Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 180 Dragon from Another Land

During the time that Agred was asleep, the remaining fifteen dragon eggs broke one after another. Five of them failed to hatch, and the young dragons inside died inside the eggs. Four dragon eggs hatched into dragon beasts, and three dragon eggs hatched into other species of giant dragons. However, two dragon eggs hatched into red dragons. But the last dragon egg remained unhatched.

The other dragons and dragon beasts that hatched were secretly 'dealt with' by the Flame Dragon Mother, and the remaining two red dragons also quickly fell into a deep sleep. However, one of the red dragons, named 'Izar Dumbledore Grindelwald' (his real name is omitted here), aroused Agreed's suspicion.

Agreed's suspicion of Izar stemmed from the fact that the red dragon, immediately after its birth, was able to see the magical traps that the Flame Dragon Mother had set up in its nest. Moreover, it even attempted to replicate an eighth-tier magical trap. Agreed's soul saw it clearly; had his soul cultivation been sufficient, the hatchling could have perfectly replicated that eighth-tier spell.

Even the Flame Dragon Mother noticed the extraordinary nature of this young dragon, and her eyes filled with admiration. She had already regarded Izawa as the hope for the rise of the Red Dragon Clan.

But Agreed knew perfectly well that the creature in front of him was not a red dragon at all, but an intelligent being who had come to another world with a fragment of godhood and reincarnated. He just didn't know where it came from or what its previous form was. But that was fine too, because Agreed's current dragon body needed a lot of divine power to grow, and this little guy was a perfect supplement delivered to his door.

Before that, Agred must first fully absorb the undigested divine essence within his body so that he can quickly gain the power to protect himself in this world. Although the Flame Dragon Mother will protect him, it is a very foolish thing to entrust one's life to someone else, so he must improve his strength as soon as possible, after all, his enemy is... the gods!

Three months later, Agred, who was the first to fall into a deep sleep, was the last to awaken. By then, Agred's body had more than doubled in size again. Red dragons were born about the size of a foal, but now Agred's body was at least four times larger than that of red dragons of the same age. Those who knew clearly that Agred was now just a juvenile dragon would think he was a stunted young dragon.

However, the red dragon named Iz was also very well-developed, only about a size smaller than Agred. This made Agred even more convinced that the guy in front of him was definitely a reincarnated person from another world. After all, my dragon god body is only a little bigger than yours. Your cheat is a bit too obvious. You don't even pretend. Do you think I'm ignorant?

When Agred awoke, he looked around and found himself alone with the unhatched dragon egg. Upon seeing this, Agred immediately activated his soul vision and saw the Flame Dragon Mother leading Izzy and another young dragon on their first hunt five kilometers away from the dragon's nest. It was clear that Izzy was very much favored by the Flame Dragon Mother, after all, his talent was just too amazing (for a dragon).

The place where the Flame Dragon Mother lives is the 'Flame Mountains', which consists of multiple active volcanoes. The food chain in the active volcanic region is actually quite different from other regions. In some lower-level planets, these areas should not even have life, but on this planet, volcanoes are a paradise for many life forms.

Around active volcanoes, a type of high-energy radiation moss often grows. It breaks through the limits of life's energy tolerance, takes root here, and grows by relying on geothermal energy, becoming the first trophic level in the food chain. At the same time, a type of planktonic organism called "boiling shrimp" (somewhat similar in size to Antarctic krill) grows in hot springs at the foot of active volcanoes. These boiling shrimp mainly survive by consuming volcanic energy and substances in hot springs and are extremely prolific.

It can be said that Boiling Shrimp and Radiation Moss, as the first trophic level, support the operation of the entire food chain of the active volcano. Therefore, the Flame Mountains are actually much more vibrant than we imagine. This time, Iz and another young dragon are hunting the standard food representative of the Flame Mountains, the 'Flame Lizard'.

The scarcity of food sources in volcanoes has led most organisms to evolve the ability to store energy in their bodies to reduce their need for food. The Flame Lizard is one of the representative species with this ability. They can absorb heat and radiation from the air and store considerable energy in their bodies, which makes them one of the favorite foods of the red dragons living here.

But don't think these fire lizards are easy to bully. Adult fire lizards are quite strong and can grow to over three meters in size. In addition, like wolves, they have the habit of living in packs and will unite against enemies without hesitation. So, other races besides dragons are just dreaming if they think they can eat them.

On the hunting grounds, Ize quickly identified his target: the leader of the Flame Lizards, whose largest size was at least five meters.

Ize seized the opportunity and swooped down cleanly, closing the distance of several hundred meters in the blink of an eye. The fire lizard leader naturally spotted the red dragon flying towards him very quickly. So the fire lizard leader immediately tried to slip away and run into a nearby cave to escape. This beast was very cunning and would not stay more than ten meters away from the cave entrance unless it was hunting for food. Moreover, the fire lizards' underground nests had many entrances, so even a young dragon would not be able to catch these cunning creatures with absolute certainty.

Ize was still a bit slow. Just as the Flame Lizard leader was about to sneak into the nest before Ize, and the Flame Dragon Mother was disappointed by Ize's rash actions, Ize once again proved to Agred that he was definitely a cheat code, no, he was definitely a reincarnated soul from another world.

Ize instantly unleashed a fourth-tier spell, 'Mental Shock,' which stunned the Flame Lizard leader. Of course, this fourth-tier spell only made the Flame Lizard leader dazed for two or three seconds; it was impossible for it to faint. But those two or three seconds were enough.

Ize swung his immature dragon claws and pressed them firmly against the neck of the Flame Lizard leader. At the same time, he spewed out dragon breath from his mouth. Even the Flame Lizard, which had extremely high fire resistance, could not withstand the red dragon's fiery breath at such close range.

Under the scorching heat of the flames, the fire lizard writhed wildly, but its struggles were meaningless to the dragon, and could even be described as enchanting. Instead, it aroused Iz's appetite. After charring the fire lizard's skin, Iz bit off its neck with a snap and let out a loud dragon roar before devouring its prey.

The terrifying dragon's might and the death of their leader terrified the flame lizards, who scattered and fled into the cave. Another young dragon seized the opportunity to catch a lone flame lizard, but his performance was far inferior to that of Iz.

At this moment, the Flame Dragon Mother looked at Izar with eyes full of love and admiration, while Agreed, far away in the dragon's nest, watched this scene with increasingly cold eyes. The better Izar performed, the more determined Agreed became to kill him, because if he were allowed to grow stronger, it would be too late to kill him.