Chapter 26: Compromise
The violent dragon roared, and the terrifying roar of the monster tore through the clouds. Vlad's roar produced an unexpected result. More than half of the surrounding idiots who wanted to watch the show suddenly fell. After all, this was dragon's might. It was the difference between the creature level and the dragon's contempt for humans.
"Maid, run away. It is still too early for you to fight now!"
Such a low voice sounded from the huge dragon head, startling the stunned baby - 5. The maid nodded her head with great eyesight and jumped away from the battlefield.
"Get lost!"
"Bastard!"
The powerful punch landed on Vlad's face. Even with his current dragon strength, he could not help but stagger and release the suppression on the Golden Giant.
Facts proved that the interference of Patbar and the others was not without effect. At least, it saved the life of Tesoro. If they had not distracted Vlad's attention, he might have been burned to death just like that.
Vlad took two steps back and stood firm. It had to be said that even after a few months of adaptation, the limbs of the giant dragon would still be a little unaccustomed. Although his strength, defense, and physical strength had improved qualitatively, he was still not as good as a human.
The golden giant now felt very bad. It was in a semi-melted state. The originally solid gold was now mostly turned into liquid by the flames. Drop by drop, it gathered into small streams that flowed down from the giant's body.
"Do you still want to continue?"
Vlad smiled. "Tesoro, if we continue fighting, I will be a little scared!"
The giant dragon roared, "I'm really afraid of beating you to death!"
"Vlad!"
The giant's voice spread through the night sky. It was a hatred that could not be suppressed no matter what. It was the words that carried a killing intent.
"Is that so?"
Vlad said softly, "In that case, I have seen your determination. Then,"
"Don't blame me if you die!"
"Tesoro!"
Along with a world-shaking roar, the huge fire dragon suddenly flapped its wings, and its huge body shot out like an accelerator. Without waiting for the golden giant to react, it had already rushed to the front of the giant in an instant.
The black claws were raised high, and the blood vessels on the thick forelimbs covered by scales were bulging, and the muscles were bulging.
"True Dragon King's Claw!"
Swoosh!
With a flash of black light, the giant dragon had already passed by the golden giant.
"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"
The giant golden giant slowly split apart. Several huge cracks gradually appeared in the middle of the originally majestic giant. It could no longer hold on and fell to the ground, breaking into a pile of golden fragments.
"Go to hell!!!"
The change continued. It was not just the Golden Giant that was torn apart. On the sturdy ground of Gran Tesoro, several huge cracks appeared silently. They were several meters wide and unfathomable. They extended into the distance.
"How is it?"
Vlad said softly, "Did you admit defeat, Tesoro?"
Blood was gushing out of his head. His entire face was a little deformed. The heavily injured Tesoro was being held in Vlad's hand. He seemed to be in a bad condition and his expression was one of anger.
"Admit defeat?"
Tesoro roared, "What kind of joke are you spouting?"
"Who do you think I am?"
"Vlad"
Along with the roar of Tesoro, the entire city underwent a great change. Endless gold poured out from every corner of the city and quickly gathered together. If the gold that Tesoro controlled before was like a small river, then the current scale was not an exaggeration to say that it was a sea of gold.
"Are you sure?"
Vlad said solemnly, "Tesoro, are you sure you want to continue fighting with me?"
"I admit,
If you activate the gold of the entire city, it would be extremely difficult even for me to defeat you. However,
However, Tesoro, are you so confident that you can kill me?"
Vlad revealed a mocking smile. "I am a fire dragon. I can fly. Are you sure you can catch up to me?"
Tesoro couldn't help but hold his breath. The surging waves of the Golden Sea had also slowed down a bit.
Vlad knew that it had worked, so he said, "Since you can't kill me, what's the point of continuing to fight? If you really provoke me, I don't think you know the consequences even without me telling you."
"The Celestial Dragons are such a disgusting race. Even if you abandon them like a plaything, you will never let them go free for nothing. You know, Tesoro,"
Vlad released his grip and threw Tesoro to the ground. Then, he changed back into the appearance of a Draconid (Human-Dragon form) and sat cross-legged on the ground. The flames were burning fiercely, so there was no need to worry that someone would hear their conversation.
"If I were to announce this news, those hyenas would react very quickly, not just because of your original identity," Vlad said.
Vlad tried to be as cautious as he could, but the slave never said these words. "It's also because of your wealth. This ship, the wealth represented by Gran Tesoro - you are the master. You know better than me that those guys, the Celestial Dragons, and the World Government have probably been drooling over you for a long time."
"Once you give them a legitimate reason, do you think they will be indifferent?"
"At that time, I'm afraid that the ones who will come will be the fleet of the navy or the spy of the CP."
"So what?" Tesoro replied expressionlessly, "This is a new world, the sea of monsters. It is not so easy for the world government to be arrogant."
"Is that so?"
Vlad smiled. "You are very confident. In fact, it is very easy for the world government to touch you. There is no need to go through so much trouble. I just need a few special agents of the CP0 to combine with an Admiral. I am afraid that this ship will be completely destroyed!"
"You, what right do you have to compete with them?"
"So,"
Tesoro's face twitched. Obviously, he was just being stubborn. After all, in the new world, only the Yonko could compete with the Marine and the World Government. He was not qualified. This was an indisputable fact.
"So, are you threatening me?"
"There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with you thinking this way,"
Vlad said softly, "However, I would rather you call it a collaboration. I only want to cooperate with you. After all, exposing your secret won't do me any good. On the contrary, I can get more benefits from you."
"So," Tesoro stood up. His expression was very calm and there was no trace of his previous madness. As expected of an old fox who had been rolling around in the new world for decades. His control over his emotions was very outstanding. "Are you sure?"
"I said, it's a cooperation!"
Vlad raised a finger. "Or rather, an alliance! I don't mean to extract any benefits from you."
"... "
Tesoro was silent for a long time before saying, "Come with me!"
Vlad smiled. He knew that Tesoro had already compromised. He waved his hand lightly and the raging flames on the ship instantly extinguished.