Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1257 1229. The Stronger Nergigante
The Nergigante used itself as a projectile to drop from high in the sky. Lan and Wind had already experienced this tactic when they first saw it.

But this time, I don’t know if the power of the Annihilator is even stronger.

The height from which it fell from the air had greatly increased! Therefore, its power was completely different from before!
After being crushed, huge clouds of smoke and dust that were squeezed out from the cracks in the rocks filled the entire arena almost instantly!
The shattering of the rock strata still had not completely eliminated the impact force, and the violent force vibrated back and forth in the strata, directly causing a small-scale earthquake!

Amid the rumbling sounds of rocks breaking and moving, everything seemed to be shaking.

It's impossible to gain a foothold here.

Lan was fine. The moment he felt the familiar roar that came with pressure, he immediately squatted down, and the dragon scale leather gloves of Smaug's armor were directly poked into a small crack in the ground and locked onto it.

With Lan En's current strength and the hardness of his armor, he could easily expand the small rock crack enough to accommodate his fingers.

The stable center of gravity and fulcrum prevented Lan En from being shaken into the air like a ball of lint.

There was no sound either.

But at the other end of the arena.
Winder's response was also quick.

While the sound of the wind caused by the rapid fall of the Nergigante was still overhead, he had already realized what would happen next with his superior experience and knowledge.

But he didn't have the chance to do the same thing as Lan.

Because his hands had been tightly grasping the trigger rod of the [Dragon-Slaying Spear].

If you use the trigger rod as a fulcrum to stabilize yourself, then there is an 80% chance that the [Dragon-Slaying Spear] will be shot out directly!
When the two ancient dragons are confronting each other, if the other creatures present do not take any action, it is possible to watch an ancient dragon-level battle for territory.

Not to mention, the Flame Dragon King actually hadn't noticed their presence until now.

However, once the [Dragon-Slaying Spear] is fired, it is hard to say whether the subsequent ancient dragons will fight among themselves first, or kill the little creatures that want to hurt them first.

So Winder immediately overcame his subconscious instinctive reaction and let go of the trigger rod during the violent shock.

This also resulted in him having no foothold and being immediately blown away as the Nergigante hit the ground.

It was not until the huge noise of the Annihilus Dragon hitting the ground stopped that he was able to barely keep his balance.

But during this process, the sound of his armor colliding with rocks could still be heard.

After all, compared to the collision between rocks, this sound is very distinctive, enough for the ancient dragon to catch in the chaos.

"Whoo~"

A gust of wind suddenly blew away the expanding cloud of smoke and dust.

After flapping its wings, the Flame Dragon slightly retracted its back. At this time, its blue eyes no longer had the laziness and relaxation it had when eating gunpowder.

Like a majestic lion, he scanned the Nergigante that had fallen into the pit in front of him, and the hunters who had exposed their presence on the surrounding platforms.

It still regards the Nergigante as the target of highest alert. Compared to what happened just now, if Winder directly pulled the trigger lever of the [Dragon-Slaying Lance], he could have stabbed the [Dragon-Slaying Lance] directly into the bodies of the two ancient dragons.

This is already a relatively ideal situation.

Since his position had been exposed, Winder simply stood up and no longer suppressed the aura of his [Mist Nest Master Suit].

Suddenly, a pressure so violent and almost insane emanated from a human being.

"It has indeed become stronger."

As Wind stepped forward to attract attention, Lan glanced at the Nergigante that was crawling out of the deep pit he had created.

This melee-crazy ancient dragon was pretty much the same as the last time we met.

The whole body is covered with spikes, the outer skin of the body is solid black, while the inner chest and abdomen are orange-yellow.

But it’s different from before.

"Bang~"

Pulling its body out of the broken hole, the dim yellow eyes of the Annihilator Dragon looked into the blue eyes of the Flame King Dragon.

The entire body of this ancient dragon is now completely black, with spikes that look like metallic crystals.

There was not a single white spike left on the body like before.

The changes in the external spines seem to reflect the growth of Nergigante's own power.

The last time it fell from a high altitude onto the back of a Molten Dragon, a quarter of the bones in this Nergigante were broken.

Then they all recovered within a minute and started fighting with Lan, Winder and Aiden.

But now, it fell from a greater height difference, but in a short time when even the smoke and dust had not dissipated, it was able to move freely and pull itself out of the ground.

Whether it is the efficiency of self-recovery or its physical strength, it is not at the same level as before.

"Let's get moving too, meow!"

It was the first time that Fluff Ball saw Gu Long fighting, so he came close to Lan En and urged him in a low voice.

Winder was using his [Mist Nest Master Suit]'s aura to attract attention, and he was changing his position cautiously as if he was pacing.

Move yourself away from the trigger rod of the Dragon-Slaying Spear.

Although the ancient dragons have an IQ that exceeds the average human, they have never seen a trigger rod, let alone the mechanical device connected to the trigger rod.

Of course, they would not think that it was only the size of a human leg, or a wooden pole mounted on the ground, and would pose any threat, so they would naturally not pay attention to it.

On the sunken terrain in the center of the arena, the Flame King Dragon moved cautiously.

At the same time, it let out a series of threatening and intimidating growls, and sparks flew out from the corners of its mouth.

And on its body, its fiery red mane, its dark red scales and its wing membranes, flames would occasionally burst out and attach themselves to them.

The Flame King Dragon entered combat mode, making the entire venue even hotter.

But Nergigante clearly didn't care.

Its ferocious and sharp claws were rubbing against the ground, and the black thorns on them could easily scratch cracks on the rocky ground.

The tangled and long thorns were stuck together awkwardly due to the twisting movement of the Annihilator's own joints, making a sharp and harsh sound like metal hitting each other.

And in the eyes of the Annihilator, there is only the Flame King Dragon.

It wants to eat it.

Appetite is truly the most deeply rooted biological desire.

If Nergigante was not an ancient dragon and had an energy coordinator like the [Ancient Dragon Jade] in its body, then its appetite would probably torture it to the same mental state as the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

But it was an ancient dragon, and an ancient dragon killer that fed on ancient dragons. So this appetite was less crazy in it, but more majestic and tyrannical.

The aura that Winder exuded through his armor was not taken seriously by the Nergigante for the time being, including his flesh.

So it was only half a minute after falling straight from a high altitude.

A low growl escaped from the corner of Nergigante's mouth, which had long been unable to hold back.

Then the claw was quickly raised from the ground and swung towards the face of the Flame Dragon.

It seemed as if he wanted to use his claws and the spikes on his forearms to directly tear the Flame Dragon's head apart!

But even though the Flame King Dragon had been lazily eating the investigation team's gunpowder for several days, it was still an ancient dragon.

It tilted its neck back nimbly, and the claws of the Nergigante just passed in front of its lush, fiery red mane.

Only a few wisps of red hair that were grabbed and still glowing with fire were left in the air.

Then, when the Flame Dragon tilted its neck back, what emanated from the corners of its mouth were no longer sparks, but actual flames!

The moment it raises its head and falls again.

"call!"

The raging flames swept towards the Nergigante that was already close to him like a wave.

The flames of the Fire Dragon do not have super strong physical impact like Smaug's.

The main characteristic of its flame is its super high temperature. As for the impact force alone, it is estimated that it is only a few hundred kilograms of force caused by the expansion of the air by the temperature.

There was no way that the Nergigante could avoid the spreading flames at such a close distance.

Leaving aside the thorns that were so black that they had a metallic and crystal texture, the skin and flesh of the Nergigante were instantly burnt by the high-temperature flames!

The skin, flesh, and fat made a sound of hardening and crisping as they were burnt, along with the aroma of protein.

The mass on the body of the Nergigante was quickly burned into black smoke and carried away by the flames.

But the Nergigante never thought of hiding!

"Ow!!!"

With one of its front paws propping itself up and its wings half spread, the Annihilus Dragon rushed forward facing the flames of the Flame Dragon!

In those dim yellow reptilian eyes, there was no pain of burning, nor any fear of fire.

The only thing he wanted was to kill the ancient dragon in front of him and then eat it into his stomach!

There was a loud bang.

The collision of flames and wing membranes even caused a roar!
Because the distance was not far to begin with, after Nergigante moved forward more than one step, it had already brought Flame Dragon within its attack range.

With a "whoosh" sound, the Annihilus Dragon pushed forward fiercely with the claws on half of its wings!
The wings, which had been basically scorched by the flames of the Flame King Dragon, immediately made a "crackling" sound as the burnt skin broke.

Beneath the burnt skin, the muscles were exposed and still covered with blood.

The wing itself had no strength, but under the push of the Annihilator's claws, it still hit the Flame Dragon's face violently!

"Roar!"

The fiery red lion's breathing was forcibly interrupted, and it subconsciously let out an angry roar.

The layer of skin on the wings of the Nergigante that had been burned into carbonization grew back again in just a few breaths.

Just now, a wing flapped on the face of the Flame Dragon, and the spines on the outside of the wing left deep claw marks on its face and neck.

After all, Nergigante is a special ancient dragon that hunts ancient dragons.

It has much stronger combat experience and physical fitness than normal ancient dragons.

He gave up the ability to control natural energy and transform the natural environment in exchange for this combat power.

Naturally, it is stronger than the Flame King Dragon that has been slacking off during this period of time.

(End of this chapter)