Fact proved that even the burliest strongman couldn't remove a small piece of paper stuck to his own back.

Suren's plan to restrain the Lightning Blue Dragon with the Mechanical Octopus worked exceptionally well. The octopus clung to the dragon's back with its special suckers and tentacles. No matter how the dragon dived, soared, or crashed into the sea, its struggles couldn't shake it off.

The Mechanical Octopus was like an iron shackle on the dragon, completely immobilizing it.

Having lost its speed advantage, the Blue Dragon became the target of everyone's concentrated fire.

The only slightly troublesome thing was that this fellow was thick-skinned and tough to break through its defenses.

However, the magic legions of Rainbow Island had already exhausted it a bit, and the Dawn Squad taking over saved a lot of effort.

Suren had a dragon-slaying dagger, and the others had applied dragon-slaying potions to their weapons, each strike dealing "true damage."

So, even if each strike only punctured a small hole, hundreds of strikes could create blood-filled holes everywhere.

…

The battle was incredibly loud, with thunder and lightning flashing across the sea, and the wind and waves raging.

Only high-level professionals were qualified to participate in this dragon-hunting battle.

At the same time, more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield, the Eternal Night was drifting, ready to provide fire support in case of an accident.

But obviously, there were no accidents.

Everyone knew that the squad leaders had completely taken control of the battle's rhythm.

They gathered on the deck near the viewing windows, observing the thrilling battle in the distance with telescopes, and commenting from time to time.

"Wow, Sister Qiantiao is amazing! Her Thunderous Sword Qi is so sharp that it can even break through dragon scales. Oh, Sanjie [Rakshasa] is just like a hellish god of death, so strong…"

"Miss Nineteen's fighting style is so elegant, she really is like a Mechanical Angel."

"Oh, Captain Barrett's 'Void Armor Stacking Domain' is also amazing, he can actually withstand a dragon's claw. Hahaha, although he was also sent flying, he has the most handsome falling-into-the-water posture among the captains after getting hit…"

"Did you guys notice, Mr. Black's movements are so strange, the dragon's breath didn't hit him even once. That insight is just terrifying…"

"Hahaha, Mr. Suren's fighting style is really too cheap. He just keeps dodging, and the dragon can't do anything to him."

"Ancestor Wordsworth sucked so much dragon blood. So dragons are the same, they can be bled if they have wounds. Aiyo~ Dragon blood is a treasure, I wonder what it tastes like…"

"The leaders are all so amazing, when will I be this strong?"

"…"

Everyone was seeing a dragon from myths and legends for the first time.

Even from such a distance, the terrifying dragon might made their scalps tingle.

But watching the squad leaders fight the dragon, they felt their blood boil, as if they had opened a book of myths and witnessed an epic tale of "Dragon Slayers vs. the Evil Dragon" with their own eyes.

What an inspiring feat!

Even just witnessing it was an incredible adventure experience that could be boasted about to future generations.

…

From the very beginning, when the Lightning Blue Dragon fell into Suren's plan step by step, its ending was already predetermined.

As time passed, after a fierce battle, Katzka, the Blue Dragon, was already exhausted.

At this moment, its crystalized azure dragon scales had lost their previous luster and brilliance, becoming riddled with holes. Especially on its back, there were unhealed, bloody wounds everywhere.

Suren and Wordsworth, transformed into giant bats, clung to the dragon's back, one using [Blood Drain], the other biting with his teeth, taking every opportunity to drain its blood.

Throughout the entire battle, the two had probably sucked hundreds of pounds of dragon blood.

The two of them became stronger and stronger, while the dragon became weaker and weaker.

Nineteen, Qiantiao, Mr. Black, Barrett, and several Rank 7 Bloodkin fought head-on, and with various constantly replenishing puppets, the dragon was gradually worn down until it had no strength to struggle.

Its dragon breath became weak and powerless, and the frequency of its wing flaps slowed down and became shaky.

It still wanted to escape into the distance, but the remaining strength was not enough to support its increasingly heavy body.

Suddenly,

The Blue Dragon's wings stopped flapping.

After pausing in the sky for a moment, the ferocity in its eyes disappeared, its divine light dimmed, and it fell rapidly towards the sea.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After such a long and arduous battle, they finally saw the moment of reward.

But after all, it was the first time hunting a dragon, and Suren didn't dare to be careless without seeing the "gray mist" (of death).

He watched the dragon fall from the sky and controlled the Mechanical Octopus to lock it down completely. Then, he quickly took out several super-sized anti-magic mechanical locks to lock the dragon's wings and head.

With these measures in place, even if the cunning dragon woke up, there would be absolutely no chance of a comeback.

While doing these things, countless threads in the sky wove into a net, wrapping the falling dragon into a cocoon.

Suren gathered the threads, and a black hole appeared in his palm, smoothly stuffing the entire dragon into the Little Void Realm.

In the biological workshop, Dr. Banks and the laboratory researchers had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the dragon stuffed in, everyone immediately became busy, drawing blood, peeling off scales… and serving it with various instruments.

Before refining this Blue Dragon into a colony, Dr. Banks still needed living samples to study gene potions.

This was an indispensable step.

This Rank 7 Lightning Blue Dragon had a high compatibility with Qiantiao's professional characteristics and was originally prepared for her.

But in theory, if it was a pure-blooded dragon, the grade of the colony produced would probably be very high.

Correspondingly, the integration threshold would definitely be very harsh.

Therefore, the probability of successful integration for a normal Rank 7 professional would be very low.

For others, this was indeed a big problem.

But the Dawn Squad was different.

Because they had Dr. Banks.

This top-level alchemist in biology had once led a team in Old Londun to extract blood from the heart of a divine-rank Fallen Angel and successfully refined the "X Potion" that could transform human bloodlines.

For example, when Suren integrated the [Isaac Alchemical Heart], it was because he had been injected with a blood serum that modified the bloodline of a Fallen Angel that he was able to integrate it smoothly.

Gene potions were a vital way for modern alchemists to enhance their strength, and they could also directly increase the success rate of colony integration.

If they could really successfully refine the "Dragon Potion", then every member of the Dawn Squad would be a Dragonblood Warrior, and their overall strength would skyrocket again!

Whether it was technical theory, equipment, or personnel, the Dawn Squad did not lack anything now.

Now that they had captured a pure-blooded dragon, all conditions were met.

…

The matter of developing the potion was left to the technicians. Suren and the others, as combat personnel, were only responsible for capturing it and didn't need to worry about it.

After the battle, everyone landed on the sea, breathing heavily.

The group smiled at each other.

Although they had successfully captured the dragon, everyone was covered in dust and dirt, their hair flying wildly, looking disheveled and comical after being hit by a round of lightning dragon breath.

And with an enemy of this level, any mistake would result in death or serious injury.

Only they knew the danger of this battle.

A Rank 7 pure-blooded dragon was already so troublesome, one could imagine how terrifying the combat power of an Rank 8 or Rank 9 dragon would be.

But in the end, they succeeded, and it was of great significance.

It wasn't just about hunting a Blue Dragon, but also about the understanding gained in battle, which was even more rare.

The pressure exerted by a overlord-level creature like the Dragon Clan was something that no other enemy could give.

Everyone had some understanding, more or less.

[Blood Duke] Wordsworth had just absorbed plenty of dragon blood, and after returning to his human form, his eyes were shining brightly.

The planar channel was established, and the high-level laws of the Celestial Plane poured into the Alchemy Plane. This old vampire, who had been stuck at Rank 7 for hundreds of years, had vaguely felt that he had a breakthrough opportunity before.

Just at the moment the battle ended, when he relaxed his mind, a flash of inspiration came to him, as if he had already grasped that opportunity. He suddenly said, "I feel like I have some confidence in advancing to Rank 8."

Suren clearly felt the transformation in his temperament, and was also delighted to hear this, saying, "Congratulations, Mr. Wordsworth."

This old vampire who had lived for hundreds of years was knowledgeable and, although older, was also a very approachable elder. He often shared his cultivation experience and talked about strange stories in the group. Therefore, he had a very good relationship with everyone.

Qiantiao and the others, upon hearing this, also expressed their congratulations.

Wordsworth responded with a smile.

Rank 7 was the threshold for top-level professionals, but after that, wanting to go further was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

He thought he would be trapped in Rank 7 for the rest of his life, but he never expected to have such an opportunity today.

In the distance, the Eternal Night was speeding over.

The people on the deck waved their hands and excitedly called out to the captains.

Suren and the others were still calming the restless aura from the fierce battle, and also discussing some insights from the battle.

At this time, Qiantiao thought of something and suddenly said, "Suren, don't you think that the dragon might is very similar to your Dominator-class aura?"

Barrett on the side also said, "Yes. The essence of dragon might and aura should be the same kind of special biological energy overflowing. And Suren, your aura is even more similar to dragon might, giving people a feeling of dominating everything, surpassing everything."

Hearing this, the other people also agreed.

During the fierce battle just now, the Dawn Squad was the first time seeing a real dragon, and also the first time feeling dragon might.

But it was also the first time seeing Suren's full combat power after advancing to Rank 7.

Suren himself was a little surprised to hear this, "Ah? Dominator-class aura is the same as dragon might?"

He himself didn't feel anything, but others could see it.

But because no one had any experience in this area, no one could say what was special about that feeling.

Before long, the Eternal Night sailed over, and everyone jumped on board.

There was another burst of cheers on the deck.

The ship continued north, and they planned to go to Thunder Sea Island again.

Before, because of that Thunder Dragon, Suren had only taken the Thunder Spear and Dragon Breath Fruit and left. There was still a large amount of treasure on the island.

Now that the dragon had been captured, they could take their time to move the remaining things off the island.

That Blue Dragon Katzka had been on that island for hundreds of years, and the dragon's lair was full of treasures.

Not only Dragon Breath Fruit, but also many rare materials.

Even "dragon dung" was a very rare treasure.

Nowhere else could you find pure-blooded dragon dung.

This was not only a material for some legendary potion recipes.

The breath of higher lifeforms like dragons had a repellent effect on almost all other creatures. Coating the hull of a ship with it would make most demonic beasts and sea monsters unwilling to approach due to the smell.

…

The Eternal Night sailed against the wind, speeding across the sea.

The Dawn Squad was gathered around the various captains, listening to them recount the details of the dragon-hunting battle just now.

But before long, a shout rang out from the lookout platform, "Everyone be careful, a large number of flying targets have appeared in the northwest direction!"

Suren, who was meditating and adjusting his breathing on the mast, opened his eyes when he heard the commotion. When he looked, he indeed saw a group of dragons flying towards them in the sky.

"The Silver Dragon Kingdom's Dragon Knight Legion?"

Suren saw the armored knights on the dragons' backs and muttered to himself.

His eyes turned, and he thought of the bounty in the tavern, and immediately guessed, "Could it be that they're here for the Dragon Breath Fruit?"

This dragon legion of more than a thousand people also had extremely strong combat power.

Then he thought that he had also met Bartolo Figaro, the "Dragon Hunter," in the city.

So many coincidences added together were not coincidences.

In an instant, Suren came to a conclusion: "So...we beat them to the punch and hunted the Blue Dragon?"

However, it was ultimately their own spoils of war after a hard battle, and no matter what the purpose of others, it couldn't change that fact.

Everyone immediately became alert, and the muzzles of the cannons also pointed to those black dots in the distant sky.

If the other party really came with ill intentions, the Dawn Squad would give these guys a painful lesson.

In Suren's eyes, these Dragon Knights were much easier to deal with than that dragon.

As for that "Dragon Hunter" Bartolo, he didn't seem to be on the dragons' backs.

…

The Eternal Night continued to sail towards Thunder Sea Island.

In the sky, more than a thousand Dragon Knights flew rapidly.

This was the Silver Dragon Kingdom's elite "Miracle Dragon Legion."

The legion commander was named Bennett Pixis, a Rank 7 Dragon Knight, and his mount was also a Rank 7 Flame Wyvern.

They came to Atlanta City this time to find the [Dragon Breath Fruit] to concoct a potion to remove the petrification curse from the queen.

As the Silver Dragon Kingdom, one of the three great kingdoms of the Dragon Country, the knights were very knowledgeable about the habits of the Dragon Clan.

Although pure-blooded dragons were rare, they had not been hunted.

Originally, they had formulated a detailed hunting plan, and even invited the "Dragon Hunter" Bartolo.

But they never expected that someone else would also be eyeing that dragon.

Bennett originally wanted to come and take a look during the battle.

But after listening to the "Dragon Hunter" Bartolo's advice, he only came after the battle was over.

After all, whoever approached during someone else's battle to hunt a dragon would inevitably be mistaken for having ulterior motives.

Although Bennett felt that his Dragon Legion was already one of the strongest legions in the kingdom, Bartolo said that those hunting the dragon were very strong.

The facts proved that this was the case.

The battle lasted for a much shorter time than expected, which meant that those people were very strong.

Bennett was both grateful and puzzled.

Where did such a group of strong people come from?

But they were determined to get the [Dragon Breath Fruit], so they had to come.

Riding on the dragon's back, everyone in the legion was stunned to see the super-large black-sailed ship on the sea in the distance.

Was the hull several hundred meters long?

Heavens, could it carry tens of thousands of people?

They had never seen such a huge ship before.

The Dragon Country did have ships, but they were mostly flat-bottomed ships with shallow drafts, which were enough for general sea navigation and fishing, but long voyages could not withstand the wind and waves at all.

It wasn't that they didn't want to build large ships, but that it was unnecessary.

There were terrifying deep-sea monsters in the deep sea that regarded humans as food, and setting sail was no different from courting death.

The Dragon Country used to have nine kingdoms, spread across this vast sea. Now there were only three left, and the most important reason was monster attacks.

In the end, the remaining three were all on the same piece of land.

The abundant resources of the land and nearshore seas were already enough for survival. Over time, they no longer had large ocean-going ships.

Seeing this super-large ship, the people of the Miracle Corps immediately realized that this might be the legendary "overseas visitor."

Although there had always been legends that there were human civilizations to the east of the Endless Sea, they had never seen them.

Since they could hunt dragons, their strength was beyond doubt.

Flying to a distance of several nautical miles, Legion Commander Bennett ordered the Dragon Legion to circle in the sky and sent a messenger forward to approach the large ship.

…

The Dawn Squad was watching the dragons in the sky with great interest. Except for Suren and the others, everyone was seeing the natives of the Dragon Country for the first time.

They also learned that in addition to the Luen and Martha Empires, there were also human civilizations overseas.

Seeing a dragon approaching, Suren and the others also knew that the other party wanted to negotiate rather than use force.

The expressions of the Dawn Squad on the deck were much better. The gunners in the gun cabin also suppressed their eagerness to fire the cannons.

The messenger on the dragon shouted loudly, "We are the Miracle Corps of the Silver Dragon Kingdom, and our Lord Knight Bennett hopes to communicate with your captain..."

The people on the ship listened to this garbled speech for a long time, and their eyes were full of confusion.

Only Suren and Tatu understood.

Tatu translated the meaning.

Qiantiato wasn't interested in any negotiations and glanced at Suren beside her.

Suren raised his eyebrows and said to Tatu, "Let their commander come aboard the ship."

He wasn't interested in communication, but the petrification antidote formula was in the hands of the Silver Dragon Kingdom's royal family. If he could get it through this channel, it would save a lot of trouble.

Tatu nodded and translated these words.

The dragon cavalry received a response and immediately turned back to the main force.

Before long, the Dragon Legion commander in silver armor flew over with four attendants.

The wyvern wasn't large, with a wingspan of just over ten meters.

The Rank 7 Fire Dragon at the head was only over twenty meters long.

With its wings folded, it was only slightly larger than two elephants.

These dragons were behemoths to other ships, but the deck of the Eternal Night had more than enough room to park dozens of them.

The dragon swooped down from the sky, and with the Dragon Knight's control, it flapped its wings and stirred up gusts of wind, steadily stopping on the deck.

Suren looked at this composed golden-haired knight commander and secretly praised his courage.

He dared to come with only four people.

Bennett and the others also felt very novel, as it was the first time they had ridden a dragon to land on a ship.

And observing the ship up close, they found it difficult to describe the shock in their hearts.

Looking at the "overseas visitors" around them, he immediately judged that these people were very strong!

What puzzled him was that some of these people had metal bodies?

Too many things beyond his understanding appeared before his eyes. Bennett suppressed the shock in his heart and gave a knight's salute, "Miracle Corps Bennett Pixis, I am very glad to meet friends from afar..."

…

The other party acted completely according to etiquette, and the Dawn Squad didn't want to be rude.

Seats and fruits were arranged on the deck, and the two sides exchanged polite greetings.

After confirming that the Dawn Squad had captured the Blue Dragon, Bennett expressed his shock and congratulations.

But such a big thing as overseas visitors was not something that he, as a legion commander, could decide.

Fortunately, he also sensed that this adventure group had no malice.

Bennett then went straight to the point and asked, "Does your Excellency have any [Dragon Breath Fruit]? What I mean is, our Silver Dragon Kingdom's queen has been cursed with petrification, and our legion came to Atlanta City for those Dragon Breath Fruits. If possible, I would like to exchange a fruit for whatever conditions we can offer."

The other party was very polite, and when Suren heard that he only wanted one, he directly replied, "Yes. I have [Dragon Breath Fruit] in my possession."

Without this bargaining chip, many conditions couldn't be discussed.

He wanted to know about the formula and tentatively asked, "Unfortunately, a friend of ours has also been cursed with petrification and needs an antidote. What I mean is, if I provide a fruit, can I exchange it for a copy of the antidote, or the formula for the antidote?"

"If you want to exchange for the potion...I'm afraid not."

Commander Bennett shook his head.

His expression was very embarrassed, "Although I am not a wizard, as far as I know, the materials needed to refine the petrification curse antidote are very rare. [Dragon Breath Fruit] is only one of them. There is also [Tears of the Undead], [Medusa's Blood], etc., which are extremely difficult to find. Even the royal family has not collected all of them. Moreover, a material can only refine one potion..."

Suren had seen the bounty before, so he wasn't surprised.

If the petrification curse was so easy to remove, it wouldn't be the Medusa's demigod talent.

Speaking of this, Bennett paused for a moment before saying, "As for the formula... If you can give the [Dragon Breath Fruit], I think it should be possible to exchange it. However, you may need to send someone with me to the royal capital. Because this matter is not something that I, as a legion commander, can decide. I think His Majesty the King should also welcome you."

Suren listened and thought for a moment, then replied, "Okay!"

The seas of the ancient Dragon Country in the west hid too many secrets. With the limited intelligence that the Dawn Squad currently had, it would be too dangerous to act rashly.

After hunting the Rank 7 Blue Dragon just now, he felt even more that he had to be cautious.

Anyway, there was no rush.

A trip to the Silver Dragon Royal Capital wouldn't be bad.

…

Hearing that these "overseas people" were willing to go to the royal capital, Bennett breathed a sigh of relief.

He had the [Dragon Breath Fruit] in hand and had invited the people. He could also give an explanation to the people above.

At this time, Suren said again, "May I ask, Commander, do you know Mr. Bartolo, the 'Dragon Hunter'?"

Bennett listened and was in awe, replying, "I know him, but there is no personal relationship. This time, inviting Mr. Bartolo was just an arrangement from above. Now that the dragon hunting plan has failed, he has left."

"Oh."

Suren felt a little regretful to hear this.

He always felt that if that "Dragon Hunter" Bartolo was really a surviving member of the Black Sam Pirate Group, he could definitely provide a lot of help.

Unfortunately, he had missed him again.

He only hoped that he could get news of him on this trip to the royal capital.