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Chapter 258 The Frost Dragon's Revenge

The frost dragons' hatred for Saruman was no less than that for Sauron.

He launched a frenzied attack on Saruman, continuously spewing out extremely cold air in an attempt to freeze Saruman and then torture him to vent his hatred.

Having lost his dragon mount, Saruman could only desperately defend himself against the frost dragon's attacks on the ground.

He held his staff, releasing a shield of light to protect himself, and shouted, "Gram, we can talk!"

The frost dragon's chill was blocked by the light shield, but the biting cold still seeped in, covering Saruman's eyebrows and beard with frost.

Saruman attempted to make peace with the frost dragons.

But the Frost Dragon didn't want to talk to Sarumandor; he just wanted to vent his anger and hatred.

It took a bite directly at Saruman.

Seeing the frost dragon descend into madness, Saruman's face darkened, and he unleashed a massive fireball that hurtled into the frost dragon's gaping maw.

The fireball exploded in the frost dragon's mouth. The intense collision of ice and fire produced countless steam and water vapor that directly blocked the dragon's mouth, causing it to cough uncontrollably.

The frost dragon, having suffered a setback, became even more enraged and continued its frenzied attack on Saruman.

Saruman, not to be outdone, unleashed massive shockwaves to repel the colossal frost dragons, some of which were as large as mountains, while others summoned lightning attacks.

The two sides fought fiercely, and for a time neither could gain the upper hand.

In the battle between the man and the dragon, countless trees, rocks, and hills were affected by the aftershocks of the fight, crumbling as easily as cardboard.

The wide, turbulent Eisen River was frozen solid by the icy chill of the frost dragon. What should have been the hot season of early summer was now like the Arctic at the winter solstice, incredibly cold and biting, with blizzards howling incessantly.

Faced with the infighting between Saruman and the Frost Dragons, the Black Barbarian warriors, Rohan cavalry, and the dragon Smaug became bystanders.

The black energy, resembling a black mist, also converged and reformed into Dui's body.

Seeing Dui regain his human form, Brog, the leader of the Black Barbarians, asked with surprise and concern, "Lord Dui, are you alright?"

Dui chuckled and shook his head: "I'm fine, in fact, I've had some unexpected gains!"

With a thought, his fingers gradually became ethereal, transforming into black energy like a black mist.

Upon seeing this, Brog, King Senger, and the surrounding warriors all stared wide-eyed in awe at the changes in Dui's fingers.

The black energy then transformed back into fingers.

Dui's lips curled up. He had unexpectedly activated his Obscurus form when he was facing a life-or-death situation, which allowed him to escape the predicament.

After signing in at Hildorion, the birthplace of humanity, and gaining the talent of the Obscurial, Dui noticed nothing other than a rapid increase in magic power, and then put the matter out of his mind.

Unexpectedly, in this extreme situation, it successfully became silent.

According to the magical world, the Obscurus is a dark magical power generated by a young wizard excessively suppressing his own magic power, manifesting as a black mist without any physical form.

The wizards who are possessed by the Obscurus are called the Obscurus.

Almost all of the Obscurials are minor wizards living in the world of ordinary people. They desperately suppress the magic within their bodies to prevent it from being exposed because of the rejection of magic by those around them and their own fear of this magic.

Thus, the suppressed magic will eventually undergo a qualitative change, producing an extremely unstable and powerfully destructive dark magic force, namely the Obscurus.

Not only does the silent lizard cause serious damage to the surrounding environment and threaten the lives of those around it, but it also constantly erodes its own life, so it rarely lives past the age of ten.

Therefore, the magical world is very wary of the appearance of the Obscurials.

However, Dui had a different opinion about the Obscurus.

In his view, the Obscurial is more like a direction for wizards to evolve to a higher level: that is, the elementalization of the body.

When transforming into Obscurus form, Dui could feel his body becoming a form of magical energy, without a physical body. Physical attacks were useless against him, ordinary spells had little effect on him, and he could even survive fatal magical damage.

Just like Credence, the Obscurial who lived to adulthood, after causing great destruction in New York and being attacked by many elite Aurors from the Magical Council of America, he was still able to be resurrected with only a trace of remaining Obscurial energy.

This shows just how powerful the Obscurus was, even attracting the covetous eyes of the first Dark Lord, Grindelwald, who attempted to control him.

However, the Silent Ones have a serious problem: their magic is extremely unstable. Once their emotions are stimulated, they will lose their rationality and erupt, causing indiscriminate attacks and destruction on their surroundings.

Meanwhile, the Obscurus residing within the body will continuously erode the Obscurus's body until its life force is exhausted, ultimately leading to death.

However, Dui discovered that after transforming into Obscurus form, he did not lose his mind, nor did his magic become unstable. Apart from having some difficulty controlling the massive magical energy, he was not out of control.

This is very different from the legendary Obscurials.

Dui speculated that this was likely determined by the emotions of the Obscurians themselves.

Those Obscurials who appear in the magical world almost all live in the world of ordinary people. In order to escape misfortune or because they suffer abuse or imprisonment, they suppress their magical power. Most of them are withdrawn, lack love, are sensitive, and are full of negative emotions.

This is why the body's natural tendency towards darkness becomes uncontrollable.

Therefore, the Silencer itself has no inherent attributes; rather, it is determined by the Silencer's personality, emotions, and other factors.

As for why most Obscurians don't live past ten years old, Dui speculated that it was because the wizard's body couldn't withstand the power of the Obscurian, ultimately leading to physical collapse. The Obscurian is more like a qualitative change in magical energy. Most wizards don't develop Obscurians because young wizards often experience magical outbursts, releasing the magical energy within them.

Especially for young wizards living in the magical world, there are tools such as wands and toys to manage the magic in their bodies, as well as potions such as magic stabilizers to alleviate the chaos of magic, so it is almost impossible for an Obscurus to appear.

Those who remain silent are in environments unfriendly to magical phenomena, so they can only desperately suppress the magical power within their bodies to prevent it from erupting.

Over time, the magical power within his body accumulated, eventually undergoing a qualitative change and giving rise to the magical power of Obscurity.

As an Obscurial ages, the Obscurial within them grows stronger.

However, the Obscurials themselves are physically fragile and unable to withstand the power of the Obscurials, becoming increasingly weak.

It's like blowing up a balloon. As the Obscurians grow stronger, they eventually reach a critical point where the "balloon" bursts, causing the Obscurians to die.

However, Dui does not feel this way now because his body, nourished by the Ent drink, already possesses physical qualities similar to those of an elf.

Now, in the process of refining the magic stone, he has further completed the transformation of his body.

Therefore, the Silence within him is still within his tolerance range and has not caused him any harm.

Moreover, Dui also possesses the Golden Cup, a magical artifact that continuously nourishes his body, making his physical attributes increasingly stronger. In the short term, he need not worry about the silent energy within his body posing a threat to him.

Of course, this is on the premise that he does not overuse the Obscurus form. The longer the Obscurus form lasts, the more the power of the Obscurus will erode his body until his body can no longer withstand it.

Therefore, Dui is not able to do as he pleases and maintain the Obscured form for as long as he wants.

However, the existence of the Silent Form also brought about a dramatic change in Dui's strength.

anyway,

Dui watched the fierce battle between the Frost Dragon and Saruman, especially Saruman's disheveled state, and felt a surge of schadenfreude.

This frost dragon truly lived up to its reputation as an ancient dragon that survived the War of Wrath; it was incredibly powerful. Even when Dui transformed into his Obscurus form, it only lost one of his wings, causing no fatal damage whatsoever.

Now, facing Saruman, it directly exerts physical pressure on Saruman by virtue of its massive size, which is over a thousand meters long.

Not to mention, he can also unleash terrifying cold air that can freeze magical power and even extinguish fierce flames.

Saruman's fireballs and lightning bolts could be directly frozen by the frost dragon, which shows how powerful he was.

Saruman, who was at a disadvantage at this time, was not truly unable to defeat the frost dragon.

Instead, he was wary of Dui, who was watching from the sidelines, and devoted half of his attention to guarding against Dui, ready to defend against any sneak attack from him.

Saruman was now considering retreating. He knew that the mission had failed. All the winged dragons he had raised had been lost, the frost dragons had broken free of Sauron's control, and the Ringwraiths had been sent back to Sauron's lair.

He alone cannot reclaim Eisengard now.

But the frost dragon was relentlessly attacking him, and with Duir watching him intently from the side, Saruman was put on the defensive.

Sure enough, when Saruman once again cast his Light Shield to block the Frost Dragon's icy attack...

Dui Apparated behind Saruman and instantly cast a spell.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Saruman was already on guard against the killing curse that Dui shot from behind, and with a wave of his hand, he blocked the ice blocks formed by the frost dragon's cold air behind him.

Facing the combined attack from the frost dragon and Dui, Saruman's expression was grim and solemn.

He gave Dui a deep look, then chanted a spell and summoned a raging wind.

The wind grew stronger and stronger, forming a tornado that ravaged the ground, sweeping up countless pieces of rock, ice, and trees.

Dui was wary, thinking that Saruman intended to attack with a tornado.

But unexpectedly, the next second Saruman himself walked into the tornado and was swept into the sky by it.

Before Dui could intercept it, the tornado carried Saruman swiftly eastward.

Only Dui and the Frost Dragon remained in place.

Seeing his enemy Saruman escape, the frost dragon roared angrily and tried to spread its wings and chase after him.

But he quickly realized that one of his wings had been broken.

Immediately, the Frost Dragon stared menacingly at Dui.

"Although you helped me break free from Sauron's control, you've deprived me of my ability to fly, so I'll still die!"

As he spoke, he breathed cold air at Dui.