The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 961 Emergency Rescue

"Caslo!" Maple Forest Orchid, suppressing the churning in her chest and abdomen, rushed forward, then slammed on the brakes. Caslo, lying on the ground, was covered in blood, and his limbs were visibly twisted. Although the dragon armor had protected his body well, it was powerless against the blunt force trauma. While the armor had withstood the external elemental cuts, the internal injuries caused by the shockwave were not easily negated. Even after being weakened by the dragon's power and his armor, Caslo, who was at the core of the forbidden spell, was still severely injured!

"By the Dragon God!" Maple Forest Orchid's eyes widened; Caslo's injuries were heartbreaking to look at.

"Roar!" Long Xi let out a soft roar, and a band of light wrapped around Caslo's body. The wounds that were still bleeding were sealed by a layer of light, at least preventing him from losing any more blood.

"Youlan! Help!" Long Xi looked at the helpless Fenglin Youlan with a helpless expression. Fenglin Youlan was confused because of her concern. After all, Caslo's miserable appearance really shocked Fenglin Youlan, making her subconsciously forget that she was a paladin.

"Oh! Holy Light Healing!" Maple Forest Orchid nodded subconsciously, stretching out her hands and a golden holy light emanated warmth. As the holy light merged into her body, Caslo's body twitched a few times.

"Uh..." A low groan slowly came over, which made Fenglin Youlan raise an eyebrow and immediately beam with joy. Being injured is not terrible. After all, there are all kinds of skills in this magical world that can regenerate limbs. Unless it is death or damage to one's essence, which is irreversible, there is generally nothing serious!

"Please save my knight Caslo!" Kaldo, dragging his broken wing, had fear in his eyes. Through the dragon knight contract, Kaldo could feel the contract between Caslo and himself faintly appearing. According to the dragon clan records, this situation could only occur when a dragon knight was about to die!

"Don't worry, he'll be fine!" Maple Forest Orchid said to Kaldo while casting various healing spells. However, judging from Caslo's current aura, he should be alright.

Having received Maple Forest Orchid's reply, Kaldo didn't say much, but simply stared at his knight and silently stood guard to the side.

Seeing Kaldor covered in blood and his scales flying, Long Xi casually cast a few aura spells to stop the bleeding. After all, the dragon's powerful vitality is no joke. As long as the wound doesn't continue to worsen, the dragon can handle most injuries through its own body's self-regulation. Moreover, although Kaldor looks miserable, he is actually less than a tenth of Caslo's injuries. Such superficial wounds are commonplace for dragons that love melee combat! Apart from his broken wing and torn membranous wing being slightly more serious, everything else is insignificant!

"Thank you!" Kaldo nodded in response to Long Xi's kindness. Although the wounds were gruesome, they were not a big deal. However, it would not hurt to treat them in advance. Wind dragons were not fragile dragons like fairy dragons. These were powerful dragons that could fight black dragons hand-to-hand. Their physique was naturally exceptional. They were just a bit disheveled now.

"I didn't expect we'd still fall into their trap!" Kaldo sighed as he looked at Caslo, who had calmed down. In fact, both dragons had sensed that something was wrong beforehand, but neither of them had noticed the problem. They really hadn't expected that idiot Uvasa would dare to ignite the entire war cloud!

It's important to understand that those war clouds aren't just natural weather phenomena; they're a collection of negative substances—the souls of the dead, deathly energy, and the resentment of war—that the Ringwraiths have gathered over the years! Being shrouded in these war clouds for too long can result in being devoured and assimilated by the undead within! Moreover, these things act as external "power banks" for the Ringwraiths! Therefore, those war clouds are the source of the Ringwraiths' strength and their foundation!

In the original story, the Witch-King of Angmar said that he could not be killed by men, which was actually the protection brought by the rules of war clouds! Just like a law, to kill him, one must first break his war clouds. In the end, his clouds dissipated, and he was killed by a woman's sword... a very undignified death, which also illustrates the importance of war clouds to the Ringwraiths!

Now, in order to escape, Uvasa didn't hesitate to detonate the war clouds, creating a scene comparable to a forbidden spell. It's no exaggeration to say that most forbidden spells aren't this terrifying! Because most forbidden spells are cast on ground targets, and the merciful Mother Earth absorbs most of the damage and power. But that breathtaking explosion was different! There were no obstacles in the sky! The air faithfully unleashed every inch of its power!

"By the way? Where's Uvasa?" Kaldo was taken aback, then a fierce glint appeared in his eyes. He twisted the muscles at the base of his wings and prepared to flap them into the sky, but he ignored the fact that his wings were completely broken.

"Roar!" Kaldor roared in pain. He turned his head and saw two broken wings dragging beneath him. The ground was still marked with the furrows carved by the broken wings, and the blood and mud mixed together, exuding a bloody smell carrying the might of a dragon!

"Don't move! The reinforcements should have arrived by now! He has no chance!" Long Xi frowned and whispered. She thought that Kaldo was afraid that Uvasa would suddenly appear out of nowhere to attack them, so she comforted him.

"No! I want to see him alive or dead! That bastard must die!" Well, it turns out that Long Xi underestimated the Dragon Clan's vengeful nature. This kid didn't care at all whether Uvasa returned or not; he only cared whether the guy was dead or not, and if he wasn't, he wanted to kill him for revenge!

"He's probably already escaped! What are you going to do? You can't catch him in your current state!" Maple Forest Orchid poured cold water on his enthusiasm. After all, Uvasa detonated the War Cloud to save himself. If he really wanted to die together with them, he could have shown himself to continue drawing their attention and reducing the power of the War Cloud, instead of hiding and dodging! How could someone who was willing to detonate his own source of power and run away stay here to continue feeding the Kingdom of Lagrang?

As it turned out, Maple Forest Orchid was right. Uvasa did indeed take advantage of the moment of the explosion to forcefully escape into the void, but he didn't go far. After all, he wanted to see how powerful his all-out attack was. However, the result did not disappoint him. Even a sixth-tier dragon knight was severely injured. Although the damage to the dragon was not high, considering the dragon's disgusting magic immunity, being able to turn a young pure-blooded dragon into a worm was enough for him to be proud of!

"Unfortunately... the distance is still too far..." Uvasa, after glancing again at Maple Forest Orchid, busy rescuing people, and the disheveled Long Xi, immediately abandoned any thoughts of rebirth. He only lamented that he hadn't taken a Dragon Knight Commander with him; after all, going out now would be foolish! The Dragon Knight Commander who was most effective against him seemed perfectly fine! Uvasa had no desire to be tortured by the Holy Cross Slash, so fleeing was the only option!

The main reason Maple Forest Orchid wasn't as severely injured as Caslo was because of his status as a paladin. Evil power is countered by holy power, and his dragon is a Holy Light Dragon! This elemental advantage meant he didn't suffer much elemental damage; only the shockwave took its toll on both of them! At least he didn't have his protective dragon power completely broken like Caslo…

I'm back! Family, I'm alive!