Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1100 1082. Smaug

After waking up, Smaug's head rose from the golden mountain, followed by his body and tail.
There is no doubt about the weight of the gold. Although the gold that slid down from Smaug's body was only a shallow layer, it weighed at least dozens of tons!
This huge evil dragon felt weightless, just like a dragon that had just shaken off the sand on its body after waking up.

Smaug, who woke up from the golden mountain, cast an even thicker and darker shadow in the treasure hall, which was already dimly lit.

This is a dragon with a typical evil dragon image.

It is a dark reddish-brown in color, with overlapping layers of hard skin and scales on its body, and the jagged spines on its head form sharp horns extending backwards.

It has a skeleton of two wings, claws and two feet, which is different from the conventional two-winged and four-legged skeleton of the ancient dragons in the New World.

But the ball of fluff clinging to the giant pillar did not dare to underestimate Smaug at all. Not only because of the size of this ancient dragon, but also because of Smaug's extremely human eyes as he searched around after he woke up.

Originally, with a body length of at least 130 meters, it would be a giant even in front of the Molten Mountain Dragon from the Ancient Dragon Ferry!

The length of the Molten Mountain Dragon when it lies down is only about 250 meters! When it stands on two feet, it is only about 80 meters high!

The average length of an ancient dragon is about twenty-five meters at most!
What shocked the kitten even more was that after waking up, Smaug sniffed slightly, and then he started speaking!

"Okay, intruder, thief."

The evil dragon's huge lips moved slightly, and he spoke in a low voice with helplessness and a little teasing.

The sound made Bilbo and the fluff ball feel a chill in their hearts.

At the same time, Smaug's snake-like neck and tail were dancing, reaching towards the pillar where Bilbo was.

The fluff ball's claws nervously popped out of the palm.

But Bilbo did have his own 'little trick', for when the ball of rag saw the huge dragon withdraw its head from behind the pillar where Bilbo was, there was no blood on its mouth, or any dwarf in its mouth.

Inexplicably, the hobbits disappeared.

The evil dragon was knowledgeable and had used its nose to determine that there was a stranger in its treasure hall and that he was very close to it.

It didn't seem anxious, and even seemed interested.

The evil dragon's large wings and claws were folded and gathered at its sides, while its flexible and slender tail was dancing.

Along with its long snake-like neck, it dances in the air.

There was at least twenty meters between the two huge pillars in the hall, but the dragon's head was always lingering at the place where Bilbo disappeared.

But its slender body and swinging tail can span across several pillars.

"Interesting, you made me invisible. But you didn't really think that would be enough? Your smell, your breath. Ugh, it's obvious, really obvious."

The evil dragon said jokingly, and the low, malicious voice made everyone who heard it feel uneasy, and the dragon stench in their noses became even more unbearable.

But only Bilbo himself, who had disappeared, knew that the dragon had not lied!

Bilbo was wearing a plain gold ring on his hand, made of pure gold without any decoration or patterns.

After putting on the ring, everything in the world seemed to be covered by a dark and blurry filter in his vision.

An unknown and never-ending wind is blowing something away from all living forms.

The same was true for Smaug's body, but the dragon's eyes alone still emitted a deep dark golden light in this vision.

Smaug's long neck circled around the pillar where Bilbo was, and his eyes were fixed on the location of the thief whom he could not see but could smell and hear.

"Don't be shy, you are really a little different."

Smaug could not see Bilbo, but that was just "invisible". He played with and explored the mind and wonder of this intruder.

"Is it a treasure that allows you to hide from Smaug's sight?"

The eye, which was as big as a hobbit's, narrowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful and tentative look, and its nostrils flared.

"A treasure made of gold! It's made of gold, but it's more precious! Right? A treasure made of gold!"

The dragon's whisper seemed to carry some obscure and evil power unconsciously. The sound echoed in the dim golden reflection of the treasure hall, in the huge dark building, and in the spread of dragon stench.

The ball of fluff, which had not yet been noticed by Smaug, shrank its furry body into the carved groove on the upper part of the pillar. Smaug's voice made it feel dizzy.

But the brave and strong Felyn bit his lips with his two little fangs and stuck his head out with difficulty, trying to check on his friend.

Compared to the ball of fluff, Bilbo, who wore the golden ring, seemed to be more affected by the dragon's words.

He pulled out the ring suddenly and suddenly appeared under Smaug's eyes. At the same time, he put the ring silently into his pocket.

When he suddenly appeared, his entire inner clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

His hair was stuck to his forehead because of sweat, and he was breathing heavily.

It seemed as if his disappearance just now had consumed a lot of his physical strength and energy.

Seeing this, the fluff ball arched its entire body which was clinging to the pillar.

At the same time, a dangerous growl came out of his mouth.

But then the ball of lint saw Bilbo holding up his hands, showing a harmless and weak gesture to Smaug.

At the same time, he seemed to be unsteady on his feet and staggered a few steps on the golden mountain, just enough to cause his body to fall out of the shadow of the giant pillar, completely exposed to the sight of the fluffy ball.

The Hobbit even turned his back towards the direction of the ball of cloth, and when he raised it, it seemed as if he was swinging it unintentionally in panic.

But in the eyes of the fluff ball, this action is a clear signal - stay steady, don't worry. "Hoho, you are here, thief in the shadows."

Smaug tilted his long head and leaned one eye close to Bilbo, laughing in a low voice with playful malice.

Taking advantage of the dragon's narrow vision by focusing its attention, the ball of fluff quickly and silently began to move.

"Oh, oh! Great Smaug! I, I am not, I am not trying to steal your treasure!"

Bilbo himself didn't know whether he was panicking or calm at the moment.

Half of his brain very calmly made arrangements to send signals to the fluff ball, adjust his position, etc. after exiting the invisible state.

But the other half of his brain, under the dragon's gaze, almost choked even when he tried to swallow his saliva to relieve the tension.

"I just want to see your great figure! Oh! Great and rich Smaug! I want to see if you are as great as the legend says."

At the end of his speech, Bilbo's tone was filled with tears uncontrollably.

"I, uh~ I didn't really believe it in the past!"

"what about now?"

Smaug seemed to begin to enjoy the fear and flattery of the tiny creature before him. He turned his huge body, creating a wave of dark golden light on the golden mountain, and finally his powerful body was fully revealed to Bilbo.

Its wing claws were propped up on a stone base exposed in the golden mountain, and it was crouching on its hind legs. The membranes of its wing claws slightly spread out to the sides of its body during this movement, like two ferocious blades.

But even this posture, which was not too ostentatious and stretched out, completely occupied Bilbo's entire field of vision.

It made the Hobbit feel so cold that his hands and feet became stiff.

"Now, now, I just feel that you are truly above all disasters! Great, great Smaug!"

Bilbo's teeth chattered, but fortunately he was able to compliment the dragon as if he were singing.

Smaug did enjoy the hobbit's compliments, and he nodded slightly, even looking somewhat smug and communicative.

"You are a polite fellow, little man."

But then, the corners of Smaug's mouth twitched, revealing many teeth that were like swords.

In fact, no one can deceive the evil dragon with a few nice words!
"But you're not only a thief! You're also a liar!"

The sound of Smaug's roar alone was enough to blow the pile of gold coins in front of him into the air!
Bilbo's smiling face, which had lasted less than five seconds, suddenly tightened in fear, and he was pushed down the golden mountain by Smaug's roar!

"Ahhhh!!!"

screamed the hobbit, trying to steady himself on the mountain of gold.

Smaug seemed to be swimming in a mountain of gold, his huge, winding body creating huge waves in the mountain.

It was not in a hurry to kill this little guy whose words were somewhat interesting.

So the action that originally could be caught up with just a leap now requires a strenuous and slow snake-like movement to follow behind at a leisurely pace.

"You smell like dwarves. Did they ask you to steal? Do you think I can't smell it? Can't tell the difference?"

"I know the smell and taste of dwarves better than anyone else in the world! Do you want to deceive me about this?"

"no!"

Bilbo managed to respond while rolling over the hard pile of gold coins.

"No one asked me to come! I came here out of curiosity!"

And in the tumbling, in the countless waves of gold stirred up by Smaug, a gem that was only the size of a palm and could not even be ranked in the entire treasure hall was also washed into the air.

And whether it's Bilbo who is still rolling, or the fluff ball who has moved to another position and is waiting for an opportunity.

Although they had lost their ability to judge the value of gems due to the treasure house, they all noticed this gem at the same time.

It was as if even if it was among a pile of glittering gold, even if it was surrounded by gems as big as a human face, as long as it appeared, all attention would be destined to be focused on it.

The gem was more transparent than white, and within the transparent gem was a hazy and colorful mist, as if it contained a galaxy.

It was just as Balin had said: once anyone saw the Arken Gem, there would be no doubt in their minds.

This gem is one of a kind in value!

"puff!"

As his body hit the pile of gold coins and he exhaled involuntarily, Bilbo's eyes were still uncontrollably focused on the Arkenstone.

It was not until Smaug's body, smelling of dragon and feeling hot, approached him that he shook his head and came back to his senses.

"Oh, so this is what you came for? The Arken Gem?"

With a 'bang', the dragon's claws pressed on the ground not far from the gem.

"Then I understand, thief."

Smaug's tone held a rage that was hidden beneath the amusement and cruelty.

"You are in the employ of Thorin Oakenshield!"

(End of this chapter)