Chapter 281 The Red Dragon Father and Iron Dragon Mother's Passionate Reunion: Flames, Blood, and Death
Deep in the wilderness of Ser, in the territory of the sinkhole.
The moonlight flowed quietly, casting a silvery glow on the massive north wall of the sinkhole.
An adult chrome dragon was now cautiously retracting its sharp claws and gently landing on the hard ground. Its careful demeanor resembled that of a fledgling dragon attempting a hunt for the first time, afraid of disturbing its prey.
He held a carefully prepared courtship gift in his mouth.
A whole iron flower tree perfectly preserved in ice.
This is a magical plant that is extremely rare even in the wilderness.
It possesses incredible abilities, capable of drawing upon the immense earth elemental energy deep within the earth and transforming it into tangible form, growing metal branches as hard as steel. This characteristic makes it one of the most beloved natural creations of the Iron Dragon race, which has an innate affinity and fondness for metal.
"Laetitia!"
The chrome dragon solemnly placed the frozen iron flower tree in front of the iron dragon cave.
He raised his long neck, called out Tielong's name, and expressed his love.
"Accept my burning love! If you're willing, I promise you, I will make the entire vast Sel Forest bloom with dazzling steel flowers for you."
At this moment.
A languid yet enormous shadow, accompanied by the subtle sound of heavy scales scraping against the ground, slowly emerged from the deep darkness of the cave.
Iron Dragon Leticia has finally revealed her true form.
Her dragon scales were not pure black, but had a cold, hard metallic luster, like countless blades that had been polished to an extremely sharp edge pieced together.
The dragon aura emanating from her was clearly far stronger than that of the chrome dragon Eric in front of her.
Her vertical pupils scrutinized the chrome dragon outside the cave—from his physique and the luster of his scales to the attitude and sincerity he displayed at that moment.
The Chromium Dragon, like the Iron Dragon, belongs to the Sub-Iron Dragon lineage and is inherently inclined towards lawful evil.
The long spine from snout to tail tip is lined with smooth fins, and it has shiny horns and broad, smooth wings. Its scales look like liquid metal, strikingly reflecting the surrounding terrain. At first glance, it is somewhat similar to a silver dragon, and its appearance is impeccable in terms of dragon aesthetics.
In terms of attitude, Chromelong also performed impeccably.
Every time he came to visit, he would carefully prepare different gifts.
Moreover, each time, it was after he carefully observed and pondered that he determined it was something that Iron Dragon Leticia would like.
Unfortunately, Leticia, the Iron Dragon, has a deep-seated preference for lawful dragons who surpass her in both strength and life, inspiring her awe.
She simply couldn't muster much interest in suitors who were significantly younger and of a lower social standing than herself.
After just a few seconds of scrutiny.
With a flick of her tail, she precisely snatched up the precious Frozen Iron Flower Tree in front of the cave and tossed it back without a second thought, where it landed steadily at the feet of the Chrome Dragon.
"I've told you this more than once."
Her words were firm and decisive, leaving no room for illusion: "Don't bother bringing these... cheap trinkets over again. I have no interest in you whatsoever. Get out of my territory immediately."
Her demeanor was cold and aloof, radiating an aura that kept dragons at bay.
However.
The chrome dragon was particularly fascinated by Leticia's strong, ruthless, and decisive qualities.
He lowered his head slightly, his voice carrying a deliberate humility and sincerity.
“I know you admire dragons who are more powerful than yourself.”
"But Leticia, please think about it. Can those dragons, whose power surpasses yours, truly be trusted?"
"They will only think about how to control you, dominate you, and completely bring your will under their control, making you their vassal."
He slightly raised his head and looked directly at Tie Long.
"If that's the case, why not try a completely different form of relationship?"
Chrome Dragon whispered, "I acknowledge my weakness."
"At least in terms of strength, I am currently no match for you."
"But doesn't that also mean I'll be more accommodating to you, go along with your wishes, and never go against your ideas?"
"I'm even willing to accept your humiliation and let you fully experience the thrill of being the stronger party and controlling everything."
The personality of the chrome dragon is similar to that of the cunning green dragon in some ways—they are naturally good at disguise, skilled at conversation, and adept at deception.
For example, they sometimes completely mimic the color of their scales to be silver, using their elegant physique similar to that of a silver dragon to approach intelligent beings.
When the opponent lowers their guard and mistakes it for a noble silver dragon, launch a sudden and fatal attack.
At this moment, the Chromium Dragon was clearly using its racial traits of "good at conversation" and "skilled at seduction" in the matter of courtship.
Tie Long Leticia fell into a brief silence.
In the few seconds of silence, although her massive body maintained a defiant posture, a keen observer could catch a clue from the subtle movement of the end of her strong tail, where it swayed slightly and the curve became less rigid—something in the chrome dragon's words had indeed stirred her deep-seated desire for control, arousing her interest.
Chrome Dragon seized on this opportunity and acted on it while the iron was hot.
"Laetitia, can you feel it? The atmosphere in the wilderness is becoming more and more tense every day. There is an invisible smoke in the air, as if a raging fire is about to ignite and engulf everything."
"But danger is often accompanied by great opportunity. This turbulent wave is precisely the perfect opportunity for us to rise up and seize greater power!"
“I know your dream! I know you will never be willing to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I also know that to realize your grand vision, you alone will inevitably feel constrained. You need a reliable and powerful ally!”
Eric straightened his back, his tone full of sincerity and commitment:
"I assure you, Leticia! If you are willing to accept me, I will stand firmly behind you, devoting all my wisdom and strength to contributing to your magnificent empire and becoming your most trustworthy support!"
Leticia fell silent again.
This silence lasted longer, as if she were weighing the pros and cons and the possibilities in her mind.
A few seconds later, she finally slowly shook her enormous head.
"Every word you just said was exactly the sweet talk I wanted to hear right now."
Her gaze was sharp as a knife: "But precisely because of this, I can be absolutely certain—you are using the bluffing tricks that Chrome Dragon is best at on me!"
Leticia's voice was firm and resolute.
"Any sweet talk detached from reality and beautiful promises that seem like castles in the air will ultimately lead the dragon, full of expectations, into the abyss of disappointment."
Long had promised her that he could restrain her chaotic nature, but the result was the complete opposite.
The chrome dragon opened its mouth.
He wanted to say something more, but the Iron Dragon had already taken a step forward, its wings spread, its right claw slightly raised, and its eyes coldly fixed on him: "I don't want to say it a second time, get out of my territory."
Feeling the overwhelming dragon might of the opponent.
After struggling internally for a while, the chrome dragon slowly retreated a distance, then flapped its wings and flew into the sky, gradually moving away from the sinkhole territory.
Leticia, the Iron Dragon, only slowly retracted her wings and turned back to her cave after confirming that the Chrome Dragon had completely disappeared from sight. There, she quietly lay on her side on her steel throne, her eyes slightly closed.
Chrome Dragon is right about one thing.
Her keen sense of smell had already detected the growing tension in the wilderness, like the impending ignition of a sulfurous fire.
She would never give up this huge opportunity that could change her destiny.
Therefore, she needs time and absolute calm to carefully consider and repeatedly plan every key step toward the future.
On the other side.
The chrome dragon flapped its broad wings vigorously, soaring alone in the vast and silent sky.
Sudden!
A strong, almost suffocating, and intensely pungent sulfurous odor, like the eruption of a volcano's core, wafted towards us without warning.
Eric's scales instantly bristled, and a strong sense of crisis washed over him like ice water.
He suddenly twisted his long neck, his gaze fixed on the direction from which the scent was coming from.
What came into Chrome Dragon's view was a massive, terrifying red dragon.
His dragon scales were a deep crimson color, like congealed blood, and were covered with crisscrossing battle markings, like medals, symbolizing countless fierce battles and the repeated breaking and healing of his scales!
This red dragon has a fierce and violent appearance.
Just looking at him, the Chromium Dragon, a cold-type dragon, felt a suffocating sense of oppression.
"You lowly reptile, run! Run away with all your might!"
The red dragon's deep, hoarse roar, filled with cruel mockery, echoed between the howling wind and churning clouds, like the pronouncement of death.
"Because when I finally catch you, you'll find that all the so-called 'pain' you've experienced before was actually as sweet as candied fruit!"
The chrome dragon felt a chill run down its spine, and its scales stood on end, gleaming.
He sensed a death-like crisis, and in the next second he flapped his wings and fled away. However, with bursts of maniacal laughter and roars, the pungent smell of sulfur drew ever closer.
Not long after, deep within the Tiankeng territory.
Iron Dragon Leticia suddenly opened her eyes.
A familiar yet unsettling smell—a mixture of blood and sulfur—was carried by the night breeze into her cave.
"Gorsas?!"
She whispered in surprise and uncertainty, then flapped her dragon wings and sped out of the cave.
Under the thick, inky night sky, two giant dragons are currently hovering above the Tiankeng territory.
Just as Leticia, the Iron Dragon, burst out of the cave, she witnessed that breathtaking scene.
One of the smaller dragons, like a kite with a broken string, plummeted helplessly from the sky.
No!
More accurately.
It was as if it were being cruelly hurled down onto the hard ground by an irresistible force, like discarded garbage.
Bang!
A dull, loud bang exploded out.
The chrome dragon's body, like a broken rag doll, slammed heavily onto the cold, hard ground, and then... there was deathly silence.
Leticia's sharp gaze pierced through the dust, instantly locking onto the mangled dragon corpse.
Those broad, enormous wings were cruelly broken and twisted at an extremely gruesome angle; the slender neck was twisted into a horrifying braid; the entire body was covered with charred, pungent burn marks from the flames... all signs of life had been utterly extinguished.
Boom!
With a terrifying sound like a meteorite falling to earth, the deep crimson dragon landed beside the shattered corpse of the chrome dragon.
"Gorsas!"
Leticia the Iron Dragon roared like thunder.
Facing the furious gaze of the Iron Dragon, which seemed to spew lava, the Red Dragon Gorsas grinned, revealing his massive, fang-filled maw, and laughed loudly, "My dear Leticia, my treasure, my priceless riches."
"December has passed, and you are still as elegant and beautiful as ever."
Leticia, the Iron Dragon, crouched low, her powerful tail taut and lashing behind her like a steel whip, and growled, "Get out! Gorsas! Vanish from my territory immediately!"
The red dragon ignored the iron dragon's murderous roar and instead let out a low, pleasant laugh.
He stretched out his massive claws, covered in crimson scales and dripping with chrome dragon blood, and casually fiddled with the chrome dragon's twisted and deformed head as if it were a broken toy.
"Your little toy couldn't even withstand a few of my casual claw attacks. It's so pitifully fragile, little Letty. It seems your taste has declined quite a bit since then."
Suddenly, as if he had discovered something interesting, he deftly curled his thick tail and easily picked up the broken horn of the chrome dragon.
Then, he placed the broken horn, like a crown, crookedly onto his huge head, which was covered with jagged dragon horns and ferocious thorns.
"Hahaha!"
Gorsas let out a deafening laugh and said, "Look! Look! Don't I look even more majestic and invincible now?! This is the kingly demeanor you deserve, Leticia!"
I can't hold back any longer!
Iron Dragon's claws crushed rocks, its wings flapped, whipping up a gale, and its hard body, over twenty meters long, suddenly charged toward Red Dragon Gorsas.
The mocking smile on the face of the red dragon Gorsas vanished abruptly the moment the iron dragon launched its charge.
His fiery red claw lashed out mercilessly at the charging iron dragon.
The battle between the dragons instantly erupted.
The powerful chieftains of the Iron Dragon's territory, alerted by the disturbance, roared and charged out of their lairs after sensing that their master had encountered a formidable enemy, attempting to support their lord.
However, the red dragon's aura was so solid that those who were slightly weaker were instantly crushed to the ground, trembling and losing all courage to even stand.
Only a few of the bravest and most loyal leaders to Leticia were able to barely withstand the soul-chilling pressure and roar as they joined this epic battle of the dragons.
But their fate can only be described as moths drawn to a flame.
The red dragon didn't even look at them; he just wildly swung his giant claws or whipped his thorny tail.
Those leaders who charged forward fearlessly, including the dragon bloodline followers whom Leticia had painstakingly cultivated, were all killed on the spot by the red dragon in the most brutal way in an instant. Limbs and blood were scattered on the ground like raindrops.
This battle, in which the odds were heavily against each other, lasted only a dozen minutes.
Bang!
With a deafening roar, the red dragon Gorsas's claws, covered in hard scales, slammed down on the iron dragon Leticia's chest, crushing her into a deep crater in the shattered ground.
The red dragon looked down from its high position at the iron dragon trampled beneath its feet.
"Listen, you slut!"
“You, Leticia, will forever belong only to me, Gorsas! You are my most precious treasure! My possession! I will not allow—I absolutely will not allow—you to have any contact with any other male dragon! Not even a glance! Otherwise—”
He suddenly increased the pressure on his claws, causing Leticia's scales to crack continuously, and the rocks beneath her to creak under the strain.
"—He is your role model!"
The red dragon's gaze swept over the shattered corpse of the chrome dragon beside it.
The iron dragon stopped its pointless roars and howls, and instead swung its tail at the red dragon's head.
Gorsas let out an impatient snort, blocked the tail with one claw, and exerted force by stepping on the iron dragon's claw, kicking Leticia's huge body into the air, where it crashed heavily into the steep sinkhole wall.
The ground shook violently, and countless pebbles tumbled down.
Leticia's body was embedded deep into the rock wall, the hard dragon scales rubbing against the mountain rock, producing a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing sound!
Immediately afterwards.
Under the intense, furious gaze of Leticia, the Iron Dragon, driven to the brink of agonizing pain and humiliation.
The terrifying and ferocious expression on Gorsas's face vanished without a trace, as if the bloody and cruel battle had never happened.
"Laetitia".
Gorsas's voice softened considerably, even carrying a hint of apology.
"Look at my temper, I'm really sorry, I think I went a little too far just now."
He spread out his huge claws and made a helpless gesture: "I know you have a lot of grievances against me, and you must still be holding onto resentment from decades ago."
"But don't worry, my dear!"
Gorsas's voice suddenly rose, filled with fervent ambition and confidence: "My return to the Sel Wilderness this time is no accident."
"Destiny has already been decided—I, Gorsas, will rule this vast and boundless land! All creatures that live on this land, whether lowly insects or proud dragons, will eventually grovel beneath my enormous dragon wings and submit to my supreme authority!"
He straightened up, spreading his forearms as if embracing the future of the entire wilderness.
"I will be here! I will build an unprecedented, powerful nation that belongs to me! An empire worthy of your status and ambition!"
"At that time, my dear Leticia, I will open my arms to you again! I will bestow upon you unparalleled glory and power! I will give you the opportunity... to become the one and only true queen of my empire!"
At this point, his face suddenly turned fierce and ruthless, and he changed the subject.
"But before that, Leticia, you are my wealth and my possession. If you dare to flee the wilderness and defy my will, I guarantee you will pay a terrible price."
After declaring his ambitious goals and asserting his sovereignty over the Iron Dragon.
The red dragon burst into flames, soared into the sky, and vanished into the deep night in the blink of an eye.
"Gorsas. That damn bastard."
Leticia's gaze was icy as she struggled to her feet.
Since Gorsas followed his instincts and awakened his ancestral blood, his temperament has become increasingly chaotic and ferocious. Now he has become unreasonable and difficult to communicate with.
But she already knew this, and was not frightened by the Red Dragon's capricious and unpredictable temper. Instead, she tried to calm herself down and think about how to deal with it.
"Gorsas's temperament destined him to stand against all living beings."
“Even his own kind, who are also evil dragons, would regard him as a source of danger. Metal dragons need no further explanation. As for the other dragons in the Dragon Wilderness, I can try to unite with them to deal with Gorsath.”
Iron Dragon Leticia thought quietly to herself.
I'm a bit busy today, so this is the only chapter I'll write, which is 5,000 words long.
(End of this chapter)
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