World Tree Host's Wandering Digital Project

"The genius swordsman who can compete with you?..."

"It seems that he has disappeared since that duel. How did it become like this?..."

"I heard that this guy was a killer and robber, so it's not surprising that he became like this..."

Gazef's words made the adventurers recognize this guy. Not everyone has the honor of being able to compete with the Kingdom's [Warrior Captain] and being defeated by a single move. Brian is also quite famous, but no one expected to see him here again, and in such an awkward state, without the demeanor of a genius swordsman at all.

Doubt, contempt, curiosity...all kinds of looks fell on Brian.

He didn't cover himself, just lay on the ground and stared at the moon in the sky in a daze.

"Brian, is that you? How did you become like this?"

Gazef's face blocked the moon, and Brain came back to his senses.

“Ha, it’s Gazef… Let’s run before that guy gets here.”

With a sneer, Brian gave a word of advice for the sake of their past friendship, and continued to daydream. After waking up this time, he no longer wanted to run away. Let him die. How could humans defeat that kind of dragon? Gazef was not even enough to fill his teeth.

Seeing no hope, Brian despaired of humanity.

Chapter 353: The Dragon in Enhanced Armor

"What's the meaning?"

Thinking about what Byno had just said, Gazef suddenly had a bad feeling.

“Dragon… Demonic Dragon… Dragon King… Whatever, it doesn’t matter… He’s over there, Gazef, take your people and run away, run to the end of the world…”

As soon as the words fell, a strong dragon roar resounded throughout the forest.

The branches were shaking and the ground was trembling slightly. The forest that had become lively at night fell into silence again.

"Ahhh!"

Brian, whose fear had been relieved a little, immediately curled up on the ground, and fear swept through his heart again.

"I have to say, it is indeed a powerful big guy."

Gagran grinned. She had never heard such a ferocious roar before.

As a once talented swordsman who has now turned into a lost dog, one can't help but imagine what kind of situation he has encountered.

The sudden roar of the dragon also shocked the adventurers.

To be honest, just hearing that roar would make some people want to run away.

"It's most likely BlackGuramon, one of my targets."

Just as the adventurers fell silent, the Lord of the Gods spoke.

"You guys take Brian back first, I'll go deal with it."

The adventurers gritted their teeth. After all, it would be too cowardly to run away just by hearing the roar. With so many colleagues present, how would they survive if the news got out?

"It's okay. We, the Steel Class, will handle this kind of enemy."

Lahagi led his team members to stand beside the Lord Beast of the Gods.

"I...we want to go together too."

The first one to speak out among the ordinary adventurers was the [Black Sword].

Peter and four others came out.

"Maybe this adventure will be recorded as a story, and then we might be able to get a name or something."

Luke scratched his head and grinned foolishly. This time Peter didn't scold him.

"Although we are weak, we should be able to act as bait or something like that. I hope you can let us join."

The [Demon Sword] they had longed for was right before their eyes, but Peter and his companions did not divert their attention to it. Instead, they looked at the Lord Beast of the Gods nervously. It would be too embarrassing if the Lord Beast of the Gods rejected them.

"Haven't we been companions since the beginning? Why are you asking me if I can join?"

"Now that you are ready, come on. Just don't be so scared that you can't walk."

The Lord of the Gods looked into their eyes and even took the initiative to mention the idea of ​​being a bait, which showed that he was mentally prepared.

How could he stop them? Besides, it was just a black gula beast, so it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Um!"

"Not bad, little brother, I admire you very much, do you want to come back and...?"

In the middle of his speech, Gegran suddenly stopped and glanced at the Lord Beast of the Gods. Even though he didn't react, Gegran didn't continue.

But the message had been conveyed, and Luke and Peter quickly hid backwards. This was different from Nia. This guy didn't look like a woman without disguise, and her strong muscles were probably enough to break their bones.

"Not even like a man, not as good as this little... ah, sorry, I thought it was a boy."

Gagran curled her lips and was about to ask Nia who stayed behind, only to then realize that it was a girl.

Although Nia dressed herself as a boy, the sensitive Gagran could see it at a glance.

"Since we followed the Warrior Captain here, how can we retreat here?"

Another person stepped forward. Gazef thought about it and realized that it was the Mithril-class team [Four Weapons] from the other side of the kingdom.

Sukama, who had short black hair, spoke righteously. The three teammates behind him followed the captain's footsteps. The most eye-catching one was the priest in the team. The emblem on his chest had sunk into the canyon. The priest's robe was split to the waist. He was dressed very sexy. He was the opposite of Geglan. Although he was dressed revealingly, his private life was very private.

She is conservative on the outside and doesn't respond to any men who approach her, but there are rumors that she likes to stalk little boys.

Two teams stepped forward one after another, which made the others hesitate, and some adventurers stepped forward on their own initiative.

"Okay, that's it for these people. Everyone else should go back when daybreak and wait for our good news."

Before more adventurers came out, Gazef ordered everyone else to go back.

The remaining adventurers did not stand out of their own ideas, but were forced to do so because they did not want to be looked down upon by others.

No matter how many people there are without firm beliefs, it will be useless. Moreover, they are all valuable forces of the kingdom. If I fail, the whole army will not be wiped out.

Gazef did not use a negotiating tone, but instead gave orders to the soldiers with the same firmness he had used in the past, and ordered the rest of the men to wait for them outside the forest.

The remaining adventurers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still pretended to be reluctant on their faces.

"Hey! Are you going to die?! That guy is impossible to defeat!"

Brain, who had been curled up on the ground, got up at some point and shouted to the adventurers who had gathered around the Lordmon of the Gods.

"I don't know how strong that guy is, but we do have a [Monster] here too."

Gagran tilted his head and gestured to Brian.

"For the safety of the people, we have to knock it down no matter how strong it is."

Lachis looked determined. These monsters did not occupy the territory in the Tob Forest but killed people everywhere, forcing the local monsters to expand outside, breaking the balance of the forest. The villages around the forest were attacked by monsters and suffered heavy losses. This was also the reason why [Blue Rose] took the initiative to come here with Gazef.

because.

Brain ignored Jihagi. Adamantite level? No matter how strong he was, it was just that. Gazef should have been rated as Adamantite level back then, but there was no way he could be that guy's opponent.

Brian couldn't tell anything about the guy that Gagran pointed at, but he seemed to know some information about the dragon. Since he knew some information and took the initiative to challenge it, if he was not a fool, he must have something to rely on.

"I said...can I go with you guys?"

"Whatever you want, the legs are on you."

This was different from the other adventurers. Brian was a former bandit, and no one would make a mistake in order to save him. If he was a hindrance, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything in his current state. The most they could do was give him some food and drink for Gazef's sake.

"Nabe, take note of all the people who stayed behind."

Naturally, Momonga and Nabe also stayed. How could Momonga miss such an opportunity to gather intelligence in a legitimate way? Moreover, those monsters would become their enemies, and now they could kill someone with a borrowed knife. This strategy of killing two birds with one stone was very cost-effective.

The silent black-armored warrior used magic to send a message to Nabe beside him, asking her to record the adventurers who chose to follow the Lord of the Gods. Momonga believed that if there was a conflict between Ainz Ooal Gown and the kingdom in the future, these guys would be obstacles.

It seemed that because the dragon was nearby, no monsters came to harass their base that night.

As soon as the sun rose, the adventurers began to pack up the camp.

After bidding farewell to those who were returning, Gazef and his companions took the ample supplies they had left behind and began to search for traces of the monsters.

“I found a clue!”

Momonga's shout attracted the others' attention, the tall warrior looking like a small animal in front of the huge footprints in front of him.

"I found this footprint here. Is it the footprint of some unknown monster?"

"It looks like the footprints of some oversized bipedal monster, and it's in this shape. It should be the dragon."

Evileye observed the traces. They looked like the footprints of a lizard. If there were no other dragons nearby, this should be it.

Originally, he wanted to search for clues by flying, but that would be too conspicuous, so Gazef stopped him.

"Everyone be careful, the footprints are very fresh, it should be nearby."

Gazef squatted down and rubbed a handful of dirt, his face suddenly tense.

"Thank you for your hard work, Feifei."

"That's all I can do."

Momonga pulled out the two big swords behind him. He had known about this for a long time, so he pretended to have discovered it by accident. Mare and Aura were still monitoring the area. They had already found the guy's trail, but in order to avoid being discovered by Byno, they did not approach Momonga. They told him the route through [Message]. The next step was

Lead the adventurers over there.

Gazef nodded and looked at the adventurers behind him who had determined expressions and no fear at all. Gazef believed that with these adventurers, the people of the kingdom would not be too sad even if it fell into chaos.

The king was too old, and the conflicts among the crown princes were becoming increasingly acute. The king had no choice but to throw Gazef out of the capital first, to keep this warrior-chief of common origin away from that powder keg.

With Byno and Momon, E.Rantel should be able to hold off the monsters and the Empire.

Next, the adventurers did not disperse again, but gathered together. The guerrillas searched the surroundings, the warriors were on the outside, the mages and priests were in the middle, and the various teams were mixed together.

The flying squirrel always walked in the front. Its tall body made the people behind it feel safe, and they did not notice that the flying squirrel was leading the way intentionally or unintentionally.

There are more and more traces around, footprints, fallen trees... the number is also gradually increasing. The adventurers can feel that some dangerous beast is getting closer and closer.

After stepping over a fallen giant tree trunk, everyone's faces froze at the sight before them.

A huge deep pit, in which lies a dragon in armor.

The dragon seemed to be asleep, snoring like thunder. Every time it snored, the leaves around the pit shook.

"That's...that's...that's it."

Brian, who was at the end of the team, also saw the dragon again. The horrific memories of that night flooded into his mind again. His body was so stiff that he couldn't move, and his lips were trembling as he muttered.

After listening to the descriptions of Byno and Brian, Gazef thought he had already overestimated the dragon. However, just by standing here and looking at the huge body of the dragon from afar, he found that he had underestimated this guy.

The dragon was big enough, and it was covered in a thick layer of armor. Gazef had seen the leader of the Vermillion Dew Drops. The armor on the dragon was very similar to the [Reinforced Armor] on that person. Who made it? Was it the legendary dwarf? How did the dragon put on the armor? To what extent would it be enhanced?

The two huge arm blades might really be able to flatten the mountain easily as Baino said.

"Captain...that thing..."

Tina and Tia stood on both sides of Laqis, their eyes fixed on the heavy gray-silver armor on the dragon.

"Hmm, reinforced armor, why does a dragon have this thing..."

Ji Hagi also regretted bringing the other adventurers here. Her uncle became an almighty steel-level adventurer with a set of reinforced armor. What about this reinforced armor that seemed to be tailor-made for the dragon?

Laqis wanted the adventurers behind to retreat quickly, but it seemed too late now. Reinforced armors have long-range attack capabilities. The projectiles fired from Azis's reinforced armor can fire high-speed projectiles at a frequency like a rainstorm. The reinforced armor of this dragon is so large that its power should also increase.

Lagis interrupted her own thoughts. If she continued thinking, she would lose confidence. She drew out her magic sword, controlled the floating swords to rise, and loudly encouraged her companions. The talented girl who had truly stepped into the realm of "Hero" longed to become a hero in the story as in the legend, just like the "Thirteen Heroes".

"Cheer up! This is our chance to become heroes!"

The two sisters who used to love to argue remained silent, but the other one spoke up.

"Yes, the power of this dragon may have surpassed that of the demon god. If we can defeat it, we will all become new [heroes], provided we are not dead. We are more likely to become its excrement than [heroes]. My advice is to run away quickly. Maybe you can leave your body intact."

Evileye could feel the explosive energy in this guy's body. Having seen the [Demon God] with her own eyes, she was sure that this energy was more violent than the [Demon God], and she immediately prepared to teleport. Her magic power was barely enough to transfer the people present.

"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you see that our guy hasn't spoken yet? Maybe we can really win."

Gagran's words made Ivileye pause. Indeed, she could never see through Baino. This man must be confident that he could defeat the dragon if he came here. It would be a good opportunity to observe his strength. If he lost, there would still be time to run away, although at that time she might only be able to run away with the people of [Blue Rose].

He replaced the spell that was about to teleport with another spell, giving his teammates a buff.

"Is that right? I want to knock on that big head."

"Gerran is such a..."

"...Amazing tomboy."