Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Flight

It’s just a pity they can’t fly.

Speaking of flying, Land couldn’t help but stand up again.

Pong!

With a strong and powerful roar, the dragon wings behind him fully unfolded.

The sturdy black frame held red membranes, densely covered with dark red patterns like lightning, flickering with Land’s breath, looking extremely eerie.

This was Land’s first time opening his dragon wings after more than three years, feeling like he was breaking free from restraints.

The dragon wings were large, completely covering the little dragons on both sides in shadow when fully unfolded.

Preliminary estimates put the wingspan at about twenty-five meters!

The two little dragons couldn’t help but show a trace of envy.

They also stood up from the ground and opened their dragon wings, but in front of Land, they appeared particularly petite.

Xiao Female Dragon’s wingspan was about eight meters, while Little Black Dragon’s was only about seven meters.

Each was fully covered by one of Land’s dragon wings.

“Land! Your dragon wings are so big, long, and strong~ You must be able to fly now.”

Xiao Female Dragon looked on with envy, feeling this brother was quite impressive.

“Not only can Land fly, but we should also be able to!” Xiao Black Dragon Ed added from the side.

“Then let’s try! Let’s see who can fly first!” Xiao Female Dragon suddenly became interested.

Dragon life, six years.

The first three years were too young, and their dragon wings weren’t fully developed, unable to support their dreams of flying.

But now, three years later, they had become young dragons and should have developed well enough to attempt learning to fly.

Only dragons that can fly can be considered giant dragons; those that can’t are called earth dragons!

“Alright! Let’s try then! If you learn before me, I’ll reward each of you with a copper coin! Hahaha! Work hard!”

Land was in high spirits, gently waving his dragon wings, stirring up a whirlwind in place, flattening the weeds on the ground like a tank had passed over them.

Damn it! Cheapskate! You didn’t have to add that last part.

The two little dragons listened to Land’s words, feeling somewhat disdainful but still pretending to be very happy:

“Really? Thank you so much, Land! You truly are our big brother, no other dragon is as generous as you.”

“Hahaha! I’m the big brother after all, it’s only right to spoil you a bit!”

Land was very satisfied with the obedience of the two dragons, laughing heartily.

“Then let’s begin! Our flying competition!”

After Land spoke, he rushed forward because, for the first time, he needed a running start.

Using the memories from Dragon’s Legacy, he desperately flapped his wings.

The grass on the ground within hundreds of meters was suppressed by the powerful wind pressure, even as the two little dragons behind him tried to follow.

But they were somewhat affected, and their speed inevitably slowed down! They couldn’t take off in such conditions.

“Too sneaky, Land!” the two little dragons shouted.

“Hahaha! I’m an evil dragon!”

Land wasn’t upset. As a Five-Colored Dragon, being called an evil dragon was usually a compliment.

He kicked his back legs hard, leaping forward, while the dragon wings behind him increased their flapping intensity instantly.

Giant dragons are magical creatures; they don’t rely solely on physical strength for flight.

They possess unique basal blood vessels attached to their hearts, imbuing their circulating blood with magic power throughout the body.

When they want to fly, they instinctively produce some unusual powers to assist their flight.

But even so, for a dragon trying to fly for the first time, succeeding immediately was difficult.

Wobbling, Land barely rose thirty to forty meters off the ground before being swept by a stream of air, plummeting towards the earth!

Boom!!!

Being struck by a heavy object of thirty tons.

The entire ground shook a few times, causing the two young dragons about to take off to directly fall down.

They glared angrily at Land.

Then they saw Land stand up again as if nothing had happened.

The ground had sunk about ten centimeters on average from this hit.

The middle part had even formed an exaggerated pit, sinking thirty to forty centimeters.

Fine cracks radiated outwards like a spider web.

Seeing this, the two little dragons immediately shut their mouths obediently.

Better not to speak—if this fool tries to fly again and accidentally lands on them, they might get crushed into meat pies!

That would nail them to the pillar of shame for giant dragons.

“Indeed, the first time is always a bit challenging.” Land shook his head; he felt no pain from the fall.

No wonder, falling from just thirty to forty meters was nothing for the thick-skinned giant dragons.

But if it were high enough?

Would he die from the fall?

His heart skipped a beat, but he soon smiled and shook his head.

Jokingly, there’s no way a dragon could die from falling while flying in this world.

That would definitely be etched into every dragon’s memory, becoming an eternal joke.

There’s no mention of it in Dragon’s Legacy, so it must not exist.

Land didn’t take this sudden thought seriously.

Land raced forward again, then jumped, flying.

After one fall, two falls, and three falls, he seemed to grasp the knack of flying, though still a bit wobbly, but he kept flying forward and higher.

The distance from the ground slowly increased from tens of meters to hundreds, and finally over a thousand meters.

Everything on the ground shrank as he ascended.

This brought Land a deep sense of satisfaction.

The wind howled around him, everything underfoot seemed as insignificant as ants.

All creatures should gaze up at his greatness!

Yes, this is the feeling!

This is the posture a giant dragon should have!

“Ah-woo!” Land let out a joyful roar; countless air currents washed over his body, and he started playing around.

Flying upward at one moment, diving downward the next, his speed increasing, even breaking through a hundred kilometers per hour!

On his flight path, sparks flickered.

The sky exhibited a thousand-meter-long red trail of fire embers, glittering, beautifully dreamlike.

Occasional humans on the ground looked up thinking they’d seen an auspicious sign, smiling and closing their eyes to pray to the gods for good fortune this year.

On the ground, the two little dragons failed several attempts to fly before suddenly noticing Land flying farther and farther away.

Initially, they envied Land’s talent ability, but when he completely disappeared for nearly half an hour.

The two young dragons started feeling uneasy.

“Ed! Why do I feel something’s wrong? Why hasn’t Land returned?” Xiao Female Dragon looked anxiously at the sky where Land had flown away.

Her long tail thumped the ground repeatedly, making slapping sounds.

Xiao Black Dragon Ed blinked and spoke casually, “The first flight is inevitably exciting, even for Land, it seems no different.”

“Hmm, that’s true.” Xiao Female Dragon realized, then also showed a nonchalant expression.

Time slowly passed.

The two young dragons tried flying again several times, all ending in failure.

Finally, they had to temporarily give up, waiting in place until the sun hanging high slowly set…

The two young dragons finally couldn’t help but panic!

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