Chapter 75
The Dragon Raises Its Head! Eternal Ruler and Subject!
"Cough...cough cough cough!"
A violent cough broke the deathly silence of the underground cavern.
Jiang Han suddenly opened his eyes, his body springing up like a taut bow.
"knife!"
That was his first thought upon waking.
His right hand instinctively reached out to grab to his side.
It feels cold and heavy to the touch.
The Black Gold Ancient Sword is still here!
The moment Jiang Han gripped the hilt of the knife, his wildly beating heart finally calmed down a little.
He was gasping for breath, his lungs felt like they were on fire, and every breath tasted of blood.
"Not dead?"
He touched his neck and looked around.
This is an unfamiliar cave, with glowing stones overhead and cold gravel beneath you.
And right in front of him...
Jiang Han's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
All the muscles in his body tensed up to the extreme in that instant.
It was less than two meters away from him.
A huge black head, as big as a truck cab, lay there quietly.
The black scales shimmered with a metallic sheen under the glow of the fluorite.
The two crystal-clear dragon horns are like the most perfect works of art.
Its long mane rose and fell slightly with its breathing.
The eyes that were originally tightly closed slowly opened the moment Jiang Han moved.
scarlet.
Profound.
It was like two pools of blood.
One person and one dragon.
They stared at each other, so close that Jiang Han could even smell the sulfur emanating from its nostrils.
Jiang Han's fingers gripped the knife handle tightly, his knuckles turning white.
He was calculating.
At such close range, if I were to suddenly attack, could I stab it in the eye with a knife?
The probability is no more than 10%.
This guy is so big, a single breath could blow him away.
But why doesn't this thing attack?
Jiang Han frowned.
He noticed that there was no murderous intent in the eyes of this corpse dragon.
On the contrary... it's a bit like the big yellow dog he had when he was a child, the way it looked at him after making a mistake?
Wronged?
To please?
Is there still a sliver of... hope?
Jiang Han tentatively pushed the tip of the knife forward a little.
"What are you looking at?"
Never seen a handsome guy before?
His voice was hoarse, with a hint of weakness from just waking up, but his tone was still incredibly arrogant.
An unexpected scene unfolded.
Faced with that sharp blade, the Corpse Dragon not only did not get angry, but lowered its head even further.
It exhaled a puff of hot air from its nostrils, making Jiang Han's hair fly wildly.
Then, it actually brought its huge head closer and gently rubbed its scaly chin against the back of Jiang Han's hand holding the knife!
Snap... Snap...
The movements were extremely practiced.
It's as if it's saying: Master, let me pat your head.
Jiang Han froze completely.
This is...
Is this the giant abyss beast that tried to kill him in the water?
Is this the Black Water Corpse Dragon that shattered hundreds of millions of mobile phones with a single roar?
This is clearly a rather large, cunning snake!
[Ding! Congratulations, host!]
[The SSSS-level creature—Blackwater Corpse Dragon (Ancestral Dragon Corpse Fiend)—has been detected and has submitted!]
[Hidden achievement unlocked: How to Train Your Dragon!]
[Congratulations, host, on successfully suppressing and subduing the mythical creature! You have received the reward: Dragon's Might (Active Skill)!]
[Dragon's Might: When activated, it can exert absolute bloodline suppression on all scaled creatures and cause mental intimidation to ordinary creatures!]
The system notification sounded at the right time, resolving Jiang Han's doubts.
It turns out he was beaten into submission.
Or perhaps they were terrified by the blood of the Qilin.
Jiang Han felt the sudden surge of warmth within his body, which slightly eased the intense pain in his lungs and the tearing of his muscles.
A playful smile appeared on his lips.
He slowly extended his left hand and placed it on the enormous dragon head.
It feels cool to the touch, hard, yet with a hint of warmth.
"good."
Jiang Han gently patted its nose.
"From now on, you'll be called 'Little Blackie'."
"roar……"
The Corpse Dragon let out a low groan, seemingly dissatisfied with its incredibly rustic name.
But under Jiang Han's golden gaze, it calmly accepted it, and even wagged its tail ingratiatingly.
Rumble!
The enormous tail swept across the ground, sending rocks flying everywhere and shaking the entire cavern three times.
"Be gentle!"
Jiang Han slapped it on the forehead.
"Making such a racket, are you trying to tear the house down?"
The corpse dragon immediately became docile, retracting its tail and coiling itself into a ball.
Just as Jiang Han was preparing to thoroughly examine this newly acquired "mount"...
A muffled explosion suddenly came from above.
Boom! Boom!
Immediately following was the ear-piercing whistle of the drilling rig.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!
The sound was coming from the top of the cave, and it didn't seem to be far away.
Jiang Han looked up and saw that dust was faintly falling on the rock wall above him.
Someone is blowing something up there?
And judging from the noise, they're trying to force their way through here?
Before he could figure it out...
A sound amplified by a loudspeaker faintly drifted down through the cracks in the rock strata.
It was broken Chinese, mixed with a few English curses.
"Quick! Blow it up!"
"The life detector indicates the target is below!"
"The boss said that dragon is company property! As for that Chinese man... we don't care if he lives or dies!"
"Let's do it!"
Jiang Han's eyes instantly turned cold.
Her previously somewhat weak demeanor vanished at that moment.
Instead, a malevolent aura even more terrifying than that of the Corpse Dragon appeared.
Not just in round 749.
It seems there are some uninvited guests.
Did they see him as prey?
They want to steal his dragon?
Jiang Han lowered his head, looked at the corpse dragon that was baring its teeth and growling at the top of its head, and gently patted its dragon horns.
"Little Black, wake up!"
"A customer has arrived with their takeout order."
"Walk."
"I'll take you up there and give them a little... shock to China."
"roar--!!!"
The Corpse Dragon seemed to understand Jiang Han's words.
It suddenly raised its head and let out a dragon roar that shook the heavens!
That voice was filled with the resentment of being imprisoned for hundreds of years, and the excitement of about to unleash a massacre!
Jiang Han flipped over and leaped, landing steadily on the dragon's head.
The black gold ancient sword pointed straight upwards.
"Let's go... Ah, wait. This injury isn't right."
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