Reincarnated As A Dragon's Egg ~Lets Aim To Be The Strongest~ - Chapter 300
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Chapter 300

Published at 17th of April 2021 01:41:55 PM

300 The Starved Hunters

The number Im sensing with [Presence Perception] As my best estimate, there are fifty. In reality, there are slightly more, I expect.

The ones the Lithovars captured to sacrifice to the manticore were mainly adventurers. In other words, the number of people that have suffered at their hand shouldnt be too many. They live in the forest and avoid contact as much as possible thanks to their strange customs, so compared to bandits, the damage they cause should be much less, I expect. It wont be to the scale where theyre regarded as dangerous by some lord, and I think its unlikely that they could have incurred the wrath of some powerful person.

So this fifty Theyre probably the main body, not decoys. Its hard to imagine that more than this were mobilised.

The enemy is coming! Theres over forty of them! The difference in strength is too much! Lets hurry back to the village before were surrounded! As for the truga Please wait until you can see them! They seem to have noticed us, but they shouldnt know our exact location!

Bella informs the others. The man who brought the truga to his lips panics and stops.

N-no way!

Thats too many, werent there only supposed to be about thirty?!

The Lithovars are bewildered.

Its not just forty, theres at least fifty of them though. Also their speed Its clear theyre up to something. It looks like theyve also noticed us, so maybe they want to cut off our escape.

Im glad it was us that found them. Id never have thought there would be over fifty of them. If a different group had found them, the most they could do would be to use their terrain advantage to reduce the number of casualties as they flee. If we hadnt dealt with the river and prepared for an attack in the early morning, the village could have really been destroyed.

Dragon-god-sama, lets hurry and escape! We need to report to the other teams who are on patrol

GuoOOOO

I shake my head and stand facing the enemy. I dont know their strength, but Im an ouroboros with an inexhaustible supply of stamina. As a rear guard, no one could be more suited than me.

Dr-dragon-god-sama has chosen to fight!

In that case, I shall fight too! I will fight with all my strength!

Even though the other Lithovar warriors were ready to flee a moment ago, they ready their spears U-umm, I If it came down to it, I could flee by flying.

Fruga, youre youngest. Take Bellsama and return!

B-but

Hurry up and go you idiot! If you fail Ill beat you to death!

Y-yes! Bellsama, this way!

I-its as though they already think were going to lose. Since we set out to do scouting only, being targeted by a large group that can somehow sense us would make them think that, yeah. I thought it was rare among humans, so Im surprised there are apparently so many with [Presence Perception]. I guess that, since theyre fighting in the forest, they might bring someone along for it.

This team was ten Lithovars, Bella excluded, so with one headed back to relay the message we have nine Theyve got more than five times our numbers.

Suddenly I pick up on some presences spreading out horizontally. Hmm? Do they plan on ignoring us and crushing the messengers behind us? No Thats not the impression I get. Theyre spreading out on both sides to encircle us.

Do they mean to surround and massacre us so none can get away? Because I cant see them, I feel even more pressure.

Theres no doubt Theyre used to fighting. Theyre also accustomed to working in groups rather than individually. Id thought it was a collection of enemies that had assembled in a hurry, but It doesnt look like thats the case.

Dadada. Dadada. The sound of horse hooves stir the surroundings, making the forest noisy.

GuoOOH!

I growl and run diagonally back. If I charge to the front, wed be surrounded for sure. Destroying the incomplete edge of their encirclement is the safest option.

The nine Lithovar warriors chase after me.

Eight cavalrymen appear. Like Derek, theyre wearing tight-fitting, navy blue military clothes. I spot iron breastplates on each of them.

These guys really are quite disciplined. Theres something strange about that.

The dragon-god has shown up already!

Ah, dont approach the dragon carelessly. Contain it while keeping your distance. If you get hit and are sent flying now before the other units get here, itll be a problem later. We might not have enough firepower, so well leave killing the big one to the magic attack units. Make sure to crush the small fries.

At a glance, the small moustached man in the back is the leader of the other eight.

It seems the Lithovars dragon-god culture is known to other places. If they think Im an amphis, that could make things easier, so its not necessarily a minus.

Captain, its been a while since we killed people, so cant you raise our morale a bit more?

Personally I dont like this sort of thing. I want to hurry up and attack the village Why are there scouts out this far? Werent they meant to be all collapsed from poison?

The captain yawns as he glares at me clearly thinking Im a bother.

A while since they killed people?

Id thought it was strange. It would be weird for an adventurer whose family was killed to be able to mobilise fifty people, and its clear theyre used to fighting as a group. Id thought the poison curse was used to overturn the difference in numbers, but It seems that wasnt the case.

We need to hurry up and crush these guys so we dont fall behind. If Tolman-sama gets to all of them before we get a chance, I wont be able to have any fun. Hurry up and do as instructed then recover.

The captain claps his hands together. As I hear the sound, something snaps inside me.

The seven cavalrymen arranged in front of him draw their swords and charge towards me.

The captains lack of motivation cant be helped.

Were excellent so if hed just try a bit harder we could raise our units rank

Idiot, its the clever ones who cut corners where it doesnt matter.

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Even though theyre here to kill, theyre awfully talkative. More are on their way, so they might be making light of us thinking itll be fine one way or the other.

Theyre coming!

Dragon-god-samah! Leave them to us and be wary of the other!

I kick off the ground and launch myself to the oncoming cavalry at full speed.

What speedgh!

The horse and rider separate in the air, tumbling across the ground while covered in blood. I bite the belly of the captain who was staring dumbfounded and raise him high in the air.

C-captain Barres!

Gah, gaa [Rest] [Rest]

The captain called Barres mutters a spell. Its not like I dont feel anything for his pitiful state, but I slam him against the ground all the same.

The shock runs through my face. I think I took a little damage from that. I might have been a bit too forceful because I wanted to shake off my hesitation.

Captain Barress body goes limp as blood bursts from his crushed head. Its a taste I havent experienced since becoming a dragon, an unpleasant sensation.

Its my first experience killing humans with hostility.

192 experience points have been acquired.

Due to the Title Skill [Walking Egg: Lv -], an additional 192 experience points have been acquired.

He gave a bit more than an abyss. From his reaction when I jumped at him, I thought his status would be around that level.

The enemy cavalry are frozen, staring at my mouth. I open my mouth, and captain Barres tumbles out.

Its not a nice feeling Killing a lower rank, and a human at that.

Title Skill [Path of Evil] has risen from level 8 to 9.

Say what you will. Today only, I wont hold back.

Dont do something youre not used to. Its okay to leave it to me.

I cant just leave it all on you. Besides If anything, Im grateful to our enemies now. I dont know what their ultimate objective is, but Theyre so easy to understand that I can take them down without having to think about it.

Ch-charge!

We have dragon-god-sama with us!

The Lithovar warriors charge towards the cavalry with their spears out. Still in shock from the death of their captain, they hastily flee. One man tumbles from his horse.

I hear the sound of footsteps approaching, and look around with my partner.

Finally The other guys have caught up. Moving to surround us, theyve cut off three sides.

Their numbers Theres a little over seventy of them. Together with the unit whose captain I destroyed, theres more than eighty.

Eighty Could there be even more moving separately? At this rate, I cant afford to take them on properly. From what they said, there should already be other units headed to the Lithovar village.

We guessed right. Look, a big catch.

The one-eyed man in the lead says as he laughs.