The male supporting character was actually myself.

While the three pirates whispered amongst themselves, a desperate Alva sat on the edge of the cave that had once been filled with gold and silver, his heart empty.

Five years of hard work, risking life and limb, all gone in a single day.

Staying here without fresh water and food, we can probably only last four days at most. What if the dragon still won't give up after that? The escape boats are all gone, and the only way to leave the vast ocean is the big ship outside.

"Let's go back and negotiate with the dragon again!" Alva couldn't think of a way out, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the lame pirate out.

Seeing that they were empty-handed, the three pirates who had been taken hostage turned pale and cried out anxiously, "Boss, why have you been gone for so long? Where's the gold?"

Alva, being cautious, didn't completely leave Skull Castle. Standing in what he considered a safe spot, his voice trembled as he said, "Respected Dragon Lord, we've been terribly wronged by other pirates. Our base was completely looted when we set sail..."

"Liar! Mr. Dragon is lying to you!"

Before Jiang Chen could speak, the trembling hostages stood opposite their leader and angrily retorted, "The cave is full of gold and silver treasures. He just wants to use you to kill us so that no one will share the spoils with him and he can keep them all for himself!"

"Alva, you're actually this kind of person!"

"Liar! Murderer!"

Jiang Chen's massive body lay atop the Skull Fortress, his enormous head peering into the narrow opening as he asked in a sinister tone, "You mean, there's no more gold?"

The lame pirate knelt down with a thud and pleaded, "There really isn't any left, not a single hair! We would never dare to lie to you!"

"Whack!" He whipped his tail, killing the hostage he had already chosen, and roared angrily, "Without gold, you all must die!"

Watching their unfortunate companion die before their eyes, the two strongest pirates hid to the side and exchanged a glance, both filled with extreme resentment towards Alva. They could have easily eased the tension with the dragon by offering some gold, but instead, Alva chose to kill them!

Alva, if we don't survive, you won't have a peaceful end either!

With his musket ready, two shots rang out as the other party was still trying to explain himself. Alva was shot in the leg and ducked to the side, screaming in agony, "I have another treasure!"

That was the ultimate treasure left behind by the most famous pirates more than a hundred years ago. I went through countless hardships to find it after obtaining the treasure map!

"Mr. Dragon, if you would be so kind as to spare me, I'll offer you everything!"

The lame pirate standing next to him was not so lucky. He was shot in the chest and fell into the water with a "plop" after struggling for a moment before sinking.

"Eek! There's still some left!" Upon hearing this, the fluffy little thing rubbed its paws together and said impatiently, "Host, please don't kill him! Just leave one alive!"

Seeing that the dragon hesitated, Alva quickly gave another round of assurances, barely managing to "fool" the giant.

He then used the pretext of eliminating traitors to take up a longsword and fight two pirates at once, killing the two remaining pirates. He was left as the sole commander of the Black Sea pirate crew.

Ignoring the corpses of his subordinates, Alva pointed in the direction the dragon was dragging the pirate ship toward the island in the sea where the treasure was hidden.

The fluffy dumpling used the same trick again and looted a large amount of loot. Jiang Chen had also had his fill of playing around. He swatted Alva to death with one claw and then dragged the wrecked pirate ship toward the coast.

As he approached the shore, he transformed into human form, hung a warrior's flag next to the pirate flag, and slowly drifted towards the harbor with the help of the waves.

"My God, look what kind of ship that is!"

"The Pirate Flag Conqueror?! Holy crap! That's the Black Sea Pirates' Conqueror!"

"Pirates are at the port! Run!"

"Idiot! Didn't you see the warrior's flag? The ship's in such bad shape, the pirates must have been wiped out by the warriors!"

"My God, is that a warrior? He's so cool..."

…………

Early in the morning, a huge black ship broke through the morning mist and slowly drifted toward the harbor, immediately attracting a crowd of onlookers and exclamations.

A brave warrior went out to sea alone, killed the Black Sea pirate crew, and brought back the pirates' corpses and ships. The King of the Black Sea Kingdom was stunned when he heard the report from his subordinates.

That was a legendary warrior!

Finally, a brave warrior came and wiped out the pirate gang that was plaguing the seas!

Overjoyed, the king hastily ordered the heroes and warriors to be welcomed into the palace, where he would personally bestow rewards upon them.

Having made a strong impression, Jiang Chen returned home with a full load of goodies, traveling and enjoying the scenery with the fluffy little one. When he returned to Warrior Academy and was promoted to intermediate warrior with a certificate issued by the Black Sea Kingdom, only a month had passed since he passed the junior warrior exam.

The white-bearded headmaster was thrilled to hear that the kid he had his eye on had advanced to the intermediate warrior level so quickly. However, he still failed to accept Jiang Chen as his disciple. Jiang Chen then said he was going to slay a dragon and left with a perfect silhouette on his back.

"Is Jiang Chen actually a monster?"

"I never realized it before, my physical training results were just average."

"He's probably deliberately hiding his true abilities. Ugh~ those guys who repeated a year are all furious. They really think he's a complete idiot."

"I heard Jiang Chen received the Dragon-Slaying Order? Is that true? Which one?"

"Deep Water Ravine in the neighboring country! For the past two weeks, a vicious dragon has been causing panic among the people there. Although it hasn't killed or burned anyone, everyone has seen the dragon circling around Deep Water Ravine from time to time. It is said that the dragon wants to take over the entire ravine and enslave the people."

"He's only sixteen! He just graduated last month and went straight to the Black Sea alone. After killing the pirate crew and getting promoted, he rushed to Deepwater Ravine without stopping. Isn't he the chosen one?"

…………

While everyone in the academy was discussing it, Jiang Chen was already soaring through the vast, misty sea.

"Host, you're the last dragon! We deliberately made such a commotion in the deep ravine, even if it meant 'slaughtering' ourselves, we still had to get the dragon bones back. What are you planning to do?" The fluffy dumpling, used to "riding the dragon," sat comfortably, munching on dried fish, and asked curiously.

Jiang Chen traced a beautiful arc in the gale and replied with a thunderous roar: "That's why I have to go out to sea. I can just go to the Dragon Tomb and pick up a piece of dragon bone to complete my mission."

The deep ravine was chosen as the location for the play because of its strategic location. They'll say the dragon's corpse fell into the ravine, and even if some busybodies try to find it, they won't be able to find any trace of it.

Chapter Thirteen: The Sea of ​​Death

"Meow~ I see!" The fluffy ball lay completely flat, scratching its ears with its hind legs, and exclaimed sincerely, "My host is the best! Meow can eat and drink for free and just lie around and win, hehe..."

The Misty Sea is the largest ocean in the entire mission world.

Based on a comparison with a real-world map, the ocean basically occupies the entire Northern Hemisphere. The closer you get to the north, the harsher the environment becomes. Countless reefs, storms, sudden fog, and unknown terrifying creatures in the deep sea pose deadly threats to humans.

The little white cat didn't know how long it had slept, and when it woke up and looked down, it was startled.

The ocean, shrouded in thick fog, was as silent as if frozen in time. Countless shipwrecks, large and small, lay piled together. Some had only half of their hulls sticking out, while others had only their crooked, massive masts visible. Many tattered sails hung from the masts like spider webs. There was no wind or sunlight. It was a terrifying place where time seemed to stand still.

"These ships were left behind by warriors who went out to sea to hunt dragons long ago. This area is full of reefs, and few people can leave the deadly sea in a small boat after hitting a reef. This shows how much the warriors paid to defeat the dragons."

Jiang Chen's enormous wings glided silently across the catastrophic sea as he flew further north.

The fluffy dumpling, perched on the dragon's back, looked down and couldn't help but gasp in amazement. "This kind of enemy is worthy of respect. It's a real pity that warriors these days don't even have the courage to set sail."

"Dragons never hunt enemies in the Sea of ​​Death. Even warriors who have run aground and are on the verge of death deserve respect. So countless bones lie quietly in these shipwrecks, and no one will disturb their sleeping souls."

The little white cat, who had initially been tempted to loot the shipwreck, lowered its head in shame upon hearing this, then buried its round face in its paws and remained silent.

According to the original owner's memories, the Dragon Tomb does not actually have a fixed location.

Every dying dragon has its own thoughts and will choose its final resting place according to its preferences. Some will even drift on the sea and sink to the bottom of the sea and disappear under the waves as they are swallowed by death.

However, most dragons choose to eventually stay on the numerous islands near the center of the Misty Sea, a place shrouded in storms and dense fog year-round, a place that even the most powerful human warriors have never set foot on.

Jiang Chen flew through raging winds and heavy fog and quickly found some giant dragon skeletons gathered together.

"This should be a family, equivalent to the ancestral burial grounds of humans." After landing, he found several dragon bones, about two meters long and with a special shape, in the middle of the long neck of the giant dragon among the white and hard dragon skeleton, and put them into the system space.

The fluffy little ball of fur curiously leaned closer. "Host, why can such a small piece of bone prove that a dragon was killed? Can this thing be faked?"

"The dragon bone is actually the most crucial bone in the dragon's neck, similar to the cervical vertebrae in humans that support the breathing passage. Removing this thing is like severing the neck, so the dragon bone can prove that a dragon is completely dead before it is removed."

Forgery is absolutely impossible; dragon bones are special and can remain intact for thousands of years.

The island where the original owner lived was formed from the massive skeleton of an ancient dragon lying on the seabed rocks, and after a long period of sedimentation, a small island formed in the middle of the skeleton.

Jiang Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the enormous and astonishing skeleton beneath his feet and said, "Besides the evil dragon war, I think the extinction of the dragon race was probably also due to environmental changes."

Look, this is a giant dragon from the past, its body is so huge.

The ancient dragon skeleton on the island where the original owner lived was even more magnificent. Although I am not yet an adult, even after I reach adulthood, it would be difficult for me to grow to one-tenth the size of the ancient dragon.

"Does the host mean... that the dragons are getting smaller with each generation of evolution?"

"Perhaps the laws of nature do not allow them to exist, and the script team simply arranged for me to die."

"It sounds a bit like the extinction of the dinosaurs... such huge and powerful creatures just disappeared like that..."

He raised an eyebrow. "Little Bai, you even know about dinosaurs?"

"Huh? Isn't this common knowledge? Kids all know a lot about dinosaurs!" The fluffy ball hugged its short claws as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Taking the opportunity, Jiang Chen pressed further, "Where do children come from who can name so many dinosaurs? There are no dinosaurs in our current mission world."

"Ah... Oh dear, the main system doesn't allow me to fold my memories, so how would I remember where I heard it from... It was probably in another mission world."

The little white cat waved its paws nonchalantly, "Who cares? Let's get the dragon bone and head back quickly. This place is creepy and scary."

Other mission worlds?

It has no connection to the real world?

Jiang Chen had some doubts, but arguing with a confused little cat whose CPU often couldn't handle it would be pointless, so he had no choice but to put away what he needed and then transform into a giant dragon, carrying the fluffy ball of fur back home.

Deep ravine.

For nearly half a month, the townspeople who have lived here for hundreds of years have been living in constant fear. Whether it is men hurrying along the streets or women sitting in the sunroom having afternoon tea, everyone is frowning and worried.

In the city, everyone's greetings have changed from various pleasantries to hurling dragon phrases. Although the city lord immediately issued a dragon-slaying order to the Warrior Academy in the neighboring country for help, he has yet to receive any reply.

"There seems to be no movement in the deep ravine these past two days. Do you think the dragon might have already left?"

"How could that be! They caused such a ruckus before, even trying to enslave the entire city, how could they possibly leave?"

"But we really didn't hear the dragon's roar, nor did we see its terrifying figure again."

A group of people stood on the city wall, mustering their courage to look out over the beautiful and spectacular Deepwater Ravine, five miles outside the city, and whispered among themselves.

If it weren't for the silence in the ravine these past two days, they wouldn't have dared to observe so closely.

The old ladies in the church prayed sincerely every day, begging the dragon to leave quickly and stop harming this lovely city.

"Breaking news! Great news!"

The newsboy ran through the streets like a gust of wind, shouting, "News from Warrior Academy—our dragon-slaying order has been accepted by a warrior! Soon a warrior will be coming to Deepwater Ravine to slay the dragon!"

The good news exploded instantly, and the citizens' faces showed a complex mix of hope, joy, and anxiety. Soon, someone stopped the newsboy from shouting, "Stop yelling! The dragon is the most cunning creature. What if it hears the news and prepares in advance? Then the dragon-slaying hero will be in a very passive position!"

"Where did you hear this news? Did the city lord release it?"

"How many warriors will come to slay the dragon? I heard that the last official dragon-slaying operation of the Warrior Academy sent more than sixty warriors out to sea, but only a dozen or so came back alive, and they were all injured."

"The evil dragon of the deep ravine has occupied the most dangerous position in the ravine. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy."

"It would take at least several dozen warriors to come as a group, right? That would cost a fortune!"