Chapter 299 - The “Small Rodents” Strikes! (1/2)

Chapter 299: The “Small Rodents” Strikes!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Rear mountain of the Dragon Temple.

Link and Elin were hiding behind a huge tree and discussing strategies to deal with their predicament.

“Perhaps, we should try to escape from the Dragon Valley,” Elin said as she nodded, convinced that this was the most reliable way.

The Red Dragon Queen contained all the abnormalities within the Soul Realm to keep it out of sight from the ordinary residents of the Dragon Valley. However, this action also revealed her terrifying power.

In front of such a magnificent dragon soul, Link and Elin were like two small rodents under the feet of a giant elephant. If even the elephant could not resolve this issue, how could two small rodents offer any help? The correct way to deal with this situation was to make a run for it.

However, Link had just accepted a mission and naturally would not agree to this plan of action. Furthermore, it was impossible to break through the Spatial Maze surrounding the Dragon Valley. Instead of rejecting Elin’s idea outright, Link rebutted, “Are you sure you know the way out?”

Elin fell speechless before she started to grumble, “I knew that something was wrong the moment I accepted the invitation. I did not think much about it and look at what happened! How unlucky!”

Link then stuck his head out to take a look at the Red Dragon Queen who was constantly being corroded by the Dark Sacred Gear. After a few minutes, he turned to Elin and said, “At this rate, the queen will completely descend into darkness in half a months’ time. If there is no improvement to the situation after half a month, we might be facing an insane dark dragon queen.”

“Do you have any ideas?” Elin clasped her hands on her face at the thought of this disastrous situation.

“Not for now…Let’s take our discussion back to our room. It is not safe here,” Link said.

Although he was tasked to find the mastermind behind this situation, the information that he was presented with was simply too sparse. He had to do further investigation before he could determine the next course of action.

“Alright, let’s go back. Look into my eyes,” Elin said.

Link followed her instructions.

Elin’s eyes were originally slightly cloudy. However, it slowly cleared up and sparkled, expanding to fill Link’s field of vision.

“Soul Return!” Elin whispered.

Shadows flashed across Link’s eyes at an unbelievable speed. He only felt himself shiver slightly before he found himself back in the room of the Night of the Dragon Inn. He then stared at the soul candle in front of him and realized that only a small portion of it remained.

It seemed like a dream.

Link could not help but exclaim at Elin’s techniques. It was indeed a lot safer and more effective than Eleanor’s dimensional scroll.

Elin’s voice then rang out, “Do you see now; the queen is entangled in a mess. She has no time to entertain us.”

Link fell silent and tapped the table lightly. After half a minute, he stood up and said, “We cannot watch and do nothing. Let’s go; we will circle the area and see if we can find any clues.”

“Searching for clues? Are you planning to get involved in this?” Elin jumped down from her couch as she said.

“I’m afraid we have no other choice,” Link said as he summoned Nana to his side. He then walked towards the door and said, “Instead of awaiting death, let’s try our luck.”

This sentence seemed to strike a chord with Elin as she skipped towards him and said, “Wait for me, I’m going as well.”

Quickly, the two of them reached the lobby of the inn.

Link then approached the boss of the inn and said, “I am going for a short walk. If a messenger of the queen comes, tell them that I will be back soon.”

The boss nodded and said, “I understand, but don’t go too far out. A circus just arrived in town. It is quite entertaining; you might be interested.”

“Thank you,” Link nodded as though deep in thought as he exited the inn with Elin.

“Do you have any plans now?” Elin whispered.

“Sort of,” Link rationalized the situation in his mind as he mumbled his thoughts, “The Scale of Balance would not malfunction for no reason. Someone must have purposely damaged it. As a Sacred Gear, it must have been heavily guarded by the high-ranking dragons. Ordinary dragons might not even get to see the Sacred Gear. The person who did this must then be a high-ranking dragon…”

“Could it be the fallen Isendilan? He was the husband of the Red Dragon Queen after all,” Elin lost her usual casual demeanor and became serious.