"The life of a dragon is difficult, how unfortunate it is!"

Inside the Dragon's Nest, Austin sulkily hides in the nest, sighing sorrowfully.

Presently, he has lost the courage to go out, having to hide inside the Dragon's Nest to eke out an existence.

Without his imposing presence and aura effects, Austin's childish form now is fully exposed, clearly visible to others.

He misses his sharp-edged appearance, misses the overbearing aura that made others shy from raising their heads easily.

Without the overlaying visual effects, Austin feels faint and about to vomit blood at the sight of his own adorable yet silly appearance.

Perhaps some female creatures might find his appearance irresistibly cute, capable of melting their girlish hearts, but Austin only feels his sense of shame going through the roof.

Despite Austin's towering size, casting a daunting shadow like that of a house,

But,

What's the difference between a fist-sized little yellow duck and a ten-meter-tall one?

If someone asked him this question, Austin would despairingly say:

None.

Your appearance is silly cute, no matter how large your size is, it cannot hide the fact of you being silly cute.

Actually, Austin is not without a solution to this silly cute appearance issue, as long as he releases his dragon's aura and grandeur again.

However, releasing the dragon's aura means he must stop nurturing the Thunderbolt Divine Sword, which is a steadfast ultimate technique requiring constant accumulation, and if stopped midway, it would mean the failure of nurturing the sword.

Or rather, it wouldn't exactly be failed, but the Thunderbolt Divine Sword would merely embody the Thunder Law, without nurturing its potential, its strength would only slightly surpass that of techniques like Thunder Rasengan.

This result is unacceptable for Austin by any means.

"Alas, compared to a silly cute appearance, living is indeed more important!"

Compared to the life-saving means that is the Thunderbolt Divine Sword, he can only sacrifice his outward appearance.

After several days of nurturing, Austin can also feel the gradually rising aura power within.

If he continues nurturing for about ten years, defeating a Legendary might not be impossible, and by then, who would dare laugh at his unsophisticated appearance?

Such a strong technique, Austin certainly wouldn't give up easily.

"Well, going out with this kind of look, I bet others won't be too alert, and then pretending to be weak while delivering a fatal blow when the enemy lets their guard down, that's truly the way..."

Seeing the definite change in style becoming a reality, Austin couldn't help but wryly enjoy himself.

Indeed, with his current situation, without dragon's aura or an imposing presence, the silly cute exterior could potentially decease quite a few people.

It seems that the change in style is not without benefits.

Thankfully, when Austin originally established the Dragon Nest Tribe, and controlled the forces of the Dragon's Nest, he didn't solely rely on forceful suppression but employed various gentle methods to win the hearts of the beastmen.

Providing them with safe shelter and sufficient food, the better living conditions compared to before made all beastmen willingly submit.

At the same time, within the Dragon Nest Tribe, Austin didn't forget to routinely brainwash, integrating the thoughts of the Dragon Nest Beastmen.

It was for this reason that even after losing the fierce and menacing appearance, although it caused quite a stir among the Dragon Nest Beastmen, those who revered Austin as the Divine did not harbor any other thoughts, at most it was just a surge of gossip.

"These damn guys, seems like their training is still too little! I must intensify their training!"

Thinking about the previous gossip, Austin suddenly clenched his claw, crushing a stone into powder.

Although the style has changed to that of a silly cute baby dragon faction, the power remains terrifying; treating Austin as a silly cute large Young Dragon would be terribly mistaken.

Subsequently,

As Austin resolved to put aside his shame, the gossip among the Dragon Nest Beastmen started to decrease accordingly.

Because the daily training amount among the Dragon Nest Beastmen doubled, and after rigorous training the Dragon Nest Beastmen had no energy left to spread gossip, plus, Austin began walking more within the Dragon Nest Tribe, constantly displaying his "majestic" face before the Dragon Nest Beastmen.

Seeing it often, although sometimes they couldn't help but chuckle, it had become a part of their routine.

Moreover, through this incident, Austin could clearly feel a further bond forming with the Dragon Nest Beastmen.

Previously, Austin was aloof, with a godlike indifference, a high-cold image being like the Divine, dragon's presence vast, voice booming like thunder, deterring direct gazes.

But now, there is a trend of integrating among the beastmen, standing alongside them, stepping down from the lofty status into their midst.

And this, unintentionally, made Austin even more adored in the hearts of the beastmen.

...

As Austin strived to adapt to his new appearance, since the Blue Young Dragon set out three months ago, Gross and his group, "missing" for over three months, finally caught the attention of the Blood Claw Tribe.

"Impossible! Even if there's heavy snow blocking the way, Gross and his team should have completed their mission and returned by this time!"

Inside the Blood Claw Tribe, strategist Rulga frowned deeply.

Ever since dispatching Gross three months ago to slay the Young Dragon hiding in the mountain nest, it's been three whole months.

And in these three months, there has been no message from Gross and his team.

This might have been due to the arrival of cold winter, hindering message transmission, but a full three months without any news seems peculiar, knowing this timeframe should have allowed for Gross and his team to make one or two round trips.

Such a long period definitely indicates something unexpected.

"Could it be..."

Rulga appeared thoughtful, not knowing what he was contemplating.

"Someone, go bring Lambert to me."

Lambert, the second warrior within the Blood Claw Tribe, whose prowess only trails slightly behind Gross.

Gross' strength is extremely formidable, after an ancestral bloodline transformation reaching the peak of Gold-tier might; unless it's by individuals at Legend-tier or stronger, even severely wounded he'd still escape death, at the very least.

In Rulga's view, Gross likely encountered some trouble and got tied up.

Thus, he decided to gather Lambert, intending for him to lead a troop to search for and rescue them.

As for the task of slaying the Blue Young Dragon, it's best completed in passing; if not possible, then let it be.

As the cold winter nears its end, and the alliance plan with humans soon to be executed, it's crucial to ensure significant combat power to secure the Blood Claw Tribe's standings; even letting a Young Dragon escape won't hinder the plan much.

Gross wasn't solitary; he departed with numerous elite members of the Blood Claw Tribe. Lack of Gross and his elite would diminish the Blood Claw Tribe's capability noticeably, unfavorable to the tribe's interests.

Considering the strength of the beastmen subordinates Gross led, if they truly got into trouble, rescuing them wouldn't be a straightforward task.

Therefore, after summoning Lambert, Rulga personally allocated over half of the remaining elite Extraordinary forces within the Blood Claw Tribe for exploration towards the area occupied by the Blue Young Dragon.

Their main task remains exploration and rescue, while Lambert is puzzled by Rulga's advice to retreat immediately if things turn unfavorable.

This advice, seeming rather unfinished, left Lambert scratching his head.

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