Make the dragon great again

Chapter 116 The So-Called 'Demon' (Two Chapters in One)

"According to the information, there is only one room on the third floor. As long as you defeat the guardian here, you will be able to meet the dungeon master!"

Ferrado took a deep breath, calmed down the power of nature in his body that was agitated by the battle just now, and after guessing that his current state could probably support a high-intensity battle, he pushed away the door of the challenge room on the third floor. door.

"Come on! Let me see, the third-tier guardian who stops countless adventurers will be... why is it you!"

Ferrado looked at the man standing in the center of the challenge room, and subconsciously let out a cry of surprise.

That person was Sekoya, the fourth-order magician who had surrendered to Adrian, and was waiting for Ferrado's arrival here under Adrian's order.

"Long time no see, Ferrado, I didn't expect you to really come to this dungeon."

In Sekoya's words, apart from the bitterness, there was also an indescribable lightness.

"Sekoya? Didn't you say you were going to the City of Thunder to find clues to the dragon? Why did it appear here? Did you finally decide to come to meet the dungeon master?"

Facing Ferrado's question, Sekoya sighed and said:

"I did go to the City of Thunder, and I did find clues to the dragon. As for the owner of this dungeon, I have already seen it..."

Ferrado realized that something was wrong, but Sekoya didn't continue talking with him, the staff in his hand lit up, and magic formulas appeared around him out of thin air, and said to Ferrado:

"I am the guardian you need to face at this level. I know you have many problems, but let's talk about these after you defeat me!"

After all, without waiting for the half-elf to react, Sekoya's body was supported by the magic elements and floated backwards, and all the magic formulas left in place were instantly activated, launching an offensive against Ferrado.

Ferrado didn't have time to think, and was quickly brought into the rhythm of the battle by Sekoya...

In another room, Alvarez observed the battle between the two through his authority, and gave Sekoa some opinions with great interest from time to time.

"There is no need to fight him desperately. Now that Lord Adrian has returned, we only need to 'test' the passers-by according to the procedure...

"Ham, your gravity trap is not well set up. The elf ranger's mobility is too high. Instead of counting on the gravity trap to be lucky enough to trap him, it's better to change your thinking and consider using these unlikely magic to force the opponent to go away." bit...

"Oh, Lord Adrian, I really can't believe you are a magician! How dare you take the initiative to get close to a combat professional? Keep a distance in the next round, don't fight him, try to cut him in the middle!"

As the former monarch of the kingdom, Alvarez has always had a desire to command his subordinates. His attitude towards this is similar to all kinds of war chess games that people play for entertainment in the secular world;

After making up his mind to become a lich, Alvarez also arranged a large number of funeral personnel. Among them, there are not only plans to make subordinates of undead creatures to prepare for the establishment of underground forces in the future, but also reasons to continue to have fun after death. inside...

But ever since he replaced Edmund and went to the outside world to find a better way, Alvarez has never had the opportunity to enjoy himself in this regard.

Even after surrendering to Adrian, he seemed to have gotten rid of the shackles of Edmund's identity and was able to command his undead to fight against the passers-by unscrupulously, but among the guardians under Adrian, he can be regarded as the most marginal One, most of the time is directed by other people, feeling aggrieved.

But now, Sekoya, who also belongs to the "marginal people", is here.

Neither Fay's "genuine roots" dragon race, nor Edmund's direct line of loyalty, Sekoya, like Alvarez, is considered an "impure" person under trial.

This is tantamount to: In the dungeon guardian class, there is finally one more "junior" that Alvarez can justifiably command...

Just when Sekoya faced Ferrado's offensive with a dark face, Adrian, who had just decided to "accept the world's dragon species", directly ordered to terminate a certain lich's mourning hall command behavior.

"Okay, Alvarez, stop making trouble, let Sekoa bring that half-elf in."

Alvarez's excited commanding voice stopped abruptly, and he replied discouragedly:
"...Yes, my lord."

In the challenge room on the third floor, Sekoya, who received the order, breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly triggered a fourth-order instant magic formula that was used as a hole card reserve. After some distance, he said first:
"Let's stop here, Ferrado, Lord Adrian would like to see you."

"Lord Adrian? Is that the dungeon master? Have you joined the power of this dungeon?"

Facing Ferrado's questioning, Sekoya could only say with a wry smile:

"Forget it, don't ask too much, and when you see Lord Adrian, maybe you will know the answer."

After a while, Sekoya, who led Ferrado, knocked on the door of [Hall of Dominion].

"My lord, I brought Ferrado here."

Ferrado, who was on the side, was surprised when he heard Sekoya's words. He thought that Sekoya had only joined the dungeon as a relative equal, but he didn't expect that he would directly pledge his allegiance to the dungeon master.

But it didn't take long for Ferardo to be surprised by this, when he was really shocked by what he saw, the real face of the long-known dungeon master.

"You! You... are you that giant dragon?! Wait, behind those two rumors, they both came from the same place?"

Adrian on the [Throne], of course, recognizes Ferrado, knowing that he and Sekoya are the two fourth-order Gaia species that appeared in the [Barbarian Front].

"That day, I was thinking about how you two would treat those two rumors. Now that the answer has been revealed, it is somewhat different from what I expected. I originally thought that you, who regard yourself as the so-called heroes, would disdain to accept a rumor. A gift from an unknown dungeon master."

Speaking of which, Adrian glanced at Sekoya, making him tremble.

Ferrado didn't notice this detail, and said with a wry smile:

"In front of Your Excellency, it is indeed a bit arrogant for the Gaia species to call the fourth level 'heroic level'... Actually, I didn't really believe in that rumor at first, I just came here with the attitude of giving it a try, but Now, I'm sure I can really get what I want here."

Ferrado lowered his posture in his words, and lightly pointed out his purpose of coming here.

Adrian, who understood the meaning of Ferrado's words, chuckled and said:

"Hehe, you don't have to worry, anyone who passes the three-level test can get a share of the power I bestow, this is the rule I set."

Ferrado breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was considering his words in his heart, Adrian's voice came again:
"However, for a fourth-order transcendent to gain significant strength growth in a short period of time, the price required is much higher than that of ordinary passers-by. Therefore, I cannot give you power unconditionally."

Although this sentence was suspected of temporarily adding conditions, it made Ferrado feel more relieved. After all, he also knew that gifts that come too easily are often very risky.

"Please speak, Your Excellency."

Adrian's body that was originally lying on the [throne] slowly straightened up, and changed into a squatting posture, and then said slowly:

"As you can see, I am a giant dragon, and as you know in history, the giant dragon has disappeared on this continent for many years, and only the low-level dragons are left on the continent... ...And one of the purposes of my establishment of this dungeon is to accommodate and accept the wandering low-level dragons, and rebuild the homeland of the dragon species!"

Ferrado and Sekoya didn't feel anything when they heard this, but Alvarez, who was standing beside the [throne], was shocked after hearing it.

'Accommodating dragon species from all over the continent?It turns out that, because those inferior dragons have dragon blood, it is easier than others to accommodate Master Adrian's origin blood, and the growth curve is better... Sigh!Lord Adrian wants to build an invincible dragon army! '

Adrian, who didn't know what Alvarez was thinking about, continued to say to Ferrado following what he said just now:
"My condition is also very simple, help me find the active locations or settlements of various dragon species on the mainland, preferably the settlements of flying dragons, I don't care what means you use, and I don't care whether you are looking for helpers, but these locations It must be confirmed and cannot be heard, and every time you find an exact location, you can come here to accept a gift from me, and the recipient of each gift may not be limited to you depending on the situation one person."

Adrian said the conditions he had just thought up, and added part of the application of dragon language magic to his words.

"I accept this condition!"

With Ferrado's promise, the dragon language left by Adrian was triggered, and a vague but logical contract was reached between the two parties.

Seizing this opportunity, Adrian raised his dragon claw and said amidst the shining dark golden light:

"Very well, I will pay you a power gift in advance. This power comes from the bronze dragon among the ancient dragons. It is very compatible with you as an elf ranger. When you find an exact location in the future, you can come here to choose Continue to accept the power gift of the same attribute, or choose another gift in a different direction."

The dark golden light rushed towards Ferrado in a semi-solid flow. Ferrado was about to dodge subconsciously, but found that there seemed to be an invisible but tenacious connection between himself and the streamer, and the streamer could not avoid it. Avoidance into his body.

Looking at Ferrado, who was forced to sign the contract and triggered the [Contract Ceremony], Adrian suddenly felt that he seemed to have the appearance of those devils who abducted humans and sold their souls in Western myths and legends in previous lives...

……

When Adrian was preparing for the great war years later, Alia, who had become a solo adventurer, had just crossed the entire territory of the Holy Rand Magic Empire and came to an orc principality near the north of the mainland.

In the guest room of the hotel, Aliya was flipping through a copy of "History of Mythology of the Continent of Sirias" that was given by helping an old scholar some time ago.

"...The so-called 'demon', in my previous life, began in the era of polytheism. The core definition is that in the dualistic religious concepts, all evil existences that are opposed to good gods, and in this world, no matter whether it is called 'devil' or not." Demons', but descriptions of pagan gods that are opposed to mainstream myths, or between different religions, can be regarded as 'demons' or 'devils'."

Religion is a special social ideology rich in dualism, and in the black and white religious dualism, if you are different from me, then you are a devil, a devil, an evil existence that must be defeated;

The Church of the Holy Spirit is a typical polytheism. Although it seems to be more tolerant than monotheism, the spread of religion always needs to establish opposites, so the dualistic and opposing values ​​are still very popular. (Note)
Therefore, from the perspective of Aliya, who is a time traveler, in the myths and legends of the Church of the Holy Spirit, there is no such thing as justice or evil at all, and some just determine the head by the butt...

Alia closed the "History of Mythology of the Silias Continent", and began to think about the description of the so-called "demon" in the mainstream values ​​under the control of the Church of the Holy Spirit in the Holy Spirit Continent.

A huge body covered with scales, a ferocious head with thick chamfered horns, a long tail burning with flames, and a pair of unusually huge fleshy wings resembling bat wings...

"To sum up, these are the only more accurate physical descriptions, and the rest are exaggerated descriptions with subjective feelings."

Aliya opened another ancient book, which was the ancient book she had found before, which described various mythical creatures in the Sirias continent.

After turning to the part describing a certain mythical creature, which occupies a considerable part of the page, Aliya thought to herself:
"Giant dragon... This is the mythical creature closest to the description of 'demon', but there seem to be many kinds of giant dragons. If the mysterious bloodline carried by my family belongs to giant dragons, I don't know the specific corresponding ones. Which one will it be... I hope to get the answer in the dragon-born kingdom in the east of the mainland!"

While Alia was thinking about the next itinerary, the yelling of half-drunk adventurers came from the lobby on the first floor of the hotel that doubled as a tavern.

"...Damn! Why did I lie to you! It's really a giant dragon! Such a huge dragon flew over my cousin's head at that time..."

Dragon?

Aliya, who was distracted at first, became energetic immediately after hearing this word, and listened to the conversation coming from downstairs.

"...'Giant Dragon'? What is that? Can it be eaten?"

"...I don't know if I can eat it, but you guys will definitely be the first to be eaten when you see a giant dragon!"

"...Is it a mythical creature that the Bechymos Kingdom boasted to be the ruler of the world hundreds of years ago? It seems that even the Bechymos Kingdom doesn't talk about this mythical creature anymore, right?"

"...One thing to say, it is indeed true. Some time ago, it began to spread around the [Barbarian Front], and many people have seen it..."

Aliya on the second floor heard this, her eyes became sharper, the mysterious power hidden deep in the blood was quietly activated, and the spiritual hint with specific directions enveloped the building.

The adventurers downstairs who had already drunk too much were no more than silver at most. Under the influence of this invisible power that reached the fourth level, each one of them scrambled to get all the blood. Share all the latest information about the "dragon" that you know...

……

To be continued, change first and then change.

Note: [monotheism, polytheism, dualism]

Monotheism is a religion similar to Christianity and Green Church, which believes that there is a unique creator in the world;

Polytheism is a religion like Taoism and Buddhism, which believes that there are multiple equal gods in the world. The emergence of polytheism is earlier than monotheism;

Philosophical dualism can be summarized as the opposition and reconciliation of materialism and idealism, while religious dualism believes that the world is either black or white, good or evil, and there is no gray or neutral. Some scholars believe that Western society is obsessed with ideology. The difference is because their general social values ​​are based on religious values, so the concept of binary opposition prevails.

　Thanks for the 200 book coins rewarded by 'Hanbaga's crumb woman'!

　　
　
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