Chapter 321 - 274 : Jack O Lantern (1/2)

After doing some hotfixes to this gloomy place such as laying down various torture tools, cleaning up some of the mess and turning it into a more appropriate torture room, he left the place with Lucy.

The sun had already fallen and darkness cloaked the sky. Once he returned, Mary and Sonia left with Miya, who was going to show them around the city. Taliya was nowhere to be seen, which only left Saly, who was currently playing with Astrith in the living room.

Once she noticed her parents' return, she gave one final hug to the big wolf and darted toward Arthur with an eager look and expecting eyes.

The father didn't let her down as he patted her head and nodded his head, indicating that he'll take her dragon-hunting in just a moment. With nothing important to do, the trio left the place and with the help of Arthur's Space Magic, appeared in what seemed to be a high-level dungeon.

It took him a few seconds to find an appropriate place where there's a living dragon, which is not too weak nor too overpowered for his daughter. With both Lucy and Arthur with her, Astrith decided to take a small nap, as for the invisible Raduin, he was also missing too.

From what Arthur heard, the lizard followed Taliya to take care of some business, as to what that is, he was in the dark but it's not like he cared much about what they'll do, that is, unless they do something that is too attention-grabbing.

Saly excitedly surveyed the surroundings, the temperature was unusually high and there were lava pits scattered all over the place. Obviously, Arthur teleported them directly to the boss room as it's a hassle to climb it the normal way.

He knew Saly wouldn't want to do that too and yearned for a good fight without having to waste a lot of time taking care of small fries.

This dungeon was situated in the middle of Algeria's desert, North of Africa. There were no signs of humans in the lower floors, moreover, it was infested with high-leveled monsters which only means that it's still an undiscovered dungeon.

It was hidden underground and so it's rather unlikely for the monsters to be able to escape and attack the humans on the surface, however, Arthur sensed worm-like creatures that are able to drill through the hard earth and arrive at the surface but since their Level is too low, he didn't pay them much attention.

Now that he thought about it, these worms were a bit similar to the ones that exist on the Western Continent of Astria, though they were weaker. It reminded him of the first time Jackob, who was incredibly weak back then.

Arthur and Lucy stood at the back and carefully watched Saly, who equipped two yellow gauntlets that were flashing with an orange light.

The little girl's eyes shone as they stared at the big figure laying at the center of the room. It has a big body, red scales covering it and two wings that had a length of 15m.

This was a mature Fire Dragon, it looked incredibly threatening and any unexperienced Hero would escape the moment he/she sees this monstrosity.

However, the beastmen kid did not do such a thing, she buffed herself using her skills then leaped at the sleeping dragon, who didn't seem to notice their presence.

The Fire Dragon was Lv661 but their Race should not be judged by their Lv. It wouldn't be a surprise if it can match a person at the Spirit Realm, nonetheless, Arthur had confidence in his daughter's strength.

Despite not reaching the Spirit Realm, she had an arsenal of powerful skills and she was proficient in Earth Magic, which made her defenses almost impenetrable by people and with two powerhouses protecting her, there is no way she'll suffer fatal injuries.

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The fight lasted forty-minutes and in more than one occasion, Lucy was about to intervene only to be stopped by Arthur, who kept telling her that Saly needs to get used to dangerous situations if she ever wants to get stronger. Being always protected will not allow her to unleash her full potential.

Although he kept getting deathly glares from Lucy, she still listened to his words and backed off. He could see that she was barely containing herself when she saw the cut and burn marks appearing all over Saly's body but it's for their daughter's sake so they had to hold themselves back.

Such injuries could be healed in a few minutes with the help of his potions so there was no need to worry, moreover, the dragon was in a much worse as his tail was broken and half of his scales were smashed into pieces.

Saly stood with a triumphant pose on the corpse of the dragon, she happily jumped as she giggled and pointed at the deceased dragon while puffing her chest in front of her parents.

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Although it was called The Death Region, it was the smallest out of the eighteen Regions. It was practically deserted and no one dares to trespass for fear of being killed.

This Region is devoid of living beings and is really one huge graveyard with a few Dark Knights guarding it. Even though they are mere Death Knights, their strength is out of the norm, even the Tall Empress, who finally managed to obtain the chance to come here, was cautious around them.

She can take care of them individually but if they gang up on her then it'll her end within two minutes at most. The place was littered with graves, some had a normal size while others spanned for tens of miles, it wasn't a sight you'll see every day.