Advancing slumber is something all dragons both love and hate.
They love it because advancing slumber means becoming stronger, awakening more abilities, and having a more majestic physique.
They hate it because advancing slumber comes unexpectedly and it's difficult to wake up during the process, which means unpredictable dangers.
Many dragons are ambushed and killed in their sleep.
So, theoretically, the reason dragons like to recruit monsters to form territories is actually a means of self-preservation.
And now, Wotru is about to enter a state of slumber. Although advancing from a juvenile dragon to a teenage dragon won't take too long.
But he still feels reluctant to part with Anna Hathaway and is also worried about the current precarious situation of the dragon nest.
Lying on the bedrock platform, Wotru, fighting off drowsiness, called all the monster leaders.
"Bolikri, have your Kobolds set traps around the human village."
"Grey Wolf, your task is to cover the Kobolds' work. Meanwhile, you and Bugs Bunny should also lead other monsters to surround the players' novice village, using the Kobolds' traps to engage in a war of attrition with them."
"Right, Ji Taimei should focus on reconnaissance."
"During my slumber, you must keep all humans pinned in the village. These humans are quite special; they have very strong growth potential."
Seeing the drowsy and weak-talking black dragon, Bolikri, who is familiar with dragon habits, already has a rough idea that his black dragon master is likely to advance.
His mind raced, pondering all the affairs in the dragon nest, and suddenly remembered the many captives that were difficult to handle, so he hurriedly asked:
"Master, what should we do with the captives, those humans planting potatoes for us?"
Players and soldiers...
A cold light flashed in Wotru's pale golden dragon eyes, a murderous red gleam appearing.
Players are high-level and cunning, they must be completely suppressed.
Soldiers are about the same level as Fireflame Rabbits, and they are easier to manage, as long as they're fed.
With this in mind, Wotru coldly ordered:
"Remove the limbs of those oddly dressed humans, bind them tightly, and lock them all up."
"Cover their eyes, block their ears, and give them only a small amount of water and food each day to keep them alive. If they die, don't bother."
"As for the soldiers, send a batch of Fireflame Rabbits to watch them. Let them work properly to live, and kill them if they try anything."
"Your will is the direction of our slaughter!"
Bolikri prostrated himself on the ground, kneeling at Wotru's feet, accepting the task on behalf of all the monster leaders.
"Protect the dragon nest well, especially, protect Anna."
Wotru's gaze fell on Grey Wolf.
Now Grey Wolf's level has reached 19 through slaying players, making him the strongest among the monsters.
"Please, rest assured."
"Alright, go about your business."
Wotru nodded, dismissing the group of monsters.
His eyelids were already drooping, his dragon head resting powerlessly on the bedrock, leaving only him and Anna, whose eyes were filled with worry, in the dragon nest.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Not knowing what happened, Anna's petite body trembled slightly. She knelt on the ground, her soft hands holding Wotru's big head, her voice tinged with tears.
"I'm fine, Anna, prprprpr~"
Wotru licked away the tears on Anna's pretty face in his unique way, weakly comforting her:
"This is a stage all dragons must go through. We will gain knowledge and become stronger in our slumber."
"Don't worry, I'll... wake... up..."
As he spoke, Wotru's dragon eyes slowly closed, and his dragon body gradually entered a mysterious state. Though it was called slumber, his body vibrated strangely like a high-frequency engine.
"Brother, brother?"
Anna, with tears in her eyes, called softly into Wotru's ear a few more times, but Wotru did not respond, having entered a deep sleep.
Recalling Wotru's words just now, Anna kept comforting herself not to overthink, but she was still uneasy. She first leaned close to Wotru's nostrils to feel his breath, then carefully crawled to Wotru's chest.
She clung tightly to the massive dragon body, her small head gently resting against the black dragon's chest.
"Thump thump, thump thump."
In her ears came the strong heartbeat of the black dragon.
Anna breathed a sigh of relief, her anxiety and tension eased considerably, but the silence in the vast dragon nest made her heart feel somewhat empty.
This feeling made her a little short of breath, as if a big hand was gripping her heart, leaving a gap in her atrium, with cold wind "whooshing" inside.
"Brother, Anna will always wait for you to wake up."
"Anna will protect you."
Her somewhat laughable vow echoed in the chilly dragon nest.
She lifted the black dragon's wing, tucked her small body into the crook closest to the black dragon's heart, curled up, listening to the black dragon's heartbeat, and began counting the scales on the black dragon.
Anna is just a small Mage Apprentice.
What can she use to protect a dragon about to enter its teenage years?
But the determination and resolve in her eyes left no room for doubt.
Even though she is extremely weak.
But if anyone wants to harm the black dragon.
Then she will surely stand in front of the black dragon with her small body, arms outstretched.
To die, she would die before the black dragon.
...
At the experimental field, a group of Sakura Island players were communicating through the team channel.
They were already aware of Yamaguchi Muraji's failure to attack the dragon nest, which was undoubtedly a disappointing matter.
But it's not a big deal; players can respawn.
If they can't take it down once, they'll try twice; they will eventually be rescued.
But for some reason, the previously calm dragon nest suddenly became noisy, with Gnolls and Fireflame Rabbits passing by outside the dragon nest in teams, the atmosphere growing increasingly tense and heavy.
What happened?
Why did the dragon nest suddenly enter a state of martial law? Didn't these monsters win?
The players from Sakura No. 1 Novice Village were very puzzled, but they had a good habit of asking more questions when they didn't know or understand something.
So, a rather bold player mustered the courage, with a flattering smile, to approach a Fireflame Rabbit.
He bowed respectfully and inquired:
"Hello, Mr. Rabbit, may I ask what's happening at the dragon nest? Is there anything we can help with? We Sakura people are very helpful."
As he spoke, he glanced back at the players behind him.
The group of players understood and also showed flattering smiles.
The Fireflame Rabbit glanced at this Sakura Island player, and without a word, slapped him with a heavy paw.
The slap was so heavy.
It spun the player around six and a half times before he fell to the ground in a daze.
But before he could react, his vision went black.
It was the Fireflame Rabbit's big foot. """
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