Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 581: Earth Dragon (1)

Using Xiao Lin’s sensitivity to draconic power, the power slowly got stronger, the more sensitive he felt. The signs of battle on the road were more and more obvious, and dried blood could be seen in the chaotic forest, but they did not see any corpses. However, that did not alleviate Xiao Lin’s worry, since dying here would not leave any traces.

Xiao Lin’s footsteps sped up, and after an hour, he finally heard the intense sound of combat and the obvious sounds of Mandarin conversation. He was quite emotional, but also apprehensive. Turning around, he softly told Anna, “You should wait here. An earth dragon isn’t something you can handle.”

“Don’t worry, you shouldn’t die either.” Anna had never planned on going closer; even if it was a lesser dragon, it was still a dragon. At the same rank, the earth dragon had few rivals.

Xiao Lin picked up the weapon he had brought. Even if the quality was not great, it was still better than being barehanded. Following the sounds of battle, he activated Miracle before he arrived.

Boom!

After running a hundred meters, Xiao Lin immediately sensed a dark figure shooting over. Avoiding it, he saw a bulky man slam onto the floor before skidding for over ten meters and slamming onto a tree. Xiao Lin remembered him; in Class Seven, in streams of the strength attribute, that man was among the top two. Even though his other attributes were low, he had pretty good results on the last few monthly examinations. He could be considered one of the better students in Class Seven.

Someone like that was looking weak as paper at that moment. Looking at him collapsed on the floor curled up, it was hard to know how many bones in his body were still intact.

“Careful!”

“Get away!”

“Idiot, don’t be stupid enough to fight that guy head on!”

“Let’s just get this sh*t over with!”

…

The noise was getting clearer, and after walking a few steps forward, he finally got a look at the chaotic scene. The first thing to catch his eye was that massive monster, even though there was an obvious draconic feel on its body, Xiao Lin was still suddenly uncertain, because that thing was too big. Its body was the size of a four-story building, and it basically felt like the building was blocking his way, making for an intimidating sight.

The earth dragons in his textbooks were not that big. Even though he was shocked, Xiao Lin did not hesitate to move, because after working hard to look around, his sight fell on that lithe body a few dozen meters away. It was Gu Xiaoyue. Even in that frantic scene, the woman was still wearing a face of calm, unperturbed and not scared at all.

Gu Xiaoyue stood behind everyone; in her hand was a simple wand that Xiao Lin did not know where she got. However, everytime she waved her hand, various spells would fall on those who were fighting. Those strength-enhancing support spells increased their combat power, but in front of that massive earth dragon, the enhancements were meaningless.

As if feeling Xiao Lin’s gaze, Gu Xiaoyue looked over, and her expression merely shifted for a moment. The woman did not easily reveal her emotions and composure, and Xiao Lin was already used to that. He was just about to use his Phantom Steps to move past the earth dragon and say a few words when he suddenly felt a subtle yellow light fall on his body.

Divine Movement; that spell could increase a person’s speed to a certain degree. Xiao Lin had worked with Gu Xiaoyue during the last monthly examination, so he understood that spell of hers. Only, that woman was as direct as usual, and had immediately casted a spell on him the moment he arrived. It was obvious she knew the others would not be able to handle the dragon.

Looking at the look Gu Xiaoyue sent him, Xiao Lin did not know how to react. It seemed that, facing an earth dragon that was far more powerful than the textbooks, Gu Xiaoyue could not keep her usual calm.

However, he did not need her to say anything. Xiao Lin had come over to save them. Running over, Xiao Lin had already shifted his attributes over to agility, and after Divine Movement was casted on him, his agility at that point was far ahead of Bronze rank.

Xiao Lin had been considering converting more of his attributes on his Strength since he had Divine Movement on him, but the crazed earth dragon quickly made him abandon that thought.

Xiao Lin was an extremely small presence in front of that massive being, but the earth dragon’s sense of smell was very acute, and it seemed to hate other living beings being near it. It immediately sent its massive tail flying over, and the grey stalk was filled with scales. Its tip glinted in a sharp light.

At that time, the other students that were frantically fighting for their lives had noticed Xiao Lin, and quickly cried out in warning, but the sound of the wind next to his ear had already caused Xiao Lin to be on alert. The attack covered a wide area, and he chose to use his strength to leap high up, having absolute faith in his speed after he was enhanced by the Divine Movement spell.

However, the earth dragon reacted even more quickly, and the tail seemed to have anticipated that he would dodge as it changed its trajectory midway, heading straight for the air.

At that crucial point, Xiao Lin did not hesitate to activate his Ruin state, increasing his agility even more. On top of Divine Movement, it was far above even Silver rank standards.

Xiao Lin managed to avoid the tail, but the sound of the winds next to his ear made it seem like it had ripped apart the air, which showed the force behind its tail. If Xiao Lin had been hit, his examination might have ended right there.

Compared to saying the earth dragon was very quick, it was more accurate to say it had a very sharp sense for combat; it was a very smart beast!

Xiao Lin had some doubt in his heart, and he could not help but frown. It was very different from the earth dragons in the textbooks. Earth dragons were a beast that relied purely on brute force; it had the power of dragons, but did not have the intelligence, which was why it was stuck as a lesser dragon.

However, this creature was different. After that short confrontation, the sense of danger in Xiao Lin’s heart intensified.

That beast was strong, and its intuition sharp. Its combat ability was strong too. It was also very sly, and did not seem like a beast when it fought. It seemed more like a human.

Xiao Lin had already given up on putting his attributes into strength. He was very clear on the fact that his speed was just enough to dodge at that moment. If he lowered it at all, the results might not be good.

Anna’s words now held even more truth to them. As they drew closer to the beast tide, more and more strong beasts would appear, but Xiao Lin first needed to handle the foe in front of him.