E'luo's Diary

In the city lord's room of the Zane Dungeon, Gong Qiying presented the newly released combat footage of E'luo to Chi Ya. He was confident in his ability to select monsters; the battle he had just witnessed would certainly be visually satisfying and would also meet Chi Ya's requirements. While Chi Ya enjoyed the spectacle, Gong Qiying also conducted an experiment: inoculating the dragon with the Mad Dragon Virus and the Blood-Devouring Insect. He had always wanted to see if this world would produce individuals with Limit Break or those capable of overcoming Abnormality Overcoming, or even dragons possessing both. E'luo's powerful body was perfect for observation. Unfortunately, during this period, the dragon primarily exhibited negative effects. However, Limit Break and Abnormality Overcoming wouldn't be so easily achieved. There was plenty of time; he chose a more cautious approach: luring E'luo into the dungeon repeatedly, allowing him to gradually adapt to the Mad Dragon Virus and the Blood-Devouring Insect with each battle. He didn't intend for E'luo to leave the dungeon with these effects, so he cleared them before Ero left. As for the benefits of doing this for Gong Qiying, broadly speaking, it could attract more dragons to the Zane Dungeon, increasing revenue from Spirit Power. More specifically, it... He was curious, just like that. "That was indeed a good fight," Chi Ya nodded repeatedly, watching E'luo's disheveled state on the screen. "But it didn't feel exciting enough; that old guy didn't get a complete beating." He sighed, simply saying he hadn't had enough. "This guy's strength has increased quite a bit since before; I didn't expect him to fight your dragons like that." "I didn't expect him to be so resilient either." Gong Qiying waved his hand, suddenly understanding Chi Ya's thoughts. He probably shouldn't have sent a handsome monster like the Ouroboros Silver Knight Dragon. He should have sent out some Peach Hair Beast Red Armor Beast, which could fart and be disgusting, and some ugly monsters like Jyuratodus to inflict mental damage on E'luo. If he had done that, E'luo would definitely have been disgusted, and Chi Ya would have certainly had a good time. But the consequence? Perhaps E'luo would be so disgusted that he wouldn't come back. "It's alright, I'll deal with him when he comes again, and I'll send you the footage immediately." Hearing Gong Qiying say this, Chi Ya felt much better, his expression returned to normal, and he changed the subject. "How many dragons do you have that I haven't seen yet? Give me a list." Those three dragons were really impressive-looking, even though they weren't female dragons, Chi Ya thought; handsome dragons were within his aesthetic range. Note that it's within his aesthetic range, not his "picking up radishes" category. "There are too many, I can't list them all," Gong Qiying said modestly. "Then let's find an opportunity to release some more to see. I'll see if there are any dungeons where Sealed Object have escaped recently that we can attack." You've got a pretty good plan. Although he knew Chi Ya was a very righteous person, for a moment, Gong Qiying was afraid that the other party might deliberately cause a Sealed Object to escape just to see more dragons in the Zane Dungeon. However, listing all the dragons he could use would take too much time, and many of them had "dragon" in their names but weren't actually dragons, like the Dragon God and the Fire-Breathing Dragon. So, Gong Qiying changed the subject. "What happened between you two before?" He poked Chiya's scales. "It wouldn't be interesting if you didn't tell me the backstory." "Nothing much, I was just young back then." Memories surfaced in Chiya's eyes as he recounted the events of the past. ———————————————— Outside the Zane Dungeon, it was nearing nightfall. The return of E'luo and his companions caused a stir among the surrounding adventurers. Mainly because the sight of such a group of dragons filing out of the dungeon was truly awe-inspiring. Apart from the first Battle Festival, people had never seen dragons make such a grand spectacle. Especially the golden dragon at the head, which looked incredibly majestic, clearly not an ordinary person, no, an ordinary dragon. Some knowledgeable people even directly identified E'luo, eliciting gasps of surprise from those around them. "Is he actually the chieftain of the Bipedal Dragon?" "Such a big shot would personally go down into the dungeon." "Of course, he eats and uses the toilet himself." "Could it be that he was also attracted by the news about Gui'aoer?" People thought it was very likely that E'luo was attracted by the news about Gui'aoer. After this conjecture, everyone wondered what kind of information he had obtained. After all, such a big shot couldn't have come empty-handed, right? The evidence was that all these dragons had transformed into their true forms. They couldn't have become like this without going through a fierce battle! At this moment, everyone was speculating even more, and some even suggested that E'luo might also be after the Dragon Communion. Could it be that dragons could also have Dragon Communion? That seemed a bit too hellish and cruel. E'luo ignored these adventurous people who were discussing, dismissed the juniors, and only took Abei back to the hall where he usually stayed in the dragon's nest. The area here was too vast for humans, but it was just right for dragons. After shutting down all possible pathways for outsiders to see inside, E'luo tore off the Illusion Magic covering his body, exposing his slowly healing wounds to the air. "Grandpa, are you alright?" Hearing this, E'luo gave him a look that said, "My grandson's grown up and knows how to care for his grandpa," and said kindly, "Alright my foot! It hurts like hell! I should have let you go by yourself." "That would have made you seem like a better grandpa." "Stop being so cheeky, go find me some medicine, something to heal." Abei ran off to find Potion. E'luo dragged himself onto the soft, oversized bed, reflecting on the day's battle, feeling increasingly distressed. "I'd heard about things like the Starscourge General before, but I never imagined even the dragons in that dungeon were this powerful." He used magic to summon a thick notebook, and similarly used magic to record his experiences of the day in detail; writing a diary was one of his hobbies. A gust of wind blew by, and the pages of the diary flipped forward with a rustling sound, instantly traversing the long years and returning to E'luo's childhood. Inside were bedtime stories his mother had told him as a child, legends about their lineage. "Mother said that originally, it was very difficult for Bipedal Dragon and Quadrupedal Dragon to mate and produce offspring, but this situation changed with an ancestor whose lineage is unknown." "Mother said that ancestor once held a high position among the dragons, but later events led to his banishment." "It is said that his blood relatives fell into assimilation with demons, and at the moment of their fall, the ancestor was also corrupted by the demons, his bloodline became impure, even ferocious, and thus he was banished by the dragons, came to live in the mortal realm, and had offspring." "Perhaps because of the corruption from the demons, the ancestor broke the curse that two-legged and four-legged dragons could not reproduce, and his descendants would no longer be troubled by this problem, but he was not happy at all, still worrying about his fallen blood relatives." "On his deathbed, the ancestor said that on the day his blood relatives fell, his eyes saw a distant phantom." "It was a giant dragon of indistinct form gnawing at a pitch-black tree that Impaling Thrust." "The ancestor said it was a prophecy, a prophecy that would one day come true, and then he died." E'luo looked at this diary he had written when he was a child, and he still remembered it to this day. He remembered how he felt when his mother told him this story. All he could think was, "Mom, is this something you should tell a child as a bedtime story?" E'luo's lips twitched, a gesture that, in human terms, would be a dismissive sneer. This story was utterly meaningless and nonsensical; nobody liked it. Yet his mother loved telling this kind of thing, which showed how much he suffered as a child. It was this childhood experience that instilled in him a deep-seated obsession. Later, he personally cared for each of his offspring, meticulously selecting bedtime stories, sometimes even making them up himself, ensuring they were always interesting and easy to use for preschool education! That's why Abei is so close to him now; E'luo is a master of childcare among the Bipedal Dragon. "Grandpa, the potion has been found!" "Apply it to me." For the next few days, although the outside world speculated about E'luo's behavior, he didn't show up or take any action; he wasn't usually active in the public eye. However, after a few days of rest, he couldn't stay still and went to the Zane Dungeon again. Since then, adventurers who frequented the vicinity of the Zane Dungeon portal would frequently see a golden figure moving about. At first, they would point and whisper, but now they had completely gotten used to E'luo's presence. He was just another person drawn to Sion, just like them. Nothing to worry about.