The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 425: Goddess of the Underworld
It's not that Ryan hadn't considered transforming into the second stage Dragon General form to fight the enemy.

But the problem is that although the absolute strength and defense will be greatly improved after the transformation, the movement speed will not be improved much.

In fact, because of its large body size, it is not as flexible as a human in moving around in a small area.

This is also a common problem after the body becomes huge.

But Lambert on the opposite side moved extremely fast and his sword-drawing speed was extraordinary. He was a top swordsman who was very good at grasping the opponent's weaknesses.

Therefore, in this situation, it would be unwise to use transformation to challenge Lambert.

It is very likely that the opponent will find a flaw.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Ryan is completely unable to use transformation to fight the enemy.

Facing Lambert's powerful and ultimate attack, the muscles on Ryan's right arm suddenly swelled more than twice as much, and dragon scales appeared on his skin. This partial dragonization of his body was a new ability he gained after his blood concentration reached a 'high level'.

"clang!!!"

Ryan held the greatsword in his huge right arm, horizontally in front of his body, and blocked Lambert's powerful killing move with just one hand.

At this moment, Lambert was jumping and slashing in the air, his eyes wide open, his mouth wide open as if roaring, and his muscles tensed, as if he had released all his faith, force, and strength in this attack.

In an instant, Ryan felt a surge of power coming from the sword, like a tide, surging towards him layer by layer.

But Ryan remained motionless, only his body was shaking slightly. This was not the kind of shaking that was unsustainable, but more like some kind of exertion.

It seemed as if the huge force was transmitted to the ground in some way.

The ground beneath Ryan suddenly sank into a bowl shape, and the ground around his feet cracked like a spider web, extending outward.

But the next second, Ryan's counterattack arrived!

"Bang!!!"

Ryan's left fist, which had been empty all along, struck out like lightning, creating a dent as big as a bowl in Lambert's abdomen and a bulge on his back. The sword in his hand almost slipped out of his hand, and the whole person was broken in half and flew backwards.

Imperial capital of Tamriel.

In the command hall on the second floor of the Astrologer Platform.

"Marshal Alfred, this Lambert is quite capable. Is it possible to ask Lord Ryan to show some mercy? Perhaps, he can help in the subsequent encirclement and suppression missions?"

At this time, the old army general named Gobert coughed and said.

"Admiral Gobert, how can we ensure that the other side will not suddenly trip up Lord Ryan or even resort to dirty tricks in the subsequent encirclement and suppression battles?" Augustus frowned and retorted when he heard this.

You didn't say it earlier, but now that you see Lambert is at a disadvantage, it's hard not to doubt the motive behind your suggestion.

"Ahem, General Augustus, Lambert's background is relatively clear. He is the eldest disciple of the Empire's Guardian, the Tide Sword Saint Leon. From this perspective, I think he should have no reason to betray the Empire."

"Besides, the conflict between him and Lord Ryan is just an internal conflict within the empire, isn't it?"

Upon hearing about the "internal conflict in the empire", General Augustus swallowed back what he was about to say.

From a certain perspective, this statement is politically correct.

When facing foreign enemies, we should unite all forces that can be united.

However, the most important point in this matter is to seek the opinion of the person involved - Ryan.

Competitions and duels are sacred things.

The winner has absolute power.

This is also the reason why the command hall was unable to stop it at the beginning.

"Tatia, contact Baldwin and ask him to talk to Lord Ryan at an appropriate time to see if he is willing to give Lambert a chance." Marshal Alfred thought for a moment and said to Tatia.

At this moment, Ryan was still fighting with Lambert, so it was not suitable for contact. Therefore, Alfred asked Tatia to contact Baldwin who was also at the scene.

"As you command, Marshal."

at the same time.

In the secret realm of Dragon Valley, Lambert's situation has not been good since his sword shadow clone was blocked by Ryan.

"Crack!"

There was only a sound of bones breaking!

After Lambert's sword was blocked, Ryan immediately used a move similar to the Iron Mountain Backbone to hit him hard in the chest with his shoulder, and he immediately flew backwards like a cannonball.

Ryan flashed and was about to kill Lambert, when suddenly, the army captain Baldwin shouted, "Show mercy, Sir Ryan."

This made Ryan pause and look at Baldwin in confusion.

Baldwin walked up quickly and whispered something in Ryan's ear.

"Mr. Ryan, the command hall said that your opinion will prevail in the end."

Baldwin did not whisper the last sentence on purpose, but the two Eredar women beside him heard it clearly.

Ryan looked at Lambert, who was lying on the ground vomiting blood, and thought, "I'm afraid I can't help him in this state, right?"

But Ryan changed his mind and decided that since Marshal Alfred had spoken, he had to give the Marshal some face.

"Mr. Lambert, if you are willing to assist the Empire in completing an important mission, then the competition can end here."

"Who would want to die when they can live? Lord Urian, I promise!" Lambert said without hesitation while vomiting blood.

"Besides, now that this matter has come to this, I have completely cleared my relationship with the Durham family."

"Aren't you going to ask what the mission is?"

"No need, I have confidence in Lord Ryan!"

When Ryan heard Lambert's words, he couldn't help but smile. He didn't realize that Lambert was so good at talking.

After thinking for a while, Ryan turned to Erida and said, "Ereda, you treat him. Time is a bit tight. I will go there first and you can come later."

"Okay, Lord Ryan." Erida nodded, saying it was okay.

Although Eredar is a shadow wizard, he also masters witchcraft such as "dark healing" which can quickly recover from injuries. Of course, the side effects are also not small.

Just as Ryan was rushing to the meeting point, he saw a sturdy man wearing a gorgeous white wizard robe with gold edges and holding a cane with a spherical blue gem on the top. He was already waiting there.

His face looked dignified, as if he had been in a high position for a long time. At this moment, he was frowning and looking towards the north, as if in a daze.

In less than two minutes, another person arrived.

The man looked to be in his early forties, wearing a cyan wizard robe with mithril silk, and holding a strange staff with three prismatic crystals floating in the air on the top.

The wind energy particle fluctuations emitted by the three crystals above the cane are extremely significant.

"Agrippa, you are on time." The man with the blue gem cane said without turning his head.

"Sir Nick, long time no see." The man in the sky-blue wizard robe said with a smile, not caring at all.

This Sir Nick was a legendary and powerful warrior in the Internal Guard Corps, which was responsible for protecting the Imperial Palace and was the most arrogant.

If it weren't for the fact that the location of this mission was very special, it was the secret realm of Dragon Valley, the internal security forces would not have sent anyone to participate.

"Hey, Mr. Nick, where are your two team members?" At this time, Agrippa looked around and said with a little surprise.

His team members were infected with the soul-eating plague, and their strength was greatly reduced. Bringing them here to fight against the incarnation of the goddess of the underworld would be a suicide mission. However, Nick only had him in his internal security team.

"I asked them to kill the teenage dragons infected by the Void Beasts. They are still not strong enough to face the incarnation of gods." As he spoke, Captain Nick finally turned around.

Agrippa thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "Sir Nick, you have considered it very carefully. Indeed, given the opponent's strength, ordinary team members may find it difficult to play any role."

Agrippa actually agreed with this in his heart.

Nick and he are on par with each other in terms of strength.

In comparison, the strength of the team members is slightly inferior.

If it is a normal mission, having two more team members with late legendary strength is a help, but when facing the incarnation of gods, it is different.

If your strength is not at some legendary level, you might not be able to take on a single move.

Even he did not feel confident when he knew he was facing the incarnation of the Goddess of the Underworld.

After all, the other party is a god!

"I heard there is another person, who is also your sword bearer? Why hasn't he come yet?" Nick asked with a frown.

"Sir Nick, the Lord Ryan who is coming is very famous in the imperial capital recently. However, although both I and he are sword-bearers, I have never seen him yet." Agrippa said.

When Nick heard this, he immediately understood what Agrippa meant.

The other party meant that although he and Ryan belonged to the same sword-wielder system, they were not familiar with each other.

"It's going to be a tough battle soon. How do you think we should fight it?" Nick asked with a smile.

At their level, the command hall will not intervene in the specific battle arrangements, and they all discuss them on their own.

Unless there is a stalemate, the command hall will be responsible for coordination, but it will only point out who is in charge and will not go into detail about the specific execution of the battle.

"Oh? Does Lord Nick have any plans?" Agrippa did not answer directly, but smiled and asked back.

"It would be best if someone could attract that person's attention directly. In this way, our crystallized killing move will be useful." Nick said.

"That's true." Agrippa immediately understood what Nick meant and nodded.

At this time, Nick glanced at the film and said, "Mr. Ryan, you are already one minute late. I think latecomers should take more responsibility. What do you think, Mr. Agrippa?"

Since Agrippa had made it very clear in his words just now that he was not familiar with Ryan, Nick was very sure that the other party would not object to his opinion.

Fighting against the incarnation of a god is extremely dangerous.

If someone could attract the fire head-on, it would naturally be much safer.

"Well, in principle, I agree with Lord Nick's opinion. However, I think we should clarify this matter with Lord Ryan before the battle." Agrippa hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Although Ryan has become very famous in the imperial capital recently, in Agrippa's eyes, Ryan's strength should be inferior to that of the veteran legendary strongman Nick.

Speak of Ryan, Ryan is here. "Sorry, I'm a little late for two minutes." At this time, Ryan's voice came from a distance.

But before he could finish his words, his tall figure suddenly arrived, almost faster than the sound.

Huh? Pretty good.

Naturally, this scene was seen by Nick and Agrippa, and the same thought came to their minds.

"Sir Ryan, you are late. You should know that being late is a taboo during a mission." Nick said with a serious face.

"Oh? Who are you?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, looked at the other party and said.

"Nick, from the Internal Guard."

"So what does Captain Nick mean?"

"I think you should apologize as a latecomer. In the subsequent battles, Lord Ryan, you should shoulder more responsibilities, such as attracting that person's attention during the battle."

Hearing this, Ryan immediately understood why the other party was making a fuss about his lateness.

It turns out that the purpose is here.

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In fact, when Ryan received this mission request from Marshal Alfred, he instinctively felt that because of what happened last time, once Hela, the goddess of the underworld, saw him, she would definitely make him the main target.

In other words, without any tactical arrangements or discussions, he would naturally attract firepower, and at the same time, he had already been mentally prepared for this.

But the problem is that Captain Nick's words made him feel uncomfortable.

He could take the initiative to attract fire, but only if he took the initiative to do so.

"I don't agree." Ryan shook his head and said.

"Didn't the command hall tell you that we asked you to come here to cooperate with us? You are disobeying orders!" Nick's face became serious, and a powerful mental force wave pressed towards Ryan.

"I'm sorry, the task given to me by the command hall is not to cooperate, but to provide support."

"Is there any difference?" Agrippa asked.

"Of course there is a difference. There is a distinction between primary and secondary in cooperation, but there is no distinction between primary and secondary in support," Ryan said.

"Well, Lord Ryan, now is not the time to have conflicts. The three of us are going to fight against the incarnation of the goddess of the underworld together, and we should work together." Agrippa acted as a peacemaker and said.

"Once the battle begins, we always have to have a tactic, such as who attracts the other side's attention, who takes the lead, and who restricts. Lord Ryan, what do you think?"

"Among the three of us, my crystallization killer move is quite powerful. I believe it should be able to cause some damage to that person. As for Captain Nick, he is good at controlling the situation and can create many opportunities for our offense."

"And Lord Ryan, I admire your outstanding achievements. Judging from your records, you have hardly ever been seriously injured in battle, which shows that you are very good at defense."

"So, Captain Nick proposed that you come and attract the other party's attention."

When the other party said this, he had a smile on his face and seemed polite.

"Of course, if Lord Ryan has better suggestions, you can also put them forward and we can discuss them together." Agrippa said finally.

After thinking for a while, Ryan nodded and said:
"Okay! In that case, Master Agrippa, I will attract the other party's attention."

"However, I cannot guarantee that the other party's attention will always be on me."

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, a hint of joy flashed in the eyes of both of them.

"Of course, Lord Ryan, just do your best." Agrippa nodded quickly and smiled.

But he was thinking, 'He is indeed a young man. After a few nice words, he took the initiative to do this job.'

Nick, who was standing aside, although his face was still solemn, he was actually smiling brightly in his heart.

He also felt that Ryan was still too young.

With him and Agrippa playing the good cop and the bad cop respectively, Ryan took the initiative to do the most dangerous job after just a few words.

But what the two of them didn't know was that when Nick asked him to attract fire, Ryan had already sensed something fishy going on between them.

Because if they really regarded him as a member of the team, the two of them would say a few words, such as "When you can't do it, I will do this and that", or "If you really can't hold on, step back and ensure your own safety first".

But there was not a single word of these.

This is not a team that works together well.

As for why Ryan agreed?
One reason is that the siege of Hela, the goddess of the underworld, is a very important matter, and the Imperial Capital Astrologer Platform will definitely pay close attention to it.

In this case, it is very important to stand on the moral high ground.

His agreement showed his attitude.

By then, if any unexpected situation occurs, he will have nothing to blame.

The second reason is that attracting firepower is actually an activity with a large range of freedom.

After all, attracting 90% of the attacks is attracting firepower, but isn't that true for 80% or 70%?
Since there are three of them fighting together, as long as he attracts more than 40% of the firepower, it can basically be considered as meeting the standard.

More than half, no one could blame him.

At this time, a yellow flare appeared in the distant sky.

Seeing this, Nick turned around and nodded slightly to the two of them, saying, "Captain Agrippa, Sir Ryan, let's go! That person has arrived."

The three of them immediately flashed and quickly rushed towards the direction of the flare.

Since the other party is a god, even if he is an incarnation, it is impossible to track him, and we can only determine his approximate location.

Therefore, the command hall arranged other executive personnel to search nearby. Once they found any trace of Hela, the goddess of the underworld, they would immediately fire a flare to indicate the location.

As the three of them moved quickly towards the target point, they saw dozens of ferocious species of various shapes, as if they were frightened by something, rushing out of the forest like crazy and rushing towards them.

Even larger numbers of various birds of prey and strange insects were fleeing in all directions.

Of course, these did not pose any obstacles to Ryan and the other two.

Nick's body flashed with spiral electric light, and a giant, ferocious creature that looked like a wild boar fell to the ground twitching.

This couldn't help but make Ryan's eyes flash with a hint of light.

It seems that what Agrippa said just now, that Nick is good at controlling the situation and has the opportunity to restrict the Goddess of the Underworld, is not completely bragging.

Agrippa was surrounded by green air currents, which was different from the effect of 'Swift Wind' which only lingered on the legs. Ryan knew that the opponent was using the third-level wind magic 'Whirlwind Barrier'.

A ferocious creature resembling a velociraptor rushed in front of Agrippa and was about to pounce on him and bite him.

But the next second, the opponent's strong body, which was more than three meters tall, was caught in the green airflow and fell to the side involuntarily. At the same time, several long and deep wounds appeared on the opponent's body.

Immediately, blood spurted out from the wound.

This whirlwind barrier is a relatively rare offensive and defensive spell in wind-based witchcraft. It can not only deflect enemy attacks, but also kill the enemy.

The green airflow lingering around his body was actually mixed with densely packed tiny wind blades that were barely noticeable to the naked eye.

That is to say, once the enemy hits this whirlwind barrier, it will be quickly cut by the tiny wind blades.

While Ryan was observing the two of them, Nick and Agrippa were naturally also observing Ryan.

However, they were even more surprised.

Because when Ryan encountered a ferocious species or a bird of prey, his figure flashed and suddenly disappeared, but in fact, Ryan had already bypassed the opponent.

With their perception, they could naturally sense how Ryan did it.

Simply put, Ryan relied on the instantaneous change of speed in his movement to easily avoid all the ferocious creatures rushing towards him as if he was strolling in the garden.

Nick glanced at Ryan and thought to himself.

If it weren't for the metal shield surrounding his body, he would look like a titled knight, not at all like a third-level crystal wizard.

After passing through a forest, the scene ahead became clearly visible.

There was a beautiful girl in black robe that Ryan was familiar with. She was standing in the center with her back to them. On the ground around them were three imperial personnel who were obviously breathing out more than breathing in.

Ryan was somewhat familiar with two of them, as they were the people who participated in the secret realm re-examination together.

As for the other person, Ryan had never seen him before, but his temperament was somewhat similar to Nick's, so he should be a security guard.

"Quaid!" Nick exclaimed.

Sure enough, as Ryan guessed, one of them was Nick's team member.

“Three more are coming.” Hela turned slowly and said.

“Huh? I didn’t expect you to come to me on your own initiative.” Turning around, Hela’s beautiful eyes fixed on Ryan and said.

"Shouldn't I come?" Ryan smiled.

“If you come here on your own initiative, I can promise you that I will let you die happily.” A smile appeared on Hela’s beautiful face.

She had no intention of seducing anyone, but the three people present all felt like they were being seduced.

As for what the Goddess of the Underworld said, Ryan naturally understood what she meant.

But Nick and Agrippa didn't understand.

But in their opinion, this is not important.

The important thing is that Ryan attracted the attention of the Goddess of the Underworld as soon as he appeared, which is obviously a good thing!

Because it means that the first tactical step has been completed.

For these two people, it would be best if they could complete the mission successfully, but if not, they will evacuate as soon as possible to ensure their own safety.

That's why they let Ryan draw attention.

The reason is simple. If you become the focus of a god's incarnation, then escaping will be extremely difficult.

Nick and Agrippa looked at each other, then quickly separated to the left and right, and came to the back of the left and right sides of the Goddess of the Underworld respectively.

If you look down from above, you can see Ryan, Nick and Agrippa standing in a triangle, surrounding Hela, the goddess of the underworld, in the middle.

(End of this chapter)