Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

Estia raised her hand, and the cold wind dispersed the surrounding mist, revealing a girl in military uniform standing before her.

The girl's gray eyes were devoid of any light. Estia looked at her with some disgust, never expecting her to be an undead creature.

How did such a guy get into her Netherworld Dragon Abyss? Could it be the work of the world's AI?

“You don’t know me.” The girl in military uniform patted the dirt off her uniform. “But I know you.”

"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me who you are."

"Yunia".

“Your uniform…” Estia looked at Yunia’s familiar military uniform and felt a wave of nausea. “An Imperial soldier?”

"It used to be, but it's not anymore."

Yunia revealed her health bar; her level was LV300, surpassing all monsters except Estia.

She rubbed her eyes, looking like she hadn't woken up yet.

Then she leaned closer to Esther and said, "Lovely Silver Dragon, you seem to be sick."

"...Say that again?"

Estia looked calmly at Yunia, but was actually already preparing to enter battle mode.

"Don't misunderstand." Unable to express her emotions, Yunia controlled the mist around her to form a panicked expression.

What I mean is, your body is not healthy right now.

"Nonsense, I'm perfectly healthy."

As a dragon with extremely strong physical abilities, Esther has never been sick.

"Really? Have you been feeling hot from time to time lately, with your heart beating faster, and your mind not as sharp as usual, feeling a bit dizzy instead?"

"..." Estia was stunned for a moment. Yunia's words were almost entirely accurate. "Could this be considered an illness?"

"It's like a heat-related illness."

"Going into heat?"

"Don't you even understand the characteristics of your own race?"

"I don't know much about it, although I've had this guess..."

Monsters have mating seasons, during which they become exceptionally ferocious, while outside of mating seasons they are in a state of sagehood, and no stimulation will arouse their desire.

However, for high-level magical beasts, going into heat becomes the same as for humans; they can go into heat anytime, anywhere, without being restricted by a specific heat cycle.

However, this does not mean that the instinctive mating season is gone. High-level magical beasts still cannot get rid of the troubles of mating season. Even powerful dragons will become unbearably thirsty when they are in heat.

"Generally speaking, dragons go into heat around the time they reach adulthood. Didn't you go into heat before?"

“Never.” Estia has lived for over a thousand years, and only recently has she started going into heat.

"That's really rare."

How did you know I was in heat?

"I have seen many dragons and understand their habits."

"Where are they? Dragons are almost nowhere to be seen these days..."

"Something that happened a thousand years ago."

"..."

Estia felt a pang of sadness. In that glorious era of dragons, dragons were truly everywhere.

“Lovely Silver Dragon, I would like to give you some advice.”

"You said."

She wanted to hear what Yunia had to say, but remained vigilant.

"First, don't blindly believe what the world AI says; I hope you can pay more attention to her."

"You don't need to remind me of this."

In fact, Estia has never let down her guard against the world's AI; she possesses self-awareness and cannot be led astray.

"Secondly, I hope you can pay more attention to that human girl named Ye Qingxian."

What's the point of paying attention to her?

“It’s very significant.” Yunia knew Estella would say that. “Do you know what asteroides are?”

"Astrosis..." Esther had heard this from Ye Qingxian before. "You told her that, didn't you?"

"Well, and now I'm going to tell you that star psoriasis is very important to you."

"why?"

“Stardust is simply fragments of stars. It ravages the bodies of infected individuals, causing disease and leading to their death.” Yunia paused for a moment, “But if used properly, the power of stardust can be used for many things.”

"For example? Why is it so important to me?"

"The power of stardust can unlock the box left by your mother."

Upon hearing this, Esther showed a look of shock for the first time.

How did you know?! Who exactly are you?

When Estia was a child, she carried a metal box with her when she fled, but she could not open it by any means, so she kept it.

She never expected that Yunia, a complete stranger to her, would know about this.

“I know your mother.”

Yunia's words struck Estella's heart like a heavy hammer.

Estia once used various methods to try to find out the history of the Dragon Kingdom and information about her father and mother.

But everything seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace whatsoever.

The box that was put away was probably her only connection to her father and mother.

"Can you tell me more information? Who exactly are you?"

“Listen to me first.” Yunia didn’t answer Estia’s question: “If you want to open the box, you need to study star psoriasis.”

"Research? But I know absolutely nothing about it."

“You can study Ye Qingxian; she is a perfect example.”

Estia fell into deep thought: "Are you sure the stardust can open the box?"

“I don’t lie, and by the way, this is what your mother told me herself.”

"Could you be... Mother's friend? No, you're human, and an Imperial soldier at that..."

Unia shook her head; she remained silent on Estella's question.

"By the way, you can also conduct research in another way, after all, Ye Qingxian won't live much longer."

"Why? Didn't my dragon tears heal her?"

"Dragon Tears only has the effect of delaying the onset of the disease, and its effect will weaken with repeated use."

"Perhaps I can conduct research before Ye Qingxian dies? But if it's too late, do you know where else there are patients with stardust?"

"Why don't you try getting psoriasis yourself? You know, studying yourself is much more efficient than studying others."

"What did you say……"

Estia thought Yunia was joking, but Yunia repeated it again.

"You are a dragon, with extremely strong physical abilities, and you will not lose your life due to astrosis."

"..."

Don't you want to know what's in the box?

"I……"

Estia didn't know whether she should trust the undead girl in front of her, who seemed to know a lot of things she didn't.

But she was unsure whether she had contracted the disease or not, because she hadn't yet built up trust in the ghost girl. What if the girl wanted to harm her?

She had personally witnessed how miserable Ye Qingxian, who suffered from atopic dermatitis, was.

However, Esther asked first, "How does one contract asteroides? How is it transmitted?"

"Apart from the original infected individuals, the rest were all infected through that kind of thing."

"What kind of thing?"

Estia had a bad feeling.

"Intercourse—ah—" Yunia deliberately slowed her voice, "and it's also possible between people of the same sex."

"..."

"And it can also solve your estrus problem, so it's a win-win situation."

"Then I'll study Ye Qingxian instead."

Estia made her decision without the slightest hesitation.

Section 53, Chapter 048: Do the dead like riddles?

"Then keep it up!"

Yunia took a step back, and the mist began to spread around her body.

"Wait! I still have a lot of questions for you!"

Estia tried to stop Yunia from leaving, but as soon as she took a step, Yunia's body disappeared into the mist.

When the fog cleared, the spot was completely empty.

"Who exactly are you...?"

Estya muttered to herself. She had no liking for the undead, and even less for the imperial soldiers. The human empire a thousand years ago was an accomplice in the destruction of the dragon kingdom, and she had also been hunted down by the imperial army during her escape.