Fortunately, Caesar had no interest in starting a massacre here. His gaze was drawn to a Goblin Excavator that had just stopped nearby.
"This thing looks much more exciting than walking!"
"Get lost!"
With a low growl, Caesar used [Dragon Tail] in a horizontal sweep, whipping up a gale that forced the blocking Mercenaries back.
Then, he spotted the Goblin driver trembling in the cockpit and yanked him out.
"Gua!"
The Goblin was so terrified that he soiled himself, struggling desperately.
Caesar held him by the scruff of his neck, looking at him as if he were trash, and then stuck out his tongue—
And took a lick.
Pah.
It had an earthy, fishy smell, and there were no Attribute Factors prompts.
Trash, as expected.
Caesar casually tossed the saliva-covered Goblin aside, then looked at the cramped driver's seat, feeling troubled.
This Goblin-designed contraption was simply too small for him.
Whatever, he could always squeeze in.
Caesar curled up his tail and forced his massive body into the cockpit—
Crack!
The wooden seat let out a mournful cry and collapsed instantly under his weight.
The entire excavator shook twice along with it.
"This... what is he doing?"
The Mercenaries in the distance were all dumbfounded.
This Dragon... is hijacking an excavator?
"Earth Dragon! Wait for This young lady!"
Seeing this, Cecilia also became interested. A silver light flashed on her body as she used the [Shrink] Secret Art learned from her inheritance memories, instantly shrinking to the size of a cat.
Then, with a [Bounce], she landed steadily on the roof of the excavator.
"Sit tight, the Old Driver is starting the engine!"
Caesar grinned, revealing a row of forest-white sharp teeth.
He couldn't wait any longer and directly extended a [Shadow Claw], snapping a control lever that looked most like a steering wheel.
"Snap!"
The fragile wooden control lever broke instantly.
Vroom—!!!
The excavator jolted violently, a plume of steam erupted from the exhaust pipe at the back, and it charged forward out of control!
The wheels spun wildly, creating eye-piercing sparks!!
"Waaaaah! It's moving, it's moving!"
Cecilia, clinging to the roof, began to scream.
Having lost the control lever, and with Caesar's brute force having triggered some mechanism, the excavator was now like an unbridled bull, carrying two Dragons on a death sprint through the mine.
"Out of the way! Everyone get out of my way!"
Caesar threw away the broken lever; since he couldn't brake anyway, he might as well floor the accelerator.
He gripped the steering wheel (if that thing could be called one) tightly with both claws, attempting to control the direction.
But this crappy vehicle's steering System clearly couldn't handle this kind of speed.
Bang!
The excavator sent a row of wooden racks flying.
Crash!
This time, it overturned a pile of baskets filled with ore.
"My ore! My money!"
The Foreman chased after the two Deja Vu racers, slapping his thighs in distress. Everywhere the excavator passed, tents, wooden boxes, and Goblins who didn't have time to run were all crushed to pieces—!
"Earth Dragon! Front! There's a wall in front!"
Cecilia pounded the sheet metal on the roof frantically, her voice changing pitch.
In front was a stone house with a giant skull symbol painted on it, and the word "DANGER" written in two large Common Tongue characters.
That was... the Explosive Depot!
At this distance, there was no way to brake.
Since he couldn't brake, then—
Accelerate!
Caesar not only didn't slow down, but instead pushed all the remaining control levers to the floor.
The excavator's engine let out a near-death roar, and the speed increased once again.
"Crazy! You're crazy!"
Cecilia was so scared that she tightly gripped the handle on the roof and closed her eyes.
BOOM—!!!
A massive explosion resounded through the sky.
A brilliant fireball soared into the air, and a terrifying shockwave instantly swept across half the mine.
Dragons never look back at explosions!
"Wahoo—!"
The entire vehicle was blown into the sky. Caesar used one Shadow Claw to grab Cecilia on the roof, while the other Shadow Claw held onto half of a wheel that had been blown off.
Using the thrust from the explosion, the two of them streaked across the sky like cannonballs, flying over the encirclement and the fence at the edge of the jungle—
Mid-air—
Caesar even had the leisure to glance back.
The Foreman was kneeling before the ruins, wailing loudly toward the soaring flames.
"No need to see us off!"
Caesar adjusted his posture in the air, placing the wheel beneath his feet.
Bang!
The wheel bounced twice on the ground, carrying the Ace Acrobat, Caesar, as he glided for a distance before finally crashing into a large tree and coming to a stop.
A perfect landing!
Except for a bit of motion sickness.
Cecilia broke free from Caesar's hand, changed back to her original form, and crouched on the ground, dry-heaving twice.
"You... this is murder!"
She raised her head and glared at Caesar, her silver scales covered in black soot, making her look like a Dalmatian.
"This is called a tactical retreat."
Caesar patted the dust off his scales, feeling in high spirits.
Behind the two Dragons, thick smoke billowed from the direction of the mine, and the sound of sirens filled the air... It seemed a grudge had been formed.
But it didn't matter.
Isn't a Dragon's life just a journey of making enemies and seeking revenge?
"Let's go."
Caesar identified the direction.
In the distance, on the horizon under the night sky, a cluster of brilliant lights could be faintly seen.
That was a human city.
There was more "civilization" there, more delicacies, and of course, more Experience Packs.
"Where are we going?"
Although Cecilia was still Life Qi, she still followed obediently.
"To see this bustling world."
Caesar set off, his figure disappearing into the dense jungle.
"By the way, I'll buy you some food that isn't so disgusting."
Hearing about food, Cecilia's eyes lit up, and her previous resentment instantly dissipated by half.
"I want to eat roast meat! And that sweet water you called Cola!"
"Sure, sure, if they have it."
...Three days later.
A Wanted Poster was posted throughout the various small towns on the border of Lordaeron.
[WANTED: blue demon!!!]
[Description: A Blue Young Dragon capable of operating vehicles. Extremely cunning and exceedingly dangerous.]
[Crimes: Robbing a mine, blowing up the Equipment Depot, and causing significant property damage!!!]
[Bounty: 50,000 Gold Coins!!! (Dead or Alive)]
Looking at the portrait on the Wanted Poster, which was drawn like a blue toad, a certain Earth Dragon curled his lip in disdain... They drew me so ugly.
I'll settle this account in the next volume!
(Volume Two: End)