Translator: Vivi from dummytranslations
Editor: Chubby Dragon 💗
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Dragons were a symbol of strength and power. This was especially for the Black Dragon. There was no one who would ever doubt the threat posed by the destructive power of the Black Dragon. In the first place, this was a definite fact, whether in the past or present.
Dragons could simply rely on their massive body size to crush ordinary humans into meat patties while their tough scales were even less penetrable than armor made of source ores. Moreover, their Dragon Breath and ancient magic was something that other races did not dare to experience.
Thinking of the Dragon guards he saw at the entrance of the Dragon Valley earlier, the players under the shadow of the massive Black Dragon finally realised just how different the dragon in front of them was from the others.
Be it the Red or Blue Dragon which they have seen before, or even any other coloured dragons, their eyes were always the same shade of gold.
However, this Black Dragon in front of them had scarlet red eyes. Any sense of reason seemed to be absent from this pair of crimson eyes and every black scale seemed to be covered in a smoldering destructive force.
Just like what the ruler of the Dragons had said, this Black Dragon had already become nothing more than a twisted monster.
But even monsters have things that they love.
"Commander, what should we do now-?!"
Watching the humongous Black Dragon flap its wings and descend towards them, the group of players on the floating isle could not help but become distressed.
The members of their party had yet to arrive, but the BOSS had already been engaged and was flying down. The players who had been startled by the change in situation would later go on and blurt this out when asked.
At this time, none of the players had ever experienced a Dragon-related raid and were extremely unfamiliar with a Dragon's fighting style. However, they still knew some common knowledge.
"Don't stand near the dragon's tail-"
Unfortunately, the player's words had not completely fallen when the Black Dragon's tail swept out and instantly turned the names of several players' gray. Those who had been caught and swept away by the Dragon's tail completely lost the chance to stand back up, and could only run back to town to revive.
This degree of power...
This level of savageness was beyond their imagination. Gu Yan wondered if he should take the opportunity while so many people were still standing around to quickly sneak away and escape?
From the current situation, although there were close to four squads of players, their cooperation and awareness could not be considered adequate. Even if they used the rotational tactic of reviving and running back to join the fight every time a player died, it would still not be sufficient to defeat this Black Dragon.
Because players were being wiped out too quickly, if they revived too many times within a certain period, there would be a time limit imposed. They would then have to wait for some time before they could be revived.
This setting was to prevent players from playing tricks and using the wheel of reincarnation too frequently when they fought against a rare monster in the wild or while raiding a BOSS. This was because these monsters were designed for players to use their skills and cooperation to defeat them.
Using such a rotational strategy to revive, these few squads had already been fighting for close to three or four minutes.
From what he heard, some of their members were not here. Gu Yan decided to observe for a while longer. If there was no hope, he would simply leave.
Dying in the wild would cause players to suffer a penalty. Thus, if it was impossible to defeat the monster, he definitely had to run. There was no point in dying.
With this thought in mind, Gu Yan slowly headed towards the back of the formation and quickly reached the last row.
"Tank, direct the Dragon's head away from the players, ah! Is this your first time aggro-ing a boss, don't you even know such a thing?! The rest of you hurry and make way." Seeing that the Black Dragon was still facing the crowd of players, the commander was furious.
Getting the BOSS to back-face players was a common tactic. Moreover, this was a Dragon. If the squad was in front of the Dragon, later on when it released a Dragon's Breath, who knew how many people would die.
"It's not me... that... it's the BOSS who's not responding to the taunts." The human warrior holding a shield was also very confused. He had used skills to aggro the Dragon yet it did not even cast a glance at him and continued to look in the same direction as before.
There were too many people in the way, the Black Dragon turned its body and swept its tail outwards, effectively getting rid of a portion of the people.
Because its treasure was among the crowd of players, the Black Dragon was extremely careful when releasing a Dragon's Breath. From the beginning to the end, it had never used any deep or powerful breaths for fear that one breath would completely obliterate every human player on the spot.
Even the Dragon's ancient magic was not convenient. The Black Dragon possessed destructive magic and all the spells that it knew were of destructive nature.
Therefore, no matter how much it tried to control its strength, once the destructive force of the ancient Dragon Magic touched a normal human, it would spread to those around him until these common folks became nothing more than a pile of rotting ashes.
If another Dragon was to see this scene right now, it would definitely be taken aback. The twisted monster known as the Black Dragon actually appeared to be patiently suppressing its own strength. If it were another Dragon facing these human-class players in a raid, with its temper, it would immediately release several Dragon spells.
The BOSS could not be aggro-ed. This not only stunned the tank of the team but even the damage dealers and healers lying on the cold hard ground were shocked. The commander was equally as helpless as them in the face of such an abnormal situation. Impossible to aggro, was there anything more ridiculous than this?
The Black Dragon's goal was extremely clear. It's bright red eyes had locked onto a human youth at the back of the formation ever since the start. Those standing in the way had been continuously sent into a cycle of death and rebirth until it was starting to grow frustrated. In the end, the Black Dragon finally raised its massive wings and soared into the sky.
Originally, it had intended to slowly make its way over to give the youth some time to react, but now, it could not wait any longer.
Hidden in the back of the party, Gu Yan had originally thought this was the safest position. There was a bunch of people acting as a shield in front of him. If the situation appeared to get out of hand, he would immediately flee.
Unfortunately... This Black Dragon obviously had no intentions of following the plot.
Watching the Black Dragon soar into the sky and swoop towards his direction, Gu Yan decisively called out his magician broom. He tucked the point-eared little kitten into his chest tightly and flew towards the safety of the city. As long as he put enough distance between them, he would be able to leave the fight.
"Meow." The kitten used its two front claws to paw at the magician's shoulder. It had started meowing ever since the magician mounted the broom.
The furball in his embrace was extremely restless and during his flight, Gu Yan could only gently soothe its fur to try and calm the other person down and prevent it from moving.
Seeing the youth run away the moment it approached him, the Black Dragon's heart began to itch a little. This sort of role-play was rather exciting...
Despite the sheer size of the Black Dragon's body, its speed in the air was not slow in the slightest. Gu Yan did not manage to get far, perhaps just a little away, before experiencing the feeling of having a massive shadow cast over him once more.
The Dragon's low roar was extremely clear. Without turning his head back, Gu Yan knew he had been caught.
It actually chased after him?
Gu Yan who was busy trying to escape did not think too much and simply used the logic of the game to ponder over this problem. The Black Dragon could not be aggro-ed which meant its hatred was probably chaotic and unfortunately, it had landed on him.
His luck was not too good, Gu Yan silently thought. Watching the shadow gradually darken over him in resignation, his exposed nape seemed to be able to feel the Dragon's breath.
As if everything had occurred in a split second, Gu Yan felt something tighten around his waist and was pulled in by an unknown force.
He unconsciously tightened his hold on the kitten in his arms and in the next moment, his field of vision abruptly changed as he tumbled from his broomstick.
As the scene before his eyes changed, his body was turned towards the sky. He did not have time to react and the first thing he saw was a blue sky filled with white clouds. Then, he came face to face with the Black Dragon's scarlet red pupils.
"..." He was currently in the mouth of the Black Dragon. Realising this point, Gu Yan finally realised another fact.
"Qiuqiu...!" His hands were free and even in this sort of a situation where he was wedged between the Black Dragon's lethal jaws, Gu Yan still managed to stroke the little kitten's ears.
The kitten's ears were extremely sensitive and being touched like this made the kitten mewl in protest.
The Black Dragon's scarlet eyes narrowed simultaneously and let out a low growl from the back of its throat. Following that, it spread its wings out wider and flew towards the floating isle.
Even monsters will have treasures they love and this was its most precious treasure.
The players who witnessed the entire exchange were in a state of shock and dazedly watched as the Black Dragon who was supposed to be a twisted monster ignore the rest of their group and chase after an escaping magician until it caught him in its mouth.
Not only did it not chew him to death, in fact, it looked as if it was carefully holding him.
Wait a minute... They finally remembered that they were here to become Dragon Slayers and save the Princess. Was there something wrong with the plot...?
What was going on with this Black Dragon?
The author has something to say: Dragon Qiuqiu wants to take Gu Yan away.
End of Chapter 81
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