madnovel Chapter 27 Crisis Approaching
Chapter 27 Crisis Approaching
Heading north from the wilderness, the dense grass and bushes, along with the scattered trees, will gradually disappear, and the terrain will slowly transition from open fields to vast deserts and Gobi.
In this remote and sparsely populated place, fortresses are nestled against the mountainside. Large boulders, after being simply cut, are roughly piled together to form a magnificent architectural complex.
Korg and Braca tightened their leather cloaks and walked step by step toward the huge stone archway ahead.
The sunlight overhead was quickly swallowed up by the archway, and the view instantly became dim. The few small windows on the fortress let out sparse beams of light, which barely illuminated the first half of the hall, but could not reach the enormous creature lying on the stone platform in the depths.
The air was filled with the smell of ozone mixed with dust, and you could clearly hear the crackling sound of static electricity flashing.
The two orcs knelt on the ground in terror, silently awaiting their master's judgment.
After a long while, a huge head emerged from the shadows.
Its indigo scales, as clear as the sky after rain, its lightning-like pupils, its large, wrinkled, fan-shaped ears, and the iconic single horn on its nose all testify to its identity—a blue dragon.
Judging from the size of its head alone, this blue dragon is definitely over 90 feet long, making it an undisputed adult. Its challenge level is probably above level 17, and some even more powerful beings may have reached the legendary realm.
The blue dragon stared silently at the two orcs with its vertical pupils that shone like the core of lightning. The fierce aura it unconsciously exuded was enough to make them tremble uncontrollably.
"I heard you spotted other baby dragons. Where are they?"
The orc quickly buried his head deep in the ground, not daring to look the blue dragon in the eye, and answered tremblingly.
"Right here in the Cachino grasslands, where we graze our giant horned cattle."
After listening, the blue dragon paused for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before asking again:
"What kind of baby dragons are there, and how many are there?"
The two orcs exchanged a quick glance out of the corner of their eyes, a strange sense of foreboding rising within them.
The young orc was so nervous that he stammered and answered haltingly.
"No... I'm sorry, we only found traces of baby dragons, and we don't know the number or species."
"waste!"
A deep roar suddenly rang out, and silver lightning shot out instantly, striking the young orc and killing him instantly.
The blue dragon then turned its gaze to the middle-aged orc who was frozen in fear, and its deep roar echoed through the hall once more.
"Call your people and bring that young dragon back to me. Remember! I want it alive!"
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Thor shook his head and got up from the ground, only to find that the sun had already set and the cave was pitch black.
The strong liquor, enough to poison an elephant, only kept him asleep for half a day, without even a trace of hangover discomfort.
He glanced at the empty wine bottle lying to the side, flicked his long tail, and climbed out of the cave.
The starry sky in this world was far brighter than the one he had seen in his previous life, with countless stars twinkling overhead. It was said that each star was the kingdom of a deity.
It is unknown whether he will have the opportunity to elevate his divine kingdom into the astral realm in the future.
The process of ascending to godhood is full of hardships. Not only does he have to improve his own strength, but he also has to face the suppression of established gods. Even with the help of external forces, he is not 100% confident.
"I wonder if those forbidden templates are actually effective. Is strength determined by the settings or by performance in the game?"
If it's like in the game, where someone gets soloed by Azure Star and Lone Bird, that would be incredibly unlucky.
Thor shook his head, banishing these useless thoughts, lay down, curled up his tail, and wrapped himself into a red ball with his wings.
There are many ways for a true dragon to increase its strength, but the simplest and most direct way is through the natural growth of its body as time goes by and it ages.
As long as one can live as an ancient dragon, even without doing anything, one can become a demigod-like being.
However, although this method is simple and easy, it is still too slow. Some true dragons will actively train and meditate in pursuit of greater power.
Thor only recently managed to find the method of meditation in the Dragon Legacy.
As he emptied his mind, the entire dragon entered a trance-like state between sleep and wakefulness, and the magic within its body began to resonate with the magical elements in the outside world.
He sensed tiny red and brown specks of light, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, slowly approaching his body.
While meditation like this won't teach him new spells, it can increase the amount of magic power in his body, which in turn will enhance his physical strength and breathing ability.
When he is immersed in it, he feels that time flies by.
Several hours passed in a flash, and the sound of flapping wings suddenly woke him from his meditation.
Sistana and Kalp have returned from their hunting trip.
In three months, the two baby dragons grew considerably, reaching about eight feet in size, which is considered quite robust among red dragons of the same age.
Sistana, whose body was covered in tiny red scales, looked at Thor, who was almost twice her size, and couldn't help but feel a deep envy in her eyes.
She didn't understand why there was such a big difference between the two siblings, who were born to the same mother.
For an average red dragon to grow to 15 feet, it would probably need to be over 5 years old and reach its juvenile stage.
This guy's growth rate is a whole age group ahead of ordinary red dragons.
She then glanced at Kalp beside her, subtly comparing the lengths from nose to tail, and found that she was longer, which immediately made her smug.
She raised her head high as if to show off, a live rabbit dangling from her fanged mouth, a faint smell of blood wafting towards Thor's nostrils.
Thor, who hadn't hunted yet that day, soon felt a slight hunger.
With just one glance, he knew what his foolish sister was up to. She had tasted the sweetness of exchanging food for dragon crystals before and wanted to continue exchanging them.
The next moment, he suddenly stretched out his claws, grabbed the rabbit that Sistana was holding, and snatched it away without any hesitation.
"Is this the prey you offered to your brother? Well done, great Thor acknowledges your loyalty."
Realizing what was happening, Sistana flew into a rage and leaped forward, trying to reclaim what was rightfully hers.
But the difference in size made all her resistance futile. After a few breaths, she was trampled under Thor's feet and could only watch helplessly as he devoured the prey she had finally caught.
"Let me go! You damned robber, you foolish villain, that's my rabbit, shut up!"
A loud roar continuously emanated from Sistana's mouth, which, combined with the notification of increased mental energy below Thor's line of sight, sounded exceptionally pleasant to the ear.
Robbers? Thugs? That's just a compliment to the Red Dragon.