How to Live as a Half-Dragon

022. drake.

Beneath the fog-filled valley, there was a gaze watching the meeting of the two.

It was another Dragonian Hughes.

Hughes first discovered Xian when the old man and Xian had just met.

‘The author… .’

Although the fog was thick, Hughes, who was fluent in magic, accurately identified the old man’s identity even from a distance.

The old man is one of the top 10 slayer families on the continent.

It was Drake, the former head of Ferreira.

‘Why such a big man… .’

That thought came to mind for a moment, but Hughes immediately found the answer.

He must have been one of the two Slayers who disappeared yesterday.

Hughes bit his lip.

‘Why is it so cyanide… .’

I had to make a decision.

Even if you resent your current fate, nothing will change.

Things have already happened and there is no going back.

As he is one of the top slayers on the continent, the odds of winning are low… .

“We have to save Xian… .”

just as expected.

He has already subdued Xian and started spraying terrifying momentum.

It was clear that he had found something suspicious in Xian. There was no time.

‘Still, I’m glad I got the conditions to ambush from this side.’

Originally, it would have been close to impossible to save Xian, but the story was different if it was a surprise attack.

If he chooses to take him away from Xian in a surprise attack and run away with Xian in a panic, the survival rate would be at least 30%.

‘If even that doesn’t work, even cyanide… .’

how do you rescue

As much as his father Calad saved his life once, he was prepared to die for Xian.

Hughes awakened his wild nature.

Upon activating Dragon Heart’s mana, her azure hair turned pure white and her eyes stained gold.

It was different from what he had seen in the Slayer’s checkpoint before.

It was just then that Hughes was about to intercept Drake with some great magic before it was too late.

“… what?”

In an instant, the atmosphere between the two changed strangely.

After a while, I saw Xian barely freed.

Hughes thought as he chased after Xian, who was heading somewhere with Drake.

“Don’t worry, Xian, I will definitely save you.”

* * *

There was only one reason why Xian was surprised when he arrived at his destination.

‘What’s so big?’

There was a cave where he arrived after following the old man, but the problem was because the scale of the cave was enormous.

The height of the entrance alone was 5m, and the width seemed to be 10m.

It was not difficult to anticipate that the inside of the cave would be quite large.

“Are you going to spend the day there?”

Suddenly, an old man’s voice is heard from inside the cave.

Xian hurriedly moved.

“Ah, I’ll go.”

Sian, who was close to the old man’s back, followed him and looked inside.

Because of the fog that also exists inside the cave, it is difficult to see clearly, but as expected, the inside was not normal.

Like the inside of a stone building, the walls and floors were smooth.

‘Is this Grandpa’s work?’

What I’m curious about is Xi’an who can’t stand it.

Xian asked the old man walking in front.

“Did this cave grandfather make it?”

“you’re welcome.”

The old man snorted.

I thought it wouldn’t be difficult to build the current cave if it was the new and elusive old man in front of me, but looking at the reaction, it was clear that I had misunderstood.

“What do you regret about this body, that you live in a place like this?”

“Well, yes… .”

Xian also sympathized a hundred times.

The old man in front of him was a bit aggressive, but it was clear that he was an unbelievably talented person.

As a Slayer, it was clear that if he went outside, he would receive great treatment.

Then what kind of harmony is this cave… ?

While thinking about it for a moment, Xian was speeding up his steps.

Xian suddenly felt a presence and flinched.

‘Why is there a presence in a place like this… ?’

Inside the cave, someone’s mana was felt.

It was so clear that it was absolutely not an illusion.

Even there were many of them.

At first there were only two people, but as they progressed, the number continued to increase.

enough dozens.

‘Are you a monster?’

Anyway, no matter what the internal structure is, this is a cave.

Even in such a spacious and nice environment, it wouldn’t be strange at all if monsters inhabited it… .

‘Then why did you bring them here?’

Xian stared at the old man walking in front.

It is suspicious that you were guided here.

The old man obviously suggested that we move to a different place and have a conversation.

Of course, Xian assumed that he would lead them to the camp, but… .

‘Now that I think about it, it’s too much of a guess… .’

Of course, it was too late to regret it now.

The important thing is to prepare for the guys you will soon encounter beyond the fog.

Xian put his hand on the dagger.

‘A goblin in terms of mana level? Or a kobold?’

Fortunately, it was fortunate.

Well, even an orc wouldn’t have to worry much as long as there was a monstrous old man in front of him, but if this was something he had done with the intention of putting himself in trouble, he should have the ability to overcome it on his own.

It was when Xian moved forward with a serious face and a lot of tension.

“I’m back.”

“Hup! uh… Have you already been there?”

Xian was taken aback when he saw the old man conversing with the existence beyond the fog as if it were natural.

That’s also the case, because it wasn’t a goblin or a kobold who soon emerged from beyond the fog.

“Receive. It’s a wild boar today, will it be okay?”

“No, everyone will like it.”

“Has anything happened?”

The old man said that while putting the boar on the ground, and the man said.

“Yeah, you haven’t had much trouble so far… .”

A man who secretly casts his gaze toward Xian while talking.

The old man opened his mouth to him.

“Nothing to worry about. I brought him because he’s an interesting guy.”

“ah… . I won’t mind if you say so.”

“Thank you.”

Even though he might ask a little question, the man had overwhelming trust in the old man.

According to the old man, even if an orc was an elf, it was trustworthy.

The old man took the lead again and started walking.

Xian, who followed him again, saw various people.

There was also a young woman in her thirties.

“Have you been here?”

“Okay, was everything okay?”

“If you were with me, you wouldn’t have suffered much.”

“Thank you for looking after me.”

There were also a few children who could be Xian’s age.

“Hello Grandpa.”

“OK.”

The problem is that all the people you meet don’t seem to fit in with life here.

It looked like a small village moved into a cave.

It was when Xi’an thought the current situation was strange.

“Would you like to know where you are?”

flinch.

It’s just like when Hughes reads your thoughts, but having your thoughts read is also embarrassing.

‘Is it all revealed on the face?’

If it was like that, I was worried that it would be a fatal flaw in the future as I had to hide my dragonian identity.

When Xian vowed to ask Hughes for the reason next time, the old man, who was walking, asked again.

“Aren’t you curious?”

“No, I’m curious.”

The place in front of me was a strange place.

If it is narrow, it is narrow, if it is wide, it is the children who run and play inside the cave, and the women who show vitality even though they are haggard and nervous somewhere.

He couldn’t help but wonder why these ordinary people stay here.

“Then I will answer right away. Why are you silent?”

“Oh that… .”

Xian laughed awkwardly, and the old man immediately spoke.

“This is a dragonian rare.”

“ah… .”

“Judging by the look on his face, he must have been beaten by him.”

“And grandpa too?”

The old man placed honey chestnuts on Xian’s head.

“Is this body likely to do that?”

“eww… .”

“If he had aimed at me, he would have already had his throat cut.”

Well, after listening to the old man’s words, there is a point.

There’s no way such a ignorant old man could have been beaten by a dragonian.

“My grandson was beaten.”

“So that was the question earlier?”

Didn’t you have any problems while you were away in the cave?

that something hadn’t happened

It must have been about grandchildren that they had been talking about all along.

“But you’re funny.”

“yes? What?”

“It’s interesting how you survived him.”

Xian also agrees.

He reacted miraculously and let it go unscathed. If the reaction had been a little slower, his heart would have been pierced.

“hmm… I’m not special, maybe my grandson is weak… .”

“You’re weak… .”

The old man laughed. However, there was a slight hint of bitterness in the smile.

“Well, maybe not. I need to grow stronger in the future.”

It was when the old man said so.

I saw someone hurrying up from inside the cave.

As the old man watched him, he came closer and said,

“nice… It was a big deal. The condition of the grandchildren.”

“… … .”

The old man hurriedly ran out.

There was no specific word to follow, but of course Xian ran after the old man.

The old man had already disappeared, but the cave was a straight road anyway.

As I ran through the fog, less than a minute had passed before I heard someone talking.

“Are you okay? I will help you right away.”

“yes… .”

The sound of conversation leaked from the narrow passageway on the side.

Xian moved into the narrow passage.

Could it have been ten steps? Xian suddenly frowned.

‘Ugh… .’

It was because the nasty poison and stench filled the passage from the secret room at the end of the passage.

Sian watched him, unable to dare to come closer.

“Start fortune-telling. I will help you.”

I saw the old man put his hand on his little grandson’s back and inject mana slowly.

Xian smiled as he carefully watched the old man’s mana churn all over his body as a guide.

I don’t know what that is, but it was the reason why I confirmed that the energy was amplified as I cruised along the road.

‘Are you having fun? Let’s try it… ?’

Xian, who had carefully observed the path of mana moving a couple more times, followed the boy and sat down in the aisle to start moving mana.

ok… .

This is much harder than I thought.

I thought it was simple because the old man was quick, but it was never easy to move mana inside the body as I thought.

‘Still, I was lucky enough to learn something good, but I’ll try it before I forget it.’

Normally, I wouldn’t do it even if I had to do something this difficult, but Xi’an has changed a lot.

The desire to be strong has grown stronger over the past few days, and there is no reason not to follow suit.

It was when Xian barely managed to turn mana once in a set path.

Suddenly, Xian felt pain near his heart and grabbed his chest.

“100 million… !”