"Difficult guy!!"
Figueras maintained his dragon form, constantly waving his broad flesh wings to soar in the sky, stirring up bursts of whistling wind from time to time.
On his back, Allen stood steadily, occasionally looking back at the figure of the kobold Cozmer chasing behind him, and hearing Figueras's complaints, he was noncommittal.
"How about we turn around and kill him together?"
The injuries on his body have gradually scarred due to the dragon's strong recovery power. This is also an important reason why Figueras maintains the dragon form. Only in his original form can he give full play to his racial talents. Moreover, although the legend can fly, it requires energy consumption, while the dragon does not necessarily need to consume energy in the body when flying. At most, it only consumes some physical strength.
"You can turn around now and see if you can kill him, but let me tell you in advance, I won't help you!!"
Allen confided slowly in a low voice, flatly rejecting the other party's proposal.
Helping Figueras out of trouble was already the greatest contribution Allen could make as a companion. If he was asked to help surround Cosmo, even if the two of them had the ability, Allen would not take action.
After all, Allen is not a lone traveler. He also has another identity - the leader of the Green Field Tribe. The kobold that Figueras wants to kill also has another identity that makes Allen very afraid - the Pale One. Elder of the Night Tribe.
If Allen could barely rely on the deep friendship between the two as an excuse before, then this time he kills Cosmo. No matter what the final result is, Allen believes that it will inevitably lead to a conflict between the Green Field and the Pale Night. The discord between.
Unless Allen can turn around and kill the group of kobold warriors that Cosmo has left behind, as long as what happens next to Cosmo, the biggest suspects will definitely be Allen and Figueras. .
Figueras walked alone on the dragon, without any worries. Even if he was suspected, it would be fine. At worst, he would just wander around and take risks like he did in the previous years; but Allen couldn't do it. He was in the Green Field Tribe. After putting in too much effort, we must not create a powerful enemy for the tribe because of some unexpected decisions.
At least under the current circumstances, Allen didn't think it was a wise choice to surround Cosmo for a little trouble.
"...Wow, Allen! I thought we were in the same group!!"
Figueras' exaggerated and surprised tone, even if he couldn't see the other person's eyes, Allen could feel the disappointment in it.
"Behind the opponent is the most powerful tribe in the wilderness, as well as the most powerful saint. As the leader of the Green Field tribe, I cannot do anything without considering the consequences."
Now that he had taken action for Figueras, Allen also did not want to displease both parties, so he patiently explained to Figueras.
"With my tribe's current strength and influence, there is no chance of winning against the Pale Night tribe head-on, so you have to think about it for me!!"
"Well, consider this guy lucky, I'll let him go this time!!"
The unhappiness and estrangement that had just arisen in his heart slowly faded away with Allen's explanation. Only then did Figueras remember Allen's other identity and the importance he placed on his tribe.
More than a thousand meters away, Cozmer was biting the figure of the red dragon in front of him, forgetting all other things. He didn't even know about the group of kobold subordinates he had brought with him. , this time had been killed by the drow patrol cavalry.
Cozmo was very unwilling to let his further hope slip away from his hands. He had a hunch that if he couldn't seize this opportunity, maybe he would really die of old age at the current level, and time would be over. It won't take long, at most it will be a matter of decades or even ten or twenty years.
Therefore, even though he had predicted from the beginning that he would lead a group of subordinates to set up an ambush to kill the dragon, and the possibility of failure was extremely high, he still made the decision without hesitation.
The result was just as he thought. Without the Mystery Lock to block and restrict the dragon's space, and there was a powerful bugbear who didn't know whether he would take action, the situation developed in the worst direction.
The only good news may be that his previous ambush inflicted heavy damage on the dragon. Although he didn't seem to have much problem on the surface at this time, the hidden injuries to his internal organs would take at least 5-6 days to stop affecting the battle. .
This may be an opportunity for Cozmo, because the back-up support he arranged is on the way at this time. Although it is unclear about the character of the dragon and how much newcomers he really has to Alan as a companion, with the strong man of the wilderness In terms of his handling style, there is a high probability that the dragon will wait until his injuries get better before opening the passage to the ruins.
What Cozmo needs is these few days, by which time his help will arrive at Crescent Lake.
But Cozmo was also helpless. If he hadn't been really unsure about how to deal with the giant dragon and bugbear, and the time was really tight, he wouldn't have been willing to share the information about the ruins with others. After all, there was one more person. Being involved gives you one more competitor.
But Cozmo, who was weak and underprepared, couldn't care about so much at this time. He had to seize this opportunity for a possible breakthrough to have a chance to extend his lifespan and current position of power, and enjoy the world without getting tired of it. beautiful life.
Crescent Lake is like a piece of jasper treasured in the mountains. It is located in the towering mountains. Because of the direction of the mountains, the terrain of the lake looks long and narrow, just like the red moon in the sky at the beginning of each month, curved into an arc. Hence the name Crescent Lake.
Originally as the source of all things, water resources are very precious in the wilderness and should be able to breed vigorous vitality. However, the location of Crescent Moon Lake is surrounded by mountains and the environment is very dangerous. Therefore, except for birds and beasts, no other intelligent race is willing to Settled here for a long time.
Of course, the mountains are ethereal, the mist of uncontrollable miasma, and the numerous poisonous insects, ants, snakes and other creatures that accompany the miasma make the mountains very dangerous. If you accidentally fall asleep, you will be Taking lives.
Coupled with the existence of various powerful magical beasts that follow some mysterious fluctuations and gather here, this mountainous area, which is said to have 100,000 mountains, has become one of the five most dangerous places in the wilderness.
Figueras retracted his broad wings and landed on the highest mountain beside Crescent Lake. His huge and heavy body crushed numerous dense shrubs and dwarf trees on the mountain on the spot, and followed Figueras's tail to the left and right. With one sweep, a relatively flat place to settle among the flying sand and rocks was simply cleared out.
Around the mountain peak, the originally peaceful scene was broken. Countless birds and raptors were alarmed and fluttered their wings. They fled into the sky and flew into the distance. The warnings from their blood and intuition made these indigenous people who grew up here understand this place. The highest level predator has appeared. If you want to survive, you can run as far as you want! !
"Oh, I'm so exhausted!!"
Figueras leaned his head on his wings, and the martial dragon began to rest with dignity, and kept complaining from his mouth.
In order to get rid of the annoying kobolds behind him along the way, Figueras did not go straight to the Crescent Lake even though he had already entered the area of the Night Fury Mountains. Instead, he took the kobold Cozmer and flew north for nearly a thousand miles. , until after getting rid of the opponent, he opened a big circle and fought back to the boundary of Crescent Lake in the Yesha Mountains.
If Figueras knew that the kobold Cozmer had guessed his true destination and voluntarily gave up tracking the dragon when he realized that the dragon was confused, then Figueras would be very angry. Stomping your feet! !
Of course, this may not be a bad thing. Figueras happened to be injured. After two more days of delay, Figueras could calmly rely on his strong recovery power. In a situation unknown to Allen, Recuperate next.
Just as Cozmo expected, Figueras had some trust in Allen, but he had experienced so many intrigues and betrayals over the long years that Figueras never dared to completely stake his life. Focusing on the so-called companions, only oneself is the most loyal to oneself.
"Alan, I have been driving all this way. You have seen my hard work. You have to cook a delicious meal today to reward me!!"
The dragon can fly without using the energy in its body, so there will be no energy fluctuations. As long as it flies high enough and pays attention to hiding its body among the clouds in the sky, it doesn't have to worry about being attacked by mental power like legends like Allen and others. A keen being detects movement.
Therefore, Figueras was rushing in the form of a giant dragon along the way. He just cast a haze spell on himself to hide his body.
"Okay, seeing that you are working so hard, I will show off my skills and cook you a delicious meal!!"
Allen did not refuse. It was indeed a fact that Figueras had worked hard along the way. On the contrary, he took the other person's ride and lay on the other person's broad back to rest. He was not tired at all. He really should do something to make up for it.
"Then you take a rest here and I'll catch some prey and come back!!"
After saying this, Allen raised his foot and stepped on the ground, and then jumped down to the bottom of the mountain to look for today's ingredients.
The Night Fury Mountains are one of the five most dangerous places in the wilderness. Not many adventurers would come here to take risks. In addition, these mountains cover a huge area. Allen and the others had just released their mental power to search the surrounding areas, but no intelligent creatures were found. Mark of.
Allen landed on the grass beside Crescent Lake, and could vaguely see traces of animal activity in several flat areas on the shore.
Looking around, he found no suitable prey for the time being. Allen was not in a hurry and simply explored slowly along the outline of the lake shore while searching for useful ingredients. A raised loose earth mound under his feet blocked Allen's path. Allen just accidentally scratched the soil on the mound with his leather boots, and then thousands of purple flying ants as small as mung beans came from the mound. He jumped out and began to attack Allen in a buzzing manner, completely ignoring the strong aura exuding from Allen.
Chacha! Chacha! !
There was a sound of gnawing and tearing on the black dragon's scales, and Allen glanced over with keen eyes. Although the teeth of these flying ants did not do much damage to the dragon's scales, when several of them passed through the scales, Through the gap, he got into Allen's inner armor, and suddenly opened his mouth and bit into Allen's skin. A burst of heartbreaking pain immediately made Allen's face change color.
call! !
A ball of orange-red angry flames suddenly burned from within the body, sweeping away the purple flying ants crawling all over the body. Allen frowned slightly and unbuttoned the lock in front of his body, looking around to see the little flying ants bitten by him. In a short period of time, slight discoloration had appeared on the injured areas, which looked like they had been poisoned.
While using his anger to block the poisonous blood from the wound and force it out of the body, Allen took out a bottle of interpretation potion from the dimensional bag and drank it.
After completing these steps, Allen lowered his head and looked at the mound under him. There were still flying ants flying out in a steady stream, rushing towards the burning flames of anger, and then turned into a charred corpse on the ground. corpse.
He stepped on it hard, and a half-meter-high mound of soil rose up. Together with the land with a radius of more than one meter, it immediately sank deep into the ground, to a depth of two meters. At this time, the flying ants in the mound finally had no follow-up source. , and gave Allen some peace of mind.
Allen also didn't expect that there would be such a group of poisonous insects that should not be underestimated hidden in a small, inconspicuous mound. According to Allen's personal experience just now, the venom secreted by these flying ants is probably no less toxic than the venom created by the sixth-level poison spell.
Before Allen could come to his senses, a cloud of mist suddenly formed on the lake not more than ten meters away. It turned from light to thick, and filled the air with a pink mist in a dozen breaths.
There were fish in the lake that seemed to be attracted by certain qualities in the mist. They jumped out of the lake one after another and jumped into the mist. They opened their small mouths and swallowed two mouthfuls of mist. When they fell again, the fish as big as a palm had turned white. Corrosive gaps gradually appeared in the belly, starting from the mouth, and then spread throughout the body. In Allen's naked eyes, it soon turned into a section of white bones. At this time, the body of the white bones had not yet sunk to the point where it was invisible from the bottom of the beard.
Seeing this scene, Allen quickly moved back a few steps, staying far away from the direction of the foggy wandering place, so as not to be troubled by the unknown miasma.
A dangerous place is a dangerous place, and naturally it is not a place that is in vain. Allen, who was originally confident enough in his own strength, after seeing these situations, he adjusted his attitude in a short time and no longer dared to be careless. Looking down on this area, it seems that there is nothing What a dangerous place.
After checking the terrain, he caught two freshwater fish over three meters long from the lake. Time had passed for almost a magic hour. Thinking that Figueres was still waiting for him to go back and finish cooking, Allen temporarily He gave up his plan to further explore the terrain and rushed back with the captured ingredients.
