Near a low mountain with cracked rock walls and a surface riddled with pits and holes of various sizes.
A piece of fresh, skin-on beast meat lay bare on the ground, emitting an alluring, bloody scent under the scorching sun that permeated the surrounding air.
Time gradually passed.
Ten minutes later, the ground in front of the beast meat suddenly bulged and cracked open.
A spider crawled out from within.
Its main body was about the size of a millstone, and its spider legs were as sharp as spears, nearly two meters long. Its carapace was an earthy yellow color, with rock-like patterns.
Earth Spider — Level 3 Vicious Beast.
Moving its articulated limbs, the Earth Spider approached the beast meat, preparing to taste this 'pie' that had fallen from the sky.
But what it didn't know was that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind suddenly blew from behind.
The Red-Iron Young Dragon swooped down at a low altitude, grabbing the Earth Spider just as it reacted. Then, using telepathy, he successfully subdued it through a mix of threats and inducements.
In every aspect, the Earth Spider was inferior to the Rock-Crushing Worm.
However, Garros had searched for several days and found no other Rock-Crushing Worm colonies, nor any other suitable creatures, so he had to give up.
"One Earth Spider is too few. I need to catch more."
Garros thought to himself.
The method of luring with beast meat was a bit slow, so he considered trying another way.
After thinking for a while, Garros noticed that the Earth Spider he had just subdued had a hint of dark red on its earthy-brown abdomen.
The Legacy told him that this meant it was a female spider, and it was currently in a stage of accepting mating with other male spiders, and could also emit corresponding pheromones to attract them.
As for why the Legacy contained even this information.
It could only be said that Dragonkin had broad interests; at least one of Garros's Dragonkin ancestors had been very interested in Earth Spiders, which was why such knowledge had been left behind.
The next part was simple.
The female spider lay comfortably on the ground, emitting a scent that drove other male spiders into a frenzy.
Before long, a male spider came rushing over, following the scent.
However, the male spider did not get what it wanted.
Just as it rushed out to appear, it was caught by the Red-Iron Young Dragon, who was fishing for recruits. After a sound beating and some threats, followed by inducements, he subdued it in the same manner.
"Lust is a blade hanging over one's head. Poor spiders."
Garros sighed, then continued his fishing operation.
Not long after.
Garros now had a group of Earth Spiders under his command, totaling 43.
42 male spiders and 1 female spider.
All the male spiders were dispatched by Garros to a small Black Oil Field occupied by dwarves to extract black oil for him, while the female spider was left in the Hemlock Hills, where it was fed and provided for without needing to take any risks.
But this didn't mean the female spider had nothing to do.
Besides continuing to attract other Earth Spiders, it also bore the heavy responsibility of soothing and boosting the enthusiasm of the male spiders.
When subduing the male spiders, Garros had made a promise.
— Male spiders that could bring back black oil would be granted a chance to mate with the female spider.
For such Vicious Beasts without much intelligence, the desire to reproduce was greater than anything else.
Driven by the instinctual desire to reproduce, the male spiders burrowed into the ground, full of spirit, while Garros silently looked forward to their triumphant return.
A few days later, Hemlock Hills.
Samantha opened her mouth and spat out a fireball.
Boom!
The fireball slammed into Garros, exploding into dazzling flames. The powerful impact blew off the last of his Buffer Scales, revealing his steel-forged, black-red scales underneath.
Feeling the dryness and burning sensation in his throat.
"Are you done? I'm already a bit tired."
Samantha panted heavily and asked.
"Continue. It's just beginning. Is your stamina really not as good as Mobel's?"
Garros urged her ruthlessly, while also using reverse psychology.
Glancing at the Earth Storm Bear resting against a hemlock tree on the other side, Samantha's competitive spirit flared up. She gnashed her teeth and said, "This is what you asked for. I'm going to get serious now."
After saying that.
Samantha inhaled deeply, her chest swelling high, and a dark red glow like molten lava appeared between the gaps of her scales.
A dazzling flame appeared between her crisscrossing dragon teeth, surging in her mouth.
Exploding Dragon Breath Bomb!
The temperature in the surrounding air climbed invisibly. After brewing for several seconds, a dazzling, magma-like red fireball was spat from Samantha's mouth, blasting straight at Garros.
The rapidly approaching fireball was reflected in his eyes.
Garros did not dodge or evade; instead, he straightened his chest and took the hit head-on with his body.
Boom!
A powerful shockwave erupted, and the air wave, carrying flames, spread outwards. The ground was blasted into a huge crater and scorched earth.
The attacks of Red Dragons have always been known for their immense power.
Facing the opponent's strongest attack, Garros was inevitably blasted away, his body crashing through several hemlock trees before stopping.
Standing up and looking down, the thick black-red scales on his chest were dented, and cracks radiated outwards.
"This kind of attack is satisfying!"
Feeling the pain in his chest, Garros was not angry but happy.
Samantha's other attacks were painless and itchy, never able to satisfy him, but this one was decent.
"Again. I'll stand still and let you attack."
He looked at Samantha and said with great interest.
Unexpectedly, Samantha had already collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud; the previous Exploding Dragon Breath Bomb had almost exhausted her last bit of strength.
"Garros, you really are becoming more and more of a pervert."
Samantha panted, sticking out her tongue, and said intermittently.
She couldn't do it anymore.
But Garros still felt unsatisfied, so he turned to look at the Earth Storm Bear, Mobel.
Mobel closed both eyes and played dead.
It had been the sparring partner before Samantha, and it still hadn't recovered. Even though it was Garros who was being hit, it was Mobel who ended up with a sore body.
The unsatisfied Garros soared into the sky, found a desolate mountain and an open space, and crashed into it again and again.
Some surrounding beasts, filled with terror, watched the Dragonkin acting like a madman, constantly crashing into mountains and the ground, and hurriedly fled the area to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
Boom!
The hard granite shattered under the impact of Garros's dragon horns.
After exercising for a while longer.
Garros walked out of the 'cave' he had crashed into, shook off the dust and gravel from his body, still not entirely satisfied.
As his body gradually strengthened, ordinary exercise no longer had much effect.
Like the small barren mountain in front of him, Garros had almost crashed right through it, yet his scales only had a few more cracks, with none actually shattered.
"Ordinary mountains and the earth are gradually unable to meet my training needs."
"I need a better, more suitable environment."
Shaking his dragon wings, a strong wind kicked up dust from the ground. Garros calculated in his mind and prepared to return to the Hemlock Hills.
Just at this moment.
A dry, dragon-like scent, like the yellow sand of the great desert, suddenly wafted over.
Narrowing his eyes, Garros looked up at the sky.
In his field of vision.
A Dragonkin figure appeared.
Its scales were reddish, shining with a bright metallic texture under the sunlight. A pair of spiral horns extended backwards from its forehead, resembling bighorn sheep horns. From its neck to its spine grew bronze-colored hardened scale whiskers, which fluttered in the wind. When flying, its figure was like a red sandstorm sweeping across the sky.
This was a Copper Dragon, a type of Metallic Dragon.
It was flying straight towards where Garros was, its goal clear; it had obviously discovered Garros's existence.
"Wantonly destroying innocent mountains and land, hmph, you inherently evil Red and Iron Hybrid Dragon, today this Dragon will let you experience the punitive judgment from a Metallic Dragon!"
The young Copper Dragon smelled the Dragonkin scent on Garros and felt very displeased with him, a strong desire for battle rising in its heart.