The second update,

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When the massive waves towered overhead, the Dragon King finally carried Qin Fang's body back up to the surface. The now water-filled canyon beneath them had calmed.

Still submerged, the Dragon King allowed Qin Fang to stand on its back; the lake's surface just barely lapping over the tops of his feet. The slightly chilly lake was washing over his feet, offering a rather comfortable pleasure.

"I'm alive!" Qin Fang exclaimed.

Gazing at the majestic mountain peak not far above his head, which disappeared into the clouds and out of sight, he knew he had fallen from that very summit.

He had made a rough calculation of the height—a vertical drop from the mountain peak to the lake of over a kilometer. Falling from such a height, even into water, would undoubtedly mean certain death. But he had survived, and quite comfortably at that, now aware of his pet's powerful and mysterious strength.

Riding on the Dragon King's back, quickly traversing the expanse of the lake, it would have taken just a simple twist of its body for the creature to reach the shore with its speed.

But Qin Fang had not yet tried such exhilarating riding, surfing the waves on the Dragon King. He wanted to enjoy himself in this small lake deep in the primitive forest, away from human paths. Here, he could play as he pleased without fear of being discovered.

If he were to leave this place and go out into the wider world, he would never have such a chance again. After all, a creature as powerful and unknown as the Dragon King was not suitable for public appearance. Otherwise, the whole world would chase after it, even capturing Qin Fang to experiment on him like a lab rat...

"Huh, is that... someone over there?"

In such a rarely visited place, even Li Yang and his team, armed with many weapons and guards, were cautious. It was even less likely for ordinary people to wander here.

However, as Qin Fang was enjoying himself, he suddenly noticed something floating on the water in the distance that looked like human clothing.

Without any hesitation, Qin Fang immediately sent a Scouting Skill in that direction. Whether it was a human or some other creature, the Scouting Skill would come in handy.

"It's really a person! And they're still alive..."

Due to the distance, Qin Fang's Advanced Detective Skill couldn't accurately identify the person. Still, he could see they were alive, although their health bar was tragically depleted by more than half. Without rescue, they would certainly die within two to three minutes.

"Dragon King, go and save them..."

Qin Fang hesitated, but in the end, couldn't bring himself to ignore someone in peril. He commanded the Dragon King to quickly head in that direction.

Even though doing so might reveal the Dragon King's existence, expecting Qin Fang to swim over and save the person himself was totally unrealistic. The person had at most two to three minutes of life left; they would have met Lord Yan by the time Qin Fang got them to shore.

The Dragon King was exceedingly fast. With a single shake of its colossal body, it transformed into an arrow shot from a bow and swiftly swam towards the person. Standing on the Dragon King's back, Qin Fang felt as though he were on the roof of a race car speeding at 200 miles per hour, almost worried the inertia might fling him hundreds of meters away...

Of course, this didn't happen. As they neared the person, the Dragon King started circling, gradually slowing down. It even used its tail to lift the person out of the water, ensuring they wouldn't drown...

"Let's get to shore..."

Being in the water was obviously not the right place to render aid. Even if standing on the Dragon King's back hardly differed from standing on land, the person was completely unconscious and didn't look like they would wake up anytime soon.

"Whhh..."

Upon hearing Qin Fang's order, the Dragon King seemed reluctant, rubbing its huge head gently against Qin Fang's body and making a whining sound, looking rather pitiful.

"Saving lives is a priority. We'll play more next time..."

Qin Fang could only laugh and cry at the creature's behavior, but he knew he needed to get the person to shore. This deep in the wilderness, the person must know how to leave and possibly find other humans.

Moreover, the person was near death, and Qin Fang couldn't administer aid in the water...

"Whhh..."

The Dragon King whined again, seemingly trying to convey something to Qin Fang, but he didn't understand. Eventually, out of sheer necessity, the Dragon King carried both Qin Fang and the nearly dead, unconscious person toward the shore.

Qin Fang brought the person to land, and almost the moment he reached the shore, the enormous Dragon King suddenly started to shrink, shrink, shrink... until it was back to its original size of less than ten centimeters long. Then, it turned into a streak of silver light and entered Qin Fang's body, returning to the area near his heart!

"Eh... how did this happen?"

Qin Fang was somewhat dumbfounded by the spectacle.

He knew his pet was no ordinary creature, but how to transform the little guy into the immense and terrifying Dragon King remained an unsolved mystery. He vaguely felt the whining sound the Dragon King had made was trying to explain something... Unfortunately, he didn't understand!

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