With Zey growing like a monster in just a single day, I have to do something to keep up. Not only me but Laura as well. I doubt Noemi needs to get stronger and Gonzo trains his body every day. Because of that, I end up having crazy ideas all day long.
' Hey monster, I have a few questions. '
' What happened to that scythe you devoured the other time? ' (Me)
' That's what I wanted to know a much more... So other than that... '
My thought was interrupted by Noemi's high voice.
«We'll be staying here for today.» (Noemi)
I sit down and look at Zey who immediately started practicing a bunch of spells at the same time.
-luckily he has no advanced elements...-
«We're staying in the middle of a forest. Don't use fire.» (Me)
«Allllright!» (Zey)
-His ego is starting to inflate.... this might be bad.-
' Yeah, I did. So... Can other people use weapons crated from mine? '
-Perfect. I already have the base idea done so now I just need to make it into an actual thing.-
' I'll be changing my style a bit for a while to see if it goes well. '
A scythe similar to the one I devoured before appears. The only big difference is that it now has a chain connected to the end of it. Other than that, the robust appearance is there and the size is there. This scythe is massive. It's just as tall as me and that's just talking about the pole. The blade is almost as big.
I swing it around a bit and notice something immediately. It's sluggish! It's a really weird weapon to swing so I can't use it like I would use a sword. I should use it by rotating it all over my body like a pole with just as few differences that it has a massive blade in one end so... I'll have to use it kind of like a spear with no thrusting and a bit more slashing? I also need to use more magic. If I have the capabilities, then I should use them.
I practice for a bit and it seems to work much better this way. I just need to keep in mind that I'm using a scythe and not a spear and then get better with it. I never used this kind of weapons, to be honest, but My brother used a spear most of the time
I notice Gonzo training as well so I approach him.
«Hey, Gonzo. How do you attack with that?» (Me)
He notices that I'm pointing at the giant shield that he has on his back at all time like a turtle.
«I don't. The most I do is bash people with it.» (Gonzo)
-I'll get him a new one then. I already know what to do so I might even start today. It'll probably be done in a week maybe?-
I walk back to see how Zey is doing. If he is left unsupervised, he might just blow something up and I don't even know how.
«Let's eat!» (Noemi)
Noemi has just finished preparing dinner. We all sit down in pairs... except for Zey... And eat as much as we can. We need all the energy we can get to improve. We need to be the strongest. At that moment, as I finished my meal, I had an idea.
«I'm going to hunt. Zey, come with me.» (Me)
' This way, I can improve by eating monsters and I might be able to control Zey's ego. '
-Once again I forgot about Kit... I kinda feel bad for him.-
«Why can't I just practice?» (Zey)
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«No matter how powerful you are, with actual experience from battle, you are as good as a civilian dressed in gold.» (Me)
We walk around the forest for a bit a finally find a reptile monster. It looks like a salamander but smaller and with much more scales. Might even be a lesser dragon.
' If this is a lesser dragon then we need to pay attention. '
' Oh... right. '
....
It's an earth lesser dragon. There's probably the big one wandering somewhere.
«This one is yours. What kind of magic will you use?» (Me)
Zey starts gathering flames and I hit him in the head.
«What the hell are you doing?!» (Me)
«I'm gonna burn him!» (Zey)
«Not only would you not be able to pass by his scales you would also burn the whole forest to the ground! Use something else!» (Me)
«My other spells are not as strong as this one!» (Zey)
«I guess I'll have to demonstrate then...» (Me)
I shoot a drilling air shot at the lesser dragon's neck. The air shot turns into a blade as it pierces the lesser dragon's scales, decapitating it on the spot.
«Evaluate your enemy. Everyone has a weakness. If your enemy is highly armored, the best thing to do is to puncture through it and render the armor useless. Look closely. Because my magic turned into an air blade right after it pierced the scales the first time, only those scales are damaged. The other scales are as good as new.» (Me)
' How do I eat it without looking like a monster? '
' How long have you been thinking of that? '
-Either way, it's a good idea.-
My arm turns into the head of the Nature Dragon I killed and ate a while back and devours the corpse of the lesser dragon, leaving nothing behind. Zey just watches the whole process dumbfounded.
«Let's hunt one or two more and let's head back. It might get dangerous otherwise.» (Me)
«Alright...» (Zey)
We walk around a bit more without finding anything else and head back. By then everyone was already sleeping. Or pretending like Noemi.
In the morning, we wake up to the sound of heavy footsteps. We all look in the direction of the sound as we grab our weapons. Everyone is on guard. Everyone instinctively went into a weird, unorganized formation with Gonzo at the front, me and Laura Right behind, Noemi behind us and then Zey at the back. Zey starts panicking and gathering flames.
«No flames Zey!» (Me)
From among the trees emerges... A giant Earth dragon. He is a quadropede with large wings and a large tail. Characteristic from these dragons, it's scales are much bigger and look like plates made from rock. It's tail also seems to have a large ball of stone. Weirdly enough, different from most other dragons, he had no horns anywhere making him look bland.
He approaches slowly and steadily but as he looks at us, he tightens his hind legs and starts walking in a weird way. Noemi even ended up gigling at some point.
' What's with that walking '
' Oh for fuck's sake!! '
'...'
The dragon keeps getting closer and seems to be preparing for an attack. Zey starts bombarding the dragon with high pressure water jets. It doesn't seem to be having much of an effect though. I'll appraise it then.
...
' Once again his weak points are eyes, none, mouth, penis and anus. No wait. This one actually has weak points on the back of his legs, at knee level. Not only that, his scales don't cove a few spots along the neck. '
«Aim for the back of the legs and those lines without scales on the neck! Zey, aim for the eyes!» (Me)
Laura and I dash forward. Zey starts aiming his atacks at the eyes but the dragon actually has some see through armor covering his eyes.
-It's take a while for him to go blind.-
Laura slashes her flaming golden sword at the dragon's body, throwing the dragon off balance and slightly melting the rocky scales of the dragon's chest. These golden flames might be much hotter than normal fire but they don't seem to spread regardless of that...
The dragon spins and whips his tail, swinging the stone ball at the tip at a high speed. It Gets blocked by Gonzo's giant shield, breaking the dragon's momentum. I take this opportunity to move behind his front legs, slashing one of them instantly and then throwing my scythe, spinning at the other, slashing it as well.
' The cut might not be as deep but it works quite well! '
I pull my scythe back and get out from under the dragon who can barely hold himself. I throw my scythe up and then whip it at the mack of the dragon. The impact was enough to get the dragon on his knees.
The dragon starts screaming as his eyes bleed and he lowers his head. Zey finally managed to get through the see through armor on the dragon's eyes. Noemi swings her bladed wheel upwards, lifting the dragon's head and exposing his neck. I jump on top of it and throw my scythe, getting it stuck on one of his bleeding eyes and then pull the chain, making it impossible for the dragon to lower his head again.
«Finish him!»
Laura jumps into the dragon's neck and stabs her sword onto one of the weak points and starts releasing inhuman amounts of golden flames, finally slashing along the weakpoint. The dragon liver for just a few more seconds.
«We did it! We killed a Giant Dragon!» (Zey)
We all get away from the dragon.
«I'm surprised!» (Laura)
«Why?» (Me)
«We never fought together yet we killed a dragon like an experienced team!» (Laura)
«That's because everyone here has his own style. In the end, our styles are so varied that we just never really get in each other's way.» (Noemi)
-This is really a weirdly good team.-
«I'm going to repair the cracks on my shield.» (Gonzo)
Gonzo sits down and starts tinkering with his shield.
-Didn't know he had this kind of skill.-
I look back at the dragon as my instinct screams to eat it.
«This might be disgusting so look away if you want to, I'll be right back.» (Me)
My left arm turns back into a dragon head as I walk to the dragon's corpse. I start devouring it and I could hear the sounds of Laura throwing up. After an hour, it was as if the dragon never existed. I walk back and join with the group. Noemi and Zey look normal but Gonzo has a weird expression on his face and Laura is completely pale.
«Was there really a need for that?!» (Laura)
«Yes... I wish there wasn't to be honest. It's really disgusting sometimes...» (Me)
-I hope she gets used to it.-
«Let's go?» (Me)
«Yes...» (Zey)
«Yup!» (Noemi :3)
Laura and Gonzo simply nod in agreement.
Like that, our travel goes on.