Exploring the Dragon Mountain Range

Mell flew down along the iron chain and entered through the cave opening.

Too much time had passed for him to judge the traces here. After all, he was not a professional and had never learned investigation-related skills.

He could only follow the cave in the cliff wall inward until he came upon a staircase.

The stone stairs had already cracked, and stones rolled down every two steps he took.

"Do I still have to keep going in this situation? What a pain." Mell lifted his feet off the ground and had no choice but to fly inward.

The lower section of the stairs had completely broken away after countless years of weathering.

Of course, it was also possible that someone had stepped on them and caused the staircase to collapse.

He surveyed the interior and confirmed that there was only one path leading farther in. There were no rope or Grappling Hook anchor points nearby, so it was basically certain that no one had entered the depths. Not everyone knew flying magic, after all.

"Forget it. I'll take a deeper look. Lily might have already mastered mana support."

Mell continued flying inward. In a place with such enormous cliffs, it was difficult to cross without a Grappling Hook. The essence of [Levitation Magic] was mana support, and before mastering true flight magic, this technique consumed an enormous amount of mana.

After flying across the ravine where the stairs had broken off, Mell saw grotesque stone statues on either side of the broken bridge.

He recognized them at a glance. They were most likely a type of monster—gargoyles.

They had wings and could fly. When humans approached, they transformed from stone statues into flesh-and-blood creatures. They possessed strong magic resistance and were usually between level 50 and level 60.

Gargoyles