SCT-Novel #169 - Why are there dragonflies in the tombs of real dragons?
#169 - Why are there dragonflies in the tombs of real dragons?
"Keep digging!"
Seeing the stone door, the man in brocade was very excited.
"Quick! Dig away all the soil on the door!"
"As you command!"
The pangolin demon was clearly very good at this.
So, before long.
A three-zhang-high dark golden stone door was revealed.
"Haha! It really is a tomb door, found it!" The brocade-clad man stepped forward, confirming that the stone door was the entrance to the tomb he was looking for.
On the two stone doors, there were symmetrical phoenix and auspicious cloud patterns on the left and right.
"To carve phoenix and auspicious clouds on the tomb door, only the True Dragon clan would do such a thing." As he spoke, he raised one hand and placed it on the stone door.
The demonic power in his body surged.
A golden light climbed up the stone door along his arm.
There was a shadow in the golden light, like a dragon but not a dragon, like a snake but not a snake. Because it was wrapped in golden light, it was not very clear.
The golden light moved on the dark golden stone door.
Then, the entire stone door was covered with golden demonic light.
Then, slowly, as if being pushed open, the gap gradually grew larger and larger.
Creak ~ Creak ~
Creak ~ Creak ~
"Haha!"
As the stone door opened, the brocade-clad man's face became distorted with excitement.
Jin Hong beside him was not far behind, his eyes reflecting the golden light, revealing a pair of vertical pupils. A few traces of greed flashed in his pupils, but they were quickly hidden.
Even the four great demons behind them couldn't help but breathe faster.
They felt it, the aura of a True Dragon!
As the gap widened, a faint aura of a True Dragon came with it.
This is the tomb of a True Dragon!
There is no mistake!
As a great demon with a bloodline close to the Golden Dragon clan among the True Dragon Four Clans, he could not be wrong about this aura!
There must be treasures inside!
Although the brocade-clad young master was in charge, if they could enter the treasure mountain, they would not return empty-handed!
After working hard all the way, in order to appease them, he would give some benefits!
Behind the cracked door was a piece of darkness.
It was impossible to see what was inside.
This was the tomb of a True Dragon, with deep tunnels, so darkness was normal.
"Cousin, shall we go in?"
"Yes, yes! Let's go! Go in!"
The brocade-clad man waved his hand, and when the gap in the door was only wide enough for one person to pass through, he couldn't wait to squeeze inside.
"Young master, please be careful." One of the four great demons said, "In case there are strange beasts inside, rashly entering the tomb passage, I'm afraid…"
"Afraid of what?" The brocade-clad man said, "Don't be so timid! I am a descendant of the True Dragon, what in the True Dragon's tomb can hurt me?"
However, having said that, he still retreated, intentionally letting the great demon who spoke go in to investigate first.
At this time, several insects suddenly flew out of the darkness.
Buzz—Buzz—
They were a kind of beetle the size of a fist, flapping their wings and flying, but their speed was extremely fast, heading straight for his face.
"What is that!"
Due to the presence of the poisonous mist, everyone's vigilance in releasing their divine sense was extra cautious, not daring to wave it around as casually as in the outside world.
So he didn't use his divine sense to investigate first, and because the insects flew too fast, the brocade-clad man chose to wave his hand directly, and a demonic power killed them.
Anyway, among the demon race, insect-like demon beasts, except for a few with special bloodlines, are mostly stupid and weak, and there is no need to pay much attention to them.
It is rare for them to even become minor demons.
The one in front of him was not even considered a demon beast.
The several great demons were not careless.
Instead, they became vigilant and observed whether there was any more movement inside the stone door.
Even the most incompetent brocade-clad man did not stop the four great demons from blocking him behind them.
The dead insects inevitably emitted a smell.
As long as they had seen a bit of the world, they would understand that weak insect races often lived in groups in one place in order to survive.
Once provoked, it would be a large group.
So, they were waiting to see if more insects would attack from behind.
And the reason why they didn't immediately destroy the corpses was also because it was better to solve the trouble outside the stone door than to encounter it after entering.
At first, there was nothing wrong.
Until they saw that this darkness, how did it seem like something was surging?
"Not good!"
"Young master, there is something strange about these insects!"
The leading one of the four great demons roared.
"Run!"
"It's Dragon Lice!"
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
Buzz—Buzz—
A group of flying insects stained with the aura of a True Dragon, like dark clouds pressing down, densely packed and covering the sky, pounced towards them!
Almost instantly, they were submerged.
At this time, the sun was already approaching sunset.
Their carapaces shone with a faint cold light in the misty light of the setting sun.
It was like dense stars appearing in the night sky in advance, or like fragments left over from an ancient battlefield, carrying an aura that made people palpitate.
That was a strange aura mixed with decay and new life, death and hope.
That was the unique aura of Dragon Lice and other demons that survived on the corpses of strong people, as if it had traveled through endless years, an aura of destruction.
"Quick! Quick! Light the crimson cloud fire!" The brocade-clad man roared.
There was one aura among them that he was very familiar with.
That was the aura of an ancient great demon, and also the aura of a True Dragon.
It was also an aura that could take his life!
The Dragon Lice that surged towards him were the most numerous.
The demon cloud on his body was constantly being gnawed away by these insects!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several clusters of flames exploded in the insect swarm one after another.
However, compared to those that died, even more gathered.
Along with the approach of the Dragon Lice swarm, a low and distant rumble seemed to echo between heaven and earth.
That was the sound of their wings flapping.
It gathered into an indescribable majestic force.
The sound produced by one insect was certainly small, but soon, it actually became like the roar of an ancient behemoth.
Buzz—Buzz—
This buzzing sound was like the most primitive call between heaven and earth, making people involuntarily feel their own insignificance and fragility.
"Roar!"
"Roar! Damn it!"
"Roar! Kill them for me!"
"Quick! Kill these Dragon Lice!"
The six great demons revealed their true forms in the insect cloud, roaring and fighting desperately.
Insects that were not even considered first-order demon beasts were certainly not their opponents, so the dead insects quickly covered the ground, and then covered layer upon layer.
However, the insect cloud was still so thick.
The sunlight shone through the mist and onto the Dragon Lice 'cloud layer', the mist and their carapaces, mottledly changing with faint light.
Those light and shadows jumped on the rapidly moving carapaces of the Dragon Lice, as if dancing for this grand feast, each flash releasing a dazzling and mesmerizing light.
"Why!"
"Why would there be Dragon Lice in the True Dragon's tomb!" The brocade-clad man let out an unwilling roar.