Spellcasting Gods

The problem is that the other party clearly knew some concealment techniques and did not leave behind much information.

Just as the Black Dragon Princess was starting to get a little annoyed, she suddenly noticed a black scale that had fallen off in the grass.

Without any hesitation!

She swooped down, glanced at the dirt clinging to her scales, and muttered to herself with a smirk, "Ah! Damn little thing! I've finally found you."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Onyxia suddenly opened her mouth and spewed a deadly mouthful of fire into the vast muddy swamp behind her.

boom!

The blinding orange-red flames instantly engulfed everything within a hundred meters. Not only was all the water evaporated, but even the soil and sand solidified rapidly under the terrifying heat, and some even melted into scalding lava.

However, before this outburst could finish, a figure about ten meters long suddenly burst out of the lava, rolling around to extinguish the flames on its body.

Without a doubt, this dark shadow was none other than a black dragon still in its infancy.

Because it is still young, its scales are not like those of an adult black dragon in Azeroth, which are completely immune to fire damage.

After extinguishing the flames on its body using the damp swamp environment, the little creature struggled to get out of the mud and stared at the enormous creature in front of it with awe. It took a full minute before it spoke in dragon language, asking, "Are you my mother, Onyxia, the black dragon princess, daughter of Neltharion, the black dragon king?"

“That’s right! You seem to be different from the other dragon eggs I’ve laid. You’ve awakened many memories about Azeroth, haven’t you?” Onyxia walked up with elegant steps, examining the unusual young dragon with great interest.

It's important to understand that the dragons of Azeroth are not the same as those of Faerûn. From birth, they acquire a great deal of knowledge about themselves and their world, clearly knowing their dominant position in the food chain.

On the contrary, they are very vulnerable and stupid in their early stages, but like other intelligent life forms, they become smarter and stronger as they age and gain experience.

Therefore, the young dragons that have just hatched from the dragon egg do not have any memories.

“Yes! Those humans! They performed an interesting magical ritual on me, seemingly trying to accelerate my growth by infusing me with energy. But what they didn’t expect was that this activated memories hidden in my bloodline, memories from the entire black dragon clan,” the young dragon replied, licking its injured wing.

She looked to be in terrible condition, with more than a dozen wounds of varying sizes on her body, and several of them emanated a pungent, putrid stench, clearly indicating that she had been cursed or poisoned by magic.

"So you killed one of them and then escaped?" The Black Dragon Princess exuded the aura of a fully grown dragon, bringing her head, which was many times larger than the other party's, close to him, and spitting out two dazzling, bright flames from her nostrils.

The young dragon was undoubtedly terrified, instinctively shrinking its neck and nodding frantically, "Yes! I am a noble black dragon, not one of those pets kept by humans."

Upon hearing this, Onyxia's ferocious face immediately revealed a satisfied expression: "Well said! It seems that your bloodline has endowed you with the pride of a black dragon. But unfortunately, you are too weak, too weak to protect yourself at all. At the same time, the memories that have awakened in your mind are a big problem for me."

"Are you going to kill me, Mother?" The young dragon's pupils suddenly contracted, and all the muscles in its body tensed up, ready to fight to the death.

Although she knew very well that even if she went all out, she probably wouldn't be able to pose any threat to the Black Dragon Princess.

But in order to fight for that sliver of hope of survival, she was willing to do everything in her power, even if it meant being killed in the end.

“Kill you? I did have that thought just now, but now it seems you still have some value. Come on, try to transform into a human. I'll take you to see someone. If he allows you to live, then you deserve to live.”

As she spoke, Onyxia swiftly transformed from her dragon form into her human form and began preparing a long-distance teleportation spell.

Realizing that its life had been temporarily spared, the young dragon immediately transformed into a six- or seven-year-old girl with black hair and black eyes, who looked exceptionally adorable.

Once the spell was complete, the Black Dragon Princess grabbed her and the two of them vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Great Swamp, Hilna was wielding her twin blades, engaging in a battle of artful beauty, trapping a dozen or so inhabitants of the underworld in place.

No matter what methods these guys used, they couldn't pose even the slightest threat to it.

On the contrary, the elven female demon hunter, with her extremely skillful combat experience, easily restrained all the pursuers.

If she hadn't refused to kill, the unfortunate fellow, trapped and covered in wounds, would probably have been torn apart and swallowed by the hungry crocodiles long ago.

"Fuck! This woman is absolutely wicked! She's playing us!" a black man with his upper body covered in red paint muttered through gritted teeth.

"Nonsense! She's stopping us from tracking that injured dragon! Even an idiot could see that!" Another person rolled their eyes in annoyance.

"No! We have to think of something! If this continues, even if she doesn't kill us, those guys who came later won't let us go. After all, the bounty is so high this time, everyone with some power in North America is on their way."

"Shit! Do you really need to tell me that? The question is, do you think we can beat this woman?"

"Perhaps—we can talk to her!"

……

Just as these unfortunate souls were on high alert and whispering amongst themselves about how to escape their predicament, Hilna suddenly stopped what she was doing and took a phone call in front of a dozen enemies.

After a brief exchange, she abruptly hung up and smiled at the tense inhabitants of the underworld, saying, "Relax, my mission is over. I'm sorry for ruining your business, but believe me, it's not necessarily a bad thing; at least you've saved your lives."

"Who are you?" the squad leader asked tentatively, his brow furrowed.

"Who I am is not important. For your own safety, as well as the safety of your friends and family, I sincerely advise you not to inquire. You know, excessive curiosity can be deadly. Goodbye, and I hope we never meet again."

Hilna sheathed her twin blades, turned and walked away, waving her hand without looking back. In no time, she disappeared into the depths of the overgrown swamp.

Chapter 0854 Observation

"I'm sorry, darling, I might be quite busy lately, so I won't be able to accompany you on your motorcycle road trip around America. To make it up to you, all expenses along the way will be on my tab. Have fun with Elsa..."

After ending the call with Elizabeth, Zhang Cheng sighed helplessly, casually stuffed his phone into his pocket, looked up at the black dragon princess and the young dragon who had appeared in the living room a few minutes earlier using teleportation magic, and then asked, resting his chin on his hand, "So, tell me, what exactly happened?"

"It was one of the dragon eggs you sold that, due to an accident, awakened a memory hidden within its bloodline." Onyxia succinctly stated the truth, and pushed the little girl, whose body was covered with more than a dozen wounds, forward.

"A young dragon?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows in slight surprise.

“She’s special! I can sense a faint earth energy emanating from her! Normally, a newly hatched dragon wouldn’t possess this kind of innate ability,” Onyxia emphasized seriously.

It was precisely for this reason that she did not eliminate this uncertainty.

It's important to know that the Black Dragon is not like the other four guardian dragons. It prefers to raise its offspring as pawns and cannon fodder, and in extreme cases, it will even use dragon eggs and young dragons for inhuman biological experiments.

Therefore, for them, killing off a few descendants is as commonplace as eating and drinking.

However, the black dragon is still very willing to give some preferential treatment to those young dragons with special talents, at least it will not kill them casually like crushing a bug.

“That sounds interesting. Come here, little one.” Zhang Cheng beckoned to the little dragon.

The latter was clearly a little scared, and cautiously took two steps forward, his eyes filled with fear and vigilance.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be overwhelmed with love and hug the little girl tightly.

Unfortunately, Zhang Cheng was already a cold-blooded animal, showing no regard for the young dragon's feelings and directly and brutally invading its brain to read its memories.

After a few minutes, he found the part of the magical ritual and realized what these suddenly awakened memories were all about. A playful expression appeared on his face: "It actually changes the flow of time in a specific area! The people of the Wizarding Association are really something. They have only had the scroll of time stop for less than a year and they have already developed several stable magical rituals."

"You mean... those mortals tried to accelerate the growth of the young dragons by speeding up time. But for some reason, some minor accidents occurred during the ritual?" the Black Dragon Princess asked uncertainly.

“That’s right! But in my opinion, this is not an accident, but something that was expected. Time is never a force that can be easily controlled, and it is also the force most prone to accidents. Any slight mishap can have irreversible consequences. I think your daughter must have glimpsed some fragments from different timelines and mistaken them for memories.” Zhang Cheng explained calmly.

To be honest, he had never taken the Wizarding Association of this world seriously before, and even looked down on it a little.

However, through his research on the magic of stopping time, he suddenly discovered that the Wizarding Association's strength was in no way inferior to that of the Supreme Council.

Especially in terms of knowledge transmission and the development of new spells, it is far more powerful than he imagined.

Onyxia nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this: "I see. So, what do you plan to do with this little one? Kill her? Or..."

“There’s no need to be so cruel! She is, after all, a black dragon, and I’m curious about how she will change under the influence of the flow of time. How about this, you keep her with you for now, and bring her over for a full examination later.” Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment before quickly making a decision.

"Why not now?"

"Because I have more important things to do right now, it's best not to bother me unless there's something important to say."

After saying this, Zhang Cheng ignored the Black Dragon Princess's reaction, opened a portal, and arrived alone in front of the Tower of Time and Space.

As the number of experiments increased, Adam began to combine a large number of scientific instruments with magic with his own hands, creating a whole set of special tools with a bizarre style, which covered hundreds of square meters at a glance.

The largest of them completely enveloped the ball of light, covered with hundreds of thousands of probes of all sizes.

Every spectral frequency change of the light cluster is meticulously recorded, and then analyzed and interpreted to understand what this mysterious life form is trying to convey.

Instead of disturbing the busy Adam, Zhang Cheng picked up the experimental notes piled on the table and began to read them carefully.

Before I knew it, several hours had passed.

When Adam finished his work and found his creator standing beside him, he hurriedly ran over, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed respectfully, saying, "I'm very sorry, I didn't notice your arrival."

"No, it's nothing." Zhang Cheng waved his hand dismissively. "Tell me, how far along is the experiment?"

"It's basically confirmed that this is a high-level intelligent life form embryo. Although it hasn't developed self-awareness yet, it's constantly emitting energy waves. I'm developing an encoder to try and crack its mysteries," Adam answered quickly.

His spirits were so high that his eyes shone with undisguised excitement and fervor as he spoke.

"If I want to devour it, do you have any good ideas?" Zhang Cheng was clearly not interested in the so-called encoder and asked his question directly.

"Devour?" Adam's eyes widened in disbelief. "No! Please don't devour it! You and it are on completely different levels in terms of energy. If you compare your energy level to a gas, then it represents the most powerful solid state. Once you merge, it will definitely not be you devouring it; it's more likely that it will devour you."

“But you just said it doesn’t have independent consciousness!” Zhang Cheng frowned subconsciously.

"Yes! I said that! But this is not a matter of consciousness! It is a matter of the nature of life. Simply put, a life form like it, whether it has consciousness or not, will be dominated by it during the fusion process. Even if your consciousness is lucky enough to take the initiative, it will be slowly influenced and assimilated by it, and eventually become it, instead of you."

"But if my consciousness can withstand these influences, wouldn't I still be myself? I'll give you two months to design a fusion plan; I need its power..."

Chapter 855 We Are Everywhere (Part 1)

In an ordinary house in Washington, D.C., Bernard and his wife are busy packing their belongings, preparing to move to a safe house to avoid trouble.

It's important to understand that as one of the most hated intelligence organizations in the world, working for the CIA means you could be targeted by hostile countries or even terrorists.

If you are not careful, not only will you die, but your family will also be implicated.

In fact, when dealing with disobedient spies, the simplest and most direct method for the CIA is often to expose their identities.

Then, without having to lift a finger, those enemies will naturally come knocking on your door, and you'll get to do what the CIA should have been handling.

This is why almost all spies are willing to serve the country rather than an individual or a small intelligence organization.

Only the state has the power to guarantee that their privacy will not be compromised and that the safety of their family and friends will not be threatened.

As he watched piece after piece of luggage being loaded onto the vehicle, Bernard took a deep breath, looked up, and asked his colleague standing beside him, "Where are you planning to take me this time?"

“Sorry, buddy, you should know the rules. I can’t tell you anything until we get to our destination,” a bald black man said with a helpless shrug.

"And what about that mysterious organization?" Bernard was clearly still not giving up, and squinted as he continued to press for answers.

"We know nothing about them so far, except that they are terrifyingly powerful. Especially their ability to deliver nuclear warheads to any corner of the world, which has the entire White House and the Pentagon on edge. You could say we're in big trouble this time!" The black man sighed slightly as he explained.

It has to be said that Zhang Cheng's crazy behavior this time has scared the entire American elite class half to death.

Dealing with a bloc of states like the Soviet Union is one thing, but dealing with a mysterious organization of unknown origin is quite another.

Although both superpowers were teetering on the brink of destruction during the Cold War, the former, as a large nation, would always abide by the most basic international norms and would never drag the entire human civilization down with it.

But Zhang Cheng's actions didn't seem rational at all.