The ancient dragon of Arknights

This was Neltharion's last thought before his consciousness fell into coma - his previous guess was not accurate, and there was another possibility, that is, the ancient dragons killed him first.

......

Open your eyes and wake up.

Neltharion lay on the bed and didn't want to move. He stared at the ceiling blankly, and the last scene before his consciousness fell into darkness kept flashing through his mind.

"Remember - if you see groups of ancient dragons in the future, you should take a detour. Because their abilities may be able to cooperate with each other to perform incredible combined attacks."

Neltharion stood in front of the mirror to check his own status - the traces of Nergigante had not increased, probably because it did not directly fight Neltharion.

"I don't know if that guy is dead...if it dies, where should I go to strengthen my heart?"

Neltharion felt chills all over when he thought about the Nergigante's cells being completely revived in his body, and then the first Nergigante appearing in Terra.Neltharion liked its power very much, but it wanted to seize control of his body, which Neltharion couldn't accept.

"The blue star that guides the way is above - please protect the Nergigante and at least give it a life."

Blue Star:?

Neltharion was probably the first hunter to pray for monsters, and this strange phenomenon was probably the only one in the world.

With several Nergigante investigations underway, the holidays are already halfway over.

There is still one month left, and Neltharion must strive to completely tame the Nergigante's genes within this month, otherwise he will be exposed sooner or later.

At that time, those pleasant scholars from the investigation team would no longer be waiting for him.

The moral bottom line of the Terran people is very flexible. The person in the white coat may be a benevolent savior who is a doctor, but more likely he will be a devil who will cut open your body with a smile.

Chapter 129 Academic Planning

After about a week of free activities again, the holiday was gradually coming to an end. Teacher Angelia, who had disappeared for a holiday, also reappeared on campus.

Since the other students had not returned yet, she could only find Neltharion, who was staying on campus, to kill time.

Boom—dang!Zheng!

The sound of gold and iron clashing resounded. This was the training ground - Neltharion and Angelia were sparring. This time, what they were holding in their hands was not some uncut toy, but real combat equipment. , are all good products produced by the most advanced arsenal in Londinium. These weapons can be sold at high prices on the black market in most areas of Terra.

Because all countries are aware of Victoria's excellent quality in Originium industry - these weapons are definitely good things, and in the hands of experienced mercenaries, their strength can be greatly improved.

But for Neltharion, it is not a troublesome thing - as long as he ignites his tail, the high temperature and the strength of D32 steel can definitely quickly destroy the opponent's weapon; unfortunately, this is not a life and death fight, and it needs to be kept hand.

"Huh...haven't you mastered your Origin Stone skills yet?"

"Hmm. I don't have any clue. I don't feel the so-called Source Stone energy at all."

"But with your current strength, even if I use the Origin Stone technique, it will be difficult for me to resist you."

After the battle, the two sides rested each other - Neltharion only needed to adjust his breathing, while Angelia needed to relieve the fatigue of her body strengthened by the Originium skills.

It's hard to imagine - a year ago, when Neltharion first entered school, she could suppress him by activating her Origin Stone skills. Although her hand bones were broken at that time, Angelia still had some strength left.

Now... Angelia thought that even if she was equipped with the highest level of equipment, if she couldn't kill Neltharion from a long distance, she would definitely be the one who died if he got close.

'Even for Vaifan, this growth rate is too incredible.No wonder people from the military are interested...'

Angelia is not a fool. On the contrary, she has seen Sakaz with a strange bloodline and surgically modified Colombian "weapons" on the battlefield - all these experiences tell her that Neltharion is extraordinary.

"Boy, you didn't go home during the holidays and chose to stay in school...are you being targeted?"

"Yes. A big shot is eyeing me and is hiding in Londinium. He doesn't dare to take action."

"Hiss...it's really troublesome."

Angelia very much suspected that she might be summoned in a while, and the content was definitely related to the boy in front of her.

"Teacher, can you reveal the teaching content for the second semester?"

"The first semester is mainly to teach you the most basic military literacy. Even if you top students are thrown into the battlefield, you can probably adapt quickly and even make achievements. But, don't you feel that something is missing? "

"...Tactical literacy and skills; these are what big soldiers must master. But we are not yet able to command the battlefield and mobilize the battle situation."

"Yes, the second semester begins. You will be divided into three training directions according to your personal wishes. Guard officer, officer, and non-commissioned officer."

As an officer school, Victoria naturally trains talents at the officer level or special forces. As for the big soldiers who charge on the battlefield and are ultimately just war consumables?Which military base cannot produce such soldiers?Why let the Royal Academy spend so many resources?

"Can you tell me the difference in detail?"

"Most of the functions of a guard officer after graduation are as guards for the royal family, nobles, and dignitaries. Therefore, they must have shrewd observation and adaptability. When necessary, they must also become a guard of honor that acts as a facade."

"This isn't for me."

"It goes without saying that Victoria will not hire a foreigner as a guard."

Judging from Angelia's tone, she doesn't seem to like this direction herself - after all, anyone who has had a little contact with the upper class will know exactly what a "guardian" does.

The noble's dog - or the noble himself.

There are several consequences for civilians with no money to become guards. One is to be promoted by a certain noble, and then work for a high salary, and eventually rises and falls with the noble; the other is to be unable to guess the rules, and eventually A certain wrong step leads to a situation that is beyond redemption; of course, there are also some lucky people who can have something with a noble lady, and the consequences are unknown.

As for the children of the nobles... they become military officers, and then they can legitimately wear military uniforms to attend various parties and dinners. Then, combined with their family's resources, they finally begin to carry the family's name and move around in the social world. .That's the so-called premium... Of course, the quality of education at the Royal College is indeed guaranteed, and it must be more or less based on academic qualifications.

"Guardian is the choice with the smallest number of people. Most students at the Royal Guards Academy prefer the second option."

"officer?"

"Yes, officers are battlefield commanders. After graduation, those with family backers may work with a general as a think tank to learn experience; those without backers may start as second lieutenants and adjutants and gradually climb up."

This is indeed in line with the needs of most students of the Royal Guards Academy. They do not need to rush into the front-line battlefield, but sit in the rear and command and issue orders - the tactical materials taught by the Royal Guards Academy are all top-notch.

"The last category... is the path I chose. Noncommissioned officer - the commander of the backbone battlefield, the initiator of charge breakthroughs. The category with high death rate and honor. A powerful team led by an excellent noncommissioned officer can sometimes Easily reverse a defeat; operations behind enemy lines, destruction of strongholds, cutting off roads, intelligence reconnaissance, beheading operations... Most of the strange tricks in the textbooks are led by non-commissioned officers."

"This is quite to my taste."

But Nessario's original dream was to develop into a general - the route of a general should be a non-commissioned officer, and at the end of the officer's journey he would become a general.

"Indeed, you and I are very similar, both in terms of fighting style and courage. If you plan to join Victoria, I can write you a letter of recommendation and go to the team I used to belong to - the Iron Fist Detachment."

"I've never heard of it. It can't be some trash troop."

Boom - Neltharion was punished by Iron Fist after saying this.

"The Iron Fist Detachment is the first-class presence among Victoria's special operations forces. But you guys, who have never even been in a military camp, naturally can't hear it. How can there be any information about the special forces that can be used as talking points!"

Obviously, Angelia has deep feelings for the Iron Fist Detachment.She can't stand even the jokes. Looking at her like this makes people want to explore her past. It will definitely be a biography with extremely rich content.

Chapter 1 United Front

Three more days passed. During these three days, Nesario carefully studied the differences between noncommissioned officers and officers. In the end, he chose the route of noncommissioned officers.

The reason is very simple. The battlefield command, overall view, and various battle situations that officers learn are just knowledge in books. What they really want to become a famous general in depth is to experience the battlefield in person.

But there is a big problem at present, and that is "people connections".

Angelia also said that those who can work directly next to the general after graduation have a backer; following the general, keeping silent, watching and learning more, is a great help.

Nesario obviously does not have this qualification. Although he can currently be called the first person in the Guards Academy, don't forget that his family is just a small middle-class Colombian family.Without the resources of the campus, even joining the army has become a problem for him. If he wants to develop in the Colombian army, a diploma from the Royal Guards College will probably give him a higher starting point, but not much higher.

The sergeant's route of truly fighting on the battlefield is more in line with his needs. The truly powerful generals never stay in tents, they are ruthless people who lead the charge.

"We can try again tonight... I hope the Nergigante is still alive, at least let me take its life."

Neltharion's prediction was very accurate. When he opened his eyes, he came to the familiar place of dragon crystal again - because he had been there so many times recently, he was even more familiar with this place than Londinium.

"Nergigant, I'm here to play with you."

Every time Neltharion wakes up, he is intact and full of energy. If not for the progress of the erosion on Terra, which is not optimistic, he could probably wear the Nergigante to madness just by constantly harassing him every three days.

It has now remembered Neltharion, and even the ants it has crushed to death several times with its own hands should leave an impression.

Slowly moving forward along the familiar road, Neltharion would occasionally encounter other residents of the Land of Dragon Crystals - sometimes a man who coiled his body together to look like a wheel, rolling around and releasing explosives. A kind of beast dragon; sometimes you will see a sleeping fat blue dragon among the broken rocks. That guy looks very cute and not as scary as a dragon at all.

Walking along the "Welcome Avenue" dug by Nergigante himself, Neltharion walked briskly, as if this was not a battle of life and death, but an ordinary outing.

In fact, when he came here for the second time, he figured out that it was an extremely unwise choice to put huge pressure on himself and face the Nergigante; later, he went to face the Nergigante with a relaxed attitude. Yes, the Nergigante's roar loses its effect.

Boom——!Swish——!Crunch!

As I approached the Nergigante's lair I heard many sounds - the familiar thumping vibrations, and... the sharp sound of metal on metal?

How is this going?Did Nergigante prey on the steel dragon?But isn’t this the exterminator’s territory?

Neltharion quickened his pace, and finally saw the current situation of the battlefield after turning a corner - a tornado connected the sky and the earth, and two giant dragons flew in the sky. After several collisions, broken black thorns and... Rusty steel scales falling?

These are the scales of a steel dragon, right...

Neltharion still knew too little about the Steel Dragon, otherwise, he would know that at this moment, he was facing the most dangerous moment for the Steel Dragon.

The steel dragon's steel exoskeleton is the result of oxidation of the scales on the body surface and air - usually, the steel dragon will continuously deliver energy and nutrients to the scales to ensure that the scales will not be over-oxidized and rusted; but the steel dragon is not a machine, it is made of flesh and blood living thing, so it will grow too.

Whenever the size of the body is about to break through the limitations of the exoskeleton, it will shed its shell like an insect - the exoskeleton on the body surface will be unable to absorb nutritional energy due to the obstruction of new scales; the originally shining steel carapace will begin to Slowly rusting, weakening, and eventually breaking.

It stands to reason that a rusty exoskeleton will weaken the steel dragon, but the friction and restraint of the rusty exoskeleton will cause the steel dragon to be constantly tortured by pain. Under long-term torture, it will become irritable and irritable. ; Creatures that would not normally be considered a threat will be torn into pieces by it.

So the scene before us is not difficult to explain - the steel dragon is actively attacking the ancient dragon killer.

Its throat kept roaring, and the sound mixed with the friction of rusty metal seemed extremely terrifying, like the death knell of the god of death in the sky.

Originally, facing a steel dragon with a brittle body and a big temper, Nergigante would not be afraid at all; but now, it still bears the injuries from fighting the Yanlong couple... Facing the rusty steel dragon Attacking, it actually seemed a little helpless.

"Damn it, I fell asleep so hard, the steel dragon chased the Nergigante and beat him up..."

Neltharion watched with his own eyes as the steel dragon knocked Nergigante out of the sky - facing the fallen Nergigante, the violent Rusty Steel Dragon decided to kill it directly.

The rusty steel tail suddenly thrust towards the Nergigante's neck. The Nergigante hurriedly surrounded its vitals with thorns - but could it be blocked?

"Damn it! I didn't expect that I would actually take action!"

The rusty tail was chopped off halfway by the flaming steel tail. Neltharion felt as if his tailbone was numb from the shock.

Neltharion landed lightly between the two giant dragons. He faced the steel dragon with full vigilance, but behind him, the door was wide open for the Nergigante.

The scene was a little frozen for a while - both ancient dragons had been beaten by human hunters, and neither of them liked this group of "very threatening ants".But now, the ants are actually protecting the Nergigante?

Even the Nergigante was in chaos at this moment. Its pupils were shrinking and opening continuously, indicating the level of chaos of its master.

"Roar!"

The rusty steel dragon is extremely irritable and violent at the moment. Normally, it might evaluate the degree of danger, but right now, it just wants to tear the two guys in front of it into pieces!

The tornado mixed with this rust struck towards Neltharion and Nergigante - the former jumped away nimbly, while the latter climbed up from the ground to distance themselves.

Suddenly, a man and a dragon stood side by side, their four eyes looked at each other and then pulled apart awkwardly.

'Damn... I don't understand the language. Can this stupid guy understand what I mean? '

Neltharion tried to express his meaning with actions - he pointed at the steel dragon in the distance, and then clasped his hands in a virtual gesture: "Kill it."

Boom——!After seeing it, Nergigante slapped the ground, and its sharp claws left several terrible marks on the ground. At the same time, it snorted, as if it was defeating a fool who was still talking arrogantly. Same as teammates.

'Is this considered consent?A united front reached? '

Thus, the second human-dragon cooperation in the New World was achieved.

Chapter 131 Hunting the Rusty Steel Dragon

With the help of Neltharion, the pressure on the Nergigante is obviously much less, and a large part of the Rusty Steel Dragon's offense is shared by Neltharion.

But right now, each of them and one dragon can only resist the opponent's attack. Defending without attacking is a strategy for defeat!We must immediately switch from defense to offense!

Neltharion looked around and found that there were no traps nearby, so the strategy of knocking down the Rusty Steel Dragon and then having the Nergigante take care of it would not be effective.

'If you rely on the launcher to knock it into the wall... it probably won't work either. '

The hunter course has taught that if you want to use the launcher to knock the target away, you can only take advantage of the period when the prey is not angry, because the monster will start to attack crazily after it is angry - in the state of killing the head, they will not respond to pain. There are so many reactions.

"Forget it, I can only rely on myself. I must at least create an opportunity."

There was no sure way, so he had to resort to danger. Neltharion decided to use himself as bait to attract the attention of the rusty steel dragon; he was very worried about whether the Nergigante could seize the opportunity, although this guy's IQ seemed to be I can understand most of the meaning, but can I understand the coordinated attacks and gang cooperation between humans?

The assault begins!Nessario's muscles instantly turned red, and the skin of his body began to emit white steam; the originally extremely sharp steel blade began to burn and turn red, and extremely sharp steel claws popped out of his fists; Nessario, who was fully armed Ao rushed straight towards the rusty steel dragon.

Naturally, the rusty steel dragon would not ignore such a threat. It took a deep breath - the surrounding airflow visibly gathered in its mouth. With the harsh friction sound of rusty iron, three compressed storms burst towards Neltharion. And go.

Swish——!Swish——!Swish——!

The whirlwind composed of debris, rust, wind sand, and air blades exploded around Neltharion several times. Neltharion, who had always focused on the opponent, naturally would not be hit by such an obvious move.

He was like a crimson lightning, dodging all the attacks by flashing and twisting several times. Only a few unavoidable debris hit him, making a "ding-dong-dang" sound with the steel-edged tail.

As the distance got closer, Neltharion could gradually see the details on the steel dragon's body - its wings were the most severely decayed, especially the huge wounds on the left and right wing membranes.