrank his eyes in fright, and then suddenly came to his senses.

He is a dragon, and I am a dragon, why should I be afraid of him?

After figuring this out, he immediately turned his dark and evil eyes to meet the red dragon with a malicious look on purpose.

Demonstratively, he smashed his sharp claws into the stone pile, and in a deafening thunder and thunder, the stone cracked and sparked.

The black dragon thought that his actions would scare the red dragon away. Who would have expected the other party to take a deep breath? He saw billowing smoke and flames coming out of his mouth full of sharp teeth, which exploded into a sea of ​​flames in an instant, devouring A large group of trembling lizardmen were captured and burned to ashes on the spot.

Looking at the terrifying scene in front of him, the black dragon Saroras was dumbfounded.

Oh my god, this red dragon is so strong, I have to find a way to escape quickly, he panicked, and kept glancing around from the corner of his eyes.

The red dragon Argotus was very satisfied with the power of his dragon's breath, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that he had accepted Brian's proposal to become an elemental master exclusively for the true dragon family.

Then, he looked nervously at the black dragon standing on another mountain, and thought to himself: Damn, you are running away, my dragon's breath is so strong, can't it scare you?

Although he appeared to be very calm on the surface, with arrogance in his lava-colored pupils, in fact, Argotus was also in a panic.

Because Brian had warned him a long time ago that the adult red dragon couldn't beat the adult black dragon at all, so if you save this energy, it's better to help him deal with the ghost man.

He thought that his domineering appearance and powerful dragon's breath would make the opponent run away in panic. Who would have thought that this black dragon would be indifferent.

If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either!

Seeing that the first method didn't work, Argotus immediately recalled what Brian told him, and began to implement the second set of policies.

It's over, it's over. He was actually targeted by a red dragon. His flaming dragon breath is so powerful, it must be very painful to spray on his body. The black dragon Sarolas wanted to cry without tears: If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either!If he dares to move, I will run away immediately!

"Presumptuous!" Just when the two dragons were at a stalemate, the leader of the lizardmen who had recovered from the dragon's might scolded Argotus:

"Dare to stand in the way of my lord, don't you know who my lord is? The great master of Lothra is Doom, Creeping Darkness, master of the Scaled Claw clan, king of the swamps of the far seas, liberator of the lizardmen, swamp hunter The alligator and bullyrog killer, Deathwing Thaloras!"

What the hell!

At this moment, the black dragon Saroras suddenly had the urge to kill this damned lizard. Although every time he reported these names, he enjoyed it and felt very comfortable, but at this time, this What is the difference with courting death.

Out of the corner of his eye, he had secretly noticed the ferocious expression change of the red dragon not far away.

On the other hand, the red dragon Argotus was also taken aback when he heard that the black dragon had so many names. In his impression, the more names, the stronger the opponent.

calm!I want to calm down!
Argotus activated the elemental meditation method taught to him by Brian, forced himself to calm down, and considered how to face the predicament in front of him.

Then, he glared at the black dragon pretending to be fierce, and said arrogantly:

"Then do you know who I am? I am the father of flames, the eternal burner, the heart of the foundry industry in the ancient city of Orens, and the giant dragon blacksmith Argotus who shakes parts of the Underdark!"

After saying his name, Argotus secretly regretted not bringing his Guardian of Flame with him when he came to the surface this time.

In this case, he can also let his subordinates report all his famous names, and that feeling must be very cool.

Heilong's complexion suddenly became ugly, after all, he knew his details.

Alligator and bullygrog killers, lizardman liberators, and swamp hunters are all obtained by bullying crocodiles, lizardmen, and bullyrogans. It sounds so weak.

There is no comparison with the father of flames of the red dragon, the eternal burner, the heart of the foundry industry in the ancient city of Orens, and the giant dragon blacksmith Argotus in some parts of the Megatron Underdark.

This made him involuntarily raise the intention of running away.

"You know my name, get out!" Argotus flapped his wings, hiding a teleportation scroll held in the dragon's claws, and roared angrily.

Under Brian's teaching, he has long learned the ability to use magic scrolls.

This scroll was given to him by Brian, in order to prevent the black dragon from suddenly going berserk and attacking him to escape.

"Do you still want to eat my dragon's breath?" Seeing that this trick is effective, Argotus took a deep breath, causing the flames to burn in his mouth, and roared at the black dragon bravado: "Look at me blowing out my dragon's breath to death!" .”

Before he finished speaking, the black dragon roared in panic, flapped its wings, and flew towards the marsh far away, turning into a black spot in the blink of an eye and disappearing.

His lizard men also ran away in a panic.

"Finally scared him away." The red dragon Argotus heaved a sigh of relief.

After he confirmed that the black dragon had really escaped, he flapped his wings reassuringly and flew to the location designated by Brian to help him deal with the people in the City of Shadows.

(End of this chapter)