Blue Dragon
Down in the hills, Zul'ra took long strides and ran towards the higher ground, while Ge Gaoli followed closely behind, running no slower Zul'ra, though with a bit more effort.
"My legs are longer than yours." Zul'ra grinned as she looked at Ge Gaoli, who was much shorter than her.
"This isn't funny at all." Ge Gaoli tried to keep his breathing steady, then simply shut his mouth, focusing on maintaining his running speed so that he wouldn't be left behind by the Trolls.
Zul'ra led Ge Gaoli up the hill, and suddenly the view opened up before them. Just then, another crisp gunshot rang out. In the distance, on the plains, there was a forest, and from the high vantage point, a lake could be seen nestled among the lush trees.
"In that grove of trees up ahead," Ge Gaoli said immediately, looking towards the forest where the gunshot had come from.
Zul'ra didn't speak to Ge Gaoli, but instead activated the Far Sight. His vision instantly broke free from the limitations of the naked eye and, with the help of the elements of nature, rapidly expanded outwards, crossing the undulating horizon, passing through the dark trees and rocks, and quickly scanning through the forest before finally settling on a creature.
"Zul'ra Jin." Ge Gaoli didn't hear the response from the side, so he turned his head and looked at the Trolls who had lost sight of him, and couldn't help but call out softly.
"Come with me." Zul'ra looked at the creature beyond the obstruction of sight and couldn't help but show surprise. She didn't bother to explain to Ge Gaoli, just told him to follow her, and then she ran down the hill towards the lake in the forest.
"What's wrong, Zul'ra Jin?" Ge Gaoli watched the Trolls leave without warning and hurriedly followed, asking as he swooped down the hillside.
"No need to ask, just follow me and you'll see it." Zul'ra didn't say much, only told Ge Gaoli to follow him, and quickly rushed into the forest. After crossing a forest path, he led Ge Gaoli to the lake in the forest.
"The Light!" Ge Gaoli pierced through the forest that blocked his view, and suddenly his vision cleared. He was immediately drawn to the creature by the lake. It was lying in the woods beside the lake, having crushed several large trees. Its large body and limbs were covered with shimmering blue scales, and its grotesque head was adorned with protruding eyes, a prominent nose, fangs, and ferocious horns.
"Dragon..." Ge Gaoli uttered involuntarily. It was a dragon, and an injured one at that. From a distance, one could see its belly pressed against the treetops, white thorns growing on its back, and its wings wrapped together. This was a dragon, not one of those wild dinosaurs or beasts, but the legendary Dragon Aspects of Azeroth.
"This trip was right, not right!" Zul'ra looked at the blue creature, which was fifteen to seventeen meters long and lying on the forest floor, and couldn't help but rub his hands excitedly. He originally thought he was just coming to see something interesting, but who knew he would find such a big guy.
"What's wrong?" Ge Gaoli was taken aback when he heard Zul'ra say "something's not right."
"It's alright, let's hurry over." Zul'ra wasn't sure if her senses were playing tricks on her, but there was an energy approaching. This energy wasn't from the Blue Dragonflight; it felt almost nonexistent.
"What are we going to do there?" Ge Gaoli was hesitant to approach. This kind of creature only lived in legends and murals. It was said that they could breathe fire. Although the thing was injured, it was still not safe to get close.
"Of course, we'll see it up close. If it's alive, we'll help it up," Zul'ra replied matter-of-factly, and walked forward.
"What if you die?" Ge Gaoli followed up, asking without hesitation.
Zul'ra listened to the Syndicate assassin's words without responding, but instead gave him a look. A dead dragon is naturally skinned, dismembered, and its parts used to benefit the masses.
Since the dragon could understand the Common, Zul'ra didn't dare to speak directly. She only gave Ge Gaoli a look, letting him figure it out himself, and then quickly went to the dragon's vicinity.
"Its belly is white, and its whole body looks like a winged lizard." Zul'ra walked around the collapsed forest, giving its overall assessment, carefully avoiding its head.
"Legend has it that they are the guardians of the world, and there are five of them." Ge Gaoli followed Zul'ra cautiously, his eyes fixed on the large blue creature, whose body was still rising and falling, and whose wings were fluttering.
"No, it should be said that there are five groups, not just five heads." Zul'ra immediately rejected Ge Gaoli's words. To be precise, there are five groups of dragons, not counting the dragon people, dragon beasts, and hybrid dragons. However, it is true that there are only five Dragon Aspect, five ancient dragons that inherited the power of different Titans.
"How do you know so much?" Ge Gaoli, somewhat puzzled.
"Anyway, I know it. It has found us." Zul'ra didn't know how to explain her understanding of the dragon. After blinking, she only confirmed the truth of her words. Then, she changed the subject and pointed to the blue giant's eyes looking over at Ge Gaoli.
"What should we do?" Ge Gaoli looked in the direction Zul'ra was pointing and saw the blue-scaled dragon staring in his direction. Its gaze made him unconsciously draw his dagger. Although he didn't know if the weapon was effective, the mere sight of it put a lot of pressure on him and made him unconsciously on guard.
"Can you understand me?" Zul'ra tentatively asked the Blue Dragonflight lying on the forest floor. In response, the blue dragon's prominent nose widened instantly, and then it raised its long neck and nodded its blue-scaled, white-horned head.
"It understands!" Ge Gaoli's breathing became heavy. He was an elite assassin who had seen the world, but he was still quite nervous in the face of this legendary thing. In front of this behemoth, it seemed that everything he had learned before was useless.
"Of course they understand. As far as I know, they are intelligent beings. Using 'it' isn't quite right; 'he' and 'she' are more appropriate." Zul'ra looked at the nodding dragon and used her words more politely. Speaking, like serving tea and dishes, depends on the person.
In response to Zul'ra's words, the blue-scaled dragon's nostrils widened again, blasting out powerful fumes. It gestured with its eyes to the two mortals standing nearby for help, as its wings were now trapped in a net, preventing it from flying into the sky. If it did, it would be shot down as a target by the pursuing Dwarves.
"Then, what should we do?" Ge Gaoli swallowed hard, looking at the Blue Dragonflight's gaze.
"Use your dagger to help it. Who is it?" Zul'ra looked at the very human-like and uninjured Blue Dragonflight and decided not to make any more moves to get Ge Gaoli's help. But before she could finish speaking, she suddenly looked at a nearby forest, and Ge Gaoli also held his breath, raised his arm, and held the dagger in his hand as if to throw it.
"Wait." Zul'ra, preoccupied with observing the Blue Dragonflight, hadn't noticed the person approaching from the left. By the time she became aware of it, she had already sensed the situation of the person hiding there from her breathing and senses. She had only subconsciously asked a question, but when she saw that Ge Gaoli was about to throw his dagger, she quickly reached out to stop him.
"That's a young lady over there. We don't mean to hurt you. Please come out!" Zul'ra stopped Ge Gaoli and then kindly informed him not to hide anymore.