Is this really just an RPG? !

"Very confident?"

"Of course! My throw is 70!"

"I don't understand what you mean by 70, maybe it's very powerful? But you don't have the strength now, even if you throw it, it may not be able to pierce the opponent's shell."

"Hmph! You underestimate the power of the dragon."

"...Sorry, I don't see any dragon power."

"Anyway, even if a dragon is weakened after becoming a human, it will still be stronger than an ordinary adult!"

"A temporary addition?"

"No, it's just something I didn't think of for a while."

"..."

I think Eddie's reason for this is even less convincing than my guess.

There are clay golems on patrol in the tunnel, probably left behind by the person who attacked us. These golems have been arranged with some kind of action rules, and they are constantly walking back and forth between two points. I don't know the meaning of the other party's arrangement. After all, judging from the way he treats Eddie and me, this person doesn't care about the possibility of us breaking free and incorporates it into his plan.

At present, I can only confirm that Eddie and I are indeed hindered because of these clay dolls.

The clay doll is composed of processed clay and an energy core that can be used as the core to drive the magic circle. The magic engraved on it is nothing more than magic words such as [Life Grant] and [Body Strengthening]. It's just adding magic that can maintain the magic power cycle to prolong the existence of the clay doll.

This kind of weak but easy-to-manufacture servant with high regenerative ability will cause a lot of trouble for those who sneak in.

...

By the way, the behavior of me and Eddie should be infiltrating, right?

Or is it just me with such thoughts?

"As long as the core is destroyed, the opponent can be easily eliminated. Because the body is made of mud, the physical resistance and the resistance of the sudden attribute are not very good. It is easy to recognize the opponent's core position under [Detect Magic], so now we need to All you have to do is pierce it with something sharp."

"Can you use close combat?"

"Hey! Aren't flying knives safer?"

No, I just feel like it has a higher failure rate that way.

The hit is okay, and it won't cause any commotion. The distance between each clay doll is relatively far, and it's just that their warning areas overlap. As long as you adjust a more appropriate timing, you can solve the one that is stuck in front of you. It is very easy for the clay puppet at the intersection not to attract the attention of other clay puppet.

Well, the premise is hit.

It's troublesome if you don't hit it.

Things like puppets will [endow vision] and [endow hearing] to increase their value.

"Are you sure you won't miss it?"

"Of course!"

"Even in the current state?"

"Even in the current state, after subtracting 10 and trimming, there is still 60! It's more than half!"

"...Don't you consider that the opponent is exercising! Don't you consider that there will be deviations after hitting!"

"Eh……"

Eddie often sighed, like a sudden realization.

I took a deep breath and thought it was temporarily safe.

Then I was grabbed by Eddie's arm and slammed me hard, and I was almost thrown away by him.

——Dragon's power is really great.

"We can backstab!"

"ha?"

"Backstab! Sneak past him, or lure him over! Backstab 3 times the damage rate! You can kill him in one hit!"

"..."

And then Eddie actually did it.

The dagger was provided by me, and the stone was made by him. The startled clay golem didn't raise the alarm, but walked over cautiously, trying to find the guy who threw the stone and made the movement, and then he saw that I was about to When attacking, a dagger pierced its chest, and also pierced the core.

Eddie's movements are very skilled, not like a novice at all.

I stared at him with wide eyes, but he blinked at me.

"Although I haven't practiced it, I have seen others use it."

"other people?"

"Occasionally, I would fly on the ice field to relax. At that time, it is possible to see a human adventurer. Once again, I saw a guy wrapped tightly in black cloth killing another person in this way. For one person, I think this method is quite good, quite easy to use.”

"..."

Am I judging man for being bad or praising him for his ability to learn?

It's better not to say anything, otherwise it will be too embarrassing.

With the first time, the next thing will not be difficult. Eddie's movements become more and more proficient, and none of the clay figurines can be dealt with by him before they can raise the alarm. I'm a little sorry that so many cores were directly destroyed by him with such a crude method. No matter how poor the material is, as long as it can maintain the mobility of a Graham, it has a certain research value. .

If Lilith and Emily knew about this, they would feel distressed to death.

For example, "It's rare to be caught once, but it's not good for you", "You guys destroy such a valuable thing", and so on.

Hmm, the possibility is super high.

"Is the road right?"

Eddie walked in front and shook the dagger in his hand, threw the core that had been cut so that its original shape could not be seen aside, turned around and walked towards me. Although he is the creator of these tunnels, he can't tell which tunnel leads to where. In the past, when digging, he only needed to determine the direction of return.

He only had to go to each metal room once anyway.

"perhaps……"

I'm not sure.

Qiuqiu is indeed trying to show me the way, but under this special environment, her exploration is not very accurate, and after leaving the metal room, the communication becomes intermittent. If it is Lilith, she can probably check the effect of the magic It started to fail for some reason, but I can't help it.

The life at George College only gave me a certain understanding, not even an apprentice.

"Eddie, do you understand magic?"

"Emmm...Although I have learned dragon language magic, it is different from what you usually use. Besides, I am not very proficient in special characters such as runes."

"Hey! Do you use different sources of magic?"

"Well, the dragon's unique dragon language magic is to use the roar to trigger the mana in the body. After all, it is unwise for humans and dragons to compare the storage capacity of mana and the endurance of the body."

"That's right..."

There is another intersection ahead, and there are five forks in total. Eddie only knows that the first one on the left is the tunnel leading to the top. If you follow that road, you can reach the place where we were before the coma, that is to say, Eddie Usually used as a place to rest, but this is not the place to go now. After eliminating this option, I looked at the entrances of the remaining four tunnels. Due to an unexpected situation, the communication on the other side of Qiuqiu was interrupted. I had no way to choose a correct path without my guide.

Lucky?

If I don't even have an E, I'll forget it.

Even if there is no danger nearby, staying in such an empty and silent tunnel will not feel good, because I have not received any news from Qiuqiu, and I began to feel a little irritable. Normally, people from both sides should meet and discuss before looking for the person who caused the incident, but judging from the current situation, it is easier to leave here, and perhaps one can only rely on luck to find a companion.

what to do?

Do you continue to try to find Lilith and the others?

Or do you want to leave here first and go to the entrance above the lair?

"If you have no other choice, go directly to the culprit."

Eddie suggested so.

Not surprisingly, since he woke up, he had a great dislike for that guy, and he also showed that he was looking forward to the fight.

Just like a violent dragon.

"It's fine, no matter how simple and crude the plan is, it's better than staying where you are, but is your current situation really okay?"

To be honest, I was a little worried about my unfamiliar companion.

The dragon whose strength has been suppressed and cannot return to its original body is indeed much stronger than normal humans, but I'm not sure at all that he has the ability to protect himself in front of that guy. Although I am weak in combat skills and unable to cast spells, I am not outstanding in attack, at least my dodge talent is still very good.

Well, it's nothing to be proud of, though.

When I looked at Eddie, he also looked up at me, nodded quite confidently and waved his IDE right arm.

"No problem! I'm super powerful!"

"...for example?"

"Magic still works."

"Then, is there any dragon language magic that can hide the figure? Or reduce the possibility of being detected?"

"No!"

Eddie put his hands on his hips and held his head up, his expression and tone of voice showed his pride at this time, as if this kind of thing was something that could satisfy him. Seems like that? Eddie's attitude assured me that he had no means of hiding, which made me worry again about the decision I had made earlier.

The dragon's aura is too unique, even if he looks like an ordinary human boy now, it can't change it. I do have a [Invisibility] magic scroll, but that magic can only cover a layer around it. The mana that changes the color of the surrounding environment is similar to the "coat" that exists, making it impossible for others to detect the target of the spell to a certain extent, but it cannot eliminate the smell and aura.

Let Eddie restrain his aura?

No, I don't think he will understand what I mean at all.

"It's okay, my stealth is also full! There are 70!"

"..."

Maybe it means he is good at sneaking?

Suddenly, I really want to ask him what else he can't do!

"Probably, lay eggs?"

Maybe I was too emotional, and I just said what I should have complained in my heart.

As a result, the dragon cub in front of me really thought seriously for a long time before giving me a more appropriate answer?

Oh too!

How does a male dragon lay eggs?

If male dragons could lay eggs, there wouldn't be so many non-pure blood dragonborn in this world.

The Dragon Clan doesn't have to worry about the scarcity of the race's population anymore.

"Well, Eddie, come over here."

I waved at Eddie, who was two heads shorter than me, and when he stood beside me with a puzzled expression, I grabbed a magic scroll that recorded [Invisibility] from the storage space , injecting magic power into the scroll activated the magic, and when the scroll turned into powder and slipped from my hand, I couldn't see where Eddie was.

Then there is...【Detect Magic】.

"Neil?"

"It's invisible to the naked eye, but the density of mana won't be hidden by the shadows."

"Oh oh oh wait for me," Eddie didn't make any sound after he finished speaking, he should have stood there, as if he was preparing for something, and then I felt an extremely active mana radiating around Going out, the empty tunnel seemed to be filled with Mana, "Well, that's it."

"..."

After making such a big commotion, I don't know what's the point of giving him [Invisibility].

There is a huge energy reaction in the range of [Detect Magic], that is Eddie beside me, and the color of the whole tunnel is slightly red, which is the abnormally active Mana released by Eddie just now, I have common sense to look for other special energy bodies. Unfortunately, the culprit who caused this incident thought of [detection magic], and made the mana in the entire tunnel abnormal by some means. The only thing I can see What arrived was the dragon that was particularly conspicuous beside me.

Still human.

If this is placed in some magic school, it may scare a lot of students and review teachers into tears.

——Wait, this looks good!

I'm planning to take Eddie to the human society after this incident is over.

I'm his guardian anyway!

——Although I don't know how this guardian identity emerged.

Shaking his head to get rid of the redundant thoughts in his mind, he followed Eddie and walked towards the entrance of the lair. After walking for a long time, there was a harsh noise in my ear, and the noise disappeared soon. After that, I heard Emily's voice. She seemed to have solved the problem that Qiuqiu couldn't contact me, and even directly sent I also access it myself.

"Brave! Can you hear me?"

"Yes, what's the matter?"

【"Neil? Is it Miss Sister or the others?"】

【"Well, stop first, it seems that you have something to tell me."】

"You are looking for that guy in black!"

"Hey...hey! Senior sister, have you seen her?"

"I'm resistant to drugs, even better than you, but I didn't have a chance to tell you when I realized it, it's just an on-the-spot exercise."

"..."

How could this man be so good at acting?

I didn't see it at all.

oh!

Wait!

Since Emily is acting, that is, when we are all in a coma, she actually maintains a relatively clear state of thinking, so it is not an illusion that I felt that someone stuffed something in my clothes before losing consciousness , and this person is Emily? !

How responsive she is!

"Huh? Brave?"

"Ah, ah, ah, I just suddenly remembered something, did you put something in my clothes?"

"Well, it's not a strange thing, it's just a badge to reduce your sense of existence, it's in the left pocket of your clothes."

I reached out and touched it, and it was indeed a round badge.

"Will this work for Eddie?"

"Eh? I prepared it for him! Brave, you are such an invisible person, if it weren't for you always making troubles, no one would notice you."

"..."

It's obviously a good thing, why do I feel so sad?

"That's it. Lilith, Sen, me, and your cute elf partner are all fine. It will probably be relatively safe for a long time. As long as you are not afraid of getting stuck in a pit, you can do whatever you want."

"Can I understand this as a blessing?"

"Even if you're stuck in a pit, it's something only lucky E can do. It's really a blessing for you who are lucky F."

"..."

Why can't she be a little more straightforward.

"That's it, I will contact you if something happens, and stay vigilant at all times."

"Um."

After Emily's voice disappeared, there was almost a minute of silence before I took a deep breath.

"Let's go."

"Um."

Eddie gave me a simple reply without any questions.

Let's hope this incident doesn't get any worse.