Chapter 544
The massive body slowly emerged from the lake, and the countless dark golden patterns on its skin flickered mesmerizingly under the sunlight .
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“Hydra!”
Weiss’ horrified shout broke the silence . Even Lin Yun was surprised when he recognized the Hydra, a grave expression appearing on his face .
A Hydra wasn’t an ordinary magic beast…
It had nine different kinds of magic power and was innately gifted in magic . It could only be described as terrifying . This race had once lived alongside Ancient Gods in Noscent, but nowadays, Hydras were already on the verge of extinction .
Without a doubt, every single Hydra was a terrifying existence, and they all stood at the Heaven Rank . And during the peak of the Magic Era, a Hydra called Shudela became known as one of the Four Magic Beast Emperors!
The existing Hydras rarely appeared in Noscent…
And Shudela was among them . Lin Yun was certain that in this era, Shudela was already standing at the peak of the Heaven Rank . It was just that very few people knew of its existence .
It was hardly an exaggeration to say that Shudela was one of the most powerful beings of this era . Shudela wasn’t a mere magic beast… It was one of the rulers of Noscent .
Only during the peak of the Magic Era would the name Shudela gradually surface . At that time, Shudela would become one of the Four Magic Beast Emperors .
During the peak of the Magic Era, magic civilization had developed too much, which affected the existence of magic beasts . The four most powerful magic beasts negotiated with the humans on behalf of the magic beasts . That negotiation would redefine the living space of the magic beasts . Although the magic beasts were still oppressed by the humans after this, they at least had some designated areas to live in .
Lin Yun was truly shocked . He hadn’t expected to meet a genuine Hydra . He remembered that in this era, there were only eight Hydras, and they all lived in different areas of Noscent, each one at the Heaven Rank .
But although the one that appeared before them had a terrifying aura, it was far from having reached the Heaven Rank . Clearly, this Hydra wasn’t one of those eight .
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Then, Lin Yun recalled an important piece of information . It was something he had read in the decaying library . Reportedly, the nine heads of the Hydras of the Ancient God Era all would be identical, but during the era of the Chromatic Dragons and Pure-blooded Elves, the numbers of Hydras had steeply declined, which gave rise to mutations… Changes started appearing between their nine heads .
After all, the nine heads of a Hydra represented nine different types of magic . After mutation, if the Hydra specialized in a certain type of magic, that head would grow bigger and bigger .
Obviously, since the Hydra that appeared in front of them had nine identical heads, this was a Hydra from the Ancient God Era . This meant that the power of its nine different types of magic power was balanced, but it wasn’t specialized in any particular one .
Didn’t that mean that this plane had remained stuck at the Ancient Era?
It was strange…
Suddenly, the nine heads of the Hydra let out a deafening roar . As the maws opened, the sharp fangs flickered with cold lights . Nine different types of magic power engulfed everyone .
Most of the people ended up pale from fear, rushing to use all kinds of methods to dodge . At that moment, several Flame Bursts accurately hit one of the heads with a loud rumble, but they only left some marks on that Hydra’s head, apparently not injuring it in the slightest .
But those Flame Bursts actually made the Hydra issue a mournful shout . Those lantern-sized eyes stared at Lin Yun with intense hatred .
The nine heads swept at Lin Yun at an impressive speed . But at this time, a deep Draconic Incantation echoed as Frost Dragon Reina hovered above the Hydra, hurling many Ice Spells down onto those heads . The appearance of the Frost Dragon attracted the attention of the Hydra and it started launching a fierce offensive on Reina .
“Rumble…”
Deafening sounds kept echoing .
After half a minute of struggle, Reina was falling into a disadvantageous position . It seemed quite difficult to deal with the Hydra’s attacks . She was grazed by one of the Hydra’s spells and received a small injury .
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Then, a silver silhouette streaked across the sky . It was Lin Yun’s Heaven Puppet . When wielding the Doom Staff, its strength was undoubtedly terrifying . One wave of magic rays alleviated the pressure Reina was under, but despite that, it was still very strenuous for Reina and the Heaven Puppet to handle that Hydra .
Not far in the sky, Arthus and Rhett Watson were foolishly staring at this scene . They had already experienced the power of the Frost Dragon and the puppet, and they had even seen it clearly before they crossed the spatial tear .
But now, the Frost Dragon and the puppet together were unable to handle a Hydra…
Then, just how frightening was that Hydra’s power?
The battle had sunk into a deadlock . The Frost Dragon and the puppet’s attacks were becoming more and more concentrated . The Hydra kept roaring and thrashing about, and although they couldn’t really injure it, they could keep it at bay .
The nine heads suddenly let out a deep, synchronized roar . One of its heads flickered with a dazzling white light as it released a white mist filled with an icy aura .
Everyone felt a chill, as if danger was coming .
“Eternal Frost…”
Even Lin Yun was startled . He was likely the one who understood the best how much trouble they were in . Though the Magic Array, he clearly noticed that the energy of the head flickering with white light was very chaotic . This was how he realized that the Hydra was planning to detonate its head to use Eternal Frost .
This would be a disaster for the group, Lin Yun included…
That definitely wasn’t an exaggeration…
After all, it was a spell so powerful that the Hydra had to sacrifice a head to cast it . Its power could only be described as utterly terrifying .
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If the Hydra successfully used it, there was no doubt that everyone would be frozen . Perhaps only powerhouses like Jouyi or Harren would be able to escape .
There was a battle that had been widely talked about during the earlier parts of the peak of the Magic Era . Five Heaven Rank powerhouses once tried to capture a Hydra to research it . Their goal was the weakest Hydra living in Noscent, which had yet to reach the High Rank Heaven Realm .
The five Heaven Ranks had complete confidence in themselves, thinking that catching the Hydra shouldn’t be too difficult .
And it was actually true…
The Hydra was at a complete disadvantage at the start of the fight and was seriously injured by them . But when it was in imminent peril, one of the nine heads used Eternal Frost and froze everything within a few kilometers, including those five Heaven Ranks .
Then…
The story ended there .
Thus, Lin Yun knew that no matter the cost, he had to stop the Hydra .
In an instant, flames raged around his body as he entered his Fire Elemental Incarnation state . With no time to hesitate, he used five Flame Flashes in a row, crossing several hundred meters in an instant while hurriedly incanting, his two Alchemic Mana Whirlpool revolving crazily .
Then…
A strange scene appeared . The Hydra’s huge body was struggling as if it had lost its support . It quickly fell down until it crashed in the lake, disappearing without a trace .
“Disappeared…”
Everyone was stunned by the sudden change . Even Falton and Zeuss, who had stayed out of this, were looking at the lake with serious expressions .
“That’s…”
A cold aura suddenly assaulted everyone, making them look at the lake in shock . The cold aura was being emitted from the lake . The originally calm lake was now a glittering white as countless fragments of ice condensed . An area of several kilometers was now frozen .
The Hydra had disappeared less than ten seconds ago, yet there had been such a shocking change .
At this time, a heavy fog filled everyone’s hearts .
“Shouldn’t that be the innate spell of Hydras, Eternal Frost? If the Hydra hadn’t fallen into the lake, we would have been completely frozen… This is truly frightening . ” The 7th Rank Sword Saint from the Watson Family was looking at the lake in a daze, before letting out an alarmed cry . Rhett was in a similar state .
Frost Dragon Reina had returned to her Human Shape and a worried expression appeared on her icy face . “What about him? How did he disappear? This…”
“You are talking about Sir Merlin?” Xiuban slowly said . He then pointed at the frozen lake . “I just saw Sir Merlin and that monster fall in together…”
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