289 Dragon’s Land – 3 (1/2)
”The Drakes here are different from the Drakes that I've known.”
The Dragon's Land was wide.
This is being said because the arrival at the Dragon's Altar couldn't be reached immediately.
Ian had to spent almost half a day going through the fields.
And the opponents that Ian would fight were Drakes over the level of 350.
Karceus answered briefly,
”The name of Dragon's Land isn't attached to its master. This is a site that has been blessed by the Dragon God, and the Drakes that fight here, they found enlightenment and became Dragons.”
”Yes, but their intelligence seems to be different, and among these skills, the use of the ability to give magic damage is also present.”
The Drake was a feral beast.
The physical combat capabilities of these creatures were on par with the dragons, not as strong as the Dragon's Breath, but their Breath was still equally powerful.
But there was a huge difference between the Dragons and the Drakes, there were magical power and intelligence.
In addition to the unique abilities that could be used by a dragon, they get to use magic power too and in addition to that; the dragon scales had such strong magic resistance that even a strong spell wouldn't work on them.
But the Drake was different.
The physical defense was as powerful as a Dragon, but their magic resistance was at a terrible level.
So, the most preferred hunting ground for the wizard class had always been the Krupia Mountains.
This was the hunting ground where the highest level monsters appeared in the Northern Continent, and this was also the place where the Drakes appeared.
Ian had never went there, but he knew about it.
That was because Ian had heard a story about it when he was doing the Oakley Quest in the Northern Continent.
Krupia Mountain was the hometown of the legendary dragon tamer Oakley.
Kwang- Kwakwang-!
Ian looked at the Drake that came in front of him and wiped the sweat that was on his forehead.
'It looks like there are more Drakes here than the Krupia mountains…'
For Ian whose most of his attack power was focused on the physical style of combat, going against the Drakes who had a strong defense wasn't the right thing to do.
And thus, Ian abandoning his desire for hunting them beginning to move faster.
”Kaka, do you think the Dragon's Altar is over there?”
Kaka who looked into the map to compare the location nodded her head firmly at Ian's question.
”I think we found it right, master. Now we need to find a way to get inside.”
Ian thought for awhile and then asked Kaka,
”Maybe the dungeon is not needed to be done in a dangerous way… can't I give something that the Dragon God would benefit and ask for an item in return?”
At those words from Ian, Kaka shook its head without a second thought.
”That is impossible, Master. It is not that I didn't think about it… but we will only reveal our existence to the Dragon God without accomplishing anything.”
”Hmm… I have a lot of rare items in my inventory, but… won't the Dragon God want any of them?”
That moment it was Karceus who replied.
”No, master. Among the items that you have, there are many things that the Dragon God might like.”
”But?”
”But nothing in them is worthy enough for the Dragon God to give you Cintamani. This is not a guess, I'm very certain.”
Surely the Cintamani was like a sweet dream for all the dragons.
Because once a dragon got it, it would increase their level exponentially.
Ian nodded his head and replied,
”That thing is definitely for sure. Nice. From the beginning, I have always kept on breaking past the hardships… I can't go weak now.”
Ian turned his head towards Kaka.
”Kaka, I want you to re-confirm.”
Kaka nodded and replied.
”Leave it to me.”
Kaka smiled and started to fly off and move towards the Dragon's Altar.
And once Kaka moved farther enough point, both Ian and Karceus began to follow.
Kaka, who is immune to all the attacks except from light attributes could be called as their best hope.
***
The Dragon's Altar was located very high.
It was like a tower that rose high from the tip of a cliff. So tall that the tip of the Altar couldn't be seen.
And Ian recalled a similar structure.
'The tower that I went to when doing the Immortal Quest with Honnie… this looks similar to the place where the immortal ghost was asleep.'
As Ian recalled that memory, he guessed that the Dragon's Altar would have a number of floors that he will have to clear.
'And if I go this way… I will get stuck and not be able to get my hands on Cintamani.'
Ian asked Karceus,
”Karceus. Do you have any idea if there is a warehouse inside the Altar where the collected things are kept?”
Karceus thought for a moment and said,
”I don't know that. But… I feel that it will be somewhere in the lowest floor.”
”Hmm? Why so?”
”The Dragon's Altar has a total of 77 floors. And on the 77th floor, there is a magic circle that will take you to the Dragon God. And on the 1st floor, there is a dimensional door that will lead you anywhere.”
Ian had a strange expression.
”What does that dimension door have anything to do with the warehouse?”
Kaka interrupted and said,
”Maybe the guardians of the Dragon God are keeping their eyes on the dimensional door, and it is the closest to the place where the guardians are on, which might mean that there is a high probability of the treasure being there.”
Ian deciding on what to do looked over at Karceus, and Karceus also nodded his head.
”Let's do that right away. The Karga Phantom clan also has awesome brains.”
Kaka who was praised by Karceus for its ability had a very cheerful expression—seeing this Ian said,
”Karceus, you shouldn't praise him so much. They will think that they are really a genius if you do that.”
At those words, Kaka turned red out of irritation.
”What do you mean, Master? I am a genius.”
”Shut up, you're noisy.”
Ian who had just dismissed Kaka's words had an unhappy facial expression; Ian called out to Pin who was seated in the corner and was polishing his feathers.
”Pin, come here.”
Kruk-?
Pin immediately flew and stood in front of him; Ian had summoned all the familiars except for Karceus.
Kaka asked Ian,
”What are you going to do, Master?”
Ian looked at the entrance system of the Altar and asked Karceus,
”If we go in through that entrance… I'll be at the 40th story, right Karceus?”
The place where Ian stood then was on a cliff.
And the tower that rose up before Ian's eyes were from the bottom of the cliff, and the entrance of the tower was made to the middle points of it.
The entrance was connected by the cliff point that Ian stood at.