Chapter 40

Mute Wind Town, Adventurer's Guild Branch.

Mirabel burst into the Guildmaster's office.

Oberon glanced disapprovingly at his own Head of Intelligence and scolded:

"Not even knocking, rushing in like this—what is the meaning of it?"

"It's... it's bad," Mirabel panted, speaking in broken gasps, "The detection crystal... detected... intense magic..."

"Detected intense magic resonance?"

Seeing Mirabel completely out of breath, Oberon simply finished her sentence for her.

"So the Magic Tide just erupted two days early. No need to make a fuss."

The current Oberon looked as if he had everything under control, showing none of the anxiety he had felt upon first learning of the Magic Tide.

The two cities surrounding Mute Wind Town—Fish Sail Harbor and Norwid—had both agreed to send troops to suppress the Magic Tide.

By calculation, they could arrive at Mute Wind Town in just two or three days.

The Magic Tide has always started weak and grown stronger; even if it erupts now, the pressure in the first few days won't be too great.

He had recruited a large number of adventurers in advance to handle the monsters emerging in the first few days; that should be more than enough.

By the time the Magic Tide developed to a point where the adventurers could no longer cope, the army should already have arrived.

So, there was absolutely no need to panic.

Looking at Mirabel's state, she still lacked experience.

Oberon, looking disappointed in Mirabel, shook his head slightly.

He elegantly lifted the small cup from the table and took a sip of Moon Wine produced in the Archipelago.

However, Mirabel seemed not to have finished speaking and continued:

"No... not just magic resonance... there is also resonance!"

"Cough—cough!"

He spat out the wine he had just drunk and reflexively refuted:

"Impossible! If another dungeon erupts with a Magic Tide, the Headquarters would never fail to notify me!"

"It's not a dungeon within the United Kingdom," Mirabel finally caught her breath and said urgently, "It's the Dragon Cliff Dungeon over in the Hermit Empire!"

!!!

The Dragon Cliff Dungeon, one of the six major dungeons in this world, located at the northernmost edge of the Hermit Empire, near the wasteland.

The monsters inside are primarily Dragon Beasts, with a strength far exceeding that of the Amethyst Dungeon.

And the so-called resonance refers to the situation where two dungeons erupting with a Magic Tide at the same time will have their internal spaces connect.

Under such circumstances, the claim that "the Magic Tide's strength is not high in the first few days" no longer applies.

Because your first floor might connect directly to the deep zones on the other side.

As for the other dangers of resonance, they depend on the object of the resonance.

Resonating this time with the Dragon Cliff Dungeon, whose strength far exceeds that of the Amethyst Dungeon, is clearly the very dangerous kind.

"But... but how is this possible? This spans more than half the continent!" Oberon still refused to accept it.

"Branch Master!

Dungeon resonance has nothing to do with distance; what matters now is to think of a solution quickly!

Relying solely on adventurers who haven't made corresponding preparations, they will collapse at the first encounter with Dragon Beasts!"

Mirabel raised her tone, looking as if she had gone frantic.

If the Magic Tide truly destroyed Mute Wind Town, neither she nor Oberon would come out well.

"You, you go and send all the Guild's forces over there.

Have the Logistics Department take out all the items for dealing with Dragon-kind and send them all to the main gate!

I will contact the troops immediately and have them speed up their journey."

Mirabel nodded and was about to leave when Oberon suddenly grabbed her.

"By the way, do not publicize the matter of the resonance; just make sure our people have their items ready."

"..."

Mirabel looked at Oberon, a hint of fear appearing in her eyes.

She understood that Oberon did this to prevent the adventurers from "retreating out of fear of the difficulty."

For the moment, it seemed like the correct choice.

But... so ruthless!

The adventurers, completely unaware, facing the sudden Magic Tide, would undoubtedly suffer heavy casualties.

Oberon intends to use their lives to hold back this Magic Tide...

————

"Burst out of the dungeon... destruction..."

Get out!

He banished the vague voice that suddenly appeared in his mind.

Is that what affects the dungeon monsters?

The voice was quite magnetic.

But it seemed to have no effect on him.

Compared to that voice, the monster appearing on the fifth floor made Lin Jun more uneasy.

A Dragon!

Are you kidding me?

When that head fully emerged from the rift, Lin Jun's entire mushroom army collapsed in panic.

There are actually dragons in the Deep Zone?

How did I not know that?

As the "dragon" body appeared... Lin Jun actually breathed a sigh of relief.

This is not a dragon!

It is a four-legged monster, dragon-like but not a dragon.

He pulled up the panel, which also displayed its identity.

【Race: Dragon Beast - Blade-Tail Whip Dragon】

【Level: LV42】

Dragon Beast, a quite large classification.

Any monster with even a trace of dragon bloodline can be categorized into it.

I thought it was a true dragon; that startled me.

However, even a Dragon Beast is not weak; just the scales on its body provide LV5 magic resistance.

My mushroom cannons would have their effect significantly weakened when hitting it.

So, what will this Dragon Beast do?

Attack me?

Or rush straight for the Upper Layer?

He saw the Blade-Tail Whip Dragon's tail extend segment by segment, its dark red scales slightly raising, and the bone blades on both sides fully extending outward.

When all the bone segments fully unfolded, that tail actually stretched from its original 2 meters to a blood-red whip of about 10 meters.

It twisted its hips, and the long whip, whistling with the wind, lashed toward the Puji.

Fortunately, Lin Jun had prepared in advance.

【Rapid Launch LV5】

The Puji leaped backward in unison, dodging this tail-whip strike.

No wonder it is called the Blade-Tail Whip Dragon; the name is indeed very fitting.

But as expected, we still have to fight!

As soon as the Blade-Tail Whip Dragon's tail finished one swing, the Puji's mushroom cannons landed on its body.

Its five-meter-long massive size made it almost impossible for the Puji to miss.

Over a hundred mushroom cannons bombarded its body; even with its high-resistance scales, the Blade-Tail Whip Dragon was blown half to bloody pieces and could only whimper incessantly while dying.

To be honest, Lin Jun does not lack firepower.

Compared to this, those two agile-type orcs of similar level were much harder to deal with.

However, there is nothing to be proud of, because this is obviously just the beginning.

Two Dragon Beasts of different breeds rushed out of the rift.

One of them even had wings; the moment it emerged, it soared into the mid-air.

Judging by that speed, it is the agile type that Lin Jun hates...

As monsters continued to pour out of the rift, the battle quickly entered a heated phase.

And this is only the entrance, which was prepared for.

The other side, where only 30 Puji guarded the rift, was in a miserable state.

A two-headed Dragon Beast crawled out; the Puji tried to attack, but their mushroom cannons were neutralized by the flames it spat out.

Two Puji standing closer were roasted on the spot.

As expected, it cannot be held...

Suddenly, a black shadow swept out of the rift again, circled once in the air, and then dove down fiercely...

It landed on the back of the two-headed Dragon Beast.

Two claws suddenly clamped onto the Dragon Beast's two necks; the knuckles directly crushed the scales on the necks, and a large amount of fresh blood seeped between the claws.

Then, the sharp claws pulled the Dragon Beast's necks upward; no matter how the two-headed dragon twisted and spat fire, it was useless, until finally, the two heads were ripped right off!

Too violent...

At this moment, Lin Jun finally got a clear look at this creature's appearance.

A humanoid body, yet wrapped in scales of a texture between cold iron and ink-black jade; folded dragon wings clung along the spine, and a huge tail dragged behind.

Beneath the scales densely covering its cheeks, one could discern a facial contour resembling a human's.

【Race: Dragonkin】

【Level: LV58】

The Dragonkin's nose twitched slightly, and its golden vertical pupils looked toward the Puji not far away.

Seeing the Puji's plump and soft bodies, it then looked down at the hard Dragon Beast head in its hand.

The two Dragon Beast heads were thrown to the ground like trash.

The next second, the Dragonkin had crossed a distance of over ten meters and grabbed a struggling Puji.

It opened its mouth, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and with great anticipation, took a huge bite—

(End of Chapter)