Chapter 178: Ghost Dragon

“Death is the glory of a Glory Knight. Hu Feng, can you really represent all the Glory Knights present? You are just a lowly Divine Official, and I am the commander of this operation! Disobeying orders in public and demoralizing the army… do you really think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?”

Arthas had a cold look on his face as he took a step forward while speaking. A sharp Killing Intent directly locked onto Hu Feng’s Soul Fluctuation; the Killing Intent was overwhelming.

He was clearly dissatisfied with Hu Feng’s suggestion.

After losing eight Holy Knights, he had become a complete lone commander, and his certainty of completing the mission had decreased significantly. At this moment, if Hu Feng led the many Glory Knights to withdraw midway, it would be no different from announcing the failure of the mission. No matter what, this was something he absolutely could not tolerate!

“Arthas, don’t get excited. Hu Feng’s suggestion has its own reasoning!”

Arthas had just raised his sharp longsword when his shoulder was pressed by Prinhus, who was standing nearby. “Our previous intelligence was incorrect. The danger of the Dragon’s Grave far exceeded our earlier estimates. Here, there are power ful Guardian Dragon Clan members, terrifying and evil Great Demon Heads, and powerful Demon King Ghosts who have lost their minds… A place like this is indeed not suitable for Faith-guarding Knights with Holy Step strength to take risks. How about this, Arthas: we three Demi-god Stronger will accompany you to continue forward, searching for the whereabouts of the Previous Saintess Flochra, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Hu Feng and the others will return the way they came and be responsible for responding outside the Dragon’s Grave!”

Prinhus, who had always been silent and stayed out of matters, suddenly stood up to support Hu Feng’s opinion. Moratti and Reynard, the other two Demi-god Stronger, had always followed his lead, so naturally, they did not object. Although Arthas was extremely dissatisfied, seeing that Prinhus and the other two Demi-god Stronger had sided with Hu Feng, he was helpless for the time being. He could only watch helplessly as Hu Feng led the many Glory Knights to turn around and leave.

“Hmph, so what if they are Holy Knights from the Bright Summit? They didn’t even check whose territory this is?” After walking a long distance, the Big-headed Knight looked back at Arthas, who was still glaring angrily, and complained indignantly.

Hu Feng’s opinion hit exactly what the knights were thinking. After witnessing the horrors of the Dragon’s Grave, no one wanted to continue walking to their deaths. It was just that in front of Arthas, the captain of the Angel Squad, their words carried little weight, so they didn’t dare to speak out. As soon as Hu Feng said it, he immediately received their silent agreement. If Arthas really dared to make a move on Hu Feng, no one would be polite to him anymore!

“Big Head, then you tell me, whose territory is this?”

Looking at the grumbling Big Head, Hu Feng shook his head. Relying on his powerful Divine Sense and exceptional memory, he led the people back quickly, moving carefully all the way. Fortunately, the journey was thrilling but safe. Apart from some wandering Skeletons and Zombies, they did not encounter any terrifying Great Demon Heads. A few hours later, they finally saw the Hei Mu Ya from a distance.

Returning to the outskirts of the Dragon’s Grave, every knight breathed a sigh of relief and stopped to rest on a hill overgrown with shrubs. Some were exhausted and fell asleep immediately; some took out their water bottles and drank big mouthfuls; others began to set up tents, preparing to camp there and wait for the arrival of the Divine Court reinforcements.

“Lord Hu Feng, your tent is set up; please go and rest first. It is very safe here; we will take turns keeping watch!” Although the number of tents they carried was limited, the knights still reserved a tent for Hu Feng alone. As soon as it was set up, they respectfully invited him to go and rest.

Through this operation, Hu Feng had earned the genuine respect of the knights with his outstanding performance. No one treated him as cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at any time anymore.

“Alright!”

Hu Feng did not stand on ceremony and quickly crawled into his tent. In the middle of the night, after the tired knights had fallen asleep, he changed out of his Divine Official robe, put on a suit of plate armor common in the Wasteland, donned the Ghost King Cloak, and disguised himself as an ordinary Demon Hunter. After leaving a letter, he quickly departed, stepping alone into the gloomy and dark Dragon’s Grave. By daybreak, when everyone discovered he had quietly left, he had already disappeared without a trace.

“Lord Hu Feng has left, going alone to search for the whereabouts of the Previous Saintess Flochra!”

Looking at the handwriting on the paper, Lupus’s eyes were slightly red. “Brothers, Lord Hu Feng did this entirely for us. He would rather bear the punishment for the mission’s failure alone than let us take the risk. No, Lord Hu Feng only has the strength of Saint Domain Fifth Step; it is too dangerous for him to be alone. We must catch up to him and ensure his safety! Brothers willing to join me to protect the Lord, step forward!”

“Brother Lupus, I will go with you!” After hesitating for a moment, Big Head, who had always been timid as a mouse, stepped out.

“Count me in!”

“Death is our glory!”

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Soon, twenty Glory Knights stepped out without hesitation. Based on the footprints on the ground, they quickly stepped into the dangerous Dragon’s Grave again. They walked faster and faster, hoping to quickly catch up with Hu Feng, who was adventuring alone, before dark. Unfortunately, they had not walked far when they completely lost the trail and could no longer find the footprints Hu Feng had left.

While Lupus and the others were looking everywhere for him, Hu Feng was already riding a tall Tree Demon and had arrived deep within the Dragon’s Grave.

Having broken away from the many knights, it was like a dragon returning to the sea or a bird soaring in the vast sky. He no longer needed to hide his identity and strength carefully. Along the way, whenever he encountered blind Skeletons or Zombie Warriors, he crushed them without mercy or devoured their power. For some reason, the ordinary Undead wandering in this valley were exceptionally powerful. After devouring the power of more than a dozen mutated Zombie Warriors in a row, Hu Feng showed signs of breaking through to Saint Domain Sixth Step.

“Lord, what exactly is this place? Why do I feel it’s strange?”

After being summoned by Hu Feng, the Tree Demon looked around in terror, feeling nervous the whole way. Although they hadn’t encountered any terrifying Great Demon Heads, his intuition told him that this place was extremely dangerous. It was dozens of times more dangerous than the perilous Underground World!

“The Dragon’s Grave. Here is the resting place of the Giant Dragon clan. The entire valley is a massive ancient grave, so of course, it is different from other places.”

Hu Feng had a calm expression, riding leisurely on the Tree Demon’s shoulder. As he spoke, he knocked the Tree Demon’s head. “Little Demon, I heard you’ve been very mischievous in the Prime Realm recently. You don’t cultivate all day and always run to the Monastery to scare those timid Nuns. Confess honestly, have you taken a fancy to one of the Nuns?”

“No, Lord, I’ve been wronged. I’ve only been to the Monastery in the Prime Realm once… no, twice. The first time, I was captured to do hard labor, helping to expand the Saintess Hall of the Monastery. The second time, it was hard labor again; the Nuns said they wanted to plant large patches of cherry blossoms inside and outside the Monastery and forced me to help them turn the soil. Heavens, I am a Tree Demon, not an old ox plowing the fields. Truly pitiful, who is more pitiful than me? Lord, I am the most pitiful!”

It would have been better if he hadn’t mentioned it, but as soon as Hu Feng brought it up, the Tree Demon felt a stomach full of grievance. He looked pitiful, as if he had suffered a massive injustice.

The Monastery, where Nuns gathered, was undoubtedly the most beautiful scenery in the vast Prime Realm. Originally, the Tree Demon’s favorite thing was to sit on a nearby hill, looking down from above to appreciate the graceful figures of the Nuns. Unfortunately, after being captured to do hard labor and turning soil for three days in a row, the Nuns gave him the nickname “Tree Ox” behind his back. His previously handsome and dashing image was completely ruined.

“Oh, cherry blossoms, they like cherry blossoms that much?” Hu Feng knocked the Tree Demon’s forehead again, completely ignoring his grievance.

“It’s not that they like them, it’s you!”

The Tree Demon touched his head grievously and continued, “I don’t know who started the rumor, but the Nuns all say that you, the Master of the Prime Realm, like cherry blossoms. So, they planted them everywhere inside and outside the Monastery.”

“Uh…”

Hu Feng nodded. After the Flying Dragon City Lord helped with the ritual refining, the Prime Realm, this Alternate Dimension, had begun to grow on its own, with new changes every day. He hadn’t entered it for a while, so even he didn’t know what it looked like now. Just as he was about to enter and take a look, suddenly, a shrill scream and a faint smell of blood came from the distance. Following the smell of blood and sneaking over, he saw a Ghost Dragon nearly a hundred meters long chasing a group of well-equipped Demon Hunters. With one claw, it tore a Demon Hunter who couldn’t dodge in time into pieces.

“Don’t panic, counterattack together! If we keep running like this, we are all dead!”

“Great Freeze Technique, Nick, freeze this Ghost Dragon, quick!”

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The remaining Demon Hunters shouted in terror, attempting to join forces to snipe the terrifying Ghost Dragon. Unfortunately, in their panic, they couldn’t organize a powerful counterattack. They couldn’t form a tight defensive formation in time and were broken one by one by the fast-moving Ghost Dragon. Very soon, the vast majority died under its claws. In the end, only one Holy Step Magician was left lying on the ground. His right leg was dripping with blood, with only half of it remaining. Looking at the Ghost Dragon approaching step by step, he propped himself up on the ground with his hands in terror, scrambling backward.

“Gaga ga, Great Freeze Technique, do it again. Use the Great Freeze Technique again! Let me see, is your Great Freeze Technique faster, or my dragon claw faster!”

The Ghost Dragon made a harsh sound. It seemed that not only was it powerful, but it also retained a lot of its consciousness from when it was alive. A layer of bone-chilling ice residue was visible all over its body, as if it had just rushed out of an ice cave.

“Poor fellows, tried to lure the monster but ended up getting wiped out instead!”

Hu Feng, hiding in the darkness, shook his head. Without needing to think much, he quickly understood what had happened.

Clearly, this group of Demon Hunters had provoked this Ghost Dragon first, attempting to freeze it with the Great Freeze Technique, and then capture or kill it. Unexpectedly, perhaps the Magician named Nick hadn’t practiced the spell well enough, or this Ghost Dragon was too powerful; not only did they fail to freeze it, but they also suffered a terrifying attack and were wiped out.

Without a single Demi-god Stronger in the team, they dared to adventure into the Dragon’s Grave. Wasn’t this just seeking death?

Looking at the corpses of the many Demon Hunters, Hu Feng sighed secretly and slowly drew out the sharp Death Oak. He remained motionless, lurking in the darkness, waiting for the best moment.