Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 246 Subduing the Black Dragon

It turns out they really had no idea about their size. When Agreed arrived, he glanced around and saw a bunch of black dragons burying their bodies in thick mud, waiting for their prey. But that ancient dragon, you're really going too far. Your bone spurs are sticking out and forming a weird little mountain. Do you really think I'm blind?

Argreed covered his face and chuckled bitterly in mid-air. He now seriously doubted whether the Black Dragon Clan's brains were also filled with muscle. "Have some self-awareness, you bastards!" he thought. Most surprisingly, they hadn't starved to death yet. Did that mean there were really fools who would fall into this trap to do charity?!

Argreed immediately used the super-tier spell 'Multiple Inward Bursts', blasting out a large number of black dragons, including the ancient dragon. However, the black dragons' scales and robust bodies gave them extremely high magic resistance and defense, so Argreed's attack did not cause any substantial damage to the Black Dragon Gate; it only made them a little dizzy.

The black ancient dragon glared at Agred and roared, "Bastard, how dare you disturb my slumber and hunt! You deserve to die!"

Argreed couldn't help but complain, "How can sleeping and hunting be related? I'm speechless about you black dragons. No wonder your face looks so hungry. The black dragons are nicknamed 'skull dragons' entirely because of brainless, rule-following guys like you!"

This statement is somewhat ambiguous, but the Black Dragon race does indeed have another name: 'Skull Dragon'. This is because, due to physiological reasons, as Black Dragons age, the skin around the base of their horns and cheekbones gradually degenerates and tightens, making their faces look like skin and bones. As a result, this appearance gives Black Dragons a ferocious, skeletal impression.

This degeneration intensifies with age, but it doesn't cause any structural damage to the black dragon. When it first hatches, its scales are thin, small, and smooth. Unfortunately, as it ages, the scales become larger and thicker, and their color darkens, which helps them hide in swamps, but I think it's practically useless. Dude, you're at the top of the food chain, can't you have some backbone?! Is being the sixth-ranked dragon really that fun? And you call yourself the strongest dragon species? Ha! (Agreed spits in disdain)

Unable to bear the humiliation, the Black Ancient Dragon charged forward and threw a punch at Agreed. Agreed parried with ease and then delivered an uppercut that sent the Black Ancient Dragon flying, but the move had little effect. The Black Ancient Dragon shook its slightly dizzy head and then raised its head to unleash an acidic breath at Agreed.

Acidic breath is the standard breath of the Black Dragon race. The super acid coming out of their stomachs can corrode most substances and turn them into a puddle of liquid in a very short time. But to be honest, this breath is recognized as the weakest among dragons. After all, it has a short range, is easy to dodge, has a relatively slow effect, and is easily blocked by energy shields, repulsion fields, and other things. Even some wyverns can use this kind of breath. After all, who can't spit out stomach acid for a monster?

As a result, the Black Dragon clan once fell into a state of self-doubt and depression because of their useless breath attack. Fortunately, their bodies are very strong, and their melee combat is terrifying. However, this makes life difficult for their enemies. Basically, no creature dies easily at the hands of Black Dragons. They are all brutally beaten and then die painfully from the burning of strong acid. Therefore, Black Dragons are considered the most cruel dragon species. So, I can only say that such evaluations are somewhat misunderstandings, but not unjust.

The acid breath was naturally ineffective against Agred, and seeing this, the black ancient dragon relentlessly charged at Agred again, attempting melee combat. Agred then unleashed a series of punches that left the black ancient dragon helpless, but the damage from melee combat was minimal for the black dragon. This made Agred marvel at the black dragon's incredible physical strength; any other ancient dragon would have been rendered lifeless by such a barrage of blows.

Seeing that he couldn't break through after a long siege, Agreed grew a bit angry. So, defiantly, he roared, "You think you can hold out? Well, I don't believe it! Today, I'm going to beat you into submission with my bare hands, without any other means!"

With that, Agreed charged forward, his dragon horns slamming into the black dragon's chest with a thud. Then, the horns pierced through the ancient black dragon's chest with unstoppable force. The ancient black dragon, in pain, frantically clawed at the back of Agreed's head, but failed to break through Agreed's defenses. Then, Agreed used his dragon horns in conjunction with his claws to pin the ancient black dragon to the ground. Afterward, Agreed continued to beat the ancient black dragon while casting various support spells on himself. Fists and claws rained down on it like a storm. Even the ancient black dragon could not withstand such a dense attack and collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

So you might ask, what are the other black dragons doing? They're sitting side-by-side with the newly arrived Ladon and the Hydra, watching the show! Like complete bystanders, completely uninvolved!

Half an hour later, Agreed finally stopped his merciless beating, even though the aftershocks of the battle had completely destroyed the swamp and the ancient black dragon in the giant pit had been beaten beyond recognition. In fact, he had already left this world ten minutes earlier, but Agreed, who was in a bloodthirsty frenzy, didn't care about any of that. If he wanted to fight, he would fight to his heart's content.

Argreed then warmed up briefly, feeling refreshed before stopping his rampage. He then lifted the corpse of the ancient black dragon and let out a deafening roar to declare his victory. Afterward, Argreed put the ancient black dragon's body away, and just as he was preparing to deal with the other black dragons, something unexpected happened.

All the black dragons knelt devoutly before Agred, shouting in the dragon language: "My devout king, please accept our respect and loyalty. The black dragon race is willing to submit to you. Great and mighty one, please allow us to follow you."

Agreed was stunned by what he saw. Who would have thought that the Black Dragon Clan would turn against him like this?

Agreed weighed the pros and cons, then shouted, "Very well, I accept your loyalty!"

Argreed, emboldened by his superior skills, readily accepted the remaining black dragons into his ranks. Later, after learning more about them, Argreed realized that the black dragons were very simple and honest dragons. As long as you were strong, they would follow you willingly. Moreover, Argreed looked remarkably like a black dragon and had defeated their strongest member. As a result, all the black dragons admired him and pledged allegiance, even worshipping Argreed as a faith.

As for Tiamat... I'm sorry, but the black dragon is very pragmatic. Over time, their faith in the mother of dragons has long since vanished. They only believe in power, and Agred perfectly fulfills all their fantasies about leaders and strongmen!

Thus, the black dragon clan instantly became his devoted fans, and Agred was overjoyed to have subdued the dragon species with the strongest melee combat ability.