Chapter 62 Contact, Probing
"The serpent dragon is not afraid of death; pain and injury instead bring it pleasure and madness, and it has an extreme fondness for fighting."
"There's no benefit in going up against such a mad dragon."
Upon seeing the cliff serpent dragon, Garus's eyes flickered, then he held his breath, folded his dragon wings into the most concealed gliding posture, and hid himself behind the clouds.
The serpent dragon is known for its fearlessness.
One could even say that this creature is chasing death and yearning for it.
For example, if the serpent dragon fights a powerful enemy and is severely injured, but the enemy, fearing the serpent dragon's curse, does not kill it and prepares to leave.
The serpent dragon could have survived.
But they will choose the most extreme method.
Suicide, to curse a powerful enemy with one's life and soul.
Even in death, I want to make the other person suffer terribly.
According to the legends, the Serpent Dragon was originally a major type of dragon in ancient times, with a number no less than that of the Five-Colored Dragon, Metal Dragon, and Gem Dragon. However, due to its peculiar personality of being quick to kill at the slightest provocation, its numbers gradually decreased, and it has now become a secondary type of dragon.
Galos never expected to encounter a cliff serpent dragon in the territory of the gray-maned werewolves.
This thing is too troublesome.
Both the claws and the blood are highly poisonous.
Even if you manage to kill it in a fight, you will pay a heavy price.
It is fearless and carefree.
But Galos wanted to live a long life and was unwilling to risk injury, or even serious injury, in fighting the Serpent Dragon.
In this wilderness, dangers are not limited to snakes and dragons.
If one suffers a serious injury as a result, and encounters other dangers before fully recovering, the consequences could be disastrous.
"And it's cursed."
"Even if I could kill it, the Cliff Serpent Dragon's Fire Curse would continuously lower my fire resistance."
As a hybrid of a red dragon and an iron dragon, he has high fire resistance and is immune to most fire attacks. He doesn't want to have an extra fire resistance weakness because of the Cliff Serpent Dragon's Fire Curse.
"However, let's think about it from a different perspective."
"Can my adaptive evolution work on these resistances that have been reduced by the curse?"
"If possible, my fire resistance may be lower at first, but it will continue to increase over time."
Galos pondered the pros and cons in his mind.
Because his initial fire resistance was too high, he rarely trained in this area, as the benefits were relatively low and the training was difficult. However, he would definitely be happy to continuously increase his fire resistance, since although his fire resistance was high, it was not enough to completely make him immune to fire damage. If it was a high-level magical fire, it could still cause him harm.
"The risk is still too high."
"I'm not sure what the specific reaction would be if the curse were to fall on me."
A few seconds later, Galos shook his head, hiding himself even more deeply and remaining impassive.
Just now, when he first saw the Serpent Dragon, in addition to fear, he also felt disgust and murderous intent because of the inheritance. However, since the risks outweighed the benefits, Galos suppressed his instinctive urge to attack the Serpent Dragon.
at the same time.
The serpent dragon darted back into the cave.
This chance encounter seems to be able to end peacefully.
However, the cliff serpent dragon's forked tail suddenly stopped in mid-air, then began to swing excitedly, its scales rubbing together with a screeching sound. It then turned around again, its nose constantly sniffing.
Dragons are always attracted to each other and are quite sensitive to each other's aura.
The Cliff Serpent Dragon is extremely sensitive to the aura of other dragons.
At this moment, in its olfactory world, it seemed that odor molecules formed a bright red trail, pointing directly to a thick cloud layer in the sky.
It's not just that you can smell the dragon.
It can glean more information from smell.
A hybrid of a red dragon and an iron dragon, an eight-year-old male, who has been eating more meat recently and has a strong odor.
It is over seven meters long, covered with an unremarkable layer of blackish-gray dragon scales, with exceptionally large wings and an exceptionally strong body. Ordinary serpent dragons, though they have a strong sense of smell, cannot detect so much information.
The same goes for this serpent dragon.
Its body length and appearance are what it sees with its eyes.
Galos flapped its wings, cutting through the clouds and leaving a trail of emptiness as it flew into the distance.
When the serpent dragon suddenly stopped on the cliff and turned to sniff the air, he knew he had been exposed.
He had tried his best to conceal his presence, but the Cliff Serpent Dragon's olfactory radar was too sharp and detected his presence.
Since fighting the Cliff Serpent Dragon would be pointless, Garus didn't want to get entangled with it, so he simply flew away since he had been exposed.
The werewolves of Crescent Valley were somewhat taken aback when they saw the dragon soaring through the night sky after breaking through the clouds. They hadn't expected that a dragon would be lurking here.
hiss--!
The cliff-dwelling serpent's blood-red pupils were fixed on Garos, a trembling sound like a venomous snake spitting its tongue rolled from its throat, and its long, barbed tail shattered the mountain rocks.
It soared into the air like a broken arrow, extremely explosive, its wingless body moving in a straight line through the air.
call!
Soaring into the sky, it opened its dragon mouth, its chest bulging high, and unleashed a linear molten dragon breath at Garus's back.
This dragon's breath is incredibly powerful, and its damage extends beyond fire-based attacks.
Galos did not take the hit head-on. Instead, he increased his speed, dodged to the side, and continued to move away.
As his speed increased, the scales on his body rubbed against the air, and the dark red, branding-like patterns that were usually hard to see began to light up, with the edges of the dragon scales gradually turning a branding red color.
Garos imbued his Exploding Scales with magical energy and then flung his body away.
Whoosh whoosh!
Some dragon scales shot out from his body and flew towards the cliffside serpent dragon. As they rubbed against the air at high speed, almost the entire dragon turned a deep red.
The cliff serpent dragon charged straight toward Garos, completely ignoring the dragon scales.
It turned and swung its long body, its forked three-tailed tail with sharp spikes making a precise interception.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Fireballs exploded in the sky, and raging flames covered the cliffside serpent dragon, illuminating the area of the sky.
A furious hiss echoed from within the flames, belonging to the cliffside serpent dragon.
It burst out of the flames, its body covered in charred marks, but because it was also a fire-type dragon with high fire resistance, the burns from the explosion were not severe.
but.
The exceptionally sharp scale fragments pierced its weaker abdominal armor plates, which lacked scales, causing intense stinging pain and drawing out wisps of venomous blood.
The pain made the cliff serpent dragon even more excited.
Its body arched, lava-like patterns emerged from its entire body, and the lower layer of its scales hissed like rising steam. Then, its body sprang up again, and its speed suddenly increased, piercing through the clouds and rapidly approaching Garus.
"This guy has incredible explosive power!"
"I seem to lack some means of explosive power."
Using the serpent dragon as a mirror, Galos suddenly realized that his burst damage was not outstanding, and his strongest attack required distance and acceleration to unleash.
He is currently too old and of a certain level to access explosive secret techniques inherited from dragons.
Galos didn't push its speed to the maximum, wanting to test the Cliff Serpent's strength. The Cliff Serpent, in a state of explosive power, gradually approached Galos.
(End of this chapter)
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