Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System-Chapter 2021: Looking For Ruby

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"How far are we from our destination, Hector?"

"Not so far away, I believe, sir Larzak!"

"Hmph, have patience, Larzak!"

"I have patience, Kraxka, but I'm worried!"

As the Divine Monsters and their hordes began to slowly reduce in numbers as everyone continued slaughtering them by the hundreds of thousands, the group composed of Hector, Kraxka, and Larzak ran through the nearby Volcanic Fiery Forest, evading the deadly cracks leading down to the boiling lava seas within the continent's underworld.

After having talked with Benladann about what to do, she quickly gave them a mission. Benladann had recently spread her Senses and her Draconic Chaos Spirits through the forest to defeat monsters, but had detected an aura, an energy, which was the same that Ruby exuded from her body.

With that, she quickly sensed that, in a certain direction behind a large mountain, Ruby and perhaps Rakasha and her mother were located.

However, it was strange, as they had barely moved from there since they were accidentally teleported so far away, and Benladann was worried.

They were alive, that was for certain, but something was happening to them, and they had to go investigate before it were to be too late.

Of course, Benladann and her family prepared to help Drake, so such a thing was impossible at the moment without risking things even further.

She couldn't just send any of her kids either, and Andromeda and Miranda wanted to remain by Drake's side.

It didn't mean that Ruby wasn't important to them either, as they decided to accompany the trio in their own way and offer as much support as they could.

"She should be around a kilometer to the east!"

A large black slime spoke to everyone, hanging over the back of Hector, she took the faint shape of a woman, and her voice was instantly recognizable.

"To the east, Miranda? Okay!"

Hector quickly leaped in midair, his Aura exuding pure light as he quickly spread out two wings made of such light.

"{Valkyrie Spirit Aura}!"

His aura erupted, transforming into dozens of beautiful, winged, and armored Valkyries, which intercepted the incoming attacks from a flock of flying Soul-Eating Spectral Fire Wyverns, Rank 8 Divine Monsters.

"Echo!"

As Hector roared, he quickly transformed his previous technique, hence, it was called an Echo! When one uses a technique and then quickly evolves it to the next stage, this was its classification.

"{Heavenly Spear Rain}!"

The Valkyries launched dozens of spears against the incoming wyverns, their spectral, phantasmal flame breaths reaching the spears but then ultimately being destroyed, decimated.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

"GRYYYAAACK…!"

Half of the flock of wyverns were covered on holes and holy flames, but the other half managed to sneak through, opening their jaws and raining Hector with deadly soul-burning flames!

FLUOOOSH!

"Hector!"

Kraxka and Larzak, who were constantly battling beasts while moving forward, were unable to catch up to the young man.

However…

BOOOM!

As the explosion of flames encompassed Hector, he felt no damage at all!

"Huh? Ah, right!"

Miranda, who had latched into his armor like a huge black slime, had spread her entire body around him, resembling countless red eyes, tentacles, and jaws.

"You sure are reckless, Hector! It would have been much better to just keep running and ignore the small fry!"

"I-I'm very sorry, Lady Miranda! I simply couldn't ignore them when they started attacking me…"

"Hmph, oh well, this'll help you grow stronger either way. Go, finish them off!"

"Yes!"

Hector quickly leaped into the skies, his Valkyrie Aura firing dozens of spears, impaling the rest of the wyverns who were blocked by Miranda, and cursed by her own black aura.

"SHYAAAAEEGH…!"

As the entire flock of fifty Rank 8 Divine Monsters was taken care of, Hector, Kraxka, and Larzak continued their journey deeper into the forest while slaying smaller monsters that popped up.

"GROOAAARR!"

Such as Blazing Volcanic Tigers, White Flame Lions, Blazing Black Crystal Shelled Turtles, Soul-Eating Abyssal Flame Salamanders, and many more. The weakest of these monsters were, naturally Rank 7.

Anything lesser and they would simply get eaten or stomped on by these monsters alone. The natural flora and fauna of the continent was dying or escaping from the invasion of such strong invaders.

"Get out of the way!"

Larzak rushed forward, his body growing larger until he seemed to have become a giant of over fifty meters, he stomped, kicked, and punched the monsters as they came.

"HAAAAAHHH!"

His powerful Physique was constantly evolving as his Divine Core resonated with his body and Divinities, his fists blazed, as black and white flames merged and spiraled together into perfect harmony.

"{Eclipsing Abyssal Light Fists}!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As over thirty of these monsters stopped him from advancing, Larzak went all-out, unleashing a barrage of punches that pulverized them, crushing their flesh, bones, and innards as the monsters were sent flying away one after another, dead on the spot.

RUMBLE!

However, from the ground, something gigantic appeared, a massive three-headed red scaled serpent, a Blazing Volcanic Viper Overlord, a Rank 9 Divine Monster of over two hundred meters of length!

"SHYAAAAAHH!"

The gigantic serpentine beast roared furiously, opening its jaws and aiming at Larzak! He quickly tried to evade, only to find out the serpent's tail was wrapped around his legs.

"Dammit!"

CLAAASH! CLAAASH! CLAAASH!

He defended, reinforcing his body and scales to his limits and using his arms as protection. The three jaws of the serpent sharply pierced his scales and then his skin, injecting deadly venom.

"Uuunnnggh?!"

Larzak felt an immense burning pain in his arms, as he noticed his arms quickly turning purple, the venom was so strong it was already destroying him from the inside out.

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"D-Dammit…! I can't feel my arms…! My strength is fading away?!"

As he gasped for air and felt like he was asphyxiating, the snake smiled, opening its three jaws and revealing sharp fangs, before swallowing their prey, they made sure to divide it into three for all three heads!

"LARZAK!"

As Hector screamed as he panicked, seeing his friend about to be eaten…

"Charging alone like this… It truly shows how much younger and reckless of a chief you are compared to me. You still have a lot to learn, Larzak!"

The voice of Kraxka echoed behind him, as a wave of frost and crimson flames engulfed the entire viper, spiraling into the skies and encompassing its entire, gigantic body.

The flames and the frost burned and froze its body constantly, the changing temperatures made the monster's internal body get shredded apart, until cracks spread through its body, as if it had become made of stone…

"GRYYYAAAAHHH!"

Crack, crack…!

Until…

BOOOMMM!!!

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