"Well, forget it. Let's make a bet."
"I hoped that the dragon mother wouldn't eat me alive."
With this in mind, Neigher started his journey back home.
The main reason was that the danger of the Dragon Hunter was uncontrollable. Even if he went to find Tiffany now, he could only see her in a human form. Perhaps he would be reported by her and killed as soon as he met her. In the face of his mother's hell trial, he could always find a solution. And perhaps he could get the reward of the dream world.
He decided to stay with his mother for a few more months. As soon as he got the information about the Dragon Hunters and the human world, or learned more magic to protect himself, he would immediately leave. He couldn't wait until his mother went to challenge the human kingdom. If her last child couldn't hold on until then, he might not be able to live until then.
The sprain caused by the dragon mother had recovered. The strong body of the red dragon didn't change even if he became a human.
It was too slow for a human kid to move forward. But after hesitating for a while, Neigher still didn't change back to the dragon form. Because this was the forest area, he was afraid of meeting humans. After knowing the existence of the Dragon Hunter, he felt that this world was full of danger. And this unknown fear was even stronger than the trial of his mother.
Neigher walked on foot. If he was thirsty, he would drink some water. And if he was hungry, he would eat some fruit that looked harmless. The skill of survival in the wilderness that he had learned when he was in the Amazon forest came in handy.
When it was completely dark, he turned back into the form of a dragon and flew into the sky under the cover of the night. The human village in the forest was far away from him.
In the East, the landmark towering tree was still standing there, becoming Neigher's flight target.
How would the dragon mother react when she saw him back home?
Would he be driven out because she thought he was a traitor?
Would she swallow him directly because of anger?
Thinking of this, he regretted going back to see the dragon mother.
"It's so stupid. It's just like a story of a teenager running away from home and returning home." He thought.
But after thinking rationally, Neigher thought that the dragon mother wouldn't kill him because she needed fighting power. Moreover, the original owner of this body was so stupid that he hadn't been tortured to death by those trials. His mother might be gentler than he had imagined.
But there should be a severe punishment waiting for him when he went home.
With this in mind, Neigher came to the entrance of the cave.
After a few steps after landing, he found himself walking over. However, after taking a few more steps back, he still couldn't find the entrance to the cave.
DNA
"Something was wrong. The location of my home was almost carved in the DNA of the red dragon's body. Why couldn't I remember the position of the cave?"
However, after wandering for a long time. He was surprised to find that the entrance of the cave was gone!
What the fuck! Neigher had imagined countless scenes in his mind when he confronted the dragon mother. However, he found that he couldn't even enter his home. But could she move the whole cave away? Was it to prevent him from coming back?
Just as Neigher was about to give up. The big wings appeared behind him again.
In the starlight, the dragon mother looked down at Neigher.
But this time, the familiar aura of oppression around her seemed to have disappeared.
"I... I'm back for..." Neigher had already prepared an excuse to explain why he came back but was interrupted by the dragon mother.
"Go to sleep now. If you are hungry, the deer is in the same place." The dragon mother said calmly.
The moonlight shone on her face. At this moment, her eyes and expression were calm, not as serious and sharp as usual.
"What?"
Neigher was stunned and didn't know what to say next.
There was no violent quarrel as he had expected, nor was there any angry roar from his mother. His carefully prepared words and strategies didn't work at all.
Only this short sentence welcomed him back.
The deer meat was in the same place.
"You... Don't you want to ask me why I came back?" Neigher asked.
"I'm glad you are back." Said the dragon mother.
At this time, Neigher suddenly found that the entrance of the cave was behind the dragon mother. The huge entrance looked as if Neigher had been absent-minded just now and hadn't seen the entrance.
Without saying anything, the dragon mother swayed her huge body and flew into the cave.
Neigher hesitated for a long time and followed the dragon mother into the cave.
Yane was woken up by the sound of Neigher's wings. She mumbled in a daze, "Brother." Then she fell asleep again.
The scent of deer meat made Neigher drool instinctively.
Then he looked at his mother, who was already on the pile of gold coins, and fell asleep. It seemed that his son had just come home a little late. As if the quarrel last night had never happened at all.
Even if he had the memory of his previous life, Neigher still couldn't understand why his mother was so calm.
On the second day, everything went on as usual. After throwing Yane out of the cave, the dragon mother fell asleep again.
Yane followed her brother furtively. The two dragons were bickering with each other about Yane's behavior from time to time.
In order not to arouse the dragon mother's suspicion, Neigher didn't ask anything about the human world.
On the third day and the fourth day, everything went on as usual. The dragon mother still acted as if nothing had happened. What was more unpredictable was that the dragon mother seemed to have changed a lot in the past few days. She had never scolded Neigher and Yane. But when Yane shit beside the dragon mother's treasure pile, Yane was beaten up by her mother.
On the fifth day, the dragon mother finally took them to the training. Neigher was ready to go all out. However, he didn't expect that the dragon mother would ask him to teach Yane how to catch fish.
"I don't understand why she has become so kind these days. It may indicate that there will be greater danger waiting for me in the future." On the sixth day, Neigher squatted by the river and said to his childhood friend, Nathan.
"I don't know. Little bro, I'm not the red dragon." The giant sat cross-legged on the ground, carving a piece of wood with a small knife.
"Think about it. Do you think the last child of the dragon mother died because of her harsh training?"
Upon hearing this, Nathan waved his hand at Neigher. He was so scared that the knife fell to the ground.
"Please don't ask that. I'm afraid that Mrs. Klais would suddenly throw a ring at me again. The wound caused by the ring was still on my hand." As he showed the mark on his finger to Neigher, he continued. "Besides, I've only seen that little dragon once. What else can I know?"
"Well, all right." Looking at his reflection by the river, Neigher sighed deeply.
"But I heard that giant dragons are very rare nowadays. So Mrs. Klais can only take you as her combat effectiveness." Said Nathan.
"Maybe, but her education method is too extreme. Only those who survive her training deserve to be the 'real dragon' she calls." Neigher concluded. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Then how much do you know about the Dragon Hunter?"
"I heard that they are all ruthless characters. But I have never met them. I heard from other giants that a Dragon Hunter could kill a bunch of giant dragons. But I've never seen it before. You know, I haven't dealt with humans since I can remember."
"Bullshit! How could they be so powerful?" Although Neigher said so, his heart was still fluttering with fear. That day, he was only a few steps away from a Dragon Hunter.
"They are madmen. I heard that they even killed giants." Nathan's rough face showed a serious expression.
"I've never heard you talk about the giant race. What are the members of your race like?" Neigher looked up at the giant and asked.
"I haven't had much contact with other giants. But I had contact with female giants of my age when I was a child. Look at your sister. What is she doing?" Pointing at Yane who was standing by the river, Nathan suddenly shouted.
The little red dragon was wandering around a huge colorful mushroom and was about to bite it. Neigher clearly remembered that the original owner of his body ate the mushroom and died. So he had the chance to travel through time and space.