The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 773: Chapter 0770: Obsidian Stymphalian Bird (First Update)
 

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“Mission: With the hard work of Mangrove Minor Elf Nami, the territory’s mangrove forest is thriving, and the domesticated green-headed ducks and flamingos are continuously multiplying and growing, providing an endless supply of magical beast food for the territory. The arrival of its kin has made Nami even more enthusiastic about her work. Please provide it with more mangrove forests. Reward: Mutated Mangroves.”

This is the new Smoke Mission.

It is rare to receive a mission about Nami.

Liszt was somewhat surprised because Nami wasn’t a minor elf he had directly contracted with—she belonged to Ach. Considering Ach was busy with various experiments all day long, he didn’t pay much attention to Nami. Moreover, since Nami was very diligent and seldom interacted with others,

oftentimes Liszt nearly forgot about Nami, especially since she spent much more time living outdoors than in the Worm Room.

“‘Kin’ must refer to that Mangrove Elf Bug?” Liszt remembered that after completing his task, he had randomly placed the mangrove beetle in the mangrove forest at the mouth of Red River Town’s Red River.

Probably, Nami found the mangrove beetle while she was taking care of the ducklings.

“To think that she would be so passionate about her work when she’s happy, she truly is a precious little minor elf. Don’t worry, there’s a large mangrove forest on the island. It’s perfect for Nami to visit often to take care of things and see if she can also raise a batch of green caterpillars and green-headed ducks there.”

He collected his thoughts.

Once all the workers boarded the ship, he signaled Ach that they could set off. As the Flame Number sailed away from the shore, Ach leaped into the sea and stood atop a water tornado.

Then, as if countless giant dragons were roaring, numerous water tornados rose from the sea, crashing violently into Mind Island. The continuous torrent buffeted the island’s soil, clearing out the holes left by the Crystal Alsophila spinulosa trees and any traces of human activity, returning Mind Island to its original state.

Shortly after, Mind Island had a completely new appearance, with all artificial traces utterly erased.

Ach returned to the ship: “Big brother, I’ve cleaned Mind Island. Now, even if it’s discovered, no one will be able to trace the Light Green Gemstone Dragon’s whereabouts from it.”

“Well done!”

Liszt smiled.

The Eagle Kingdom had never given up searching for the Light Green Gemstone Dragon and might discover the island sooner or later. But now, even if they found it, they would just see it as a lonely island in the ocean with nothing on it—of course, just to be safe, Ach would still need to check regularly for any new Mind Fruit Trees sprouting.

“Let’s go!”

The Flame Number restarted, like a giant aircraft skimming over the sea, roaring as it cut through the waves.

Yet the grandeur of the Power of Destiny soon gave Liszt a glimpse of its might—during their voyage, a gigantic seabird swooped towards them.

Its body was pitch black, resembling a Stymphalian bird, with a wingspan of a full twenty meters.

“It’s a Super Magical Beast!” Liszt made a snap decision, instructing Ach to halt the Flame Number while they teamed up to capture the super magical beast. He quickly summoned the Little Fire Dragon Leo and soared into the sky.

The Super Magical Beast, which was leisurely flying, was taken by surprise and almost fell into the sea under the influence of Dragon Might. But before it could recover, countless water tornados rose from the sea, tangling it up. Then Liszt, riding the Fire Dragon, descended from the sky and pinned it down into the ocean.

This Obsidian Stymphalian Bird struggled frantically, churning the sea into turmoil.

Unfortunately.

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It faced Dragon Knights and Archmages, and even two adult Super Dragon Beasts were no match for them, let alone itself. Now that it had fallen into the sea, it was completely at the mercy of Ach—its body size was even larger than that of the Flame Dragon Bird, almost comparable to the Little Fire Dragon when it was just born.

“Goo Gaa!”

The Obsidian Stymphalian Bird weakly soaked in the seawater, struggling inconsistently. As a Water Attribute Super Magical Beast, it did not choke on water and could hold its breath underwater.

When it was no longer struggling violently, Liszt found it convenient to take action.

He directly took out the Mountain Copper Manacles that had bound the Flame Dragon Bird before and used them to bind its feet. Its neck was a bit short and thick for the manacles to bind, and the wings were also difficult to bind. Liszt’s gaze swept over, pondering whether to break its wings to prevent escape.

However, he thought better of it.

The combat power of this Obsidian Stymphalian Bird was much weaker than that of the Flame Dragon Bird—translated to the strength of human knights, it might not even be able to beat Marquis Nuta. The strength of a Super Magical Beast was not significantly different from an Advanced Magical Beast; it merely had more abundant Magic Power.

“Goo Gaa!”

Against two thugs, bound by Mountain Copper Manacles and restrained by the water currents, the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird let out a plaintive cry—it was just flying casually over the sea surface when disaster struck out of nowhere, captured by the Dragon Knight and the Archmage working together. It truly did not deserve such treatment!

But fate was always so unexpected.

The Obsidian Stymphalian Bird, once reigning over the sea, was destined to encounter this disaster.

Ach returned to the bow, controlling the Flame Number to move forward while dragging the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird along. Liszt returned to Leo’s back, using Dragon Eye Trajectory to carefully observe the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird’s condition—mainly focusing on its Magic Power, he found it to be highly concentrated, but still at a Low Magic level.

“Water Attribute Low-Level Magic Power, evenly distributed, nothing particularly special… Could it be that I was wrong, and Super Magical Beasts don’t have special innate changes?”

“Then why does the Bloodthirsty Bat’s fang carry a rich concentration of Blood Magic Power?”

Without any answer, Liszt couldn’t hide his disappointment; he had thought that Super Magical Beasts would be magical creatures that could reveal many secrets about Magic Power.

However, upon actually obtaining a real Super Magical Beast, he discovered it was merely an ordinary Magical Beast with more abundant Magic Power.

“Since there’s no change in properties, then the value of the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird is not as precious as imagined. Maybe I should just slaughter it for meat… or maybe not, the meat of a Super Magical Beast must not taste good… Should I raise it and let it breed smaller Magical Beasts, or break it down into Magical materials?”

After pondering for a long time, it suddenly occurred to him: “I once saw two large whales on the sea on my way to Dodo Island, and now it seems, those two whales might indeed be Super Magical Beasts… But without special properties, it seems hard to distinguish between Advanced and Super Magical Beasts.”

The two large whales could be considered Advanced Magical Beasts, or Super Magical Beasts as well; either way, they were remarkable Magical Beasts.

Liszt’s thoughts returned to the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird: “It seems I’ve always said that I would get a mount for Marquis of Bull Tail. Since the Split-footed Lizard ran away, should I hand over the Obsidian Stymphalian Bird to the Marquis to tame? The Marquis has already advanced to Completion Level Sky Knight, so he might be able to tame it.”

The Obsidian Stymphalian Bird was not particularly beautiful, but its black body gave it a cold and cool appearance.

It was clearly a Magical Beast suited for sea, land, and air, able to fly in the sky, walk on land, and swim in the sea—ideal as a mount. Moreover, the Magic Attack and physical attack strength of a Super Magical Beast should not be underestimated. If put on the market, even the Sapphire Duke would be tempted.

“I will give it to Marquis of Bull Tail,” he decided after careful consideration.

As the father of a Dragon Knight, the distinguished Marquis Li Weiliam Tulip’s best mount to date was still the Black Blood Treasured Horse that Liszt had sent recently, which was quite modest for his status. A flashy mount like a Super Magical Beast would befit his position.