Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

[Although the Hunter Association claims that this phenomenon is just a rampage of beasts and dragons fighting for territory.]

[However, the leader insisted that this phenomenon was more like a group of dragons migrating together to avoid some terrifying natural enemy.]

[The destroyed cities and villages simply happened to be on the migration routes.]

[Night Parade of a Hundred Dragons]

[According to historical records, the collective migration of dragons has not occurred for nearly a thousand years.]

This page's record ends here.

A collective migration of dragons?

Star Destroyer was also unaware of this behavior.

After all, Gu Long never forms a group and always keeps to himself.

[October 776, 10 Dragon Era]

This diary entry was written three months after the previous one.

The situation is getting worse.

Not only is the rampage of the wild beasts and dragons outside getting worse, but even my physical condition is getting worse.

[It seems love alone can't transcend life and death. Speaking of which, this can only be considered unrequited love, right?]

[The leader hopes that I will temporarily give up hunting the Star Destroyer Dragon and go back to help.]

[More and more towns are being attacked by the Night Roaming Dragons, and the hunting group is seriously short of manpower.]

[This is not the captain's fault. After all, I have never mentioned my physical condition to him.]

"I probably don't have much time left now. Even if I go back, I won't be able to help."

Even so, I will work hard in my own way.

Starting from this diary entry, the girl's handwriting gradually became sloppy.

It seems that after three months, the pain has made it very painful for her to even hold a pen.

Even though it was painful for her to hold a pen, the girl still swung her sword with great force when she fought against the Star Destroyer.

Working hard in her own way... From here on, the girl is fighting for her life.

[December 776, 12 Dragon Era]

[The battle with the Star Dragon has been going on for almost a year.]

[The leader said that the emotions conveyed through the blade are the most real and pure.]

[During this year, I could clearly feel the emotional fluctuations hidden in the dazzling stardust.]

If, I mean if.

[Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance.]

【I can change the trajectory of Star Destroyer's life.】

[Let those starry eyes, which have never lowered since ancient times, look for just a moment at the humans struggling to survive on this earth.]

Is it possible to help humanity survive this disaster that comes after a thousand years?

[December 777, 1 Dragon Era]

[Neither my remaining cards nor this broken body can hold out any longer. This is the final battle.]

[This diary entry can only be written here.]

【In the near future, perhaps someone will see this diary. 】

【Please don't laugh at my naiveté then. 】

[By the way, please tell the Star Dragon in the distant sky that I love him.]

[(?·?<☆)? From Erica, who will always chase the stars.]

This page contains the last content of the entire diary.

Chapter 3: Relics and New Encounters

I don't know how long I stared at the last page of the diary. The blackout tent seemed to conceal the alternation of day and night.

"Erica."

This was the first time Star Destroyer learned the girl's name.

A girl who will always chase the stars, always optimistic and hopeful even at the last moment of her life.

I hope to change the lonely trajectory of my five thousand years of life.

Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance.

"Erica, you did it."

[By the way, please tell the Star Dragon in the distant sky that I love him.]

However, Xinglong, who does not know love or sadness, cannot understand the meaning of these words for the time being.

Star Destroyer closed the diary and chose not to put it back in the drawer.

He was going to take this diary with him.

I will continue this diary with my journey as a human being.

Through these eyes inherited from the girl, everything he sees and hears is recorded.

By the way, if you want to continue recording, you must bring a pen with you.

The Star Destroyer picked up the pen, causing a series of crisp tinkling sounds.

There is a rope tied to the pen cap, and the end of the rope is hidden in a secret compartment in the drawer.

There is a secret design inside, and the Star Destroyer Dragon carefully opened the secret compartment.

Erica quietly hid the stars inside.

That is the fragment of the Star Destroyer's dragon claw.

It was probably during the fourth battle.

“——『Wild Storm: Soaring Dragon』!!”

Relying on the experience accumulated from previous battles, Erica injured the Star Destroyer for the first time.

The tip of the dragon claw shattered unexpectedly when it collided with the Gale Sword Blade.

But when did the girl secretly recover the fragments?

Even the Star Destroyer didn't notice.

The claw tip fragment sleeping in the secret compartment is more exquisite than the finest emerald gem.

Even without any polishing, you can see sparkling and flowing stardust on the surface.

Erica tied the fragments with an exquisite rope buckle to make it into a pendant.

"Take this too."

The Star Destroyer Dragon was unwilling to leave part of its body here forever.

Of course, more importantly.

The thin rope was wrapped around the fair neck, and when the pendant was worn on the chest, the Star Destroyer could feel a fragment of the soul.

"It's time to go."

Change clothes, take the diary, and put on the pendant.

Bidding farewell to Erica's 'home', the Star Destroyer leaped down the mountain.

Even if it can't fly, with the strength of a dragon's body, it can jump over a mountain without any harm.

The air was filled with the scent of multiple humans.

If we continue moving in one direction, we should be able to reach a place where humans live.

Probably, it won’t take long.

Of course, this time, the Star Destroyer once again underestimated the speed of the human body and the concept of time and distance.

Three months later——

The scenery before us finally changed from a barren rocky ridge to green grassland vegetation, with white snow-capped mountain peaks in the distance.

More and more creatures occasionally passed through the Star Destroyer's sight.

Whenever the Star Destroyer saw these fresh creatures, its stomach couldn't help but make a commotion.

Is this feeling really hunger?

Obviously, in the form of a dragon, it is completely fine to not eat for several years.

In human form, he was already hungry after only three months.

What a hassle.

Okay, time to find food.

If you don't eat anymore, it may affect the normal functioning of your body.

When entering the dense forest, most edible creatures like to hide in cover.

Although the human body gets hungry quickly, it is undeniable that it is very flexible and convenient to move around in densely wooded areas.

What should I eat?

Birds flying in the trees?

It's difficult to catch that thing, and there's very little meat on it.

The same goes for rabbits that crawl around in tree holes.

It would be best to have a creature that is large, meaty, and easy to catch.

You can really get whatever you want.

“Hiss—!”

A strange cry came from the depths of the forest, accompanied by the rustling of leaves and grass, and a wild boar with sharp fangs rushed into the sight of the Star Destroyer Dragon.

It is roaring, running wildly, and rushing forward!

Hey, it’s in my mouth.

With no intention of dodging, the Star Destroyer intended to stop the stampeding beast single-handedly.

"Oh no, there are people in this place!"

The sound following closely behind the wild boar was the exclamation of a strange girl.

"Get out of the way! I can't retract the arrow!"

arrow?

Three arrows that tore through the air shot towards the Star Destroyer Dragon's position.

One of them hit the running wild boar.

The trajectories of the other two arrows seemed to be slightly offset.

It slashed across the Star Destroyer's wrists, penetrated his sleeves, and the tip of the arrow was nailed to the tree trunk behind him.

Is this a human weapon?

The Star Destroyer was curious at first, then frowned slightly.

With the lethality of this weapon, even if it hits your body directly, you won't suffer any damage.

But it happened to pierce the sleeve and nailed it to the tree.

The Star Destroyer's posture now is very strange, and it looks like its hands are tied to a tree.

Of course, it's easy to get out.