Chapter 186: Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon (Third update, added for 12,000 recommendation votes)

This is a Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon over six meters long, with a sturdy physique and a body wrapped in a thick layer of fire-red armor, possessing astonishing strength and defense; its agile and powerful limbs support its massive body, and its eyes are red, like a pair of brilliant rubies, flashing with a hint of brutality from time to time, bringing a sense of oppression to others.

At the first moment, Li Zhangsheng obtained its data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon (Growth Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Upper Rank 2

【Spirit Beast Species】: Low-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Mid-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Red Dragon (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Fire Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Water

The Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon belongs to the medium Exotic Beast category; it is a type of Sub-Dragon that possesses a certain Red Dragon bloodline, and it can possess an Elite realm as soon as it reaches adulthood.

Although the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon only has Mid-grade quality, it possesses a Low-level Commander species, and coupled with the advantages of a medium Exotic Beast, this is why it could become Zhao Shuyi's Blood Contract.

From the perspective of cost-effectiveness, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon is not a bit worse than a Superior Quality Horse, and even has a slight advantage; its status as a medium Exotic Beast makes its value rise significantly, and its value is not a bit worse than the latter.

Compared with Kailan, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's realm clearly occupies more of an advantage, and it also restrains her in terms of attributes, while Kailan only has a quality advantage; furthermore, most of her skills are auxiliary skills, so it can be said that the chances of winning are very low.

"Flame Pillar!" Zhao Shuyi chose to strike first.

Roar~

The Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon let out a roar, its mouth opened wide, and countless fire-red light spots gathered rapidly, finally spraying out a Flame Pillar as thick as a water bucket.

Although the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon mainly relies on close-quarters combat, it also possesses a certain amount of long-range offensive capability.

"Dodge, use Hypnosis Powder!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, Kailan flapped her wings, which were as thin as cicada wings, at high speed; her speed was very fast, and she easily dodged the Flame Pillar, turning instead to condense countless yellow powders, which drifted toward the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon.

"Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon, use Flame Charge!"

Just at this moment, Zhao Shuyi issued an order again; the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's whole body shook, and a large expanse of flames suddenly appeared on its body surface; propelled by the flames, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's speed increased significantly, and it launched a charge toward Kailan.

As soon as the yellow powder came into contact with the flames, it was instantly burned to nothing, and it could not produce any effect on the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon at all.

The Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's charging momentum was extremely strong, and in the blink of an eye, it greatly closed the distance between it and Kailan.

Kailan's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly cast Burrowing Vine; this was also her skill with the shortest cooldown, and under her constant practice, she only needed half a minute to cast Burrowing Vine once.

In an instant, several vines as thick as an adult's arm drilled out from the ground, binding the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's forelimbs with lightning speed.

Unfortunately, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon is not a Horse; although it is clumsy and its speed is not as good as a Horse, its impact force is far greater, especially since its body surface was also covered with a layer of flames, which directly caused the vines to be forcibly torn into two pieces under the dual blow of immense force and flames the moment they bound it.

Even so, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's charging momentum was affected to some extent; it stumbled under its feet, and its charging momentum dropped a lot.

Bang~

Kailan did not have time to dodge; the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon had already rushed in front of her and hit her head-on, sending her flying.

The moment the two made contact, the flames on the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's body surface erupted with a boom, venting toward the surroundings; Kailan was attacked by the flames, could not help but let out a painful sound, and finally fell heavily to the ground.

"Kailan, are you alright!" Li Zhangsheng's nervous voice rang out; he treasured Kailan dearly and was terrified that she might get bumped or bruised, let alone be hit head-on by the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon.

"I... am fine!" Kailan bit her silver teeth, a look of determination appearing on her beautiful face, and she used her hands to push hard against the ground, standing up tremblingly; she knew very well how important this battle was to Li Zhangsheng.

Looking at Kailan's appearance, it would be a lie to say that Li Zhangsheng was not moved, but he did not say anything, and could only do his best to create the best conditions for her to repay her persistence.

"Very good, use Leaf Blade Slash!"

Before the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon could launch another charge, Kailan, who had climbed up from the ground, was wrapped in rich green energy; under her fine and meticulous control, this energy turned into leaf-blade shapes and slashed toward the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon.

"Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon, use Juan Suo!"

Along with Zhao Shuyi's voice, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon curled its body up, and all the exposed parts were covered by red scales.

Bang~

The Leaf Blade Slash slashed fiercely onto the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's scales, and countless sparks flew; the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's muffled sound of pain rang out; although its scale defense was strong, it ultimately did not completely neutralize the Leaf Blade Slash, and in the end, it was still broken by the Leaf Blade Slash, exposing tender flesh.

Unfortunately, under the resistance of the scales, the power of the Leaf Blade Slash was ultimately neutralized a lot, and it could only cut a wound three feet long and one inch deep.

Roar~

The Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's roar rang out, its eyes became even redder, and it took heavy steps to launch a charge toward Kailan.

Without the propulsion of flames, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's speed dropped significantly, and Kailan used her speed advantage to easily dodge its collision.

Forest Field!

Kailan did not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack; this time she cast a field-type skill to amplify her advantages.

In the sky, Kailan radiated a strong green brilliance, as if she had turned into a small green Sun; under the illumination of the green light, the field suddenly underwent a huge change.

Like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, saplings drilled out from the ground; these saplings began to grow at a very fast speed, and in the time of one or two breaths, they turned into small trees two meters high.

Although the trees were small, they were quite dense, which could effectively curb the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon's charging momentum, and at the same time, it also greatly increased the power of Kailan's grass-type skills.

In addition, every short period of time, the small trees would release green light spots; these light spots gathered into a group and automatically flew into Kailan's body, restoring her physical strength and injuries to a certain extent.

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~

The earth was shaking; the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon knocked down the small trees one by one while opening its big mouth, spraying out a scorching Flame Pillar again.

Kailan's figure flashed, using a rockery to block the Flame Pillar.

Boom~ Rumble~

The rockery first shook, and then shattered with a boom; it was the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon that had barbarically smashed the rockery with a head-on collision.

Countless flying stones shot out; Kailan dodged the flying stones one by one, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon approached Kailan again.

"It's over, give her the final Fireball!" Zhao Shuyi had the air of pointing out the landscape, revealing a victorious smile.

On the ground, the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon continued to approach Kailan while opening its big mouth; countless fire-red light spots gathered, and it looked like it was about to turn into a fireball the size of a water vat.

While the Red-Armored Burrowing Dragon was condensing the Fireball, Li Zhangsheng pulled out a meaningful smile; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

Seeing this smile, Zhao Shuyi subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but it was too late to change it now.

"Now, Burrowing Vine!" At the moment the Red-Armored Earth Dragon opened its mouth, Li Zhangsheng spared no effort in consuming a large amount of Mental Power, using his mental connection to instantly transmit his thoughts to Kailan.

Consequently, before the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's Fireball could fully condense, several vines, each seven or eight centimeters thick, bound the running Red-Armored Earth Dragon's forelimbs; due to the influence of the Forest Field, the power of the Burrowing Vine was significantly enhanced.

Boom—

A dull sound rang out; even though the Red-Armored Earth Dragon possessed immense strength, it could not instantly snap the reinforced Burrowing Vine, so it performed a backflip and fell heavily to the ground.

Boom—

Misfortunes never come singly; due to its body losing balance, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon closed its mouth, and thus the Fireball that was about to be spat out ended up exploding inside its oral cavity.

In this explosion, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's mouth expanded violently, its eyes widened, a scent mixed with the smell of roasted meat permeated the air, and blood mixed with teeth flowed from its mouth.

Moo—

The Red-Armored Earth Dragon let out a miserable cry, but because its tongue was severely injured and its teeth were leaking air, its cry turned into a sound similar to a cow's, giving people a comical feeling.

If the Red-Armored Earth Dragon were not of the Fire Element, it would have lost its combat ability from this internal explosion alone.

Paralysis Powder!

Kailan executed the essence of combat—striking while the enemy is down—very well; she flapped her transparent wings, countless white powders formed, and under the blowing of a light breeze, they swept toward the Red-Armored Earth Dragon lying on the ground.

"Red-Armored Earth Dragon, stand up quickly!"

No matter how Zhao Shuyi shouted, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon still lay on the ground; it still had combat ability, but its thinking was affected by the pain.

"Damn it, Bloodthirsty Technique!" Zhao Shuyi felt very helpless and hurriedly cast a Spirit Secret Law.

The Bloodthirsty Technique can enhance attack power and significantly weaken the sensation of pain, making it most suitable for the current Red-Armored Earth Dragon.

However, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon was, after all, an Upper Rank Demon Pet, and it required a large amount of Mental Power for Zhao Shuyi to cast the Bloodthirsty Technique on it.

In an instant, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's red eyes turned blood-red, as if blood light were about to shoot out from them; it stood up from the ground abruptly, ignored the drifting Paralysis Powder, and continued to charge toward Kailan.

Whether it was Paralysis Powder or Hypnosis Powder, a certain amount of time was needed for them to take effect, not to mention that the Red-Armored Earth Dragon was also under the influence of the Bloodthirsty Technique.

"Red-Armored Earth Dragon, Fire Charge!"

As soon as Zhao Shuyi finished speaking, large patches of flames suddenly appeared on the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's body, its charging momentum increased significantly, and it launched a charge toward Kailan, who was several meters away.

The distance between the two was too close, Kailan lost the space to dodge, and she did not have any rare displacement skills; in this situation, Kailan did not use passive defense because she knew very well that it was useless.

At this time, Leaf Blade Slash was still in its cooldown period, so Kailan attempted to cast Green Leaf Storm.

She had tried this move many times, but never once had she succeeded; at this critical juncture, it was also her last chance to defeat the Red-Armored Earth Dragon, which stimulated her potential.

In an instant, Kailan condensed Wood Energy at the fastest frequency, and at the same time, under her fine-tuned control, more than ten energy leaves shimmering with green light appeared instantly, followed by another ten-plus leaves; by the time the Red-Armored Earth Dragon charged in front of her, dozens of palm-sized energy leaves transformed into a Green Leaf Storm, sweeping toward the Red-Armored Earth Dragon that had charged in front of her.

Due to the power bonus of the Forest Field, the power of the Green Leaf Storm greatly increased; even though the Red-Armored Earth Dragon possessed an elemental advantage, it could still cause it a large amount of damage.

Boom—

The scorching flames erupted with a bang and collided with the large number of energy leaves; countless energy leaves cut into the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's massive body before dissipating.

Ssh— Ssh— Ssh—

The power of the Green Leaf Storm was already extremely strong, and coupled with the power bonus of the Forest Field, it exerted an unbelievable force; every energy leaf could cut a foot-long wound on the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's body, creating a scene like death by a thousand cuts, making one's scalp tingle.

Even with the blessing of the Bloodthirsty Technique, the Red-Armored Earth Dragon still felt unbearable pain, but it still endured the pain and used all its strength to knock Kailan flying.

"Kailan!" Li Zhangsheng exclaimed; at this moment, he didn't care about anything else, hurriedly jumped from the stone pier into the field, and immediately picked Kailan up.

Kailan had already been severely injured and was relying entirely on willpower to hold on; now that she had been hit by the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's Fire Charge, Li Zhangsheng was truly afraid that she would meet with a mishap.

"Changsheng, did I win?" Kailan looked weakly at the face that was close at hand.

Li Zhangsheng didn't even look at the Red-Armored Earth Dragon and hurriedly said, "You won!"

"That's good, I feel very happy to be able to help you!" Kailan revealed a weak smile.

"You rest well first, leave the rest to your companions; I believe they won't let you down, Sunlight Meow!"

Meow—

Sunlight Meow shone brightly all over, and symbols flashing with light surrounded Kailan, merging into Kailan's body like flowing light and disappearing.

This was Healing Prayer, which possessed a powerful effect for treating injuries.

"Contestant Li Zhangsheng, please return to your position immediately!" At this time, the referee warned Li Zhangsheng; he had seen this kind of thing many times, as Monster Tamers and Demon Pets naturally developed deep feelings after spending a long time together.

Li Zhangsheng nodded and returned to the stone pier while holding Kailan.

In a short time, Kailan's condition had recovered a lot, but Li Zhangsheng still fed her some Life Water to speed up her recovery.

On the other side, Zhao Shuyi had a gloomy face; originally, she had controlled the situation on the field and victory was only a matter of time, but who knew that the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, and in the end, both the Red-Armored Earth Dragon and Kailan lost their combat ability.

In the spectator stands, Luo Jie slapped the Thousand Mechanism Fan against his hand and said to Zhang Yi beside him, "Zhao Shuyi only has one spot left; it seems she can only choose the Top-Grade Three-Tailed Snow Fox!"

Zhang Yi had already regained his calm and sighed, "It's truly unexpected; Brother Li's Forest Elf actually managed to take down two of them. I wonder if he can defeat Zhao Shuyi's Top-Grade Three-Tailed Snow Fox!"

"It's hard to say; Brother Li's Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger is strong, but it seems it hasn't reached the Upper Realm yet! It's out, eh, it's not the Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger, what came out is a big bird; strange, I always feel it's a bit familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before?"

Luo Jie first appeared a bit worried, but when he saw Li Zhangsheng's second Demon Pet, he always felt something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)