Chapter 115 - Dragon Tower (2/2)

Guess I can’t expect more from something born and raised under protection. Heck. That Lightning Rat could do way better than this.

Su Ping turned back and kicked the Managarm in the rear to wake it up.

It worked at first. But as soon as the Managarm saw the ferocious dragon image, it went out cold again, tongue out.

Su Ping frowned and kicked it again. He kept doing it until the dog could do better.

His improvised training began to show its worth after the Managarm fainted and woke up for several times. Still, the creature would only stare at the floor like a scolded puppy no matter what.

Su Ping applied the “Killing Intent” effect on the Managarm, causing it to suddenly yell at the dragon image with a pair of glowing red eyes. But as soon as the effect ended, it tucked its tail between its legs as if asking for forgiveness. A yellow puddle was spread from under its b.u.t.t, adding a different kind of flavor to the air. This coward… Su Ping silently complained.

To escape from the odor, Su Ping decided to move forward. He saw a small dot of light in the ceiling not far from his position. It seemed to be a hole for him to get to the next level.

After tossing the pets through that hole, he also jumped through and reached the second floor.

Unsurprisingly, the dragon’s will was intensified by several times compared to the first floor. Apart from an invisible pressure, Su Ping also heard rustling noises coming from the darkness.

He wondered if this was all the dragon tower challenge had to offer. That fake dragon was basically useless. At this rate, he could clear the second floor in no time.

Without minding the noise that suggested a sleeping dragon was close, he quickly found the next “hole” and jumped to the third floor, while only taking Little Skeleton with him. He would leave the other pets at level 2 to keep sharpening their courage. As soon as he emerged from the hole, he saw another golden dragon coming his way, claws raised. This one was only about ten meters in length from tip to tail, which meant it was only a child. It sure looked dangerous, though.

He thought it was another illusion meant to spook him, but the unusual energy signature tickling his skin told him otherwise.

Little Skeleton drew its blade and began wrestling with the small dragon. Huh… That’s a clone made out of energy? Su Ping raised an eyebrow as he recognized the nature of the attacking dragon. Unlike what he presumed, the dragon tower was beginning to send real enemies his way.

Little Skeleton made quick work of the small dragon and soon returned to his side.

A kid as strong as common seventh-rank pets. I guess this is pretty normal for dragons? Su Ping decided to be more careful from then on as he kept going.

About two hours later, Su Ping left the dragon tower with his pets in tow.

Little Skeleton barely made it through the last floor. Su Ping didn’t believe he was lucky. It was likely that the tower designed all the challenges according to what he had. If Little Skeleton was one rank higher, the enemy at the last floor would probably be a Beast King.

As he estimated, anyone of an apt.i.tude of above average could clear the tower challenge with enough effort. There was no way that a proud dragon king was willing to give its heritage to an “above average human.” Whoever set the challenges up probably wasn’t expecting better humans to show up in the first place.

He couldn’t help but wonder what kind of human beings could reach higher levels of apt.i.tude.

Without wasting any time, he ordered the pets to stay close so they could look for the dragon scales.

It wasn’t hard to find those things because they were just randomly placed behind the tower. Each one looked as large as a small town with a unique theme, such as a gloomy graveyard or an erupting volcano. By looking from afar, Su Ping could more or less imagine what kind of monsters lived in them.

The scales were placed pretty close to each other, but with clear boundaries that set them apart. Su Ping realized that he could see this place as a nice training ground for different pets, since he could easily find a scale of the proper element for every type of pet.

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