harleyscars Chapter 55 The Omnipotent Lynx
Chapter 55 The Omnipotent Lynx
The reverse scale that the male Rathalos was holding tightly in its mouth fell to the ground, and the extremely sharp, blade-like reverse scale easily pierced the mud.
Chen Yan boldly stepped forward, looking at its wide-set, few but extremely thick cone-shaped teeth, and slowly slid the smoked sausage onto its tongue through its largest gap between the teeth.
Judging from its charred mouth and throat, it must have had a fierce battle with the Thousand-Blade Dragon before the crash.
"Hey, if you eat my smoked sausage, you're my dragon now, so you're not allowed to bite me..."
With a flick of the fire dragon's tongue, the sausage vanished without a trace. Chen Yan's eyes lit up; the mission had arrived as he had hoped.
[Rathalos issues a quest request: A Mysterious Forbidden Spell]
I promised them that after this battle, I would go home and lay eggs with them...
[Commissioned Rewards: Kingly Appearance/Superb Vision/Fire Resistance/Fire Bag/Soft Tissue Self-Healing/Strong Adaptability/Territorial Intimidation]
The blue bubble perfectly matches its status as the king of the sky.
The mission rewards were somewhat disappointing for Chen Yan. Not only were there no powerful attack skills, but there wasn't even a skill that would allow him to fly!
The details of the mission are not difficult to understand.
"It's a bit too much trouble to help you lay eggs. I'll try to find a way to send you back to lay eggs with the female Rathalos."
Chen Yan gave a slap to indicate safety, and then called out a few more times. Hua Miao led a group of timid lynxes down from the withered grass and old trees, and moved huddled together in front of the Rathalos.
When the male Rathalos saw the fat cat, it sniffed lightly, its dull eyes brightened, and saliva mixed with black ash and blood secreted from its mouth as it slightly opened its mouth.
Chen Yan instantly understood its meaning, and Hua Miao also sensed the danger. Its fur stood on end as it touched the hilt of the knife. A group of lynxes behind it also bristled and became a mess.
Chen Yan slammed the fire dragon's mouth shut.
"Boss Fire Dragon, this fat cat isn't for you to eat..."
Chen Yan clapped his hands, drawing all the lynxes' attention to him.
"Alright, everyone, now follow my instructions..."
The entire lynx tribe mobilized, with more than twenty lynxes of all sizes, and they were busy working under Chen Yan's arrangement.
The more skillful female lynxes cut down the dead vines, removed the thorns and branches, and then handed them to the male lynxes nearby.
The male lynxes worked together to twist seven or eight dry vines into a thick rope.
Next, these strong ropes were woven into a huge net, which was then laid out under the fire dragon by several nimble lynxes digging holes and passing through the soft mud beneath the dragon.
A stone was tied to the other end of the rope net, and under the precise weight control of the old lynx chieftain, the massive fire dragon was successfully lifted to a height of half a meter off the ground.
Several trembling lynxes approached the fire dragon with sharp bone needles. It was their first time coming so close to such a massive beast, and they were understandably a little scared.
Urged repeatedly by the old lynx, they began to use bone needles to pick out the broken reverse scales embedded deep in the dragon's flesh.
The scales of the Thousand-Blade Dragon can explode after hitting its prey, creating a secondary injury with the shockwave and scattered small blades. The reason why the wounds all over the Rathalos's body cannot heal is because the blades are constantly bleeding it.
The lynxes, who are usually responsible for treating their companions' wounds, start to become rough once they get into the zone.
They brazenly pried open its wounds and searched through it, finding its scales in the way, and even worked together to pull them off.
Despite the excruciating pain that made his flesh twitch, the Rathalos kept its eyes tightly closed and its massive jaws shut. Apart from its rapid breathing, it looked no different from a dead dragon.
The male Rathalos is very intelligent. It knows that the lynxes are trying to save it, and it silently lets the lynxes do their work. Meanwhile, the little creatures, which are gradually letting go, climb all over its body and search for the broken blades in its wounds.
With the wounds mostly treated, Chen Yan led the herb-gathering lynxes back.
Due to ecological collapse, the herbs and honey-eating insects that were once common in the Ancient Tree Forest have disappeared. Even experienced hunters who venture into the forest now would likely return empty-handed.
But this didn't stump Chen Yan, who possessed the sense of smell of a crowned dinosaur. He could always sniff out a few herbs from the nooks and crannies and carry out a few plump honey bugs from the hidden tree holes and grass nests.
The herbs were for the fire dragons, and the honey worms were for them. The listless lynxes lined up, each taking a sip of the honey, and immediately became as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Even the idle cat has come to life.
It stood weakly on the fire dragon's back, its face contorted in pain as it stuffed a few herbs into its mouth, chewed them, and then spat them onto its claws to rub on the fire dragon's wounds.
Stepping on the fire dragon's red scales, looking at its spiked, club-like tail and its huge, bloodstained claws, and seeing that the fire dragon remained motionless, the fear in Flower Cat's heart gradually faded, and extreme excitement surged into her heart.
It slowly stood up on the fire dragon's back, one paw supporting the fire dragon's wing bone, the other hand on its fat waist, looking triumphantly at the fire dragon and the busy lynxes beneath it.
"Grandma Cat, the old bald cat next door, and all the pretty kittens in the village, did you see that? Grandpa Flower Cat has conquered the fire dragon again!"
Unexpectedly, just as it was feeling smug, it suddenly slipped and slid down the carapace on the dragon's back all the way to its neck, landing right next to the dragon's face.
It didn't have many wounds on its head, but they were very close to its frightening mouth, so the little lynxes didn't dare to come near.
Seeing that a brave soul dared to stand face to face with it, the little lynxes held their breath, and the fire dragon slightly opened its eyes.
Despite its dull and lifeless eyes, the majestic aura of a "king of the sky" remained undiminished. The cat, staring at it with wide eyes, felt its paws go weak and almost fell off.
Its innate and keen "cat senses" detected the gazes of countless lynxes behind it; it would rather die than lose face!
In a moment of impulsiveness, he opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of saliva mixed with medicine paste onto his paw.
"What are you looking at! Don't you know you have a wound on your eyelid? Close your eyes right now, don't delay me from applying medicine for you!"
It manually closed the dragon's eyes, applied the medicine paste to its scratched eyelids, and then casually climbed onto its head, sliding down the dragon's body as smoothly as if on a slide.
Seeing Flower Cat's smooth and fluid movements, the Lynxes burst into cheers. The beautiful young cat sisters, in the prime of their lives, stared intently at Flower Cat.
Several male lynxes, growing impatient, bravely climbed onto the dragon's head to apply medicine, but ultimately failed to win back the beautiful cats' hearts...
The wounds on the Rathalos have been mostly treated, but the most serious injuries left the Lynx helpless.
The broken wing bones, the tattered wing membranes, and the exposed muscle layer of the hind limbs were not problems they could solve.
Their gazes were focused on Chen Yan, who was panting and dragging back several herbivorous dragon carcasses.
"Simple, but we need to fill its belly first..."
He looked at the fresh carcasses of the herbivorous dragons that had died after accidentally drinking poisonous stream water, and patted their bulging bellies.
The solution lies within it.