Chapter 208 White Tiger, Deborah's Little Thoughts and New Mysteries
When Crescent Bay was reduced to ashes and turned into a sea of fire.
Galos received the message from the Iron Dragon.
He reminded Tielong that the Golden Tooth Tribe's subsequent counterattack would most likely target their riverside strongholds, so they should be on guard, or simply abandon them temporarily and harass the Golden Tooth Tribe's other riverside strongholds, ceasing trade in the short term.
After that, Garus continued to focus on himself and forge his Dragon Heart.
He put on the alchemical horn ring and used the Blood Burst spell. A series of muffled thunderous roars came from his chest, as if a powerful engine was pumping and running, or as if a warhammer was beating a drum.
In fact.
This was neither thunder, nor the sound of an engine, nor the sound of drums.
It was Galus's heartbeat at that moment.
As his heart pounded, Garus's blood nearly boiled and burned, the scales on his chest became translucent, and the crimson patterns were clearly visible through the Cold Explosion Scales, like flowing lava, shining brightly.
His aura was also rising steadily, becoming violent and intense, but it was not very stable.
Huff—Garos took a deep breath, submerging himself in the water. He made no other movements, simply focusing on the changes in his body and trying to control the power amplification brought by the Blood Explosion Technique.
Shortly after, the duration of Blood Explosion ended.
The red iron dragon leaped out of the water, its body heating up, evaporating the dampness clinging to its scales and keeping it dry and refreshed.
"Dragon Heart's evolution is still far from perfect."
"I'll probably have to wait until my youth to fully evolve my heart and achieve the third stage of Blood Explosion that's more suited to me."
Galos thought to himself.
As Garros develops his own talents, his understanding of them gradually deepens.
The more complex and important the part is, the longer it needs to accumulate. The simpler the part is, the faster it is to evolve. For example, its dragon scales evolved successfully the first time, and then evolved more than once afterward.
The heart that Garus is currently most concerned about is evolving very slowly.
However, it is foreseeable that once it successfully evolves, given the importance of the heart, a change in one part will have a ripple effect, propelling Garus to a whole new level, rather than just granting him a skill similar to Blood Burst.
Time flies when you're immersed in a workout.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the Golden Tooth Tribe and the Iron Smelting Tribe officially began a 'trade war'. Small-scale conflicts arising from trade continued day and night, and the situation changed every day.
Neither side was a small clan, and there were many things to consider, so they did not engage in a full-scale war.
For example, in the deep fissures of the fertile plain.
White Dragon, Elvie, and many other elites guard the rift, where demons occasionally appear. Although they do not pose a major threat and provide a considerable amount of abyssal materials, they remain a potential problem.
It tied down a portion of the Ironforge's power.
The Golden Tooth tribe faces a similar situation. They have more resource points, which means they need more manpower to guard them. If all of them are mobilized due to the war with the Iron Smelting tribe, other tribes will definitely take advantage of the situation.
Battles between tribes are not like those between small clans in the wilderness, where each battle involves the entire clan's strength.
The larger the organization, the more things it has to deal with, and the less likely it is to take a single, desperate gamble.
When conflicts arise, they often start with small-scale frictions. Only when everything is in order will they consider taking down the other party in one fell swoop.
The Gold Tooth Tribe and the Iron Smelting Tribe.
Both sides mainly focused on the riverbank, attacking each other's strongholds built along its edge.
After several encounters, Iron Dragon Sorog adopted Garros's suggestion and directly ordered his followers to completely abandon the riverbank outpost, temporarily forgo trade, and focus on attacking the Golden Tooth tribe's riverbank outpost.
Unlike the creatures of the Ironforge, goblins are relatively weak and have a clear weakness of relying on external things.
The goblins need the facilities in their stronghold to rest, replenish food and water, and maintain their alchemy tools. Unlike the Ironclad Tribe's followers, the mech golems cannot be as carefree as they are, abandoning their territory without hesitation. Without their stronghold, their logistics will be disrupted.
Faced with the monsters' swift and elusive guerrilla attacks.
The Golden Tooth tribe had to consolidate its previously scattered defenses along the riverbank and begin focusing on defense while simultaneously devising a counterattack plan.
Galos occasionally learned about this small-scale 'trade war' through Iron Dragon's reports, but didn't pay much attention to it.
His focus is on improving himself, which is the most important thing.
If the 'Death Star' is powerful enough, it can act like a stabilizing force, giving the Ironforge tribe a strong morale boost.
in addition.
Garus's Cold Scales were fully restored a few days ago.
He carefully calculated the time. Although the regeneration speed of the Cold Scales was not as fast as that of the Thorns, it was still quite fast. If all the scales fell off, it would take about six days for new scales to grow back, provided that the energy was replenished sufficiently.
Even though the damage from the previous battle with the Chimera was significant, the Cold Scales were not completely destroyed and can regenerate and recover in about three days.
"I need to stretch my muscles."
The red iron dragon spread its wings and soared into the sky to eliminate the remaining monster lords and stretch its body.
Nowadays, ordinary hunting is too easy for Garos and does not meet the standard for honing his combat skills. Only by fighting lord-level monsters can he increase his combat experience.
In the southwest, the wind howls through the dense forest.
As dusk deepened, the sky was ablaze with fiery clouds, resembling flames burning across the heavens.
As Garus's dragon wings swept across the dense forest, the setting sun stained the jagged beech tree crowns blood red, and the fierce winds he stirred up caused the thick canopies to sag and the branches and leaves to whirl in all directions.
at the same time.
Two golden lights suddenly shone from the surging, dark green waves of the forest.
The monster lord was perched atop a cliff in the forest, its massive body no less impressive than Garoth's, its forepaws clutching half the remains of an owl-bear, its blood-stained claws gleaming coldly in the setting sun.
roar!
It roared, its fur bristling like steel needles, its back arched slightly, as it warned the red iron dragon that had invaded its territory.
Galos stared intently.
A ferocious beast appeared in his slightly narrowed pupils.
Thick, white fur flew about, with black stripes crisscrossing it, forming a clear "王" (king) character on its forehead—clearly a ferocious white tiger.
It is extremely large in size and belongs to the ferocious species, which means it is a ferocious beast that has brought its beastly talents to the extreme and broken through the limits.
The extremely powerful individuals of the Ferocious Species possess terrifying combat talent comparable to that of dragons at the same level. However, almost all Ferocious Species lack intelligence, and their IQ is far inferior to that of dragons.
The white tiger has smooth muscle lines and a tail as taut as a steel whip.
Its body was slightly lowered and crouched, a posture somewhat similar to that of dragons when hunting.
Hearing the white tiger's roar warning, the red iron dragon did not retreat, but instead turned around and swooped down.
Dragon wings, like guillotines, tore through the air as they roared closer.
The white tiger shook off its prey and, with lightning speed, leaped to the side as the red iron dragon approached at high speed.
Although he was still grazed by the dragon's wing, leaving a long, bloody wound on his side, it did not expose the bone and was not a serious injury.
The tiger's claws, laden with mud, plowed deep trenches in the ground, and rotting leaves were whipped up by the gust of air.
As the white tiger landed, it suddenly turned around, displaying terrifying leaping and explosive power, and actually pounced towards the red iron dragon's back. It leaped multiple times, walking in the air, surrounded by dense wind elemental energy that transformed into wings, its eyes fixed on the red iron dragon's neck.
The monster lords left behind by the Ironforge tribe are quite powerful, and most of them can fly.
Alternatively, you could use cheap gnolls and kobolds to wear them down, and then have the powerful leader surround and kill them; that should be enough to take care of it.
With a flick of its thick, long tail, Garus's muscles tensed, and scales, sharp as blades, instantly rose from its edges, their tips like spears.
The dragon's tail rose, and the tip of the spear moved as fast as lightning, stabbing towards the white tiger's head.
The white tiger instinctively lowered its head, the butt of the spear grazing its scalp and leaving a bloody gash. When it looked up again, the red iron dragon had already turned around, its sharp claws sweeping towards it.
With a low growl, the white tiger, not to be outdone, rode the raging wind and engaged in close combat with the red iron dragon in the air.
Its reaction speed is extremely fast, and it has an instinctive talent similar to the reflex dodge skill of Fighting Dragon. It can always dodge the Red Iron Dragon's attacks at a very small cost. But even so, when fighting the Red Iron Dragon, which is covered in weapons, it is still covered in wounds in the blink of an eye, although it is not seriously injured.
As for its attack.
When those claw strikes, capable of shattering steel and tearing metal, landed on the Cold Scales, they caused them to dent and crack, releasing a chilling aura.
Every time the White Tiger came into contact with the Cold Scales, it felt icy cold all over its body due to the heat absorption properties and the cold air.
Its movements became sluggish, and even with its quick instinctive reactions, it gradually couldn't keep up with Galus's attacks.
Bang!
Garus's dragon claw descended, striking the white tiger squarely on the head, sending it hurtling to the ground like a cannonball.
The ferocious species was exceptionally strong. The white tiger's head was broken and bleeding, and its skull was dented, but it was still able to flip its body in mid-air and land on all four paws, landing on the top of the fallen giant cedar.
Its sharp claws pierced the tree trunk, and it raised its head and roared to the sky.
Amidst the flying wood chips, the white tiger's roar materialized into a sonic cannon, tearing the obstructing tree branches and leaves into dust.
Boom—Dark red flames surged from behind the dragon's wings, and Galos suddenly accelerated and turned, flashing past the sound waves of the tiger's roar.
Because of the Cold Scales, Garus doesn't need to dodge attacks that don't cause serious harm; he can just take them. But don't forget, he has extremely high mobility.
The white tiger roared incessantly, its terrifying sonic waves chasing the red iron dragon, shattering almost everything in its path, demonstrating its formidable power.
However, Galus flapped his wings and swam nimbly like a dragon.
He charged left and right, dodging and weaving around the tiger's roaring sound waves, gradually closing in on the ferocious tiger.
He flew at lightning speed, his wings slicing through tree trunks on the ground, and his dragon claws precisely gripping the white tiger's head.
Galos pressed down on the white tiger with one claw. As the level 3 dragon energy circulated inside and outside the dragon arm, the overwhelming power left no room for resistance, pressing the tiger deep into the ground.
Bang bang bang!
With a series of loud crashes, a deep trench was plowed into the ground, and giant trees were uprooted or broken into pieces.
Finally, the dragon's claws rammed into a cliff face, bringing it to a stop.
At this moment, the white tiger had lost its previous ferocity; its aura had become weak, and its skin was torn and bloody.
It exposed its belly, its eyes revealing a hint of pleading.
The ferocious species is not as intelligent as the Earth Bear, but it is still more intelligent than ordinary beasts. It does not have the evil and chaotic mind of the Chimera. When faced with a life-or-death situation, it instinctively begs the Red Iron Dragon for mercy.
Seeing this, Galos also withdrew his murderous intent.
He used his mind-sensing ability, derived from the Iron Dragon bloodline, to communicate with the bewildered White Tiger, allowing it to choose between submission and loyalty or death, and it made the right choice.
"To vent your anger on ignorant beasts, humph, Red Iron Dragon, you are truly born evil."
A light, melodious voice rang out from the sky as the Crimson Silver Dragon dispelled her invisibility spell and appeared in mid-air.
Garos was not surprised by her appearance. Ever since he left Dragon Valley, his increasingly heightened senses had given him a vague feeling that someone was tracking him.
"Deborah, you're finally back."
Garos did not get angry at the slightly provocative words of the Crimson Silver Dragon. He simply said, "What happened last time was a misunderstanding. I awoke from a ten-year slumber and was briefly influenced by the desires of the evil dragon."
Looking at Galus's imposing and powerful physique, and recalling his bold and direct courtship, she thought of him.
The tip of the Crimson Silver Dragon's tail was still trembling slightly.
She feigned composure and said, "If you answer my riddle, I will forgive your intrusion."
"good."
Galos nodded.
The crimson-silver dragon blinked and said:
"I am gentler than time, more enduring than stone, and can turn an angry volcano into a gentle stream."
"The rich often discard me like worn-out shoes, but the poor regard me as a treasure."
“The wise use me as a shield, while fools easily discard me.”
"If you hold me tight, I will slip away quietly."
"If you call me while you wait, I will stay with you forever."
She paused, looked at the red iron dragon, and said, "Tell me, hybrid dragon—who am I?"
The Crimson Silver Dragon's tone was as usual, but it trembled slightly, as if it contained different thoughts and emotions.
Garus was focused on the riddle but couldn't find a suitable answer. Besides, solving riddles was one of the Crimson Silver Dragon's great hobbies, and occasionally not being able to answer her riddles would only increase her favor.
"I can't figure it out, Deborah. Tell me the answer."
Red Iron Dragon shook his head.
The crimson-silver dragon blinked and whispered, "Patience, the answer is patience."
(End of this chapter)
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