Chapter 110: The Injured Giant Dragon
Dragon Slaying.
Thinking of this, Soren couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.
For any adventurer, dragon slaying is a very significant matter; it not only represents a dangerous challenge but also incredible rewards. Although Soren had encountered quite a few dragon species during this time, they were mostly Lesser Dragon Species. This time, having the opportunity to take down a pure-blooded dragon was something he would not miss, no matter what.
White Dragon.
An adult White Dragon.
Although the White Dragon is quite weak among pure-blooded dragon species, it is much stronger compared to other Lesser Dragon Species. An adult White Dragon possesses Legendary Level strength, and its Ice Dragon Breath can instantly freeze a person solid. As a pure-blooded dragon species, the White Dragon also has an innate dragon template. Their loot is three times the standard, their vitality is stronger than most monsters, and they possess incredibly tough dragon skin and dangerously sharp claws and fangs.
The base life points of an adult White Dragon are over 20, and normally their vitality is quite powerful.
Many people once thought the White Dragon was the weakest among pure-blooded dragon species, underestimating it. However, when it comes to actually fighting, they discover that although the White Dragon is the weakest among dragons, it is still much more dangerous than other beings. The Challenge Level of an adult White Dragon is 16, and if equipped with extraordinary items and one or two pieces of legendary equipment, this challenge level can be reduced to 12. Common weapons find it difficult to penetrate the dragon’s skin and scales, so at least a first-level extraordinary weapon is needed to have a significant effect against it.
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The dragon species has experienced a period of decline.
The exact reasons are unknown, but there was a time when pure-blooded dragons could hardly cast many spells, sometimes lacking even the number of spells mastered by dragon-magic sorcerers. Therefore, during that time, dragons were the easiest to kill, roughly from the Silver Era to the Arcane Empire period. During this time, the dragon species experienced a decline in abilities for certain reasons, with their Challenge Levels generally lowered by about 2 to 5 levels. After the Arcane Empire period, these dragons became much stronger, as an adult White Dragon could originally only cast ‘Wind Creation’ and relied mostly on its minions to attack, but now it could unleash ‘Fog Spell’ and ‘Ice Wall Spell’.
This fluctuation in abilities is believed by wizards to be related to the “Elemental Tides” that arise with the passing of time, but specifics have yet to be confirmed. [Note: Wizards believe that the elements of the entire world also ebb and flow like ocean tides, and this phenomenon affects the elemental energy structure of the world. Therefore, a species like dragons, which entirely rely on innate abilities, is easily influenced by elemental tides and experiences changes in overall capabilities. However, the time span of these changes can last for thousands of years.]
Soren is also not very clear about the growth conditions of the dragon species.
However, based on his past experiences, he knows that dragons living in special environments may possess one or two additional spell abilities compared to others of their kind.
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The information extracted from his subordinates is not very complete.
Even these pirates only heard that an adult White Dragon had flown past and that it seemed to be slightly injured, swaying a bit while flying. After obtaining this information, they sent someone to inquire in the Northern Region, and just yesterday morning they learned that a White Dragon had indeed attacked humans near Deepwater Port a while back. This sudden appearance of a White Dragon near human towns caused a significant panic, ultimately forcing the Guild to pool money to hire adventurers to deal with it.
At that time, it attracted many adventurers from the Northern Region.
However, it seems they ultimately failed to slay the White Dragon, merely wounding it a little. Moreover, the adventurers who attempted to confront it suffered over half casualties. After encountering the adventurers, the White Dragon flew towards the sea, and coincidentally, it was spotted by some people, and the news reached a few. These pirates then headed in the direction the White Dragon flew, hoping to find its resting place by chance. However, they unexpectedly encountered Soren.
Based on Soren’s judgment,
the White Dragon’s lair is likely on some island in the ocean because dragon species do not casually build nests near human settlements. It must have appeared in that place called Deepwater Port for some reason. However, it seems that after being injured, this White Dragon smartly chose to leave, wanting to fly back to its lair to recuperate.
There are many Lesser Dragon Species in the Northern Region.
But pure-blooded dragon species are not very common, and the number of White Dragons is also relatively scarce. They mainly inhabit the depths of glacial mountains and cold islands overseas. If its lair is near Deepwater Port, according to dragon habits, it would be very difficult to abandon its nest and escape. If its lair is in the glacial mountains, it wouldn’t fly towards the sea. Therefore, Soren believes there is more than an 80% chance that its lair is on some island along the northern coastline.
But the current problem is!
With so many distributed islands in the ocean, where exactly will its lair be?
Tap, tap, tap.
Soren lightly tapped his fingers. After hearing the sequence of events, he slowly said, “Knowing just the direction it flew without a specific location, it will be difficult to find its lair in the vast sea.”
“How could something like relying on luck expend so much effort!”
“Wait.”
“They must know where the White Dragon’s lair is! At the very least, they should know its approximate location!”
Soren furrowed his brow and stood up, saying in a deep voice, “Where is the leader of those Northern Pirates? Bring their leader here!”
As Soren’s words fell, the nearby pirate lackeys couldn’t help but exchange glances.
After a while, seeing Soren’s frown deepen, one dared to say, “Your Excellency, their leader has already been shot dead by you!”
Dead?
Soren was momentarily taken aback and then rubbed his forehead in annoyance.
He actually had no recollection at all.
These Northern pirates’ leaders were too forgettable; even now, when it was mentioned, Soren could not remember when he had shot him or which target among those he had shot he was.
“Intensive interrogation!”
Soren pondered for a moment with a frown and then said solemnly, “Interrogate each of them thoroughly one by one; I don’t believe they would come here so mindlessly to try their luck without even knowing where a dragon flew by.”
Time cannot be delayed too long.
Dragon species possess strong regeneration abilities, and if too much time elapses before finding that White Dragon, what they would face would be a completely unharmed giant dragon. The pirates before him did not seem to be very strong; their audacity in slaying dragons was because that White Dragon was injured, so they surely had confidence in finding the dragon in a short time, wanting to slay it before its injuries healed.
……………………(To Be Continued ~^~)
