And a female one with a chance to drop an egg, no less!
Galen Yu immediately grew excited.
While Lightning Dragons lacked obvious control abilities and had clear weaknesses like being unable to swim or lack of fire immunity...
...they were undeniably cool!
Moreover, they were incredibly powerful, the strongest of the three dragon types. A standard Ice or Fire Dragon was no match for them!
Having a Lightning Dragon as a mount would definitely be awesome!
Looking closely, he noticed that besides the Lightning Dragon, two of the Ice and Fire Dragons were also female.
If his luck held out, this wave could net him nine dragon eggs!
Without much preamble, the Lightning Dragon was the first to descend upon the chunk, eyeing the Ice Dragon King beside the dragon breath forge.
"Ice Dragon, why have you submitted to a human?"
Ignoring Galen Yu completely, the Lightning Dragon addressed the Stage 5 Ice Dragon King.
The Ice Dragon King spared a glance at the Lightning Dragon but didn't bother to speak, continuing to forge the dragonsteel.
The question was nonsense. What did it mean 'why submit'?
Galen Yu had hatched it from an egg. Was it supposed to betray him?
Ice and Fire Dragons fought often, and Lightning Dragons had always acted superior. It had never been ignored like this before.
Suppressing the urge to strike, the Lightning Dragon spoke with heavy significance.
"Listen to me. These puny humans are not like us. They can only be our servants!"
"They can barely destroy a few blocks. How can such fragile lives compare to ours? Do you really want to waste your time on such garbage?"
It believed that every dragon possessed its own pride.
It was something etched into their bloodline from birth. Hearing this, the Ice Dragon King would surely understand!
A Stage 5 dragon held an extraordinary status among its kind; it was worth the effort to recruit.
Even after it had said all that, the Ice Dragon King still didn't even look at it.
In fact, the Lightning Dragon vaguely sensed a hint of... disdain?
Despising me for the sake of a human?
"Ice Dragon! Your companions are here as well. I suggest you think carefully: will you stand against us, or choose to return to the Dragon Mother's embrace!"
Its tone grew sharp, nearly a roar.
The subtext was clear: 'You're just one Stage 5 dragon, and there are five of us.'
Even a noble Lightning Dragon was present. Did it really want to wage war against the entire dragon race for Galen Yu?
It sounded reasonable, but the viewers watching the stream were already laughing.
"You have to hand it to them, that dragon pride is the real deal!"
"Ever since it entered the chunk, that Lightning Dragon hasn't looked at Galen Yu once. It's treating God Yu like he's just some background mob!"
"Look at how arrogant it is. It probably doesn't even know who took down three dragons at once and got that egg from a Stage 4 death."
"Back then, God Yu only had a Fiery Set. Now he's fully geared in dragonsteel!"
"It thinks it's invincible just because it's a dragon? What's the saying?"
"Talk about a frog in a well—so ignorant it's laughable! A summer insect cannot speak of ice!"
"Enough talk, God Yu, just take it out!"
From the Lightning Dragon's attitude, it was clear it thought Galen Yu was only this bold because he was protected by a Stage 5 Ice Dragon.
Though it didn't know why the Ice Dragon King was acting as a servant, it assumed that once the king was convinced to return, the problem would resolve itself.
"It's a pity the dragon remains disappeared,"
The Wandering Mage remarked regretfully.
Otherwise, if the Lightning Dragon had seen those Stage 5 corpses, it wouldn't be this arrogant.
Anxious to get the dragon eggs, Galen Yu had no interest in listening to a dead dragon's chatter.
"Five dragons. Come on, prove your strength to me."
Having finished changing his gear, Galen Yu stepped out and interrupted the exchange between the two dragons.
Looking down at Galen Yu, who was smaller than its own claw, the Lightning Dragon didn't give him a second thought.
"Since you refuse to return to the Dragon Mother, you will face the punishment of the dragon race after I have slain this insignificant human!"
Lightning brewed in its maw as the dragon unleashed its unique Dragon Breath.
The bolt-like breath seemed capable of obliterating everything as it hurtled toward Galen Yu with scorching heat.
A Lightning Dragon's damage was high—much higher than that of Ice or Fire Dragons.
For instance, a Fire Dragon's base damage was 2, which would be multiplied by its growth stage.
Thus, a Stage 5 Fire Dragon's breath dealt 10 damage per second.
An Ice Dragon's base damage was higher at 2.5, reaching about 13 damage at Stage 5.
A Lightning Dragon's base damage was a full point higher than an Ice Dragon's, sitting at 3.5, which meant it could deal around 20 damage per second!
In other words, anyone with low armor values would be instantly killed by a Stage 5 Lightning Dragon!
Even diamond armor could barely withstand its assault for a few seconds. It was a truly formidable species!
If it had been the old Galen Yu facing a Stage 5 Lightning Dragon, he would have struggled even with an Enchanted Golden Apple.
Fortunately, thanks to the Dragonsteel Forge, he had evolved.
Facing the dragon breath head-on, he was naturally immune to 30% of the damage.
Combined with the armor's innate defense and the Dragon-Blood Bathed Warrior bonus, he actually tanked the breath for five full seconds.
His health had only dropped by half, and he quickly recovered by eating a Golden Apple.
"Hm?"
Thinking its breath would easily incinerate the human, the Lightning Dragon had already been pondering how to punish the traitorous Ice Dragon.
It never expected the human to remain completely unharmed under its breath!
"Is that... dragonsteel equipment? That was supposed to be lost! How do you have such a thing!"
Recognizing the gear on Galen Yu, the Lightning Dragon's expression shifted to one of shock.
It wanted to interrogate him, but Galen Yu didn't care for words, drawing the Yamato and slashing forward.
A Stage 5 dragon's health pool was massive—no joke.
They had 600 health at minimum, and some could reach up to 800. Even with the Yamato's high damage, it was difficult to kill one quickly.
However, the SlashBlade's damage was cumulative. Once the rapid slashes pushed the rank to SSS-rank or reached higher limit damage...
...every strike dealt nearly a hundred damage. The Lightning Dragon could feel its life force draining rapidly.
"Roar!"
Letting out a roar, the Lightning Dragon flapped its wings, attempting to fly into the sky.
In a complete reversal of its earlier indifference, in just a few moments...
...it was on the verge of being beaten to death by Galen Yu!
It wasn't that the dragon looked down on Galen Yu; it was that Galen Yu didn't care about the dragon at all!
"What are you all doing? Help me!"
It frantically called out to the four other dragons in the sky, and a grand battle erupted.
Seeing its master in trouble, the Ice Dragon King abandoned the forge and joined the fray.
While dragons prided themselves on their high damage, that only applied to ordinary people. Dragonsteel, being a crystalline essence, was strong enough to completely withstand their attacks.
Aided by Golden Apples and the Yamato's trait of becoming deadlier the more it killed...
...it didn't take long for the five dragons to realize something was wrong.
"It hurts! I feel like I'm dying!"
"Meat! I need meat!"
"Where is the food? This human is too strong, we're no match for him!"
"What's happening? Where did he get dragonsteel? Retreat!"
Their growing desire to flee only gave Galen Yu more opportunities to strike.
With no need to worry about their attacks, he unleashed his full output. Soon...
As the Lightning Dragon's corpse was the first to crash to the ground, the outcome of the battle was settled.