Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

Although this place was sealed by the red phoenix, it still did not affect Mercer's rest. At the same time, Rachel heard the news of the approaching floating island early and was already waiting at the door.

After feeling Mercer's arrival, Rachel bowed slightly to welcome Mercer's return.

"Ah."

Mercer nodded, glanced at the floating island in the distance and said: "Call Hami and transfer all the resources on the floating island to the ground. The land with the ice veins and snow fields is still inhabited on the floating island. It’s simply a waste of resources.”

"Understood." Rachel nodded, and then after pondering for a while, she said: "There is one more thing, Lord God."

"Say."

"Because your awakening, the Ice Vein Snowfield has returned to normal, and the lynx family in the Canyon Forest did their best to do their best to the Ice Vein Snowfield while you were sleeping. They protected many of our residents, but just a few months ago, When the leader of the lynx clan wanted to go back to the canyon forest to take a look, he discovered something unusual on the road."

"I know, where is it now." Hearing this sentence, Mercer responded. It happened that he also wanted to meet this loyal lynx leader.

"It is under the floating island, learning the skills of driving a pterosaur with the lynx clan in the ice-veined snowfield."

"Let it come over."

Rachel nodded, turned around and gave instructions.Soon after, a pterosaur also flew slowly from a distance and landed shakily.

On the back of the pterosaur, the lynx leader walked down, rubbed his feet on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and came to Mercer:

"Are you looking for me, boss?"

Mercer nodded and looked at the lynx leader in front of him: "I didn't talk to you much after I woke up."

"Talk? What do you want to talk about?"

"For example, the natural disasters I defeated, the contribution you made while I was sleeping, or the abnormalities you discovered."

Facing Mercer's words, the lynx leader nodded clearly and sat cross-legged in front of Mercer with an indifferent expression:

"We keep our word. You defeated an enemy more powerful than you. I can't forget that shocking battle to this day. So after you defeated that... big guy called Natural Disaster, we have already I am your subordinate; as for the issue of Ice Vein Snowfield, it has nothing to do with whether I am your subordinate or not."

Having said this, the Bobcat leader squinted his eyes and fell into memories: "Your subordinates have helped us a lot and also taught me a lot of knowledge, so even if I am not your subordinate, I will lend a helping hand to you."

Hearing this, Mercer nodded silently and said: "Then, Ice Vein Snowfield welcomes you to join us. Just tell me what you need - then, let's talk about the thing you discovered. "

"Yes. In my judgment, that thing is an island." As he said that, the Bobcat leader's face became serious and he changed his posture.

"islands?"

"——When I took the spaceship back to the canyon forest you mentioned to see the situation in the original territory, I discovered a strange island appearing between the ice and snowfields and the canyon forest. Others also saw it. It was a strange island that had never been seen before. Islands that don’t exist seem to appear out of thin air.”

Under Mercer's gaze, the lynx leader said seriously.

"How old is it? Have you gotten close to see it?" Mercer asked.

The leader of the lynx stroked his beard and thought for a while: "Well... it's probably two or three times the size of the natural disaster. It's too small to be an island, but it's too big to be a reef - I I could feel the bad aura, so I just stayed around for a while and then left."

After listening to it patiently, Mercer fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Mercer waved his hand and said, "I understand, I'll go take a look later."

"Be careful, boss." The Bobcat leader didn't refuse too much. After admonishing him for a while, he turned and left.

Then Mercer called Rachel and ordered: "Prepare the food, I want to go out."

......

——After eating and drinking, Mercer licked his mouth, spread his wings and flew away from here, flying in the direction pointed by the lynx leader.

It is not difficult to find an island that suddenly appears in the vast and boundless ocean. In Mercer's memory, there is no place to stand on the route from the ice veins and snowfields to the canyon forest. It's different now.

He came to the sky above an island and stared at the land in front of him with squinted eyes.

He landed slowly, and his feet immediately sank into the muddy ground beneath his feet.

"Ok?"

Mercer frowned, pulled out his limbs, flapped his wings and flew up again.

He looked at the remaining soil in his hands, stretched out his tongue and licked it, savoring the taste.

"...This is clay formed by the heavy pressure of the seafloor. Why does it appear on the surface of the sea?"

Just when Mercer was thinking about whether to bake the land clean so that he could stand on it, the land in front of him suddenly shook. The next moment, Mercer suddenly became alert, and a familiar unpleasant feeling arose in his heart.

On a section of the island, the clay gradually rose up, a head emerged from the clay, and a familiar face appeared in front of Mercer.

...Xingzhou Dragon!

The natural disaster that Mercer had to pay a heavy price to repel seemed to have come here along the water flow, and for some reason got entangled in the clay and fell asleep here.

"--Roar."

Facing the natural disaster who stared at Mercer tiredly but unkindly, he immediately opened his mouth and stared at Xingzhou Long with great vigilance, with a red light brewing in his mouth.

Staring at the light in Moser's mouth, a trace of fear flashed in Xingzhou Long's eyes, and then he let out a long cry:

"Stop it——"

Just like the red phoenix, its voice was injected directly into Mercer's mind, but compared to the red phoenix, Xingzhoulong's voice was clearer and did not require too much suspicion.

This is the first non-humanoid creature that Mercer has encountered that can directly communicate with him, even if it is a natural disaster that humans call a "creature" that cannot be compared.

But Mercer did not relax his vigilance at all, still staring at it, but Xingzhoulong didn't care about it.

Chapter 286: Essence of the Earth

"It will do no good to us if we continue to fight. I recognize your will, you blasphemous monster."

Xingzhou Long's voice was low and old, like an old man.But for this, Mercer was more concerned about its subsequent nickname.

"...What do you mean - what is a blasphemous monster?"

"All things are born on the earth, and the energy in your body is the essence of the earth and another form of life. All things should respect life, so wantonly squandering this power is a blasphemy against life - such as those You are like the creatures that we have expelled into the sky. As for the so-called monster... you are separated from all creatures in the world. You do not belong to any kind of creature. You are an eternal alien. You can only use monsters. This word can accurately describe you."

Xing Zhoulong's tone was calm, and the tone that sounded in Mercer's mind was like sitting on a recliner and reminiscing about the past, but it also made Mercer feel an ancient aura, and there was no rage at all when he fought with him.

But the content of the words made Mercer feel a chill running down his spine, and Xing Zhoulong's eyes seemed to be staring at him with a hint of hostility.

"..."

Mercer fell silent, and the words Xing Zhoulong said casually contained a huge amount of information.Mercer had already realized that the energy of the earth's veins would extract his own life force, but he really didn't expect that this was another form of life... Does this sentence mean that all life comes from the energy of the earth's veins?

Then "I'll wait"... Could it be that Xingzhou Long meant that humans tried to study the energy of earth veins, so they triggered the [Catastrophe] and let natural disasters drive them out of the ground?

Facing Mercer who fell into silence, Xingzhou Long's tone was extremely calm: "——Pull out the power in your body and return it to the earth. It will be good for you and me. Otherwise, I will see you again when I recover from my injuries. If you abuse this power, I will show no mercy. At that time, even that little bird who doesn't understand the rules won't protect you."

"...What should I do?" Mercer was silent, then asked tentatively.

"You can ask for our help. We can control it to be extracted from your body. You just need not to struggle during this period - except for the fledgling, its control of its own power is too shallow."

Hearing this sentence, a trace of evil suddenly appeared in Mercer's eyes: "Listening to this sentence, it seems that your natural disasters are also using this earth energy?"

Faced with Mercer's question, Xingzhou Long just glanced at him lightly: "The difference between us and you is like the difference between birds and fish and your beasts. We are born to be able to fly in the sky or live in the water. This is what we are waiting for." Power also comes with responsibility; and you, like those creatures who were expelled to the floating island, greedily want to use this energy for your own use, but you don't know the cost of abusing it."

"..."

"What choice do you have?" Xing Zhoulong asked Mercer meaningfully.

乄"...I will consider it."

After Mercer finished speaking calmly, he flew away from here without looking back.

Xingzhoulong stared deeply at Mercer's back, then lowered his head, his head covered with clay and continued to sleep.

......

Mercer was flying in the air, and after getting away from Xingzhou Dragon, his eyes became gloomy.

The Xingzhou Dragon's intelligence would not be inferior to that of humans, but even it could not expect how well Mercer understood his own body.

Therefore, Xingzhoulong concealed the most important piece of information - that is, what would his body look like after the energy was extracted.

He knows the condition of his own body best. Mercer understands that his body has mutated under the accumulated destruction of energy over time. Every cell in his body is tightly bonded with energy. To withdraw energy under such circumstances will undoubtedly be harmful to himself. His body and even his cells were severely damaged like tearing apart. Even with his own recovery ability, he would not be able to survive such an injury.

In addition, Mercer can also feel that the vitality drained away by the energy of the earth's veins will not be restored due to the stripping of the energy. Although his injuries may be healed over time, the lifespan issue... Mercer had no clue.

Except for those places on the map where leyline energy is extracted.

Thinking of this, Mercer closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

His wings flapped and he accelerated towards the ice-veined snowfield.

The huge body landed on the high ground of the volcano. Mercer said to Rachel who heard the noise and walked out of the house:

"How's the transfer work going on the floating island these days while I'm out?"

"Currently we have only transferred some personnel and resources, such as members of the Ecological Research Institute and the Hunter Guild...and so on." Rachel replied meekly.

"Just in time. Call the director of the Institute of Ecology and the lynx leader."

Rachel nodded in response - not long after, the old man and the Bobcat leader arrived here in a mammoth cart and a pterosaur respectively.

Mercer got straight to the point: "The island you are talking about is the Xingzhou Dragon who is recovering from his injuries."

"Meow?!"

Under the surprised and confused eyes of the lynx leader and the confused eyes of the old man, Mercer handed them the cause and effect of the incident, as well as the information Xingzhou Long told him.

After hearing these words, the old man looked shocked, and the Bobcat leader was very surprised - but that was all:

"That island is actually a natural disaster covered in mud... Do we need to take a detour?"

"No, it's not hostile to you. Even if it wants to attack, it will only attack me. You don't have to choose a detour because of natural disasters."

Mercer was communicating with the lynx leader, while the old man on the other side was mumbling to himself:

"Is ley line energy another form of life? How is it possible! No... No, how is it impossible! [Ley Line Radiation Syndrome] means that the consumed ley line energy is extracting the surrounding life force? Is that so? That makes sense! Why are the sites for extracting energy from the earth veins generally located in areas where life thrives? It turns out to be because of this! Is this why we caused the [Catastrophe]!"

Facing the increasingly confused old man, Mercer looked solemn and said, "Calm down!"

Mercer's low roar roared directly in his mind. The old man felt a sharp pain in his brain, and then he looked at Mercer blankly, his mind empty for a moment.

After a long time, the old man came back to his senses and looked at Mercer dejectedly.

"Your fate is now tied to me. Even if you understand your past mistakes now, it won't help. There is only one thing I have to do."

Mercer stared at the crowd and said, "I will go to the leyline energy collection station. Even natural disasters cannot stop me."

Chapter 287: Red Phoenix

——At that time, even that little bird who doesn’t understand the rules won’t protect you.

After everyone left, Xingzhou Long's voice still echoed in Mercer's mind.

Mercer opened his eyes and exhaled slowly.

This sentence gave Mercer a better understanding of natural disasters. They are special and unique existences. Even if some creatures can cause similar power to natural disasters, they still cannot be called natural disasters.

Natural disasters have earth energy in their bodies, but they are not like Mercer who can destroy the body endlessly just by containing them in his body. Instead, they are compatible with each other and can even be used more delicately.

Perhaps because of this, the Red Phoenix brought Mercer here to extract its own energy over a long period of time. At the same time, it was also using the remaining energy from the natural disasters on this land to repair itself.

The reason why Red Phoenix expelled Mercer is probably because of this. Because Mercer repeatedly used this energy to attack, his body could no longer easily peel off the energy. At the same time, it was also because Mercer was unwilling to repeatedly oppose Red Phoenix's request. , only then did its patience reach its limit.

When he thought that his subsequent actions would be the enemy of all natural disasters, Mercer felt helpless.

"Lord God, there is a scholar who wants to see you."

While Mercer was deep in thought, Rachel walked up to Mercer and spoke softly.

"Ah."

Mercer nodded, and soon a scholar came to Mercer.

"Lord God, it's my honor to see your face again..." The scholar said the words of compliment, which sounded extremely awkward, and he didn't know who asked him to say this.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s normal. Because of Mercer’s slumber, everyone in the Ice Vein Snowfield fell into a slump, and because of his awakening, everyone in the Ice Vein Snowfield is now completely dead-set, regardless of whether they regard Mercer as a god or not. His faith inspired him.

"——If you don't want to be thrown off the mountain by me, just say so." Before he finished speaking, Mercer glared at him unhappily.

I was worried about the natural disaster and was not in the mood to listen to these messy opening remarks.

The scholar shook his body and showed an embarrassed expression. He stood there a little at a loss. Then he seemed to remember something and hurriedly pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket:

"——Yes, that's it, Lord God! We discovered something strange in the Ice Vein Snowfield!"

"Say."

"We started research as soon as we came back. When we were studying the nutrients of the land, we found that the force field in the land was weaker!"