Chapter 131
Goran was in the lead as we ran .
Me and Eric were trying to avoid drawing any attention .
And so we had hoods pulled over our faces and wore masks .
“Don’t you have to cover your face too, Kathe?”
“Why?”
“Nothing, just wondering . ”
Kathe was running behind us .
As expected from a dragon, she was very powerful even when in human form . She had no trouble keeping up .
There were guards standing watch at the gates all day long .
They saw us running and looked surprised as they called after us .
“Lord Morton . Has something happened?”
“An unofficial emergency quest, that’s what it is . Let us through . ”
“Understood . ”
That’s the grand master of the guild for you .
We were able to leave the city without further questioning .
“Can I go back to normal now?”
“No, not yet . ”
Kathe tried to return to being a dragon as soon as we were out, so I remonstrated her .
We didn’t stop running until we were well away from the main road .
“Kathe, you can turned into a dragon now . ”
“Oh, really?”
Kathe started to take off her clothes .
“Hey, why are you taking your clothes off?”
“Because they will rip! That would be a waste . ”
That made sense .
Kathe then took in a deep breath and transformed into a dragon .
“What a great dragon . ”
“Aye, amazing . ”
Eric and Goran sounded impressed .
Yes, Kathe was an impressive dragon .
“Oh, you . ”
Kathe scratched the back of her head with her claws .
She had oddly human gestures for a dragon .
“But more importantly, hurry up and get on my back . ”
“Excuse me . ”
I said as I got on top .
Goran and Eric also jumped up onto her back .
“Now, let’s go . ”
Kathe quickly rose into the air and accelerated forward .
“I didn’t expect to ride on a dragon twice today . ”
“Gahahaha! And I didn’t think I’d be giving humans a ride twice today . ”
Nia was with us during the morning, and so Kathe had not been flying so fast .
Now she was going at double that speed . The wind blew against us hard . I could do nothing but hold on for dear life .
“Kathe, this is too fast!”
I decided that shouting would be of no use, so I used Telepathy magic .
“Of course, it is . I am a Wind Dragon!”
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“Is that right? I thought you were a fire dragon?”
Kathe used fire breath when we first met her .
And she also talked about using it when fighting the machines .
So of course, I would assume she was a fire dragon .
“Gahahaha! I am a Wind Dragon . That is why I am fast!”
Kathe flew happily .
Eric and Goran were also gritting their teeth and clutching to her scales .
“We have arrived . Can you see it from here?”
Kathe pointed as she hovered in the air .
As she was flying so incredibly fast, it did not take long to reach our destination .
“…How far is it from the capital?”
“I don’t know . ”
“Look at those mountains . Isn’t this the dragon mountain range?”
“Then it should be three days by foot? I think?”
“Yes . ”
As we talked like this, I cast Night Vision magic on myself and Eric and Goran .
It was already evening, which made it hard to see far away with the naked eye .
With the help of Night Vision, I could clearly see Kathe’s palace .
There were a series of very high mountains .
And the two tallest mountains were connected by a smooth ridgeline .
And on that ridge was a building that looked like a hill or half sphere .
It was wider and taller than Eric’s palace .
Pieces of what appeared to be a door were scattered everywhere .
It was the remains of what had been a very strong iron door .
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And around it walked spider-like creatures that had four legs and were made of metal .
I could see three of them .
“…Are those the magic machines?”
“Those moving things? They seem very large and powerful . ”
“Yes . My fire breath did nothing . ”
“But, you’re a Wind Dragon, right?”
“I am . ”
“So why not use wind breath?”
Kathe fell silent for a moment .
“…Because, my wind breath is very strong . ”
“Well, that’s to be expected . ”
Considering how powerful her fire breath was .
As her real attribute was wind, it should be even stronger .
“It would completely wreck my poor house . ”
“…Ah, that would be a lot of trouble . ”
“Right?”
I understood how she felt, but it really did not seem like the time to care about such things .
“But these magic machines are really strong, right? Why don’t you just use your wind breath, and we can help you clean up afterward?”
“What?”
“Don’t act so surprised . There are many of them in there, right? We should do this quickly . ”
“…But I don’t want to destroy parts of the ruin . ”
“I see . ’”
Well, I guess we couldn’t force her to do it .
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“Alright . I will lure them out of your house . Then you can use your breath . ”
“But…but…”
“Your house won’t be destroyed that way, right?”
“No, but it might blow you away . ”
“Don’t worry about that . ”
Kathe’s fire breath had been quite strong .
And even if her wind breath was much stronger, I would be expecting it .
There were many things I could do to prepare .
“You will be fine then? You won’t die, Locke?”
“Don’t worry . I’m not that weak . ”
“You better not die! I would not like that!”
“I’ll be fine . I won’t die . So don’t hold back . ”
“Very well . ”
“Good . Now get a little closer and descend . I’ll charge in there and draw them out . ”
Eric looked worried .
“Anything I can do?”
“I don’t mind being bait . ”
Goran looked serious .
“I should do it, since I was hit by Kathe’s breath before . ”
Eric and Goran were very strong .
But when alone, I had the highest chance of survival .
I was pretty sure that I also had the best defense ability .
“Eric and Goran . I want you two to charge in after Kathe unleashes her breath . ”
“Alright . ”
“You be careful . ”
And with that, I jumped off of Kathe’s back .