Gaining New Skills

Lucia asked Evan not to kill the snake that roamed the throne room, not because she was afraid of the power of the Lamia Race.

The fear was because every memory of the dead snake would be sent to the Lamia Lord. By now, the snake that had killed by Evan must have seen that Lucia was in the most vulnerable state.

'But why don't you kill all the snakes here before performing the ritual?'

"I did, but new snakes will come again and again."

Lucia could kill the 5 meter long snakes with just one hit. Still, no matter how much she killed the snakes, the Lamia Lord could replace the dead snakes with new ones and even send more to Lucia's castle than before.

The reproduction of a snake was reasonably fast. Usually, a laid snake was 20 eggs, but because they were not ordinary snakes but monsters, they could lay more than 40 eggs.

That was the real reason Lucia couldn't wait any longer to perform the Summoning Ritual after killing the snakes. So instead, she intends to race against time before the new snakes arrive and show them the presence of the True Dragon King.

But Lucia's plan was complicated by Evan, who had exposed himself to the snake belonging to the Lamia Race. So, of course, this was a breath of fresh air for the Lamia Lord to launch an attack to kill Lucia and usurp the position of Ruler.

If indeed the Lamia Race were to attack, Evan was disadvantaged as the new weak King. The Princess Dragon, one of the most feared monsters by the entire race, was experiencing its most vulnerable state.

If Lucia were to die and Evan couldn't replace the True Dragon King as Ruler, it was inevitable that the Lamia Race would become the Strongest Race.

Evan, who knew the problem was as serious as this, made him want to run away and leave all the hopes placed on him. His suffering was endless. After being betrayed by Princess Ariella, tortured, stabbed by King Vesh, turned into a baby dragon, and now he must solve the problem made by Lucia.

Of course, if he had the same power as Lucia, he might still have a chance to grant her wish. But seeing his current condition, it was impossible to become a king without great power.

But Evan's desire to run away slowly faded as he watched Lucia's face grow paler and paler.

'Lucia... Are you okay? I'll help you lie down.'

Lucia nodded and pointed to the throne seat.

'You want to lie there?'

"Yeah, it's frigid down here."

Evan's heart seemed to be sliced ​​with her words. Even though the room was surrounded by smoldering torches, it wasn't enough to warm Lucia's body.

Without waiting for anything, he immediately wrapped Lucia's arms around his neck. Then, he carried her on his back to climb up to the throne.

"Am I heavy?" Lucia whispered in furry Evan's ear.

'Not really. I have a little story for you. You know, before I became a dragon, I was a Knight Commander... Although the position is still temporary.'

"That's cool! can you tell me the story?" Lucia's limp voice sounded a little more excited as Evan tried to get her to speak.

'Of course, when this is all over, I'll tell you how great I was as a human. So you have to fight to stay alive, okay.'

Only a gust of wind from Lucia's mouth was her answer.

Unknowingly, he was already on the top of the throne. However, only half of Lucia's body could lift, and the rest were dragged, but he did it carefully and full of feelings. Without any complaints from Lucia, he had done well.

For a girl who was 140 cm tall, Lucia could lie crosswise on the oversized chair. However, Evan believed that the True Dragon King's human form was tall and bulky.

Only seconds after lying down, Lucia fell asleep immediately. Before leaving her, Evan confirmed that she was still breathing and that her pulse was beating.

'I won't let anyone touch her. Darkness Demon Lord show your abilities to the Lamia Race!'

After confirming Lucia's state, the system voice that had not been heard for a while suddenly spoke again.

[Energy Purification Complete]

[Experience has reached a specific limit. Your level rises to Lv. 2]

[Your base status has increased]

'Hmm, I just found out that using the energy core, we have to go through Purification. But, so long! In this condition, how long will it take for my level to be comparable to Gerrow?'

Besides being happy that his level had increased, he was also a little annoyed by the little information he had about how his system worked. But that annoyance vanished when the gift he had been waiting for was given.

[You get a new skill: Scratch (Lv1)]

[You get Skill Points: 10]

'Scratch? Skill Points?? Hey, system! Can you give this beginner a guide first?'

Still, the system works like an automatic, programmed machine. And Evan had to dig into the whole question himself.

Thinking of the word Scratch, he immediately thought of claws. His paws were itching as the system notified him of his new skill.

'What is this?! Claw?' Evan looked at his paws which started to grow claws and stopped when they were about 2 cm long.

The bright white claws and sparkling like his horns made him interested in playing with them.

Its claws were flexible. Evan managed to hide it when not using it or let it out when he was about to fight. And it was really sharp. He tried to claw at the edge of the throne.

'Quite cool, then now Skill Points. Can these points be used for something like buying speaking abilities?'

[Do you want to use Skill Points to buy the Speaking Skill?]

[Your Skill Points is 110]

'Of course! Eh... Since when did speaking become a skill? Think about it later! I can't continue to depend on Lucia. Now I need to be able to command my subordinates.'

[You gained Speaking Skill (Lv1)]

[Your Skill Points are 0]

'S-So expensive! I need to be even more careful about the skill price. Let's try this expensive skill.'

Evan opened his snout and started talking. He closed his eyes and was a little worried that what came out of his mouth was another cute growl.

"Test...Ping!! My Voice Out!!" Evan was really moved to hear his new voice even though it sounded cute, but he felt happy. Growling and talking through his mind was really hard for him to do.

Amid him's happiness, he heard several times sobbing outside the room.

"Who??"