Chapter 1139 The Escalation of the Crisis
The battle outside the walls of Elk Town continued until noon, until the last desperate snow monster was knocked down in a pool of blood by the dense lead bullets fired from the opposite side of the river bank, and could no longer get up.
Elk Town opened its gates, and Elder Hunter led the people to welcome the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance company who came to rescue them.
Since the founding of Elk Town, this was the first colonist army to enter the town, and it was warmly welcomed by all the townspeople and treated like heroes.
This is a rare exception for the Asa people in the north, who have always been hostile to the colonists.
Brothers Joan, Hylar, and Zion followed Captain Stone to rendezvous with their comrades in the company. They were stationed in Elk Town that night, and they were invited to participate in the bonfire party held by the townspeople to celebrate the victory. While enjoying the barbecue, they could also enjoy the An exotic song and dance performance by Asa girls.
However, the singing and dancing in front of him is just a temporary illusion.
On the second day after the reconnaissance company entered Elk Town, in the early morning of July 13, the shadow from Winterhold once again shrouded Elk Town.
When the unusual movement came, Joan had just finished meditation, was preparing for today's spell, and was about to have breakfast, when suddenly there was a loud roar that pierced the eardrums outside the window, waves of invisible spiritual coercion, accompanied by the sound waves in the small town echoed in the sky.
Including Joan, all the people who heard the roar couldn't help but tremble with fear, their minds were filled with fear, they could hardly think, and they just wanted to escape from the source of the terrifying roar as soon as possible.
After all, Qiao An has experienced strong winds and waves, and his will is far stronger than ordinary people. After a short period of panic, he regained his composure. He noticed that the distribution of the magic net around him was disturbed regularly, which was clearly some kind of supernatural force at work.
According to the abnormal changes in the magic net, Joan guessed that the roar just now contained some kind of magical power that could cause fear effects, similar to the "fear aura" of "Prince Razor".
The sound of people shouting and running in panic came from outside the window, as if something terrible had happened.
All kinds of signs are further deepening Joan's ominous premonition, making him worry that some kind of monster more terrifying than the mutated snow monster is hovering above the heads of the residents of Elk Town.
He took a deep breath, restrained the uneasiness in his heart, and quickly made a spell-casting gesture to bless himself with a 3-ring "heroic spirit" to ensure that he would not be affected by the supernatural power that caused fear, and then opened the door and walked out.
As soon as he went out, Joan noticed the cold wind blowing above his head and the huge shadow with an unusually strong sense of presence.
Looking up, as expected, a giant white dragon that looked like a sculpture of ice was soaring over the town, its blue eyes overlooking the frightened crowd in the streets and alleys, without any concealment of contempt.
The white dragon suddenly withdrew its wide wings and swooped down from the sky. Its huge body drove the whistling air currents, and the grass and trees collapsed wherever it passed. The wooden houses on both sides of the street were also creaked, as if they might fall apart at any time.
The half-open door of the wooden house where Joan lived was hit by the airflow brought by the dragon's wings, and it slammed shut by itself.
Joan was standing at the door, looking intently at the white dragon in the air. Suddenly, he was bumped by the closed door panel. Suddenly, stares appeared in his eyes. He staggered back into the room, tripped over the threshold again, and fell to the ground. .
"Damn it!"
Joan felt a tightness in his chest, and rubbed the swollen bump on his forehead, almost crying from the pain.
He shook his head, managed to overcome the dizziness caused by the impact, and got up with support. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help cursing in a low voice.
"Bastard! You wait for me!"
Eager to take revenge, he gritted his teeth and rushed to the door, but just as he stepped over the threshold, he felt his feet slip, slipped, and fell again in front of the door.
The hands supporting the ground were icy cold, and Joan suddenly realized that in the midsummer of July, the street in front of the door was covered with a thick layer of frost, emitting a biting chill.
Holding the doorknob, he stood up carefully, and at the same time looked towards the end of the street, and saw the back of the white dragon from a distance, while gliding low above the street, it was still breathing out the white and cold breath of the dragon.
The evil dragon sprayed from the street to the end of the street in one breath, frost everywhere it passed.
Those passers-by on the street who had no time to escape the dragon's breath were all enveloped in the dragon's breath, and their bodies were frozen stiff.
Adults with strong bodies can barely support and shiver in the severe cold, while the elderly and children with weaker physiques are frozen to death as soon as they are breathed out by the white dragon.
The street that was very lively a minute ago has now turned into a silvery white dead silence, like a snow-covered cemetery in midwinter.
The terrifying scene in front of him made Qiao An gasp, recalling that he was knocked back into the room by the door just now. Although his head was swollen, he was fortunate enough to avoid the white dragon's spit.
The miserable scene in front of him made Qiao An realize that the situation was serious.
If this evil dragon is allowed to stir up trouble in the town, it is unknown how many residents will be massacred.
Intensive gunshots were heard in the distance. It must be that Captain Stone also sensed the attack of the dragon, and summoned the company officers and soldiers to shoot.
It's a pity that the evil dragon was very vigilant. As soon as it heard the gunshot, it immediately flapped its wings and flew high.
The evil dragon circled and roared confidently in the sky, mocking the group of "little humans" on the ground who looked up to him, then twisted its buttocks, and flew out of the town complacently.
Although the observation time left for Joan was very short, fortunately, he still had time to see a lot of valuable information from the white dragon.
The white dragon was about 14 feet long from head to tail, with a wingspan of nearly 16 feet. Considering the power of the dragon breath it just exhaled, Joan guessed that it should be an adult white dragon.
Recalling the record of "White Dragon" in "Vares Monster Illustrated Book (Dragon Sub-volume)", it is not difficult for Joan to deduce the general attributes of this evil dragon.
White dragons have the lowest intelligence among all true dragons. The intelligence attributes of adult white dragons are not stronger than ordinary adult humans. Many times they look like rough beasts rather than wise and noble true dragons.
As for the strength attribute, the average value of an adult white dragon is around 24, slightly stronger than the ogre, but not as good as the mutated yeti.
Although the white dragon is not very smart, he is still a real dragon after all. He is born with the ability of a warlock and can perform some low-level arcane arts when he becomes an adult.
If you count the ability to cast spells and the frightening "Dragon Might", the adult white dragon and the mutated snow monster are almost 50-50.
Of course, this kind of combat power comparison must set the battlefield on the ground. If the white dragon is allowed to fly freely, the mutated snow monster will only be beaten with its head in its arms, and it will not be able to touch others at all.