177: The Dragon Squad Disappearance

As the Dragon Squad arrived in the human kingdom, the escalating “merit-earning” incidents were finally curbed.

The dragons naturally wouldn't allow these transcendents to destroy the foundation of the world for their own selfish gain.

Some transcendents, whose minds were clouded by merit, even tried to invite the dragons to share in this immense wealth, but they were directly wiped out by a single dragon's breath.

After killing those transcendents who were leading the merit-earning, no one dared to scheme in front of the dragons again.

When the dragons learned that this phenomenon was occurring worldwide, they knew that their single squad couldn't handle the situation alone, so they reported the news to Dragon Island, requesting reinforcements from Dragon Island.

Upon receiving the news, Dragon Island quickly dispatched its young and strong members, forming dozens of squads to go to various parts of the world to deal with the anomalies.

Meanwhile, the Green Dragon, the incarnation of the demonic dragon, had not yet been conscripted and was still idly molding in its lair.

But it was not in a hurry; once these dragons left the island, it would be difficult for them to return.

It returned to the abyss and reported this news to Ye Chen, notifying him to prepare to close the net.

The Dragon Squads were unaware of any of this; they went to various parts of the world, defeating and sealing one “source” of pollution after another.

When they successfully killed the anomalies, they also received rewards from the World Will; these “merits” significantly boosted the Dragon Squad's strength.

But had those anomalies truly died?

Some anomalies also had very special abilities, making them difficult for even these powerful dragons to contend with.

They could only send out signals, asking other available squads to come for support.

However, as various anomalies were being dealt with by the Dragon Squad, some squads were attacked by an unknown force.

This unknown force acted very quickly; while the Dragon Squad was dealing with the anomaly, it suddenly opened a teleportation gate to reach the dragons, catching the Dragon Squad off guard.

The enemy's strength was also formidable, consisting entirely of Seventh-rank experts, with the three leading demonic dragons being the cream of the crop among Seventh-rankers.

Facing enemies whose strength completely overwhelmed them, the Dragon Squads fell one by one, becoming loyal followers of the abyss.

The strongest Dragon Squad quickly noticed something was wrong.

Over the past few days, several teams had not sent any messages.

“Reporting, Commander! The signal from the southeast direction has not received a response.”

A white dragon shook the frost from its wings, its voice filled with unease.

The Black Dragon Commander's heart sank upon hearing this.

Could it be that they were entangled by an anomaly? Or...

Thinking of this, the Black Dragon dared not delay and led its team towards the southeast direction to search.

The squad in the southeast direction had sent an “all clear” signal two days ago, but now there was no news of them.

It led the team to the location where the signal was sent to check the situation.

Upon arrival, they found extensive signs of battle, shattered dragon scales scattered everywhere, and the scorched earth bore traces of magical bombardment.

These traces did not look like they were from fighting an anomaly; instead, they resembled the destruction caused by a battle between two factions.

Flames, lightning, hurricanes, holy light...

Some magical attributes were not possessed by the members of this squad.

And the pervasive smell of dragon blood and sulfur in the air further confirmed this point.

This immediately put the Black Dragon on high alert, and it quickly sent out an emergency assembly signal.

Upon receiving the signal, the surviving squads wandering in other parts of the world decisively abandoned their mission objectives and rushed towards the Black Dragon's location.

The next day, all Dragon Squads that could return had returned; the remaining ones were likely never to return.

The Black Dragon's face was grim as it looked at the less than half of the Dragon Squads remaining, its inner rage enough to ignite the entire world.

It hadn't expected such a significant turn of events in a simple mission; if these dragons couldn't be found this time, it would be considered the greatest loss for the dragon race in nearly a thousand years.

It no longer focused on the task of clearing anomalies, deciding to prioritize finding its dragon kin.

After a moment of thought, it decided to set a trap.

Since these Dragon Squads all disappeared while clearing anomalies, they would start there and set a trap to capture this unknown enemy.

Soon, an ordinary Dragon Squad flew towards a location where an anomaly was present.

The other dragons, protected by an invisibility spell, followed far behind the squad.

When the Dragon Squad arrived at the anomaly's location, they saw transcendents herding villagers towards the anomaly's position.

This despicable act immediately prompted the dragons to intervene; although they didn't care about the lives of these ordinary people, they detested such scum who abandoned their own kind even more.

After thoroughly burning the leading transcendent into “scum” and driving away all other transcendents, the squad prepared to deal with the anomaly.

This anomaly resembled a giant “blobfish” made of flesh and blood, its body covered in a greasy, viscous, gelatinous substance, riddled with dense, coarse “pores” constantly oozing fresh blood.

And when the dragons' attacks landed on the anomaly, it emitted a sound like a baby's cry.

The sharp sound made the dragons' hearts feel a little uneasy, giving them an urge to flee in disarray.

Forcing down the tremor in their hearts, the dragons intensified their attacks, wanting to quickly take down this anomaly.

As the anomaly shrieked, the flesh and blood on its body began to quickly twist and writhe, and when an attack landed on it, it was transferred by a mysterious force to the attacker's body.

The dragons were all harmed by their own attacks, even the most powerful Black Dragon was no exception.

Moreover, this damage was not immune to their own resistance but was fully endured.

The dragons were helpless against this unknown reflective damage, but fortunately, they carried specially made anti-magic cages.

They placed the cage in front of the anomaly, waiting for the anomaly to enter on its own, then they would take it back to Dragon Island.

Meanwhile, in another dimension, a pair of eyes had been watching this battle.

This was a Little Devil that followed the anomaly, specifically used to observe intelligence on the dragons.

Seeing the dragons appear, the Little Devil immediately sent a message back to the abyss, informing the abyss of the dragons' numbers and strength.

Subsequently, a teleportation gate suddenly appeared in the void not far from the dragons, and then the demonic dragons emerged from it with a group of Seventh-rank experts.

As soon as they appeared, they launched an attack on the Dragon Squad that was packaging the anomaly.

Although the dragons were dealing with the anomaly, they had kept a part of their minds on the outside, waiting for the attackers to arrive.

Seeing the fish take the bait, they quickly activated the prepared defensive magic to protect themselves.

At the same time, the Black Dragon, hidden in the shadows, led dozens of dragons to suddenly appear behind the demonic dragons and launched an attack.

The demonic dragons also did not expect the dragons to be waiting for them here and were caught off guard.

End Land instantly unfolded, enveloping all abyssal kin.

And the Fire Kirin also activated the Auspicious Kirin Barrier, adding a luck effect to friendly forces while weakening enemy forces.

Then, the two sides fought fiercely in this unknown place.