Chapter 43: The Nightmare Realm
I don't know when Marven and Butterfly have been surrounded by a fog.
This faint layer of fog enveloped them, and there was nothing threatening, but rather very comfortable.
However, in an instant, Marven was still a little numb in his scalp!
Another dragon!
Only this time what appeared in front of him was an elegant and noble silver dragon.
Unlike the evil five-colored dragons, the metal dragons are mostly kind, and the silver dragon is a prime example of this.
They live in cold mountains, like to manipulate clouds and mist, and never hurt people easily.
Yinlong's beautiful eyes stared at Marven: "I've heard of you, little one. ”
"You have a weapon that is powerful enough to pose a great threat to the dragons, but it is obviously not enough when facing the five treacherous and cunning primeval dragons."
"Take advantage of my fog to confuse their vision, get out of here."
Before Marven could speak, Butterfly stared at her eyes and said curiously:
"Are you a silver dragon?"
Yinlong said gently, "Of course. ”
"I've heard that you metal dragons and five-colored dragons are mortal enemies by nature. Are you here for them? Butterfly continued.
The silver dragon nodded.
And Marven on the side, even if he doesn't have to count the scales, he can guess - this is an ancient silver dragon!
Today's logging forest can be regarded as lively, and there is actually a gathering of ancient dragons.
On weekdays, these powerful creatures often sleep in their own abodes.
Today, they were all gathered on the edge of this small ruin.
The five-colored primeval dragons gathered, and a silver dragon was definitely not their opponent.
Marven's brain was spinning fast: "You have other friends, right?" ”
"That's right."
A familiar voice sounded in the thick fog, and several figures approached side by side.
"I didn't expect to meet you here."
One of the men in crimson iron armor looked at Marven with a smile.
"Professor?!"
Marven asked tentatively.
The latter nodded slightly.
Sure enough. Not only the five-colored dragons gathered, but also the metal dragons.
These are the few people in front of you. I'm afraid that the metal dragon used advanced transfiguration to transform into a human in order to narrow down its own goals.
Marven counted. In addition to the silver dragon still maintaining its own state, including the professor, there are already three metal dragons.
According to the color of their clothing, it is not difficult to judge, they are a red bronze dragon, a brass dragon, and a golden dragon.
"Now they are almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans."
"This is at least a high-level transfiguration technique above level 7...... Sure enough, are they all primeval dragons? ”
Marven smiled bitterly in his heart.
Four-headed primeval metal dragon, five-headed primeval five-colored dragon.
These people gather here, and it is certainly not a simple visit.
Could it be that [Ryujin's Wrath] was opened in advance?
Marven does not deny this possibility in his heart.
Because of his arrival, the world has changed so much.
Quests such as Saruha and the Secret Garden all appeared in advance, and the Ryujin's Wrath expansion was advanced. It's not impossible.
Only this time, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.
In the past, he had a familiar game experience as a foundation, but when he was in the [Secret Garden], he was already a little overwhelmed.
If I didn't happen to meet my grandfather, I'm afraid that the gap in the space would have to be planted.
And the Wrath of the Dragon God, he didn't know anything about it.
Once he loses the power of a prophet, Marvin is no different from the others.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid of the next time. He's going to lose that power.
After all, times have changed.
Marven took a deep breath, fortunately he had already prepared for a similar mentality.
He asked in a deep voice:
"What the hell is going on?"
The bronze dragon glanced at the others, then at the five figures on the edge of the five-colored altar. Opening:
"We'll have to talk somewhere else."
……
North of the ruins, in a hidden cave.
The azure dragon's eye floats in the air, illuminating the world inside the ruins.
Under the introduction of the professor. Marven also got acquainted with the other three powerful metal dragons.
Stein the silver dragon, Modic the golden dragon and Cromwell the brass dragon.
These three. Like the professor, all of them are old primordial dragons. Powerful and incomparable, it will never appear in the field of vision of ordinary people on weekdays.
"It seems that you guys are here together, and you have something to do with the dragon god of the five-colored dragon?"
Marven asked curiously as he looked at the scene in the dragon's eye—the five-colored dragons in human form seemed to be discussing something.
It's already here anyway, so let's hear what happens here.
As for the butterfly, she was seriously begging the silver dragon for a scale—for the good looks. This made Silver Dragon Stein cry and laugh.
Dragon scales are very precious items to the dragon family, and it is absolutely impossible to give them away; But Butterfly's clear gaze and pitiful request made him a little reluctant to refuse.
Marven is too lazy to care about this wood elf, and he can't care about it anyway.
The professor muttered, "Since you came to follow the green dragon Modanna, and you came across this incident by mistake, I won't hide it from you." ”
"Actually, the essence of the matter is very simple: the five-colored dragons want to take advantage of the chaos to open the [Nightmare Realm], and we have foreseen this and want to stop it."
"It's just that when we were organizing the staff, there was a slight problem on our side......"
……
In the professor's narration, Marven almost figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
Wrath of the Dragon God in the previous game was an expansion that was unfolded many years after the Cataclysm.
The key to this lies in the "Temple of the Hutsons".
Hutson is a former five-colored dragon god and a representative of the evil gods.
In ancient times, he lived in logging forests, where he ruled his kingdom.
And that time. The five-colored dragons had not yet split, and they had gathered under the command of Hutson. Revered as a god.
At that time, the five-colored dragon was far from the current ability. They were very weak, basically only able to fly and breathe dragon breath, and they were mentally retarded, and the threat was no different from today's bipedal wyverns.
The evil dragon god Hartson bestowed wisdom and spells on the five-colored dragons, and at the same time, they were given different characteristics according to their race.
As a result, there was a division of camps within the five-colored dragon.
Hutson intended to make his people grow on their own, but in the end, they split up, and after gaining great power, they began to fight among themselves. Fight for turf.
Some of the five-colored dragons are very uncomfortable with the environment of the forest because of the attributes given by Hutson - such as the blue dragon that lives in the desert.
They began to protest.
Faced with these troublesome events, the dragon god Hartson carved out a half-plane in the Logging Forest.
He has shaped various environments in the half-plane, from deserts suitable for blue dragons to live in mountains suitable for red dragons, and swamps suitable for black dragons.
The world is big enough that they don't have to fight each other for turf.
Perhaps Hutson's intention was to let his people pause.
It is said that he had a pact with Lance, the god of wizards, that if too many five-colored dragons appeared in Fernan, then Lance would take action to curb these chaotic and evil creatures.
All in all. After the formation of the half-plane, Hutson stuffed all of his own people into it.
He had thought that this would be the case without strife.
However, he miscalculated.
The original name of this half-plane is no longer verifiable. Today, it is called the Nightmare Realm by the five-colored dragons.
The reason why it is called the Nightmare Realm is because the original five-colored dragons were very dissatisfied with this half-plane. They feel like they're in captivity.
After gaining great strength and cunning wisdom, many five-colored dragons secretly use various means. While Hartson was asleep, he left the nightmare realm.
One of the most exaggerated is the Black Dragon Clan.
In a war with the Red Dragon. When they were defeated, they became angry.
Their angry and miserly Hutson did not grant them magical abilities, and at the same time made their reproductive ability outrageously low, so after the defeat, the entire Black Dragons defected to the Nightmare Realm.
It was a huge upheaval and reshuffle.
The red dragons become masters of the Nightmare Realm, and they celebrate with impunity, while the sleeping Hutson is awakened.
Seeing the chaos of the Nightmare Realm, Hutson was completely furious.
He banished all the five-colored dragons from the Nightmare Realm and shut them down.
He confiscated some of the abilities given to the five-colored dragons, and made the logging forest a forbidden place for the other four five-colored dragons, leaving only the green dragons, who had always been relatively peaceful. He gave the key to the Green Dragon Clan to open the Nightmare Realm, and left a prophecy.
This prophecy is said to be related to the return of the five-colored dragon to the realm of nightmares.
Even professors don't know the specifics.
All in all, after all this, the five-colored dragons began to be presumptuous on the mainland.
During that time, mortals, elves, dwarves and other living beings suffered countless deaths and injuries.
Their cities were conquered, and their riches were plundered.
The five-colored dragon enjoyed its last glory to the fullest.
In fact, Fernan's most famous dragon-slaying trio was also forged at this time.
And the next plot is exactly what Hutson had predicted - the wizarding god who had warned him did it mercilessly.
He slaughtered almost 70% of the five-colored dragons, and simply scared most of them back to his lair.
At this time, they began to miss the beauty of the nightmare realm.
It's just that the Nightmare Realm has been closed.
And the dragon god Hutson also fell soon after for some special reasons.
His temple was in ruins, and he buried himself under it, guarded by a loyal guard.
The name of the guard was Tidomus.
Many years have passed.
The cataclysm is coming, and the Black Dragon Clan is on the verge of extinction by Marven Slaughter, and the five-colored dragons suddenly realize that this is an excellent time.
Because the prophesied things happen one by one - it's time to open the nightmare!
It's also time to reclaim the power that Hutson has stripped of them.
…… (To be continued......)