Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 105 Fierce Battle and Slacking Off

The woman at the head of the group held a parchment in her hand; it was a commission report from the Adventurers' Guild of Ryan City.

After reading it, militia captain Dylan's face lit up with surprise.

"Oh my! I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly!"

Dylan was so excited that he didn't even bother to attend to Luca, who was sitting in the corner.

After hastily gesturing an apologetic "please do as you please" gesture, she excitedly went out to greet him.

He led the villagers in preparing a "welcome ceremony".

Luke sat quietly in the corner of the stone house, not joining in the fun.

This fully armed and imposing adventure team was clearly after that dragon.

Although he and this adventure team shared the same goal, their purposes differed.

Luca did not intend to fight the dragon until he fully understood its strength.

No matter how high his combat power is, or how skilled he is at "killing opponents of higher levels".

The difference between level 3 and level 6 should be carefully considered.

Now that a fully equipped adventurer team has taken the initiative to lead the charge.

For Luke, this was an ideal situation.

He only needs to follow behind and observe from a distance.

Testing whether your talent can be activated is enough.

Perhaps it was because that "Dragon Hunter" team looked more reassuring that gave the villagers a boost of confidence.

The village regained some of its vitality and became lively again.

Under Dylan's arrangement, the villagers were treating these distinguished guests with the highest honors.

Despite being described as the highest standard, it was limited by the economic conditions of the remote and impoverished area of ​​Heishishan.

It was nothing more than a stew that had been simmered to a thick consistency, a few strips of dried, hard cured meat, and some unknown wild vegetables.

"Well then, we won't disturb your meal and rest any longer. If you need anything, please feel free to contact the militiamen on night watch outside."

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After describing the details of the commission in detail, he still saw that the group of adventurers remained aloof and unapproachable.

Dylan, with keen insight, led a few villagers to close the gate and leave.

Dylan and the villagers didn't find anything wrong with the team members' indifference.

This superior attitude is in line with the style of elite adventurers.

Once everyone had left, the team members inside the room began to talk.

"Latour, have you found anything?"

The squad leader, a woman with short brown hair named Reina, looked at the wanderer wearing black leather armor.

The man known as Latour toyed with an exquisitely crafted dagger coated with poison in his hand and shook his head: "It's just an ordinary village. I've searched all the houses nearby, and they're all inhabited by ordinary villagers. I didn't find anything unusual."

Lena nodded, then turned her gaze to the gray-robed man beside her: "Kalan, what about you?"

The man in the gray robe slowly took a sip of tea and shook his head.

Akash has something to say!

Seeing that the captain hadn't asked him yet, the orc in heavy armor slammed the black bread down on the table and said in a gruff voice, "I've found something!"

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Lena's eyes lit up.

Although the orc in the group wasn't very intelligent, he usually didn't offer any useful advice.

But one has to admit that this kind of barbarian has half-orc blood.

In a perilous environment, the almost intuitive biological instincts that emerge are remarkably precise.

This beast-like instinct had saved their team from danger on several occasions.

Seeing everyone's gaze turn to him, the orc Akash grinned, revealing his fanged maw, and pointed to the stew in front of him: "These beans aren't the same kind we had in the restaurant before! Akash can tell the difference!"

After saying that, the orc shook his head with a smug look in his eyes, his confidence undisguised.

Seeing his teammates remain silent, the orc assumed they didn't believe him and continued, "It's true! And this potato..."

"That's enough, Akash."

Lena interrupted the orc, "I'll use your pig brain for something else. Don't waste your time thinking about this."

"Speaking of which..."

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Just as Lena was preparing to plan the route into the mountains for tomorrow, the gray-robed man named Karan, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Was that guy we just saw in that stone house really just passing through?"

After all, that gray-black armor was quite eye-catching among the ordinary villagers.

The squad naturally noticed Luca's presence.

Earlier, when the militia captain described the mission to the squad, they had already inquired about Luca's identity.

"Should we go and find out what he's up to?"

With a flick of his wrist, the poisoned dagger spun around his fingertip and disappeared into his sleeve.

Covert reconnaissance and silent assassination have always been his specialties.

"Forget it, there's no need for that."

Lena waved her hand, not really caring about the other person's identity.

"He's probably just an ordinary adventurer who came here in search of rare ores, dreaming of getting rich."

As a high-level adventurer who has reached job level 7 and unlocked the sub-job "Greatswordsman".

Lena didn't sense much danger from the other person.

Judging from his young appearance, excluding the possibility of disguise, the black-haired adventurer's professional level should be below everyone else in the team.

Moreover, the other party was alone, so their goal for this trip was probably different from theirs.

"We'll head into the mountains first thing tomorrow morning, let's not cause any unnecessary trouble."

The next day, just as dawn broke.

Lena's team of four left the village early.

Under the watchful eyes of several patrolling militiamen at the village entrance, who had been up all night and whose eyes were full of anticipation, I stepped onto the path leading into the mountains.

Not long after the squad disappeared from sight, Luca also came out of the stone house.

After speaking with militia leader Dylan about the route into the mountains and the location of the mine,

They disappeared into the mountain road, leaving the other person with a hesitant look in their eyes.

Black Stone Mountain is not a single mountain peak.

Instead, it is a small mountain range surrounded by several peaks.

The mountain road rises and falls with the terrain.

Because of the gold rush that once took place here, there are countless traces of mining paths left by predecessors.

However, with the passage of time, most of it has returned to its original state as a wild jungle.

After Luca entered the mountains, he did not follow the trail of the adventure team.

Among the opposing team, there were individuals who appeared to be wanderers and spellcasters.

It goes without saying that wanderers are naturally skilled at tracking and counter-tracking.

The caster may also possess some kind of warning magic, enabling them to detect creatures that get too close, as was the case when they were helping Murphy's team escort the corpse of the Banshee of Terror.

The mage Archie, who was traveling with them, had demonstrated his improved warning magic.

An alarm will not be triggered only when teammates who have pre-registered their information pass through.

Therefore, Luke maintained a great distance, traveling and stopping frequently along the way.

Occasionally, when they see black pebbles with a strange luster at the edge of an abandoned mine, they will patiently squat down to examine them.

What if I get lucky and find one of those so-called magic ores?

On the other side of the mountain range, Lena's team officially entered Blackrock Mountain.

This demonstrated the absolute caution and professionalism expected of a high-level adventurer.

The abandoned mountain path, which has been trodden on countless times, is not particularly difficult to walk on.

When it's necessary to take a shortcut through dense bushes, Akash, the orc who leads the way, will be at the forefront.

Relying solely on its indestructible heavy armor and powerful physique, it smashed through thorns and small trees along its path like a human bulldozer.

Thanks to this forceful method of clearing the way, the convoy moved very quickly.

In less than two hours, the team had penetrated deep into the heart of Blackstone Mountain.

The terrain here is very open, a giant open-pit mine with a sunken topography.

Few people usually come here.

The miners have already exhausted all the resources here.

Apart from the deep, pitted mine shafts and piles of rubble everywhere, there was basically nothing of value left.

The dragon that caused panic in Blackrock Village, according to the militia captain, initially appeared from high in the sky in this area.

Captain Reina glanced around the quiet mine, her two-handed greatsword already firmly gripped in her hand.

In their team, apart from Lena who is level 7, the other three teammates are all level 6 high-level professionals.

The configuration is also very reasonable.

The team consists of a "heavy-armored barbarian" who acts as a meat shield at the front to hold off the enemy, a "shadow lure" who provides support on the flanks, and a warlock who can cast third-circle spells to provide fire support.

Facing a level 6 dragon, as long as you make reasonable tactical arrangements.

Based on their team's strength on paper, they could easily win without taking any damage.

Therefore, although everyone appeared to be very cautious, they did not actually feel that there was much risk involved in this entrustment.

After a brief tactical explanation, the orc in the team nodded as if he understood.

He then broke away from the team's formation.

Alone, he strode heavily toward the center of the open-pit mine, which was completely exposed.

Although the intelligence of flying dragons cannot compare with that of real dragons, they cannot even understand complex languages.

However, as apex predators, their innate wild instincts also make them appear quite cunning.

If you feel a deadly threat when facing a well-prepared and armed squad.

These creatures typically choose to hover high in the sky to avoid battle, or even abandon their territory and flee.

Only when they see a lone or seemingly unsuspecting prey.

Only a predatory aerial killer like this, who enjoys speculation, can't suppress his hunting instincts.

Therefore, the team decided to use the orc, who had the strongest defensive capabilities, as bait.

They deliberately exposed themselves in the most conspicuous place in order to pinpoint the location of the flying dragon lurking on the cliff face.

Perhaps it was the orc's bewildered and confused manner, walking around looking around aimlessly, that made him look like a lost fool.

Or perhaps the dragon had absolute confidence in its territory.

This simple and direct fishing tactic proved effective shortly after it was implemented.

"hiss!"

A short, sharp, and piercing screech rang out.

The once sunny mine pit was suddenly covered by a large shadow.

Above, a dragon resembling a giant lizard folded its wings and spiraled down from above.

They pounced straight at Akash the orc's location!

This dragon was covered in dark brown scales and had a pair of huge, bat-like wings.

When fully extended, the wingspan is approximately ten meters.

Its tail, as thick as a steel whip, has huge, sharp bony spikes at the end.

Judging from its astonishing size alone, this is definitely one of the larger individuals among the wyvern race.

This dragon's hunting methods are very much in line with its treacherous nature.

Facing a large orc that might pose a threat to him.

Unlike its previous attacks on the villagers, it did not directly pierce its prey with the huge claws on its fleshy wings.

Instead, after diving down to a certain height above the ground, it suddenly slams its massive wings downwards.

Its massive body hovered in mid-air, then it suddenly swung its tail.

From the very tip of its tail, a sharp spike, like a spear, flew down from the sky and shot straight at the orc's back.

Akash, the orc, seemed oblivious to the danger and continued walking slowly forward.

"Ding!"

The next second, a foot-long spike struck the orc's thick plate armor, sending sparks flying.

The powerful impact caused Akash's massive body to tremble slightly, but the spike did not pierce the armor's defenses.

It only left a deep white mark on its back before falling to the ground.

Flying Dragon saw that his prized, highly poisonous spikes had failed to break through the opponent's defenses.

The enormous, ten-meter-long wings immediately throbbed, whipping up a gust of wind.

It did not linger in battle, but cautiously turned around, preparing to fly back into the sky to find another opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

At this point, the flying dragon had already descended to a certain distance.

The orcs did not give the opponent a chance to create distance again. As instructed by Captain Reina, Akash immediately turned around after being attacked by spikes.

The originally rough, brownish-green skin began to turn red and congested with blood at a visible speed.

Then, he took a deep breath, opened his mouth wide, and let out a deafening roar at the flying dragon in mid-air: "Roar!"

This is one of the signature combat skills of the "Heavy Armor Barbarian" class, [Fearless War Cry].

As the battle cry was unleashed, a visible shockwave of pale red blood energy swept outwards in all directions.

Any enemy affected by the [Fearless War Cry] must undergo a willpower assessment.

Enemies who fail the judgment will be subjected to "taunting".

For the next period of time, they will be trapped within a certain range around the user of the combat skill.

Completely ignoring other targets, it attacks the taunter without regard for the cost, and there is no escape.

The user of the combat skill will receive a defensive buff that greatly increases physical resistance during the battle cry.

Therefore, Akash himself was not equipped with a shield.

With just this combat skill and the defensive capabilities of the heavy armor, he can still shield the squad from all deadly threats.

The dragon in mid-air stiffened abruptly the instant it was struck by the red sonic wave.

The wings, which were about to take off, suddenly lost their rhythm.

It was discovered that the dragon had been successfully restrained by Akash.

Reina, who had been lying in ambush at the edge of the mine with her teammates, raised her greatsword and roared, "Attack!"