The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 30 The Source of the Nightmare!

The battle ended, and the gravel field returned to calm, with only the river breeze slowly dispersing the fishy smell and heat from the shore.

Yun Che squatted down beside Kong Kong. The previous collision had caused some damage, though not much, but he still carefully checked it with the power of the Everlasting Rock.

"Chirp~" Kongkong lay obediently, blinking at Yun Che, as if to say...

Am I amazing?

"Impressive, impressive," Yun Che said with a smile.

"Chirp~"

But Ah Che, you woke up at just the right time!

Upon hearing this, Yun Che paused in his actions.

Who said no.

But he didn't think much of it; after all, who can predict what nightmares will bring?

At Yun Che's prompting, Kongkong rolled over, scratched its head, and spoke with a mixture of thought and confusion:

"Chirp~"

And Ah Che, I don't know why, but I felt a certain... well, you know.

"What?"

After pondering for a long time with his face contorted in a frown, he finally figured out how to express himself.

"grumble!"

Like! Yes, it gives me the illusion that we look a little bit alike.

"Similar?" Yun Che was taken aback.

How is it similar?

Kongkong shook its head; it couldn't explain it either.

On the other side, Dr. Niu was still studying the Boiling Blood Crocodile, but judging from his expression, it didn't seem to be that easy.

That night, there was no rest to be had.

Yun Che and Kong Kong sat by the river.

The moonlight shone on the river, making it sparkle and appear very calm.

But Yun Che always felt that something extremely dangerous was lurking beneath that calm surface.

...

Upon returning to the Blue River breeding base.

Dr. Niu told Yun Che to go and rest first, and that he would handle the rest.

Yun Che didn't refuse and took Kong Kong back to the dormitory.

After a quick wash, the two of them collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

No nightmares.

There was no alarm.

Only deep, dreamless sleep.

...

When I woke up, the sun had already set.

They were woken up by a phone call.

It was Dr. Niu who called, asking them to go to the temporary laboratory at the cultivation base.

The Blue River Breeding Base also has its own research lab, but it is used to study the breeding and reproduction of pet animals.

After a brief stay at Dr. Niu's place of residence, it became one of Dr. Niu's workplaces.

"sit."

Beside the lab table, Dr. Niu, wearing a white lab coat, smiled and pointed to the chair next to him.

Yun Che didn't stand on ceremony and sat down.

Kongkong jumped from his shoulder onto the lab table, sniffing and touching the various utensils on it with great curiosity.

Dr. Niu then took out a small, sealed glass bottle from his pocket.

Inside the bottle, there was a white, irregularly shaped, stone-like object about the size of a fingernail.

"Chirp?" As if sensing something, Kong Kong immediately came over and stared intently at the contents of the bottle.

Yun Che looked puzzled. "Doctor, what is this...?"

"This is what caused the Boiling Blood Crocodile to go berserk and out of control, and it may also be one of the culprits that led to the Black Beetles invading the breeding base."

Dr. Niu smiled and said:

"This is a piece of... dragon bone!"

"Dragon bones?!" Yun Che exclaimed in astonishment.

"It was too small, so even though I had the 'eye for every detail' at the time, I couldn't spot it immediately. I only confirmed it after I got back."

So, that's why Kongkong said that the Boiling Blood Crocodile gives it a kind of ambiguous feeling.

Dr. Niu picked up the small bottle and shook it gently. The keel inside collided with the bottle body, making a crisp sound.

"This dragon bone is quite old."

Yun Che didn't interrupt, but frowned, pondering as he waited for Dr. Niu's explanation.

"What truly turned the Boiling Blood Crocodile into that state was some kind of negative energy that should have been attached to this bone. However, that energy has already been absorbed by the Boiling Blood Crocodile. As for what exactly it is, I'll have to go back to the research institute to find out."

The research facilities at the cultivation base are still too "rudimentary".

Negative energy... Yun Che repeated to himself.

"However, the owner of this dragon bone must have been a powerful dragon-attribute extraordinary creature, at least... at the monarch level!"

King-level!

Yun Che's heart skipped a beat.

"Although the oppressive feeling brought by such a single dragon bone is small, if there are many of them, it is enough to make some weak supernatural creatures feel afraid and panicked."

"Doctor, do you mean there are still quite a few of these Dragonbone Blue River?" Yun Che finally spoke.

"Yes, but don't worry, someone will handle it."

There's always someone taller who can take over when the sky falls, and besides, this is far from the sky falling.

"I'm going back to the research institute. When do you have time to come to the institute? I have something to give you."

With that, Dr. Niu got up, tidied up the samples on the table, put them in his backpack, and prepared to leave.

thing?

"Doctor, this dragon bone..." Seeing that Dr. Niu hadn't taken the dragon bone, Yun Che hurriedly reminded him.

Dr. Niu laughed and said, "I've checked it, and there's no negative energy on it anymore. Since it's a dragon bone, and it's from the Boiling Blood Crocodile that you defeated, it's naturally your spoils of war, and it'll also benefit Kongkong."

"Chirp?" Kongkong almost jumped up.

Spoils of war?

Hehe, hehe....

The little guy looked at the dragon bones in the bottle as if he had found some kind of treasure.

After watching Dr. Niu leave, Yun Che finally looked at the small piece of dragon bone.

It was actually mentioned in Dr. Niu's notes as well.

In fact, many extraordinary creatures that transform into dragons do so after coming into contact with items or materials that possess considerable dragon-attribute energy.

Even some wild, non-pure dragon-attribute extraordinary creatures possess dragon attributes because they have obtained things rich in dragon-attribute energy.

Yun Che guessed that Kong Kong's ability to "transform into a dragon" was largely due to the "dragon scales" it had always used as a blanket.

Although the dragon bone is small, it is of high quality and is obviously good for the little guy, otherwise it wouldn't be so excited.

...

Too lazy to cook, Yun Che and Kong Kong spent a "huge sum" of 100 to have dinner at the base canteen before returning to their dormitory.

Overall, both he and Kongkong gained a lot from this field survey.

I not only experienced a wilderness adventure, but also learned a lot from Dr. Niu.

If I sleep too much during the day, I can't fall asleep at night at all.

After reviewing the experience of this trip with Kongkong, Yunche leaned against the headboard, picked up Dr. Niu's observation notes, turned to the "Dragon Attribute Energy" section, and continued to study.

"Chirp~"

Kongkong sat on the table, looking at the dragon bones in the bottle, circling around them, sometimes looking thoughtful, sometimes smacking his lips.

Is this edible?

But the little guy shook his head repeatedly at the thought of the Boiling Blood Crocodile's appearance.

That's inappropriate, that's inappropriate.

So... how do we use it?

It went on until the early hours of the morning.

Sleepiness finally crept in.

Yun Che put away his notebook, turned off the light, and prepared to go to sleep.

But Kongkong was still not sleepy, and tossed and turned in bed covered with a "sheet".

call--

"grumble?"

The little guy suddenly propped his head up, looked out the window, and rubbed his eyes.

Just now...did something flash by?

Just when it thought it was an illusion.

call--

Another shadow flashed past the window.

! !

This time, Kongkong was sure it wasn't seeing things, and it nudged Yun Che twice with all its might.

"Hmm..." Yun Che, who had just fallen asleep, opened his bloodshot eyes and glared angrily at the little guy. Before he could even speak, the little guy spat out a strand of silk and sealed his mouth shut.

?

"Chirp..." Kong Kong lowered his voice and pointed out the window.

Ok?

Seeing its appearance, Yun Che also came to his senses.

He knew that Kongkong wouldn't be unreasonable with him; there must be a reason.

next second.

call--

Another shadow flashed past the window.

Yun Che's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Kong Kong. Kong Kong nodded in response, raising his eyes slightly as if to say, "See? I didn't lie to you."

And so, the man and his pet lay motionless on the bed, silently watching the window.

When the shadowy figure appeared for the fourth time, it seemed to have finally confirmed that there was no danger before stopping outside the window.

Yun Che's breathing became lighter, and he saw a dark shadow that was not clearly visible, which looked like some kind of ghost, "baring its fangs and claws".

Yun Che hurriedly used the power of Changpan to sense the thing outside the window.

However, no hostility was detected.

Only caution and trepidation.

This secretly relieved him a little.

then.

They saw a furry, small, cat-like or dog-like forelimb reach through the window glass and into the room!

Through the window?!

The human and their pet looked at each other again, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

Kong Kong slowly sat up, ready for battle.

Snap, snap—

But then it saw its forelimbs pry open the window latch.

Finally, after several attempts, the window latch was opened, and something squeezed in through the crack in the window, its target the bottle containing the dragon bones on the table.

"Kongkong, turn on the light!"

A wad of thread struck the switch.

click -

The lights inside the room suddenly turned on!

!! ?

As the shadow faded, the little creature, revealing its true form, looked terrified.

At the same time, a system notification suddenly appeared.

【Ding! 】

[The source of the nightmare has been identified!]