The moment the two Goblin fell, a clear, ringing sound rang out from all directions, as if they were surrounded by a chorus of bells.
Vincent kicked the two Goblin at his feet, and after confirming they were unconscious, he flicked his left hand, causing the bracelet to separate into Type-A Sphere.
Using magic in Gringotts' underground area would trigger an alarm, and surprisingly, the same thing happened when the guards were attacked.
But this is normal; Goblin have been forbidden from using wands since their defeat, so they will definitely do everything they can to take protective measures.
Vincent was in front, with the Type-A Sphere behind him clearing away the tracks.
The piercing ringing of bells echoed throughout Gringotts' underground space—an intrusion alarm. Soon, a cacophony of hurried footsteps and the distinctive, sharp shouts of Goblin rang out from behind.
In front of Vault 627, Vincent used liquid Mithril to remove the door. The shrill bell rang even more urgently, like the scraping sound of a rusty iron gate being forcibly dragged.
There were no valuable clues in the vault, except for some Gringotts -issue coins and nothing else.
Vincent walked out of the vault with a hint of disappointment. The killer's caution was predictable, but now that the clues had gone cold, they were once again at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the intrusion alarms outside are getting louder and louder, so this trip was a complete waste.
The Type-A Sphere scattered, indiscriminately attacking everything around them with Magical Beam.
Although it would completely expose him, Vincent had no choice but to do so in order to cover up his purpose.
The Gringotts underground is a maze. He doesn't know the way and has no way to go back. He can only try to open up a passage to the surface.
The Magical Beam from the Type-A Sphere, powerful enough to pierce steel plates, only left shallow marks on the rock wall; the Goblin had done an excellent job in terms of protection.
But this didn't stump Vincent. Compared to the black basalt in the Courtroom Ten that could withstand magical attacks, the rocks here were much weaker.
Pandora at full power output produced no deafening explosion, only a heart-pounding hum.
By the time the Goblin arrived, he had already flown into the upward-flowing passage on Type-A Sphere.
The passage is not completely vertical; it is slightly inclined, and it does not lead directly to the ground. It ends after about twenty meters.
Pandora is once again operating at full power, Vincent continues his rapid ascent.
But this time, he heard a sorrowful sigh from the fire dragon.
A sliver of light appeared at the end of the passage, seemingly brushing past some underground space.
Vincent smashed the rock in front of him, and the scene before him felt strangely familiar.
It was a massive Ukrainian ironclad creature, tethered to the ground, its scales pale and loose, its enormous wings pierced by several thick chains at an extremely unnatural angle, firmly fixed to the rock face.
Its cloudy pink eyes were clearly blind, but it seemed to sense Vincent's presence, letting out a series of hoarse growls.
A mighty fire dragon was tamed by a greedy Goblin to guard its wealth; its face, covered in terrible scars, speaks volumes about the cruelty of the taming process.
Vincent remembered that when he first came here several years ago, the owl Gu Gu had said it longed for someone to end its life.
He raised Pandora in his hand and pulled the trigger repeatedly, breaking the thick chains that bound it.
"It's already high-profile enough," he muttered to himself, taking out his Serpent Staff. "Maybe I should go even higher."
The healing magic, amplified by the Serpent Staff, is continuously repairing the battered body of the Ukrainian Ironbelly.
"Ugh..." it howled in pain, and a faint glimmer of light appeared in its cloudy pink eyes.
It struggled to stand up, but perhaps because of its long imprisonment, it fell down again and again.
But it didn't give up; it keeps trying.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the Goblin, who rushed over immediately. However, the sight there frightened them so much that they stood frozen in place.
The Ukrainian Ironbelly they had tamed actually stood up, and its previously blind eyes even returned to their normal deep red color.
"Ding-dong--" A Goblin trembled as she pulled out a small bell.
Upon hearing the bell, the fire dragon instinctively trembled, its massive body swaying precariously as if it might collapse at any moment.
Vincent gently patted the restored luster of its gray scales on its leg. "You're free. You don't need to be afraid of that damned bell anymore."
"Roar--!!" The Ukrainian Ironbelly spread its newly grown, enormous wings, stabilizing its massive body.
It turned its head, its deep red eyes fixed intently on the terrified, retreating Goblin.
Having regained its freedom, the hatred it had been holding back for years was about to erupt completely.
Vincent brandished his Serpent Staff to soothe it, "While I support your vengeance, our most important task now is to get out of here."
The dragon seemed to understand; its angry eyes no longer fixed on the Goblin.
With a powerful flap of its enormous wings, it stirred up gusts of violent air.
Its massive body slammed into the rock wall above, and countless fragments of rock immediately rained down.
Another full-force impact, and it smashed through the fragile rock wall.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble—!" More and bigger rocks crashed down, and the Goblin could only scream and run away.
Faced with the destructive power of the fire dragon, the underground space here is already extremely vulnerable.
Vincent stood on the Type-A Sphere, occasionally swinging his hand to knock away gravel.
He leaped onto the back of the still-charging fire dragon and lifted Pandora through the rock wall overhead.
With their combined efforts, they are getting closer and closer to the Earth's surface.
The Goblin below were in agony, fleeing in panic as they watched helplessly as rocks crashed into one vault after another.
These are all Gringotts properties, although they don't belong to them.
Suddenly, the Ukrainian Ironbelly stopped all movement, raised its head, and let out a roar that sounded like a declaration of war.
Vincent tried to calm it down, but it didn't seem to work.
Is this irrepressible urge about to escalate into a violent outburst?
The fire dragon opened its huge mouth downwards, seemingly about to spew out destructive flames.
Vincent quickly increased his mana output, and the soft green light emitted by his Serpent Staff almost enveloped his entire body.
"Roar!!!"
A thin wisp of black mist spewed from its mouth, Vincent sensed a familiar, evil aura emanating from it.
This feeling... Horcrux?
He frowned as he looked down into the abyss. This evil aura couldn't affect him, but it almost drove the fire dragon into a frenzy, truly resembling Horcrux.
But now is not the time to investigate. Given that the Goblin cannot resolve this situation, the Ministry of Magic should be arriving soon.
"Keep going up! Let's get out of here together!"
The Ukrainian Ironbelly understood his words; they broke through layers of thick rock walls and smashed open sturdy bronze doors.
Amidst the horrified gazes and screams of countless Goblin, they brazenly smashed through the last barrier between Gringotts' underground and upper halls, tearing through the floor amidst a shower of rubble and dust, appearing before the panicked wizard customers and dumbfounded Goblin clerks.
Without pausing, the fire dragon carried Vincent as it crashed through Gringotts' magnificent stained-glass dome, finally breaking free from the white marble cage that had imprisoned it for so many years.
It flapped its newly recovered, still unsteady but powerful wings and soared into the bustling London night sky.
Not only did the wizards in Diagon Alley gasp in astonishment, but even the Muggle citizens outside, who knew nothing about magic, witnessed this shocking scene.
A giant dragon, tens of meters long, soared through the night sky, its roar deafening.
If you look closely, it seems like there's a person standing on its back.