Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 245 The Inner Earth

The Third Year of the Era of the Kingdom of Myriad Races

Argreed arrived in the inner world, where the vast space made him feel quite comfortable. The inner world was full of enormous creatures with exaggerated sizes and strange natural landscapes. So Argreed spread his wings and took off, enjoying the scenery as he headed towards Ladon and the others.

The journey was unimpeded; virtually no creature in the Nether dared to provoke Agred. After all, Agred looked more like a black dragon, and black dragons and emerald dragons were the uncrowned kings of the Nether. No ancient behemoth would dare to provoke a dragon. However, the native inhabitants of the Nether were not so 'polite' to outsiders like Ladon and the Abyssal Hydralisk. This is why it took Ladon and his tribe nearly four years to establish themselves here. Moreover, Agred's old friend, the Mindflayer, also lived in the Nether. Therefore, if one were to ask which place in Musuridae was the most difficult to conquer, the Nether would definitely be Agred's first choice.

Argreed swaggered to the Netherworld where Ladon was located. At this time, Ladon's tribe had also undergone a major reshuffle. Most of the original Abyssal Hydras had died in the wars over the years, but most of the survivors had become Hydras. Now, Ladon and the remaining hundred or so Hydra tribe members occupied one-fifth of the territory in the Netherworld.

Before Agred could even land, Ladon, who had already sensed his master's arrival, hurriedly led his people to Agred and bowed in greeting. Agred, seeing the newly grown black dragon head of Ladon, knew that he had completed the task he had given him.

Agreed took out the White Dragon Bloodline and said, "I've brought you something new and good, here you go!" As he spoke, the dragon blood in Agreed's hand flew out, and Ladon immediately raised his head and caught it in one bite. Then, Ladon's ordinary head instantly changed and suddenly turned into a proper white dragon head.

Then, Ladon obediently rubbed against Agreed's body twice, and then spat out the black dragon essence blood he had prepared from his mouth and handed it to him.

After accepting the essence blood, Agred said to Ladon, "Let's go, Master. I'll take you to kill the Emerald Dragon to further enhance your abilities. Also, I sensed a Terasque behemoth here just now. Although it's rare, it will definitely be a great help to you. Come on, I'll take you hunting today." With that, Agred spread his wings and deliberately slowed down as he flew into the distance.

Ladon then hurriedly flapped his somewhat clumsy wings and followed. Seeing this, the Hydras quickly got up and trotted behind. To take care of them, Agreed deliberately slowed down and changed his flight path so that the Hydras wouldn't get separated from them.

Half a day later, Agreed finally led his men to the Emerald Dragon's territory.

Emerald dragons are among the most unique of the metal dragons because their dragon breath is a sonic attack. However, don't underestimate their dragon breath. The dragon breath of an Elder Dragon or higher is enough to easily destroy the largest known city or even a small continent the size of North America (which is indeed small by the standards of this world). Therefore, the dragon breath of the Emerald Dragon is one of the most devastating environmental attacks ever discovered. The dragon breath of the Emerald Dragon is an alternative that takes AOE (area of ​​effect) damage to the extreme. Therefore, Emerald dragons are very good at dealing with groups of enemies. They also love gems and various shiny ores, so they generally live in civilized cities and the underground world, since these places have more gems.

Furthermore, Emerald Dragons possess 'psychic energy' as another trump card. They are the only dragon species that focus on cultivating soul power, making them quite unique and unconventional.

The Emerald Dragons of the Netherworld built their lair in a dormant volcano. Argreed didn't waste any words and immediately cast the tenth-tier spell 'Energy Eruption' upon arriving at the location, causing magma to gush out and spew out all the Emerald Dragons. In an instant, terrifying black smoke and thick fog enveloped the revived dormant volcano mountain range.

All the emerald dragons flew into the sky in a rage, opening their mouths and launching a sonic attack on Agred. In response, Agred used a special absorption magic to absorb all the sonic waves and then amplified them several times over, returning them to the emerald dragons. At the same time, he thoughtfully cast a protective shield over Ladon.

The sonic energy echoing around them resonated instantly, and the enormous energy shattered the jade dragon scales on the jade dragons' bodies, which were harder than diamonds. The jade dragons lost their defensive armor as soon as they started fighting, revealing the soft flesh inside their bodies that had lost the protection of their dragon scales.

At this moment, an ancient emerald dragon, whose physique was no less than Agred's, flew out of the volcanic lava. At the same time, a huge crystal spear materialized in its hand and stabbed Agred's chin. Normally, this attack should have been able to pierce Agred's head directly, but unfortunately, Agred's body did not conform to common sense.

The crystal spear failed to penetrate Agred's defenses and eventually broke and shattered into dust under the immense force. Upon seeing this, the Emerald Dragon opened its maw and unleashed a sonic dragon breath, but unfortunately, its sound waves had no effect and were absorbed entirely by Agred's body. However, Agred was also somewhat annoyed by the sound waves, so he simply grabbed the Emerald Dragon by the neck and squeezed the dragon scales on its neck with a cracking sound, cutting off the source of the noise at its root.

Although the Emerald Dragon's fate was in its throat, it still relentlessly used its psionic energy to try to fight back. Seeing this, Agreed smiled disdainfully and released his own soul energy, instantly obliterating the Emerald Dragon's soul with soul energy that was more than a hundred times larger than his own.

Argreed then packed the corpse of the Emerald Dragon into his spatial storage, while on the other side, Ladon was carrying out a brutal massacre of the Emerald Dragons. The once invincible dragons had now become weak sheep. They were struck to the ground one by one by Ladon with dragon breaths of various attributes. Then, the Emerald Dragons that landed were bitten to death by the Hydra that came to the scene.

Ladon successfully grew an emerald dragon head, and the Hydras respectfully packed up the corpses of the emerald dragons and handed them over to Agreed. After packing up the entire emerald dragon family, Agreed took to the air again and shouted, "Let's go, next stop: the Black Dragon's Lair!"

After saying that, Agreed flew into the distance, and Ladon and the Hydra hurriedly caught up with Agreed again. Judging from this, Ladon had no doubt that his master would definitely massacre the entire underworld today. Ladon was very excited because he had been dreaming of this day, waiting for the day to fight alongside his master!

The black dragons' dwellings are easy to find. These creatures prefer ponds and swamps—places where they can lie in wait. Despite being the strongest dragons physically, they are particularly fond of ambushes, to the point that the other five-colored dragons look down on them somewhat. Even those black dragons who have grown to the level of ancient dragons, hundreds of meters long, still prefer to hide in dark corners and launch sneak attacks, making Agreed want to ask involuntarily, "Brother, do you really have no sense of your own size?!"