《We reincarnated as a two-headed dragon!》 Glossary GLOSSARY
  1. SKILLS
  2. STATUS & ATRIBUTE
  3. MAGICAL BEASTS
Chapter 8 update. 1. SKILLS 1.1 Active skills
Fire breath (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C magical (offensive). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Spit fire with your mouth. Deals 10 fire damage and ignites (if possible) the target, dealing 3 fire damage per second. Cost: 10 MP / second Range: 5 meters, in a cone in front of the user. Cast time: none. Cooldown: none. Basic damage (BD): 10 / second (+5 by level) Final damage: BD + BD*[INT]/100 + BD*[MAG MOD] Final damage (at lvl 3 - chap 8)= 20 + 20*9/100 + 20*10% = 23.8 / second
Bite (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C physical (offensive). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Bite your target. Deals 6 physical damage and inflicts bleeding (if possible) to the target, dealing 2 bleeding damage per second. Cost: 10 END Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: none. Basic damage (BD): 6 (+3 by level) Final damage: BD + BD*[STR]/100 + BD*[PHY MOD] Final damage (at lvl 2 - chap 8)= 9 + 9*5/100 + 9*0% =9.45
Dragon roar (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C physical (support). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Your roar shakes your enemies. Cost: 15 END Range: 10 meters, around the user. Cast time: none. Cooldown: 15 seconds Effect: Stun the enemies around you for 1.5 second. (+ 0.1 second by level)
Reinforced scales (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C magical (defensive). Level: 1 / 10 Description: The scales of your body are magically strengthened, increasing your resistance to physical damage. Cost: 25 MP Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: 30 seconds Effect: PHY RES + 50% for 3 seconds. (+ 1% by level)
Lightning speed (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C physical (support). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Boost your speed with the power of lightning.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. Cost: 20 END Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: 45 seconds Effect: SPEED + 250 for 5 seconds. (+ 0.5 second by level)
1.2 Passive skills
Dragon¡¯s might (detail)
Type: Passive skill. Level: - / - Description: As a dragon, you are one of the most powerful creatures in this world. Effect: All attributes start at 5 points (instead of 1). Requirement: none.
Serene Dragon (detail)
Type: Passive skill. Level: - / - Description: Your magical skills deal 10% more damage when you have all your HP. Effect: MOD MAG + 10% Requirement: HP = 100%
Eat All (detail)
Type: Passive skill. Level: - / - Description: Eat everything you want. Effect: You can now eat rotten or poisoned food without consequence. Requirement: none.
Magical Resistance (detail)
Type: Passive skill. Level: - / - Description: Your intelligence strengthens your resistance to magic. Effect: You gain MAG RES +1% for each INT point. Requirement: none.
1.3 Title skills
Baby dragon (detail)
Type: Title skill. Level: - / - Description: Boost your growth until your first evolution. Gain more XP when killing an enemy. Effect: XP + 50% Requirement: Being born as a dragon. Not having reached the first evolution.
Unique dragon (detail)
Type: Title skill. Level: - / - Description: You now have a name and are therefore unique! Effect: +1 to all attributes each time you gain a level. Requirement: Being born as a dragon. Having a name.
2. STATUS & ATTRIBUTE 2.1 STATUS
XP: Experience Points Gain XP when killing an enemy.
HP: Health Points If you reach 0 HP, you die.
MP: Mana Points Using a magical skill consumes MP
END: Endurance Points Using a physical skill consumes END. Dodging consumes 5 END. Running consumes 1 END every 2 seconds.
SPEED: Movement Speed Value between 1 and 1000 200 is the basic speed for baby dragon. (Normal human lvl 1 movement speed : 100) Running increases speed by 40
PHYRES: Physical Resistance Decrease the physical damage taken by X%.
MAGRES: Magical Resistance Decrease the magical damage taken by X%.
PHYMOD:Physical modifier Increase the physical damage dealt by X%.
MAG MOD: Magical modifier Increase the magical damage dealt by X%
ALIGNMENT Neutral, Evil or Good
2.2 ATTRIBUTE
ATTRIBUTE (DETAIL)
VIT ¨C Vitality: Increases maximum HP by 10 per point.
STR ¨C Strength: Increases maximum HP by 1 per point - Increases maximum END by 1 per point - Increases physical damage dealt.
INT ¨C Intelligence: Increases maximum MP by 10 per point - Increases magical damage dealt.
CON ¨C Constitution: Increases maximum END by 10 per point - Increases RES PHY by 0.01% per point - Increases RES MAG by 0.01% per point.
HST ¨C Haste: Increases HP regeneration, MP regeneration, END regeneration by 0.1 per point - Increases SPEED by5 per point.
3. MAGICAL BEASTS 3.1 General information Intelligence of magical beasts compared to humans: Level 1 to 9: No intelligence, only instinct. Level 10 to 25: Intelligence of a child. Level 26 to 50: Intelligence of an adult. Level 51+: Strategist. About unique magical beasts: They have a name. They have intelligence of an adult human or strategist. They are generally more powerful than usual magical beast, having their own skills, titles¡­ 3.2 Bestiary
Lykanos
Type: Magical beast. Level range: 1 to 6. Description: Looks like a big wolf. Two meters tall, red eyes and long fangs. Evolution: Baby lykanos ¨C lykanos ¨C Alpha lykanos. Skills: [Charge], [Bite], [Rallying cry].
Pigane
Type: Magical beast. Level range: 1 to 6. Description: Looks like a big boar. Bone thorns on his back. Evolution: Baby pigane ¨C pigane. Skills: [Charge], [Stomp].
Torock
Type: Magical beast. Level range: 1 to 2. Description: Looks like a big rock with paws and a head. Evolution: none. Skills: [Charge], [Stone throw].
Arnive
Type: Magical beast. Level range: 5 to 8. Description: Huge spider, black with red legs at least a meter tall and a meter wide. Evolution: none. Skills: [Poisonous strike), [Thread manipulation].
Chapter 1: Two souls in one dragon Darkness... It''s been a while since I regained consciousness and since then I''m in total darkness. To be more precise, I can neither see nor move. I don¡¯t know what''s happening to me, but I must not panic. First, I must understand how I end up in this situation then think of a way out of here. Well, let''s think about it... I remember that I was finalizing the preparation of this very important meeting. I''ve been working on it day and night for days to make everything perfect ... I remember that I was particularly tired even if it was only early in the evening, so I took anti-sleep pills in order to finish my work... I remember... This horrible pain I felt in my chest ... Does this mean that I died? I''m dead and... Buried? That''s why I can¡¯t see or move? ¡°Where am I? Why can¡¯t I see anything?¡±, said a female voice suddenly. I''m not alone here? ¡°Who is there?¡±, I said. ¡°A... A man? Don¡¯t tell me you''re an old pervert who kidnapped me? Release me or I''ll call the police!¡±. Seriously? What''s wrong with this girl... ¡°Calm down! I am neither an old man nor a pervert... I am in the same situation as you, I can neither see nor move...¡±, I said. ¡°Rea... Really? In this case where are we? How did I end up here? ¡°. I don¡¯t want to shock her, but I must find out if we are in the same situation. ¡°I think... We are dead. Try to remember the last thing you did before being here.¡±, I said.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°Dead?! I remember... It was in the evening... I was shopping to prepare dinner for my family... A car... An accident... No way! Am I really dead? Dad, mom, little brother¡­ I will never see them again... I... I...¡±. Now she starts to cry... Well, I can¡¯t really blame her. I now have confirmation that we are both dead, at least supposed to be dead. I can¡¯t imagine that we can think or discuss with other people once dead... ¡°Hold on! If I''m dead, why can I talk to you? You wouldn¡¯t be making a joke on hidden camera by chance?¡±, she asked. ¡­ ¡°Do you seriously think I have nothing better to do?¡±, I said, irritated. ¡°It''s true that at the sound of your voice, you seem to be old... This kind of joke would be rather the work of kids... By the way, my name is Amelia and you?¡±. ¡°I''m not old, I''m only twenty-five! And you can call me Kyle.¡±. "Twenty-five is old! I am... I was only eighteen. I was far too young to die. Why is it¡­¡± ¡­ Suddenly, a ray of light enters the darkness. Several cracks are forming around me ... CRACK CRACK It seems like I was locked inside something and that thing is breaking down. I''m trying to move... I can now control my body! ¡°Kyle, what''s going on? Do you see the same thing as me?¡±, asked Amelia. I don¡¯t take the time to answer her and try to get me out of this place ... Success! I¡¯m finally free! However, I discover that I am in what I think is... a cave! A gigantic cave. Around me, I can see many stalagmites. Above me, many stalactites. Not very far, I see a light that illuminates a big part of the cave, probably the exit. What is this place? How did I end up here? Furthermore, I don¡¯t feel like I¡¯m dead¡­ ¡°Uh... Kyle? I think I have a little problem...¡±. ¡°What¡¯s happening to you?¡±. What can be worse than being in the middle of a cave? Besides, where is she? I didn¡¯t see anyone around me... ¡°I... my body... I¡¯ve become... A dragon!¡±, she said. What is she saying? A dragon? I knew she was a little crazy but not that bad... But it¡¯s true that I don''t feel my body in the same way as before... So, in doubt, I check it... WHAT THE HELL?? My body is small, completely white, furthermore I''m a quadruped! I even have claws and a tail. But there is worse... I have two heads! I can¡¯t see my own head, but the one to my left is really scary. ¡°What''s happening to me? Why did I become a dragon?¡±, I said panicked. ¡°You are a dragon too? Can you move your body? I feel like I can only move my head...¡±, asked Amelia. What? I have no problem to move my body... Except my second head. Don¡¯t tell me... ¡°Amelia, try to... shake your head up and down...¡±, I said. My second head then starts to move up and down. NO WAY!! I must calm down¡­ It¡¯s not enough to be certain. I must try something else. ¡°I will move forward and backward. Tell me if your body does the same.¡±. I take a few steps forward and then return to my original position. ¡°Yes, it moved! But it wasn¡¯t me who made these movements... What''s happening to me?¡±, she answered. It''s certain now! Not only I¡¯ve become a dragon, but I must also share my new body with someone else... Chapter 2: Reincarnation, dragon and now… Video game? I did not pay attention, but when I walked a little earlier, I crushed something. I thought it was the floor, but it was actually... an eggshell. A huge eggshell. My eggshell? ¡°Kyle, are you still here?¡± Amelia asked. ¡°Yeah. I think about the situation. Give me a minute.¡± Now that I think about it... From the beginning, I don¡¯t talk with Amelia using my mouth... I talk to her through my thoughts... or my mind... or something like that. It''s complicated to explain and it goes beyond the human conception. Should I explain to Amelia that we now share the same body? I think so. Anyway, she will be aware of it at some point. I just hope she''ll be fine with it... Well, I don¡¯t really believe it. No sane person would be fine with the fact of suddenly becoming a dragon and having to share their body with someone else¡­ Myself, I seem to be calm, but I am completely panicked and feel overwhelmed by the situation. Well... How to explain? ¡°Amelia, I know it''s going to be hard to accept but... We... We share the same body. You must have noticed that we were a two-headed dragon? I control the main body and you the left head...¡±, I told her with difficulty. ... ¡°I see...¡± She finally answered. That''s all? No screaming? No crying? ¡°I understood! We must have died at the same time and reincarnated as a dragon!¡± She continued. ¡°Huh? On what basis do you say that?¡±. ¡°It''s obviously because I have read a lot of novels with a reincarnation theme! The main character dies and finds himself in another world with a new body. Have you ever read any web novels? It¡¯s very popular.¡± She answered. ¡°Hm... not really...¡± Normally, I would have said that she is completely crazy. But the situation in which I find myself is even crazier. ¡°So? What do we do now? We are not going to stay in this cave forever, aren¡¯t we?¡± Amelia asked. I can¡¯t understand how she was able to adapt to the situation so easily. Is she in denial or does she really believe that she is the heroine of a novel? I was hoping to learn a little more about what happens to us before leaving the cave. I don¡¯t know what''s waiting for us outside...
System initialization in progress¡­
A screen suddenly appears before my eyes, then disappears almost immediately. I did not imagine it, did I?
System initialized.
Active Skill acquired: Appraisal Active Skill acquired: Fire breath Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Active Skill acquired: Bite Passive Skill acquired: Dragon''s might Title acquired: ¡°Baby dragon¡± 1 attribute point available.
Another screen appears, filled with information about acquired skills. I really don¡¯t understand... Where do these messages come from? What are these skills? ¡°Amelia, do you see that screen too?¡±, I said ¡°I see it! It''s like in a video game!¡± ¡°A video game?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you''ve never played a video game of your life!¡± She said. If only I had time to play video games... I worked hard all my childhood and adolescence to be able to take over the family business. Once I became the General Manager, my workload only increased. If I had known that it would end up killing me... I would have done like all teenagers of my age and play video games... I guess it''s too late for regrets... ¡°Status!¡± Amelia suddenly said. ¡°Status? What do you mean... Oh!¡±
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal 1 attribute point available.
Level 1/10 ¨C XP (0/40)
HP : 55/55 (0.5/s) SPEED :225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 50/50 (0.5/s) PHY RES : 0.05% MAG MOD : 0%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 0.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
NOTE XP: Experience Points. HP: Health Points. MP: Mana Points. END: Endurance Points. SPEED: Movement Speed. PHY RES:Physical Resistance ¨C decrease the physical damage taken by X%. MAG RES: Magical Resistance ¨C decrease the magical damage taken by X%. PHY MOD: Physical modifier ¨C increase the physical damage dealt by X%. MAG MOD: Magical modifier ¨C increase the magical damage dealt by X%. ALIGNMENT: neutral, evil or good. A new screen appears. With a note explaining the various parameters displayed. I have never played a video game, so it¡¯s not easy for me to understand these parameters. ¡°I told you, it''s exactly like a video game! Let me try something else.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Map!¡± ... Nothing happens. ¡°Hmm... Mini-map! Landmark! Compass!¡± ... Still nothing. ¡°No map? Too bad... Let''s try this: Stats! ... Nothing... Attributes!¡± She continued.
ATTRIBUTES 1 point available.
VIT ¨C Vitality 5
STR ¨C Strength 5
INT ¨C Intelligence 5
CON ¨C Constitution 5
HST ¨C Haste 5
¡°It works! Well done Amelia¡± I said. I thought at first that the presence of Amelia would complicate my life, but without her I will never have discovered how this system works. While Amelia keeps trying to trigger the appearance of a new screen with her list of words, I will take this opportunity to summarize our situation. Let''s start with the facts: we were dead but somehow resurrected in the body of a dragon... Second fact: we are no longer on Earth. I don¡¯t know what this world looks like, and although I''m not a fantasy expert, I can speculate that if there are dragons here, there may be other kinds of monsters. Are there humans here? I guess so... But in this case will it be possible to communicate with them? Oh, it''s true that I''m a dragon now, even if I meet humans, they will either run away in fear or attack on sight... At least that''s what I would do as a human if I saw a dragon approaching. ¡°... Techniques! ... Magics! ¡­ Skills!¡±
SKILLS
Active skills [Appraisal ], [Fire breath ], [Bite ]
Passive skills [Dragon¡¯s might]
Title skills ¡°Baby dragon¡±
A new screen finally appears. ¡°Huff... I think I have tried everything! In short, three words work: status, attributes and skills.¡± Amelia said. Chapter 3: How to use a skill I have always been able to adapt quickly and easily to life situations. But I must admit that this time I don¡¯t know if I can. I have more or less accepted the fact of being dead, but for the rest... I mean, a dragon? This kind of creature is supposed to exist only in fiction, and yet I have become one. Moreover, the existence of a different world than Earth seems completely unreal. In fact, historically men have tried to discover the existence of other planets that could harbor life but never found anything. If we add to that the fact that I must now share my body with a stranger... In short, the future looks complicated. Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly hear roars... They come from my second head! ¡°Amelia? What are you doing?¡± ¡°I''m trying to speak. But apparently only roars come out of my mouth...¡± She answered. I see... As expected, it is impossible to communicate like humans, despite being able to think like one of them. Wow! Flames are now coming out of the mouth of my second head! ¡°And now, what are you doing?¡± I said. ¡°I''m testing the skill [Fire breath], it works! We can really spit fire! You should try too, with both of us the damage will be doubled.¡± How am I supposed to use a skill? Maybe it''s enough to think about it. Fire breath¡­ I feel a sudden strong heat from the bottom of my throat, then the flames escape my mouth and project in front of me. However, this only lasts two or three seconds. I''m trying to use the skill again... But nothing happens. ¡°Why doesn¡¯t it work anymore?¡± I asked. ¡°Look at the ''status'' screen, we have no more MP. The [Fire breath] skill consumes 10 MP per second, so we can¡¯t use it as much as we want.¡± She answered. Indeed, my status shows ''MP: 0/50''. Strangely, I find the fact of being able to spit fire pretty exciting. But I prefer to remain pragmatic.Stolen novel; please report. This skill will allow us to survive more easily in this world, it''s just a pity that its use is so limited because of its consumption of MP. Besides... ¡°How do you know that the skill consumes 10 MP per second?¡± I said. ¡°Thanks to the skill [Appraisal]! When you use it on something, information about that thing is displayed on a screen.¡± I understand... A chance that Amelia has experience in this area. I am trying to use [Appraisal] on the passive skill [Dragon¡¯s might] to learn more about it.
Dragon¡¯s might (detail)
Description: As a dragon, you are one of the most powerful creatures in this world. Effect: All attributes start at 5 points (instead of 1).
¡°This skill is very important, it allows us not to start with the strength of an insect! Unless insects of this world are gigantic and overpower, haha.¡± Explained Amelia. ... Speaking of size, if I had to compare the size of this new body with the size of an adult human, I would say that in height I reach its knees. In length, counting my tail and my heads, I reach its shoulders. I am however not very wide*, but it¡¯s because I¡¯m a ¡®baby dragon¡¯ after all. ¡°So, when will we leave this cave? I want to explore this new world and kill monsters!¡± She continued. She seriously believes that she is in a video game? Personally, I would prefer that there is no monster around, except for us obviously... ¡°Soon. But first, I must be sure that you''re really fine.¡± I said. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I think you accepted our new situation too easily and too quickly. We are not in a game. If we die, there will probably be no other reincarnation...¡± Since we now share the same body, I must be sure that Amelia is not distracted. I know that she¡¯s not a little girl, but our lives are linked, if she dies, I die. She must be aware of it. ¡°I know it''s not a game. It''s just... Obviously, I miss my parents and my little brother Adrian. I hope they will not cry my death too much... However, my mother said that we must always get the most out of life, and that''s what I intend to do in this new life! Don¡¯t worry, I will not be a hindrance.¡± She answered. ¡°Good, that''s what I wanted to hear.¡± Now that I have more or less understood how the system works, I can say that our chances of survival in this world have just increased. Moreover, Amelia will also be of great help. It''s time to leave this cave and face the outside world! I head for the light source, which I think is the exit. Strangely, I do not need time to adapt myself to this dragon body. I thought that being human for many years would make it difficult, but not at all. The light is becoming more intense. My eyes were used to low light, so I have a hard time seeing what''s outside. ¡°Wow!¡± Exclaimed Amelia. Outside of the cave, we discover... A forest... Trees as far as the eye can see. But what causes Amelia''s reaction is probably the weird flowers that seem to grow everywhere in this forest. There are two different types of them, some emit a blue light, others a red light. The whole makes the landscape completely surreal. The kind of scenery that would be impossible to see on Earth! I raise my head to watch the sky. But from what I see, it is not different from the sky of the Earth and judging by the lighting, the sun will soon set. The cave from which I came out was only a ''small'' hole in a gigantic mountain. So, there is no way to go back. We have however the choice to go right, left or straight ahead. ¡°So, where to start?¡± I said. I feel a little bad toward Amelia who can only control my left head, so I will often ask her opinion. After all, we will stay together for a long time. ¡°I''m hungry!¡±, she said, ¡°let''s find something to eat.¡± Now that she says it... ¡°Well, let''s find something to eat. Hmm¡­ Which way are we going?¡± I said. On the left, I can hear weird and somewhat scary noises. The path before me seems a little too dark. The one on the right seems to be the safest. ¡°To the right!¡± I said. ¡°To the left!¡± She said at the same time. First disagreement, it starts well... Chapter 4: First battle I''m sure Amelia chose the left side because she''s curious about the noises we are hearing. But it is out of the question to go in this direction. ¡°It''s too dangerous, it''s better to go right.¡± I said ¡°Huh? Don¡¯t be afraid!¡± ¡°I''m not scared... Just cautious. Anyway, I control the body, so I decide!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not fair! I propose that we choose in turn. If you refuse, I... I¡¯ll Bite you!¡± She said. ¡°You will not dare...¡± I said. ¡°We bet?¡± ... ¡°All right... let''s go to the left.¡± I finally said. I don¡¯t want to argue with Amelia for such a small thing. At worst, if the situation becomes dangerous I would turn back. I walk through the forest while admiring these bizarre flowers in passing. They look like roses and are either dark blue or scarlet red. As I advance, the roars are more and more audible. I''m close. I can even distinguish two different roars. It worries me¡­ Should I turn back? No! Now that I have to live in this unknown world, I have to adapt quickly. I don¡¯t know what the future holds, but what is certain is that if I flee before the first difficulty, I will never survive in this place... Perhaps these creatures will flee seeing that I am a dragon. Although I doubt they will be afraid of a baby dragon... I can finally see silhouettes through the trees. I''m getting closer slowly... The scene that is happening before my eyes gives me a shock: two huge monsters are fighting each other. One looks like a wolf; however, it is at least two meters tall, has red eyes and long fangs. The other looks like a wild boar, but much bigger, he also has bone thorns on his back. Fortunately, they can¡¯t see me from my position. So, I''ll... Take the opportunity to turn back! I know that I said I had to be brave and adapt quickly, but still, for my first fight in this world I would rather face an opponent of my size... I''m about to turn back when... ¡°What are you doing? Let''s attack them while they are busy killing each other!¡± Amelia told me. ¡°Are you kidding? They are huge, we have no chance against them!¡± I said. This is the first time I¡¯m seeing such scary creatures. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t judge them by their size! Use the skill [Appraisal] and you will see that we have nothing to fear.¡± Really? In doubt, I use my skill [Appraisal] first on the wolf, then on the boar.
Lykanos (magical beast) ¨C level 3 ¨C HP: 43/65
Pigane (magical beast) ¨C level 2 ¨C HP: 17/50
So, the big wolf is called a lykanos and the big boar is called a pigane. They are only level 2 and level 3... I am now a little more reassured and ready to attack! I approach them discreetly and plan the attack with Amelia. We will use [Fire breath] simultaneously. I will target the lykanos and she will target the pigane¡­ While they are busy tackling, I surprise them by the side and immediately use [Fire Breath]. Flames come out of my mouth and Amelia¡¯s mouth, burning our targets.
You have killed a Pigane : XP + 20. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 10.
A screen informs me that the pigane died. However, because of a lack of MP, the skill [Fire Breath] did not last long enough to kill the lykanos. The lykanos is now on fire, it seems to suffer. My attack caught its attention, it stares at me with its red eyes, then howls. ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡± It is about to charge me by opening its mouth wide, probably to bite me. Because of its injuries, it is not very fast. I easily evade its charge by leaping to the side. I don¡¯t have any MP anymore, so I can¡¯t use [Fire breath]. That¡¯s why I''m going to use the skill [Bite] which uses END (endurance points) instead. I quickly approach the lykanos and bites its leg, Amelia does the same¡­ The lykanos falls on the ground, then we bite its neck.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Our fangs are deeply embedded in his neck. The lykanos struggles to make us let go, but we hold firm. ¡°OoooWhoo!!¡± The lykanos howls with difficulty, then finally stop moving. Dead.
You have killed a Lykanos : XP + 30. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 15.
The skill [Bite] is now level 2.
Congratulations! You are now level 2. 1 attribute point available. 1 passive skill available.
It was really an exciting experience, my heart (my dragon heart, I mean) is beating fast right now. Wait a minute! It was the first time I killed someone, so I should not have found it exciting... This is weird¡­ I wonder if Amelia felt the same as me. I suddenly notice that the flames went out immediately after the monsters died. Even those who had started burning the trees and the surrounding area have disappeared. I don¡¯t know if this is normal¡­ I guess the logic of the Earth can¡¯t be applied in this world. ¡°Haha, those two didn¡¯t see it coming! As you can see, it wasn¡¯t so complicated!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Indeed, maybe I was too careful...¡± I said ¡°It''s time to eat!¡± She continued. As a human being, the corpse of this lykanos is repugnant to me. But as a dragon... I find it appetizing! My human mind has not yet adapted to my dragon condition. In any case, it does not seem to bother Amelia, who eats as if nothing had happened. Since we share the same stomach, maybe I should let her eat for me... No! I must force myself. I approach my mouth of the corpse, eat a bite and swallow it quickly... It''s not so bad! It reminds me of the taste of beef. While I''m eating, I''ll take the opportunity to take stock of what just happened. I learned from the skill [Appraisal] that these monsters were called magical beasts. Am I a magical beast too? I have no idea. My level also raised to level 2 and I can apparently choose a passive skill, but I don¡¯t know how to do it. I need to ask Amelia if she knows what to do. ¡°Amelia, do you know how to display the screen for selecting passive skills?¡± ¡°No, not at all. Randomly, I will say... Choose a skill!¡±
Choose a passive skill
Furious Dragon Your physical skills deal 25% more damage (MOD PHY + 25%) when you have less than half of your HP. Serene Dragon Your magical skills deal 10% more damage (MOD MAG + 10%) when you have all your HP.
¡°I can¡¯t believe it, it worked!¡± She said. ¡°Lucky us!¡± I said. Well, let''s think... The skill [Bite] is a physical skill, while the skill [Fire breath] is a magical skill. ¡°We should choose [Serene Dragon], this will allow us to engage in combat with [Fire breath] inflicting more damage!¡± Amelia said. I quite agree with her. The [Furious Dragon] skill is interesting, but the condition for its effect to trigger does not please me. ¡°Let''s choose [Serene Dragon]!¡± I said.
Passive skill acquired: [Serene Dragon]
¡°We should leave this place now, I don¡¯t know if the noise of our fight has attracted magical beasts.¡±, I said. ¡°Wait, there are still attributes points to spend ... Attributes!¡±
ATTRIBUTES 2 points available.
VIT ¨C Vitality 5
STR ¨C Strength 5
INT ¨C Intelligence 5
CON ¨C Constitution 5
HST ¨C Haste 5
¡°Oh, you''re right!¡± Besides, I don¡¯t know what these attributes are. So, I intend to use [Appraisal]...
ATTRIBUTES (DETAIL)
VIT ¨C Vitality: Increases maximum HP by 10 per point.
STR ¨C Strength: Increases maximum HP by 1 per point - Increases maximum END by 1 per point - Increases physical damage dealt.
INT ¨C Intelligence: Increases maximum MP by 10 per point - Increases magical damage dealt.
CON ¨C Constitution: Increases maximum END by 10 per point - Increases RES PHY by 0.01% per point - Increases RES MAG by 0.01% per point.
HST ¨C Haste: Increases HP regeneration, MP regeneration, END regeneration by 0.1 per point - Increases SPEED by5 per point.
OK... I understand now. ¡°I think we should focus on survival and spend the two attribute points in VIT¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t agree. We should spend them in INT. With more MP, we can use the skill [Fire breath] longer!¡± ¡°Hmm... It''s true that it can be interesting. In this case we can spend one point in INT and one point in VIT¡±.
You have spent 1 attribute point: INT+1 You have spent 1 attribute point: VIT+1
Great! I am now looking at the ''Status'', ''Attributes'' and ''Skills'' screens to take stock of my situation.
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal
Level 2/10 ¨C XP (35/45)
HP : 65/65 (0.5/s) SPEED : 225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 60/60 (0.5/s) RES PHY : 0.05% MOD MAG : 10%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 0.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
ATTRIBUTES
VIT ¨C Vitality 6
STR ¨C Strength 5
INT ¨C Intelligence 6
CON ¨C Constitution 5
HST ¨C Haste 5
SKILLS
Active skills [Appraisal ], [Fire breath ], [Bite ]
Passive skills [Dragon¡¯s might], [Serene Dragon]
Title skills ¡°Baby dragon¡±
¡°Well, it''s time to explore this forest now!¡± Amelia said. ¡°...¡± Chapter 5: A dangerous encounter I don¡¯t intend to explore this forest as Amelia suggests. However, I don¡¯t intend to stay hidden in a cave either. I understand that in this world, the strong survive while the weak perish. This is even more true now that I have become ¡®a beast¡¯. I must quickly find a way to become stronger... I already died once, and I don¡¯t plan to die a second time. Speaking of survival, if time in this world flows in the same way as on Earth, it will be dark in a few hours. I must quickly find a shelter with preferably food and water nearby. Although I became a dragon, I still have the same needs as a human... If I don¡¯t find any satisfactory place nearby, I could always go back to the cave in which I am ¡®born¡¯, or ¡®reborn¡¯ I should say. I have no map, no compass, no GPS, I can only walk in a direction chosen at random, hoping that I do not meet magical beasts too powerful for me. Magical beasts... I would never have imagined that one day I should worry about the presence of monsters while wandering in a forest. ¡°Kyle, be careful!¡± Exclaimed Amelia. Crash! Lost in my thoughts, I did not notice that a rock was in my path and knock my head against it. Ouch!! I take a few steps back, and suddenly hear a groan. I examine my surroundings... There is nothing. Except this big rock in front of me... Wait, something is wrong! Since when does a rock have paws and... A head? I take my distance and immediately use the skill [Appraisal].
The skill [Appraisal] is now level 2.
Torock (magical beast) ¨C level 1 ¨C HP: 40/40 Description: Magical beast born from a rock. Very resistant to physical damage.
Oh, I now have a description of my target thanks to [Appraisal]. This will be very useful. ¡°This magical beast is rather weak, we don¡¯t need to attack it.¡± Said Amelia. It seems that this monster doesn¡¯t think the same thing as Amelia. The torock turns in my direction, and stares at me with its perfectly round eyes. It is about to attack! The torock opens its mouth wide... Stones suddenly come out of its mouth. I don¡¯t have time to dodge! Bang! Bang! Bang! Several stones hit me hard. It hurts! The stones continue to hit me... It looks like this monster can spit an unlimited amount of them! ¡°Kyle, we¡­ We must find a way to stop it¡­¡± Said Amelia. I know! I have an idea, with [Fire breath] these stones should melt. I tell my strategy to Amelia. We then both use [Fire breath]. The stones melt instantly, and the flames go towards the torock. However, it rushes straight into the flames to charge me... BANG! The torock crashed into me. Ahhhhh! I¡¯m thrown back by the impact and landed on the ground. I am temporarily unable to move because of the pain... I only have 31 HP left! I get up after a few seconds and look for the location of the torock. I wonder why it did not take advantage of the fact that I was down to attack me. Finally, I find it a little further... It seems to suffer, probably because it could not escape the flames just before our impact. I¡¯m walking over to it... Sorry, I don¡¯t intend to wait until you get back to your senses! Fire breath...
You have killed a Torock : XP + 10. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 5.
The skill [Fire breath] is now level 2.
Congratulations! You are now level 3. 1 attribute point available.
All this pain for only ten experience points... ¡°Kyle, did you notice? It seems that level up heal us completely!¡± Amelia said. Indeed, I''m not feeling any pain anymore. I inspect my status. It shows me: ¡®HP: 65/65, MP: 60/60, END: 55/55¡¯. So, in addition to healing us, level up also restores our MP and END. ¡°Sorry Amelia, I should have been more careful... It''s my fault if this monster attacked us.¡± I said. I''m the one who blamed Amelia for being distracted... ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, the important thing is that we are still alive, aren¡¯t we?¡± She answered. I guess she''s right, but still... I decide to resume my way through the forest, seeking primarily a stream. I don¡¯t take the time to admire the landscape. I am rather on my guard now, to avoid being attacked by surprise. I still mark the trees on my way with my claws to be sure not to go around in circles. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Amelia asked. ¡°I mark the trees so that we do not lose our way¡± ¡°Oh, so you know how to survive in the wilderness!¡±. ¡°I''m not an expert, but I''ve already camped in a forest many times.¡± I said. ¡°For me, this is the first time seeing a forest, in real life, I mean. I''ve already seen one in movies!¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± -------------------- I have been walking for over an hour now. Well, I think so. I don¡¯t have a watch, but I can estimate the time approximately. I continue to walk straight ahead with caution. I don¡¯t feel tired even after walking for a while, advantage of being a dragon¡­ Strangely, I haven¡¯t met any magical beasts since the torock. It can mean two things: either there are none of them in this part of the forest, or they hide themselves and wait for me to lower my guard to attack. After another long walk, I suddenly hear the sound of running water. Finally! I head quickly to where the noise comes from¡­ I finally see a long stream... But not only that... I can also see a magical beast that seems terrifying in the process of drinking! I then rush behind the nearest tree to hide and pray that this monster didn¡¯t detect me. After a good minute... nothing. It looks like it didn¡¯t notice me. Phew! I go slowly out of my hiding place, making myself as discreet as possible, and try to spy on this monster. It looks like a lion, three times bigger of course, but what is strange is that it is entirely black. In addition, a black smoke seems to emanate from its body. I decide to inspect it, hoping I''m not too far away to use the [Appraisal] skill.
King Dalak¡¯zur (magical beast ¨C unique) ¨C level 30 ¨C HP: 2875/2875 Description: Powerful king of the Dalakhon family.
My heart races seeing the [Appraisal] screen. If this monster had spotted me, I would have died, no doubt! ¡°It looks strong!¡± Amelia said. Strong? I think she doesn¡¯t realize the situation in which we are... I keep spying on him. No way I lose sight of this beast, I don¡¯t want it to attack me by surprise. After a long moment that seemed like an eternity, he finally leaves, jumping over the stream, then disappears in the distance. Phew... I can finally breathe. I now understand why I haven¡¯t met any magical beast for a while, I must be in the territory of this King Dalak''zur. ¡°It left! Do you think we''ll ever be strong enough to face it?¡± Asked Amelia ¡°I... I guess so, at least I hope so.¡± I said. Anyway, I must leave quickly this place. When it gets dark, I''ll have no chance to notice it approach, because this monster is completely black. I don¡¯t know how big King Dalak''zur¡¯s territory is, so I turn back following the marks I left on the trees. -------------------- It''s finally dark and I''m back to where I started... At the place where I killed the torock. At night, the flowers emit an even more intense light. The entire forest is illuminated. The combination of red and blue lights everywhere, makes the landscape quite... Weird. It looks like the forest is decorated with Christmas garlands... ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°...¡± ¡°I''m hungry! Let''s find something to eat before going to sleep.¡± She continued. She only thinks about her stomach¡­ We share the same stomach, but I don¡¯t feel hungry... ¡°All right...¡± I said. There are no wild animals in this area. I am therefore looking in the bushes and shrubs for berries that could be edible... Nothing. No berries seem to grow. Maybe they don¡¯t even exist in this world. I¡¯m now looking for edible mushrooms at the foot of trees... Found it! I found several bolete mushrooms. Their ¡®hats¡¯ are covered with luminous green dots. These green dots are very small, in broad daylight they would be indistinguishable. I don¡¯t know if these mushrooms are poisoned or not. I intend to use [Appraisal], with a little luck the skill will give me an indication about it.
Mushoinve
Nature: Mushroom (common). Description: Very toxic mushroom, commonly used as poison. Effect: Slow and painful death if swallowed.
Wow!! I did well to check... I quickly move away from these toxic mushrooms and continue my research... I notice, with difficulty, mushrooms of a different type. Well, I think so, because they are in all aspects similar to the mushoinves, except that they have no green dot. I use [Appraisal], without much hope that they will be edible.
Mushuffe
Nature: Mushroom (uncommon). Description: Delicious but rare mushroom because it grows among toxic mushrooms. Effect: After swallowing, provides a feeling of fullness and satiety.
¡°Lucky us! We will be able to eat something tonight!¡± Said Amelia. I approach my mouth, tear the mushroom with my teeth and begin to taste it. It really tastes good, in addition to being juicy, which quenches my thirst. I take another one... ¡°Hey, don¡¯t eat everything!¡± Said Amelia ¡°We share the same stomach...¡± ¡°But I want to know if they are really delicious...¡± Amelia then put a mushroom in her mouth and start to eat it. ¡°Yummy!¡± We are now full. So, it¡¯s time to find a place to sleep. ¡°We are going back to the cave to spend the night there.¡± I said. ¡°OK!¡± ------------------- Back in the cave, I sit in a corner, as far as possible from the entrance. I try to find a comfortable position in which to lie down. This dragon body is really not practical for that. ¡°Good night Kyle¡± said Amelia. ¡°Good night¡± Well, I don¡¯t really intend to sleep, I must stand guard in case magical beasts come during the night... ¡­ ---------- ¡°¡­Wake up! Hey, Kyle wake up! Do you hear me?¡± I hear a voice calling me... I recognize this voice... Amelia? I wake up abruptly and realize with relief that everything is alright. I... I slept like a baby... I could have died without even realizing it... Chapter 6: A quest? What’s wrong with this system? ¡°Kyle, you''re finally awake! Look... Look at this screen... It appeared when I woke up...¡± Said Amelia. A screen? I was so disturbed when I woke up that I did not notice the screen in front of my eyes.
New quest accepted: Dragon superiority!
Description: As a dragon, you must show your superiority to other creatures! Objective: Kill 5 lykanoss*. Rewards: VIT +1, CON +1, STR +1. Limited time: 6 hours Remaining time: 5 hours 54 minutes If you fail the quest: VIT -3, STR -3, INT -3.
*Author''s note: singular: lykanos, plural: lykanoss WHAT?? ¡°What... what does that mean? Doesn¡¯t the system exist just to make us stronger? Why is it asking us to kill monsters now?¡± I said. ¡°I''ve no idea! I knew this system looked like a video game, but I did not expect it to give us a quest...¡± Amelia said. Do all the magical beasts of this world have quests of this kind to do? Or is it specific to us because we are not from this world? Or maybe is it because we''re a dragon? I don¡¯t have an answer to these questions... ¡°Did you see the penalty in case we fail? We can¡¯t afford to ignore this quest, we will have to accomplish it...¡± she continued. ¡°I... I understand...¡± I said. As if that was not enough to become a dragon, I can¡¯t even live my new life as I wish... Stupid system, what''s your problem with me? ¡°Kyle? You... are you okay?¡± Asked Amelia. ¡°Yes... No, not really actually. I try not to show it, but I really have trouble accepting this new life... And now this system wants to impose its own rules...¡± ¡°I understand... It''s the same for me. I try to look cool and pretend I''m fine, but this is very hard for me. I... I can only move a head, I don¡¯t even have a body...¡± ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t consider your feelings... I thought it made you happy to be a dragon and you had accepted your new life.¡± ¡°Not at all! Besides, before sleeping last night, I had imagined that I would wake up this morning in my bed and everything I had experienced was only a bad dream... I had not yet realized that all this situation had become my new reality, that''s why I acted as if this world were just a video game... ", she replied. ¡°I see... But you told me that you were aware that this world was not a video game...¡± ¡°I... I was not honest... A part of me was hoping this whole thing was just a dream or something, but I realize it was silly of me... Sorry.¡± ¡°Hmm... Since we are going to spend a long time together, I suggest that we be honest towards each other from now on.¡± I said. ¡°Okay!¡± ¡°Well, let''s go do this stupid quest now!¡± I said. I then go to the exit of the cave. I am satisfied with this conversation with Amelia. I knew it was not possible to accept our new life so quickly. In reality, she was suffering in silence... Once out of the cave, I realize that the sun has just risen. So, I really slept all night without even realizing it! Maybe I need a lot of rest because my dragon body has just been born. I see no other explanation¡­ ¡°Kyle, we have an attribute point to spend, I put it in INT, do you agree?¡± ¡°Yes!¡±
You have spent 1 attribute point: INT+1
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal
Level 3/10 ¨C XP (5/50)
HP : 65/65 (0.5/s) SPEED :225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 70/70 (0.5/s) PHY RES : 0.05% MAGMOD : 10%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 0.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
To accomplish this quest, I still have a major problem: I don¡¯t know at all where I can find lykanoss. Which way to go? I must think carefully, I don¡¯t want to fail the quest because I don¡¯t go in the right direction... Hmm... ¡°We should go back to the place where we killed the lykanos and the pigane yesterday, maybe we will find traces that will lead us to the lykanoss¡¯ territory.¡± I said. ¡°Sounds like a good idea.¡± I hope we will find clues once there. Yesterday, going west, we found a lykanos facing a pigane. But continuing in this direction we arrived in King Dalak''zur¡¯s territory... -------------------- Once there, I discover that the two corpses that we left yesterday, are only two skeletons now. Amelia and I had eaten a few pieces of the lykanos, but now there is nothing left but bones. I don¡¯t even want to think about the thing that could devour two big corpses to the point of leaving only bones... ¡°Kyle, look...¡± Amelia beckons me that she noticed something. Indeed, on the ground there are several footprints that seem to come from the north. However, I can¡¯t say for sure that these are lykanoss¡¯ prints. I''m not really familiar with the monsters of this world. A track remains a track and it is worth going to see in this direction. At least these footprints don¡¯t lead to the King Dalak''zur¡¯s territory... -------------------- It''s only been twenty minutes that I walk, and I already meet a magic beast, a pigane.
Pigane (magical beast) ¨C level 4 ¨C HP: 80/80 Description: Big but fast. Has great strength.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.
Little problem, it was it who spotted me first and charged me from nowhere. Fortunately, it makes a lot of noise when moving, so I was able to avoid the charge on time. Amelia and I then use [Fire breath]. The pigane catches fire but ignores the pain and charges me. BANG! I take the charge with full force and am thrown against a tree behind me. Ouch! It hurts but I get up quickly. In one attack I lost more than 20 HP! The pigane doesn¡¯t give me time to catch my breath and charges me again... I rush through the trees to avoid it. He pursues me, but because of his width it can¡¯t, like me, pass between the trees and must take detours most of the time... Now there is enough distance between us, I look back and feel that I can use [Fire breath] without it having time to dodge. Flames come out of my mouth and Amelia''s mouth, completely wrapping the pigane. This time it is really in pain. ¡°GAAAAH GAAAAH¡± it stops its race then rolls on the ground to extinguish the flames that burn its fur. I take this opportunity to go to it and uses [Bite] to bite it on the flank. Amelia does the same. ¡°GAAAAH...¡± The pigane growls one last time before stopping.
You have killed a Pigane : XP + 40. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 20.
Congratulations! You are now level 4. 1 attribute point available. 1 passive skill available. Active skill acquired: Dragon roar Active skill acquired: Reinforced scales
It was rather weak, or is it us who are too strong? I ignore the screens before my eyes and realize something: it is less than a day that I am in this world, and yet I don¡¯t feel anything anymore by killing magical beasts... I must check if it''s the same for Amelia... ¡°Amelia, what did you feel when you killed that pigane?¡± ¡°Huh? Hmm... nothing! Nothing at all... You... You too, reassure me? I will not lose my humanity, will I?¡± She answered. ¡°It is the same for me. But I don¡¯t think we will lose our humanity.¡± I said. At least not right now... ¡°So, it''s better not to think about that for the moment.¡± I continued. ¡°I... I see. By the way, we have acquired new skills ... [Appraisal]!¡± Said Amelia.
Dragon roar (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C physical (support). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Your roar shakes your enemies. Cost: 15 END Range: 10 meters, around the user. Cast time: none. Cooldown: 15 seconds Effect: Stun the enemies around you for 1.5 second. (+ 0.1 second by level)
Reinforced scales (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C magical (defensive). Level: 1 / 10 Description: The scales of your body are magically strengthened, increasing your resistance to physical damage. Cost: 25 MP Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: 30 seconds Effect: PHY RES + 50% for 3 seconds. (+ 1% by level)
¡°They look pretty interesting! Amelia can you use the [Reinforced scales] skill?¡± [Reinforced scales] is a skill that affects our body. However, Amelia can¡¯t control it, so I wonder if she can use this skill. ¡°Hmm, let me try ... [Reinforced scales].¡± she said. Biiiiiiiiiiii The small scales of my body suddenly emit a sound and light up. My whole body is now surrounded by a blue aura. ¡°It works!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Yes, it''s good to know.¡± ¡°Now let''s choose the passive skill ... Choose a skill!¡± She continued.
Choose a passive skill
Solar Reinforcement Lunar Reinforcement Blood dragon Immunity
No restriction No restriction Alignment: Evil only Alignment: Good only
MP + 25% when it¡¯s daytime. END + 25% when it¡¯s night-time. You can now use your HP instead of your MP to use a magical skill. If an attack inflicts more than 50% of your HP. You gain immunity to damage for 3 seconds
¡°Alignment: Evil? Alignment: Good? What does that mean?¡± I said. ¡°Look at the status screen, our alignment is displayed there. Our current alignment is ¡®neutral¡¯ so we can¡¯t choose the last two passive skills. I think we should choose [Solar Reinforcement] since we usually fight the day and not the night.¡± Answered Amelia. ¡°I understand. In this case, how to change our alignment?¡± ¡°No idea!¡± ¡°Too bad... Well, let''s choose the [Solar Reinforcement] skill.¡±
Passive skill acquired: [Solar Reinforcement]
¡°I''m spending the attribute point in INT!¡± Said Amelia.
You have spent 1 attribute point: INT+1
¡°Wait! ... I wanted to put it in VIT this time...¡± I said. ¡°Oops...¡± ¡°Seriously... next time ask my opinion before...¡± ¡°I Promise!¡± She said. I check my ''status'' and ''skills'' screens before hitting the road.
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal
Level 4/10 ¨C XP (15/55)
HP : 65/65 (0.5/s) SPEED : 225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 100/100 (0.5/s) PHY RES: 0.05% MAG MOD : 10%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 0.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
SKILLS
Active skills [Appraisal ], [Fire breath ], [Bite ], [Dragon¡¯s roar ], [Reinforced scales ].
Passive skills [Dragon¡¯s might], [Serene dragon], [Solar Reinforcement].
Title skills ¡°Baby dragon¡±
Thanks to my new passive skill, I now have 100 MP! -------------------- Two piganes spotted me. They came from behind me and charged me at full speed... I will not have time to dodge! ¡°RAAAAAAAAGH !!¡± Amelia roars powerfully, it¡¯s probably the skill [Dragon roar]! The piganes then stop and shake for a moment. It allows me to reposition myself. Well done Amelia! I target the pigane on the right and Amelia the one on the left ... [Fire breath]! They catch fire. One of them retreats because of the pain but the other one is charging me! ¡°GAAAAH GAAAAH¡± Biiiiiiiiiii I use the skill [Reinforced scales]. My body lights up in blue. I receive the charge. BANG! Thanks to the skill I am not ejected, I only back a few steps! The pigane looks surprised at the inefficiency of its attack. We then use [Fire breath] again... It is unable to move under the pressure of the flames. ¡°GAAAAH...¡± After a few seconds, he dies.
You have killed a Pigane : XP + 40. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 20.
The skill [Fire breath] is now level 3.
Congratulations! You are now level 5. 1 attribute point available.
The remaining pigane is back and charges me... I have time to dodge this time. I leap on the right and avoid the charge. The pigane can¡¯t change its trajectory and crash into the tree that was behind me. CRASH! It is stun because of this. I walk over to it, we then finish it by using several [Bite].
You have killed a Pigane : XP + 20. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 10.
¡°These new skills are amazing! Let''s eat this pigane before we hit the road again.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Let''s do this!¡± It is true that with these new skills we are even stronger than before! ... We finished eating. I spend the attribute point in VIT and continue to move.
You have spent 1 attribute point: VIT+1
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal
Level 5/10 ¨C XP (50/60)
HP : 75/75 (0.5/s) SPEED :225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 100/100 (0.5/s) PHY RES : 0.05% MAG MOD : 10%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 0.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
I have met only piganes so far, I must be on their territory. So, I have to be extra vigilant to avoid meeting an entire group... -------------------- I spotted a group in the distance. Fortunately, they made a lot of noise when moving, otherwise I would not have been able to avoid them. When I heard them, I hid directly further. I''m watching them now. At least six piganes, they advance in groups and... Are heading in my direction! I hope they don¡¯t have a good sense of smell, otherwise they will easily discover me... They are now very close to me ... This is the moment of truth... They pass... Without seeing me! Phew! I wait for them to move away a little, then come out of my hiding place. ¡­ I continue my way... -------------------- The quest tells me the remaining time I have to accomplish it: ''4 hours and 39 minutes''. So, I must hurry. Fortunately, I did not meet other piganes since the group a little earlier. ... I am now in what I think is a new area of the forest. In front of me, there are far fewer trees than before, and I notice many large spider webs on the ground as well as on the trees. ¡°Oh no, not spiders... I hate spiders!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°I hate them too...¡± ... Chapter 7: A human? No, a magical beast! I don¡¯t hate spiders. I''m afraid of spiders... I have a phobia of spiders! Spiders were one of the few things that horrified me in my previous life... ¡°I¡­ I think we should look elsewhere, I don¡¯t think there are lykanoss in that direction...¡± I said. ¡°Huh? But the footprints we have followed lead in this direction! We must be very close to the lykanos¡¯ territory.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°I... I know, but there may be a way around this area...¡± ¡°What are you talking about? We don¡¯t have much time left to complete the quest... Wait! Don¡¯t tell me you''re afraid of spiders...¡± She said. ¡°No! No, of course I''m not afraid of spiders...¡± ¡°Kyle... We promised ourselves to be honest to each other!¡± ¡°I... All right, I admit it... I''m afraid of spiders.¡± I said. ¡°HA HA HAHA!¡± She''s making fun of me¡­ ¡°Sorry... Sorry. I didn¡¯t want to make fun of you. It''s just... You always look serious, I didn¡¯t think insects could scare you!¡± She said. ¡°Everybody has a weakness¡­¡± If these spiders were small, it would be fine, but trusting the size of these cobwebs, these spiders must be huge! There is no more time to lose¡­ I gather my courage, then go straight ahead. Everything around me is covered with white spider webs, be it bushes, trees and even some parts of the ground. Fortunately, the spacing between the trees is large enough to let in the sun''s rays, so the lighting is good. Suddenly, I hear noises. Click click click click click! These noises seem to come from all directions! I can finally see the thing that is the origin of the noises: a huge spider, black with red legs at least a meter tall and a meter wide, comes in my direction... This creature is horrible! I''m using [Appraisal], maybe it¡¯s not as strong as it''s scary.
The skill [Appraisal] is now level 3.
Arnive (magical beast) ¨C level 6 ¨C HP: 105/105 ¨C MP 25/25 Description: Group Attack. Very vulnerable to fire. Active skills: [Poisonous strike), [Thread manipulation].
Group Attack? Oh no! An arnive is coming on my right. Amelia tells me that two more are coming from my left and from behind. I''m surrounded! It''s bad, even though I''ve become a dragon, my phobia of spiders has not disappeared, I''m paralyzed because of fear... The arnives are getting closer to me... ¡°Kyle, pull yourself together! These spiders are sensitive to fire. Let''s create a wall of fire around us to prevent them from approaching!¡± Said Amelia. Good idea! Amelia''s call allows me to regain my senses. [Fire breath]! Amelia and I are firing around us. A wall of fire stands all around us. It works! The arnives don¡¯t dare to approach and remain at a distance. But there is still a problem, I can¡¯t get out of this wall of fire myself. Although I can spit fire, I''m not immune to it... What can I do to get rid of these arnives? ¡°Kyle, be careful!¡± I don¡¯t realize until too late that an arnive managed to jump over the wall of fire. It is about to hit me with its sharp legs from the air! Biiiiiiiiiii CRACK! Ahh!! The arnive slightly pierced my neck, it could have been much worse if Amelia had not activated in time the skill [Reinforced scales]! Amelia catches one of the arnive¡¯s legs with her mouth and throws the arnive outside the wall of fire. I can¡¯t let Amelia fight alone, I must pull myself together, I must... My body! What''s happening to me? I feel a strong pain running through my body although I am not under attack. ¡°We have been poisoned! [Reinforced scales] strengthens our physical defense but can¡¯t do anything against poison...¡± Said Amelia. Poison? ¡°Do you know how to purge this poison?¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe there is an antidote somewhere, or maybe level up can heal us.¡± She answered. I see... Whatever happens, we can¡¯t stay behind that wall of fire doing nothing, we must go on the offensive. Even if I take damage, I must go through the flames and attack those arnives. I can vaguely see through the flames that the four arnives are surrounding me outside the wall of fire. They must know that I am poisoned that is why they have come closer. However, they are out of range of [Fire breath]. I rush out of the wall of flame, ignoring the pain that the burns cause me and run towards the arnive in front of me. ¡°RAAAAAAAAAAAGH¡± I use [Dragon roar] to immobilize it and prevent the other arnives from helping it. Amelia and I use [Bite] and tear its front legs. It screams and finds itself on the ground, unable to get up. ¡°HIIIIIIII HIIIIIIII HIIIIIIII HIIIIIIII¡± The other three arnives are coming in my direction, so I don¡¯t have time to kill it.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Amelia and I target two different arnives then use [Fire breath]. However, they dodge the attack by changing direction quickly through their spider silk. This is probably their skill [Thread manipulation] ... CRACK! The remaining arnive pierced my body with its front leg! It hurts! I only have 32 HP left. I am also poisoned... I¡¯m really in trouble... I notice that the arnive¡¯s leg remained stuck in my body! It¡¯s trying to remove it... It''s my chance! I''m going to take advantage of it being stuck to kill it with [Fire breath], it will not be able to dodge. Meanwhile, Amelia will use [Fire Breath] to keep the other two arnives away. [Fire breath]! The arnive in front of me ignites and screams in pain. ¡°HIIIIIIII HIIIIIIII¡± Hurry up and die... The arnive has been reduced to ashes!
You have killed an Arnive : XP + 60. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 30.
Congratulations! You are now level 6. 1 attribute point available. 1 passive skill available. Active skill acquired: Lightning speed
Congratulations! You are now level 7. 1 attribute point available.
Lightning speed (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C physical (support). Level: 1 / 10 Description: Boost your speed with the power of lightning. Cost: 20 END Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: 45 seconds Effect: SPEED + 250 for 5 seconds. (+ 0.5 second by level)
Two level up at once! ¡°We are no longer poisoned!¡± Said Amelia. Perfect! Thanks to the level up, I am no longer poisoned, and I have recovered all my HP, MP and END. I will be able to kill the remaining arnives easily. My skill [Dragon roar] is available again. ¡°RAAAAAAAAAAAGH¡± The two arnives advancing towards me stop and tremble. Amelia and I then target one of them and use [Fire breath].
You have killed an Arnive : XP + 50. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 25.
It seems that because it is very vulnerable to fire, the damage I inflict on it with [Fire breath] is greatly increased. The other arnive flees after seeing its comrade reduced to ashes. It''s time to test my new skill! [Lightning speed]! Gzzzt I feel an electric current flowing through my body. I¡¯m chasing the arnive which fled. How fast! I catch it easily and block its road. The arnive is surprised but tries to flee in another direction. I don¡¯t give it time to do so... [Fire breath]! The arnive catches fire, screams and is reduced to ashes.
You have killed an Arnive : XP + 50. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 25.
Congratulations! You are now level 8. 1 attribute point available. 1 passive skill available.
I am now going back to the last arnive. The one to whom we have torn the front legs earlier. It is still on the ground and looks scared seeing me approach. [Fire breath]!
You have killed an Arnive : XP + 60. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 30.
Congratulations! You are now level 9. 1 attribute point available.
Phew! It''s finally over... ¡°It was an intense fight! We have gained three levels!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°I really thought we were going to die.¡± ¡°Now let''s choose our new passive skills...¡± she said. ¡°Wait! We must ensure that the area is safe before.¡± I said. I carefully check my surroundings... There is no enemy.
Choose a passive skill
Eat All You can now eat rotten or poisoned food without consequence. Light Sleep Reduces your needed sleep time by 35%
Let¡¯s see¡­ ¡°[Eat All]! We choose [Eat All]!¡± Said Amelia
Passive skill acquired: [Eat All]
No way! ¡°Amelia... I already told you not to do that anymore...¡± ¡°But ... But ... Sorry ...¡±
Choose a passive skill
Magical Resistance Physical Resistance Poison Resistance Fire Resistance
No restriction No restriction Alignment : Evil only Alignment : Good only
You gain MAG RES +1% for each INT point You gain PHY RES +1% for each STR point Reduces poison damage taken by 75% Reduces fire damage taken by 75%
These alignments again... When will I be able to change mine? Hmm... I have a lot more points in INT than in STR, so I should choose [Magical Resistance].
Passive skill acquired: [Magical Resistance]
¡°Hey, you didn¡¯t ask my opinion...¡± Amelia said. ¡°Oops...¡± I said ¡°I wanted to make the same choice anyway!¡± ¡°¡­¡± I spend my attribute points, and then hit the road.
You have spent 1 attribute point: VIT+1 You have spent 1 attribute point: VIT+1 You have spent 1 attribute point: INT+1
STATUS
Name: No name Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal
Level 9/10 ¨C XP (110/130)
HP : 95/95 (0.5/s) SPEED :225 PHY MOD : 0%
MP : 112/112 (0.5/s) PHY RES : 0.05% MAG MOD : 10%
END : 55/55 (0.5/s) MAG RES : 9.05% ALIGNMENT : neutral
¡°We are level 9/10, what will happen when we are level 10/10?¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Something good, I hope.¡± She answered. I still have ¡®4 hours and 05 minutes¡¯ to complete the quest. However, I don¡¯t know if I''m on time. I just hope I will leave this area soon¡­ -------------------- My progress is now slowed down. Indeed, there are more and more spider webs. These spider webs form walls and block the passage. So, I must make detours to get around them... I think I''m lost. Because of all these damn cobwebs, I lost my way... Fortunately, there are no enemies around. ¡°Kyle, are we lost?¡± Asked Amelia. ¡°I think so¡­¡± After walking at random for several minutes, I finally arrive at what seems like a huge spider''s nest. At the entrance of this nest I can see a... Naked girl? This girl spots me and stares at me. She has long black hair, a cute face, a perfect bust and... Wait, it''s not a girl! It''s a creature, half human and half spider. The upper part of its body being humanoid. ¡°Is she a human? Don¡¯t tell me that humans of this world are half beast ... [Appraisal].¡± Said Amelia.
Princess Avia (magical beast - unique) ¨C level 1 ¨C HP: 15/15 ¨C MP: 10/10 Description: Youngest daughter of the arnives Queen. Active skills: [Commandment], [Telepathy].
So, she¡¯s a magical beast and not a human. Princess Avia examines me with curiosity. She doesn¡¯t seem to fear me. Although she seems weak, I must stay on my guard. ¡°Khlqfc qvfh wlfkhaf lqkhqp¡± said Princess Avia suddenly. ¡°She spoke! Did you understand what she said?¡± Asked Amelia. ¡°No, not at all...¡± I said. ¡°Can you understand me now?¡± Said Princess Avia. ¡°Yes, we can!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°How is it possible?¡± I said. ¡°I used [Telepathy], this skill allows us to communicate through our thoughts without the need for words.¡± She answered. I understand. So, there is a skill to communicate with other people without the need to know how to speak. It''s good to know. ¡°This my first time seeing another magical beast! What kind of magical beast are you?¡± She continued. Huh? She wants to know what kind of magical beast we are? She doesn¡¯t want to know what we are doing on her territory or if we are here to kill her? ... Chapter 8: Princess Avia part 1 I didn¡¯t know that magical beasts had the ability to speak and think like humans. So far, the only ones I''ve met have attacked me on sight without taking the time to talk to me. Is she a special case? Or is she, like Amelia and me, a human reincarnated into a magical beast? Even if I don¡¯t trust her, I must learn more about her. Fortunately, she doesn¡¯t look very smart. ¡°A dragon, we are a dragon¡± I said. ¡°A dragon? This is the first time I hear about it. Why do you have two different voices?¡± Answered Princess Avia. ¡°It''s a long story...¡± said Amelia. ¡°I would like to hear it! I rarely have the opportunity to talk to anyone else...¡± ¡°Avia!¡± Suddenly said a female voice in the distance. ¡°Oh no, it''s my big sister! If she sees you, she will attack you, foreigners are not welcome in our territory. Go quickly hide yourself in my nest!¡± In her nest? And if it was a trap? I have no desire to find myself stuck in this gigantic nest.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. However, I could feel that she was really worried, so I will trust her. I head quickly towards her nest and hide myself inside, near the entrance. I can¡¯t see them, but I can hear them. ¡°Avia, skjskhskh isoio kbbvxxz kkmkiop!¡± Said the female voice. ¡°Kkmkiop? qqueyuz qbnhhuj iiujhs.¡± Replied Princess Avia. I don¡¯t understand what they are saying... ¡°Amelia! What are you doing?¡± I said. Amelia is leaning her head out of the nest... She will be spotted! ¡°I want to see if Princess Avia''s sister is as beautiful as her!¡± She answered. Beautiful? It is true that the human part of Princess Avia is attractive, but her spider part... I''m shaking, just thinking about it... ¡°Don¡¯t do that, we will be spotted!¡± I said. ¡°Just a quick look, I''ll be careful... Wow! She is even more beautiful than her sister ... [Appraisal]!¡±
Princess Ansia (magical beast - unique) ¨C level 15 ¨C HP: 720/720 ¨C MP: 250/250 Description: Second daughter of the arnives Queen. Active skills: [Commandment], [Telepathy], [Poisonous strike], [Thread manipulation], [Toxic ball], [Eyes of terror].
Huh? She is much stronger than her sister, and... much stronger than us! She mustn¡¯t spot us. Amelia seems to have realized it. After a few minutes, Princess Avia finally talks to me with [Telepathy]. ¡°It''s over, she''s gone. You can come out now.¡± she said. I leave the nest cautiously and remark with relief that her sister is no longer here. ¡°My sister told me that there was an intruder who killed many of us in our territory and so I had to be careful...¡± said Princess Avia Oh no! We were detected. Chapter 8: Princess Avia part 2 She must know that I am the intruder... I must kill her before she gives the alert! I''m about to attack her... ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we''re safe here. It''s impossible for the intruder to reach my nest! Well, where were we? ... Oh yes, you were going to tell me why you had two different voices.¡± Said Princess Avia. Huh? Is she stupid or is she pretending? Maybe I was too careful. It''s a magical beast after all, not a human... ¡°It looks like she has the intelligence of a child! She reminds me of my little brother... He was as naive as her...¡± Amelia told me. ¡°We were lucky to meet her and not one of her sisters.¡± I said. Anyway, I can¡¯t stay here anymore. The longer I stay, the more likely I am to be spotted. In addition, there is only ¡®3 hours and 26 minutes¡¯ left to complete the quest... By the way, maybe Princess Avia knows where the lykanoss¡¯ territory is and can guide me there. But how can I ask her without her suspecting me of being the intruder? Hmm... ¡°Sorry but we can¡¯t stay longer. We must find our family in the lykanoss¡¯ territory. Do you know the way?¡± I said. ¡°What? Already? I don¡¯t know where the lykanoss¡¯ territory is. I have never left the territory of my race, so I don¡¯t know the outside world... However, I know how to leave the maze! But ... Hum ... How to say?¡± A maze? Oh, so all these cobwebs formed a maze. No wonder I got lost... She seems reluctant to keep talking... ¡°You want something in return, right?¡± I said. ¡°It''s just... I want you to stay a little longer to play with me! My... My sisters never spend time with me. Mother always says I''m weak. I never have anyone to play with...¡± said Princess Avia. Play with her? I really feel like talking to a child. It could have been the case if she had been completely human. Well, no. She looks like a girl in her twenties...Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Poor little girl... We can play a little with her, can¡¯t we?¡± Said Amelia. *Sigh* I guess I have no choice... ¡°Fine... But I decide the game we''re going to play.¡± I said. ¡°It''s okay with me!¡± Answered Princess Avia. I already have an idea of a ¡®game¡¯ that will allow me to learn more about her. ¡°Good. Here is the rule of the game: each turn we will ask a question about each other. The first who can¡¯t, or doesn¡¯t want to answer, has lost! If I win, you will show us how to leave the maze.¡± I said. ¡°Alright! But if it''s me who wins then... Hum... You stay playing with me until tonight!¡± She said. ¡°It''s okay with me. But no cheating, we must be honest. Plus, no negotiations even if you lose at the first question... I start first...¡± I said. ¡°Kyle, are you sure about that? We don¡¯t know much about the origins of this body. We''re not going to tell her we''re from another world, are we?¡± Amelia told me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have a plan.¡± I replied. ¡°First question: what is the name of the world in which you were born?¡± I said. ¡°Easy! Mother told me when I was younger. This world is called Thersa!¡± She answered. Huh? She told me she didn¡¯t know anything about the outside world. I thought she was going to lose... At least I learned an important information... ¡°It''s my turn! Let''s see... I guess dragons have a name too. My question is: what¡¯s your name?¡± Continued Princess Avia. My name? ¡°My name is¡­¡± Wait a minute! Amelia and I call each other by our respective names but we don¡¯t have a name as a dragon... ¡°So? ... You don¡¯t want to tell me your name? In that case, you lost!¡± Said Princess Avia. ¡°Wait! Give me a minute please.¡± I said. ¡°Kyle, why don¡¯t we just tell her our names?¡± Amelia told me. ¡°I don¡¯t want her to know that we are two different people. And we still need a name for this body anyway.¡± I said. ¡°In that case, let''s choose a name!¡± She said. ¡°It''s not that simple...¡± I said. ¡°That''s right, we need a name that sounds cool! A name like Deathwing or Alduin... Oh no, those ones are already taken... Why not... Hum... Dermiak!¡± Said Amelia. Dermiak? It''s not so bad... But we can¡¯t choose a name so quickly...
Do you want to choose ¡®Dermiak¡¯ as your new name? (Your choice is final)
Huh? Oh no, not this stupid system... ¡°What do you think of the name I chose?¡± Said Amelia. I didn¡¯t want to choose so quickly, but¡­ ¡°Dermiak is not a bad name. Let''s choose it.¡± I said.
Congratulations! Your name is now ¡®Dermiak¡¯!
Title acquired: ¡°Unique dragon¡±
Unique dragon (detail)
Type: Title skill. Level: - / - Description: You now have a name and are therefore unique! Effect: +1 to all attributes each time you gain a level. Requirement: Being born as a dragon. Having a name.
Wow! It was unexpected! Chapter 8: Princess Avia part 3 This new title will allow us to be much stronger! ¡°Cool! If only we had known before...¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Yes... Too bad that this dragon body was not provided with a manual.¡± I said. ¡°A manual? It''s your turn to believe that you are in a video game now? Haha. By the way, Princess Avia seems to be impatient, maybe you should answer her.¡± Oh, that''s right, I forgot. I almost lost at my own game... ¡°Dermiak! You can call us Dermiak!¡± I said. ¡°Dermiak? What a strange name... Why did it take you so long to answer?¡± Said Princess Avia. ¡°It''s not a strange name, it''s a cool name! And it''s my turn to ask a question! Hmm ... Why do you look so much like a human?¡± Said Amelia. ¡°A human? What do you mean? I look like my mother and my sisters... I have never seen a human. Do humans look like me?¡± Replied Princess Avia. ¡°Um... More or less. The upper part of their body is similar to yours but for the lower part they have legs instead.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Legs? What is it?¡± Asked Princess Avia. ¡°Hold-on! You don¡¯t know why you look like a human, in other words you can¡®t answer our question. So, you lost!¡± I said. ¡°Huh? But it''s not fair... I said that I looked like my mother...¡± She said. ¡°In that case, why does your mother look like a human?¡± I said. ¡°I... I... I don¡¯t know...¡± She answered. ¡°Then you lost...¡± ¡°But¡­ But¡­¡± I scam her a bit, but I can¡¯t stay here any longer, it''s too dangerous. ¡°Remember, no negotiations. You promised.¡± I said. ¡°I... Very well. I will accompany you to the outside of our territory. Follow me!¡± She said. She looks disappointed but not upset. I thought it would be harder to convince her.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Unless she leads me to a trap... ¡°In this maze there will surely be several patrols. How can you be sure that we will not be spotted?¡± I said. ¡°I''m going to use my skill [Commandment], thanks to this skill I can order the members of my species to stay at a distance. We just have to hope not to meet one of my sisters.¡± She answered. I see... She doesn¡¯t seem to lie. I will trust her, hoping not to regret it. I follow Princess Avia through the maze, while staying on my guard. ¡°Kyle, why are you so vigilant with her? You saw that she has the intelligence of a child...¡± Asked Amelia. ¡°It¡¯s better to be vigilant. We are in an enemy territory, I remind you.¡± I said. ¡°I... I know. But I don¡¯t consider her an enemy. Rather, I feel sorry for her...¡± ¡°...¡± I don¡¯t know what to say. She is too naive. Many people hide themselves behind a fake smile to backstab you when you trust them. This is especially true in the business world... I¡¯m not an emotionless person. However, I''m not someone who trust other easily, let alone now that I''m in an unfamiliar world. -------------------- This maze is much bigger and more complex than I had imagined. We''ve been walking for over thirty minutes now... Princess Avia talks to Amelia from time to time, but their discussions don¡¯t interest me. I prefer to make sure there is no danger in the surroundings. ¡°We are reaching the limits of the territory of my race. Just keep going in that direction.¡± Said Princess Avia suddenly. Indeed, in the direction she points, there are far fewer cobwebs than before. ¡°Dermiak I... I¡¯d love to come with you to discover the world, but I can¡¯t abandon my family... Can you promise me that we''ll meet again someday?¡± Said Princess Avia. She has tears in her eyes! I''m not really good at tearful goodbyes... ¡°We promise!¡±, Amelia said, ¡°We''ll meet again soon and we''ll play with you a lot longer!¡± ¡°Really? Thank you! I will wait for your return with impatience!¡± Replied Princess Avia. This is how we leave the arnives¡¯ territory for a new and unknown territory. ¡°You should not have made a promise to her. We may never see her again...¡± I said. ¡°Something tells me that we''ll meet again one day!¡± Answered Amelia. ------------------- I keep going through the trees for a long time. I am now sure that I have definitely left the territory of these damned spiders. Phew! I suddenly see a river in the distance... ¡°A river! Let''s go drink. All this conversation with Princess Avia made me thirsty!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°We didn¡¯t use our mouths to talk to her¡­¡± I said. ¡°I... I know. But I''m still thirsty.¡± I head for the river and drink with Amelia. ¡°By the way, why did you choose the name Dermiak? By coincidence, or does this name mean something to you?¡± I said. ¡°It was the name of one of my characters in a video game. A powerful dragon slayer! The name is cool, right?¡± She answered. ¡°Huh? You... You gave us the name of a dragon slayer... I guess our name does not really matter anyway. We are a beast not a human.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that! Our name is important. Maybe one day there will be a legend about Dermiak, the invincible two-headed dragon!¡± She said. ¡°Yeah... If we live until then...¡± I said. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t be pessimistic...¡± ¡°I''m not pessimistic, I''m realistic. We only have 2 hours and 33 minutes to complete the quest and we don¡¯t know where the lykanoss¡¯ territory is...¡± ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡± Suddenly, I hear a howl in the distance... ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡± I recognize that howl... The lykanoss! We finally found them! Chapter 9: Evil dragon The howl comes from the other side of the river. ¡°This is a lykanos, I recognize that howl!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Let''s go check.¡± I said. The river is neither wide nor deep, so I can cross it without any problem. Once on the other side, I head carefully towards the noise. I became much stronger compared to before, I can feel it. But even if the lykanoss are not as scary as the arnives, it remains dangerous if a whole pack attacks me. ¡°On our left.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°I saw it.¡± I said. A lykanos is moving towards me at full speed.
Lykanos (magical beast) ¨C level 4 ¨C HP: 75/75 ¨C MP: 25/25 Description: Devours its target with its long fangs. Usually moves in pack. Active skills: [Charge], [Bite], [Rallying cry].
Only level 4, it will be easy. Amelia uses [Fire breath] but the lykanos dodges and continues charging to me. ¡°RAAAAAAAAAAAGH¡± I use [Dragon roar] before it reaches me, the lykanos is paralyzed. Amelia and I then use [Fire breath]. The lykanos catches fire and dies in less than two seconds. It didn¡¯t even have time to scream before its death...
You have killed a Lykanos : XP + 40. Bonus XP from title ? Baby dragon ? +50%: XP + 20.
Congratulations! You are now level 10. 1 attribute point available. Bonus from title ? Unique dragon ?: +1 to all attributes
Congratulations! You can now evolve. Please find a safe place to evolve, the process can take several hours.
Evolve? What does that mean? I know what ¡®evolve¡¯ means, but what it means for a dragon, I have no idea. ¡°Amelia...¡± I said. ¡°I knew it! We will be able to grow and become even stronger now.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Grow? Are you sure? We were ¡®born¡¯ only yesterday, how can we grow so fast?¡± ¡°Evolution is not related to time but to our level. Forget everything we have learned on Earth, it no longer applies in this world.¡± She answered. I understand¡­ ¡°Let''s find a safe place to evolve after finishing the quest.¡± I said. ¡°Okay!¡± For the moment, it is better to put this evolve thing aside. I must stay focused and on my guard. There are only four lykanoss left to kill, I hope to find them quickly... -------------------- After a few minutes of walking, I notice two lykanoss in front of me. They are both at level 4. They notice me too... ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡± One of them howls, while the other charges me.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. [Lightning speed]! I ignore the lykanos who charges me and rush to the one who howls. I''m sure it¡¯s using its skill [Rallying cry] to call for reinforcements. I must stop it. Amelia and I use [Fire breath] and reduce it to ashes.
You have killed a Lykanos . Please evolve to earn more XP.
¡°Behind us! [Reinforced scales].¡± Said Amelia. Biiiiiiiiii CRACK! While we killed its comrade, the lykanos joined us and bit Amelia''s neck. However, thanks to [Reinforced scales], it could not sink its fangs deeply. So, I can free myself without problems. [Fire breath]! The lykanos is too close to dodge. The flames are surrounding it... ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡±
You have killed a Lykanos . Please evolve to earn more XP.
While I thought the fight was over, a huge lykanos came out of a hole in the ground. It must be their lair! This lykanos is much bigger and more frightening than those I have met so far. It stares at me with an angry look. A red aura surrounds it. I use [Appraisal] to learn more about it...
Alpha lykanos (magical beast) ¨C level 6 ¨C HP: 135/135 ¨C MP: 40/40 Description: Pack leader. Powerful lykanos which can strengthen its allies. Active skills: [Charge], [Bite], [Enrage], [Allies enhancement].
This red aura must be its skill [Enrage]. Although it looks strong, it is alone, so it doesn¡¯t represent a great danger. I will use the same strategy as usual: paralyze it then burn it. ¡°RAAAAAAAAAAAGH¡± [Fire breath]! The alpha lykanos catches fire, but it doesn¡¯t seem to suffer! It''s charging me... Crash! I''m thrown back by the impact and landed on the ground. How fast, I didn¡¯t even have time to dodge! I get up, but don¡¯t see the alpha lykanos around me. ¡°Above!¡± Said Amelia. The alpha lykanos takes the opportunity that I was on the ground to jump on me. Amelia uses [Fire breath], but again, the alpha lykanos ignores the pain and slams me to the ground, falling on me with all its weight. CRACK! The alpha lykanos then sinks its fangs into my back. Ahhhhh! It hurts! I can¡¯t get up or move my head because of the weight of the alpha lykanos that is above me. Fortunately, Amelia can still move, she uses [Fire breath] and [Bite] several times. However, the alpha lykanos totally ignores her attacks and continues to bite me. My HP are dangerously low! My skill [Dragon roar] is available again. Amelia uses it. ¡°RAAAAAAAAAAAGH¡± I take advantage of the paralysis of the alpha lykanos to get out of its grip. Then use [Fire breath] with Amelia. [Fire breath]! ¡°OoooooooooooWhoo!!¡±
You have killed an Alpha lykanos . Please evolve to earn more XP.
¡°Finally, I thought it would never die!¡± I said. I can barely stand on my feet. I only have 18 HP left, and almost no more MP or END. Fortunately this alpha lykanos was alone, otherwise... ¡°Its [Enrage] skill is formidable, it allows it to ignore the pain in addition to increasing his strength and speed. But in return it loses its HP gradually.¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Huh? Why didn¡¯t you tell me this before?¡± ¡°I thought you saw the screen when I used [Appraisal] on its skill...¡± She answered. ¡°I... I was too focused on the fight at that time...¡± I said. Anyway, there may still be other lykanoss in the lair. I''m going to rest a few minutes to regenerate then I will inspect it. There remains only one lykanos to kill to complete the quest. ... My HP, MP and END have been restored, I am now heading to the lykanos¡¯ lair. The hole of the lair is very wide since the lykanoss are huge. However, I don¡¯t know how deep it is. I thought about it and I think it''s too risky to go down in this hole. Since it''s dark inside I risk being ambushed. I will use [Fire breath] inside the lair to force them out and attack them by surprise. [Fire breath]. The flames spread inside the lair... However, no lykanos comes out. Maybe there was no other lykanos inside... ¡°Woooh¡± I hear a little scream and see something rushing towards the exit of the lair. I put myself in attack position. A... Little puppy! I was expecting to see a lykanos out of the lair, but a puppy came out...
Baby lykanos (magical beast) ¨C level 1 ¨C HP: 10/10 ¨C MP: 10/10 Description: A baby lykanos that has just been born. Active skills: -
¡°It''s a baby!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°At least the last lykanos will be easy to kill...¡± I said. ¡°Huh? You''re not going to kill it! It is harmless and totally frightened.¡± ¡°Of course I''m going to kill it... I want to finish the quest as soon as possible¡± I said. This quest deprives me of my freedom. The sooner I finish it, the sooner I am free. I''m about to use [Fire breath]... ¡°Kyle, don¡¯t do that. We still have enough time to find another lykanos, you don¡¯t have to kill this baby!¡± Said Amelia. ¡°It''s a magical beast, not a baby... When it grows up, it''ll become a normal lykanos. It didn¡¯t bother you to kill several adult lykanoss, so why don¡¯t you kill a baby?¡± ¡°I... I don¡¯t know. But as a human, I have values. I don¡¯t want to kill a harmless puppy...¡± She said. ¡°We are no longer human...¡± I said. [Fire breath]... ¡°STOP!¡± Screamed Amelia.
You have killed a Baby lykanos . Please evolve to earn more XP.
Congratulations! You completed the quest: Dragon superiority! Reward: VIT +1, CON +1, STR +1.
You have done a cruel act. ALIGNMENT: Evil + 3 Your alignment is now: Evil.
Title acquired: ¡°Evil dragon¡±
Evil dragon (detail)
Type: Title skill. Level: - / - Description: Because of your evil deeds, you are now an evil dragon. Effects: Dark magic deals 15% more damage. 25% chance to scare a target by staring at it. You don¡¯t feel fear anymore. Requirement: Alignment: Evil.
Chapter 10: First evolution part 1 Finally, I got rid of this damn quest! I agree that my choice wasn¡¯t moral, but I''m in a world where the strong kills the weak, I could have been in the place of this baby lykanos... Yes, I choose the easy way. I could have found another lykanos, but I didn¡¯t want to take the risk of being attacked by an alpha lykanos. Every fight, no matter how easy it is, is a risk. A second of inattention and I can die. Being considered as an evil dragon doesn¡¯t bother me, as long as the title brings me benefits and not penalties. However, I don¡¯t understand why the system considers killing the baby lykanos a cruel act... I doubt that the system is hypocritical, on the contrary it encourages me to kill to show my ¡®superiority¡¯. I wonder if the alignment system is based on Amelia''s moral judgment¡­ For her, killing this puppy was cruel and against her moral values. I don¡¯t know... I can only make assumptions while waiting for confirmation of my doubts. ¡°Idiot... look... look what you did¡­¡± Said Amelia. ¡°Amelia, I... Don¡¯t cry... You know I had no choice..." ¡°No, you had the choice! We¡¯re supposed to be a team, but you always do as you wish. Because I am only a head, doesn¡¯t my opinion matter?¡± She said. ¡°Not at all! I¡­¡± It''s true... I didn¡¯t consider neither her opinion nor what she felt... But it''s not because she''s just ¡®my second head¡¯, it¡¯s because apart from my parents when I was young, I never had to ask anyone''s opinion to make a decision that concern my personal life. I''m not used to sharing my body with someone else yet... ¡°I promise you that from now on, I will take your opinion into account.¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t believe you. After all you control the body, you can do what you want...¡± She said. I understand that she doesn¡¯t trust me, but I''m really sincere. I am not the kind of person who makes false promises. I must show her quickly that I am sincere, our survival depends on our cooperation. Hum¡­ ¡°I swear on our name, Dermiak, that from now on, we will make all the decisions together!¡± I said. I can¡¯t do anything more. I hope that will be enough to convince her.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ...
Active skill acquired: Body swap
Body swap (Detail)
Type: Active skill ¨C unique skill. Level: 1 / 1 Description: The second head takes control of the body for one hour. Cost: - Range: - Cast time: none. Cooldown: 24 hours.
¡°Huh?¡± I said. ¡°Huh?¡± Said Amelia at the same time. How is it possible? Amelia will be able to take control of my body now! Stupid system, I was sincere, but it was not worth giving us such a skill... ¡°Now I believe you!¡± Said Amelia. Seriously¡­ ¡°Amelia, you must never use this skill without telling me before, okay?¡± ¡°As long as you do what I ask, I don¡¯t need to use this skill, hihi¡± she said. ¡°Is it¡­ a threat?¡± I said. ¡°Not at all. We are a team after all!¡± She said, ¡°Well, let''s find a place to evolve. Hmm... Why not in the lair of these lykanoss, it seems safe.¡± I can¡¯t say if she''s sarcastic or not, besides I don¡¯t think she forgave me. It is possible that she wants to take revenge on me by using this skill. But I can¡¯t do anything about it right now. I''ll talk to her once she''s calmed down. ¡°I''m not sure this lair is safe, there may be other lykanoss going through here. It''s better to go back to the cave where we were born.¡± I said. ¡°Do you remember the way to go back?¡± ¡°Not really... Um... I suggest we stand guard here to see if other lykanoss are coming. If none comes here in a few hours, we will evolve in this lair. Does this suit you?¡± I said. ¡°Yes!¡± I stand near the entrance of the lair and stand guard. In the meantime, I take this opportunity to check my status.
STATUS
Name: Dermiak Race: two-headed dragon Path: none Evolution: baby dragon Rank: F State: normal You can evolve 1 attribute point available
Level 10/10 ¨C XP (-/-)
HP : 117/117 (0.7/s) SPEED : 230 PHY MOD: 0%
MP : 125/125 (0.7/s) PHY RES: 0.07% MAG MOD: 10%
END : 75/75 (0.7/s) MAG RES: 10.07% ALIGNMENT : Evil (3)
ATTRIBUTES
VIT ¨C Vitality 11
STR ¨C Strength 7
INT ¨C Intelligence 10
CON ¨C Constitution 7
HST ¨C Haste 6