Chapter 15: The Dragon's Lair
The water dragon probably didn't feel like I was beside me, so it was naturally the best, and I could at least give it a hard blow. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć I gently pulled out the knife and used the crystal, ready to slash at its head. But at this time, the crystal emitted light, and the water dragon suddenly opened his eyes, I didn't have time to charge up, how much could I fight, and I swung the knife directly.
Just as the knife was about to fall on it, I felt it twist its body, and before the knife could hit it hard, I jumped backwards. The water dragon flicked its tail, and I dodged it in time, but the damage to it was only a shallow scratch. It seems that the next time you use the crystal, you still have to grasp it, so as not to have this kind of embarrassment of stealing chickens and almost eating rice.
The thorn on the faucet was very long, and I immediately jumped several steps, for fear that it would cut me directly when it stretched my body, after all, I was not wearing armor.
Seeing that I was far away, the water dragon did not go directly into the water, but took a breath. I guessed it was going to squirt water and immediately rolled to the side. Sure enough, I dodged its spray. However, it was so slow out of the water that it had a hard time turning its head, so I ran straight to its side and gave it a few hard blows with the crystal, and jumped away when I saw that it was about to twist again.
Probably thinking that such an attack would not hurt me, it took a few steps back, and suddenly turned its head and rushed towards me. The magnitude of this turn is so large that I guess I can't get close, and if I don't calculate the position, I'll die. I retreated into the woods, and it was still chasing this way, but it stopped before it reached the woods. The thorns on its head cut down the trees in the outer rows, some of which were so thick that if I had been touched by the thorns, I would have died.
Seeing that it was a little dizzy, and that the pestle was not moving, I immediately lunged forward, rolled to its side, and slashed a few more times. Hearing it scream in pain, presumably the knives were working, I jumped a few steps back.
The water dragon took a few more steps back, twisted his head and rushed over, I quickly ran to the side, but the water dragon would also turn its head and chase after me. I felt that something was wrong, I couldn't retreat into the woods, so I just jumped into the sea. I ran straight into the sea.
I floated on the water, watched the water dragon pestle for a while, and then suddenly jumped at me. Oh my God, I don't know where it's aiming, so I can only go downstream. But if this continues, it will become a water war again, which will not be good for me. The wounds on my body ached, probably because of the seawater, and my left arm and right leg were a little numb, and I had to hurry to the shore or I might die in the water.
The water dragon began to circle around me, and it was a familiar move again. I didn't dare to act rashly, and once I swam towards it, it rushed over and caught me off guard, and I didn't die. I kept an eye on the water dragon, and when I saw that it was sucking water, I immediately swam to the side. But this time, I never expected that it would squirt water and twist its head slightly, rushing towards me. I was a little overwhelmed and simply went upstream, using the crystals to run away desperately. But I really didn't expect this attack, but it still hurt me, and I made a big cut in my abdomen. My vision was a little blurry, I started to lose consciousness, and the knife in my hand was a little unsteady.
But if I close my eyes like this, I guess I'll die with the next blow of the water dragon. I took a general look at the water dragon, and the water dragon may be tired from using the attack just now, so I used the power of the crystal to make the short knife sharp enough, and then threw the short knife directly at the water dragon.
The dagger was much faster than I had imagined, stabbing directly into the water dragon's back. I just didn't want to lose consciousness, so I surfaced. The deafening roar of the water dragon was heard this time, but I was already in unbearable pain, and I could not look at it again, so I could only reluctantly swim to the shore.
My hands trembled a little, my legs cramped slightly, and I gritted my teeth and swam to shore. Just a few meters away, I heard a loud sound of water behind me. I looked back, and the water dragon jumped out of the water and pressed against me. This position is probably because it can't swim up, so it can only climb, so I can barely fight. I only had the water dragon in my consciousness, and I could barely see the figure of the water dragon in my eyes, so I turned around directly, used all my strength, and punched it hard in the stomach. The position of this punch was roughly the place where the short knife was inserted, and the water dragon lay on its side in the shallow water with a roar, fluttering its body. I took advantage of the situation and swam out of the water.
But I had no strength, I was chills, the pain was unbearable, and I was lying on the beach, barely able to move. I could only watch the water dragon flutter. The water dragon fluttered for a while, and finally turned around, took a few steps back, and suddenly jumped out of the water and pressed against me.
There was basically no room for mediation on this shore, and I didn't even have the strength to roll on my side, so I could only pray that this guy would smash it crookedly and shake me to death. But how can there be such a good thing, the water dragon is pressing against me, I can only hope that its belly is softer, and I just hold on to the strength of that moment. But in my current state, I can pass out if I pour a basin of cold water on me.
I grabbed a handful of sand, and I didn't know what to do, wondering if there was a way. But seeing that the water dragon was about to press me, suddenly, a lightning bolt shot from the side, directly knocking the water dragon away. The water dragon hit the tree, probably pricked by the thorns, and struggled a few times, but there was no sound.
I looked in the direction where the lightning was coming from, and all I could see was a vague figure. I was so relieved that I fainted.
Probably because the environment changed a little, I felt something strange and woke up immediately. When I woke up, I was lying in a cave. There was a fire next to it, and there was a man sitting next to the fire, who looked like a middle-aged man.
"You woke up so soon, I thought you'd sleep for days. ā
I sat up and found that the wounds on my body were bandaged and my clothes were hanging to dry.
"I didn't expect you to be able to fight that monster hand-to-hand, I'm afraid you're a monster. ā
"Hey, I can't help it, who told me to take this drudgery. But thank you for saving your life. I looked at the uncle carefully, and saw that he didn't look like an ordinary person.
"Nothing, no effort. I happened to be passing by, and when I saw you fighting with that monster, I helped out. By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Raphael. What about you?"
"I ...... My name is Gail. ā
"But you made the lightning just now?"
"yes, it's kind of magic. ā
"Magic, so amazing! Can you teach me?"
"That's not going to work. This magic is divided into people, some people can use it, and some people can't. Those who can use it have a heavier responsibility to protect those who can't use magic. ā
"Okay. "I was a little frustrated.
"But with your skills, it doesn't matter if you know magic or not. I didn't expect you to have such combat skills at such a young age, and few veterans on the battlefield for decades can reach this level. ā
"You've been on the battlefield?"
"yes, I used to have a half-official position. It's just that now life is forced to wander around. But it's easy to live a wandering life. ā
"yes. I also like to be comfortable, but now I have to slaughter these monsters for the king, which is really embarrassing. But fortunately, the king was reasonable, and he gave some ease. ā
"Such a good king can't even be found with a lantern. My former king wasn't as good as you say, so there's a reason why I quit. As he spoke, the uncle laughed.
I smiled too. No one but the slum people can talk to me like that.
"But how did you pass by such a place? Isn't this an uninhabited island......? Are you Armenian?" Something suddenly occurred to me.
"I, I'm not Armenian, I'm Otser. ā
Suddenly, I breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm here to investigate what's going on around here. Recently, there have been a lot of monsters like that in the vicinity. Oh, you know the Armenians have been here, too?"
"I'm actually quite curious, so it was originally just a water dragon hunting mission, but because I wanted to come, I ran into a water dragon on the way here, and our boat was also attacked. But then I met a water dragon on this island, thanks to you, our mission is completed, and I don't have any more tasks after that, so I can rest around here for a while. ā
"Haha, it's a twist and turn. You still have companions, and when your clothes are dry, go find them. With that, the uncle stood up.
"Some of them are injured, and we don't have a boat anymore to get out of the island, so I'm not in a hurry and want to investigate the island first. Do you want to investigate too?"
He nodded.
"Can I go along?"
"You hurt ......," he scratched at the back of his head.
"It's all a small injury, it's nothing. I also stood up, put on my still damp clothes, and prepared to follow him.
"Well, since you want to come, let's go together. He didn't say anything more.
I followed him around the island.
The flowers and trees of this island are very luxuriant, and the plants are divided into layers, the tall and short ones are mixed together, but they do not hinder each other's growth, and the flowers and mosses on the ground also grow deliciously, this scene is more beautiful than any garden. I finally lost my burden, and I began to pay attention to every plant and tree on the island.
"I used to have a son, and now he should be about your age. It's like an arrow. The uncle sighed.
"Has something happened to your son?"
"My son may be fine, but I've been wandering for years, and I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know if he's okay. ā
Maybe, I guess this uncle has had a legendary experience.
"What's your son's name, is he still in Otser?"
"His name is Eric, but I don't know where he is. I haven't been back in years. ā
"Then I think you should go back and take a look, maybe your son will miss you a lot. ā
"Maybe......"
Not far away is a clearing that stands out in the midst of the lush woods. There is a temple in the clearing, which is very mysterious. We are facing the side of the temple.
"Shouldn't we go and have a look?" I hurried out of the woods.
"Wait. "Uncle grabbed me. "Look at that. ā
I looked in the direction of his finger and saw the familiar wyvern. It's still curled up there, clumped together. I gasped, but with Uncle Gale by my side, I wasn't as scared as I was last time.
"What the hell is going to do? The guy was blocking the temple door. Uncle frowned.
"It's okay, it can't find me. I'll go to the temple and take a look. I adjusted my breathing and walked gently out of the woods.
I suppressed my breath and walked straight past the wyvern. Although his heart was beating faster and his wound was aching, he was still within the control of his ability to barely enter the temple. I looked back at my uncle, and his jaw was about to drop in surprise. I smiled at him and went into the temple.
The temple was empty, with only one stone platform in the deepest part. There are some ancient texts engraved on the platform, which looks like a book from heaven. I don't know why, but I can understand the meaning of these words.
A wand that seals magic? But there's nothing on this platform. Could it be that the Armenians took it?
I looked around the table carefully, and it was clear that there should have been a wand on the platform before. I ought to have asked Uncle Gale about this, for he might know something. I immediately walked out of the temple.
When I got out of the temple, I found that the horned dragon was gone, so I didn't look closely and shouted to my uncle.
The uncle kept hiding in the bushes and didn't come out, and kept pointing to the side. I didn't understand a little and turned my head to look in the direction he was pointing. The moment I turned my head, I saw the monster staring at me. I was startled and immediately jumped a few steps back.
It's troublesome, I'm still covered in wounds, and the knife is not at hand, I definitely can't fight this guy.
The uncle hid in the bushes, shot a bolt of lightning, passed behind the dragon, and suddenly turned around and turned back, hitting the dragon. The monster rushed in the direction the lightning struck it, and I slipped away.
"Uncle, good assist!"
"Alright, let's go, don't let that stupid thing find out about us. ā
We hurried in the direction we came.
"Uncle, there is a broken stone platform in that temple, and it is engraved with the words 'wand that seals magic' in ancient script. There wasn't anything on the table, I guess the wand was stolen. ā
"That must be Armenia's doing. After they came, there were a bunch of monsters here, and in that case, it should be understood as 'the seal has been lifted, and a large number of monsters have been attracted to the magic here'. After all, some of those monsters can also do magic, such as the monster in the water you cut, it can spray water, which means that it can magic. Because it is impossible to store such a large amount of water in such a body, it is obviously assisted by magic. ā
"Uncle, have you seen that guy squirt water too?"
"I saw you when you hit. I'd like to help you as soon as possible, but my magic charge will take a long time, and when I'm done, you'll be in the water again. ā
"It's too slow. ā
"That's why I said, it doesn't make much difference whether you can do magic or not, you're a hundred times stronger than magic. ā
Finally, we rushed out of the woods and back to the beach. The corpses of the water dragons were still piled up there, but Charlie and the others were also on the beach, as if they were building a ship.
"Your Excellency, where have you gone, we are all worried about whether you have been swept away by the sea, and we want to build a boat to find you. By the way, who is this?"
"My name is Gail, and I'm a bum. ā
I told Charlie about what I had just experienced.
"I see. Then let's hurry up and build a ship and leave, lest another monster come. "Charlie hastened to cut down the tree, and handed me my short knife by the way.
"Uncle, what are you going to do next?" I asked.
"Me...... Anyway, I have to leave this island, so I'll go with you to Dablin Island first. ā
"Okay, then let's go and help build the ship. ā
With the magic of the uncle, the tree was cut down much faster, and the boat was built in the afternoon. We decided to leave tomorrow morning.
In the evening, we disposed of the water dragon, dismembered him, and used the scales as evidence, and the meat was roasted and eaten. Even if it's baked, it doesn't become much delicious, and it tastes weird like a sand dragon.
"I think that at the beginning, when I slaughtered the sand dragon, my luggage was eaten by the sand dragon, so I didn't have anything else to eat at that time, so I ate the sand dragon meat. It's as unpalatable as this water dragon meat. "We sat around the fire and talked.
"It's a shame you can swallow it. If it weren't for the fact that there was nothing to eat in this place, I wouldn't have been able to accept such food. Charlie complained.
"Hey, you're used to a good life in Axel, and naturally you can't accept these things. When I was in Oasis City, there was a lot of produce, but it was far from Axel. ā
"Is Oasis City really inferior to Axel?" asked Uncle Gale.
"Yes, not only are there few things there, but there is also poor security. Rich merchants oppressed the people, princes and nobles all had some military power, and no one dared to provoke them. However, I also looked at the warehouse when the things in the warehouse mysteriously disappeared, and I had to be slaughtered by the merchants there before I ran out of Oasis City. On the way, I passed by a small village, where the people were quite nice. However, the Armenians seem to have visited the village to ask about the temple. But the temple is on this isolated island, and I don't know what they think. "I talked.
"Is that village in the desert?" asked Gale again.
"yes, I passed by while walking through the desert. ā
"I didn't expect the Armenians to know so much. Gail frowned.
"What the hell is going on?" I asked, curious.
"There are seven temples on this continent and in the waters near the continent, and there are some very important things in the temples. I don't know what the hell they're trying to do. ā
"Seven, that's a lot, where are they, I want to see them. ā
"I don't know. In fact, it is said that there are no important things in some temples, only stone tablets, on which are carved a bunch of unintelligible characters. ā
"But how can I understand it?"
"I don't know. Also, I don't know what this bunch of monsters is all about, but this island attracts a lot of dragons, and I saw several of them when I came. I wish I hadn't encountered them tomorrow. ā
"Uncle, how did you get here?"
"It was originally a small boat from Dablin. Actually, the distance was quite close, and I could get there in a day with wind magic, but I was attacked by a water dragon halfway through, and the boat capsized, so I had to swim over. ā
"Then tomorrow, please ask Uncle to use wind magic to help, let's leave by boat as soon as possible." ā
"No problem. ā
We talked late into the night.
The next morning, just after dawn, we were ready to sail to Dablin Island.