In this world, the dragons were considered the strongest of all monsters. They retained higher intelligence, pride and power in their colossal bodies paramount to be able to destroy an entire nation if they pleased.
Legends of dragons have been passed down since ancient times. The resurrection of the evil dragon brought fear to many hearts that got soothed by the birth of the saintess. There was also heresy about the dragon in Valencia and the neighbouring kingdoms.
Therefore, for the adventurers, hunting a dragon was a lottery to gain exps. Besides, some rarely achieved the class and title of dragon slayers.
Nevertheless, one shouldn't forget how rare it is to encounter a true dragon. Wyverns were common in the continent. Even, Il-Seong's party couldn't find a single dragon.
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There lived a dragon in the forbidden northern regions. The dragon was hiding there in peace, unnoticed by the challengers.
The mighty dragon's name was Esyr. Once upon a time, it was referred to as The Evil dragon Elyriss who almost brought an end to the world. The dragon wasn't fond of noise and humans. It never admitted to cowardice but it would never come out sensing the presence of humans.
World destruction was just a part-time job, not worth getting killed for. The dragon was bored.
One day, the mighty dragon playfully leaped out of the cave through the snowy terrains. By the afternoon, it brought a human cadaver in its lair.
The dragon kept staring at the body for a long time. Tattered thin apparel..a feeble body, too short to survive, pallid, almost weightless. Not fully alive. The only thing it could confirm was....the gender.
"Ho? A female. Who left her there?"
"Where are her parents?"
Gaining no hint of the girl waking up, it nestled beside her. It toyed with her. Sometimes, it flipped her lazily with its scaly tail.
KYAK.
Although it got startled when she fell on her face kinda anxiously assuming the dragon itself killed her.
In the end, the dragon incubated her keeping a cool facade after confirming her vitals.