Chapter 193: Dragon Food, Secret Eye Brand (2/2)

“Got it!”

“Rawr.”

Why was there one additional reply?

Edward turned his head to look—after the wood elves had left them behind, the Drake had sped up as well and was now right on their heels, its golden reptilian vertical pupil now overflowing with hunger that sends a chill down the spine.

Drakes were a subspecies of dragon and their ability watered down compared to real dragons, and could not even learn Dragonbreath. That being said, their kind could unleash a weaker version that was quite similar, although it did not count as one because that attack didn’t have a dragon trait.

And right now, Edward and the others were already within the range of its breath—but the Drake seemed to have no intention of releasing it, either because it didn’t want burnt meat or desired a pre-meal workout.

For the Players, none of them were willing to experience being eaten alive by a drake even if they wouldn’t really die, which was why Edward’s party was bursting out everything they had.

Edward’s skill swiftly and precisely struck the big black robe ahead of himself, slowing him down while Joe promptly bludgeoned him with Giant’s Toe. Then, to prevent the demonoid from dying, Eleena even bound him with Chains of Penance as well and left him behind.

In moments, a chilling crunch of something being chewed and the screams of the demonoid echoed behind them, and Edward and the others could feel goosebumps. Even if they were the culprit, they didn’t dare to turn around to see what was happening behind, and instead swiftly moved on to the next demonoid…

The demonoids naturally were retaliating, but the problem was that the wood elves were now attacking them as well. It appeared that the elves have learned from their greatest treasure that they were the culprit behind her abduction—not only were they interfering with the Secret Eye demonoid’s counterattack, they were attacking them alongside Edward’s party as well, either to compensate for their disrespect or to avenge their treasure.

Soon, the Secret Eye demonoids were all wiped out, and thrown off as food for the Drake behind them.

Edward even handily collected the object that resembled a silver-apple in the process.

[Unusual fragment: a curious piece of divine power, belonging to Luna, Goddess of the Silver Moon. Just holding it feels like bathing in moonlight.]

Be that as it may, the Drake was still following them, roaring horrifically as if it was becoming even crazier.

“Is that thing not full yet? After eating all those people?” Joe panted.

Given that Joe, who had the best stamina in their party being reduced to that state, it was naturally worse for the others—with their stamina bars now empty, they were now all moving so slowly as unstoppable fatigue made even lifting their feet a torture.

Edward turned towards the Drake then, realizing that its golden pupil had turned slightly scarlet.

“It’s not that it isn’t full…” He said, annoyed. “The Secret Eye demonoids have corrupted it…”

It had dragon blood even if it’s not the descendant of pure dragons, so how could it so be so easily infected by a few human freaks?

That was when Edward noticed that Gou Dan, who had been running ahead of the other Players was @ing him.

[Gou Dan: What did you guys do?]

[Edward: Feeding Secret Eye Cultists to the Drake…]

[Gou Dan: I see, hold on.]

[Gou Dan: (Image)]

The image Gou Dan sent was a screenshot of his quest page.

It was something the Players had discovered lately, which could either be a deliberate setting made by the God of Games or a loophole. While a Player could not see another Player’s System page, activating the Player forum’s image capture function upon the System page and uploading it would allow other Players to see it.

That discovery made exchanges about quests between Players much convenient, and they no longer had to repeat the content of their quest.

[Ding!]

[Side Quest: The Elves Greatest Treasure II Completed]

[Side Quest: The Elves Greatest Treasure III Started]

[The culprits—the Secret Eye demonoids—have been defeated thanks to your hard work, but as a result, a powerful Drake has been corrupted by demonic scent and showing signs of demonization. Your party’s combined strength would never defeat the Drake directly, but the God of Games never forsakes: there is a way to kill it right before your eyes…]

[Quest objective: Defeat the Drake]

[Quest Rewards: Unlocks ‘The Elves Greatest Treasure IV’, certain EXP, certain Game Coins, Soulbound Scroll]

[Note: ‘Is that the Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon[1]? It’s really perfect…’]

[1] Lunaelle: I died when Calendarman showed me what this was…