The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

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The Dragon Knight made his entrance with an imposing aura.

Enveloped in the mighty high-level fire attribute Dragon Dou Qi, the Setting Sun Drop fiercely struck the Advanced Magical Beast Boot-beaked Giant Stork. The move was so sudden that the stork had barely reacted when the unstoppable Dou Qi technique had already hit it.

But at that moment.

The Boot-beaked Giant Stork instantly released an Advanced Magic - Fire Resistance Ring.

Boom!

Huge flames burst from the body of the Boot-beaked Giant Stork, trying to deflect Liszt's attack. However, as soon as the resisting force touched the Dragon Dou Qi released by Liszt, it quickly collapsed. Following that, the Sky-Cleaving Greatsword brutally smashed into the stork's body, severing a large number of feathers.

The stork's body was then slammed into the marshy mud, with its big head screaming as it plunged into the water.

"That felt weak!"

Liszt felt an unreal sense of haziness, as he was attacking an Advanced Magical Beast that the Duchy of Sapphire could hardly find a few of. Yet, with one strike, it was like swatting a fly, too easy.

"Ooga!" Pulling out its bird head, the Boot-beaked Giant Stork was furious and spewed out a long chain of fireballs, shooting in a string like pearls.

This was the Fire-based Advanced Magic - Fireball Barrage.

Liszt swung the Sky-Cleaving Greatsword, the Dragon Dou Qi adhering and spurting out, forming a forbidden zone. All the fireballs that slammed in front of him quickly dissipated into nothingness, unable to touch him at all.

"Magic that can't withstand a single blow!"

"Is this the overwhelming power of Dragon Magic over ordinary magic power..." Overflowing with excitement, Liszt felt that combat was far simpler than he had expected. Ever since his Dou Qi had advanced to Dragon Dou Qi, every battle had been utterly one-sided.

Earl Li Weiliam was no longer his match.

And the Advanced Magical Beast Boot-beaked Giant Stork was just so-so, merely slightly stronger than a low-level Magical Beast.

Scorching Sun Sting!

He lunged forward, thrusting the Sky-Cleaving Greatsword, once again knocking down the Boot-beaked Giant Stork that had not yet stabilized, and dug out a charred hole in the chest and belly of the giant bird.

"Ooga!"

In pain, the Boot-beaked Giant Stork ceased casting magic and instead frantically flapped its wings. The strong winds generated by its enormous wings were even more powerful than Wind System Magic. Importantly, the splashes of mud and muddy water scattered everywhere. Once again, as they were vaporized by Liszt's Dragon Dou Qi, a mist formed.

None of this affected Liszt.

He took advantage of the momentum to push off, stepping on the corpse of the Purple Sand Crocodile and flew straight into the sky, then circled back down, performing another Setting Sun Drop, turning into a roaring red sun as he plummeted down. The spewing high-level Fire Dragon Dou Qi turned into a sky-wide inferno, hitting the Boot-beaked Giant Stork head-on.

Rumble!

The Boot-beaked Giant Stork, like the Purple Sand Crocodile before it, was powerless to retaliate, its speed, attack power, and the nature of its magic power all utterly unable to withstand Liszt.

The outcome that awaited it was thus sealed, and ten minutes later, the Boot-beaked Giant Stork breathed its last.

Liszt stood on its corpse, panting heavily—although it was a one-sided slaughter, high-level Magical Beasts were after all very enduring. Going back and forth for ten minutes exhausted almost half of his Dou Qi reserve—such strength was basically equivalent to a Sky Knight at the Completion Level.

"The Purple Sand Crocodile consumed a wave of magic power, plus I didn't let it fly away, as an avian Magical Beast, that probably cut its strength by half... But even if it had fought with all its might, it wouldn't be my match. The overwhelming nature of Dragon Dou Qi against ordinary magic power is just too strong."

He reflected on the details of the fight for a moment, summarizing any shortcomings.

By now the sky had completely darkened, and Liszt, looking at the corpses of the Boot-beaked Giant Stork, the Purple Sand Crocodile, and the Thunderfang Boar, felt a bit troubled.

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"What about these corpses? The Boot Beak Giant Stork can be taken away secretly, but the Purple Sand Crocodile is after all produced from the Earl's territory, belonging to the Earl's private wealth... Forget it, just take all away, it was the Boot Beak Giant Stork that hunted the Purple Sand Crocodile. Later, I'll compensate for the loss of the Earl's Purple Sand Crocodile from somewhere else."

The meat of an Advanced Magical Beast, Liszt didn't want to give up, but if he handed over the Purple Sand Crocodile to the Earl, it would obviously expose the existence of the Boot Beak Giant Stork—the wounds couldn't be concealed, only an Advanced Magical Beast could hunt an Intermediate Magical Beast.

"I'll just make up an excuse and say Seagull Island was invaded by an Advanced Magical Beast, and I slayed it... The Earl should understand later that the Purple Sand Crocodile was hunted by an Advanced Magical Beast... I'll send some Boot Beak Giant Stork meat to the Earl to taste, this matter should then be over."

"After all, if I hadn't taken action, the Earl would not have been able to deal with the Boot Beak Giant Stork; he should be thanking me!"

"Who tells me to be a son, to suffer a bit."

Thoughts concluded.

He looked at the corpse of the Boot Beak Giant Stork and sighed faintly, "It's a pity that I fought too hard at the time; if I could have held back and tamed it, an Advanced Flying Magical Beast as a mount would definitely be impressive... But it doesn't matter, I now have Intermediate Dragon Beast Loki, and in the future there will be dragons, what do I want this ugly Boot Beak Giant Stork for!"

The Boot Beak Giant Stork was an adult Advanced Magical Beast and not easy to tame, a big danger to leave in the territory. The most crucial point was that Liszt really didn't lack mounts, and they were all Dragon Beast mounts. It was rare to encounter an Advanced Magical Beast; better to kill it for its meat—an absolute nourishment.

The Gemstone Space was limited and could not fit such a large Magical Beast.

So he could only leave the three corpses here for now, and head back to the beach first, took out the Conch Horn, and started playing it rhythmically.

"Jiyo!"

A moment later, a response from Rainbow Whale Rose came over the sea; it hadn't left and was waiting for Liszt all along.

Mounting it, Liszt gave the direct command, "Rose, let's go!"

A few hours later, they returned to Fresh Flower Town.

He organized the crew overnight, mobilized two cargo ships, and set sail for the southwest end of Coral Island. By the time the sky started to brighten slightly, the ships finally reached the beach. The water was too shallow to anchor near shore, so he had to lower the sampans first and send the serfs to drag the three corpses to the sea—the Magical Beast corpses decayed slowly, attracting a few Wind Blade Wolves to gnaw on them.

These Wind Blade Wolves quickly became food for the territory as well.

With Liszt personally supervising the dragging of the corpses, no other Magical Beast could snatch away these benefits.

"My Lord, the three Magical Beast corpses and the Wind Blade Wolves' bodies have been loaded onto the ship," someone reported.

"Set sail," Liszt directed Isaiah, who was in charge of the operation, "After we return, remember to keep this quiet. I don't want tonight's events leaked carelessly."

"Rest assured, my Lord. The serfs organized before departure are forthright and dull new serfs, not only are they taciturn, they have barely learned a few phrases of the Serpent Script. Besides, we are heading directly to Black Horse Island, these serfs will assist with the construction on the spot, and the crews of both ships will also be reassigned to new tasks on Black Horse Island."

"That's good then."

Although exposing the secret wouldn't be too problematic, this incident was not exactly honorable, and Liszt did not want to cause misunderstandings.

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The ships sailed on.

Advanced Magical Beast meat was soon to be enjoyed.

Smoke Mission had already been completed: "Complete the mission, reward various Abandoned Cordyceps."

The Abandoned Cordyceps that belonged to him in the first place, as a task reward, made Liszt quite unhappy. He preferred those unknown rewards brought about by the Smoke Missions, rather than reaping benefits that were already certain. It felt like moving candies from his left pocket to the right.

But he didn't dwell on it, the new task made him frown.

"Mission: Magic Medicine Seeds have grown robustly, but you have no clue about cultivating them, and the information might be hidden in those Sun Scripture books. Why not study this pile of books carefully and try to decipher the method of cultivating the Magic Medicine Seeds. Reward: Special Category Magic."