The "Rock Lizard" gathered in an abandoned village, looking for food.
They are greedy demons.
They don't have a preference. I don't care what they want. Anything that goes into your mouth.
They have developed jaws that can devour anything. A stomach full of them, that's what.
All that's going through your mind is your appetite. Appetite. Appetite.
We were drawn to the remains of this old village by the presence of food.
This is a hangout for "humans" - humans and demi-humans.
It's just the right time to fill your stomach.
If a human being is passing by, take it.
If not, they will eat and chew on the crumbling walls and bricks. That's it.
"...... ZAZAZA?
Suddenly, a lone rock lizard chirped with a voice that sounded like it was chewing sand.
It tapped the ground with its short legs, drawing the attention of its companions.
The sound of 'human' footsteps could be heard.
The other companions noticed this and turned their heads toward the river.
Something is getting closer. I saw it - it's one of the humans - and it's fast.
The "Rock Lizard" and others bent their legs and crouched down.
They pressed their bellies to the ground, their weak point. This way you will feel safe.
I was just relieved to get a breath of air and then...
I'm a big fan!
The golden-haired beast slammed its fist into the shell of the Rock Lizard.
A vibration runs through his entire body. Part of the rock on its back crumbles.
But that's it.
It's not a fatal wound. It's just a scratch.
"ZIIZAAAAAZAZAZAZA!
'Rock Lizard' turned his burly head to the blonde beast.
"Wow! It's so hard! It's not good. I'm going to have to run away!
The beast turned its back to the 'Rock Lizard' and ran away.
The instincts of the 'Rock Lizard' whispered to me.
It has ears like an animal, but it's one of the humans. It's edible.
Humans tend to swarm in multitudes.
You'll find more food if you keep up with them.
It took .......
The blonde-haired beast is trying to say something. But it doesn't matter.
Rock Lizard moves his feet quickly and begins to follow the beast.
The other three animals follow suit. We can't afford to fall behind.
The 'human' is soft. Warm. It's good for digestion.
Will provide sustenance for the breeding population.
The four rock lizards chase after the flying beast. The blonde beast is running around the building. The 'Rock Lizard' doesn't have that much footwork. Instead, they curled their bodies and crashed into the crumbling building.
The walls shattered and gave way. The Rock Lizard and the others run through it.
''Tch! You're surprisingly fast!
Rita! I'll cover you! "Flame Wall!
raggedy
A burning wall was created between the Rock Lizard and the beast.
When I looked closely, I saw a smaller 'human' on the other side of the abandoned village.
The 'humans' were flocking together, after all.
''ZOOOOOOAAAAAAAA!!!''
The burning flames only stopped the 'Rock Lizard' for a moment.
They were stuck in a wall of flames.
The flames rained down on their skin. Neither the shell nor the hard skin transmitted much heat.
More running.
I'm chasing after the "humans" who are screaming, "ooooh, scary!
My mind is filled with thoughts of eating people.
He doesn't even notice that the enemy is escaping at 'just the right speed'.
And then...
Thank you. Rita, Cecil. Perfect timing.
Suddenly, a voice came from right beside the 'Rock Lizard'.
The figure was hiding behind a broken-down house.
I didn't notice it.
They were distracted by the heat in front of them and the running beast.
The Rock Lizard and the others saw a human figure with a black sword held at the ground level.
''Activate. 'Delayed Combat (Delay Arts) Lv 1'──!
And then the black sword that grew to a huge size just below the ground cut through the legs of the 'Rock Lizard' and the others.
"ZIIIAAAAAAAA!!!!
A scream resounded.
The four 'rock lizards' with their legs cut off were rampaging with blue-green blood.
''Was that a bit shallow?''
I would have chopped off all the legs, if I'd really wanted to.
I knew the rock lizard (rock lizard) was not an honorable name. Its skin was surprisingly hard.
And it was quite difficult for me, with my low level of swordsmanship, to move my sword just below the ground.
Even so, the giant Magic Sword Reggie's blade cut off about half of the Rock Lizard's front legs.
It's enough to hold them back.
''Sent by Nagi.
Address correspondence to: raphilia
Body: The surprise attack worked. We're moving to phase two of the operation.'
"Sent by Rafilia.
Address correspondence to: nagi
Text: I understand.
Also, I received this information from Cecil. When the Rock Lizard can't move, it swings its tail in a defensive posture. Please don't approach them carelessly. Master!
"ZOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAA!!!
Yeah. That's obvious when you see it.
The giant lizard in front of me has its belly to the ground and its tail wagging.
Its tail is about the size of a telephone pole. It's covered in rocky scales, and every time it swings, the stone walls around it shatter. Including the debris, its attack range was about 5 meters.
''Sender: Nagi.
Address correspondence to: raphilia
Body: Reaffirmation. The enemy's basic tactic is to "just fortify the defense and wait for us to wear out", is that correct?
"Sent by Rafilia.
Address correspondence to: my dear master
The text: there is no doubt. I reconfirmed it to Cecil-sama!'
Then they won't be attacking us.
The "Rock Lizard" hides its body under its shell and only swings its tail. They have a high level of defense anyway, so fighting them properly would take a long time. The basic tactic of the enemy is to protect themselves and increase the number of wounds they cause.
But we don't intend to do it right from the start.
''Nagi: Rafilia! Right on schedule! Give me some water (・・・・・・)!
"Rafilia: I understand, Master! It is activated. 'Dragon Seed Whirlwind, LV1'
The objective of this quest is to safely eliminate the demons.
That, and to collect the material, the carapace, in as complete a state as possible.
This is an abandoned village with many obstacles.
A small river nearby.
We decided to take advantage of the entire situation.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
The wind swirled around us.
When I looked across the abandoned village - a tornado occurred around the river.
This is the effect of Rafilia's Dragon Species Whirlwind LV1.
It was more than ten meters high.
It was approaching (・・・・)toward us (・・・・・・)while making a loud water sound (・・・・・・)while making a loud water sound (・・・・・・).
''ZU? ZOZOZOZO!
The rock lizards turn around.
They must have noticed something unusual.
Well, that's not normal.
It's not like the elves are walking in, sucking up (・・・・・) water (・・・・・・・) with a tornado (・・・・・・・).
Raphilia's "Dragon Seed Whirlwind" can create a tornado around you and move it at will.
In a corner of the abandoned village, everyone began to prepare for the encampment.
From here, another quest will begin.
It has nothing to do with Mr. Dolgor or the town's crisis. It's just for our own personal purposes.
Then, Iris, come along. Rita, I'll need your protection.
"Yes, sir. Brother.
Wow. ......
Iris is in a good mood, holding hands with me.
Rita shuffles along behind me, a bit dazed.
"Ugh. Nagi asked me to tell you a secret ...... wow.
Rita. Come here.
Wow.
Her face is still flushed, but Rita comes over to me obediently.
She's a little depressed, looking up, and her ears are flattened.
'It's nothing to be embarrassed about ...... and I didn't explain it well either.
I should have thought about the fact that people on this side of the world are not used to dealing with email.
Also, thank you for always helping me experiment with my skills.
I stroked Rita's golden hair, lightly.
Rita's eyes narrowed ticklishly.
...... Really?
Really. I mean, you don't have to go wild.
....... Okay.
Rita nodded and coughed lightly.
'Well, it can't be helped. If I'm always shy, I might miss the signs of the enemy. I'm not going to put Nagi and Iris in harm's way, you know.
She seems to have calmed down.
'Even Iris has always been impressed by the work of Lady Rita.
Oh, really? Iris,
'Yes, sir. Iris hasn't been able to do anything for me yet this time. ......
What are you talking about?
Rita reached out and touched little Iris' hair.
'You're going to be doing a job that only Iris-chan can do, aren't you?
Is that correct: ......?
It's natural. We'll do something for Nagi together. Hey.
...... Yes?
So, Rita walks hand in hand with Iris.
Away from the abandoned village and towards the forest. To a place that can't be called a human settlement.
There's no demon response to the "presence detection".
The sun is getting low by now. It's what we call "twilight".
Is this place safe from prying eyes?
It's time to get started. Rita, why don't you pull Iris up on your back? If anything goes wrong, I'll be ready to run.
Maybe it's not going to be a battle.
In my hand is the crystal he gave me.
And I've got that girl with me from his people. We'll be fine.
Then I'll use the skills that Mummy Flying Dragon Raizika gave me.
"Demon Summoning LV5
The skill of "calling" the "associated demon" with "body parts
This is a skill that allows you to catalyze a part of the demon's body and call the main body, apparently.
To be honest, there's not much use for it.
For example, if you summon a slime, you don't know when it will be there because it will crawl over to you, and if you aren't near it, the summoning itself won't work.
"As I recall, Rita said she saw that guy near the 'Valley of the Mist', right?
Uh-huh. Oh, yeah. In the bath. I was running as an animal, and I was flying over the valley.
That was still a few days ago.
If that's the case, he might still be around.
I took out a red crystal from my luggage bag, the red crystal - the Blood Crystal of the Flying Dragon (Wyvern).
It was given to me by the guy I fought against the other day.
"We have fought and understood each other, flying dragon. "We have come to talk to you, Fei Long. If you are close by, come to me!
And activate "Demon Summoning Lv 5
Expand your awareness. From east, west, north, and south, we wait for the responses to come back to us.
There was .......
A stinging sensation on my skin. At the same time, the sound of wind.
It's like they were closer than I thought.
"There you are, .......
"GUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
A wyvern with wings spread appeared above us.
It's the same flying dragon we met on the street.
There are scorch marks left around its tail where it was hit by an "Ancient Language Flame Arrow".
You are the only one who can't help it!
The flying dragon twists its mouth into a grin.
It's a good idea to have a good time with them.
But we don't want to fight.
Besides, he's already sworn not to attack people.
Our strongest enemy is the wyvern. Listen to your brother and Iris!
Iris speaks up to the sky.
'I need to talk to you. Look at this! Activate 'Illusionary Space Lv 1'
When Iris activated her skill - a rock wall was born around us.
This is the recess of the "Foggy Valley" where we went to the other day.
This is the appearance of the cave where the "Heavenly Dragon's Egg" was stored.
There is a treasure chest by the wall, and on top of it is the mummy flying dragon Raizikas.
This is what Iris is all about. It's a perfect replica of the scene I saw back then.
"In this place, Iris and the others have been entrusted with something from the old flying dragon.
"......GU......A
The flying dragon, seeing the illusion, stopped flapping.
With a slow glide, it descended in front of us.
''If you know what that means. If you're on the side of the Heavenly Dragon like the old flying dragon, there's a ...... story for you.
"O......GUOOOOOOO!
The flying dragon landed and howled a single voice into the sky, then closed its wings.
He put his head on the ground and got down.
He seemed to understand.
It would be useless if we got into a battle before using the 'Life Negotiation'.
I thought I would be able to communicate through the illusions Iris created, but it seemed to work.
''You are praising the Heavenly Dragon in the same way as that old flying dragon, aren't you?
"GU, A
At Iris' words, the flying dragon nodded.
If that's the case, I guess I can talk to you.
I took out a piece of dried meat and placed it in front of the prone Fei Long.
''Eat that for now. It will help you to understand the conversation.''
I ask Iris to translate for me and I continue.
'Terms of exchange. We will tell you what happened in the Valley of the Mist. In exchange, you're going to tell us what happens in this country, as seen from the sky.
A fort occupied by a demon. The land of the seal of the heavenly dragon. About the experimental city of magic.
There's a lot of things we want to know, but our eyes can't reach that far.
If it's a flying dragon that roams the sky, it must travel over a wide area. I want to see what this guy sees.
''There should be some merit to us exchanging information with each other. Don't you think?
I took out a red gemstone from my luggage bag.
This was given to me by Raizika the Mummy Flying Dragon in the Valley of the Mist. If you look at this jewel, you'll know that we've been approved by him.
The Mummy Flying Dragon Raizika was an intelligent demon.
If this flying dragon was his kindred, we might be able to talk to him.
''I doubt it. He's Iris and the others' 'strongest enemy' (also).
Iris is holding Rita's hand and staring at the flying dragon.
'GUO......'
And then the flying dragon gulped down the dried meat I offered him and...
...... That's right, my powerful enemy. If my ancestor Raizika approves, then ...... you are already my superior.
He narrowed his golden eyes and smiled with a scary look on his face.