The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

He also wrote to the fat Aubrey Lycra from Beer Castle, asking him to help inquire about and purchase a batch of Serpent Blood Fruit.

After doing all this, he waited for news about the Serpent Blood Fruit while also awaiting the investigation results from Paris, and he pondered how to hunt Dulu Miqita.

“Dulu Miqita has come hunting after the Sea Sprite Ake; that means Ake is the best bait… But I can’t let Ake get harmed, so luring Dulu Miqita in the sea is not an option,” he mused.

Luring it on land was the only option.

To precisely lure Dulu Miqita, Ake’s identity as a sea sprite was indispensable.

In Liszt’s mind, Ake was very important; he had to ensure the sea sprite’s safety: “Perhaps I could lure Dulu Miqita onshore, but how to do that on land? Or rather, how does Dulu Miqita pursue the sea sprite Ake? What does it rely on for tracking?”

He walked into the Worm Room.

He asked Ake.

Ake tilted his head, pondered for a moment.

And replied, “Brother, Ake isn’t very sure, but in the sea, I can never shake off Dulu Miqita. Perhaps it’s by the scent Ake leaves in the seawater, just like a hunting dog can track its prey through the scent in the air, maybe Dulu Miqita can track Ake through the seawater.”

It could basically be assumed that Dulu Miqita was tracking in this way.

“Ake, I plan to hunt Dulu Miqita,” Liszt said. “This may need your cooperation, to lure Dulu Miqita out of the sea.”

“Can brother defeat Dulu Miqita?”

Even though Ake meant no disrespect, the question still wounded Liszt’s pride. He couldn’t help but raise his voice, “As long as the preparation is thorough, it’s merely an intermediate-level sea monster, defeating it will be as easy as turning my hand over!”

“Ah, brother is so amazing,” Ake clapped his hands. “Brother, what does Ake need to do, just go directly into the sea to lure it?”

“Going into the sea is too dangerous, though I need to use you to lure Dulu Miqita, your safety is the most important,” Liszt stroked Ake’s azure hair. “I plan to widen a river trench near the shore around Fresh Flower Town, and you’ll wait upstream in the trench, luring Dulu Miqita into the river!”

The sea was the sea monster’s home field.

Liszt couldn’t possibly defeat an intermediate-level sea monster on the sea, even a juvenile one, so luring Dulu Miqita ashore was the most crucial part of the plan.

However.

He suddenly recalled reading in “Man and Nature” that sea serpents could go ashore, the documentary had explained that sea serpents lay eggs on sandy beaches.

That meant, Dulu Miqita could possibly move freely on land as well.

After all, a sea serpent is still a serpent, and serpents can crawl.

But on second thought.

Sea monsters live in the deep sea and are supposedly adapted to life there; their movement on land would definitely be greatly restricted. So no matter what, he still had to lure Dulu Miqita ashore.

He took out some paper and a pen, and sketched a rough outline on the table.

He simply traced the coastline and the river.

He circled an area upstream of the river, “Ake, this is your position. Once Dulu Miqita follows the river up, I will cut off its escape route from here. I’ll have Douson release Rock Spikes around here, filling the area with dense, solid Rock Spikes to restrict Dulu Miqita’s movement.”

As he explained to Ake.

He continued to sketch and correct, refining the hunting plan: “Dulu Miqita is roughly eight meters long, short and thick in form, and by proportion, its body diameter could exceed forty centimeters, so the distance between the Rock Spikes needs to be less than forty centimeters… Rock Spikes are merely obstacles for sea monsters, we’ll need more restraints, like preparing fishing nets.”

The table was filled with dense drawings and text.

It makes the plan sound quite marvelous.

However, whether it’s Rock Spikes, ship nets, or clogging the waterways, they are all but ordinary barriers. They can restrict the movements of Dulu Miqita but cannot inflict serious damage.

Liszt didn’t believe that in front of Dulu Miqita, who knew four types of water magic, he, Marcus, Griffin, Lasse, Rondo, Rick, and Paris—seven Earth Knights—could easily kill an intermediate-level sea monster.

If Paris transformed into the Black Dragon Childe, it might be possible.

But once she transformed and fought, she would likely face death. To exchange her life for Dulu Miqita’s, Liszt was not willing.

Not to mention that Paris was an important bodyguard for him on the battlefield in the future, just spending so many days together, he couldn’t be indifferent enough to sacrifice her.

Perhaps seeing the furrowed brow of Liszt, Ake suddenly said, “Brother, Ake is a magician, Ake can also join the fight.”

“You don’t need to take action. When you become a Grand Magician, then I’ll bear to send you into battle. For now, focus on learning your magic,” Liszt replied with a smile.

Paris certainly couldn’t fight to the death, but she could be a safety lock in the hunt for Dulu Miqita.

If the hunting operation failed, in a critical moment, Paris could save both herself and the bait, Sea Sprite Ake. A brief transformation wouldn’t cost her much lifespan. In other words, hunting Dulu Miqita had some risk for Liszt but didn’t involve a life-threatening danger.

He needed to focus on how to deliver a heavy blow to Dulu Miqita.

“Woo wa!”

“Woo wa!”

The awakened Jela, running over to lie on Liszt’s hair, disrupted his train of thought. But she also brought him new inspiration—perhaps he could let Jela plant some Thorns on Dulu Miqita—forget it, he was afraid it would kneel down if scared by Dulu Miqita’s magic.

After all, Douson’s Rock Grenades had terrified Jela.

“Right, Little Minor Elves are not of much use, but I have a dragon!”

His eyes suddenly lit up, “I almost forgot I have Fire Dragon Magic Power. Gathering all the Magic Power of the Fire Dragon together, I should be able to form a giant Fire Dragon covering an area of dozens of meters… With the power of a great Fire Dragon, burning from the inside out, it can definitely burn Dulu Miqita alive.”

The Magic Little Fire Dragon was not fast in moving.

First, he had to restrict the movements of Dulu Miqita.

How to restrict it was already covered with methods such as Rock Spikes, ship nets, clogging water channels, and more.

He quickly added another point, “Rubber water could be used, pouring a large amount of rubber into the river channel, turning the river water into rubber water. Paired with Rock Spikes, ship nets, and silt, within a few minutes, we should be able to stick Dulu Miqita in place, thoroughly fixing its movements and leaving it to the great Fire Dragon to burn.”

The movement had to be restricted, and the next step was to limit Dulu Miqita’s magic.

This would likely rely on the allure of the Serpent Blood Fruit, confusing its four heads, disrupting the thinking of the four brains.

“Right, the Smoke Mission that Paris is currently carrying out, the reward seems to be a research notebook, which might contain methods for restraining Dulu Miqita?”

For a full two hours.

He stayed in the Worm Room, going back and forth to refine the hunting plan, basically strategizing the main process. And he was fully confident when he gave the plan a codename—Operation Cut Snake.

There was Liu Bang of the past, who started a rebellion by killing a snake.

And now there was Liszt Cut Snake… Cut Snake… Cut Snake… in any case, it was to cut the snake!

Seeing Liszt unfold his brows, Ake couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Brother, have you thought of a way? Can we kill Dulu Miqita?”

“It’s only an intermediate-level sea monster,” Liszt put away the Cut Snake Operation strategy, and smiled lightly, “Don’t take it too seriously. Continue with your magic studies, and when I’m ready, Dulu Miqita will become roasted Sea Serpent meat.”