Chapter 552: Dragon's Fall
The girl in the center of the stronghold square closed her eyes and chanted. This was her first time trying this kind of large-scale blessing. As a unique ability of the singer, the so-called blessing refers to the resonance between the singer and the followers, and the special extra abilities obtained under the guidance of the singer.
This extra ability generally comes from three sources. The first is the ability that the singer is good at, such as Prin's flame, Tilan's freezing, Eluklu's beast blood enhancement, Odni's mist, etc. The second is the ability that the followers have, but under the stimulation of the singer, they become stronger. The third is more special, this kind of ballad comes from some legendary songs.
Extraordinary abilities come from the interference of the mind with reality. When a story and legend are widely circulated, this collective unconscious yearning makes it have some extraordinary characteristics. The most representative of them is the seven movements of the fairy land, followed by those handed down poems, and then those stories in myths.
Blanche chanted this time the famous legend of the dragon-slaying hero in the Red Beech Poem, which records the story of the great hero Akat defeating the red dragon Frantais at the beginning of the Third Age.
The Poem of Red Beech, a poem written by the bards in the Third Age, records the heroic stories and legends that emerged in the early Third Age when hundreds of nations were in existence. These include the three heroes who conquered the King of Storm Fence, the dragon-slaying hero Akat, the descendant of Thundergod and founder of the Lightning Knights, Roland and Yalin, the legends of wind and moon, Durlan, the Saint of White Flowers, Avis, the Bow of Snow Hunt, Toyak, the No of the Wind, and Oslin, the Lion of Holy Courage, and other great figures. Other famous poems include the Poem of Leaves Writing the Four Seasons and the Poem of Kingfishers.
Ancient ballads and poems passed down from generation to generation, as Blanche gradually entered the state, faint and subtle threads of light enveloped the members present. These pale golden threads of light were like veils hanging from the sky, hazy and invisible. Then, silver light appeared on the weapons in the hands of the members present, and pale blue flames also appeared faintly on the edges.
According to legend, Akat used a longbow burning with blue fire to shoot arrows with his own poisonous blood. The arrows penetrated the dragon's body, causing the powerful red dragon that had entered Sequence 9 to fall from the sky. He killed the dragon that destroyed several countries, but in the end he died of exhaustion due to excessive consumption.
The people who were saved by him and grateful to him wrote down his name, and the bards sang it from generation to generation. This is the origin of the story of the dragon-slaying hero.
"The blue bowstring bursts out with flames..."
"The flowers that tell of parting bloom on the roadside..."
"The eyes that were wounded by the monster open..."
...
"I swear here to give life to the arrow and pierce the winged king of the sky."
Blanche repeatedly chanted the melody in this poem. It must be said that this large-scale protection is extremely difficult for her, who is still a newcomer. In the process of gradually resonating, the spiritual consciousness of the people present constantly reflects various emotions, impacting her will, making her like a small boat sailing in a storm, which will be overturned if she is not careful.
The more extreme the song is, the stronger the spiritual feedback will be. If the singer's own strength is not enough, it is easy to be overwhelmed, and then become mentally confused and faint. This kind of thing has happened many times in history, so if the singer now feels that her own ability is not enough, she will not chant this kind of super-limited poetry.
Time passed slowly, and just when Blanche felt that her mind began to be dazed and her body was about to fall, a series of dark red brilliance appeared in the eyes of the people present, which also announced that the last layer of the Dragon Slayer Protection had been achieved.
Finally...
Blanche fainted and was supported by the maid beside her. The doctor who had been waiting nervously for a long time rushed up to help her check. Fortunately, she was just fainted due to exhaustion, and her body was not seriously injured. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Watching Blanche being picked up and sent to the base to rest, the members in the base square suppressed their emotions, and then one member drew his sword and pointed it directly at the sky.
"Blood and glory."
The sound of swords being drawn one after another, the slightly hoarse voice resounded through the sky.
"Blood and glory!"
...
The battle began again.
When the airship that Orles was riding slowly approached the last stronghold where Blanche was, a series of rotor autonomous units rose into the air in the valley, and the machine guns attached to them aimed at the airships and fired violently. The continuous flames formed a line in the air, and the noisy sound immediately broke the tranquility of the mountains.
"It's useless."
The hatch on one side of the airship opened, revealing the ice elves standing inside. They were wearing uniforms similar to wizard robes, elegant and gorgeous. They simply raised their hands, and the silver patterns engraved on their wristbands lit up. Then, a series of barriers like ice lotuses appeared in the air, blocking the incoming bullets.
Soon after, a series of rays of icy breath shot out from the bottom of the airship, sweeping across the flying rotor autonomous units in the sky in a few seconds, causing the propellers of these rotor autonomous units to jam and fall from the sky one after another.
At the same time, the top of the square of the stronghold was cut open, revealing a modified giant cannon, which gradually began to gather energy. The ripples of magic power emitted by it were easily sensed by the airship members a thousand meters away.
Then, a series of ice lotus barriers appeared on the trajectory of the giant cannon aimed at the airship, and then the sound of a dragon roar was heard in the sky.
A giant dragon made of chalcedony appeared from the sky. At first it was a small dot, and then it got closer and bigger. When the giant cannon below lit up a blazing orange-red light column, the dragon also spewed out a breath of ice fragments. The two collided in the air, stirring up countless white gas. Some residual orange-red rays overflowed and shot on the mountain wall next to it, directly burning out scattered melting holes.
Taking advantage of the brief chaos on the battlefield, members with dragon-slaying protection rushed out from the steaming water vapor, with pale blue flames burning on their long swords. When they approached the dragon, they stabbed with all their strength, and the pupils and blades of their swords instantly attached a layer of red light, piercing through the dragon's solid white crystal scales and piercing into its body.
In just less than half a minute, about 40 long swords were inserted into the dragon's body, causing the white crystal dragon to roar to the sky.
In the translucent white crystal dragon's body, the red light attached to the swords flowed like blood, gradually spreading to the entire dragon's body. As these red lights representing curses and poisons covered the dragon's body, it became more and more violent, as if this toxin would destroy its nerves and consciousness.
In the airship, Orles held her forehead, and waves of stabbing pain continued to come from the depths of her mind. This was because she had always maintained a connection with the dragon's consciousness.
"It's bad..." She spoke in a painful voice.
As a singer, she certainly knew what it was, but she didn't expect to see it today. After all, since the rise of humans, dragons have become less and less of a threat, so there are very few weapons and secret techniques targeting dragons.
Unexpectedly, Blanche could find this ancient poem that has been circulated since the Third Era, and used it the first time she sang it. Even if Orles was doing the same large-scale protection, she had to prepare for several days in advance to ensure that there would be no accidents on the spot.
However, at this time, she realized that these were of little use. As the dragon became more and more painful and kept flying and struggling in the sky, Orles had to cut off the connection between their consciousness, which made the last bit of restraint in the white crystal dragon's mind disappear. It fell straight from the sky and smashed into the ground, smashing various trees and stones along the way, and then struggled again for several minutes before slowly dying.
Perhaps this is also the first dragon to die under the Dragon Slayer Song since the Sixth Era.
The fall of the white crystal dragon made the elves under Orles furious. After that, they flew out of the airship like a stream of light, and the silver cold swords passed through the air and pounced on the exhausted followers. It
was almost unsurprising that these followers who were exhausted after using the secret method of protection were easily defeated. The shining silver ice sword pierced them one by one, from the sky to the earth, and chased them all.
A few minutes later, after clearing the followers outside the base, the elves in silver-blue uniforms rushed into the base. They chopped off the various self-discipline units that blocked the way, constantly broke through the defense line, and finally found Blanche who was protected in the safe room.
At this time, Blanche was still in a coma, with only four maids guarding her.
After a fierce battle, the four maids were pierced by the ice sword and nailed to the wall next to them, and then the elves surrounded Blanche.
Although they were furious, they would not do anything to break the rules. It was just that this scene made the maids watching their own singer being attacked by the enemy without any defense was too cruel.
After temporarily suppressing their emotions, one of the elves slowly came to Blanche, squatted on one knee, lifted up one of Blanche's wrists, and then a shallow mark was scratched on her wrist.
[Singer Blanche was attacked by other members of the star cluster in close contact and declared failure]
At this point, another singer left the stage.
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"Blanche was defeated by Orles." On the top of the mountain, Pulin sat on the stone wearing a short crimson cloak and looked at the information displayed on the projection screen.
Beside her, several members in red stood up. Their figures were shrouded in wide cloaks, looking quite mysterious and majestic.
"Lady Blanche is a new singer and the weakest. It's not surprising that she failed like this." A member on the side responded.
"No, you didn't see the detailed process." Pulin swiped across the screen and projected a video.
In the picture, the powerful dragon of Sequence 7 fell while wailing in the air, and the entire body made of white crystal was covered with terrifying red threads.
"Although Blanche lost, she also took away Orles' most powerful trump card, which makes me have to thank her very much." Pulin smiled.
"Although there are a lot of points after defeating the singer, it can't make up for the loss of the white crystal dragon. I guess Orles also regretted not taking Blanche down immediately."
"In the end, she is still too gentle, like a flower that has never experienced wind and rain, too naive."
"You often say that Lord Tilan is too gentle. Does he have the same problem?" Another member was curious.
"No, no, no, although I say this about her, I never think that Tilan will make a mistake on such a critical issue. You probably don't know what kind of environment she grew up in. Sometimes, she is cruel and even I am afraid of her."
"What I don't like is that she is obviously aware of various problems and has the ability to do so, but she always restrains herself because of her own personality and tries to solve problems in a way that does not hurt anyone."
"She will not give up this persistence unless she is forced into a desperate situation."
"It was only after I gradually understood her growth experience that I knew her real thoughts and focus."
"Speaking of which, if one day I encounter a critical situation and cannot protect myself, you can go to Tilan. For my sake, she should take you in. Even if she doesn't use you, she won't be so cruel as to use you as cannon fodder."
"Lord Pulin's words are very unlucky." Someone reminded him.
"There is nothing unlucky. I know what I am doing and what the current situation of the Federation is." Pulin threw down the terminal in his hand and jumped up from the stone easily.
"Perhaps we can maintain stability in the next ten years, but some conflicts will sooner or later be suppressed. As the person at the center of the storm, it is difficult for the song girl not to be involved. No one can guarantee what the situation will be in the future. Maybe we win, or maybe we are liquidated. It's all possible." Unlike the people around him, as the center of the storm vortex, Pulin is backed by the largest financial group in the central star field and knows more about the inside story.
"Okay, let's not talk about this and get ready to work."
"While Orles is busy digesting Blanche's inheritance and Tilan is squatting at home building airplanes, let's eat the big white goose of Odney first, otherwise when Tilan's small airplane is built, we won't be able to eat it then."
"Shouldn't we interrupt Lord Tilan first, since you said Lord Tilan is so threatening." A member on the side asked.
"No, she must have set up various defense lines in the south. I know her cautious character too well. Fighting with her will not produce any results in a short time. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to eat Odney and get a lot of points."
"By then, we will have nearly three times the point resources. We may not be unable to win by directly using quantity to increase combat power. If we entangle with her at this time, Odney will come to help, and we will be one against two."
"What about Lady Orles?"
"Her, let me think, find someone who can talk to Orles and go to Orles to negotiate and discuss a joint agreement to deal with Odney and Tilan in the south together."
"Although Orles and I don't have a good relationship, it doesn't matter. The group of elves under her will most likely agree to join forces with us. As long as they agree, Orles will not object too much." Pulin turned the small ruby scepter in his hand.
"It's just that Odney got there first. If Orles had approached Tilan first, with Tilan's nice personality, she probably wouldn't have refused. Huh."
During the past six months of training, Pulin had seen the relationship between Tilan and the other singers. Orles was the one who was most attached to Tilan. Even Odney wasn't as enthusiastic.
(End of this chapter)
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