great-warnovel Chapter 485 Self-Devouring
Chapter 485 Self-Devouring
Chapter 485 Self-Devouring
Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, thick dark clouds rolled in around Talon, and a massive bolt of lightning struck Frostthroat Longnose on the back in an instant.
The latter cried out in pain, its back charred black. Although its scales were torn and its flesh was exposed, it did not seem to be seriously injured.
The ice dragon turned its head and looked at the winged bird wizard with hateful eyes.
With each breath, it exhaled freezing air from its nostrils, and its enormous silver-white dragon wings flapped towards Taron, forcing it to retreat.
Immediately afterwards, its wing membrane and the closed opening under its chest cavity opened, and a large amount of white frost suddenly gushed out.
In an instant, like a blizzard, the extreme cold caused the temperature to drop rapidly across an area the size of the Dragon Arena, and everything around Frostthroat Long Nose froze.
The carnage caused by Harry not only shocked the wizards, but also frightened these intelligent dragons. Although they were ferocious, they also knew how to seek advantage and avoid harm. The tragic death of the tree bee dragon made their first priority change from eating people to self-preservation.
Talon's face darkened as he flapped his wings and flew into the air. Although his attack just now looked cool, he knew his own limitations.
That lightning strike was already his most powerful attack; not everyone has Harry's ability to disregard dragons' magical resistance.
Ilfamori has a relatively short history, and for a long time it was jokingly referred to as the North American branch of Hogwarts. They don't have a deep foundation, but they have a spirit of continuous innovation and progress.
His own Thunderbird wings are a unique form of localized deformation technique that he created.
This technique is derived from the post-war redevelopment and research of Animagus by various schools. Talon cannot yet fully transform, let alone become a magical creature, but he has innovatively broken down human transformation into multiple parts, which can effectively reduce the danger and gradually increase the difficulty, making it easier for ordinary wizards to learn.
Moreover, he incorporated four thunderbird tail feathers into his human transformation.
This allows him to transform into the most powerful four-winged thunderbird after he truly masters this magic, possessing not only control over wind and thunder but also an extremely strong sense of danger.
But that's only the future. Right now, even as the best seventh-year student in Iphamoni, he has only completed half of it. The lightning strike he just released has already depleted the power of the two tail feathers stored in his wings. To recover, he needs to return to the Storm Train at school and recharge near a living Thunderbird.
"Only half left—the power for the final strike—" he frowned, thinking to himself.
This electricity can not only be used to release lightning strikes, but also allows him to fly at high speeds over short distances. Now he has to make a choice: whether to use the electricity to speed up the tug-of-war, or to go all in and launch another lightning strike.
However, if he cannot completely kill Frostthroat Longnose, he will lose his most relied-upon means and will be at best a seventh-year student who is good at magic and polymorph.
But when it comes to Transfiguration, Harry Potter from Hogwarts is miles ahead of him, not to mention Vagado's M'farme.
"By the way! Where did that Black girl go?"
He suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to have cast a spell to conceal their vision before disappearing without a trace.
Currently, the Long-nosed Dragon is using its cold winds to protect itself, and Yaguali has used Green Mist to eliminate the Venomous Fang Dragon, leaving only the Fungal Dragon and the Radiant Protein Lizard on the field.
"Wait! Where's the protein lizard?!"
He was surprised to find that during that brief moment of chaos, the phosphorescent fire dragon, which resembled a multicolored crystal, had also disappeared.
"The protein lizard has gone invisible!" the commentator exclaimed.
"This dragon, which has completely lost its ability to fly, has chosen to hide!"
"Now, who will this dangerous hunter attack first?"
"Oh wait! Look over there at the fungus dragon!"
As the narrator pointed out, everyone's attention was drawn to the other side.
All that could be seen was the large number of birds, skunks, porcupines, and other animals summoned by Mfarme, which now gathered around the moldy green fire dragon covered in fungi and moss.
The fungal dragon roared warily, but it couldn't frighten the fake animals summoned by magic.
As if given some kind of command, they transformed into mice of various colors upon landing and pounced on the fungal dragon.
"It's the animal soul totem of Vagadu! Player Mfarme has also hidden himself and is using these animal souls to attack the fungus dragon! But can these little guys do any damage to the dragon?"
Although the Junlong was the weakest of the seven dragons sent this time, it was still a mutated dragon species. It simply waved its claws casually and swept away a large group of rats.
It strode around and trampled the surrounding mice, killing countless ones. With a breath of hot, moist air, many mice began to grow fungi, which were quickly eaten dry and pierced by the mushrooms.
"No! It seems like we can't kill all those rats!" I must say, the commentator's eyesight is really good.
He noticed that no matter how many rats the fungus killed, the animal population did not seem to decrease.
Upon closer inspection, the clues were discovered.
"These little things! They're gnawing on the bacteriophages!" he yelled.
The rats swarmed towards the fire dragon from all directions like a tide, and even though most were killed, a small number still managed to climb onto its body.
Unlike ordinary fire dragons, the fungal dragon does not have thick skin or tough scales. Instead, it trades its defensive capabilities for unparalleled regenerative abilities and vitality.
However, this has led to the fact that even a tiny mouse can easily tear off a piece of flesh covered in fungus from its body.
These bloodthirsty mice ferociously devoured the dragon's blood and flesh. Even though the fungi and toxins in the meat would kill them quickly, in just a moment, these mice that had eaten the dragon's flesh began to multiply rapidly!
They convulsed, resisting the erosion of the fungus inside their bodies, while splitting into two identical rats. Their not-so-sharp claws clung tightly to the back and wing membranes of the fungal dragon, constantly tearing and devouring, and constantly splitting!
The fungus dragon stomped and roared angrily, while vigorously shaking its body, trying to shake off the little creatures. But no matter how much it struggled, more and more rats appeared on its body.
Even though many fungi are killed, they replicate and divide even faster!
Fortunately, the fungal dragon is extremely resilient, and the flesh and blood that were eaten from it are rapidly growing and healing.
This led to a protracted tug-of-war between the two sides!
"The curse of autophagy! It's the curse of autophagy!" The commentator held up a small piece of paper.
"Just now, I received detailed information from Principal Nyoka of Vagadu!"
"This is an ancient African voodoo curse! The Mfarme warriors combined it with their animal totem magic; these little mice are not only summoned spirit creatures, but also the carriers of the curse!"
"The current fungal dragon is no longer fighting against Mfarme, but against itself!"
"The individuals that split off from the rats that ate its flesh and blood are actually part of the fungus dragon itself!"
It will be completely exhausted in its endless self-consumption!
After reading this long passage, the native-born, white European sorcerer wiped the sweat from his brow. If this insidious and terrifying curse were used on a human—
Fortunately, it was precisely because of the fungal dragon's low magic resistance that it was able to be hit so easily. If it were a wizard, at least the resistance would last much longer.