Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon’s Might

In most video games, completing a mission often has only one fixed path, like a train set on tracks, where players can only move forward in a predetermined direction.

The game Leon was always immersed in was completely different, more like a real fantasy world where each mission had multiple solutions. You could use violence, cunning, or even persuade the enemy with your silver tongue to commit suicide, which would influence the subsequent plot development.

There are several paths leading to the Dark Territory in the game, but the vast majority of players take only one path, the one through the goblin camp.

Following the protagonist team to the goblin camp—originally the temple belonging to the Moon Maiden Serenne—arriving at the Broken Sanctuary, passing through it leads to the Dark Territory. Leon suddenly remembered that rare Longsword named Life and Death, a graceful Drow’s Sword, which could be used until the late game.

Leon thought about it and didn’t surpass the protagonist team, taking Life and Death beforehand. It’s important not to be too selfish; one should always leave something for the protagonist team.

Life and Death did not escape the eyes of the protagonist team.

Then, the ground began to shake violently, accompanied by deafening roars. A gigantic Lizard Shark burst from the earth and engaged in a massive brawl with the wandering Minotaur, eventually leading the protagonist team to reap the benefits.

After the battle, Evil Thought crouched beside the Lizard Shark’s corpse, skillfully took out a sharp dagger from his pocket and sliced open the Lizard Shark’s belly to retrieve a blood-stained garment from its stomach—who knows which adventurer it had swallowed without digesting—it was the Barbarian’s Vampire Suit, given to Karak.

Onward.