Chapter 570: 570
"Holy Light, do you see this evil? They're far too strong… Why did they all collapse already?"
The scene of a heroic knight wielding a sword while charging toward an evil dragon would always be the most hot-blooded scene in any myth or story . But if the scene changed instead to become a fully armed adult bullying an animal, that would make people rather speechless .
"You're supposed to be dragons! You're supposed to be strong; you're supposed to know how to fly; you're supposed to be big lizards that can spit fire! Why are you all so weak?!"
No matter what species of dragon, they were all incredibly durable due to their thick skin . I had originally intended to use the dwarven fortress's long-range attacks to weaken them slightly before personally going up to have a big fight against the dragons, which would help improve my standing with the dark dwarves and maybe help me obtain some resources or equipment .
"Just a single round of anti-air attacks made you all seriously injured, and then you all collapsed after two attacks from me . Are you really dragons?"
Even though the three black dragons that arrived were suddenly ambushed right when they emerged from the clouds, and even though the anti-air attacks all directly aimed for their weakest spots due to my guidance, these three black dragons had been defeated far too quickly .
They had indeed resisted, charging through all the anti-air fire and aiming for the ground (actually, they had wanted to explain that they had come to help the dark dwarves), but unfortunately for them, they picked the wrong target to charge at . Since I was standing at the very forefront in the most obvious location as a Holy Knight, I was delighted at this opportunity to improve my reputation with the dark dwarves .
But when I happily pulled out my sword, I didn't even get to have any fun when the three black dragons were all defeated with just two swings of my sword…
"Did you use too much power in your attacks?" Harloys asked .
"Of course not . I'm such a skilled actor; of course I would know how much power to put into my attacks . I used enough force to only hurt an adult dragon for about half an hour… In my original plan, I was supposed to defeat them only after a long and difficult battle . Those dragons weren't following the script!"
But soon, I understood why they were so weak…
"Half a tail, a single eye, and a broken wing? Just what happened to you all?"
These injuries weren't that easy to cause to adult black dragons . The magic left on their injuries was preventing these black dragons' natural healing powers from working . These three black dragons had already been seriously injured before coming here .
Now, the three black dragons all collapsed on top of each other . The dwarves had chained them up using specially enchanted black iron chains . These black dragons looked like a small mountain under those chains .
Their situation was rather pitiful as they lay on the ground listlessly . It was no exaggeration to say that they only had the energy to barely talk . Even I felt pity for them, seeing how they still had to come out and make a living despite their serious injuries .
"Tsk, they've all been scorched and cooked black all over . A really powerful dragon must have done this to them . "
"Black dragons are black to begin with, but I can smell the scent of cooked meat . They've been cooked to at least seventy percent well done . "
"These claw and teeth marks, along with these burns and the fire magic on their injuries… Why does it all seem so familiar?"
"Of course it would be familiar . Only an Immemorial Red Dragon and grandmaster of fire magic would be able to cook black dragons who have an astonishingly high magic resistance . "
By now, I already had a faint guess at who had done this to the three black dragons . However, I was distracted by the scent of cooked meat in front of me .
"…You don't say . Smelling this cooked dragon meat reminds me of the black dragon tail feast I had two days ago . I really want to vomit again . "
"Actually, I'm not that picky . Dragon meat is highly nutritious and filled with mana . It doesn't matter that much to a slime like myself about what I eat . "
Finally, the black dragons were unable to bear their captors discussing the taste of dragon meat right in front of them .
"Um, Miss Cat, black dragon meat is poisonous and inedible . "
The pitiful captive had to explain to the captor that her own meat was toxic . This was quite the comical scene .
Forget it, I decided against spreading salt on their wounds… er, chatting about such a topic right in front of three black dragon ladies . Their melancholic and hurt expressions were too much for me to handle .
Yep, black dragon ladies . These three black dragons were all female, and it seemed that they were sisters .
Perhaps outsiders would be unable to determine a dragon's age and gender, but I had been around dragons for half my life already . It was quite easy for me to determine a dragon's bloodline and power level from their magical aura, especially if the dragon was a black or red dragon as they were so common in the Underground… Hey, I really didn't have the habit of dissecting dragons! Those rumors of me being the "Midnight Dragon Slaughterer" were all just lies and slander!
What? You're asking me why I didn't differentiate dragons by physical appearance? That would be far too difficult . Just think about it . Gorillas are one of the closest related species to humans . But, is there any normal person who can determine a gorilla individual and their gender just from physical appearance?
Hakas was a mature adult dragon who had reached adult age more than two hundred years ago . In comparison, these young female black dragons had likely just left their nest recently and just gained independence . Their magical power was quite pitiful .
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