Three months later!
Green slowly opened his eyes and looked over his body. Just as he had expected, he had lost a great deal of weight.
Fortunately, this body had a good foundation, and the Dragon Race was known for its robust physique. Going three months without food hadn't affected him too badly!
"It's time to try to get out of here!"
The wyvern's body walked across the dry ground. After three months, the cave floor had become extremely dry, and cracks had even appeared in places. Fortunately, moisture still seeped in, so although the puddles had shrunk, they hadn't vanished completely!
Green came to the edge of a puddle and lowered his head to drink!
The water flowed rapidly into Green. Some of the bloodline power carried within his soul had long since seeped out through it, transforming this wyvern's body and improving its efficiency at absorbing energy!
As he drank, Green's gaunt body began to grow strong again!
Once his body had more or less recovered, Green flapped his wings and flew to the cave ceiling. He looked at the stalactite-like formations above him, and an ocher glow lit his fiery red pupils!
Crack!
A passage split open in the cave ceiling and extended steadily upward!
Green flew slowly into the passage. The opening began to close behind him, but at the last moment, a scale fell from his body and dropped into the cave below.
This was Green's contingency plan. If he reached the outside world and this body was killed, or some other mishap occurred, the scale could still provide his true body with coordinates, allowing him to infiltrate this world again!
With a calm expression, Green continued flying upward through the passage. The surroundings were utterly silent, save for the beating of his wings! The