Chapter 364 - Ants
You never realise how small humans are , living in a human city . But the moment you step foot into Draconia , a land where even the smallest houses are bigger than the entire True Elite guild headquarters , you realise how tiny humans really are.
Roads as wide as 3km in width , and going as far as the eye can see , you realize that even going from place to place in this city was going to take hours for the small Elites and their wolf mounts.
That is if the mounts could move at all ... Because the city was literally filled with dragons , causing inferior creatures to fall under dragon fear. Everyone except Rudra was affected by dragon fear , but Rudra was surprisingly not. Maybe it was the effect of the dragon Slayer t.i.tle , he thought. But what he did not know was it was because of his soul connection to Furball. Furball was a species even superior to the dragons , hence Furball snickered seeing them act all high and mighty , these overgrown lizards.
Hence heavily debuffed , in an unknown City , with ma.s.sive size complex. The Elites felt like ants living in a human house. Who could be squished with one foot of a giant dragon!
They were about to set off , when a deep voice could be heard ... The voice was male , or soo Rudra a.s.sumed from the ba.s.s of it , as the voice said " Wait. "
Soon a ma.s.sive Green dragon with yellow iris landed near the Elite party. The sheer windforce causing Naomi to struggle to mentain her footing. Soo Rudra had to hold her tight in his arms.
This was by no means a romantic gesture but the closeness made Naomi blush instantly. Which deepened when she saw into Skyla "s eyes , who saw silently mouthed the words " well played ".
How would Naomi explain that it was not a ploy to get close but she was genuinely blown away. Naomi would have preffered to stay there for a long long time , but she could feel something pulling her robe , as she turned she saw a glaring Furball. Who jumped into Rudra"s arms the moment Naomi and he seperated a little.
Rudra started to stroke Furball , as he looked the dragon in the eye.
The green dragon said " I"m the gatekeeper of the kingdom of draconia , the overseer of the outside teleportation formation , Heron , may I know which Church sent you here? ".
Rudra replied casually " We are all beleivers of the light , but we did not come here from the church. But for our own personal buisness ".
Heron was surprised to hear this response , he asked " How did you activate the array...?".
It was a trick question , if the array was activated by the tailsman of the church , Rudra would not know the other method . While he would understand that they were defectors of the church and kill the mortals on the spot.
Rudra calmly said " The seal of draconia , that takes 10 people across. You can count Heron the green dragon , there are ten of us here ".
Heron looked at the humans , and then said " Surprising , it"s been 300 years before a human came to Draconia using tailsman , State your reason for visit ".
Rudra said " Merchants , here for trade ".
Heron audibly laughed , then took a closer look at the party of ten , then laughed again. After five minutes of amusing himself he said . " Alright , what makes you think that you tier two WEAKLINGs will be able to trade in Draconia? , Our children are stronger than you bunch . Be careful they are naughty at the young age , and humans are interesting playthings ".
Saying soo , Heron was about to berate Rudra and group some more , when a bunch of dragons suddenly came into view , approaching this location.
There were three red dragons , two black dragons and one golden dragon flying in a arrowhead formation , with the golden dragon at the head of the group.
The moment Heron saw the incoming group , he instantly corrected his stance as the group landed , near the humans.
This time Neatwit had taken to care for his sister , as Rudra "s hands were full with Furball , which made Naomi instantly regretful.
The , green dragon was practically bowing at this point , his bearing very different than before. Saluting the golden dragon.
Rudra understood that the golden dragon was royalty. Because in the history books about dragons , it was mentioned that the royal family of Draconia were a bunch of golden scaled dragons.
The golden dragon has regal blue eyes , as it communicated with Heron in a language incomprehensible to Rudra and the others.
"#@#$_##_&" £¢€¥¥©¢¢¥¢".
" @#-$$%™¢^€=€π√π¢¥™©".
Rudra a.s.sumed it was dragon tongue , but had no means to confirm his conjecture.
After a while , the golden dragon said " Welcome to Draconia , I am the first prince of Draconic Royal Family , Drax , may I know your name , human with the divine beast in your hands ".
Rudra squinted his eyes , as he replied " Shakuni of the Elites , this is my group , this is my pet , Furball ".
There was some furious talks between the dragons in dracon tongue , who seemed to have lost it when Rudra introduced himself .
After a good ten minutes of intense talking and a few red dragons , spitting fire here and there , Drax finally said " Why did a divine beast like the nine tailed fox having a fragment of the soul of the beast king phoenix submit to a weakling human like you ? ".
This question was insulting to hear when heard from a human perspective , but this was perfectly polite for Drax , whose brain could not comprehend why Furball would submit to Rudra.
Rudra said " I hatched it from an egg I obtained from a public auction. It decided to bond with me after birth . Hence I became its master ".
The fire dragons seemed to have lost it now , as two of them gazed sharply at Rudra , their eyes menacing , however Rudra was not someone to backdown either, putting Furball on the ground , he drew his sword and glared back at the red dragon!
When the red dragon saw a puny human like Rudra staring down its visage , it seemed to have lost it , as a humongous dragons breath was blasted towards Rudra.
Drax seemed to be shocked by this behaviour of his underling , as he swished his tail to throw the attacker off-balance. However he was a little too late , the attack had already left the red dragon"s mouth , going straight towards Rudra and group.
Heron , thought " that"s it this human is done for ". When out of everyone"s expectations , Rudra faced the attack head on!
Rudra shouted " FULL COUNTER! ".
As the Elven sword clashed against the incoming fireball , sending it blasting back towards the red dragon , who was offbalance and shocked to see the human retaliate.
The attack hit the red dragon in full power , as a heavy damage stat of -1,000,000 HP appeared on its head. Although only 10% of its total HP , the dragon was stunned to see beaten back by a ant like human.
This incidence instantly elevated Rudra"s position in the Drax"s eyes , as there was only one law in Draconia which was respect the strong.
Drax glared down the red dragon , as he bared his teeth at the rebellious red dragon. The red dragon had to lay flat on his belly and cover his head with his front legs to show that he submitted to the prince.
Heron , was whistling in his mind , Rudra dished out a pretty sweet move. He was impressed.
After a moment , Drax said " Let me host your group to dinner , Shakuni of the Elites , give you a welcome to Draconia. Come fly with us to the Royal palace ! ".
The Elites were very happy with this proposal , everyone got excited , except for Karna who pointed out a very important point " We are flattered sir dragon. But we are humans , you see , and cannot fly! ".
If dragon facial expression could be understood by humans , Drax made an expression of " Oh , I forgot that humans are pathetic excuse for intelligent species".
He chatted a bit in Dragon tongue with his subordinates , before saying " Ride on the black ones , five on each".
Rudra bowed at Drax"s generosity and soo did the guild members . Today was a day when they got to ride a dragon!
Everyone made sure to on their in-game recording cameras , as this was a moment they would brag on for eternity. Although they would not post it as of yet on the forums , because this expedition was best kept a secret. There would be someday when they would brag on about this day a lot! .
/// Sorry for the low chapter rate guys , I can only finish one a day. Tommorow will also be a one chapter day sadly , but it will get normal from day after. Thankyou for your patience.
I have 5 bonus chapters from GT+ PS + Super gifts pending to be given , and they will be delivered as 3 chapter days for the entire week , starting from day after . Cheers! ///