"Put simply, the monster Yano saw in Miasma Valley was Dragon Slayer Boss," the Commander concluded.
"Yeah. It hadn't appeared near the base for so long that I thought another monster had defeated it. Who would've guessed it had gone so far away?" The Leader rubbed his chin. "Remember when we found traces of Glavenus activity where those two Kushala Daora fought?"
"You mean Dragon Slayer Boss followed Kushala Daora's tracks to Miasma Valley?" Somehow, Yano had caught the others' enthusiasm. Now she was calling it Dragon Slayer Boss, too.
"Now that you mention it... When I first encountered Dragon Slayer Boss in Miasma Valley, it seemed to be searching for something on purpose." Yano lowered her head and murmured to herself. "Even after it noticed me watching nearby, it didn't attack. It either gnawed at rocks in a particular direction or wandered around inside the cave."
"If it was looking for signs of Kushala Daora, then it all makes sense." Yano suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining. "Especially toward the end. It stopped searching on its own and started following me. Why? Did it think I could find Kushala Daora?"
"That behavior... Well, if it was Dragon Slayer Boss, it really isn't surprising." The Leader rubbed his chin. "That's what the local Beastmen Race calls it, and we simply adopted the name. In fact, scholars have already classified and named it."
"The scholars have reached a conclusion?" Yano asked curiously. "How did they classify it?"
"The broad classification hasn't changed. It still belongs to the Dragon Clade, Theropod Suborder, and Tail Sword Dragon Superfamily. But it seems to have undergone a reversal to an ancestral form under pressure to survive. Its forelimbs have grown longer, and it has developed wings that can't be used for flight. It also