Chapter 188: Sote Decides to Continue Searching for the Dragon Race

“Let me see, what does the legendary Dragon Race look like?”

Sote began carefully observing the various traits and features of the Dragon Race.

“Hmm, not bad looking, a bit sturdy, but with all that muscle, in front of my magic, it’s all show and no substance.”

Sote felt he hadn’t gotten a good enough look, so he moved in a little closer.

But just then, that dragon threw a punch straight at Sote.

“Urgh~”

Sote fell to the ground on cue and lay there, fast asleep.

“Look, look, keep looking, you stupid Human Race creep, acting like some pervert.”

That dragon looked utterly contemptuous, and with a look of disgust, wiped his hand on the grass on the ground, as if he found it repulsive.

But disgust aside, loot still had to be scavenged.

This guy was probably the leader of those few others.

It was normal for the underlings to have nothing, but if the leader had nothing, then something was off.

He casually kicked a couple of times, first kicking off the Ice Block, then spreading Sote’s body out on the ground and starting his search.

After going through everything, aside from a Stick, he found nothing else on Sote.

‘Are you kidding me? I spent so long preparing that plan, finally pulled it off, and in the end it was all for nothing?’

‘Wait, not entirely.’

‘These people aren’t Dragon Race, so where did they come from?’

‘I remember the Academy only has one Elf student, right? No Human Race?’

‘So they’re outsiders.’

‘Outsiders?’

‘Shouldn’t this kind of thing be reported to the Dean first?’

‘Right, right!’

‘Better report it.’

After thinking it through, that dragon started sprinting through the night, planning to head back to the Academy.

But he hadn’t run far before his pace slowed more and more, until he finally stopped.

‘Wait, if I go report now, wouldn’t I be giving up my activity qualification? Anyway, even if I don’t report it, someone else will probably notice. No, no, that’s a huge loss.’

‘Yeah, that’s right, none of my business, keep my nose out of it.’

In the end, that dragon found a spot with a bit less wind and simply spent the night there.

Early the next morning, Sote and his teammates, who had been knocked out, groggily woke up.

Because the dawn wind was strong and freezing, if they hadn’t woken up, they probably would have frozen to death.

“Hiss—ah, my head hurts so much, and I’m so cold!”

Sote leaned against a tree, clutching his head and wailing.

His teammates were in much the same state, and a couple were even a bit delirious.

“Captain, what happened?” one of them asked.

“We were ambushed.”

“A dragon showed up, and then it knocked us all out.”

“What do you mean?”

He still didn’t understand.

“Huh?! A dragon!”

Several teammates shouted out almost at the same time.

They never imagined they’d see a real dragon, nor had they ever thought about doing anything to one.

“Yeah, that dragon ambushed you all first. By the time I got there, you were all knocked out. Unfortunately, I got ambushed by it too, and then I fell to the ground.”

“Captain, so what do we do now? M-maybe we should just run.”

One of them was starting to have second thoughts.

“Captain, I’m so cold. Am I going to freeze to death?”

Sote looked at them and felt a surge of anger.

“Can’t you people have some ambition? Can’t you be a bit more spirited, a bit more confident?”

“Isn’t the appearance of a Dragon Race a good thing? Don’t you want to catch one and bring it back to earn credit with the President?”

“Don’t you want to make a big name for yourselves across the entire Human Race?!”

Sote fired off three soul-searching questions, trying to drag these cowards back from the edge of running away.

“I get all that, Captain, but he’s a Dragon Race, a real, genuine Dragon Race.”

“We got taken down without even seeing him. If we keep going like this, aren’t we just throwing our lives away?”

“Yeah, yeah, even though we’re doing pretty well back among the Human Race, riding high, it’s all thanks to the President’s support.”

“In front of a Dragon Race, we really are limited in strength. We can’t do it.”

Sote was a bit speechless.

‘Why couldn’t these people be more ambitious?’

‘If that’s how it is…’

Sote simply sat down to the side with an indifferent look on his face.

“Since that’s how you all feel, then go ahead and leave. I won’t stop you.”

Hearing this, the younger teammates collectively sighed in relief.

“But don’t get too happy too fast.”

That sentence immediately pulled the atmosphere back to tension.

“First of all, we’ve already been in Dragon Race Territory for a while now.”

“If you go back like this, you might still run into the Dragon Race. If you actually do encounter them on the way, I won’t be looking out for you.”

“After all, I’m going to be the first Human Race in the world to slay a dragon.”

“This…”

They were starting to waver.

“Also, if you do make it back successfully, the President will definitely punish you severely, because not only did you fail the mission, you also abandoned your teammates and deserted!”

Sote deliberately emphasized the word “deserted.”

“You all know the fate of deserters.”

“If the President is in a good mood, maybe he won’t kill you and just kick you out. But if the President is in a bad mood…”

“Then even if you die, it’s got nothing to do with me. It was your choice to leave.”

“Alright.”

Sote stood up.

“I’ve said my piece. You all decide for yourselves.”

With that, Sote walked straight toward the River not far ahead.

The teammates hesitated for a few seconds, then immediately followed.

“Captain, wait for me!”

Anyway, going back meant getting our heads chopped off, so might as well stick with Sote.

Who knows, maybe we can still snag some credit, right?

Not long after, dawn broke.

Mi Wenni and Mi Wenna had gotten up early.

They were currently doing something very sacred, and that was foraging for food.

But out here in the Wilderness, where was there anything to eat?

For that, we’d have to ask our friend Yiluo Enya.

By noon, the two sisters returned empty-handed.

They hadn’t found anything and had wasted an entire morning.

As for their neighbor Zhu Qiu, she’d slept until now, not even having a morning left to waste, let alone mentioning it.

Although Yiluo Enya was already awake, they had only met once, so they didn’t feel comfortable asking her and could only search the surrounding area.

Zhu Qiu yawned and slowly crawled out of bed.

“Ah… huh…”

Grumble grumble~

‘Hungry.’

“Yiluo Enya, good morning~ What are we eating for lunch today?”

But no one responded to her.

“Yiluo Enya?”

She searched around the area and only found a Note she had left behind.

“Zhu Qiu, I’m heading out to familiarize myself with the surroundings. I’ll be back in the evening.”

“There’s breakfast and lunch on the table that I prepared for you. Remember to eat dinner on time.”

“So that’s it.”

Zhu Qiu glanced at the various Fruits laid out on the table and thought it looked pretty good.

“Yiluo Enya is so thoughtful. She even prepared food for me.”

With that, she picked up a plate of Fruit and started eating.

As she ate, she planned to step outside for some fresh air, but the moment she pushed open the door, she ran right into the two sisters standing right in front of it, glowing.