Chapter 573
Chapter 573 Stonetalon Mountains
“This should be the legendary Swamp of Sorrows!”
“If we go north from here, we should arrive at the Dragon Mountains in five day’s time. That’s where the den of Third Grade Dragon Lord Ugern is located.”
“If we go east, we will arrive in Fourth Grade Dragon Lord Ihuarraquax’s land in eleven days.”
“If we go south, we will reach Third Grade Dragon Lord Cozarta’s land in eight days.”
“The reason we have been walking southwest is that the Dragon Lords to the west and south of the Swamp of Sorrows are all either Second Grade or Third Grade. Their overall strength is much weaker than those of the other directions.”
At this moment, the metal monster had already transformed into the appearance of a spider golem under Gazlowe’s control. The spider golem dashed toward the southwest of the Swamp of Sorrows with its heavy footsteps, creating a pond with every single step it made.
The massive metal spider had provoked countless swamp species and native magical creatures along the way.
Two days ago, his subordinates at the edge of his territory had sent back news about an unsettlingly large metal monster. The monster was charging toward the Stonetalon Mountains with an unstoppable speed.
They had tried to stop or force the monster to change its trajectory, but they had accomplished nothing despite heavy losses.
The dragonborn servants serving Cherkes had no option left but to muster their courage and wake up the sleeping Cherkes.
Cherkes was infuriated when he was woken up from his sweet dreams. He devoured the First Grade dragonborn that had woken him up before being appeased and willing to listen to what the others had to say. Of course, what awaited him was impossibly lousy news!
For the past two days, Cherkes had mustered all the native tribes within his territory. These tribes threw themselves at the metal monster, one after another, in hopes of stopping the progress of the metal monster. Sadly, apart from defeat after defeat, not a single good news came back to Cherkes.
The severity of the situation made it hard for even Cherkes to stay within his den peacefully. He had no choice but to pretend to remain calm while waiting here for more information.
According to the reports from his underlings at the borders, this metal monster had emerged from the Swamp of Sorrows. The Swamp of Sorrows was ancestral land that belonged to another Dragon Lord. As such, Cherkes could only send his most trusted subordinate to the palace of that Dragon Lord to inquire about the origins of this monster.
However, considering the slow and lazy nature of the dragons, it wouldn’t be surprising if the messenger had to wait one to two years for the Dragon Lord to wake up.
Consequently, Cherkes couldn’t place any hope in his neighbor. He once again sent a large group of subordinates to trace the metal monster’s tracks back into the Swamp of Sorrows, hoping to find out something from the natives of the swamp along the way.
A commotion came from the edge of the mountains in the distance while Second Grade Dragon Lord Cherkes was bending his head in contemplation. Large flocks of birds took to the sky, and pained shrieks rang out from the horizon.
Ooh… what has happened?
A group of harpies arrived by gliding above the canopy in Cherkes’ moment of uncertainty.
They landed at the foot of Twin Peaks and entered the dragonborn army camp situated there.
A short moment later, the strongest warrior of the dragonborn army–Second Grade Bino–rushed up the Twin Peaks with a few subordinates tailing behind.
“My lord, this isn’t good…this isn’t good. That metal monster has already… arrived.”
Bino couldn’t remain unfazed after dashing up the thousand-meter-tall peak. He panted intensely as he quickly reported the information he had received to Wind Dragon Cherkes.
Wind Dragon Cherkes’ olive eyes blinked rapidly. He turned and stared into the distance as he asked, “Is the enemy heading toward us?”
“No, it’s not,” Dragonborn Bino scratched his head in frustration, “According to the harpies, the metal monster changed direction upon entering the mountains. It’s heading straight…straight for…”
“Straight for where?”
“Straight for Azurelode.”
Wind Dragon Cherkes was shocked!