Chapter 385

Chapter 385

“That thorn is…

Eurena stared at the black spikes that had pierced Haputanis’ body, summoned by Rafid.

“How do I…

The skin of a dragon cannot be scratched by any weapon, no matter how well made, unless it is enhanced with magic or mana. In the case of Haputanis, a high dragon, it is impossible to scratch it, even if it is enhanced with magic and mana. Even in their human form, which has less defense.

“…”

But Rafid’s black spikes pierced Haputanis’ skin with the lightest of touches. Eurena couldn’t say anything in the face of such a ridiculous situation.

“This is not the time for this!

But it didn’t take her long to realize that this wasn’t the time for this.

“If we keep going like this…

Currently, Haputanis’ aura was slowly fading. At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before Hafutanis’s aura would completely disappear, and at the same time, Hafutanis would also disappear.

“We have to save him!

It shouldn’t be extinguished. Not because they were kin. To be honest, Eurena didn’t care if Hafutanis died or not. Why Eurena wants to keep Haputanis alive.

“Why here…

This is where Eurena’s own rarity lies. Of course, the location wasn’t the only reason she wanted to save Haputanis.

“I want this child to…

Eurena turned to see Lafydd stepping forward. Lafydd was staring at Haputanis with a cold glare.

“Not good.

Dragons don’t usually care about the deaths of other dragons. But Haputanis was no ordinary dragon; he was the leader of the Green Clan.

If Haputanis were to die this way, there was a chance that the Green Dragons would feed on Rafid’s impure heart.

“P.”

Before Eurena healed Haputanis, she called Rafid to remove the thorns from her body. No, she tried to call him.

“…”

But Rafid’s eyes and mood were too cold for Eurena to call him.

“What do I do?

The mood was such that even if I talked to him, he wouldn’t remove the thorn. No, it seemed like it would prevent healing, let alone removing the thorns. Eurena looked from Lafydd to Haputanis and back again.

“…already.

Haputanis stared off into space, his eyes vacant, and Eurena could tell from his blank stare that it was too late to heal him. Haputanis was already on the brink of death. Even if she healed him, it would be impossible to revive him.

That was the moment.

“…!”

Eurena, who had been looking at Haputanis, turned her head at the sudden sensation of mana and looked to where it was being concentrated.

Siaak

Eurena turned her head, and a golden portal appeared.

“This!

When Eurena saw the golden portal, she knew instantly who the creator of the portal was by the aura it emitted.

“Load!

Dragon Lord Akima, head of the Gold Clan and representative of all dragons. It was Akima who created the portal.

“Why now?

Eurena frowned at how bad things were getting.

“Wait…

Then a thought struck Eurena, and she looked away from the portal to look at Lafydd.

“…!”

Lafydd had been staring at Haputanis with a cold glare, but now he turned his head to look at Akima’s portal.

“Dangerous!

It was dangerous. It wasn’t that Rafid was dangerous. It was Akima who was in danger. What if Akima walked out of the portal right now? Rafid’s black spikes seemed to sting.

‘The load is strong, but…’

Akima is very strong. He inherited the power of the Warlord and is overwhelmingly strong compared to other dragons. But compared to Rapide?

“Die.

It was probably going to die. No, he was certain to be killed. Haputanis, the great dragon and leader of the clan, had been slain before he could do anything. No matter how strong Akima was, it was unlikely he could defeat Lafydd, who had killed Haputanis in one fell swoop.

“It’s a feed!”

Finishing her thoughts, Eurena called out to Rafid before Akima stepped out of the portal.

“…What?”

Lafydd, who had been staring at the portal, turned his head at Eurena’s call and looked at her. Eurena continued.

“Out of that portal will come a dragon I know.”

“Oh, yeah.”

Did he understand Eurena’s meaning? Lafydd nodded and turned his head back to face Haputanis, not the portal.

“Phew.

Eurena breathed a sigh of relief when Lafydd stopped paying attention to the portal. Now she wouldn’t die if Akima came through the portal.

* * * * *

Jab!

Ming Hu and Jie Li stopped walking. Ahead of them was a lake of enormous size. Their destination, Lake Belkan.

“We’re finally here.”

Muttering to himself as he looked out over Lake Belkan, Ming Hu opened the quest window.

Find the center of Lake Belkan!

Quest Difficulty: S

Quest Rewards: Rank – Wanderer

Quests cannot be canceled

“Finally.

There’s no telling how long it will take, but now you just need to find the center of the lake. Then you can earn the Wanderer rank.

‘How long will it take to get to half-god.

Of course, being labeled a wanderer isn’t the end of the story. The rank Ming Hu needed to attain was Demigod, not Wanderer. Ming Hu glanced down to see another quest listed under the Ranked Quests.

???

Quest Difficulty: ???

Quest Reward: ???

Quests cannot be canceled

(The quest cannot be checked because it is not a condition).

Quests that don’t even get checked because they don’t fulfill their requirements.

“If you’re half a god.

It didn’t say what the conditions were, but it seemed that being a demigod would allow you to check quests.

“Are you coming right away?”

Ming Hu, who had been checking the quest, closed the quest window at Jie Li’s words and looked at Jie Li.

“Yes.”

Arriving at the lake didn’t mean the quest was over. Ming Hu had to enter the lake and find the center of the lake.

“Because I don’t know how long it will take.”

It was a big lake, and we didn’t know how long it would take. I had to find the center of the lake and get into it as quickly as possible.

“Thanks for the ride.”

Minghu said to Jianli. Jinyi would not go into the lake with him. His job was to get Ming Hu this far. Jinyi also had a quest to return to.

“No, then finish it, and if you run into any problems along the way, whisper to me!”

Delay said. Then she tore off the warp scroll and disappeared from view. Ming Hu turned his gaze from where Jie Li had been and looked at the lake.

“Let’s go.

It was time to enter the lake. Ming Hu smiled and began to walk toward the lake, step by step.

[Unexplored: You have entered Lake Belkan].

As soon as he stepped into the lake, the message appeared. Ming Hu looked at the message and kept walking, and soon he was completely inside the lake.

[You take damage from lack of breath. -4000 health per second].

[Movement speed is reduced by 40% due to lack of breath].

[Attack speed is reduced by 40% due to lack of breath].

[Increases damage taken from lack of breath by 40%].

“Again.

Just in case, the low breathing message appeared. Ming Hu looked at the message, opened his inventory, and saw two items sitting in the corner of his inventory.

Red coral collected off the coast of Bedran, very pretty and well grown. When used, it can breathe underwater for 1 hour.

A blue coral harvested from the shores of Vedran, very pretty and well grown. When used, increases movement speed and attack speed underwater by 50% for 1 hour.

Top Red Coral, which allows you to breathe underwater, and Top Blue Coral, which increases your movement speed and attack speed underwater.

“I’m glad I didn’t sell it.

Ming Hu thought as he took out two items from the Coral City of Magdan, a Top Grade Red Coral and a Top Grade Blue Coral.

[superlative red coral].

[Can breathe underwater for 1 hour].

[Respiratory deprivation has been cleared].

[I used the superlative blue coral].

[Increases movement speed underwater by 50% for 1 hour].

[50% increased attack speed underwater for 1 hour].

He took the coral and a message appeared. Ming Hu checked the message, then looked away from it to check his surroundings.

“It’s like a garden.

Lake Belkan had a very similar topography to Deren’s garden.

‘Because you have to get to the center.

After checking the surrounding terrain, Ming Hu looked straight ahead. He wasn’t sure where the center was, but he knew he was on the outskirts. Ming Hu began to walk slowly toward the endless road ahead.

That was the moment.

[The helmeted seahorse looks at you].

“Pitching hippopotamus?

A message appeared as soon as he started walking, and Ming Hu’s head snapped around at the familiarity of the message.

-Boo-roo-roo!

Soon afterward, Ming Hu was able to spot a giant, helmeted seahorse looking at him with a cry.

“You were behind the rock.

A very large boulder was perched near the helmeted seahorse. I don’t know where it came from, but it must have been behind the rock.

-Bururururuk?

-Burrrrrrrr?

“It wasn’t just one.

Then a cry came from behind the rocks, and I realized it wasn’t just one.

-Boo-roo-roo!

-Bururururul!

Several more helmeted seahorses emerged from behind the rocks.

“I’m going to grab it.

Deciding to catch the helmeted seahorse that was looking at him with a cry, Ming Hu turned and walked toward it.

-Boooooooooo!

-Burururul!

-Boooooooooooo!

The helmeted seahorses saw Ming Hu approaching and began to roar once more, running toward him.

“Waves of Blood.”

Siaak

Ming Hu saw the charging helmeted seahorses and cast Blood Wave, and the water around him turned the color of blood.

Stop! Stop!

Was it the sudden change in water color? The rushing seahorses stopped moving, but only for a moment, and then they moved toward Ming Hu again, and soon the seahorses were in a wave of blood and began to die.

[You have killed Deren’s Seahorse, current kill count: 1]

[Helmeted Seahorses are enraged by the death of an ally, increasing their movement speed by 20%].

.

.

[You have killed Deren’s Seahorse, current kill count: 7]

[Helmeted Seahorses are enraged by the death of an ally, increasing their movement speed by 20%].

The message appeared as the helmeted seahorses died.

“…!”

When Ming Hu saw the message, he was a little surprised.

“Derren?