"Looking at it this way, it's definitely a female. The fact that she's lowering her tail like that means she's a female. Male drakes lift their tails when they eat, so they don't cover their genitals."
As Drake appeared before her eyes, Priscilla, the fool who had fallen in love with the harem man, also came to her senses.
“But when I look at it from this distance, it looks a bit different from the Drake I saw in the book. The scales and such seem much more glossy.”
It has come so close that it is incomparable to what I saw through my telescope yesterday.
Perhaps this was Drake's designated resting place.
Eugene Schneider reacted curiously to Drake's appearance, which he was checking with his own eyes.
The Drake he knows has a strong rustic feel to him.
The Drake I'm spying on right now feels quite classy.
"It seems the scales' mana reduction was significant. The scales the Imperial Knights gave us didn't look much different from a typical Drake."
Priscilla nodded slowly, her eyes quite focused, in agreement with Eugene's words.
According to Priscilla, the peculiarity of Eugene Schneider's appearance is precisely due to the quality of the mana that Drake is emitting.
So, it can be said that it is something that cannot be felt much from a distance, but can be felt clearly in places where it can be confirmed with the naked eye.
Moreover, since the mana contained in the scales that fell off the body was greatly affected by the environment, it was difficult to determine the specific level of the unique mana.
“I think we need to approach this a bit more carefully.”
“Didn’t you plan to approach this cautiously from the beginning?”
“T-T-Than that, be more careful, you idiot.”
Priscilla, who realized that something was wrong,
But Eugene Schneider, who failed to fully grasp the nuances of what she was saying, annoyed Priscilla, who had gone into serious mode for the first time in a while.
“What I mean is, we should consider that guy not to be the Drake we know, but rather another transformed entity.”
Priscilla quickly regained her composure and began to explain what she had analyzed.
“For example, a high-ranking priest of the Demon Clan.”
Then Priscilla mentioned a rather unique keyword.
“That’s really strange, Priscilla?”
For Eugene Schneider, it was a keyword that made his eyes pop.
"Honestly, what I'm saying now is almost impossible. I'm literally just stating possibilities, various scenarios that need to be confirmed. Among the demons, there are high-ranking priests closely connected to the demon gods, and some of them, especially the most outstanding ones, can transform into top-tier monsters. Of course, I haven't seen it myself; I just heard it from my parents."
Just as there is a priest in the Gwangmyeong Goddess Church, the demon tribe also has a priest of the demon god they worship.
Of course, since the Demons declined and entered the Scandinavian Mountains, no one has officially seen the specific appearance of the priest.
In such a situation, there is a record in ancient literature or secret records that a priest of the Demon Tribe came looking for him by transforming into a Drake.
Priscilla heard more specific testimony about that.
“If that guy really is a high-ranking priest of the Demon Tribe who has transformed, what variables will arise?”
"It's not easy to cast magic here, but you have to be mindful of the other side's magic as well. Even if they're not wizards or witches, the Demon Priests are quite capable of debuff magic."
If the priest of the Goddess of Light is good at buffing, the priest of the Demon Clan is good at debuffing.
“I’m just asking, Priscilla.”
Eugene Schneider, after hearing Priscilla's words, looked at Drake again for about ten seconds before speaking in a cautious voice.
“The debuff that the demon priest uses, will it be less effective on people with demon blood mixed in?”
A lot of variables have been added.
But Eugene was thinking of backing down.
The original Eugene Schneider would have gone for the most stable bread, but he is a mercenary.
And it's not every opportunity to meet Drake this close up like this.
That is, even though there are risks, Eugene wants to carry out the mission.
So, he asked himself if he could possibly endure it if the Drake in front of him was a Demon Priest who used debuff magic, since he was a person with mixed Demon blood.
“Ahem... In theory, that makes sense, but...”
Priscilla seemed hesitant at Eugene's question.
‘Ha... I’m a cool-headed and logical person... but in this situation, it would be more like me to say, ‘Let’s try the quest,’
It is perfectly logical and the mission is carried out perfectly for Eugene, who has mixed demon blood, to tank and Priscilla to watch the opponent.
Taking risks is the fate of those who live on the battlefield.
But isn't there another Eugene Schneider growing in Priscilla's heart?
It's not her mercenary colleague Eugene Schneider, but the man she likes, Eugene Schneider.
Furthermore, since she is an elf who tends to think heavily about someone once she gets hooked, Priscilla doesn't want to make Eugene take risks.
“Haha! Are you worried about me, Priscilla?”
Eugene hit the nail on the head with Priscilla, who was hesitating.
“Wh, what! Why should I worry about you! What nonsense!”
Priscilla, who had been hit hard, denied it with a red face.
“You’re my colleague, so I guess I could be worried.”
“Um... well, that’s true, but...”
Once Priscilla started to sway, she was really swayed like crazy.
"Let's give it a try. But with the Red Fox Mercenaries' assault captain and their best elite archer allied, I don't think it's going to work out. And trust me."
If you ask what is the most important thing in actual combat at the unit level,
While meticulous strategy and efficiency are important, it was the answer when my colleagues started to get scared.
If the assault leader and the best members return without any results due to the risk, it will directly affect the morale.
Eugene emphasized it and invited Priscilla to join him.
‘What the...? Why is this guy so cool?’
Eugene's confident and trustworthy demeanor was deeply engraved in Priscilla's mind, which was swaying wildly.
stylish.
The race that knows style and romance is the elves.
They also display a truly noble appearance, thinking that they are the only ones who truly pursue that style and romance.
It might be the shaky bridge effect
Anyway, Eugene's gentle, charismatic appearance in front of Priscilla, who was torn apart by all sorts of worldly worries, was dazzling in itself.
"Hmm... It's pretty good. You've really become a mercenary now. Before, you were so clumsy it was embarrassing to watch."
But who is Priscilla?
She is the princess of the real elf kingdom.
She has a habit of never showing off her emotions lightly, even when she is upset.
After whining and changing her stance, she agreed with Eugene's words.
"Then I'll approach now. Priscilla, please watch from here and give instructions or intervene directly. And watch out for the byproduct monsters coming."
Ss ...
“Okay, be careful.”
Eugene carefully got up.
The pledge was grand, but the quest itself was simple.
Eugene will deliberately approach and draw aggro, and Priscilla, who is quick to criticize Drake, will continue to monitor his movements.
And all of that is recorded in ancient times on Elizabeth's special magic stone.
"Whew! I said it with excitement, but I'm actually a bit nervous. This guy needs multiple expert-level players to compete. It's a game."
Jeokbuk, jeobuk, jeobuk, jeobuk,
Eugene walked out slowly.
He also had to manage his expression in front of Priscilla.
The greatest enemy Eugene has ever faced is the Sword Expert Sophist Ricardo.
Drake is incomparable to him.
Of course, it's not an all-out war, but just getting close to it makes me nervous.
Thump!
Eugene immediately stopped.
"Is this the right distance? The effective distance Priscilla and Elizabeth spoke of."
Elizabeth and Priscilla had predicted Drake's attack style to some extent and informed Eugene of a safe distance from him.
The current distance can be said to be the intersection point between the safe distance and the aggro.
As soon as you enter that crowded street
“Kurrrr...!”
Swish...!
After drinking water, Drake lay down for a while and slowly raised his head to look at Eugene Schneider.
Look at me!
Eugene Schneider's impression when he met Drake's eyes was that he was looking at himself.
Of course, it would be natural to look at it.
But what Eugene's sentiment means is
‘I feel like you’re trying to read me!’
Rather than feeling a simple sense of wariness or a sense of bewilderment at the presence of an unknown being, it felt more like a being of a very high order was trying to see through the human being Eugene Schneider.
At that moment,
‘It’s coming!!!’
Eugene noticed Drake's movements.
-Paaaa ...
And just as he felt, Drake charged towards Eugene with a speed that was hard to believe was the speed of his massive body.
‘That’s it!’
Swish!
It was a direct reaction that even Priscilla had not thought of.
So she stood up as if to intervene directly.
-Oh my!
But Eugene reached out to Priscilla and signaled the time.
-Tadadadadadadadad!!!
Then he quickly moved to the side and responded to Drake's straight charge.
-Whew!
The drake's massive, heavy tail moved dynamically.
The goal is to make a sharp change of direction according to Eugene's movement situation.
-Chooaaa ...
Thanks to that huge tail, it completely absorbs the repulsive force.
Drake then proceeded to dash towards Eugene, effectively erasing most of the delay.
‘Oh, this time!’
That wasn't all.
-Whiriririririk!!
Spinning drake while striking
-Buaaaah!!
Eugene stretched out his tail before waiting again to apply the booster.
-Kwaaaa ...
The drake's huge tail struck the ground,
"It's clear he's not just another Drake. With this level of learning ability!"
-Cheer cheer cheer cheer!
Eugene used his Mana technique to evade the attack with his transcendent acceleration.
Grrrr...!
Drake, still with his tail still on the ground, stared at Eugene Schneider.
“Why? Does it seem like things aren’t going as planned?”
Eugene responded with considerable confidence.
"Ever since I locked eyes with him, I've felt a strange sense of comfort. Is this also a manifestation of magic?"
And it wasn't just about avoiding the opponent's attacks.
Because the opponent is a top-tier monster, Eugene's magic is activated and a psychological buff is created.
But at that moment
[He was not only a half-human and half-demon, but he had an even more interesting body.]
Drake's voice came into Eugene's head.