HLnovel Chapter 612 - 602: Preparation
Chapter 612 - 602: Preparation
[Name: Talgara]
[Race: Red Dragon]
[Level: 76]
[Racial Talent: Ancient Dragon Blood (20% Increase in All Attributes)]
[Skills: Sharpness Level 10, Physical Resistance Level 9, Flame Breath Level 9... Magic Resistance Level 8, Flight Mastery Level 8, Energy Absorption (Fire) Level 8... Combat Instinct Level 7, Dragon Mighty Level 7...]
[Status: Revenge Mark, Body of High Temperature, Ancient Dragon Path 16%...]
[Title: Ancient Dragon Descendant (50% Increase in Main Attributes)...]
Dragon... A dragon with a name!
Is this what Xiao Hai feels threatened by?
Opening the panel, at first glance it bears some resemblance to the panel the first time I saw Xiao Hai.
Including things like [Ancient Dragon Blood], [Ancient Dragon Descendant].
Speaking purely in terms of the number of skills and levels, Xiao Hai, who has been specially attended to by Lin Jun for such a long time, could completely crush this wild big lizard.
But attributes... are a completely different dimension of concept!
All basic attributes exceeding four digits!
Let’s not even mention Intelligence, which is Xiao Hai’s weak spot. Even in Xiao Hai’s strongest attribute, speed, he doesn’t have any advantage in front of this red dragon.
The gap between real dragons and Dragon Men in terms of attributes is even greater than the gap between Dragon Men and regular humans!
Lin Jun now somewhat understands why Xiao Hai wasn’t even worthy of a name back home.
Xiao Hai barely counts as a hero unit, while a dragon belongs to a giant beast level of warfare capabilities.
Lin Jun did make some preliminary plans for "possible strong enemies," laying fungal mat traps and preparing Battle Pukis.
But no one told him he would be facing a living, breathing red dragon!
Moreover, no one mentioned that a dragon of a not-so-high level could have attributes inflated to such an unreasonable extent!
It’s not entirely impossible to deal with, but if this creature were to fly above the Fungus Castle and spew a few breaths of dragon fire...
Whether the theoretically very sturdy but untested Fungus Castle could withstand it, Lin Jun still has some doubts.
Lin Jun plans to divert the trouble eastwards with real intent, letting the Pukis move Xiao Hai with exploding scales to the Pujie Dungeon.
Indeed, the moment Xiao Hai crossed the Rift, above, the red dragon Talgara coming with a thunderous momentum suddenly paused!
It hovered in mid-air, its heavily scaled head turning southward, feeling that its opponent had reverted to the originally sensed location.
A "playing tricks on me" look appeared humanely on the dragon’s head.
Seeing it work, Lin Jun was pleased and immediately began planning.
He planned to imitate the strategy used to toy with the Holy Scripture search team, periodically teleporting Xiao Hai between different strongholds, leading this red dragon by the nose!
If he could continuously lure it to circle within the Empire, causing panic and attracting firepower...
Maybe the Yellow-covered Book could even spare the trouble of creating chaos, as this red big lizard could wreak havoc in the Empire all by itself!
The ideal is very promising.
However, Talgara is not just an instinct-driven beast.
It is a dragon with high intelligence. After a brief pause, a golden glint flashed in its vertical pupils as it made its decision.
The massive wings stirred the winds and clouds again, creating deafening sonic booms.
It adjusted its direction, choosing to ignore the location of Xiao Hai’s current aura, and instead directly heading northwards towards where the Fungus Castle is located based on the last sensed position!
Judging by its flying speed, it will take at most one day to traverse the Northern Territory and find the Fungus Castle.
Tsk!
Looks like this battle is unavoidable.
Do I have to hand over the Xiao Hai I’ve fed for so long and painstakingly nurtured to a high level, giving it to this outsider red dragon as a snack?
Absolutely not!
Xiao Hai is an important asset for Lin Jun, how could he hand it over to a dragon?
Besides, this red dragon also possesses the Ancient Dragon Path, leading Lin Jun to speculate whether these things mutually increase in progress by devouring each other?
If so, it could just serve as an experience pack for Xiao Hai!
Not to mention, Lin Jun is also very interested in the Dragon Mighty skill on the skill bar!
Speaking of which, didn’t the Sword Saint have a [Dragon Slayer] title before decomposing?
I might as well get one myself!
...
In the Fungus Castle, amidst the Fungal Network flowed countless fragmented thoughts:
"The Glowing Mushroom at my doorstep was too bright again last night. It was too bright to sleep well. Today I’ll have to ask the street management if they can fix it..."
"The carpet from the new Mycelium Weave Workshop in the west district is really nice and affordable. I suggest you get one too to try."
The Fungus People chatted about their daily lives around the Fungus Castle.
However, in the next moment,
"Beep—Beep—Beep—"
All chats, complaints, and trades in the Fungal Network were abruptly halted, dominated by Lin Jun’s alarm.
"Is this... the boss’s voice?"
Some Fungus People hearing the alarm for the first time were still stunned, while those who had experienced evading a Prince began packing their belongings and headed towards the underground tunnel entrance within the Fungus Castle!
A group of guards led by the Pukis took to the streets, directing the Fungus People under their squad leaders’ guidance during the process of transfer.
Picking out those too frightened and causing chaos amidst the confusion.
In the tower at the center of the Fungus Castle City, real-time images of countless city nodes floated in the consciousness of Hunting and Xing Huo.
Using these images, the two transmitted one directive after another through the Fungal Network, restoring order to the city quickly after the initial panic.
They even remembered to have characteristic landmarks moved underground.
Meanwhile, in the military command node.
Vampire Louisa’s consciousness was immersed in a contrasting scene.
What she saw was not street view and crowds, but various nodes of the Fungus Castle’s defense system.
Guard counts and statuses for each segment of the walls, Magic Tower’s charging percentage, readiness levels of Resonance Cannon fire points everywhere, and the gathering spots of reserve units...
Soldiers, Mages, Jida, various Battle Puki types... All units rapidly reached their positions, adhering to past training.
To prevent the sudden appearance of the Fire Dragon from causing excessive panic among the soldiers, shortly after the alarm sounded, Lin Jun had Little Pig clarify to the soldiers that their enemy this time was a red dragon.
Despite the soldiers’ nervous whispers, prolonged military management worked, and their bodies chose to obey before succumbing to fear.
Unlike most soldiers’ worried anxieties, Little Pig’s scarlet eyes brightened upon hearing their opponent wasn’t Empire forces probing with trivial troops, but a genuine dragon instead.
She had even reserved some dragon blood with Lin Jun.
Although somewhat concerned about Little Pig’s potential overly aggressive mindset during the fight, excitement is better than timidity when facing the enemy.
As for Norris, fright and excitement were split evenly.
There was no helping it; to him, dragons are purely legendary creatures.
This war fortress Fungus Castle, under Little Pig and Hunting’s command, started operating at full capacity, while Lin Jun himself was not idle.
The Sword Saint Puki was recalled to assemble a giant Puki body for No. 4, and Pink Puki was on its way back.
Further north of the Fungus Castle, beneath the silent wilderness covered in heavy snow, deeply buried war machines were also awakened.
Crack... Boom...
The massive combination Puki covered in hard shells slowly pushed up the snow and stood up.
Ji Divine Soldier, activate!