"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. ：

Absolute Defense – Armored Dragon.

The Tagrath Volcanic Group is one of the harshest areas in the world of Elsa, and it has a completely different ecosystem: the erupting lava is constantly cooling, and a large number of sulfur-dependent bacteria multiply in the volcanic rock; Polyp-like microfauna colonize holes in volcanic rock and feed on bacteria; These miniature animals in turn become nourishment for other animals. Armored dragons, on the other hand, are strange creatures that were born to adapt to this unique ecosystem.

The Armored Dragon was an adult specimen of a rock dragon, with a stout body covered in a heavy gray carapace; smaller head; The forelimbs have four fingers, and the posterior three fingers evolve into membranous wings; The hind limbs have four fingers, the fourth finger is shorter at the heel; The tail is stout and mace-shaped.

The fully developed and mature Armored Dragon is about 2099cm long, 875cm high, about 272cm in foot size, weighs 110 tons, and can live up to 120~200 years. This is almost the highest stat that can be attained by the Wyvern Wurm. There are even some Simic scholars who believe that the armored dragon is not a wurm, but a real dragon. At one point, they developed a theory that whether a creature is a wurm or a true dragon should be defined by the amount of true dragon genes contained in its bloodline, rather than a general definition of all non-purebred true dragons as wurms.

Due to its bulky body, the Armored Dragon could not hunt, so it could only feed on small animals; The Armored Dragon spent most of its life eating, and its staple diet was the microscopic animals that inhabit the cavities of volcanic rock; The Armored Dragon's mouth was small but powerful, and its bucket-shaped jaws could bite and chew volcanic rock.

While swallowing micro-animals, the Armorosaurus will also swallow a large number of bacteria into its abdomen, which will settle in the digestive tract of the Armorysaurus, decompose and utilize the volcanic rock debris swallowed by the Armorysaurus, and release part of the energy to supply the Armored Dragon. The energy obtained by these two pathways is sufficient to sustain the life activities of the armored dragon. The Armored Dragon barely drinks water, and the water in its body is recyclable.

In order to exert the effect of bacteria, Avalosaurus sometimes ingests flammable and explosive minerals such as burning charcoal and red lotus stone; These minerals can produce high temperatures in the body to further activate bacteria, decompose more energy and a large amount of combustible dust; Combustible dust is sent to a flame bag around the neck for storage, and harmful substances and excess heat energy are discharged from the pores in the abdomen as hot gases.

The Armorosaurus was named Armory because of its thick and sturdy volcanic rock carapace.

In order to create its own armor, the Armored Dragon has evolved a unique habit: it will immerse its whole body in lava, which will absorb heat, activate bacteria in the body, and most importantly, allow the lava to attach to the body, and after the lava cools, it will be transformed by body secretions, day after day, year after year, and finally form the armor. The armor is not only invulnerable, but also has excellent thermal insulation properties. But doing so requires careful care: too much contact with lava can cause your body temperature to become too high and even hurt your heart. When the volcanic heat is insufficient, the Armored Dragon usually chooses to hibernate, and some individuals will migrate to mineral-rich areas such as marshes.

The Armored Dragon not only has excellent defense, but also has a terrifying attack power. Due to their special survival habits, Armored Dragons need huge territories; Territorial Armored Dragons are intolerant of other creatures, regardless of the size of their opponents, and have been reported to be able to confront their opponents for days or even months. Although it is not very fast, combined with its incredible weight, the Armored Dragon's charge has enough destructive power to shatter the city walls; Its armor is immune to most attacks, and the hot gas that erupts from its abdomen is enough to keep enemies out.

And that's not all the armor dragons are capable of. The combustible dust in the flame bag on the neck of the armored dragon can be mixed with the high-temperature gas in the body and spewed out, forming a terrifying flame cannon, which even the giant Wyvern can temporarily force. However, using this trick requires a lot of energy, so the Armored Dragon is not often used; However, there are also a small number of individuals who have excess heat energy and must exhale flaming gas frequently, and these individuals have been named Black Armor due to their black carapace.

Armored dragons are solitary animals, only gather with the opposite sex during the breeding period, and after breeding, they go their separate ways; The low fertility of the armored dragon, the survival rate of the larvae is not high, and the growth cycle is long, so the population is small, and there is only one volcanic group at most; But adult armored dragons had few natural predators. In addition, the Armorosaurus is very long-lived and can maintain the ecological balance of the volcano for many years (too many bacteria and microfauna can erode the volcanic rock layers, causing lava leaks to threaten other areas).

Because of its invincibility and weight, it is known as absolute defense.

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