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The whole thing was so unnatural that it was as if someone had deliberately bred these Black Eclipse Dragons to cause an ecological extinction in the dungeon...
“Gashia, Gashia Nerugigart. My real name…”
Upon revealing her true name, the Annihilator Dragon, its body shimmering with crystalline light, transformed back into its dragon girl form. To conceal her identity, she had already replaced its striking, enormous black horns with a bone crown.
The magnificent horns of the Annihilator Dragon only appear when it actively reveals its characteristics.
After some thought, Gashia draped a transparent veil over her head, adorned with diamond-like spikes reminiscent of the World Destroyer Dragon.
Without any restraint, Gashia's eyes scanned Xuezhi's fluffy pink and white dress. Then, the black thorns and diamond thorns covering her body intertwined in a similar pattern.
The only difference might be that the edges of Gashia's black, purple, and orange dress are all covered with sharp, spiky protrusions.
"Ah... I, what's my name again?"
As the younger sister, Nergigante didn't really have much of a say. Since her older sister had agreed to follow her, her reluctance was irrelevant.
—Actually, the little Nergigante was quite willing to follow Qin He. He had a way to wipe out so many Black Dragons at once; if she followed him, how could she possibly miss out on the Elder Dragon buffet in the future?
I want to be like my older sister, coolly announcing my name and then changing into human-like clothes.
But when the little Nergigante turned its head halfway around, it suddenly couldn't remember its own name.
She didn't even feel much of a sense of belonging to Nerugigart, a surname shared by all the Nergigantes that walk among humans.
When Qin He addressed them both as Miss Nerugigart, it took the little Nergigante a while to realize that he was calling her.
"...Her name is Gana, which is a difficult word to pronounce. If you're used to it, you can also call her Kanna."
Being both an older sister and a mother, it's fortunate that Gashia is a powerful World Destroyer Dragon, and also a special individual endowed with extraordinary beauty and wisdom.
Otherwise, any other Nergigante would not have taken such good care of its sister. Instead, it would have cruelly driven her out of its territory.
Gashia and Gana, these two Nergigante sisters, are completely different from normal Nergigantes.
If I had to explain, it would be the difference between blue dragons and red and white dragons.
Qin He was quite certain that if Gashia had never lived in the human world and was not beautiful enough to be endowed with human-like features, she would definitely regard Qin He as an enemy invading her territory and defeat him on the spot.
It was human intelligence that endowed the two sisters with personalities different from Changlong's, making it possible for Qin He to cooperate with them.
Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu introduced themselves and told the sisters about Yinglong.
“Very good, Miss Gashia. Do you know anything about the Kulve Tale Dragon underground here?”
With only one ancient dragon, Gashia, the battle was naturally not so safe.
Qin He still needs to find the Radiant Dragon. As long as he can persuade this golden Earth Mother Goddess, then... he can stop the Ascending Shadow Dragon and obtain his own Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom.
In addition, Qin He also wants to take this opportunity to obtain the Imperial Gold Weapon that he had promised Eileen.
"Radiant Dragon? You're asking about her because you're after those glittery things, aren't you?"
Having finally gotten a question she knew the answer to, Gana jumped up and down, eager to answer.
“These days, many little gray people have come to the ground. They are driving away some monsters with lizard heads and some yellowish-green... even shorter monsters with pointed ears.”
"Those pointy-eared monsters are ugly!"
Hearing Gana's gestures, Qin He realized... the little Nergigante was referring to the Grey Dwarfs' mining team, which included professional miners, kobolds, and goblins.
How good can goblins be?
"Then, they assembled a lot of large vehicles on the ground. There were powerful drills in front, and other clanging and rattling things..."
"Ever since they arrived, there's been a lot of noise underground. But it's been much quieter these past few days~ I guess those guys have been roasted to ashes by now?"
Gana knew a little about her underground neighbor, Kulve Taroth. Kulve Taroth's breath was pure heat, a product of the high temperature within her body.
Similarly, the legendary forbidden dragon Mirapolias can incinerate and melt enemies simply by exhaling.
If these guys actually got hit by Kulve Taroth's breath, wouldn't they be vaporized on the spot?
Qin He estimated that the noise from the mining machines was too loud, which angered the Kulve Taroth and led to the annihilation of the Grey Dwarves.
If any other miners were to appear before Kulve Taroth, she would likely obliterate them indiscriminately with her breath and any other means.
"I think I understand. Next, I'm going to visit Kulve Taroth. If Miss Gashia is willing to lend a hand during this time, that would be wonderful~"
Even Gashia couldn't withstand being breathed by Kulve Taroth. But frankly, an attack that can't hit is useless.
As long as Kulve Taroth doesn't get so desperate as to shed its heavy Imperial Gold armor, then Annihilator will definitely be able to dodge her scorching breath.
After all, Kulve Taroth's mobility isn't particularly formidable when it's under load.
Moreover, Qin He can also grant Gashia a level of fire immunity for a short period of time. Even if she gets hit by the flames, she won't be seriously injured immediately.
"You really want to go? That's a Kulve Taroth. If it's just a few pieces of Imperial Gold, I can bring them back for you. But if you're going to see her at this time... I'm afraid you'll only get a fierce battle."
"Fierce battle" is even the most conservative estimate, because Gashia doesn't believe that poisons could affect an Elder Dragon like Kulve Taroth, which has an extremely high body temperature.
"Indeed, so I need to make thorough preparations before meeting Kulve Taroth."
As he spoke, Qin He walked up to several of the fallen Black Eclipse Dragons. They had already accumulated enough energy for their Berserker Transformation through their scales, making them a delicious feast for the Nergigante.
But because of Qin He, their lives ended before they could experience the burst of energy. Like fresh meat with its nutrients locked away, they were at the mercy of others.
Qin He used Nidhogg's Bite to cut open the Black Corruption Dragon's head, took out the precious jade, and then stripped off some valuable scales, dragon bones, and other materials.
Finally, he plunged the Bite of Nidhogg into the head of the Black Dragon. As the white light symbolizing poison was absorbed by this unique artifact of the gods, the Black Dragon's remains returned to their purple hue.
"Gentlemen, please?"
Qin He planned to let Gasia and Gana consume enough energy to recover their strength before making any further plans. However, Gana stared at the precious jade in Qin He's hand, making a cute and drooling face.
"Ugh...! You dug away the most powerful gem..."
Qin He looked at the precious jade he had dug out from the body of the Black Corruption Dragon and finally realized—the Nergigante preys on ancient dragons by consuming their life energy.
Elder dragons with powerful life energy, as well as other types of monsters, can all be prey for Nergigante. When there are no Elder dragons to hunt, eating other dragon species will suffice.
The precious gem is precisely the core of energy accumulation. Although its properties are similar to gallstones, that doesn't stop Nergigante from devouring it for energy.
"Hmm... how about this? We'll split the rare materials like precious jade equally. For every bit you consume, I'll dig up just as much as I need for my own reserves."
As he spoke, Qin He purified the precious jade in his hand and then handed it to Gana.
"Row……"
Gashia knew that Qin He was a dragon. And there were very few dragons in the entire world who would split profits 50/50. For the time being, only he and Zhong Liuxiu beside him could purify the toxins within the Black Corrosion Dragon's body.
If she doesn't agree now, then the amount will be split 60/40, 70/30, and the amount of Baoyu left for her and her sister will only decrease.
The fifteenth floor, plus the Black Erosion Dragons from the previous dungeon floors, must have at least a hundred of them.
Even if you take away 50% of the precious jade, it would still be a super feast for the two sisters for a long time.
Seeing Gana holding the precious jade the size of an orange, she suddenly bit down with a mouthful of sharp, white shark teeth. The loud cracking sound of the jade shattering reached their ears—
Having raised these two troublemakers, Qin He will be in for a lot of pain later.
But seeing the little girl with a satisfied and happy smile on her face, Qin He felt he hadn't lost out.
After devouring the precious jade in a few bites, Gana transformed back into her original form as the Extinction Dragon. She then grabbed the black erosion dragon, which was radiating purple light, and began to devour it.
Gashia also transformed back into her original form, and the World Destroyer, which was a size larger than her sister, lay down in front of another Black Eclipse Dragon that had been dealt with.
Without asking Qin He for the precious jade, Gashia lowered her head and quietly began to bite and devour her energy-rich prey.
Suddenly, the magical communication terminal in Zhong Liuxiu's hand rang. It was Zhuang Daihua calling.
Qin He was a little puzzled, but then he thought that Zhuang Daihua might want to talk to Zhong Liuxiu about something private, so he didn't appear on the other side of the screen.
"Sleeve~ How's it going over there? I'm planning to use the magic core power you mentioned to create a hot spring in my demiplane ring~"
Although Zhuang Daihua bought a lot of bath-related products when she came.
But in this world, a single spell can completely purify any filth on one's body.
Most monks do not need to cleanse their bodies through bathing. For them, bathing is mainly for skin care and improving their physical condition.
From the spellbook that came with the Staff of Molten Embers, Zhuang Daihua found several spells that could create artificial hot springs.
Having secretly obtained several fire-type magic cores from Qin Lan, she now needed to solve her bathing problem.
Although purification spells could solve the problem, Zhuang Daihua, a homebody girl from Earth who values hygiene and has a mild case of mysophobia, would not allow herself to be without a place to take a bath.
As a novice, Zhuang Daihua failed several times in her first attempts. But she always felt strange asking Qin He for help with such a small matter.
Besides... it felt strange for Qin He to know that girls were taking baths!
If he felt that she was the kind of woman who needed to bother a man for everything, and that she was a woman who constantly used excuses like fixing pipes or computers to get closer to him, Zhuang Daihua would go crazy.
Therefore, she chose to seek help from Zhong Liuxiu first.
The fire-type magic core is now in place. However, to make the artificial hot spring take shape, a third-tier water-type magic core is still needed.
"Sleeve~ Look, the magic circle I drew this time is correct, right? As long as we put the water-type magic core that provides the water source here, the hot spring can be used."
Zhong Liuxiu swayed her soft dragon tail, indicating that if Qin He wanted to see, he should do so from an angle where Zhuang Daihua couldn't see him. After all, she was a young lady who had transmigrated, and she would definitely be shy about such private matters.
Qin He's vision went black as he realized he had moved away from the range of the magic communication terminal.
"Hmm... the magic circle is fine. Do you have any magical beasts you can hunt?"
Zhong Liuxiu remembered that Qin He had previously assigned Zhuang Daihua a task: to assist Qin Lan in hunting large prey in the jungle.
In other words, as long as the prey for obtaining the Tier 3 water-type magic core is a large aquatic magical beast, the requirements for the artificial hot spring can be met, and the reward from the previous quest can also be obtained.
"Okay! I'll go out with Qin Lan later to hunt a Whirlpool Horned Python by the water. It's a water-type magical beast around level five. We should be able to take it down together."
Fourth-tier python-type magical beasts fall under the category of scaled reptiles. Facing the Iron Dragon Qin Lan, who possesses dragon might, they would naturally be at a disadvantage—
Last time, Qin Lan, who was still a young dragon, successfully escaped from the mouth of this giant python.
After advancing to the level of a young dragon, Qin Lan reached the strength of the middle stage of the third tier, equivalent to Zhuang Daihua's level after transforming into a purple dragon.
Furthermore, Zhuang Daihua can use the Staff of Molten Embers after transforming into a purple dragon.
By swallowing this legendary high-grade staff, she can harness its power within the dragon's pristine stomach.
At that time, Zhuang Daihua will be able to cast spells at will, just like when she was wielding the staff. Even if that vortex horned python had twenty lives, it wouldn't be enough for them to defeat.
Looking at the task list, the two unfinished tasks that Qin He had previously given to Zhuang Daihua now have specific rewards that can be viewed.
【Young Dragon Hunter】: Assist Iron Dragon Qinlan in capturing any large prey in the jungle.
Quest Reward: 500 Special Steel Balls for Hand Crossbows (with Knockback Enchantment).
【Return to Civilization】: Find any city or village.
任务奖励：金币*10000、约顿大陆全套身份证件*2、冒险者徽章*2、法师公会专业认证书*1、魔法师公会初等新手法袍*1。
Chapter 386 Golden Land
Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan are about to go hunting, and Qin He also needs to find a way to enter the Golden Land.
As the World Destroyer Dragon, Gashia naturally knew about her neighbor on the fifteenth underground level who had cleared three layers of the labyrinth.
The Radiant Dragon here is naturally capable of transforming into human form, possessing a graceful and dignified appearance like a true earth goddess.
Unfortunately, this normally gentle and serene earth goddess has recently become enraged by the noise and pollution caused by the gray dwarves starting their mining machines in her golden land.
Grey dwarves, goblins, and kobolds—all the races mining in the Golden Country—have invariably incurred the wrath of the Kulve Taroth.
Even the Felynes, who had been allowed to mine within the Golden Country, have now been driven out by Kulve Taroth. Aside from Kulve Taroth herself, there are no other intelligent beings left in the Golden Country.
“If you want to enter the Golden Land, you’ll have to find a new entrance. I found one before, but it collapsed completely for some reason.”
As a world-destroying dragon that has lived for thousands of years, Gashia has naturally interacted with Kulve Taroth. However, the entrance she had previously visited has collapsed.
According to Gu Long's concept of time... it's likely that Kulve Taroth has already used its unique magnetic field to disrupt the overall structure of the Golden City.
Even if we can find the original entrance, it may have already been sealed off by the Golden City.
Even in its anger, Kulve Taroth still held back against the tiny felines of the Grimmsnarl. After all, all they wanted was some gold to adorn their tribe.
Even on the outermost surface of the Golden Land, Imperial Gold can still be mined. It may be of lower purity, but that doesn't prevent primitive tribes like the Qimian Clan from using it for casting and sacrificial purposes.
As Gashia just said, if Qin He's goal is simply mining, she could easily help him obtain the Imperial Gold of the Kulve Taroth—all she needs to do is find the right spot and dig a few times with her claws.
Most creatures that reach the fifteenth level end up in the Golden Land of the Radiant Dragon.
But Qin He wanted to pay his respects to Xuan Huilong directly at this critical juncture...
"It's alright. Since Kulve Taroth can hold back against the Grimmsnarl, I can try my luck too."
To put it simply, Kulve Taroth is actually one of the most docile of the Elder Dragons. As long as you don't personally provoke her, everything is still negotiable.