CHAPTER 1270: CHAPTER 200: THE HALF-REVEALED IDENTITY AND THE FLYING UNYIELDING FORTRESS

It exhaled a breath, and an invisible fluctuation of origin quality stirred up a sudden gale on the flat ground.

The next second, it exerted force with its four limbs, and with a boom, hundreds and thousands of cracks radiated outward from the dragon as the center, leading to an eruption.

It was like a small nuclear explosion, the massive shockwave sent the earth roiling incessantly, spider-web-like cracks spread, and such immense power lifted the entire landscape into the air as if weightless, surging toward the sky—

And the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon took wing, rising swiftly, aiming to strike down on Campari’s back, pinning his body within its grasp!

The power of this charge was indescribable. Even the aftershock of the impact turned the world upside down, and the plaza, already uneven due to the battle of the strong young warriors, now became total ruin, the ground roiled endlessly, sending earth and stone soaring, dust spreading in layers, exploding into a mushroom cloud!

But almost simultaneously, the Black-Haired Knight wielded the Heavy Abyss Iron Sword, cleaving through the dark clouds, with seven other figures following close behind!

In an instant, facing the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon intending to capture Campari, Mahdi unhesitatingly swung his sword down, as if layers of thunder roared in succession mid-air, the air seemed to collapse, bending even the transmission of light.

He struck the back of the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon, much like Campari did previously, and even though it was a high-level existence at the fourth energy level or even its peak, the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon showed no reaction, taking this sword bluntly.

But this sword was not Campari’s Aether Blade but a solid Heavy Abyss Iron Sword, the Hell Blade. In the thunderous roar, the Knight’s full-force strike erupted, blue-gold sword light visibly tore through the dragon’s scales, causing the shockwave to explode like a hurricane, and slowed the dragon’s movement to grab Campari for a moment, merely striking him instead of grabbing hold of him.

"You bastard..."

Failing to capture the important target, the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon turned its head somewhat angrily and shamefully, but then, following Mahdi, the consecutive strikes from other young strong warriors ensued!

First, a sword aura tearing through the air, rolling up a massive tidal wave of impact, slammed onto the head of the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon, causing the behemoth’s head to pause slightly.

Then, a thrust spear aimed at the reverse scale beneath the dragon’s throat, razor-sharp, aiming directly at the source of life!

A highly coordinated, nearly simultaneous triple sword strike, the inexplicably undefendable Dark Gold Colossus Dragon took these three blows head-on. Even though it veered its head to minimize exposure, twisted away from the reverse scale, it was still pierced by the Dragon Maiden’s sword, spilling dark gold blood!

Mahdi, Anfa, and Ian working together managed to directly wound the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon!

"Don’t stop!"

At this moment, amid the dragon’s anguished howls, Mahdi shouted sternly, "This creature has a flaw in its body, unable to attack and defend simultaneously—don’t be intimidated by its power. As long as we join forces, victory is ours!"

"The body of the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon is not its true form, otherwise why would it bother talking with us?"

Having already taken the lead and achieved results, his persuasion held immense authority, and immediately, all young strong warriors struck in unison, targeting the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon!

—Mahdi and Ian and Anfa cooperating so perfectly?!

Watching this unfold, Aina, who had already begun to draw her bow and gather strength, was shocked. Hearing Mahdi’s words, she had no hesitation and began to gather strength to seize the moment to release her arrows. Yet, even with her unwavering trust and decisiveness, she was a step too late, as Anfa and Ian seemed to have an unspoken understanding, or perhaps they had already prepared their strength in advance, directly following up the Black-Haired Knight’s attack!

This couldn’t be dismissed as coincidence; it was undoubtedly planned cooperation... and cooperation that had been rehearsed countless times!

—Ian and Anfa... knew Mahdi!

Realizing this possibility, Aina suddenly understood, and numerous strange points and doubts all made sense!

Baron Leyan and Baron Leyan’s extermination claims alongside the Spirit Wisdom Institute... the Huai Guang Church’s curious silent stance... Ian inherited the Leyan Territory and resolved the Mountain People’s unrest with such ease, and where did this Prophet, this great alchemy scholar, learn such extraordinary swordsmanship... and how did Mahdi silently infiltrate the Exotic Species Research Institute under the watch of major forces...

Why did it always seem so perfectly natural when Mahdi and Anfa and Ian fought together, with those two always naturally losing, naturally being sent flying, naturally knocked unconscious, naturally severely wounded to the ground...

Too natural! It was as if they had rehearsed it countless times!

Because they knew each other! They were already in alliance!

They... they were in cahoots!

(So that’s it, Ian, this Prophet, always had such a strong protector—one providing force, another providing prophetic insight—it’s no wonder, no wonder!)

Everything was like a flash of lightning ripping through the darkness, illuminating Aina’s mind with sudden enlightenment: (I wondered why I couldn’t find any traces of The Unyielding Fortress, turns out they were sheltered under the Prophet’s leadership! No, the reason Ian could establish such a solid foundation in the countryside of South Ridge was certainly due to the First Knight’s guidance!)

(They are all disciples of the First Knight, fellow students!)

(But damn it all! If Mahdi dared to appear this time to seize the Source of Dragon Blood, it means they’ve already left the Xiawei Territory... Damn it! Still a step too late!)