Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1535 - 1071: The Dwarves’ Underground City
"It’s a dragon!"
When the roar of the dragon echoed throughout the tunnel and reached everyone’s ears, Lilicia almost reflexively shouted out.
A dragon, a creature standing at the pinnacle of all magical beasts, is a complete monster on the Akasha continent. Even the Sword Saints fear it. In the Source World, dragons are inevitably at the top of the food chain. Not only Source creatures, but most abyssal beings also keep their distance from dragons.
In order to hunt a true dragon, having power at the Amber tier is barely enough; only those at the Gemstone tier truly stand a chance.
So when the dragon’s roar was heard, not just Lilicia, but everyone’s nerves were instantly on edge.
For Reiger, thanks to their clear perception of the world, they could see the whole picture of the opposite party.
"No, that is not a true dragon species."
Reiger calmly spoke out.
"It’s an earth dragon - a subspecies of dragon kin."
Indeed, what burst out from the ground and appeared before everyone was an earth dragon.
It had a menacing body similar to a dragon, a reptilian face, and scales covering its entire body. Its limbs were sturdy and powerful, and its long tail, like a lizard’s, whisked through the air creating a whistling wind.
The only thing it lacked compared to a true dragon was a pair of wings.
As a subspecies that lives rooted in the earth and is rejected by the sky, earth dragons do not have wings.
Thus, the earth dragon looked much like a Tyrannosaurus rex, except it had two additional dragon horns, and its forelimbs were strong, not slender, supporting its body as it moved on four legs like a massive lizard.
"It truly is an earth dragon!"
"But this earth dragon..."
Melo and Naisa did not relax their guard just because it was a dragon kin.
Because the earth dragon appeared before them not only had an extraordinarily large body but also emitted an unusual oppressive aura, which perhaps didn’t fall too short compared to a real dragon species.
This was a very surprising thing.
If a dragon, once it comes of age, possesses the strength to make even a Sword Saint flinch, generally speaking, an earth dragon, a mere dragon kin, won’t have the power to make a Sword Saint fear it, even when matured.
Just like in the Akasha continent’s Kingdom of Genus’s treasure trove, where Reiger once saw an Earth Dragon Egg, which is a mere creature that becomes invincible under the Sword Saint’s might upon reaching maturity, yet poses no threat to a Sword Saint.
Where earth dragons truly excel is in endurance and physique. As creatures rooted in the earth, their stamina and physique are extraordinary. Even a Sword Saint would find it difficult to penetrate an earth dragon’s scales, and if struck solidly by an earth dragon, even a Sword Saint would likely perish without defensive arcane treasures.
The reason they don’t threaten Sword Saints is purely due to their enormous bodies, poor agility, and slow speed, unlike true dragon species, which have breath attacks that leave no opportunity for counterattack. They rely solely on their massive size to charge headlong, which, for a Sword Saint, presents a combat style that’s cumbersome and easily countered.
Thus, even in the Source World full of extraordinary beings, an adult earth dragon can at most threaten a Sword Saint-level existence, equivalent to Lv.7.
However, the earth dragon before them not only had a physique far exceeding what its species should possess but also emitted an oppressive aura far beyond that of a common earth dragon.
According to Reiger’s estimates, this earth dragon should be at least one major power level stronger than its kin.
In other words, it is an earth dragon capable of threatening Lv.8. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Lv.8 is equivalent to the Amber tier in the Source World.
Thus, this earth dragon was capable of threatening the likes of Melo and Naisa at their level of existence.
"Roar!"
The dragon’s cry erupted from its mouth like a shockwave, shaking the ceiling until it cracked and showered dust.
"Fall back!"
Melo and Naisa no longer hesitated, one drawing their sword and the other igniting their body with Magic Power, ready for action.
"Wait."
Beluti suddenly spoke, halting Melo and Naisa.
"Don’t be tense." Beluti continued to observe the earth dragon before speaking: "I don’t think it appeared to attack us."
These words made everyone pause in surprise.
"Not to attack us?"
The women looked at each other, even Reiger’s eyebrows raised slightly, gazing at Beluti with a meaningful look.
In this tense situation, Beluti left Reiger’s embrace and stepped forward from the ranks before everyone’s eyes, approaching the earth dragon.
Watching this scene, Reiger and the others exchanged glances but said nothing, merely watching the earth dragon, ready to act at any moment.
Only Beluti remained devoid of tension on her face, smiling instead, as she followed the earth dragon’s gaze and approached its front.
Then, Beluti reached out her hand toward the earth dragon.
The earth dragon simply stared at Beluti, showing no signs of hostility.
After a while, the earth dragon lowered its head, bringing its proud, enormous head down to Beluti’s level.
"Good boy."
Beluti’s smile grew even brighter, as she touched the earth dragon’s head, gently caressing it as if she were petting her own family dog.
This harmonious scene of an angelic girl and a menacing giant beast together, capturing this moment of beauty and harmony between beauty and the beast, unfolded right there.
