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As if accepting Ulu's challenge, Volper took the lead in pulling Qin He's arm under the cloak of the Odogaron Beta Set.
The mesh fabric added inside slightly squeezed out the fleshy, smooth breasts of Volper, whose peaks were only covered by purple scales, creating a sensual and voluptuous shape.
When she welcomed Qin He's hand into her cloak, it was more like she was actively seeking his fiery tenderness.
"Aaaaaah! You're so awful, Shiryu! You're like a fairy... How can there be such a shameless guy?"
Ulu grumbled inwardly, but she couldn't really blame herself or Volper.
Metal Dragon is very particular about her attire in her dragon girl form. Now that she has become human, she should wear human clothes properly.
You can't just walk around naked in the street; people who don't know better might think you're some kind of brat.
Colored dragons are much more open-minded; they can simply piece together clothes from scales. The vast majority don't transform into humans and communicate with people in their original form.
Wolper's actions were clearly those of a dragon, prioritizing lightness over warmth. He directly removed the leggings from the Beta Ogre Claw Suit, leaving him wearing only a lavender-colored lace panty underneath.
Ouch... That's too much.
As Volper took the initiative to use her smooth, plump, and slender legs to clamp and caress Qin He's wrist, Wu Lu became even more anxious and started spitting fire on the spot!
"Think of a way! If this continues, His Highness Qin He will be seduced by this wicked purple dragon!"
Originally, Volper already held the position of Chief Secretary, a rank one level higher than Qin He's. Recently, Qin He had also planned to give Volper full authority over affairs in Mithril City, making him his representative.
Although Jinlong isn't particularly interested in power, Qin He values Wolper more! What if... Ulu gets sidelined in the future?
With a determined heart, Wu Lu decided to imitate Volper's method right in front of him. She stretched out her beautiful legs and used a thigh-clamping attack on Qin He.
With his wrists held by the smooth, delicate thighs of two secretaries, Qin He looked at the snacks beside him, his expression clearly showing some helplessness.
Seeing this, Volper blinked her alluring golden eyes slightly. Then—she rolled up a crisp cookie with the tip of her long tail for Qin He.
"Your Highness Qin He, please just let me know if you need any services."
Realizing she was falling behind again, Wu Lu quickly flicked her tail, trying to hand the black tea to Qin He.
"Your Highness Qin He... please don't just focus on eating snacks~ If you're thirsty, you can have some hot black tea."
While the two secretaries were still busy vying for favor, the battle for the young dragons had already begun on the other side.
A three-headed obsidian dragon faces off against a six-headed fire dragon. Within the spatial scales, the obsidian dragon's most advantageous ability, "planar jump," is unusable.
In other words, they now have to rely on their strength and intelligence to fight against the fire dragons before them.
Rathalos have no particular lineage, only a predisposition to four-legged Elder Dragons ingrained in their DNA. But the one before them was clearly not a Steel Dragon capable of killing a Crimson Rathalos with a single tail lash, so the hatchlings identified it and launched an attack.
The first to charge forward were the weaker Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathalos.
One of the obsidian dragons, wanting to impress Qin He, charged out alone after assessing the strength of both its own and the enemy's forces.
Azure Rathalos first spread its wings and took flight, attempting to utilize its excellent flying ability.
—The true dragon species can't fly as fast as it, that's the right decision.
Meanwhile, the flexible and venomous Pink Rathian remained on the ground, growling defiantly at the Obsidian Dragon.
"Roar!!!"
Seeing that the wyvern-like monster before it dared to be disrespectful to it, the Obsidian Dragon was immediately enraged. However, its anger and cruel nature did not affect its high level of intelligence.
If it abandons its tactical advantages and charges straight at the powerful dragon to fight it head-on, it will be no different from a wild beast.
Standing still, the Obsidian Dragon planned to remain unchanged in the face of any eventuality. The Azure Rathalos only needed to guard against the venomous claws swooping down from mid-air.
It wouldn't even notice the breath of a young fire dragon, let alone that of a gold or silver fire dragon.
After all, the Gold Rathian and Silver Rathian are still just hatchlings. They cannot yet unleash their Flame Burst state, and therefore have no chance of harming the Obsidian Dragon, which is immune to fire.
The Pink Rathalos charged forward, its tail swaying and covered in venomous spines. As one of the most athletic flying dragon species, the Pink Rathalos's charge was no small feat.
As it pounced, the fearless, young Rathalos simultaneously prepared to unleash its breath.
"The venom glands of the green, cherry, and gold dragons are concentrated on their backs, leading to their tails. The red, blue, and silver dragons have their venom glands in their hind claws—"
The lunging charge was just a feint.
By observing the frequency of the Pink Rathian's venomous tail spikes, one can tell that the Obsidian Dragon is using its charge to cover its tail-swinging motion, allowing the venomous spikes at the tip of its tail to accurately strike the Obsidian Dragon's relatively slender neck.
Faced with the Pink Rathian's charge, Obsidian Dragon, being the most intelligent of the gem dragons, immediately analyzed the situation. It then concluded that a direct confrontation would suffice.
The young dragon, like a swift feline, leaped forward on all fours. The two pounced on each other like ostriches and cheetahs, attempting to gain the upper hand in their initial clash of strength.
The two dragons' bodies collided instantly; the Obsidian Dragon took a few steps back, while the Pink Rathian retreated even further.
Its physical strength was inferior to that of the Obsidian Dragon, which is why the other side decided to engage in a head-on confrontation.
Although the Obsidian Dragon's breastbone made a chilling sound when they clashed, the fact that it caused the Pink Rathian to lose its balance made the fight absolutely worthwhile.
Immediately, the Pink Rathian spread its bright red wings and claws in an attempt to block the Obsidian Dragon's vision.
Since the previous collision failed, it could only use a technique similar to a cloak to conceal its sword path, using its wing claws to block the attack path of its tail whip.
The Pink Rathalos's sudden outstretched wing claws provided some protection for its body.
Even if the Obsidian Dragon retaliates, it will be difficult to break through the wing claws' defense and block the tail sweep.
However, this was also within the Obsidian Dragon's calculations. Like the Scroll Dragon, even newly hatched Obsidian Dragons possess intelligence that is difficult for ordinary species to match.
Their judgment and control in battle are absolutely incomparable to those of monsters lacking intelligence.
The obsidian dragon also folded its wings back, and as a six-limbed dragon with two wings and four legs, the most powerful muscle structure in its body immediately erupted.
The thoracic and dorsal wing muscles are the muscles that dragons use to control their wings for flight. Even if the wing membrane is torn, this does not mean that wing strikes when the wing bones fold back and unfold are an inefficient means of attack.
For dragons, wing slashes are a melee attack method on par with pounces and crushing blows. The Obsidian Dragon's left wing deflected the Pink Rathian's wing claw slash and accurately intercepted the tail spines that the Pink Rathian swung out from under its wing claws as it spun to dissipate the force!
"Wow, that's fantastic!"
Seeing how the Obsidian Dragon was handled, Ulu couldn't help but marvel at the wisdom of the young dragon before her.
She wasn't so composed then, and was slashed several times by the Pink Rathian.
By observing the Pink Rathian's muscle movements, the Obsidian Dragon anticipated the trajectory of its venomous tail strike. After deflecting the wing claw, the Obsidian Dragon followed up with a slightly weakened wing slash that struck the tip of the Pink Rathian's tail directly.
Among the four types of fire dragons—red, green, blue, and cherry—whose strengths are roughly equal, the cherry fire dragon has the highest flexibility and is the most difficult to have its tail cut off.
Therefore, with this attack, Obsidian Dragon neither got scratched by the poisonous thorns nor cut off Pink Rathian's tail.
Having perfectly repelled the Pink Rathian, such a performance should be enough to satisfy His Highness Qin He, right?
However, now is not the time for the Obsidian Dragon to let its guard down. As the explosion dust and flames poured out, the Azure Rathalos, like a falcon swooping down from the sky, aimed its sharp talons straight for the Obsidian Dragon's neck.
"So fast!"
Although they scoff at the fire dragon's nickname of "King of the Sky," no true dragon would want to fight them in the air... These damned flying dragons have a flight ability that any true dragon would envy.
Even a silver dragon equipped with all its innate magic might not be able to shoot down a blue fire dragon in aerial combat.
The ability to jump between planes is completely unusable within spatial scales and dungeons. Since the Obsidian Dragon's most common methods have failed, the remaining option is—
Its digging ability!
As one of the most powerful gem dragons, the Obsidian Dragon's abilities are the envy of many. Possessing both burrowing and swimming skills, it's an all-purpose tool in battles against young dragons, always ready to be used wherever needed.
For example, consider the Red Rathalos versus the Diablos. Both are powerful predators in their respective ecosystems. When the Rathalos takes to the skies, the Diablos, whose flight abilities have diminished, struggles to keep up.
Correspondingly, the Diablos' burrowing feat allows it to easily dig into the ground. When it burrows underground, the Rathalos can no longer use its aerial advantage to attack it.
The obsidian dragon was incredibly intelligent; it knew that Qin He wouldn't forbid it from using its burrowing ability. Dealing with the dragon's various innate abilities was also a necessary lesson for the other fire dragons going forward.
This experience is especially important when facing a Brass dragon that is only weaker than the Obsidian Dragon and also uses the Burrowing feat.
The Azure Rathalos launched a full-force attack, never expecting its opponent to be able to burrow underground! Having missed its target, the Azure Rathalos didn't immediately descend to the ground, knowing that the Obsidian Dragon wouldn't remain hidden underground indefinitely.
As expected, after recovering its strength, the Obsidian Dragon pounced on the Pink Rathian.
As it emerged from the ground, its fan-shaped, fully unfurled flames completely engulfed the Pink Rathian's vision!
The fire resistance possessed by fire dragons is actually just an evolved heat resistance ability. It is not the same as the fire immunity of gold dragons, red dragons, and obsidian dragons.
Therefore, even with the growth of young scales, the Pink Rathian couldn't completely withstand the Obsidian Dragon's breath. Then came the Obsidian Dragon's bite aimed at its shoulder—
Unlike the red, blue, and silver Rathalos, whose venom glands are concentrated in their claws, the green, cherry, and gold Rathalos attack using the venomous spikes on their tail clubs.
Their tails are not considered popular food because the venom glands are concentrated in the tail meat due to their potent venom.
As for the delicious, easily damaged, and high-quality meat, it's in the shoulder.
Caught by the Obsidian Dragon's sharp teeth, the Pink Rathian roared in pain, and then—fear began to show in its pupils.
Pink Rathalos's neck is relatively short and thick, unlike the long neck of a true dragon. While this allows Obsidian Dragon to attack it more quickly, Pink Rathalos can also bite its opponent's long neck to restrain each other.
If Azure Rathalos pounces, it wins!
With a fierce shake of its head, the Pink Rathian desperately locked its jaws around the Obsidian Dragon's neck. Now, it could no longer burrow into the ground.
Seeing this, Azure Rathalos swooped down at the perfect moment, intending to finish off Obsidian Dragon.
But at this moment, the structure of its wings and limbs once again showed its advantage. The Obsidian Dragon slashed with its folded wings, trying to render the Pink Rathian's wing claws incapable of resistance under the damage.
It also uses all four claws to restrain the Rathalos's standing feet while pushing it away.
Finally, in the instant that Azure Rathalos swooped down, Obsidian Dragon successfully broke free from Pink Rathalos.
By forgoing the opportunity to bite the Pink Rathian's shoulder or even neck, it successfully evaded the Azure Rathalos's extremely threatening pounce.
Chapter 383 Fool
Qin He left the training ground with two beautiful dragon maiden secretaries in his arms, followed by a chaotic battle practice between three obsidian dragons and six fire dragons.
It wasn't seriously injured from start to finish, but the Obsidian Dragon couldn't immediately defeat the two subspecies of Rathalos.
This result is actually quite good. If it were a Gold Rathian or a Silver Rathian, it would definitely have done even better in the battle against baby dragons.
Young dragons possess rather limited magical abilities. They are not much stronger than ordinary monsters.
The one-on-two duel just now was only the beginning. The real battle for the young dragons will not give them a chance to fight each other fairly.
In the worst-case scenario, each of them must be prepared to be surrounded and attacked by the nine-headed golden dragon cubs.
……
"Your Highness Qin He, shall we visit the underwater city on the fourteenth level? There are quite a few golden dragons there; perhaps I can intervene and negotiate."
Ulu was still a young girl who had just come of age. The thought of meeting a golden dragon tribe made her imagine their life in the underwater city.
"Yes, but the nearest underground passage to us is in the underwater city. After visiting it, we'll have to prepare to head to the fifteenth floor."
Annihilate all dragons and reach the early stage of godhood.
Shining Dragon, mid-stage of the peak of godhood.
These two potential "allies" may not be as simple as Namielle. In legend, the world-destroying Nergigante is an anomaly that has long inhabited the human world.
This means Qin He can't treat her like a naive, innocent ancient dragon girl. Who knows, that world-destroying dragon might be even more cunning than him!
However, even if Qin He fails to win them over, the Shadow Dragon that tries to seize the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom is still doomed.
The Fairy Dragon Queen, Nair Skoyaq, has now returned to her Joyful Court. But Qin He still has other powerful trump cards up his sleeve.
"Lich Princess" Lucia, once a half-step Dao Creation Realm expert, would have absolutely no chance of the Shadow Dragon escaping if she personally took action.
Elestridge, daughter of the Spider Queen Aros, is the guide of the Drow elves, the goddess of moonlight, music, and sword in the legends of the Underdark.
If Qin He requests it, the kind-hearted Elise will definitely step in to defeat Shadow Dragon.
Furthermore, if he were determined to kill Shadow Dragon, he could simply summon Chassa using the True Blood of Purgatory.
With the overwhelming strength of a twelfth-order divine dragon, Chassa was enough to defeat the vast majority of the "fake" half-step Dao Creation experts of the world.
Knowing this, Qin He felt strange... very strange.
The Shadow Dragon, having reached the peak of godhood, is no fool; if it were, it wouldn't have attained such power. Even if it used its brain a little, it should have known the feasibility of snatching food from Qin He's mouth.
However, the Ascended Shadow Dragon still made its move.
why?
Even if there were some gaps in intelligence, and Shadow Dragon was unaware that both Elise and Chassa had expressed a friendly willingness to cooperate with Qin He, it shouldn't have assumed that Qin He had no other backup plans.
Even though dragons possess a greedy nature and desire to possess the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom, the longer they live, the more inevitably they will fear death.
What kind of backing does this Ascending God Shadow Dragon have that makes it dare to bare its fangs at Qin He?
The decaying dragon king Farazul? Impossible.
Farazur's attitude toward this matter was completely that he treated the Primordial Shadow Dragon, who had reached the peak of godhood, as a pawn that could be discarded at any time.