I Became an Evolving Lizard in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 173

Baek Lang had a saying she often repeated.

“Only scales!”

With no fur at all.

Saying that, she had pushed me away with her forepaws.

For a lizard to have no fur is common knowledge.

It would be more plausible for her to suddenly grow wings.

However, I had become a being that broke even that common sense.

I had turned into a lizard with rich white fur.

I couldn’t help but wonder if it was still right to call me a lizard.

“...I just found it amazing that fur suddenly appeared.”

Baek Lang averted her gaze.

Just a moment ago, she had been all over my fur, and now it seemed she had come to her senses.

“Hmm, well. This much is still passable for fur.”

She blushed and stole glances at my fur.

What did fur mean to wolves?

Seeing Hwi Hwi also liking my scales, it seemed like this was a measure of appearance.

“...The color is the same as mine.”

She wiggled her fingers.

Had she imagined something strange? Suddenly, she chuckled softly.

Then she met my gaze again.

“Geh geh.”

“...Hey!”

Out of nowhere, she slapped my chest.

I still didn’t quite understand the principle behind Baek Lang’s behavior.

Was this how women were?

“Geh?”

“What do you mean by geh? You sly lizard!”

Why was she acting this way again?

“I was just mindlessly touching while you were asleep.”

If someone overheard, they might misunderstand.

I had only touched her ears, tail, and cheeks.

“Hmph, I don’t know. Even if it looks like this, I saved your life once, so I deserve proper compensation.”

But I had also saved her life once, hadn’t I?

I wanted to say that, but all that came out was a sound like “geh geh.”

Even if my claim was valid, it wouldn’t change the fact that Baek Lang had helped me.

So, did she want something in particular?

Let’s hear it.

“...So.”

The bravado she had earlier seemed to vanish, and she started to fidget again.

Yet she was still wagging her tail, making it impossible to know what she was thinking.

“This time, if I touch you all I want, you won’t say anything, right?”

Gulp.

I could hear her swallow.

Baek Lang’s eyes pierced through my white fur.

Oh dear, what could possibly be good about this for someone who’s not even a child?

“...You’re doing this because you touched me!”

I’m not a child!

*

“Gorong...”

Baek Lang let out a cute sound and fell asleep in my arms.

I had intended to suggest her joining the cult of divine beasts, but she seemed to be more exhausted than I thought.

Even though the horn of the Igal-Dragon healed our bodies, it seemed it didn’t restore our fatigue.

The power Baek Lang had shown while fighting the Red Dragon had surely pushed her beyond her limits, so her body couldn’t help but bear the burden.

“Hyoloron...”

She returned to the form of a wolf, curling up instead of that uncomfortable human body.

Was she trying to say she wanted me to touch her?

“First, I’ll... then Ilang, in order...”

Seeing her mumble in her sleep, she must have been extremely tired, so I decided not to disturb her.

There was something even more important that needed to be done, something just as crucial as touching her fur.

From Lania to Breaking Dragon, and from Breaking Dragon to Breaking Dragon.

It was time to check what I had gained from my two evolutions.

“Geh.”

**Status Window**

【Gomodo - Breaking Dragon LV1】

HP: 14800/14800

MP: 7400/7400

...Is it really okay for me to have become this strong?

It seemed like I had doubled my strength compared to when I was Gomodo Lania.

No wonder I was still alive during Rizamon’s festival of rejuvenation.

In truth, this number wasn’t that high for having undergone two evolutions.

However, considering my size hadn’t changed much from when I was Lania, it was a pretty satisfactory result.

But HP and MP are not resources that hold great significance.

The more, the better, but once you reach a certain amount, it seems like just a game of numbers.

Horn wasn’t the power of wood, I would have misstepped, but growing plants could only be the power of wood.

There’s no way a brief rainfall could represent the power of water.

With no enemies around and my body feeling fine, should I try using Dragon Horn once?

I focused my mind.

Drawing up my internal energy from the lower dantian.

“Geh!”

**Dragon Horn!**

....

“...Gehh?”

Is this how it’s used?

Earlier, I had used it just according to my will.

“Geh geh geh!”

I struck a somewhat cool pose, but nothing happened.

...Do I need to use my horns?

Tap tap.

I tried tapping my horns, but nothing happened.

“Geh geh...”

This was starting to frustrate me.

“Geh!”

I consumed MP.

But nothing happened.

...Is it because there are no plants around?

Looking over at the dandelion-like flowers, it didn’t seem so.

Could it be that I got tricked by the skill?

“Geh geh geh!”

Yeah.

Let’s see who wins in this battle.

At that moment, I was in combat with an imaginary foe.

Crrrsh.

“Geh?”

I heard a strange sound from the ground.

Zzzzzzt.

Zzzzt?

I had definitely used my ability on that little plant over there.

Why was the ground...?

Thump!

“Gehhhh!”

The rocky ground cracked, and an immense amount of plants began to grow.

Rustle!

It wasn’t that the skill had failed; it was the plant right beneath me that was growing continuously.

I had kept pouring MP without even realizing it.

Still, there’s a saying that failure is the mother of success.

If I learn once during these checks, I won’t make the same mistake again.

...Since it looks like there’s a lot, maybe I should tone it down.

Swoosh!

As I violently cut down the growing plants, Baek Lang’s voice could be heard from the distance.

“Hey, did you do this?”

It seemed she had woken up from her sleep because of the plants.

“Oh dear, you nuisance.”

While saying that, she exhaled cold air and froze the plants that had grown.

Szzzt!

After a fierce battle, I was finally able to get things under control.

In this case, it felt like a cheap lesson.

“When did you get so friendly with plants?”

“Geh geh.”

Baek Lang walked over to my side.

“But it’s a bit strange. We’re in the volcano, yet why are you using the power of wood?”

“Geh?”

That was a bit strange, but it wasn’t completely nonsensical.

I’m not an ordinary spirit; I’m a divine beast under the protection of the status window.

......This evolution didn’t come with the help of the status window, did it?

“Since spirits that have overcome the trials of the dragon gate aren’t that numerous, I wonder if this is normal.”

“Geh geh.”

That did sound a bit strange.

It seemed Baek Lang thought I had defeated the Red Dragon.

But in reality, I had only put a collar on the Red Dragon and put her in the hot springs.

While it wouldn’t be a huge issue if she found out, I felt like I would get a contemptuous look.

“...Why the face?”

“Gehhh...”

“Come here!”

I’m still only one year old!