That’s right, he had eaten Popo yesterday and fresh bird meat today.
In any case, it counted as absorbing the life energy of this world, and leveling up was fast when at a lower level.
Therefore, the system prompt did not surprise Lore too much.
“Draw!”
Resources were scarce now, so he had to make use of whatever he could draw.
“Ding!
Congratulations to the host for obtaining the pokémon skill: Confuse Ray!”
“Confuse Ray, huh?
That’s a pretty good skill; it can make the enemy fall into a confused state.”
As a player, pokémon fans and monster hunter fans actually overlap highly, and Lore was no exception.
In the world of monster hunter, there was also a status called confusion.
For example, the Malfestio; its scale powder would cause enemies to become confused.
At night, while Luna and Mother Zinogre were asleep, Lore snuck out of the nest once again, wanting to test the newly acquired skill [Confuse Ray].
When the special energy of the pokémon flowed in, several Thunderbugs hidden in his downy fur suddenly flew out,
rushing towards the direction Lore’s mind directed; the originally pale blue light suddenly bloomed with an eerie white glow, flickering like will-o’-the-wisps.
“So it’s cast by manipulating the light of the Thunderbugs?
That’s quite reasonable.”
However, Lore still sighed.
As a small sub-adult dragon, his Volt Absorb shell was not yet fully developed, and there were very few Thunderbugs that could hide in his charged fur.
The intensity of a Zinogre’s electricity was linked to the quantity and quality of the symbiotic Thunderbugs; once Confuse Ray was cast and the Thunderbugs flew away from his body, his own electrical ability would definitely decrease.
“I really need to grow up quickly; once I grow into an adult individual, these inconvenient factors should naturally disappear.”
In order not to worry Luna and Mother Zinogre anymore, Lore quickly ran back into Mother Zinogre’s embrace after demonstrating the new skill.
He had slept enough during the day, so he was a bit insomniac at the moment.
Lore looked at the sky unconsciously and muttered:
“The moon is so round today, and there aren’t many stars.
A night sky with a bright moon and sparse stars…
I’m sure tomorrow will be a sunny day…”
But just as Lore was thinking, a familiar and harsh wolf howl suddenly rang out!
“Awoo!!!”
This time, it was not the lingering sound waves from afar.
But he could clearly feel that the sound came from nearby!
“This is?!
That Tyrant Zinogre?!
Tsk!”
The wide-awake Lore recognized the source of the sound immediately and couldn’t help but click his tongue.
Mother Zinogre was startled awake again; this time, her terror was even greater than yesterday,
and the panic and tension in her eyes indicated the dangerous situation at this moment!
Luna opened her sleepy eyes, but before she could react, she and Lore were grabbed by the scruff of their necks by Mother Zinogre.
They had to escape again.
Having seen that brutal outsider Zinogre with her own eyes, Mother Zinogre knew clearly that running away was the only way to survive.
But this time, things did not go as the dragon wished.
After days of searching, that Tyrant Zinogre had still locked onto them.
The Tyrant Zinogre’s reason was also very simple.
Kill the dragon pups, seize Mother Zinogre, and sire offspring for himself.
Only in this way could he be considered to have truly seized this territory in the real sense.
A female dragon carrying two pups simply could not compete with a robust male dragon in speed.
Listening to the crackling of fur standing on end behind her, as well as the heavy footsteps,
Mother Zinogre’s heartbeat was thundering non-stop.
Even Luna, who usually pretended to be steady, was so anxious that tears welled up, and she let out terrified whimpers.
Only Lore was carefully distinguishing the time.
To say he wasn’t nervous would be a lie.
As a small sub-adult dragon, his size was less than a quarter of an adult Zinogre’s.
But he was a transmigrator.
He was destined to be someone who would make a comeback.
If he couldn’t even defeat a dragon of the same species, then even he would laugh at himself.
“Almost there, until dawn!
Almost there!
You must hold on, Mother Zinogre!”
However, objective factors were ultimately not something that subjective imagination could control.
Just then, a sharp roar was heard from behind!
A huge dragon figure suddenly leaped over Mother Zinogre’s head!
The powerful body supported the Tyrant Zinogre as he completed a flight-like leap!
Boom!
The huge body slammed down in front of Lore and the others.
Rocks shattered, and the ground cracked.
After the dust settled, there stood a behemoth.
The thick carapace was covered with battle scars,
and beneath the scales that were about to be burst open by knotted muscles, it covered a robust body that an ordinary Zinogre could hardly reach in a lifetime.
The thick tail, sharp claws, and the overwhelming Thunderbugs lingering on his back all indicated that he was an elite among the Zinogre species!
A sense of oppression accompanied by fear struck.
The original owner’s memories were covered with a layer of blood-colored shadow, constantly flashing in Lore’s mind!
The nightmare had come again!
His body was instinctively fearing this Tyrant Zinogre!
Lore’s breathing began to quicken, and his tongue began to secrete saliva frantically.
Even his fur began to stand on end, and the blood within his body grew restless, syncing with his frantic heartbeat to agitate Lore’s mind!
“Calm down!
Calm down!
Calm down!”
Lore suppressed his terror, forcing himself to calm down.
He took a deep breath, then summoned some [Leftovers] to chew on.
“Eat some food to steady my nerves first!”
Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but after swallowing the Leftovers, he actually felt much calmer than before.
But Mother Zinogre didn’t have such good mental fortitude.
Lore could clearly feel Mother Zinogre’s teeth tightening around his neck; he could even feel an unprecedented pain in his neck.
With her escape route blocked, Mother Zinogre kept backing away, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Having personally witnessed her leader and mate being killed, she couldn’t even imagine a way to contend with this Zinogre.
At this moment, Tyrant Zinogre raised his noble head, looking down at Lore below.
Even though he was a beast, Lore could still clearly feel the contempt and cruelty in his eyes.
Under the moonlight, the shadow of Tyrant Zinogre loomed over Lore and the others.
The former lowered his body with a hint of playfulness, inching closer toward Mother Zinogre.
He made a purring sound in his mouth, pretending to show goodwill toward Mother Zinogre.
It seemed to indicate that as long as she put down her two cubs, he would spare her life.
Fear made Mother Zinogre’s limbs go limp; she no longer had the strength to flee.
Watching Tyrant Zinogre approach step by step, Mother Zinogre’s gaze darted around, and her right hind leg collapsed onto the ground as if it had lost all strength.
Under that silent oppression, Mother Zinogre strangely released her grip on the necks of the two young dragons.
This caused Luna to fall to the ground, and cries of weeping couldn’t help but spill from her mouth.
As for Lore, he managed to steady himself on the ground, staring fixedly at Tyrant Zinogre; the monstrous hatred in his eyes allowed him to transform his fear into anger!
“Since Mother Zinogre can’t be relied upon, then it’s up to me…”
However, just when all the dragons thought Mother Zinogre was about to succumb to the tyranny of Tyrant Zinogre!
Mother Zinogre suddenly charged forward, biting down on the throat of the smug Tyrant Zinogre!
“Gaa-roar!”
A mother is strong; even knowing that this battle meant certain death, as a mother, she still overcame her fear and chose to protect her cubs!