Like frost that bloomed in the middle of the day, the blue and white ice attribute stone slowly evaporates and fades away.
When the cold mana it possessed meets the fiery mana spouting from the essence of fire, a twist of mana appeared and disappeared like the air was distorted.
And as the Distortion continued here and there, some of the wizards who calmed the torrent of mana and controlled the flow coughed up blood again and collapsed.
“The attribute stones of the continent have been gathering until the seeds are dry for the time being, but they are not enough. Lord.”
Caiman, who was accustomed to absorbing the fire’s mana protruding in the form of a whip from the essence of fire hovering in the air, raised his eyebrows.
“Besides, fire mana is rampaging somewhere in Chavid right now, Caiman-sama. It is neither too close nor too far away, but it resonates with it, and even the essence of fire emits more violent mana.”
“At a distance of the same country, even with a space isolation magic circle set up like this, it seems to resonate.”
Caiman continued as he watched as the ice elves, who looked like they were made of snow, were pierced with spears and walked into the heart of fire, drained of their cold mana and mummified to death.
“Tell me what you have been doing about the islands in the southern archipelago where storms and rains are said to be constant.”
At Caiman’s words, the two men who were bowing down in front of him raised their heads and answered alternately.
“Residents who lived there said that the sea god was angry about 40 to 50 years ago, or that a mermaid abandoned by humans was crying, but it seems to be an artifact we recognized.”
“However, it is certain that it has something to do with mermaids. They say there is a mermaid’s nest in a place that takes about a week by sea.”
“I personally went to the mermaid’s nest and inquired about it, and it seems that someone ran away with the mermaid’s treasure and is there.”
“Now that the mermaid king is sleeping, he is very wary and closed, so we couldn’t get any more information.”
Caiman’s toxic red fingertips touched the still white skin around his chin. Light crimson mana swirled under the skin at the fingertips.
“Even though the mermaids ran away with the treasure, the artifact is still there instead of taking any action… … . Hmm, if that storm is the barrier, and if that is the power of the artifact.”
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Caiman’s eyes were filled with the essence of fire, which grew and decreased very minutely as if breathing.
“It’s not certain, but I suspect that one of the mermaids’ royal family is on the island with the artifact.”
“There is no way that the mermaids still haven’t retrieved it, unless you have the status of a few royalty.”
At their words, Caiman nodded slowly and then slowly opened his mouth again.
“For the time being, the essence of fire will remain in this state, so take the mages and destroy the barrier.”
And bring the artifact inside it.
People bowed their heads at Caiman’s words.
* * *
The battle between Kane and Lepid, which had been destroying the area for a while, ended after almost half a day when Lepid’s mana was exhausted.
Looking at it, it seems to be the result of sealing Lepid so that he can only work as a high-ranking wizard in terms of human standards before Rachel disappeared.
Thanks to that, all of my gorgeous clothes and hair were torn, cut, and ruined, then covered in dirt, and only before Kane cut my throat, I called Kane and stopped the messenger.
“Stop it and come here, Kane. It is an order.”
“… You are lucky.”
Kane climbed on top of Lepid, who was panting, and thrust his sword into the floor, trying to cut Lepid’s throat like a jab, but stood up slowly and Lepid grabbed his neck with trembling hands.
As if mana hadn’t been collected yet, Lepid, who was spilling blood on the floor with his fingers, staggered and stood up, looking at Kane with tired eyes and chanting.
“Is that a real human being… … .”
Kane, who barely stopped at Lepid’s words and drank the water I gave him, turned his head in that direction, which surprised Lepid and took a step back.
“Oh, stop, stop. Let go, let go.”
Fearing that the second match would begin, I calmly stopped and smiled at Lepid, who was not a horse.
“I barely stopped you, so run away quickly.”
Lepid’s body trembled at my sarcastic remarks.
“this… profit. human. you don’t remember me Thank God for living like this.”
Lepid, who was treating his throat as if he had barely enough mana, glared at him, and Kane pretended not to hear and drank it, then sprinkled the remaining bottled water on his head to cool off.
‘It’s a big belly. It’s a blessing.’
In fact, it’s very lucky if you only get it, that dragon.
I waved my hand at Lepid, who was slowly moving away from Kane while arguing loudly, as if to say goodbye.
When the mana is full, it will move somewhere.
Although the pendant and shield bracelet were blown away by Lepid.
Except for that, I didn’t really have any damage.
The fact that I almost died, in fact, I didn’t die, and there were no aftereffects left on my body thanks to the recovery, and what’s more, the promise of a future date with Rachel was quite a big achievement.
‘There is the most important benefit separately.’
I’m Luna lighting a fire and Zero trying to fix something in a hurry. And with a wet look, I looked at Kane waiting for me.
“Why don’t you just ask me to write clean right away?”
“Because there is a difference between just cleaning the outside and washing it once with water.”
I took out the codex, used a clean on Kane, and opened the magic tent.
The tens of thousands of monsters that filled this plain went into the canyon and sealed the entrance with a huge stone like a castle wall, so they should be safe for the time being.
‘Could this be the reason for the monster invasion in a few years?’
I know that the Evil Gods organized a monster wave, but I was wondering how they gathered so many monsters… … .
At least half seem to be here.
Probably in the original work, the second bottle… No, Rachel must have stopped Lepid, who was afflicted with demonic dragon disease, before gathering monsters and playing demonic dragons.
And since Rachel doesn’t bother thinking about it secretly, she probably told her to drive the monsters into the gorge and seal them, just like now.
Lepid probably went somewhere.
‘Did the Evil Gods find it later and use it for their own strength?’
Probably right.
For now, there’s no way to kill that many monsters right away, and there’s no way to break that seal in the first place, so I had to leave it there.
‘I’ll have to come back later when I get a chance.’
I rested my chin while watching Zero stir the soup well so it doesn’t stick to the floor.
“I don’t remember well because I passed out, but… Did the young master save us again?”
“… Adelian-nim, I want to become stronger too.”
Both looked shriveled and shriveled. I only moved my eyes to look at Luna and Zero, then smiled.
“What are you so scared about? look at me now Not a single one was hurt. Originally, when I eat, I eat comfortably. It’s okay, don’t worry.”
“But… … .”
“but… … .”
It’s true that Kane is exceptional, but so is Luna. How long has it been since we left the trip? How much could he have grown in less than a year?
Meeting the dragon was literally like a car accident. In the second half, when the power inflation is so severe, the dragon acts as a measuring instrument, but if you look at it that way, it’s a minority.
Luna is only now getting to know her talent, and Zero is no different from a child less than a month old.
‘Of course, Zero is a special race, so it’s probably more about magic than cold weapons like swords.’
It’ll stop if I gradually figure it out and bloom.
“Never compare yourself to that guy.”
Luna, who was sullen at what I said while pointing her thumb at Kane, widened her eyes and sighed.
“Kane is a bit harsh. I want to be of help to you, but if I tried to be like Kane, I think it would be difficult to sell my soul to the demon 30 times.”
After layering mushrooms, chicken, and various vegetables, I tasted Balbus and couldn’t take my eyes off Zero’s hand, which was grilled over a bonfire with the highly praised sauce.
“Tomorrow, let’s sleep in until afternoon and get up and move. Because I got a lot done in a short amount of time. Slowly find out where this place is.”
“young master… Will I be able to find my way soon?”
“Well, if it’s hard to find, I’ll have no choice but to walk to one side and look, right?”
Since it is Chavid, the possibility of finding a village or city is low, and if you meet a passing tribe, you should ask them well.
I need to find words.
After thinking about it for a while, I was taking a bowl of deliciously cooked skewers and well-boiled soup by the campfire, but I heard the sound of sand rustling behind me.
“greatness. Poor, pitiful human being. I dare you to give me a chance to accompany you.”
It seems that he changed his clothes in a while, but his appearance has changed, but Lepid with a troubled face creeps toward us again.
And at the words he raised his chin very arrogantly, I raised my hand before Kane drew his sword and stood up, then opened my mouth.
“What, what chance?”
Lepid, dressed in a flashy and luxurious outfit that is not suitable for this wasteland, glances at me and then moves his gaze towards the campfire.
“To this great me, that insignificant, vulgar food.”
And then Lepid looking at the magic tent.
“The honor of offering a poor tent. Of course you may feel the pleasure of waiting outside while I rest.”
As expected, Lepid is obviously an ignorant dragon.
It’s like the legend of the Dragon King, old novels like this, corners of rooms that have been digging for a thousand years, no, rare corners like hikikomori.
I wonder if the self-consciousness that makes me feel embarrassed about becoming myself because I’m so confident and shameless is arrogance unique to dragons, but when I think of Rachel and the elders of dragons I’ve seen in the original work, it’s an enlargement of ego that I’ve never seen in older dragons.
I smiled broadly and opened my mouth.
“Yeah, turn it off.”
“What, what?”
I took a sip of the corn soup, which was rich and savory, but not too sweet at the end.
At that, Lepid’s eyes alternately look at the plate I’m holding and me, and his neck moves so loudly that it seems like he can hear a gulp.
“The human body, isn’t it a bit uncomfortable? Tired, exhausted and hungry. I heard that dragons behave as if they really belonged to that species when playing games. He’s still less hungry. right?”
After watching Lepid growling as if he was going to shoot the breath in the face at my words, he thought about the future and should stop bothering him, then took out another log chair from the subspace.
Even an immature dragon like that will be needed later.
‘It would be beneficial if I put something in my mouth and hear about Rachel.’
“Where would you like to starve to death?” … .”
“Should I secretly grind some red pepper and sprinkle it on the soup, senior rabbit?”
If eyes could kill people, now Lepid has died 300 times in Luna’s eyes.
After stroking Luna’s ear, I sneak a kick at Kane, whose eyes are about to catch fire.
“We will share food and shelter. Instead, there are conditions.”
“Something.”
Looking at Lepid, whose mouth was twitching as if he was holding back a laugh while receiving the soup, I spoke leisurely.
“When the mana is full, he will move us to the desired place.”
“That kind of thing is not difficult for me. good night.”
After receiving the soup, I slightly restrained myself and opened my mouth as he reached out to the skewer.
“And I’m curious about the dragon that appeared earlier.”
“Hmph, that violent dragon. If you talk about it, I can talk about it for three thousand worlds, so don’t worry.”
I immediately laughed at Lepid grumbling and put my hands together.