Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys

Chapter 1453: Chapter 498: Breaking Through the Ground (Part 2)

As soon as the Giant Dragon, over forty meters long and covered in dark silver metallic gleam, appeared, it bit off a metal tentacle of the mechanical octopus.

Immediately, it grasped two metal tentacles tightly with its claws, and with a swift tug, ripped off two more!

In an instant, the tide of battle reversed!

"This... such a giant dragon’s size, Lord Rein’s strength after transformation, might just be at the initial epic level?" Haleem watched Rein’s overpowering attack, stunned, speechless.

Meanwhile, Hernandez, who had fought alongside Rein and seen the dragon transformation, was naturally much more resilient.

He nodded, confirming Haleem’s speculation, and said, "Of course not, it’s already beyond middle epic and approaching late stage."

"Hiss~ This is too powerful!"

Haleem, hearing Hernandez’s words, couldn’t help but take a sharp breath, staring dumbfounded at the dark silver dragon before him.

Compared to Rein, his hundred sixty plus years seem wasted.

"Haleem, attack from behind the prototype machines!" At this moment, Sword Saint Terrio’s shout brought Haleem back from distraction.

It turned out Sword Saint Terrio immediately launched a counterattack when Rein, transformed into a dragon, tore off the metal tentacles.

However, the two prototype machines and the mechanical octopus coordinated seamlessly, with crossfire nets and constantly changing gravity effects, forcing him to endure.

Even with Hernandez’s witchcraft protection, Sword Saint Terrio never entrusted his life to others, naturally avoiding the risk of injury through forceful breakthrough.

Actually, he only needed someone nearby to slightly attract any prototype’s attention to break out of the dilemma.

Yet he saw something resembling the serrated metal ring Rein had used before, splitting into two paths foolishly clashing with the two prototype machines’ plasma shields right in front.

This enraged him nearly to the point of spewing blood.

Fortunately, after hearing Terrio’s reminder, Haleem immediately moved the serrated metal ring to the back of the prototype machine to attack.

Hernandez also summoned four water elements to launch attacks from behind the prototype machine.

This forced one of the prototype machines to abandon suppressing Terrio and turn to assault the rear attackers.

This immediately gave Terrio an opportunity.

"Super Divine Cross Slash!"

A cross-shaped sword light shot like lightning towards the prototype machine just turning to deal with the water elements.

"Szz!"

The plasma shield shattered instantly, and the prototype machine was sliced into four large pieces!

The subsequent battle had no suspense.

The remaining prototype machine certainly couldn’t withstand Sword Saint Terrio and the other two.

Thus, after Rein, as a dragon, completely tore the mechanical octopus apart, the battle concluded.

Then, Haleem seemed to see a treasure in his heart, initially wanting to inspect the prototype machine but, seeing the mechanical octopus slain by Rein, immediately turned and sprinted over, mumbling to himself:

"I never imagined there were so many prototype machines here."

"And this big guy, the difficulty in crafting these metal tentacles is extremely high, with extraordinary materials."

"This energy core is unprecedented; it’s different from the large energy devices or Furnace Core we’re using now."

"It should be the special technology of the Ancient Goblin Empire."

Haleem rushed to the mechanical octopus’s remains, gazing at a head-sized red translucent energy core on a metal pedestal with a fervent expression.

"Ahem... Haleem, now is not the time for research." Seeing this scene, Hernandez shook his head, reminding him.

"Haha, my apologies, Lords, but can I take this energy core first and bring it back to the camp?"

"This energy core is likely artificial and not naturally formed, which holds significant reference value for us." Haleem chuckled awkwardly, longing.

However, since the mechanical octopus was primarily slain by Rein, Hernandez and Sword Saint Terrio looked at Rein, remaining silent.

Of course, this was not a division of spoils but a sign of respect.

"You may." Feeling the heat in Haleem’s gaze, Rein promptly nodded.

For Rein, Goblin technology was not the main goal of his journey; since he acquired new Dawn Witchcraft, his next target was the Fifth Layer of Steel Heart Advanced Meditation Method.

But this place was strange, hiding unknown dangers, and Rein had no immediate solution.

Later, he planned to consult Haleem, who had rich exploration experience, offering some favors if possible.

"Thank you, Lord Rein."

"It’s nothing."

Rein smiled slightly.

As Haleem excitedly ran back to the small camp, Sword Saint Terrio asked, looking at the mist behind him:

"Should we turn back now?"

"But the problem is, if, as Lord Rein said before, the ground inside the ruins moves, how do we know retreating is leaving?" Hernandez quickly thought of a problem.

"Well..."

Sword Saint Terrio blinked, glanced at the pondering Rein, then turned to ask the returning Haleem:

"Haleem, do you have a good plan?"

"I haven’t thought of one yet; if I did, I wouldn’t be stuck here." Haleem shook his head.

"Haven’t you tried anything these days?" Terrio looked helplessly at Haleem.

"Of course, I deployed over ten scouting puppets, but regrettably, once slightly distant, contact couldn’t be maintained." Haleem spread his hands.

Not that he wasn’t trying, but he was limited in capabilities.

"In that case, let’s proceed from below!" Rein said, his eyes flashing with determination.

"Hmm?" Haleem looked at Rein, surprised.

"But Lord Rein, despite the metal below being set with ancient, similar solidification witchcraft, I judge its thickness to be at least several meters..."

Haleem halted, realizing.

Though knowing Rein as a young Metal Series Dawn Wizard now, Haleem felt penetrating this metal ground might be improbable.

"It’s not that I doubt Lord Rein’s capabilities; rather, will below be safer than above?" Hernandez pondered, asking Rein.

"Hernandez, your consideration is slightly misplaced. It’s not safety but the route out," Sword Saint Terrio waved his hand, essentially answering for Rein.

"Safety-wise, we could hide in Haleem’s small camp; isn’t that safer?"

"But once our trio has no contact for days, who in the Federation dares venture deep into these ruins to rescue us?"

Hearing this, Rein approved, nodding at Terrio.

"Terrio, you’re right." Hernandez thought a bit, realizing the disparity, apologizing shortly.

His restricted Water Witchcraft power skewed his reasoning temporarily.

"Since there’s no issue among us, let’s proceed from below."

Rein spoke, his right palm began glowing dense dark silver.

Soon, he bent and pounded down, spreading dark silver ripples from his palm.

Unlike before, the ripples were restrained to a several-meter diameter circle, its power directed vertically, downward!

Just as Haleem said, the metal below the marble tiles, treated with special witchcraft solidification, was previously altered by Rein, not too difficult, but now tearing through proved challenging.

Rein nearly exerted all his domain-like Dawn Killing Move ’Steel Forest.’

"Open!!"

With Rein’s roar, dark silver light exploded from his palm, and the metal ground below softened like mud, surging like boiling water simultaneously.

Metal ground, within ripple range, hurriedly descended; within a minute, it melted into a hole exceeding three meters in diameter!

The scene below the hole immediately drew everyone’s attention.