Chapter 1072 - A Combined Kill

Inside the arena, Han Wu used the Pterlings to extend his scouting range and quickly located Long Xiang. The situation wasn’t good. A Great Dragon contestant was hunting him down.

This opponent was a Blackwater Horned Dragon King. Black scales covered its entire body, and a sharp, elongated horn protruded from its head. It attacked by channeling massive amounts of energy through its horn and firing Black Water Shells. Those projectiles carried extreme corrosive power. The instant one hit the ground, it could create a hundred-meter deep crater into the earth.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex ran for its life with Long Xiang on its back as it dodged the Blackwater Horned Dragon King’s attacks. Corrosive splashes had already eaten away large patches of its hide. Thankfully, a beast as thick-skinned as the Tyrannosaurus Rex could endure those wounds and hold out for a while longer.

The situation was maddening for Long Xiang, though. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a ground unit, and its Dragon Tongue Magic was too low-level to threaten a Dragon King that could soar through the sky. From the beginning, the Blackwater Horned Dragon King had been toying with them like a cat batting at a mouse. The Tyrannosaurus Rex could do nothing but run. If this continued, it would inevitably fall, and Long Xiang would be eliminated.

Just as Long Xiang began to lose hope, Han Wu appeared atop the Yinglong King. The latter activated War Dragon Form. Its scales hardened into battle armor, and its claws gleamed coldly as afterimages flickered around them. Then it unleashed True Dragon Might, and a terrifying wave of Dragon Fear transformed into lightning and shot toward the Blackwater Horned Dragon King.

The Dragon King reacted in time and blocked with a shield of black water infused with its own Dragon Fear. Han Wu seized the opening. He ordered the Yinglong King into close combat and summoned swarms of Pterlings from his divine realm to obscure the foe’s vision.

By sacrificing Pterlings to the corrosive black water, Han Wu bought the Yinglong King an opportunity to strike. It drove its claw into the Blackwater Horned Dragon King, but the metallic clang of the impact was all that rang out.

The Blackwater Horned Dragon King roared with laughter. It boasted that among the five Great Dragon contestants, its defense ranked second. The idea that the Yinglong King could break through its scales was nothing more than a delusion.

The very next second, a sharp crack came from the spot where the claw had struck. A scale shattered, and the Yinglong King sank its claw deep in the Blackwater Horned Dragon King’s flesh.

The Blackwater Horned Dragon King thrashed in agony and shook the Yinglong King loose. Its furious screeches were laced with disbelief. After all, its prized scales couldn’t withstand a single strike. The Yinglong King was a Microcosm life form, while it was a Subcosm life form!

Han Wu had witnessed everything, but he had no intention of offering an explanation. Beyond True Dragon Might and War Dragon Form, the Yinglong King possessed a passive skill called Dragon Bane. Every attack it launched carried an attribute that countered dragons. The Yinglong King held an innate advantage against any dragon.

Long Xiang’s jaw dropped. A Microcosm unit was going head-to-head with a Subcosm Dragon King and actually winning!

The enraged Blackwater Horned Dragon King went berserk and sprayed corrosive black water in every direction.

Han Wu repeated the same tactic. He used the Pterlings as distractions and gave the Yinglong King another chance to land a clean hit. After several rounds, the Blackwater Horned Dragon King finally realized something was wrong. Wounded, it tried to flee, intent on healing its injuries before coming back for revenge later.

Han Wu wasn’t about to let that happen. He ordered the Yinglong King to cut off its escape while the Tyrannosaurus Rex below used its crude Dragon Tongue Magic to knock the Blackwater Horned Dragon King out of the sky. Together, they brought the enemy down. In the next instant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex abandoned its magic and charged with its jaws wide open. It clamped down on the Blackwater Horned Dragon King and held on.

The Blackwater Horned Dragon King thrashed desperately and tried to take to the skies, but it couldn’t break free. The crushing bite force had already pierced its scales and inflicted serious damage.

At Han Wu’s command, the Yinglong King dove and drove its claws into the Blackwater Horned Dragon King’s skull. After three strikes, the Subcosm Dragon King was dead.

With Han Wu and Long Xiang working together, they had successfully taken down one of the Great Dragon contestants. Since they had contributed equally to the kill, each received a ten percent contribution score. It was an even split.

The Blackwater Horned Dragon King was a projection. It dissolved into data and vanished, which finally gave the Tyrannosaurus Rex a chance to catch its breath. Its teeth were still intact, but the black water had corroded the inside of its mouth and the edges of its jaws. It had suffered plenty of wounds, but thankfully, its robust constitution meant that it still had fight left in it.

Its toughness impressed Han Wu.

“What’s the plan now?” Long Xiang asked once he had calmed the Tyrannosaurus Rex down.

Since he couldn’t fly, another encounter with a Great Dragon contestant would practically be a death sentence. His odds of survival would be far better if he stuck with Han Wu.

The battle had given Han Wu a clear picture of the enemy’s strength. They had managed to kill the Blackwater Horned Dragon King so quickly only because it had underestimated them. That wouldn’t happen twice.

“We find the other two first.”

The words had barely left his mouth when a notification arrived. Another teammate had fallen, killed by a Great Dragon. Now, only three of them remained: Han Wu, Long Xiang, and Long Lin. They had to face four Dragon Kings.

Long Xiang tried to stay optimistic. “We should find Long Lin. He’s got a Subcosm Dragon King. If we team up, we might still have a chance.”

Han Wu quickly dispatched his Pterlings to sweep the area. They soon found Long Lin, whose situation was even worse. Two Great Dragon contestants were hunting him together. Under a two-on-one assault, even his Subcosm Great Dragon wouldn’t last long.

Han Wu made the call immediately. “Let’s go. We need to pull Long Lin out before this whole thing falls apart.”