Chapter 113: Dragon Slaying

After completing his preparations, Su Lun stretched his body and got ready to hunt the dragon.

“Ding, the territory protection quest is activated.”

“Through your unremitting efforts, your territory is finally on the right track. However, a group of Frost Wyverns has set their eyes on this place, regarding it as their hunting ground. Please eliminate the Frost Wyverns as quickly as possible.”

The System’s cold notification sounded in his ears.

Su Lun took out the throwing spear made of Refined Steel and checked for any damage. He then placed the spear within easy reach, ensuring he could throw it at a moment’s notice.

After preparing the spear, Su Lun took out some other items he had prepared: several chains made of Refined Steel. Initially, he had considered using ropes, but after testing their strength, he found that ropes wouldn’t work at all. In this era, there were no chemical materials like nylon, and the ropes were too weak.

Frost Wyverns were incredibly strong, often preying on large herbivorous animals like Wild Oxen and Great Horned Deer, many of which weighed over a ton. Frost Wyverns could easily lift them and fly back to their mountain peaks thousands of meters high. The ropes in this world simply couldn’t withstand their struggles.

In addition to the Refined Steel chains, Su Lun also prepared several chain balls. These were meant to restrict the Frost Wyverns’ flight. If there were too many Frost Wyverns and the chains couldn’t restrain them in time, these iron balls would be used to disrupt their balance in the air.

Behind the throwing spear, two iron balls were attached by chains. Even if the Frost Wyvern could still fly after being hit by the spear, it would likely struggle to maintain balance. The Refined Steel spear had specially designed barbs, making it difficult to break free once struck.

“Be careful!”

Heatherway watched his figure closely and tightened her grip on her staff.

The howling wind at the mountain peak swept up countless ice crystals. Underfoot was a layer of hard ice, as solid as steel and very slippery. Combined with the roaring wind and the sheer Abyss just a few meters away, moving in such an environment required great courage; without it, one might not dare to take a single step.

The area was extremely narrow, only able to accommodate a few people at most. Trying to use sheer numbers was simply impossible. Even if many people came, the narrow space meant there was no room to dodge if the Frost Wyverns attacked. The most likely outcome would be being swept directly off the cliff.

Frost Wyverns hunted once every two days. Usually, the male hunted while the female guarded the nest. Su Lun had seen a Frost Wyvern returning from a hunt while climbing the mountain, so it was likely that both were now in their nest.

Su Lun carefully approached the Frost Wyvern nest. The Frost Wyverns felt secure about their nest; building it in such a dangerous location prevented ninety-five percent of potential attackers.

Moving slowly along the cliff face, the howling mountain wind scattered any noises. After passing a few steep rocks, a stone platform appeared ahead. The platform was over ten meters high, and on top was the Frost Wyvern nest. It was made of animal hides and some unknown materials, resembling an oversized bird’s nest. Inside the nest was one wyvern, and outside was another, larger wyvern.

Through the gaps in the Frost Wyvern’s wings, Su Lun spotted a white dragon egg. It seemed the Frost Wyverns had built their nest here to hatch their offspring. This was good news for Su Lun. With the egg to consider, the Frost Wyverns wouldn’t both rush to attack an intruder, reducing the pressure on him.

Moreover, wyvern eggs were extremely valuable. Adult wyverns were difficult to tame; only by hatching a wyvern egg could one tame a wyvern. In the human world, wyvern eggs were highly priced. An egg capable of hatching was worth around three thousand Gold Nar, while an unhatchable dead egg could still sell for five hundred Gold Nar.

Wyvern eggs contained a large amount of Elemental Energy, which could enhance physical fitness, making them highly sought after by Nobles.

There was no place to hide on the platform. As soon as Su Lun appeared, the Frost Wyvern spotted him. Seeing an intruder near the nest, the male Frost Wyvern let out a furious roar and immediately took flight, swooping down toward him.

The Frost Wyvern stirred up a gust of wind as it rose into the sky. After circling once, it dove straight at Su Lun, its wide mouth full of sharp teeth reeking of a foul stench.

The Frost Wyvern’s dive was incredibly fast. Just as it was about to reach him, Su Lun rolled to the side and threw a two-meter-long Refined Steel throwing spear.

At such close range and with the Frost Wyvern diving so swiftly, it only had time to twist its body slightly. The Refined Steel spear instantly pierced its wing.

The Frost Wyvern let out a mournful cry, dragon blood spraying everywhere. Its body tilted and began to fall toward the ground. However, wyverns were skilled fliers, and it quickly regained control, struggling to gain altitude. Su Lun wasn’t about to give it the chance. He firmly grabbed the chain attached to the spear and pulled hard.

The immense force stretched the chain taut. Though its wing was injured and bleeding, the wyvern’s wing strength remained undiminished. The Refined Steel chain groaned under the strain, many sections deforming.

“Snap!”

The Refined Steel chain ultimately couldn’t withstand the tremendous pulling force and broke. Freed from the restraint, the Frost Wyvern wobbled, trying to fly again. But no matter how hard it flapped its Dragon Wings, it couldn’t maintain balance, spinning uncontrollably as it fell from over ten meters high and crashing hard onto the cold, solid rock.

Su Lun dropped the broken chain, retrieved a long spear from his Storage Space, and rushed toward where the Frost Wyvern had fallen. He intended to kill the male wyvern before the female could react.

Covering the distance of over ten meters in an instant, Su Lung aimed his spear at the Frost Wyvern’s head, ready to end its life. Just then, the struggling Frost Wyvern’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and its terrifying, ferocious mouth snapped open.

Su Lun’s heart sank. Without thinking, he dodged to the side as a wave of intense foul odor washed over him.

“Frost Breath!”

An extremely cold breath shot out instantly. Su Lun barely had time to move, and his left arm was covered by the Frost Breath. His arm rapidly froze at a visible rate, a piercing cold spreading through it and creeping further into his body.

At the same time, the still-struggling Frost Wyvern spread its intact wing, sweeping toward Su Lun with a powerful gust of wind pressure.

“Dragon Wing Smash!”

The most dangerous attack of a wyvern. As the part of a dragon with the most developed muscles, their wings possessed astonishing strength. Right after the Frost Breath hit Su Lun, the wing came crashing down on him.