Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 381 Hunting
The dragon escaped.

It looked messy, but it even smelled a little good.

Most of the limbs were already roasted, the dragon meat was thoroughly cooked by the scorching dragon flames, and the whole dragon flying up looked like a "half-eaten chicken" that had just come out of the oven. At least Rean himself subconsciously drooled.

No wonder some people say that dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground are the best. Rean plans to try the roasted dragon meat at a restaurant when he has time.

"Finally, we survived."

Among the mercenaries, some were the first to cheer.

For most of them, this was an excessively challenging battlefield.

The legendary bone dragons, true dragons, and giants should be locked in a life-or-death battle, with volcano-like fire elemental dragons still looming before them. Survival is enough; this level of battlefield will become their boastful achievement and even a medal for retirement.

The druids, including some of the giants, also showed relaxed smiles.

In their view, being able to leave this place and avoid the relentless sapphire dragon was already the greatest victory.

Only Korluna, seemingly lost in thought, watched Rean in mid-air, still accelerating the hunt for the bone dragon under his command.

"He won't let Silvadillo live."

Short-lived species often only see what's in front of them, while ancient species can spend a century planning a single act of revenge.

In every way, this male dragon descendant gave her the feeling of a hunter who had emerged from an ancient battlefield.

Such an entity, unless it is in a desperate situation, would never let go of that severely injured Sapphire Dragon. Among the dozens of common dragon types of the three great true dragons, there is not a single dragon that does not hold a grudge!
Cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots is not about being ruthless, but rather a little secret to living longer.

"A curse. A curse upon you, you living dragon!"

After the sapphire dragon escaped, the remaining bone dragon did not last long.

In the end, the fragmented soul managed to utter some words, but they were meaningless.

When the Bone Dragon was confirmed dead, at least several hundred bones on its body began to collapse, and a large number of bone fragments turned to ashes before they even hit the ground. The veteran hunter frowned and cursed, saying that the spoils would probably be ugly. Rean, however, instinctively took a deep breath and enjoyed the most valuable spoils.

[Obtained an extremely incomplete, low-quality dragon soul (unknown level bronze dragon), currently absorbing. It is recommended that the host enter a dragon slumber state to accelerate the absorption process.]

"So, it's a bronze dragon."

Rean never expected that his first encounter with the colorful dragon of the good dragon would turn out like this.

However, judging from the feedback in the Heroic Spirit Encyclopedia, its soul is severely incomplete, making it impossible to accurately rate.
"I don't mind it."

Rean felt that all his physical strength, magic power, and mental energy had been restored.

Every moment, it seemed as if countless energies were gushing out from his body, and even with his incomplete dragon soul, Rean was still feeling completely full.

He even sensed an opportunity for evolution.

"Well, since we're going to hibernate, we naturally need to eat our fill first."

Rean looked up at the southern sky, where the cunning dragon traced an arc as it flew toward its lair.

“You’re wrong,” Emma suddenly said.

"Uh, is there an emergency?"

Rean was a little surprised. Emma had actually been hiding in the shadows all along. Rean had asked her not to take action unless it was a crisis, otherwise she would probably be deported soon.

This trump card is good for emergencies, and she should have already planted a tracking hunter's mark on the sapphire dragon.

"In the north, that guy went in a huge circle."

Upon hearing this, Rean was even more surprised. This guy abandoned his dragon's nest? Even if he felt it was no longer safe once it was known, shouldn't he at least go back to retrieve something?

"Oh, so that wasn't its dragon's lair from the beginning. The real dragon's lair is in the north. Actually, I've already detected its fake dragon's lair in four directions. Only the one in the north is real, and there's a sub-dragon above it as cover."

Rean was a little confused; he felt that this dragon was much more cunning than a human.

If the dragon's nest in the south isn't real, then the fact that the druids initially sought it out and attacked it, thus creating enmity, was part of the game the druids were looking forward to from the start.
"Actually, the authenticity of a dragon's lair is meaningless. Real dragons are generally quite greedy, and their lair contains a large amount of precious metals, magical items, and high-value items (such as rare artifacts). If an adult dragon's lair is empty, it's basically just a hoax."

Emma found the dragon's nest using her special ability to "detect treasure," a trick that always works when hunting dragons; none of the real dragons could actually abandon their wealth.

"You can continue your departure." With the cleanup of the battlefield completed, Rean prepared to leave the group.

The rest of the hunt is enough for him and Emma. Speaking of greedy dragons, he himself is one of them.

Even at this moment, the elemental dragon did not dissipate; instead, it gradually began to spread and expand. When there were no dragons around, and the three-headed dragon hesitated before charging towards a corner of the carriage (Sina), Rean was not surprised at all.

It seems the dragons in this demonic realm are all doomed.

“Here, here”

"What are you doing?!"

Unfortunately, Sheena was still pretending to be asleep (her safety was paramount given the unclear situation) when Rean dragged her out of bed.

She might be a good bait. The next moment, Rean took off again and flew towards the dragon's nest in the north.

Before leaving, Rean still instructed Suliman and the others to leave first.

"Take me with you."

Hela, who appeared out of nowhere, waved to Rean as she passed by on the hill, and he simply picked her up.

Then, he flew at an angle for a while and almost crashed on the spot.

“Such an important, wonderful girl, Hela, how could I ever forget you?”

The smiling girl below lowered the sword she was about to thrust at.

The mass of a "dragon" is definitely not as light as it looks.

High-quality bones and flesh not only provide strong defense, but also bring considerable weight.

"Uh, you should be able to fly by yourself, right?"

"I forgot." The girl, lying through her teeth, swung on the swing at that moment.

At this moment, Rean did not fly fast. He summoned the black bird to assist his flight, but he did not want to completely shake off the elemental dragon's pursuit. If it lost control here, the others would probably be doomed as well.

But after creating some distance, the increased number of black birds subjected him to air resistance that caused his face to contort in a stiff, distorted expression. There was no way Rean could use that corpse-like flying pose with Hela here.

Hela, seeing that Rean was really struggling, also used some of the "Wind Dragon Words" to reduce the weight and increase the speed of gliding.

A temporary combination, completely away from the elemental dragon, to avoid this monster affecting the quality of the loot.

Even so, Emma always stayed ahead of the Dragonborn.

The True Dragon's Nest wasn't far away, and the group quickly found their destination.

"Uh, are you sure?"

"Yes, the hunter's mark is placed underground here."

"But there are no caves here, only lakes. Oh, underwater entrances."

Looking at the calm lake in front of him and the animals drinking water by the lake, Rean seemed to be deep in thought.

The most difficult thing to deal with when it comes to an adult dragon is not its individual strength, but its intelligence and the tactics it uses in combination with its innate abilities.

"That's strange, where is it?"

Rean dived into the water, the black dragon's skin making him feel as if he had returned home, but after circling around, he saw nothing.
"I've looked around twice, but still nothing." The bottom of the lake seems very calm, without any trace.

So he used the eagle's X-ray vision again and looked around.

"This guy is really sneaky."

This time, behind a muddy rock wall at the bottom of a lake, Rean found a waterless passage. For this dragon, there was no need to dig a hole at the entrance to its lair; using his innate ability to pass through the wall was the safest option.

This upward passage should lead to the true dragon's nest deep in the mountains.

“This time, it won’t escape.” Rean, who had broken through the rock wall and rushed in, looked at the dragon blood in his path and smiled with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)