svetikya Chapter 68 Your lapdog, is he gone?
Chapter 68 Your lapdog, is he gone?
In mid-air, Xialong shielded Chen Yan beneath its body, frequently darting in and out of the clouds, soaring high and low across the forest and the horizon. Subtle electric currents emanated from beneath its skin, stimulating its scales to achieve even deeper camouflage.
No matter how he took detours, hid in the clouds, or changed his color, he could never shake off the feeling of being watched.
His eyes, with their unobstructed vision, constantly observed everything around him, while his cochlear-shaped, curled tail amplified his perception to the limit. Yet, no matter how he searched or looked, he could not find what was spying on him.
This feeling was not unfamiliar to Him. Back then, the stainless steel dragon had used a storm to cover its form, making Him unable to sense it. It followed Him for several days and nights, and then tore through the storm and charged at Him in the instant He relaxed his guard, severely injuring Him with a single tail strike.
They then pursued him for a long time, giving him no time to absorb the earth's energy to heal his injuries, which caused his wings to become deformed and almost lose his ability to fly.
But this time, it felt even worse than being targeted by the Steel Dragon.
As an extremely intelligent ancient dragon, He knew that the difference between one ancient dragon was greater than the difference between an ancient dragon and a flower cat.
The creature that has its eyes on it and yet remains undetected must be a monster far stronger than Rustboro, or at least one that rivals Elder Dragons.
The dragon's eyes darted around as it looked at Chen Yan stroking its claws. It made up its mind that now that its wings had been restored, it was time for it to become stronger.
He hovered and landed in a thicket of grass outside the Starry Outpost, startling away several dozing herbivorous dragon cubs.
The sleepy cat tossed the drowsy kitten over to the scurrying herbivorous dragon cubs and gently rubbed against Chen Yan with its horn.
Chen Yan stroked it, and it felt quite nice. With his tireless efforts, the Xialong's originally rough horn became smooth and lustrous.
"What, you're leaving?"
Chen Yan looked down and carefully checked himself to make sure there were no remaining Cherry Fire Dragon scales on his body. To prevent any lingering scent, he wiped himself with a leaf.
"That Pink Rathalos has nothing to do with me, there's no need to kill it... Aren't you going to find it?"
Xialong shook its head and then nodded, its mouth slightly open, its eyes darting around, and its claws pawing the ground. Chen Yan tried hard to understand what it meant, and then his expression began to turn serious.
"Aren't you going to find Pink Rathian? Or are you looking for trouble with Nergigante?"
"No, absolutely not. I've already told you, the Nergigante's metabolism is incredibly fast, your poison is basically ineffective against it. Didn't we already agree that you'd only bother it when you've mastered dragon-attribute energy breath...?"
Xialong shook its head again. This time, it only did two things: first, it tried to stretch out its curled tail, and second, it shook its wings.
"You're going to find that Rust Dragon???"
After understanding, Chen Yan immediately stopped it.
Are you kidding me!
What will you use to deal with the Steel Dragon's storm?
Did you also have a windproof bead inside your stomach, or did you secretly practice your trump card, the ramp hammer? What, you're saying you caught two flashing winged insects without any preparation?
Seeing Chen Yan's frantic state, Xia Long rolled her eyes and flicked out her tongue, smashing a Honeypot Bug from a great distance. Chen Yan immediately understood.
"Eating worms...you're going to find grubs?"
"You want to form a symbiotic relationship with the grubs, become a unique individual who overcomes the anomalies, and then seek revenge on the Steel Dragon?"
Xialong's eyes slowly moved, a gesture indicating "yes".
"That won't work either! Gnawing worms aren't so easy to overcome. Putting aside how difficult the Abyss Dragon and the Silver Dragon are to deal with, a single careless move with gnawing worms could easily cost you your life!"
"I disagree. If you insist on going, take me with you. I'm getting tired of the New World anyway, and it would be nice to go back to the Old World to visit relatives. I'll go back and pack my things now, you wait..."
Before Chen Yan could finish speaking, his vision suddenly blurred, the world spun around him, and he stumbled and fell into the claws of the Xialong that were already prepared.
"You...have poison...on your horns...why..."
Xialong didn't move, but instead condensed another drop of milky white venom on its horn, watching it solidify and slowly drip into Chen Yan's mouth.
Although Chen Yan bit his lip tightly and refused to open it, the venom dissolved into his skin the moment it touched it, and after a few breaths, his eyes became even more glazed.
Xialong looked at Chen Yan quietly.
He didn't care about Steel Dragon; he just didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness he felt when facing Nergigante again.
Slowly, Xia Long laid Chen Yan down. He glanced at the bushes beside him, then, with medicine hidden in his paws, Hua Miao, who had been crouching, got up with a smirk.
"Boss Xialong, nothing escapes your notice. This isn't an antidote, it's..."
Before it could finish speaking, Xialong exhaled a breath of mist containing a slight toxicity, and Hua Miao rolled its eyes and fell asleep.
Xialong licked his cheek one last time, looking at Chen Yan who was tightly gripping its claws with reluctance, but quickly became firm again, pulled its claws away, and slowly spread its wings.
He will return! And he will successfully transform into a monster and overcome his individuality to return! When that time comes, we will definitely be able to protect him well!
Xialong flew away without looking back, unaware that Chen Yan, who should have been asleep all day, was struggling to prop himself up.
Although he had never received any quest rewards such as [Venom Resistance], spending so much time with Xialong had given his body a great deal of resistance to poison through repeated exposure.
Chen Yan did not try to stop him, but simply gripped the hilt of his sword and watched Xia Long leave.
Until His figure slowly disappeared into a hazy glow of sunset.
"Aotu Na, take your piercing light back!!! It's blocking my view of Xia Bao's departing figure!!! It's obstructing my vision!!!"
Before Chen Yan could recover from his grief, a dark shadow appeared again from the glow of the sunset, and then slowly grew larger under his surprised gaze.
"Xia Bao, you're back! I knew you'd miss me. I...I'm so sorry!"
It wasn't Xia Bao, but a grinning Sakura Fire Dragon that landed in front of Chen Yan with a thud. It stared at the dumbfounded Chen Yan, its whole body twitching with excitement.
Those incredibly bright pink eyes made no attempt to conceal their intense malice. If translated, it would roughly mean—"Your patron is gone, isn't he?"
That's right, it's the Pink Rathian that was just scared away by Chameleon's water mist!
It gently stroked Chen Yan's face with its still soft, pink wing membranes, its gaze wandering over him, wondering whether to bite off an arm or a leg, completely unaware that Chen Yan, with red eyes, slowly pulled out his knife.
Actually, even if it noticed, it didn't care. That fat cat was as weak as a little thief dragon, so how strong could its companion be?
Until it heard those five words, spoken through gritted teeth.
"Flying Blade! Rock-Splitting Slash!!!"
...
Seeing Chen Yan riding on its back, gesturing whether to cut off its tail or its wings, the Sakura Fire Dragon completely understood.
It's wrong.
It closed its eyes and waited for death, unaware of the pain. It only felt Chen Yan roll off its body, sit down in front of it, and tap its nose with the back of the knife.
"I'm too lazy to kill you... You can leave."
The Sakura Rathalos gave Chen Yan a deep look, as if trying to memorize him, before flying away.