Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 177: The Psychic Detector's Alarm
"Well, great wizard, do you think there is any magic that can make my scales smoother and shinier?" In the sky, Dilonao turned his head and asked the old wizard on his back while flying towards the Death Rainforest.

Although he is an extremely old red dragon, Dironao still respects powerful spellcasters. In fact, many shameless five-colored evil dragons tend to look for an evil wizard who is strong enough to serve him as their master, and after the other party dies, they will seize all the property and spells of the original owner.

After learning that he would be working with a Nine-Ring Mage, the Red Dragon not only did not find it troublesome, but his attitude was exceptionally good.

For example, when they were on the road, Dironao was unusually generous and allowed Sefar and Shana to ride on him. Of course, it is unknown whether there was any intention behind this to covet the wizard's rich inheritance.

The red dragon was polite, and of course Sefar generously answered his questions: "Of course there is."

"The Nine-ring Transmutation Spell [Guianotaz's Dragon Scale Gilding Spell] can meet your needs very well. After this spell is cast, the scales on your body will permanently turn into real gold, and will produce an extremely dazzling holy aura under the sunlight."

"However, this spell has a fatal flaw," looking at Dironao's expectant eyes, Sefar added, "Your dragon scale defense will be greatly reduced."

Sefar learned about this spell by accident. Many years ago, when he was still a sixth-ring wizard, he broke into the lair of an ancient dragon that had long died.

There is a huge stone pillar in the nest, on which are recorded the spells that its owner had researched and created during his lifetime. [Guianotaz's Dragon Scale Gilding] is one of them.

This spell was useless. As a noble nine-ring spell, its effect was only to permanently transform scales into gold that shone with holy light. You have to know that the dragons that could cast the nine-ring spell, except for the scroll dragon, had already reached a very abnormal level.

The scales of these dragons are so hard, but they will replace their scales with gold for vanity. It can be said that only dragons can do such a thing.

As soon as Sefar finished talking about his shortcomings, Dilonao did not reject it immediately. Instead, he actually hesitated whether to replace him. He did not consider at all that the scales on his body that could defend against most low- and medium-level spells and hard weapons were one of the reasons why he could roam the Maztec continent.

The Red Dragon thought about it for a while, and finally "reluctantly" rejected this idea. The main reason was not that he realized the importance of scales, but that he was confident that he could break through the ancient dragon stage. He wanted to wait until his body was bigger before beautifying himself to prevent the newly grown scales from growing cross-over with the gold.

For most dragons, becoming an extremely old dragon is their end. Many dragons will exhaust their lifespans before breaking through to become an ancient dragon. Only a few geniuses, or those coiled dragons that strictly follow sleeping hours to maintain their growth rate, can meet the conditions for breaking through to become an ancient dragon before they die.

The so-called ancient dragons are those who are born towards death, gain rebirth in old age, and return to the ancient dragon clan.

When a dragon reaches the Ancient Dragon stage, it will gain a lot of natural lifespan, and the time it takes to break through the Upper Ancient Dragon stage will become extremely long.

Nemesis was not worried about this. First, his growth rate was astonishingly fast. As long as he did not stay awake for ten days or half a month like he did when he was studying spells before, and maintained adequate sleep, it would be a natural thing for him to cross the ancient dragon stage.

But for most true dragons, this is a threshold between life and death. If they cross it, they will gain a celestial lifespan, enough to survive for thousands of years. If they don't cross it, eight hundred years is the limit of the true dragon's lifespan.

As for Dironao, he is also the former. He strictly abides by his sleep schedule and grows much faster than his peers.

"Teacher, what exactly are we going to look for?" Shana asked worriedly.

Sefar felt a little tricky and said, "I don't know either. Most monsters that have the habit of eating brains are psychic creatures. Only they have such a high desire for brains." "Psychic creatures are too mysterious. They usually only appear in the astral plane. The only well-known brain-eating psychic creatures known in Faerun are the mind flayers."

"However, with this [Psychic Detector], I think we should be able to find some clues."

Sefar took out a rectangular box made of metal with a silver orb inlaid on the surface.

"How do I use this thing, mentor?" Shana looked at the [Psychic Detector] curiously.

Sefar stroked his white beard and smiled, "This thing is very smart. As long as there is a psychic fluctuation within a thousand meters, it will sound an alarm. Psychic creatures on the continent are very rare. If we follow the traces of psychic energy, it will be easier to find the real culprit who destroyed the advance army."

The old wizard threw the box to Shana, and then looked at the dense rainforest on the land in the distance. They were in the clouds and they didn't know when they were surrounded by thick cumulonimbus clouds. Occasionally, some lightning flashed through the clouds in the distance.

"There seems to be something wrong with this rain." Sefar's eyes darkened.

The sky above the rainforest suddenly darkened, and dark clouds covered the sky like a heavy curtain covering the sun. At first, there were only a few raindrops hitting the broad leaves, making a tiny sound. However, this prelude soon turned into a massive symphony.

Heavy rain poured down from the sky like a waterfall pouring down on this ancient forest.

The old wizard has seen a lot of such heavy rain in Faerun. Although the downpour with lightning and thunder is so scary, for the creatures in the rainforest, it is a carnival and a celebration of life.

But something was wrong with the rainforest before us.

The huge python twisted its body and frantically coiled around its neighbor, a brutal internal fight quietly unfolding in the rain. Monkeys jumped panicked between the treetops, their eyes full of fear and anxiety, and their sharp cries echoed in the rainforest, as if telling the horror of this chaos.

On the ground, wild boars and rhinos charged recklessly, their horns like sharp swords, stabbing each other's bodies again and again, blood and rain mixed together, dyeing the soil red. Beside the stream, schools of fish tumbled on the water, their bodies weakened by the heavy rain, leaving them to the mercy of fate.

The old wizard looked intently and saw that the animals in the rainforest became extremely anxious, as if they were driven by some invisible magic and fell into madness.

Dironao said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? These little things in the rainforest are just like mad dogs. They make a scene every few days. Even Long's threats don't work on them. I'm used to it."

Sefar's face turned serious, and he said with a strange look in his eyes: "Even Dragon's might doesn't work? Have you ever suspected that something is wrong? You are an extremely old red dragon, how can these small animals not be affected by you?"

Before Dironao could speak, Shanai on the side said tremblingly: "Teacher, you said that if it encounters psychic energy, how will it alert the police? It can't be like this."

Sefar looked back and saw that the silver orb on the psychic detector was glowing scarlet, flashing wildly like the eye of a demon in the abyss.

(End of this chapter)