Devouring the Dragon Race
Jiang Zhuoxue and her group arrived at just the right time, when both the Red Dragon Clan and the Golden Dragon Clan were facing a crisis.
Countless Devil Creature surrounded them from the outside, giving them no chance to escape.
Even the soldier who had come to deliver the message to Jiang Zhuoxue and the others only realized something was wrong before the encirclement was formed, and hurriedly traded his serious injuries for a chance to escape the area.
Trapped within, Hong Yan embraced her old friend, one hand tightly covering Jin Man's severed left arm.
Given the Dragon Race's powerful regenerative abilities, the bleeding in his arm should have stopped long ago, but Jin Man's hand is still bleeding profusely, as if it's about to drain all the blood from his body.
Jin Man, feeling his temperature gradually dropping, panted heavily and said to Hong Yan, "Don't worry about me, hurry up and lead the rest of your people out of here. Or you can leave me with that winged monster; I can buy you some time."
"Stop talking!" Hong Yan snapped.
Jin Man, however, paid no heed to the other's anger and continued to persuade him, "I'm serious. After that monster ate one of my arms, it temporarily gained the special power of my Golden Dragon Clan. You saw it yourself; if it were to eat you too, it would be a disaster for the Dragon Race. You should leave quickly!"
The person who can become the clan leader is naturally the strongest person in the clan.
Even though Jin Man Manping usually seems amiable, he only became the clan leader after defeating all the strong members of the clan.
Therefore, devouring one clan leader is equivalent to devouring a hundred Golden Dragon Clan.
Jin Man's vision began to blur, but his mind remained clear. "Don't worry, if you hand me over to that monster, I'll self-destruct the Dragon Pearl immediately. Even if we can't kill it, we can at least injure it significantly. When reinforcements arrive, we can then finish it off."
"Don't hesitate, don't struggle. You are the head of the clan, you should know what the right choice is." Jin Man felt that every breath he took was a struggle against fate.
Hong Yan knew he was the clan leader and what he should do. But he simply couldn't bring himself to throw his old friend of so many years into the Devil Creature's mouth.
He gripped his old friend's severed arm tightly, a fierce glint in his eyes.
If the bleeding couldn't be stopped, he would grab the sword and drag the monster down with him!
Hong Yan looked up and saw the monster spreading its wings, making a provocative gesture towards them.
The Devil Creature had enormous wings, with a wingspan of over ten meters, and sharp claws at the tips of its wings.
Having devoured one of Jin Man's arms, the Devil Creature's claws now have a thin layer of gold on them.
It let out a sharp cry, and the gust of wind whipped up by its wings blew the armor and weapons scattered on the battlefield onto their faces.
Seeing this, Jin Man couldn't help but continue to urge, "Put me down and take them away quickly."
"Shut up!" Hong Yan uttered these three words, then handed Jin Man to a Golden Dragon Clan, drew her sword, and was about to leap towards the Devil Creature.
But the other person was faster. Almost as soon as Hong Yan got up to move, a sword flew out of nowhere and pierced straight into the Devil Creature's wing.
Bai Nianchou was pushed by Jiang Zhuoxue and leaped up, grabbing the Dragon Abyss Sword stuck in his wing and pulling the blade down with his own strength.
He sliced off half of the Devil Creature's enormous wing.
The demon bird seemed to have never suffered such harm before. After letting out a scream, it immediately attacked the person who had attacked it.
Its claws were even sharper than those of Dragon Race, and despite its enormous size, it was incredibly agile. Even Bai Nianchou, if Jiang Zhuoxue hadn't been there to disrupt the Devil Creature's attacks, would probably have suffered at its hands.
The two fought it for a while and successfully delayed the Devil Creature, giving Jin Man and Hong Yan a chance to be rescued by the people they brought.
Enraged by the two, the Devil Creature paid no attention to Hong Yan and the others. Only after realizing that Hong Yan and the others had retreated far away and were out of the Devil Creature's attack range did Bai Nianchou and Jiang Zhuoxue truly begin to fight.
Besides the giant demonic bird, other Devil Creature were constantly harassing them around.
Jiang Zhuoxue drew her sword and single-handedly helped Bai Nianchou clear away the surrounding obstacles, while Bai Nianchou, wielding the Dragon Abyss Sword, delivered heavy blows to the demonic bird time and time again.
After several attempts, the magic bird still couldn't catch the "flea" that was hopping around on it, and became increasingly frustrated. Then it let out a loud cry.
Its voice was terrifyingly sharp, carrying a sonic attack. Even though Bai Nianchou tried his best to resist, blood still flowed from both ears.
But he didn't care at all, as if he didn't feel any pain, and with a backhand, he left another wound on the demon bird.
The demonic bird was now completely enraged. It flapped its wings, and the half of its wing that had been cut off grew back. It seemed to know who posed the greatest threat to it on the entire battlefield, so it kept its eyes fixed on Bai Nianchou. Whenever Bai Nianchou made a move to attack, the demonic bird would always be one step ahead and interrupt Bai Nianchou's attack.
This terrifying being quickly figured out Bai Nianchou's fighting style and, just as Bai Nianchou was about to launch another surprise attack, slammed him down with a powerful palm strike!
The Dragon Abyss Sword fell to the side, and Bai Nianchou crashed to the ground with a dull thud. He felt as if all the bones in his body had shattered from that blow.
He spat out blood and was about to turn around and grip the Dragon Abyss Sword again, but the demonic bird was faster than him.
The demonic bird's claws firmly planted on Bai Nianchou, and its sharp, metallic beak swooped down towards him. Fortunately, Bai Nianchou noticed the bird's movement in time and managed to raise his hand to block the attack.
The demonic bird, failing to wound Bai Nianchou, only managed to pierce his armor, which greatly displeased it. It stomped its feet, slashing Bai Nianchou across the ground and tearing his armor apart completely. This also pushed Bai Nianchou further and further away from the Dragon Abyss Sword.
On the other side, Jiang Zhuoxue was surrounded by the remaining Devil Creature. Even though he tried his best to save Bai Nianchou, there were just too many Devil Creature. Because of his distraction, Jiang Zhuoxue himself soon developed a long scar on his back.
As the demonic bird let out a strange cry and prepared to peck at Bai Nianchou's head once more, he couldn't help but close his eyes and begin to accept this regrettable and sad ending.
This time, he really can't escape.
The world turned pitch black, and all that could be heard were the cries of the demonic bird and Jiang Zhuoxue's calls.
Suddenly, all these noisy sounds were drowned out by another strong and powerful call:
"Dragon Abyss Sword!"
A short, sharp sword cry followed, and when Bai Nianchou opened his eyes again, he saw the demonic bird having its head sliced off with a single sword stroke.