"I don’t know," the Young Red Copper Dragon peered around as well, her curiosity like two little hands ceaselessly scratching at her heart. She was also very eager to know whether the young Red Dragon crushed beneath the exploded mountain was dead or not, "Shall we dig through and check?"
"No way," Gaven immediately refused, without any hesitation. He was acutely aware of how tenacious life could be, especially for Transcendent beings that had broken through ten Life Dice, and even more so for Giant Dragons, a naturally Legendary species, known for their frightening resilience.
If the young Red Dragon wasn’t dead yet, it could twist its rump and flee. In that case, the rest of them might as well be delivering themselves on a platter.
"Or, I could take you guys and first ransack Roderick’s lair, and then come back to confirm whether he’s dead or alive," Aivensa’s eyes spun as she came up with a new idea.
She had been coveting the young Red Dragon’s nest for more than a day or two.
According to the pre-battle agreement with Gaven, she would own seventy percent of the treasure in the opponent’s lair, which would constitute the first hoard of her life.
Just thinking about it made her exceedingly excited. She also wondered how rich Roderick’s treasure vault actually was.
Thinking of the young Red Dragon’s greedy nature, she shouldn’t doubt it. The slightly larger tribes in the vicinity had not been immune to his extortion and robbery, including the trade route of the High Road that passed through the Rocklands and Goblin Margins, which also lay beneath his imposing Dragon Wings.
"Let’s wait until we confirm that the target is truly dead. If by any chance he breaks free, we can forget about getting a foothold in the Rocklands," Gaven declared, unwilling to go anywhere until he confirmed the young Red Dragon was truly dead.
Risk and reward are directly proportional.
This was true for their attempt to trap the young Red Dragon.
If successful, all sorts of benefits would come rolling in.
But if they failed, all of Gaven’s arrangements and plans would be in vain.
A muffled sound echoed from beneath the rubble.
A wave of searing heat surged out like a fountain, blowing all the surrounding soil and rocks away.
Gaven, holding onto Zack and Susie, took several steps back, barely avoiding the flying debris.
Flame Dragon’s Breath.
The winning trick of the Red Dragon and also the most notorious Dragon Breath among humanoids. When people think of Dragon Breath, most would instantly think of Flame Dragon’s Breath, partly because of the frequent misdeeds of the Red Dragons.
As expected of a Giant Dragon, its life force was incredibly tenacious.
Despite being crushed under so many heavy rocks, the young Red Dragon was not dead yet. It had forcefully used its own breath to melt an air hole for itself.
This also meant that he wasn’t buried very deep.
After surveying the surrounding terrain, Gaven turned and said, "Susie, use the Earth and Stone Resonance Spell to further collapse the surrounding rock piles and thicken the burial. Zack, use the Stone Shaping Spell to consolidate the rock crevices here, sealing every crack so we can suffocate him."
"At your command." With no way to turn back now, Zack and Susie, although fully aware that they were up against a Giant Dragon, had no choice but to brace themselves for the task.
Susie vibrated more soil and rocks over, burying the opening even deeper.
Zack used the Stone Shaping Spell to meld these rocks into a single solid boulder, sealing the area tightly.
Without needing instructions from Gaven, Aivensa began preparing her Strong Acid Breath, targeting the freshly melted hole with a fierce acidic exhalation.