Ancient Dragon in Arknights

This guy doesn't care about the suppression of bloodline; all he sees is savagery and appetite. Any living thing is food to him!

Roar—The Deviljho opened its massive jaws and lunged at the Nergigante. Driven mad by rage, the Nergigante was unable to dodge, confident that its powerful body and spikes would not be intimidated by the intruder before it.

Faced with the Nergigante covered in black spikes, the Deviljho bit down without hesitation, its massive jaws, seemingly bottomless, firmly gripping the Nergigante's jaws.

The Nergigante had almost half its body bitten, but the spikes and shells growing all over its body prevented it from being swallowed up, giving it the ability to fight back.

The Deviljho also realized that this meal was not ordinary, but it knew that any creature that dared to resist would be subdued after a few smacks!

The Deviljho's massive body began to exert force, lifting up a Nergigante of similar size and slamming it down. And that wasn't all! The Deviljho even spun the Nergigante around on the ground!

Look at that place—almost all the rocks on the ground have been shattered and torn apart, with black spikes and rubble mixed together.

Is Nergigante dead?

No—on the contrary, its fighting spirit soared. Its original rage and newly awakened fighting spirit fueled its entire being, and this power converged in this single palm strike!

Boom! The once arrogant Deviljho suddenly seemed to be struck by a heavy hammer, its thick body being blasted to the ground at an unbelievable speed; this was the work of the Nergigante that it was biting.

The monster battle we're witnessing is something that happens occasionally in the ecosystem, but today's one is—initiated by humans.

"My God... to be thrown like that and still be able to unleash such power... Nergigante's power is terrifying."

"Even the Deviljho is no match for it... It seems impossible to expect it to defeat Nergigante."

"Isn't this to be expected?"

"In the end, we defeated it with our own hands."

Nesario and Azure Star bumped fists and laughed; their battle had only just begun.

Chapter 89 Annihilation Flash

The Deviljho escaped; it didn't have the same strength as the Nergigante, mainly because the difference in their physical abilities was too great.

If given enough time to hunt enough creatures and accumulate dragon-type power within its body, the Deviljho will be able to contend with the Nergigante.

To Nergigante, it's just a slightly larger piece of meat; it can be dealt with in a little time.

“Nesario, this guy is probably still angry. We need to calm him down.”

"what should I do?"

"...Over there, the crystals on top are very unstable; a little damage could probably knock them down."

"I'll lure it over."

Azure Star pointed upwards—the crystals at the top of the cave squeezed and collided with each other, creating a huge dome, with two shaky crystal pillars on top of the dome.

Even Nergigante cannot withstand the power of nature. With such a huge crystal pillar falling down, Nergigante would surely suffer serious injuries.

Azure Star swiftly ran towards the designated location, while Nesario once again accepted the mission of being lured.

This time, he didn't even attack Nergigante proactively. When he deactivated his cloaking mantle and revealed himself, a storm of spikes shot out. Neltharion rolled on the ground to dodge the dangerous attack, and Nergigante immediately charged.

"No matter how many times I do it, I still feel nervous and excited!"

The enormous dragon charged toward him, and Neltharion even considered charging headfirst into it to meet its attack—unfortunately, he was just a dragonkin, not a true dragon, otherwise he would surely have engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Nergigante today.

'Are you ready?'

Neltharion turned his head slightly and saw that Azure Star had prepared projectiles at the perfect angle—as long as Nergigante was guided over, it could be stunned!

"It's another life-or-death race... I hope I can hold on."

Neltharion dared not fight Nergigante any longer. At this moment, the creature was extremely excited—rage and post-battle excitement made Nergigante forget the pain. It was in an exceptionally good state, and even if another Elder Dragon came, it would not be able to defeat it!

Nergigante was quickly guided to the area beneath the crystal, and Azure Star seized the opportunity to fire her projectile—a shattered crystal was launched as ammunition, which struck the massive crystal and caused a small explosion.

The huge crystal pillar on the dome swayed for a moment, but did not fall—the impact was not strong enough!

The second attack was launched swiftly, but could it still be fast enough?! Nergigante moves very quickly; this trap is very likely to miss!

"I'll hold it back!"

Neltharion had been keeping a close eye on the situation on Azure Star, and the moment a problem arose, he stopped and began fighting—at least Nergigante wouldn't move from its position anymore.

Bloodstains stained the shattered armor, the exposed body glowed a scorching crimson, and lightning crackled around the weapons in his hands—a fight to the death! Neltharion faced off against Nergigante!

Faced with Nergigante's sudden downward slam of claws, Neltharion's body merely shifted slightly—in an instant, Nergigante's attack missed its mark, and the thorns growing from its forelimbs completely tore apart Neltharion's tattered Dragonslayer armor, scattering armor fragments all over the ground.

Having completed its final mission, Neltharion's body remained unharmed. Facing Nergigante's unguarded side, he suddenly paused, reversed his grip on his twin blades, and began to slash—lightning erupted alongside a whirlwind-like figure, and shards of thorns spurted out along with scalding blood.

Neltharion was stained with blood, and the smell of blood stimulated the ferocity of the Odogaron. He felt his heart pounding again, and a continuous stream of power surged from the depths of his chest.

"!"

Before the power of fervor could be experienced, the wounds of the mixed voice began to ache again. This was not a recurrence of an old injury, but rather a phantom pain from instinct.

Neltharion abruptly stopped and quickly retreated. In the instant he retreated, Nergigante slammed its body down, the thorns on its wings piercing the ground. If Neltharion hadn't dodged, even Azure Star wouldn't have been able to save him this time.

'Damn it! This guy guessed my moves!'

Neltharion thought he had escaped a disaster, but his instinctive sense of crisis had not subsided; his intuition was very accurate. After Nergigante pressed down and found that it had missed its target, it began to exert force with its lower limbs—its thorny wings rolled down on Neltharion like a city wall.

'I can't dodge it—!'

boom!

The massive crystal crashed down, the resulting dust obscuring Neltharion's thoughts.

Azure Star's second attack successfully shattered the crystal high above, and the massive crystal crashed down, striking Nergigante squarely.

"Phew...ha...it's over."

Nesario collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the pile of rubble in front of him—part of the black wing was still exposed, but the wing bones were broken.

The concealed Nergigante was silent, and it didn't make a sound even after more than ten seconds.

Azure Star put away his weapon, walked over to Nesario, and helped him up.

"It's over. The Nergigante hunt was a success."

"What a thrilling battle... To be able to hunt such a monster, you two are among the best even among hunters."

This time, the follower cat didn't admonish Neltharion to be modest, because their achievement was truly remarkable—hunting an extremely dangerous Elder Dragon with just the two of them. Such an ability would elicit gasps of astonishment in any hunter's camp.

"I wonder if Gu Long will also pass on his legacy to me..."

Nergigante is very strong, and its abilities are incredibly enviable.

Nesario is currently just a powerful warrior, but he can die after being severely injured, and he is not much different from the others in Terra. It would only take a little more time for the high-level combat forces of various countries to deal with him.

But once you have Nergigante's abilities—super regeneration, super physical strength, and even flight!

That super-powerful strike that came from the sky, Neltharion might be able to replicate!

"Roar..."

"!?"

Just as Azure Star was playing with the two Palicoes, Nesario suddenly heard a faint sound, followed by an unparalleled sense of crisis.

A cornered beast will fight to the death; a desperate gamble!

The Nergigante is still alive! And it has staked everything on the next moment!

"Get away!"

With a powerful push, Nesario sent Azure Star flying to the side, carrying two Palicoes. Judging from the height and distance she flew, she was going to crash hard.

But that was still better than this moment—the pile of rubble suddenly exploded, and the battered Nergigante burst out, now devoid of the majestic presence of an ancient dragon.

Chapter Ninety: Dead or Alive?

Some of the shattered thorns pierced into Nergigante's own body, its broken wings, its blood-stained tail, its twisted limbs, and even its remaining horn was broken off.

Poor Yilong—but even with his strength at its limit, he unleashed an unimaginable speed.

Neltharion's vision receded rapidly as he was being carried along by Nergigante—his entire left hand and part of his body were being bitten, and Nergigante was now carrying him toward the crystal not far away.

"You're planning to trade your life for mine?! Then come on!"

Nesario could have escaped by tearing off his own arm, but he had no intention of doing so—he endured the excruciating pain and grew a claw with his right hand, aiming it at the crimson dragon's eye in front of him.

The sharp claws easily pierced the transparent keratin covering the eyes, destroying Nergigante's eyeballs. Neltharion even continued to attack despite the sharp black spikes!

Sharp claws and black thorns pierced each other, ancient dragon blood bathed Neltharion's entire body, and the sharp black thorns even pierced his heart.

boom!

Nergigante crashed into the massive crystal pillar, the powerful impact piercing through the entire ground and Neltharion's body—the whole area collapsed, and Neltharion and Nergigante perished together.

......

"Ouch...that really hurts."

Nesario got out of bed and immediately lifted his clothes to take a look—good, there was still his familiar body under the clothes, with neither black spikes nor bleeding holes.

"Not being recruited into the Hall of Ten Thousand Dragons... means the ancient dragons cannot obtain their inheritance; or perhaps the Extinction Dragon never actually died?"

Neltharion recalled the battle—his last memory was of falling off a cliff with Nergigante, a massive crystal and rock crashing down, shattering them both.

I have a chance to start over, but Nergigante isn't so lucky.

"It's actually quite possible... That guy has incredible regenerative abilities; he might not even be dead yet."

Neltharion will assume for now that Nergigante is still alive, and he will definitely take its power when they meet again.

......

As soon as the sun rose, the students of the Royal Guard College of Victoria gathered on the playground.

The first-year students are the main characters; the older students who have gathered here are just watching the show. They've all experienced these things themselves, and now, watching from an outsider's perspective, they have a unique experience. Many of those who consider themselves somewhat cultured have already begun to lament the passage of time and the reluctance to let go of their youth.

"Now, let's announce the exercise details—the exercise will take place on the outskirts of Londinium. The F13-F19 city block will be the entire exercise area. Teams will be divided into classes. Of course, you can choose to form alliances—but the scores of allied teams will be recorded equally, and there are many ways to increase your score..."

Nesario summarized the key points: First, the location is inside Lontinim, but it is very remote.

This is not surprising, as Lentinium, as the capital of Victoria, receives a constant influx of resources, economic activity, and even population from all over the country.

It has been developing, and the expansion of urban blocks has never stopped; as new urban blocks are built, old ones are naturally demolished—the site of this exercise is an old block that is about to be demolished.

Let the students make a ruckus on it, and then dismantle it—an efficient use of resources.