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This statement is by no means a mere threat; given the Red Dragon's fiery temper, it wouldn't be surprising if he did something drastic.

Cleaning up the bits of meat and scraps scattered all over the floor was not easy, and they didn't know where to clean them up either.

However, the Red Dragons naturally have their own unique methods.

They quickly gathered some dry branches from near the cave and piled them on top of the debris. Then, the three baby dragons raised their heads, briefly prepared themselves, and then opened their mouths to spew forth their breath.

Although the baby dragon's breath organs are not yet fully developed, they are more than enough to ignite wood.

Three fire snakes, one large and two small, accompanied by wisps of rising black smoke, spewed from the mouths of the three fledgling dragons, igniting the dry branches piled on the ground.

As the flames rise, the remaining debris, fragments, and bloodstains on the ground are charred and carbonized under the intense heat, eventually mixing with the embers and leaving no trace.

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"Damn it! That breath made me even hungrier."

"I really want to eat a whole wild boar! A whole one!"

Their innate fire resistance meant that Sistana and Kalp didn't need to stay away from the flames. Instead, they lay down right next to the fire, letting the leaping flames lick their scales while grumbling incessantly.

Thor ignored them, found a secluded corner and lay down, closing his eyes as if to rest, but in reality he was manipulating the giant turntable in his mind.

Thanks to the "selfless contributions" of Sistana and Kalp during this period, the balance of mental essence has finally increased to 1.52, which is enough to make the simplest extraction.

When a wisp of spiritual essence transforms into starlight and is cast into the giant turntable, the outermost ring of the turntable immediately begins to spin with a rumbling sound, eventually coming to a steady stop on a simple diamond pattern.

Thor focused his attention on the past, and more information appeared: a small piece of dragon crystal, whether to extract it, yes/no.

'Can we not collect it immediately?'

Thor had a thought, and considering that the current environment was not safe, he naturally chose "no".

He began to recall information about dragon crystals in his mind.

This is a product of highly concentrated ley line energy. In the world of Monster Hunter, it is widely found in the Elder's Recess and is considered a rather precious mineral.

However, it's not entirely accurate to say it's incredibly precious. Dragon crystals are piled up like mountains throughout the Elder's Recess, and are found everywhere, almost as plentiful as roadside stones.

However, upon seeing the extraction result, Thor still squinted his eyes in delight.

The digestive system of true dragons allows them to digest almost all ordinary substances in the world. Although flesh and blood are a high-quality food for red dragons, they are far from the best.

Only those gems and metals imbued with magic are the ideal food for true dragons.

Dragon crystals, rich in energy, undoubtedly belong to this category.

Chapter Five: Going Out

"Do you intend to live by eating stones forever? Even the lowest worm doesn't live like that!"

We are the Red Dragons! Noble, powerful, and brutal, only the freshest flesh and blood are worthy to be our food!

Look at the vast forests and plains outside the cave; countless prey await our hunt…

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Thor stood on a protruding rock in the cave, his upper body upright, waving his short, thick forepaws, and was giving a passionate speech to Sistana and Kalp.

He was really fed up with eating stones. It would be fine if he hadn't eaten any other food since birth, but he had eaten wild boar scraps a while ago.

The aroma of flesh and blood lingered in his mind for days afterward.

The Dragon Mother would go out every two days, but each time she would return empty-handed after eating her fill. She didn't even give the three baby dragons a chance to scavenge for trash, let alone take care of them.

Thor had had enough of this hunger and hardship, and finally decided to go hunting on his own.

However, despite the adult red dragons' arrogance and domineering presence, their fledgling stage is arguably the most miserable of all true dragons.

Metal dragons, needless to say, will all take good care of their offspring, and neutral gem dragons and terrestrial dragons will not be left unattended either.

Among the five chromatic dragons alone, the blue dragon treats all the young dragons as its own property and usually provides them with some care. The price is that once the young dragons grow up, they need to risk their lives for it.

Black dragons that prefer to live in swamps, green dragons in forests, and white dragons in glaciers and snowfields are born with a layer of camouflage that helps them better survive their fledgling stage.

But the red dragon is different. Its bright red scales are extremely eye-catching in nature. Not only will prey run away when they see it from afar, but it will also attract the attention of dangerous predators more easily.

This results in the vast majority of red dragons hiding in underground caves and surviving by digging for insects during their hatchling stage.

Thor didn't want to eat insects, not at all. He only wanted to eat meat, to eat meat in big mouthfuls.

However, the success rate of hunting alone as a young dragon is too low, and it is not easy to escape when encountering dangerous creatures.

To this end, he went so far as to encourage Sistana and Calp to go out with him.

After all, there's a saying that goes something like this: I don't need to run faster than a bear, just faster than my companions.

If a person encounters a tiger in the wild, they will almost certainly die. However, if three people are together, there is a greater chance that one or two of them can escape.

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'Did I get born into the wrong family? Perhaps a green dragon would be more suitable?'

With their thoughts racing, Sistana and Calp, under Thor's influence, soon also expressed their intention to go out.

So the three fledglings, who were already starving, did not wait long and quietly crawled out of the cave that night under the cover of darkness.

Their natural dark vision allows them to see clearly even in dim light.

Looking down from the platform protruding from the cave entrance, the first thing that catches the eye is a large area of ​​low hills, covered with lush vegetation and overgrown weeds, belonging to a type of earthen and rocky hilly area.

Judging from the yellow and green intertwined grass leaves and the grass seeds that bend the stems of weeds, it can be roughly determined that it is autumn.

This is good news for the three baby dragons. In order to prepare for the upcoming winter, their prey will accumulate a thick layer of fat, making their meat plump and delicious.

The flight of a true dragon is less about flapping its wings and more about a magical ability, with the wings playing only a supporting role.

So even though the wings of the three baby dragons were not fully developed and appeared very short compared to their body proportions, they could still glide for long distances.

Without the slightest hesitation, they leaped off the platform at the cave entrance, gliding along in the cool evening breeze until they finally crashed into a dense patch of grass in the distance.

Don't be fooled by the fact that a two-meter-long fledgling dragon sounds huge; most of its length is actually its neck and tail. The rest of its body is probably only about one meter long, which is smaller than a large hunting dog.

So they easily hid in the bushes, moving stealthily and searching their surroundings.

One of the benefits of Daenerys Targaryen's existence is probably that her fierce aura has deterred many predators, making the entire low hills free of any particularly dangerous creatures.

As they parted a thicket of weeds, under a plant resembling reeds, the three fledgling dragons discovered a gray creature with long ears, crunching on a grass stem—it was a wild rabbit.

"Good luck, wait a minute, we..."

Thor's eyes lit up, and he was about to have the two young dragons work together to flank them when, unexpectedly, two bright red figures suddenly darted out from beside him.

"This prey is mine, and no one can take it from me!"

"Damn Karp, he's mine!"

The sudden sound startled the ever-vigilant hare. Its long ears twitched, and with a powerful push of its feet, its entire body transformed into a flowing gray shadow, disappearing into the distant thorns.

The two fledglings couldn't stop and crashed headlong into it. Even with their scales protecting them, they were still pricked and bled.

Before they could even struggle to their feet, Thor had already clenched his claws into fists and slammed them hard into their foreheads.

"You two idiots, you can't even catch a rabbit, and you still have the nerve to call it your prey!!"

After saying that, he grabbed the two baby dragons by the neck, pulled them up from the ground, and shoved his round head forward, staring fiercely into their eyes.

"Remember, all the prey belongs to me. You can only eat after I've had my fill, understand?!"

"Why...!"

"Impossible! Don't even think about it!"

Sistana and Kalp were instantly enraged, and twisted their bodies, ready to fight back.

However, their size disadvantage prevented them from breaking free from Thor's claws. Instead, they were grabbed by the neck and had their heads slammed against the ground several times.

"How dare you talk back! It seems you don't respect me as your elder brother at all. My size, strength, and intelligence are enough reasons for you to believe I'm bigger, stronger, and smarter than you!"

After another chaotic battle, and having given his foolish younger brother and sister a good talking-to, Thor looked at the tiny subtitles floating in his eyes and couldn't help but feel a surge of pleasure.

Although these two guys are stupid, clumsy, and have terrible personalities, they can be given a piece of their mental essence once they catch their prey.

After all, generating mental energy also requires energy consumption; how can one have sufficiently intense emotions on an empty stomach?

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After unifying the team through force, Thor, with two young dragons, began searching for new prey.

They moved slowly from downwind to upwind, which not only avoided revealing their scent but also allowed them to utilize the dragons' naturally keen sense of smell to expand their search area.

The wilderness is never short of prey; what it lacks is the means to catch them.

After some time, the night breeze brought the three fledgling dragons the scent of prey: a ibex lying in a crevice in the rock, almost blending into the stone.

Chapter Six: The Hunt

Having learned their lesson, the two fledglings dared not act rashly this time.

Thor narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then gave the order in a low voice.

“Sistana, you flank us from the left; Kalp, you go to the right, go upwind, and drive that ibex toward me.”

"Don't talk to me like that!"

"If it weren't for the food, I wouldn't bother listening to you."

The two baby dragons mumbled softly, using their sharp snouts to part the grass stalks in front of them, and carefully moved forward.

Thor crouched low, trying to hide himself in the weeds, and began to wait patiently.

Time passed slowly, and the two young dragons traced two arcs in the dense grass, gradually approaching the upwind side of the argali.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the herbivore, which had been sleeping, suddenly raised its head.

A sense of danger seemed to permeate the air, making it inexplicably uneasy.

Its small, flexible ears flapped constantly, and although its unique horizontal pupils provided a wide field of vision, the generally poor night vision of herbivores prevented it from seeing its surroundings clearly.

Just then, a faint cracking sound came from upwind, like a dry grass stem being snapped by some creature.

The argali sheep lying in the crevice of the rock immediately leaped up without hesitation, took off running in the opposite direction.

The sound of hurried footsteps jolted Thor awake, his eyes fixed on the swaying blades of grass ahead.

Closer! Closer still! Just as the ibex's running trajectory was about to overlap with his location, when they were only 5 meters apart, the ibex suddenly turned left and fled in another direction.

'Damn it! I've been exposed! What happened?'

Thor didn't have time to think. His short, thick but powerful limbs slammed into the ground, propelling his seven-foot-long body as he chased after him relentlessly.

The power of true dragons is all-encompassing; although their bodies resemble reptiles, their structure is closer to that of a certain feline.

Therefore, they are not only powerful, but also have the ability to move quickly and explode.

Although Thor has only been out of the shell for a short time, he is not slow at all when he runs a short distance.

In addition, blue sheep are not herbivores that are good at running. Unlike antelopes, they are better at climbing steep rock faces.

The distance between them gradually shortened, and when it reached a certain point, Thor immediately leaped up and, using the buoyancy generated by flapping his wings, pounced directly onto the back of the ibex.

Sharp claws pierced the sheepskin, allowing Thor to firmly hold his body in place. With a nimble neck, he stretched downwards, and his mouth, which could open more than 90 degrees, bit down on the ibex's neck.

Even considering various forms of magic and supernatural abilities, the dragon's bite remains one of its most lethal weapons.

Despite being only a little over two meters long and resembling a young foal, Thor's bite force is definitely greater than that of a crocodile of the same size.

The ibex, lying on the ground, struggled frantically, but its throat was pierced by tusks, its arteries were compressed, and its brain quickly stopped functioning due to lack of oxygen, leaving it completely still.

Thor rolled over and got up from the ground, opening his blood-stained mouth and panting heavily.

The intense chase wasn't too much of a burden on his body, but the tension in his mind still left him feeling exhausted.

His already rumbling stomach meant he didn't rest for long before turning around and pouncing on the ibex, wolfing down the still steaming mutton.

The strong smell of blood, to the dragons' sense of smell, was as sweet as candy, making them very hungry.