I Am Not A Goblin Slayer

In its vision, Gauss’s body was being enveloped by a layer of crimson-gold flame visible to the naked eye. The flame continuously surged and expanded, faintly outlining the shadow of a giant dragon with its head held high and wings spread.

Dragon’s Might!

Condensed into a tangible pure Dragon’s Might!

”Boom!”

A pressure on a soul level descended upon the valley.

At this moment, all the creatures in the entire valley lay prostrate on the ground, whether the wild wolves in the forest, forest rabbits, insects, or even the invisible tiny creatures in the air—all restrained their movements, not daring to make the slightest rash action.

If someone could see the direction in which they were all prostrating, they would discover a terrifying phenomenon, that is, almost all the animals, regardless of size, were facing the direction where Gauss was located.

As if paying high respect to the arrival of a king.

”Boom!”

Another heartbeat echoed throughout the valley.

Gauss’s entire skeleton was tempered and molded, exuding a white-gold tenacious luster, a resilience far surpassing steel.

After the tempering of his skeletal structure was complete, Gauss’s power began to surge wildly.

On the surface, power is related to muscle fibers, but fundamentally, it might be more closely associated with bones.

The enhancement of bones helps raise the upper limit of physical innate talents.

After the bones, more organs and tissues in his body began to undergo transformation.

Internal organs, skin, eyes, ears...

Pale golden blood seeped from his eye sockets, ears, and all over his body through the pores.

Yet it didn’t look too bloody or terrifying, instead exuding an indescribable sanctity.

At the same time, the concrete representation of his profession tier within him also shattered and reshaped.

A massive amount of magic surged like tides within his body.

Under the turbulence of magic power, ripples of light waves radiated outward with him as the origin.

Hephaestus, who was bowing down, raised his eyes to observe this spectacle, a hint of yearning flashing in his pupils.

At this moment, Gauss was so powerful and beautiful.

But why hasn’t the long-awaited dragon transformation begun?

”Boom!”

In Hephaestus’s somewhat confused gaze, Gauss’s bodily transformation began to cease, and that powerful aura gradually receded into his body.

Just as everything was about to end, Gauss vaguely heard a profound and ethereal voice by his ear.

”Thou name is: Gauss Kaeth.”

Who is speaking?

A hint of doubt flashed in his heart.

He opened his eyes, an indifferent gaze slowly filling with divine luster.

”Purple quality racial talent [Dragon Kind] successfully advanced!”

”Golden quality [Dragon King Descendant]”

”Thou dost bear the bloodline of the King, child of chaos.”

Gauss looked at the concise advancement explanation, yet there was no disappointment on his face.

He could feel just how substantial this enhancement was.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

This harvest certainly justified the great risk he took, venturing deep into the forest to complete this perilous quest.

Moreover, he could sense that this [Dragon King Descendant] was unlike any ordinary golden quality talent to compare with.

It could only be said that absorbing the power of four true dragon bloodlines far exceeded imagination, the enhancement it brought even left him somewhat overwhelmed as he just opened his eyes.

The newly advanced talent exhibited an immensely profound golden hue on Gauss’s panel.

Besides the enhancement of racial talent, due to the overwhelming strength of [Dragon King Descendant]’s bloodline, his professional level was forcibly elevated as well.

”Main profession Magic Envoy level increased to: 9”

”Sub profession Sword Spirit level increased to: 6”

”Power +1”

”Constitution +1”

”Intelligence +1”

”Charm +1”

Power, Constitution, Intelligence, and Charm all received an increase.

His panel transformed into the following state.

Power: 17→18

Agility: 17

Constitution: 17→18

Intelligence: 20→21

Perception: 16

Charm: 17→18

Among all attributes, the greatest change occurred in Intelligence.

His earlier feeling was certainly not wrong.

The increase from 20 points to 21 points was a qualitative breakthrough.

After crossing this critical point, he felt as if his brain was in a very wondrous state.

So sleepy...

Clearly, after just finishing a battle and undergoing a full-body transformation, he should be in an excited state.

But the change in Gauss’s brain gave rise to an irresistible strong drowsiness.

This drowsiness was not physiological, but deeper.

Just like how a chrysalis transforms into a butterfly, a long snake sheds its skin as it grows, the powerful Giant Dragon always slumbers.

He simply didn’t have time to feel the enhancements throughout his body.

He sensed the dwindling time left of the Silent Birdcage.

He hurriedly resisted that strong drowsiness and began to collect spoils with extreme speed.

Fortunately, before setting out, he considered the massive size of the true dragon and borrowed a large Storage Pouch from the bearded guild leader of Barry.

Normally, such large Storage Pouches are strategic resources that the Adventurer’s Guild would never easily lend to ordinary adventurers.

If the guild dares to lend, adventurers dare to run.

Even with the guild’s strength, retrieving it wouldn’t be difficult, but it would still introduce more variables.

However, Gauss’s position was special, so he managed to borrow one from the guild.

After storing the corpses of four true dragons into the Storage Pouch, Gauss flew to the four dragons’ Dragon’s Nest.

He hastily swept the area.

Encountering items, he didn’t even look before stuffing them into the Storage Pouch.

Gold Coins, treasure chests, shed Dragon Scales, strange items, boxes on some Array—all packed and taken.

Actually, he couldn’t be blamed for being reckless.

Truly, he didn’t have much time left.

The time the Silent Birdcage could maintain was getting shorter, and the drowsiness spreading like a plague in his consciousness was growing intense.

After quickly finishing the sweep, he flew outside the Dragon’s Nest.

At this moment, the barrier above suddenly melted like frost, and he saw the real sky again.

”Ha~~”

He couldn’t help but yawn.

The drowsiness was growing stronger.

Despite wanting to lie down right there, Gauss knew he absolutely couldn’t sleep here.

Soon, Extraordinary Demons would come to check the situation.

He called Hephaestus and instructed him.

They couldn’t fly toward the human territory now, as it would clash with the Green Dragon Queen’s Green Dragon Army.

So, he could only move in the opposite direction, deeper into the forest, to find a safe place for deep sleep.

Once the direction was determined, quickly, one man and one dragon delved deeper into the forest.

...

The far outskirts of Barry.

”Boom, boom, boom!”

A steady and orderly drumbeat sounded on the battlefield.

The first defensive line of the Barry City Defense Army lay across the entrance of the plain, where two low hills formed a corridor several hundred meters wide, the first natural barrier to Barry’s main city, beyond which was an endless plain.

Dozens of concealed Magic Cannons were mounted atop the low hills, their muzzles aimed at the southern sky. In the valley, tens of thousands of city guards and adventurers were displayed.

Of course, these were not all the forces for this war. More forces were spread across various border battlefields in the form of legions and small teams.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze at the valley’s entrance was fixated in one direction.

The southern horizon was restless.

”Boom, boom, boom!”

The earth seemed to be trembling slightly.

The forest was moving!

Upon closer inspection, it was a torrent formed by numerous monsters.

The Green Dragon Army appeared!

Through telescopes, the senior officers saw the densely packed figures at the forest edge.

Even from a distance, it made one’s scalp tingle.

But that wasn’t the most terrifying part.

The lens slowly moved upward.

Past the menacing monster ground forces, past the sky-covering flying Demon Legion, deep in the clouds, a pair of wings large enough to block out the sky surged through the clouds—a perfectly majestic dragon figure.

The clouds, originally white, turned ink green under the influence of that great being.

It induced an oppressive sensation.

The Lord of the Jade Forest Borderland, Green Dragon Queen Aiselas.

Almost everyone present saw its true form for the first time.

They realized that the real weight of a true dragon’s arrival could hardly be described in words.

Its body revealed an unmatched aesthetic of strength and beauty.

Its entire form adorned with a deep and layered emerald green, its scales reflected dazzlingly under the sunlight as if clad in an armor forged from emerald.

Its neck was long and graceful, extending from the shoulder blades in an arc like a fully drawn bow, with four curved dragon horns extending backward from the forehead and temples, forming a natural bone crown.

At this moment, soaring among the clouds, its head was held high.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, it turned its head to look behind, a hint of puzzlement flashing in its originally composed and indifferent vertical pupils.

An aura that somewhat intrigued it briefly appeared deep in the forest and then quickly concealed itself.

Though curious, there was certainly no time to search further right now.

Its subordinate generals in the forest would search for the anomaly for it.

For now, its task was to crush the ants beneath it.