Above The Sky
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303: Chapter 286: Crystalline Dragon Egg (3/3) 303: Chapter 286: Crystalline Dragon Egg (3/3) “Tenglan Giant Eel?!”

Ian couldn’t help but widen his eyes, and even Master Gossay and Yisen Gard were extremely familiar with this behemoth that had been chasing them, recognizing it immediately.

The Tenglan Giant Eel had not died, its body was still twitching, but it indeed had lost the ability to resist and was being slowly dragged out of the river channel by a group of Parasitic Beasts of various shapes.

The body of the Gargantuan Eel was so vast it even blocked the riverbed; if not for the strength of some powerful species among the Parasitic Beasts, they probably wouldn’t have been able to move it at all.

As the unconscious Gargantuan Eel was gradually pushed down into the ravine, the Brain-Eating Matriarch, which had been quietly lurking in its nest and drawing on the electric current, also began to react.

Humming—The nest vibrated, and the Matriarch finally revealed its true form.

The Brain-Devouring Matriarch’s appearance was almost that of a giant shellfish, with prismatic crystals as its shell, and its flesh and blood inside was spindle-shaped and streamlined.

It usually didn’t stay within the shell but penetrated deep into the worm nest, continuously drawing energy and the flesh and blood offered by the Parasitic Beasts, then laying eggs nonstop, releasing them into the water cycle of the ruins.

Its shell contained Morien Steel components, which were highly adaptable to Origin Quality and Spirit Energy and extremely tough.

When the Giant Insect wanted to move, it carried its shell slowly like a snail, leaving behind a trail of silver-blue mucus that emitted visible sparks of electricity across the rugged crystal strata.

Of course, having the same Second Energy Level, the size of the Brain-Devouring Matriarch was not large—only about a dozen meters in length.

This is the ordinary state for a Second-Level Magical Beast; those like the Tenglan Giant Eel and the Totem Lord Marsh Croc-Dragon, which easily reach several dozen meters to hundreds of meters in length, are actually in the minority.

Only when reaching the Fourth Energy Level do Magical Beasts generally grow bigger in size.

And this is also where the name ‘Titan Beast’ comes from.

“Not good, it wants to parasitize the Tenglan Giant Eel!”

As the Brain-Devouring Matriarch approached the Gargantuan Eel, Ian’s heart chilled.

He could instantly see the other party’s intention—this Tenglan Giant Eel was obviously the one that had previously chased after Shasha, interrupting his and Patrick’s battle, and the one that had been enhanced by the Brain-Eating Parasites in constitution and reaction speed.

The Brain-Eating Parasites had already laid the foundation for their matriarch; now, as soon as the Matriarch went over, it could immediately take control of the powerful flesh and blood of the Gargantuan Eel…

And if the Matriarch devoured the essence of this Second Energy Level Peak Gargantuan Eel, whether it could enter the Third Energy Level was uncertain, but reaching the Peak of the Second Energy Level was definite!

Yisen Gard and Master Gossay also realized this, and the three of them clearly wanted to interrupt the Matriarch’s action.

Ian had already removed the Alchemical Cannon he had been carrying on his back, while Master Gossay began concocting a special blasting powder using some of the Origin Quality that he had recovered, also preparing to calibrate the cannonballs; meanwhile, Yisen Gard also took out the Elite Alchemy Cannonballs he was carrying.

These were originally intended to destroy the Worm Nest, but now was also the right time.

Master Gossay’s cannonballs, specially designed to kill a Second Energy Level Peak being, were definitely powerful enough.

And since they were launching a stealth attack, the hit rate naturally goes without saying.

In theory, one shot from the cannon should be able to severely injure the Matriarch.

“Wait!”

But just as Ian was about to adjust and set up the cannon, Master Gossay suddenly spoke up, somewhat vexedly, “This Matriarch is so cautious, it’s been maintaining an electromagnetic field all along, our cannonballs might not make it through!”

Ian looked up and was immediately shocked.

The Matriarch was more than cautious, she was a master at clinging to dear life!

It moved at a snail’s pace if necessary, constantly deploying its robust crystalline shell, which already made it quite difficult to deal with.

Who would have thought it would create a light blue arc barrier that could be seen with the naked eye around its body, resonating with the crystal clusters surrounding the crystalline nest, by walking and generating one dazzling stream of magnetic light after another, thoroughly shielding itself.

Alchemic Cannonballs could break through the Wind Attribute Origin Quality and had some specificity against lightning, but they would definitely be weakened by this electromagnetic barrier, and even deflected.

As such, it was uncertain whether they would hit the Matriarch.

The opportunity for a stealth attack only comes once; once the cannon was fired, they would have to face the formidable Brain-Devouring Matriarch and the many Parasitic Beasts head-on.

Even with Ian using Foresight View, he couldn’t find an opportunity in a short time—the Matron had no weaknesses, if one had to be mentioned, it might be the flesh that showed when it wriggled, but the timing of such moments was extremely hard to find, and even a hit was unlikely to be fatal.

“Not surprising, considering the Matron is a blend of the wisdom of The Great Elder and the other five Elders…

Although only fragments remain, the level of caution is something ordinary beasts and insects would never possess.”

Ian even suspected that the Matron had inscribed the fear of death and the desire for immortality into the very bottom layer of the Spirit Energy Network, otherwise, he couldn’t explain the other’s inexplicably high level of caution.

“We can only wait for it to parasitize, to see if there are any flaws.”

Ian waited patiently for the opportunity, as they currently had no other options besides waiting.

However, while waiting, he noticed that near the river channel where the Gargantuan Eel was transported, several Parasitic Beasts were carrying some strange things over.

“Ian, lend me the telescope for a second.”

Hearing Ian’s request, Yisen readily handed it over, and the young man adjusted the focus before observing the details of the river in the distance.

The result made him astonished once again.

“Egg?”

He muttered to himself in confusion, then his tone suddenly rose, “Dragon Egg!”

[Crystalline Dragon Egg (Relic Breed)]

[First Energy Level·Egg·Ordinary·Edible]

[The egg of a Crystal Dragon.

Crystal Dragons are a type of dragon highly influenced by their environment and will absorb the Origin Quality of their surroundings during the egg stage to decide their future developmental direction.

Crystalline Dragon Eggs are extremely hard and can even change colors to camouflage themselves like squid.]

[However, many predators covet dragon eggs, as the adaptability of Crystal Dragons to various environments is a desired ability by all living creatures.]

[It is recommended to be consumed before the egg develops into an embryo to effectively increase the adaptability to Origin Quality of all attributes.]

[Contained Primordial Essence: 150.9125 standard units]

[…]

This fully confirmed it.

“These Parasitic Beasts have stolen the Crystal Dragon Eggs!”

Now, Ian understood why the Deep Sea Crystal Dragon near the Ice Abyss had emitted such furious Dragon’s Chant earlier…

Nonsense, having one’s own eggs stolen was surely the greatest shame and the fiercest cause of fury for every dragon in the world.

What came next…

“Both of you, wait a moment!”

Holding the telescope in one hand, Ian raised the other to signal Master Gossay and Yisen Gard to stop loading the cannon, “I think, our opportunity is about to arrive!”

Ian handed over the telescope.

Then, both Master Gossay and Yisen Gard saw the details in the distance through the telescope, and the elder, realizing this, also chuckled, “Indeed, let’s wait.”