Chapter 14 Battle for the Leader
After nearly a month of repairs, the Red Dragon's territory is booming.
Under the command of Rump and the hobgoblins, the goblins and ogres have built a simple stone fortress in the Giant Valley.
The wall is more than five meters high, and a watchtower is arranged on a higher ground. Rump, who has a wide range of reading, named it "Rock Fortress".
This makes the valley, which is already easy to defend and difficult to attack, even more indestructible. Even if the human regular army comes to attack, the Red Dragon has the confidence to keep it out.
"Hurry up and work, don't be lazy!" The ogre, who is more than three meters tall, stood on the top of the watchtower and roared down.
However, the wooden watchtower seemed so fragile under the tall and fat body of the ogre, and even the wood could be heard to make a "creaking" sound - as if it was wailing for the half-ton weight.
"Hey!"
The ogres carried the huge logs and laboriously carried them up as the frame of the Rock Fortress watchtower.
As a close relative of the giant, the ogre is very strong. Apart from being greedy and lazy, he is also an excellent strong laborer.
The goblins already have the habit of building camps. With more than 400 goblins and the cooperation of the extremely powerful ogres, it is relatively easy to build a simple fortress under the command of Rump, whose intelligence is as high as 17, and the command of the big goblin.
Under the five-meter-high wall, a group of goblins are waving hoes and digging stones with all their strength.
"Hurry up!"
"You hit my foot!"
As sneaky creatures, they used to be lazy, but since the last time the angry ogre supervisor smashed a goblin pretending to sleep into a meat paste, this has never happened again.
After all, Rump's "beating" is only a temporary pain for the stupid ogre, but it is the end of the goblin's life. They know this very well.
"Ouch-"
"What is that?"
The goblins who were working looked up and were startled by the huge shadow in the sky.
I saw several huge figures flying in the distance, like a huge black cloud - that was more than ten two-legged flying dragons.
They just felt the call of the dragon blood in their bodies, and came in groups to see if there was an existence that was qualified for them to rely on.
The largest of these two-legged flying dragons was even more than seven meters long, with fangs and claws bared and fierce, and their body size was almost the same as that of Cassius, but much thinner than the red dragon.
And unlike real dragons, they do not have four limbs and wings, but have two scaly legs and a pair of tough wings.
The flying dragon's tail is strong and powerful, and at the end is its most powerful weapon: a highly poisonous tail sting.
These highly toxic flying dragon toxins can burn the victim's heart and arteries and veins through the returning blood - the lethality of flying dragons makes hunters and adventurers often covet their venom, and use it for alchemical blending and weapon poisoning.
The two-legged flying dragon's forelimbs are scratched on the ground, and the wing membrane is tightened behind it.
They landed and roared.
Calling the master here.
The nearby goblins panicked, fearing that they would be eaten or crushed by the wyverns, and they all fled here with their friends.
After all, they were too weak, and the slightest movement of those powerful creatures was enough to kill them.
The ogre magician was on full alert on the fortress wall, and had already begun to build a fireball model.
The chimera in the cliff cave also became alert, and the three heads had different expressions.
"Master, there is a group of flying dragons!"
"Roar!"
The red dragon flew out of the giant's mouth cave, uttered a long and distant roar, and descended in front of the flying dragons.
"Submit to me (Dragon Language)"
Cassius said.
The flying dragons roared noisily, then bent their slender necks and lowered their heads to show their submission.
But the largest of the flying dragons, seeing that the red dragon in front of him was only a teenager and was almost the same size as himself, chose to roar provocatively.
Obviously, he was overwhelmed by this rare opportunity to become the leader.
Leader battle?
A long-standing tradition among dragon creatures.
The two will fight, and the winner will become the leader of the group, while the loser will be driven out.
But for a proud pure-blooded red dragon, a despicable bipedal dragon launching such a challenge is definitely a great humiliation.
If Cassius was an original red dragon, he would have been so angry that steam would come out of his head and he would want to tear it apart.
"You made the worst choice. (Dragon language)"
Cassius was also furious, but the focus of his anger was his size - how long would it take to be like an adult red dragon, and with a shake of his tiger body, these monsters bowed down.
"And I will give you - death! (Dragon language)"
The red dragon flapped its wings and flew high, looking down at it from the top of the bipedal dragon.
[Based on your own strength, you can observe the following information]
Flying Dragon
Large dragon, no alignment
AC: 13 (natural armor)
Speed: 20 feet, fly 80 feet
Strength - 19
Agility - 10
Constitution - 16
Intelligence - 5
Perception - 12
Charisma - 6
Skill proficiency: Perception +2, Hunting +4
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, passive Perception 14
Languages: Can understand Dragon Language
Action Skills: Multiattack, Bite, Claw, Sting
Challenge Rating: 6 (2300 XP)
Comment: "Sometimes, travelers in the wilderness can look up and see the wings of flying dragons grabbing prey in the air. These dragons' close relatives also hunt in the complicated forests and caves. They are cruel hunters, When they appear in groups, they often cause panic on the frontiers of civilization.”
The flying dragon on the ground bent its slender neck slightly, raised its ferocious head, and let out a provocative roar. The voice was hoarse, more like some kind of snake.
"Hiss——"
Immediately afterwards, this huge bipedal flying dragon also waved its forelimbs and soared into the air. Its strong tail swayed in the air, and the sharp tail spines on it were flashing with a cold light.
"Fire Breathing!"
However, before it could completely leave the ground, the red dragon spit out a blazing cone of flames from its mouth, heading straight towards the flying dragon's body.
The bipedal flying dragon quickly adjusted its body and tilted its wings in the air, trying to grab the ground with its forelimbs to escape the attack, but it was still unable to avoid being hit by the blazing flame breath.
Most of the scales on its chest were burnt black, and the skin and flesh underneath were also damaged by the scorching flames, making it look miserable.
"Ouch——"
The flying dragon let out a painful cry, but then it used its forelimbs to support the ground and took off again.
Because it doesn't have much time, because the red dragon's next breath is coming, and the depth of his throat is already emitting orange fire, like a volcano about to erupt.
"boom--"
There was another sound of flames burning the air, and another red flame descended from the sky, following the flying dragon's flight path.
This flame caused the nearby atmosphere to scorch and twist, and also made the flying dragon feel terrified.
It could only passively flap its wings and escape, flashing and moving in the air without any means of counterattack.