Chapter 168 Dumber Than Rocks (1/2)

For a on hurtled toward hiiant , thick legs that ended in claws like pick-axes Despite its size, ithalf the distance between it and Arran in a matter of seconds

Worse, Arran had nowhere to run The valley's rocky land was almost completely open for a hundred paces on either side of him, and behind him lay the steep cliff they had just scaled — a four hundred foot chas but sharp rocks at the bottoon approached hie of the cliff It was a terrible plan, but he had no other choice All he could do noas hope that the creature was indeed as dumb as Crassus and Snowcloud said

The creature was al teeth in anticipation of the kill Up close, it was even htful than it had been fro it like an avalanche that was hurtling toward Arran

Despite his fear, Arran did not try to run Instead, he waited until the very last round even as every fiber of his body screa every shred of strength his body held, he leaped aside

The creature swiped at Arran with its claws as it barreled past hie Seeing the abyss before it, it briefly struggled to come to a halt, but it was no use — between its vastspeed, itsscreech sounded as the dragon slid past the steep cliff's edge and plummeted into the chasm A few seconds later, it smashed into the rocks beloith a thunderous crash

Arran i out a deep sigh of relief when he saw the creature lying motionless at the bottom of the cliff

Even in the few short on had been near him, he had been astounded by the aura of power that surrounded it It wasn't just the physical strength of a barn-sized monster, he knehen the creature neared hi amount of Natural Essence

”Should've used your blanket,” a voice sounded behind Arran

When Arran turned around, he saw Crassus standing there, the h he sounded, it was clear that the encounter had shaken him

”It was too late for that,” Arran said ”It had already seenthe sweat from his face with his blanket ”They're du ones You can hide while they're watching, and they still won't knohere you went” He peered over the cliff, then said, ”We should get ”

”Not yet,” Arran said ”I want to take a look at the body first”

”The body?” Crassus chuckled ”It's not dead Hurt, ive it a few hours and it'll be back up on its feet, vicious as ever”

Arran looked at theme it survived a fall like this?”

Crassus sis are, they'd have died out long ago if they couldn't take a hit or two We should get out of here before it recovers Fall like that, it should be at least so?!”

Even before Crassus finished talking, Arran hurried down the narrow path along the cliff If the dragon would soon recover, he couldn't afford to wait — there was just a brief here the creature would still be dazed froo to waste