Chapter 515 I Want to Ride It

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The Rebirth of the Fire Dragon.

Seeing this reward, Liszt's breath quickened. Ever since the dragon bone revived, he had been eagerly awaiting the birth of the Fire Dragon. However, first came a magic seed, then a budding magic seed, followed by a Fire Drake in seed form—despite all the twists and turns, it still wouldn't emerge.

Though the Fire Dragon's gestation was fraught with difficulty, its benefits were undeniable.

With the Dragon Aura, he could, as an ordinary sky knight, overwhelmingly defeat sky knights at the sword saints level—his strength was astonishing.

And now, the Fire Drake that had dwelled in his heart for so long was finally about to be born.

A dragon! A true dragon!

"Given my bond with Mini Charmander, can we say we’ve formed a dragon knight’s 'contract'?" He suppressed his excitement, the thought flashing through his mind.

No matter what, after all the effort he’d put into nurturing it, the Fire Drake shouldn’t betray him after birth. If it dared, Liszt wouldn’t hesitate to slay the dragon on the spot, earning the title of hero—after all, slaying a newborn dragon still counts as dragon slaying.

He had little time to think.

Looking up, through the Magic Eye, he saw signs of magic power. Over the distant sea, a chaotic gray-white magic aura appeared, growing closer and clearer, unmistakably the invisible dragon Liszt remembered vividly.

Its body wasn’t large—compared to the sapphire dragon, it was quite small.

Its body was the size of a wooden house, its wingspan no more than two houses wide—more slender than the dragons in knight novels, with a long tail. Bat-like wings, short and thin forelegs, slightly sturdier hind legs, and a row of prominent dragon horns.

Unfortunately, once Liszt dismissed the Magic Eye, he could no longer see its form and had to recast it to outline its shape through its body’s magic aura.

The light at its teeth was the brightest, all forty-two dragon teeth clearly visible.

Legend says the dragon’s soul resides in its teeth—and not without reason.

"It’s finally here!"

Liszt's thoughts were inexplicably complex.

Following the smoke from the burning Smokegrass, the invisible dragon spiraled down from the sky, and before it even landed, its terrifying dragon might had already spread.

"Woo yah!"

A strange, sharp, chilling howl accompanied the invisible dragon’s descent, coming from nearby.

It made Liszt’s skin crawl, and an inexplicable dread filled his heart: "Even as a sky knight, I still can’t resist the dragon might—my body instinctively reacts with stress. It seems the dragon might is a higher form of magic power—invisible and intangible, yet undeniably real."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the invisible dragon landed, it flapped its wings, stirring up smoke and scattering the neatly arranged food.

"How rude."

Liszt struggled against the dragon might, feeling it not only made his skin crawl but also seemed to rouse the Mini Charmander sleeping within him. In the position of his heart, there was a rhythmic movement.

This doesn’t look good. If the Fire Drake goes berserk now, it would definitely give away its position.

Facing the invisible dragon as a sky knight, Liszt wasn’t confident. He could only focus on conveying emotions to the Mini Charmander in his heart, communicating as usual: "Sleep quietly, or you’ll starve later!"

The pulsation paused briefly.

Then it started pulsating again.

Liszt had to ramp up his emotional effort: "Sleep quietly, or you’ll get nothing!"

Pulsation.

"Sleep quietly!"

Pulsation.

"Sleep quietly!"

Pulsation.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"Oh-ho."

The half-asleep Mini Charmander let out a meek sound and then stopped pulsating. Liszt finally let out a sigh of relief and continued to look at the invisible dragon—this beautiful yet crude creature had already started enjoying the live cattle tied to the stakes, seemingly favoring the calves.

It didn’t seem interested in the cooked food nearby.

Using the claws on its wings, it effortlessly tore apart the calves, which screamed as they were torn apart, then shoved into its large mouth, crunching and chewing loudly. It wasn’t clear how its tongue and teeth worked together, but soon it spat out a pile of nearly clean bones, incredibly efficient.

After devouring the calves, it let out another sharp, high-pitched roar: "Woo-yah!"

In the bunker, Liszt’s vortex-like eyes sparkled with starlight: "This roar sounds excited—it seems like it’s really enjoying its meal."

The invisible dragon didn’t know it was being watched. Maybe it sensed Liszt but didn’t care to hunt down a bug underground—but from its eating habits, it was still alert, occasionally glancing around.

It even looked Liszt’s way twice.

During the dragon’s last visit, Liszt had noticed this but didn’t dwell on it. This time, though, he had a new idea: "As the apex predator, the ultimate power in this world, what does a dragon have to fear? Even another dragon would just mean a fight, right?"

Dragons are not social creatures; finding two dragons together is almost impossible.

Does a creature with no natural enemies need to be so vigilant while eating?

Liszt didn’t know, but he suspected that the invisible dragon’s alertness was due to the existence of something that could threaten it.

Something that could threaten a dragon...

Rubbing his chin, he thought: "Perhaps the invisible dragon is just a young dragon?" If it were a young dragon, then such vigilance would be normal. Before it grows up, it has a hundred years of childhood, and its strength is certainly not strong enough, requiring caution.

"Its size is indeed small. Other dragons are often dozens of meters long, but with its tail, it’s at most less than ten meters."

In terms of size, it’s just a larger version of a chocobo, and even standing on the ground, if one doesn’t look up, Loki might be a bit taller than the invisible dragon—after all, Loki has long legs.

Watching the invisible dragon, which had finished the calves and was now rummaging through the cooked food on the ground, even using its legs to sweep around.

A fiery thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "If it’s a young dragon, could I capture it? I’m a sky knight, and I have Dragon Aura. It’s just a young dragon; why can’t I conquer it? Those dragon knights, before they rode dragons, with the strength of a perfect-level sky knight, could conquer dragons!"

"If others can ride dragons, so can I!"

He was shocked by his own thoughts, yet he couldn’t suppress them. He had always believed in safety first, but whenever crisis and opportunity coexisted, a surge of adventurous impulse would always emerge from the depths of his heart.

"Ride a dragon!"

"Ride a dragon!"

"Ride a dragon!"

The thought surfaced, nearly impossible to suppress.

However, just as he was about to jump out and rush towards the invisible dragon, his heart suddenly tightened, as if gripped by an unseen hand. It was the Fire Drake starting to go berserk, causing him to let out a muffled groan in pain, and all his thoughts dissipated. Only the tense effort to soothe the Mini Charmander remained.

"Calm down!"

"Roar!"

"Calm down!"

"Roar!"

"Keep this up, and you're done for!"

"Oh... roar." The Mini Charmander quieted down again.

Liszt exhaled in relief, his gaze on the invisible dragon clearing, and he couldn’t help but shake his head: "If it weren’t for the Mini Charmander getting in the way, I should have succeeded in riding the dragon by now, what a bummer!"

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