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Just moments ago, Zhuang Daihua was swaggering around, thinking she had a chance to show off in front of Qin He, but in the blink of an eye, she fell headfirst into his arms like a kitten.
Qin He used his dragon wings to stroke the beautiful purple scales on Zhuang Daihua's forehead, soothingly saying:
"Alright, alright, it's nothing. It's just a mere green dragon. Let's go to the forest and see if we can find any other dragon cores."
For a fledgling dragon to level up, it either has to fight other fledglings of the same level or find other slain dragons as a source of experience for leveling up.
The core of an adult dragon can provide a considerable amount of experience to a fledgling dragon, essentially like a meal.
In addition, the young dragons are too small targets, and it takes a long time to find one, not to mention that you don't get much experience from hunting them.
In a recreational training ground like Dragon Island, even a metal dragon wouldn't stoop to seeking out ready-made prey.
This is the lakeside. Water is an important strategic resource for Dragon Island and is linked to "Dragon Core Food," which is used to earn experience points.
Only when both satiety and water intake reach a certain level can a child advance beyond their age group.
When a dragon reaches its prime, it can occupy water sources such as lakes, rivers, or fountains in castles, and can heal its wounds simply by drinking water.
Qin He took the lead in directing the young dragons, including Chi Dian and Qin Lan, who were skilled in digging, to first dig a well-concealed burrow under the bushes by the lake.
Then, he took advantage of the silver dragons' strengths. Carrying Zhong Liuxiu and Leng Xu, the three silver dragons, using the trees as cover, flew high into the sky, climbing the clouds to look out.
"Hmm... There's something going on by the water source, Xiuxiu, there are two heavily injured brass dragons over there."
A mixed-color dragon squad like Qin He's has a significant drawback.
Whether facing a metallic dragon, a chromatic dragon, or a gem dragon tribe, it is very difficult to join.
Imagine a golden dragon bringing red, blue, purple, and white dragons to join your tribe.
As the leader of the Golden Dragon, shouldn't you give this a serious consideration?
If a blue dragon were to join the blue dragon tribe with a brood of metal dragons, it could lead to the death of the dragons.
As a social dragon species, brass dragons should easily form large-scale, loosely organized tribes.
But even these chattering metal dragons, the bottom tier, might not be able to take in the swarm of mixed-colored hatchlings on Qin He's side.
"They're bleeding. Could it be some kind of persistent injury? Like... that green dragon that ran away earlier, maybe it released poison."
The mechanics of Dragon Island are quite similar to those of a game; poisoning will gradually reduce your health.
However, eating dragon cores can restore health, and mature dragons can restore health by hunting and drinking water, so the threat of poison and acid is not great.
If we're talking about the dragons that suffer the most on Dragon Island, it's not the white dragons, but the green and black dragons.
“There’s a deep dragon here, it looks like it’s in its late teens. It might be eyeing the injured brass dragon, hoping to take advantage of the situation.”
Either help the Deep Dragon for a while, and then steal the dragon core after the Brass Dragons die. Or help the Brass Dragon and take the Deep Dragon's dragon core with you.
But Qin He now only chooses to eliminate both without exception. This isn't because of Nidhogg's influence, but because he needs to improve the group's strength as quickly as possible.
Knowing the source of his inner turmoil, Qin He was able to somewhat counteract his bloodlust.
He possesses the bloodline of the Nidhogg god, yet he refuses to let this affect his character. Qin He is not that kind of person.
He must overcome those murderous thoughts through his own will.
He had to accept the power of the Nidhogg bloodline, but he also had to eliminate the drawbacks that came with it. Even if it was just to prevent Xiu Xiu from being affected in the future, he had to persevere.
Think calmly...
Considering the need to eliminate both, the two brass dragons clearly had different degrees of injury.
One of them is about to die, while the other retains some fighting ability.
Although the Deep Dragon cannot be compared to the White Dragon and can only sit at the same table as the Degraded Iron Dragon, its youthful stamina is still sufficient to allow it to fight back and kill the Brass Dragon.
From a hunter's perspective, the Deep Dragon either has to take the dead Brass Dragon or kill the Brass Dragon with more health first.
The former would be difficult to implement because the Deep Dragon's physique is too slender.
Therefore, it has no choice but to attack head-on. Killing the still-powerful brass dragon will yield two adult dragon cores.
The safest approach is to let the Deep Dragon die in this battle, and then kill the Brass Dragon.
The flame breath of the brass dragon is immune to by the purple dragon, iron dragon, red dragon, and gold dragon, but the spore breath of the deep dragon is not immune to.
More importantly, his, Zhong Liuxiu's, Leng Xu's, and Deng Liu's freezing breath can all suppress the brass dragon, a fire-type subspecies.
Qin He wasn't just sitting there thinking; he was waiting for Zhong Liuxiu to make dragon core food.
Xiuxiu's naturally mutated dragon tail can automatically generate dragon core food on Secret Dragon Island.
Furthermore, she can replenish her own or other dragons' health by firing beams of dragon core food.
Without the main dragon in charge of "managing the accounts" and using Secret Dragon Coins to restore the system, Zhong Liuxiu's mutated dragon tail is a divine skill.
—For example, right now, in this short moment of strategic thinking, Zhong Liuxiu has already fired a beam of light, causing Zhuang Daihua, Qin Lan, Yan Liu, and Huang Ying to advance into young dragons.
While a young dragon is still not much of a threat to an injured adult dragon, it already possesses the ability to survive a single blow.
As the Deep Dragon lunged at the Brass Dragon, Zhuang Daihua, following Qin He's orders, prepared her blinding breath and was ready to enter the battle.
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Seizing the opportune moment, Deep Dragon quickly launched a surprise attack. Facing the relatively short, thick, and sturdy brass dragon with its limbs and neck, Deep Dragon was at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
If you use the Digging specialization to dig now, the Brass Dragon could indeed escape. But escaping means more stamina loss.
Within Dragon Island, stamina depletion is directly linked to poison damage.
If you force yourself to move, you'll expend energy. The venom will then circulate through your bloodstream, causing even greater damage to the weakened brass dragon.
Therefore, the best strategy now is for the brass dragon to remain stationary. Capture the deep dragon with minimal movement and win in one strike.
The other brass dragon was on the verge of death. It could only stay alive by lying on the ground and entering a state of suspended animation.
In this situation, the brass dragon, though not directly killed by the venom, is unable to recover from its suspended state.
Its health will drop to 1 point, and it will die instantly if it suffers any external attack or if its hunger and thirst levels reach zero.
In its suspended animation state, this adult dragon is unable to perform any actions other than eating.
Therefore, regardless of the outcome of the battle between the Deep Dragon and the other brass dragon, Qin He will be able to take the Dragon Crystal.
……
"Roar--"
Compared to hand-to-hand combat, breathing techniques are far more energy-efficient. On Dragon Island, breathing isn't about pumping magical energy from the heart; it's a simple action that happens instantly.
The fan-shaped flames immediately ignited the bushes in front of the brass dragon, turning the tall trees into charcoal in an instant.
However, Shenlong had long observed the movement of the brass dragon preparing to exhale in its throat, twisting its body like a nimble cheetah gripping the ground.
It opened its mouth and bit into the body of another dying brass dragon, trying to drag it away.
"You talkative brass dragon! Your companion is dead. Are you going to chase after him and die from the poison, or will you try to save your own life?"
Although this deep dragon lacks power, it possesses the cunning of a colorful dragon.
It knew that among the metal dragons, the copper dragons and brass dragons were the most unreliable. These two types of dragons were utterly disdainful of any notion of good or evil.
If you kill a member of the same race in front of a gold, silver, or bronze dragon, the other party will relentlessly pursue you to the death.
Currently, the brass dragon's health is not good. If it acts rashly for the sake of its companion's dragon crystal, it will only become more susceptible to poisoning due to exhaustion while chasing the deep dragon.
"You despicable gopher, do you think a true dragon would fear your methods? I will kill you, and then use your dragon core to make a roasted mushroom dish from the Underdark!"
If a dragon doesn't act impulsively, is it still a dragon?
The brass dragon immediately stood up and chased after the deep dragon, which was carrying the remains of another brass dragon.
There is no weight limit in this game; every dragon that reaches its juvenile stage can carry a prey in its mouth.
Even a white dragon in its youth can "carry" a dead, strong, or even old golden dragon and run away very fast.
On Dragon Island, it is common for adult dragons to carry or transport strong or even elderly dragons back to feed the baby dragons in their groups.
Although the dragons run at roughly the same speed, the smaller deep dragons do have an advantage in this dense forest environment.
Using a blinding breath now would cause the Deep Dragon to crash into a tree in its panic, thus allowing the Brass Dragon to capture it and fight it.
If it comes to one-on-one close combat, the brass dragon has a good chance of winning.
Upon receiving Qin He's order, Zhuang Daihua immediately unleashed the first round of blinding breath.
Through Zhong Liuxiu's mutated dragon tail, she has gained experience points to advance to a baby dragon.
At this point, the blinding breath was enough to affect the Deep Dragon's vision.
Or rather—the Deep Dragon, a species of dragon that lives in dark regions, is inherently a night owl that doesn't like to see light. This kind of blinding light would be twice as effective for it.
As the ball of light that bleeds blinds suddenly explodes in front of the two dragons, the Deep Dragon, which is in the first place, immediately stumbles and falls in the forest, and is captured on the spot by the Brass Dragon that pounces on it from behind based on instinct.
Upon seeing the sudden burst of light, the Deep Dragon immediately went blind, knowing it was doomed.
Only the Purple Dragon—the most powerful chromatic dragon—can emit this blinding flash.
Deep Dragons have always been rumored to be degenerate forms of Purple Dragons, but they cannot actually revert to their ancestral form as Purple Dragons. The bloodline inherited from Purple Dragons within Deep Dragons may have been completely stripped away.
This terrified the Deep Dragons, who feared that one day they would encounter a powerful Purple Dragon and be arbitrarily killed... or enslaved.
The brass dragon, however, paid no heed to anything else. With a single bite, it locked the deep dragon's slender neck in its mouth and tore at it with all its might.
The brass dragon doesn't know where the flashbangs come from; all it knows is that some hunters use launchers to fire them.
—It had never seen Shiryu before, so it didn't immediately think of that possibility.
Time passed quickly, and the battle between the two dragons soon came to an end. The Deep Dragon was completely defeated, but the poisoned Brass Dragon was also in danger.
"Ok?"
Upon discovering that his companion's body had vanished from the spot after Deep Dragon's death, the Brass Dragon, though puzzled, decided to immediately retrieve Deep Dragon's core to summon food and restore its health.
the other side--
The moment the blinding breath erupted, Qin He and the dragons seized the opportunity to take the dragon core.
Hatchlings and young dragons are too small to carry prey. As for the method of taking it, they simply use a demiplane ring to collect it.
The brass dragons quickly overwhelmed the deep dragons, but the baby dragons ate even faster.
As the main force in the next phase, Zhuang Daihua, Qin Lan, Huang Ying, Chi Dian, and Yan Liu were the first to advance to the teenage stage.
Deng Liu, Leng Xu, and Zhong Liuxiu, who are responsible for dealing frost damage, are all ready, and Qin He himself has also advanced to the teenage stage.
The remaining Dust Rust was responsible for keeping watch and using lightning breath to create disruption. They worked in conjunction with the Amethyst Dragon controlled by Zhuang Daihua's Secret Dragon Ring to provide cover for the other members.
The second blinding breath immediately erupted in front of the brass dragon, exploding before it could remove the deep dragon core.
Once again out of sight, the brass dragon roared in fury. Not knowing what monster or human NPC was behind it, it could only stand still, trying to protect its food.
Having no other choice, the brass dragon twisted its neck, spewing out fan-shaped flames in all directions. But how could this small amount of fire possibly stop the immune dragons?
Flame Glaze was the first to strike, aiming its claws at the brass dragon's ripped-open abdomen. With the young dragon's attack power, if it didn't directly tear at the wound, it could only make clanging noises on the adult dragon's scales.
Fortunately, the brass dragon had quite a few wounds, which wouldn't prevent the young dragons from being unable to perform their tasks.
Even if blind, the brass dragon could roughly distinguish the dragon species by its body odor.
But what it smelled was not any dragon that the brass dragon knew.
Even though their bloodline strength was limited to the limits of ordinary dragons, Yanliu and the others' physical characteristics remained unchanged.
An ordinary brass dragon could never have seen a red dragon with the fragrance of charcoal or a blue dragon with the fresh scent of sea salt.
Zhuang Daihua attempted to take a risk and inflict greater damage on the brass dragon. Only her Blade Breath could directly kill the brass dragon.
Facing the brass dragon thrashing its massive body, she seized the opportunity, imbuing her claws with a sharp, breath-like energy. She then aimed for the brass dragon's carotid artery!
If this succeeds, there's even a chance that the brass dragon will die instantly while bleeding.
"DaiDai, be careful. If necessary, use the Dragon Ring to pull the Amethyst Dragon over to act as a meat shield for your protection."
To ensure a successful kill of the brass dragon, Zhuang Daihua personally piloted the ring, guaranteeing that the purple dragon within could complete the decapitation strike.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
Zhuang Daihua brandished the energy blades on her claws, ready to attack at any moment.
At the same time, Qin He, Zhong Liuxiu, and Leng Xu also spewed out frost.
The three-headed, adolescent silver dragon froze many of the wounds on the brass dragon's important joints. This was certainly not to stop the bleeding, but to destroy the blood vessels and the support at the joints.
The brass dragon wasn't much stronger than the white dragon; it was on par with the black dragon in terms of strength.