Dragon King's Harem Chapter 93. Hundreds of Armours and The White Forest V
Without saying anything, Evelina cast her Mana Barrier to protect us. Not only from The Drake's attacks but also from the wind. A dome of a transparent wall protected us as the scene in front of us turned white as it was covered by a blizzard. It even blocked our view of that Ice Drake.
'Earth Spike!'
Even though that Mana Barrier was enough to protect us from wind, snow and whatever was flying towards us, I decided to create a few more spikes to provide extra protection. Besides I was sure The Ice Drake's view was also blocked by this storm.
Several large spikes emerged from the ground around us, as if we were being protected by a thick stone wall. The snow quickly covered the wall and turned our place into a better hiding place. Still... Even though Evelina's Mana Barrier was enough to block the snow and the wind from reaching us, our ears could hear the whistle sound of the storm turning into the howling sound, showing how strong it was. Not only that, I could hear the cracking sound from around us. It came from branches and stems that couldn't withstand the wind and finally broke.
- Brak!
One of the broken branches hit my Spike and startled us. Our mounts were restless and according to their instincts, they wanted to escape from here. Again, we patted the side of their heads to calm them. That's all we could do since, If they couldn't calm down then I would have to bind them with my Telekinetic skill. Luckily, we were still able to control them.
After that, there was nothing we could do but wait. But that didn't mean we could relax since that drake could find our hiding place at any moment. So our eyes and attention remain focused on those around us in caution.
As for me, I still could pinpoint the drake's location even though his body was covered by the storm, thanks to my Dragon Vision. I prepared to attack him with my Mana Weapon and Telekinetic skill if I had to. As for my Blazing Orb, although it was useless against an ice elemental monster like him, I could use it as a diversion.
Minutes passed, it wasn't a boring wait but a tense one. But after 15 minutes passed, the storm finally slowly subsided. I guessed the drake was bored or decided to discontinue his skill since nothing showed. Or maybe he was too hungry to continue.
As the sky slowly brightened and the black clouds covering the suns disappeared, the drake roared in anger and disappointment.
"Grahhhh!!!" his roar echoed through the sky, indicating the storm was over.
After that, he walked back into the forest. Since he couldn't find any food, he ate the trees, the only ones available there.
"Thank goodness, he's finally gone," said Jyne with a sigh of relief.
"Should we move now, sir?" asked Eir. I knew we were way behind our schedule. I wasn't even sure we could get to the next town before sunset.
"Wait until he goes further," I said. At least I wanted to make sure what we had done and our time didn't end in vain.
We waited another 15 minutes to make sure we were out of the monster's sight. During that time, my mind was lost in my thoughts and trying to guess what happened to his habitat. I could understand yesterday's Wyvern case, but this? This was really weird. Since the drake obviously decided to stay in that forest by his will. He also didn't look like he was looking for something since he looked more like he was waiting for something, but what was he waiting for in the middle of that deadly forest? Not even a monster wanted to be there, except for another drake. But mating or waiting for his mate in the middle of the forest like that wasn't the drake's habit, especially a male. Usually, the female drake was waiting for her male in the cave. To signify her existence and will for mating, she put her own dung in front of her cave as a sign and invitation to the male drake. So this drake was really strange.
"Eir, are there any reports of temperature changes in the Draconis region? Or criminal attack reports over our cold regions?" Those were the only guesses that popped into my head. Unfortunately, my guess was wrong.
After a moment of silence, Eir spoke.
"Or is there something affecting the food supply there?" That was my final guess.
After a moment of silence, he shook his head from side to side again. I also didn't expect my last guess was right, considering he decided to stay in that forest. That forest also had no food other than the trees and I was sure it was not the best food for him, yet since he insisted on living there, it showed something else.
"We should move now," I said as I pulled the reins in my hand. I decided to investigate this matter later.
"Yes, sir." After I cancelled my Earth Spike and Evelina cancelled her Mana Barrier, we spurred our mounts to quickly get out of here.
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