Chapter 063 – Slay the dragon!
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"Alert: The Spirit of the Rainforest invites you to a duel!
Considering your relatively weak level and strength, you only need to kill one of the Wind God Winged Dragon, the Spotted Giant Crocodile, or the Steel Tooth Tyrannosaurus to gain the approval of the Spirit of the Rainforest!"
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A duel?
What a joke!
The moment the three lord-level monsters appeared, Matthew's gaze began to drift outward.
He was preparing to run.
This was not a lineup of monsters that a normal person could fight against!
Don't be fooled by their levels. In fact, level is only a part of strength, especially in a place like the rainforest where prehistoric species abound.
Sometimes, size and weight are everything!
"Woo~~"
A piercing roar tore through the sky, and a shadow that blocked out the sun and the moon swept over his head. For several seconds, Matthew couldn't see the moonlight!
That was the Wind God Winged Dragon.
As the most powerful species among the pterosaurs, it was the ruler of the sky. In the prehistoric era, even the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the ruler of the land, was on its hunting list.
This showed its formidable strength, it was a true top predator.
The neck of a regular Wind God Winged Dragon is slender, and its wings can spread up to 10 meters. The one participating in the siege was even more outstanding among its kind.
Matthew initially estimated that its wingspan was 14 meters, and its weight was at least 550 kilograms!
The Wind God Winged Dragon was extremely swift and cunning, it would not make a move until the right moment.
Because it had the advantage of the sky, it was difficult for enemies to find an opportunity to attack it.
On the other hand, it was not the same.
It had plenty of opportunities to catch your flaws.
Land-to-air combat was naturally destined to be an unfair confrontation.
In Matthew's understanding, only a Necromancer who had mastered the fourth-level undead spell had a chance to fight against such a monster.
Relying on the power of low-level undead like zombies and skeletons was absolutely impossible to kill the Wind God Winged Dragon!
Zombies and skeletons would shatter upon contact, they couldn't possibly trouble the Wind God Winged Dragon, and Bone Dragons wouldn't do much either.
However, the most terrifying thing was.
This guy was just the vanguard!
In the distant forest, trees were falling down in groups, and a large number of small animals were running around in panic.
Under the moonlight.
A green figure could be vaguely seen rampaging through the rainforest.
Its body was streamlined, and its overall color was dark green;
Its head was like a cone, its eyes were small, its lower jaw split open to a high position, revealing four rows of sharp fangs;
It had almost invisible front limbs and incredibly thick hind limbs, its tail was thick and covered with barbs.
From its silhouette, it looked more like a giant spiked gourd.
That was the Tyrannosaurus!
Although it hadn't arrived yet, everyone could already feel its overwhelming pressure.
This was the bloodline suppression of a super-sized creature on regular-sized creatures!
You can't imagine the terrifying scene of a mountain-like predator charging at you with all its might.
And Matthew had already experienced it firsthand.
Because of his relationship with Ronan, he had also learned about the "Resurrection of Ancient Mythical Creatures" project, which included information about the "Tyrannosaurus".
Matthew clearly remembered that an adult Tyrannosaurus averaged between 28 and 40 meters in length, and weighed between 80 and 130 tons.
The Tyrannosaurus in the rainforest was relatively small, possibly not yet mature.
But Matthew estimated that it was already 25 meters long and weighed several tens of tons.
Even Phyllorhiza would be like a piece of fragile glass in front of it.
Matthew had a clear understanding of his own strength. The Tyrannosaurus and the Wind God Winged Dragon were obvious threats, and the Spotted Giant Crocodile, which was on par with them, was even more cunning, lurking in the dark from the beginning.
Matthew hadn't seen it yet, but since its name included the word "giant", it was definitely not easy to deal with.
With his current strength, he'd better not become a toothpick for them!
In less than ten seconds.
Matthew made a decisive decision. He ordered all the zombies to move towards the path where the Tyrannosaurus was charging, and he was preparing to make a tactical retreat with Sodie.
"Old Geezer, I'm afraid we..."
Before Matthew could finish his sentence, he was surprised to find that the old geezer had already disappeared!
"He ran away."
Ronan shook the flute in his hand:
"What are you going to do next, bravely face the enemy? Do you need me to play a tune for you?"
"No need, we'd better leave quickly too—do you have any way to retreat quickly? If not, I'm afraid I'll have to try the swamp."
Matthew didn't blame the old geezer, on the contrary, he was impressed that Ronan hadn't run away in this situation.
At the same time, Matthew realized that Ronan must have a way to retreat at any time.
Sure enough.
Ronan slapped his ring, and a charged staff inlaid with a huge sapphire appeared in his palm.
Matthew, with his sharp eyes, recognized that this was not an ordinary charged staff, but a priceless teleportation staff!So he let out a quiet sigh of relief, silently putting back the "Forced Teleportation Scroll" that had cost him half of his fortune into the Mysterious Spell Satchel.
"Are we just going to run like this?"
Lorand casually asked, holding his staff:
"I mean, should we leave them some kind of souvenir?"
At this point, the beasts that had previously been near the highlands were returning one after another, and all directions except the swamp were blocked off.
The Wind God Winged Dragon was constantly hovering in the sky, exerting pressure.
The Spotted Giant Crocodile was nowhere to be seen.
The Tyrannosaurus was getting closer and closer.
"Come and fight! Like a man, kill or be killed, this is what a jungle warrior should look like!"
The voice of the Spirit of the Jungle echoed in Matthew's ear.
"Do you call a duel where three lord-level fourth-order monsters besiege a second-order Necromancer a duel? Have some shame! Even if you are the Spirit of the Jungle, you can't distort the truth like this!"
Matthew retorted without hesitation.
The Spirit of the Jungle was silent for a moment:
"You're right, but it's survival of the fittest. Good luck, Necromancer."
After saying this, Matthew clearly felt that the three lord-level monsters were starting to act strangely.
If it could be said that the Spirit of the Jungle was restraining them before, then now, they were like wild beasts that had thrown off their reins, ready to unleash their ferocity!
"Go!"
Matthew urged, and in an instant, all the Silver Moon Zombies that were in position self-destructed!
Roar!
The Tyrannosaurus charged fiercely, reaching a position less than ten meters away from the two in the blink of an eye.
The stench of blood and saliva came rushing towards them.
From this angle, Matthew could even see the abscesses on the creature's tongue!
At the critical moment, Lorand raised his staff, and a blue portal opened between the two.
Without any hesitation, they both dived in.
Puff!
As soon as they landed, the Tyrannosaurus' tongue rolled in from the other side of the portal. If it weren't for Sodie, who followed closely behind and slashed several times, Matthew and Lorand might have been rolled back by the tongue!
This scene scared Lorand pale. He quickly closed the portal and began to gasp for air.
Matthew was also shaken.
But he forced himself to stand up and check the surroundings:
"Where are we? Was it a random teleport?"
He noticed that the surrounding environment was still the jungle, and there were many fallen trees on his right hand side!
"There are two modes, one is pseudo-random, which can take us to a relatively safe place within a radius of 5 kilometers; the other is a specific location, but the prerequisite is that the teleportation location must be visible to the naked eye."
Lorand explained slowly.
Matthew nodded, he reached out to Lorand who was lying on the ground: "Thank you, I didn't expect you to be willing to fight with me under these circumstances."
Lorand quickly stood up, holding Matthew's hand. Matthew felt his hand was a bit cold, probably really scared this time.
But the next second, Lorand laughed freely: "Otherwise, where do you think I got so many friends from? You can't really think that you can make good friends by spending money! Spending money alone will make you a sucker, it takes sincerity to make true friends."
Although Matthew didn't completely agree with his philosophy, he naturally wouldn't refute it after receiving his favor.
He observed the direction of the fallen trees, then pointed in the opposite direction and said: "We need to move quickly, it's not safe here. The creatures in the jungle are all tracking experts, they might catch up at any time."
Lorand was about to reply, when suddenly, a familiar and piercing shriek came from the sky!
Whoosh!
A shadow that blocked out the sun flew over their heads!
It was the Wind God Winged Dragon.
Both of their faces changed.
But they saw the Wind God Winged Dragon turn back, and then suddenly dive down towards them!
In the blink of an eye, Matthew threw a capture ball into the air - in an instant, a gray net formed in the sky. This expensive item was often used by Mages to capture small and medium-sized pets. Using it to capture the Wind God Winged Dragon was obviously a pipe dream, but it could greatly hinder its forward momentum.
Sure enough, the cautious Wind God Winged Dragon turned over to avoid the net of the capture ball, then circled in the air, trying to repeat its previous move.
But by this time, Matthew and Lorand had already run towards the depths of the forest!
Whoosh!
A gust of wind hit them, and both of them stumbled, almost falling over.
The Wind God Winged Dragon pursued relentlessly, it was obviously more familiar with the jungle area. Even though Matthew and Lorand were smart and started to run around the trees, the latter was always able to re-target them within a few seconds.
Seeing that they couldn't shake it off with ordinary methods, Matthew decisively took out a bottle from the Mysterious Spell Satchel and handed it to Lorand: "Drink half, leave half for me."
Lorand didn't doubt him, took the bottle and drank. After drinking half, he stopped and frowned, handing it back to Matthew:
"It tastes weird, like someone else has drunk it."
Matthew didn't have time to explain, he drank the last quarter of the potion in one gulp!
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"Alert: You have consumed the 'Advanced Sprint Potion', your running speed has greatly increased!""Warning: The Wind God Wyvern is about to launch a new round of dive attacks!"
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"Go!"
Matthew shouted lightly and started to sprint.
This time, he ran much faster. Not only did he leave a trail of afterimages on the open ground of the rainforest, but he also nearly collided with the surrounding trees.
Loran hurriedly followed.
With the aid of the advanced sprint potion, the two of them burst out with an unusual running speed, finally managing to put some distance between them and the Wind God Wyvern in the rainforest.
However, the crisis was far from over.
The Wind God Wyvern always held the advantage in their field of vision.
Matthew dared not delay and urged Loran to keep running.
But at this point, Loran was clearly struggling to keep up. He complained while panting and sweating, "Matthew, what on earth did you do to this rainforest to make it so angry? Did you defecate anywhere? Please, I always make sure to pee in the bushes by the roadside!"
Matthew just laughed and didn't argue with him.
He asked Ella to help discern the direction, and then they dodged the pursuit of the Wind God Wyvern and two other lord-level monsters all the way.
After about half an hour of running and walking, not to mention Loran, even Matthew was beginning to tire.
They were forced to rest in a natural tree house for a while.
But not long after, the annoying roar of the Wind God Wyvern sounded in their ears again.
Fortunately, this time, the roar gradually faded away after a few minutes.
"It seems that it didn't find us this time." Loran showed a relieved expression, collapsing on the ground like a puddle of mud.
"Not necessarily. The Wind God Wyvern is always cunning. It might think that it can't take us down alone, so it might have gone back to get reinforcements. Anyway, we can't stay here for too long." Matthew suggested, "Or I can go alone. They are targeting me, you won't be involved."
To his surprise, Loran sprang up, "Don't even think about leaving me behind! Matthew, I said I would fight alongside you, I won't give up halfway like Old Gitch. I want to become a legendary bard, I can't have the stain of abandoning my comrades on my glorious record."
Matthew wanted to say that him going alone wouldn't count as Loran abandoning his teammates, but seeing the other's firm will, he dismissed the idea.
"Then let's rest for three more minutes."
Matthew said.
Loran collapsed with a thud, leaning against the tree trunk with a vacant look in his eyes, "I miss the City of Flowers so much now. Indeed, you only realize how good you had it once you lose it. Especially Lady Sindel, sob sob, whenever I was down, Sindel would silently comfort me with her warm bosom. I'm so tired. Ah, my lady, I shouldn't have wronged you."
Matthew curiously asked, "So Lady Sindel was the lady of the house back then?"
Loran shook his head, "No, she was the lady's sister."
Matthew and Ella, who had only her head sticking out, both widened their eyes in surprise.
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Thirty minutes later.
Deep in the rainforest, at the edge of a small swamp.
Matthew and Loran looked solemnly ahead.
There, a group of bipedal flying dragons were feasting on a few swamp rams.
Perhaps because she was a bit tired, Ella didn't sense their presence in advance.
The two parties collided head-on.
The group of bipedal flying dragons were immediately startled into flight, and then they began to hover menacingly in mid-air, circling around Matthew and Loran.
"Prepare for battle."
Matthew pulled out his hand crossbow and aimed at the bipedal flying dragon that seemed to be the leader.
Loran nodded and prepared to play his flute.
But the group of bipedal flying dragons just circled around them for a dozen rounds. Suddenly, the leader let out a sharp cry, flapped its wings and left, not even glancing at the half-eaten bodies of the rams.
The other flying dragons followed suit.
Matthew and Loran looked at each other, both seeing a bad omen in each other's eyes!
They immediately tried to bypass the swamp and continue forward.
But not long after, a sound like the earth shaking and the mountains moving came from behind them!
Trees were falling, and the ground was shaking.
A huge creature was charging towards them!
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Matthew pulled Loran and continued to run. They bypassed the swamp, but the Tyrannosaurus was getting closer and closer, and the suffocating pressure once again surged into their hearts.
At the same time, Ella also warned, "The Spotted Giant Crocodile is approaching. I can't sense its position, but I can smell its fierce scent. It's nearby!"
In the face of crisis.
Matthew's gaze searched around, and at this moment, a voice came from the tree above their heads:
"There's a cliff to the east, and there's a cave house carved out by a traveler at the top of the cliff. You should be able to avoid the Tyrannosaurus and the Giant Crocodile there!"
"Old Gitch!?" Loran looked up in surprise, only to see Old Gitch clinging to the trunk of a banyan tree like a monkey, with two smears of paint on his face.
"I knew you wouldn't leave us behind!"
Old Gitch calmly said, "My employer, even if he's dead, I'll collect his body for him. I don't like doing this kind of work, so you two, you'd better stay alive for me."
He glanced in the direction of the earthquake's origin and urged, "The Tyrannosaurus is not far away, you guys should leave quickly."
With that, he leapt into the air and disappeared from their sight in a few breaths.
The two didn't dare to delay and quickly headed in the direction Old Gith had pointed out. Soon, a solitary peak appeared in front of them. The western cliff was incredibly smooth, difficult for even monkeys to climb.
Matthew looked into the distance for a moment and successfully found the cave dwelling that Old Gith had mentioned.
"Let's go!" Loran raised the teleportation staff again. This time, the destination was within visible range, so they could teleport directly.
The two arrived at the cave dwelling high up on the cliff through the teleportation portal.
The environment here was dry and undisturbed, a good place to hide from enemies.
The only downside was that the space was too narrow. Matthew and Loran, both big men, felt a bit cramped.
But to avoid accidentally falling off the edge, they had to squeeze together.
Despite this, their mental state was unprecedentedly relaxed. From the time they were besieged by three monsters until now, it had been less than two hours, but these two hours felt like an entire day.
The fear and anxiety of being hunted was agonizing.
Now that they could finally relax, sleepiness naturally crept up on them.
Night gradually fell.
The roar of the Tyrannosaurus came from the bottom of the cliff.
Boom!
It seemed to be doing something at the base of the mountain, causing the entire cliff to shake slightly. This scared the two, who were almost asleep, and they instinctively squeezed further into the cave.
Outside the cave dwelling, a faint moonlight shone in.
Matthew, feeling uncomfortable, changed his position, ending up face to face with Loran, their foreheads almost touching.
"Oh, Matthew, are you sure you want to sleep like this? I should warn you in advance, everyone who has spent a night with me has fallen in love with me, without exception," Loran winked, speaking in a flirtatious tone.
Matthew remained expressionless, responding with silence.
After a while, Loran couldn't help but adjust his collar, "I'm a bit hot, should I..."
His words were ruthlessly interrupted by Matthew, "Loran, I suggest you rest your vocal cords for a while."
Loran innocently asked, "Why don't you make yourself clearer?"
Matthew rolled his eyes, "Shut up."
Loran pouted, and after being quiet for a while, he began to squirm again, "Oh Matthew, why do you say one thing and do another, hey hey hey, don't touch my chest!"
Matthew looked at him in astonishment, "What are you talking about?"
At this moment, Miss Owl timely poked her head out and whispered, "Sorry, it was me. I didn't know that was your chest, I thought it was Matthew's."
Loran shrugged, "Looks like I'm the third wheel."
With that, he intended to turn around, but hesitated and didn't dare to.
On the other hand, Ella whispered to Matthew, "Matthew, the moon is out. I can take you to the Moonlit Grove to seek the goddess's help."
Upon hearing this, Matthew firmly shook his head, "I know you mean well, but it's not necessary for now."
He couldn't possibly ask Asiya for help at this time. The basis of their previous cooperation had always been that the goddess was relatively weak. If Matthew actively sought her help, the balance of their cooperation would change.
Although his current situation was somewhat difficult, Matthew didn't feel that he was at a dead end.
While squeezed together with Loran, he was constantly thinking about how to fight the enemy.
The Tyrannosaurus was definitely unkillable. This creature, combined with the lord template, had an incredibly high amount of health. Even a legendary mage using instant death judgment would not know how long it would take to kill it, as the Tyrannosaurus's physique was too astonishing. Its vigorous vitality meant a strong resistance to instant death.
"Wait until I advance - never mind, let's talk about it after I reach the fourth level!"
Matthew silently added the Tyrannosaurus to his blacklist.
The same applied to the Spotted Giant Crocodile. Matthew hadn't even seen its face, let alone knew its abilities. The chances of winning a fight against it were not high.
Among the three lord-level monsters, the only one Matthew could really deal with right now was actually just one.
In the midst of his thoughts, the sound of rapid flight came from the sky outside the cave.
"It's the Wind God Winged Dragon, it can't stand the loneliness and wants to launch a night attack!"
Loran's nerves immediately tensed up.
"It's fine, it's just in time!"
A murderous intent flashed in Matthew's eyes.
"Do you have a plan?"
Loran asked.
Matthew shook his head, "Nothing fancy, just a small plan. Jungle rule, survival of the fittest."
But he added, "However, I might need your help later."
With that, he handed the Coughing Staff to Loran. After explaining how to use the staff and sharing his plan, he had won Loran's trust. If such shared adversity wasn't worth trusting, Matthew felt there was no one in the world he could trust.
"I understand."
Loran nodded solemnly.
Without hesitation, he took out the small booklet and handed it to Matthew, "Take it with you, and come back alive."Matthew looked at Lorran in surprise, the latter's gaze was straightforward, indicating Matthew to keep the book with him.
Matthew did as he was told.
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"Prompt: You have equipped the oddity 'Book of Plenitude', your focus +3.
Continue reading the Book of Plenitude, and you will gain more focus bonuses."
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At the edge of the cave.
Matthew's mind was unprecedentedly calm.
He could hear the sound of air fluctuation.
He knew that the Wind God Winged Dragon was lurking nearby!
It was cunning, it wouldn't attack on its own, but Matthew's next choice would deprive it of its choice.
Because it was the guardian of the Spirit of the Rainforest, it could be cunning, but it could never lose the courage to seize the opportunity.
And Matthew, was about to give it such a great opportunity!
The next moment.
He transformed into a crow and flew out gently.
As soon as he left the cave, he indeed saw the Wind God Winged Dragon hovering above his head!
Matthew flapped his wings and flew.
The latter was stunned when it saw the crow.
It indeed smelled the scent of a plot, but the violent urging of the Spirit of the Rainforest did not allow it to hesitate any longer. If it could previously use caution as an excuse, now, it could not find any reason to refuse the Spirit of the Rainforest!
Whoosh!
The Wind God Winged Dragon made a decision and pounced on the crow.
In the sky.
The air fluctuated.
The crow was unstable in the gale, and was quickly caught up by the Wind God Winged Dragon. The latter's sharp claws were about to scratch Matthew's forehead.
The next moment.
The crow used its last bit of strength to move up half an inch.
And during this process, its body began to undergo drastic changes.
Wild Form: Moon Bear!
Due to the moonlight, Matthew's form switch was instantaneous, all of this happened in a flash, even the sky-dominating Wind God Winged Dragon had no time to react.
In a hurry, it tilted sharply to the side.
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The Moon Bear grabbed the wing of the Wind God Winged Dragon, exerted force on its waist and abdomen, and climbed on top of it!
The Wind God Winged Dragon let out a mournful cry, it flapped its wings vigorously, its innate spellcasting ability began to show, with the help of controlling the airflow, it barely maintained its balance, and glided downwards at a lower speed.
At the critical moment, Lorran's help finally arrived.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, his coughing staff aimed at the wailing Wind God Winged Dragon.
Puff!
A gray light shot out, hitting the Winged Dragon precisely!
The latter began to cough violently.
With this, it could no longer maintain its balance, and fell down hard with the Moon Bear.
Matthew took advantage of the situation, he crazily slapped the back of the Winged Dragon with his bear paw, the next moment, he even seized the opportunity to twist the long neck of the Winged Dragon!
The chaotic melee in the sky made him unable to distinguish the direction.
He could only rely on his innate wildness to use all his strength, and twist hard!
Crack!
Matthew vaguely heard such a sound.
The ground was getting closer.
The surroundings became more and more dizzying.
His heartbeat began to speed up, he could only rely on instinctive reaction, at the critical moment, a gentle female voice came to his ear: "Fly!"
For some reason, Matthew instinctively followed the reminder, transformed into a crow and flapped his wings hard, barely maintaining balance when he was less than 20 meters from the ground!
But the Wind God Winged Dragon was not so lucky.
It bore a greater weight, and it almost fell face-first all the way to the ground.
Boom!
Several trees were smashed by the Winged Dragon, and finally, the latter hung on a tree stump, barely alive.
Matthew folded his wings and transformed into a human.
There was movement on both sides of the rainforest.
On the left, the Tyrannosaurus was still running.
On the right, the head of a giant crocodile silently emerged from the river.
Hiss!
The dying Wind God Winged Dragon used its last bit of strength to pounce at Matthew.
But Matthew's reaction was faster.
He instantly transformed into a Moon Bear, slapped the Winged Dragon's forehead with a paw, directly smashing its skull!
To prevent the Winged Dragon from surviving, Matthew held its neck and crazily smashed the Winged Dragon's skull and body.
It wasn't until several minutes later.
That this brutal slaughter came to an end.
It was then.
Matthew realized that the running Tyrannosaurus had stopped.
And the giant crocodile in the river had disappeared without a trace.
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"Prompt: You have killed the 'Wind God Winged Dragon' by yourself, you have the opportunity to enter the sub-domain 'Dragon Slayer' of the 'Giant Dragon' domain!
Dragon Slayer (Pterosaur): Your legend +1 (Pterosaur)
You gain domain ability: Dragon Slayer (Your resistance to dragon power has significantly increased)
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You defeated the 'Wind God Winged Dragon', passed the trial of the Spirit of the Rainforest.
You have the opportunity to enter the 'Black Banyan Dream'!"
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