69novels Chapter 190 Azure Dragon
Chapter 190 Azure Dragon
Chapter 190 Azure Dragon (Two Chapters Combined)
The blue whale did nothing to harm them.
The ship continued forward, leaving it behind. After about three days of sailing, a small island appeared in front of them.
It was an island with an area of nearly several hundred thousand square meters, a striking green oasis on the vast sea, attracting people to explore it.
The island has stunning scenery, with a coconut grove growing on top.
However, the people on the ship were not deceived by this appearance.
"...What is that...?" Maro stared wide-eyed at the so-called "island".
The breath swirled in his eyes, but he couldn't see anything special.
Only his intuition told him to stay away from the island.
"...It's probably some kind of special marine creature." Su Wu squinted at the small island.
Or rather... the giant beast beneath that small island.
The so-called island is merely part of the back of that giant beast.
Most of its remaining body is hidden below the surface of the water.
But even just the exposed part of their backs was larger than their ship.
Island whales? This thing isn't some kind of fantasy creature... Oh right, this is the Hunter world, a world where all sorts of non-human creatures and strange abilities exist.
Chimera ants don't exist in his original world.
While possessing a massive size, their life energy is equally powerful, though their offensive capabilities are not necessarily strong.
I could beat them, but there's no need, because they're too big and tough; I probably wouldn't kill them in one hit.
Having grown this big, it no longer needs any offensive skills; a casual charge would be fatal to any weaker creature.
It's easy to imagine that such a creature's attack power would be of average strength to Su Wu.
It seems to fit the definition of a tank, but Su Wu doesn't like fighting against creatures with high defense, high health, and average attack power.
It's always better to have back-and-forth exchanges in a match.
He prefers opponents who excel in both offense and defense.
"Go around it," Su Wu calmly instructed.
The ship had to avoid the island as it sailed away, but just as it reached a position parallel to the island, it saw the island begin to sink.
As the island sank, the surrounding waters changed. Almost instantly, the small island sank underwater, leaving behind a whirlpool several kilometers in diameter.
The powerful suction generated by the whirlpool pulled everything around it into the water.
This also includes the ships belonging to Su Wu and others.
They were also pulled by the swirling currents, spinning, tilting, and even standing upright.
"Azure".
The powerful suction force countered another suction force, and the ship that was about to be swept into the center of the whirlpool vanished from the waters in an instant.
Meanwhile, the vanished ship reappeared on the calm sea in the distance.
"...If it were a weaker guy, the ship would probably have been destroyed and everyone would have died by now." Su Wu looked back and could still see the spreading vortex, and sighed.
Did they attack? No, they just moved normally, they were just diving.
But the commotion caused by that alone could easily kill many people.
Most of the dangers encountered on the way to the Dark Continent come from the unintentional actions of those creatures.
"Island whales..." Su Wu murmured with some regret.
I actually really want to keep one, but it's too big and I don't have the space to keep it.
Moreover, this creature probably cannot live without water.
The difference between using Cang to teleport people and using a giant ship to teleport is... the latter consumes more magical power.
Furthermore, during this instantaneous teleportation, the ship may be damaged...
Su Wu glanced down at the raised deck, silently stepped on it, and pressed it back down.
It'll do for now, it should still work. We'll deal with it if it really breaks.
"Just how many monsters live here..." Maro took a deep breath and clenched his fist.
He might die in a single encounter with any of the creatures he encountered along the way, if he were on his own.
However... this is only on the way to the destination, and according to the adults, the creatures living at the destination will be even stronger than those they are encountering now.
At that time, will I really not become a burden that holds adults back?
"There are probably only a few dozen with considerable strength," Su Wu said after sensing his surroundings.
Within the six-eye perception range of the waters, the existence of individual life forms is densely packed. They can be seen as thermal images, but there are not many strong ones, and the powerful individuals maintain a considerable distance from each other.
It's like... these areas are each occupied by themselves, without infringing on each other.
"However, we're going to more than just a few dozen places," Su Wu said, stroking her chin.
There must be at least tens of thousands of strange and unusual creatures, or even more.
After all... it's a much larger place than where humans live.
Meteor City has a population of tens of millions; there are probably hundreds of millions of fantastical creatures on the Dark Continent.
Along the way, my anticipation for everything on the Dark Continent grew stronger.
The longer the wait, the more concerned they seem to become.
The ship sailed at sea for another half a month.
To conserve resources, the three ants found all their own food and water, but even so, the sea voyage still consumed a lot of supplies.
Because Su Wu eats three meals a day without fail, and adds afternoon tea as he feels like it, Kong also eats with him.
Both the man and the tiger have appetites far exceeding those of ordinary people; they are both genuine gluttons.
The food is okay, but the fresh water is almost gone.
We didn't encounter any rainy days along the way, so we couldn't collect rainwater.
The water they are currently using all comes from Maro's abilities.
Water vapor gathers and condenses into ice. Once the ice melts, usable water is available.
Maro felt much more at ease knowing that his skills had finally come in handy.
"We didn't prepare enough fruit..." Su Wu sighed as she lay on the recliner.
He can eat thirty apples in one meal. He didn't originally prepare any fruits and vegetables. His body space was basically full of all kinds of meat or snacks, such as high-calorie snacks like potato chips and chocolate, just in case.
I've been taking it continuously when using four of the six-eyed pods at the same time, and the effect is okay.
Sometimes when you eat these things too often, you want to change things up, like leafy green vegetables or something light and sweet.
"Why can't I still see the road..." Su Wu said impatiently, her tone full of dissatisfaction.
With such a long voyage, the probability of death for ordinary people would be even higher.
Suddenly, he saw a figure in the distance and quickly stood up.
"That is..."
"—Azure Dragon?"
Its body is covered in scales, it has two feet on its head, two long whiskers, and four claws...
Over a hundred meters long, it is winding and moves freely in the sea, and waves tens of meters high are just a small trick for it when it is playing.
Unlike the Zoldyck family's dragons, this dragon's appearance is more in line with Su Wu's understanding of dragons.
It is exactly the same as the illustration of the Azure Dragon of the East.
Almost instantly, a thought suddenly popped into Su Wu's mind—she wanted to raise one!
After all, he already has a white tiger; if he were to get a blue dragon as well…
Maybe we can even collect all four sacred beasts!
However, the next second, he thought of the harsh reality.
This thing isn't something you can just raise casually. After all, that dragon is clearly no longer a baby dragon. There's no way to take advantage of its youthful ignorance to lure it away... cough, take it away.
When dealing with a fully grown wild beast, the first step is to subdue it and make it willingly acknowledge you as its master.
But that thing... it doesn't seem like it would willingly acknowledge a master.
When Su Wu saw the dragon, the dragon in the distance also sensed the presence of humans.
As a dragon that has lived in these waters for many years and is hundreds of years old, it is no stranger to humans.
At one point in time, it encountered seven waves of humans traveling this route.
They went there in a lively and bustling manner, but when they came back, only a few half-dead people remained.
Occasionally, when it's in the mood, it will play tricks on humans who trespass on its territory.
After all, it is the lord's responsibility to deal with all enemies who invade his territory.
However, it seems there are fewer people this time...
Previously, the teams always came in groups of at least several dozen people.
Thinking this, the azure dragon leaped out of the water, suddenly creating a wave a hundred meters high. It stood on the wave, looking down at the ships below.
The enormous golden dragon's eyes stared intently at the ship, unblinking, the scales near its eyes reflecting a cold, hard light in the sunlight.
Those golden vertical pupils were filled with a beastly indifference and scrutiny.
Its mouth opened slightly, scrutinizing each of the beings in front of it, which were as small as ants.
Finally, his gaze settled on a white-haired boy.
This guy's strength... is the strongest.
The leader this time seems to be stronger than those we've encountered before.
The teammates are also stronger than the previous ones, which may be why the team has only a few members this time?
"This is my territory, human, get out." The Azure Dragon spoke in the common language of humans.
"...Wow, it can talk." Su Wu's bright red eyes shone even brighter.
I've never spoken to the octopuses or anything like that I've encountered before. I don't know if they can't speak human language or if they're just too lazy to talk to humans.
However, the fact that this dragon can speak human language means that it must have had contact with people before, and may even have spent a considerable amount of time with them.
The hundred-meter-high giant wave remained motionless as if frozen in time, allowing the Azure Dragon's forelimbs to tread upon it.
"Get out—!" Azure Dragon roared.
In an instant, a strong wind arose, the sea surged, and a hundred-meter-high wave crashed down on the ship.
"...Born from darkness, yet darker than darkness itself, it cleanses away all filth and defilement." Su Wu immediately began to form hand seals and erect a tent outside the ship to isolate it from the surging seawater.
The circular tent covered the boat from top to bottom, even including the seawater beneath it.
The giant waves crashed against it, but they couldn't break through the semi-transparent barrier.
The Azure Dragon raised its forelimbs and stomped down heavily, as if to crush the ship.
"Don't rush." The white-haired boy jumped out of the tent and met the dragon's sharp claws.
He raised his hand and forcefully took off its forelimbs, then lifted it up.
"Dragons should be able to fly, let's go play in the sky." A boy's voice came from beneath the claws.
The Azure Dragon lowered its head, moved its sharp claws away, and only then did it see the tiny human figure.
Compared to it, which is 100 meters long, a human being, who is less than two meters tall, is naturally tiny.
Can it fly? Of course it can fly.
But why should it play with humans? Humans are its playthings.
"Black Flash." "Bang."
The white-haired figure punched the dragon in the nose, knocking its head to the side, and then grabbed its long whiskers.
"Hey, Little Dragon."
"Let's go." He flew into the sky, pulling on his long beard like he was leading a horse by the reins.
The Azure Dragon was forced to fly upwards, surrounded by a mist that resembled white clouds.
The figures of the man and the dragon disappeared into the horizon.
Maro glanced at the sky, and the white tiger nodded knowingly and arrogantly, then grabbed his collar and soared into the sky with him.
Beneath its feet, the wind swirls.
The saying "Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger" is perfectly embodied in Qinglong and Kong.
Yupi grabbed Neferpitou and flew into the sky with Owl Yapf.
The battle between the man and the dragon was too far away for them to see clearly from the ship.
Only at a certain altitude can one capture the tracks of a person and a dragon using superior dynamic vision.
Their figures sometimes disappear into the clouds, and sometimes reappear in the cloudless sky.
With a dragon's roar, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a torrential downpour began.
Blue-purple thunder and white lightning came in quick succession.
The dark clouds in the sky were broken apart from time to time, only to reform again after a short while.
"This guy's gotten even stronger." Oyapuf said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the figure that kept changing locations.
This means that their hopes of reclaiming the king are even slimmer.
"That's how it is, meow." Neferpitou spoke without any sign of tension or anxiety, his tail even swaying leisurely.
There's no use in rushing anyway, so don't make things difficult for yourself.
Yupi didn't speak. He was no longer the thick-skinned person he used to be. Now, he had learned to think and also learned to hide his true feelings.
Human genes make them exceptionally adept at learning all of this.
Fearing that his casual remarks would be noticed by the mind-reading Owl Yapf, Yupi maintained his taciturn demeanor.
The same is true now; it silently watches over the clouds.
Compared to the hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon, Su Wu's figure was even more difficult to capture.
The Azure Dragon in the clouds occasionally reveals its tail, which it cannot conceal, but Su Wu does not have the problem of being too large.
Occasionally, during thunderstorms, the figures of a man and a dragon would be illuminated.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the air.
The thunder was deafening, and the red light was more dazzling than the white lightning.
It was like the sun rising in the sky.
The dark clouds dispersed, the heavy rain stopped abruptly, and a clear sky without a single cloud was revealed.
A gigantic figure plummeted from the sky, crashing into the sea and creating a massive wave.
The Azure Dragon's blood stained the waters within a radius of tens of meters, then quickly dissipated.
The white-haired figure was not at all disheveled; even his clothes were clean and dry, with hardly a single wrinkle.
He stood on the water's surface, bending down and looking beneath, as if he could see the Azure Dragon hidden below through the current.
"Hey, stop playing dead." He stomped his feet on the water, creating ripples, but his shoes didn't get wet at all.
"Come out," he urged.
What are you pretending for? Do you think he doesn't know whether this guy is dead or not? He's tough, has scales, a long health bar, and a huge size.
His attacks were limited to inflicting only minor injuries on himself, and he didn't aim for the opponent's vital areas.
For this creature, a non-fatal injury would probably be considered a minor wound.
The six eyes sensed a pitifully small reduction in the other party's life energy; the difference was barely noticeable without close inspection.
He simply realized he was at a disadvantage and decided to find an opportunity to escape.
This dragon is really not tough at all.
(End of this chapter)