Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Two minutes later, another little Dragon Ant staggered over with its feelers waving happily on its head, large watery eyes filled with innocence.
One Adult Dragon Ant was confused, while another was just as stunned.
For humans, distinguishing the different types of monsters might have been difficult, but for a Dragon Ant, recognizing other Dragon Ants was akin to looking at a two or three-year-old child—it was extremely easy.
Where had this little fellow come from? One of the Dragon Ants even turned to scrutinize and sniff Fourth Baby. It was confused; this was the scent of an authentic Dragon Ant, not a pretense put up by other monsters.
Undeterred, Fourth Baby looked solemnly to the front, shifted its twelve legs in unison, and made a turn. It then bent its head and started chewing.
The other Dragon Ants took a sweeping glance and didn’t pay further attention. Anyway, how much could a little Dragon Ant eat? If it was lucky enough to transform, then it was a good thing for all Dragon Ants. Dragon Ants were creatures that had a strong sense of identity. To their own kind, they had a great deal of patience and friendliness, but towards other monsters…
Whizz! The tail of the iron dragon tail rose up, and a strong gust of wind whipped out a prominent pale white arc of light.
Smack! A Level 71 Warrior Ape was whipped, blood gushing out of its flesh.
The Warrior Ape jumped back a couple of steps, frowning. It rubbed the bloodstain on its shoulder and shifted directions.
Since this Smoke Dragon was a thousand feet long, it ran to the back of the dragon, tore off a few pieces of meat, and jumped away.
The Dragon Ants were agreeable; it was only when other monsters tried to go near the stomach area that they occupied that they chose to attack.
Gao Peng noticed that aside from where the Dragon Ants were, the most important part of the smoke dragon, where the dragon crystal would be, was near its brain, an area that no monster dared to go near.
He was puzzled. Unless, these monsters didn’t eat dragon crystals? Gao Peng was very tempted, but he was no fool. If the other monsters weren’t going near that area, there must have been a problem. It would be silly to get into trouble just because one was careless.
Given the quick eating speed of the Dragon Ants, he might not have had time to wait for Fourth Baby to return before sending in the other little Dragon Ants.
But great things were only achieved if one took risks. Although he couldn’t see the grade of this Smoke Dragon, Gao Peng’s intuition told him that this might have been the strongest monster he had ever seen.
It would be a pity to miss something as good as this.
Opening his left hand, Sixth Baby appeared by his side. After landing on the grass patch, Sixth Baby’s feelers waved excitedly, it didn’t wait for Gao Peng’s reminder but ran over impatiently.
The adult Dragon Ants who were eating the dragon meat sensed movement, turned, and saw a very happy little Dragon Ant running over.
The Adult Dragon Ants were dumbfounded. Something was amiss.
Bending its head, an infant Dragon Ant was chomping down on the meat enthusiastically like a puppy; if it’d had a tail, it would probably have been wagging it.
Right behind it, another infant Dragon Ant ran over excitedly, making gurgling sounds.
“What family does it belong to?”
“Could it be the Dragon Ant from the next mountain?”
“Nope, that Dragon Ant had a litter the year before last, and they were much bigger than this.”
“The family from the cave to the east? They seemed to have given birth to a litter a while back.”
“No, these look different from the ones in that family.”
“How do you know?” The adult female Dragon Ant licked its claws and gave her male Dragon Ant companion a side-glance.
The adult Dragon Ant froze. It didn’t have sweat glands, but at that moment, it felt a bit cold.
“I… I heard it from someone…”
“Just tell it to me straight; how many of that female’s children are yours?”
“None… Listen to my explanation.”
The adult male and female Dragon Ants weren’t in the mood to pay attention to Sixth Baby. Upon hearing the adults’ conversation, the two Emperor-tier Dragon Ants wisely chose to bury their heads and focus on eating the meat.
Both babies happily had their fill, then climbed up the valley, waving their heads.
Due to the fog, everyone’s vision and senses were affected. This was why Gao Peng hadn’t been discovered while hiding at the back of the slope.
After putting Fourth and Sixth Baby into his space, Gao Peng left, found a quiet crypt, and released Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Baby.
They were indeed from the same mother. All their stomachs were round and big.
That night, a striped yellow-tailed wolf returned to its hideout. When it put its head into the hole, a white claw reached out from deep within the cave and grabbed its head. The claw squashed the head and brain juice oozed out. The wolf became dinner for Gao Peng and his familiars.
Gao Peng rested in the cave for the next few days.
The three little Dragon Ants needed to digest the dragon meat. In the holding space, everything was suspended, including digestion. Therefore, to digest the meat, they needed to be outside.
Three days later, the three little Dragon Ants had digested the dragon meat and had different degrees of growth to their levels. For them, the dragon meat was extremely nutritious.
Fourth and Fifth Baby saw no changes, but were two sizes bigger.
Sixth Baby, who was originally pale blond, grew more than one size along with its other two siblings. Its pale blond shell exoskeleton sprouted some densely spaced holes. From those holes, fine pale white smoke emerged and lingered around its body.
[Monster Name]: Dragon Ant (Infant stage)
[Monster Level]: Level 31 (Commander)
[Monster Grade]: Perfect/Epic
[Monster Attribute]: Water
[Monster Skills]: Hardened Shell Levell 1, Cloud Control
[Special Characteristics]: Heart of Smoke Dragon (Mutation after eating the innards of the Smoke Dragon. On top of its original state, a new heart was formed.
Passive Effect 1: Able to absorb water elements and clouds and convert them into a hypnotic dragon fog and store it in the heart of the Smoke Dragon. The heart can increase the conversion rate by pumping vigorously.
Active Effect 1: Releasing hypnotic dragon fog in large quantities. The hypnotic fog can absorb Soul Perception, and to a certain degree, shield the six senses. A Dragon Ant within the hypnotic fog will have greater speed, and the negative effects of the hypnotic fog will not affect the host.)
[Requirements for Promotion in Grade]: Eating different grades of dragon corpse. Growth depends on the grade, rarity, and level of the dragon corpse.
Unexpectedly, it was Sixth Baby that had evolved. Fourth Baby and Fifth Baby who went before it weren’t as lucky, but according to the description, it was eating the Smoke Dragon’s innards that had led to the mutation, so it was probable that when Fourth Baby and Fifth Baby had their chance, they were simply eating the flesh on the surface, and were full before reaching the innards.
But of course, this was simply Gao Peng’s speculation.
Having Sixth Baby obtain the ability of the Smoke Dragon was already a pleasant surprise. When it reached a higher level and released hypnotic fog, its creation of the battle fog would allow for defense and offense.
