yournovel Chapter 186 Spoils of War
Chapter 186 Spoils of War
Chapter 186 Spoils of War
Thor squatted amidst the ruins, his earlier outburst of anger having ultimately reduced the entire Gobi Desert fortress to a scene of utter devastation.
After a period of unrestrained venting, the raging fire in his heart finally subsided as his magic power and physical strength were depleted. At this moment, he was holding a sharp unicorn horn, carefully examining his spoils of war.
This unicorn is about 4 meters long, with a base diameter that is as thick as a person can hug. It tapers upwards with a slightly curved arc to the tip, and its surface is covered with beautiful spiral patterns.
The entire horn is not a monotonous deep blue, but rather a dark indigo blue from the base, gradually transitioning to a bright cobalt blue at the tip. The layers of keratin on the surface resemble polished glass, and even though it has detached from the blue dragon's body, there are still tiny electrical currents flickering within it.
Blood was still dripping from the lower half of the palate, which was connected to the nostrils, and several huge fangs remained on the gums, giving it a somewhat desolate appearance.
This is undoubtedly an extremely valuable trophy—a complete, mature blue dragon horn, severed from a powerful blue dragon with near-legendary strength, along with its upper jaw. If converted into gold coins, its value would probably be in the millions.
After all, obtaining the blue dragon's horn is almost no different from killing the dragon itself.
Even ordinary legendary powerhouses might not be able to defeat a blue dragon with a challenge level of 19, let alone cut off its single horn. This is a feat that would require the combined strength of an entire nation to accomplish, and there is still a possibility of failure along the way.
If Thor were to sell this unicorn horn, the gold he would receive would soon be enough to lightly cover his cave.
But he would never do something so wasteful. Millions of gold coins are easy to obtain, but challenging a blue dragon of such a high level is something that there is probably only one in the entire wilderness.
If a suitable craftsman can be found, this unicorn horn can be directly crafted into a powerful legendary piece of equipment.
Moreover, for the Golden Lion to enter its excited state, it needs to devour the Qilin's horn and use the powerful and pure electrical energy within it to activate its internal electrical organs.
There aren't many high-level monster templates to begin with, so if Sol draws a few more times, he might be able to get one, and then this thing might come in very handy.
As his thoughts raced, Thor tapped a wheel in his mind, and chunks of ice crystals radiating cold air rolled down from mid-air.
Then, he found a huge basalt rock in the nearby ruins, and with his sharp dragon claws, he dug out a stone box as easily as picking tofu, sealing the blue dragon's horn and the ice crystals inside.
Now is not the time to use this thing. He doesn't have the monster template of the Golden Lion in his body yet. Even if he eats it, it can only enhance his lightning magic, and he can't fully absorb it.
Therefore, it needs to be properly preserved to prolong its activity as much as possible.
After doing all this, Thor turned to look at the surrounding ruins, his sharp self-light seemingly able to penetrate all obstacles and see directly at the hiding guys.
"You've been lurking around for so long, what's your decision? Are you here to pay homage to your new king, or to be utterly destroyed by me!"
The powerful voice carried far and wide, echoing over the ruins and lingering for a long time.
Those creatures hiding in the shadows, too afraid to show themselves yet too afraid to leave for fear of attracting attention, froze, caught in a dilemma.
But the red dragon has never been very patient, and without giving them much time to think, it let out another low roar.
"I'm giving you three seconds to kneel down! To submit to me, 1, 2—"
At this point, they could no longer hide. They cried out for mercy and crawled out from every corner, kowtowing frantically.
A dynasty that rules by violence will inevitably end by violence as well. Among the dragon's minions, apart from their direct descendants, none of the others are loyal.
Now that the red dragon has defeated the blue dragon, it is only natural for them to change their leader.
When the red dragon before them is defeated by an even more powerful evil dragon someday, they will not hesitate to turn around and welcome their new master.
Thor understood this, of course, but he didn't care.
They're just a bunch of consumables, not even pets. Who would expect their own tables, chairs, and benches to be loyal to them?
As long as he remains powerful, and continues to be powerful, these subordinates will always be useful tools.
His molten gold pupils swept across the scene, and all sorts of strange and wonderful creatures came into Thor's view.
There are gray goblins, thorny gnolls, and desert lizardmen in his territory, but they are all evil creature variants unique to his special environment.
There were also orcs and kobolds whom we had seen before, as well as intelligent creatures we had never seen before, such as desert snake people and giant desert scorpions.
Their gaze toward the red dragon was filled with fear and deep awe. The once invincible Storm Fang was the one whose single horn, a symbol of glory and power, had been forcibly severed by him.
These intense emotions, falling upon Thor, brought him a surge of pleasure. At the same time, notifications flashed before his eyes, indicating that his essence balance was increasing at a visible rate.
But then he felt dissatisfied, because there were still some fools hiding in the corners and not coming out.
Whether out of fear or vigilance, this was a challenge to his authority, and he immediately shouted at his newly subdued subordinates—
roared.
"Very good! It seems that you weak and lowly creatures are not too stupid after all!"
Now execute my first order! Catch all the rats still hiding in the corners, but don't kill them; I still have a use for them!
The dragon's henchmen have neither loyalty nor morality; betraying their former comrades is as simple to them as eating and drinking.
In fact, in order to show their loyalty to their new master, they may become even more ruthless and vicious when they strike.
The first group to defect immediately shouted their orders, grinning maliciously, and excitedly rushed towards various hidden corners.
These little mice scattered everywhere would be hard for Thor to find, but they couldn't escape the notice of these creatures who could be considered half landlords.
One by one, the hiding guys were dragged out and beaten half to death, then left together.
The surroundings were in complete chaos, with screams, pleas for mercy, and cries of regret echoing through the air, yet they received no pity whatsoever.
Thor quickly grew bored with the sight. He casually picked out a few of his newly subdued subordinates who were stronger and more pleasing to the eye, appointed them as overseers, and then flapped his wings and took to the air.
Compared to these ordinary creatures, the young dragons in the oasis are the real talents; we can't let them take the opportunity to escape.
A crimson streak of light ripped through the sky, but because he was holding onto the stone box, Thor did not burst into flames this time.
The distance wasn't too far, and he arrived in no time. Just like when he first came to this oasis, he landed heavily on the raised Gobi Desert.
Its immense weight seemed to make the ground tremble, sending rubble and dust flying. A loud roar erupted from Thor's mouth, echoing across the entire sky.
"You cowardly, lowly, and utterly useless reptiles, come out and meet your new masters!"