Chapter 665: Luring the Monsters, Disheveled

After casting Holy Light Armor on all three of them, Anbulier gave one final reminder:

"This armor made of holy radiance can withstand fatal damage, but do not rely on it too much. I am not certain if it can hold up against a dragon's attack, so try to dodge or parry as much as possible!"

Xia Duo knew the Bishop was primarily speaking to Buloutuo; as a Spellcaster, while he might be able to take a few hits, by the time he had to use his own body to tank a dragon, he would essentially be at his wit's end.

Buloutuo tapped his shield with his hammer to signal he understood, then began to stretch his limbs, familiarizing himself one last time with his physical state under the various buffs.

When the three had discussed the dragon-slaying matter earlier, they had rehearsed similar scenarios, the most important part being to adapt to the various buff spells to avoid performance errors caused by unfamiliarity.

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Xia Duo used pre-prepared Magic Scrolls to buff Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier with states such as physical enhancement, energy absorption, energy resistance, Force Shield, as well as flight and teleportation.

Flight was, of course, not intended for them to fight the dragon while flying, but to handle displacement needs in special situations; regardless of whether it was used, having it was critical.

As for teleportation, that was the spell 【Teleportation Mark】, a pre-cast spell created by Xia Duo. Its effect was similar to linking a target and a teleportation point with an elastic cord; as long as the target stopped "resisting," they would be instantly "pulled" back, without the target needing any spellcasting ability.

The only drawback was that when cast on others, it could maintain at most one teleportation point, and even when used on himself, there were only five points at most, and they had to be placed in advance.

This was an emergency retreat, so they wouldn't necessarily have to fight the dragon to the death.

……

Aside from conjuring a Holy Light Armor, Bishop Anbulier provided standard Holy Power buffs, mainly leaning toward protection, whether on the physical energy level or the mental level.

Only Buloutuo could not provide any special buffs, or rather, he could only use them on himself. With the help of that hammer weapon, Buloutuo triggered wisps of lightning energy to coil around his body, even spreading to his shield, occasionally emitting crackling lightning sounds.

At the same time, he transformed himself into a state similar to metal, looking full of power.

Everything was ready, and Xia Duo finally cast Invisibility on the three-man dragon-slaying team, then they flew together toward the dragon's direction; during the flight, Xia Duo gradually fell behind.

Because while flying, he was also casting spells, summoning a giant ball of light that slowly rose toward the sky.

It was like a giant flare!

Although Xia Duo and Buloutuo both possessed Darkvision, they were not dark creatures after all, and the night was ultimately not as convenient as light, not to mention there was still Bishop Anbulier!

The distant ball of light did not attract the dragon's attention; even when Xia Duo began to raise a second ball of light, the dragon showed no movement at all.

Only when Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier in front approached to a certain distance did the green dragon, which had been lying under the tree with its body curled up, immediately stretch out and turn its head toward the two:

"Roar—" *2

Not just this one, another green dragon that had coiled its body around another large tree was also startled. It first let out a low roar, then spread its wings and flew straight toward the two without the slightest hesitation, as if their invisibility did not exist at all.

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Although he was not on the front line facing the dragon directly, Xia Duo still subconsciously tightened his grip on the 【Pioneer Scepter】 in his left hand.

Although he could not feel Dragon Fear in the literal sense, the scene of such a behemoth spreading its wings and flying over still had a quite intense visual impact.

This kind of might was not something the 【Pioneer Scepter】 could grant immunity to!

If his own feelings were so intense, what about Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier, who were facing the dragon directly and resisting the Dragon Fear? Xia Duo could not help but worry about the state of the two in front.

Fortunately, there was no situation where the two lost their will to fight. According to the predetermined plan, the two, who hadn't flown very high to begin with, quickly descended toward the ground, preparing to engage.

At the same time, the green dragon that had been resting under the tree also flew over, one after the other with the one previously coiled on the tree, aiming directly at Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier.

Of course, perhaps also at Xia Duo.

It was just that Xia Duo had fallen behind; as long as these two dragons were confirmed to have lost their sanity due to the influence of the Dragon Madness Mythallar, they shouldn't come after him before dealing with Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier.

According to the predetermined plan, Xia Duo approached to a certain distance and then stopped, instead finding a position where he could see both of them, released his Flying Sword, and waited quietly.

In the front, after Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier landed, they immediately separated in two completely opposite directions. The speed of their separation was neither fast nor slow, seemingly waiting for the second dragon's reaction.

When the dragon behind did not follow the one in front to pursue the same target, the speed at which Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier separated immediately increased significantly, while simultaneously using the trees in the forest to try to delay the dragon's approach.

But one flying and one running, how long could they delay? Soon, the two dragons approached Buloutuo and Bishop Anbulier respectively, and once they landed, they began to chase through the forest at a speed far exceeding the two.

Buloutuo had experience in dragon-slaying and naturally knew that even if a dragon walked on foot, it was faster than a human or a Dwarf. At this time, just running was useless; one had to maneuver and dodge, relying on the advantage of being small to slowly circle with the dragon while looking for opportunities to counterattack.

However, for Bishop Anbulier, even though he had some mental preparation beforehand, when he heard a gust of wind approaching, followed by a tremor on the ground, and then a behemoth with agility exceeding its size quickly pounced over in his Perception, he was caught off guard.

Apart from the sound of wind brought by the dragon's form and some low hissing roars, there was no other sound.

At this moment, Anbulier actually had the strange thought that "the dragon is like a leopard."

But the situation did not allow him to let his mind wander. Just hearing a sharp gust of wind pass by his ear again, Anbulier subconsciously rolled to the left side of the ground. A huge, sharp dragon claw slammed heavily into the position where he had just been, tearing a large amount of debris from the roots of a large tree near that spot.

With the help of the light emitted by the three light orbs floating in the sky, Anbulier observed the dragon's appearance at such close range for the first time, and could even see the fine textures on the dragon's scales very clearly.

"Thump—"

Anbulier rolled again, looking quite disheveled. At this moment, he even regretted wearing armor to come here. Facing a legendary creature like a dragon, what use was wearing armor? Could it really withstand a dragon's attack?

Of course, if he didn't have armor, Anbulier wouldn't dare to get so close to the dragon. Although the armor on his body was bulky, it was high-quality protective gear made of Adamantine and also supplemented with magical protective power.

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Unlike Bishop Anbulier, who could only dodge in a disheveled manner, the Dwarf Buloutuo appeared very composed. His short legs could burst out with instantaneous speed that was not at all inferior to the dragon.

Although he would occasionally roll on the ground, the Dwarf's center of gravity was low. Even if Buloutuo rolled to dodge the dragon's attack, he would roll and stand up the next moment, just like a round sphere, very agile!