Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

Waldo slowly rose from the smoke and dust, his silver-white armor gleaming and spotless, clearly indicating that he had not suffered any harm.

He watched as tiny particles flew from Alduin's scales into his body, a cruel smile creeping across his face.

This was a special weapon that he had commissioned from dwarven craftsmen at great expense.

It is made from a shape memory alloy formed by mixing various rare metals and then using a magical process.

Therefore, even if it turns into powder, it can be reassembled.

However, it is not without its flaws.

But in Waldo's view, this cannot be considered a flaw; on the contrary, it can be used to achieve surprise.

He watched as Alduin roared in fury, his magic surging as he tried to force the fragments out of his body, but to no avail. He shook his head, marking the end of the dragon's life in his heart.

The unique flaw of this metal is that it is attracted by nearby magic, actively turning into fragments and constantly moving closer to the source of magic.

He always uses it with great care and wears a mecha suit to isolate his own magic.

Therefore, the more violently the dragon struggles, the more pain it will experience.

He picked up the special tranquilizer gun from his unconscious companion, glanced at Alduin with pity, walked closer, aimed at Alduin's heart, and pulled the trigger.

"call out-"

The bullet flew out, but pierced through his dragon body and embedded itself in the stone wall behind him.

Waldo was stunned and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

Alduin appeared behind him, opened his mouth wide, and ripped his head off along with his helmet, swallowing it whole.

Waldo never imagined that his armor, made of a fifth-tier special alloy, would be bitten through in one bite.

The mangled body, along with the remaining dull silver armor, crashed to the ground, unable to rise again.

Alduin used the Shadow Dragon skill he learned after his ascension, Phantom, as soon as the Holy Light disappeared.

He can use shadow magic to create clones, which are then under his control.

Therefore, he used his clones to confuse his opponent while he himself disappeared into the Shadow Realm, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

However, those memory alloy fragments did enter his body, but with the help of his Devouring Talent, his physical strength, having consumed so many minerals over the years, was already comparable to that of a metal dragon.

So, there is some harm, but not much.

Since the human in front of us wearing special armor is dead, then...

Alduin looked at Lucas, who seemed to be stunned, with his golden vertical pupils, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

Lucas's eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Even Waldo, a fifth-tier warrior, was bitten to death by this dragon, while he himself was just a merchant with a strength of only around the third tier.

The items on their bodies were all for survival, but they were completely inadequate in front of this giant dragon.

He narrowed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down, took a deep breath, and spoke to the dragon in a trembling voice, "Your Excellency, let's make a deal through writing..."

But before he could finish speaking, Alduin's dragon tail suddenly swept across, lashing him hard.

Lucas was caught off guard and was sent flying backwards.

Alduin stared coldly at Lucas, deliberately holding back his strength, knowing that the human before him would not die, and that he was only giving him a warning.

After all, it's only you who gets to scheme against others, not others who get to scheme against you.

Lucas coughed up a mouthful of blood. It was so sudden that he didn't even have time to use his defensive gear.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and, clinging to his last glimmer of hope, said, "Your Excellency..."

But before he could finish speaking, Alduin growled in dragon language, "Three thousand top-grade magic crystals!"

Lucas's face instantly turned ashen.

Three thousand coins. Even if I didn't eat or drink and worked for those nobles my whole life, I wouldn't earn that much.

"Your Excellency Dragon, this amount is far too large. Could you perhaps reduce it?" he pleaded, for the dragon's offer meant there was still hope.

Alduin looked at Lucas, tilted his head, and asked, "How many do you have?"

Lucas was taken aback, then quickly replied, "If I include everything I have, I can probably scrape together around twenty."

Twenty top-grade magic crystals are a huge sum of money.

Moreover, this doesn't even include what was stolen from here, but he didn't dare add it, since there were still residual traces on them. If the dragon discovered them, it would be truly the end.

Upon hearing this number, Auduin remained silent for a moment.

He could collect twenty or thirty top-grade magic crystals every month just from mining. The number Lucas mentioned was less than a fraction of what he had collected before.

Thinking of this, Alduin roared.

How dare they play me?

He felt there was no need to waste any more words with this human, so he spoke directly in dragon language.

"Vul!"

This is a dragon language magic from the Black Dragon's inherited memories, and its effect is "worm".

The moment Alduin unleashed his dragon language magic, Lucas's wounds worsened, he felt a burning sensation, and something churning in his stomach.

His brain was also affected by the psychoactive toxins, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

he died.

He died from dragon language magic.

Alduin looked at the dead human, sniffed it, and showed a disgusted expression.

Only at the third rank...

He was somewhat puzzled; how could someone at only the third rank dare to provoke a dragon?

They stripped Lucas of all his belongings and then threw his body out, leaving it to be devoured by other magical beasts.

He then looked at the few people he had crystallized and Waldo's corpse, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He felt a strange change occur within his body when he swallowed that human head... or more accurately, that mecha helmet.

[Devour Tier 5 Power Alloy: Heart Reconstruction (20%)! Gain Passive: Mana Reserves increased by 20%, Recovery Speed ​​increased by 20%]

Feeling the changes in his heart, a hint of excitement flashed in Auduin's eyes.

His own Devouring Talent could actually devour magical technology and cause such a huge evolution in himself!

Looking at the headless single-soldier powered armor and the scattered magical weapons, he smiled and began to devour and evolve.

Outside, Karl, who had just woken up, followed the scent and came looking for the scene. His pupils contracted sharply when he saw it, and then he flew away without looking back.

……

half a month later.

Carl and Lilith are still working as fully automated mining slaves, only now they are working even harder than before.

Ever since they learned that their brother had saved them and killed the humans who had captured them, and after witnessing him devour a single-soldier armor, the two immediately swore allegiance and dared not act recklessly.

But their main fear was that they too would become Alduin's food...

After Alduin finished eating the last piece of hematite, he looked at the two hardworking dragons and nodded in satisfaction.

These two dragons are much more efficient than before; they've already dug up nearly twenty top-grade magic crystals in just half a month.

After nodding in satisfaction, he flew directly out of the mine and went out hunting.

In the past two weeks, Alduin has eaten almost five Tier 5 magical beasts, and has already recouped his investment in his trade with his parents, even making a considerable profit.

He needs to make the most of the rest of the month by hunting more Tier 5 magical beasts, because by the end of the month he might be kicked out of his home.

Before that, he needs to make one more fortune...