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When he talked about "that thing," Golan's back arched even higher, just like a wildcat in a state of stress.

The relatively small scales belonging to the green dragon were also standing upside down under their clothing. It was clear that the mysterious giant dragon hidden in the jungle had instilled considerable fear in the young dragons.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Do you remember what the War Lizardman scout said last time? There's a dragon in the canyon south of the city, a young Iron Dragon."

Calmly analyzing the dragon's aura in the air, Goethe thought came to mind: the gnoll tribe and the Red Rust.

Previously, because the War Lizardman scouts did not have detailed information about the Iron Dragon, the adult green dragon Golia did not act rashly.

While tilapia isn't like golden dragons, where killing the young causes the older ones to multiply, it has a mental network to support it!

Besides, the young Iron Dragon is far from being old enough to live independently. If it were to offend the Iron Dragon's parents, a fully grown Green Dragon couldn't afford the consequences.

"You mean... that young iron dragon is stealing ore 'next door' from us?"

Sensing something was amiss, the two humanoid green dragons looked at the specially made pickaxes in their hands. These were made of Shining Dragon Steel, a higher quality than Sparrow Steel, and could be used to mine mithril ore.

Huilong steel is not a precious metal, but it can be detected by Tielong's innate metal perception ability!

"That iron dragon must have spotted us!"

Chapter 403 Green Scales (Part 2)

On the other hand, Qin Lan and Zhuang Daihua had actually noticed the presence of the Green Dragon much earlier.

Because of her delicate and frail health in the past, Zhuang Daihua was quite sensitive to air quality.

When the young green dragons returned to their original forms, the poisonous gas emanating from them quickly made Zhuang Daihua, who was on the other side, feel uncomfortable.

"Qin Lan... what is this smell? Cough! It feels... very uncomfortable."

Zhuang Daihua soon began coughing, and only by maintaining a half-dragon posture using the Dragon Ring did she feel somewhat better. Qin Lan sniffed around the sound, then widened her eyes and said:

"It's the Green Dragon's poison gas...!"

Then, when the two young green dragons transformed into human form and took out their pickaxes, Qin Lan used her metal perception to pinpoint the distance between them!

"Two pickaxes...the enemy might have two green dragons here. Two...young green dragons."

If the poison gas is accidentally released by an adult green dragon, the basic resistance runes of the Carved Skin Dragon cannot completely exempt it.

In other words, the ones who came to steal the ore now are two low-level sixth-tier green dragons!

"Calm down... You all hide in the demiplane anchor point and observe the situation. Or... do as I say."

Qin He thought for a moment. Qin Lan was now a Carved Skin Dragon, and Zhuang Daihua also had the Purple Dragon form and multiple enhancements from the talisman.

If Qin Lan were to engage in a direct confrontation inside the mine, she would receive the buffs of the Claw of Power and the Claw of Guardian while connected by power.

She might be able to solo a green dragon.

This is not wishful thinking; the brute strength of young Tie Long is enough to rival that of the young Qi Lv Long. Moreover, Qin Lan is no ordinary young Tie Long either.

Green dragons don't possess the noble burrowing feat, so if Qin He planned things out properly... he might actually be able to kill these two green dragons.

Zhuang Daihua can control the purple dragon within the demiplane ring to launch a surprise attack, while simultaneously using the same tactics she employed against the black dragon, employing the molten embers as bait.

As a teenager, Shiryu fought in the not-so-spacious mine, and his strength was beyond expectation.

The limited space for movement within the mine means that the green dragon also has little room to dodge.

In addition, they are neither exempt from the Blinding Breath, nor can they open up a second underground battlefield through their digging expertise like the Purple Dragon and the Iron Dragon.

They really can fight!

……

"That iron dragon has spotted us."

The green dragons were unaware that their "iron dragon neighbor" in the South City Canyon was actually a degraded iron dragon with a corrupted bloodline, sitting at the same table as the white dragon.

They were now on high alert, displaying the same vigilance they would have shown when fighting the young red dragon.

In fact, when fighting inside the mine, the Iron Dragon is definitely more difficult to deal with than the Red Dragon of the same age.

Their digging skills are as agile as those of blue and white dragons. In contrast, green dragons only have the useless ability to breathe underwater and breathe poisonous mist.

This explains why, despite being ranked third among the chromatic dragons, green dragons are frequently hunted.

Concentrating intently, suddenly... a swift blade of a sword pierced out from the stone wall in front of me!

With lightning speed, Qin Lan softened the surrounding soil, bringing the two sides so close that they were almost separated by only a wall.

Then, Zhuang Daihua thrust out her sword!

Although the Banshee's Blessing is an excellent and swift magical sword, it still couldn't catch the green dragon off guard after piercing through the wall and standing ten meters away.

Therefore, Qin He's opening greeting to the pair of young green dragons was a compressed flash of light that allowed Zhuang Daihua to gather the energy of the Purple Dragon's blinding breath!

After excavating the wall to a sufficient thickness, Qin Lan immediately followed Qin He's instructions and went to the other side to cover the mine shaft with a curtain.

This was mainly to prevent the golems from noticing the flash of the blinding breath, but the green dragons had already set up an impenetrable array of magic vines to block out the sounds of their mining.

So, after confirming that the flash wouldn't give her away, Qin Lan used her burrowing ability, intending to catch the green dragons off guard from below.

The incandescent flash created by the explosive energy completely blinded the green dragon. Unlike the black dragon, the green dragon lacked the ability to sense blindness and could only frantically wave its claws and spit poisonous breath in terror.

This completely unexpected development terrified the two green dragons. Could it be that the young iron dragon possessed a blinding alchemical bomb?

Since purple dragons are almost extinct on the surface, these two inexperienced young green dragons were completely unaware of the problem.

Qin Lan closed her eyes and waited for the blinding flash of the sword tip to gradually disappear before she unleashed a large burst of fan-shaped electric sparks.

Even a young green dragon would have its scales scorched by this composite dragon breath. Without using its internal magical energy for defense, the green dragon even found the magma's temperature of just over a thousand degrees Celsius scalding hot.

They were quite wary of the Iron Dragon's breath and were prepared to be hit.

But... the damage he expected was completely different from what the young green dragon felt!

The electric breath, which should have only scorched the scales and at most caused the green dragon's muscles to twitch, actually unleashed a power almost equivalent to that of a young red dragon's breath.

The two green dragons struck by the fan-shaped breath attack suffered more than just burned scales. Under the raging flames infused with electric current, half of their bodies were severely burned by the incredibly powerful fire!

Keep in mind that even if the two young green dragons completely submerged themselves in the lava, at most they would only experience discomfort from their scales being scalded black—

"What is this?! A young iron dragon? A young iron dragon... how can it have the power of a young red dragon's breath?"

The two green dragons were frantically asking themselves, what exactly were they facing?

What was that inexplicable flash of light and swift sword...?

Qin He did not let Qin Lan consume the Molten Embers Staff, which was one of Zhuang Daihua's output methods, even though a legendary fire staff could provide a greater boost than the previous breath attack.

The real reason why Qin Lan was able to severely burn half of the bodies of the two young green dragons with a single breath attack was because of the burning coal she had obtained earlier!

"Burn coal, isn't that amazing? It has a burning temperature and burning time twenty times that of ordinary coal, and although it can't cause magical damage... this stuff has a temperature of tens of thousands of degrees!"

"For fire-type subspecies like red dragons and iron dragons, burning coals are merely something to brush their teeth and whet their appetites. But if they're mixed into their breath and unleashed—a young green dragon simply can't handle it!"

Qin He instructed Qin Lan to use burning coals in conjunction with her breath, which Qin He would then use as a greeting to the Green Dragon.

Although a burning temperature of tens of thousands of degrees sounds intimidating, the green dragon is, after all, a magical creature.

This breath, amplified in power by the burning coals, suffered a sharp decrease in lethality upon contact with the green dragon's flesh, which was brimming with demonic energy.

This breath attack, capable of burning half their flesh, was already more than enough. Ordinary young iron dragons simply couldn't withstand such a breath—

Even if they can withstand the terrifying high temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees in their mouths, they cannot withstand the explosion caused by the burning coals being intensified by their breath.

It was only because Qin Lan possessed the fourth-level Carved Skin Dragon skill that Qin He dared to let her try this.

The power of the burning coals' breath attack had a significant impact on Qin Lan. Even with her level three Carved Skin Dragon class qualification, she could only unleash one such attack at most—

A few fist-sized pieces of burning coal might be enough to fry a dragon's tongue over tea. But what Qin Lan is using now is the limit of what a twelve-meter-long iron dragon can hold in its mouth—

— Dozens of kilograms of burning coal.

From the perspective of a dragon, Qin Lan still looks very young. The chibi version of the iron dragon's head is almost half the size of a car.

She unleashed a burst of electric sparks, amplified by dozens of kilograms of burning coals. If Qin Lan weren't a dragon with pierced skin, she would absolutely never dare to do something like that.

The powerful flames sent the two green dragons tumbling about, and the panicked young green dragon quickly cast several healing spells on himself.

Compared to the burns on half their bodies, their vision recovered first. In this life-or-death moment, the green dragon had to ensure it had a chance to fight back.

"Roar... Iron Dragon... Little thing. What kind of sorcery did you use?"

What was before me was indeed a young iron dragon.

Aside from being quite pretty and cute, with a large, childlike head, there's nothing else particularly special about her.

"You call your mom? Green Scale~ Watch me twist your heads off and kick them like balls!"

As a young dragon, Qin Lan's body wasn't as slender as that of a young green dragon. However, thanks to the enhanced abilities of the Carved Skin Dragon, her neck and limbs were much stronger than those of a normal iron dragon.

With its massive head swinging over two meters high, Qin Lan headbutted one of the green dragons, knocking it back with a headbutt. In close combat, the Iron Dragon was virtually fearless.

"Get out of my way!!!"

Enraged by the flying tackle, Ya Lan struggled desperately while her sharp teeth, spewing poisonous mist, viciously struck Qin Lan's most vulnerable and soft neck scales!

"Foolish brat... completely unguarded at the neck? With my young green dragon's bite force, injecting venom to paralyze it would be a piece of cake..." "Huh?!!"

To everyone's surprise, the young green dragon's bite force couldn't even tear Qin Lan's flesh! Even with all its might, the green dragon could only bite Qin Lan's scales until they were dented.

The defensive boost from the level 3 Carved Skin Dragon, combined with the protection of the Guardian Claw amulet, allowed Qin Lan to withstand the young green dragon's panicked bite!

But this advantage won't last; if the green dragon continues its attack any longer, the defensive runes on its scales may exceed their maximum capacity.

Once a rune is inscribed, when the damaged scales grow back, the new scales will be rune-marked scales exactly the same as the previous ones.

Unless something goes wrong during the evolution of the Carved Skin Dragon, the rune will be a permanent enhancement.

"Stop... Stop fighting, Iron Dragon. Do you want to attract the golems outside? What do you want? We can talk!"

As he spoke, Goethe lunged forward, pretending to separate Qin Lan and Ge Lan from their fight, but actually intending to launch a sneak attack—

"Screw you! Negotiate? I'll kill you two worthless green-scaled beasts right now, then there's no need for negotiation!"

With that, Qin Lan used her domineering brute strength as an iron dragon to slam the green dragon hard into the ground. Although the surrounding area only experienced a slight subsidence, only the green dragon itself could clearly feel the force that truly pounded into its body.

"Cough gurgle—"

The green dragon, still struggling after vomiting poisonous blood, was then struck by Qin Lan's tail sweep towards another green dragon.

Goethe only felt... the iron dragon's tail gave it a very dangerous premonition! The tail whip swept across, stirring up iron dust that flew everywhere in the mine.

Amidst the sound of wind breaking, a grain of sand was seen adhering to the top of the young green dragon's head.

"Want to discuss terms? Sure~"

"In the next life!"

Zhuang Daihua, dressed in a black robe to conceal her identity, appeared from the demiplane anchor point that had transformed into dust and adhered to the green dragon's head.

Grasping the green dragon's head, Zhuang Daihua used all her strength to hold onto the scales and flesh on the top of the dragon's head.

"While the green dragon is blinded, have the purple dragon inside the Dragon Ring dig a tunnel. Secure the anchor point of the demiplane ring to the tip of Qin Lan's tail—"

According to Qin He's plan, she was to deliver a fatal blow to the green dragon before it threw her off.

As the banshee prayed, the energy blade belonging to the purple dragon condensed once more. Zhuang Daihua was about to pierce through the green dragon's eyes with her left eye in and her right eye out.

"Whoosh—!"

The green dragon's all-out struggle paid off; Zhuang Daihua's powerful sword strike failed to pierce its eyes, only piercing its long, narrow face.

Without hesitation, Zhuang Daihua compromised and completely shaved the green dragon's upper jaw in two.

Without the enhancement of the Purple Dragon's Blade Breath, even with the Banshee's Blessing being of sufficiently high quality, it couldn't have directly severed the Green Dragon's flesh and bones. Zhuang Daihua once again surprised the Green Dragon.

Swift swords—especially spell-enhancing swift swords like these—are not meant to be used for slashing and injuring people.

In Goethe's imagination, as long as he wasn't blinded, the Swift Sword would remain embedded in the dragon's bones. Even with the dragon's appraisal talent, he could tell that the magic sword was a masterpiece of superior craftsmanship and materials.

But dragon bones also have a hardness comparable to adamantite. This human who suddenly appeared... is he a mage or a swordsman?

But whatever she is, with only the aura of a peak third-tier cultivator, what can she possibly accomplish?

But the energy swirling around the slender, iron-bar-like sword terrified the green dragon once more. As the excruciating pain of its bones being pierced and torn apart surged forth, a dragon frenzy that consumed its reason welled up from the depths of its heart.

I don't care about anything else! As long as I can kill this despicable human wielding the swift sword...!

With a full-force sword strike, the green dragon's upper jaw was severed, and a roar of pain was about to erupt from its mouth, which was filled with rage and recklessness.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhuang Daihua leaped down and delivered another fatal stab towards the green dragon's throat!

Chapter 404 Yellow Bird