Chapter 79

The golden dragon Su measured the ice and snow that tightly sealed the cave entrance, pawed at it a few times, then turned to Lin默 and said, "Did you do this?"

Su was still trembling with fear, the earth-shattering sound and impact were unprecedented. If he hadn't acted first, he might have been buried by the terrifying ice and snow.

"Hehe, it is indeed related to me, but you and that lion also played a part."

The battle between the golden dragon and the Scarlet Dawn Night Flame Lion shook the snow and ice on the mountain. Lin默 just happened to use the infrasound cannon to cause resonance in the snow layer, loosening the foundation, and ultimately triggered this terrifying avalanche.

"Truly cunning humans!"

Su borrowed a phrase used by other intelligent species to describe humans. He continued, "Shall we go out now? I think I can dig open the entrance."

The golden dragon didn't think the ice and snow could compare to his steel body. At most, it just sealed the entrance, and digging out a new passage wouldn't be too difficult.

"No, wait a few days! I don't know if those guys outside are dead yet."

The "guys" Lin默 referred to were not only the dragon hunters and the people of Portland but also the peak ninth-stage magic beast, the Scarlet Dawn Night Flame Lion.

Looking into the depths of the cave, it was dark and deep, deeper and larger than the dragon knight had expected.

"What a pity, if I could warm up a bit more, the curses on my body would be reduced!"

The golden dragon Su, whose body was still deformed with sharp edges and emitting high temperatures, felt very regretful. Although being roasted by the Scarlet Dawn Night Flame Lion's innate flames was extremely uncomfortable, it did reduce the effects of the curses.

He hadn't yet recovered the ability to devour metal or fly, but the severe weakness he had been feeling was gradually subsiding. This was the first good omen he had had in a month of continuous bad luck. Hmm, maybe it had something to do with that human. Su glanced at the lucky dragon knight who had earned the friendship of his kind.

"This cave seems very deep!"

Lin默 activated the "Dragon General" sound wave detection system, and the special module on his chest began to emit rhythmic sound waves that oscillated deep into the cave.

The principle was like sonar, combined with a 3D scanning imaging system, gradually mapping out the space deep in the cave. The "Dragon General" tactical armor, suitable for various combat environments, smoothly activated the corresponding special functions. The air inside the cave was not stuffy, and it seemed there was more than one exit.

Surprisingly, this cave near the mountaintop twisted and extended deep into the mountain, far beyond the detection range.

Not only that, but within the detection range, there was a strange space that couldn't be scanned. If it weren't for the regular geometric shape of the unscannable section, Lin默 might have overlooked it. It might be a passage to another exit.

Considering that there might still be surviving dragon hunters and Portlanders outside, Lin默 decided to find another way out.

"What is that sound? It makes me very uncomfortable!"

The golden dragon Su shook his head forcefully, clearly unable to tolerate the sound waves echoing repeatedly in the enclosed cave.

The enclosed environment of the cave was like a resonance chamber, no wonder Su complained. He didn't have the "Dragon General" tactical armor to naturally immunize him from various adverse environments.

Crack!~

A few pieces of rubble fell from above the cave entrance.

Sensing the abnormality, Lin默 immediately turned off the ultrasonic geological detection module and noticed several cracks appearing on the inner wall of the entrance, which were increasing in number and length, with more and more stones falling.

"The entrance is collapsing!"

He quickly warned the golden dragon and hurriedly moved deeper into the cave.

"By the Dragon God, it's all because of your strange noises!"

The golden dragon Su, who followed closely behind, blamed everything on Lin默.

"Maybe it is!"

Before Lin默's words had even finished, the cave shook violently, and the entrance suddenly collapsed, with countless stones of various sizes blocking it. A dense cloud of dust rushed into the cave, like a thick fog, and took a long time to settle to the ground.

Now the cave was completely sealed. Even if the Portlanders and dragon hunters found the entrance, it wouldn't be easy to dig it open. At least now, the human and the dragon were doubly protected.

"Alright, it's sealed again!"

Su wasn't worried. Golden dragons, who feed on metal, are no strangers to mining and digging. Digging a passage was just a basic survival skill. If necessary, he could just dig harder.

"Let's go in and see, I found something strange."

Lin默 softly chanted a spell, and between his hands, several ping-pong ball-sized light spheres floated up, gently rising and hovering in front of and behind the human and the dragon, illuminating the dark cave.

At the same time, the LED lighting system on the "Dragon General" tactical helmet lit up, casting a bright beam of light on the cave walls.

"Huh? Light attribute gems? I didn't expect them to be so bright!"

Su muttered a few words. He was no longer surprised by Lin默's heavy armor. The dragon knight's special steel armor was etched with special magic arrays and embedded with magic crystals, so it wasn't surprising that it had some practical functions.

The human and the dragon began to walk deeper into the cave, both to explore the mysterious depths and to find other exits.

The long cave alternated between wide and narrow, gradually extending deep into the mountain. The Scarlet Dawn Night Flame Lion, which had been buried by the avalanche, didn't seem to live very deep. It was only about two hundred steps from the entrance, and Lin默 and the golden dragon easily found its resting place. It was a nest of ash and scorched black rocks, with scattered bone fragments and unburned fur. Lin默 even found a seventh-stage water-attribute magic core crystal by the nest, which was cool to the touch and could fetch a good price from merchants specializing in magic core trading.

The deeper they went, the more the cave didn't present any obstacles that the golden dragon couldn't pass. Even in narrow spots, Su could squeeze through by contracting his body's edges, creating a passable path.

The cave walls sparkled with the reflections of minerals and crystals. Analyzing the geological features, this mountain was once a volcano that had erupted lava and had been extinct for a long time. The passage they were walking through might be a remnant of the volcano's lava tube.

The footsteps of the human and the dragon echoed in the empty cave, sounding particularly clear and loud. If it were an ordinary person, they might have been driven to mental breakdown by the isolation and darkness of this enclosed space, as it was no different from a notorious solitary confinement cell.

Walking aimlessly like this was too oppressive and dull, but Lin默 had his own way to cope.

While leading the way, he used the laser holographic projection module on the "Dragon General" collar to project images of Earth's technological equipment, chatting with the golden dragon to pass the time. The industrial and mechanical technology of Earth's civilization had many similarities with the golden dragon's construction knowledge, and there were many topics to discuss.

Of course, this surprised Su greatly, even giving him the illusion that Lin默 was a human-shaped golden dragon.

Among the projected 3D images was the "Su-27," which the golden dragon despised the most. Su immediately cried foul, calling it a cunning and flat contraption, far from being a wise flying species that could rival dragons.

However, this holographic projection only had the form but not the essence. Without analyzing the real thing, Su, being a golden dragon, couldn't create a true evolution.

Six hours later, deep in the cave, perhaps below the horizon, Lin默 and the golden dragon Su found the strange space.

The journey wasn't smooth. They encountered at least four types of strange creatures, and this cave seemed to have more than just the Scarlet Dawn Night Flame Lion as a resident.

The Spiny Rock Fish, shaped like eels, moved extremely fast, with bodies as hard as steel, capable of easily drilling through rocks and moving within them. They also carried an unimaginably potent poison that could knock out a bull with just a scratch. This was discovered when Lin默 picked up a Spiny Rock Fish corpse flattened by Su, and the "Dragon General" air probe detected the volatile components of a neurotoxin.

The Heart Devouring Butterflies, which released hallucinogenic dust, causing people to sleep to death, seemed to have no effect on either the "Dragon General" or the dragon.

The Hell Wolf Spiders, which wove transparent but incredibly sticky and strong webs, were sliced open by the golden dragon's sharp spines, and several unfortunate Hell Wolf Spiders were turned into beehives. Of course, Su himself was almost turned into a living mummy by the countless spider threads.

The Gold Devouring Ants, which even made Su feel uneasy, suddenly emerged from multiple cracks in the rock walls, covering Su's body in an instant. They gnawed his mirror-like surface into a matte finish. If Lin默 hadn't promptly activated the infrasound cannon and found the right frequency to kill these small creatures, the cave might have become the golden dragon's grave, almost turning into a scene of ants overwhelming a dragon.

"It's a barrier!" Lin默 recognized the transparent hexagonal barrier in front of them, which seemed like a high-purity crystal glass with a special visual refraction effect.

Behind the barrier appeared to be a gravel wall, but the dragon knight didn't believe it was just an ordinary wall.

"I'll do it!" The golden dragon Su took the initiative, crashing into the barrier without fear of injury.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Golden dragons are the best battering rams in the world. After hundreds of tireless collisions, the barrier finally collapsed.

"Huh! What's that? It looks like an egg!"

After the barrier dissipated, a large cave hall was revealed, with a pale white, egg-shaped object standing on a rock platform in the center.