"We are just a group of pitiful dragons in the apocalyptic era."

In the dark and deep hall, behind the extremely huge long bronze table, Adelaide said.

Its sigh echoes in the space, as if it hides endless desolation.

Cheng Lin said nothing, he was not very surprised by this.

At the beginning of the deduction, he learned that "the end of the law" was the main theme of the deduction, but he lacked understanding of the details.

While Adelaide was speaking, the other two dragon kings: Allen, the flame dragon, and Aldington, the giant black frost dragon, also walked behind the long table and lined up on the left and right.

Obviously, among these three chiefs, Star Dragon is the leader.

Flame Dragon Allen's expression was serious, and his emotions were mixed with annoyance that could not be concealed, like a raging fire.

As for Aldington, he has a relaxed demeanor, which is very different from the other two dragon kings.

Its finger claws are relatively slender, and it is playing with a strange object, which seems to be some kind of musical instrument. The previous music may have been played with it.

At this moment, it was looking at Cheng Lin with great interest, as if it was extremely curious about this brand new species of "human beings".

…

"The end of the law?"

In order to continue the conversation, Cheng Lin took the initiative to ask.

"Yes," Adelaide's dark gray dragon head lowered slowly and explained:

"The dragons prospered because of magic. In the history of the dragon clan, it is said that at the earliest times, the magic power on this continent was very weak. At that time, there were no dragons. Beasts used magic in an instinctive and primitive way, and there was no civilization in the world.

exist.

I don’t know how long it took, but the magic elements on the continent became more and more intense, and the dragons were the first race to consciously use magic to strengthen themselves.”

No, the earliest ones were humans... Regardless of the timeline... If the people on earth don't leave this planet, you have no chance at all.

Cheng Lin thought in his heart.

Adelaide seemed to be lost in memories and continued to narrate in a low and slow tone:

"The earliest dragons were not as huge as they are today, nor did they have much dominance over all life. But as our ancestors began to actively absorb magic and strengthen themselves, we began to have more powerful power.

The bones, flesh and blood, and organs have all been greatly enhanced, gradually surpassing all races.

The magical power also enhances our brains, making the dragon more intelligent.

I don't know how long this process lasted, until the dragons finally had no natural enemies and finally took control of this land.

Then, we even began to actively use blood to integrate with other races, trying to forcibly enhance them so that they can be used by us.

After countless attempts, the Dragon Servant was born, and then the Dragon Kingdom was born.

The bond between us and magic has become deeper and deeper, until we can no longer be separated."

Adelaide paused slightly, and then his voice sank slightly:

"But not long ago, the world began to change."

"Change?" Cheng Lin answered.

I heard the other person nod and say, "Yes."

Then, Adelaide suddenly put his right hand on the long bronze table, and suddenly colorful light surged and enveloped the table.

After a breath, the light dissipated, and a picture scroll appeared on this long table.

Allen, the flame dragon, reached for his claws and unfolded them.

Cheng Lin walked up to it, and following its lifting, he finally saw clearly the contents of the scroll.

This is actually a map.

Mountains and rivers are outlined in ink on the texture of animal hide.

Cheng Lin glanced at it, but it didn't match the map of Xia Kingdom in his mind.

He was not surprised that the drawing method, angle, etc. would all have an impact, not to mention the crustal changes that would have occurred over hundreds of millions of years.

On the map, he immediately saw the location of the "Dragon City" in the center. It was marked with emphasis. With it as the center, more cities radiated in all directions.

In addition, there is a layer of brilliance attached to this ordinary map.

It was a layer of aura radiance, more appropriately called magic radiance here.

It is generally green in color and covers most of the map. However, just at the northern end of the map, there is a large block of color that shows a dull yellow color.

Creates a clear contrast with the turquoise.

"What's this?"

Cheng Lin asked.

Then I heard Adelaide say in a low voice: "Magic."

After a pause, it continued:

"At first, the entire map was covered by the magic power represented by green. But not long ago, starting from the north, the magic power began to dissipate...dissipated without reason, without reason, disappeared out of thin air, and the magic power that existed everywhere dissipated.

, just like the withered yellow forest in autumn.

The Dragon Lord's territory standing at the northernmost point bore the brunt of the impact. Overnight, the entire territory lost its magic power, like a dry well.

And this phenomenon is not just one place, but is expanding and spreading at a terrifying speed."

As Adelaide narrated, Cheng Lin saw that the withered and yellow area on this map was getting bigger and bigger, like a prairie fire.

"So, Mo Dharma refers to the disappearance of spiritual... grace, magic power?"

Cheng Lin asked back.

"Yes, we tried to find the reason, but we got nothing. We tried to reverse it, but we couldn't do it. We could only passively watch the area where the magic power faded get bigger and bigger," Adelaide said.

Its voice was full of exhaustion, and it was obvious that it had spent countless thoughts on this in the past period of time.

"It does sound like a bad thing, but then what? Are you afraid of losing your magical power?"

Cheng Lin was a little puzzled.

He felt that it might not just be a matter of the disappearance of spiritual energy.

Sure enough, after hearing his inquiry, Adelaide pointed to his body and said:

"This land was originally unable to support such a huge body like ours. In other words, we have been tied to the magic power for too long and have reached the point where we cannot separate it. Once the magic power disappears, we will not be able to survive either."

As it spoke, it stretched out a finger claw covered with gray scales and tapped it lightly on the table.

A "water wave" appeared, and the map suddenly began to evolve.

The withered yellow color quickly expanded, from north to south, quickly covering the dragon kingdom, and then beyond.

After that, the map suddenly blurred and turned into a scroll, with illusory images beginning to appear on it.

Cheng Lin looked down in surprise.

In his eyes, the scrolls spread on the long bronze table presented a "screen"-like effect, and the ever-changing images were like a video.

in the screen.

First, the giant dragons living in the territories near the north died violently one after another. They screamed and struggled, and "aged" visibly to the naked eye. Their huge bodies gradually became shriveled and dim, and finally fell down in the mountains.

Immediately, more dragons repeated the above changes.

Cheng Lin saw the Dragon City in the painting, saw the towering Dragon Palace at dusk, and saw the three dragon kings burning with brilliance of different colors. The colorful power was constantly drawn away from their bodies, dissipated, and floated into the boundless universe.

In the end, even the powerful Dragon King slumped and died in the hall, leaving only corrupted flesh and bones.

As for the larger number of dragon servants scattered in such a large kingdom, they also died quickly due to the withdrawal of magic power.

Soon, the prosperous dragon civilization was completely reduced to dust, and there was no longer any life left.

At this point, the scroll spread out and turned into a map again.

…

Cheng Lin fell silent after reading it. He also roughly guessed the cause of death of the dragons.

As we all know, based on basic physical knowledge, if the earth's gravity remains unchanged, a body that is too large cannot exist on land.

The weight of flesh and blood alone will compress bones and squeeze organs. Oxygen concentration is also an important reason.

According to Cheng Lin's perception, although the oxygen concentration in this era is on the high side, it is not outrageous.

The gravity has not changed much.

Theoretically, life as huge as the three dragon kings in front of us cannot exist on land.

And the reason why they can survive is obviously related to magic power.

All dragons are deeply bound to magic power.

For them, the decline of magic power can be compared to the loss of oxygen for humans... After thinking about this, he instantly understood why Adelaide's tone was so heavy.

"I think...I understand, but I don't have the ability to solve this problem."
To be continued...