I Received System to Become Dragonborn

They had successfully located their enemies. The creatures moved swiftly as dark shadows behind the trees, and their number exceeded ten creatures. The number seemed daunting, but they were not overly afraid. Their strength had clearly increased since before. And the fact that these creatures used tactics of hiding while attacking might reveal that they were not very strong.

"What do you think, should we split up?" Saeldir asked.

"Yes. That way, we'll finish faster," Adrien said.

Saeldir waited, looking at Billy and Erend. No one complained about his suggestion, so he assumed they agreed.

"Alright," Saeldir said.

They spread out to four different sides. Because they already knew the location of their enemies, they immediately rushed towards them with a strong desire to kill.

They could not waste time here. If there were attackers, it was better to kill them as quickly as possible without bothering to think about the consequences. For their journey had more consequences than what would befall them from killing their enemies. That's what they had discussed before embarking on the journey.

The tall, skinny creatures were clearly visible in front of Erend. He accelerated his run.

It seemed that those creatures were caught off guard because their prey decided to attack. In Erend's eyes, he saw one of them look sideways with a confused expression.

Erend grinned, thinking that what he saw was very foolish because they really only reserved for a sneak attack without considering another plan. So now, when that plan was ruined, they were confused.

The creatures tried to flee as Erend got closer. But he didn't have a chance to outrun him. Erend accelerated his charge until he finally reached behind the creatures, seemingly in the blink of an eye.

He then snatched the skinny creature's neck and slammed it to the ground. Erend felt the crack of its neck within his grip.

Another creature that saw their friend die in his hand looked displeased. Another wave of darts shot towards Erend. He summoned fire from his body and instantly destroyed the darts. Then, emerging from the fire, he lunged in the direction where the darts came from.

He was like a bloodthirsty beast, moving with incredible speed, causing the creatures witnessing him to feel a freezing fear in their bodies.

Erend once again grabbed the creature's neck. But this time, before snapping it, he tried to see its true form. The creature had an extremely ugly face, with a long nose and flowing snot. Its teeth were jagged and protruded from its mouth due to their size. Its eyes were too large for its face.

Erend frowned. "This thing is ugly as hell."

*Suddenly, there was a stab in his back.* Erend, who had sensed another creature creeping behind him, deliberately did not react to bait them, and they took the bait so soon. His armor protected him well, so he didn't bother to activate his Dragon Scales. He smashed the creatures behind him with the one he was holding.

Because of the force of those smacks, he crushed both of their bodies into pieces of flesh.

He didn't receive any EXP this time. Maybe because his level was already too high, or because he wasn't given the quest to kill them. But that wasn't important.

More creatures emerged from the shadows again. This time, there were more than before. Erend didn't think there would be this many hiding creatures that could even avoid his Dragon Eyes. Around a dozen came lunging at him with their claws and daggers. He killed them all in a span of a few seconds.

On the other side of the forest, Erend heard some explosions and screams. Some of them were the angry shouts of men; definitely Adrien and Billy were enjoying their time killing these creatures. He couldn't believe they would scream in pain.

After killing all the creatures that attacked him, Erend walked to find the others and intended to offer them help if they needed it.

Adrien saw a sword flash before his eyes. He jerked his head backward and let the sword pass. Afterward, he used his own sword to stab his attacker in the chest, killing them instantly. He then ran to kill the others within his reach, the soul of a warrior burning in his eyes. It was like he was back in the war.

Billy was no different. He and Adrien used to be soldiers who relied only on their guns to fight their enemies. When they fought the Elves, they felt that even their guns wouldn't help much against Elf's Magic. But now, they wielded that power themselves, and that power came from this world so it didn't lose its potency.

Billy and Adrien killed a lot of creatures that became their enemies within minutes. When they were done, Erend and Adrien were also finished and were now behind them.

"You seem to be enjoying it, captain," Erend said, grinning.

Adrien grinned, wiping blood from his face. "It's not bad. They can provide a bit of entertainment on this boring journey."

A minute later, they regrouped. They said they had killed any creatures they found. Some tried to run, but they were able to chase and kill them.

"They look like Goblins," Saeldir said.

"You said they were small-bodied monsters," Billy said.

"Yes. Somehow, they seem to have evolved," Saeldir looked concerned. "This must be a change that comes because of the Great Calamity, or at least has something to do with it in some way."

"If that's the case, we should continue our journey as quickly as possible," Adrien said.

Realizing that the situation was getting worse so quickly, they didn't waste any more time. They even decided to postpone their rest time even longer.

The forest area turned out to be vast. Erend, Adrien, and Billy were surprised that even after walking for about five hours at a fast pace, they still hadn't found any way out. They encountered several evolved Goblins along the way.

They killed them as easily as the previous wave. Those Goblins weren't a dangerous threat, but they were annoying because they hindered their journey.

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