Chapter 14: Farewell!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After some thought, Jose dug deeper. He tried to destroy the Holy Altar by destroying the foundation.
But if a young dragon could think of it, how could the human elites who designed the altar not think of such a flaw?
After digging for more than ten meters, he realized that there was also a barrier underneath protecting the altar. He did not know how deep it was.
"With such rigorous defense, I'm at my wits' end."
Jose climbed out of the hole and looked back to see Yaligos still clearing the exit. Cassie had already collected a pile of loot.
A warrior's double-edged axe, a bandit's dagger, a priest's cross necklace, someone's ring and leather armor, and some scattered coins.
All the equipment had magical enhancements. Of course, the magical enhancements were not as strong as the mage's equipment. They were all just common items.
He watched as Cassie picked up a stone and pulled out a deformed gold coin from within it. He could not help but marvel at the dragon's latent talent in treasure hunting.
With such a treasure-seeking radar, he was not worried about missing any loot.
Jose turned around and continued to study the altar. He decided that he would give up if there was no hope after the exit was dug out.
"Hey! My companions! I see light!"
Jose turned around and saw a bright light shooting out from the crack in the stone behind the Golden Dragon. They were not far from opening the passage.
But time was running out.
"Don't waste your energy. The altar is an important link between the Gods and the material plane. It's protected by a divine barrier. Judging from the density of the divine power, only a legendary dragon can break through it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the altar shone brightly. A powerful and divine will suddenly descended, followed by a mountainous pressure.
The three dragons were pressed to the ground, unable to move.
Jose felt as though there was a huge mountain pressing down on him. It was difficult for him to even breathe. He was shocked as this was a form of suppression from a higher life form. It was even more terrifying than the ancient draconic aura of the Mistress of the Red Nest.
"Divine—divine might!"
Roar!
Following this, the three dragons heard the Mistress of the Red Nest's angry cry. Terrifying energy waves swept across the ground, causing the entire ground to tremble. The rocks at the top of the cave fell.
After the battle began, the three dragons found that they could move again.
Jose's mind was racing as he felt very worried. Although the Mistress of the Red Nest did not place much importance on the young dragons, he knew that if she failed, the Five-Colored Dragons would be massacred.
Suddenly, he noticed that the holy altar was turning dim. After the divine presence appeared, the divine power stored in the altar was almost exhausted, and the golden light pillar became dimmer.
However, in the distant south of the continent, the believers of this god were massively gathering and praying, which would allow the divine power in the altar to be restored.
Jose did not know what was going on so far away. He only knew that the altar was now empty of divine power and that it was the best time to attack. Destroying the altar would help the Mistress of the Red Nest, and helping her was also helping himself.
The opportunity was fleeting!
Risking the rain of stones, he rushed forward, his dragon claws breaking through the weak divine force protection.
Without any hesitation, he struck the altar with all his might. The altar itself was not made of hard material, so it immediately cracked open.
Crack!
The altar shattered into pieces and scattered all over. Jose noticed the golden diamond and quickly grabbed it.
At this moment, the falling stones became larger and larger, and the Golden Dragon finally opened the cave.
"Jose! The cave is collapsing!"
Jose rushed toward the exit and passed by the White Dragon who was packing up his loot.
"Don't worry about that! Run!"
Hearing this, Cassie grabbed some of the spoils and followed.
Rumble!
The moment the three dragons escaped from the cave, the cave behind them completely collapsed, but their crisis was not over yet.
In the sky above their heads, terrifying experts were fighting as far as they could see. The intense battle dyed the sky half fiery-red and half golden. The two colors were distinct, and from time to time, powerful magic would cause meteorites to fall and set off shocking explosions on the ground. It was like the end of the world.
In this apocalyptic calamity, the golden pillar of light that shot into the sky was still very eye-catching.
Jose looked around and saw many golden pillars of light soaring into the sky. These pillars of light formed a circle around the Red Nest.
Meanwhile, far away in the vicinity of the Red Nest, knights and mages riding griffins and giant eagles were fighting against wyverns and dragons in the sky. The collision of magic and aura stirred up a storm of colors. Large chunks of mountain rock cracked in the explosion, and rocks tumbled down the slope like mud.
Not far away from the three dragons, the monster army led by Black Dragon O'Neal was fighting a group of human troops. It looked like the Human Alliance Army had formed a defensive line to prevent the monster army from approaching the altar.
Unfortunately, Jose had already destroyed their Holy Altar.
At this moment, both sides had also discovered this problem. The morale of the monster army increased greatly, and the alliance army split up to charge towards the three dragons.
Jose was debating whether to join the fight.
A year ago, his predecessor had signed a protection contract with the Mistress of the Red Nest. This harsh protection contract limited his freedom, causing him to be unable to escape.
Suddenly, a boundless energy shockwave came from the sky. Fortunately, the source was very far away. When the energy shockwave reached the ground, it had already lost its destructive power. The shockwave became a gale that made people unable to open their eyes.
Along with the energy shockwave, an earth-shattering dragon roar filled with pain could be heard.
The Mistress of the Red Nest was injured?!
Not long after, the Mistress of the Red Nest appeared in Jose's line of sight. At this moment, she was injured and was fleeing in a sorry state. Hot dragon blood splattered all over the place as two enemies followed behind her. Among them was the figure of a Golden Dragon.
In the blink of an eye, the two pursuers turned into streaks of light and flew over the three dragons, disappearing from sight.
"The Mistress of the Red Nest escaped?!"
Jose was shocked but quickly recovered his senses.
The Mistress of the Red Nest's escape meant that she could no longer provide protection for the young dragons, and the protection contract was therefore nulled.
"Quick! Run!"
Without hesitation, Jose turned and ran. Before he left, he did not forget to remind his two companions.
The Golden Dragon loli looked toward the distant sky and saw the figure of a Golden Dragon in the sky. She said, "You guys run away first. I'm not leaving."
Jose glanced back as he ran, understanding the reason.
"Good luck, my friend!"
"Good luck to you too, Jose, one who stands out from everyone else."
The escape of the Mistress of the Red Nest had broken the confidence of the monster army. Everyone, including the adult dragons, was fleeing for their lives, while the Human Alliance Army continued to pursue and expand their gains.
A huge escape battle began!
"What are you doing?! You're not allowed to fly!" In the forest, Jose grabbed the White Dragon Cassie's hind leg and shouted, "Run with me!"
"Why… why?"
"Fly if you want to die!"
That was true.
The purpose of the Human Alliance Army's pursuit was to expand their gains in this battle. To put it simply, it was to obtain more spoils of war.
Young dragons were definitely high-value targets. Whether they were dead or alive, getting one was enough for an ordinary person to live a carefree life. In addition, there was no lack of knights with flying mounts and high-ranked mages in the Human Alliance Army.
If a young dragon with weak strength wanted to live, it would have to try its best not to attract the attention of the enemy experts, and using the cover of the lush forest to escape was the best option.
As expected, the two of them soon saw a young Red Dragon flying in a high-profile manner. It was entangled by the magic net shot by a Griffin Knight and fell from the sky into the forest. The Griffin Knight caught the young dragon and flew away.
In the sky, there were many such flying knights. They were troops that specialized in capturing high-value targets, and the magic web was designed to capture young dragons. If one did not know the special method, it was impossible to get out of it.
"Jose! Save me!"
From the panicking voice, it turned out that the unlucky target was the brother of Jose — Barron.
But Jose did not want to be nosy at all. He even found it a waste of energy to look at him.
Honestly speaking, if Barron had provided him with help when he was in trouble, he would have taken a closer look and tried to determine if he had the ability to save him.
But now…
"Farewell, Brother!"
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