Crimson Flame Royal City, High Mountain Dragon Court.
Red-Iron Dragon converged its wings and landed calmly on the open platform.
As soon as he folded his wings, a strong wind swept in from the side, Red-Silver Dragon Deborah flew through the air, flapped his wings, and landed in front of him.
"You sent the children to the Dragon Academy in Borderlands?"
Red-Silver Dragon looked at Garos, opening and closing the dragon's mouth, "I heard that the training methods over there are very strict."
Garos turned his neck and met her eyes.
"Why, are you worried that they won't be able to bear the pain?"
Red-Silver Dragon shook his head, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"No," she said brightly, "That's exactly what I want to see."
She sharpened her sharp back molars, making a small chirping sound, and then continued with a smile, "These little brats should suffer more."
"When I was at the Dragon Realm, they caused me a lot of trouble, but my parents always protected me and didn't allow me to be too strict."
"It's okay now. When we get there, let's see how they keep tossing around all day long."
Thinking of the training that these little dragons will receive at the Dragon Academy, Deborah couldn't help but feel happy.
Perhaps because she has been with a lot of Evil Dragons for a long time, her views on future generations are indeed somewhat different from ordinary Metal Dragons.
She attaches great importance to the blood bond and regards it as the most important bond, but this does not mean that she will indulge without any principles. When it is time to discipline, her claws and tail will not be merciful.
"Your parents protect them?"
Garos looked surprised and recalled a little.
"I remember Aldri and Selina mentioned a long time ago that they hope to have descendants with Evil Dragon Bloodline, and then through careful guidance and education, those who are violent in nature can gradually turn to the right path."
This is the long-standing wish of the Metal Dragon couple.
Because of this, Garos has always believed that their attitude towards the descendants of Evil Dragon would be more towards strict discipline than indulgence.
After all, the deeper you understand the nature of Evil Dragon, the clearer it becomes that without deterrence, excessive preferential treatment will not earn gratitude, but will easily lead to the arrogance of "this dragon is born noble and should be so".
Deborah shook his head helplessly.
"I'm surprised too, but that's the truth."
There was a hint of accusation in her tone, "They both talk about one thing, about "teaching them well" and "correcting their nature", but actually doing it is completely different."
"They can't wait to hold these little ones in their arms every day. They feel so distressed even if they lose even one of their scales."
"If I hadn't been watching, the tails of those little cubs would have been raised to the sky."
After listening to Deborah's complaint, Garos was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "It's really unpredictable. Who can say for sure what he will do before things happen?"
Maybe before the dragon cubs were born, Aldri and Selina did have the idea of strict discipline.
But when they really see those little guys who have the blood of their own descendants and have heterogeneous characteristics, their hearts soften, and this softness often never hardens again.
Deborah swung its tail, the tip of its tail making a slight sound of breaking wind in the air, and murmured in a low voice.
"I really didn't expect that they would hold me back on this kind of thing."
Garos shook his head slightly and said, "Maybe there is another possibility."
"They may think that the dragon cubs already have a strict mother like you, and I, as a father, will never be merciful, so they decided to play the role of a kind elder."
He paused and his voice was steady.
"This way, when little ones are stressed out, they at least have a place to seek comfort and refuge."
Deborah nodded thoughtfully.
This explanation sounds much more reasonable.
She looked at Red Iron Dragon again and softened her tone. "If that's the case... then it's still acceptable."
At this time, it was afternoon, and the bright sunshine poured down, shining on the majestic body of Garos.
The light illuminated the dark red and dark black lines on his scales, outlining the outline of each strong muscle, and reflecting his towering dragon horns and claws, making him look even more majestic and powerful.
Deborah watched this scene quietly, his eyes becoming a little hot unconsciously.
"Well..." She tilted her head slightly and lowered her voice.
"Would you like to play a game? I mean... a guessing game."
Garos lowered his gaze and looked at her.
Under the bright sunlight, Red-Silver Dragon's scales reflect the warm honey color and clear silvery white. The two colors are intertwined, making her entire body look beautiful and shining.
He nodded and responded briefly:
"Okay, go to my bedroom."
Deborah has long since grown up, but still maintains a subtle shyness in some aspects.
Therefore, the "guessing game" she talks about often means something else, and Garos knows this very well.
Red-Iron Dragon suddenly spread its right wing.
In Red-Silver Dragon's short exclamation, the strong and wide wings rolled inward, gently but firmly wrapping her up.
Immediately afterwards, Garos waved his left wing and kicked off the ground with his strong hind limbs.
He took Deborah wrapped in his wings into the air and flew towards the palace, leaving a gust of wind behind him.
The interior space of the palace is open, and the tall vault is made of metal.
The various colored gemstones and metal decorations embedded in it reflect a warm but not dazzling light under the magical light source.
Deep in the Palace, a platform carved from a huge piece of warm jade occupies a prominent position. The surface is smooth and warm, and the edges are naturally undulating. This is Red Emperor's bed.
Red Iron Dragon Release the wings.
Deborah landed lightly on the warm jade platform.
She shook her neck slightly, and her silver-and-honey scales glowed with a delicate sheen.
"Then, the game begins."
"The rules remain the same: you get a prize for guessing correctly, and you get a penalty for guessing wrong."
Red Iron Dragon came a little closer, and the shadow it cast enveloped Deborah.
"It was born in ancient times, staring in the darkness and hiding in the light. It is hot when touched and cold when far away. What is it?"
Deborah tilted his head and fell into thought.
"Is it... wrought iron?"
She answered tentatively.
"Wrong."
Red Iron Dragon took another step forward, the distance between them was even closer, and their breath could almost brush Deborah's faceplate.
"Think again," he said.
Red-Silver Dragon blinked and guessed a few more results, but they were all rejected one by one by Garos.
She looked at Red Iron Dragon who was close at hand, her thoughts were a little wandering and absent-minded, and she muttered in a low voice, "I gave up, what is the punishment?"
"The punishment is... answer me a question."
Garos lowered his head, the tip of his nose almost touching the scales on Deborah's forehead, "Now, when you look at me, what are you thinking about?"
Deborah's breathing paused for a moment.
She subconsciously looked away, but under her scales, her skin felt faintly hot.
"... I'm thinking about your wings. The curvature... is perfect for riding the wind."
"Lying." Garos said, "The look in your eyes tells me that you are thinking about something else."
Red-Silver Dragon's body shrank for a moment, then he raised his eyes again, looking straight into Garos's deep vertical pupils, and he could clearly see his own reflection.
"Then..." she asked, "Guess... what am I thinking?"
"You are thinking," Red Iron Dragon's voice was lowered, with a scorching breath, "What is the temperature of my scales in the sun, will my claws be too heavy if I press your shoulder blades, and..."
He paused, and his sharp claws lightly brushed against the fine scales on the side of Red-Silver Dragon's neck.
"When will I be near you."
Red-Silver Dragon trembled slightly, and a soft moan escaped from his throat.
She did not deny it, but raised her neck, revealing more fragile lines.
"... you always know everything."
Red-Silver Dragon whispered.
"Only about you."
Red Iron Dragon's wings closed again, completely wrapping each other in this private space.
His Liaoyuan touch fell on her forehead scales, following the lines of the scales downwards, gnawing lightly on the jawbone and throat, and then, the deep breathing intertwined with the thin sound of the dragon scales rubbing together.
Time passes quietly.
When this long game came to an end, it was already two weeks later.
On the huge warm jade platform, Red-Silver Dragon was almost completely paralyzed there. Even the strength to lift one front paw was exhausted. His chest was heaving, his breathing was thin and rapid, and he was showing an extremely lazy tiredness.
On the opposite side, Red Iron Dragon still stood with his head held high, full of energy, and not even a hint of fatigue.
"I have... reached my limit." Deborah's voice was weak and hoarse, "You... seem to have not fully enjoyed yourself yet."
The physical gap between the two is too great.
Unless Garos completely puts aside his scruples and continues at the risk of hurting his partner, it will indeed be difficult for him to fully vent his energy in one interaction.
"It doesn't matter."
"This is also an exercise in itself for me."
Garos said slowly.
If Zolaya were in Royal Court at this moment, he might continue. That Blue Dragon is more wild in this regard, and would even beg for more intense treatment at the edge of the limit, treating pain as part of joy.
But Zolaya is not in Royal Court at the moment.
Garos is not so urgent that he has to specially order to summon her, or fly to her location himself.
He closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and his chest expanded like a bellows, then slowly calmed down.
Garos can feel that the burning restlessness in the body has not completely subsided, but the strong will is firmly suppressing it.
After a short rest, Deborah stayed in the palace and fell asleep, while Garos fluttered his wings and left the Royal Court main castle, heading for his training ground among the mountains.
After landing, Garos raised his head slightly.
In an instant, with him as the center, countless steels grew out of thin air, in various shapes, and swirled around him.
Congeal!
Following Red Iron Dragon's command, all the flying steel hovered in the air at the same time, as if time had been frozen for a moment. Then, like swallows returning to their nest, and like iron filings being attracted by magnets, they all converged towards Garos's body.
Clang! Clang, clang, clang!
Dense and crisp metal collision and fitting sounds were heard one after another.
In an instant, a layer of thick steel armor tightly wrapped Garos's whole body.
From the majestic dragon horns on the top of the head, to the slender neck and strong torso, to the strong limbs and flexible long tail, even the lower jaw and most of the face are covered by a thick mask with a viewing slit.
His already majestic body exuded an even more suffocating sense of oppression after wearing this layer of armor.
"Steel Domain... Main Defense."
"Like human Legendary Realm, the domain power is highly compressed and condensed on the body surface, forming an extra layer of armor."
Garos's self-talk came out through the visor, which seemed a little dull, but even more majestic.
Red Iron Dragon shook the dragon's tail that was wrapped in iron armor, creating a deep ravine in the ground.
Flame Domain forbids magic, Steel Domain defends.
These are the two main development directions he currently thinks of after weighing them up.
As for the increase in its own growth field, it mainly depends on the environmental impact formed after the field is expanded, and its specific growth effect is far inferior to any state of Garos.
"However, the defensive effect of this layer of steel armor is actually not as good as my own dragon scales."
"My dragon scales have grown with me since I was born. They have been tempered many times. In comparison, the damage done to the domain is still too little."
Garos thought to himself, thinking of the double-layered scale armor he once had.
"My Dragon Jade, although it can restore its condition, it often cannot heal the damaged scales immediately."
"And in a fierce battle, when my own dragon scales are seriously damaged and the enemy feels that my defense has dropped significantly and can deliver a fatal blow, I can condense the steel armor and restore the defense in a short time."
"It's like, an extra layer of armor that I can create at my own time."
This will definitely surprise the enemy.
Moreover, his training in the field over the years has also been effective. His Adaptive Evolution talent can also be used in the field. Although the current effect does not seem to be as good as his own, this means that his field may also evolve in the future.
Use Flame Domain to ban the demon and force the enemy to compare values with him.
Use Steel Domain to defend, making the enemy feel hopeless at the same time.
This combination makes Garos quite satisfied.
Next, while Red Iron Dragon was focusing on testing other attributes of the steel armor, a bright golden light came rushing from the distant sky.
The golden light circled gracefully and slowed down,
Finally, it landed lightly on the open space not far from Garos. When its wings were folded, it brought up wind pressure and blew the gravel on the ground to scatter and roll.
The visitor is Gold Dragon.
She stretched her slender and graceful neck, and each scale seemed to be made of the purest gold, flowing with a warm and noble luster in the sunlight.
It is one of the Metal Dragon companions of Garos, Gold Dragon Nasha.
She looked at Garos's new outfit with great interest.
"Look, look, what kind of novelty is our Red Emperor doing? This iron bump... it looks quite intimidating."
Hearing this, Garos turned around, and the armor collided with a dull sound.
"You're here just in time, Nasha, I'm testing this layer of steel armor and I need an opponent. Can you come and practice with me?"
"Oh? Of course."
Gold Dragon's eyes lit up.
She lowered her body slightly, preparing to pounce, her muscles tensed under the golden scales, "But don't feel bad if your new toy is broken."
Before he finished speaking, Nasha kicked off his hind legs suddenly, flapped his wings and accelerated, and the whole dragon turned into a swift Golden Lightning and pounced towards Garos.
The dragon's claws were wrapped in sharp light and struck hard against the steel armor.
Bang!!!
An extremely harsh metal collision exploded, and the sound echoed repeatedly among the mountains.
However, let alone dents or Shatter, the armor surface did not leave even a single scratch.
Nasha failed to hit the target, so he took advantage of the situation and flew into the air, slamming his tail down like a war hammer, but the result was the same as before.
In the following time, Gold Dragon launched various attacks.
Claws, fangs, wing strikes... all attacks, even if they use different combinations of elements to strengthen them, seem to hit an indestructible field.
"What the hell is this?!"
Nasha finally stopped his futile offensive, waving his still numb tail angrily, staring at the motionless armor with his vertical pupils, "Why can't I be beaten at all?!"
Garos's voice came through the visor, saying, "It is the transformation of my domain power."
"Field?" Nasha was startled at first, and then a sense of teasing embarrassment quickly replaced the doubt.
"Hey! You inherently evil Red Iron Dragon! Did you do this on purpose?!"
She raised her voice and said angrily, "You know that I am not at the Legendary Realm level yet, how can I possibly break through the real domain defense?! You are just entertaining me!"
Garos It suddenly dawned on me.
He was used to competing with the Legendary Realm's opponents, and for a moment he ignored the fact that Nasha had not yet crossed that threshold.
"Sorry," he said truthfully, trying to lighten the atmosphere, "I was negligent and forgot that you haven't arrived yet Legendary Realm."
It's okay if I don't explain this sentence, but once I say it, Nasha becomes even more annoyed.
"Damn! You are really entertaining me!" Gold Dragon sharpened his sharp fangs and made a squeaking sound.
"Garos! Take off your obstructive iron shell! I don't believe that I can't leave any trace on your body's scales!" She raised a new challenge, and the target turned to Garos's own defense.
Red Iron Dragon chuckled, "Okay."
The layers of iron armor peeled off like an ebbing tide, and then dissipated in the air, revealing his original dark red scales.
Gold Dragon Without any hesitation, he pounced again!
This time, her attack was finally able to land firmly on Garos's dragon scales.
Sharp claws scratched the shoulder blades; teeth gnawed at the side of the neck; the dragon's tail whipped the back
However, the strength of Garos dragon scales actually exceeds the realm.
These attacks landed on Garos's scales, and they felt strangely soft.
Rather than saying it was an attack, it was more like a slightly stronger contact, as gentle as a feather's tickle.
He was not hurt in any way. On the contrary, with the contact of these limbs, the heat that he had suppressed before and had not completely disappeared surged up again.
"Nasha," Red Iron Dragon's voice was a little deeper than before, "Stop it."
Gold Dragon, who was attacking, seemed to have captured the subtle changes in the atmosphere.
However, she did not stop, but the rhythm and method of her attack began to undergo subtle changes.
The claw strikes traveled along the muscle lines of Garos's back; the bite of the fangs turned into a light bite, with warm breath spraying between the gaps in the scales; the slender dragon tail began to wrap around intentionally or unintentionally.
The slender and muscular golden body almost touches Red Iron Dragon.
Red Iron Dragon is even more hot.
He repeated, "I said it's time for you to stop."
"What? Are you scared?"
Gold Dragon Instead of stopping, it intensified.
She chuckled lightly, and the tip of her tail swept across the scales on Red Iron Dragon's lower jaw, "Wasn't it quite impressive just now? Come and show me what Red Emperor is capable of."
Garos's breathing gradually became heavier and his vertical pupils tightened.
He warned, "Gold Dragon, be careful to set yourself on fire."
Nasha turned a deaf ear and moved more and more wildly, his whole body almost clinging to him.
In fact, the desires of adult dragons are as fiery as molten lava, especially those Metal Dragons who are naturally inclined to order and have restrained themselves with various rules and precepts all year round. Once the shackles in their hearts are pried open, the repressed desires are sometimes more difficult to control than many Evil Dragons, and they burn more violently.
What's more, there are very few dragons with an iron will like Garos.
And even he can't completely eliminate the influence of desire.
When Gold Dragon tried to wrap its tail around Red Iron Dragon's hind limbs, he growled.
"Enough!"
Garos suddenly turned around and counterattacked with a speed and strength that far exceeded Gold Dragon. His sharp claws grabbed Gold Dragon's shoulders and pushed her to the ground, causing the solid ground to crack.
His wings spread out like curtains, completely shrouding Gold Dragon in shadow.
Nasha exclaimed, but there was no fear, instead his eyes shone with excitement.
Buzz--!
A burst of soft magic light lit up between Garos's clasped claws.
That is the light of Shapeshifting Spell.
The body of Gold Dragon, who was pressed to the ground, suddenly shrank.
Garos felt his claws empty.
A flexible and vigorous figure slipped out of the gap between his sharp claws like a swimming fish, jumped up lightly, and landed steadily on the back of one of his thick forelimb claws.
It was a tall humanoid woman.
She had a dazzling golden ponytail tied behind her head, and her hair still shone faintly under the shadow of the dragon.
Her skin is a healthy wheat color, smooth and firm, and is wrapped in a simple but well-made golden skirt.
The skirt armor only covered the vital parts.
The slender, straight, powerful legs are almost completely exposed. Under the subtle light leaking in from the gap between Red Iron Dragon's wings, they shine with a dazzling delicate luster and smooth lines.
Her face was heroic and noble, and she was raising her chin slightly at the moment, looking directly up at the huge dragon head of Garos.
This is exactly the human form of Nasha, like a heroic female knight.
"Dirty Evil Dragon!"
"What do you want to do to me? Come on!"
She straightened her back and said in a clear voice, "I, the noble and just Gold Dragon, will never surrender to you!"
Garos has no answer.
What responded to Nasha was another burst of light.
The bright light is so dazzling that it is almost impossible to look straight at it.
When the light converged, the mountain-like Red-Iron Dragon had disappeared, replaced by a figure as majestic as an iron tower.
His muscles were tense and tense, like steel poured into iron.
His facial features are deep, his nose is high, his jaw line is strong, his body is wild and full of beauty, his long black and red hair is draped over his shoulders, and he has a pair of majestic dragon horns pointing up to the sky, just like Demon King alive.
This is exactly the human form of Garos, retaining some of the characteristics of Dragonkin.
Without any unnecessary words or preludes, he took a step forward, stretched out his arms as strong as steel hoops, wrapped his arms around Nasha's waist, and easily carried her whole body on his broad shoulders.
Nasha only had time to let out a low cry.
Boom!!!
Garos carried her and crashed directly into a steep mountain not far away.
The mountain rock shattered and collapsed in front of his powerful body, and the two figures were instantly swallowed up by countless falling rocks and diffuse smoke.
But this is just the beginning.
The mountain began to shake violently, and cracks appeared on the surface, and the cracks extended, as if there were two giant beasts entangled and biting inside, and the movement was huge.
ps: There will be another chapter soon