Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 274: The Greatest Action Film in History

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Yang Ling fixed his gaze on the distance after a cold wind blew past, realizing that the stone wall that had appeared was clearly a steep cliff. He could faintly see the outlines of massive caves, dark and incredibly deep. Waves of lightning-like roars came from within the caves.

“Dark Dragon Cliff? Could the underground city really be protected by the Dark Dragons? Are they living on the cliff?”

Looking at the caves in the tall cliff, Yang Ling didn’t blink. He soon found his answer.

With a wave of deafening roars, a dozen massive creatures suddenly appeared on the cliffs. They had long, thick necks and two horns on their heads. Their four limbs were thick and muscular. They had a pair of supersized bat wings and flew through the air at an alarming speed. Furthermore, their bodies were covered in a dense arrangement of black scales and their sharp claws and teeth made them look especially ferocious!

“My god, a dozen Dark Dragons, quick, run quick!”

“Get into formation, quick, raise the magical barrier!”

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Yang Ling observed the Dark Dragons closely while the troops and adventurers near the statue became flustered. Some people followed closely behind the large factions, while others chose to spread out in no particular direction. There were even some who shook so much that they fell to the ground after running just a few steps...

The troops and adventurers were immensely fearful, while the various factions did not dare delay, all of them quickly getting into a formation to defend themselves. Against the Dark Dragons, hailed as the monsters that had the greatest close combat capabilities on the continent, all of them felt an unprecedented threat looming!

Roar...

After flying around in the sky, the dozen Dark Dragons dove down, half of them defending the entrance of the underground city and the other half launching a fierce attack. Due to their high speed, most of the troops and adventurers had no way of avoiding their attacks.

Some of them were picked up by the Dark Dragon’s powerful limbs before being torn in two, some were burnt to ashes by the flames spewed out by the Dark Dragons...

At the critical moment, the large factions took action!

With the white-robed Cardinal Bishop at the center, the four red-robed Cardinals occupied the northern, southern, eastern, and western directions, pooling their abilities to cast a Holy Barrier, protecting the army of the Church. Following that, the Spellcasters in the army shot out bolt after bolt of lightning-like Holy Light Arrows, directly attacking the weak spots of the Dark Dragon, their heads and abdomens.

Even though the Dark Dragons were said to have immunity to magic, it was only effective against low- to mid-level magic spells. They did not dare take the Holy Light Arrow of the Church with its devastating power head-on. They dodged to the side using their high speeds, then slammed their claws fiercely against the barrier, producing a dull thud.

Dust flew up into the air. The air around the impact rippled and spread outward. The force of the impact was unimaginable! Every attack caused the Holy Barrier of the Church to shake violently. If not for the red-robed Cardinals continuously injecting Magical Energy into the barrier, the barrier would have long ago been broken.

The Dark Association had taken action quickly. They had cast a barrier that seemed like a thick fog the moment the Dark Dragons appeared. The Dark Dragons would slow down when they got close as if they had just stepped into a marsh.

However, even if that was the case, the Dark Dragons’ speed was still far superior to that of an average Magical Beast. There would frequently be Dark Knights who were at the outer perimeter of the formation who would be crushed into mush or pulled into the air and torn in two.

Unlike the Church and the Dark Association, all of the members of the Bellimore family who were on this mission were elites who had been through hundreds of battles. They did not have a magical barrier to deal with the terrifying Dark Dragons. However, after infusing them with their Battle Energy, their sharp swords released an alarming glow of light. Some were like blazing torches, some like ice-cold icicles, some like radiant lightning...

All they had to do was wave the long sword in their hands every time a Dark Dragon got close to immediately release bolts of alarming sword aura, each bringing along fire, ice or lightning element attacks. Wherever the aura passed, a deep slash was left behind on the ground. In fact, some of the rocks in the area were even split into two. They did not have many people with them but did have alarming offensive capabilities.

Even though the Dark Dragons were covered in tightly knit scales and had extremely powerful defensive capabilities, they did not dare get close to the Bellimore family.

The Beastmen, Angus family, and Wolf Troop Team were immensely nervous, having to face the Dark Dragons that had exceptional close combat abilities and immunity to mid- to low-level magical spells. They paled in comparison to the Church, Dark Association, and Bellimore family.

The Beastmen did not have magical barriers, and even though their warriors displayed alarming battle capabilities and bravery after the Beastmen priests cast the Bloodthirsty Ring of Light and Endurance Ring of Light, they still were much weaker than the Dark Dragons. Their members would be crushed into mush by the giant claws of the Dark Dragons or burnt to ashes by their flames from time to time.

Luckily for them, the Dark Dragons did not dare to get too close to them for the fear of their powerful harpoons, otherwise, the Beastmen would have suffered even heavier casualties!

The Angus family was composed completely of Undead Wizards. Even though they had no shortage of Spellcasters with powerful Magical Energy, they relied on the Zombies, Skeletons, and mutated Magical Beasts they summoned to do their close combat for them. They were put in a tight spot facing the Dark Dragons that had terrifying brawling capabilities!

The ordinary Zombies and Skeletons were no match for the Dark Dragons. All the Dark Dragons had to do was flail their tails for the undead army wielding simple weapons to fall. Fortunately, an elder who was in the army summoned a few Cyclopses that launched sizeable chunks of stone, forcing the many Dark Dragons back.

The Angus family was put in a tight spot while the Wolf Troop Team, as well as the troops and adventurers around them, faced the threat of death multiple times. The magical barriers cast by the Spellcasters would be destroyed by the Dark Dragons without even giving them a chance to catch their breaths. Without the protection of the magical barrier, an ordinary troop or adventurer was definitely no match for the Dark Dragons!

“Was this the power of the level-nine Dark Dragon that is hailed as unbeatable?”

Looking at the dozen Dark Dragons circling around in the sky, looking at their giant sharp claws, tightly-knit scales, and scorching flames, Yang Ling gasped. He did not dare to delay after recovering from his shock, instructing his group to form a tight, oval-shaped defensive formation. He then silently recited a Wizard Mantra and cast a Space Imprisonment Restriction around them.

After setting up the Imprisonment Restriction, looking at the fearful warriors, then looking at the Dark Dragons with their terrifying offensive capabilities, Yang Ling clenched his teeth and layered another Gravity Restriction and Illusory Formation around them at the cost of his Wizard Power and mental energy. This way, the Dark Dragons would have their speed lowered by half and be lost in an illusion the moment they entered the radius of the restrictions.

Space Imprisonment, five times the gravity, coupled with the deceptive illusions...

Yang Ling heaved a heavy sigh after setting up the restrictions, then consumed many Magical Beast Blood Orbs to recover the Wizard Power and mental energy he had expended. Looking at the bloody battle in the distance, he remembered the Illusory Crystal that could record images.

During this time, because it had been placed beside a large number of premium crystal ores, the Illusory Crystal had absorbed a substantial amount of energy. The images that were saved inside could now be displayed with greater clarity.

There were no online games or movies in this world. An average person would either drink at the bar or return home and sleep to relax. If he could capture this exciting battle using the Illusory Crystal, it would definitely cause an unprecedented uproar when he returned to Wissen Town!

“Tsk tsk, this is an action movie that’s even more realistic and violent than the films from Hollywood!” Yang Ling exclaimed after taking out the Illusory Crystal from his Space Ring. The resolution of the Illusory Crystal was much better than the camera he had in the past!

“Oh, Illusory Crystal? Brother Yang, let me film!”

“Powerful, such a terrifying flame, it melted even stone!”

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The group soon crowded around Yang Ling after seeing the Illusory Crystal in his hands. Even though they were a good distance away from the battle, the image displayed by the Illusory Crystal was even clearer than what they could see with their own eyes. It was as if the Illusory Crystal could not only capture the images, it could also automatically focus them.

Seeing the sparkling Illusory Crystal and the clear images on the crystal, Yuna leaned against Yang Ling’s body while observing, wanting to snatch it from Yang Ling. The mischievous Thousand-faced Mink had a sparkle in its eyes, racing around Yang Ling, even moving in front of the Illusory Crystal to shake its butt, inviting laughter from the group.

In order to get a clearer view, Yuna snuggled into Yang Ling’s embrace. Looking at the battle between the Dark Dragons and the factions, she sometimes screamed, and at others leaned against Yang Ling in fear. She was fragrant, and feeling her body pressed warmly against him caused Yang Ling’s heart to rock.

Looking down to look at Yuna’s fair white skin, catching a whiff of her faint fragrance, leaning against her, he could not help but think of their interactions in the past.

The Illusory Crystal could not only record images but also record audio. Recording a few adult videos would definitely give him the time of his life! Yang Ling swallowed as he developed an evil thought. While the action blockbuster was sure to cause an unprecedented uproar, he would be able to create a storm in the Tailun Continent if he were to film an adult video featuring a few forest elves and three-meter tall barbarians or Bullmen!

Then, he would definitely earn an endless stream of money if he set up a few hundred chain cinemas on the continent and played the so-called romantic action films from time to time. It might even be more profitable than the five-colored Crystal Vein!

“Quick, the sun is about to set, the underground city is going to close soon. Join forces and kill these Dark Dragons, quick!”

“Attack with full force, quick!”

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Just as Yang Ling was lost in his ridiculous thoughts, the sky darkened. The originally gray sky was turning black, the mouth of the statue gradually closing. According to the legends, the entrance of the underground city would only open once every several hundred years. If they missed their opportunity today, no one knew when the next time the entrance would open again.

Originally, the major factions had wanted to preserve their strength, some even wanting to take advantage of the crisis to finish off the rest of the factions so that they could claim the Divine Weapons in the relic of the giant dragon for themselves. However, seeing that the sky was getting darker and that the mouth of the statue leading to the underground city was slowly closing, they knew that they had to kill off the Dark Dragons blocking the entrance immediately. Without another choice, they had to join forces and take action!