Chapter Forty-One: Hard as Iron

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  The tortoise's strength was really frightening, and the dragon was also seriously injured. It had been thrown out by Xia Ya and smashed with a huge boulder, its massive head dangling on the ground, panting heavily, struggling to shake twice, but unable to lift its head.

  Just as Xia Ya suddenly rushed up, Duoduo was so frightened that his hands went numb and he fell off Xia Ya's body with a thud. Looking at the giant dragon not far away, he felt his legs trembling, his urine surged, and he fell to the ground, shivering with fear.

  My god! Is this guy still human?! He actually knocked down a dragon?! Even the legendary Beast Soul Berserker doesn't have such brutal strength, right?!

  Thinking of that guy just now, he casually threw out a rock the size of a small mountain with a random swing... and I actually dared to cling to his neck for dear life? If he had any killing intent at the time, a casual flick would have shattered my bones into pieces.

  Thinking of this, Duo Duo's face turned ashen, and he didn't dare to look for Xia Ya again.

  Xia Ya ran to Ada's side, and only then did he put down the poor worm. Ada glanced at him coldly from the side and said lightly: "What are you doing here? Didn't you enjoy eavesdropping over there just now?"

  Xia Ya puffed out his chest and said solemnly, "You can't say that. We're companions now, and as companions, we should help each other in times of need. Seeing you in danger, especially since you're my Suo Suo... I'm not the kind of person who would abandon a companion! Whatever it takes, I'll come to rescue you!"

  Ada's face seemed to smile but not quite: "Oh, is that so? Then why did you hide in the distance and listen for half a day without coming over? But only after hearing me talk to her did you...?"

  Ada's gaze swept across Xia Ya's face, "You know my true identity is a dragon, so you hurried over to curry favor with me. And this dragon is severely injured and poses no great threat. At such a time, if I don't take advantage of the situation, when will I?"

  Exposed of his intention, Xia Ya surprisingly didn't blush - it has to be said that the old man's education for Xia Ya was indeed unique. Xia Ya chuckled and said seriously: "This dragon suddenly went violent, I'm worried she'll hurt you."

  Ada shook her head: "You're a bold-faced liar, telling lies with a straight face. You're really a strange guy." He snorted: "Since I dare to stand in front of her, I naturally have a way to protect myself. Why do I need you to save me? You ruined my good deed once, did you know that?"

  That dragon was smashed by Xia Ya, and it wasn't light. Originally, no matter how strong Xia Ya's strength was, he couldn't knock down a dragon with just one stone, but this dragon itself was seriously injured, and the protective dragon energy had also weakened. After lying on the ground panting for half a day, it finally made an effort to lift its head up, and a pair of huge dragon eyes turned around, but after all, couldn't see Xia Ya, and let out a low growl: "Despicable human, who ambushed me?!"

  At such a close distance, Xia Ya was shocked by the dragon's roar and his ears were ringing. The dragon's mouth was just inches away from him, and Xia Ya couldn't help but feel some fear in his heart. However, Ada was coldly smiling at him, so he had to pretend to be brave, holding up his fire fork and making a fierce expression. The poor worm next to him was trembling with fear, looking at the dragon as it lifted its head and desperately tugging at Xia Ya's clothes, wishing he could strangle this guy to death.

  If you want to be a hero, go ahead yourself! What did you pull me over here for?!

  Ada sighed: "Dora, you're done for today. If there's anything you want to say, considering we've known each other for a while, just tell me."

  That dragon was furious, its roar filled with resentment. It twisted its body, retreated and struggled to get up, but staggered twice and fell down again. Suddenly, it swung its tail and swept it horizontally over.

  That huge dragon tail swept over, the fin on the tip of the tail contained a violent wind, and Xia Ya immediately felt short of breath. He grabbed the poor insect and quickly jumped out backwards. The dragon tail swept an empty space, when Xia Ya landed and gasped for air, he heard Ada's voice beside him: "Aren't you supposed to be a hero? Why did you escape so quickly?"

  Turning her head, Ada found that this guy was somehow stuck beside her - This fellow, dodging and hiding even faster than herself?!

  The dragon turned its body, and with a staggering gait, it climbed up towards the mountain top. With each step, the ground was trampled into powder, and the earth still bore the shocking remnants of the dragon's blood. The color of this blood was eerie, red with a green tint, and it emitted a faint mist of heat.

  Ada didn't rush to chase after him either, and instead looked at Xia Ya: "The treasure you want is in the Dragon Cave, do you have the guts to go find it?"

  Xia Ya thought, having come all this way, the dragon was now left with only half its life - no, maybe not even that much, what's there to be afraid of?

  He gritted his teeth and slapped the poor insect: "Watch me slay the dragon!"

  The toad's fury was triggered, and its courage surged immediately. With the fire fork in hand, it took off in a sprint, chasing after the dragon. It ran to the back of the dragon, jumped up, and landed on the dragon's back. The giant dragon, although lying down, had a height of nearly ten meters and a length of tens of meters, resembling a mountain of flesh. As Xia Ya landed on the dragon's back, he felt his feet wobbling unstably. The dragon, however, was completely unaware, continuing to crawl up the mountain with great effort. Xia Ya struggled to steady himself, inching forward along the dragon's spine until he finally stood at the base of the dragon's neck. With a loud cry, he grasped the fire fork with both hands and stabbed it down fiercely...

  Clang!

  A crisp sound, a piece of green dragon scales on the dragon's back was pierced, the fire fork was inserted straight in, almost without a handle. The dragon underfoot let out a painful sigh, shook its neck, and Xia Ya suddenly became unstable, her foot slipped, and she fell down, only desperately grasping the fire fork to prevent herself from falling off.

  That dragon seemed eager to return to its cave, and after a few flashes, it made a great effort to go upwards. Xia Ya shouted and cried out, hanging on the dragon's body, swaying back and forth.

  He was too reckless. The fire fork, although sharp and unparalleled, easily pierced the dragon scales, but after all, it was too small... For the huge dragon, this fire fork was like a toothpick, even if it was deeply embedded in the flesh... How could it be fatal?

  If you were pricked by a toothpick, it would hurt, but as long as it didn't hit your temple or eyeball... would you die?

  At the moment when Xia Ya was swaying, he suddenly felt a shadow rushing up beside him. He looked up to find that Ada had somehow jumped onto the dragon's back as well, standing on the dragon's back with a cold smile. She reached out and wiped some of the dragon's blood from where the fire fork was stuck into its back, rubbing it between her fingers before finally reaching out to pull Xia Ya up.

  "How come your movements are so fast?" Xia Ya was somewhat puzzled: "It's as if you're flying!"

  Ada shook her head and didn't respond, but sighed: "No need to waste any more energy, she just wants to go back to the cave and take her last breath. We dragons all have this habit, even if we die, we hope to die in the cave."

  The dragon was too seriously injured, and the pair of wings behind it could no longer be opened. It crawled to the top of the mountain, and finally fell down at the entrance of the cave, with half of its body inside, but it couldn't move its legs anymore.

  After a few weak sighs, Ada jumped down and patted the dragon's neck: "Dora, don't you really have anything to say to me?"

  The dragon's voice also weakened: "Darwin, you can't expect me to lift your curse, I'd rather die!"

  Ada's eyes flashed with a hint of chilliness, and she said coldly: "Since you won't do it willingly, then I'll have to be impolite to you."

  He opened his mouth, his neck shrunk back, and then something flew out of his mouth!

  It was a half-transparent crystal stone, amber-like in color. It was about the size of a pigeon's egg, and I had no idea how Ada managed to hold it in her throat.

  Xia Ya's eyes widened, but Ada sneered and said: "Since I've come to find you, of course I have a way to deal with you, this vicious guy. Do you think it's easy to die? Let me tell you, I'll collect your dragon soul and not let you return to the holy tomb! Your corpse will stay here, turn into bones, and I'll invite some mages over to refine your body into a humble bone dragon! The noble Dora becoming an undead bone dragon must be very interesting!"

  Ada's voice carried a chilling air that seemed to pierce through the bones, and combined with his exquisite and flawless face, Xia Ya couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

  Ada's gaze swept over: "What are you waiting for? The dragon cave is right in front of you, why don't you hurry up and go find your treasure?"

  Xia Ya was stunned for a moment, and with both hands, she pulled out the fire fork. As it fell to the ground, she suddenly felt a weight in her hand.

  This pitchfork seems to be a bit heavier than before?

  Xia Ya lowered her head and saw that the black fire fork was still as it was before, with a dull and unremarkable appearance, without any sharp light... Although her eyes couldn't see anything different, she felt a sense of strangeness in her heart.

  He hesitated for a moment before realizing... there wasn't a single bloodstain on this pitchfork?

  According to legend, only that kind of sharp and unmatched divine sword can kill without staining its blade with blood. To think that this fire fork could also do the same?

  He reached out and gently stroked it, and indeed, there was no trace of blood on the fire fork.

  But how did the weight sink? Xia Ya was slightly dazed, and then suddenly relieved, probably because she was tired and her arm was weak.

  Ada sat down cross-legged, sitting beside the dragon's head, with a cold smile on her face, gently stroking the dragon's head with her hand, closing her mouth and not speaking, as if quietly waiting for the dragon's death.

  The dragon was now unable to move, its multiple wounds bleeding profusely all over its body, its strength exhausted, and more importantly, it had run out of breath, the huge nostrils slowing down their breathing.

  Xia Ya took a glance and immediately ran into the dragon cave with big strides...

  The cave at the top of the mountain is extremely large, but after running in, it's not too deep. As soon as Xia Ya rushed into the cave, she was stunned like being struck by lightning!!

  Treasure, treasure trove?!!

  Looking at the huge pile of things in front of him, Xia Ya's mouth opened wide, his throat making a "gagging" sound, his facial expression twisted...

  Half a day later, the tortoise suddenly let out an earth-shattering and heart-wrenching cry of despair!

  "Is this freaking treasure?!?!?!"

  According to legend, dragons like shiny things... That's right!

  According to legend, dragons like those crystal clear things... and it's true!!

  But... legend has it that inside the Dragon Cave are gold, diamonds and precious gems... That's wrong!!

  In this world, although dragons are not many, the actual number is not too small either. If each dragon collects golden gems... then how many golden gems can there be in the whole world?

  So...... in front of Xia Ya, was a big pile...

  A big pile of miscellaneous stones! All sorts of shapes are available, round, oval, square, angular...

  All of these stones have shiny particles on them... but these particles are absolutely not gemstones!

  Xia Ya was born in the mountains, but he had also seen this kind of thing before. The name of this thing is called "quartz"!

  It is not hard in itself, and it is also a bit fragile. In the mountains where he lived, there was such a mine cave, and some human merchant teams would occasionally pass by to collect some of this stone...

  The biggest use of this stone is...

  Burn glass.

  ……

  Xia Ya went crazy! He rushed over frantically, quickly digging in a big pile of stones, turning everything upside down, and finally found a few thumb-sized pieces of metal... Judging from the texture, probably, possibly, maybe... it's gold?

  There is indeed gold, but compared to that huge pile of glass stones, this gold is also too scarce!!

  Xia Ya's eyes turned red with rage, and he stormed out of the room, facing Ada and roaring: "Where is the treasure? Where is the gold? The treasure?! Inside, it's all just a pile of stones!! A big pile of glass stones!!!"

  Ada seemed to have expected this outcome, sitting there with a faint smile: "Take a good look?"

  "Look closely! A big pile of stones!!! Glass stone! Don't think I don't recognize that thing! That thing is all over the place in my hometown!!! What I want is gold! Is gemstone!!!"

  Ada laughed loudly, with a tone of mockery: "Gold? Most of the gold in this world has been minted into coins by human empires, or collected by those in power. How much gold do you think dragons can get?"

  He raised his hand and pointed north: "Perhaps in the north, in the farthest north, that is the territory of the dragon clan, perhaps many can be found. But here is the middle of the continent, it's human territory, Dora came here to hide, where would she go out to collect gold? If she went around collecting and robbing gold treasures, her whereabouts would have been discovered by humans long ago - isn't this simple logic, don't you understand?"

  Xia Ya Zhang opened his mouth as if he wanted to refute, but after careful consideration, he had nothing to say in his defense.

  "But... I'm here for the gold! No benefits, and I'll be very angry!!" Xia Ya gripped his fire fork, his eyes blazing with fury.

  Ada smiled and pointed at the dragon beside her: "Treasure? This dragon itself is worth more than a mountain of gold!"

  He touched the wound on the dragon's neck: "Do you see this fresh blood? The dragon's blood has very strong magic power. If you apply the blood to your body, your body will be as hard as iron when attacked in the future, and you can withstand more than half of ordinary attacks! In ancient legends, those brave warriors who bathed in dragon blood could resist swords and guns, this legend is actually somewhat true."

  Xia Ya was stunned for a moment, then ran over fiercely, stripped off his own shirt in front of Ada, grabbed a few handfuls of fresh blood from the dragon's body, and frantically smeared it all over himself.

  Suddenly, he had an idea in his mind, remembering Ada's "hard as iron", the toad's eyeballs turned around, glanced at Ada, turned around, grabbed a handful of dragon blood, and rubbed it hard on his own...

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  (Cough cough~ Updated this morning, seeking votes!! Brothers who vote, I wish you all to be as hard as iron...... Don't read books without voting, huh...... Hehe......)

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