Pfft! Magma churned as the Sun Angler, far larger than the Ancient Fire Dragon, leaped from the Magma Sea, circling the Ancient Fire Dragon.
The smooth lava surface of the Magma Sea trembled once more.
"Get lost!"
The Ancient Fire Dragon opened its crimson dragon eyes, arrogance and a hint of disdain deep within, and its majestic voice resounded.
The Lava Dominator · Sun Anglerfish was only slightly weaker than it, especially in its home territory of the Magma Sea, leaving the Ancient Fire Dragon helpless.
But! A creature that couldn't even speak was still an inferior being in the Ancient Fire Dragon's eyes.
If not for the Sun Anglerfish's strength, how could the great Tiooruna allow other creatures to stay in the same area as it?
The Sun Anglerfish swayed for a moment before sinking back into the depths of the Magma Sea.
The Ancient Fire Dragon closed its eyes again, continuing to absorb the energy from the magma to heal its wounds. The Curse Power affecting its wound recovery was extremely stubborn.
The Ancient Fire Dragon estimated that it would need at least half a year to fully recover.
Not long, just a nap.
However! A mere human had actually injured it so severely.
Damn inferior being! A dragon's keen intuition far surpassed that of all other species. Ordinary invisibility, illusions, and concealing Magic were nonexistent in a dragon's perception.
Any powerful fluctuations of power around the Angelicia Mountain Range could be detected by the Ancient Fire Dragon's senses.
Even in its sleep! This wasn't a special ability, but a pure difference in species.
Even the Dragon Lords could sense fluctuations of power from places thousands of miles away.
"Dragon Lord…"
The Ancient Fire Dragon suddenly flashed this word in its mind, and the hot air exhaled from its nostrils floating on the lava surface paused briefly.
Among the dragon race, the title "Dragon Lord" had a special meaning, and not every dragon was qualified to use it.
In this mountain range, only Ols Dek, who liked to be called "White Dragon Lord" by a group of slaves, would be complacent.
The Ancient Fire Dragon shook its head slightly, its eyelids drooping, revealing only a tiny slit. Its thoughts had become inexplicably numerous recently.
It thought of some things that made its heart palpitate.
All caused by the human who had injured it. That human was abnormal! In its perception, that human's life level was clearly not high, yet he possessed a very subtle and astonishing Mana.
If this could be explained by Magic Items, then the fact that the human possessed the power to almost kill it with one blow…
This was absolutely not normal! There were indeed some beings on this continent who could defeat the great dragon race, but it should never be that human, whose age was clearly not that great.
As the anger gradually subsided during this period, a sense of unease rose in the Ancient Fire Dragon's heart.
Having a long lifespan, it had naturally experienced and seen too many things!
God-kin?
Descendants of sinful villains? These should have been eliminated by them.
Or perhaps…
"Calculating the time, is the aftershock of the century about to come?" The Ancient Fire Dragon's slender neck, located under the magma, contracted slightly.
Even though the surrounding area was high-temperature magma.
The Ancient Fire Dragon inexplicably felt a chill.
"Should I go to the Argland Council State? This matter may need Chaintorux to handle…" The Ancient Fire Dragon flashed this thought in its mind, and the platinum figure involuntarily appeared in its mind.
It didn't want to see him at all! But that human was likely one of the possibilities it guessed, and none of them could be handled by it in its current state.
Wait a little longer! The Ancient Fire Dragon needed to recover from its injuries first. In addition, it was not sure whether the human who had suddenly turned into a small anglerfish and disappeared into the depths of the magma was still alive.
It speculated that the other party had most likely left through the natural Teleport gate at the deepest part of the magma.
Too bad!
That natural Teleport gate was not large, and even if it shrank by two sizes, it would not be able to enter.
Even if it could enter.
The Ancient Fire Dragon didn't plan to enter there either; it wasn't a good place.
"Hoo~"
Another wave of fire spewed from its nostrils, and the Ancient Fire Dragon closed its eyes again, resuming its slumber.
However! It had barely fallen asleep when...
The Ancient Fire Dragon abruptly opened its eyes, sensing that familiar, peculiar fluctuation.
That human was back, and hadn't died after all! In an instant!
Several thoughts flashed through the Ancient Fire Dragon's mind. Without the slightest hesitation, its fiery red wings, submerged in magma, stirred.
The Ancient Fire Dragon's eyes gleamed with cold light as it plunged into the magma, rapidly heading towards the deepest part.
Over the past half-month, it had analyzed a considerable amount of information.
That human had no resistance to high temperatures; otherwise, he wouldn't have turned into a small anglerfish to evade the magma's heat.
That was faith-based Magic.
Recalling how the opponent's life level plummeted and his aura became extremely weak after transforming into a small anglerfish and diving into the magma, the Ancient Fire Dragon was certain that the human was at his weakest in that state.
If the opponent's aura hadn't dropped so drastically, how could he have escaped from its grasp?
Therefore! Now was the easiest time to eliminate that human! The scalding, crimson magma constantly filled the Ancient Fire Dragon's vision, and as it descended deeper, the temperature rose even higher.
Magma itself was an opaque fluid, rendering vision almost useless here, but that only applied to ordinary creatures.
Whoosh! The Ancient Fire Dragon's crimson dragon eyes were fixed on a certain direction deep below, its massive wings and thick tail vibrating, accelerating its speed once more.
At that moment! Tang Zheng, transformed into a small anglerfish, was rapidly swimming upwards, following the flow of the magma.
After half a month, he didn't know if that Ancient Fire Dragon had left the magma. The only thing he didn't need to worry about was the Slane Theocracy.
So much time had passed.
The Slane Theocracy should have finished their investigation long ago. He didn't need to guess that they found nothing, especially since he himself had fallen directly into the magma.
If he was unlucky.
Given the Dragon race's temperament, the Slane Theocracy members who approached the Lava Zone would likely be affected.
The power of the "Curse Power" wasn't so easy to remove. After all, the [Cursed Knight] was already max level, and the instant-death effect contained within the Curse Power, even if it didn't cause true instant death to a Dragon, would inevitably cause a weakened state.
And that Sun Anglerfish!
Both of these guys were in the Magma Sea, and in his current state using the "Wild Transformation" ability, it was extremely disadvantageous for Tang Zheng.
After all, he couldn't transform back into a human to use his powers; otherwise, he would probably be burned to a crisp by the high temperature in the magma.
"Hopefully, the plan goes smoothly!"
A glint flashed in the eyes of the small anglerfish Tang Zheng had transformed into, as he rapidly wagged his fins, swimming upwards.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the magma above emitted a tremendous roar, and a massive red figure appeared in Tang Zheng's vision.
The Ancient Fire Dragon? Or the Sun Anglerfish?
Tang Zheng's swimming motion paused, a solemn expression appearing in his eyes.
In the blink of an eye!
The massive red figure became clear; it was the Ancient Fire Dragon.
A terrifying aura swept over!
As the Ancient Fire Dragon's massive figure moved rapidly, it compressed and repelled the magma in front of it, causing the surrounding magma to form an invisible gravitational field.
Tang Zheng quickly sensed this gravitational pull formed by the magma compression, causing his movement speed to slow down significantly.
He couldn't escape! No! Tang Zheng steadied himself, staring intently at the Ancient Fire Dragon; he hadn't planned to escape in the first place.
This was the opponent's home ground. In his current situation, escaping in this environment was virtually impossible.
Last time, it was pure luck. The sudden transformation into a small Sun Anglerfish caught the opponent off guard, allowing him to successfully pass through the Teleport gate deep within the underground Magma Sea and leave this place.
"Roar!"
The Ancient Fire Dragon's scarlet dragon eyes stared intently at the tiny Sun Anglerfish, a hint of excitement flashing in its eyes as it roared and charged over.
Sharp, crimson dragon claws extended! Without any unnecessary words, it had underestimated its opponent last time, resulting in severe injuries. This time, it would kill this human while they were at their weakest! Regardless of which of its guesses about the human was correct, once dead, they would be nothing!
Tang Zheng, seeing the Ancient Fire Dragon launching an attack directly at him, felt a cold smile rise within him.
As expected.
He couldn't think of his opponent as too stupid, but...
Tang Zheng's gaze fixed on the Ancient Fire Dragon, which was opening its mouth and roaring, proving its existence. A glint of light flashed in his eyes: "Good luck!"
These dragons always liked to open their mouths and roar, proving their existence! Tang Zheng's mind raced, and a pure white Magic Scroll suddenly appeared before him.
In a transformed state, most class abilities were unusable, but the Item Box ability was unaffected.
The scorching heat emanating from the surrounding magma ignited and crushed the Magic Scroll the moment it appeared.
Tang Zheng didn't need to activate the Magic Scroll himself.
The burning Magic Scroll automatically released the Magic within—Greater Teleportation! In an instant! Tang Zheng's figure collapsed and shrunk in place, disappearing into thin air.
The Ancient Fire Dragon looked at Tang Zheng's disappearance in the magma, a hint of astonishment and bewilderment flashing in its dragon eyes.
Disappeared? The moment this thought arose.
The Ancient Fire Dragon suddenly felt something enter its open mouth, and before it could react.
The creature in its mouth quickly swam down its throat, heading towards its stomach.
Rumble!
"Roar!!"
The Ancient Fire Dragon abruptly stopped its forward charge, a look of panic and Terror appearing in its pupils. It hurriedly shook its neck, making gagging sounds.
It wanted to vomit out the creature that had entered its throat.
Because the creature that had entered its mouth was none other than the disappeared human!
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