Legend

As expected, the dragonias encountered were lightly defeated by Vihela.

Maybe I would have liked to have enjoyed the fight more, but Ray once told me to knock it down early, and I guess I knocked it down lightly, as the saying goes.

Vihera, who seemed a little sorry about that, but if we had fought extensively over there like this, it would have been possible for other dragonias to come one after the other, so I can't help it.

Ray and Seto, if only Vihera would have done that, but unfortunately there are nearly twenty Centaurs this time around.

Given that some of them are not that good at fighting, it is… not to say impossible to fight while protecting such people, but it was definitely troublesome nonetheless.

Beyond that, it was still a natural choice for Vihella to fight just now.

Vihera also seems to have been somewhat dissatisfied with the matter, but if from now on we head to the base, there will likely be many dragonias in that base, and most importantly some special dragonias who will take command of the dragonias, they decided that it would be more enjoyable to just go to the Dragonias base than to complain here.

"Well, let's go then"

Ray, who housed the body of Dragonias, defeated by Vihera, in mystering, will be ready to leave as such Vihera's words prompt him.

Near the camp, Dragonias' body was burned, but if he imitates such in this place, where Dragonias' stronghold is already close, he will undoubtedly be found by his enemies.

When that happened, it was quicker to store it in mysteries than it would undoubtedly be a hassle.

... since it was Vihera who fought, it must also be significant in this case that Dragonias' body was not heavily damaged.

Fortunately, while we were finishing the battle, there was nothing like another dragonias coming.

So when you get ready quickly, Ray leaves again.

"We talked about being close to here, but to be honest, you're pretty quick."

From the back of the running ceto, Ray speaks that way to the guide Centaur.

Given my time back in the camp, it's not surprising that it's quite a distance, but as far as I'm traveling like this, it was like it was time to arrive, so I wondered.

To Ray's question like that, Centaur nods naturally and opens his mouth.

"When we were scouting alone, we were on the lookout for Dragonias and traveling fairly carefully. But in this group, you don't have to do that. It's easy to get around."

The words were well convinced by Ray as well.

When you're doing your first reconnaissance, that's what you need to be alert to, like, if there's anything at all different about Dragonias than not knowing where its home or stronghold is.

But now that I know where the base is, I didn't have to worry about the area.

You also need to perceive it earlier than your opponent when Dragonias approaches you like this one, and take actions like running away, but you don't have to worry about that in this line.

Whether or not you have enemies is that if you have Seto, you can find them quicker than the Centaurs look for them, and thereby have enough power to overwhelm Dragonias like this one, even if you encounter them.

Given that, it would be natural for the rate of progress to increase more than before.

… Most importantly, the large number of centaurs is naturally more laborious than when traveling in small numbers.

In less than an hour that way, the guide Centaur opens his mouth.

"Stop it. … it should be time to have that rock."

Centaur saw a rock about the height to Ray's knee.

Ray also nods at the words and tells everyone to be quiet.

"So, how specific is it from here?

"Soon.... you see there's a hill over there?

Ray, who turned his gaze to those who showed Centaur to the word, nodded immediately.

It's thriving there... that's the sight I deserved to call a hill.

"Beyond that hill. At least not when we saw it."

"... ok. Then I'll go with Seto first."

"Oh, you're leaving me?

To Ray's words, Vihera tells him so.

Try Ray, you wouldn't have wanted to take Vihella if you could.

Given Vihera's character, that's not necessarily when she's going to stick her way into the enemy.

If so, you should leave it here.

That's what I thought, but Vihera speaks out against Ray's words like that.

"I'll tell you what, there's no such thing as a sudden rush into an enemy. If that's okay with you, I'll take you."

"That's fine."

Is it true what Vihera is saying to Vihera's words? I also had the question, but still I nod thinking that I wouldn't do anything stupid here.

"Okay. Well, then, that's fine.... Thinking about when something happened here, I wanted to keep my strength if I could."

That was also Ray's true story.

Ray, Vihera and Seto are the ones standing in the arms of this group.

Even though all of them were temporary, I was somewhat worried about leaving this group.

Most importantly, it's not that far from here to the hills, so if Dragonias strikes, it's not hard to deal with it.

Originally, Centaur is faster than Dragonius, so if Dragonius comes from anywhere but the hills, you just have to run towards the Rays.

... If you imitate that, you'll notice the Dragonias stronghold on the other side of the hill, but you're still more likely to survive joining the Rays.

In the end, Ray tells them to run to their own as soon as the enemy shows up, and takes Seto and Vihera to the hill where they can see Dragonias' stronghold.

... Though the Centaurs, who were left behind by the Rays, seemed subtly meticulous, they think so and be wary of what's going on around them, saying that they can't help but do that in the present situation.

Ray finds out how the Centaurs are doing okay, goes down the hill...

"Hit, yeah."

In a report from Centaur, I understood there was no doubt that there was a Dragonias stronghold here.

But still, if you look directly at it with your own eyes, there is something you can be convinced of for the first time by it.

"Right."

It was Vihera whining to agree with Ray's words, but the unfortunate color of the words was probably because she could not confirm the appearance of Dragonias, who should also be called Commander, with a gold scale… or otherwise with a special color scale.

(Simply, I guess it just hasn't come out yet)

Even the base Ray attacked wasn't on the table at first.

With that in mind, this development is no surprise or anything.

No, for Ray, it was Ning Lo. It was agreeable.

"Anyway, I made sure there was a base.... I'm concerned that the number of dragonias is lower than I was hearing... during the day, and you're probably out there. Because after all, the raid is midnight."

"Gru?"

Just like before? and to a throat-soaking ceto, Ray nods right.

You're not going to lose at all if you fight Dragonias from the front against your opponent.

But if you can still take it down easily, you better take it down. That was Ray's idea.

Vihera points her lips at Ray's words like that, but she can't complain here any more than she was asked in advance about the matter.

Then the two and one remain a little silent and observe the base of Dragonias.

"As far as I can tell, it's not so different from the Dragonias base I've seen before."

Ray, who was observing the stronghold, inadvertently utters those words.

"Really?

"Oh. Even when I saw it, during the day, it was moving around appropriately, or acting appropriately on its own."

"... if you find prey, you'll try to eat it like you were ruled by hunger, but without prey, oh and nothing? That's a little weird, isn't it?

"I think so, too. But there's all kinds of weird things about Dragonias itself in the first place, right?

What Ray's trying to say is it's still about appearance.

Although Centaur is individually different from each other, it is common to have a human upper body and a horse lower body.... there are exceptions like drums with eight legs.

But it's common for Dragonias to have the lower body of a lizard, but to a different extent the number of legs is normal.

The legs are growing in different places, or the lower body of the lizard has different shapes of the object.

Unlike Centaur, it's obviously not organized as a single organism.

Nevertheless, if they say it's such a monster, including that, Ray can only be convinced.

Of all the monsters Ray's ever fought in Elgin. Because, common sense? What's that? Is it delicious? Because I've seen monsters that look like that more than once.

"That's crazy, right? I'm not a fun opponent to be fighting, but if I could, I'd like you to think more rationally and fight.... but if I can't make that hunger-dominated move, it doesn't make sense."

"No, that's not what I meant.... Well, fine. In the meantime, we were able to confirm the condition of the base, and we understood that the condition of Dragonias was no different from that of the first base. Is it time to go back? You'll be worried when you get back late."

Under the hill, everyone was on guard so that they could be attacked by Dragonias whenever they wanted.

At the same time, however, I can understand from a distance that I feel such anxiety that a large amount of dragonias will appear only near the base.

(A little too much shoulder?

Until Ray arrived, Centaur alone was dealing with Dragonias.

More than that, I feel a little too frightened just because we don't have ourselves...

Nevertheless, since some of the twenty do not specialize in combat, can we not help it in a way?

With that in mind, Ray goes down the hill.

The Centaurs must have found out Ray was coming back, too.

I could see how it was reassuring enough to understand from a distance.

And distracting the moment you see the Rays.

(Is this... a little dangerous? With us, it's a problem to feel absolutely safe. Well, would you tell Zai to do something about that area when we get back to the camp? If I talk, it's going to be an extra problem.)

In the end, we are relied upon as a force of war, but we are not dealing with it deep down.

Then you should tell Zai that you are in a position to lead the scout team after you return to the camp, and I will decide so.

... As for Ray, it was stronger that he didn't want to cause trouble here and inspire the dragonias on the other side of the hill.

"Let's just get some distance from here. This is no place to hide or anything, so if Dragonias comes to the top of the hill, they'll soon find him."

I guess no one disagreed with Ray's words.

It will soon be moved off the spot.

... Nevertheless, there is no place in the vicinity where you can hide anything, only the meadows are extended.

More than that, I wonder how far away I should go...... Ray, who ended up being troubled, stops somewhat off the hill.

"Ray? What are you gonna do?

One of the Centaurs asks as bewildered, but Ray takes the Death Size out of Mystering as he listens to the words, letting the stone poke touch the ground and activates his skills.

"Terrain manipulation"

With the words, the ground rises one hundred and fifty centimeters, and the ground in the place where it rises and adjacent places falls one hundred and fifty centimeters.

As a result, trenches as large as three meters can be made.

It's not that big of a trench, though, as long as twenty people get in for now.

Takeshi.

Those who see it raise their voices of surprise.

Naturally. I knew Ray would use the magic of fire, but I didn't think I could use this magic either.

... Actually, it's a death-size skill, not magic.

"Look, just get inside. We'll wait till nightfall."

Everyone obeyed Ray's words very carefully.