"Don't go near the edge!"

Sadonan reminded her.

It was the eastern side of Lambaka, and there was a strong suction force in the large crack below, and it was very dangerous to approach it rashly.

"I see...... Edge...... Huh? ”

Natsu reached forward for an interview, and found that the downward air flow disappeared at some point.

"I'm so lucky."

She said self-deprecatingly, staggering from the ground to her feet and walking to the back.

"Let's set up a simple shelter here first, maybe Delia just left temporarily."

The black-clothed little Lori had already diligently dismantled the bundled staff and sent the one she had used before.

"Tremble, O earth......"

After taking her staff, she cast her earth-based magic in front of her, trying to create a crypt in the snow where she could hide.

"Boom ――――――!!"

Suddenly, there was a violent roar from behind him.

The chanting was interrupted, and she looked back in disbelief.

From the east side of the mountain, a powerful air stream mixed with crushed ice and snow powder rushed up, and erupted into the sky.

"Master, something terrible is flying up from below!"

The little Lori in black hurriedly flew to the master's side and said with a frightened expression.

"Stand back!"

She sent a message to Sadonan.

The two retreated to the middle of the mountaintop, where Sadoran hid behind a snow-covered rock, and Natsu pulled out the Dagger of Godfall and launched a sneak run to hide directly into the snow.

"Crackle!"

There was a faint popping sound in the air.

A heavy smell of sand and gravel permeated the top of the mountain, and the howling blizzard suddenly stopped for a moment, and a huge shadow wrapped in white snowflakes and ice cubes rose from the east, obscuring the entire sky.

"Blue Dragon!"

Natsu looked at the body, which was even bigger than the mountain peak, and recognized the origin of this behemoth from its unique appearance.

This evil ancient dragon had large and amazing ears and was adept at spewing thunder and lightning and ice and snow; Unlike the red dragon, it has only one horn, and instead of growing on the top of its head, it grows on the tip of its nose.

The scales of this blue dragon were a deep ice blue, and its rough skin was wrapped in ice, and a trace of electric light flashed on it from time to time, and as it appeared, the air was filled with the smell of arc burning, proving that it was not in a good mood at all.

"Humans? It's really rare. ”

Although it seemed to be in a bad mood, the blue dragon did not attack, it flapped its wings and landed on the top of the mountain, a pair of hideous vertical pupils staring at the two people hiding in the rocks and snow.

Discovered?

Sadonan's heart sank, and he turned his head to look at Xia.

"Don't hide, get out."

Xia sent a message to him.

Then he lifted his stealth and jumped out of the snow first.

"Humph! One is weaker than the other. ”

An icy air flow erupted from the blue dragon's nostrils, and a violent wave suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain.

Xia took a lot of effort to stand firm on the snow, and Sadonan next to him also frowned slightly.

"Master, unknown level boss."

The little Lori in black said scaredly:

"Except for the title of Guardian of the Snow Mountain, all the information is an unknown question mark, and nothing information can be seen."

According to the setting of the system, the objects of the BOSS level will be evaluated by level, the lowest is D level, and the highest is SSS, because even the boss who evaluates D is much stronger than the enemy of the same level, so there will be no situation where the difference in strength is a certain degree and the information cannot be seen.

However, there is only one exception.

"The system has determined that this blue dragon is a storage that I can't compete with......"

Natsu looked at the dragon that released an overwhelming threat in front of him, and remembered the introduction of the boss setting by the little Lori in black.

Even in the face of a 3S-level boss, there is theoretically a glimmer of hope for victory, but the probability is very slim.

As for the big guy in front of her, there is no possibility of winning at all, even if she uses all her skills.

"Which of you comes first?"

Blue Dragon said.

What do you mean?

The two of them looked at each other, neither understanding what it was saying.

"Didn't you two climb Lambaka without knowing anything?"

The blue dragon said with some annoyance:

"And shouting at the top of the mountain, disturbing my sleep! Damn it. ”

"Great Guardian of the Snow Mountain, we really don't know what this place is, we don't know that you are sleeping here, we are here to find someone......"

Xia described Deria's appearance and origin.

"The wolf girl, I know where she is, and I can take you to where she is."

Speaking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared in the blue dragon's eyes:

"But like all who come here, you have to put me to the test."

"What a test."

At this point, Xia didn't plan to retreat, and asked by looking into its eyes.

"Offer me a sacrifice, or take one of my attacks."

Attack?

She was horrified.

Glancing at the blue dragon's huge claws that were enough to crush the bone dragon to pieces, being hit by this kind of thing?

I'm afraid I won't even be able to find the body after that, okay!

The blue dragon stretched out a finger very humanely:

"A large number of precious stones, preferably sapphires, are the conditions of the sacrifice."

"Peng!!"

Then he slapped the ground hard, and the whole mountain seemed to shake:

"Or be attacked by my claw once, the choice is yours."

"Stephanie, do we still have any gems now?"

Natsu asked in his mind.

"We sold them all when we were in the royal capital, master."

The little Lori in black replied with a bitter face.

"Great Snow Mountain Guardian, we want to discuss it, I don't know if it's okay?"

She looked up at the blue dragon and asked.

"Yes, I'll give you a day...... But don't try to run away. ”

The blue dragon flicked its tail:

"Now that you've woken me up, either obediently accept the test or be killed by me, it's as simple as that."

With that, it lowered its head and lazily lay down on the snow to rest, not looking at the two humans at all.

Whether the opponent sneaks up or flees, it has the confidence to kill both of them in an instant.

"Sadonan, this dragon is too big, can you block one of its attacks?"

Xia asked with some concern.

"It's just once, it's fine."

Sadonan replied:

"The mental power consumption may be slightly larger, but the amount of calculation required for physical attacks is very low, and I should be able to withstand it easily."

"That's good."

Xia turned his head to the little Lori in black and said:

"Stephanie, take the pot out and we'll go over there and cook."

She decided to make the most of the day.

……

"When the time comes, sue me for your decision."

The blue dragon raised his head lazily and looked at the two humans in front of him.

"I'll do it first."

Sadoran nodded to Xia and flew to the feet of the blue dragon.

"I didn't smell the gems."

The blue dragon stood up from the ground:

"It seems that you have chosen the second test method, and your courage is commendable."

It said in a deep voice:

"Are you ready?"

"Waiting for you at any time."

Sadonan threw away his crutches.

If the other party is serious enough to level this mountain, even if he hits it casually, it is not a joke, and he doesn't want to break the crutches that have accompanied him for a long time.

"-Whew!!"

The blue dragon didn't seem to be very patient, and slapped it directly on the top of his head with a claw.

The ice-blue claws were marked with sharp spikes, and I don't know if it was intentional or not, and one of them stabbed right in Sadonan's head.

- Then there was a loud cracking sound, and the solid ice spikes split apart, turning into broken ice and flying down the cliff.

"Hmph."

The blue dragon snorted and didn't continue to slap his paws down.

"Looks like I'm looking away."

It retracts the front paws:

"Although your aura is not strong, your strength is very strange, and being able to take the blow I just now is at least the level of a peak powerhouse."

"It's your turn now, magician."

It had just felt the fluctuation of Natsu's release of magic, and knew that the human in front of it was a mage and not a warrior:

"I can give you time to set up a magic barrier, as long as it can block one of my claws, you'll pass the level."

Maybe it was because he saw Sadonan's strength, Blue Dragon's attitude was a little better than just now, and he took the initiative to reduce the difficulty for her.

"Thank you for your kindness, Guardian."

Xia Ke was not stupid, and knew that this dragon was short-tempered, so he showed a respectful attitude.

"Human, take your hat off, I don't like guys with their heads and tails hidden."

The blue dragon seems to eat this set:

"As long as your looks don't annoy me, I might consider lightening the test a little more."

Xia thought for a moment, took off her hat, her long silver hair fluttered in the wind and snow, maybe because she was sweating a lot, a faint body fragrance escaped from her hair and neck, and the surrounding aura suddenly changed.

"Women?"

The blue dragon looked at her face with some surprise, tilted his huge head and thought about it for a moment, and said slowly:

"You look a lot like a person."

It seems to be stuck in memory:

"But that was a long, long time ago...... She should have ...... long ago."

"Let's go."

After a heavy sigh, the blue dragon tilted his head to the side, as if he didn't want the two of them to see his gaffe expression.

But a huge tear could be seen falling from its eye socket and hitting the snow hard.

It uttered an obscure language—dragon magic no less than the voice of the gods.

"This thing has an effect on my body, and it should be beyond the scope of ordinary magic."

Natsu's body felt a slight tremor.

As the dragon language continued, an octagonal pillar of light appeared on the mountain peak.

"Teleportation array? How is it this shape. ”

Xia looked at the neat octagonal pattern on the snow, and it was the first time she had seen a non-circular space circle.

"Let's go."

The blue dragon seemed reluctant to say anything more:

"It's not a good place, and I hope you'll come back alive."

After that, it fell silent.

"Who does it say I look like?"

To be on the safe side, someone got into the box anyway and wondered inside.

A burst of blue light flashed, and the blue dragon suddenly noticed that there was one more person in the teleportation array.

"Huh? Am I dazzled. ”

It thought back to the startling glimpse it had just had, and the petite figure made it feel familiar.

"Silver hair, black eyes......"

The blue dragon lay on the top of the mountain and slowly closed its eyes.

……

"Wow!"

Natsu fell out of the box.

The space circle just now was obviously one-way, the exit was in the air, and the box fell heavily to the ground from a height of more than ten meters.

"Damn the blue dragon, it must be waiting for an opportunity to retaliate for not giving it a gem to eat."

She rubbed her ass and thought indignantly.

The Blue Dragon is a species of dragon that likes to devour gems, especially sapphires, which is the reason it asks for gems as sacrifices, rather than just to satisfy its own crazy collecting habits, as some dragons do.

"It's so cold, is this still the range of a snowy mountain? It felt even colder than it had just been. Natsu stomped his somewhat cold feet.

"Master, it's ...... here"

The little Lori in black was next to her, and she stopped talking.

Xia looked up and suddenly found a pair of scary eyes staring at him.

"Human, report your profession."

A dull voice sounded overhead.

A brass-skinned monster appeared in front of her, looking at her hooded face with scrutinizing eyes.

"Don't be afraid, master, this is a kind of metal dragon, kind and full of a sense of justice, and will not lightly harm other races."

The little Lori in black told the origin of the other party.

Hearing her words, Xia, who was originally a little panicked, had a bottom in his heart.

"What is this place?"

She didn't answer the other party's question immediately, but took out a dark red magic crystal from her pocket, threw it in her hand and said:

"Your skin is so bright, it reminds me of shiny gold and copper, you know? I happen to know a way to make copper shine brighter, and to do so I need an alchemical potion called Tyr......"

- Brass Dragon:

They are good at talking and gossiping, and people can often get the news they want from their mouths.

Talking to an adventurer is more appealing to this metal dragon than fighting, but you'll have to be patient enough to tell it something you're interested in and hint at a gift before the brass dragon willingly tell you what you want to know.

"I know that potion."

The brass dragon said:

"If you give me that thing in your hand, I'll talk to you a little longer."

Xia threw the dark red magic crystal to it, and the brass dragon stretched out his front paws to pinch the magic crystal and glanced at it, threw it into his mouth and ate it with relish.

"This is the highest peak of the snow-capped mountains, human."

It squeaked and bit the crystal:

"Dragon Arena - some guys like to call this place."

"And then?"

Xia took out another magic crystal.

"We dragons prefer to call it the Death Arena under the throne."

The brass dragon stared at the magic crystal in her hand and said:

"Here you can meet all kinds of opponents, demons, dragons, dwarves, elves, werewolves, vampires, and ...... Your compatriots. ”R1152