I Don't Want to Stay Here Either

For people outside the Warrior Country, dragons are extremely rare creatures.

Let alone encountering one directly, even just seeing the shadow of such a creature gliding by on the horizon is considered rare. Of course, no matter how rare it is to encounter a dragon, no one would want to face one head-on.

No, that conclusion isn't so absolute anymore, because it's said that the Floating Island Dragonkin are happy to share the delicious food they find in the Gourmet Area. Since most of the food they can find is high-grade, many adventurers are quite looking forward to meeting Fudolin and her companions.

However, the Floating Island Dragonkin are an extremely rare exception, one in ten thousand.

If a normal person encountered a giant dragon with unclear intentions in the wild, their first reaction would definitely be...

Fear!

"Charge! Strip its Dragon Scale and use them as weapons!"

Hervey pointed his sword at the Red Wyvern that had landed on the other side of the bridge and shouted excitedly.

"Charge! I want the Dragon Communion!"

"I want to eat dragon's blood tofu!"

"Take a bath! Take a bath!"

Each Starfire Knight charged forward was transformed into a behemoth by the Martial Weapon Choking Dragon Fang, seemingly increasing their damage resistance by more than double, and looking more like a super soldier.

Todd frowned, shifted his feet, and shielded everyone in front of him. In other words, he took a few steps back.

He knew that the Sparkfire Church guys wouldn't be as afraid as normal people when they encountered dragons.

Look, they're all going crazy now, just like Leda when she saw Miquella.

You said you didn't want to stay here any longer!?

Todd clearly remembered that when the dragon descended just now, Hervey and the others had helpless expressions and wanted to lie down. How come they suddenly became so energetic? Their change of attitude was faster than flipping through a book?

The reason they became so agitated seemed to be because Hervey had stabbed each of them with the scales of the Choking Dragon Fang's tooth, and incidentally stabbed himself as well.

Then their expressions changed from "happy" to "happy," and now they happily went to charge the dragon.

"What exactly is the working principle of this weapon, and how many capabilities does it have?"

So far, the Choking Dragon Fang has demonstrated several distinct abilities: physical enhancement, basic healing, weapon enchanting, mental euphoria, and invisibility. Each of these abilities alone is enough to make a practical magical item.

It's hard to imagine that this is a weapon that can possess all these abilities. Are other weapons this outrageous as well?

However, even with such a wide variety of abilities displayed by Hervey's weapons, problems still arose when facing the dragon.

Because the dragon breath this thing spews seems to be a bit too hot.

"Roar!"

A surging dragon's breath came from ahead, and the scorching temperature made everyone feel as if the air itself had been ignited. The various colors that make up the world blurred instantly in the scalding air.

"Go!"

Hervey promptly unleashed a barrage of Dragon Scale, forming transparent shields in front of everyone; however, these did not seem to be of much use.

The flames, containing a tangible, deadly roar, crashed into the shield made of Dragon Scale. The intense heat caused the sturdy Dragon Scale to begin to melt, and the impact shattered the weakened scales. In an instant, the flames slammed into everyone's faces!

The bridge, which is nearly one kilometer long, was instantly engulfed by flames spewed out by the flying dragon!

"It's so hot!"

The Starfire Knight caught in the crossfire screamed in agony. The feeling was almost as bad as being hit by a lightning spear; in any case, their skin would be torn open instantly!

Hervey first cast a shield made of Choking Dragon Fang on the weakest Todd, then had time to pull back the Starfire Knight who had rushed to the front, using ropes made of Dragon Scale to entangle everyone and pull them backward at the same time.

However, just as he was about to carry out the rescue, the flames suddenly stopped; it turned out that even dragons need to breathe.

The Starfire Knight, revealed after the flames disappeared, were completely blackened. It was estimated that a splash of water would wash off a lot of their skin, and those at the very front were rolling their eyes.

The temperature of this flame is a bit too high, isn't it?

Even Hervey couldn't help but twitch his eyelids. After all, the Sparkfire Church worshipped the god of fire, and its believers learned various fire magics and had their own resistance to fire. Ordinary flames couldn't hurt them at all.

That's terrifying! Even the stats of the flying dragons have been increased!

Hervey made a quick decision, pulling everyone back. However, they were currently in the middle of the bridge, and getting back would be difficult.

Ghrū sound was already coming from the dragon's throat, and the next burst of flames was probably going to come out soon. They probably wouldn't be able to get past it before they were covered in flames again!

We have to run for our lives!

Just then, Hervey suddenly felt resistance on his chains, and upon looking down, he saw that Starfire Knight were holding him back from running away.

Just as he was about to question them loudly, the other person pointed with his dark hand. Looking in the direction he pointed, he saw a staircase leading down into the bridge not far away.

If we can get there, we can escape the flames!

However, if you want to get past it, you have to run towards the flying dragon. If you try to rush past it when it breathes out, you'll probably only die a more miserable death!

This is a question that needs careful consideration, but there's no time to consider it now.

Because in that brief moment of tug-of-war, the dragon's breath came rushing over!

"Damn it, is that all you can do?!"

Hervey's roar echoed throughout the Undead Burg, and the next second his figure was engulfed in flames.

There are two things he hates most in his life.

First, there are things that are not strong enough, whether it's people, weapons, or props.

Secondly, the monsters in TM are like scoundrels, repeating their troublesome skills!

I don't know how much time has passed.

All the Starfire Knight, their bodies completely blackened, lay panting heavily in a narrow room inside the bridge, not uttering a sound.

After a great deal of effort, everyone managed to escape from the dragon's mouth.

None of the Starfire Knight perished, however.

"Well."

Hervey sighed, because Todd was dead.

As everyone rushed towards their escape route, Todd finally showed some courage, risking his mana depletion by casting fire-resistant spells on them. As a result, everyone managed to escape, but he was unable to escape and was completely engulfed by the dragon's breath.

When the dragon's breath subsided briefly, everyone peeked out like gophers, only to find Todd gone.

Because of this brief moment of exposure, they almost got their faces sprayed with the dragon's instantaneous breath.

It seems Todd returned to the campfire to be resurrected after dying.

In this situation, Hervey figured that if they didn't turn back, they probably wouldn't see Todd again.

Because by now, they have already traveled a long distance in the Undead Burg, and Todd clearly does not have the ability to overcome these obstacles on his own.

So if they don't go back to pick up Todd, the other side will have to rest.

The more crucial issue is that they seem to have no ability to turn back without resting for a while. Who knows why an ordinary-looking dragon possesses such terrifying dragon breath?

What on Zane Dungeon?!

Is it really reasonable for monsters to become so strong?

"We've really messed up this time." Hervey sighed. "Who told Saine to become so ruthless?"

"I didn't expect that man to be so kind," someone said, panting heavily, probably commenting on Todd.

"I thought he was the kind of dishonest person, but he actually sacrificed himself for others. It was really my fault for being prejudiced against him before."

"If we meet again, I'll have to take good care of him."

Todd's reputation seems to have improved because of his bravery just now. Come to think of it, people didn't think much of him at first.

If he could reunite with the members of the Sparkfire Church, it would be much easier for him to ask for their protection. If he explained the situation, they would probably be happy to help him escape Dorian's clutches.

After discussion, everyone unanimously decided to rest here for a while, because they really wouldn't have the strength to continue exploring if they didn't rest.

While the Choking Dragon Fang can transform people into super soldiers and increase their damage resistance, the injuries will not disappear after the effect wears off and they revert to their original state.

Dragon Scale also possess healing abilities, but it's a continuous and weak healing process. This means that the Starfire Knight need to rest here temporarily to wait for the healing effect to reach its maximum.

Unexpectedly, as they descended along the interior of the bridge, they discovered a campfire that brought them a sense of security.

Looking out from the edge of the campfire, I was surprised to see a winding road, judging from the condition of the road.

"This seems to connect to the area we explored earlier."

A moment of silence fell over everyone.

While this demonstrates that Sion's map design skills remain superb, however...

"Doesn't this mean we were blind and didn't see the safe path, instead taking the more dangerous bridge where the flying dragon was located?"

This feeling is awful!

Anyway, at least there's a campfire now, and the recovery speed can be boosted by its light.

At that moment, Hervey walked out from the other side of the campfire room and found himself on the outside of the bridge. If he wasn't careful, he would fall off the cliff and be torn to pieces.

At the end of the bridge, the tail of the Red Wyvern swayed back and forth, looking rather leisurely.

That dragon doesn't seem to have noticed them here at all.

Looking at the tail, Hervey's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

Then, he looked at the Sun Amulet in his hand, which he used to unleash miracles—mainly the lightning spear.

The story of Gwyn hunt gradually came to mind.

A bold idea popped into his mind.