"I hope the Dragon-Slaying Sword can really slay dragons!" Roland sighed.
As a kind of sub-dragon, the ground dragon is infinitely close to the dragon species, and its bloodline is second only to the flying dragon. It inherits the dragon clan's powerful melee ability and scorching dragon breath, and can easily destroy a small army.
Roland couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He quickly led his warhorse out of the cave and put on the saddle. As for putting on his vest... he could only pray that he would survive first.
Fortunately, the trained charr warhorses would not be intimidated by the dragon's might, eliminating the possibility of the horses suddenly failing during the battle. Perhaps it was this that made Roland feel that he could give the ground dragon a hard fight.
"Gee!" Roland squeezed his horse's belly and thrust his sword forward.
"Roar!" The ground dragon opened its mouth and pounced towards Roland.
"Damn it!" Roland pulled the reins and pulled the horse's head, narrowly avoiding the bloody mouth that passed by.
"Evil creature! Watch out for my sword!" Roland foolishly struck back with his sword.
"Ah!" Along with the dragon's roar, a burst of hot dragon blood was brought out along the tip of the sword.
"It works! It can actually pierce dragon scales!" Roland said in surprise.
"Ah!" He swung his sword back and opened another cut on the dragon's leg.
The ground dragon roared in pain and twisted its body, its thick steel tail moving left and right. Sharma nimbly avoided the sweeping steel tail.
"Boom!" The huge dragon head turned, and a thick pillar of fire passed by Roland.
"Oh my god! We almost died!" Roland said in fear. Even through the adamantine armor, Roland could feel the deadly heat.
"Ha!" Roland blocked the attack with both hands holding the sword. Suddenly, a huge force came from the hilt, almost making Roland unable to hold the sword.
"Wow! What a great sword!" Roland exclaimed in shock. It turned out that the steel tail of the Earth Dragon that swept across was subconsciously blocked by Roland with the Dragon Slaying Sword, and the dragon's tail that swept across was actually cut in half with one stroke.
"Ouch!" The enraged ground dragon, enraged by the ant on horseback, began to attack with a furious dragon breath. The scorching dragon flames ignited the surrounding dead trees, and suddenly the surroundings became bright. Roland finally got a clear look at the behemoth. It was at least ten meters long, with a door-sized head and a bloody mouth filled with dagger-length dragon teeth. Its sturdy limbs were strong and powerful, and its body was covered with hard dragon scales...
"It's really big!" Roland marveled at the magic of the Creator.
"Bang!" Roland was distracted and was hit by the broken tail, which directly knocked him off the horse. Roland rolled sideways the moment he landed, avoiding the dragon's mouth, and rolled several times in a row to avoid the dragon's claws stepping on him. After some operations, Roland was surprised to find that he had actually crawled under the belly of the ground dragon.
Roland was overjoyed and thrust the sword in his hand upwards, then moved his body downwards close to the ground. The spurting dragon blood poured all over Roland.
"Damn it! No!" Roland's face suddenly changed. He suddenly remembered the weight of the ground dragon, which weighed several tons. If it pressed down... Roland was scared and broke out in a cold sweat.
After drilling out of the dragon's belly several times, Roland finally confirmed his victory. Luckily, he successfully opened a nearly three-meter-long hole under the dragon's belly. In other words, the dragon was dead!
Away from the dying earth dragon, Roland found his warhorse not far away. The warhorse stood quietly waiting for Roland and did not escape in the chaos, which made Roland very happy.
"Dragon Hunter: Completed. You have successfully proved your courage and strength. Reward: 1 Dragon Rider. You can summon it at any time." The Ring was not silent.
"Dragon Rider!" Roland's pupils shrank. This thing had to be the second most powerful flying unit in the sky, after the Dragon Rider, hands down. He just didn't know what kind of dragon it was. Dragons, the lowest of the pure-blooded dragon race, came in many varieties. Take, for example, Smaug in The Hobbit, a giant flaming dragon, even bigger than a dragon. True dragons weren't particularly large, but if they fought, Smaug would definitely be crushed...
"Summon!" Roland felt like he was opening a blind box.
"Your Majesty! Glorious Kaslo!" A young blond knight appeared before Roland. Even Roland, who had experienced the era of information explosion, couldn't help but exclaim, "How handsome!"
"How old are you?" Roland asked, looking at the unfamiliar face.
"Respected sir, I am 18 years old this year!" Caslo said respectfully.
Wow! He's older than me! Roland was only 16 years old before he traveled through time. This guy is a big brother!
"By the way, what's your level? And most importantly, where's your dragon?" Roland asked curiously.
"My dear sir, I now possess the strength of a great knight. As for my dragon, it is in the dragon flute!" Kaslo said respectfully.
Damn! An 18-year-old knight could definitely reach the position of Knight Commander in the future, and hopefully even reach another level—Hero! Just as the ultimate mage is the sage, the ultimate knight is the hero!
"Summon your dragon! Let me take a look." Roland ordered.
"Okay, sir." Caslo took out a dragon flute from his collar and played it. Soon, a green flying dragon about fifteen meters long broke through the air.
"Well, a wind-attributed four-legged flying dragon! Not bad, at least it's not the worst of the two-legged flying dragons." Roland said with satisfaction.
Quadruped dragons, as the name suggests, are flying dragons with four legs. They look like giant dragons and are considered to be a dragon clan with good bloodline. They have mastered simple dragon language magic and melee skills. Their breathing ability and melee ability are slightly weaker than those of giant dragons. The way to distinguish them from giant dragons is to look at their crowns. They do not have the complex dragon horn decorations like giant dragons, only simple bone crowns. People who don’t understand them often think that quadruped dragons are young giant dragons... although for ordinary people, there is no difference in destructive power.
"Okay, put it away." Roland said lightly.
While possessing a Dragon Rider is a source of pride, caution is advised in the remade Middle-earth. The consequences of prematurely revealing your Dragon Rider status before establishing a stable presence and power are truly devastating. The biggest consequence is the hunting of your Dragon Rider by various factions for their Dragon Flute. Dragons are not uncommon, but why are Dragon Riders and Dragon Knights so scarce? Humans can steal many dragon eggs, but they still haven't managed to raise many Dragon Riders. The reason is the Dragon Flute! The Dragon Flute is the most important item in the Dragon Clan's Contract. A Dragon Rider without a Dragon Flute Contract isn't truly a Dragon Rider. The Dragon Flute grants the Knight the ability to carry their Dragon Rider, allowing them to summon their Dragon across space to their side. These are all magical properties of the Dragon Flute, but the method for crafting it has long been lost.
"You should walk first..." Roland sighed. He realized he was jealous. Kaslo was a true knight, fully armed with a suit of Adamantine Dragon Armor, an Adamantine Dragon Shield, a Mithril Longsword, an Adamantine Dragon Lance, a Dragonbone Longbow, and a warhammer made of Star Silver Iron. Meanwhile, he only had a sword and a shield besides his plate armor...
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After dealing with the earth dragon's corpse and putting all the useful materials into the endless space of the ring, Roland led the horse back to the cave and lay down to sleep again. After all, under the deterrence of the dragon's might, no monsters or wild beasts dared to pierce him.