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ACT044: Empty Dragon Mountain

When the four chess owners quietly touched the Lizardman camp, the first thing they saw was a "mini-shrinked" large DIO village, with exactly the same tall buildings and similar layouts. There were even some decent farmland around the village. If there was anything that would make people feel weird, it was the Lizardman living in this village.

"I said, is this the village where the Lizardman lives?" Weiss turned his disbelief to the knowledgeable Adele, but the other party's expression was as confused as Weiss.

"I have participated in several operations to wipe out the lizardman colonies, but I have never encountered such a person."

The four of them carefully walked around the village and looked at the cave where there might be a dragon, but the closer they got to Adele, the more they felt something was wrong. Whether it was the whisper of the wind or the perception of the breath, the cave did not seem to be inhabited with some powerful creatures. Instead, they felt a sense of emptiness, and even Ling Lan noticed a trace of strangeness.

"Does the dragons really live here? Why do I feel that it doesn't look like it?"

"It's not only you, but I also think something is wrong."

Adele, who had already arrived at the cave, finally confirmed that his perception ability had not made any mistakes. The seemingly dark and deep cave in front of him was indeed empty. The breeze flowing out from it did not bring out even a trace of the breath of a strong man. Therefore, Adele made a new suggestion to his companions, that is, to go into the cave and take a look.

"Leave the two sentries at the door to me to deal with it!" Seeing that everyone was about to enter the hole, Lena, who had just joined the team (not yet loyal to Weiss), volunteered to deal with the two Lizardman guards who were watching the gate.

She jumped down lightly from the hiding treetops. After landing, she walked behind the sentry on the left side of the cave entrance with graceful and swift steps like a dancing phantom. She kicked the other person's calves on the calves, then turned her body, stood up and pressed the other person's head against the stone wall. The Lizardman sentry immediately groaned and fainted. Then she jumped up before the other person reacted, supported the other person's Tianling Cap with one hand and flipped behind her, pushed her knees to the back of the other person's neck, and the second person was also put to the ground.

"Hey! Who said that the dancer was very weak? Is this close combat and joint skills DIO? OK?"

Seeing Lena knocking down the two Lizardman sentries so easily, Weiss couldn't help but put away his previous contempt. No matter how weak the owner of the chess piece is, he is much stronger than ordinary people. The Lizardman does not have any high-tech weapons, so it's enough to beat them with bare hands.

"Done, let's go in!"

With a chic tweaked her long hair, Lena's face was filled with a confident smile. Because the dancer's chess piece could give the owner a better sense of agility and balance, Lena tried to incorporate dance skills into fighting techniques. She once defeated a "swordsman" who wanted to tease her in close proximity, thus earning herself the reputation of "dance fighter".

Drag the two fainted lizard men into the cave to hide. The four of them ran to the end along the straight and branchless cave and found that the entire cave was passing through the mountain. The exit at the other end was halfway up the mountain. Standing at the edge of the cave, you can use the moonlight to see the sparkling lakes and steep mountains in the distance. The scenery during the day should be quite beautiful.

"You see, there are stone beds and tables and chairs over there."

After roughly walking around, Adele discovered a lot of stone and wooden furniture, which were very well-made. The wooden furniture had been painted, and I don’t know what it was used. It has not rotted so far. The stone tables and chairs have been burned by high temperatures. There is a smooth glaze on the surface, which feels cold to the touch. At this time, Ling Lan discovered something that needs attention.

"Come here and see, there is something on this wall!"

Everyone came to the wall that Ling Lan pointed to and found that there were many patterns and words carved on it. From this messy graffiti, Adele found a familiar name.

"Caspa? Could it be that guy?"

"Adele, do you know the master of your name? Is she an elf?"

"Well, I do know someone named Kasper. He is indeed an elf, but... he is a man!"

“…” x3

He is a man, a man, a man, a man...

In the cave where the scene was in a cold moment, Weis felt that these words were like thunder in his mind, and the "fat sound" was endless! Although Weis had known for a long time that behind many legends, there was actually a truth that could destroy people's views, but this did not mean that he could continue to remain calm when facing these things.

The elves' kingdom is actually not big, and they have a habit of not liking to rename the same name, and the pronunciation is inevitable, so change it from the text. Therefore, when Adele sees the name of "Casper" on the wall, she can basically conclude that the other party is the guy she knows.

Casper is the younger brother of Adele's female friend. He is just 200 years old this year. He looks so cute even among the elves known for his beauty. Unfortunately, he is a boy. The other party was lost once when he was a child. His family searched for it for a long time, and it was not until 30 years ago. The time coincides with what the villagers said. At the same time, Adele also understands why Casper's family avoided talking about the reasons for his loss.

The truth of the matter is really scary!

"I'm getting more and more confused about this world!"

"I'm going to say that I don't understand this at all, but I always feel that... it should be better if I don't understand it." Ling Lan said a little confused, and Lena patted her shoulder and said earnestly.

"That 'world' is actually not difficult to understand, but once a girl becomes fascinated, she will become another creature!"

"So amazing! Even species change?" Ling Lan was shocked, and after seeing her natural reaction, Lena showed an expression of discovering "funny toys".

"Actually, I'll tell you, this is... wuwuwu!"

At the critical moment, Weiss covered Lena's mouth and pulled this "dangerous element" away from Ling Lan, who looked unknown. He didn't want such a cute good girl to walk on that "no return".

"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu (You stinky hooligan, let go)..."

Weiss kept covering his mouth and pretended not to understand until Lena stepped on his feet and let go. Adele sighed helplessly and continued to search for content on the wall that could be used as clues, but after searching for a long time, he didn't find any other more valuable content, not even the name of the dragon.

All signs in the cave show that no one has lived here for a long time, and a thick layer of gray fell on the table. In addition, there is no such thing as a "treasure" in the cave. "The dragon likes to sleep on a hill made of gold coins" has long been proven to be a need for fantasy novels, because the dragon in reality will never abuse itself so hard that it sleeps with a bunch of hard things.

"Okay, let's try to sort out the clues now. First, more than 100 years ago, a giant dragon kidnapped Casper from the God Tears Island, and then hid here to do some... Okay! We will ignore what we do. In short, they lived here for a while and helped the villagers."

"Then thirty years ago, the elves' family finally came to the door and took the child back. So the dragon that had lost its love wailed a few times in the mountains, and was heard by the villagers, causing a little misunderstanding. Speaking of which, this dragon can actually return the child. Should we praise him for his conscience?" Weiss analyzed according to Adele's words.

"In the end, the dragon left here, and then the lizard men appeared and used the name of the dragon to deceive the villagers and asked for fresh fish. The matter was roughly straightened out here, but there were still some details about the lizard men. "Lena made a final summary.

"In this way, we can only ask those lizard men for these 'details'. The biggest threat dragon has been proven to have left. So what else can we be afraid of? Let's go decisively!" said Weiss, who had pressed his hands on the hilt of the knife.

PS: Regarding the plot, I think it is better for me to explain it. The original intention of the first half of the plot in the second volume is to introduce the third companion, Lena. At the same time, the whole incident also lays the groundwork for the "main character" that will appear in the fourth volume in the later period. The appearance of the other party will also bring out some historical truth about the "world line". In addition, regarding Casper, this character itself is only part of the "background" and is not even a supporting role. The temporary name is changed to "Casper" just to neatly take a vampire in a carton.
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