Some players gain power through painful experiences.
Others continue climbing the technology tree.
On the Mohrigan Plains, on a stretch of desert approaching Silvermoon Forest.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and a flying monster gliding through the sky fell immediately.
The eerie smile on Medraco's face gradually faded as he walked up to the monster shot down by his bullet and examined it carefully.
This was a Terror Eagle, a third-level monster, considered one of the more formidable flying creatures on the Mohrigan Plains.
The bullet had struck the Terror Eagle right in the forehead. Now, this powerful monster with a wingspan of four to five meters was still struggling, but its shattered brain tissue rendered it incapable of mounting any effective counterattack.
"The scales of monsters in this world are more fragile than I imagined."
Medraco drew the dagger from his waist and slashed at the Terror Eagle's wing, producing a scraping sound as sparks flew.
"Although they appear solid, like steel, once hit in the head with a bullet, they still inevitably die."
"The most excellent feature of human-made firearms is their powerful kinetic energy. Under the effect of this energy, even if the bullet doesn't penetrate a monster's brain, their brains will still be turned into mush."
Medraco stood up, lifting his hard leather boot to step lightly on the Terror Eagle's head, grinding it left and right in an insulting manner.
In his view, these monsters were nothing more than materials and food.
"So, killing the dragon is already inevitable?" asked Ohguchi Akase, nestling in David Jones' arms, with seductive eyes. His rough duck-like voice somehow managed to sound coquettish.
Actually, his voice wasn't originally like this.
Mainly because recently, he'd been using his throat quite a lot.
"No, no, no... Dragons aren't as simple as we think, but killing that elf won't be a problem at all," Medraco shook his head, turning around and removing his foot from the Terror Eagle's head.
"There's an ancient saying in China: 'Eat one bite at a time, take one step at a time.'"
"To kill a dragon, unless we hit a vital spot, ordinary bullets won't work. We need more powerful armor-piercing rounds."
"Doesn't that mean we'll return empty-handed this time?" Yamaguchi Mura Chicken became anxious. He wanted to kill the dragon in one go, not repeatedly, which would only increase variables.
"How could that be?" Medraco sneered.
"Although we don't have armor-piercing rounds now, to hit the dragon's eyes, we need a decoy to attract the dragon's attention."
"Among the four of us, you're the weakest, Mr. Yamaguchi Mura Chicken."
"To increase the success rate of this decapitation plan, you'll be the bait, contributing your strength, right?"
Medraco's cold gaze fell on Yamaguchi Mura Chicken, sounding more like an order than a discussion.
...
"What? A Sakura player was attacked by other male Sakura players for an hour at noon?"
Su Nian looked at Bolikri, who was reporting the situation, with a bewildered expression, his mind unable to calm down for a long time.
The monsters' sexual orientation had just been corrected.
Now the Sakura players were showing serious orientation issues again, but this didn't matter much. As long as they worked diligently, Su Nian wouldn't care even if they pursued romantic relationships with sand worms.
Su Nian just found this incident sudden and peculiar, but didn't pay too much attention to it.
At the moment, he was teaching Anna the true Dragon Language magic. Anna wasn't like him; she couldn't accept the orthodox dragon inheritance, so she could only use elemental magic based on the dragon language.
These elemental spells, though more powerful than those cast by ordinary mages, were still far inferior to true Dragon Language magic.
Now that Anna possessed a dragon's heart, she had the ability to learn true Dragon Language, but lacked the corresponding inheritance.
And now, Su Nian would serve as the channel for this inheritance, imparting Dragon Language magic to Anna.
"Brother, is this Dragon Language magic easy to learn? Anna is silly, she might not learn it well..."
Anna looked timidly at Su Nian, her adorable almond eyes blinking, her two soft little hands fidgeting together, appearing very nervous.
When she heard that the black dragon would teach her orthodox Dragon Language magic, Anna was initially very excited, but later became somewhat anxious.
In the Elven Forest, she had been labeled as useless, causing her family to be expelled from the core area. Ten awakenings, ten failures, wasting a large amount of resources.
Later, she was even nearly had her ears and tail cut off.
She was afraid she wouldn't learn Dragon Language magic well and would disappoint Su Nian, especially since he was the one she cared about most.
The self-doubt brought by these experiences couldn't be eliminated in just a day or two.
"Don't worry, you now have a dragon's heart, and not just any heart—it's from a genius black dragon. No one will understand magic better than you!"
Su Nian spoke very boastfully, half-truth and half-jest.
Anna indeed had extremely strong magical talent, but Dragon Language was abstruse and difficult to understand. Theoretically, she could learn it, but whether she could master it was hard to say.
"Oh~ Brother! Anna will definitely study hard... but, but, if I don't learn well... will brother send Anna away?"
"No~" Su Nian grinned ferociously. To put his little darling at ease, he even joked:
"If silly Anna can't learn, I'll punish her by making her take a bath with me~ How about that?"
"Eek? Umm~"
The little ears on Anna's head twitched, and her pretty face visibly reddened, her fox tail gently swaying behind her.
She lowered her head, looking at her pink, delicate toes, as images of playing in the water with the black dragon earlier began replaying in her mind.
Ah ah ah... can't think about it, too embarrassing!
Hmph!
Brother is always thinking about naughty things!
Anna cupped her burning face, her shy little eyes darting back and forth over Su Nian.
Although failing to learn meant punishment.
This punishment actually relieved her.
As long as she wasn't sent away, as long as she didn't have to leave her brother, it was fine.
"Anna will listen to brother, brother... whatever brother wants, that's... that's fine..."
Anna bit her red lips, nodding shyly, but not daring to meet the black dragon's intense gaze.
Hearing this, Su Nian didn't dawdle.
Before teaching Dragon Language, he first needed to transfer the surface knowledge into Anna's mind.
As for later understanding, it would depend on Anna's talent and his explanations.
Then, he raised a dragon claw and gently touched the scales on Anna's forehead.
At this moment, their hearts seemed to connect, and they could even feel each other's thoughts.
Su Nian felt that Anna's heart was completely clear.
And it was full of memories related to him.
At this moment, he realized that he had unknowingly become Anna's entire world.
[I will always be with you, Anna]
Various thoughts flashed through Su Nian's mind, and a faint golden-red light appeared in his eyes.
The orthodox Dragon Language knowledge began to be transmitted to Anna's mind in a profound form.
At this moment, Anna's slightly squinted eyes suddenly opened wide, and her vertical pupils, identical to Su Nian's, radiated a dazzling golden-red light.
A unique aura spread from Su Nian and Anna to the surroundings.
The monsters outside the dragon's nest felt chills down their spines, their gazes all falling on the direction of the nest.
That was *Dragon's Might*.
Another dragon's might, both strange and familiar, apart from their master's.
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