Translator: AnubisTL
As the altitude decreased and speed increased, the sharp whistling of the wind softened, replaced by a thunderous roar.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound announced Garos's arrival.
He swooped over the Stone Giant Camp, raining down red-hot, explosive scales like a fiery downpour that swept across the camp.
Simultaneously, he locked onto the diamond giant, his massive form carrying an unstoppable force as he plummeted like a meteor, a malevolent star descending to strike.
Garos's speed was too great.
His assault caught everyone off guard.
By the time the diamond giant realized what was happening, the red-hot deluge of scales had already descended in a dense, overwhelming wave, primarily targeting the area where the vulnerable juvenile and young giants stood.
The diamond giant's skin lit up with a dazzling, crystalline glow.
Magical energy surged through its body as it raised its massive right arm and spread its five fingers.
"Earth, hear my command!"
Its voice boomed, rough and solemn, like rolling boulders.
As its fingers clenched, it conjured a magical effect.
Elemental energy, invisible to the naked eye, coalesced. A massive curtain of rock materialized as if from thin air, forming an additional layer of ground in mid-air. It was thick, dense, and unyielding, shielding the vulnerable Young Giants within.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Garos's explosive scales struck the curtain, shattering the rock into countless fragments that flew in all directions.
Yet, under the diamond giant's control, the rock curtain continuously replenished itself as it fractured. Elemental energy flooded the gaps, mending the defenses and repelling Garos's barrage of explosive scales.
Meanwhile,
The diamond giant's eyes blazed as it gazed at the hybrid dragon hurtling toward it. Its diamond-like body radiated an aura of invincibility, its form exuding an unyielding, indestructible quality.
The diamond giant's defenses were unparalleled among all giants, far surpassing even those of dragonkind at the same level.
"Come, giant dragon!"
It raised its head without fear, ready to meet the challenge.
The juvenile dragon before it was indeed extraordinary, but it remained just that—a juvenile dragon. The diamond giant found no reason to fear, even finding Garos's arrogance and self-importance laughable.
A juvenile dragon dared to single-handedly assault the Stone Giant Camp.
What arrogance and self-confidence could drive such an act?
Garos was less than two hundred meters from the diamond giant. At his current speed, he could close the distance in an instant.
Yet, at that very moment...
A more intense, dark-red aura surged from the tips of his wing bones. Garos tilted his wings.
Harnessing the full kinetic energy accumulated from his dive, his massive body executed a sharp, near-right-angle turn in mid-air, changing course to crash into a young stone giant.
Great Wilderness Dragonfall!
Garos roared, adding the name of his devised technique to his cry to enhance its might.
In the next instant...
The young stone giant had only just looked up when a clear, dragon-shaped silhouette dented its gray, rocky chest.
Garos's dragon horns pierced through the giant's chest first, explosive scales scraping against stone skin and sparking blinding fire.
Then...
The shockwave erupted.
Centered on the impact point, the ground collapsed and cratered, forming a pit like a meteor impact site.
A ring of air pressure blast erupted simultaneously.
The ground for hundreds of meters around heaved and buckled like waves. Three stone huts collapsed like building blocks, the flying debris riddling the nearest rock giant swarm.
Under this cataclysmic strike, the young stone giant's body disintegrated into countless burning fragments, radiating outward to embed themselves at the bottom of the deep crater.
It hadn't even had time to react before it was dead.
Garos shook his dragon wings, dislodging the debris, and shot straight upward, soaring toward the clouds.
"Damn you, giant dragon!"
The diamond giant's roar echoed.
It shattered the cracked ground beneath its feet and leaped hundreds of meters into the air like a cannonball, its momentum terrifying. Before Garos had fully ascended, the giant's massive fist, clenched tight, hurtled toward him.
The fist hadn't yet connected.
Garos felt his body suddenly sink, as if an invisible hand were dragging him down.
Among the dazzling light emanating from the diamond giant, faint runes flickered and flowed, weaving a heavy spell that weighed Garos down as if he were carrying a small mountain.
Mature stone giants commonly wield such heavy magic.
At its core, this magic enhances gravitational pull, effectively hindering flight rather than dispelling magical energy, thus still affecting Garos to some extent.
Boom!
Crimson flames surged as Garos flapped his massive wings, pushing upward against the oppressive weight.
But his ascent was obstructed.
The diamond giant that had leaped forward was now close, its massive fist hurtling toward Garos's head.
Garos twisted sideways, bracing the blow with his thick, armored back.
Crack!
The kinetic energy-absorbing explosive scales on his back detonated, sending sharp fragments flying at close range. The diamond giant's body was scored with numerous scratches.
Garos merely staggered slightly.
Using the force of the punch, he spun his body, accelerating his qi and whirling his dragon wings. With a vicious strike, he slammed the diamond giant's chest, driving it back to the ground with a shallow horizontal gash across its chest.
Freed from the diamond giant's entanglement.
Garos soared back into the sky, breaking free from the range of its heavy magic.
He gazed down at the Stone Giant Camp, a cruel grin spreading across his draconic face, radiating arrogance and self-satisfaction. Sparks flew from his nostrils, revealing the savage and brutish nature of a red dragon.
"You, a pack of worthless, rock-formed creatures, dare to contest my territory?"
"Today, this dragon will erase you from existence—not a single one will remain!"
On the ground, the earth and stone beneath the diamond giant's feet seemed to come alive, coalescing onto its body. The gaping wound in its chest and the countless tiny injuries from the close-range explosion and shattered scales regenerated before the naked eye.
Dragonkind ruled the skies, while stone giants commanded the earth.
Each had its strengths and weaknesses.
The diamond giant's gaze swept over the massive crater between the camps, remembering the crushed remains of its young kin. Lines of fury etched themselves into its carved, stony face.
"Juvenile dragon..."
"You will pay for your arrogance with blood!"
The diamond giant spoke in a deep voice.
Garos didn't refute or explain the diamond giant's assessment of him as a juvenile dragon.
Though still about a year and a half away from true adulthood, having already completed his longest-ever hibernation as a young dragon, he could already be considered a juvenile dragon.
The adult granite giant stood beside the diamond giant.
Previously unable to keep up with Garos' speed and explosive power, it had failed to react in time. Now, its face contorted in fury, and it stood ready to join the elder in battle.
"Targon," the diamond giant said to the granite giant.
"This dragon is not as brutish as it appears. It's a Red Iron Hybrid, not a pure red dragon. It's cunning and deceitful, and even in its juvenile stage, it already possesses the aura of a great villain."
"Guard our weaker kin. Do not let them be attacked and killed again."
The diamond giant had deduced Garos' cunning from his initial feigned attack, which had targeted the Young Giants instead of himself. He was certain the dragon was treacherous and not to be underestimated, requiring extreme caution.
The granite giant clenched its fists and nodded heavily.
The giant gathered the remaining two Young Giants and the other smaller giants behind it, positioning itself as the sole guardian, its attention fully focused on preventing a sudden follow-up attack from Garos.
Meanwhile, Garos soared into the sky once more.
He spiraled upward, his qi accelerating, tearing massive holes through the high-altitude clouds. Then, with extreme speed, he dove toward the Stone Giant Camp.
The heavy magic of the diamond and granite giants proved useless at this point. Using it would only have amplified Garos's speed and power.
This time, the giants and their chosen were prepared, no longer caught completely off guard as they had been during the first assault.
Massive boulders materialized from the stone giants' bodies, soaring skyward like cannonballs to crash against Garos. The demonic beasts joined the assault, spewing fireballs and acidic liquid in a coordinated barrage of ranged attacks.
The most dangerous assault came from the diamond giant.
Its body shimmered as diamond-like light converged on its chest, erupting into a blinding white beam that left a vacuum in its wake, its power immense.
(End of the Chapter)
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