Chapter 367
Dragon Race only gradually master the ability to transform into dragons and fly after the age of twenty.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have fallen off there.
This time, however, the ground did not suddenly cave in, nor did the stone door open abruptly.
Thump—thump—
Heavy, forceful footsteps came from behind the Only One door.
The three of them looked in the direction of the sound, holding their breath and staring intently at the door.
Boom—
The door slowly opened with a dull thud.
Behind the door, a colossal stone giant strode toward them with immense force.
The giant was over ten meters tall, almost the Dragon form of an adult dragon.
Its pupils emitted a white, eerie light, and a shimmering crystal adorned its forehead.
Every step this behemoth took caused a powerful tremor.
An oppressive feeling instantly enveloped Noa and her two companions.
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you kidding me? This thing can't possibly be a dangerous species!"
Anton backed away. "Yuna, let's run!"
"Run? Where can we run to? The Only One way out is through the door behind the giant; that's the only way out!"
With that, Yuna gathered dragon flames and threw them at the stone giant.
But when the flames struck the giant's body, they vanished instantly, leaving no trace.
This move seemed to have thoroughly enraged the giant, who quickened its pace and attacked the three of them.
Yuna and Anton immediately retaliated.
"Kid, get out of the way!"
As Anton shouted, he threw two streams of dragon fire at the giant.
But the result was the same as before; the attack strength of the two young dragons was not enough to cause any substantial damage to the stone giant in front of them.
"Damn it... it's not working at all?" Yuna said gravely.
Anton was already sweating profusely. He swallowed hard, a sense of fear creeping into his heart. "W-what should we do? What should we do?"
Although Yuna wanted to take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks about Anton, it was clearly not the right time.
They have to find a way to get rid of this giant, or they'll be crushed into a meat pie sooner or later.
As he pondered, two bolts of lightning flashed and struck the giant's body.
But the giant remained unharmed.
"Kid, don't cause trouble! Stay away from there!" Anton shouted.
Noa glanced at him indifferently. It was really strange that he was sweating profusely from fright, yet he still had the mind to tell others not to make things worse.
She withdrew her gaze and re-examined the giant before her.
Noa recalled that a while ago, at Aunt Ischa's Red Dragon Sanctuary, the dragon king named Constantine attacked them at midnight with a modified body.
The body was primarily made of Steel Rock Mammoth, greatly enhancing its defensive capabilities; ordinary magical attacks simply could not penetrate its defenses.
Lightning magic might even be completely ineffective.
That means that, besides the Primal Magic that Mom practiced, the only thing that could harm this giant stone body is...
Physical skills.
"I wonder if the Gate of Nine Hells that Dad taught me the other day will work, but if I add the penetrating power of Lightning Rush..."
Thinking this, Noa immediately turned around and ran back, putting distance between herself and the stone giant.
"Damn, kid, you're quick to run away! I didn't even get a chance to see you cry!"
"An Yi II Ling San Yu 07 Si Ba Dong!"
"What?"
Noa is not running away.
"Not running away? Then she is—what is she going to do? What is that posture...?"
A sharp bird call suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the enormous building.
The explosive Lightning power bounced off the floor beneath Noa's feet, stirring up clouds of dust.
Noa bent slightly, gripping her right wrist tightly, and a dark blue lightning flashed in her palm.
"This distance... is enough!"
She has only just begun practicing the Gate of Nine Hells and can only achieve a certain level of physical enhancement.
Of course, if you combine that with the penetrating properties of Lightning Rush...
The success rate will be greatly increased.
However, if it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable.
But in order to find Helena as soon as possible, Noa has no choice but to take the risk and gamble.
She dragged Lightning Rush along, causing the floorboards to explode wherever she went.
Its small figure transformed into a blur, and in the blink of an eye, it suddenly appeared in front of the stone giant.
The giants were too slow to stop Noa.
The girl leaped high into the air, the lightning in her hand like a sharp sword, piercing towards the giant's chest.
Boom!--
Lightning exploded, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Noa!"
Yuna called out her junior's name and ran over quickly.
When the dust settled, her slender figure stood amidst a pile of rubble, panting heavily with exhaustion. Her right hand trembled slightly from the side effects of the attack she had just suffered.
"Noa... are you alright?" Yuna asked with concern.
Noa slowly bent down, picked up the white crystal from the giant's forehead, examined it briefly, and put it in her pocket.
"It's okay, senior, let's go find the others."
Noa wiped the dust off her face, stepped over the pile of rubble, climbed the steps, and walked toward the Only One door.
Yuna looked at Anton and said sarcastically, "You're the one who's going to hold us back, kid."
Anton blushed and remained silent.
The two quickly caught up with Noa, passed through the gate, and walked further inside.
"Helena! Helena, where are you?!"
"Diane! Raymond! Can you hear me!"
"..."
They called out their companions' names, but only the echoes reflected off the walls answered them.
After walking a little further in, Anton suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Yuna asked, turning around.
"Yuna, do you think... they might already—"
"Don't jinx it, you idiot, we'll definitely find them."
Anton shrugged. "Where are we going to find one?! We have no support, no map, we're just wandering around aimlessly. What if another giant jumps out? Can you handle it? Or are you going to point at that brat and do the same attack as before? That would cripple her right hand."
A dull atmosphere can gradually cause a person's emotions to break down.
The banter and jokes turned into a real argument.
"So what do you want? To stand here and wait to die?"
"Won't continuing down this path lead to the same outcome? What's the difference?"
"That's better than standing here stupidly and waiting to be trampled by giants!"
"..."
The argument continued.
Noa didn't have the extra energy or inclination to mediate the fight.
She was exhausted and wanted to lean against the wall and fall into a deep sleep.
The attack had consumed almost all of her Magic Power, but she didn't know how many more enemies like that would appear next.
Will she be able to find her friends before being swallowed by the giants?
She wasn't sure.
All she can do now is 'not stay in the same place'.
We must keep going, keep going, to see hope.
Noa dragged her heavy body and took another difficult step.
But suddenly, everything went black before her eyes, and she leaned against the wall next to her.
Noa leaned against the wall and slowly squatted down, trying to relieve her fatigue.
Just as she approached the ground, her keen eyes caught a trace.
That was... a tiny tuft of very fine hair?
Noa narrowed her eyes slightly and reached out to pinch a few strands of hair in her hand.
"The blue hair... it's Helena's!"
This is a clue Helena left for her!
As if she had grasped a new hope, Noa immediately became full of energy.
She followed the trail left by Helena, groping her way forward.
Seeing this, the two people behind him stopped arguing and immediately followed.
The trail led Noa to her friend.
As we walked through the deep corridor, torches lit up one after another; we dodged several stone giants and navigated through layers of traps.
Noa had a premonition that she would soon see Helena.
"Stop!"
Noa suddenly raised her hand.
"What's wrong?" Yuna asked.
"There's someone in that room up ahead."
Noa gestured with her chin forward.
Yuna and Anton also looked in the direction Noa pointed.
Sure enough, a beam of light shone out from the room at the end of the corridor, and the sound of conversation could be faintly heard.
Noa tucked the strands of Helena's hair she had collected along the way into her pocket, then tiptoed over.
The two men followed her silently.
When Noa arrived at the door of the room, she could hear the conversation inside.
"Is this the Primal Dragon King, Noah...?"
"Based on the ancient inscriptions and murals on the stone wall, this is indeed the site where Noah sealed himself away."
"I... felt it, that powerful Primal Power... was surging there."
"Senior, this great power is about to belong to you!"