Shadow of the Beautiful World

When Merlin first dabbled in magic, the first introductory book he came into contact with was Where are the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

This is an illustration book introducing hidden magical creatures around the world, including 90% of the currently known magical creatures, as well as some guesses about legendary creatures.

In that book, His Excellency Newt, a polymath of magical creatures, spent a lot of space introducing in detail the several species of dragons that currently exist in the world.

According to Lord Newt, the number of fire dragons in the world should be around 3,000-5,000. This legendary creature is not as rare and rare as people think.

In the Welsh region of England, in the deep mountains, there is the lair of the Welsh green dragon. In those remote villages, there are still rumors of giant dragons appearing and appearing.

In the islands of England, there are more aggressive black dragons of the Heshidia Islands. Those black dragons that live in the sea are very dangerous, and they will even attack human ships when they are hungry.

There is also the oriental giant dragon that exists widely in the Far East, and the wizards call it the Fire Lion. It is said that this giant snake-like dragon is quite docile, and they have a common ancestor in the Kunlun Mountains in the ancient oriental country.

There is also the Opaleye in New Zealand, the most beautiful and docile dragon in the world.

However, what Merlin is chasing now is not that kind of beautiful and cute docile species, what he is chasing is the most difficult one among the most dangerous fire dragons in the world.

It's a Hungarian Horntail.

Beyond the black smoke of Merlin's incarnation, the senior Auror crow flew quickly on his magic broom, as if he was planning to help Merlin subdue the hungry fire-breathing dragon in front of him.

He used a spiritual link to introduce Merlin to the hideous monster in front of them.

The temperature of the flames it sprays can reach 1000 degrees, and the range is about 50 feet. The power of the Horntail is also very powerful. It can easily pull up any large creatures on the ground. It has excellent eyesight, and it is said that it can see hundreds of meters away. Ants on the outside ground, in short, it is very dangerous, try to contain it with long-range attack!

Stop praising our enemies!

The smoky Merlin locked on the soaring black flying dragon in front of him. Under the sunlight, the bronze horns on the head of this manic fire dragon gave off an icy halo. Its huge shadow casts on the ground like a bomber flying across the land.

On the ground, people stared dumbfounded at the fire dragon flying in the sky. With the deep roar of the hornet, the place it flew was almost in chaos.

This is still in the case that the Horntail is not spraying fire towards the ground.

Merlin looked at the senior Auror beside him, and he shouted:

Is there any good way to deal with it?

have!

The crow blessed himself with an eagle eye spell. He carefully observed the hornet in front of him. After a while, he said to Merlin:

The good news is that this Horntail is only 20 meters long, and it looks like it's just grown up, which means it can't maintain a fire-breathing state for a long time, and the scales on its body are not as strong as those of an old dragon, so it can be killed Magic or bullet shattering. But only if we lead it out of the way enough.

The senior Auror looked down at the bustling New York city below, and he said worriedly:

Once the hornets start shooting fire at the ground it's a disaster.

The fire dragon's breath is a kind of magic flame, which has a higher temperature than ordinary flames, and it is easier to ignite the fire dragon's prey. Most importantly, this kind of flame is extremely lethal to ordinary life.

It's almost like dying if you touch it.

I'm here to attract its attention, you are ready to restrain it!

Merlin yelled at the crow, and the billowing black smoke accelerated again, enveloping the roaring hornet in front of him in a gesture that filled the sky.

Behind him, the crow on the broom quickly turned around, preparing to approach the flying fire dragon from the other side. The senior Auror held his wand, and his palms were also sweaty.

There are no fire dragons in North America, and this is the first time he has seen a real fire dragon.

Little baby, come with me.

Merlin said in a low voice. In the howling wind, black smoke gathered and dispersed from behind like billowing smoke, covering the flying Horntail. He poured magic power into the smoke, preparing for a magic explosion to kill the Horntail. attention attracted.

But the fire dragon, as the top predator among the magical creatures, has very keen senses. When it realized the rising magic power of the black smoke rolling around, the huge yellow pupils of the hornet shrank, and it let out a loud cry Roaring, flapping its huge wings, it rushed to a higher altitude.

After quickly getting rid of the shroud of smoke, the Horntail was suspended in the air. Its head covered with bronze bony spurs lifted up, and it spewed out scorching dragon breath towards the black smoke flying below.

It was like a scorching fire pillar falling from the sky, and also like a conical flame fountain, but in an instant, the black smoke of Merlin was enveloped by the scorching dragon's breath.

hot!

Hot!

At this moment, Merlin seemed to be flying close to the magma, his vision was filled with hot and bright flames, and the light covered everything around him.

He gritted his teeth, gathered the black mist that his body had turned into, and then quickly rushed out of the range covered by the flames.

If it hadn't been for absorbing Morris' power fragments and possessing the ability to control fire, this dragon's breath would have seriously injured him.

The moment Merlin rushed out of the dragon's breath, the crow that had finally locked onto the Horntail finally waved its magic wand. With the green fluorescent light shining on the black magic wand, a Cruciatus Curse was thrown at the Horntail.

Aw!

The giant dragon who had just grown up was cursed, and immediately felt the sharp pain rolling and reverberating in his body. This made it stagger, and fell down more than ten meters before it managed to stabilize its body.

The crow's wand kept waving, and the magic power of the Cruciatus Curse continued to fill, causing the pain in the Horntail's body to continuously superimpose. In just a few seconds, the fire dragon turned its head, and its cold and ferocious gaze fell on the crow.

time to go.

This idea came to the crow's mind, and the next moment, he held the magic broom with both hands, and rushed towards the outskirts of New York in a rocket-like gesture.

Behind him, the Horntail, utterly enraged by the pain, was chasing after him, flapping its wings.

A jet of flame pierced through the air like an arrow towards the crow flying in front. This high-level Auror kept rolling and moving in the air as if he was driving a racing car, trying not to be sprayed by the dragon's breath.

He was not Merlin, his resistance to flames was only slightly higher than that of ordinary people, once he was sprayed, he would probably end up seriously injured on the spot.

But compared to the speed of the dragon soaring in the air, the flying speed of the broom is really not fast, and the constant dodging of flames also makes the crow unable to increase its speed.

In just a few minutes, the Horntail shortened the distance between the two parties by hundreds of meters to only about 30 meters.

This distance was already dangerous, and the crow could even feel the scorching heat coming from behind, his hair was almost scorched.

Fortunately, the crow is not fighting alone.

Aw!

The Horntail was already very impatient with this chase, it raised its head, took a deep breath, and its abdomen covered with black scales showed an obvious bulge. In the next second, a pillar of fire that was more terrifying than the dragon's breath before shot out towards the front.

It was like a curtain formed by tumbling flames, covering everything in front of you.

Damn it!

The crow glanced back. In his field of vision, the flames ejected from behind sealed every space he could dodge.

This senior Auror can only do his best to prop up the magic shield.

He was like an ant under the tide of flames, being overwhelmed by the scorching dragon's breath in the next moment.

But at the same moment, Black Smoke, who had been closely following the Horntail, finally found a chance.

It rushed to the Horntail like an arrow, and the dark mist instantly expanded, covering the Horntail's wings, body, and neck, and the already full magic power exploded under Merlin's control.

It was like a bomb hanging on the Horntail's neck, which was finally detonated at this moment.

boom

There was a low and loud noise, like a muffled thunder in the sky.

The sparks filled in the black smoke close to the hornet's body quickly gathered into a scorching fire cloud, and then in the explosion of magic power and flames, all the huge power poured on this terrifying creature.

tear up

It was like the piercing sound of steel being torn apart. On the back, abdomen, and neck of the hornet, there were more than a dozen hideous wounds like slicing with knives and axes. Mixed with torn scales and flesh, it fell to the ground like rain.

On the hornet's neck, even the thick keel can be seen in the deepest wound.

Aww!

Fire Dragon was injured.

Its destructive breath was forcibly terminated in this way.

Its body was almost unable to maintain the posture of soaring in the air, and its wings flapped wildly, but the severe pain in the body and the torn tendons made it temporarily lose the ability to fly. Amidst the blood, the fire dragon wailed Falling to the ground.

Its yellow pupils were full of rage and anger, like a wounded beast.

The battle is not over yet. The good news is that under Merlin's precise attack like a sailor's knife, the fire dragon lost the ability to fly, and the place where it fell was an empty stadium.

The bad news is that Merlin and his friends are about to face a dragon driven mad by pain.

swish

Floating black smoke quickly rushed down from the sky, before the almost unconscious crow burned by the dragon's breath fell to the ground, catching him at a height of more than ten meters.

The Auror looked miserable.

His beautiful windbreaker and elegant suit have been burned, and his whole body is covered with scorching marks from the flames, more than half of his well-combed hair has been burned off, and his face is covered with black ash and wounds , even more than half of the wand was burned.

But he is still alive.

It can be considered that Merlin's support came in time, if he stayed in the dragon's breath for another 2 seconds, his whole body would be roasted.

I'm sorry, brother.

Merlin put the crow on the top floor of a building, took out the potion for treating burns from his pocket, and gave it to him. Then he burst into the air again, heading for the stadium where the Horntail had fallen.

Seen from a distance in the air, the stadium had already started to burn, and the black smoke rising from the building was extremely conspicuous in the air.

This shows that the Horntail has begun to destroy everything around it indiscriminately.

Fry! I need fire support!

Merlin was suspended in mid-air, looking at the injured fire dragon raging in the ruins of the stadium below, he shouted through the communicator:

Bombardment or aerial bombing will do.

Those escaped dark wizards took many hostages to confront us in Hell's Kitchen, and I'm dealing with the trouble here.

Fury replied in a low voice:

But Natasha and Barton passed by with new weapons, you hold on for a few more minutes!

New weapons?

Merlin replied:

Are you sure that thing can penetrate the scales of the fire dragon?

It's a replica of some energy weapons we got from the Kree, and it's very lethal.

Fury explained:

As long as the dragon's skin isn't as thick as the starship, that thing can be taken care of! Damn, those reporters reported the news of the fire dragon's appearance, and now the president knows about it, and he has called me three times Already! Anyway, get it over with as soon as possible, okay?

I try my best.

Merlin hung up the communication, he pulled out his wand in the air, and fell towards the stadium below.

When the Horntail fell, it smashed the stands of this large stadium. It was lying on the ruins of the bricks and stones, like a mad demon, spewing hot flames in all directions, making this place a mess. It's like hell on earth.

When Merlin landed on the ground, the entire stadium was already on fire.

boom

The hornet's huge tail covered with bronze bone spurs like a warhammer smashed fiercely on the ruins of the stand, and the terrifying force smashed the bricks and stones into flying directions.

It tilted its head, and the wound on its neck was still bleeding, but its somewhat bloodshot eyes were fixed on Merlin who had fallen into the stadium.

The Horntail recognized the fellow.

It was he who made it hurt.

Aw!

The vengeful beast raised its head and roared at Merlin. In its mouth full of sharp teeth, clusters of sparks were dancing.

reduto!

Lola, the dark red wand, waved forward, bringing out a howl in the air.

Merlin threw the Shattering Curse, and the magical spell hit the Fire Dragon's head like a fist, knocking off one of its scales, and at the moment the Horntail spewed fire, it knocked its head to the left, then The spurted flames also rubbed against Merlin's body and landed on the grass behind.

Merlin raised his head and took off his glasses. He looked at the fire dragon in front of him. He moved his body and held his wand, just like a real battle mage.

He looked at the raised head of the fire dragon and the tumbling flames behind it, as if he was facing a giant Balrog beast that came out of hell.

Come on baby.

Merlin narrowed his eyes and said softly:

The Monsters Here

You're not the only one.