A Dragon against the Whole World

Crescent Bay was engulfed in flames, turning into a sea of fire.

Galos received news from the Iron Dragon.

He warned the Iron Dragon that the Golden Tooth Tribe’s retaliatory strike would likely target their riverbank outpost, advising preparations or simply a temporary abandonment, to engage in guerrilla warfare disrupting other Golden Tooth riverbank outposts, halting trade in the short term.

After this, Galos continued to focus on himself, honing the Dragon Heart.

He donned the Alchemy Horn Ring and used the Blood Burst Technique, his chest instantly resonating with thunderous rumbling, akin to a powerful engine pumping, like war drums being fiercely struck.

Actually.

It was neither thunder nor the sound of an engine or war drums.

It was the heartbeat of Galos at that moment.

As the heart thundered, Galos’s blood nearly boiled and burned, the scales on his chest glowing bright, with red patterns clearly visible through the Cold Burst Scale, resembling flowing lava, shining brightly.

His aura rose intensely, becoming fiery and frenzied but somewhat unstable.

Hoo—Galos took a deep breath, submerging himself in water, making no other movements, merely feeling the changes in his body, trying his best to control the power amplification brought by the Blood Burst Technique.

Shortly afterward, the duration of the Blood Burst Technique ended.

The Red Iron Dragon leaped out of the water, his body heating up, evaporating the damp steam clinging to his scales, staying dry and fresh.

"The evolution of the Dragon Heart is still lacking greatly."

"To complete the heart’s evolution, achieving the Three Stages of Blood Burst more compatible with me, will likely require reaching adulthood."

Galos mused silently.

As he explored his innate talents, Galos’s understanding of them deepened.

The evolution of more complex and important parts requires extended accumulation, while simpler parts evolve swiftly, like his Dragon Scales, which evolved first successfully and continued to evolve afterward.

Currently, Galos is more concerned with the heart, evolving very slowly.

However, it can be foreseen that once it evolves successfully, given the importance of the heart, it would lead to profound changes, propelling Galos to a new height, beyond merely acquiring skills like Blood Burst.

Immersed in training, time flew by quickly.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, the Golden Tooth Tribe and Molten Iron Tribe officially began a ’trade war,’ as small-scale warfare due to trade erupted continuously day and night, with the state of affairs changing daily.

Both sides aren’t small clans, there’s much to consider, and haven’t waged an all-out war.

For instance, at the Abyssal Rift in the Fertile Plain.

The White Dragon, Elvira, and many elites are guarding the rift, where demons occasionally appear. Though they didn’t pose a significant threat and provided many abyssal materials, they remain a lurking danger.

They restrain a portion of Molten Iron Tribe’s power.

Similar situations exist for the Golden Tooth Tribe; they have many resource points needing protection with more forces. If they mobilize them all due to the war with Molten Iron Tribe, other tribes will definitely exploit it.

Tribe conflicts aren’t like small clans in the wilderness, each battle utilizes the tribe’s full strength.

The larger the organization, the more matters to handle, making it harder to go all-in.

Conflicts usually start with minor skirmishes, considering a full-scale advance only when everything’s in place.

The Golden Tooth Tribe and Molten Iron Tribe.

Their main focus was on the riverbanks, attacking each other’s constructions on the edges.

After several encounters, Iron Dragon Solrog adopted Galos’s suggestion, directly commanding followers to abandon the riverbank outpost, temporarily ceasing trade, focusing on attacking Golden Tooth riverbank outposts.

Different from Molten Iron Tribe’s creatures, goblins are inherently weak and heavily reliant on external objects.

Goblins need outpost facilities for rest, food, water replenishment, Alchemy Tools repair, Mecha Golem maintenance... unlike Molten Iron Tribe’s followers who are more free, abandoning territory as needed, without outposts, they’ll face logistical issues.

Facing the swift guerrilla onslaughts from the creatures.

The Golden Tooth Tribe had to consolidate previous scattered defenses along the riverbank, shifting to a defensive stance while devising counterattack plans.

For this ’trade war’ of limited scope, Galos occasionally learned of the situation through Iron Dragon reports but paid little attention.

Improving himself remained the priority.

As long as the ’Death Omen Star’ is strong enough, it can serve as a stabilizing force boosting Molten Iron Tribe’s morale.

Additionally.

Galos’s Cold Burst Scale had recovered fully a few days ago.

He meticulously calculated the time; the regeneration speed of Cold Burst Scale, although slower than thorns, is quite rapid. If fully shedding occurred, sufficient energy replenishment would allow new scales to grow in six days.

Due to prior combat with the Chimera resulting in damage, yet not completely destroyed, the Cold Burst Scale could regenerate in about three days.

"I need to stretch my muscles."

The Red Iron Dragon spread his wings, soared skyward, to clear remaining Wild Monster Lords, stretching his body.

Currently, for Galos, regular hunting is too easy to meet the combat skill honing standards; only battling Lord Level Wild Monsters can enhance combat experience.

In the Southwest, Wind Howling Forest.

Dusk thickened, fiery clouds painted the sky like flames.

As Galos’s Dragon Wings swept over the forest canopy, the sunset dyed the jagged beech treetops blood-red, his gale pressing the dense canopy down, spinning branches and leaves to all directions.