Even though traveling doesn’t allow players to efficiently gain experience, many still enjoy it.

Being famous across the continent is every player’s dream in the game...

There are many who plan to stealthily level up in instances before venturing out, but most of them are new players.

For veteran players, their levels are already high enough; only advancement slots and job change slots might limit them.

In Demon Maze, there are too many people farming instances, the drop rewards aren’t 100%, and all these factors combined make traveling the continent more preferable than farming instances continuously. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Perhaps you might encounter a hidden quest, directly obtaining advancement or job change slots.

It’s not unprecedented, ever since the Segis World Map was opened, many players have triggered hidden quests and acquired slots during their travels.

Most quests are related to the revival of the Evil God, spreading beliefs, or saving local residents to enhance the reputation of the Elf and Life Church...

Returning to the present.

A few players inquired about the news from the Mercenary Guild and took on the task of defeating a Golden Magical Beast. Under the awed gazes of a group of Silver Mercenaries, they left the guild.

Ye Ye and Nai Nai are already Gold Professionals; they also want to challenge this level of magical beast.

The fifty thousand gold pound reward is quite tempting, not to mention the experience and magical materials a Golden Magical Beast can provide.

The Violet Duchy is not particularly large, roughly half the size of the Fengyue Free Territory, covering the entire Violet Highlands, with a narrow stretch from north to south and not wide from east to west. It’s said the population of the duchy is only about three million.

Like most adventuring teams, their team consists of five people, besides Ye Ye, Nai Nai, and Four Seasons Sunshine, there is a Druid and a Hunter, both at the pinnacle of Silver Upper.

Following the guild’s task instructions, they departed from the western region of the Violet Highlands, taking a Dragon Scale Carriage to the mission site.

Much like most regions they travel through, the resurgence of Magic Power has also transformed this small duchy. Just in the journey, players encountered mutant magical beast attacks on villages three times.

They intervened without hesitation, earning gratitude and slightly increasing their fame, each feeling pleased.

Players journeyed onward.

In less than two days, they reached the Border Forest in the eastern part of the duchy.

The Violet people call this forest the Border Forest, but it has another name on the continent—Dragon Descendant Forest.

From the continent map players obtained, this is a vast forest extending along the entire eastern coast of the continent, stretching north until adjacent to the Extreme Northern Icefield’s Dragon Descendant Kingdom—a realm ruled by Half-dragons.

The forest is renowned for the numerous Dragon Descendant Magical Beasts, said to be descendants of a mythical green dragon, including the Half-dragons of the Dragon Descendant Kingdom.

The mythical giant dragon is named Tistan, rumored to enjoy seeking various female magical beasts for thrill, and turns into a handsome human to entice beautiful subhuman women... creating the nearly million-strong Half-dragon species.

The Dragon Descendant Kingdom and Dragon Descendant Forest... well, that’s how they came to be...

It’s said that once a Great Mage counted, the entire forest has over five thousand species with green dragon bloodline...

This doesn’t account for those that perished over time.

The Dragon Descendant Kingdom worships this mythical giant dragon as Father God and a totem... however, this green dragon has disappeared from the continent for many years, no one knows where it went.

All these stories were heard by players from the elderly in Torch Tree Village near Border Forest.

Regarding the mighty feats of this mythical green dragon, Ye Ye and Four Seasons Sunshine were astounded, inwardly admiring.

Truly the most powerful stallion in the Segis World.

Oh, no, dragon stallion.

Unfortunately, when players wanted to find the villager who saw a One-eyed Giant, they were told by people in the village that the person wasn’t there.

Players were somewhat disappointed, but no longer waited, deciding to enter the forest and search for the magical beast to defeat.

They had obtained intelligence from the guild on the beast attacking villages; it’s said to be a creature resembling both a dragon and a bird with a massive size.

Players speculated it might be a bird-type magical beast with giant dragon lineage.

Among the players accompanying them was a Druid, possessing the skill [Nature’s Whisper], which made the forest their domain. By "consulting" the plants, they could trace the large magical beast’s tracks...

Soon, players locked their target within a valley in the forest.

"The plants ’said’ a magical beast with dragon descendant lineage passed through here, likely what we’re looking for. I ’saw’ dragon scale-like scales in the trees’ ’memory’... possibly due to the sound of magic power awakening its bloodline deeply."

The Druid player in the team said.

Everyone listened and nodded slowly.

"Let’s be cautious. If we can’t defeat it, retreat promptly. It would be a pity to come all this way only to respawn back to the city after dying, wasting months of travel."

Adventuring team leader Ye Ye said.

The giant dragon bloodline is powerful; any magical beast associated with dragon descendants has somewhat higher strength than others of the same rank.

Players followed the team Druid, using [Nature’s Whisper] to track, moving deeper into the valley...

The Dragon Descendant Forest is lush with vegetation, not as splendid as the Elf Forest, but quite fertile.

Moreover, since players haven’t ruined it, the magical beasts here breed excessively and are abundant.

Various small magical beasts are visible everywhere, traces of medium and even large magical beasts can be frequently observed.

However, with a mission at hand, players didn’t rashly attack or capture magical beasts but carefully followed the team Druid slowly moving towards the depths of the valley...

"Look! Feces... we should be near its nest."

The Hunter player in the team pointed to a large pile of yellow-green excrement beside a thicket.

Growing around the excrement were mushrooms with scales, indicating the feces were left by a Dragon Descendant Magical Beast, and its bloodline was likely quite pure...

Discreetly collecting the excrement and mushrooms, players continued forwards.

The excrement is excellent fertilizer, and the mushrooms, even if not consumed, are valuable magical materials, a free bonus.

After passing through a patch of forest, players finally saw their target to defeat.

It was a colossal being over twenty meters in size.

Its appearance resembled a giant eagle, yet it had a long tail akin to a dragon’s tail, and its claws weren’t ordinary eagle claws but more dragon-like.

Its wings were dragon-scale-like in dark green, and its feathers also appeared that way, as if clad in dark green armor.

Lying at the mouth of a cave, it was resting, with faint sounds of snoring.

"So... so big!"

Upon seeing it, players’ eyes widened.

Dragon Descendant Magical Beasts aren’t rare in the Northwest Forest of the Elf Forest.

However, common Dragon Descendant Magical Beasts are only three to four meters long, even at most not exceeding ten meters; players had never seen such a giant beyond twenty meters.

This size rivals a mature white dragon.

Despite being mentally prepared, everyone was still taken aback.

This dragon-eagle-like beast emanated a clear dragon’s aura, quite intimidating.

It’s not possessed by regular Dragon Descendant Magical Beasts.

Its revealed aura instills fear within the players; even the strongest Ye Ye and Nai Nai feel an intangible pressure facing it...

At least Gold Middle Rank!

Ye Ye and Nai Nai exchanged glances, having some guesses in their minds.

Tough to fight...

That was their second thought.

Just then, maybe too tense, one team member inadvertently stepped on a dried leaf.

In an instant, the Dragon Descendant Magical Beast opened its eyes.

The snoring ceased immediately.

The dragon-like vertical pupils locked onto the players instantly, filled with madness and fury.

It roared, flapping its wings, charging towards the players...

The terrifying pressure spread, players collectively changed color.

"Not good! Definitely Upper Gold! Everyone run!"

Ye Ye shouted.