The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 0538 Sharp Teeth (Third Update, 280,000 Recommendation Votes Extra)

When Ach appeared, it caused the Rainbow Whale to have an extreme reaction and turn around to flee.

However, after Liszt's soothing and half an hour's struggle, it finally accepted Ach's presence and was no longer afraid of the Sea Serpent that had captured it before.

It was all thanks to Liszt letting Ach catch some small fish and throw them to the Rainbow Whale that he successfully eliminated its hostility towards Ach.

Food is always the best tool for communicating with animals.

But what moved Liszt the most was that, while avoiding Ach, the Rainbow Whale never once threw him off its back, nor did it cancel the protective magical layer covering him. Carrying Liszt while dodging Ach greatly reduced its speed; otherwise, with its velocity, it could have easily gotten rid of Ach.

Ach was a sprite of the sea, much faster than ordinary fish, but still far behind the Rainbow Whale.

Liszt suspected that the Rainbow Whale's speed could reach up to one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour, or even eighty kilometers per hour when carrying someone.

Because Ach's top swimming speed was just eighty kilometers per hour.

"Since you are a female Rainbow Whale, I shall call you Rose." The reason he thought of the name "Rose" was simply because, while riding it, the image of Jack hugging Rose in "Titanic" floated into Liszt's mind, equally cool.

Liszt referred to Rose's protective magic layer as the Rainbow Breathing Membrane.

Its main function was breathing underwater, seemingly using magic to gather oxygen from the seawater and provide it directly for nasal breathing.

A very peculiar kind of magic.

Liszt had never seen it in any magic books, as if it was a magic unique to the Rainbow Whale.

"Ach, we can now talk directly underwater." After having a simple meal on the surface, Liszt began patrolling the Giant Algae Forest while riding the Rainbow Whale.

The Rainbow Whale was very human-like. Liszt just needed to manipulate its dorsal fin: tilting it to the left, it would swim left; tilting right, pulling up, or pushing down, it would correspondingly swim. It seemed to enjoy such interactions, probably because it was too lonely.

Just like the Mangrove Minor Elf Nami, loneliness made her approach others proactively.

The Dragon Beasts that Liszt had encountered were few, but whether it was the Landwalker bird Loki or the Rainbow Whale Rose, they lived alone. He had never heard of such a species of Dragon Beast before, clearly indicating their extreme rarity, to the extent that humans had not yet discovered them—dolphins lived in groups, but the Rainbow Whale moved alone, a sign of its loneliness.

"Brother, Rose is really nice!" Ach reached out and touched Rose's belly.

Rose immediately let out a joyful cry. Its call in the sea was different from its call on land, a bit deeper, yet one could still feel the same cheerful tone: "Xi yu huru lulu lulu…"

"Let's go and meet that Giant Algae Greater Elf; I can rest easy once we've formed a contract with it." Now that he had the Rainbow Whale as a mount and their minds began to understand each other, Liszt was confident enough to contract with the ferocious wild Giant Algae Greater Elf.

Of course, he still needed to be cautious.

Because he couldn't release Dou Qi on the Rainbow Whale's back, once the Dou Qi burst forth, it would quickly break through the Rainbow Breathing Membrane, causing trouble both for Liszt and the Rainbow Whale—it seemed that after using the Rainbow Breathing Membrane for too long, the Rainbow Whale was no longer accustomed to holding its breath underwater.

He would primarily be evading in the confrontation with the Giant Algae Greater Elf.

Under Ach's guidance.

They quickly made their way deeper into the Giant Algae Forest, and soon, they arrived at the location of the Giant Algae Cordyceps.

"Brother, it's here."

"I see it," Liszt signaled Rose to stop and quietly observed the huge Cordyceps ahead. The Giant Algae's roots clung to the rocks in a deep pit, as Ach had described, at least two or three meters thick, resembling a colossal pillar.

The Cordyceps stretched straight up for forty meters above its roots, and after the forty-meter mark, it started to curl and wind its way through the shallow seawater, almost forming a forest with a single Cordyceps.

This suddenly reminded Liszt of the legend of the Elf King—according to legend, the Elf King was the ultimate evolution of the Dragon Elf, with immensely large Cordyceps, each Cordyceps forming an entire forest. Even countless Magical Beasts, Elves, and Dragons lived in the forests that sprang from the Cordyceps of the Elf King.

The Giant Algae Greater Elf's Cordyceps before him, though much smaller compared to the legend of the Elf King, with its enormous size and densely extending leaves, truly deserved to be called a Cordyceps that could expand into a large forest. The expanded area was at least as big as a soccer field.

The Giant Algae Minor Elves' Cordyceps, merely as thick as a bucket, were already impressively huge.

It was unimaginable that the Giant Algae Greater Elf's Cordyceps could grow to such an exaggerated extent.

"Brother, the Greater Elf is over there," Ach quickly found the Giant Algae Greater Elf and pointed it out to Liszt.

Liszt followed the direction she pointed, only to see a baby-sized elf holding onto a leaf of its own Cordyceps, swinging in the water like a swing.

Using the Eye of Magic, they could see the intensely concentrated magic radiance within its body.

The jade powder was amply prepared.

They could boldly and confidently lure the Greater Elf.

Liszt traded whispers with Ach for a moment, agreeing that the main plan would be to tempt with jade powder for half an hour. If they couldn't manage it in that time, they would attack from both sides and capture the Giant Algae Greater Elf—Liszt had Dou Qi, he wasn't afraid of the Greater Elf's magic at all.

Plus, his snake skin armor had a strong magic resistance.

He not only wore it himself but also clad Ach in one.

It was Ach's first time wearing clothes, but to Liszt's disappointment, when she donned them, the opaque bands of water that coiled around her body didn't disappear... The leather armor was clearly too big, ill-fitting, and wearing just one piece looked quite odd. Yet within the oddness, there was a hint of a strange allure.

If it were any other time, Liszt might have expressed his admiration.

But at that moment, his attention was more focused on the Giant Algae Greater Elf. They made their preparations, and Liszt piloted the Rainbow Whale close to the Giant Algae Greater Elf.

This successfully caught the Greater Elf's attention. It immediately bristled, and the small-sized giant algae on its head, the length of a palm, stood up instantaneously. It charged at Liszt and threw several beams of light, planting giant algae. The beams traveled fast, unavoidably scattering over both man and whale.

The seeds, made of magic, swiftly burrowed into their bodies.

However, the Rainbow Whale had magical defenses, and Liszt had his armor and Dou Qi to block them. The seeds could only grow on the surface and were wiped off by Liszt before they could even grow an inch.

"Just like described, it's irritable and ferocious," Liszt scattered a handful of jade powder, didn't fight back, and directly steered the Rainbow Whale away from there.

The Giant Algae Greater Elf pursued them for a distance.

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Seeing it couldn't catch up, it swam back and started searching for the jade powder that had settled on the rocks.

Liszt had a half-hour window to hold it off... Yet no matter how he scattered the jade powder or made friendly gestures, he couldn't elicit even a shred of gentleness from the Giant Algae Greater Elf. All he got in return were incomprehensible shouts like "gurgle", "angry", "bladah", and so on.

Most of these noises were dominated by deep growls.

The Greater Elf could speak, but since no one had taught this Giant Algae Greater Elf how to do so, it could only roar and shout meaninglessly.

Time ticked away second by second, and patience was exhausted.

Liszt's expression turned grave as he slightly narrowed his eyes, finally determined to change the plan. He called out to Ach, who was hiding in the distance, "Gentle measures are useless, Ach, let's take action!"

Boom!

Ach instantly turned into white lightning, rushing towards the Giant Algae Greater Elf while releasing a spell—Water Whirlpool, disrupting its movements.

On the other side, the Rainbow Whale also charged towards the Giant Algae Greater Elf, driven by Liszt's guidance.

Without using Combat Skills or drawing a weapon, Liszt simply pulled out a finely meshed fishing net, prepared in advance and stored in the Gemstone Space, and cast it directly over the Giant Algae Greater Elf.

A Water System Grand Mage and a Sky Knight, both exerting full force to capture the alertness-deprived Giant Algae Greater Elf.

Clearly, there was no difficulty at all.

Desire quickly enveloped the Greater Elf, which reacted fiercely, biting the net madly with its razor-sharp teeth, tearing the net apart in just a few bites.

Just as it struggled to break free the instant escape seemed possible, Liszt had already rushed over and grabbed the Greater Elf.

Then, with the speed of lightning, he thrust the tip of his finger into its mouth, felt a sharp pain as he bit down, and the finger began to bleed profusely. Had he not been mentally prepared and quickly withdrawn his finger, the Greater Elf's sharp teeth might have bitten it off.

However.

That pain was soon replaced by a wondrous sense of mental linkage, as if his consciousness had split in two; one part suffering as Liszt, the other experiencing novelty as the Giant Algae Greater Elf.

"Gurgle..."

The Giant Algae Greater Elf also froze, its eyes clouding with confusion, unable to determine its own identity or purpose for a moment.

Wondering why there was another set of strange emotions in its mind.