Chapter 44： 44th

Harry wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar swamp.

The swamp is full of soft, rotten mud, dirty and smelly, and there is a strange dark green mist floating in the air.

Half of his body fell into the quagmire, and he was still sinking slowly. After fluttering in a panic, the huge bat wing behind him pulled out from the swamp, and rolled up a lot of mud, covering his head all over his body.

Pooh pooh spit a few mouthfuls of mud, Harry noticed that his body had grown so big.

It was so big that he couldn't control himself, he could only stumble and trudge through the swamp, one step at a time.

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After trekking for a whole day and night, he finally found a relatively sturdy high ground where he could barely shelter.

Panting and lying on the high ground, the bat wings covered with mud behind him drooped weakly.

Heri at this time is dirty, tired and hungry.

He whimpered softly, tears in his eyes. I want to go home, and I miss my father.

The awake brain clearly recalled what happened the night before.

Not only did he not listen to his father's words, he secretly ate all the gems, but he also demolished the house after his body grew bigger.

The shattered scene dangled in front of him, Harry sucked his nose, and big tears fell down.

Sad and scared.

When he was still a little dragon cub, he always hoped that he would grow up quickly and become a majestic dragon. But now that he has really grown into a dragon, he is not happy at all.

Growing up is so sad for the dragon.

He wants to change back to the way he was, to go back to his father, and never grow up again.

Ruan Shiqing towed the second-hand landboat that he bought earlier to Feita Manor.

This second-hand landboat was taken back by him and planned to be modified, but because of too many things, he has never been able to spare time, and now it just comes in handy.

He asked the Xiong brothers and 09 to help and began to disassemble the lander.

Ordinary land boats can only move forward on flat ground. If you switch to some special terrain, such as deserts, swamps, etc., you cannot maintain normal driving. Take the swamp as an example, if Ruan Shiqing drove an ordinary landboat into it, within an hour, the landboat's engine would stop working because it was blocked by a large amount of mud.

In order to facilitate access to these special places, both Naxi Company and Quark Dock have produced special desert landers and swamp landers.

However, the number of these special purpose landers is small, not at all on the B3024 star. So he could only modify it himself, changing the ordinary landboat to a swamp lander, so that he could easily enter the lost swamp to find Harry.

He disassembled the engine at the bottom of the lander, leaving only the anti-gravity device, and sealed the chassis; then he found a turbine, removed the fan in the turbine, and installed it in the The stern of the lander serves as the propulsion power for the swamp lander.

The turbo fan is connected with the fuel chamber and the control system, by changing the fuel distribution method and the fan speed, to achieve the purpose of controlling the speed of the landboat.

The most core power problem is solved, and the fenders are also added, the cockpit is sealed and strengthened, and the oxygen filter device is added.

When the work was completed, another night had passed.

The sky is just beginning, the two moons are sinking below the horizon, and the sun will rise in another hour.

Ruan Shiqing prepared all the necessary items, entered the cockpit, and said goodbye to the others.

Morrie is still trying to persuade: "Wait a little longer, Mr. Rong heard that something happened to you, and he has tried to come back as soon as possible. If there is Mr. Rong, it will be safer. "

When Ruan Shiqing was determined to enter the Lost Swamp, Mori contacted Rong Heng.

After hearing the news, Rong Heng was already rushing back with all his strength.

But Ruan Shiqing didn't dare to delay for a minute or a second. He didn't know whether the irrational Harry would hurt himself; he didn't know if his body suddenly became so huge, would it bring anything Sequelae; I don't know if Harry would have been in danger if he really entered the Lost Swamp...

He was worried too much, and he dared not waste a minute.

"The landrunner has a communication and positioning device that will send a signal back if Harry is found, or if I'm in danger."

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After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, lowered the protective cover, and the landboat galloped out.

Take out the map navigation, and head westward all the way to Ruan Shiqing.

About the west, near the Lost Swamp, the farther west you go, the more desolate it becomes.

Different from the deserted outer city full of metal rubbish, here is a dead silence. On the overgrown land, let alone people, not even the chirping of insects could be heard.

The silence is terrifying.

In the dead silence, Ruan Shiqing drove for four hours before finally approaching the edge of the Lost Swamp.

From a distance, there is a strange dark green mist shrouded in the no-man's land.

Ruan Shiqing slowed down, turned on the headlights, detection devices, and oxygen filters, and then carefully drove into the green mist.

The steerer cuts through the mist and moves slowly. The detection device continued to send back environmental analysis data. Ruan Shiqing looked at the displayed data, and his expression became more and more solemn. Marin was right, this swamp was very dangerous.

In general swamps, ecological species are very rich, and all kinds of plants and animals live in swamps. But in this area, apart from the thick dark green moss, there was no sign of life.

According to air composition analysis, the dark green mist contains a trace amount of toxin that can paralyze biological nerves. The toxin won't do anything if it's just teetering on the edge. But if you go deep into it and inhale an excessive amount of toxins, the human body will gradually fall into a state of paralysis.

In such a situation, the result of paralysis of the senses and body can be imagined.

At this time, Ruan Shiqing didn't want to find Harry's trace here.

Because of the mist, the light here is very dim, the headlights alternately illuminate the surroundings, Ruan Shiqing pays close attention to the screen, looking for traces of Heri - with the huge size of Heli today , if he really came to the Lost Swamp, he would definitely leave traces.

I don't know how long I lay on the high ground, Harry opened his eyes in a daze.

It's getting darker here.

My stomach growled with hunger.

Rubbing the belly that kept protesting, Harry looked around, hesitated, chose the direction to the right, and went to see if he could find something to eat. But as soon as Claw Claw stepped out, he sank deep into the quagmire.

The momentary sense of weightlessness caused him to pull out his claws in a panic, and fell to the ground in shock.

This swamp seems to be deeper than when he came. When the claws sank just now, he almost couldn't pull them out.

Sitting down on the only high ground, Harry let out a sullen roar.

The sound of dragon roar is extremely penetrating.

Ruan Shiqing keenly caught the faint sound of dragon roar from a distance, and even his heart beat faster.

He has been in the swamp for a day, from when the sky is still dark, to find the time when the twilight is getting thicker. The lander traveled a tenth of the swamp and found no sign of it. The deadly still and suffocating environment made people anxious, and Ruan Shiqing barely managed to maintain his composure by not giving himself psychological hints.

This dragon's roar is nothing but a cardiotonic.

He picked up his spirits, increased his driving speed, and rushed in the direction from which the sound came from just now.

The further you go, the thicker the green fog.

The verdant moss-covered swamp may at first glance look thriving, but if you look closely, you'll find scattered animal carcasses beneath it. Ruan Shiqing even saw many human skeletons.

His heart grew heavier.

After walking for another half an hour, it was completely dark.

The light of the artificial moon barely leaked from the fog, and Ruan Shiqing could only rely on the light of the headlights to move forward.

The lander eventually came to a stop in a low depression.

In the range illuminated by the headlights, you can see that this low-lying area is full of signs of struggle, and it seems that some huge creatures have struggled here. Ruan Shiqing walked along the traces and saw vague footprints again.

The swamp is fluid, and the footprints left are quite blurry, but Ruan Shiqing compared the size, and it is almost certain that it is the footprints left by Herry.

—He once fell into a swamp, struggled, and then struggled to get out.

The sound of the dragon roar that I heard just now was probably made by Harry, not his illusion.

Ruan Shiqing followed the footprints left and went all the way forward.

Harry was lying on the high ground feebly.

Because of hunger, the strength in his body seemed to be gradually losing. He tried to flap the huge bat wing, but he could only barely lift it up and slap it twice, and then slumped down.

woo.

I'm so hungry.

He snorted a few times, and kicked his claws on the ground to vent. When he saw his dirty body covered in mud, he was stunned again.

The smooth and moist scales like black jade became gray and dull because of the mud. The gaps in the scales were filled with green moss and mud, and his current appearance must be very ugly.

He lowered his head again, cocked his nose and sniffed, and was suffocated by an indescribable stench.

Vomit.

Smelly.

Harry shook his head frantically and felt even more sad.

When at home, the little dragon cub was never hungry or so dirty.

He is no longer Daddy's beautiful little dragon cub.

Harry lowered his eyes sadly and wanted to cry again.

He realized a problem with hindsight, he can't leave here, and he can't go home again, no one likes an ugly smelly dragon.

And he broke the house.

The sad little dragon cub lay down on the high ground in desolation, staring at the looming moon in the mist with wide eyes.

The ear suddenly caught a familiar voice.

"Harry, Hurley."

It's Daddy's voice, Daddy is coming for him!

The excited little dragon cub suddenly got up, tried to stand up straight, and looked around eagerly.

He is tall now, and he can see far away. Sure enough, he sees a small cluster of faint light in the distance, which is emitted from a landboat.

Dad for sure!

Just as he was about to respond, the little dragon cub noticed his dirty claws.

The response came to the throat and swallowed hesitantly. He stretched out his claws and looked at it. The scales were dark, and the hooks were curved and sharp. It looked extremely ferocious, not as round and lovely as before.

When Dad cut his nails, he also praised his cute claws.

But now, not only is it not cute at all.

It's ugly.

Harry pursed his lips sadly.

If Dad sees him like he is now, will he stop liking him or even be afraid of him?

The messy thoughts lingered in the little dragon cub's mind, the courage dissipated, and it was replaced by fear.

Not only did he not respond to his father's call, he shrank his body and hid in the swamp hesitantly.

The little dragon cub holds a little fluke, or he can quietly follow his father out of here and clean himself up a bit. Be nice and go home.

This way you won't scare Dad.

Ruan Shiqing found a highland along the remnants of the swamp.

This high place should have been a small hillside. After being swallowed by the swamp, only the high top is still exposed. There was no grass on it, only a solitary dead tree stood with a strange posture.

The traces of the tracking were broken at the high ground, and there were still traces of activity around the high ground, indicating that Harry at least once stayed here.

But now there is no trace here, Ruan Shiqing is not sure whether Harry flew away after resting, or there was an accident here.

After a little hesitation, Ruan Shiqing drove the landboat to the heights, put on a gas mask, put on protective clothing, and carefully left the landboat.

He first checked the heights, and then noticed the paw prints left on the dead trees, and became more and more sure that Harry must have stayed here before.

He turned on the loudspeaker he wore around his waist and played the audio—he had recorded it in advance, calling Harry’s name over and over again.

Dragon's hearing is keen, and he may be able to hear his voice.

Harry, who was hiding in the swamp, held his breath and carefully clawed at the firm soil on the edge of the highlands to prevent himself from sinking completely.

He heard his father's voice calling him, he couldn't help but sniffed sadly, but he forgot that he was sinking in the quagmire, and suddenly inhaled the quagmire in his nostrils.

! !

The unpleasant smell of the mud made him unable to hold his breath any longer, and he kept choking and coughing.

Ruan Shiqing was taken aback by the sudden movement, he quickly pulled out the blaster gun at his waist and turned around, and saw the huge black dragon flapping in the mud, throwing mud everywhere.

“…”

He put down his gun, approached and looked at each other, and recognized this muddy and dirty creature: "Harry?"

Harry's body froze, and he lowered his eyes and dared not look at him.

Don't care to ask him why he was in the quagmire, Ruan Shiqing strode forward and stretched out his hand to him: "Come up quickly."

Harry quietly raised his eyes and glanced at him. Seeing his eager expression, he carefully stretched out his claws.

The black claws are much bigger than Ruan Shiqing's hands. He didn't even dare to hold Dad's hand for fear that his claw hook would accidentally scratch him.

Ruan Shiqing didn't care about this. He grabbed Harry's claws with both hands and asked, "Can you come up?"

If he can't, he can only pull him up with a landboat.

Harry nodded, made a low "woo", and rolled to the ground by himself.

He is so regretful now that he never dares to look directly at his father.

Don't smell it carefully, he knows how dirty and smelly he is.

Ruan Shiqing was angry and funny when she saw him like this. Now he has also thought about it. Since Harry has been here all the time, he must have heard his voice before.

In the end, she did not respond to him, but instead appeared in the quagmire, apparently trying to avoid him.

"It's growing." Ruan Shiqing snorted, sat down beside him, and patted his paw angrily: "I'll settle the account with you when I get home."

The little dragon cub looked at him sideways and asked cautiously, "I, can I still go home?"

Ruan Shiqing raised his face: "You still know you want to go home?"

The little dragon cub immediately lowered his head in a guilty conscience.

He wanted to go home a long time ago.

Seeing his appearance, Ruan Shiqing softened again, he slowed his tone, and held the dirty claws of the little dragon cub: "No matter what you become, you are still father's. Harry, Daddy won't want you."

The little dragon cub sniffed, claws together, and Xu Xu held his father's hand.

"Can I still fly now?" Ruan Shiqing asked.

Harry shook his head, the bat wings behind him fluttered twice, very unorganized. The ability to walk so far in the swamp before was purely instinctive. Now that he is hungry and his father is relying on him, the little dragon cub doesn't even want to move. If it weren't for his size, he would have slipped into his father's arms.

"Then it seems we have to wait for rescue here." Ruan Shiqing said.

Leaving the cub here alone to ask for help, he is always worried that there will be another accident. So he could only send a message to Marin, informing him that he had found Harry, and sent the location, trouble him to send someone to Lost Swamp to respond.

After receiving Marin's reply "I will come right away", Ruan Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Removing another oxygen supply device from the landboat, Ruan Shiqing originally wanted to put it on the little dragon cub. As a result, the current dragon cub is really too big. Not suitable for this oxygen mask. He could only remove the mask. Let him breathe directly with the oxygen hose.

Although the toxins here don't seem to have any effect on the little dragon cubs at the moment, it's better to be just in case.

After doing all this, Ruan Shiqing held a small signal transmitter in his hand and sat down next to the little dragon cub.

"Wait a little longer, Uncle Marin will come to pick us up soon."

Harry obediently took the hose and made a low "um".

They have already penetrated into the center of the Lost Swamp. Although they have a location, it will take some time for Marin to find them. Ruan Shiqing was still talking to the little dragon cub, but after half an hour, his voice gradually decreased, and he fell asleep leaning on the dragon cub tiredly.

From the disappearance of the dragon cub to the discovery of the Lost Swamp, it took almost six days. During this period, he hardly slept his eyes, and was forced to stay awake by psychotropic drugs.

After finding Harry, he did not continue to replenish the potion, and a strong sense of exhaustion surged up, making him quickly fall into a deep sleep.

Harry froze, not daring to move, for fear of waking him up.

The little dragon cub lowered his head, only to notice the heavy shadow under his father's eyes.

He moved his claws uneasily, feeling extremely guilty.

Remembering that my father had said that the green mist was poisonous, the little dragon cub nervously raised its bat wings and blocked it over my father, isolating the green rain.

The rain was getting heavier, but the little dragon cubs tried their best to isolate a small dry world with bat wings.

Ruan Shiqing, who was leaning against him, slept soundly without being splashed by the rain.

Morris was uneasy after thinking about it, and took people to guard the edge of the lost swamp for a whole day.

In the evening, Rong Heng, who hurried back with "Rongguang", also arrived. He wanted to go in immediately to find Ruan Shiqing, but was stopped by Mori.

The Lost Swamp is too big, what if they go in rashly to find someone, what if they don't find one, but miss the signal sent by Ruan Shiqing?

Ruan Shiqing's swamp airship is equipped with a complete communication and positioning device, but the signal in the lost swamp is very weak, and they cannot perform real-time positioning and tracking, but as long as Ruan Shiqing sends a continuous transmission somewhere signal, they can make sure they get the message.

So their best choice at the moment is to passively wait for Ruan Shiqing to send a message back.

Intellectually, Rong Heng knew that what he said was reasonable, but his restlessness could not calm him down.

Morrie had never seen him so uncool.

Even when encountering a swarm of insects, His Royal Highness is always calm. He seems to never panic and fear, and can always lead them to find a way out of desperation.

But now the other party's anxiety is so undisguised.

Even when the communication device responded, he was the first to rush into the Lost Swamp.

Murray was relieved when he saw the message on the display.

Fortunately nothing happened.

In the message sent back, Ruan Shiqing explained his situation and sent back his location.

Rong Heng drove Rongguang and searched all the way according to the sent position, followed by Mori.

It rained in the swamp, which greatly disturbed the sight.

They dare not fly too high, they can only slow down and try to keep flying at a low altitude.

Rong Heng was the first to discover the figure on the high ground.

Let Noah take over "Glory", Rong Heng opened the hatch, jumped down from the sky without hesitation, and landed smoothly.

On the high ground, the dirty black dragon propped up a bat wing and carefully shielded the people from the rain. When he saw him coming, his eyes lit up.

"What's wrong with him?" Rong Heng approached with a solemn expression.

Harry whispered, "Dad is so tired, he fell asleep."

It turned out to be just asleep.

Rong Heng breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the man horizontally with light movements, and said to the dragon cub: "Wait for me here, I'll take him up first."

Harry obediently said "oh", slowly put away the stiff and sour bat wings, and squatted on the spot, extremely well-behaved.

Facing such a dirty dragon cub, Rong Heng snorted, but his eyes softened.

Stupid, but not annoying.

He handed Ruan Shiqing to Mori, who arrived at the next step: "You drive Rongguang and take him back first, and then find a doctor to examine him."

"What about you?" Morrie asked Ruan Shiqing to be placed in the rest cabin.

"I'll get the one below back." Rong Heng snorted: "I can't let you guys tie him up with ropes and hang him out. Remember to take all your people away."

Morrie understood what he meant, and transferred himself to "Glory", leading people to leave first.

Rong Heng stayed on the high ground.

When Mori and the others were far away, he looked at the shrinking dragon cub and said viciously: "I will carry you back, but in exchange, you have to keep a secret for me, understand? "

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Although he didn't understand what secret to keep, Harry nodded confusedly.

Rong Heng was satisfied, unbuttoned his clothes slowly, and changed back to his full animal form—Yomier's adult body.