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Because she wanted to invite the Black Horned Dragon to join her, Soth instinctively wanted to kill with every move, but her rare rationality as a Red Dragon made her hold back.
After all, this black-horned dragon will also be part of the dragon pack in the future, and will directly serve Qin He.
So even though it was troublesome, Sos suppressed the red dragon's furious killing intent and continued the dangerous struggle with the black horned dragon.
Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling waited on the sidelines for an opportunity to use a trap to paralyze the Black Horned Dragon.
Once she senses the danger and is exhausted, she should escape to one of the other lairs. When the Black Horned Dragon begins to doze off and recover its strength, that will be the opportunity to set a trap and capture her.
Qin He also looked solemn as he observed the scene of the dragons working together.
It seems that the ten dragons are more pragmatic than they imagined. The red dragon Soth, who appears reckless and irritable like the other red dragons, was able to suppress his killing intent and patiently wear down the black horned dragon's stamina when facing it.
The blue dragon sisters, Mona and Moya, are also intelligent and always take the initiative in their conversations with the caravan.
The three green dragons, led by Noah, are capable of using their abilities to their advantage.
The current situation of the three black dragons is still unclear. However, they are willing to stay with the dragonflight, under Qin He's rule and Volper's jurisdiction.
As for White Dragon Fanny, although she has some combat intelligence, she does not have the same determination as Deng Liu to diligently advance on the path of ancestral reversion.
With Volper around, the dragon pack was kept quite well in check. With such a capable and intelligent helper, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling should be able to successfully obtain the remains of the Iceborne Dragon.
……
Looking back at the battle, Soth was unable to suppress the enraged Black Horned Dragon for a moment. She burst out of the ground after burrowing and charged towards Noyas!
Completely focused, the dragons concentrated all their attention on detecting the underground fluctuations.
But when the Black Horned Dragon bursts out of the ground, its pair of giant horns, like those of the Grim Reaper, atop the Green Dragon's shoulder blades, a sense of crisis still erupts in the hearts of every dragon.
Despite his best efforts to dodge, Noah was still impaled in the shoulder by a pierced blade. Spitting venomous breath, the green dragon, now enraged by the sudden sight of blood, could no longer control its frenzy…
She must subdue this damned dragon before the other dragons rush to her rescue!
During the battle, the green dragons had already scattered various tree species. Now, the wounded and enraged Noah was going to put them to use.
Like their owners, the thorns, magic vines, and carnivorous magical plants grow wildly under the magic of nature, along with gnarled trees like dragons and sharp bamboo like arrows.
The carefully arranged magical plants all sprouted from the ground, and Noyas, whose shoulder had been pierced, roared in fury. For a moment, she even possessed the same... insane, cursed blood as her sister Nomis.
"Is this... a sign of atavism?"
Volper narrowed his eyes, seemingly recognizing that Tiamat had given the privileges that originally belonged to Nomis to her sister.
No wonder Noah silently accepted the lack of preferential treatment from the two mistresses, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling. It turns out she had already received inspiration from Tiamat.
A dramatic change in his bloodline caused Noyas's green dragon scales to gradually turn a jade-like hue. His pierced shoulder healed, and the bones shattered by the black-horned dragon's attack began to reconnect—
"Flying Dragon, who do you think you are?"
Noyas cannot be considered a primordial green dragon, let alone the ancestral green dragons above it.
However, the power that Noyas unleashed put immense pressure on all the surrounding dragons.
Perhaps, compared to the red dragon Soth, Noah is the most ferocious of the dragons.
Using her dragon claws to firmly grip the black horn, Noyas faced the black horned dragon head-on with all her might. Sharp thorns and demonic vines grew wildly, restricting the black horned dragon's movements, while sharp bamboo arrows made it difficult for her to stand.
"Lie down!"
Aside from the initial breath attack that forced the Black Horned Dragon to retreat, Noahs never used poison mist again.
With a burst of explosive power in a life-or-death situation, Noyas not only successfully escaped the predicament of having his shoulder pierced, but also slammed the Black Horned Dragon into the tree prison.
Thorns and demonic vines entwined it, followed by gnarled ironwood that snaked and bound the black horned dragon's legs.
"Now, submit to my Dragon Emperor and Mistress, or... die!"
That being said, the ancestral aura emanating from Noyas suddenly dissipated. Ultimately, Tiamat hadn't been that generous to her; she had merely pointed out some factors necessary to become an ancestral dragon.
Just as the other dragons were about to swarm and subdue the Black Horned Dragon again while it was trapped in the tree prison, the Black Horned Dragon suddenly roared and flapped its wings.
She transformed directly into her dragon girl form and evacuated by digging sand from underground.
"They got away! Try to chase them."
If the Black Horned Dragon didn't have the ability to transform into human form, it might actually have been bound in the tree prison and suppressed by the other dragons again. This time, it must stay far away—
Peeking out from a distance, the Black Horned Dragon looked around and sensed something was wrong, then burrowed back underground.
Sure enough, two blue dragons were following behind the tunnel she had dug. What should she do now?
In a moment of quick thinking, the Black Horned Dragon transformed back into its original form underground and continued digging in the sand. Seeing this, the two Blue Dragons, Moya and Mona, also followed suit and crawled into the enlarged burrow.
Then, the Black Horned Dragon "turned" underground. It dug a U-shaped tunnel and lay in ambush... As soon as the Blue Dragon entered the widening tunnel, it broke through the weak wall between the tunnels and caught them off guard.
Just as Mona and Moya were about to pass through the tunnel, the Black Horned Dragon burst through the gap between the tunnels, and its pair of ferocious giant horns immediately pinned Mona to the cave wall.
Seeing that the giant horn that had pierced Mona's side was about to thrust even deeper, Moya immediately pounced on the Black Horned Dragon.
Let her younger sister hide to the side to recover from her injuries, while Moya, as the older sister, does her best to drag the Black Horned Dragon and rush to the ground together.
Moya opened her mouth and exhaled, channeling all the lightning energy into herself. The lightning breath transformed directly into plasma, causing the blue dragon's entire body to shimmer with deadly lightning.
Under the threat of lightning, the Black Horned Dragon had no choice but to break free of the earth.
After healing the wound on her waist, Mona immediately caught up with her sister and began a new round of fighting with the Black Horned Dragon on the ground.
"Give up resistance, and our Dragon Emperor will grant you status, respect, and everything you desire!"
The two blue dragons roared together, and their combined force of persuasion was enough to make many adventurers' legs go weak and submit on the spot.
But this didn't work on the Blackhorn Dragon, she said:
"I have no interest in your Dragon Emperor! Get out of my desert, or die!"
Soon, three black dragons joined the battle. Although they were far smaller than the red and blue dragons, their swift speed was enough to give the black-horned dragons a headache.
Knowing that its acidic breath would corrode its carapace, the Black Horned Dragon tried its best to avoid the Black Dragon's attacks.
"Agreeing to the Dragon Emperor's request... will be entirely beneficial to you!"
The black dragons also began to offer advice, after all, the black horned dragon's stamina was indeed far beyond their expectations if they didn't use lethal force. Persuasion was more effective than continuing the stalemate.
……
And so, the ten dragons, along with Volper, chased after the Black Horned Dragon. Now, finally, the Black Horned Dragon had its chance to rest in a spare nest, far from its original lair, exhausted.
For monsters like fire dragons and horned dragons, light sleep is the most effective way to recover. They can recover from most injuries simply by absorbing life energy from nature.
There was once a novice hunter who struck and shattered the dragon's skull with her weapon. She proudly boasted to the veteran hunter that the dragon, struck by such an attack, must be dead by now.
As a result, the old hunter said:
"As long as it doesn't die, a fire dragon can recover from that level of injury with a good night's sleep."
By harnessing the life energy of nature, including ley lines and dragon veins, these monsters can possess regenerative abilities comparable to those of high-level magical beasts.
Some dragons need a deep sleep to recover from injuries that would take months, but they only need one night. Although it seems illogical, the story has another ending.
The old hunter, with his novice apprentice by his side, set up a trap in front of the drowsy fire dragon and swung his greatsword down hard at the dragon as it recovered from its light sleep!
Awakened from a light slumber, the fire dragon instinctively charged towards the two hunters, an old man and a young boy. But it stepped into a paralyzing trap prepared for it—
Next, the old hunter detonated two more tranquilizer spheres used for capture. The dragon, having inhaled the tranquilizing gas, quickly collapsed to the ground, falling into a short, deep sleep.
"It's just ahead, keep going! You two mistresses can definitely do it."
Walper and the other members of the dragon pack encouraged the two.
Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling, one carrying prepared trap tools and the other carrying a tranquilizer ball, quietly approached the exhausted Black Horned Dragon.
The Black Horned Dragon has clearly changed her strategy; she lies on the soft grass in her dragon girl form. If the dragons come looking for her again, she can react immediately and dig her way out of the sand once more.
Regardless... the egg is the most important thing. Territory can be reclaimed, as long as she gets a chance to rest a little longer...
"I'm sorry... you should come with us. If you stay in the desert, that black skull will find you."
Knowing only one side of the story, Green Dragon Noyas seems to be using the power of Black Horned Dragon to eliminate the bandit gang's second captain.
But after confirming that the Black Horned Dragon was a rare beauty, the green dragons planned to use the threat of the Black Skull to force her to join the dragon pack.
The second captain of the Black Skull Bandit Gang died in the Black Horned Dragon's lair, and soon... that Black Skull will be coming after the Black Horned Dragon.
The two women began to be wary of the green dragon's scheme. Now, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling planned to take the most sincere approach and bring the black-horned dragon and her dragon egg into the dragon herd.
With the paralysis trap in place, Volper tapped the Black Horned Dragon twice on the head, and Qin He said as the Black Horned Dragon awoke:
"Madam, Black Skull is coming soon, and her second captain died at your hands... You wouldn't want the baby horned dragons to be without their mother's care, would you?"
"We'll help you resolve the Black Skull issue, as long as you're willing."
Knowing what kind of scheme the Green Dragon had devised, Qin He decided to play along.
"Damn it! There's no time for negotiation, and they even set a trap... What good will it do you if you can really protect my baby?"
Blackhorn Dragon couldn't believe it; even if Black Skull really appeared, she wouldn't put the dragon egg in danger.
But as soon as it took a step, the swirling tranquilizer spheres and the paralyzing traps beneath its feet electrocuted the Blackhorn into a deep sleep.
……
“Sapno is dead? I’ll go check.”
In the desert, a girl with a bun hairstyle wearing a black skull mask is traveling alone.
Behind her were two long swords, their opposing divine and demonic auras sharp and incomparable. Her bosom was exposed, revealing a scent that Qin He had only seen once but which left a deep impression.
Her snow-white skin was tinged with an alluring rosy hue. As they hurried along, a sudden gust of wind blew, sending a few grains of sand flying between her jade-like peaks. The girl clicked her tongue, her fighting spirit instantly shattering the oncoming sandstorm.
The immense energy trembled so violently that it stopped the sandstorm. Just how powerful is this girl now?
"The Black Horned Dragon's skull is so hard to get! I'll have to go to the snowfield and get a priest. Let's resurrect all the dead people..."
When the mask is removed, the leader of this bandit gang that extorts money from passing caravans is actually Yuu, one of the chosen ones and a swordsman.
But... how could that be?
Chapter 304 Graininess and Unreserved Approach
It turns out that the so-called Black Skull bandit gang was not originally Black Skull's subordinate, but some insignificant bandits.
Even before Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu arrived in this world, You Jiu had encountered this group of bandits on a journey across the desert in search of the Black Horned Dragon.
With her peak seventh-tier strength, she could easily contend with most ninth-tier powerhouses. Even true saintly opponents would find it difficult to withstand You Jiu, who was burdened with the destiny of both a divine sword and a demonic sword.
Normally, killing all the bandits or capturing them and taking them to the nearest city would have been easy for the girl.
But a thought suddenly flashed through her mind:
This is a barren desert, and to the south lies the prosperous commercial city of Dan Yue.
On the other side of the snowfield are the Frost Giant King and the inhabitants of the Northland, as well as the war between kingdoms.
Most of the caravans that passed by were engaged in the business of reselling weapons, salt, and grain to make quick money.
Profiting from war is easy to understand.
But these swords and armor were all being transported to the territory of a tyrant to support further invasions and expansions. The White Comet Kingdom in the North, whose queen has already annexed several kingdoms, harbors considerable ambitions.
Too lazy to get involved openly, Youjiu simply took over the bandit gang. After personally verifying the background of passing caravans, she would decide whether or not to send out bandits.
The result was that a bandit group that was originally not very large suddenly possessed an unusually large armed force and a magic-wielding unit.
Even when the ninth-tier dragons of the Azure Jade tribe took notice of this bandit group, Youjiu, known as the "Black Skull," personally went to their doorstep, forcing the dragons to sign a non-aggression pact.
"Is this right here?"
Arriving alone at the Black Horned Dragon's lair, he found only traces of battle. Many people and warhorses were buried under the quicksand, and bloodstains were splattered on the walls.
After storing the hundred-man dead and wounded into the space of one of the magic swords, Youjiu saw several pieces of peeling black armor in the sand.
She had always wanted to try to hunt down a Blackhorn Dragon to use as a new decoration in her bedroom.
"Go, find it."
From her personal space, Youjiu summoned a short sword that was only the size of a palm.
After the short sword was used to slice through the carapace that the Black Horned Dragon had dropped, a strange red light immediately shone on the black blade of the short sword, and it flew towards the target.
……
"Phew... Finally dealt with that horned dragon, that was exhausting. If I were allowed to use my full strength, one dragon would have been enough, phew..."
Aside from Volper, who ensured everything went perfectly, Sos the Red Dragon was indeed the one who contributed the most throughout the entire process.
Now, the somewhat tired red dragon is lying down to recover its strength.