Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 584 - 583: The King’s Gaze

"Attack!"

It was Su Lun's command that spurred the members of the Dawn Group into simultaneous action.

Having been previously suppressed by these three malevolent dragons, they had long been simmering with rage; now given the chance to retaliate, they were merciless in their strikes.

The fastest to react were naturally the high-level warriors. Suddenly, there was a "snap" sound of air being trod upon, and swords flashed out like a thousand bolts of lightning.

Looking again, one could see that she was already charging towards the six-tiered evil dragon that was furiously spewing green poisonous Dragon Breath at the stern of the ship.

A slash of purple Thunderous Sword Qi came down without impediment, decapitating a massive dragon head, causing blood to surge forth.

The head of the green dragon was flung into the sky, and in its last moments of death, its vertical pupils were filled with disbelief, as if to say, "How dare these humans?".

These three evil dragons had dared to hunt the Dawn Group, not only because they felt their strength was more than enough to crush these feeble humans but also because there were many of their own kind nearby.

No living being dared defy the dignity of the Dragon Clan.

In the eyes of the Dragon Clan, all inferior creatures were food.

Since they were food, they should simply accept their fate as food and willingly succumb to death.

However, what they hadn't anticipated was that these ant-like humans would really dare to lift a hand against the noble Dragon Clan.

And with that single strike, the green dragon was slain, leaving the other two colossal dragons equally shocked.

However, the same fate awaited them.

At the same moment of the fatal stroke, Old Sword God Bartolo also performed the Imperial Air Walk, moving swiftly towards the seven-tiered flame red dragon. His famed sword, "Frost Flower's Light Whisper," revealed its plain frost patterns, and a flurry of Sword Qi, like falling snowflakes, headed for the red dragon.

"Clang," "Clang," "Clang"...

Each snowflake struck the dragon's scales, emitting a sharp sound like that of metal cutting.

The seven-tiered red dragon instantly felt a wave of death approaching.

It flapped its wings forcefully, attempting to ascend instinctively and flee the vicinity of the ship.

Fear was unmistakable in its amber vertical pupils, and the arrogance it had earlier was nowhere to be found.

But by now it was too late, as the silhouette of Bartolo's sword closely followed.

A stream of flame in the form of Dragon Breath erupted, repelling the chill of the Frost Flower, but in that moment of looking back, a five- or six-meter-long gash opened up in the dragon's belly scales with a "slit" sound.

The famed sword, coated with dragon-slaying Potion, easily pierced through the scales of the red dragon.

Fear and disbelief filled the dying dragon's eyes: This human wasn't so strong just a moment ago!

Normally, a seven-tiered pure-blooded giant dragon's combat power would not be inferior to that of an eight-tiered Magician.

So even though it knew that this old swordsman was the strongest among the humans, the red dragon hadn't the slightest fear, having already sized him up earlier; the fights were just that.

However, unexpectedly, this strike burst forth with sudden intensity, severely wounding it.

And after that strike, another even more lethal Sword Qi came at it.

...

Everyone was well aware that once they started, they had to kill quickly.

Watching Qian Tiao and Old Sword God Bartolo take the lead, the rest of the group also made their moves in unison, unleashing various techniques upon the severely wounded seventh-rank red dragon.

Su Lun, however, did not watch the battle unfold; he changed into his [Dragon Slayer Warrior's Dragon Scale Armor] and, with a flash of spatial teleportation, had already appeared on the back of the eighth-rank frost white dragon that Number 19 was dragging.

The top-tier professionals' ability to assess the battlefield permitted them to know, even without any discussion, that they should eliminate the weaker red and green dragons first and then concentrate their forces on the eighth-rank white dragon.

Besides, the members of the Dawn Group had cooperated in hunting several dragons before and had already developed an understanding of each other's tactics.

Earlier, Number 19 and Old Sword God Bartolo had not been idling; they had already left a spatial marker on the eighth-rank white dragon.

Su Lun teleported directly onto the dragon's back and pulled out his dragon-slaying dagger to stab into the scales.

The white dragon, sensing the lethal threat, flapped its wings to create distance while its dragon might trembled, releasing an icy chill that seemed to freeze thoughts and instantly covered the scales.

As soon as Su Lun's dagger pierced the scales, his body became stiff, and he, the magician, felt a chill; all of a sudden, a faint green flame appeared on his body.

Death God's Fire, following the dagger's path, poured into the dragon's body, causing the white dragon's expression to instantly turn to one of terror, unmistakably feeling the soul-searing pain.

A white dragon of ice, feeling a cold dread to the utmost degree?

The white dragon's neck bulged as it let out a soaring dragon's roar that echoed across the sky.

Su Lun was well aware that it was calling for help, but he was also greatly surprised, "Eh...the dragon soul isn't burning and spreading?"

It was not easy to kill an eighth-rank dragon; even the Dawn Group had previously exhausted all their strength and spent a great deal of time to slay an eighth-rank silver dragon.

Right now, there was not so much time to slowly whittle away its health.

Su Lun had wanted to test if the soul fire would be highly effective, yet the soul fire, able to instantly kill an eighth-rank grand magician, seemingly did not work well against dragon souls.

Although the Death God's Fire was fatal to the dragon, it did not spread after ignition.

That one strike just now had burned off about 3% of the white dragon's soul power fluctuations, then it extinguished.

That meant Su Lun would have to continuously burn with soul fire; otherwise, it would not be as easy as killing other creatures' souls.

"It seems that the soul level of higher beings is, indeed, higher, and the quality of their soul fire is greater as well..."

Su Lun figured out the principle behind this.

But he achieved his goal all the same; that strike forced the white dragon to leave the Evernight.

The dragon charged forward and Su Lun was thrown off.

Glancing back, he saw dozens of pureblood giants already speeding towards this direction, and even further away countless winged dragon beasts were also menacingly closing in.

The dragon's roar carried for dozens of miles—should the battle become overwhelming, there would be an endless stream of giants flying in.

Su Lun narrowed his eyes at the approaching dragon army, his face showing gravity.

They had been reluctant to act before precisely out of fear of this scenario.

The three closest giants were already flying in rapidly, and even Su Lun felt his breathing nearly stop under the pressure of the mixed dragon might.

The white dragon, with the support of its companions, suddenly found its courage and turned to charge at Su Lun once again, its nostrils flaring so wide that it was clear how furious it was at that moment.

Su Lun did not dare to attempt killing the white dragon any longer. No matter how sharp his methods were, facing several evil dragons did not bode well for him.

However, he never intended to face them head-on.

Glancing back at the Night Eternal ship, he saw that the seventh-tier red dragon had already been taken down by Old Sword God Bartolo and a group of elite warriors. Its body had already been collected.

And spatial runes were already lighting up on the ship's body.

Without further delay, Su Lun used Spatial Teleportation and appeared on the deck instantaneously.

The moment he landed, the magic was complete, and the spatial vortex in his palm grew larger and larger.

But in the blink of an eye, the spatial vortex and the ship's rune lights merged into one, and with a whoosh, they were collected into the Void realm.

In the midst of this, Su Lun still managed to glance back at the fiercely pursuing evil dragons.

With a ripple in space, his figure vanished on the spot.

Just moments after Su Lun disappeared, those evil dragons thudded onto the spot where the Night Eternal ship had just been, unable to find their target to attack.

The timing was almost exactly as he had estimated.

...

In fact, when Su Lun had first taken action, he had already accurately calculated the time and distance it would take for the nearby flying dragons to come to the aid of their brethren.

He had observed the entire battle between the Dragon and Titan clans, committing to memory all the various abilities demonstrated by the participating dragons.

Therefore, from the moment he began to engage, how much distance he needed to pull, how long it would take for the nearby dragons to come to aid, and finally, how long it would take to shake them off... all such data was calculated clearly.

Which is why he managed to collect the Night Eternal ship into the small Void realm without issue.

However, he did not feel that Dawn Group was safe yet.

Su Lun disappeared without a trace, reappearing tens of kilometers away.

For humans, once such a distance is opened up, it's almost impossible to be caught up to.

But for the Dragon clan, it was just a matter of flapping their wings a few times.

Especially those dragons adept at speed, they could arrive in an instant.

The news that Dawn Group had killed two giant dragons spread throughout the nearby waters with mournful dragon roars, and all dragons knew that some humans had killed their kin.

Gradually, what started as a few dragons chasing Su Lun turned into hundreds of giant dragons, with countless sub-dragons from land, sea, and air all in pursuit.

The spectacle was so magnificent that Su Lun felt he was probably the first human in countless years to be afforded such "attention".

After all, to survive such a chase from so many giant dragons, he could probably find no second person in the entire plane.

The feeling was as if he was running in front, with dozens of nuclear bombs chasing behind.

Once caught up to, a single blast of Dragon Breath could instantly burn him to ash.

But with the Space-Time Ring of Urobolos in his possession, Su Lun's Spatial Teleportation magic condensed with hardly any interval. Coupled with the "Philosopher's Stone" to elevate his magic and the "Heart of Isaac's Alchemy" providing endless energy, his current escape abilities were far beyond even that of eighth-tier giant dragons.

In the case of ordinary beasts, Su Lun could have shaken them off long ago.

But these were dragons.

These large reptiles had exceedingly high intelligence!

They not only tactically encircled him in battle but, seeing that Su Lun was using Spatial Ability, even thought of countermeasures to deal with it.

Just as Su Lun was using his spatial coordinates to make all sorts of evasive maneuvers.

At that moment, a dragon's roar came from the sky, and suddenly, a strange giant dragon exuding radiant purple light appeared on the horizon.

It was termed strange because, in Su Lun's vision, it was clearly very far away, yet in the blink of an eye, it had already appeared close by.

This was entirely different from the other giant dragons!

The purple dragon did not get there by flying with its wings, nor by teleportation.

Seeing this, Su Lun's eyes suddenly sharpened, "The power of Time Law!"

As identified by the All-knowing Eye, its name was— "Time Dragon Angolos".

If Su Lun himself didn't understand some aspects of Time Law, perhaps he wouldn't be able to see how the Time Dragon had approached.

But because he understood, he was even more astonished.

His own understanding of Time Law was approximately that of the seventh tier, and with the passive affinity provided by the Space-Time Ring of Urobolos, he was barely considered eighth-tier.

But watching that eighth-tier Time Dragon Angolos use its time-distortion Teleportation abilities, it was clear that it had a higher level understanding of the Laws than he did!

Dragons naturally carry high-level Law inheritances in their bloodlines, and for human practitioners, that would be considered as ninth-tier Time Law understanding.

"This is troublesome..."

Su Lun looked on with furrowed brows.

Just seeing that purple dragon for an instant, he knew he couldn't resolve the situation.

If it were just one, perhaps he could have tried, but here, getting entangled would not make it easy to break free.

No one understood the troubles of the power of time better than he did; abilities such as "Time Rewind" and "Time Distortion" were extremely tricky.

Moreover, time and space to some extent could be "equally exchanged," and this Time Dragon clearly countered all sorts of Teleportation.

The moment the thought crossed Su Lun's mind, the purple dragon's body suddenly twisted in space, and on the next look, it had already appeared right in front of him, spewing a mouthful of old Dragon Breath his way.

The image Su Lun left behind, along with the space nearby, shattered into countless small pieces like a mirror under the peculiar Dragon Breath.

Almost at the same instant, several kilometers away, a figure staggered out of a tear in space.

The surrounding sub-dragons also paused momentarily: how did this human appear in their midst?

As Su Lun deployed his Death Law, the seven or eight sub-dragons instantly lost their life force and plummeted.

But he felt no relief, instead casting a glance at the dissipating image of himself behind him, his heart skipping a beat, "That was close!"

The situation just now was extremely perilous, and it was only due to his noticing the signs of the Time Law being activated that he was able to teleport away in advance.

Otherwise, anyone unfamiliar with the power of time would likely have been killed without any awareness.

Even a top-tier fighter like the Old Sword God Bartolo would probably not last more than a few exchanges.

The power of time is just that tricky!

Moreover, this ability is the innate talent of that Time Giant Dragon, and it appears to use it without any cost.

In just a moment of engagement, Su Lun had already discerned something, and he solemnly said in his heart, "This Time-Affinity Dragon really knows how to use the Time Law to twist space..."

The place to which he had teleported was supposed to be much farther away, but it was because of the interference of time here that he appeared at this spot.

This directly proved that the purple dragon's mastery of the Time Law far surpassed Su Lun's!

Although he had the Space-Time Ring of Urobolos in his possession, Su Lun still managed to escape successfully, but just like the brief error just now, he almost crashed into the pile of dragons.

If there were a few more instances like that, it could very well become an irredeemable disaster.

...

Meanwhile, a puzzled look appeared in the eyes of that purple dragon.

Clearly, it was also surprised that a human could escape from the control of the power of time.

But without any pause, it spread its wings and flew, time was distorted once more, and the huge dragon body charged towards Su Lun again.

How could Su Lun dare to delay?

He used Spatial Teleportation even more cautiously than before, seeking to flee the pursuit.

But constantly teleporting throughout the Dragon Country Waters was an extremely dangerous thing to do.

Like that Cyclops King, who shattered a god's will with just one hand, possessed the fighting power of a true Demigod.

According to Queen Medusa, it's very likely that there's more than one such being in these waters.

Su Lun felt that if he were to move blindly, he would undoubtedly face certain death should he encounter one.

So even though he had been teleporting away, he dared not move erratically. The plan was to lead this group of flying dragons around in a few circles, and then find an opportunity to gather energy for another long-distance teleportation.

However, the situation got complicated.

This Time Dragon – Anglos – can use the Time Law to twist space and affect the precision of Spatial Displacement.

This made Su Lun even more wary of using long-distance teleportation recklessly.

"Shall I take a gamble?"

He made a split-second decision.

To drag it out further, once the purple dragon figures out his strength, the risk would increase.

However, just as he decided to risk a long-distance teleportation, suddenly a telepathic message came from his sea of consciousness, "Come to the temple, I can fend off those dragonkin for you."

Queen Medusa?

Has she completed her inheritance?

Upon hearing this, Su Lun's expression immediately brightened.

Since she had spoken, she must surely have been confident.

Su Lun didn't think twice and directly teleported towards the isle of Kokkalo.

Behind him, the Time Dragon and the several hundred dragons and lesser dragons naturally gave chase relentlessly.

As Su Lun looked back at the vast dragon legion, he suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

Could it be that Queen Medusa can't handle it?

After all, the collective fighting strength of the dragon legion, not to mention the ninth order, even a being beyond order would need to show some caution.

...

But before he could think further, Su Lun had already teleported to appear in front of the temple.

Just as he landed, a majestic aura suddenly leaked out of the temple.

"So strong..."

Su Lun's pupils slightly constricted as he immediately sensed that Queen Medusa's soul fluctuation was much stronger than before.

However, in the instant that the aura erupted, something marvelous happened.

The oncoming army of flying dragons in the sky suddenly changed color, and then they stopped in mid-air, not advancing any further.

Even the Time Dragon seemed to have found something, as its dragon face also obviously showed gravity.

It then let out a high-pitched dragon roar, seemingly dissatisfied with the being within the temple sheltering a human.

It looked like the two sides were negotiating something.

Seeing this, Su Lun finally heaved a sigh of relief.

He hadn't expected that Queen Medusa, by her sole imposing power, had actually stopped the dragon legion in their tracks?

The purple dragon let out several dragon roars, looking both furious and helpless.

It seemed the discussion was not going well.

Su Lun sensed that something was amiss and secretly readied the teleportation magic, thinking that if things went south, he would take Queen Medusa with him.

The Gorgon race and the Dragonkin were both mythic bloodlines and dominant creatures, so naturally, neither would easily submit to the other.

It was very likely that these dragons would not give Queen Medusa any respect.

A battle breaking out seemed highly probable.

As he had anticipated.

The talks fell through!

The purple dragon let out a roar and its fury immediately turned into tangible murderous intent, as dozens of lesser dragons obeyed the command and charged towards the temple.

Pressured by the overwhelming dragon might, Su Lun felt his scalp tingle, and his surface aura was as thin as ice, seemingly about to shatter at any moment.

However, it was at this moment that a shadow flashed into existence beside him.

Queen Medusa's golden snake hair viciously spread open towards the sky like a gaping maw, and in an instant, the entire world seemed to turn grey.

The reach of this petrification curse's grey light was tens of times larger than that of the eighth-tier Gorgon Su Lun had encountered before!

"This..."

The curse wasn't directed at him, but Su Lun felt a cold shiver run down his spine just by watching.

The release of this terrifying high-tier curse made him feel as though he was witnessing the moment that monstrous beast burst from the sea once again.

This was the Regal Gaze of a monarch!

Before he could further his amazement, the shining light had already enveloped the space above the temple, and the dozens of invading dragons were covered by the curse's light.

In that instant, Su Lun watched as the sixth, seventh, and eighth-tier flying dragons' eyes instantly lost their luster, their wing-flapping bodies turned rigid mid-air. Then their entire heads turned the color of grey-white limestone, which spread rapidly to their bodies, transforming them in the blink of an eye into stone statues!

Devoid of the power to stay aloft, these stone statues fell rapidly from the sky, then "crash bang" shattered into pieces on the ground.

With just one move, Queen Medusa had vanquished dozens of flying dragons.

Seeing this, Su Lun was deeply shocked, "So strong!"

In the sky, the pure-blooded dragons led by the Time Dragon, seeing the grey light approaching, violently retreated to avoid it.

Queen Medusa clearly didn't intend to annihilate them completely, the demonstration was more of a warning and deterrence, and the petrification light was withdrawn as quickly as it had appeared.

Looking up again.

The Time Purple Dragon and the several nearby eighth-tier dragons looked increasingly angered, the dragon roars were clearly filled with furious bellows.

It seemed that a new negotiation had begun.

But it seemed that the negotiations were still not going smoothly.

Su Lun watched from the sidelines, his eyelids twitching slightly, never before had he felt his situation so awkward.

However, Queen Medusa's aura didn't concede in the slightest, her demeanor showed she was ready to fight if necessary from beginning to end.

Finally.

Whatever the negotiation involved, it appeared that the group of dragons could do nothing against Medusa; they dared not launch another assault on the temple, instead turning away and flying off in a fury.

The negotiations ended in discord.

...

They're really leaving?

Watching the retreating dragon horde in his field of vision, Su Lun found it hard to believe.

Did Queen Medusa really manage to drive off that group of dragons all by herself?

So, she is truly a demigod now?

Su Lun's thoughts raced, but he also felt it was good news, and he politely said, "Thank you for your assistance, Your Majesty."

Queen Medusa didn't seem to care much, "It was merely a pact."

Listening, Su Lun didn't dwell on this topic, and after thinking it over, he asked, "May I presumptuously ask, what were those dragons saying just now?"

He was indeed very curious about the content of the negotiations.

Medusa replied, "They said that you carry the aura of dragons on your bodies and dragons wouldn't allow their kind to be used as materials by humans. They also said you have desecrated the Dragon God's bloodline… And just now, you killed some of their kin, so they insisted on killing you."

"..."

Only then did Su Lun understand why the Eternal Night was attacked before.

With many Dragon Blood warriors and draconic equipment in the Dawn Group, it was no wonder they attracted so much hatred.

But that hatred couldn't be resolved; what was done was done, and there was nothing more to ponder.

After a pause, Queen Medusa continued, "They also asked me if I would protect you at all costs, whether I wanted to incite a war between the Gorgon race and the dragons… I said yes."

Su Lun frowned slightly, "Ah...?"

A war between two high-ranking species was not a trivial matter.

He hadn't expected Medusa to go so far to protect the Dawn Group.

Yet Queen Medusa herself appeared completely calm, saying, "Rest assured, there's nothing we cannot fight. At my level, there's nothing in this plane to fear. Besides, if those old dragons truly understand my current status, a war is even less likely to break out."

Listening, Suri's eyes flickered, and her brow slightly relaxed.

Indeed, strength was the currency of negotiation.

If she said so, then it must be the case.

...

The gods of the Heavenly Plane had been slain, and the battle between the dragons and the Titans had ended, and with the protection of Queen Medusa, Su Lun was no longer in mortal danger.

Everything seemed to be falling into place.

At this moment, Su Lun felt a sense of relief he'd never experienced since setting sail.

However, good news came one after another.

Queen Medusa seemed to be in a good mood, and she suddenly turned to Su Lun, asking, "By the way, didn't I promise you before that if you helped me complete my inheritance, I would give you some gifts..."

Right!

Upon hearing this, Su Lun's expression immediately lit up.

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This Queen was credible!

When she promised gifts, there were gifts!