Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys Chapter 1607 - 555: A One-Man Team_3

Previously on Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys...

In a tense Federation council meeting, Speaker Lawson and generals debated the escalating threat of giant beast resurgences amid rising energy tides, strained by limited military resources and delayed Ajax golem production due to Director Haleem's assignment to a key exploration site. Divisions arose between factions urging elite redeployment for immediate defense and those advocating continued exploration for potential technological gains. News of the Dragan Empire sending only one Imperial Guardian, Lord Rein, for the joint venture sparked outrage over perceived disrespect, though some noted his formidable reputation. Meanwhile, in the Dragan Empire's Dragon Scale Brotherhood Secret Realm, Second Prince Everton confronted alchemist Lunfrell with unnaturally red-and-black eyes, revealing he had prematurely consumed an untested super evolution potion, evoking a chilling sense of impending violence.

"Yes... yes, there is! Wait, just the final batch left."

"Hand it over to me..."

"As you wish, Your Highness." Lunfrell hurried forward, sweat already dripping from his brow. He had clearly spotted the strange behavior of Second Prince Everton, yet he found himself powerless to defy the prince's directives.

"Here it is, five bottles in total, though you must be aware of the severe side effects these potions carry...."

Everton lunged forward before Lunfrell could complete his words, snatching a bottle, yanking out the cork, and gulping it down in mighty swallows.

"Your Highness! You can't..." Lunfrell trembled violently, his eyes widening in horror as Everton downed the potent, side-effect-ridden potion like it was nothing more than plain liquid.

Next came the second bottle!

Then the third!

.....

At that instant, Everton's form twisted in a fierce upheaval.

His once-ordinary flesh started bulging with Dragon Scales, bulging sacs, and bloody veins, looking ready to rupture at any second, only for threads of dark vapor to seep out afterward, making the sacs and fissures vanish anew.

"Unbelievable... absolutely unbelievable..."

"It halted the breakdown in his body—this dark vapor..." Lunfrell's eyes nearly popped out as he whispered in awe.

Being the Potion Master behind this very Compound, he knew the might and drawbacks of the Super Evolution Potion better than anyone.

Once Everton finished the fifth bottle, that dark vapor appeared to strike an eerie equilibrium with the potion's influence....

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At the same time.

After over ten hours of flight atop the Black Dragon Metheus, Rein arrived at Resslero Canyon.

"Lord Rein, we got word of your approach moments ago, and now you're here." Within the cave encampment, Haleem greeted him with genuine warmth.

"It's been a while, Lord Haleem—congrats on reaching Dawn." Rein replied, grinning broadly.

Thanks to his sharp senses, Rein immediately picked up that Haleem had progressed to Dawn Wizard status.

"Haha, Lord Rein, I owe you big time; without your help, I'd probably still be chasing that breakthrough chance." Haleem let out a booming laugh at Rein's praise.

"Hiss~ So that's the Giant Dragon you've bonded with—impressively massive." Only now did Haleem take note of the Black Dragon's extraordinary bulk.

"Tsk tsk, a Black Dragon at the Extremely Old Dragon tier?"

"That's right, uh? What happened to Lord Terrio?" Rein scanned the area, puzzled, and inquired.

"They weren't anticipating your swift arrival. Lord Terrio took a group to scout the ruins as usual, while a couple headed to Zetaya for short-term support on military defenses."

"Hold on just a bit; I'll reach out to them and have them come back right away!"

...

In Zetaya, the sprawling metropolis along the Federation's western shore, an enormous silhouette dashed across the urban avenues.

"Giant Beast! A Giant Beast is here!"

"Get away—run!"

Chaos erupted among the folks below, with even elegant lords and ladies abandoning their poised strides to flee in terror just like commoners.

In the end, against a devastating Giant Beast like this, survival trumped everything else.

"Hmm? Did I startle the people down there?" Up in the air, the Giant Beast—Steel Dragon Dorick—tilted its head down for a quick look, gave a huff, and grumbled under its breath.

"No matter; my master's nearby, so I'll push forward directly now that I've caused a stir."

"It wouldn't do to leave the master hanging."

Dorick's pace through the skies lagged a bit behind the Five-Colored Dragon's, and even at full speed, it trailed Rein slightly.

Having detected its master's presence in the nearby canyon, it opted to soar directly above Zetaya.

"Attention all units: a Giant Beast is en route to Resslero Canyon. That's restricted military territory—alert the trailing airship squadron for interception!"

"And get in touch with the two Crowns without delay."

Aboard the Federation Airship pursuing Dorick, commands flew out in quick succession.

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