Chapter 743: Chapter 516: Li Long Takes Action (2)
Once this momentum forms, it can’t be stopped.
Yet no small dragon noticed that the lead iron-scaled dragon, after being flung away, didn’t charge back in but instead quietly sneaked towards the cave entrance.
Having played cards with Li Pu for so long, now even Ah Yajun is starting to learn to be less honest.
At this moment, the hammerhead dragon was larger in size, so it attracted more attacks from the small dragons.
[ROAR!!!]
So it was the first to lose patience, letting go and starting to bite the small dragons, basically killing or disabling one with a single bite.
[ROAR!!!]
Almost simultaneously, the Nisi dragon also temporarily called a truce and began attacking the small dragons too.
For medium-sized dragons, being provoked by small dragons is simply an insult.
They’d rather be bitten to death by medium-sized or large dragon enemies than be picked apart by small dragons.
However, by now the small dragons were already seeing red.
In their minds, there was no turning back, and they continued to charge at the two medium-sized dragons in waves.
The water kept receding, and those water-type dragons lurking inside began to exit one after another.
At this time, on the hillside, the battle had already reached a bloody climax.
Three factions were just waiting for one to fall first.
[ROAR!!!]
The side that ultimately couldn’t withstand it was the Nisi dragon.
Amid the small dragons’ attacks, it fell to the ground with a mournful howl.
With immense blood loss, it was now exhaling more than inhaling.
Yet to take down the Nisi dragon, the small dragons had also suffered heavy losses.
[ROAR!!!]
Contrarily, the hammerhead dragon was still able to hold on and looked to have seized the advantage.
The remaining small dragons found it challenging to pose a threat to it.
As long as it held out a little longer and regained some stamina, using that area-wide Fear, everything would be settled.
"It’s over, looks like we didn’t win the gamble again this time!"
"Damn it, feels like we were so close."
"If we had another seven or eight small dragons, maybe we’d..."
"The question is, where did that iron-scaled dragon go earlier?"
The morale of the dragons that played cards began to wane.
And from the actions of those native dragons, they also seemed exhausted or inclined to retreat.
Swoosh!
But just then, a streak of white light suddenly shot out from the cave.
It hit the hammerhead dragon’s throat directly, causing penetrating damage.
When the light landed and revealed its form, it was Li Long, who had waited patiently for a long time.
In its mouth was a piece of meat from the hammerhead dragon.
[ROAR...]
The hammerhead dragon, grievously wounded, slowly fell. The high-intensity battle had almost made it forget the presence of this meat thief.
Its gaze, filled with unwillingness, locked tightly on Li Long, wanting to see what the form of the culprit who both stole from its meat stash and ambushed it was.
Unfortunately, its eyelids grew heavier, only managing to catch a glimpse of a wave of light emanating from that guy’s body—a sign of evolution.
Boom!
The massive body fell, raising a cloud of dust stirred by the hammerhead dragon.
The long-time overlord of the hillside had thus collapsed spectacularly, immediately making the surrounding small dragons’ breathing turn rapid.
In the scene, there were a total of three medium-sized dragon corpses, which were definitely three chances for evolution for them!
As for that white-clothed medium-sized dragon that interfered, its size couldn’t even match the Nisi dragon.
With their current numbers, they might not necessarily fear it!
However, such a situation was clearly within Li Long’s expectations.
It had prepared for this.
After feeding in the cave until it felt close to evolving, it stopped.
And at this moment, the last bite of meat from the hammerhead dragon was the trigger for its evolution.
Enabling it smoothly to rise to LV20 and acquire the ability it desired.
[Size Suppression]: Causes small dragons nearby to be affected by the Fear effect
"Whoa..."
A low growl squeezed out from its throat, and an invisible aura spread out just like that.
"This, this feeling!"
[Howl Howl...]
All around, the small dragons, whether they were card-playing dragons or native dragons, couldn’t help but feel their knees go weak.
They knelt down in submission.
Despite the hammerhead dragon being dead, its Fear still existed.
"So, is it done?"
And at this moment, Ah Yalong, with a dragon skull on its head, also emerged.
It was Li Long’s backup plan—if it hadn’t acquired [Size Suppression], it would use this inherently Fear-effect-inducing dragon skull to keep the small dragons in check.
Although the range was smaller and the effect weaker, at least it ensured that they couldn’t get close.
Seeing the ten small dragons currently kneeling around it, Li Long’s eyes showed satisfaction.
Next, its and Ah Yalong’s task was simple: just harvest all these spoils.
Three medium-sized dragons, plus so many small dragon corpses, might just propel it to become a being on par with the hammerhead dragon.
And Ah Yalong could definitely become a medium-sized dragon.
With two medium-sized dragons joining forces, wouldn’t they be unmatched in this valley?
"Don’t eat me! I’m willing to submit to you!"
But just then, a long-tailed dragon suddenly trembled and shouted out.
It had actually been in contact with the hammerhead dragon for a long time, but since the other party was a native dragon and communication was ineffective, with a new master of the hillside, naturally, it had to give it a try.
Based on Ah Yalong’s attitude and behavior, it was confident there was a high probability the other party was a card-playing dragon.
Its goal in this world was simple: just to evolve.
If there was someone to lean on, that would be ideal.
Moreover, this white-clothed dragon inherited the Fear ability of the hammerhead dragon, capturing small dragons was a piece of cake.
As long as there was a stable protector, even just getting a taste of soup, what of it?
"I, I’m willing to submit to you too!"
The bull-horned dragon also shouted immediately after.
"Me too!"
Obviously, this thought wasn’t limited to just one or two dragons.
The other card-playing dragons chimed in in agreement.
"..."
Witnessing such a scene, Li Long fell silent.
First, it could confirm one thing: of the three medium-sized dragons, there was no way it and Ah Yalong could finish them all.
Especially itself, having evolved through the hammerhead dragon, could no longer gain evolutionary energy from it.
Once Ah Yalong had eaten all the meat in the cave, there should still be leftovers.
Having its own force sounded pretty good.
Thus, it counted and found that among the ten remaining small dragons, six were card-playing dragons, and the other four were native dragons.
So, Li Long’s first mission of allegiance for these card-playing dragons was to eliminate those four native dragons.
Don’t be fooled by the numerical advantage of six against four; if those four native dragons erupted in a desperate counterattack, they’d still pose a significant threat to the six card-playing dragons.
Li Long wanted to take this opportunity to see if there were any worthwhile fighters among these card-playing dragons worth recruiting.
For those who only knew how to gamble and cheat, it was better not to include them.
To this, the six card-playing dragons all expressed their willingness to comply.
So Li Long withdrew the Fear field, and the ten small dragons on the scene immediately resumed the bloody battle, only this time the targets were no longer medium-sized dragons.
To avoid being eaten and to win the approval of the white-clothed dragon leader, the six card-playing dragons certainly fought with all their might.
Meanwhile, the four native dragons fought desperately for their survival.
As for Li Long and Ah Yalong, they ate the three medium-sized dragons’ meat while overseeing the battle.
In the end, the result did not disappoint Li Long.
The small dragons that survived the melee with the medium-sized dragons were either good in combat or quick-witted.
With the loss of only one card-playing dragon, they managed to take down all the native dragons.
Having completed their allegiance mission, they could only endure fatigue and hunger, watching Li Long and Ah Yalong eat at Li Long’s signal.
Li Long ate the Nisi dragon, while Ah Yalong ate the hammerhead dragon, the Nisi dragon, and the meat cache.
Once they finished consuming these, they distributed the remaining parts to the other five small dragons.
As for the corpses of all the small dragons present, they were left for Li Long exclusively.
Even with this, it was enough to make the five card-playing dragons ecstatic.
It seemed finding the right leader was indeed a stroke of luck.
It’s safe to say they’ve never eaten so much dragon meat since coming to this world.
This windfall also took Li Long from LV20 to LV22.
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