Riding Dragons with Silica / The Changes to Kiriko's Fragment ...

"Alright, get out of class is over." The bearded man was a Viking, and he was never late, whether it was for class or for it to end.

"Wow!" The kids raised their hands high, laughing excitedly as they ran outside.

Shirou gestured for Silica to follow, and they arrived at the side of the bearded man who was packing his things.

"What's wrong, little guy?" The bearded man asked without turning around, as he was tidying up the planks and other props.

"Teacher, we're looking for a holy sword. Do you know anything about it?" Shirou asked directly.

"The Holy Sword? Hahaha, are you talking about Siegfried's sword? Or the divine sword that defeated Thor and slew the wolf monster?" the bearded man asked with a loud laugh.

"What we're looking for is a fragment of a holy sword," Shirou said.

"..." The blond man with the thick beard stopped what he was doing, turned around, and stared at Shirou and Silica with a searching look.

"The Holy Sword, I know. It's said that hundreds of years ago, when the Vikings invaded Britain, they obtained a treasure. But to find that treasure, you need a key. Do you have the key?" The blond, bearded Shirou.

"Hmm, is this it?" Shirou asked, pulling out a simple, antique-looking bronze key.

Upon seeing the key, the blond, bearded NPC's eyes lit up, as if his highly intelligent AI had been activated. He chuckled and said, "Yes, that's right! Excellent! The treasure is there, guarded by a terrifying dragon. Ordinary people can't survive there. Have you thought it through?"

The NPC's change attracted the curious glances of other players, but this was a special quest that only players with the key could activate.

"Of course," Shirou replied.

"Alright! Here's a map. Go here and open the door. Hopefully, you can escape in time." The blond, bearded man pulled out a leather scroll and handed it over. He then gave Shirou one last look before leaving with his small stool and large wooden plank.

The two were left standing there.

"Shirou- nii, what should we do next?" Silica asked curiously.

"It's up to you and Bina now," Shirou said, looking at Silica.

"Huh? Me?" Silica pointed to herself, looking unsure, and asked in confusion.

"This is a world made up of games, so of course we'll settle things in the form of games," Shirou said with a smile.

"Ya~ Roar!" The little white feathered dragon understood Shirou's words and flew directly from Silica's head to the ground. Then it enlarged its body and instantly became a flying dragon with an arm span of seven or eight meters and a body length of four or five meters. At this moment, a saddle appeared in the game world and was put on Bina. A pair of snow-white wings, like those of an angel, spread out, gesturing for Shirou and Silica to sit on it.

The two of them flew up with Shirou holding the girl in his arms. Silica, her face flushed, nestled against Shirou's chest, thinking to herself, "I'm sorry... Asuna, but this is just a game, so it's okay, right?"

Chapter 660 Riding a Dragon with Silica

Perhaps it was luck, or perhaps it was fate. Although they were beings from different dimensions, and not even life itself but passion, there was something in the dark that brought these two seemingly unrelated people together.

Whether it's through gacha pulls or a chance encounter on the street, some people can't get it even with spending money, while others might get it in a flash.

On a grander scale, which king isn't blessed with good fortune? If they hadn't repeatedly turned misfortune into good fortune and escaped danger, where would they have had the opportunity to achieve fame and success?

On a smaller scale, it means that a person is in the right place, meets the right person, gets what they want, and discovers a talent or interest.

Upon entering the game, Silica encountered a promising Dragon species Bina and formed a contract with her. In this game world of Norse mythology, inhabited by many dragons, Pina's talent as a white-feathered Bina was revealed for the first time.

At this moment, Shirou lifted Silica up and let her sit on the dragon's back before jumping up and sitting behind Silica.

The two rode on the white dragon Bina towards the location indicated on the map. At this moment, in Shirou and Silica's eyes, a large circle appeared on the map, beating like a heart.

Before the two even reached their destination, they heard someone shouting in the distance. They could vaguely see a group of mercenaries in black and white uniforms riding the most common mid-level dragons, forming a circle high in the sky.

"Shirou- ge, are those people from the Penguin Group?" Silica frowned. Even as a new player, she had witnessed the Penguin Gang's domineering attitude these past few days, and frankly, no player would like that. The white-feathered dragon Bina, who was sitting down, also sensed her master's mood and showed her displeasure at the black and white group in the distance.

Ahead, there were people in Penguin Group, holding up a megaphone and shouting into the surrounding airspace.

"Friends nearby, please make way! Our Penguin Group has an event to do here! Please cooperate."

"Eat shit! You think the Oasis is run by you penguins?!" A free player pulled out a stinking ball and threw it at the Penguin Group leader who was speaking.

"Ugh! It stinks!" The Penguin Group leader didn't notice and was hit right in the face.

"Hahahaha~!" The surrounding free players burst into laughter.

"Damn it! We killed them last time!" The Penguin Group leader roared, pointing at the people opposite him in a fit of rage.

"Come on! Who's afraid of who!" The free players pulled out balls of dung and rotten eggs and threw them at the Penguin Group members.

This is the game world of Dragon Tamer, where the main focus is on dragons. Humans can only deal very little damage to each other, and players generally only use auxiliary tools. The game demands high levels of mobility and reaction speed from players, which significantly reduces the Penguin Group's numerical advantage.

With only a dozen or so players, they dared to provoke them.

For a moment, the dragons spewed fireballs and flames, crisscrossing and sweeping across the sky, creating chaos.

The Penguin Group, relying on their numbers, were always the bosses wherever they went. They had never been treated like this before, and more than a hundred of them stormed up in a rage.

"Let's go! You bunch of idiots~!" The free players laughed as they fled towards Shirou and Silica.

"Shirou- kun, they're flying over here," Silica reminded him.

"It's alright, let's go." Shirou looked at the map and saw the words "Dragon Canyon" displayed on the red dot.

"It's a bit surprising. Since they were going to kick people out, why didn't they book the whole place this time?" Silica said, somewhat surprised.

"Little sister, you're mistaken. They can't possibly book the whole place in the air," a Dragon Knight scoffed as he flew towards them.

"Huh?" Silica looked around at the vast expanse. Although the Penguin Group opposite her numbered over a hundred, it was indeed impossible for them to completely enclose the sky.

"Brother, my name is Yipingzhi. If you have time sometime, let's go dragon riding together. Ah, come on, I'm off now~! See you next time." The Dragon Knight patted the bull-nosed dragon he was sitting on and quickly flew away into the distance.

"I already told you I'm not your sister!" Silica slapped away the business card the Dragon Knight had passed to her, huffing and puffing. She decided that the next time she saw this annoying guy, she would just block him.

When Shirou and Silica arrived at the black spot, the entire mountain shook, and a crimson flame rose up, resembling a volcanic eruption.

The surrounding air became oppressive, and then a gigantic black dragon flew out of the smoking valley! The enormous Black Shadow soared into the sky, huge and ferocious, with sharp spikes protruding from its joints as its wings whipped up a violent gale. Players riding the dragon through the air were impacted by the wind pressure.

"Whoa! What's going on?"

"A copy?"

"The world boss has appeared?"

"Fafnir? No, this is Vortigern..." Shirou said in surprise as he saw the huge black dragon taking flight.

The ferocious Fafnir, with its menacing dragon horns, had some gray magical markings on its body. The black dragon that appeared here, while not inferior to Fafnir in terms of aura and power, was entirely as black as ink, without any other colors. It was none other than Vortigern, the Black Dragon King whom Shirou had seen in Britain before coming to this world.

The animal hide scroll in Shirou's hand suddenly emitted a fluorescent glow, became transparent, and disappeared. At the same time, Shirou and Silica had an additional mission: to defeat the Dragon King Vortigern and seize the secret treasure in the Dragon Mountain Canyon.

Quest Reward: One Mysterious Fragment.

"Holy crap! What a huge display! Could that dragon be tamed?" Yipingzhi exclaimed in shock from afar. If he could ride a dragon like that to strike up a conversation, the effect would probably be even more impressive than driving a million-dollar luxury car. Just thinking about it made his mouth water.

"Then why don't you go ahead and do it! You lead the charge, and we'll all rush back together!"

Together in the Dragon Tamer game area, they quelled the dragon Vortigern, but a monster of Black Dragon King's caliber was unprecedented.

"Silica, you and Bina keep your distance from Vortigern and support me from behind. Bina, move closer to Vortigern's back, please!" Shirou said, standing up from the dragon's back.

"Ah~!" Bai Yulong called out in response, lowered his body, and pressed himself against Vortigern's back.

"Huh? What are you doing, Shirou?" Silica asked, puzzled.

Then Shirou answered the girl with action. As Bina flew onto Vortigern's back, Shirou leaped up, like that famous assassin. The violent airflow blew off Shirou's Superman glasses, revealing his true face.

Faith leaped, landing on the back of Vortigern's black spikes.

Chapter 661 Changes in the Kiriko Fragments

Shirou jumped directly onto Vortigern's back, grabbed the scales on Vortigern's neck, and climbed to the right side of Vortigern's face.

"He actually rode one! Hmm? That guy looks vaguely familiar?" Yipingzhi looked at Shirou, rubbing his eyes as he spoke.

"That's Emiya! The pro who beat the racing game set by the Creator God! We just watched that video." The player next to him recognized Shirou, who had lost his disguise glasses, and exclaimed loudly.

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Penguin Group shouted loudly:

"What! Emiya! News has spread from the company! Emiya refuses to accept the contract, and the higher-ups want us to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson. He's temporarily designated as our primary enemy! Everyone, attack! Kill him first!"

"No way? Then that Mei who seemed to like me just now is the great god's sister, right? And isn't the great god Emiya my brother-in-law?" Yipingzhi said excitedly.

"Stop dreaming, the Penguin Group is going to gang up on the pro player, are you going to help or not?" a player next to him complained.

"Help! Of course we have to help! Oh my gosh! Listen up, everyone! Emiya is here! We're under attack from that trash Tencent! We can't let them underestimate us free players, everyone charge with me! Don't let those Tencent lackeys get there first!" Yipingzhi shouted like he was on steroids, leading the free players' team towards Vortigern.

Vortigern felt a human on his head, but he couldn't shake him off. Frustrated, he shook his neck and flew to the right. He didn't care about the little dragons blocking his way at all.

However, the Penguin Group who were chasing Shirou were in a terrible situation. With Vortigern's weight, flying rapidly through the air, those who were hit felt as if they had been hit by a plane.

"Whoa!" The Penguin Group members who had been chasing after the black dragon screamed in terror as the dragon suddenly charged at them.

Vortigern suddenly changed direction and crashed directly into the nearby wyverns. The massive size of Vortigern collided with the surrounding wyverns like a 200-ton airplane colliding with a private plane. The smaller wyvern was instantly destroyed and killed, and was stunned and fell to the ground.

The players on top were thrown off the dragon's back and fell into the canyon below, where they were instantly killed.

The stinging sensation from being bumped by the small dragons annoyed Vortigern, who unleashed a black beam of destruction that swept towards the dragon horde in the air. The Penguin Group members, huddled together, had no way to avoid it and were instantly shattered into a pile of gold coins.

"Damn it!"

Vortigern relentlessly slaughtered the Penguin Group players, and gold coins rained down continuously in Dragon Canyon.

Vortigern circled in the air, flinging everything around him away. Vortigern exhausted, he roared and flew towards his lair in Dragon Canyon.

Inside the canyon, everything was golden; this was Vortigern's treasure trove: gold coins, gold ornaments, gold-cast objects and weapons. In the center of the treasure trove lay a fragment that glowed with a golden light.

At this moment, Shirou secretly climbed off Vortigern's back. It turned out that Shirou had been holding tightly to the scales on Vortigern's back, remaining still, so that Vortigern would think that he had flown away and lower his guard.

Shirou carefully climbed onto the top of the treasure pile and obtained the third fragment of King Arthur's sword. He cautiously walked to the canyon wall and slowly climbed up until he reached the top of the canyon.

"Shirou- nii~!" Silica, who had been waiting for Shirou in the air, approached on her white-feathered Bina.

Shirou finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he had guessed, Vortigern, like Kongo, was impossible to kill. However, the mission only stated that obtaining the fragments would complete the mission.

Shirou and Silica, who was waiting for him, rode Bina out of the game area, where the free players enthusiastically greeted them.

"Master, master! Please tell us the trick to beating King Kong! Please! We just want to fight that heartless company, Tencent, to the very end. We absolutely won't tell anyone!" Yipingzhi pleaded.

"Actually, it wouldn't matter if it got out," Shirou interjected.

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback.

"Wait! So, you're saying you're willing to tell us the method, master?"

"Sure," Shirou replied with a light laugh.

After explaining the method to the players, Shirou led Silica back to the safe recreation area.

He examined the third fragment of King Arthur's sword, which harbored a mysterious power; the radiance of the holy sword would guide its owner to the gates of the king's treasure.

Special reminder (in red): Cannot be stored, cannot be placed in the warehouse, will be dropped upon death.

"Death drop... Kiriko didn't get this last time, did she?" Shirou saw these striking words and realized that the mystery set up by the Creator God seemed to be gradually surfacing.

Because of the commotion, Asuna and the others sent a voice message to inquire, expressing their concern.

"It's alright, Silica and I have successfully gotten out, and we've also obtained the fragments of the Caliburn. Asuna, how are things going on your end?" Shirou replied, opening the voice communication.

"Unfortunately, Fragment Two has already been taken by someone else," Asuna said with a helpless smile.

"At least we have fragment three now. After all, many people are looking for it, so this was to be expected. By the way, Kiriko, check if there are any changes to the description of the Holy Sword fragment you're carrying," Shirou said.

"Hmm? Let me see... Ah, it really has changed! This is something that will definitely drop upon death!" Kiriko took out the fragment from her backpack and looked at it. Sure enough, it was different from the previous description.

"Is that so? I know. Anyway, let's talk in detail when we meet. Let's meet at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Tower," Shirou said.

Now he was certain that the fragments of the Caliburn were definitely closely related to the treasure left behind by the Creator God; otherwise, the fragments in Kiriko's possession wouldn't have turned out this way.

"Alright, Bina, let's go!" Silica said to her companion. She had now come to love the feeling of flying through the air and dancing with dragons.

"Yay~!" The white-feathered dragon spread its beautiful white wings, cried out excitedly, and carried Shirou and Silica out of the game area.

News was spreading throughout the Oasis World.

Emiya is on the move, seemingly having found the next clue. In the Dragon Tamer game area, she is engaged in an aerial chase with the hidden boss, a giant black dragon.

Chapter 662 A New Era Begins

Because Vortigern caused such a commotion, players near Dragon Canyon rushed over, and some even took out camera props and turned on the high-definition camera function to live stream, which sparked a huge discussion online.

In the video, Shirou is on top of a giant black dragon, single-handedly wiping out the entire Penguin Group. The dragon's wings knock over the pursuing Penguin Group's flying dragons, and it spews out black beams of light that wipe out the Penguin Group that had huddled together.

Those who had long harbored resentment towards Penguin Group and other professional gaming groups all applauded and cheered.

"But what's with that black dragon? Does Emiya want to tame it?"

"Is it some kind of special mission?"

"I don't know."

"Anyway, I'm relieved to see the Penguin Group wiped out."

"Anyway, seeing the Penguin Group wiped out makes me feel relieved +1"