Chapter 018: Slaying the Dragon

“You wretched dwarf! How dare you hurt me? You’ve harmed me, a noble member of the Golden Dragon clan!” the yellow dragon roared.
The yellow dragon, also known as the Golden Dragon, is one of the higher-ranking dragon species. It’s unclear how this Golden Dragon ended up in the Dusk Mountains.
Daruxi shouted loudly, took to the air, and swung its massive claw at the dwarf.
The dwarf didn’t dodge either. Instead, he raised his axe high and swung it at the dragon’s claw. With a shrill crash, another piece of the dragon’s scale was torn off!
“Dwarf! What weapon is that in your hand?” Daruxi, having lost two scales, finally grew alert!
After all, as a member of the Golden Dragon clan, even the most ordinary divine weapon couldn’t hurt Daruxi. Yet this dwarf had managed to cut off two of his scales—this surely made Daruxi wary!
Dragons are creatures with extremely advanced intelligence!
“Hmph, now you’re afraid, aren’t you?” the dwarf sneered, holding his axe in front of him as he laughed.
“I ask you, does this axe have any origin? What are you grinning about?” Daruxi snapped angrily.
“Oh, you want to know the origin of this axe? I thought you were already scared,” the dwarf quickly replied.
“It’s ridiculous for me to be afraid of you!” Daruxi said. “I merely thought your axe was impressive, that’s why I asked about its origin. Don’t think I’m afraid of it!”
“Legend has it that when this axe was forged, a meteorite was mixed into it. That meteorite is said to have fallen from the sun. That’s why my axe is called the Sun Axe!” the dwarf explained.
“Hahaha! I, Daruxi, have lived for so many years yet have never heard of meteorites falling from the sun,” Daruxi laughed heartily.
“But this axe is truly sharp! Moreover, holding it makes me feel full of strength!” the dwarf said.
“What a great axe! Not only is it incredibly sharp, but it also enhances the user’s strength. With such an axe in hand, I’m sure you dwarf can unleash 120% of your true power,” Daruxi said. “Your axe is a treasure! Perhaps even a divine weapon. Haha, my treasure hoard will gain another precious item!” Daruxi said happily.
As he spoke, Daruxi quickly muttered a few strange words.

Dragon speech magic! As soon as Du Fan heard the voice coming from Daruxi’s mouth, he immediately recognized that the dragon was speaking in the language unique to dragons. Dragons are born masters of magic, and dragon speech magic is one of the most powerful types of magic among all. Due to their enormous size, dragons possess vast amounts of magical energy. Magic below level seven generally does not require incantations, while those that do require incantations are all at level seven or above! As Daruxi chanted, the ground beneath the dwarf began to tremble like waves! The earth shook violently, making it extremely difficult for the dwarf to stay upright on the shaking ground. In fact, it was almost impossible for him to stand steadily. Daruxi was a very clever dragon. Dwarves naturally had resistance to magic, so only 40% of the magic’s power could affect them! Therefore, instead of using a direct attack spell, Daruxi used the earth’s roar to disrupt the dwarf’s balance. He flew into the air, circling continuously, ready to strike the dwarf at the right moment. The dwarf’s situation became increasingly dire! “Du Fan, should we go save that dwarf?” Moses asked. “Of course we should. But wait a bit longer. We’ll act when the dragon relaxes. We need to time it right to deliver a fatal blow to this dragon!” Du Fan said in a low voice. However, there were some things Du Fan didn’t mention to Moses. Why save this dwarf? The fact that this dwarf dared to come alone to slay a dragon and even managed to cut off two scales from the golden dragon, along with the weapon in his hand, proved that he must hold a high status within his dwarf tribe. If he wanted to reach the heart of the Twilight Mountains, he would have to travel through dwarf territory for a long time. If the dwarf he saved happened to be an important figure in his tribe, well… With such a life-saving act of friendship, the dwarf tribe should allow him to pass through smoothly! Standing on the violently shaking ground, the dwarves couldn’t utilize their unique combat skills. Meanwhile, Daruxi kept circling in the sky, ready to strike at any moment, preventing the dwarf from escaping the range of the earth’s roaring magic.

“Dwarves, haha! Now you know how powerful I, Daruxi, am! Don’t think just because this is your dwarven territory you can do as you please! Remember, we noble dragons stand at the pinnacle of all species on this continent! We dragons are not something you wretched, insignificant dwarves can simply slaughter!” Daruxi shouted.

Dragons have a much longer lifespan than elves. An adult dragon like Daruxi has already lived for thousands of years. Over such a long period, with their wisdom, dragons can easily learn human languages!

Moreover, after learning human languages, dragons find that human languages can express meanings more accurately and are much easier to speak compared to dragon speech.

So, unless they use dragon magic, dragons usually communicate in human languages.

“Daruxi, you’re truly shaming your own race of dragons! Using such tricks to fight me—do you really, as a dragon, not dare to face a brave dwarf head-on?” the dwarf said while jumping, as the ground shook.

“What does that matter? Anyway, you’re here to slaughter me—this is already a life-or-death battle. As long as I win, it doesn’t matter what tricks I use,” Daruxi said disdainfully.

The dwarf’s provocation had no effect. Daruxi, this golden dragon, possessed intelligence far beyond ordinary people—he wouldn’t fall for such tricks so easily.

Seeing that his provocation failed, the dwarf seized the opportunity. As he rose off the ground, he shouted and threw his axe at Daruxi.

It was the dwarves’ long-range attack technique: the Flying Axe!

The Flying Axe was one of the dwarves’ unique combat skills, allowing them to throw their axes over very long distances. And if it failed to hit its target, thanks to the dwarves’ unique spinning mechanism, the axe could return to the dwarf’s hand!

The gleaming axe streaked like a bright meteor, arriving before Daruxi in an instant.

Seeing the axe suddenly shot at him, Daruxi quickly flapped his wings and flew aside.

But for an adult giant dragon like Daruxi, his size was simply too great. With a height of over ten meters, plus his tail, his total length was nearly twenty meters!

By flying away, Daruxi managed to avoid being killed by the dwarf’s Flying Axe. But as he turned to fly away, his enormous size meant his tail was still hit by the dwarf’s axe!

The dwarf’s flying axe had extremely high attack power; even when facing an adult dragon, it managed to cut off more than a meter of Dalluxi’s tail in one swing. Blood gushed from Dalluxi’s tail, and seeing the streams of dragon blood falling to the ground, Du Fan felt pain—this dragon blood seeped into the soil as it landed. It was the blood of a golden dragon, a high-ranking dragon among all dragons! If such dragon blood were used to write magic scrolls, the magic unleashed would surely be much more powerful! At this thought, Du Fan shuddered.

Enduring the intense pain, Dalluxi turned his head and blew a breath of dragon fire at the severed end of his tail to seal the wound and stop the bleeding. With a loud roar, Dalluxi became utterly enraged! That wretched dwarf had actually cut off his noble tail! He blew three more breaths of dragon fire at the dwarf, who had no chance to dodge. Then, Dalluxi stretched out his left front claw and grabbed the dwarf firmly. Compared to a giant dragon, its front claws were clearly small in proportion to its body, but they were just right to grasp the dwarf tightly, holding him firmly in its claws. The dwarf struggled inside the dragon’s claw, but the enraged golden dragon held on even tighter.

“Dwarf, now you know the price of angering a noble dragon race! Now, I’m going to eat you!” Dalluxi cried, his eyes blazing with red flames. This dwarf had cut off his tail with a flying axe, deeply hurting his pride as a dragon. And the one who hurt him was a wretched dwarf he thought of as insignificant. His mouth, as large as a small city gate, revealed rows of gleaming white teeth and a blood-red tongue—Dalluxi’s face became monstrous in an instant. He carried the dwarf slowly toward his mouth.

“It’s time,” Du Fan said, finally smiling. He cast speed and lightness spells on himself and Moses, causing them to shoot forward like arrows toward the golden dragon Dalluxi. Their sudden surge in strength, combined with Du Fan’s spells, created afterimages as they ran. At the same time, Naixiu fired a Sun-Shooting Arrow. Just as Dalluxi was about to devour the dwarf, he suddenly sensed movement. Turning his head, he saw two streaks moving toward him, leaving afterimages behind. Moreover, a terrifying aura shot toward his head from the air!

Faced with the power of the Sun-Shooting Arrow, Darucus felt as if he couldn’t move at all. “Elves! How dare you attack me in secret!” Darucus roared in fury. Still being a dragon, he managed to flap his wings under the pressure of the Sun-Shooting Arrow and flew upward with a thudding sound!
His claws grabbed the dwarf, who then fell downward with a pale face.
Although Darucus managed to fly, the speed of the Sun-Shooting Arrow was too great. Just as he had risen a little, the arrow reached him! With a thud, Darucus was hit by the arrow—a forbidden arrow technique of the elf race—that knocked him to the ground. At the same time, Du Fan and Moses also rushed at Darucus!