Unas was determined to succeed, but he only felt his sword strike miss. The Seven-Headed Lizard retracted its head with lightning speed, and Unas had only struck air.
He had put all his strength into this attack, leaving no room for maneuver. He completely lost his balance and was dragged headfirst to the ground by the heavy sword.
The Blue Dragon's hind legs were thus freed, and she seized this fleeting opportunity, soaring into the air in the blink of an eye, reaching a distance that the Seven-Headed Lizard could not reach.
Unas landed safely in a small puddle. He retracted his greatsword before landing to reduce inertia, and with the protection of the Divine Protection Shield, he suffered no harm.
The Seven-Headed Lizard immediately abandoned the unattainable Blue Dragon and turned to vent its anger on the annoying little flies.
All four heads were pointed at the human on the ground, and venom and water cannons rained down. Unas suddenly felt the knee-deep muddy water beneath his feet become heavy, as if a shackle had locked his feet— the Seven-Headed Lizard had the ability to control water.
"Divine Shield!" Under the threat of death, Unas couldn't help but shout out the name of the Invincible skill.
As soon as the radiant silver shield appeared, he felt his feet loosen. Looking down, he saw that the Divine Shield had blocked the mud and water, and the shackles were instantly broken.
At this moment, a sudden dizziness came from between his eyebrows. His Holy Power had only recovered less than a third, and maintaining the Wings of Vengeance consumed a great deal of energy. In addition, with these two shield skills, his energy was almost completely depleted.
The Light Wings behind him grew thinner and thinner, as if they would disappear at any moment. Unas shook his head violently, fighting off the dizziness, and had to mobilize the last bit of energy in the Holy Power Vortex —this Holy Power was originally intended to seal off the Dreadlord.
With a flap of his Light Wings, Unas leaped out of the puddle and flew away, almost skimming the ground.
All of the Seven-Headed Lizard's spitting attacks were blocked by the Divine Shield, and its four gaping maws followed, almost completely blocking the Paladin's escape routes.
If this monster swallowed him, he would be completely finished. Once his Invincible ended, Unas would surely die. He had no other choice but to use his last bit of strength to dodge.
The Light Wings carried him in an S-shaped flight close to the ground, which would allow him to escape the Seven-Headed Lizard's attack range in no time. However, this monster understood the direction of the S-shape better than humans, Unas felt that no matter which direction he flew, he would crash headfirst into its poisonous kiss.
In the nick of time, a huge black shadow pounced from the side, forcefully piercing the sky above Unas's head, and slammed into one of the Seven-Headed Lizard's long necks, causing the head to tilt to one side.
Taking advantage of this opening, Unas exhausted the last bit of energy in his body and shot out like a rocket.
With his Holy Power depleted, his Light Wings dissipated in mid-air. Unas flew forward a short distance due to inertia, somersaulted in mid-air, and landed steadily on the soft Black Soil of the Swamp. At this point, he was quite far from the Seven-Headed Lizard, but he had fallen into the encirclement of the lizard swarm.
The ordinary Three-Headed Lizards, intimidated by the Dragon's Presence, only dared to linger on the periphery, but they were not polite to the humans who came to their doorstep and immediately surrounded them.
Unas's Holy Light was exhausted, but his attributes remained. He drew his Firekiss and a giant shield, preparing to fight desperately, when a strange young voice suddenly came from above, "Give me your hand!"
Looking up, he saw two enormous, wounded crows swooping down. He knew they were the Druids in disguise, so he immediately put away his weapons and jumped up. The two crows grabbed his outstretched arms and pulled him up rapidly into the distance. The venom sprayed by the lizards didn't even touch the hem of his clothes.
The Seven-Headed Lizard didn't give chase; it was entangled again. The shadowy figure that saved Unas's life at the last second could only be the Overlord Spider.
Rosebayne controlled the black behemoth to take the brunt of the Seven-Headed Lizard's wrath in place of the Warden. The exhausted Overlord Spider was flipped over, and the Seven-Headed Lizard's two thick forelegs slammed into its abdomen, almost rendering it unable to resist.
It was Alexstrasza who truly entangled the Seven-Headed Lizard. When the Blue Dragon was bitten, the Little Red Dragon was eager to break free from the spider swarm. In one breath, it spat out all the stored essence of flame, forming a wall of fire that temporarily blocked the Mutant Spiders.
As she flew toward the battlefield, the Blue Dragon had already broken free, Seven-Headed Lizard was chasing the human Paladin. Alexstrasza wouldn't turn back. Although the Red Dragon was smaller, it was more skilled in close combat than the Blue Dragon. She charged straight at the Seven-Headed Lizard and engaged in close-quarters combat.
The flying Mati'gosa also turned back, and with the two dragons working together, the battle situation was instantly reversed, and the Seven-Headed Lizard was immediately at a severe disadvantage.
Unas had already been led by the Druids to the center of their "spider swarm." Calling it a spider swarm was an exaggeration; only five Giant Spiders remained, barely forming a circle to protect those inside.
Rosebayne, Haikesi, and the five Druids were all present, but they all looked exhausted. Except for Master Oakleaf, all the Druids were covered in scars, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.
Although Oakleaf is the leader of the Druids and has the strongest mana, he is a healing druid with little combat ability. The fact that no one died during this fierce chase proves his healing prowess.
The two Thunder Ravens transformed back into human form, Unas first thanked the two unfamiliar Night Elves, "Thank you both for your rescue."
The two young men remained expressionless and did not respond. If it weren't for Oakleaf's orders, they would not have gone to rescue the human perpetrators who had burned down a large area of Forest.
Unas was feeling embarrassed when Oakleaf chuckled and said, "Warden, there's no need for such formalities. We are allies, and helping each other is our duty."
At this point, Haikesi couldn't help but ask, "Where did you find these two dragons, sir? They're truly amazing!"
After many days, the Troll looked the same, only older, but his curiosity remained undiminished. Unas didn't answer his question, but looked at his two subordinates, "You've worked hard these past few days."
"It's a pity that of the sixty-odd spiders I subdued, only these few remain. I have failed to live up to your trust, sir." Rosebayne looked more mature than before, and her once snow-white skin seemed to have become somewhat tanned.
Unas had sensed her inner emotions before, and now, facing the Beautiful Spider, he couldn't quite describe his feelings—disappointment? Guilt? Secret joy? Perhaps all of them.
After all, he secretly deceived her into signing a servant contract, and the Beautiful Spider's special feelings for him might be due to the psychological suggestion he gave her as her master. Who wouldn't want a beautiful woman to like them, even if she's only half-beautiful?
As a servant, Rosebayne was powerless to resist her master's will and could only assume that it was her own idea.
"It's alright, there are plenty of spiders. As long as you're here, the spider Legion can definitely be rebuilt!" Putting aside personal feelings, Unas could only encourage the two of them, and then asked, "How did you end up being besieged? What's with those deformed and ugly spiders?"
"We don't know either. Everything was fine until suddenly we were attacked..." Haikesi briefly recounted their recent experiences, concluding, "We've never seen those Mutant Spiders before. They seemed to have suddenly appeared out of the Forest. I've never seen such an ugly species of spider."
Troll a master spider researcher like Troll has never seen one; it must be a very new species.
"I've tried to subdue these Mutant Spiders, but they are manic and tormented, filled with a desire for destruction and slaughter, making them even harder to subdue than the Overlord Spider," Rosebayne replied softly.
Those Mutant Spiders, whether in color, size, or limbs, were ugly and deformed, not at all like natural products. Unas already suspected that they might have been modified by the Purple-robed Person.
Considering the fact that the Purple-robed Person turned Rosebayne into a half-human, half-spider, he is very likely a mad biological scientist who specializes in researching and creating novel species.
Coincidentally, the time when the dragon arrived at the Canyon almost coincided with the time when Rosebayne's spider swarm was attacked, which confirmed Unas's previous guess: the Purple-robed Person and the dragon egg thief were the same person.
The Purple-robed Person returned from stealing the eggs only to find that his experimental subject, the Beautiful Spider, had not only escaped but had also subdued and gathered a swarm of spiders. So he sent a group of Mutant Spiders to attack her.
So, does this mean the Swamp Lord is also under the control of the Purple-robed Person?
Unas speculated, cautiously glancing around at the distant horizon. The Purple-robed Person hadn't shown himself at all; perhaps he would suddenly appear from somewhere to attack?
At this moment, the battle between the two dragons and the Swamp Lord had reached its most critical stage. The Seven-Headed Lizard was severely injured, with only one intact head remaining to fight.
The two dragons were also in bad shape. The Little Red Dragon acted as a meat shield and was almost covered in wounds. The Blue Dragon exhausted its last breath and felt powerless.
There wasn't much flammable material left in the Swamp, and the Red Dragon's wall of fire finally burned out, allowing the Mutant Spiders to surge forward again.
Several piercing shrieks came from afar; enemy reinforcements were almost here.
Even if we could kill the Seven-Headed Lizard, it wouldn't make much difference. We have no chance of winning this battle, so we might as well escape quickly to avoid getting entangled and unable to leave.
Unas shouted, "Lord Blue Dragon! Lead us to retreat!"
The Blue Dragon knew the situation was critical, so it had no choice but to temporarily abandon its dragon dignity, roar a few times, and together with the Little Red Dragon, whipped its tail to cover them as it turned and flew over.
"My Overlord Spider..." Rosebayne looked at the dying black behemoth in the center of the battlefield, feeling extremely reluctant to part with it. This was her strongest fighting force.
"We'll have to abandon it; the dragon can't carry this thing," Unas quickly advised. "I've already caught three Overlord Spiders for you; one more won't make a difference."
Rosebayne looked at the Warden with surprise, but knowing that now was not the time to talk about these things, she did not ask any further questions.
Mati'gosa swooped in from low altitude, and Unas grabbed the Troll by the collar, leaping onto the Blue Dragon's back. "Master Oakleaf, and my Druid friends, retreat!"
The Druids transformed into Thunder Ravens and soared into the sky. Unas turned back and called out, "Lord Red Dragon, my men are in your care!"
Rosebayne's half-human, half-spider body was too heavy; the Blue Dragon probably couldn't support the weight of both of them plus her, so she had to be handed over to the Little Red Dragon.
Alexstrasza didn't want to be ridden on by any creature, so she used her talons to grab Rosebayne's spider lower body like an eagle hunting a rabbit, and quickly took off as well.
Unas was relieved to see this. Neither the Mutant Spider nor the lizard had the ability to fly, so they could only watch helplessly as their prey disappeared behind the dark clouds.