At this time, a huge python slowly appeared on the surface of the lake, covered in countless dark golden patterns that flickered with dazzling radiance under the sunlight.
"Hydra!"
Weiss' alarmed voice echoed, breaking the silence. Even Lin Yun couldn't help being startled when he recognized that this was a genuine Hydra, a grave expression appearing on his face.
Hydras weren't ordinary magic beasts.
That kind of magic beast had nine different kinds of magic power at the same time, and their innate magic power could only be described as terrifying. That race once coexisted with the Ancient Gods in Noscent. In the current era, Hydras were already on the verge of extinction, and only a few of them remained.
But there was no doubt that the existing Hydras were all extremely terrifying existences. They all stood at the Heaven Rank at the very least. And during the peak of the Magic Era, there was a Hydra called Hydra, known as one of the Four Magic Beast Emperors!
In fact, the existing Hydras didn't show their faces in Noscent.
And that Hydra was one of them. Lin Yun was certain that the Hydra was already standing at the peak of the Heaven Rank in this era, but very few people knew of its existence.
It was hardly an exaggeration to say that the Hydra was definitely one of the strongest existences of this era. It was no longer a simple magic beast, but one of Noscent's rulers.
The name Hydra gradually surfaced during the peak of the Magic Era. At that time, the Hydra became one of the Four Magic Beast Emperors.
During the peak of the Magic Era, the magic civilization was too developed and seriously affected the survival of the magic beasts. The strongest of the magic beasts, the Four Magic Beast Emperors, represented all the magic beasts and negotiated with the humans. That negotiation redefined the living space of the magic beasts. After that, although the magic beasts were still oppressed by the humans, they had a certain amount of living space.
At this time, Lin Yun was truly shocked. He hadn't expected to meet a genuine Hydra. But in his memories, there were only eight Hydras in this era, and they lived in different parts of Noscent, all of them at the Heaven Rank.
Although the aura emitted by this one was very frightening, it was far from reaching the Heaven Rank. It was clear that this Hydra wasn't one of the eight.
Then, Lin Yun recalled an important piece of information he had read in the decaying library. It was said that the nine heads of the Hydras of the Ancient God Era were all the same size, but when the Chromatic Dragons and the Pure-blooded Elves ruled Noscent, the number of Hydras sharply declined and they mutated. Their nine heads gradually changed.
After all, the nine heads of the Hydra represented nine different kinds of mana fluctuations. After the mutation, the head that the Hydra specialized in would become bigger and bigger.
It was clear that the nine heads of this Hydra were exactly the same. This was a unique characteristic of the Hydra of ancient times. This meant that its nine magics were always in balance, and it was unable to specialize in any one of them.
In that case, didn't that mean that the plane they were in now was still stuck in the ancient times …
This was a little strange …
"Roar …"
All of a sudden, the nine heads of the Hydra let out a deafening roar, and a fishy smell spread everywhere. Its bloody maws suddenly opened, and its sharp fangs flickered with a gloomy light under the sunlight. Nine different kinds of mana swept towards everyone.
Following that, most of the people in the team turned pale with fright and hurriedly used all kinds of methods to dodge. At this time, a few Flame Bursts with long tails of flames accurately hit one of the heads. There was a muffled "rumble", but only a few marks were left on the head of the Hydra, and it didn't receive any damage.
But those Flame Bursts made the Hydra let out a mournful roar, and those lantern-sized eyes firmly stared at Lin Yun with hatred.
Then, the nine heads swooped towards Lin Yun at an astonishing speed. But at this time, a deep Dragon Roar echoed. Frost Dragon Reina was floating above the Hydra, and a large amount of ice spells poured down, bombarding the heads of the Hydra. But at the same time, the appearance of the Frost Dragon attracted the attention of the Hydra, and the nine heads gathered different kinds of mana to launch an extremely fierce offensive against Reina.
"Rumble …"
In an instant, earth-shattering noises resounded.
In a short half a minute, Reina had already fallen into a disadvantageous position, and she was having a hard time dealing with the Hydra's offensive. Not long ago, she had been grazed by the Hydra's innate spell and received a small injury.
At this time, a silver silhouette streaked across the sky. It was Lin Yun's Heaven Puppet. With the Doom Staff in its hand, it was undoubtedly very powerful, and a concentrated barrage of spell rays helped Reina relieve a bit of the pressure. But even so, the Heaven Puppet and Reina working together were still having a hard time dealing with the Hydra, and it was very difficult to deal any substantial damage to it.
And not far in the sky, Arthus and Rhett were foolishly looking at this scene. They had experienced the power of the Frost Dragon and the Heaven Puppet, especially when they entered the spatial tear. They had dealt with several hundred Flame Pythons in three minutes.
But now, the Frost Dragon and the Heaven Puppet couldn't deal with the Hydra even if they joined hands.
Then, how terrifying was that Hydra's power?
Being able to gain the upper hand under such circumstances showed that the Hydra's power was definitely at least level 38, or even higher!
That was undoubtedly very frightening.
At this time, the battle had already fallen into a deadlock. The Frost Dragon and the Heaven Puppet's attacks were getting more and more concentrated, and the Hydra kept roaring. Although they couldn't injure the Hydra, they could at least resist.
"Roar …"
Suddenly, the Nine-headed Serpent let out a deep roar. At the same time, one of its heads flickered with a dazzling white light. White mist was continuously emitted from it, emitting a bone-chilling cold aura …
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines. That feeling was as if danger was about to descend.
"Eternal Frost …"
Even Lin Yun was startled. Only he knew that great danger was about to descend. Through the Magic Array, he clearly discovered that the flickering white head's energy fluctuations were very chaotic. It was this discovery that made him realize that the Hydra wanted to use Eternal Frost at the cost of its own head.
This would be a disaster for everyone in the team, including himself.
That definitely wasn't an exaggeration.
After all, that was Eternal Frost, a spell that the Hydra sacrificed one of its heads to cast. Its power could only be described as frightening.
If the Hydra was successfully cast, the result would undoubtedly be that everyone, including him, would be frozen. They simply wouldn't be able to escape, unless they had power on the level of Star Sage Joy.
There was a battle that was widely spread throughout history. That was during the peak of the Magic Era. There were five Heaven Rank powerhouses that wanted to capture a Hydra for research. Their target was the weakest Hydra residing in Noscent, one that hadn't reached the High Rank of the Heaven Rank yet.
The five Heaven Rank powerhouses were very confident that capturing that Hydra wouldn't be a difficult matter.
And that was indeed the case.
At the start of the battle, that Hydra fell into a disadvantageous position. It was in a very difficult situation under the siege of the five Heaven Rank powerhouses and suffered very serious injuries. But at the critical moment, the Hydra suddenly detonated one of its heads and used Eternal Frost, freezing everything within several kilometers and catching the five Heaven Rank powerhouses off guard.
Then …
Then, there was no then.
Thus, Lin Yun realized that he had to stop the Hydra no matter what.
In an instant, raging flames rushed out. Lin Yun, who had entered Fire Elemental Incarnation, didn't hesitate and used five Flame Flashes in a row, crossing several hundred meters. Then, a hurried incantation came out of Lin Yun 'mouth and the two Alchemic Mana Whirlpools within his body frantically surged.
Then …
A strange scene appeared. The Nine-headed Serpent roared again and again as its enormous body struggled. As if it had lost its support, it rapidly fell down. In the end, it fell into the lake with a loud bang and disappeared without a trace.
"Disappeared …"
The sudden change startled everyone. Even Falton and Zeuss, who had been staying out of this, had serious expressions as they looked at the lake.
"That's …"
Immediately after, a gust of cold air hit them in the face. Everyone was so shocked that they looked at the surface of the lake and uttered sleep-talking sounds. The cold air came from the lake. The originally deep lake was now silvery white. Countless frost condensed, and in just a few seconds, the area within a radius of several thousand meters was frozen, and cold air was constantly emitting from it …
It hadn't even been ten seconds since the Hydra disappeared, yet such a shocking change happened.
At this time, everyone's minds were filled with confusion.
"That shouldn't be the Hydra's innate spell, Eternal Frost, right? If the Hydra hadn't fallen to the bottom of the lake, we would have all been frozen. Truly terrifying …" The 7th Rank Sword Saint of the Watson Family looked at the lake in a daze and suddenly let out a cry of alarm. Rhett, who was next to him, also paled.
The Frost Dragon Reina returned to her human form, and a worried look appeared on her frosty face. "Where is he? How did he disappear? This …"
"Are you talking about Sir Merlin?" The wooden-looking Draconic Beastman glanced at Reina before pointing at the frozen lake. "I just saw Sir Merlin fall in with that monster …"
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