After a few more hours on the road Drake was finally able to spot the capital of Ouroboros kingdom."Wow…" Drake couldn't help being surprised. Though it was still aboun an hour away the sheer size of the settlement shocked him to no end. Dragon's Head was completely different from the cities they've passed this far. The walls surrounding it looked to be twnty meters tall made of giant stones. It had four gates pointing at each of the cardinal directions, behind them were the different districts of the city; the south was the commoners' area, the west was the merchants and craftsmen area were most of the inns and taverns would be as well. The east was the upper class quarters were the rich lived away from those they considered beneath them. Then there is the north were the king's castle and the nobles quarters were located.It was impossible to couldn how many buildings were stuffed inside those walls. Most of them were three stories or higher which made them look huge when compared

"So, where did you disappear last night?" Drake asked Roland. The tall guy's head was swaying and his face lacked color."Went drinking." Roland said. "I think I went too far." Laura said. "Don't worry about it. The only thing that's bothering me is that I had to drink alone." The three were raiding a carriage down a dirt road. Thick woods surrounded them on both sides with plants Drake had never seen before, although most seemed recognizable at first. Sounds of beasts and animals could be heard in the distance. Birds singed under the sun and cicadas like insects filled the area with their loud and somewhat annoying sounds."You could've tagged along with us then." Drake said, well aware that Roland was feeling lonely now that Loki and Edith had went their own separated ways. It'll take a while for him to get used to the new normal, until then he'll have to drink his alcohol alone."I didn't want to be a third wheel." Roland said glancing at the two.Laura blushed and Drake allowed

After a little more experimentation Drake learned a few things about magic. First thing is that it has something called casting time. Unlike skills which can be used instantly magic has to be prepared beforehand. The stronger the magic the more time it takes to prepare. Second is the types. Magic relies on the energy produced by the Beast Soul to create effects, which meant that each Soul had some kind of attribute that decides what magic it could use.Drake's nes Thundercloud was a lightning type and it allowed him to use lightning and electricity based attacks. The spell spark, just as the name suggests, creates an electric spark that could be shot from the hands. It's weak and pretty much useless, however magic is still magic.Lightning Pulse creates an outburst of energy that's capable of stunning the opponent, however apparently it only works on weak beasts. Then there is Lightning Spear. It was the closest to what Drake had thought magic would be. Using it one could create a si

"Man, that was such a night…" Drake mused, eyes bloodshot, unable to keep them open."To think there were so many beasts active at night…" Roland added, barely able to stand."Uuu…" Laura offered no comment. She was the one with the least stamina in the party and what they had to go through left her exhausted. It all happened a few hours ago. After making a stop to yesterday's hunting the three returned to their camp and had dinner. They decided on the order in which they'd keep watch with Drake taking the first shift, and just as the other two closed their eyes they heard their names being called.A swarm of bat like monsters were drawn in by the fire and decided to have human meat fir the night. Drake's system recognized then as the C tier beasts Screamers and according to Roland they were beasts native to this region though they aren't supposed to leave their caves like this.Having done very little fighting over the day Laura was the one to handle the beasts. She used a spell cal

Done with the mining Drake and the others decided to take a look at the last area of mount first wound and to their disappointment nothing was to be found there."This is… unexpected…" Drake said as he surveyed the surroundings.He wasn't expecting much from it but still he never thought it would be this plain. The area was a large field without covered in grass. Some spots m were white with snow and a few boulders were scattered here and there. Just as Roland had described it the only way there was the one they came from. Drake walked to the center of the field and stood there for a few minutes looking up at the mountain. The peak was still far away but as told beforehand it was impossible to go beyond this point on foot. Sighing and scratching his head he turned to his companions."Well, this was a bit underwhelming." Drake said with a smile. "Let's head back and get some rest.""Finally!" Laura said, her shoulders slumping over."I told you there isn't much to see here." Roland a