Chapter 14 The Bears (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets)

Countless stars dotted the night sky, which was as black as velvet.

The red iron dragon stood on the towering, rugged cliff, looking back as its gaze swept over the entire Tiankeng territory inch by inch.

Especially below this cliff, the surface area, full of pits and depressions of varying depths, almost bears the memories of Galos' entire childhood.

"There's no turning back now; we'll have to rely entirely on ourselves."

Garros glanced at the two moons in the sky, as well as the magical satellites that were difficult to distinguish among the real stars, and felt a little heavy-hearted.

The level of magic on the planet Bernardo, especially the level of alchemy that uses magic to create artifacts, is extremely high.

The numerous monsters and ferocious beasts in the wilderness are secondary; the kingdom composed of intelligent beings is the real danger.

"Arrogance, conceit, greed."

"These are the dragon instincts that are most likely to cause the death of young dragons. I must be vigilant at all times and not be careless."

Young dragons that leave the nest face only two fates—either becoming new natural disasters or serving as nourishment for the wilderness.

Galos naturally didn't want to become nourishment, but he also had no interest in becoming a natural disaster; his goal was simple.

—Live on, the longer the better.

Only by dying once can one truly appreciate the preciousness of life. Galos cherished this dragon life, which is why he persevered in training and strengthening himself after realizing the dangers of this world.

"Hahaha, I will establish my own dynasty! I will make countless creatures submit to my wings and bow down to me!"

Samantha's shouts into the night wind interrupted Galos's thoughts.

This six-year-old dragon has fiery red scales that look like flames burning in the night, very vibrant, and full of lively vitality.

However, such scale coloration is actually not suitable for survival.

It's too conspicuous.

Covered in a layer of dark gray cushioning scales, Garus can almost blend into the darkness under the cover of night, making it easier for him to lurk and hide.

As for Iron Dragon's brother, Gorton.

Its black dragon scales were somewhat better, but because of the silver shimmer on the surface, they were still quite conspicuous.

Moreover, Tie Longdi's tone was even more arrogant than Hong Longmei's.

"I will establish a kingdom ruled by dragons, and then I will rule over all dragons."

Its claws were planted on a protruding rock, its head held high, as if making a declaration to the world.

Galus was calm and composed, and not prone to making a fuss.

Looking at the two young dragons, the red iron dragon pondered for a moment and said, "Samantha, Gorton, you two will live with me."

Having two young dragons in command, huddling together for warmth, is more conducive to survival.

Moreover, Galos held the wilderness in awe of its perilous nature, and a year of exploration had given him a better understanding of the surroundings.

With him leading the way, the two baby dragons have a greater chance of survival.

Their following of Galus is actually a win-win situation.

Unfortunately, the two baby dragons didn't think so.

"No!"

Sparks flew from Red Dragon Girl's nostrils as she scoffed, saying, "I am destined to stand at the top of the world, the leader of the five evil dragons. I can become the master of the wilderness on my own, without needing to follow you."

Tie Longdi also shook his head.

"I want to go to the wealthy South, where I've heard that people have gemstones embedded in their teeth."

When it spoke of the gemstone teeth, it made no attempt to hide its greedy desire.

Upon hearing this, Galos said no more and gently shook his head.

Just like when the two baby dragons had just hatched, he gave them another choice, and they gave their own answers.

Destiny and the birth of a dragon are made up of a series of different choices.

Galos did not force the two young dragons to follow him. If they were unwilling, forcing them to follow would only bring trouble to him, given their personalities.

But he still gave the two baby dragons another chance.

Looking at the two young dragons, Garus said slowly, "If you change your foolish ideas and want to seek my protection, you can go to the northwest, to the hilly area about ninety kilometers from here."

“There are dense hemlock forests there, making it easy to spot.”

"If I were still in the hills and woodlands, I might take you in, provided you are prepared to be my slaves and servants and obey me unconditionally."

Having said that, Galos no longer lingered, turning his gaze away from the sinkhole territory and flying towards the hills where he had once subdued the Earth Bear.

“You wretched Garus, you are too arrogant and look down on us completely.”

"Just wait, we'll make you look at us in a new light sooner or later!"

"Even if we die, even if we are eaten by ferocious beasts and monsters, we will not beg you!"

Under the moonlight, the dark gold tail ring was coated with a layer of bright luster. The shouts of the dragon brothers and sisters came from behind Garros, but these noises were quickly swallowed up by the wind of the wilderness.

Two weeks later, at the Hemlock Hills.

This place is not large and has limited resources, so it is not a good habitat. However, Galus has no better place to go at the moment, so he has settled here for the time being.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Earth Bear's paws were encased in thick, hard rock, and it struck the dragon in front of it again and again.

Garos endured the heavy blows from the Earth Bear, his body trembling slightly, his protective scales flying everywhere, finally revealing his black-and-red-striped scales, which then gradually cracked and dented.

However, the black and red scales had just begun to crack and slightly collapse.

The Earth Bear stopped.

"Get up and continue."

Galos raised his eyelids slightly and said with dissatisfaction.

The Earth Bear had just knocked off a layer of buffer scales on his body; now it was time to truly hone his physique.

"Ouch, your scales are harder than steel, I really can't fight them anymore."

The bear roared and plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

Its thick bear arm could barely be lifted, and the rocks attached to its paws were shattered by the shockwave, revealing its cracked, bleeding paws.

Galos was still not satisfied.

Although both are essentially impacts, they differ from the intense training of crashing into mountains and the ground. After experiencing this for a while, Galos felt that this method of resisting impacts was more refined and had a good training effect.

Besides letting the giant bear slap it with its paws.

He also had it attack him with spell-like skills to hone its resistance.

This process is naturally not pleasant; pain is unavoidable.

The Earth Bear is an 8th-level monster; even if Garos were to withstand its attacks, he would not be able to escape unscathed.

But perhaps because he had undergone so many similar training methods, Galos had developed an extremely high tolerance for pain. Moreover, while feeling pain, he was even somewhat excited because he knew in his heart that this also meant that he was gradually adapting to evolution.

"Quickly draw upon the earth's power to rest; we'll continue in a bit."

Galos granted the bear permission to rest for a while.

The Earth Bear looked miserable.

When it submitted to Garus, it thought that perhaps Garus was capricious and liked to beat his followers to vent his anger, but it was tough and thick-skinned, and as long as he wasn't killed, he could slowly recover.

But what it didn't expect was...

Galos, on the contrary, had a peculiar hobby: he would have it beat him up.

At first, the Earth Bear was quite excited.

But it soon discovered that this was not a good job.

Every time it was exhausted to the point of near death, Garus was still not satisfied. Fortunately, the Earth Bear had a strong recovery ability, which allowed it to barely hold on.

No, if this continues, my life level will drop from exhaustion.

While resting, the Earth Bear pondered deeply.

Suddenly, it had a flash of inspiration and called out to Garus, who was rubbing his dragon tail against the hemlock on the other side.

"Dragon Lord!"

Dragon Lord – This is one of the respectful terms commonly used by subordinates to address dragons, similar to the title of master.

During the mere friction, the hard hemlock was cut with countless deep marks by the sharp scales on the dragon's tail, as if it had been slashed by a knife and axe.

Galos spared the poor hemlock and turned to look at the Earth Bear.

The Earth Bear scratched its head, a shrewd smile appearing on its honest face.

"Hehe, you must want more Earth Bears as your companions."

Under Galus's watchful gaze, it recounted its story in detail.

turn out to be.

The Great Earth Bear Mobel once came from a small group of bears.

Its father is also the leader of the group. Besides the leader of the bears, there are several mother bears and some cubs that have not yet grown up.

The giant bear shares some similarities with lion prides in its habits.

Males are dominant, stronger than females, and cannot tolerate other adult males sharing their territory; they will drive away any male offspring that are about to reach adulthood.

"You mean, take me to conquer your tribe?"

"Garos asked."

“That’s right! As long as you kill my father, I guarantee that all the other female bears and cubs will submit to you.”

Mobel nodded emphatically, patting his chest in assurance.

"This is truly a case of fathers parting and sons laughing," Galos thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)