246 Morning Ruckus, Karlenes Decision and Causing a Huge Commotion in the Settlemen (2/2)
Mark was not surprised by the change of color. He would also not be surprised if the rock like scales turned out to be as strong as his [Blood Metal]. After all, Mark also made the lizard ingest a fistful of his blood when he threw the crystal into its mouth. Since Mark's body and blood was highly compatible with Mutagen, it would surely cause a reaction like what happened to Iola when he treated her. It was one of what Freed told him back then when he spent time inside his subconscious.
A dragon flying in the sky would surely be vulnerable to attacks. With Mark's blood, superficial wounds would not be a problem anymore. Although it should not be as fast as Mark's since his blood had already changed from when he was an Evolver, it should still be fast.
Mark suddenly froze, something unexpected happened.
The lizard was about to wake up and he felt a connection with its mind. It had the same feeling as what he had with the [BloodChildren]. He really did not expect this to happen but this was a good thing.
Behind Mark, Amihan who was awakened by the throbbing sound stared at the lizard that had undergone changes while keeping silent. As for the [BloodChildren] they were awake all this time since Mark stood up, they were just staying put due to Mark's order.
THROB!
The loudest heartbeat echoed and the eyes of the lizard, no, dragon opened immediately.
Inside the warehouse, the dragon with a body larger than a saltwater crocodile slowly stood up on all fours. The reddish black scales looked majestic and its body was more muscled than before. Two large bat like wings opened widely causing a gust of wind inside the warehouse. It raised its head and faced upwards.
ROOOOAAAARRR!!!
A roar reverberating across the whole settlement sounded early in the morning.
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”What is happening?!”
Professor Suzuki rushed out of the laboratory hearing that loud roar. Not only him but everyone in the settlement rushed out of their places while those outside started to run in panic.
No one knew what was happening but that roar would likely mean bad news for everyone.
The soldiers immediately readied themselves for combat.
”Where did that roar come from?”
Professor Suzuki asked a soldier guarding outside the laboratory who seemed to be getting ready for the worst situation.
”Professor, we don't know yet but it seems to come from the east.”
”At the ocean?”
”Most probably Professor.”
But then…
BOOOM!!!
A loud sound of roofing and concrete that collapsed echoed at the eastern side of the military section.
Everyone froze and stared at the large figure that flew at the sky.
A lizard with reddish black scales almost twice the size of a salt water crocodile flew up to the sky with its pair of bat like wings that spanned about the same length of its body.
”I-i-is that a dragon?!”
”Run away! Run away!”
”Escape the area! Quick! Soldier's ready for sortie!”
Several screams echoed in the whole settlement after they saw the figure flying in the sky.
There was no doubt that it looked like a dragon, no, it was really a dragon. No one would have expected that a creature in folklore, mythology and fantasy would suddenly appear in this settlement.
On contrary to the people running away, Professor Suzuki followed the soldiers that were already running towards the place that the dragon originated. There was no doubt that these soldiers were ready to defend against the dragon even if they had to sacrifice themselves.
The dragon on the other hand flew in circles roaring and even breathing fire for who knows what reason.
Reaching the eastern part of the port, the soldiers lined up in formation wielding their guns and even rocket launchers.
”Men! Aim!”
The officer on site shouted at the soldiers with rockets.
”Stop! Stop! Don't shoot!”
When two girls filled with dust on their bodies came running and frantically shouting at the soldiers.
Seeing that one of the girls was Alana, Professor Suzuki also took command to stop the soldiers from shooting. As the head scientist in the settlement, he had the authority to command the soldiers to some extent.
However, accidents happen at times.
One of the running people tripped bumped unto one of the soldiers aiming his RPG at the dragon in the sky. Since the soldier was quite nervous and was already waiting for the command to fire, his index finger was on the trigger. The soldier being bumped caused him to fire his rocket accidentally.
Seeing the rocket that was launched prematurely, everyone paled. Alana and Karlene paled since they knew what that dragon was while the soldiers paled because that preemptive rocket revealed which soldiers were the most dangerous. With some of the animals that evolved and gained intelligence that they encountered, a mishap like this caused the animals to pay attention to the most dangerous groups which made it harder to kill the animals.
As the rocket flew however, it flew straight toward the dragon that seemed to be oblivious to it. It was every likely that it would hit.
At that moment, black wavy mist flew up towards the trajectory of the rocket and a human figure appeared before it. The figure that was wielding a katana slashed the rocket into two and vanished leaving the flame and smoke of the explosion. The soldiers dismayed at the outcome of the rocket and thought that the person was also an enemy since they could not recognize him due to the distance.
But then…
The man appeared in front of the dragon and unleashed a downwards rolling kick on its face.
Due to the force of the kick and to an unknown factor, the dragon fell down on a nose dive. The dragon fell in front of the soldiers and the man that turned into mist followed after. A dragon falling unto the concrete caused quite an impact and dust flew everywhere.
Everyone then heard an angry voice in the midst of the dust.
”Just who told you to show off?! Huh?!”
BAM!
”Look at the ruckus you made!”
BAM!
”You need to learn to behave!”
BAM!
The dust subsided and everyone was dumbfounded.
In front of them, they saw Mark who was also covered in dust beating the dragon that was afraid to move with his spear.