Chapter 264 Of course I have to run away after digging for treasure.

"What is your purpose?" Smaug became more interested. "Tell me."

Aaron was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer the question.

Want your dragon life? You definitely can't say that, otherwise it will directly break your face.

Want the Arken gem? You can't say that, it's no different from pulling out teeth from a dragon's mouth.

Seemingly seeing Aaron's dilemma, Bilbo immediately said: "Smaug has wealth that no one can match. We just want to admire your majesty and see if you are as great as the ancient legends. We don't believe it. Those stories..."

Before he finished speaking, Smaug took steps and walked out of the massive gold coins, revealing his true form in front of the two of them.

"What now?"

Bilbo looked at the huge dragon body that was tens of meters wide not including its wings. His legs were shaking constantly. He resisted the urge to faint and praised tremblingly: "It's true. Those stories and songs are still... Far from showing your ferocity, O dragon Smaug!"

"Yes! It's true." Aaron was a little shocked, wondering if his dragon cubs could grow so big in the future, but at the same time he was also very happy, because there was indeed a small area of ​​Smaug's left chest that was not covered by dragon scales. , that is the fatal weakness.

"That's good flattery. Considering that you came with the Dragon Whisperer, I can spare your life."

"That's great." Bilbo breathed a sigh of relief, but Smaug's next words made his heart rise directly to his throat.

"But I need you to answer a few questions." Smaug sneered, "You are familiar with my name, but I have never smelled your scent.

Excuse me for being curious, who are you? Where did it come from? "

"Bilbo." Aaron showed him the compass in his hand. The pointer pointed in front of the two of them. It was probably that Smaug had brought the Arkenstone with him when he moved.

The two exchanged glances, Bilbo was responsible for stalling for time, and Aaron was responsible for looking for the Arken Stone.

"I came from the bottom of the mountain." Bilbo adjusted his breathing as much as possible, "I climbed thousands of mountains and ridges to get here."

"Admirable." Smaug circled Bilbo, and the golden torrent moved with him.

Aaron sadly discovered that the pointer was shaking again, pointing under Smaug.

A horse made of grass and mud, snatching food from a dragon's mouth. Do you want it to be so exciting?

"What else is your name?"

"I am...the lucky bearer and the riddle maker."

"Lovely name, continue." Smaug put his face in front of Bilbo, his mouth full of fangs emitting a stench that made people want to vomit.

"Barrel Rider."

"Barrel, it's getting more and more interesting." Smaug said with a teasing smile, and his huge body moved again.

But this time the compass pointer pointed at the two people's feet, and a milky white light could be vaguely seen through the golden gap. The two were almost certain that the Arken gem was there.

"What about your dwarf friends? Where are they hiding?"

"Dwarves?" Bilbo pretended to be confused and shook his head: "No, no, no, there are no dwarves here. You are mistaken."

"I'm not mistaken." Smaug focused his attention on Aaron, "There have been very few dragon whisperers for several eras, but each one of them is a wise prophet among humans and a genius with great learning talent. "

Aaron: ...

Ah, this... I'm flattered, really flattered.

Bilbo also looked at Aaron with a sudden realization. No wonder this child knew so much and was so strong.

Proven by the prophet, wizard, and dragon Smaug himself.

"Dragon Whisperer, you should know that they are using you.

They let you do bad things while you hide outside. "Smaug said, "Don't think of deceiving me, or trying to steal a piece of this place, or even you and I will not let it go. "

"You are really mistaken, awesome Smaug!" Bilbo praised respectfully.

"As a thief and liar, you are very polite." Smaug said quite bluntly, "But I know the smell and taste of the dwarves better than anyone else, and I also know that they come for the gold.

They love gold as flies love carrion. I had known that one day, those hypocritical dwarves would climb up the mountain one day. "

Smaug said, slapping down with his paw.

Gold coins flew everywhere, and the Arken gem appeared in front of the two of them for the first time, but it slipped to the bottom of the steps the next moment.

Bilbo subconsciously wanted to chase him, but Aaron held his arm tightly.

"Ah!" Smaug looked at the two of them playfully, "It seems you have found the Heart of the Mountain.

You want to help Oakenshield, that hateful dwarf usurper, who sent you to get the Arken Stone? "

"No, no, not..." Bilbo said hastily.

"Yes." Aaron shrugged, looked at Bilbo's confused eyes, and explained: "Don't do charades for this job. Dragons are not fools. They have wisdom comparable to humans."

"Hmph! I have already guessed his conspiracy.

But it doesn't matter, Oakenshield's plan will not succeed, and darkness is coming, flooding every corner of the world. "

"Sauron the Necromancer?"

"You know?" Smaug looked at Aaron in surprise, "Yes, of course you know.

However, Sauron's mana has not been fully restored, so he can only stay in Dol Guldur to recover.

But his vanguard would soon set off, and Lonely Mountain was their first stop. "

"Aren't you in Lonely Mountain?" Aaron asked in confusion, "Do they dare to come?"

"Of course they don't dare." Smaug sneered, "But I don't need to stop them, and I'm too lazy to stop them, as long as they don't touch my treasure."

"Heh!" Aaron shook his head, "Gandalf is right, you really will cooperate with them."

"Gandalf? Since when did a mere gray wizard dare to meddle in my affairs?"

"Who knows? The guardian of the world always seems to like to worry about things that will happen."

"You have been used." Smaug teased, "The cowardly Oakenshield has measured the value of your lives, and you are worthless."

"No, you are lying." Bilbo couldn't help but say.

"What did he promise you? To share the treasure with you?

You said it as if the treasure was his."

"We know." Aaron chuckled, "We knew what we would face before we came. To be honest, the person next to me fainted after knowing that he might see a dragon.

But Thorin did not hide it from us and allowed us to withdraw halfway. And just now, a dwarf advised us not to force it. If we don't want to, we can turn back. It's not shameful."

Smaug was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the two of them meaningfully, "In order to see Oakenshield's pain, I thought about letting you take the gem, so that you can see the gem destroy him, devour his soul, and make him crazy."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other.

"Is the Arken gem so ominous?" Aaron frowned.

"Thorne was a wise monarch before he got the Heart of the Mountain, but after he got it, he quickly became arrogant and looked down on everyone. He even thought that he was superior and deserved congratulations from all directions.

If I hadn't occupied Erebor, he might have declared war on the elves because he didn't intend to return the white gem to them.

Do you understand? The Arkenstone has no magic power, but its influence may be more terrible than Sauron's One Ring."

Aaron subconsciously looked at the ring in Bilbo's left hand, "Is this the One Ring? What effect does it have?"

"You will understand if you try it on." Smaug said temptingly, "But now I have changed my mind, and the game ends here.

The Arkenstone is there. If you don't take it, you can leave safely. If you take it, I will..."

"The gem flies here." Aaron decisively used the flying spell, and the Arkenstone flew out from a pile of gold coins and was caught in his hand.

If you don't take it, what a joke?

The first system task is this broken stone. If he doesn't take it, the suffering of the past half year will be in vain. As an aspiring young man who is about to realize his ideals, he can't swallow this breath.

And the second system task is to slay the dragon! Sooner or later, we will have to tear each other's faces apart. Why be so polite now?

"This is the Arken gem!" Aaron smacked his lips, "I heard that it was dug out from the ground. It feels good to the touch. It looks big and white.

But to put it bluntly, it's a glowing stone!"

"Aaron." Bilbo poked his arm and swallowed hard, "I think we should run, right now, right away."

Bang!

Smaug pressed a claw on a pillar, blocked the stairs with his huge body, and squinted at the two of them.

"You have made your choice, right?"

"Obviously." Aaron tossed the Arken gem in his hand, "The contract signed voluntarily must be completed. This is one of the ancestral precepts of our family."

"What a pity." Smaug sighed regretfully, a bright red light appeared on his abdomen, and the scorching temperature continued to extend to his neck, "The Dragon Speaker should have been the most natural ally of the dragon, but you didn't seize the opportunity."

Roar!

Fierce dragon flames spewed out of Smaug's mouth. Aaron waved his right hand vigorously, and the gold coins beside him formed a golden torrent and hit its left face.

The flame deflected more than ten degrees and shot to the left of the two.

But even so, the scorching heat made the two feel palpitations.

"Wizard." Smaug roared angrily, and a pair of vertical pupils stared at Aaron coldly, "Your magic is a little different from the others. Who are you?"

"Uh...that's not important." Aaron said embarrassedly.

"You're right, it's really not important." Smaug retracted his neck, opened his mouth and bit at him at a very fast speed.

"Petrify all."

Aaron decisively threw out the petrification spell, but a ball of light red light hit Smaug's head and only made his movements pause for a moment.

"Damn! This magic resistance is too high." Aaron cursed inwardly, but his hand movements were not slow at all, dragging Bilbo to narrowly avoid the dragon's fangs.

"It hurts a little, it feels like a woodpecker." Smaug mocked, "But my armor is indestructible and invulnerable to swords and guns."

"I can see it." Aaron smiled self-deprecatingly. He is still too weak now. If his strength can be improved to a higher level, he may be able to cause some damage to Smaug.

Smaug grinned, slowly opened his wings, and then flapped them hard.

A huge storm came in front of them, blowing the two of them dozens of meters away and landing on a pile of gold coins.

"Hahaha." Aaron quickly climbed up, unable to suppress the smile on his face, "I am so satisfied with this dragon."

"You can still laugh, think about what to do!"

"What can I do? I've got the thing, so of course I'll run away." Aaron said as he cast an invisibility spell on himself. He only had half of his magic power now, so he wasn't stupid enough to fight Smaug head-on. It would be enough to test his power. The real battlefield was not here.

Seeing this, Bilbo also hurriedly put on the One Ring and carefully moved in the direction he came from.