Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

Chapter 58 Sleep

Cassius ordered Rumple to release several "Guard Inscriptions" spells at the entrance of the cave.

Any creature that attempts to break in without permission will be harmed by the rune explosion. Once the spell is triggered, the intruder will be drowned in fire, lightning, and strong acid.

He also arranged for his family to guard the door in shifts. In the future, there will be hobgoblins, bugbears, lizardmen and other guards guarding the door continuously to ensure that there is absolutely no intrusion in the cave.

After all matters were settled, Cassius came alone to the depths of the Giant's Mouth Cave, his wings loosely folded at his sides.

This place is close to the lava area, with hot white steam emitting everywhere, the air is filled with strong fire elements, and hot magma gushes out from the ground.

This environment would be a place of death for ordinary people, but it made Cassius feel extremely comfortable.

The smell of sulfur and pumice on his body became stronger and stronger, which meant that this red dragon's body was eager to sleep and enter the next age stage. This kind of cave filled with magma is an excellent place for him to absorb and store elemental energy while sleeping.

All true dragons are thermostatic. Given their elemental nature, it's almost impossible for them to be anything else, and fire-wielding dragons are literally as old and hot as they come.

Unlike most endothermic creatures, dragons have no obvious way of dissipating excess body heat. They don't sweat and rarely pant. Instead, the dragon's basal vessels extract heat from the bloodstream and store this energy.

Therefore, in a sense, the dragon can be considered ectothermic (because it can take advantage of environmental heat sources).

However, when a dragon loses an external heat source, its metabolism and activity level do not change, and it is not sluggish or forced into hibernation due to exposure to cold.

"It's time to sleep"

Cassius sniffed the air and muttered to himself.

Since he came to Erezegai, he has been working non-stop to improve his strength, rarely taking a long rest.

As for a real red dragon, apart from occasionally robbing homes, ruthlessly looting, burning, killing and looting, the rest of the time is spent eating and sleeping.

Dragons have long lifespans and innate strength. A giant dragon can gain unimaginable power simply by sleeping.

This makes them extremely arrogant and extremely lazy.

Although they are fond of power, they rarely waste time pursuing power like ordinary creatures. This is both due to their self-confidence and their contempt for mortal things.

"How can one imagine anything more majestic than the dragon, the paragon of creation?"

——Bheilorveilthion, the ancient red dragon.

But it is also thanks to the laziness and arrogance of the dragons that they can be defeated by adventurers.

A "hard-working" dragon like Cassius can be regarded as an alien form among all dragons, and this kind of dragon is the most terrifying in a sense. A hard-working evil dragon is enough to create a world-famous dragon. disaster.

"I don't know how long this sleep will last."

"I hope that when I wake up, everything will still be normal in the Ember Nest."

"But the devil in the mountains still hasn't been found."

"And my actions may have attracted the kingdom's attention. If they send troops to attack..."

Cassius thought to himself.

He slowly lowered his body and lay on the warm ground, feeling the steady influx of underground energy.

"Forget it, go to sleep."

"Without strength, everything is just talk."

"Like a real dragon, it sleeps and becomes stronger."

The red dragon curled up in the depths of the lava, slowly closed its eyes, and fell asleep like a real red dragon.

The violent fire element energy from all around poured into his body continuously, entering his beating heart through the basal blood vessels, filling every inch of his flesh and blood.

Cassius' huge body rises and falls slowly with his breathing

North Wind Castle.

The basement of Luckman Castle.

It was dark and quiet everywhere, with candles flickering on the walls.

A man in his fifties lay in a cold sarcophagus.

The face was unnaturally pale, with two delicate beards on his lips and silver-framed eyes on the bridge of his nose.

His hair was pure black, and he was wearing a black-red burqa with luxurious gold trim.

This is Brad Luckman.

The current Duke of the Luckman family and the ruler of Northwind Castle.

He rarely appeared in front of people, except for the speech in the dark hall and when eating.

There was a slight sound in the basement.

It was the murmur of bats and the beating of wings.

A woman with the same pale face and thin figure, wearing a dress with heavy ruffles, slowly walked in and came to the front of the sarcophagus.

"Father."

The man in the sarcophagus slowly opened his eyes, and a rich scarlet color appeared in the depths of his pupils.

"What's the matter, Alexia?"

The woman lifted up her skirt and bowed, her voice as cold as ice.

"The Eagle Guards brought back news that they had found traces of tieflings on the Storm Rise, where the lowly beasts had set up camp."

Brad's face remained unchanged and he just said:

"Then send someone to kill them all."

"but."

Alexia's voice was hesitant.

"They seem to be protected by the Burning Nest. The scouts we sent were killed by flying dragons, and only a few escaped."

Duke Brad frowned slightly, and there was a hint of anger on his pale face.

"It's it again"

"That damn red dragon."

The Duke was very worried about the Eagle Guards he had lost. Each of these elite cavalry cost the Luckman family thousands of gold coins to train, and Alger was a useful tool for him. The Duke even There is a plan to transform him into his eternal loyal servant.

"Then do you think you should go look for it?"

"That lord."

Alexia observed the Duke's expression and asked tentatively.

"No, don't have a head-on conflict with the Ember Nest yet."

"Don't even try to summon that mage."

"We have no control over his power and it will only bring disaster to us."

This answer was categorical and seemed to completely reject her proposal.

Duke Brad looked at the woman and said seriously:

"Be patient, Alexia."

"I have given you endless life, and as noble immortals, not despicable mortals like humans, we must learn to wait."

"Wait until I complete my great ascension."

"All problems will be solved."