Still, Edward wasn't crazy enough to have Eleena summon Croakatoa to feed to the drake.
Leaving aside whether he would lose his reputation in the Frogmen Village, Croakatoa's tiny frame wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between the drake's teeth. It would be pointless even if he did summon it.
The wood elves appeared to be neutral, but they were actually hostile. They couldn't be counted on either, which was why the only possible targets were the black-robed men running in front of them — members of the Secret Eye Cultists.
Although he didn't know what kind of creatures they were, judging from the uneven skin under their black robes and their blood-red pained expressions, they were most likely not humans. However, he figured that the Drake wouldn't be picky with its food. Perhaps it would find it more flavorful if it chewed a little.
"Joe, stop poking. Go into Evil Sword Mode and cut them off!"
Edward whipped out his wand, ready to cast an ice spell to freeze the Secret Eye Cultists where they were — or at least to slow them down even if it didn't work.
"Can we just kill them?" Joe asked.
"Of course!"
Look at how considerate we are, even mincing the meat for Master Drake.
Edward thought.
He gathered his mana and was about to cast a spell at the black-robed man running in front of him when a black shadow flashed, and the black-robed man fell to the ground …
The first kill was taken by Eleena's meteor hammer.
The unlucky Secret Eye Cultist was instantly split open, and lay lifeless on the ground.
Damn it, kill stealing like that? Edward glanced at Eleena, who was running away nonchalantly, and felt that the girl's skill at kill stealing was improving.
In the future, they could organize large parties to fight the Final Boss, and as long as the Boss' aggro didn't exceed the aggro of the person tanking it, their party would definitely be the one to take the Boss's head.
Edward's hands didn't stop even as he thought about all sorts of things. A few frost bombs directly froze the black-robed men in front of them like dogs, their legs stiff as they ran like mummies.
It would be weird if the Society of the Secret Eye's occultists could hold themselves back when they saw that they were being ambushed. They simply turned around and retaliated with Death Rays, but were blocked by Jessica's barrier.
Even if the Death Rays hit Edward or Joe during the cooldown, Jessica could quickly follow up with a Purification spell to dispel the debuff.
With the help of Cola, it didn't take long for half of the Society of the Secret Eye's demonized men to die, while Edward's side was mostly fine apart from a little bloated stomach.
The wood elves at the rear thought that it was human infighting and simply watched coldly, not intending to get involved.
The girl who had been running beside the Society of the Secret Eye quietly slowed down when she saw that, intending to circle around to the wood elves.
Amidst the chaos, Edward's sharp eyes noticed the leader of the Secret Eye Cultists … well, Edward didn't know if he was the leader, but he was the highest-ranked member of the Secret Eye Cultists. Stealthily, he took out a silver apple-shaped object, a pale purple dagger in his other hand, and stabbed the silver apple viciously.
The girl who had been sneaking away a moment ago staggered and fell to the ground, her face pale.
"Lady Sefarim!"
It was only then that the elves at the back saw their greatest treasure girl, who was deliberately hidden by the black robes of the Society of the Secret Eye. All of them promptly buffed themselves with wind-elemental spells, picking up speed as they ran towards the girl.
Edward glanced at them, convinced that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. If he could get the wood elves to target the Society of the Secret Eye, the pressure on his side would lessen considerably.
It was a pity that they were all running away and didn't even have time to catch their breath. There was no time for him to persuade the elves.
Be that as it may, even a fool could tell from that fellow of the Secret Eye Society's actions that the apple-like thing was most likely connected to the girl, and it might even have been used to abduct her. After all, the wood elves would never allow the greatest treasure of their race to wander about.
And since they had decided to kill every last member of the Secret Eye Cultists from the start, the silver apple might drop …
Edward paled at the thought.
That's right. The enemies they killed would vanish … in other words, the corpses of the Secret Eye Cultists didn't become food for the Drake, and the scent of their blood was driving the hungry beast even more frenzied.
"Joe, Eleena, change tactics! Just knock those fellows out! Jessica, keep up the barrier. " Edward quickly ordered, while blaming himself in remorse. "Damn it, I've let the God of Games down … I'm still shackled by common sense."
"Oh, I'll do my best." "Understood." "Alright!" "Rawr!"
Why was there another voice?
Edward turned around to find that the Drake had picked up speed after the wood elves had overtaken them, and was now right behind them. Its golden vertical slits resembling a reptile's were filled with a chilling lust for food.
While the Drake was a draconic subspecies, its abilities were essentially inferior versions of giant dragons, and it didn't even know Dragon Breath.
Even so, not knowing Dragon Breath didn't mean that the Drake couldn't use a lower level one. In fact, most Drake had skills similar to Dragon Breath, although those breaths didn't have the attribute of a dragon, which was why they weren't classified as Dragon Breath.
Edward's party had actually entered the range of the Drake's Dragon Breath, but there was no telling if it didn't want to eat burnt meat or wanted to exercise before dinner — it simply had no intention of using Dragon Breath.
Even if the Players wouldn't really die, none of them wanted to experience being eaten alive by a Drake. That was why Edward's party was basically bursting out with all their potential under such circumstances.
Edward's set of skills swiftly and precisely struck the black-robed daemon in front of him, slowing him down until he was a fool. Joe promptly swung Giant Toe at him, while Eleena used Chains of Penance to bind him and leave him where he was to prevent him from dying.
Moments later, the bone-chilling sounds of chewing and the screams of the daemons echoed from behind them, leaving everyone's scalp numb. Edward and the others didn't even dare to turn around to see what was happening behind them, and instead quickly finished off the next Secret Eye Cultists …
The daemons of the Society of the Secret Eye would retaliate, but the problem was that the wood elves were mixed in with Edward's party. The wood elves had clearly learned from the girl that the Secret Eye was the culprit behind her abduction, and not only did they not let the Secret Eye Cultists attack Edward's party, they even helped them attack the Secret Eye Cultists.
There was no telling if they were making up for their rudeness just now, or simply venting their anger for their greatest treasure.
In no time at all, the Secret Eye Cultists were being plucked like carrots by Edward's party, thrown to the Drake behind them as bait.
In the process, Edward even retrieved the silver apple-like item.
[Weird Shard: Wrapped in the divine power of Luna, the Silver Moon Goddess, it feels as if moonlight is shining on it.]
Be that as it may, the Drake was still following behind them, growling horribly from time to time as if it had become even more berserk.
"Isn't that thing full after eating so many people?" Joe asked, panting.
If Joe, who had the strongest stamina among them, was in such a state, there was no need to mention the others. After their stamina bars were depleted, their running speed became extremely slow, and the irresistible tiredness made them feel that even lifting their legs was a torture.
"Rather than saying it's not full …" Edward said, feeling a headache as he turned to look at the Drake, noticing that its golden pupils were starting to turn crimson. "It's more like it's infected by those Secret Eye Cultists …"
Even if it wasn't a purebred dragon descendant, it still had dragon blood in it. How could it be so easily infected by monsters mutated from humans?
That was when Edward noticed that Gou Dan, who was running ahead of them, was @ -ing him on the Player forums.
[Gou Dan: What did you guys do?]
[Edward: We fed the Drake a few Secret Eye Cultists …]
[Gou Dan: I see. Hold on.]
[Gou Dan: [Picture]]
The picture Gou Dan sent was a screenshot of his quest page in the game.
It was a situation that the Players had recently discovered, and there was no telling whether it was a loophole or a deliberate setup by the God of Games: although other Players could not see each other's System page, other Players could see it as long as they used the Player forums' camera function to take a picture of the System page and upload it.
That discovery made it much easier for the Players to communicate about quests, and they didn't have to describe their quests all over again.
And the screenshot Gou Dan sent was a screenshot of his quest.
[Ding!] [Side Quest: The Elves' Greatest Treasure II completed]
[Side Quest: The Elves' Greatest Treasure III activated]
[Quest Description: Thanks to your hard work, you have finally defeated the culprit — the demonoids of the Secret Eye Cultists. But that was also why a powerful Drake was infected by demonic aura and showed signs of demonification. Your abilities may not be enough to defeat the Drake directly, but the God of Games never leaves a dead end. There is a way to kill the Drake right in front of you —
[Quest Description: Think of a way to defeat the Drake]
[Quest Reward: Unlock quest chain 'The Greatest Treasure of the Elves IV', certain amount of EXP, certain amount of game coins, and a Soul Binding Scroll]
[Note: 'So this is the legendary Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon? It's so realistic … '
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Chapter 193: Secret Eye Cultists
Dragon Food of the Secret Eye Cultists
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