Many could tell that it was a broken claw. The dark scales faintly reflected the moonlight. Five sharp toes, four in the front and one in the back, extended from the huge palm. Many looked up at the black claw. Just the reflection of the cold light and the scars on the surface were enough to make people shudder. More importantly, it was very large. Many people estimated that the claw of this unknown creature was more than eight meters long …
Suddenly, many of them seemed to understand what kind of creature this claw was — the most mysterious and powerful creature on the continent, the dragon.
Many of them tilted their heads and carefully looked at the thing in front of them. They had a strange feeling in their hearts.
Although they had tried their best to adapt to this strange and dazzling world, when they really faced the most powerful creature in this world, many of them could not help but feel a little agitated.
Apart from human lives, many of them had also killed a few wolves. There was once when they confronted a leopard during survival training in the wild. People's understanding of the ferocious beasts in the jungle might only come from the deep male commentary on TV. They only knew some basic data, such as how big the tiger was, how fast the leopard could run, and what tactics the lion used when it hunted.
But when they really faced a ferocious beast that exuded a dangerous and bloodthirsty aura, they would realize that everything on TV was child's play. When facing a wild predator for the first time, everyone would instinctively feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Whether you were holding a machete or an automatic rifle, the fear would appear in your mind from the bottom of your heart, even if it only existed for a second.
But now, many of them looked at the dragon's claw in shock. Their hearts were filled with a trace of fear for no reason. It was like the fear of a creature at the bottom of the food chain towards the creature at the top.
In this world, humans were never at the top of the food chain.
But many of them quickly controlled their emotions. They took a deep breath and circled the dragon's claw to look at it.
"Damn it, it's so big. That bastard Mali really can't say anything nice!
Just a claw alone is so big. This dragon's whole body must be more than a hundred meters! "
Many of them secretly cursed. Mali was a famous braggart in the Vine Bar. He became famous because he encountered a dragon and escaped unscathed. Of course, escaping unscathed did not include one of his arms and two of his legs. For the time being, it could be said that he escaped with half of his body.
In the bar, he often saw him bragging about the strength of the dragon and his "bravery" when facing the dragon. It was as if he was scared by the dragon's might and threw away his axe and ran back to the Mercenary Guild with his pants wet. The dragon that he talked about was fifty meters long, invulnerable, spitting fire and eating people. Under his influence, over time, the people who drank in the Vine Bar accepted a few characteristics of the dragon: about fifty meters long, with a single horn on its head, green skin, a huge bone hammer on its tail, spitting fire, biting people and so on. In short, no matter how the old bastard Mali described it with his leaky mouth, many of them no longer believed his crazy words.
Many walked in front of the dragon's claw. He could see that the dragon's claw was broken at the elbow. Of course, that part could be called an elbow. He could feel that the dead thing in front of him seemed to have a strong resonance with the whispers in his mind. An uncontrollable impulse appeared.
He stretched out his arm and pressed it on the huge dragon's claw.
Many of his slender fingers barely covered an area the size of two dragon scales, which made his hand and the dragon's claw feel unusually uncoordinated. But in the next moment, something strange happened.
The huge dragon's claw, which was as big as a hill, vibrated slightly, and then suddenly emitted a bright light. It was as if someone was shining from the inside. The dark red light penetrated through the gaps of the dragon's scales, giving people a sense of fear that only ancient beasts could bring.
Many thought, Not good!
Frowning and gritting his teeth, he wanted to take his hand away from the dragon's claw, but sadly found that he could not control his body at all. The red light projected in front of him was getting brighter and brighter, so much so that the nearby woods were dyed a strange crimson red. Looking down from above, the woodland looked like a rapidly and silently blooming flower in the dark night.
The red light emitted from the huge dragon's claw was getting brighter and brighter, but it only lasted for less than ten seconds. Then, under the astonished eyes of many, it fell apart with a bang!
A shockwave suddenly erupted, blowing many hairs to the back, but many forced their eyes open and endured the discomfort, staring blankly at the strange change in front of them.
The dragon's claw suddenly turned into red sand, like a thick fog, condensing and not dispersing.
Many had just seen the red mist disperse with the wind, but they did not expect it to envelop them at lightning speed. Suddenly, a great pain was transmitted along their nerves to their brains, and their stiff bodies immediately fell straight down, as if they were puppets that had been immobilized.
In a huge palace in the distance, a beautiful woman in a long red dress suddenly opened her eyes. Her red pupils looked towards the northwest of the sky. She was sitting on the highest throne in the middle of the palace in a somewhat lazy manner. Her white and tender hands gently stroked the armrest of the throne, which was as white as jade, and then tightly gripped it. Her white knuckles indicated the intense inner activity under her calm expression.
The simple and unadorned main hall exuded a kind of ancient and solemn atmosphere, preserving the Verrot style of the Roslorian continent three thousand years ago, with a kind of aesthetic but not losing the solemnity of the vicissitudes of life.
The moment the rising sun shone on the pure white nether stone floor, it shone with pure white light, reflecting the graceful figure of the woman in red. If the magicians of the continent saw that someone could use nether stone to pave the floor, they would probably die of envy on the spot. However, the woman in red's eyelids constantly revealed an aura — — indifference, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
She turned her head slightly. The morning breeze brushed past her graceful figure that was comparable to the golden ratio. She naughtily lifted a corner of her red dress, and her red eyes reflected the golden sunlight. It was as if a dry land had suddenly welcomed rain, and she gradually regained her vitality.
She sighed softly, the corner of her mouth slightly curled up, and a faint smile appeared on her exquisite face. Her white fingers brushed past her supple burgundy hair, and then the dragon horn that was as streamlined as flowing water. At this moment, she who was bathed in the golden sunlight had a faint lazy and unparalleled graceful temperament, murmuring as if she was talking in her sleep.
"Finally … I've found you."
The waist belt that was carved with fine gold, like a work of art, made her figure look even more enchanting under the long dress. She stood up and strolled to the center of the square. A breeze blew past, but she stood still.
Her feet were covered with nearly a hundred square meters of complex mageweaths and countless high-quality magic crystals embedded in them, indicating that this was a large-scale Epic-level teleportation circle.
The red figure disappeared after a beam of white light flashed, and the quiet main hall returned to its original silence, just like it had been for three thousand years.
The morning sunlight with a trace of warmth shone on Manami's body. Manami shuddered and opened his eyes abruptly, smelling the unique scent of the green grassland. Manami was stunned for a moment.
Then, he shivered, and immediately jumped up. When he saw the scenery around him, many of his confused thoughts were instantly pulled back. After the scenes from last night flashed through his mind like a slide show, Manami widened his eyes and looked around in surprise.
Why was he surprised?
The first thing Manami noticed was that the hill-like dragon claw had disappeared. The last memory he had of it last night was that it crumbled into dust and floated towards him, and then he could not remember anything else.
After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Manami moved his body, and immediately felt that his body was a little different from before.
Explosion!
His muscles felt like they were about to explode!
Manami felt that every bone in his body, every muscle, and even the blood coursing through his body was burning with an explosive power.
The power that could bring destruction!
Manami picked up the crossbow that had fallen on the ground, placed it flat in front of his chest, and pulled the string with his right hand.
— Usually, he had to step on the buckle to pull the string back, but now he could easily pull it with one hand!
Putting away the repeating crossbows, many of them stretched their limbs, feeling as if the weight of their bodies didn't exist at all. They raised their heads to look at the sun, confirming their location. Many of them took a deep breath and ran towards Karo City.
This run almost caused many people to tumble and fall!
Because a lot of things suddenly appeared in Manami's mind. These things were familiar as if they had solidified in his mind since birth, but Manami was sure that he had never seen or heard of these strange languages and strange words.
What was even stranger was that even though Manami had never seen these things before, he could accurately understand the meaning of them. They were all combat skills and techniques!
Manami mobilized the dark energy in his body, which was similar to the 'Combat Aura' of a warrior, and the 'Magic Power' of a mage. Then, he felt an endless stream of dark energy flowing out from his stomach. It was actually more than a few times more than before, and the energy contained within it was even purer.
The purer the dark energy, the stronger the strength!
"Could it be that this has something to do with the dragon claw that disappeared?
Or rather, did I absorb it?
Did I eat such a huge thing? "
Manami's mind was a mess, obviously confused by the strange things that had happened, but he still decided to try and see if the combat skills in his mind were useful.
"Sprint!"
A few cryptic incantations came out of Manami's mouth. Suddenly, Manami felt a surge of electricity running through his legs, and a strong desire to run filled Manami's mind!
"Ha!!!!!!" Manami kicked out, and actually jumped nearly five meters!
Arm swing!
Speed up!
Manami began to violently release his explosive strength!
"Captain, what's the situation over there?"
On a mountain ridge ten miles away, an elf scout asked the mercenary captain with a huge sword with a puzzled expression.
"Hmm?
Over there? "
The captain turned around and was about to say something, but he was startled. "Damn … this commotion, is a land dragon in heat?"
In the distant forest, a long line of tree shadows could be seen shaking violently, as if an invisible snake was swimming in the forest. The captain was not sure what was happening.
Manami, who had been mistaken as a land dragon in heat, was now running forward with his eyes wide open in shock, excitedly muttering in his mind, "So fast, I caught the train, my god!
— I caught the train, my god!
— Is it going to take off?! "
Manami's legs were already so fast that they could no longer be seen, and every step left a deep footprint on the ground!
Furthermore, every step he took covered at least ten meters!
After running at full speed for nearly five minutes, Manami calculated the distance with his scalp tingling. "It's already more than ten kilometers … when are we going to stop …"
Manami, who was suffering from 'not being able to stop', had just thought of stopping when he suddenly felt the strength in his legs stagnate, and he almost fell flat on his face. But with his agility, he managed to stop by holding onto a tree. He took a deep breath, and a wave of ecstasy surged in his heart. The combat skills in his mind were actually real!
Although Manami had only been familiar with this world for a short half a year, he at least understood the importance of strength in this world. It could be said that when you were strong to a certain extent, such as those who had stepped into the Legendary realm above the tenth level, there was basically nothing in this world that could restrain them. As for himself …
Manami was a little depressed when he thought of this. He did not know what level he was at now.
Taking a few deep breaths, Manami was pleasantly surprised to find that his stamina was basically not consumed. This was something impossible for him in the past!
It seemed that his stamina had risen to a terrifying level!
But Manami still decided to walk back to Karo City.
As a former special forces soldier, Manami had always kept in mind to maintain enough energy to deal with an emergency.
In the vast forest, a figure with a crossbow on his back leisurely walked forward.
A steel dagger twirled between his right fingers, and it flashed with a metallic light. This was what Manami usually did when he was thinking about something. He used the sun to identify the direction to move forward, and slowly thought about the attack yesterday.
Karo City was not far from here, and it didn't take long for Manami to walk on the main road to Karo City.
Occasionally, a caravan passed by, and when they saw Manami walking alone on the road, the passing mercenaries were indifferent and did not react at all.
In the eyes of the veteran mercenaries, there was only one possibility of a person walking alone or with a few people — the mission had failed, and something had happened to the team.
Although all the mercenaries could see the situation, no one offered him any help, not even a friendly greeting.
This indifference seemed incomprehensible, but it was in accordance with the law of the jungle.
No one would pity you, and you could only rely on yourself.
In the rush of escaping, Manami did not have the time to bring his own supplies, but Manami, who had strong survival skills in the wild, was not worried that he would starve to death in the forest. On the contrary, at this moment, he was holding a fruit that he had plucked from somewhere in his hand. He took a bite and endured the sour taste in his mouth. After chewing for a while, he spat out the bits that stuck in his mouth, and swallowed the remaining water to moisten his dry throat. He stroked his half-long black hair that was covered in dust and grease, and his footsteps increased.
When he walked out of the Dark Moon Forest and saw the huge treetops of Karo City's Ancient War Trees, Manami thought of the bandits that surrounded and killed him with the red trim on their sleeves. "The Blood Hand Bandits …"
His sharp face carried a murderous aura, and his indifferent expression reflected the decision in his heart.