Andesha caught the gemstone with one hand, and a roar that shook the entire valley came from behind the fog. The fog suddenly split into two, and a large dragon head opened its mouth and pounced towards her without any warning.
"Dragon?!"
Andesha was shocked, and she immediately chanted an incantation: "Northern Wind, I command you to show yourself to the world!"
She stretched out her hand, and a snowstorm appeared behind her. Sharp ice crystals shot forward like knives, and the snowstorm passed through Andesha's shoulders and body, but she was unharmed. Andesha's hair fluttered in the wind, but she did not move at all.
Andesha was like a queen of ice. She remained motionless, but in an instant, a thick layer of ice covered the ground in front of her.
Strong winds and snow covered almost half of the valley. Even the Saint Hydra had no choice but to retreat. The sharp ice crystals pierced through its body, riddling it with holes.
"Eh?"
Andesha sensed that there was something wrong with this' Dragon '. She pointed at one of the heads and said: "Time will pass.
Your scales will fall from your body, your muscles will rot, your blood will dry up, and your bones will rot. Your days are numbered, and you will rest in peace! "
The Saint Hydra suddenly roared, and the scales on its sacred white body began to fall off. Then, its flesh and blood fell like rain, turning into mist and fusing into the valley.
Almost in an instant, the huge head completely vanished into thin air.
But before Andesha could heave a sigh of relief, the air suddenly rippled, and the disintegrated head of the Lernaia Hydra reappeared.
Andesha frowned.
Brando and Vahina took the opportunity to sneak past the battlefield while Andesha and the Nightmare Fog were busy fighting.
In truth, Brando had already activated Charge when Andesha's attention was drawn to the Lernaia Hydra. But even so, he was still too slow, and the snowstorm landed on his shoulder.
He could not feel anything on his right shoulder, and it was covered in a layer of white frost.
He gritted his teeth and carried Vahina a hundred meters away, and entered a crevice. Even though the battle outside was earth-shattering, it was still relatively quiet here.
Brando stopped and sucked in a breath of cold air. His shoulder felt like it had been stabbed by a knife. It was said that when the pain reached a certain level, there was not much difference between burns, frostbite, and sword wounds. At least, that was what he thought.
Vahina saw that Brando's face was contorted in pain, and could not help but ask with concern:
"Hey, country bumpkin?"
"What's wrong?" Brando gasped.
"You —" Vahina wanted to care for Brando's shoulder, but she was annoyed when she saw his nonchalant attitude. She snorted and said stiffly, "It's nothing."
But after a while, she whispered, "Hey, country bumpkin."
"What now? Miss, do you think I'm very free? "Brendel was out of breath.
"You, you're so petty!"
"Eh? Are you saying that you're apologizing to me for your previous actions?"
Vahina's sharp eyebrows shot up: "Of course not! Why would you think of that? Why would I apologize to a country bumpkin like you!"
"Then what are you trying to say?"
The noble lady blushed, which was a rare sight. She wanted to say, 'Your shoulder is in so much pain, let me down and I'll walk on my own.' However, her words changed into, "Hey, when are you going to put me down —".
Her voice became softer and softer.
[Huh?]
It was only then that Brendel remembered that he was still hugging Faena. It was not his fault. Hugging Faena felt like handing over a package. If it was any other girl hugging him, he might have fantasized about it, but he really did not have a good impression of Faena.
She was arrogant, conceited, evil, and clumsy.
He couldn't help but glance at the noble's daughter and put her down.
At this moment, the battle between the Saint Hydra and Andesha had reached its climax. The Misty Nightmare's fifteen heads were constantly disintegrating and reassembling under Andesha's barrage of attacks, but the Misty Nightmare was forced to retreat without any room to retaliate.
Brando was shocked when he saw this scene. Even though he knew that Andesha was powerful, he did not expect her to be this powerful.
The Saint Hydra was a ferocious beast that had chased after Amman, Mephisto, Veronica, as well as the entire Holy Cathedral squad. Yet, it could only defend itself in the hands of one of the 12 Patriarchs.
However, the Saint Hydra's ability to reassemble itself was something that ignored Andesha's Stamina. If Andesha could not find the key to solving this problem, she would be dragged to her death.
Andesha's Element was Erosion, and she was not as fast as Veronica's Wind. She could come and go as she pleased.
But no matter what, Brando knew that it was best for them to leave.
He wanted to return the way he came, but he suddenly thought that the entrance to the center of the Loop of Trade Winds might be behind Échis' lair.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and he decided to pass through from the other side. This way, they would have to pass right under the Saint Hydra's nose. It was dangerous, but Brando felt that it was worth it.
The Saint Hydra and Andesha were locked in a fierce battle, and it would not notice them easily. Furthermore, the Gray Gemstone was not in his hands.
Yellow rays of light flashed above their heads from time to time. Those were the effects of Andesha's spells, and the Saint Hydra's roars echoed throughout the valley. It was as if the sky was about to collapse.
The two of them carefully moved forward while holding onto the walls. Sand and gravel fell from the ground as the ground rumbled. Faena frowned, but she did not dare to complain. She only glanced at Brando from time to time.
The two of them quickly walked out of the valley through the crisscrossing rock crevices. Although the sky and earth were changing colors in the valley, it did not affect the outside world. When they walked out of the crevice, the first thing they saw was the giant beast lying quietly in the center of the huge pit.
"Wait, we're going to … … go through there?"
Faena suddenly noticed Brando's intentions. She pointed to the side of the Saint Hydra and asked with a pale expression.
"Of course."
"Alpha … Alpha Wolf Échis?"
"It's sleeping, what are you afraid of?"
"What if it suddenly wakes up? Won't we be dead?"
Brando showed a look of disdain: "That's the Demigod's Slumber, it won't wake up so easily. Are you still sleeping, Miss Faena?"
"You —"
Faena gritted her teeth. She knew about the Demigod's Slumber. Gods would sleep for thousands of years, and they would not wake up no matter what happened.
However, that was just a legend. Now that he was in the situation, it was completely different. The alpha wolf, Hati, was the source of countless legendary wolf disasters. It was a white spirit, and it had an innate hatred for humans.
In Cruz, every child grew up listening to the stories of white wolves that devoured humans under the moonlight. Faena was no exception. Now that she saw the source of the legend with her own eyes, she could not help but lose her ability to think.
But Brando had already taken the lead. Even though she was afraid, she had no choice but to follow him. The two of them quickly reached the bottom of the pit. The explosions in the valley were still ongoing, which meant that the battle between Andesha and the Hydra was still ongoing.
It was just that there was a thick layer of fog between them, and the sound was clearly very far away.
Then, the two of them slowly passed by the side of that gigantic and graceful creature. They raised their heads and looked at this silver-white giant wolf's figure that was as graceful as a mountain range in the dark night. They couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance and reverence.
It was an instinctive reverence for power.
The sleeping Alpha Wolf Échis was like a small mountain. Her breathing was long, and the silver hair on her back moved up and down. It was proof that a powerful soul was still pulsating in her body.
But the wind around her seemed to have stopped, as if the center of the world was gathered there.
'So this is the Alpha Wolf Échis.'
Brando could not help but think. Even though he knew that he would not wake Échis up, he still subconsciously held his breath. Faena was the same. Her face was pale.
"W-why won't he wake up even if we're so close?" She stammered.
"Why would he wake up?"
"Isn't the Alpha Wolf Échis the enemy of all intelligent beings?"
"That's why he'll send out a pack of Winter Wolves to bite your neck —" Brando gestured at Faena with his claws, causing her to shrink back in fear.
"W-w-what are you doing?"
"I'm just telling you to cut the crap."
"Damn it, you country bumpkin!" Faena grumbled unhappily.
The two of them passed by the Head Wolf Hati one after the other. When they passed by the head of the huge creature on its front paw, they both felt their hearts beating a little faster.
But fortunately, Brando was not wrong. The Demigod's Slumber would not be awakened so easily. Faena even asked why they did not kill Hati while it was asleep, but Brendel merely glanced at her and passed the Azure Firmament to her, telling her, "You're right, Hati, you're right.
"I'll leave the responsibility of saving the world to you, young lady!"
Faena did not say anything after that, only staring at Brando with malicious intent.
The reason was simple. She actually plucked up the courage to slash at one of the silver hairs of the alpha wolf, Hati. As a result, the long sword was blocked by an invisible barrier before it could even get close to Hati's body.
Faena knew that it would be futile even if there were a hundred of her.
They then passed by the huge crater. On the other side of the crater, Brando quickly found a canyon made entirely of black granite.
This was not surprising.
What he was concerned about was …
There was actually a huge stone door in the middle of the canyon.
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