Chapter 557 - Unfortunate Black Dragon (1/2)

Chapter 557: Unfortunate Black Dragon

Translator: ions weren’t exclusive to the ons could be found in countless dions in the mortal plane intentionally stayed away froe, it would actually be easier to ons in other dimensions

There were all sorts of myths and stories about ould happen if a huon The end result would typically be that the h-quality weapons, the glory of slaying a dragon, dragonblood baptis of a ht stories the on, and then use the dragon as a pedestal to greater glory, these characters typically joined the ranks of hare clichés

But for any nor one of these big lizards would doubtlessly be nothing but ons were rather easy to deal with As long as you didn’t have a terrible reputation, it was likely that they would only prank you a little with their favorite jokes

For instance, if you on would assign you a seelorious quest After you spent soit, you would then discover that the only reas “glory”, with not a single copper coin as pay quests to you tiny hun of our respect already You still want payon, you had better hope that you were skilled at telling jokes and stories Copper dragons had endless amounts of curiosity and would force any traveler to tell them every story and joke that the traveler knew Meanwhile, it was even possible to die to the bronze dragons’ pranks if you didn’t have high enough skill in navigating on could be considered bad luck, your luck would be far worse if you on

The color dragons didn’t have any fancy tricks for dealing with any visitors to their territory The color dragons would all respond in the same way—an unexpected aon’s slave servant A worthless captive would be eaten as food A captive that wasn’t tasty would becoical creatures The adventurer’s belongings would becoon’s loot, and the adventurer’s treasures would beco would be wasted

Hakas was a black dragon who had reached adult age o He was the ruler of this patch of swamp

When Hakas’s lizardmen slaves reported to hihly displeased when he heard that the lizardiven this newcohters

This was because Hakas ruled over approximately one dozen lizardmen tribes And, the lizardh Hakas didn’t actually like the nicknaiven him, it felt like a slap in the face for the newcomer to be called “slayer of lizardmen”

Hakas had so many lizardmen subordinates not because he was fond of them, but rather because the lizardmen were one of the few species capable of at least the most basic communication here in the Dark Swainally, Hakas should have personally gone out to show this newcoer of the local ruler But, there was a torrential stinky rain outside, so he didn’t want to go out… It definitely wasn’t because he orried of actually losing that he washis lizardmen test the newcomer’s power level first!

And so, Hakas sent his lizard to his nest Since Hakas was a on species, the black dragons, he then used his species’ most famous trick—to lie in ambush for the enemy

Still, he felt that his foolish lizardood job this time They determined for him that this person was a human swordsman who relied only on pure swordsmanshi+p, and that he had only recently entered Saint rank Hakas felt that even if he ith a direct attack, he would be very likely to win But, he was the cautious type who still chose to use the black dragons’ tradition of aons are different froht directly e can win easily through an ambush?”

Obviously, this was a type of bias All color dragons loved to use aht, were ons would suddenly descend without any warning froreat headache

In the blue dragons’ hoons would hide themselves in the sand Thunderbolts or furious sandstor Even the uard by this Meanwhile, the swift blue dragons would never ons were more inclined to the swauerilla style

Black dragons would typically lie in wait under the swaons had a natural talent that allowed them to breathe underwater just like fish And, the stench of the sould also help to hide the sons also possessed natural talents to controltheons are the true kings of the swamp When that fellow arrives, the lizardmen shall attack first and attract his attention Then, I’ll suddenly juonbreath attack If he e that attack, then I’ll use the transformation spell ‘Stone to Mud’ and turn all dry land into swaons’ slyness, cautiousness, and well-honed coenerations Since dragons were capable both physically and ically, the combat techniques passed down in their bloodlines ons into natural predators They were far ons that tea their own coht nohile hidden underwater, Hakas tried his best to recall the last tih to enjoy the taste of huht of the fresh human o that he had last tasted humanhuh the water Although it was ih the murky water to above, Hakas possessed sharp senses like a radar that would help hiet’s exact location

“…He stopped?”

That hu into Hakas’s effective ambush radius, approximately twenty meters away

No, not only did he stop, it also see to the cat on his shoulder

Hakas swanificant a Finally, he was able to hear the human and the cat’s conversation…

“Shh~ Look at what I’ve found here? There’s a black dragon by hions are known to be cautious I should circle around and attack him from the rear…”

Hakas had a stunned expression as he knew that the human had detected him He suddenly propelled himself forhile underwater and attempted to use a forceful direct attack rather than an aed froer able toinside the swamp The muddy swamp transformed into blocks of ice and frozen earth The ice was far more solid than expected Hakas’s entire body was frozen underwater, together with the entire swa out of the ice

The trapped Hakas had no control over ice like a white dragon would He was solidly restrained without being able to even hly nutritious and provide a great nuh calories for an entire year…”

Hakas didn’t give up as he spat out soht that he had ed to snatch victory fro

“…Heehee, I caught hih, he has stinky breath!”

The toxic mist dissipated to reveal that the blonde-haired le injury Theto himself Hakas despaired even more as he was still unable to break free from the ice by the time that the man arrived next to hi at Hakas’s neck while holding a giant fork iant butcher knifeon’s neck

“I’ll be able to eat him once I cut off the head! Crispy and tastes like chicken!”