Chapter 1 Adelaide

The commander of the Myriad Magic Legion, Adelaide, was an eighth-tier Rune Master, proficient in both magic and martial arts, with formidable close combat abilities.

Even alone, he fought the severely injured Black Dragon for quite some time.

The battle site was devastated, with large patches of the forest resembling scenes of meteorite impacts, a scene of utter desolation.

Ultimately, he was defeated, dying under the Black Dragon's claws.

Furthermore, because Suren had blown up the dragon's lair, the Black Dragon had nowhere to return. After killing Adelaide, this enraged dragon continued to search the jungle, slaughtering any isolated mages it could find.

However, as soon as the Black Dragon left, Suren teleported back to the battlefield.

Adelaide's corpse had been corroded by dragon breath, leaving only a small portion remaining.

But the soul was still intact.

Suren decisively summoned the phantom of the Grim Reaper behind him, successfully reaping the soul of another eighth-tier Archmage.

This guy followed the path of a Rune Melee Mage, and his related knowledge gave Suren a lot of inspiration.

As the commander of the Myriad Magic Legion, there were also many treasures in the storage space on his corpse, including the legion's holy artifacts.

Especially the [Rune Anti-Magic Chain] that this guy used, was a rare treasure.

...

Before long, more than a dozen Mechanical Warriors arrived together.

Looking at Suren carefully cleaning up the battlefield, Dora's eyes were filled with surprise and speechlessness. She opened her mouth and said, "If you want to deal with that Black Dragon, Your Excellency, we can help a little."

Mara and the others also knew that they had to rely on Suren if they wanted to leave this cursed space.

Moreover, Dora also knew that Suren wanted to maximize his benefits, so he would definitely kill this Black Dragon.

With his character of plucking feathers from a passing goose, he probably had this idea.

Suren glanced at this clever hostage miss and grinned, "Okay."

Looking at this smile, Dora always remembered the loathsome expression he had when he extorted her family, and she complained in her heart.

But she said, "What do we need to do? If you have a good battle plan, we can fully cooperate with you."

Hearing this, everyone around her, including the general, Sam, looked serious.

They knew very well that even with two level-8 modified Mechanical Warriors, their chances of defeating the Black Dragon were not high.

If they really fought head-on, the result would inevitably be extremely tragic.

At least few of this group might survive.

But even so, no one had any objection.

Unexpectedly, Suren's expression was very calm. He said, "In a moment, please have this General and my partner hold back the dragon, don't let it have time to rest. And stick my rune marks on the Black Dragon's back."

He had a plan, so he spoke slowly.

Now that someone was helping, the chances of success were even greater.

Dora frowned upon hearing this, "Just hold it back?"

Obviously, she immediately guessed that Suren might have some other means, but she didn't ask too much, and said, "If that's all, it's not a problem. And I have a special industrial adhesive that can stick to almost anything, and it should be able to stick to dragon scales."

Suren smiled slightly upon hearing this, "That's even better."

As he spoke, he took out a few small gems engraved with coordinates and handed them to Dora.

Dora handed them to General Sam beside her, "Uncle Sam, I'm counting on you."

Sam nodded steadily.

Turning her face, Dora looked at Suren again.

Seeing the space markers, she had actually guessed what Suren was planning.

After all, they were not strangers, so she said directly, "Are you planning to do it yourself?"

"Yes."

Suren nodded, without elaborating.

He just looked at the distant dragon that was already showing signs of fatigue, and said, "The dragon's self-healing ability is very strong. We must not give it a chance to breathe and recover. Now that its evil aura has dissipated and its combat power has weakened by more than half, let's get ready to move."

"..."

Dora didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, Number 19, who had been silent all along, spread her golden wings and turned into a golden stream of light, flying rapidly into the sky.

Originally, this was the hunting plan that she and Suren had formulated.

Now that there were some outsiders to help, it was also good.

Looking at this Mechanical Angel covered in holy light at close range, the eyes of Mara's people flashed with different colors.

Seeing Number 19 fly away, General Sam was unwilling to fall behind. The magic energy boiler that had been fully charged sprayed out with a "poof", and he rushed towards the Black Dragon.

...

Suren and Dora's group stayed where they were.

The high-ranking officers of Mara all knew Suren's identity. Looking at their own Colonel Dora and this guy who seemed to have a not unfamiliar relationship, everyone didn't speak, and quietly moved away.

Leaving a private space for the two to talk.

Originally, whether it was Suren's identity as the "Grim Reaper" of the Dawn or the prince from the old royal family of Reggaedi, they were both important wanted criminals of the Mara Empire.

But now with the invasion of the planes, all internal disputes seemed meaningless.

The two groups could still temporarily join forces in harmony.

But no one spoke.

The atmosphere was not exactly solemn, just slightly awkward.

In the distance, the battle had already begun.

After all, Number 19's Archangel wings were fragments of god-tier mechanical limbs, and the magic纹 defense was extremely strong. Even if they were directly hit by the Black Dragon's breath, there was almost no damage.

General Sam's mechanical armor was also equipped with a huge shield, which although looked bulky, could also resist the dragon's breath.

The two faced the Black Dragon and had not yet fallen behind.

Suren had been closely watching the battle in the distance, and felt that he should say something, so he casually said, "Your ability is very special."

He didn't expect to get a direct answer.

Unexpectedly, Dora didn't hide anything, and said directly, "I have a dual talent."

"Oh?"

Suren glanced at her, slightly surprised.

Actually, when he saw Dora's limbs metalizing, he had guessed this possibility. He had met someone with a dual talent like himself.

The dual talent of [B-059-Thinker] + [A-043-Metal Eater].

He just didn't expect that she would really say it.

And hearing this dual talent, Suren suddenly thought of something else.

Legend has it that Lucien·Pepis, the founder of the Mechanical Alchemist Guild of the Mara Empire, was a great Mechanical Alchemist with this dual talent.

There were also some rather mysterious legends about it.

As the thoughts flashed through his mind, Dora didn't dwell on her talent, and only said lightly, "Your Dawn is very special. We can cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future."

Hearing this old-fashioned high-ranking general's tone, Suren felt a little unaccustomed to it, but he also said in a business-like tone, "Okay. I need a group of Mechanical Alchemists to build a super large mechanical castle, do you have any good recommendations?"

"That's not a big problem. Mara has no shortage of Mechanical Alchemists."

Dora agreed readily, and said, "What do you want to build? Do you have blueprints?"

She knew that what Suren wanted to build was definitely not an ordinary mechanical castle.

Hearing her agree, Suren also felt that this hostage miss was reliable.

She didn't hold grudges and was righteous enough.

He looked at the battle in the distance, but now was not the time to talk about it in detail, "Let's talk about this later. I'll contact you then."

Dora also had a business-like expression, "Okay."

At this time, Suren suddenly thought of something, and reminded, "Oh, by the way, Miss Dora, remember that you still owe me an alchemy manuscript."

Speaking of the ransom, Dora's mood was not good again.

The corners of her mouth twitched imperceptibly, and she replied coldly, "I asked for you, and that Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript is in the hands of the royal family. But you killed the Thirteenth Princess, and the royal family doesn't welcome you very much. Besides, you are from the Reggaedi family. Even if my grandfather asks for it, there is still no result. And..."

She paused here, with a hesitant expression, and said, "Forget it, anyway, my family and I will try our best to get it for you."

"..."

Suren's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

However, knowing where the thing was, half the battle was won.

Just then, Number 19 suddenly sent a message in the communicator: "Okay!"

Suren's eyes narrowed.

He turned his head and glanced at Dora, grinning, "Waiting for your good news."

Although Dora thought this guy's smile was hateful, she also knew that he was about to make a move, and replied, "Okay."

The Mara people were very curious about what Suren would do.

After all, although this seventh-tier professional was ridiculously strong, that Black Dragon was a creature overlord that even eighth-tier professionals were not sure they could survive against.

In the eyes of a group of people, Suren unfolded his hands and performed a magic trick to change his clothes.

Looking at it again, he was covered in a set of dragon scale armor that was steaming with black energy.

Dragons originally had bloodline-level coercion against low-level creatures, and this armor forged from the scales of a real dragon left behind by that dragon also carried a coercion of its own, causing the Mechanical Warriors of Mara on the side to change their expressions.

Suren, in a fighting state, had sharp eyes and was surrounded by a death domain on his body, like a dragon that had transformed into a human form.

To fight this dragon, the most basic condition was to be able to withstand the Black Dragon's breath.

With this armor, Suren had the confidence to participate in the battle head-on.

Moreover, because the flames of the [Eternal Furnace] had been rekindled, the dwarf king, Iron Helmet Or, had also reforged the armor. Now the defense of this set of dragon scale armor was ridiculously strong.

Dora was also shocked for a moment.

But the figure in front of her had already dissipated.

Looking again, Suren had already appeared in the battle group in the distance.

Only then did she understand that Suren's confidence was here.

...

Just like giant whales were one of the dominant creatures in the ocean's food chain, but they could do nothing about the tiny barnacles that parasitized them.

Although the Black Dragon was strong, it was not without its weaknesses. The back was its blind spot for attacks.

In the battle with the dragon, Number 19 and General Sam had stuck some markers with spatial coordinates on the Black Dragon's back.

With a directional displacement, Suren appeared on the dragon's back.

The Black Dragon also discovered the little bug on its back as soon as possible. It suddenly accelerated and rushed forward, directly throwing the "bug" hundreds of meters away.

Before Suren could stand firm, he fell into the turbulence stirred up by the dragon's wings, with the wind howling in his ears.

But he had expected this.

Only he could complete this mission.

Thrown away for a moment, he teleported again and stuck to the dragon's back again.

The dragon scales were indestructible. To kill this dragon, the Myriad Magic Legion still had to attack the rotten parts of its body.

In other places, even the attacks of Number 19 and General Sam basically didn't leave any traces.

But at this time, Suren had conjured a scarlet dagger in his hand.

This [Sigurd's Dragon Slayer Dagger] was a fallen magical weapon specifically designed to restrain dragons. These days, it had become more and more sharp in his hands.

When Suren teleported to the dragon's back again, he stabbed it down with a knife.

The scarlet dagger's blade shone with a visible sharp cold light, and a subtle sound of armor breaking sounded with a "poof". The dagger was completely submerged, leaving only the hilt outside.

"Stabbed in!"

Suren was overjoyed in his heart, and secretly praised the sharpness of the dragon slaying dagger.

As long as he could break through the defense, he would see the possibility of killing this dragon.

The Black Dragon felt pain, and once again flapped its wings and accelerated sharply, swooping down.

Suren had nowhere to exert his strength and was thrown off again.

But because he held the dagger hilt tightly, this slip caused a huge gash more than a meter long to be cut on the Black Dragon's back with a "tearing" sound. A large area of dark flesh could be clearly seen wriggling under the dragon scales.

Suren was overjoyed again when he saw that the wound was not healing quickly.

Before killing Augustus, he also found a "Dragon Slaying Potion Recipe" in that guy's bank safe. He had been looking for materials everywhere these days, replaced some substitutes, and only then did he refine some magical powders. This kind of powder had a "severely injured state" buff on dragon-like creatures, which could inhibit that super self-healing ability. Coupled with the dragon slaying dagger's own bleeding effect, it was simply miraculous for dealing with dragons.

Now he tried it in actual combat, and the effect was indeed excellent!

Feeling the pain, the Black Dragon realized that the "little bug" on its back was the existence that posed a fatal threat to it.

Watching Suren being thrown off, it turned its head and rushed over, and a mouthful of dragon breath spewed over.

Seeing this, Suren teleported to its back again, and stabbed it again, once again cutting a huge gash.

"Aang~"

A loud dragon roar of extreme anger sounded, and the surrounding rocks and trees instantly turned into powder.

If it weren't for the dragon scale armor, Suren felt that his internal organs would have been shattered.

But even so, he felt a moment of trance.

A "Deterrence" effect also appeared on the panel, and his body and soul were stiff for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a mouthful of dark dragon breath like concentrated acid spewed over. Unable to avoid it, Suren felt that the whole world had fallen into darkness.

As expected, even with such thorough preparations, it was still full of dangers.

Moreover, this was still a resentful dragon. If it was a real dragon, it would be hard to say.

But fortunately, the armor was strong enough, perfectly blocking the dragon breath that could corrode Suren into ashes.

Seeing this, Number 19 and General Sam also rushed up to entangle the Black Dragon again, giving Suren room to breathe.

Suren teleported over again and stabbed it again.

As long as the Black Dragon couldn't get rid of the other spatial coordinates on its back, no matter where it escaped, Suren could always teleport to its back.

Although there would be mistakes sometimes, he would always successfully cut it once or twice.

The three cooperated and repeated this.

The wounds on the Black Dragon's body became more and more numerous.

But no matter how it crashed into mountains or swooped to the ground, it couldn't get rid of the persistent Suren.

From this moment on, the ending of this Black Dragon was doomed.

Although the wounds didn't have a great impact on its huge body, it couldn't heal quickly. After accumulating little by little, it became a fatal injury.

Black blood rained all over the sky.

...

In the distance, Dora and the Mara group had already watched in stunned silence.

They never expected that Suren would really have a "dragon slaying skill".

Watching the various extreme operations, they were shocked and also sighed that this tactic could only be done by him.

Even if the dragon slaying dagger and armor were in the hands of others, no one could complete such a difficult killing.

In this way, the continuous bloodletting tactic lasted for nearly an hour.

The Black Dragon became weaker and weaker.

Gradually, the dragon roar became low, the flying speed became slower and slower, and the dragon breath became weak and powerless...

Finally, a mournful dragon roar resounded through the sky, the dragon wings flapped weakly a few times, and suddenly stopped in mid-air.

The huge black shadow suddenly fell from the sky.

With a "boom", a loud noise.

The forest trembled, the Black Dragon fell to the ground, and instantly turned into a pool of black, stinky liquid.

Suren had sharp eyes and saw a luminous object in that pool of liquid at a glance.

It looked like a fragment, with snake scales carved on it.

"It's really here!"

Suren's eyes lit up.

After identifying it, this fragment was really the missing quarter of the [Ouroboros Fragment]!

He unceremoniously put it away.

At this time, Number 19 and General Sam landed.

Surprisingly, the cursed space did not collapse after killing this Black Dragon?

Only Suren thought of something.

But he didn't intend to explain.

But at this time, a black spatial vortex slowly condensed on the Black Dragon's corpse, and this was the exit.

At this time, Dora and that group of Mechanical Warriors ran over.

Looking at the exit, although everyone's expressions were still serious, their eyes still showed a hint of joy after surviving a disaster.

Dora pondered for a moment and said to Suren, "Your Excellency Suren, the situation outside is unknown, so we will leave first."

This was a cursed space that had long been recorded by the Mara official. She understood in her heart that there must be top treasures in this space.

But after all, they were able to survive because of Suren and the other.

Even if they had helped a little before, it was helping themselves.

There was no reason to divide up any spoils here.

Hearing this, Suren had a better impression of this hostage miss and smiled, "Okay! See you next time."

As expected, the misses from big families were different, with high ideological awareness.

If it were adventurers or something, faced with the temptation of treasures, there would probably be a bloody drama of infighting again.

Hearing this, Dora always felt that the words "see you next time" were not a good thing, and only responded with a faint "hmm", before taking the lead to step into the distorted light door without hesitation.

As soon as she left, General Sam and the others also filed out.

Only Suren and Number 19 were left on the scene.

The great battle was over.

The Myriad Magic Legion was basically wiped out, and the Black Dragon was also killed. It seemed that all the pressure had disappeared.

Looking at the black water on the ground, Number 19 asked, "What are we going to do now?"

There was nothing to be polite about between the two of them, Suren said directly, "You stay here and guard, and you must not let those mages out. I'm going to the dwarf underground city."

Number 19 guessed what he was going to do and nodded.

Suren didn't dare to hesitate and teleported.

The surrounding scenery changed, and he appeared in a dark environment.

...

Although the underground city was destroyed, it was because of the precise blasting. The collapsed part was the main hall where the dragon was located, and the passages were still intact.

Suren came here not only because he was thinking about the treasures here, but also because he wanted to uncover the secrets hidden in this cursed space.

This cursed space had not dissipated, which meant that the Dwarf King's resentment was still there.

This cursed space was very special.

It was the most special one he had ever encountered.

When Suren got that piece of the [Ouroboros Fragment] from the dragon's corpse just now, he clearly felt that this cursed space was being established through this fragment.

This gave him the feeling of getting that piece of plane crystal that formed the mirror library before.

Moreover, after looking at it just now, he had a total of three fragments in his hand, which could be pieced together into the complete god king artifact—[Ouroboros Time-Space Ring].

But because it was broken, it didn't have any special effects, it was still three [fragments].

Suren's current cognition could only identify a "prompt of information beyond cognition". At most, he could see a little bit of the law of time and space.

He wanted to ask if he could get the Dwarf King's resentment to repair it.

Following the previous road, the Dwarf King's soul fluctuation was still deep underground.

He walked down and saw the Dwarf King, Iron Helmet Or, sitting next to the furnace, deep in thought.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he looked back and sighed, "Young man, you are here. I didn't expect you to really kill that dragon..."

Suren saw that the bearded dwarf seemed to be waiting for him, so he asked directly, "Your Excellency Dwarf King, were you waiting for me?"

With his heart knot gone, Iron Helmet Or's face was full of relief, "Yes. I wanted to thank you for killing that dragon that enslaved my dwarf clan. I also wanted to entrust you to bring some things to my clansmen."

He was just a wisp of resentment. Once the dragon died, his obsession was gone, and he should have dissipated.

But he seemed to have remembered more, about his identity as the Dwarf King, so he stayed.

Suren waited silently, while secretly holding the rune black umbrella, hoping to warm up this resentment with the umbrella.

Iron Helmet Or took out a rune iron hammer, a golden book, a scroll, and pointed to the burning furnace in front of him, "I want you to help me hand over the inheritance of our Mountain Dwarf clan to my clansmen."

The hammer was the [Dwarf King's Divine Forging Hammer], the golden book was the [Dwarf Clan's Rune Book], and the furnace was the [Eternal Forge]...

They were all treasures inherited by the Mountain Dwarves.

Suren was not surprised.

He was just a little familiar with the scroll, because he had one in his hand.

What was displayed after identification was [God's Contract Scroll]!

The scroll was unfolded, and the words on it could be read at a glance.

The content was the alliance contract between the Dawn Empire and the Mountain Dwarf Clan, mutual respect, equality, cooperation...

The person who wrote it was a dwarf name "Wooden Bucket Highland".

And the other one was "Andreas·Libavius", one of the five elders of the Twilight Cross Society. After this name, there was also a symbol "⍥" casually written on it!

What was even more special was that the pattern on the scroll was a complete Ouroboros, and the details were exactly the same as the [Ouroboros Time-Space Ring]!

Seeing the words on the scroll, Suren's pupils shrank suddenly: This was the god's covenant signed by the Dawn Five Elders and a god-level Dwarf King of the Mountain Dwarf Clan?!

Iron Helmet Or watched Suren's gaze fall on the covenant, and caressed it, "Our Mountain Dwarf Clan has never forgotten the legacy of our ancestors, and we have followed the covenant for generations. Our belief in the covenant is as indestructible as an anvil. We also hope to live in peace with you humans. After all, alchemy and the dwarf clan have a great origin. But..."

He didn't say anything, but turned around and said, "I want to say, hand it over to my clansmen. Tell them that if humans are willing to follow the content of the covenant again one day, our Mountain Dwarf Clan will still keep its promise and become a steel ally of the alchemy civilization."

Suren's expression changed slightly when he heard these words.

The alchemy civilization had been cut off countless times, and humans were probably the only ones who remembered this covenant.

Moreover, in the eyes of today's Mara adventurers, the Mountain Dwarves were just a group of wealthy "miners" who were all objects of plunder.

Understanding the covenant, Suren realized that the two races had such a past in the Dawn Era.

But there was no time to think about reality. A thought flashed through his mind, and he agreed, "Okay!"

Iron Helmet Or looked at Suren and smiled slightly, suddenly admiring, "Young man, you are very good. If you hand over these inherited items to my clansmen, you will gain the friendship of our Mountain Dwarf Clan."

Watching the Dwarf King explain his last wish, the reason in his eyes seemed to be getting fainter and fainter.

Suren quickly took out a few fragments and asked, "Your Excellency Dwarf King, I have one more thing to ask. I want to ask, can you help me repair this treasure?"

Iron Helmet Or's consciousness was about to dissipate, but when he saw this artifact fragment, he immediately had a flash of brilliance, and blurted out, "[Ouroboros Time-Space Ring]? Good heavens, you actually collected all its fragments!"

At this moment, this Dwarf King seemed to have remembered something, but after all, he was just a thought, and when he thought about it carefully, he revealed a trace of confusion, "This is the artifact that my dwarf clan's ancestor forged for Lord Andreas... It's a pity, this is a treasure containing the 'Law of Time and Space'. To repair it, you need time-space materials from the origin of the universe."

"Can you see if these materials are okay?"

Suren had expected this and directly took out [Time Sand] and [Plane Fragment].

These were the two most precious time-space related treasures in his hand.

Iron Helmet Or looked at the materials and exclaimed, "Oh, I didn't expect you to have such precious god-level materials."

However, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Although these two materials are rare, unfortunately, the quality of the materials is still too different compared to this god king artifact. Moreover, I am very sorry that my forging skills are not enough to repair such a high-level artifact."

Suren's eyes couldn't hide the regret when he heard this.

Was this fragment coveted by the gods going to gather dust again?

But as soon as this thought came up, Iron Helmet Or's words suddenly brought back hope, "However, with these materials, I can try to stick the fragments together. Maybe I can restore a trace of the divine effect of this artifact... But I can't guarantee it."

Saying this, he asked, "Are you willing to try with such precious materials?"

Hearing this, Suren immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for him. He responded almost without any hesitation, "Yes! Then I'll trouble you!"

Those two materials were very precious, and they did have life-saving effects for him now.

But in the eyes of an alchemist, the most important thing was "equivalent exchange".

If repairing this fragment required such good materials, then if it succeeded, the corresponding result would definitely not be bad!

What's more, the main body of these fragments was the [Ouroboros Time-Space Ring], which was a god king artifact of an unknown level! (At least stronger than the known 'lower god'.)

A grain of dust shaken from the shoulders of the gods was a towering mountain in the eyes of ordinary people.

But if it was really repaired successfully, allowing this god king artifact to restore a trace of its effect, it would definitely be a cannon-for-a-bird upgrade for those below the god level!

It was definitely worth it to give it a shot.

Moreover, this Dwarf King's resentment had the level of a "Divine Craftsman", and perhaps he was the only existence in the alchemy plane that could repair this fragment.

Opportunity knocks but once!

Iron Helmet Or listened to Suren's choice and said lightly, "Oh, okay. Since you have decided, I will try to help you."

Saying this, he picked up the iron hammer again and put the three fragments and materials into the burning furnace. The Time Sand and Space Crystal Nucleus were also gradually melted into a law fluid by the divine fire.

Suren watched quietly from the side.

At this moment, his heart was surging with unprecedented anticipation.