Otaku Witch

Alright, let’s not even mention that the sisters were stunned by the act of drawing the bow on themselves; in fact, even the homebody witch herself was full of question marks in her consciousness sea.

The pursuit just now went very smoothly. After all, the Light Chaser she was seated on was an ultra-fast ride capable of speeds ten times the speed of light. Coupled with Audrey’s Nine-Tailed Fox navigation tracking system, this top-tier configuration made catching up with a group of fleeing dragon beasts quite effortless.

Moreover, the Chicken Snake Dragon was never a Dragon-type known for speed, so they easily found their target—a migrating group of Chicken Snake Dragons.

After discovering the target, the two did not act rashly but rather hung far behind the dragon swarm and carefully observed the status of this Chicken Snake Dragon Group using far-sight magic.

Good news, this was a fairly large dragon swarm, and the number and quality of dragon beasts within it already satisfied Dorothy’s needs for her upcoming magic potion production.

Bad news, the reason this dragon swarm was so large was that they were well-trained and powerful in combat, which could not just be seen as a mere pack of beasts but more like a Dragon Beast Army.

Even though at this moment the dragon swarm decided to flee due to the intimidating might of the Hundred-Head Slayer, the swarm did not fall into disarray from fear. They advanced and retreated methodically with clear division of labor, maintaining a well-ordered state.

Among the dragon swarm were the robust adult Chicken Snake Dragons, clearly divided into four groups: the vanguard for opening the path, the left and right flanking units for covering the sides, and the rear guard responsible for the retreat.

At the center of the swarm were some young dragons still unable to fend for themselves, pregnant mother dragons, weakened elder dragons, and so on.

Even in a rapid march, the entire dragon swarm maintained dedicated scouting dragons that constantly stayed alert to their surroundings. The detection network they formed was meticulously tight without any blind spots. If any danger was detected, it would result in a hundred dragons glaring simultaneously, with their snake eyes’ inherent fearsome ability almost instantly paralyzing most targets to either fight or flee calmly.

After observing the situation for a bit, Dorothy felt it was a bit thorny. Clearly, the performance of this Chicken Snake Dragon Group was nothing like a bunch of stupid dragon beasts.

Dragon beasts are called beasts because they only inherit the powerful bodies of Dragon-types without the wisdom of intelligent creatures. Their physical actions are driven by brute and foolish animal instincts, lacking the dignity of a Dragon-type. They are not worthy of being called noble dragons, merely lowly beasts.

However, there are always exceptions, and some special individuals awaken to wisdom due to various reasons, elevating them from lowly foolish dragon beasts to beings that could be called Sub-Dragons.

Sub-Dragons, as the name suggests, are not true dragons, i.e., they are inferior dragons, but no matter how inferior, they are at least allowed to retain the dragon name.

Although such beings are far from the perfection of true dragons, they are powerful with no weak points. Despite their inferior status, both their strength and intelligence still make them formidable entities almost unimaginable for the vast majority of supernatural races.

In fact, most of the evil dragon legends circulating in human kingdoms are about Sub-Dragons. Because if someone were unfortunate enough to encounter a true dragon, there might be no survivors left to create legends, only records stating an unexplained calamity wiped out everything in the region.

Most Sub-Dragons have the ability to command dragon swarms. Although their strength is formidable, it is not enough to allow them to defy rules and act as they wish like true dragons. They still need the power of the collective.

Dragon beast groups need a Sub-Dragon’s wisdom to guide their tribe’s reproduction and growth, while Sub-Dragons require the strength of the dragon beast groups to compensate for their own inadequacies. The two parties have always been in a mutually beneficial relationship.

After Dorothy and Audrey realized that there was a Sub-Dragon within the Chicken Snake Dragon Group, they searched again and finally spotted an elderly Chicken Snake Dragon at the center of the swarm.

Hmm, after all, a Sub-Dragon is not a true dragon. Although dragon blood grants it longevity, it does not allow it to live forever.

This Chicken Snake Dragon Sub-Dragon was clearly already in its old age. Its dragon body, larger and more robust than the young Chicken Snake Dragons on the outskirts, now seemed somewhat heavy. Although its Dragon’s Might was still powerful, it could no longer hide the signs of age.

However, compared to its physical decline, the serpent’s head at the tail of the Chicken Snake Dragon bore a pair of Snake Eyes that were profound and abyssal.

The young Chicken Snake Dragons patrolling the perimeter did not notice Dorothy and Audrey’s scrutiny. But when they fixated on the elderly Sub-Dragon, the serpent’s head suddenly rose, the snake’s tongue flickering, and the pair of gemstone-like snake eyes turned sharply keen.

"Oh no, we’ve been discovered."

Dorothy immediately cut off her magic and then covered Audrey’s eyes beside her.

Her inspiration told her that if they did not stop the observation at once but directly met the Sub-Dragon’s gaze, it would be very dangerous.

Yet, even so, they had already startled the snake.

The two could hear the original dragon swarm letting out a loud rooster’s crow, followed by the whole dragon swarm accelerating, with all the guardian Chicken Snake Dragons going into battle readiness.