Chapter 449 - In the End, One Can Only Rely on Oneself (1/2)
Chapter 449: In the End, One Can Only Rely on Oneself
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Red Dragon Queen was actually a very intelligent person. She could do what Link was doing now. However, she couldn’t be as decisive as him or react as quickly.
This was due to how she grew up.
For two thousand years, Gretel had been high above everyone. She had unparalleled strength and looked down on everyone. She rarely cooperated with anyone and pretty much never asked for help.
Now, times had suddenly changed, but her mindset couldn’t switch fast enough. Under forced circumstances, she could learn to lower herself just as she’d lowered herself to ask Link for help. But this needed time and they didn’t have time.
Of course, she didn’t need to lower herself anymore because Link had already taken care of it.
“Let’s split up and look.”
The Dragon Valley was around 200 miles wide. There were six Legendary people here. With each responsible for a section, they could dig six feet under and find Lucia Silverstar!
The six went to the Dragon Temple Square. After deciding on the signal for help, they started showing their own skills.
Link and Gretel changed into dragon shape while Bryant transformed into a beam of light that shot into the sky. The dwarf dug into the ground and burrowed away.
The Dark Magician ran on the ground. His speed was too fast to describe, and he left behind a blur. One moment he was in the square; the next, he was already thousands of feet away.
The Light Magician was the most dramatic. He transformed into a milky-white two-foot-wide ball of light. Then like lightning, he bolted towards the other direction. He was so fast he was like a meteorite.
Finally, Link and Gretel flapped their wings and left.
Gretel was the Red Dragon Queen, and the elders followed her at all costs. Their reasoning was simple: if anything happened, they would sacrifice themselves to save her.
Unexpectedly, an elder also followed Link—it was Pettalong. Link didn’t refuse. If the elder wanted to follow, then so be it.
Link quickly reached the area he had to search. A dragon’s vision was scarily good, especially after turning into their dragon form. His eyes were basically two high-focus telescopes with no blind spots. If he focused, he could see the engravings on a gold coin miles away.
He was now using those eyes to scan the ground.
While flying, Pettalong flew over. “Lord,” he said. “What do you plan to do after this?”
“Return to Ferde,” Link said while still looking at the ground.
There was a moment of silence. After a while, Pettalong spoke again. “Those are mortal matters. Even if it can prosper, it won’t last more than a century. What then?”
“That’s too far away. I haven’t thought about it.” Link shook his head. He was still looking down. The ground under him was covered in mountains and forests. Occasionally, a village would appear. They all looked normal.
“You are now an important member of our race. Perhaps you should live in the Dragon Valley,” Pettalong said.
Hearing this, Link glanced at him and shook his head. “I know what you’re saying, but Ferde has the one I love. Her Majesty’s matters are none of my business.”
Link wasn’t stupid. All three dukes had died. The game system also reminded him with a note. The dragons had acted strangely too. Because of all this, he’d guessed the situation, but he was too lazy to say it. Now, Pettalong said all that, almost getting to the point. Link had to reject him directly.
The Red Dragon Queen was just a friend. It had been nice working with her on the mysteries of space, but that was it.
Pettalong seemed to want to continue. Seeing that he wasn’t giving up, Link narrowed his eyes and made his tone more serious. “Alright, who can ensure what happens in the future? Let’s take care of this Void Tyrant first!”
This made Pettalong swallow his words, though it didn’t make him happy. Later, he was quiet the entire time, following Link while moping.
Link got rid of the distractions and focused on searching for abnormal marks on the ground. In order to not miss anything, he flew very slowly. Ten minutes later, he’d only flown a few miles, and everything was normal.
At that moment, Link felt something. He looked to the east and sensed the signal. It was from Bryant’s direction.
“There’s something in the east! Let’s go!” Link said. He immediately accelerated. With a boom in the air, his body turned into a black streak.
Pettalong followed with all his might, but seconds later, he couldn’t see Link anymore. He could only sigh. The difference was too large.
When creating his Heart of the Dragon, Link had absorbed much Dragon Power. His limit had increased a lot, reaching 13900. This was Level-11. He used all his power now and was honestly as fast as lightning. He traveled 3000 feet in one second.
The elder obviously couldn’t catch up.
However, this was only a burst. Link could only keep up the speed for one minute. After that, he was only moving at around 2000 feet per second. This speed was great for hurrying.
With this speed, the Dragon Valley was too small. Less than two minutes later, Bryant appeared in Link’s vision. At the same time, he saw Gretel and Heroto. They were all at the Legendary level and had similar speeds.
The situation before him was strange. It was a small city. Bryant and Lucia Silverstar were in a secluded alley. They stood 300 feet away from each other but didn’t do anything.
It was obvious Bryant was nervous. He kept looking around as if ready to run at any moment.
While landing, Link, and Gretel changed to human shape as to not cause panic. They descended around the alley, blocking Lucia’s escape routes.
Heroto popped out of the ground. As soon as he appeared, he yelled at Lucia, “Hey, what’s going on? Are you Silverstar?”
Lucia turned to look around her. She sneered and sighed. “It seems that I’ve still been discovered. However, you’re a bit too late.”
“What do you mean?” Bryant was the first to discover her. When he faced her alone, he felt a horrible pressure. Now that Lucia said that, he felt even less confident.