"Roar~!"
Everything on Berk Island was already running normally on its own, no longer needing him to worry.
Therefore, the next step was to find out the Red Death's recent situation; knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle.
When Hiccup left, no one knew; everyone on Berk Island thought Hiccup was training alone with Toothless, and they couldn't possibly know he went to Dragon Island.
This way, he wouldn't make his cheap father worry, and it would make the Dragon Riders always think he was still on the island, potentially coming to check on their training at any time.
Feeling the sea breeze whistling past his ears, Hiccup was calculating in his mind how exactly to take down Dragon Island!
Moreover, Hiccup began to guess that the reason the Red Death stayed cooped up in the volcano and refused to leave might not just be due to laziness; it could also be because it was incubating eggs!
The official explanation states that the Red Death lays three thousand eggs in its lifetime, but it has to wait until all the Red Deaths have hatched, and then personally watch the three thousand Red Deaths kill each other until only one survives!
Therefore, the Red Death's numbers are not large, and its method of controlling Dragons is not as absolute as a Bewilderbeast's control; it merely uses the mental energy it emits to intimidate and control the surrounding Dragons.
The general idea is that the Red Death uses its advantage to scare these Dragons into finding food for it, and if they don't obey, it will eat them.
Hiccup wasn't thinking about how to rescue those Dragons, nor did he want to turn them against the Red Death; he was wondering if the legends about those eggs were true.
After all, since crossing over, many fairy tales have been proven false, and whether this egg story is true, he probably needs to see it with his own eyes to prove it.
Now, Toothless had already brought Hiccup to Hell's Gate! Passing through Hell's Gate would lead into the Land of Death!
This Hell's Gate was the same as the thick gray fog that covered the sky in the original work; it merely obstructed vision and didn't have much other effect.
The reason the area behind it was called the Land of Death was entirely because many exploratory ships, after crossing Hell's Gate, had poor visibility, leading their ships to hit reefs and everyone dying inside.
Moreover, the death locations were particularly concentrated, so it was named the Land of Death.
However, after entering the dense fog, Hiccup still remained vigilant, just in case there were ghosts or hidden necromancers inside; if he wasn't careful, he might just die there.
But after flying for a long time, besides the mountain wind blowing the dense fog, there was nothing unexpected. Perhaps he was just too nervous.
Ultimately, it was because there were too many lies in the exaggerated world.
Therefore, Hiccup always had an uneasy feeling in his heart, as if he was constantly being watched. The most annoying thing was that Toothless couldn't find the way now.
In the original work, it was Toothless who led the Berk Island fleet to Dragon Island and found the Red Death's nest, but now Toothless was lost.
Hiccup immediately said helplessly, "Don't be nervous! Feel carefully! Where is the Red Death?!"
Because Hiccup felt that it was because he made Toothless confident and fearless of those dangers, which weakened the Red Death's control over him, almost to the point of immunity.
After flying for half a day, not only could they not find Dragon Island's location, but the mist was also getting thicker and thicker, and there was no place to land nearby!
In this mist, whether flying upwards or around, the result was ultimately the same.
Hiccup took out his compass and found that there was a magnetic field nearby; the compass needle spun non-stop, rendering it useless.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had come to scout the situation first; if he had brought the fleet directly and lost their way in the fog, they might have ended up like the ships in the Land of Death, eventually hitting reefs and dying!
Just as Hiccup was thinking of a solution, Toothless suddenly let out a roar.
Then, he accurately found a stone pillar and landed directly on it to rest for a while; after all, after flying for such a long time, Toothless really needed to rest.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even have the strength to escape.
However, it was this roar that suddenly gave Hiccup a flash of inspiration.
He suddenly remembered that Toothless also had an echolocation ability, which is why in the original work, whenever he encountered a cave, Toothless always dared to fly directly into it.
And in caves where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, he could still flexibly avoid all obstacles. It was entirely because he had a similar ability to a bat, emitting ultrasound, which allowed him to directly determine the surrounding situation!
So, the current situation was not that Toothless was lost, but that Toothless didn't want to see the Red Death again; this way, he could not only protect himself but also protect Hiccup, because he deeply knew that he was no match for the Red Death.
Immediately, Hiccup looked at Toothless and said, "Toothless! Look at me!"
"Facing a powerful enemy! Only by defeating it can you become stronger! Take me to find it! This time is just to sneak in and scout the situation! There will be no fighting!"
However, Toothless simply refused to believe his words, turning his head away and then quietly lying on the stone pillar!
After thinking for a moment, Hiccup continued to tempt him, saying, "Kill it! And you will become the Dragon King!"
"Just imagine then! You won't just be commanding those hundred-plus Dragons on Berk Island! You can become the king of tens of thousands of Dragons!"
"At that time, tens of thousands of Dragons will prostrate at your feet, and they will all obey your commands, and Berk Island will also welcome peace!"
"As long as I am behind you! There is no enemy that cannot be defeated!"
Although he spoke passionately and with fervor, Toothless still gave Hiccup a disdainful look, completely unwilling to believe what he said.
But this time was different; he let out a soft roar at Hiccup, gesturing for him to get on, ready to take him to Dragon Island!
And Hiccup, sitting on Toothless's back, a slight smile on his lips, couldn't help but think to himself, "Indeed! Toothless still values friendship above everything else!"
Although his words couldn't move Toothless, he was willing to take the risk to fulfill his wish.
And even though he was just a Dragon! His devotion to friendship seemed to surpass that of humans.
Only those who have truly owned pets can understand that kind of emotion, where they accompany you no matter what you do, which can never be replaced!
After passing through layers of dense fog, they could vaguely see the towering volcano in the distance, and they could also clearly feel the surrounding temperature continuously rising.
Hiccup said, "Fly lower! Don't let those Dragons discover us!"
However, Toothless directly carried Hiccup into the volcano's crater, and during the flight, Toothless even turned his head and looked at Hiccup with a sidelong glance, as if his eyes were saying, "Where's that courage from just now!? Scared now?"