Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 479 There's no way around it
Because he still had no clue, Leon became somewhat discouraged. He lay listlessly on the observation deck at the top of the volcano for half a day, squinting his eyes, while his twin daughters, Sheeta and Tana, bounced around on him. Apart from occasionally wagging his tail, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

Regardless of Salovis's motives—whether it was to please him or simply out of concern as a sister—she looked at him with genuine concern and worry in her eyes, and asked softly, "Brother, you seem a little distracted. Is something bothering you? Tell me."

Leon, who was lying there lost in thought, slowly raised his long neck upon hearing this, glanced at his sister sideways, and gave a slightly mocking smile: "What? Want me to tell you so you can have some fun?"

Salovis shrank back, speechless at Leon's words. Her lips moved, but she didn't dare to utter another sound.

"It's nothing serious," Leon finally said, revealing his worries.

“That’s easy,” Salovis said excitedly. “Our Kingdom of Zhen Dan is right next to the Lost Plateau, which is full of giants.”

In the long-forgotten past, giants and dragons waged a near-endless war.

Time has passed, and the smoke of war has long since dissipated. Now, apart from the ongoing conflicts between frost giants and white dragons, and fire giants and red dragons, bronze dragons may periodically consult a storm giant, who will offer advice through prophecy. Cloud giants will help silver dragons find new burrowing sites, and giants and dragons can coexist peacefully.

However, many dragons may have forgotten their past grudges, but killing or enslaving giants is definitely an excellent way to increase dragon reputation.

“For a weak red dragon like you, winning against those ordinary giants would only increase your reputation,” Lyon sighed helplessly. “But for me, it would be bullying the weak, and it would only be embarrassing if word got out.”

“I’m not weak…” Salovis retorted, her face flushed.

"Not convinced? I'll give you a handicap." Leon curled his lip.

“Even if you just lie here and let me hit you, I still can’t break your defense.” Salovis hung her head dejectedly, like a deflated balloon. She thought to herself that strength is relative; in front of Lyon, she was just a weak red dragon, even though they were siblings…

Salovis glanced at Sheeta and Tana, who were playing on Leon. The twins looked alike and had the same abilities. She couldn't help but wish that they weren't siblings but twins.

“With my current strength,” Lyon narrowed his eyes slightly, “I would need to defeat at least a descendant of a giant god like the Fire God’s heir to increase my reputation.”

“Then let’s go find those descendants of the giant gods.” Salovis shook her head.

"Do you think you can just find the heir of a giant god whenever you want?" Leon rolled his eyes at his silly sister, annoyed. "Back then, the heir of the fire god was sleeping deep in the volcano of the demiplane. If it weren't for that fire giant, the furnace maker, trying to use the heir of the fire god to kill me, I would never have had the chance to meet him."

"Also, defeating the descendants of the giant god will increase my reputation, but not by much," Leon said, wrinkling his nose in annoyance. "I still need the giant god."

Lyon believed that if he could defeat a giant god, even Annan's youngest son Glorento, it would effectively enhance his reputation and allow him to smoothly become the new Dragon God.

"Kill, kill, kill." Salovis, true to her reputation as a red dragon who loves destruction and annihilation, said, "If we kill or enslave all the giants in the Lost Plateau, some giants will surely want to awaken the descendants of the Giant God to rebel, and then the Giant God might also get involved."

“I killed so many fire giants, including the heirs of the fire gods, yet Surtur, the chief god of the fire giants, did not appear,” Lyon said, expressing his doubts.

Sheeta and Tana jumped off Leon and onto Salovis. Salovis playfully wrestled with her two nieces for a moment and said, "So, are Vairakis and the Comet Prince still fighting? How many years have they been fighting?"

"Getting this done will definitely improve your standing among the Red Dragons," Salovis assured her.

Lyon scoffed, "What adult red dragon would care about the Gith Yankees?"

“This won’t work, that won’t work…” Salovis said anxiously, “What exactly do you want to do?” “That’s what’s bothering me.” Leon narrowed his eyes again, his gaze filled with confusion and helplessness. “I don’t know what I should do now.”

Salovis was clearly unreliable, so Lyon had no choice but to turn to Tassera for help; perhaps she could come up with a good solution.

“It hasn’t been many years since you asked Isley to help you with your publicity,” Tassera reassured Lyon. “You don’t need to be in such a hurry.”

Lyon sighed.

Seeing this, Tassera continued, "You've gotten anxious because you saw Fiora successfully establish the Order. The problem is, she's only successfully established the Order and has a little influence in Watchtower, but it's not effective outside of Watchtower."

Tasserla rattled off a string of words, and Lyon's initially anxious nerves gradually relaxed.

“But speaking of which—” Tassera suddenly changed the subject.

"But what is it?" Lyon asked. "Don't keep me in suspense."

“You want to become the Dragon God, but you haven’t even met His Majesty yet.” Tassera looked at Lyon. “I remember you only saw His Majesty’s projection, and apart from that, you didn’t pay any respects to His Majesty even when you went to Aphronas.”

Leon frowned and said, "What does it have to do with Him if I want to become the Dragon God? Do I need His approval?"

“You’re promoting yourself by associating yourself with the Gem Dragon God…that’s a good move, but aside from the Gem Dragons, the Metal Dragons and the Color Dragons might not be that interested in this news,” Tassera analyzed calmly. “You don’t need His approval to become the Dragon God, but gaining His approval can speed up the process.”

After saying that, Tassera stared straight into Lyon's eyes and asked, word by word, "By the way, tell me, are you afraid of His Majesty?"

Lyon remained silent for a long time, then his lips moved slightly before he said, "Feeling guilty."

Despise the enemy strategically and value the enemy tactically.

Admittedly, Tiamat has many clownish traits and is currently imprisoned in Aphrodite. The most common theory is that she is sealed there by a powerful curse cast by a forgotten giant god, while another theory suggests that she is bound to the Nine Hells by Asmodeus through some ancient pact. She is definitely not to be underestimated.

Lyon used to act tough and arrogant in front of Tiamat, but in reality, it was just a deep-seated fear of Tiamat. He tried to put on a fierce appearance in an attempt to intimidate her. But now he has mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and the Nine-Breath Breathing Technique, and even defeated the Ocean Goddess.

Tassera nodded slightly, a knowing smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "That's understandable. Although you are powerful now, He is, after all, the creator of the Color Dragons."

Tassera paused briefly, then said seriously, "My opinion is that you might be able to meet Him, meet the true Dragon God. You don't need His approval, but facing Him directly allows all the dragons to see you, and you can also see yourself clearly."

Tassera laughed and continued, “Even if you clash, and you are no match for His Majesty right now, a red dragon as powerful as you… you haven’t even reached adulthood yet, He is absolutely willing to invest infinite patience in you until you willingly submit to His embrace, and your safety will not be in any way.”

Upon hearing this, Lyon raised his eyes and glanced at Tassera, saying, "Even if He is like an iceberg at sea, with most of His strength hidden in the shadows, and He is stronger than I imagined... You overestimate Him and underestimate me."

Leon let out a long sigh, thinking to himself that he had never dared to see Tiamat before, but now he had to face her.

(End of this chapter)