Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 698: Section 693 - Annihilating the Giant Dragon

Over 200,000 Pure Light Sparrows each occupied three different heights—500 meters, 800 meters, and 1200 meters from the ground. Each flock circled in opposite directions from the others, causing an even more pronounced covering of the sky.

"Jiu!" × 213039!

It was as if all the Pure Light Sparrows in the vicinity of Nandu City had gathered here, and even at this moment, more Pure Light Sparrows continued to join incessantly.

The Heaven-Piercing Light Column that penetrated the three layers of the circling Pure Light Sparrow formations seemed to come from the Holy Flame Sun.

This time, the sky truly darkened.

Even though the Holy Flame Sun still hung high, the light cast down onto the earth was noticeably dimmer.

The entrapped Metallic Dragon, completely frustrated, roared again and again, trying to take flight. However, a gentle yet tenacious invisible force pressed it back down to the ground.

Light may be intangible, but the pressure was very real, even if minuscule, just like the seemingly insignificant Pure Light Sparrows.

The immense Light Pressure gathered from the endless light eventually descended, leaving even the Giant Dragon struggling in vain.

"Roar!~"

The dragon's roar involuntarily took on a tone of surprise mixed with anger.

After charging left and right, it found that it could not break free from the Light Column, and was actually trapped inside it.

In the blink of an eye, the Light Pressure covering the Metallic Dragon surged by an order of magnitude.

This time, surprise turned to fright; the dragon, usually unrestrained, finally faced an insurmountable predicament, possibly a dead end.

The Metallic Dragon, which had been rampantly slaughtering the frail birds just now, found itself deeply mired within the Cage of Light, unable to escape.

The Pure Light Sparrows circling at three different heights mostly glowed with a faint white brilliance, and many individuals who had successfully advanced in rank even had the same colored Light Flame rising from their bodies.

From afar, it was unbelievable to discover that these were clearly three super colossal Magic Arrays formed of Pure Light Sparrows, covering several miles of the sky.

Formed by the Pure Light Sparrows, and with runes incarnated by their bodies, the tsunami-like chorus of bird cries triggered unimaginable Light Elemental Energy fluctuations.

Even Spellcasters hundreds of miles away looked this way withfaces full of shock at the same moment; such scale of Elemental Energy fluctuations could only be compared to the precursor of a Forbidden Curse.

Despite seeing nothing, the immense Light Elemental Tide was real and palpable. Could it truly be...?

In the next second, without any warning, all beings momentarily went blind.

The world was left with nothing but Light.

Immediately after, a massive shockwave swept across in all directions, with the high-end business hotel within a hundred meters inevitably bearing the brunt.

But... this was merely the aftermath.

"It's overloaded!"

The technician in charge of the Tactical Alchemy Instrument screamed in horror as he recovered his sight.

The large Tactical Composite Magic Shield covering the high-end business hotel trembled violently. The Light Film that even the Metallic Dragon hadn't managed to break in one attempt dissipated silently and without a ripple right at this moment.

Blast waves rolled and roared like thunder, a commotion that would normally only occur half a kilometer away.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning, and waves of heat radiation made the skin sting with a burning sensation; Light held not only pressure but also heat.

Everyone threw themselves to the ground, struggling to endure the fierce impact and not daring to raise their heads—not even Louis Landon, with the Chief Bodyguard Riva sprawled over him, faithfully performing his duties.

The aftermath lasted only a few breaths before subsiding.

Although the hotel building had lost the protection of the large Tactical Composite Magic Shield,

the building itself suffered little damage, not even a single windowpane was broken.

"Jiu!~" × 243147!

After a chorus of cries from nearly 250,000 Pure Light Sparrows, they began to scatter and fly away as one, just like how they had gathered, each heading off in different directions. And at an incredible speed, in just a dozen or so breaths, the sky was cleared, leaving not a single Pure Light Sparrow above the hotel.

The light from the Holy Flame Sun poured down, the scene serene and peaceful, causing one to fall into a reverie, as if the Pure Light Sparrow flocks that blocked out the sun had never existed, the Heaven-Piercing Light Column had never existed, and the super colossal Magic Array formed by Pure Light Sparrows had never existed—everything seemed to be an illusion.

But at the original center of the Light Column, only swirling golden-red lava remained, with wisps of blue smoke rising; the figure of the Metallic Dragon was nowhere to be seen.

"Hiss!~"

Louis Landon, like the others at the edge of the rooftop, drew a sharp breath involuntarily.

No one knew the depth of the lava pool that had formed in the blink of an eye.

"The Metallic Dragon is gone!"

"Did it escape?"

"The scene just now was terrifying!"

No one dared to think in a particular direction; after all, that was a Metallic Dragon, that was the Pure Light Sparrow.

"It's been vaporized, no, to be precise, it should be said it was vaporized!"

Louis Landon muttered to himself, twitching at the mouth.

He had never imagined that, once gathered in such massive numbers, the seemingly feeble Pure Light Sparrows could directly eliminate a Giant Dragon.

"Vaporize a Metallic Dragon? How is that possible?"

Hearing his boss's words, the Chief Bodyguard Riva couldn't quite believe his own ears.

Such a feat was likely beyond even the ordinary Heavenly Order Spellcasters.

"What was that just now... a Forbidden Curse! No, with elemental fluctuations on this scale, it must be a Grand Forbidden Curse!"

The bodyguard spellcasters shivered uncontrollably, as if they had seen something terrifying.

Witnessing a Grand Forbidden Curse of unimaginable power from such a close distance was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

"What? A Forbidden Curse? You must be joking!"

"Since when did Pure Light Sparrows become so terrifying, weren't they supposed to be at most First Rank Human Order?"

"Could it be that the Pure Light Sparrows actually rule over Cangqiong Star?"

"Has this planet gone mad, or have I?"

"It must be because I came to this planet the wrong way, ending up in a parallel plane instead."

All the Blue Star People felt their worldviews crumbling into disorder.

That was a Pure Light Sparrow! A little creature not much different from the sparrows of Blue Star, unable to leave even a sesame-sized mark when pecking at someone, with negative combat power.

But it was exactly such a terrifying number of Pure Light Sparrows that had collectively initiated a Light Great Forbidden Spell and, under the watchful eyes of many, annihilated a live Metallic Dragon. It vaporized on the spot without leaving a trace of ash, an act of extreme madness.

According to past knowledge, it should have been the reverse, with any number of Pure Light Sparrows slaughtered by a Metallic Dragon.

"Jiu?"

A clear chirp reached her ears, and Princess Lin Ziyu turned to look at her left shoulder where it came from.

Xiao Jiu had somehow returned and was contentedly preening its feathers on her shoulder, as if it had merely gone out for a round of foraging and returned home after a meal, not the one leading the flock of sparrows that vaporized the dragon.

Her Royal Highness the Princess took a sharp breath. Little Bird's appearance changed slightly, and judging by the elemental fluctuations emanating from its small body, it had clearly advanced in rank again, reaching Sixth Rank Human Order.

If it could rise a rank after every such gathering, a few more times and it might stand shoulder to shoulder with the dragons.

Not just Xiao Jiu, many of the dispersed Pure Light Sparrows had advanced in rank, too, with the lucky ones jumping two ranks to reach Third Rank Human Order. There were no less than ten such Pure Light Sparrows, with many more reaching Second Rank Human Order. If not ten thousand, at least eight thousand have done so.

This was still limited by the weak racial and bloodline talents of the Pure Light Sparrows. Had it been other Magical Beasts, it would not be surprising to see a collective rise of three or four ranks given such a massive disturbance.

"You little troublemaker, what did you just do?"

Lin Ziyu reached out her finger and scratched Xiao Jiu's neck.

Unlike Chen Fei, Little Bird did not squint its eyes in enjoyment, fluffing up its neck feathers, but instead pecked at Her Royal Highness the Princess's finger with a rejecting attitude.

"Jiu Jiu!"

...

"I can't do this job anymore, I want out!"

A core member of the Hundred-Legs Gang suddenly exclaimed frantically, showing no respect for the new boss "Mute" Kano or the actual controller of the gang, Teacher Shen Fei.

"Exactly, it's too dangerous!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"What's there to fear? That Metallic Dragon isn't here, for all we know it's the one that got wiped out outside."

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"I quit! I'm out of here! Kano, it's not that I don't support you as a brother, but this job is simply impossible to do."

Someone suddenly dissenting was like a small stone thrown into a pond, immediately stirring up numerous ripples and bursting forth the long-suppressed grievances.

This time, without the female Metallic Dragon Yilan present, those rebellious gang members became even more unrestrained.

The business hotel kept getting sucked into the eye of the storm: first, it was the attackers of unknown identity, then the Light Wing Ships, the large ones (active Main Force Lightwing Ships), and now a Metallic Dragon.

So what's next?

What other unimaginable horror will come next?

Please! They were just a bunch of ordinary societal refuse, half-heartedly committing low-end crimes like extortion, racketeering, and group brawls just to scrape by. Ever since being summoned to this business hotel, one after another, these events shattered the gang members' views of the world.

The ways of dying were too high-end for them: they could neither afford to play nor afford to die. They would rather be knifed to death on the streets than be blasted to bits by a Light Wing Ship or torn to pieces by a horrific Metallic Dragon.

"What nonsense are you all spouting? Planning to rebel?"

The newly appointed boss "Mute" Kano immediately stood in front of Shen Fei, roaring at these defiant ruffians.

"Kano, letting you be the boss was just a favor, you're far from qualified!"

Finally, someone voiced their discontent.

"Want to die, 'Big Diao'? Do you believe I can pluck your Diao off and stuff it in your mouth?"

One of the Eight Great Diamonds from the Hundred-Legs Gang sided with Kano, reprimanding the audacious man.

"Come on! Try and pluck it to see, I, 'Big Diao,' am not afraid of you. You better mind your manners, look and see who has more people!"

The gang backbone "Big Diao," backed by not a few people, became even more cocky as he spewed out his "fragrance."

"Mute" Kano's face immediately looked displeased, and the atmosphere on the scene seemed a bit off.

Not all of the Eight Great Diamonds were on his side; in fact, four or five were standing together with the hecklers, looking over with ill intent.

Kano's heart suddenly tightened.