Just as Han Shuo shot into the passageway, a violent explosion sounded from above his head. Like a fuse, this explosion was followed by an even more concentrated series of explosions. The entire gourd mountain was on the verge of collapse amidst the deafening booms.
The Ancient Lizard King's ten-meter-long tail writhed like a python as it was trapped in the ancient magic array. Its gigantic body struggled violently as it tried to break free of the magic array.
When the violent explosions sounded from the gourd mountain, Celt, who had been waiting for his subordinates to rush out, felt as if he'd been struck by a heavy blow. It was as if a giant hammer had ruthlessly smashed into his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
The noble dark elf Arlen, dressed in luxurious clothes, heard the thunderous rumble and looked at the gourd mountain swaying under the rumble. His pupils bulged as well. He grabbed Celt roughly and roared, "How could this be? Why would the goblin bomb explode now? Damn it, you didn't set us up on purpose, did you?"
Celt was even angrier than Arlen. He flung the frail Arlen off the ground, his handsome face contorted into a sinister expression. "Are you f * cking blind? Can't you see that my men are also inside?" he said viciously.
"Rumble …"
The gourd mountain finally collapsed amidst the explosions. The earth-shattering tremors shrouded the surroundings in an aura of destruction. Celt and Arlen's disagreements were followed by a series of explosions. The entire gourd mountain flew up as if it had been uprooted, then came crashing down at an even faster speed.
The sounds of explosions gradually faded away amidst the swirling dust. The entire area had become a pile of rubble. Not a trace of the gourd mountain could be seen. Aside from the reddish-brown rocks of various sizes, the only things left were the mangled corpses of the Redbud Knights and dark elves.
Arlen steadied himself after being tossed aside by Celt. He gazed at the ruins of the gourd mountain, losing his composure as he muttered, "Those were my most elite clansmen! How could it be like this, how could it be like this!?"
Celt, on the other hand, was rather calm. With a sinister expression, he furiously said, "Someone must be behind this. Otherwise, that giant lizard that couldn't have left the gourd mountain couldn't have stopped my knights from returning. This matter isn't that simple."
Arlen suddenly shouted, "There must be something fishy going on. Those lowly lizardmen can't stop my valiant clansmen!"
Han Shuo, the target of Celt and Arlen's attention, was currently looking at the ancient magical formation that was gradually disintegrating with a loud creak. The explosion of the gourd mountain had disrupted the magical formation's normal operation. As the Ancient Lizard King writhed madly, the magical formation that had imprisoned him for who knew how many years finally cracked open.
"Roar …"
An earth-shattering roar resounded from the bottom of the gourd mountain. The incomparably large Ancient Lizard King Dagassi began to sway wildly. The magic formation that had been destroyed by the goblin explosives could no longer be maintained, and all six corners of the octagonal formation broke apart.
An enormous aura emanated from the Ancient Lizard King's body. Every time a corner of the octagonal formation broke, his aura would grow a bit stronger. When all eight corners of the octagonal formation had been destroyed, the Ancient Lizard King's enormous body suddenly tore apart the tens of thousands of kilograms of rock that had covered his body.
A mountain of flesh slowly emerged from the center of the gourd mountain. A terrifying howl filled the entire area. The Ancient Lizard King pounded his chest and stamped his feet in the air, as if venting his years of resentment.
Underneath the Ancient Lizard King, Han Shuo suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed. From Han Shuo's angle, he could clearly see that every time a corner of the octagonal formation broke, the Ancient Lizard King's aura would grow a bit stronger. When the ancient octagonal formation was completely destroyed, the Ancient Lizard King's aura, which had originally been as strong as the Lord of the Flames, actually possessed an even more terrifying aura.
"Not only was his body shackled by the octagonal ancient magical matrix, but it also seems to have shackled his power as well. I didn't expect the Ancient Lizard King to possess such terrifying strength. Perhaps only a demigod existence can truly defeat him!" Han Shuo was abnormally shocked when he sensed the Ancient Lizard King's formidable strength.
Beside Han Shuo, the lizardmen began to squeal with excitement. Seeing the Ancient Lizard King emerge from the broken formation like a towering tree, they all kowtowed to the Ancient Lizard King.
Han Shuo didn't stay any longer and shot out from the hole the Ancient Lizard King had torn open. At this time, the sharp-eyed Han Shuo suddenly saw a small pangolin sneakily crawl out, carefully avoiding the furious Ancient Lizard King.
Han Shuo suddenly had a strange feeling when he saw this oddly small pangolin. Before Han Shuo could react, the pangolin suddenly transformed into a goshawk and flew away. Han Shuo immediately understood that this was Kassel in disguise.
Standing at the foot of the mountainous Ancient Lizard King, Han Shuo looked around at the dumbstruck invaders. He saw that Kassel had already flown to Celt's side, so he didn't make a move to deal with him.
Celt and Arlen, the two leaders of the invaders, had wonderful expressions on their faces. They felt their lips go dry, not knowing what to do as they watched the enormous creature stand up from the ruins.
"Human, didn't you say he was afraid of fire and bombs? How did he survive when the mountain was destroyed?" Arlen suddenly felt like he'd been played. If not for the fact that the Redbud Knights had suffered greater losses than him, he would've immediately gone all out against Celt.
At this point, Celt didn't know what to say. He stared at the gigantic creature as it roared and vented its anger. He stammered, "I … How would I know?"
Before the two invaders could open their mouths to argue again, Kassel flew over and transformed into his human form. He pointed at the inconspicuous Han Shuo standing at the foot of the Ancient Lizard King, his face dark. "It's him, it's this person who helped the Ancient Lizard King. Otherwise, the Lizard King would've been finished."
Only after Kassel pointed did Celt, Arlen, and Matriarch Dana notice the inconspicuous Han Shuo standing at the foot of the Ancient Lizard King. Celt and Dana had a blood feud with Han Shuo. When they saw Han Shuo appear, they almost lost control and rushed over.
"It's him again. He's called Brian, a noble of the Lancelot Empire. I must kill him with my own hands." Celt gnashed his teeth, glaring at Han Shuo as he explained to Arlen.
"I know him! He's the one who ruined our grand plan last time! Otherwise, we would've made the lizardmen suffer a great loss!" The flirtatious Dana shrieked, pointing at Han Shuo and shouting angrily.
"You despicable invaders, you will all die under my wrath today!" The Ancient Lizard King roared at the sky, venting the hatred in his heart. He finally focused his attention on Celt and the others. The entire space was filled with the message the Ancient Lizard King wanted to convey.
The earth trembled as the Ancient Lizard King's enormous body strode towards Celt and the others. Every step of the incomparably enormous Ancient Lizard King covered a distance of several dozen meters. Crunching sounds rang out as several heavily armored Redbud Knights were stomped into meat patties, fresh blood spilling onto the ground.
His ten meter long tail danced like a python, flinging dozens of Redbud Knights and dark elves high into the sky. They all fell to the ground dead. As the Ancient Lizard King moved its enormous body, its incomparable might gave off a feeling that it was impossible to resist.
Every step he took caused the earth to tremble. Every time he took a step, a few knights would be crushed into meat paste. His tail had become a lethal weapon. As he moved, the knights and Dark Elves were killed by his tail one after another.
Celt and Arlen's subordinates fired magic after magic at the Ancient Lizard King's body. However, the Ancient Lizard King's rock-like body seemed to have an excellent resistance to magic. Magic attacks of that level simply couldn't harm him.
As for arrows, spears, and javelins, they couldn't even penetrate the Ancient Lizard King's sturdy body. Only two of Arlen's dark elven archers, who possessed a special kind of bow and arrow, managed to leave one or two scars on the Ancient Lizard King's body.
Unfortunately for the Ancient Lizard King, that level of damage was like a mosquito bite to a human. It had no effect whatsoever, and was unable to stop the Ancient Lizard King from wreaking havoc across the land, crushing even more Redbud Knights and dark elves into pieces.
Even more terrifying was the Ancient Lizard King's miraculous attacks. Strands of strange energy shot out in all directions like mental energy. Without the restriction of the magic formation, the Ancient Lizard King's attacks were even more frightening. A Redbud Knight would fall to the ground with heavy injuries if hit by two strands. If hit by three strands, they would die on the spot.
The dark elves that Arlen had brought with him were even worse off. Only a powerful dark elf like Arlen could rely on magic to defend against this kind of attack.
"Retreat, all of you retreat!" Celt roared in pain. He didn't take out the divine weapon "Starry Sky", because he knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be able to defeat the Ancient Lizard King with his current strength. Thus, he decisively issued the order to retreat.
As for Arlen, there was no need to say much. He had already begun to flee in a panic, even ignoring the matriarch of the dark elves who had come with him, Dana. The pitiful Daina wasn't particularly strong. She accidentally tripped in the middle of her escape, and when she raised her head to stand up, she saw a black mountain pressing down on her. The Ancient Lizard King stomped her into meat paste with a single stomp.
All the invaders were fleeing. Han Shuo followed the Ancient Lizard King, happily allowing the Demonslayer Edge to absorb as much energy as possible. The yin demon kept a close eye on Celt, ready to deal a fatal blow at any moment when he wasn't paying attention.
During this process, the Dark Mantle members who had heard the news had also arrived at the area under Cecilia's lead. Cecilia and the others hadn't even gotten close when they were intimidated by the mountainous figure of the Ancient Lizard King. They stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
"That's, what's that? It's so big!" Fire journeyman mage Chrissy actually started cheering with a face full of excitement.
"That should be the creature inside the magic crystal mine. Such a powerful aura, it should be a super rank magical creature that's about to reach rank five. Why would such a powerful creature appear on this level?" Cecilia was extremely shocked. She couldn't help but exclaim as she watched the Ancient Lizard King chase after Celt, Arlen, and the others like a small mountain.
"Brian, that's Brian!" Emily also cried out in surprise. Emily had used the levitation spell to hover in the air, so she could see a bit further. She immediately spotted Han Shuo at the Ancient Lizard King's waist and cried out involuntarily.
Han Shuo, who'd been at the Ancient Lizard King's waist, suddenly flew up to the Ancient Lizard King's shoulder. He pointed at the fleeing Celt and Arlen, saying, "Those two are the leaders. Only by killing them will you be able to avenge your children."
"Roar …"
The Ancient Lizard King's earth-shattering roar rang out once more. The terrifying sound waves were like sharp weapons, shattering the surrounding shrubs and leaves.
"Damn it, I won't let this despicable human get away with it!" The noble dark elf, Arlen, heard Han Shuo's instigation of the Ancient Lizard King. That wave of sound had almost seriously injured him, and he couldn't help but shout out a threat.
Celt knew Han Shuo's strength, and understood that even without the Ancient Lizard King's power, Han Shuo still had the ability to kill Arlen. Therefore, he only sneered at Arlen's angry threat and continued to run without another word. He only wanted to leave this terrifying Ancient Lizard King as soon as possible.
In this short period of time, more than a thousand Redbud Knights and dark elves had been killed by the Ancient Lizard King. Of those who'd come to occupy the gourd mountain, only a few hundred were left. They fled in all directions, not a single one daring to stop.
Under Han Shuo's reminder, the Ancient Lizard King kept a close eye on Celt and Arlen. He no longer cared about the small fries around him. Although his enormous body moved slowly, each step covered a distance of several dozen meters. Add to that his constant aura attacks, and the chased Celt and Arlen were suffering beyond words. They inwardly cursed Han Shuo's eighteen generations of ancestors for instigating the Ancient Lizard King.
"It's really that guy. Why is he with that monster?" Cecilia used some unknown method to hover in the air alongside Emily. Looking at Han Shuo standing on the Ancient Lizard King's back with a satisfied expression, Cecilia's heart felt like it had been knocked over. She didn't know what to feel.
Cecilia didn't really dislike Han Shuo. On the contrary, she even somewhat admired Han Shuo's strength. Unfortunately, Han Shuo had opposed her time and time again. From the old orc's medicine store in the Valley of Sunshine all the way to this mission, Han Shuo had never let her have her way.
This made Cecilia, who had become one of the three heavyweights of the Dark Mantle at such a young age, very angry. In her heart, she really wanted to see Han Shuo's defeat. The deeper Han Shuo fell, the happier she would be. But reality always exceeded her expectations. She first learned from Crazy that Celt, who had lost an ear, and the green dragon's tragic death had been caused by Han Shuo. Now that she saw Han Shuo chasing after Celt in high spirits with the giant lizard, how was that the defeat she wanted?
They should've been the ones to deal with Celt in this mission, but Han Shuo had interfered and forced Celt into a sorry state all by himself. This made Cecilia, who'd spent so much time and still couldn't do anything to Celt, feel even more embarrassed.
"Oh, it's really Brian! He's so handsome!" Crazy finally saw Han Shuo and couldn't help but shout.
"You little love-struck fool, shut up! Don't lure that giant lizard over!" Cecilia couldn't help but scold her, afraid that the giant lizard would come over.
The Ancient Lizard King didn't hear the commotion, but the sinister Celt clearly did. Celt changed his direction, leading a group of experts from the Redbud Knights straight in their direction.
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