Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

The eerie blue laser was incredibly fast; Karl had no time to dodge, and his right claw was pierced through.

"roar!"

Karl winced in pain and let out a roar.

The laser pierced the scales of his right claw, and blood kept gushing out.

His once-proud scales now seemed so fragile.

Lilith, who was standing nearby, also realized what was happening and exhaled a cloud of black dragon breath.

She herself quickly spread her dragon wings and pounced towards the direction from which the laser was coming.

However, only a pale blue force field shield unfolded in the grass, and Lilith's dragon breath, which could easily corrode third-tier magical beasts, had no effect on it.

Her dragon wing was also struck by lightning, causing her to fall to the ground.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Several more blue lasers struck, piercing Lilith's limbs and rendering her unable to move, leaving her lying motionless on the ground.

Just as Karl was about to activate his Shadow Dragon talent and enter the Shadow Realm to hide, a huge bullet flew in and instantly hit his chest, forcing him out of the Shadow Realm.

This bullet contains divine magic!

Karl realized what was happening, but he was now unable to move. He could only stare intently at the group of people who emerged from the bushes, his vertical pupils wide open, filled with anger and resentment.

"Lucas, is this the dragon you were talking about that has already reached the fourth tier?"

A man dressed in silver-white armor and wearing a blue mask spoke, his voice cold and seemingly displeased.

Lucas, standing to the side, frowned and said uncertainly, "Roland did indeed die in the dragon's lair..."

Because he saw that Roland's relics were in the dragon's nest that had been discovered earlier, he assumed that the dragon had killed him.

The man in silver armor snorted coldly, "Lucas, these two dragons are clearly young dragons, only at the third tier. You should know what that means."

Lucas's face darkened; he understood the unspoken meaning in the other person's words.

A young dragon, at the third tier, is utterly incapable of killing a fourth-tier paladin.

In other words, it wasn't these two dragons that killed Roland; he misjudged the situation.

According to the agreement, he needs to pay compensation.

"Waldo, I'm willing to compensate with ten top-grade magic crystals, but I want one of these two young dragons."

He took a breath and said in a deep voice.

Waldo, the man in armor, whose full name is Iris Waldo.

He is Lucas's contact and the leader of the Blue Scorpion Mercenary Group, possessing fifth-tier strength.

He nodded slightly upon hearing Lucas's words, acknowledging his suggestion.

After all, ten top-grade magic crystals are enough to buy five fifth-tier magical beasts, and even the armor he wore, made by the dwarves, only cost five top-grade magic crystals.

Their earnings for a year are only five top-grade magic crystals.

Even though baby dragons are rare, giving him one is definitely worthwhile.

"Okay, but..." Waldo agreed to Lucas's deal, but then changed his tone.

"However, I want to go check out the dragon's nest."

Lucas's face stiffened. The dragon's nest contained a large number of top-grade magic crystals; if they saw them...

Lucas scoffed, "Dragon's Nest? That's the lair of a legendary dragon. If you're not afraid of death, then go ahead. I'm not going to keep you company."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

But Waldo simply beckoned to his other teammates, and they immediately understood, blocking Lucas's way and preventing him from leaving.

"Valdo, what do you mean by this?" Lucas roared.

"That's the question I should be asking you, Lucas," Waldo said, stepping forward with a cold laugh.

Lucas's face darkened. He knew he couldn't play dumb, so he said in a deep voice, "Valdo, our deal only involves dragons."

Waldo snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to use us and then take the treasure for yourself."

"If it really was a fourth-tier dragon, I would accept it, but... I've suffered quite a loss."

"I've already promised to give you ten top-grade magic crystals," Lucas said grimly.

It's important to know that ten top-grade magic crystals are worth far more than a fourth-tier dragon.

"Ah, Brother Lu."

Waldo sighed softly, then spoke.

"You know, we spent a fortune to get here by magic-powered train for this operation, and we also spent a huge sum of money to buy the latest Tier 5 individual power armor, as well as Tier 4 magic-powered armor-piercing sniper cannons and holy-enchanted armor-piercing rounds..."

Waldo talked on and on, but to Lucas, it all boiled down to one thing.

They also want a piece of the baby dragon's treasure.

Lucas's face darkened, but after feeling something in his pocket through his clothes, he felt calm again and sneered:

"Sure, but that's just a young dragon's nest. Don't regret it if there's no treasure inside."

Waldo smiled faintly: "Brother Lu, don't worry about that. I just want to broaden my horizons."

Lucas rolled his eyes, turned to stare at the two fallen baby dragons, and said:

"Hmph, Waldo, if you don't want to be discovered by the adult dragons, you'd better get rid of these two young dragons quickly."

Waldo nodded and waved to his men beside him. They immediately understood and came over with a gun.

Although Carl and Lilith couldn't understand their conversation, they knew something was wrong when they saw them coming, and they shouted loudly.

However, all of this was in vain.

"Whoosh~"

Two soft sounds rang out as two bullets pierced their chests, but did not penetrate.

The moment the bullet pierced his heart, Karl felt a surge of heat rush into his heart, and within moments he collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

Lilith, who was standing nearby, did the same.

This is a tranquilizer dart; it won't be fatal.

After all, a living dragon is more valuable than a dead one.

Seeing this, Waldo stared at Lucas without saying a word.

However, Lucas understood what he meant. He looked around and then walked toward a certain place, with the others following closely behind.

……

"There really is nothing there?"

Waldo frowned as he looked at the empty cave.

Lucas was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and scoffed, "Valdo, we've been working together for so long, would I lie to you?"

However, he also had doubts.

Even if some of the magic crystals he had stolen were discovered, the dragon would still have to leave a trace if it wanted to move the rest.

Those were top-grade magic crystals, but now there's not a trace of magic left in the air.

It was as if it had been swallowed up.

But Lucas quickly dismissed the idea, after all, dragons are all greedy and their instincts are ingrained in their bones, making it impossible for them to bring themselves to eat them.

Where did the magic crystal go?

Waldo looked at Lucas but did not answer.

It was only after working together for so long that he understood Lucas's character.

However, the presence of the dragon's scent here confirms that Lucas was not lying; this is indeed a dragon's lair.

However, he didn't believe there was nothing here.

Waldo turned and yelled at his four men, "Don't you fucking stand there! Dig this hellhole three feet deep! I refuse to believe there isn't even a bird's poop here!"

But just as they were about to take action, a voice reached their ears, startling them.

His voice was cold and angry, deep yet authoritative.

"What are you expecting?"