The deeper they went, the dimmer the ancient blue-silver sealing runes on the rock walls became, even beginning to show subtle cracks.
At the end of the passage, it suddenly opened up!
A vast, suffocating underground cavern appeared before their eyes, its scale far exceeding Andestrasz's dwelling, as if the entire mountain's foundation had been hollowed out.
The sight at the center of the cavern was even more breathtaking!
A massive, blue-silver light barrier composed of countless complex geometric runes, like an inverted giant bowl, firmly enveloped the core area of the cavern.
Above the light barrier, immense arcane energy and weighty earth power intertwined and flowed, their style faintly discernible—a seal jointly set by two great Dragon Aspects!
Inside the light barrier, it was not completely silent.
Faintly visible, hundreds, even thousands, of "cocoons" resembling crystal sarcophagi were neatly arranged.
These cocoons had a translucent quality, and inside them slept strange yet majestic creatures.
They possessed dragon-like majestic heads, powerful dragon wings, and slender dragon tails, yet their torsos and limbs were closer to mortal proportions, their entire bodies covered in fine scales like meticulously forged metal.
These were the Dracthyr!
(Dracthyr sealed within)
At this moment, they were warriors frozen in amber of time, serene and powerful.
"Healing Wing Camp…" Rabisargos almost gritted his teeth as he spat out the name, his eyes showing even greater disgust, "At least that's what they call themselves, said to be skilled in healing and support."
"Hmph," he added coldly, "But in my eyes, they are nothing more than a monster army twisted by Deathwing!"
However, compared to Rabisargos's contempt, Nefarian was more concerned with the scene outside the sealing light barrier.
Countless gray-yellow corrupting insect swarms, like surging waves of filth, continuously crashed against the enormous blue-silver light barrier!
They were not attacking blindly, but purposefully gathered at the weak nodes of the light barrier's energy flow, frantically gnawing!
Each gnaw would cause a subtle ripple in the light barrier, accompanied by a sizzling sound of energy dissipation.
Although the light barrier was currently still stable, like water dripping through stone, it was only a matter of time before it was breached!
"They are actively attacking and weakening the sealing nodes!" Nefarian's voice was low and urgent.
Although NZoth's true will was not present here, the objective of these insect swarms was extremely clear—to destroy the seal, release the imprisoned Dracthyr, and completely twist them with corruption to use them for their own ends!
Rabisargos let out a low growl, blue light surging deep in his dragon throat, instinctively wanting to breathe dragonfire to clear away those disgusting insects!
"Stop!" Nefarian's eyes were quick and his claws swift, his dragon wing suddenly extended horizontally, blocking Rabisargos, "Don't be rash! Your dragonfire might not only be useless, but it could also damage the seal!"
Nefarian thought rapidly, quickly scanning the sealing light barrier and the sleeping Healing Wing Camp Dracthyr inside.
A bold, yet possibly the only strategy to break the situation, instantly formed in his mind!
He sharply turned to the restless Rabisargos, his tone unusually calm, "Rabisargos, listen to me!"
"The corruption swarm has only one goal: to destroy the seal, release and corrupt the Dracthyr inside. They are continuously consuming the seal's energy reserves."
"I know!" Rabisargos impatiently flicked his tail, staring at the incessantly gnawing insects, "We must find a way to stop them! Immediately!"
"Passive defense, waiting for the seal to be gnawed through, is a dead end," Nefarian's dragon claw suddenly lifted, pointing directly at the sleeping Dracthyr inside the light barrier.
"But what if we… actively remove the seal, even if only briefly opening a part of it, to release the Healing Wing Camp…"
"Are you crazy—?!" Before Nefarian finished speaking, Rabisargos, like a lit powder keg, suddenly turned around!
His massive dragon head almost collided with Nefarian, his ice-blue vertical pupils burning with extreme anger and disbelief!
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