Chapter 499

Chapter 499: The Lost Dragon Tablet

Alexis was a psychic user whose greatest trump card lay in mind-related abilities, yet Midi felt no fear. Having mastered both mind-related abilities and psychic energy defense, Midi stood at the peak of his craft while advancing toward becoming the Ruler of Psychic Energy.

In short, Midi held at least a sixty percent chance of victory against Alexis alone. As for Thor, their previous clashes had ended in stalemates. Though Thor might possess deeper reserves of power, the Heavenly Dragon Strike granted Midi superior mobility. Against either opponent individually, Midi could hold his ground.

But now?

The two had actually joined forces!

Midi had no time to wonder how this alliance formed. One truth became clear: if Alexis and Thor worked together, they could subdue him within mere moments. Even with his True Dragon Heritage, Midi wasn’t foolish enough to believe he could defeat two such experts simultaneously – each harboring multiple trump cards.

Mind-related attacks proved nearly useless against Thor’s Demon Dragon bloodline and less effective against fellow psychic user Alexis. In direct combat, Thor alone could suppress Midi, and with Alexis assisting, escape would become impossible.

Midi’s sole remaining advantage was speed. Both opponents lacked flying skills for rapid long-distance movement – their only weak point. If combat didn’t devolve into close-quarters struggle, Midi still stood a fair chance in a pure speed contest.

Spotting the duo, Midi immediately planned to teleport at maximum speed, seize the Black Dragon monument, and flee. Yet caution made him first scan the surroundings with psychic energy, particularly probing beneath the Crimson Crystal ground supporting the monument.

The scan detected nothing unusual – in fact, it succeeded too easily. This very smoothness made Midi pause. He knew his psychic energy’s limits: while spatial scans were manageable, underground perspective scanning should’ve been laborious. The effortless success itself signaled danger.

Something lurked beneath the monument.

Abandoning his grab-and-run plan, Midi suppressed his aura and found a concealed vantage point. Meanwhile, Alexis and Thor reached the monument’s vicinity.

True to expectations, Alexis led with a wide-ranging psychic scan that brushed over Midi’s position. Fortunately, Midi’s formidable psychic resistance kept him hidden. Unlike Midi’s cautious approach, Alexis completed his scan without deeper suspicion and charged toward the monument. Thor activated his teleportation skill, appearing beside the relic to claim it.

At that instant, colossal magic energy erupted from the Black Dragon monument, engulfing a hundred-meter radius. Gravity and magical pressure spiked violently, trapping the pair like deep-sea divers crushed under ten thousand tons of weights – utterly immobilized!

"Field power!" Midi muttered grimly from his hiding place, face tightening.

Using one’s magic to influence the surrounding environment to create advantageous battle conditions was called Field power.

This power only began manifesting after reaching level 71—even a level-70 demon viscount couldn’t wield it!

To think the guardian of this Black Dragon monument would be such an expert.

The ground trembled violently as a colossal beast erupted from the shattered Crimson Crystal with a thunderous roar.

A sub-dragon emerged, sporting two enormous curved horns and a streamlined armored body. Its wings stretched wide enough to blot out the sky, while its tail swung like a massive hammer.

“A Two-Horned Dragon?” Midi murmured in surprise.

The Two-Horned Dragon, fiercest among sub-dragons, could fly and burrow underground where it typically hibernated. Its armor absorbed all forms of detection—even psychic energy—explaining why the psychic scanning had missed it.

This level 71 Two-Horned Dragon with Field power might well be the apex predator of Crystal Dragon Fortress.

As Midi’s words faded, Eighth Apostle Rot’s voice interjected: “It was a Two-Horned Dragon—but now it’s dead. More accurately, a Corpse Dragon.”

Corpse Dragons belonged to the Undead Creatures category.

Midi had encountered them before. The Necromancer Wiseman of the Hand of Nightmare had created such beings from wyverns in the Sea of Clouds.

These Undead creatures resisted mind-related abilities completely. Even normally fatal draconic wounds meant nothing unless their Undead core was destroyed. Severed heads wouldn’t stop their onslaught.

A Two-Horned Dragon was fearsome.

A level 71 Two-Horned Dragon with Field power? Worse.

But the true nightmare was a Corpse Two-Horned Dragon—unafraid of death itself.

Even combined, Midi, Alexis, and Thor stood no chance against it.

Yet Midi lingered.

The Black Dragon monument lay within reach. As an adventurer, he’d seize any opportunity to claim it.

The Corpse Two-Horned Dragon had one critical weak point: low Intelligence.

Uncontrolled Undead creatures possessed Golem-like intellect—lesser, even. Death erased the Two-Horned Dragon’s former cunning.

With the monster distracted by Thor and Alexis, Midi waited for it to move away before making his move.

At the underground space’s center, both fighters paled under the gravity field’s crushing pressure.

But as elite warriors, they kept calm. Thor activated his equipment first—white light engulfed him, electricity crackling across his form as he tore free from the field.

Alexis followed, blue psychic energy flaring around him as he broke loose.

Lesser men would’ve scattered in panic.

Had they fled separately, Midi would’ve happily let the Corpse Two-Horned Dragon pick them off. Divided flight didn’t preserve life—it revealed shattered battle intent.

But these two were truly elites among elites, real experts.

After escaping their predicament, they didn’t run away separately. Instead, they immediately regrouped without hesitation, clearly planning to give their all through sincere cooperation for a slim chance of survival.

Not only that, they might still try to find flaws in their situation and return for the Black Dragon monument later.

Even as their opponent, Midi had to respect this decision. Perhaps only someone at Thor’s level would dare make such a choice facing level 71 Corpse Two-Horned Dragon.

As the two fled, the enraged Corpse Two-Horned Dragon gave chase. This became Midi’s perfect opportunity to act.

When sufficient distance had been created, Midi moved.

He took one step and instantly teleported near the Black Dragon monument.

He said "near" because the Corpse Two-Horned Dragon’s gravity field still remained, blocking Midi’s teleportation.

Midi could only reach the gravity field’s edge, unable to enter directly.

Without hesitation, Midi stepped into the gravity field.

Immediately he felt like Great Mountains were crushing his shoulders.

Even his internal organs and Black Iron Dragon Flame slowed down, as if his whole body had rusted.

Only his thoughts remained clear.

Prepared for this pressure, Midi silently pushed forward.

The few dozen meters that normally took less than a second now felt endless.

One step… two steps… three steps…

By halfway point, Midi was drenched in sweat like he’d been through a storm, his Black Iron Dragon Flame draining rapidly.

He finally understood why Thor and Alexis had used their trump cards immediately.

This gravity field was too powerful to face with pure strength.

But Midi was moving inward, not escaping. Using trump cards now would be wasteful.

He kept advancing through sheer power.

Finally Midi reached the gravity field’s center, facing the largest Black Dragon monument fragment.

The three-meter-long stone slab resembled a massive boulder.

Success at last!

Midi exhaled deeply and placed his hand on the monument.

Simultaneously, the distant Corpse Two-Horned Dragon chasing Thor and Alexis suddenly turned. Its empty eyes locked onto Midi.

The beast unleashed an earth-shaking roar of pure anger!