Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon's Might-Chapter 18 - : Witness the True Red Dragon

Leon really thought it was over, but the slap to his face came quick; within less than three days, he encountered another trespasser.

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It was night, and he was taking advantage of the darkness to fish in the river. After swimming around for quite some time without catching any decent-sized fish, he could only satisfy his hunger with small ones. As he surfaced for air, he spotted a Tiefling suspiciously looking around.

A kind of humanoid primarily derived from human bloodlines, yet their veins carried the blood of devils. Compared to humans, they had horns growing on their heads, a long and sturdy tail behind them, very sharp canine teeth, and solid-colored eyes devoid of visible irises or pupils, with a redder skin tone.

Tieflings didn't inherently possess an evil nature, but many of them eventually gravitated towards evil. Regardless of their alignment, their independent nature meant that many Tieflings leaned towards chaotic alignments.

Had Leon not been sure he had never seen a Tiefling active in the vicinity before, he might have believed that the other party was a family member or servant of the Mother Dragon, and not an intruder.

The Tiefling was looking around everywhere, but the only place he hadn't looked was towards the river surface. However, even if he did look, it would probably be hard for him to notice Leon, much like how many animals drinking by the bank fail to notice a crocodile drawing nearer. Only Leon's eyes and the tips of his small horns were visible above water.

Judging by the Tiefling's attire, leather armor paired with daggers and a crossbow, his profession was likely that of a Wanderer, with quite simple equipment indicating not very strong abilities... not necessarily accurate, but very likely.

Which is why, for a measly three thousand a month, what are you really risking your life for?

Although Leon believed that he could easily take a life by cautiously approaching the Tiefling with a surprise immobilization spell combined with the Sword Control Technique, considering that he couldn't guarantee a foolproof victory and most importantly, without any benefits—as Golden Finger does not support leveling up by killing monsters—he had no intention of lifting a finger.

Leon didn't wait for the other to leave; he quietly went away and found another place to fish. After eating his fill, he returned to his nest to sleep. Honestly, because he was preoccupied with thoughts of the Tiefling, he didn't sleep too well that night.

Waking up the next morning, Leon truly hesitated for a while, debating whether to actively seek out the Mother Dragon to report what he had discovered the day before, or to mention it when Dragon Sister came to find him.

After pondering for a long time, Leon decided to take the initiative to visit the Dragon Nest, located at the mountain top, built among the ruins of a temple. The reason was simple: the successive appearance of intruders gave him a feeling of an impending storm—fearing death, he thought that face was more important than life, and it was better to drop his pride and seek the Mother Dragon's protection.

Apart from the time just after hatching when he had stayed in the Dragon Nest for a while, this was the first time Leon headed towards the Dragon Nest.

The mountain top seemed to have once had many buildings, most of which have long been destroyed and reduced to ruins, clearly the masterpiece of the Mother Dragon.

Although the Mother Dragon wasn't yet powerful enough to affect a large surrounding area, just the area near the Dragon Nest, a small section of the mountain top, was under her influence.

There was no teleportation portal leading to the Fire Element Plane here, but there were countless Fierce Flame pits and rivers of Molten Lava. The ruins of the temple, which is the Dragon Nest, were even encircled by fierce flames, smoke, and slowly flowing Molten Lava. Although Leon had heard about it from Salovis before, seeing it with his own eyes was still somewhat shocking.

Dragon Sister was rolling around in the Molten River, and as soon as she saw Leon landing in front of her, she immediately became vigilant.

Was her brother here to fight for her position?

The affection Mother was willing to give was limited; it wouldn't increase just because there was one more person, nor would she prepare more food daily. Under these circumstances, one more person means fewer resources to share.

"Why are you here?" Salovis lowered her body and growled at Leon, "Didn't I tell you that Mother doesn't welcome you?"

"Don't make a fuss," said Leon. "I have important information to report to Mother, now take me to see her."

Salovis gave Leon a serious look, said "Wait here," and ran off swiftly.

Naturally, Leon wouldn't obediently wait for Dragon Sister to report; he followed her into the temple, now a pile of ruins, without hesitation. The image he imagined of a Strong Red Dragon sleeping on a pile of treasures consisting of gold coins, jewels, and all sorts of precious items didn't materialize. Instead, he saw a lazy Red Dragon yawning atop a pile of rocks.

What a poor Dragon indeed.

"I didn't give you permission to come in," Dragon Sister expressed her dissatisfaction towards Leon, speaking with sparks flying out.

"Do you have something important to look for me?" The Mother Dragon shook her head slightly, looking quite refreshed.

Leon explained his discovery from yesterday, and paired with the attack from a few days before, he made a rather bold speculation—someone was plotting against everyone.

Not bold, not exaggerated, he feared he could not draw the Mother Dragon's attention.

Anyway, after the Mother Dragon's investigation proved that speculation, it turned out to be just his paranoia acting up; not only would he suffer no loss, but on the contrary, he could sleep peacefully.

"I understand." The Mother Dragon nodded absentmindedly.

"Alright, you can go now." The Mother Dragon did not rush Leon away, but Salovis seemed impatient to send him off.

"The Mother Dragon didn't send me away, yet you are. Who's in charge here, you or the Mother Dragon?" Leon stirred up trouble.

The Dragon Sister was at a loss for words, furiously impotent. Otherwise, could she still be the master here?

In summary, Leon managed to stay on, taking his first-ever lava bath, not needing to hunt for food himself, no need to eat fish, enjoying meats like beef, venison, horsemeat, and others he had never had the chance to taste—truly reveling in two days of a carefree divine life.

Living off the old too awesome, so happy he completely forgot about the intruder, Leon put aside the intrusion. The Mother Dragon listened to his wild speculations with an indifferent and careless demeanor, but she actually always kept it in mind. That afternoon, she brought back a wretched-looking Human Strong man.

"Speak, why did you trespass into my territory?" The Mother Dragon threatened, "If you don't talk, I'll eat you."

"I didn't know this was your territory..." The Strong man was quite aware of the circumstances, tremblingly he knelt down and began pulling out money, handful by handful, some reflecting yellow light, some silver light, and some gold light, "My lord, please be generous and let me go... I—I can pay, offer a ransom."

"Money?" The Mother Dragon laughed, "You're giving me my own money?"

"No, not that." The Strong man quickly explained, "Of course, all the money on my person is yours, but beyond that, my family will also pay a ransom for me."

"How can I be sure that after I release you, you will bring the ransom back to me?" The Mother Dragon squinted, "Perhaps you could write a letter to your family, asking them to bring money for your release... How much do you think you're worth? Ten thousand Gold Coin, or a hundred thousand Gold Coin?"

You brought that person back to extort him? Greedy for money, forgetting the important matters at the sight of it. Leon couldn't bear listening any longer, he jumped out and said to the Strong man: "You surely didn't trespass unintentionally, what is your actual purpose here?"

"I have no purpose." The Strong man quickly waved his hands, "I truly didn't mean to offend."

"Not talking, huh." Leon became anxious, afraid the Mother Dragon would let the man go after being swayed by the money, "Looks like I have to employ some methods."

Leon gestured wildly with his hands and feet.

"Flaying, that is to peel off your skin while you're still alive..."

"Boiling alive, which involves soaking you in cold water, then gradually heating it. At this point, your body will slowly scald in the hot water, skin starting to peel away, remaining conscious to feel every bit as your body gets progressively burned, until finally dying in extreme pain..."

"Dislocation, to have each of your limbs tied to four wheels, as the wheels turn, your limbs stretched to their limit, witnessing your body slowly being torn apart, limb from limb..."

Leon recounted the torture methods he had learned about online. The Strong man gulped, turning his head to find the Mother Dragon and Dragon Sister staring at him, dumbfounded.

The Red Dragon, foremost among the Colorful Dragons, undoubtedly, a chaotically evil True Dragon.

Aren't you being a bit too Red Dragon?

The Strong man confessed; he did know something after all. It turns out that someone from the Empire had come, because the Empire had a fugitive, Edwin.