Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

"Lucas, that's a dragon, you..."

Looking at the several top-grade magic crystals in Lucas's hand, Elune felt a little worried.

"Don't worry, it's just a few magic crystals, he won't be able to detect them," Lucas said dismissively.

His tone carried a hint of self-reproach, as if he regretted not bringing more spatial magic devices, otherwise he could have emptied the entire treasure vault.

"Besides, even if he finds out, he can't possibly chase after me and eat me alive, can he?"

Lucas looked at the few stars in the sky that emitted a cold, eerie blue light and smiled slightly.

After all, under the watchful eye of the sky, any exposed dragon would be relentlessly hunted down by humans and the dwarven magic empire.

He didn't believe any dragon would be foolish enough to willingly walk into his trap and seek its death.

Elune clutched a ring tightly in her left hand, her heart heavy, and simply nodded slightly at Lucas's words.

As an elf, she naturally knew that this world was extremely unfriendly to dragons.

Five hundred years ago, the most powerful empire on the continent of Ysera – the Human and Dwarven Sorcerer Empire – inexplicably issued a bounty for slaying dragons, offering substantial rewards to anyone who hunted a dragon.

They not only developed a large number of anti-dragon magical weapons, mechs and other equipment, but also launched the "Sky Eye" satellite to capture the dragon's presence at any time.

They also established the Holy Church, whose Holy Knights specialize in cultivating a divine magic that is extremely effective against the five-colored dragons.

There are also dragon-slaying knights with terrifying strength...

The Elf Empire, which has always been peaceful and uncontested, has also formed an alliance with the Magic Empire, providing it with elves who are skilled in spatial magic in order to block the dragons' escape and plundering routes using spatial magic.

This trend has continued to this day.

Therefore, dragons are becoming increasingly rare, and even adult dragons, after witnessing the power of the Eye of the Sky, have chosen to retreat into their territories.

However, the fact that the dragon remained standing despite such circumstances is precisely proof of its power.

Elune was taught from a young age that dragons are evil and powerful beings, and she is extremely sensitive about her collection.

But when she saw Roland's pile of armor, she remembered the past when the two fought side by side, and her heart softened.

This spatial ring was a gift she personally gave to Roland.

She hesitated for a moment, then quietly put the ring away.

At the very least, we should take back what belongs to them.

As for Roland's armor and those magic crystals, she dared not touch them.

That's the dragon's prey; touching it will only bring you a more terrible retribution.

"Lucas, should we report this to the Vatican...?"

Elune spoke with concern, but before she could finish, Lucas's face darkened and he interrupted her sharply.

"No!"

Are you kidding me?!

If the Holy See finds out, won't all those magic crystals be gone?

Watching those top-grade magic crystals fall into someone else's hands was more painful than killing him.

Elune was startled by his roar, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Looking at the undisguised greed in Lucas's eyes, and recalling his frantic looting of magic crystals in the Dragon Cave, Elune instantly understood what was going on.

It turns out that he never intended to report it in the first place.

What he wanted was Roland's legacy, that pile of top-grade magic crystals, and even... the secret of the dragon.

Elune's eyes instantly turned cold.

As an elf, the education she received from a young age was—

Any trace of a dragon must be reported to the Holy See for judgment by divine power.

Without further hesitation, she spoke resolutely:

"Thorne, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"The death of Knight Roland cannot be left unresolved. But you cannot disregard safety for your own selfish gain."

"I will report this to the Vatican immediately; it is my duty."

Lucas knew he had gone too far, so he took a deep breath and forced a smile:

"Elune, don't you want to avenge Roland?"

He thought his words would move his elf companion, but to his surprise, she spoke very calmly.

"Of course I want to. But it's a dragon."

"Even Roland, who had just entered the fourth rank, died at his hands, and he was a paladin. This dragon is not one we can handle."

Lucas forced an awkward smile as he listened to these words: "Elune, I just wanted to give it a try..."

"No, Lucas, this is not something you can handle. I will definitely report this to the Vatican, and they will make a decision."

Elune, contrary to her previous gentle demeanor, spoke with a resolute tone.

"Alright, Elune, I promise you, I won't go after that dragon." Lucas sighed, seemingly having truly given in.

"However, I have a friend in the town of Toller who asked me for a favor, so I'll be staying here for a while. I'll leave the reporting and the funeral to you."

A glint flashed in Lucas's eyes as he spoke to Elune.

"Roland has already died at the hands of the dragon, and I don't want to experience the feeling of losing a comrade again."

Elune spoke softly to him, then left alone.

Watching Elune's departing figure, a shadow crossed Lucas's eyes. He gripped the magic pistol in his hand tightly, but quickly relaxed it.

After all, Elune was a legitimate elf born in the Elven Empire and a church priest, with protection. Killing her would certainly arouse suspicion.

But attacking a dragon is no problem at all.

As for one's own safety?

Haha, when the benefits are big enough, one is not even afraid of going to the gallows.

From the time Elune reports to the church until the church sends someone over, it will take at least a month, and during this time, it will be her opportunity to take action.

He took a deep breath, and the magic pistol in his hand disappeared, replaced by a square, deep purple crystal.

This is Star Essence Crystal, which can resonate with the ether waves that exist in the universe. The dwarves combined this property to create a communicator that can connect across continents and even planes.

Lucas found a contact, wrote a message, and sent it out.

A short while later, a reply came from the other side.

[The dragon is divided 30/70, I get 70%, you get 30%, plus 20 high-grade magic crystals]

Looking at the reply, he showed a pained expression, but still gritted his teeth and sent a "OK" message, then told the other party his location.

Looking at the reply from [Seven Days] on the other side, Lucas took a deep breath, turned around and looked at the swamp shrouded in darkness, his eyes filled with greed.

What he wants is not just magic crystals.

The dragon is the greatest treasure!

……

Alduin's dragon body was enveloped in a layer of translucent shadow crystals, like a giant cocoon.

Light and shadow shifted within the cocoon, and his body underwent a transformation, becoming increasingly majestic.

……

"roar!"

A tremendous dragon roar resounded, and a giant dragon with a jet-black body bit into the weak second-tier magical beast in front of it, tearing off a large chunk of flesh with a snap and swallowing it.

"Hiss~"

Standing to the side was another giant dragon with dark green scales, letting out a happy roar before devouring its newly captured prey.

These two dragons are Alduin's brother Karl and sister Lilith.

They secretly slipped out of the mine while Auduin was away for a few days.

"That damned Alduin!" Karl tore off another large piece of meat, grumbling, "That guy is the worst of the worst!"

Lilith, standing nearby, wagged her tail repeatedly in agreement.

Alduin not only forced them to work eight hours a day, but also only paid them one top-grade magic crystal a month.

This is nothing short of child labor exploitation... no, it's exploitation of baby dragons!

Karl was initially very happy when he received his magic crystal wages, thinking he could achieve a leap in social class, hire those kobolds to mine, and make money while lying down.

But upon seeing the crystal, which emitted a faint purple glow and was completely free of impurities, his dragon nature made it impossible for him to let go. His irrational infatuation with the glowing stone led him to abandon his kobold mining plan.

He then threw himself into Auduin's exploitation in pursuit of that beautiful stone.

How awful!

For some reason, Auduin hasn't come to the mine for seven days in a row, and hasn't even brought any food.

They couldn't stand it anymore, so they went out hunting.

As the two were enjoying their meal, a rustling sound came from the grass in the distance.

Karl raised his head warily, his dark green vertical pupils scanning the surroundings:

"Who?"

no respond.

The next moment, a dark blue laser suddenly shot towards Karl!