manynovel Chapter 48 It's too late!
Chapter 48 It's too late!
The pterosaur carried them back to base.
"Chen Yan, where do you think those two dragon-slaying beasts will go?"
The cat, perched on Chen Yan's lap, asked curiously. Although it didn't expect Chen Yan to answer, Chen Yan thought for a moment and actually gave an answer.
"I think they must have gone to search for their father dragon's whereabouts."
The setting sun cast its last rays into the depths of the desert until the two dragon-slaying figures were no longer visible, at which point Chen Yan slowly withdrew his gaze.
"oh..."
Hopefully, that monster won't suffer too much under the combined attack of the Blazing Glavenus and the Tempered Glavenus.
Chen Yan and his group returned to the camp in the dark.
Harley hummed a little tune as she carried a large bag of ore toward the stream, eager to give her treasures a good cleaning.
There's no room for Chen Yan next to her tonight; she's going to sleep cuddling these precious babies!
After moving the gate fence, Chen Yan immediately spread his legs to prevent the little horned dragon's angry charge from hitting his vitals.
This little guy is strong now, and he likes to kick and bump around in his dreams. Chen Yan, who likes to sleep with him, is always the victim, and his chest feels stuffy from being kicked and bumped by it.
But the expected roar and dragon charge did not appear. The little horned dragon, which usually wouldn't calm down for half an hour without being hit, had disappeared somewhere.
Having grown accustomed to the little guy's babyish roars, Chen Yan felt a sudden pang of anxiety when he didn't hear them again back at camp.
Could something have happened to the little guy?
"Little dragon cub, little dragon cub, it's us back! Where have you been hiding?"
Chen Yan touched the knife handle and called out repeatedly. After a while, he vaguely saw a dark black lump of coal emerge from the stove. The little lump of coal blinked its eyes and looked at him.
"Why did you run under the stove again...?"
Seeing this little gadget appear, Chen Yan finally felt relieved.
But when he walked in and was about to reach out and pick it up, the little guy jumped back, dodging Chen Yan's hand. It backed up, lowered its head, shook its little horns, and swung its tail back and forth, making a low growl that was hard to understand.
"Little dragon cub, what's wrong? Are you hungry or thirsty? Didn't I leave you some cactus paste?"
Flower Cat popped out from behind Chen Yan, wiggled her wrists, and swaggered toward Little Coal Ball.
"What else could it be? Just like a little kitten, you think you're all that just because you've gained a few pounds! You've only been out for a day and you're already acting like a wild child, haven't you? Looks like I need to teach you a lesson again!"
The fluffy tail of the cat sways back and forth, and the little horned dinosaur is most afraid of it scratching its itch with its tail.
But the little horned dragon, who usually plays and fights with the flower cat, acted out of character this time.
Upon hearing the cat's voice, its growl immediately turned into a whimper. With its wings drooping and its little tail trailing behind, it flew over the cat and rubbed its head against its belly.
Seeing how affectionate it was with the cat, Chen Yan felt envious.
"You heartless little thing, I feed you, I give you water, I dig up cactus fruit for you during the day, remove the thorns and grind it into a paste, and I have to worry about changing your diapers at night, and you don't even come to rub against me but go to rub against the cat instead..."
Seeing the little horned dragon goring the flower cat and making it laugh out loud, Chen Yan clutched his chest and took a few steps back.
"Do you really like this jerk who rides on you all the time? Ugh, he's really broken my heart..."
He turned and walked out of the camp.
"Harley, Harley! My heart is breaking, I want to be comforted..."
Chen Yan started to walk out, but was pulled back as soon as he took a step.
He looked down and saw the little horned dinosaur biting his trouser leg tightly, desperately pulling him inside.
Chen Yan was confused and thought the little guy had changed his mind.
Just as he was about to scoop it up, a small wound on his elbow suddenly stung, and his fingertip brushed against the little horned dragon's wing.
Chen Yan hissed and touched his elbow. Hadn't it already scabbed over? How did such a small movement reopen the wound?
He endured the pain and went to retrieve the baby horned dinosaur again. This time, his elbow didn't hurt, but his vision suddenly blurred for a moment, and he only managed to touch the baby horned dinosaur's tail once.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Yan rubbed his eyes and tried to catch the baby horned dinosaur again. This time, his elbows didn't hurt and his eyes weren't blurry, but his legs suddenly felt weak. Chen Yan staggered and missed the baby horned dinosaur again.
Seeing the little horned dinosaur repeatedly evade his attacks, Chen Yan became serious. He widened his eyes, straightened his legs, tensed his arms, and even held his breath.
Going to catch baby horned dinosaurs again!
"I refuse to believe I can't catch you!"
The mysterious force was about to exert its power when Hua Miao suddenly tried to scratch Chen Yan, but an even more magnificent and immense force stopped it. Hua Miao raised half of its paw, turned it around, and landed it on its own head.
It looked at its paws in confusion, wondering why it had tried to scratch Chen Yan just now.
The capture operation went exceptionally smoothly. Chen Yan scooped the baby horned dragon into his arms and started walking away. The baby horned dragon was terrified and began to struggle desperately in his arms, splashing soot all over Chen Yan's face.
Seeing that the little guy was being naughty, Chen Yan ran his fingers along its wings all the way to the base of its wings. With just a gentle scratch, the little horned dragon let out a half-squeak and went limp in his arms.
Chen Yan was extremely pleased with himself.
"You little brat, I can't handle you. I'll take you to take a bath, look how dirty you are."
The little horned dinosaur resigned itself to its fate, its little tongue lolling out as it watched Chen Yan walk step by step toward the stream in despair.
With a torch stuck beside her, Harley had already washed half a bag of ore by the stream.
"Chen Yan, tell Hua Miao that we won't be able to have grilled fish tonight. It's strange, there were so many fish in this stream this morning, but when I checked again this evening, there wasn't a single one left..."
The little horned dragon got excited again when it heard Harley's voice.
A glimmer of hope shone in its little eyes—there was still hope!
It poked its head out of Chen Yan's arms, panting and barking desperately at Harley, its eyes fixed on the stream. But to its despair, Harley didn't even turn her head...
The light in its eyes faded, and the little horned dragon settled into a comfortable position, as if it had resigned itself to its fate.
Just as Chen Yan was about to reply with a smile, the stream, three steps away, suddenly exploded.
Before Harley's horrified eyes, a huge black shadow suddenly leaped out of the muddy stream, splashing her with the icy water mixed with the foul stench of the mud.
The Mudfish Dragon leaped out of the stream with a perfect splash, its crimson single eye fixed on the little horned dragon, and a series of exhilarating growls emanated from its throat.
It seemed to see the little horned dinosaur being crushed into a pulp by it.
Harley was shocked for less than half a second before she immediately reached into her clothes. If the mudfish dragon that had been lurking for who knows how long was targeting her, Harley, who was unprepared while washing ore, would be seriously injured even if she didn't die.
Fortunately, the Mudfish Dragon had only one target from beginning to end: the baby horned dragon in Chen Yan's arms!
As for whether Chen Yan, who was holding the baby horned dinosaur, would be crushed to death by it, who cares?
"There's still time!"
Harley is an elite hunter, and her crossbow loading speed is the fastest in all of Star City! It only takes her 0.01 seconds!
Just as she raised her arm to aim, a small piece of mud stuck to the brim of her venomous bird hat suddenly slid off, blocking her view for a moment.
It was just a split second away.
That's too late!