That's me!"
White Dragon Tressie soared under clouds as thick as lead, with raindrops constantly hitting her broad wings.
Her eyes penetrated the rain curtain and captured the scene on the wasteland below.
Red Iron Dragon standing in the center, and four familiar figures surrounding him - Heriam, Kaxier, Ludwig, Seraphina.
"Why are they here too?"
A trace of doubt arose in her heart.
She thought to herself, "Could it be that the leader just gave them some important task?"
Since deeply understanding and adhering to the ecological niche theory, Tressie has been in a state of deep thinking for a long time, and his mental perception has become very sharp, far exceeding that of ordinary White Dragon.
Don't know why.
At this moment, there was an indescribable feeling of uneasiness quietly growing and spreading in her heart, as if something bad was about to happen.
Soon, White Dragon arrived at the destination.
But she did not land immediately. Instead, she gradually reduced her flying speed and circled a few more times under the gloomy sky.
She is buying herself a little more time to think and observe.
Finally, she slowly landed in front of Garos.
"Dear Molten Iron King."
Tressie's eyes avoided the burning eyes of Young Adult Dragon next to him.
She looked at Red Iron Dragon intently, lowered her head, and praised, "Every time I see you, I feel that you are bigger, more majestic and powerful than the last time."
"Even the thick dark clouds in the sky cannot hide your majestic and strong dragon body."
Saying that, she did not dare to delay and quickly took out the packaged Black Oil Crystal and handed it to Red Iron Dragon.
"It wasn't safe on the way here."
Tressie took a long breath and seemed to relax from the tension, and said at the same time, "Although I encountered some small twists and turns on the way, such as a group of blind Giant Eagle trying to intercept, and a sudden thunderstorm area... but they couldn't really stop me."
"Fortunately, it was delivered safely."
In fact, her journey was smooth and smooth, and she didn't even encounter a decent monster.
But in order to emphasize that her trip was not a simple errand, but that she had taken on risks and heavy responsibilities, and to show that she was not insignificant, she told a little lie without changing her expression.
Garos received all Black Oil Crystal into the space props.
"Well, it came very quickly and the efficiency is pretty good."
He responded simply, without much emotion.
At this time, Tressie quickly glanced at a few Young Adult Dragon next to him with his peripheral vision.
This glance made her heart suddenly tighten.
She found that the faces of the four dragons had an almost uncontrollable smile, and their eyes showed unabashed eagerness to try, focusing on her.
Oops...
Tressie instantly understood the source of his uneasiness, and his inner alarm rang loudly.
"Now that the supplies have been delivered safely, if you have no other urgent instructions,"
White Dragon blinked, making his tone sound natural and responsible, and said, "I am going to return to Borderlands."
"Under my careful education and guidance, the little dragons of Dragon Valley are in the critical growth period."
"They are growing vigorously and becoming stronger every day. It won't be long before they can shine for the tribe, but they still have a lot of survival wisdom and rules to learn, and they cannot do without my guidance at all times."
Under Tressie's nervous gaze, Red Iron Dragon slowly shook his head.
"No rush."
The corners of his huge mouth seemed to be raised slightly, as if he were smiling, and he said, "Heriam, Kaxier, in a sense, they can also be regarded as the students you once taught."
"You guys haven't seen each other for a while. We meet again today. We should have something to say."
White Dragon Tressie was silent for a few seconds, then turned his eyes to Young Adult Dragon, and his chest and head straightened up.
"Heriam, Kaxier, Ludwig, Seraphina."
This time, she did not immediately show disdain, contempt or condescension as usual.
The dragon's face, covered with ice-crystal scales, instead showed a warm smile.
White Dragon changed from normal and said in a serious tone, "Seeing you look like you now really makes me sigh."
"You four are undoubtedly the most outstanding and outstanding students I have ever taught."
"In the past few days, in order to maximize your growth and stimulate your potential, I had to take some... well, perhaps more extreme methods, and did many things that went against my own gentle nature."
"These practices may not be understood by you for a time, and may even make you resent me."
She shook her head helplessly and said, "However, now that I can see with my own eyes that you have gradually become an indispensable mainstay of the Molten Iron Tribe, playing an increasingly important role in the dragon group, I feel proud and proud of you from the bottom of my heart."
"Next, I will use you as an example to inspire and teach younger dragons."
"Let them all work hard towards your goal, and let them all be proud of you."
Hearing the sincere words of White Dragon Tressie, which were completely different from the previous image, the four originally murderous Young Adult Dragon couldn't help but be startled, with expressions of shock and confusion on their faces.
Could it be... could it be that all those insults and suppressions Tressie had in the past were really all for their own good?
Is it a different kind of well-intentioned motivation?
To be fair, without her harsh and almost cruel supervision in the past, they would not have trained so hard, nor would they have become as strong and tough as they are now.
Maybe those unpleasant things that happened in the past were really just a huge misunderstanding?
Is it because her acting skills are too good, or are we too narrow-minded?
Several dragons glanced at each other subconsciously. The originally blazing malice and anger in their eyes dissipated and became shaken a lot because of Tressie's sudden revelation of true feelings.
Tressie captured their emotional relaxation, and just secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
But the next second, her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Because the voice of Red Iron Dragon rang.
He echoed White Dragon's words and added unhurriedly, "Well, I did give Tressie a lot of autonomy in the arduous task of educating young dragons, allowing her to use the method she thinks is most effective."
"But even I didn't expect it at all initially."
"Her education method is so unique and effective."
Garos glanced at the four Young Adult Dragon and said, "Those repeated verbal insults, the merciless physical blows again and again, the unique education that is so severe that it can be called torture and trampling..."
"You should really remember her deeply, and you should thank her for it."
Every word Garos said was like pouring a bucket of hot oil on Young Adult Dragon's anger that had subsided slightly.
The flames in their eyes that had just dimmed instantly rekindled and became more intense.
"Yes! Honorable Pale Wings! We are indeed... very, very grateful for your teaching!"
After Garos's reminder, all the memories of past humiliation surged back like a tide. The four dragons almost squeezed out these words from between their teeth, gritting their teeth and grinning.
Regardless of the original intention, White Scale's insult and trampling on them is real.
Tressie's heart instantly became cold.
"Ah! Damn Garos! I suspect you are just crazy about the fire!"
She wanted to yell at Garos desperately, but facing Red Iron Dragon, whose ecological niche was absolutely crushing and unfathomable, she instinctively swallowed the words back in her stomach, and even her expression did not change.
"No... no need to thank you."
Tressie maintained a calm facial expression and continued, "Although this is not my original intention, it is my responsibility to guide you and spur you to become stronger. It is what I must do."
However, the dragons on the opposite side remained indifferent.
Amidst the curtain of wind and rain, their voices gathered together and penetrated the sound of rain, saying clearly, "Honorable Pale Wings...Tressie! Witnessed by the great Molten Iron King! We are going to challenge you!"
Garos's huge dragon head showed a satisfied look, as if this was exactly what he was looking forward to.
He said, "Tressie, as an experienced Mature Dragon and their former instructor, you have no reason to refuse this respectful challenge, both emotionally and rationally."
Immediately, he turned to look at the four high-spirited Young Adult Dragon.
"How would you like to take this challenge?"
Several dragons had a brief exchange, and then Blue Dragon Heriam, as the representative, said in a deep voice, "One on one, take turns to challenge!"
"We must convince her that she lost!"
One on one?
This is simply asking for trouble.
Although Tressie is White Dragon who is recognized as the lowest among Chromatic Dragon, she is a real Mature Dragon after all, and is over two hundred years old. Life Level is more than one level above these Young Adult Dragon.
Fighting alone, they have a chance of defeating her, but it's absolutely slim.
However, what slightly surprised Garos was that White Dragon Tressie shook his head.
She said, "No, that wouldn't be fair to you."
"Since I have a challenge, I hope to accept your challenge in a fairer way, just like when I taught you before. You four, come together."
In a one-on-one fight, she would most likely win.
But so what?
Now the strength gap between them is not that huge.
Even if she wins, it doesn't mean that she can still insult them as wantonly as before. On the contrary, it will further intensify the conflict and make the other party accumulate deeper anger.
When they become stronger in the future, they will inevitably face a more violent and merciless counterattack.
In this case, while their minions are not sharp enough and their strength has not completely surpassed theirs, let them take advantage of this challenge to let them vent their pent-up anger at once!
It's better to get a beating than to be remembered for a lifetime.
Wait, I may have misunderstood Garos. He organized this challenge now for my own good. Tressie thought to himself.
"Okay!"
The angry Young Adult Dragons only thought about avenging their shame and did not think about the calculation behind it at all.
When I heard that White Dragon took the initiative to ask for one against four, I felt that the other party was still looking down on them, so I became even more angry and agreed without hesitation.
He was still too young and was easily taken advantage of by this cunning White Dragon. Garos shook his head slightly and had an insight into Tressie's plan. He found that Tressie had become smarter since he understood the ecological niche theory.
However, he did not intend to continue to interfere further.
The previous small conflict has pushed things to this point. Since Tressie can use his own wisdom to come up with clever ways to deal with it, as the leader, he should not interfere too much in their grudges.
"Then, Mantian Fengyu and I will jointly bear witness to your challenge."
The voice of Red Iron Dragon streaked across the sky.
He stretched his giant wings and soared into the sky, hovering high in the sky, looking down at the battle that was about to begin below.
On the ground, with White Dragon Tressie as the center, four Young Adult Dragons of different colors spread out slowly, surrounding her from four directions in the center, Dragon Might spread out, and even the falling rain seemed to be avoided.
"Let's get started."
Following the brief command of Garos falling from the sky, the four Young Adult Dragon were like four arrows that separated from the string, tearing apart the wind and rain in an instant, and rushed towards the White Dragon Tressie from different directions at the same time.
The fastest one is Blue Dragon Heriam, whose wings are shining with dazzling lightning.
There was a roaring sound, and he was surrounded by pulsating arcs. He appeared on the side of White Dragon almost instantly. A sharp claw condensed highly compressed lightning energy, tearing the air, and slapped White Dragon's side of the head fiercely.
White Dragon Tressie responds very quickly.
She immediately raised her huge front paws, and cold air surged out instantly, condensing into ice armor on her claw arms, facing Blue Dragon's lightning claw strike.
Bang!
The sharp claws collided violently with the ice armor, and with a heart-wrenching Shatter sound, the ice armor shattered inch by inch. White Dragon's huge body was shocked and staggered back several steps, and its claw arms went numb for a while.
Immediately afterwards, a dragon shadow as hot as a fireball collided fiercely.
It was the red dragon Kaxier. With her wild charging momentum, she slammed into White Dragon's body. The huge force directly lifted the unsteady Tressie off the ground and rolled backwards.
She had just landed hard, and before White Dragon could stabilize her dizzy body, the ground beneath her feet suddenly surged violently.
Countless vines as thick as pythons burst out of the ground and wrapped around White Dragon's limbs, neck and wings flexibly and swiftly.
At the same time, on the other side.
Accompanied by the heart-stopping sound of bones rubbing against each other, pale bone spears condensed out of thin air, and with a shrill whistling sound, they shot towards the temporarily restrained White Dragon.
Phew!
Tressie flapped his wings violently, setting off a biting icy wind mixed with countless sharp ice blades.
The ice blades rotated and cut, cutting off the vines wrapped around the body. At the same time, they faced the bone spears that were shooting towards them. In a series of crackling collisions, they successfully intercepted and smashed most of them in mid-course.
Boom!
Just when she was facing the frontal attack, a blazing Heavenly Thunder split the dark clouds and struck White Dragon Tressie on the back.
This is a thunderstorm guided by Heriam.
"Uh-huh!" Tressie let out a painful groan, and his huge body trembled violently, with dazzling electric snakes flowing around his body, and his movements instantly became stiff and sluggish.
Blue Dragon Heriam seized this opportunity and flew over again.
His claws flashing with lightning ripped apart White Dragon's face.
Tressie, who was still paralyzed, reluctantly lowered his head and narrowly avoided the disfiguring claw attack. However, Heriam missed the blow and swung its dragon tail. The tail tip wrapped with lightning struck Tressie on the back like a steel whip.
Stab! The ice armor shattered, scales flew away, leaving several scorched black scars with rolled flesh.
Phew--!
On the other side, the Blazing Breath brewed by red dragon Kaxier has been completed! A fiery red torrent that is enough to melt gold and stone evaporates all the rainwater along the way, and with terrifying high temperature, it rushes straight towards the staggering Tressie.
"These little brats... they are really careless in their actions, and they don't know how to respect their elders at all!"
Tressie cursed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he looked like he had difficulty moving after being electrocuted.
It wasn't until the torrent of flames was almost approaching that she, who had been paralyzed and stiff just now, suddenly spread her wings as if her potential exploded, kicked the ground with all her limbs, and flew into the air in a dangerous manner, awkwardly avoiding the burning path of the red dragon's breath.
However, just as she took off, another precise lightning strike fell from the sky.
Boom!
Tressie, who was struck by lightning again, whined, covered in black smoke, and fell crookedly to the ground from a low altitude.
How could these dragons let go of such a good opportunity? They all roared and charged at close range.
Spell-like brilliance shines, and skills from various channels appear frequently.
Sharp claws, powerful dragon wings, hard tail... all the parts that can be used for attack have been turned into weapons, falling on White Dragon like a violent storm.
Relying on their numerical advantage and tacit understanding, the Young Adult Dragons quickly put White Dragon Tressie at a complete disadvantage.
Bang!
Blue Dragon's tail was wrapped with dazzling lightning, and it struck White Dragon's waist and ribs like a steel whip, whipping her to the left.
Snap!
The red dragon's huge claws with scorching flames struck her fiercely like a battering ram, causing her to roll to the right.
Puff! Puff!
Black Dragon and Green Dragon took the opportunity to press down directly with their bodies, biting and crushing its back and wing roots with their weight and sharp teeth.
The balance of victory and defeat is tilting rapidly.
White Dragon, who was beaten by four dragons, looked extremely miserable. His scales were damaged and stained with blood. His white dragon scales were stained with mud, scorch marks and blood, making him look extremely miserable.
However, the authorities are confused but the bystanders are clear.
Garos, who was watching the battle calmly in the sky, could see it clearly.
Tressie Although his skin was bruised and his appearance was miserable, most of those injuries were insignificant superficial wounds.
She very cunningly sent out her most defensive and fleshy parts for the Young Adult Dragons to attack, and for attacks that could really cause serious damage to her, such as attacks aimed at her eyes, throat, wing membranes, and soft areas on her abdomen, she would either concentrate on blocking and defending, or she might look embarrassed but actually avoid the vital points by accurately twisting her body.
She has almost completely given up on fighting back now, letting the Young Adult Dragons vent their anger on herself.
Moreover, she never uttered a word of begging for mercy or surrender from beginning to end.
Next, as time passed, as the fangs and claws left more and more dense wounds on White Dragon's bodies, the long-standing anger and resentment in Young Adult Dragon's hearts finally subsided with each attack.
They began to feel that beating an opponent who could not resist and was just passively beaten was not that interesting anymore.
After the anger subsided, I gradually felt a little dull.
Finally, when White Dragon Tressie was almost covered in bruises and blood, standing there panting, as if even standing was a little unstable.
"White Scale! Do you see clearly now? You are no longer our opponent!"
Blue Dragon Heriam stopped attacking, grinned, revealing his fangs stained with bloodshot eyes, and said in a deep voice, "In front of us, take back all your past pride and contempt! Recognize our strength!"
With that said, he jumped back first and stopped attacking.
Several other dragons were also gasping for breath, saying harsh words to Tressie such as "Be more respectful from now on!" "Don't let us hear any more insults from you!", or after some verbal insults, they also stopped one after another.
During the whole process, White Dragon Tressie just kept their heads down.
She completely showed herself to be resigned, willing to be beaten and scolded, and completely giving in.
No matter how she was beaten or scolded, she would endure it.
Anyway, the injury was not serious, and the curses and insults were like a breeze blowing on her face.
"Okay, that's it."
Red Iron Dragon's words fell, bringing an end to this challenge. "Your previous grievances will be settled from this moment on. I don't want to see disputes among the dragons due to this matter in the future."
Soon after.
Several Young Adult Dragons, who were satisfied and felt finally elated, left each other and returned to their posts to continue performing their duties.
In the empty wasteland, only White Dragon Tressie, who was covered in scars, and Red Iron Dragon, who was slowly landing, were left.
"I understand... I understand!"
At this time, Tressie stretched its wings and twisted its neck.
The weak and embarrassed look before was gone, revealing a look of sudden enlightenment.
Have you realized it again?
What did you realize?
Garos turned his head slightly and looked at White Dragon Tressie.
Tressie said, "Whenever the little dragons grow to a certain level and their wings begin to harden."
"I should take the initiative to organize or induce them to launch such a challenge before I really can't defeat them, and then let them insult me and vent their accumulated anger and negative emotions."
"In this way, the counterattacks I received were controlled within a predictable and easily bearable range."
"The price of this physical pain is nothing compared to the uncontrolled revenge that we may face in the future."
As she spoke, she looked at the silent Red Iron Dragon, her eyes filled with sincere gratitude.
"Thank you so much, Garos!"
Tressie said in an admiring tone, "You must have anticipated all this, so you contributed to today's challenge."
"This is waking me up!"
"Without this reminder and arrangement, I would never have imagined this. Your wisdom is as deep as the abyss, which I really admire!"
Garos was silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded slowly.
Yes, he had actually expected it.
This time the fight seemed to be just for fun, but in fact it was to take advantage of White Dragon's arrival to eliminate the grudges between her and Young Adult Dragons in advance, so as to avoid a more difficult ending later.
Garos thought White Dragon couldn't see it, but he didn't expect that she was indeed much smarter than before. She could think of this level and draw inferences about how she should deal with similar things in the future.
"Tressie."
Garos thought of a question and asked, "After the counterattack you received today, will you change your mind and be less aggressive towards other young dragons in the future? Become gentler?"
White Dragon Tressie Hearing this, he immediately opened his mouth and showed a proud smile.
"Of course not!"
She answered resolutely, "On the contrary! Just like Heriam and the others! No matter how powerful they become in the future, Dragon King who becomes a powerful one, or even Dragon God who is superior, it will never change an established fact."
"They! They have all been insulted and educated by me repeatedly."
Tressie became more and more proud as he spoke, and his chest puffed out again. "The higher they climb in the future and the stronger their strength becomes, the stronger my sense of accomplishment and honor will be."
"So, just be at ease!"
"Facing the other little dragons in Dragon Valley, I will also spare no room, do my best, and give them the most profound teachings as always! I guarantee that they will thrive!"
Garos is completely speechless.
He looked at the White Dragon in front of him who had a clear mind and was obviously enjoying it. He had to admit that to a certain extent, Tressie might really be the unique genius among White Dragon.
Soon after.
White Dragon Tressie, who felt good about herself, flapped her wings contentedly, returned to Borderlands Dragon Valley, and continued to teach her new generation of students.
Garos stayed where he was, ready to continue his high-intensity inhuman training.
However, he had just reopened Exhilarated State, and when Golden Thunder appeared around him, a message from Xia'er interrupted his actions.
"Garos-sama."
Xia'er's voice sounded directly through Communication Artifact, saying, "Under the bottom floor of Worm Waste Pit, after exploration, a lost dungeon was discovered. Judging from the architectural style, it should be Malnes Dungeon."
After the battle with Lich, Garos ordered Xia'er to send some elites to explore the abandoned mines.
And now, the exploration has yielded results.
"There really is an underground city..."
Garos was a little shocked for a moment.
To be honest, he had never expected the map to be real. He had just thought it was better than nothing and asked his family to explore the situation.
The result exceeded his expectation.
"So, is that Legendary Artifact also hidden somewhere in this dungeon?"
"My luck seems to have gotten better for once."
Garos took a deep breath of the rain-laden air and gave a deep command to Xia'er, "You will personally select and lead an elite and reliable exploration team to continue exploring Malnes Dungeon. If there is any situation, please notify me as soon as possible."
This planet Alchemy is very developed and has countless alchemical tools.
But even so, props or equipment that can reach Legendary Realm are still extremely precious and rare.
If you can really get one, no matter what its specific effect and type are, it must be of extraordinary and huge value.