After finding a place with lush vegetation and hiding it temporarily, Gordon took out the map given by the instructor and turned the map to the back, which recorded some details about the dragon's nest.
The structure of this rocky mountain is somewhat similar to a volcano. There is a large space in the mountain with an opening on the top of the mountain. It is very convenient for flying in and out. It is the best nesting place for flying dragons.
Therefore, even if the "owner" dies or leaves due to some accident, other flying dragons will soon move in. Due to species distribution, the nest owners are basically fire dragons.
In addition to the entrance and exit at the top of the mountain, Dragon Nest also has two passages for entry and exit.
One is a low cave entrance less than one meter high, and the other is a long and narrow stone crevice.
For the huge flying dragons, these two passages are equivalent to mouse holes in human homes. They don't pay too much attention to them. The smell alone is enough to keep ordinary animals away from this place.
Hunters, however, will use these two passages to "visit" the owner of the nest.
Just like Gordon at this time, except that the role he plays today is a sneaky "thief" instead of a "robber" who kills and sets fire.
The first step in burglary is to confirm whether the owner of the house is at home.
"Pork chop, it's up to you, be careful." Gordon whispered.
Pig Chop nodded his little head, tightened the cat pick on his back, and ran to the dragon's nest on all fours.
Their petite size and flexible figure are the core advantages of the Elu clan.
The bigger the monsters are, the less they will be taken seriously. After all, in the wild, small size is often synonymous with "harmless".
Even if Pork Chop is unlucky and bumps into the owner of the nest, as long as it doesn't take the initiative to attack, everything will be fine.
A few minutes later, Pork Chop ran back.
It seems very excited.
"The fire dragon is not in the lair, meow! I saw the fire dragon's egg, it's so big! There are three in total, meow!"
Gordon's eyes lit up when he heard this, this was simply the best situation.
He pushed aside the branches and leaves of the bush and looked up. There was nothing in the sky. Gordon no longer hesitated, left the bush and trotted all the way to the narrow stone crevice.
The crack in the stone is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, but it is enough for an adult man to pass through normally.
After walking about eight or nine meters along the stone passage, a wide space appeared in front of him.
This is a huge cave with an area of more than one thousand square meters. The internal space is roughly cone-shaped. At the top of the cave is an opening with a diameter of about 20, which even a flying dragon can easily pass through.
Exactly the same as what the instructor described!
It was afternoon, and the bright sunlight shone into the cave through the opening, forming a beam of light that illuminated the dark cave.
The cave was not neat and tidy, but it was very dry. The remains of large animals such as herbivorous dragons were scattered everywhere, and a pungent fishy smell lingered in the air.
Pork Chop couldn't help but sneeze, but Gordon's attention was completely attracted by the nest illuminated by the light beam.
There was a large amount of trees and grass that had been burned to charcoal or even white ash by the flames. In the center of the ashes, which was more than half a meter thick, three huge dragon eggs were lying there quietly.
Each dragon egg is about forty to fifty centimeters high, and it may be difficult to hold it with both hands. The surface of the eggshell is not very smooth, and is gray-white like granite, giving people a very hard feeling.
Just pick one up and take it back to the camp, and the mission is complete!
Being in the dragon's lair, Gordon would not waste time stupidly. He moved his arms and was about to walk over and pick up a dragon egg.
But at this moment, Pig Chop suddenly screamed, its pointed ears moving around, and there was unconcealable nervousness in its eyes.
"Meow?! There is a sound of flapping wings, meow! The fire dragon may be back, meow!"
Gordon immediately stopped walking towards the dragon egg. He could feel that his heartbeat nearly doubled in a few seconds!
Gordon had 100% trust in the pork chop's sense of hearing and smell. Instead of repeatedly confirming it like a fool, it was better to act as soon as possible.
It is impossible to pick up the dragon egg and run away. The fire dragon will become furious upon discovering that the dragon egg is missing and will immediately take off into the air and search all around. He will not have time to run far.
We can only hide it first!
Picking up the pork chop and looking around, Gordon bent down and grabbed a handful of the fire dragon's excrement from the ground, smearing it all over himself and the pork chop.
The strong smell made him almost nauseous, but this was the best way to eliminate the smell.
After completing all this, he and Zhupa quickly ran into the stone crevice that they passed through when entering the dragon's lair. The stone crevice passage was not straight, and hiding in the corners could avoid the fire dragon's sight.
After identifying the hiding place, one person and one cat lay down, trying not to make any noise as much as possible.
Not long after they hid, a huge shadow appeared at the opening at the top of the cave amid the whistling sound of dragon wings stirring up the airflow.
The huge size of more than fifteen meters makes monsters like the Blue Speed Dragon King look like immature children in front of it, and its broad wings almost completely cover the entrance of the cave.
The turquoise scale carapace, thick and powerful legs, and the iconic thorn on the chin all announce the identity of the visitor.
Queen of the Earth—Leorea (female fire dragon)!
Sneaking his head out from the corner of the stone passageway, Gordon almost forgot to breathe as he looked at the female fire dragon landing steadily in the lair.
Is this really a creature that can be fought with human power?
The instructor's warnings dozens of times were no longer effective at this moment, and Gordon felt regretful for the first time.
If the big wild boar king during the assessment mission could still rely on courage and strategy to hunt with difficulty, then the gap in physical strength between himself and the female fire dragon was a gap that could not be overcome by any means.
This is simply not a monster that I can face now!
Gordon could feel the pork chop next to him trembling uncontrollably.
This is of course, not to mention Pork Chop, even he himself was completely unable to contain the fear in his heart.
The female fire dragon that returned to the nest first glanced at the eggs in the nest. Her cold vertical pupils showed a rare hint of maternal tenderness, but then she raised her head alertly.
There seems to be some strange smell in the lair.
It folded its wings, stretched its neck, and sniffed around.
Noticing all this, Gordon and Pork Chop couldn't help but hold their breath.
An extremely long ten seconds passed.
Fortunately, the handful of stinky fire dragon excrement played a decisive role. The female fire dragon who found nothing more thought that this might just be the strange smell of the prey she brought back before.
It slowly returned to the dragon eggs, lay down, wrapped the eggs in its arms, and gently breathed its hot breath on the eggs, as if to assist in hatching.
Gradually, it fell asleep.
Gordon and Pork Chop looked at each other, this might be the best time to leave.
One person and one cat carefully tried to get up, but the heavy steel weapons and full set of armor were unable to move completely silently.
As soon as he moved, the head of the explosive knife scraped the ground, making a neither light nor heavy clang sound.
The awakened female fire dragon opened her eyes instantly, raised her neck, and looked around.
In the passage, Gordon and Pork Chop froze in place, as if they were playing a wooden game, afraid of making any more movement.
