The Emerald Dragons … had won?
When the viper knight flew to the city and delivered the news, the entire Emerald Dragon City was filled with cheers! The Emerald Dragons of all three districts were cheering for their king!
This was a moment worth celebrating. The Emerald Dragons gathered in the Hall of Worship in the plaza to celebrate their idol, Susumi. At this time, even the Emerald Dragons of the lower districts who usually liked to steal things didn't steal anything. Instead, they were cheering together …
Rin didn't usually notice it, but at this moment, she realized how much the Emerald Dragons worshipped Susumi.
Although the Emerald Dragons of the lower districts led miserable lives, they always believed that Susumi could bring them hope and a better life.
Now, Susumi had succeeded. Without the threat of the Standing Scorpions, the Emerald Dragons could expand the city even more. This way, there would be jobs for the Emerald Dragons in the lower districts.
Susumi now needed a large number of miners. Susumi's main purpose of collecting crystals was different from the other Emerald Dragons. She believed that the crystals could be used to create more weapons and armor. Therefore, she opened a new 'registration office' in the city and gathered a lot of miners.
But because the two cities were too far away, it would take a long time for this to happen.
However, Rin believed that Susumi hadn't won a complete victory. The presence of the Standing Scorpions had never disappeared. They were still hiding in one place … inside those eggs.
Susumi probably thought that these were the eggs of the Standing Scorpions, so she didn't pay much attention to them. Although she destroyed some of the eggs, most of them were still inside the pyramid.
This was mainly because Susumi didn't think that the Standing Scorpions were a threat. After all, the eggs were big. But they were only half the size of the Emerald Dragons. She probably thought that these eggs would only hatch some young ones. Susumi didn't understand the ecological activities of arthropods. Although she observed ants, she didn't know how they grew.
If she had, she would have destroyed these eggs long ago.
Of course, the main reason why Susumi didn't destroy the eggs was that … these eggs smelled very strange. Although they wouldn't smell anything when they were first broken, after a while, the Emerald Dragons that were too close to the eggs would be infected with a rather unpleasant … stench. Not only were they uncomfortable, but the surrounding Emerald Dragons were also unwilling to get close to them. The stench would last for several days and nights, so the Emerald Dragons did not want to get these eggs.
Therefore, the Emerald Dragons left the eggs alone. Due to the large number of injured, the Susumi could not transport all the eggs from the city to guard them. They seemed to be waiting for the eggs to hatch before killing the hatchlings.
After all, the egg was only half the height of the Emerald Dragon. They definitely didn't think that anything powerful would appear.
However, Lin knew what these eggs were. When the time is right, they will …
'Crack.'
It was dawn at the end of the night. A few scorpion eggs were placed next to a large rock. The two Emerald Dragons in charge of watching over them were preparing food. Suddenly, one of the Emerald Dragons noticed that something was wrong with one of the eggs next to the rock.
"This thing cracked?" It walked over and knocked on the egg. Then it said to its companion not far away, "Hey, come and take a look. This thing cracked!"
"Maybe something bit it open. Don't worry about it. Be careful of the stench."
"You're right." The Emerald Dragon turned around and was about to leave when the egg cracked again. The crack on it was much bigger.
"No, this looks like it's about to hatch!" The Emerald Dragon suddenly reacted. At this moment, the egg suddenly burst open, and a strange creature rushed out from inside.
This creature was very similar to a scorpion, but it was smaller in size. Its main characteristic was that its limbs were very thin and long, and there was a layer of membrane connecting them. It could also move its limbs and fly into the sky!
"It's flying!" The Emerald Dragon shouted in surprise, "Go and report … Ga!"
Before it could finish, the 'Flying Scorpion' in the sky swooped down. Its hooked tail instantly pierced the Emerald Dragon's abdomen …
"Ga —!!!" A tragic cry echoed under the sky.
Crack … At this moment, the eggs placed near the rock began to crack. When the other Emerald Dragon saw this, it immediately turned around and ran in panic. As it ran, it shouted, "Those eggs, they hatched!"
"They hatched?" There were small tents and stone huts everywhere at the edge of the forest. The Emerald Dragons walked out of them one after another.
"Hurry up, follow me to see!" The Emerald Dragon that ran over shouted nervously. This caused the other Emerald Dragons to be confused.
"Why are you so nervous?" These Emerald Dragons picked up their weapons leisurely. In their minds, newly hatched eggs were relatively weak. There were no exceptions, so they could easily get rid of them.
"Did the scorpion appear?" At this moment, the commander also walked out of the tent. He asked the flustered Emerald Dragon, "Are they still hiding there?"
Because the number of dead scorpions they found was not complete, Susumi thought that the remaining scorpions might have escaped the city. Therefore, the Emerald Dragons had been guarding against them. However, Susumi was not very worried about these scorpions. She thought that even if these scorpions escaped the burning city, most of them would be seriously injured and unable to fight anymore.
But in fact, not a single scorpion had ever left the city …
"What's that?" When the Emerald Dragons gathered, they suddenly noticed a strange creature flying in the sky …
"That's it!" The Emerald Dragon shouted in panic, "It hatched from an egg!"
"Hatched from an egg?" The commander looked at the flying creature in the sky in confusion. Upon closer inspection, it did look like a scorpion.
The commander picked up his bow and arrow, aimed at the flying scorpion in the sky, and shot an arrow.
But the moment he shot the arrow, the flying scorpion suddenly rose and dodged the arrow. Then, it rushed toward the commander. Before the surrounding Emerald Dragons could react, it pounced on the commander. Its hooked tail instantly pierced the commander's thigh.
After hitting the target, it flew into the sky again. The commander was now kneeling on the ground. Its thigh that was stabbed seemed to be paralyzed.
"Shoot it down!"
With the commander's shout, the nearby Emerald Dragons reacted. They immediately pulled their bows and arrows. The arrows instantly pierced through the flying scorpion's body. This terrifying creature finally fell to the ground …
At this moment, the sky was suddenly covered by a black shadow … Floating Astronomy.
PS: Thank you ~ mechanical bee ~ for the reward ~
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