Chapter 105: The Last Magician of the Continent

  Medusa's Gaze!

  The strongest petrification technique in legend, a powerful magic that even the dragon tribe cannot be immune to!

  When the stunningly beautiful Medusa opened her eyes that had been closed for a long time, in her eerie pupils, it seemed as if the figure of the Golden Dragon had already been deeply imprinted!

  Mysterious!

  It's as if you can't see the bottom of this eerie and mysterious thing! This is a kind of eerie and mysterious thing that can almost make anyone's soul completely sink into it, deep and bottomless. It's like an abyss, so beautiful that it makes you forget everything, an abyss that you know is dangerous and terrifying, yet you still can't help but be drawn to it, and then, become obsessed with it...

  The Golden Dragon stared straight into Medusa's eyes, despite being a proud and powerful dragon, despite being the strongest creature in this world, standing at the top of the biological hierarchy, the strong among the strong, the king of dragons, the Golden Dragon. He couldn't help but be drawn to these eerie eyes.

  What did it see in those eyes?

  No one knew, but Huang Jin Long suddenly became extremely quiet from his frantic state...

  In its pair of dragon eyes, a thread of confusion seeped out, the fierce gaze turned hollow, as if the soul was sucked into Medusa's beautiful pupils.

  Yes, it is beautiful.

  Medusa's eyes are black, different from her appearance, these eyes do not look bright, and even with a hint of melancholy, the black eyeballs have pupils that are bottomless. Those human scholars or poets would describe people's eyes as beautiful as gems.

  But Medusa's eyes... where in the world can you find such beautiful jewels? Even black diamonds, black pearls, would lose all their luster in front of these two orbs.

  The Golden Dragon was after all a higher being, and it instinctively sensed that something was off, but a force within its heart that it couldn't resist prevented it from shifting its gaze...and then...

  It started from its legs, the yellow scales covering its body turned into a strange grayish-white color. Then a faint crackling sound came, the grayish-white color spread out, revealing a cold and dull color like hard stone... Soon, this petrification had already spread to the dragon's torso...

  At this time, Huang Jinlong suddenly woke up, but it was too late!

  The petrification spread uncontrollably, and just as the pair of wings were about to flutter, they suddenly solidified, unable to move even a fraction.

  With a resentful roar. Petrification had spread to the dragon's neck!

  "Medusa! You insignificant serpent! Lowly reptile! How dare you use Medusa's gaze on me, a superior dragon!"

  The giant dragon was enraged, provoked by Medusa! With a mighty roar, the golden dragon's voice seemed to carry some kind of mysterious magic, a dragon language spell that only dragons could wield. The dragon's body suddenly shook violently, as if some kind of magical energy surged out from within. Struggling desperately against the spread of petrification!

  This resistance was very effective, the petrified part spread to the giant dragon's neck, and it seemed difficult to continue upwards, with two kinds of magic resisting each other, competing for every inch of the giant dragon's skin.

  Medusa still stood quietly in front of the Golden Dragon, compared to the Golden Dragon's massive body, Medusa was tiny and looked weak. But her pair of black eyes emitted a terrible gaze, this gaze carried infinite blackness, as if it could swallow everything...

  The Golden Dragon's draconic magic desperately resisted, but ultimately fell in this confrontation. It seemed that the Golden Dragon had finally fallen into a disadvantage... Despite its abnormally high magical defense, under the terrifying Medusa's petrifying gaze from legend, it had somehow managed to hold on for so long...

  With a reluctant roar, petrification spread to its head, when the giant dragon opened its mouth, its tongue seemed to want to spit out the last bit of angry words, but finally solidified...

  This huge golden dragon as big as a mountain finally turned into a stone carving!

  Everyone seemed to have let out a sigh of relief. And Medusa.

  She stood in front of the Golden Dragon. Seeing that her opponent had completely petrified, Medusa suddenly shook her body. Then, like a withered flower, she slowly fell down!

  The strength of the Golden Dragon was indeed formidable. Although it was Medusa's ultimate technique, petrification, which had almost consumed all her magic power in this one move!

  "Medusa's Gaze" is not an unbeatable trick. At least, if the opponent has strong magic power, it is enough to resist. And Medusa fell down silently after this confrontation.

  In the team, Du Wei, who was the only one who could still move freely, had already run over and picked up Medusa from the ground with one hand.

  "Hurry! Cover my eyes, don't let them see the light..." Medusa weakly closed her eyes and spat out a few words. Her face was pale, and on her beautiful face, there was actually a hint of death! This made Duwei look very shocked, but he didn't hesitate, he immediately tore off his clothes and used the cloth to layer upon layer cover Medusa's eyebrows and eyes.

  "Is she all right?" Du Wei rushed to the old magician's side with Medusa in his arms.

  "It's nothing... but Medusa's gaze is an absolute killer that consumes a lot of magic. And unlike humans, the magical creatures' consumed magic can only be slowly recovered by the magic core in their bodies, without the rapid recovery of human mages through meditation. Petrifying a golden dragon... such consumption, I don't know how long it will take to recover!" The old magician sat on the ground, narrowing his eyes and staring intently at the now-stone-statue-like golden dragon: "Take advantage of this opportunity! Hurry up and leave with Hussein together! This is your last chance!"

  The old magician's tone was very serious. Du Wei furrowed his brow: "What's wrong? Hasn't it already been..."

  "It's not that easy." The old magician smiled bitterly: "Do you think a golden giant dragon, the strongest son of the dragon clan, the beloved pet of the dragon god, can be killed so easily?"

  "Go! You didn't even run away when we were fighting it just now! Do you think I'd praise your bravery? You're simply an idiot! Hussein and I risked our lives to stall it so you could escape, but you just stood there not moving! Are you going to let us die in vain?! Go, go! No more hesitation!"

  Du Wei put down Medusa and went to help Hussein up. Hussein gently pushed him away: "I don't need your help. The old man was right! Hurry up and go!"

  Hussein, who had lost an eye, still held his head high, although he could hardly stand upright. The knight made a great effort to straighten himself and looked at the old magician with his remaining eye: "Do you think of using that method?"

  "It's settled." The old magician smiled: "My friend, from now on it's up to you!"

  This sentence is more like a last will.

  The old magician didn't say much, but just this deep gaze seemed to be enough. Hussein fell silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and despite the severe pain from his injuries, the knight gritted his teeth and said: "I understand!"

  Du Wei had a premonition of something, he looked at the old magician with a gloomy face: "What do you want to do! Are you not leaving?"

  At this moment, suddenly on the petrified golden dragon's body, a halo of light floated up, and countless dazzling mysterious symbols appeared on the halo. Those symbols seemed to be some kind of luminescent phantom...

  The body of the Golden Dragon, which had originally lost its breath, suddenly regained its vitality!

  Although it was still just a statue, the dragon's prestige that had already faded and dissipated once again emanated from its body!

  "Hurry up and leave!" The old magician's face turned gloomy, and he suddenly shouted at Du Wei: "You're a clever person! Don't do stupid things anymore! Don't let my sacrifice be in vain!"

  After finishing speaking, the old magician raised his hand and an object flew directly into Du Wei's hands. It was the strange package that the old magician always carried with him, which seemed to be able to hold endless things.

  "I'm giving you everything I have! If you still care about me, take good care of my poor disciple!"

  After finishing, the old magician lightly raised his finger and pointed at Du Wei. Before Du Wei could say a word, the scene that had occurred when the old magician first walked into the Ice Forest with him replayed itself!

  Du Wei lost control of his body again, turning back into a puppet controlled by the old magician's magic. Hussein let out a sigh and then lifted Du Wei up with force, the last bit of Dou Qi burning within him.

  Gegge Wu also transformed into a humanoid mouse and held up Medusa.

  "Goodbye! You're immortal!"

  After saying this, Hussein carried Du Wei and ran southward in big strides. Although he was seriously injured, the power of a Holy Knight should not be underestimated. With one hand carrying Du Wei and the other hand easily grabbing Penguin QQ, he started running at full strength, still very quickly.

  Gegi gave the old wizard a deep look. Then it left with Medusa on its back. Suddenly, the always sneaky mouse prime minister asked the old wizard a question before leaving:

  "Although you didn't say it, I've already guessed who you are. Gandalf the Grey... I..."

  "Keke, witch doctor, no need to say more. Since you already know my identity, I'd like to ask a favor of you."

  "Go ahead and say it."

  "If you want to regain your adult form, your transformation technique must be at least level 10. So, it's better for you to stay by Duwei's side." The old magician said calmly: "You can't go back to the Magic Guild again. Only by staying by Duwei's side can you survive in the human world. The Magic Guild won't accept a magician who has been missing from the records for many years, and Azhu, the magician who suffered heavy losses in the Ice Seal Forest, will not let you go back and reveal the truth about what happened in the Ice Seal Forest!"

  Geggie's eyes were complex, then she bowed deeply to the old magician, performing the most standard courtesy of a magician on the Roland continent.

  "I am honored that in my lifetime, I can spend so many days with the legendary Gandalf of the continent."

  After finishing speaking, the old mouse's eyes actually showed a kind of almost reverent gaze, then bowed and retreated, carrying Medusa who was already weak and unable to speak, quickly leaving.

  The halo of strange symbols on the petrified golden dragon's body gradually dissipated. The fierce and violent dragon aura spread out again, even bringing with it waves of strong gusts of wind!

  In the distance, in the northern sky, the scattered dark clouds gathered again, but this time they were even more terrifying and violent. The thickness of those dense black clouds was almost enough to press down to the ground! The fierce whirlpool continued to expand...

  A fierce battle between top powers, using brute force to disperse the magical array's storm. The counterattack of the magical array that has been gathering for half a day is about to become unstoppable!

  The old magician's eyes were wise and calm, gazing at the petrified skin on the golden dragon's body as it cracked open bit by bit. A smile appeared on his face instead, looking up at the dark clouds in the sky, he laughed:

  "Old friend, my old friend. Although you can use 'Dragon God's Blessing' to dispel any abnormal state, as far as I know, the Dragon God's Blessing can only be used once every hundred years and will consume half of your magic! Even if you can recover from petrification, you'll soon face the counterattack of this ancient magical array. Even if you manage to escape back to the Divine Mountain alive, how much of your original self will remain?"

  Saying that, the old magician, Roland, the only remaining magic conductor on the continent, the mentor of the current and former presidents of the Magician's Association, and the most legendary figure in the association who is still alive. Gandalf, with the title of the first magician on the continent, stood up, making an effort to pat off the dust and bloodstains on his robe, looked at the storm that was coming from the horizon, and laughed happily.

  "Even if I'm mortally wounded and have to sleep for a hundred years, I'll kill you all first!"

  A loud roar served as an answer to the old magician's mocking question.

  With a loud crash, the giant dragon's petrified skin shattered into pieces. As the debris fell away from its body, what was revealed was a perfectly intact, brand-new golden dragon!

  Its every scale is intact, and its body has recovered to its peak state! Even the few minor injuries it sustained in the previous battle have fully healed!

  Dragon God's blessing, indeed worthy of being the Golden Dragon's lifesaving ultimate move, even in a dying state can revive the Dragon God's blessing!

  The proud golden dragon raised its head, seemingly not even looking at the storms sweeping across the sky. With a mad roar, it shouted: "I don't care about anything, I'll kill you all! It's my greatest wish now! My old friend, I originally thought I could spare your life, but now I've changed my mind! Do you still plan to stop me? Human magic is naturally suppressed by dragon language magic attributes! This is the hierarchy set by the gods! Unless you are stronger than me, your magic can't counter mine! With your lower-level strength, human magic against me will only be more disadvantageous!"

  "Yes." The old magician nodded slightly, bowing his head: "What you said is correct, human magic is restrained by dragon language magic in terms of attributes, this is the biological hierarchy set by the gods. But I think I still have a way to delay you for a while! At least not let you catch up with my companions!"

  The old magician began to chant in a strange language!

  This is not a human language, nor any known language, but more like a call, a scream...

  A natural scream!

  "You! You actually thought of this method!" Huang Jinlong's voice changed, then sneered: "You're looking for death!"

  "It's courting death, but I'm confident in dragging you into the storm!"

  As soon as Gando finished speaking, his body suddenly inflated like a balloon, and then the skin all over his body burst inch by inch, and his skeleton underwent a drastic and bizarre transformation...

  With a loud roar, the Gandalf in the wizard's robe had vanished! In his place was a head confronting the golden dragon...

  Dragon!

  It's a dragon!

  Although its volume is much smaller than that of the Golden Dragon, its sharp claws, its huge body, its pair of wings, and its sturdy torso... all over its body are red, this is a fire-system magical attribute giant dragon!

  This is not some sort of transformation technique from human magic, but rather something that has been extinct on the Roland continent for hundreds of years...

  In the biological hierarchy set by the gods, the creature closest to natural power... Druid transforms!

  "I know..." The red dragon lifted its head, looking at the golden dragon: "My magic can't resist you, and the attributes' mutual restraint leaves me powerless in front of you. However, if I transform into a dragon, at least I can hold you back!"

  Then, from the mouth of the red dragon. A string of phonetic symbols was suddenly spat out in pure dragon language, and those phonetic symbols dispersed with the wind, but transformed into a seal mark that fell on the body of the red dragon!

  "Golden Rule!" The Golden Dragon was enraged: "How can you use the dragon clan's Golden Rule!!! You're just a fake dragon!!"

  "No, you're wrong!" The red dragon growled in a low voice: "My friend! I am a Druid! According to the Druidic transformation art, the species that the Druid transforms into enjoys all the life laws of that species! This is also the biological hierarchy set by the gods, haven't you forgotten?"

  After a pause, the Red Dragon spoke in a low, measured tone: "According to the Golden Rule of the Dragon Clan set by the Dragon God! When facing a challenge from a fellow dragon, dragons must fight each other. Both sides are not allowed to use any magic! They can only use their most primitive dragon powers to confront each other! Am I wrong? Honorable Dragon Clan Leader!"

  The Golden Dragon was speechless.

  The old magician looked up and roared: "Do you regret it? My friend! You can't defy the Golden Rule! Because if you defy the Golden Rule, your Dragon Clan Battle Armor and Dragon God's Blessing will be taken back by the Great Dragon God! This is the iron rule passed down for thousands of years in the Dragon Clan!"

  After finishing speaking, with a loud roar, the old magician transformed into a red dragon and spread its wings to pounce on the Golden Dragon!

  A loud, fierce and terrifying crash, two high-level creatures collided heavily, they abandoned the dragon language magic, but used the most direct power of the dragon clan! The power of fear. Sharp claws and teeth attacked each other fiercely!

  The Golden Dragon is indeed the strongest of all dragon tribes, and the old magician's transformation into a red dragon was completely at a disadvantage.

  Its entire body was covered in red scales, now stained with fresh blood. Many of the scales were broken and scattered, and even its wings had been brutally snapped off by the Golden Dragon!

  But this red dragon had bitten down hard on the golden dragon's neck! Its sharp teeth were not enough to bite through the golden dragon's neck, at most they could only pierce the golden dragon's scales. However, the golden dragon was violently twisting its body, trying to shake it off. But it couldn't! The red dragon's huge body had entwined itself around the golden dragon like a sticky piece of caramel!

  Indeed, giving up the human form and avoiding the mutual restraint of magical attributes, fighting entirely in dragon form. Although still at a disadvantage, the old magician at least managed to hold back the Golden Dragon! Although the Golden Dragon's physical body was still much stronger than the Red Dragon's, without the comparison of magical power, it became a simple contest of dragon strength. In fact, this undoubtedly narrowed the gap between the two men's powers from a certain perspective.

  At last, after a fierce and almost brutal struggle, the Golden Dragon successfully pinned the old magician under its feet. It bit down on the Red Dragon's neck, and this time the Red Dragon was unable to struggle free. A silent, comforting gaze flickered in its eyes before fading away.

  "Die! Foolish guy!!" The Golden Dragon twisted with force, and the Red Dragon's neck was softly twisted off. Its massive body also lost its last bit of life...

  However, Hussein and Du Wei had already disappeared beyond the southern horizon... Disappeared into the icy forest...

  "Damn it! Damn guy! Despicable human!!!!! I will never forget today!!!!!"

  The Dragon Clan's leader roared in anger, but behind him, the magical storm from the north was already approaching!

  Its angry roar did not spread far, that angry bellow, along with itself, and the body of the red dragon, had all been engulfed by the vast and chaotic storm...

  The eve of the 960th National Day of the Roland Empire's founding.

  On this day, a strange phenomenon appeared in the starry sky, and the broom stars were revealed in the sky, which was considered an ominous sign. In the Magic Guild, a primordial stone that had been strictly preserved for many years shattered silently, causing countless high-ranking mages to sigh... The last magic conductor on the continent, Gandalf, passed away quietly.

  This string of news had not yet spread throughout the continent, and at least no one knew that in the northernmost part of the Ice Forest, a team of adventurers, two humans, a snake, and a mouse, almost everyone was injured, were walking with difficulty.

  Their direction is southward!

  On the same day, an urgent order was transmitted to all branches of the Magic Guild on the mainland through a magic array in the Imperial Capital Magic Guild. Below this order were the golden olive leaf emblem representing the authority of the guild chairman and the signature of the Magic Guild Chairman, Yago-Doug!

  "Mobilize all forces and spare no effort in searching for the missing young master of the Luo Lin family, Du Wei - Luo Lin!!"