After using the teleportation device from the previous city, the Black Rose party has now arrived in the northern area of LA, which is the only access to the city of LA close to the San Antonio mountain. The warm breeze touched their skin as if carrying the cries and screams of the people who had died in this city.
"Is that downtown LA now?" said Marie with a shocked face. All of them were now observing the city of LA from afar using binoculars. It only took a few kilometres for them to reach their destination.
The afternoon it boasted of its orange light illuminating the beautiful sky in the deserted city of LA. As far as the eye could see, there were only ruined buildings burned by the creature known as the world disaster. Even the U.S. Bank Tower, the city's pride, is now only a skeleton from afar.
One year ago, a dungeon called Dungeon Dragon suddenly appeared in downtown LA. Dragon, a terrible mythological creature, burst out of the Dungeon and burned the city and its contents with flames until it was nothing. Now, no people live in LA, and if there are any, it is the hunters who carry out missions.
"Yes, this place can make a lot of money. The person who hired us is inside the Dungeon Dragon area," Mia replied.
Mia was right. If one wanted to get rich quickly, the body and magic stones that fell from the Dragon were the answer. All parts of the Dragon had a very high price on the black market, even if it was just the magic stone from a baby dragon.
However, for the four of them, who were currently very weak, killing just one juvenile Dragon was impossible.
"H-hey, that's the big mythological Dragon we're facing, right? Look at those destroyed buildings! I don't think we'll even be able to kill a dragon cub." Edward pointed to the flattened building caused by the Dragon's fire wave.
"Who cares? Most importantly, we complete the favour quest from the White Horse party! Our goal is their money, right?" Daniel said.
"Heh! You're right, Daniel, the most important thing is the money. We came here just for the money, haha!" Mia smiled, approached Daniel and patted him on the back.
(Hmm... interesting, Daniel has changed. Although I'm still slightly scared of him, but he's now cool and charismatic. Should I undo my betrayal intentions towards him?) Mia's heartfelt words entered Daniel's ears again.
"Of course I'm right. Without money, what are we going to eat? Please forget the childish goals I once told you all. I've now changed my goal."
(Wow, look at that. I've decided I'll get you, Daniel!)
That's who he is. Apart from not liking Daniel's personality, the reason Mia, Marie, Edward and Leon betrayed Daniel was money. They have one goal: collecting as much money as possible.
'Good, the first step was successful. What do you think God's Eye?'
[Hmmm... not bad, with just two words, you were able to manipulate Mia. Edward and Marie are probably still unmoved for now].
'Of course, it won't be that easy. Then, can we move on to the next plan?'
[Okay, the bomb will come to you in five seconds. Let's count together, Daniel, one... two... three... four...!]
(T-this is a distress call! Please gather at the White Horse party post for the party we have chartered to the Dragon Dungeon. We've detected three juvenile Dragons active outside the Dungeon area! Hurry up and get here if you don't want to get roasted). A loud call sounded from the earphones we were using.
"There's a Dragon? Seriously!"
"G-guys, what is that?" Marie pointed towards the east.
Black scales glistened with red eyes that pressed and intimidated. Its body was huge, with two long, sharp wings like giant swords. Just seeing that figure would send all living creatures running away, crying. That's how mighty a Dragon is.
But there was one exception: there was one person, and he was the only person who would not run away at the sight of that figure. In the past, she was the one who should not have died a horrible death for sacrificing her life for Daniel.
"All of you... quickly follow the message's instructions and then run to the White Horse post party. It'll be safe there!" He shouted and stepped into Dragon's prominent figure.
"But you?"
"What are you doing, Daniel?"
"I'm going to distract him! Don't worry, I have stealth skills so that I can hide easily."
"Uh, but... It's Dragon, you know? We're all still weak!"
"I have a plan!" said Daniel with a sharp look.
"Fine then, take care of yourself."
That was a lie. In fact, the only useful skill Daniel had was energy lake. The stealth skill was only possessed by an assassin, and it was a very rare skill.
Daniel ran towards the foothills of San Antonio Mountain while luring the Dragons to follow him. It was a place where the trees had become charcoal, and all the plants withered to death, the water turned purple with poison, and only desert-like desolation as far as the eye could see.
'You will come here, right? Dragon Slayer. This time, I won't let you die humiliatingly like in the past!'
Boom!
Suddenly, an explosion sounded beside Daniel and blew soft sand into the air. But it wasn't the sound of a bomb exploding, but rather the explosion of people falling from the sky.
"Hey you, get out of here!" said a girl.
Blonde hair with a beautiful face like an angel dazzled Daniel's eyes. This was the second time the girl's beauty hypnotized Daniel.
"Long time no see, Dragon Slayer!" Daniel smiled sincerely with sparkling eyes.
At the sight of the girl's eyelids, Daniel's chest instantly tightened and filled with nostalgia. The girl's eyes, filled with bitterness and thirst for revenge, looked like a river of dark aura rushing down like a waterfall.