Chapter 3 - Lucky? Or a Burden? (1)

Due to the explosion, a cloud of dust rose into the air - and as it did, Jade stood up.

The shockwaves from the collision were overwhelming, but Jade wanted to know who was fighting.

-Let's go! I'm so curious!

"I feel the same way but if we're unlucky, their attacks are going to fly towards us."

-You should be able to pull out another body from your core at your current level! Also, as a worst case scenario, I can bring my main body here!

"That's true, since I'm constantly increasing my mana."

-Let's go! Let's go!

Celestine kept nudging.

There weren't many existences that could cause a huge ruckus in the Great Forest.

And, because Celestine was sure that the shock came from the location of a top tier beast, she continued to pester Jade.

"Then let's come right back after we see what's going on."

-Watching fights are always the best!

Jade knew there wasn't much he could do once Celestine became like this, so he summoned Scylla.

As he did, Scylla naturally knelt forward so Jade could take a comfortable spot on his back.

"Thanks."

Neigh neigh!!!

Hearing the warmth in Jade's voice, Scylla spread his wings with a happy expression and quickly flew towards the inner forest.

Their eyes were filled with nervousness.

"Is that a Drake?"

-It's a Gold Drake and a Black Drake.

Different from the nervous Scylla, Celestine had a twinkle in her eyes.

Scylla felt fear feeling the power of the drakes, but Celestine was clapping her hands and waiting for the drakes to start fighting.

"They're really big."

-Among the dragon type species in this world, they're second to none after dragons. Even though they're unable to use magic, their physical prowess is comparable to a dragon's. They're quite strong. But the weird thing is, they normally don't fight amongst themselves.

Celestine made a perplexed expression.

As strong as they were, drakes did not fight with their own kind. Even if they did fight, they never fought to the point of wanting to kill each other.

"Looking at the atmosphere of the situation, it seems like they want to kill each other."

Bannnngg!

Both monsters were more than 30 meters long, but the Gold Drake had wings and could move quickly, while the Black Drake was wingless and looked like a huge landma.s.s.

When comparing the physical qualities of the drakes, it was normal to think that the Gold Drake had an advantage, but this situation was completely the opposite.

If anything, the wingless Black Drake was pus.h.i.+ng forward by fighting breath to breath when it could just dodge to the side.

-Weird, isn't it? Why is it fighting like that?

"I don't know."

The Black Drake was trying to recklessly move forward in a straight line, and the Gold Drake was doing everything it could to block its path.

The Gold Drake didn't utilize its advantage like it should and instead fought the Black Drake hand to hand.

Although their size was the same, because their strengths were different, the Gold Drake's body was soon filled with wounds.

The Black Drake was also damaged, but no matter who saw this battle, they could tell who the victor was.

Keeuuuuu oohhhhh!!!

The Black Drake roared out loud as if declaring that it had won. However, the Gold Drake did not change the way it fought.

-Drake's are pretty intelligent and the Gold Drake should have the advantage…

Boom boom booom!!

Masking Celestine's mumble, the victor of the breath battle was the Gold Drake.

However, it wasn't by a huge difference.

Boooommm!!

Accepting the Gold Drake's breath with its body, the Black Drake rushed forward and slammed into the Gold Drake.

It was a simple attack, but the Gold Drake tumbled back.

For some reason though, it continued to resist.

"Its energy seems to be unstable."

-Even from my point of view, is it on the verge of death? If that's the case, it doesn't have to go through the trouble of fighting like that.

Although drakes were strong, they weren't omnipotent.

They had a longer lifespan because they were part of the dragon species, but they definitely had an end to it.

They even decided where they would lie down and die, hence the reason why Celestine stated that there was no point in the Gold Drake fighting the way it was.

"It's strangely not moving from that spot. I don't think it has a reason to fight to the death even if it has its lair there."

-Ah!

"What is it?"

-I figured out what it is. So, that's what it was. No wonder.

Celestine showed pity in her eyes.

There really was a reason behind the Gold Drake's actions.

"What's the reason?"

-There's an egg inside the lair that belongs to the Gold Drake.

"Ah."

Jade unconsciously let out a sigh.

Now it made sense to him why the Gold Drake was acting that way.

Just because they were monsters didn't mean they didn't have motherly love.

-The reason why its energy is unstable is because it hasn't fully healed yet.

"Hmm.."

Jade stared at the Gold Drake as it desperately fought against the Black Drake. Its whole body was filled with cuts and blood, but it still didn't dodge.

Rather, it continued its attack on the Black Drake with murderous intent as if it was ready to die together.

-What are you going to do?

Celestine asked while staring at Jade.

It seemed like she wanted to help the Gold Drake.

Of course, even if they were to help, it didn't mean that the drake could survive its current wounds. But at least it gave it a chance.

The Black Drake was worth fighting right now, because it was at least hurt to a certain extent.

"Timing wise, right now would be perfect, but I haven't fought to the death in a while."

-If you eat the Black Drake's heart, you can become much stronger than you are now! It's exactly the elixir that you were searching for!

"That's actually what I'm most interested in."

The reason why Jade was stuck in a dilemma was because of the drake's heart.

There wasn't any better elixir for him than the Black Drake's heart, and having watched their fight, it seemed like the drake had already lived for a long time.

-There are plenty of uses for the drake's corpse as well! The claws, teeth, hide, etc! If we find a Dwarf, we can have him make you armor too!

Celestine began to name the benefits of helping the Gold Drake, but she didn't need to. Jade had already made up his mind.

There was nothing he could do about the fact that he really wanted the Black Drake's heart.

'If it's now, it should be more than possible since the Black Drake is worn out. Only, the problem is the Gold Drake.'

There was a saying that the enemy of my enemy was my friend, but the Gold Drake wasn't human.

Although it was known to be intelligent, it was still a monster, so Jade had to think with prudence.

-Don't worry about the Gold Drake! Do you really think it will attack someone who's trying to help? And, if anything, you can just take the Black Drake's heart and run.

"That's true."

As he finished pondering, Jade summoned the high-cla.s.s spirit Salim.

Its appearance was that of a fiery lion, and in a split second, it melted down like a slime and wrapped itself around Jade's body.

A few moments later, Jade's body was covered in a full plate mail and it appeared as if Jade was on fire.

-So cool, Spirit Armor!

"Let's go.", commanded Jade.

And, as he did, Celestine flew towards the Black Drake.

Grrrrr,

Feeling the approaching energy, both drakes turned their heads to look for the souce.

Completed - Chapter 3 (1)