Seeking the Earth Dragon

While Fran was busy running around looking for the other two Magic Creature, her final target had already been found by another team.

Oliver and his team searched the deep mountains for three days before finally managing to spot the Earth Dragon.

They stood across a cliff, looking at the writhing rock on the opposite mountain, and breathed a sigh of relief; they had finally found their target.

Although they are still far from the Earth Dragon, by the time they cross this cliff and reach it, the Earth Dragon will probably have disappeared.

However, as long as they find the place where the Earth Dragon has been, they can use Tracking Bug to track the Earth Dragon, so they won't have to worry about not being able to find it.

They were just afraid the Earth Dragon would run away, so they made ample preparations for it.

"Captain?" one of the members asked the captain, wondering what they should do now. All eyes turned to Captain Oliver.

Oliver gripped the heavy giant axe in his hand, his eyes fixed on the Earth Dragon still resting on the cliff face, and let out a cold snort.

"Let's go. First, we need to confirm the Earth Dragon's current activity range before we start hunting."

The group began their slow journey, carefully navigating the steep cliff along a narrow path.

They couldn't afford to be careless. Even though they were Profession, falling from a height of tens of meters would at best mean they wouldn't die.

Even if you don't die, you'll be severely injured and unable to move. Even if your teammates go down to rescue you, you'll only barely escape with your life.

After that, you might have to bear the risk of your squad's mission failing, as well as the exorbitant medical expenses...

For an Adventurer, the most unacceptable thing is getting injured carelessly; it's like throwing away their money.

Getting injured not only requires you to recover at home, but you may also be forced to sell some equipment due to high medical costs. Once you sell the equipment, you'll find it even harder to hunt Magic Creature.

This creates a vicious cycle, with many Adventurer struggling to heal their injuries, leading them to avoid taking serious injuries even during combat.

After all, not everyone is a master potion maker who can carry a whole bunch of Healing Potion in their pocket.

As the group struggled to reach a wider path, another First Order Profession in the group, Ranger Flynn, leaned closer to Oliver and said:

"Are you really planning to hunt that Earth Dragon Earth Dragon directly without discussing it with the team that stole it...?"

Oliver interrupted him abruptly, saying irritably:

"Of course, otherwise why do you think we brought that thing along? If we really wanted to talk to those people, couldn't I have just brought some provisions?"

"But..." Flynn hesitated for a long time, but finally said it.

"Oliver, this will only create animosity between that squad and me, which is bad for both of us..."

"Hmph!" Oliver snorted coldly and continued, "If they really didn't want to make an enemy of me, they should have found out who was eyeing the prey before accepting the information about the Earth Dragon."

Flynn's face stiffened. He knew he couldn't persuade Oliver to change his mind now, but he still had to say it.

"Actually, we could find them before the hunt and talk to them; perhaps they'll make a concession..."

"Too late, Flynn. Let me tell you, I might only back down if they told us before we bought that thing."

"But when did they choose to do it? A time right after we bought this thing and wanted to use it..."

As he spoke, he looked at a huge scroll being carried by several team members; that was the item they had bought specifically to deal with the Earth Dragon.

"If we give up on that Earth Dragon, it has an expiration date. If we don't use it within three months, our seller can't guarantee it will still work."

"In the vicinity, only this Earth Dragon is a suitable target, and I bought this scroll because it can precisely restrain that Earth Dragon."

"If we go to other regions and encounter Magic Creature that don't work well with the contents of this scroll, then all our investment will be wasted."

With that, he walked to the other side, ignoring Flynn's attempts to dissuade him.

Fran sighed upon seeing this. He was well aware of the matter, but he didn't want to get into a conflict with others.

Before becoming Adventurer, he had heard many stories of Adventurer fighting each other, all of which resulted in mutual destruction, with one side often having to sacrifice several lives in order to achieve victory.

He glanced at the rugged mountain path, could only sigh again, and continued walking with the group.

Just as the squad approached the Earth Dragon, intending to launch a probing attack, a series of heavy footsteps caught their attention.

The team members looked around but found no trace, which puzzled them greatly. Where did the sound come from?

The sound grew louder and louder; even Oliver could feel the ground shaking, indicating that the sound was getting closer.

But they still only heard his voice, not his face.

Just then, a figure appeared from the most unlikely place they had ever seen. A Black Horse flew up from the cliff beside them and landed steadily, carrying a person on its back.

Fran turned her head to look at these people, somewhat puzzled as to why they were near this Earth Dragon.

After obtaining the materials from the Forest Sprite, the Black Horse traversed the mountainous terrain with ease, climbing the rock face like a mountain goat, finding small footholds to support itself.

On a rock face with an incline of nearly seventy degrees, the Black Horse effortlessly ascended nearly a hundred meters, though this forced Fran, who was sitting on it, to lean to maintain her balance.

However, considering how quickly the Black Horse had progressed, Fran was quite satisfied.

After coming up, she looked at the Adventurer team in front of her with some confusion.

Didn't she pay for the information? Logically speaking, no other Adventurer teams should be near the target.

Even if Adventurer teams encounter these removed Magic Creature information, they will avoid them and won't rush to hunt them all.

She spoke with a hint of doubt in her voice.

"Are you here to hunt that Earth Dragon? If so, you can go back now. I've already registered with the Adventurers Guild..."

Fran's words directly enraged Captain Oliver, who was still in shock. He glared at Fran as if he wanted to devour Fran, and roared:

"You're the one who stole our Earth Dragon!"