Evan D. Sherden, Looting the Dragons Nest (1)

The dragons body had disappeared without a trace right after the looting was finished. It was an unexpected and pleasant error that Evan was able to loot much more than he had initially expected. Perhaps it was because of his targets enormous size. However, Belois, who was checking the mana flow, suddenly looked up and reported to Evan.

I think theres a cave in the back, Master.

Oh, its normal that the boss was blocking the exit of the dungeon. Maybe the dungeon reward is there.

As the dragon, who turned out to be the dungeon owner, disappeared, the lava flowing through the dungeon floor was already starting to harden and break. Evan walked along a small cave passage with his party after making sure nothing was missing.

But I didnt think youd try to loot it first.

As a result, weve got plenty of other parts, so thats enough.

The Dragons Horn?

Its a little less efficient on its own unless you use the whole dragon heart to support it.

While walking out the aisle and talking with the group about looting, Evans instincts picked up on something strange. He had noticed that there was another small cave at the end of the path.

And the small dungeons had separate rooms for the reward.

I think the dragons body alone is already enough to compensate

Usually, the rewards of dungeons are often related to the boss of dungeons. Maybe we can get more by-products of the dragon.

The others seemed to think that it was too raw, but he ignored them neatly and moved forward. Perhaps there were some dragon scales in here! In this time of dragon extinction, the value of a single scale would be enormous!

Oh, thats

Its a nest.

Dragon Lair

However, the reality of waiting for the party at the end of the path was much more daring and surprising than expected. They didnt expect a Dragon Lair to be in the dungeon! In the nest, there were scales and leather from the dragon. There was even a horn shell that was rolled up like a scroll!

Master.

Yes, I know. It seems that Ive been escaping reality.

Evan sighed and replied to Raihans trembling voice. Yes, the traces of the dragons skin were nothing. Evan had only given attention to the Lairs central area, the circular space decorated with all kinds of crystals. He thought it might be an optical illusion, but that didnt seem to be the case. There lay a colossal egg. It was red and translucent, sparkling like a jewel, but they could feel all the pulsing life in it.

Is this a real dragon egg?

I dont know. Dragons dont put their eggs where people can find the Ive encountered many dragons, but its the first time Ive discovered an egg.

To Raihan, who was still shaking and spouting questions, Mirole also answered in a very nervous tone. A Dragon Egg? It was a trophy they had never seen during Yo-Ma Great War Zero!

Its a real egg. We couldnt find a trace until we killed it. Maybe some of its mana was hiding this space.

That would be one of the reasons why we were able to defeat it quite easily.

Yes, by the waynow I know why it was tied to the Dungeon Core.

Yes, it was only to protect the egg. If you think about it that way, I can understand why it went wild.

Evan had broken the whole floor where the dragon was doing its best to protect the egg. It was no wonder that the dragon had been crazed.

No, but that doesnt make sense at all. Since the dragon was managing the dungeon by becoming one with the dungeon core, the floors durability mustve been amplified.

Your strength is too much; thats the only reasonable explanation.

Who could imagine that anyone could force a dungeon dominated by the power of a dragon to collapse? That was impossible even for Mirole, who wore her armament. It had only been possible thanks to Evans ignorant power.

Its master Evans fault after all.

Thanks to you.

Evan approached the dragons egg, ignoring the subtle gaze pouring on him from the group. But just before his hand touched it, he felt strangely anxious and stopped.

We shouldnt mess with this. I know something will happen.

He had never seen an explanation of the dragons egg in any book. The egg might possibly devour the mana of anyone who comes into contact with it. Maybe it wanted to make Evan its food. Yes, he was sure it would. So, if they hatched here, there was no way for Evans present group to cope with their inability to control a dragons baby.

Anyway, its dangerous to touch it yourself. Im sure something will happen.

You dont usually do that, but youre strangely careful, master Evan.

Ive predicted that.

Of course.

Evan used Heavens Press to lift the dragons egg indirectly and wrapped it with the dragons leather. He thought about putting it in his inventory pocket, but even if it were an egg, he couldnt put anything that might contain a dragon inside.

Okay, lets get this to an expert.

Expert?

I mean Ray. Shes the only one among us who can handle a dragon egg.

Thats true.

If Serena knew that they had killed the dragon without her, she would whine a lot and try to use it as an excuse to touch Evan. However, if Evan gave this egg to her, he could comfort her. If she could hatch it, she could also tame itno, she might try to touch Evan again as a form of thanks. She was such an intelligent individual, after all.

Im glad Ray got a nice present.

Thats a great gift, but what are these crystals?

Oh, thats probablyoh, oh, oh!

The real jackpot was there. The red crystals were like flowers blooming around the dragons egg, and surprisingly all of them had the energy of a hot spring flowing through this area! Every little crystal had more energy than the fragments of the dungeon core now installed in Sherden!

It must have been taking the energy of the hot spring to hatch the egg. Thats not a bad choice.

The dragon must have processed the mana stone. I dont know much because Im blind to magic, but

We dont have to use all of the dragons heart for the bathhouse anymore. These crystals are going to do the job perfectly.

Wow!

Oh?

As expected, youre so great, Master.

Somehow, more exclamations erupted from all over the place than when he had hunted the dragon. If he wanted to extend the Brotherhood Bathhouse with a Dragon Heart, they would be unhappy to expend such a precious thing for the bathhouse. However, if he said he would use some of the many trophies from the dragons nest, it would all work out well!

Take care of everything. Dont miss anything, take them.

Yes, sir!

Expansion of the Brotherhood Bathhouse and installation of a bathhouse in the Astray headquartershe might even be able to make a bath for the Marquis mansion! Evan decided to call the crystals the bathhouse crystals from now on.

Lets take all the pieces of leather and scales. Horta and Ella will be happy.

Were making a big hit after coming here to build more bathhouses.

Inside the Dragon Lair, there was also a formidable amount of gold and silver. Dragons were naturally greedy. Without the existence of an egg, there wouldve been an incomparable number of treasures. Of course, for Evan, who already had a lot of money, one egg was more valuable than those trinkets.

Weve collected quite a lot of artifacts as well.

What kind of armor would I wear?

I found a piece of gold armor.

I cant wear that because its heavy. That ones for Raihan.

Hahaha, I have the Invisible Shield you gave me.

Despite securing as many as a dozen high-quality artifacts, no artifacts could be found for Evan to wear. At this point, he wondered if it was Gods revelation to end with just the artifacts he was wearing now.

It cant be Im going to have to get an armor set

Evan once had an idea to change the Artifact equipment step by step whenever the level went up to the standard of the game, and finally, have the final set of equipment covered with the option of increasing the speed of defense and attack. However, as he became artifacts, he realized that reality wasnt so easy. Next to Evan, who was collecting the artifacts stored in the Lair, Raihan felt excited as he picked up a spear with a mysterious golden blade, plunging it straight into the wall.

Oh, this spear is amazing! Despite my lack of any weapons aptitude, it is still going through the stone walls!

Yes, thats not your ability. Damn it. Ive got a shield on my spear

It was impossible to check item information directly, but the spear had very high armor penetration options. Evan decided to give it to Junior Groups Anna, who had been very upset that she couldnt follow the expedition. She was the only one who used a spear in the Astray, anyway.

But theres no laboratory. Some say that a dragon is a magical species. Of course, I thought they had magic books.

Didnt you feel it when you were fighting the dragon earlier? For a dragon, magic isnt about studying but about dealing with instinct. They dont have to learn magic.

Rather, Belois, who had seen and learned high-level magic that even dragons treated with care, should be said to be great. Looking back, the number of foxfire circling her increased to seventeen. One could even say that she was more substantial than anyone else in the Astray except Evan because she could turn all those foxfire into Hellfire

Im afraid the dungeon is about to collapse.

Oh, right. We took the dungeon core. All right, weve got everything we need. Lets get out of here.

With the help of Mirole, the dragons egg was shielded by several layers of wind, and the group eventually left the dungeon. Shortly after they left the dungeon, the dungeon sank in with a deafening roar. Evan had already run wild in the dungeon, and the structure had been weakened, but it couldnt stand it anymore because he pulled out the core. No one would find the dungeon here anymore. Evan couldnt believe he had shut down Steamas dungeon, which had to be targeted over several series he felt something strange.

Where does this happen in the main series?

He grinned at his thought and turned around. The party was waiting for his order.

Lets go back.

That day, five dragon slayers were born in the world, but the world didnt know.

The world would probably never know.