Chapter 29: Explosion

　　"Wow~"

　　The dragon's head was the first to break the surface.

　　The dragon's tail swung and swam toward the riverbank position.

　　Near the riverbank.

　　The front paws hitch up the riverbank first.

　　The back legs powered up and stomped on the submerged dirt of the riverbank.

　　The dragon's body pushed forward then climbed up the bank a little.

　　Brace yourself and stand in front of the riverbank and gaze at the river.

　　This school of open fish swims too fast.

　　It's certainly not realistic to beat them up.

　　But...

　　The head of the dragon turned his head to look at the dirt behind the riverbank.

　　That group of white fish each had a mouthful of sharp teeth, so they shouldn't be just vegetarian characters either.

　　If we were to dig a shoal here and prepare a little bait.

　　There should be a high probability of catching fish.

　　But it's a bit time consuming.

　　Ugh, it's times like these when those two guys are around.

　　It's not a big project when three fledgling dragons are digging together.

　　emmm

　　Seems like there's no bait even if you dig.

　　Forget it.

　　Better to come back later and hit the guys down there.

　　August, who had figured it out, unfolded his dragon wings.

　　With a stirring of his wings, his body rushed into the sky.

　　Stay where you are.

　　The dragon's head veered to look to the west.

　　Last time Angela explored this direction.

　　There is a cactus forest in this direction.

　　There is a greater likelihood of food appearing in this direction than in the desert.

　　Blinked his eyelids.

　　Just go over here and take a look.

　　Mind made up.

　　The dragon's wings lifted and flew directly toward the west.

　　As he flies, August buries his head and keeps an eye on the ground.

　　Luck is such an inscrutable thing, what if.

　　In case a cutie shows up, wouldn't that just fill your stomach a little early.

　　Looking at the ground, the color of anticipation flickered in the fiery red vertical pupils.

　　Continued to fly for an hour.

　　Didn't meet any dedicated cuties.

　　Goddess of Luck Nabiki apparently did not favor herself.

　　Sniff, sniff, sniff.

　　Hmm?

　　The smell has changed.

　　It has a fresh scent.

　　It tastes a bit like the cactus flavor Angela gave last time.

　　Looks like it's coming.

　　The dragon wings on his back once again sped up their incitement.

　　The speed gets a boost again.

　　It didn't take long for green to appear in the field of vision.

　　There it is, the cactus forest.

　　The dragon's wings stopped stirring.

　　The dragon's head looked down at the cactus forest below.

　　A vast expanse of green, a green that stood out in this endless desert.

　　The dragon's wings stirred, and his figure gradually pulled up.

　　It was only when he got close to the clouds that August stopped.

　　The dragon's head looked down to eyeball the area.

　　That's a pretty big cactus forest.

　　This looks like it should be about two or three hectares.

　　"Gu~"

　　The stomach protested again.

　　It's also a reminder that no matter how big August's cactus forest is, it's still important to fill it first.

　　The dragon's head slowly turned.

　　The eye wandered up through the cactus forest below.

　　The gaze stopped as it swept into the shadow of a giant cactus.

　　Did the sand move?

　　The vertical pupils coalesced to look carefully downward.

　　In the shadows a large, thick, round snake's head was swallowing something.

　　The scales on the snake's head are the same color as the sand.

　　The lower half of his body was buried in the sand with only his head showing.

　　This one had a pretty big snake head though, eyeballing it as at least twice as big as the last Rahma.

　　It's a big guy.

　　Sally (name)

　　The body is thick and long, with no limbs and scales that are naturally the same as sandstone, and the rank can be discerned by the size of the head, with three rings of growth potential.

　　Likes to bury his body into the sandy soil to ambush and hunt, earth attribute, can use earth magic.

　　The inheritance automatically gave information about the following Wraiths.

　　Below, Sully, who had finished feeding, re-buried his head a little into the sand.

　　All of this was watched by August high in the air.

　　Judging by the size of the head, this sally should be up to the first ring.

　　Getting into that state of being yourself is also a loop.

　　Leveling the scales with this guy.

　　You can hunt!

　　Red flames gradually converged on the dragon's head.

　　The size is getting a little bigger.

　　Soon, familiarity came flooding back.

　　Strength, powerful strength filled the whole body.

　　Raise the dragon's claw.

　　Looking at the red flames flowing from the empty spaces of the dragon scales above.

　　The dragon's kiss cracked.

　　The hunt begins!

　　The dragon's head turned a pair of vertical pupils burning with red flames to lock onto Shari below.

　　The wide dragon wings vibrated.

　　In the midst of stirring red flames.

　　August's form swooped toward the ground.

　　There was no movement from Sully, who was hidden on the ground.

　　The sand in the shadows was calm, as if nothing existed.

　　Dive down to twenty meters.

　　August raised his right paw and pointed it at the sand where Sully was hiding.

　　Two red magic circles unfolded in the dragon's claws.

　　"Burst!"

　　Cold and childish dragon words fell.

　　"Boom~!"

　　An explosion rang out, and a five or six meter high red flame, shaped like a mushroom, rose from the sandy soil.

　　Look at the rising flames.

　　Isn't that a little too powerful?

　　Burst is only a mid-ranked magic.

　　The power... It doesn't look any different than a ring.

　　And why are the flames red too.

　　Is it because of itself?

　　It's a moment August is thinking about.

　　"Hiss~"

　　With a hissing sound, a huge figure rushed out from the flames.

　　It's Sally.

　　At the moment, the scales on its skull were broken in many places.

　　Bursting out of the flames, Sully raised his head high and locked it directly onto the figure swooping down from the sky.

　　It knew it was this guy who had attacked it.

　　The body bowed slightly.

　　After getting close enough, Sully's massive body catapulted straight up.

　　Locking the swooping figure's fang-covered muzzle opened.

　　Looking down at the big kiss that came biting down, August's insides didn't ripple.

　　Stupid guy, trying to tussle with a giant dragon.

　　The moment it meets.

　　The two robust dragon claws wrenched Sully's upper and lower jaws directly.

　　Then show your stupid ass the power of a dragon!

　　Fired up a tug.

　　"Ka-ching~"

　　With a tiny snapping sound, the two figures fell together towards the ground.

　　There was a cloud of sand and dust, and several innocent cacti were tragically affected.

　　After gliding for a moment feeling the body stop.

　　August rolled over and braced himself.

　　The crash landing did him no harm.

　　The head of the dragon looked to Sully next to him.

　　He lay helpless on the ground.

　　The upper and lower jaws were no longer able to come together because they had been broken.

　　The kiss was wide open in a grotesque motion.

　　Seeing his opponent get up, Sully struggles to get back up.

　　Skimmed the flaming bar in his right pupil.

　　What had been a near-full flame bar had burned one-tenth of its value in just this moment's effort.

　　A flash of heartache flashed through his vertical pupils.

　　Let's make it quick.

　　Near Sully.

　　Two claws broke the upper and lower jaws in one hand.

　　Yank up Sully.

　　The dragon's kiss opened.

　　The red dragon's breath poured out directly into Sully's mouth.

　　Sully's body twisted violently.

　　Feeling Sully's struggle, August's dragon claw gripped hard and stabbed right into the flesh.

　　No matter how much Sully struggled the truth was doomed.

　　Soon the struggles became less.

　　A roasted meat aroma filled the air at the same time.

　　Sully in his claws had lost his movement.

　　The wide nostrils shrugged.

　　It smells so good.

　　The mind's appetite was whetted.

　　Releasing his claws, he let the already lifeless Sully fall helplessly to the sand.

　　The crown of flames on his head gradually went out, and his body returned to its normal state immediately afterward.

　　The familiar sleepiness hit.

　　Easily fought off the drowsiness.

　　The dragon's head looked toward Sully on the ground.

　　The already dead Sully was close to ten meters long and had a massive body.

　　Eating for a couple of meals shouldn't be a problem.

　　Buried the dragon's head.

　　August started a dry meal.