Chapter 5: Rout

Smaug, seeing he could not evade it, lifted his head from the treasure. Countless gold coins cascaded from his head, forming a rain of gold.

On his fierce and terrifying face, a fawning smile appeared.

Heaven knows how he managed that.

“We meet again, mighty human.”

Smaug tried to force calm, but his voice trembled slightly. That was only natural, for the other was a monster that could kill him with ease.

Smaug could not help but panic.

Wang Bo nodded, let the red dragon Margaret land, stood behind her, and looked straight at Smaug. “After I came to this world, I came to you right away. Are you happy, Smaug?”

Smaug thought, Happy my ass.

But facing Wang Bo, he could only suppress his inner curses and said with a smile, “It is my honor, mighty human. I am very happy that you still remember me.”

Wang Bo laughed loudly. “I knew you’d be happy, Smaug. After all, it was I who sent you back, wasn’t it?”

“Yes, I sincerely thank you, mighty human.” Smaug’s eyelids twitched a few times as he spoke insincerely. He had been living well in that world, only to be forcibly sent back to this one. To say he was not angry would be impossible.

Unfortunately, he could never defeat Wang Bo, so he had to swallow his anger.

“By the way, Smaug, actually, besides catching up, I have another matter to discuss with you this time.”

“Please speak, mighty one. If it is within my power, I will not refuse.” Smaug hurriedly said, even if Wang Bo wanted his treasure, he would reluctantly part with a portion.

He had no choice; if the other took a notion, he might swallow both him and the treasure.

Better to consider it a loss to avoid disaster.

“I want the Lonely Mountain!” Wang Bo said decisively.

“What? You want my home?” Smaug exclaimed, instinctively wanting to refuse, but thinking of Wang Bo’s strength, he forcibly held back.

“This shouldn’t be your home, Smaug.” Wang Bo looked at Smaug with a half-smile. “If I remember correctly, this was once the Dwarf kingdom. Its wealth attracted you, so you occupied it.”

Smaug’s eyes shifted slightly. He said slowly, “Yes, mighty one, you are right. I occupied it, but I have lived here for decades, so it is my home.”

“But now, I want it.” Wang Bo said bluntly. “Perhaps after I live here a few years, it will be my home, right?”

Smaug’s heart burned with rage he could not vent. It reminded him of the dwarves he had driven away; perhaps their feelings then were the same as his now.

Impotent fury, stifled and unable to be released.

“Very well.” Smaug finally agreed. “I will leave the Lonely Mountain, mighty one. But give me some time to prepare, mighty one. I must take my treasure with me.”

“Your treasure? This should be the treasure of the Lonely Mountain. And when did I say you could leave, Smaug?” Wang Bo looked straight into Smaug’s eyes and said slowly, “I said I want the Lonely Mountain. Everything inside it is mine, including you.”

Smaug suddenly understood: this human wanted to take him as a subordinate.

He had never intended to let him go from the start.

Smaug could no longer suppress his fury. He roared to the sky, “Dream on, you human!”

“Then die.” Wang Bo shot out like lightning and punched Smaug.

Compared to his earlier fight with Smaug, Wang Bo had improved greatly. The power in this punch was unstoppable, and even Smaug could not withstand it.

The immense force of the punch erupted like a mountain torrent, a river turned upside down, its might overwhelming.

Though Smaug’s huge body was agile, he could not evade Wang Bo’s fist. His massive form flew out like a cannonball, crashing into the mountain wall with a thunderous boom.

The entire Lonely Mountain shook slightly.

Smaug’s dragon scales shattered under Wang Bo’s punch, blood splattering.

The unstoppable force of the punch penetrated deep into Smaug’s body, destroying his organs and bones. The dragon’s formidable defense was virtually useless against Wang Bo’s power.

Of course, that was mainly because Smaug was too weak.

Among the myriad worlds, Smaug was not the weakest dragon, but certainly not the strongest.

A dragon like Smaug, aside from breathing fire, could not even use magic. Besides his huge size, great strength, hard scales, invulnerability to weapons, and immunity to some weak magic, he was nothing special.

Perhaps to ordinary people, such a Smaug was terrifying.

But to Wang Bo, he was just so-so. With his current strength, Wang Bo completely disregarded Smaug.

If he had not held back in that punch, he could have easily killed Smaug.

To make Wang Bo go all out, only a dragon like the maid Tohru would suffice. Though Wang Bo had once defeated Tohru, that was because he used a causality item—Lie 800.

Without that item’s help, Wang Bo at that time was no match for the dragon Tohru.

Even now, Wang Bo dared not claim he could definitely beat Tohru. But if Wang Bo donned his divine robe and took up Gungnir, the situation would be different.

Fully armed, Wang Bo could even kill Ares, the god of war, and defeating a dragon maid like Tohru would be no problem.

But Smaug was far, far inferior.

If he fought the dragon maid Tohru, he would be killed within a few moves.

Let alone Wang Bo.

After being punched flying, many of Smaug’s bones were broken. He lost the ability to resist, fell into utter panic, and roared, “Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!!!”

Death is the most terrifying thing, and even Smaug could not escape that.

He was powerful, cruel, and held life cheap, but he still feared death.

When death approached, even the arrogant and haughty Smaug fell into panic and began to beg.

Wang Bo flew over and stepped on Smaug’s head. “Make a contract with me, Smaug. Submit to me, and I will spare you. Otherwise, your head will become my trophy.”

The reason he wanted to subdue Smaug was that Smaug had great potential for growth.