??Chapter 251: Chapter 250: The Dragon Egg
Chapter 251: Chapter 250: The Dragon Egg
Hoo hoo.
The cold wind of the night blew, sharper than during the day, stabbing like steel knives into the gaps of the armor.
But Russell had already beco a Phantom Beast Knight, endowed with Pri Breath; to him, such cold blades were rely a bit of chilliness.
Sha, sha, sha…
Walking on the snow, the day’s accumulation had hardened into a sand-like rigidity, producing a fine crunch with each step.
On a few hastily erected ice sculpture watchtowers, Knights stood guard against the cold wind.
In truth, with a Shadowfla Dragon here, no Snow Demon or Snow Ghost would dare co close, and that Snow Giant Da, having fled miles away and lost an arm, would definitely not dare to make a coback anyti soon—the Torrential Flood Dragon hadn’t left yet!
The night was pitch-black.
Quietly, Russell had already approached the Shadowfla Dragon. Facing the mountain-like colossal beast, he would be lying if he said he wasn’t nervous.
But he wasn’t too nervous, as they say, things shouldn’t happen three tis, and he had already faced the Shadowfla Dragon head-on three tis. Once when the Shadowfla Dragon descended upon the battlefield, once during the morning stare-down, and once more during the evening oath of vengeance.
Three confrontations, completely dispelling his fear of the Shadowfla Dragon.
Of course, what was more important was that he was here to respond to the invitation of the Shadowfla Dragon, which had asked him to et in the middle of the night.
The snow vanished abruptly ten ters in front of the Shadowfla Dragon.
It was as if there was a line, on one side the cold, piercing ice, and on the other the dry, warm dirt, with several ters of height difference between the two sides.
It looked as if the Shadowfla Dragon was lying in a shallow pit.
Russell leaped, jumping into the shallow pit.
Simultaneously, the dormant body of the Shadowfla Dragon suddenly revived, magma-like light glowing anew beneath the pitch-black scales. The dragon’s eyes opened, the vertical pupils of the dayti now round once again.
Without the vertical pupils’ indifference yet with the sa sharpness.
“I’ve co, Your Highness Shadowfla,” Russell bowed, speaking with neither servility nor arrogance, as a future Dragon Knight would to a Great Dragon.
Gurgle gurgle…
The Shadowfla Dragon did not move, but its mouth had already opened slightly, emitting from deep within its throat a strange, gurgling sound of bubbling magma, each beat directly striking Russell’s mind.
It wasn’t heard through the ears but instead felt as a knocking within his own mind, this Magic Dragon Language.
Whether through the ears or as a knock in the mind, Russell couldn’t understand the Magic Dragon Language, which required long-term study.
Of course.
He had his own translator.
In his left palm, the M-shaped translation mark that had been completely hidden before was now slowly igniting.
Then, he understood the Magic Dragon Language of the Shadowfla Dragon: “Little fellow, you’ve co.”
“Yes, Your Highness Shadowfla, Ice Cream and I have arrived,” Russell responded calmly, despite the wonder, “I’m sorry that Ice Cream cannot appear in person and must have
extend its greetings to you.”
It was during the vow of vengeance, Russell’s third stare-down with the Shadowfla Dragon, that the M-shaped mark in the palm of his hand had heated up.
Despite the Shadowfla Dragon’s declaration not to disturb its sleep to the outside world,
it had already secretly invited Russell and the Little Dream Dragon to a midnight eting for a chat.
The Little Dream Dragon still chose to hide away, unable to make an appearance.
So, through the M-shaped translation mark, Russell was able to directly communicate with the Shadowfla Dragon, allowing them to converse.
“Ice Cream?” The Shadowfla Dragon’s throat rolled, the Magic Dragon Language gently pulsating, “An interesting na, does it an to treat Snow Demons as pastries? You two bold little ones, stealing pastries from Shadowfla’s plate.”
“Uh.” Russell could tell that there was no malice in those words, but rather they resembled the scare tactics adults use to tease children.
So he calmly responded, “I only ate a little bit, and besides, it was Snow Demons that we caught ourselves.”
“The entire Shadowfla Grand Duchy, including the endless Snowfield around it, is Shadowfla’s food supply. Shadowfla does not like it when any Great Dragon cos to steal food,” the Shadowfla Dragon said fiercely at first but then suddenly beca disheartened, “Eat if you want, Shadowfla has already lost too much to care about this little bit.”
“Your Highness Shadowfla, are you referring to… the Torrential Flood Dragon?”
“The Torrential Flood, nothing but a despicable thief, is currently flaunting its power upon Shadowfla’s volcano, and Shadowfla is very angry.” The Shadowfla Dragon disliked using the first person and always replaced it with its own na.
Russell fell silent.
The law of the jungle applied everywhere: survival of the fittest, the predator preys on the weak.
“What angers Shadowfla the most is that it was supposed to kill Snow Giant Da, but it only took an arm. It plans to co back and steal Shadowfla’s treasure,” the Shadowfla Dragon said angrily, “Shadowfla will never allow such a thing to happen!”
“Uh…” Russell felt he could not interject in the quarrel between Great Dragons.
But the Shadowfla Dragon stared at him and said slowly, “Snow Giant Da will co again; it lurks nearby, spying on everything here.”
“Ah?”
“So I need you, little guy.”
Being needed by a Great Dragon was a supre honor, but Russell still cautiously asked, “How can I help?”
“Grow!”
“Grow?”
“Grow strong under the protection of Shadowfla, and one day your Ice Cream will descend upon this Snowfield. Then, Ice Cream will need to join hands with Shadowfla to kill Snow Giant Da and take back the hope stolen by the Torrential Flood from Shadowfla!”
It was a reasonable request, and of course, Russell agreed.
As long as the Shadowfla Dragon stopped eyeing him and the Little Dream Dragon, they could mature perfectly.
Besides, the Shadowfla Dragon was willing to offer protection.
After so thought, Russell asked, “May I ask, Your Highness Shadowfla, by ‘hope,’ what do you an?”
“Hope…” The Shadowfla Dragon’s head lifted slightly as if gazing into the sky, where the clouds had parted and stars twinkled. A soft murmur of Magic Dragon Language erged from its throat, “The hope to return to the ancient tis…”
“The hope to return to the ancient tis?” Russell exclaid in surprise.
But the Shadowfla Dragon did not wish to elaborate further. It extended its left forepaw, which had been pressed under its body, and drew a circle in the ground with one claw.
The next mont.
Russell saw several fine cracks spreading outward from the circle. Beneath those cracks seed to flow magma.
Releasing searing heat.
The magma gathered within the circle following the cracks, glowing brighter and brighter, yet not to the point of being blinding. Instead, it gradually took the shape of an oval egg.
The egg was as tall as a person.
But soon, the dark-red large egg condensed to the size of a marble. The Shadowfla Dragon flicked it gently with a claw, and it flew into Russell’s hand.
“A Flying Dragon egg, nurtured by Shadowfla’s gathered Dragon Blood. Little guy, take it back, nurture it with the Ice Pellet Pearl. Rember, use the Ice Pellet Pearl, not the Ice Soul Pearl… perhaps in a year, or with more effort, only half a year, and it will hatch,” said the Shadowfla Dragon.
“Ah!” Russell was taken aback, “You an Bipedal Flying Dragons hatch from eggs? I thought they were born from hot springs.”
“Heh.” The Shadowfla Dragon scoffed at Russell’s ignorance, “The egg is just a seed. It’s the power of the Dragonfla that makes it grow. Go on, little guy. Plant it anywhere in Shadowfla’s basin and it will hatch.”
The Shadowfla Dragon found a comfortable position and lay down again.
The Magic Dragon Language slowly dissipated into the air, “A drop of blood is all it takes to bind it. Whatever kind of Bipedal Flying Dragon you desire it to beco, it can beco. This is Shadowfla’s welco gift to you and Ice Cream.”
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