Chapter 177 To Fight a Dragon 4 (2/2)

”The poison has worn off by now,” she said ”And no er by the day”

Arran nodded silently

”Your plan…” Snowcloud hesitated briefly before continuing ”It's not going to work The dragon is healing faster than we can injure it”

”You're right,” Arran replied, a wry s before we can starve it”

There was no point in denying the obvious The giant creature was healing more rapidly by the day, and they would be lucky if it remained immobile for another few days, much less the weeks or months they would need to starve it

Had they been stronger or the dragon weaker, perhaps the plan ht have worked But as it was, they si its power

”But we don't actually have to kill it” A small smile appeared on Snowcloud's face as she spoke ”Now that the poison has worn off, all we need is its blood — and for that, we don't have to defeat it”

Arran's eyes ith understanding ”So all we need is to ather the blood?”

Snowcloud nodded ”If we focus all our attacks on one of the wounds, we can easilythe blood shouldn't be all that difficult”

The sudden realization alhter as he realized that the dragon hadn't been the only one who had been blinded In his focus on killing the dragon, he had forgotten about their actual goal, which was to find a cure for the Patriarch And now that the dragon had defeated the poison, all they needed was its blood

Yet just as Arran was about to agree to Snowcloud's plan, he looked at the dragon, and a feeling of unease caon's blood would achieve their goal, to Arran, the creature's entire body represented a priceless treasure Just the Natural Essence in its flesh would allow hith many times over, and he knew that its skin and bones would be equally valuable

To walk away froret for years to coain Moreover,

Of course, by now he knew he had no way to kill the beast himself But if his suspicions were correct…

”Crassus!” he called out

The fat round a few dozen paces away, and on hearing Arran's voice, he looked up with a questioning expression ”What is it?”

”Come over,” Arran said ”I have an offer for you”

Crassus stood up and quickly approached the in his eyes

Arran took a deep breath and forced the doubts he still had froon,” he said, ”I will help you open your Realon?” The lanced at Arran ”What makes you think I can do that?”