NOVEL FROG Chapter 102: Hatching a Dragon Egg is a Challenge!
Chapter 102: Hatching a Dragon Egg is a Challenge!
Dream.
Another fragmented nightmare.
In his coma, Xiao Xingyu dreamt of the black dragon.
The dragon's eyes were like two black holes, distorting the heavens and earth, absorbing everything.
To escape the dragon's pursuit, Xiao Xingyu ran desperately in the darkness, only to suddenly crash into a mirror.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Xiao Xingyu's pupils trembled, filled with shock and fear.
In the mirror, black dragon scales grew on Xiao Xingyu's body, dragon horns sprouted from his head, and massive dragon wings emerged from his torn back...
"No!"
He woke up from the dream.
Xiao Xingyu sat up abruptly from the ground, his pale face covered in cold sweat.
"Was that a dream?"
"Thank goodness it was just a dream, scared me to death..."
Xiao Xingyu let out a long sigh, still shivering at the thought of the dream's images.
"Where is this place?"
Xiao Xingyu looked around and found himself lying in a dark cave.
Memories from before he lost consciousness floated back into his mind.
"Lulu, Sasha!"
He called out.
A shadow flashed by, and Medusa appeared beside Xiao Xingyu.
Seeing him awake, Medusa's tightly knit brows finally relaxed.
"Master, you're awake."
"Sasha, how long was I asleep?"
Medusa held up three fingers.
"I slept for three days? This is bad!"
Xiao Xingyu panicked, worried about missing the finals of the Supernova Competition.
When he and Daile left Four Spirits City, they had six days until the finals.
Saving Medusa and escaping death from Shangguan Lan took two days.
Then Xiao Xingyu was unconscious for three more days, leaving only one day until the finals.
"Tomorrow is the finals of the Supernova Competition. I must return to Four Spirits City!"
Xiao Xingyu was anxious, fearing he'd miss the finals.
If he missed the finals, Chen Qinian and others, along with the organizers, couldn't reach him, which would raise suspicions.
Every year, Shangguan Lan attended the Supernova Competition finals in person.
If she didn't see Xiao Xingyu at the finals, given her suspicious nature, she might suspect a connection between him and the Black Robe Man.
Although these were Xiao Xingyu's speculations, not certain to occur, avoiding such risks meant he had to return to Four Spirits City immediately.
Xiao Xingyu got up from the ground and grabbed Medusa's hand.
"Sasha, quickly transform into a giant python and take me across the sea back to Four Spirits City!"
"Master, I understand you're anxious, but please hold on."
"How can I not be anxious? If I don't make it back in time..."
At that moment, Daile returned to the cave.
She carried a wine vessel made from animal skin.
The vessel wasn't filled with wine but with beast milk from magical beasts.
"You're awake? Wonderful~"
Seeing Xiao Xingyu awake, Daile's formerly worried face now bore a hint of joy, with her eyes turning slightly red.
"Lulu, what are you holding?"
Xiao Xingyu was deeply intrigued by the animal skin vessel in Daile's hand.
Daile opened the vessel, and a rich, slightly fishy milky aroma wafted out.
"This is the milk of the Silver Moon Tiger King."
"Beast milk...?"
Daile handed the vessel to Xiao Xingyu.
"Drink it all."
Xiao Xingyu shook his head vigorously.
"No, no, I'm human. I only drink milk tea; beast milk is too fishy for me."
Medusa crossed her arms, leaning her alluring figure against the cave wall, and teased with a smile.
"Master, do you know that during your three-day coma, you survived solely on beast milk?"
Xiao Xingyu frowned: "Sasha, you mean..."
"After you fell unconscious, your body was extremely weak. Just drinking water wouldn't have kept you alive."
"Only by consuming beast milk could your immune system be boosted, allowing you to survive."
"If it weren't for the fox hunting lactating beasts nearby every day, where would you get beast milk?"
Xiao Xingyu paused, carefully feeling the changes in his body.
Before the coma, he had multiple fractures all over his body.
Due to the aftereffects of consuming the Dragon Spirit Pill, his internal organs suffered severe backlash.
At this moment, Xiao Xingyu felt rejuvenated and energetic. Both his internal and external injuries were mostly healed.
Thankfully, Daile had fed him beast milk daily, which allowed him to recover significantly in such a short time.
"So beast milk has such effects! But the taste is really unpleasant~"
While unconscious, he had swallowed the beast milk instinctively. Now awake, the strong odor was hard to bear.
"Lulu, can I stop drinking it now?"
"Your body hasn't fully recovered; you must drink it!"
Daile stood with her hands on her hips, commanding like a wife ordering her husband.
Medusa secretly commented, "This fox has a bit of a shrewish vibe, tsk tsk~"
Not wanting to reject Daile's kindness, Xiao Xingyu pinched his nose and drank the beast milk in one go.
The taste was indeed unpleasant, but the effect was immediate.
After drinking, Xiao Xingyu felt warm all over, as if his body was filled with endless energy.
Xiao Xingyu walked out of the cave.
It was a small island.
The island was situated in the center of the Beast Strait, surrounded by scattered smaller islands and numerous rocks protruding from the sea.
These scattered islands and rocks were the territory of lactating magical beasts.
Fortunately, Daile and Medusa, both beast god-level divine beasts, protected Xiao Xingyu.
Without them, he would have long been a meal for magical beasts.
"Sasha, with your speed, how long will it take us to reach the Dragon Kingdom's coast?"
"Half a day is enough."
Medusa's true form, the Calamity Python, was the fastest creature in the water.
With her, Xiao Xingyu needn't worry about missing the Supernova Competition finals.
"I'm a bit hungry."
Beast milk was just an appetizer, leaving Xiao Xingyu feeling hungrier than ever.
"Lulu, Sasha, can you go hunting? I'd like some roasted magical beast meat."
Without a word, Daile and Medusa jumped into the sea.
Xiao Xingyu was responsible for starting a fire in the cave, while the two beauties went hunting.
In most households, the man works outside while the woman manages the home, but it's the opposite for the Xiao family.
At this rate, Xiao Xingyu might as well stay home and take care of kids, becoming a house husband.
While Daile and Medusa were out hunting, Xiao Xingyu sat alone by the fire in the cave and opened the system warehouse.
He retrieved the dragon egg from the system warehouse.
With a flash of light, a heavy egg appeared in his arms.
The egg's shell was a golden-blue color, with complex patterns emitting a faint dragon aura.
Even through the shell, Xiao Xingyu could sense the tiny life growing inside.
As for what kind of dragon this egg would hatch, that remained a mystery.
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