Chapter 66 -66-Gaze of Truth
"This... could it be a Flame Drake-Lizard? I’ve heard this species carries a faint trace of molten magma dragon bloodline. It’s precisely that bloodline which allowed the Flame Lizard to make it into the top 600 of the Moonfolk Leaderboard. And yet now, to think that these degraded descendants of dragonkin have actually become slaves to the Orcs..."
"And that one—Thunderbear! This species is said to rank among the strongest in raw power across all moonfolk, and it’s notoriously aggressive. If one goes into a frenzy, not even four or five espers working together might be able to subdue it. And yet, the Orcs have tamed it like a docile pet."
"Oh my god... is that a Sky-Rending Falcon?! I heard these things are unbelievably fast. It took the human race’s predecessors several years and a special image-capturing talent just to get a blurry picture of one. But the Skullsplitter Clan’s Orcs have actually managed to capture a live one?! Just how did they pull that off?!"
Standing beside him, Ryze looked at his student’s string of shocked exclamations with a somewhat helpless expression.
After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Quit analyzing how the Orcs managed to capture these moonfolk. Focus on the mission. Don’t dawdle—once the sun rises, we’re in trouble. Don’t forget, you’ve got a Domain shielding you. I don’t."
"Got it! I’m on it now!"
Link took a deep breath, reining in his curiosity about the captured moonfolk, and tiptoed straight into the cells where various species were being held.
[Talent Acquired: Dragonbreath of Ruin (SS Rank)]
[Talent Acquired: Thunderous Might (SS Rank)]
[Talent Acquired: Sky-Rending Plume (SS Rank)]
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