Chapter 312: The Biological Structure of Ruin City.
“Stupid dog! You bit my hand!!!”
Jie Jie extended another claw to pry open the Thunder Wolf Dragon’s jaws, finally withdrawing his own claw from its mouth.
His current physique was strong; even in the form of a Sky Dog Beast, the Thunder Wolf Dragon couldn’t instantly tear his skin apart, but it left deep tooth marks.
Shaking his claw, Jie Jie grabbed a bundle of silk threads and pressed down on the Thunder Wolf Dragon’s head.
“Awooo! Aaah! Huff!”
The Thunder Wolf Dragon struggled continuously, electric light flashing on its back as Thunder Light Bugs finally dared to peek out and protect it, striking Jie Jie’s body with electric currents.
[Vajra Body]
Though somewhat overkill, it allowed Jie Jie to remain unmoved at this moment, leaving the Thunder Wolf Dragon to helplessly watch as he bound its jaws together.
After transforming into a Queen Mantis to scare off the Thunder Light Bugs, he resumed grilling meat.
Even though he had been bitten, Jie Jie was quite satisfied with this Thunder Wolf Dragon, especially when it showed longing in its eyes while he ate meat in front of it.
Every chef longs for recognition from diners to prove that what they’ve tinkered with is indeed delicious.
“I just want to see that look of longing in your eyes!”
Jie Jie lunged forward, staring intently at the Thunder Wolf Dragon’s face, scaring it into shrinking its head, but once it realized, it tried to bite again. Unfortunately, its jaws were bound, so it could only bump with its nose.
It didn’t hurt at all.
Jie Jie simply moved the barbecue rack to a place where the Thunder Wolf Dragon couldn’t reach, grilling meat right in front of it, savoring its longing gaze.
This longing gaze was the best side dish, quickly finishing off the remaining grilled bear meat.
“This is the last piece~”
Holding the piece of meat in front of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, Jie Jie transformed into a Queen Mantis, leaping onto its back with the meat clamped between his pincers.
The silk thread tethered the meat like a fishing rod hanging in front of the Thunder Wolf Dragon.
Cutting the silk thread that restrained the Thunder Wolf Dragon’s running, Jie Jie wiggled the meat, enticing it.
“Woof! Huff!”
The Thunder Wolf Dragon remained crouched, constantly reaching out to get the piece of meat.
Suddenly, a devilish scythe appeared on its face from behind, making its body shiver almost to the point of wetting itself. Regaining its senses, it realized the silk threads binding its jaws had been cut.
Bite!
Missed!
The fragrant meat leapt forward, narrowly “falling” to the ground far away.
Pounce!
The meat was instantly lifted, forcing it to raise its head. With the meat tantalizingly close, the Thunder Wolf Dragon instinctively started running.
“That’s right.”
Jie Jie emitted a sinister laugh of a successful schemer, continuously luring the Thunder Wolf Dragon to leap and run, circling around the fortress again and again.
After the third lap, he put down the grilled meat and ended the enticement, watching the Thunder Wolf Dragon gulp down the grilled meat with an ‘Awoo.’
Having successfully gained satisfaction from the diner, Jie Jie refocused on the renovation of Ruin City.
The silk threads swayed, indicating that the Thunder Wolf Dragon had torn a gap in the web array and escaped.
He didn’t care much, since capturing the Thunder Wolf Dragon was merely for practicing dragon manipulation techniques and impulsively finding a monster to share grilled meat with.
…
Building Gunpla really passed the time. The sun rose and set several times as Jie Jie climbed up the mountain using silk threads, admiring his masterpiece.
The feet had larger footplates to maintain balance, the legs expanded for greater stability, and materials were used symmetrically wherever possible, making it more aesthetically pleasing than before.
The base for launching the Strike Dragon Gun was placed below the cockpit, making Ruin City’s appearance somewhat… strange.
If the two-legged Ruin City resembled the lower half of an Old Mountain Dragon standing up, then the position below the cockpit was truly…
From a physiological perspective, the Strike Dragon Gun had literally become a “Strike Dragon Gun.”
And considering it only had a lower half, Jie Jie began to doubt whether the Gunpla he built was actually proper.
How could it not be proper! There’s no place more packed with attack power than this! It’s a consideration of both balance and usability!
Mini Strike Dragon Guns were installed on both sides of the legs, more decorative than practical.
If compared to the lower half of an Old Mountain Dragon, the upper part above the waist still didn’t exist. However, some usable cannons were installed there, and ammunition was specifically filled in. Jie Jie decided to classify them as ceremonial cannons.
The Peak Mountain Dragon Strike Dragon Gun was mounted on the tail, which could be pulled out and used as a weapon.
After appreciating it for a while, Jie Jie entered the cockpit.
With the overall size expansion, more space inside Ruin City was hollowed out to serve as the cockpit, where his collectibles and some small trinkets hung.
As collectibles, naturally, they were hunting tools either snatched or picked up from hunters, neatly arranged from katanas to firearms, resembling the walls of an armory.
A steel spike floated suspended by silk threads. Stepping on it would trigger the button below, firing the Strike Dragon Gun.
Although Ruin City was still crude, it was much better than before.
Pulling the silk threads controlling the joints of the two feet, Ruin City took a step to detach itself from the remnants of the fortress reduced to broken bricks and tiles.
All good materials had already been taken away, even gunpowder was stored in a silk cocoon, serving as food for the Giant Halberd Dragon and Flame King Dragon forms.
—On the other side—
Departing from Dongduoluma, aboard the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship.
“The Dragon Calendar Institute has confirmed the naming of the monster: Queen Mantis, a beetle-type monster that lives in nests made of ruins.”
“Whether in terms of creation or control, the Queen Mantis exhibits high intelligence. Its creation, Ruin City, resembles the lower half of an upright Old Mountain Dragon, perhaps modeled after the strongest monster it has seen.”
“Thus, Ruin City appears to be unfinished. Both the material requirements for its completion and the impact after completion are immeasurable, which is also the origin of our mission.”
“To understand the tactical use of the Strike Dragon Gun, it likely observed the fortress’s defense against the Old Mountain Dragon from the shadows.”
“And recently observed intelligence indicates that the Queen Mantis can manipulate the Thunder Wolf Dragon to move, possibly forming a symbiotic relationship with monsters.”
This is understandable, as insect-type monsters always release strong pheromones that cause specific effects.
“The above is the current intelligence. It seems that besides the four-person elite team, actual extermination will require more manpower to prevent monster interference.”
Kempe organized the intelligence, making eye contact with each hunter aboard the flying airship. Besides the four-person team executing the task, there were also hunters guarding the airship.
The hunters guarding the airship might lack elite extermination skills, but they knew how to stop monsters from getting close.
Although observation and tracking are part of the mission process, there is a possibility that situations may escalate into combat during these processes, so it’s best to prepare tactical deployments in advance.
The four-person elite team led by the Chief Hunter had significant autonomy.
They could directly carry out extermination, track and investigate further to confirm the danger posed by the Queen Mantis, decide whether to exterminate, or even issue evacuation orders to villages along the way through the fortress.
This was a hunter team that simultaneously possessed decision-making and execution functions.
The Queen Mantis, who broke through the fortress in less than half an hour, received treatment reserved for Ancient Dragons.
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