Chapter 872 - 573: Furious "Moonlight" and "Dragon Plague
Chapter 872: Chapter 573: Furious "Moonlight" and "Dragon Plague
Moonlight’s slender dragon neck reared high, and its two spiral silver horns radiated an unprecedented, dazzling light.
The light between heaven and earth suddenly dimmed. Even though it was broad daylight, the massive phantom of a silver full moon eerily surfaced in the sky. That full moon was cold and lonely, carrying a deathly aura capable of burying all things. A terrifying surge of Magic Power, so intense that even Austin Sage gave it a sidelong glance, condensed within Moonlight’s mouth.
This was the bloodline Forbidden Spell it had awakened after advancing to the Catastrophe Level.
"Catastrophe Level Forbidden Spell - Galactic Descent!"
"ROAR!"
A clear, passionate dragon’s roar echoed through the clouds. As Moonlight’s voice fell, the colossal full moon phantom in the sky shattered with a BOOM. Countless specks of silver light, like liquefied moonlight, converged into a surging, roaring silver celestial river. The celestial river rolled backward, cascading down from the highest heavens! With a desolate, despair-inducing magnificence, it completely submerged Garrosh.
There was no sound of an explosion. There was no screaming. There was only a spine-chilling sound of melting.
Wherever the silver celestial river washed over, space itself was peeled away layer by layer. Garrosh’s body, his Armor, his Great Sword, and even the ground and rocks beneath him melted under this Power, subjected to Decomposition into the most minuscule particles.
As the light dispersed, only a bottomless canyon remained on the ground. The cut of the canyon was smooth as a mirror, exuding a faint silver glow. As for that imperious Empire Marquis and Catastrophe Level powerhouse, Garrosh, he had completely vanished from this world without leaving even a single speck of ash behind.
Deathly silence fell over the battlefield. The remaining soldiers of the Iron Thorns Legion stared blankly at the terrifying canyon, their Weapons dropping to the ground with a loud CLANG. They had entirely lost the courage to resist, left with nothing but trembling stemming from the very depths of their souls.
In the sky, Moonlight’s figure rapidly shrank. It transformed back into that completely innocent-looking big white cat, landing nimbly on Raylo’s shoulder. Raylo patted its head, shifting his gaze toward the massive cage in the center of the battlefield.
Raylo descended from the sky and walked up to the prison cart. He swung the Divine Weapon Broken Flow, severing the rune-carved iron cage and its chains. The broken chains smashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust mixed with bloody water. Raylo sheathed his blade, his black eyes calmly watching the Giant Beast inside the cage.
"Roar..." The Blue Dragon in the cage raised its head weakly.
"It’s alright now," Raylo said, reaching out a hand in an attempt to comfort the startled Giant Beast.
However, the very instant his hand was about to touch the Blue Dragon’s head, the originally dying Blue Dragon’s body convulsed violently. The sanity in its murky, slit-like pupils was instantly swallowed by a demonic, purplish-black light.
"ROAR!"
A shrill roar exploded from the depths of its throat. It was not a dragon’s roar; rather, it sounded more like a wild beast’s dying Wailing. Ignoring the severed chains still lodged in its shoulders, the Blue Dragon suddenly reared its head, opened its mangled, bloody maw, and viciously bit at Raylo’s arm! Its teeth dripped with purplish-black saliva, emitting a nauseatingly sweet and metallic scent. That was poison—a lethal poison capable of corroding gold and iron.
"Hmph."
A soft grunt echoed, as profound and awakening as a resounding morning bell. A hand reached out from the void and lightly pressed against the Blue Dragon’s hideous head. Austin Sage had appeared beside Raylo at some unknown point.
HUM.
A milky-white halo, as gentle as the warm sun in early winter, instantly rippled outward with the Sage’s palm at the center. Wherever the halo passed, the violent air was instantly pacified, and the Blue Dragon’s frenzied movements froze in midair.
SIZZLE...
The white light seeped into the Blue Dragon’s body, and wisps of black smoke began to emanate from the surface of its skin. As if possessing a life of their own, the black smoke desperately tried to drill back into the Blue Dragon’s flesh. However, they were driven out of the Blue Dragon’s body by the energy injected by Austin Sage, ultimately dissipating into the air.
The purplish-black color in the Blue Dragon’s eyes rapidly receded, replaced by exhaustion and bewilderment.
"Whimper..." Its massive body collapsed softly to the ground, emitting a mournful cry from its throat.
Lightning landed nearby. It leaned its giant dragon head over and nudged it gently, whimpering in a low voice as if offering comfort. Crouched on Raylo’s shoulder, Moonlight also couldn’t help but let out a soft howl.
Only Coal Ball was the exception. The little guy was completely immune to such sentimental scenes. It was busy weaving back and forth across the battlefield, its shadowy figure moving like a phantom as it swept up all the valuable loot.
Raylo ignored the little money-grubber, his gaze lingering on the Blue Dragon. "Sage, what is this..."
"It is troublesome." Austin Sage crouched down and dabbed his finger in a bit of the purplish-black blood flowing from the Blue Dragon’s wound.
HISS!
The moment the blood left its body, it instantly boiled and turned into a cloud of purple mist, attempting to coil around the Sage’s finger.
A spark of Mars lit up at the Sage’s fingertips, burning the mist completely clean. His brows furrowed in a rare display of worry, and a heavy solemnity surfaced on his heavily wrinkled face.
"This is no ordinary poison," Austin said as he stood up. He took out a pristine white handkerchief from his breast pocket, wiped his hands, and casually tossed it aside. Before the handkerchief could even touch the ground, it turned to ash in midair. "This is the ’Dragon Plague’."
"Dragon Plague?" Raylo’s heart skipped a beat.
"An Alchemy Poison recorded only in ancient texts, or rather, a Curse targeting the Dragon Race bloodline," Austin’s voice turned somewhat cold. "It infects a Giant Dragon’s nervous system, driving them into a state of frenzy and hallucinations. They will attack any living creature they see. Finally, in extreme agony, they will die watching their own flesh rot and fall off piece by piece."
Raylo’s eyes narrowed. He had previously received information about the "Dragon Plague Potion" from the system’s intelligence network, but he hadn’t expected the Light Holy See to successfully develop it so quickly.
"An Alchemy Potion targeting the Dragon Race?"
"Exactly," Austin said, looking down at the slightly twitching Blue Dragon on the ground. "The recipe for this thing should have been lost a thousand years ago. It is far too malicious and dangerous. If it were to break out among a flock of dragons, it would be an apocalyptic disaster.
"This Little Blue Dragon is deeply poisoned. Although I have temporarily suppressed the toxicity, completely eradicating it will require a massive amount of time and a Potion specifically tailored against this ’Dragon Plague’. The conditions here are insufficient."
"What do we do then?" Raylo asked.
"Send it back to Mage City," Austin Sage decided without hesitation. "Let Delin and the others hurry up and study it to see if they can find a way to break this ’Dragon Plague Potion’. The Giant Dragons are our allies now. If this Potion is used on a large scale and the plague spreads, it will be a devastating catastrophe for the Dragon Race."
He stomped his foot, and a Space Array lit up beneath him, swirling with silver-white Magic light. Then, a few seconds later, a massive spatial vortex hundreds of meters wide slowly formed beneath the Blue Dragon.
"Go." Austin gently waved his hand.
A translucent Energy Avatar stepped out of his body, taking the heavily injured Blue Dragon with it as they slowly sank into the spatial vortex.
"My Avatar will take it to handle this matter!"
Watching the Blue Dragon’s figure disappear into the vortex, Raylo finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Sage."
Watching the spatial vortex slowly close, Austin said, "We can head into the depths of the Sunset Forest now. That Abyssal Demon King must be getting impatient."
By this time, Coal Ball had finally finished cleaning up the battlefield. Pushing out its round little belly, it contentedly teleported back onto Raylo’s shoulder.