133: Rigidity Type 1, Speed Type 2

No. Impossible.

Not possible.

What’s that?

Of course I escaped via translocation.

No choice but to flee.

No chance of victory.

Even if Kaguna barely had a chance to win, with an opponent who has spatial mobility and a speed type so obvious just from appearance—how could anyone win?

It’s like being told to die.

Even with all parallel consciousnesses united, we couldn’t win against such a formation.

Not possible.

The Earth Dragon Gerele had a remarkably sleek appearance, with a build similar to that of Alaba.

Large, yes—but unlike the stumpy, stocky Kaguna, it possessed a sharp, agile form that suggested speed.

It was, in fact, a speed type with a base speed exceeding 4,000.

Combined with high perception and evasion skills, it made avoiding attacks seem effortless.

Truth be told, while speed tends to draw attention, Gere-san’s defense is also quite substantial.

Not as high as Kaguna’s, but with strong base stats, skill-based enhancements, decent resistance, and fast HP recovery.

Unhit, and even if struck, it causes little damage.

What kind of unfair advantage is this?

And physical attack power is quite high as well.

Especially those blade-like constructs attached to both arms.

Getting hit by those would likely result in being split in two.

Moving at high speed, aided by superior physique and blade-based attacks.

Breath attacks are standard equipment.

Our attacks miss, and even if they land, low damage means no consequence.

What kind of impossible challenge is this?

Wait.

This one has lower level than Kaguna, yet in some ways, more troublesome than Kaguna?

Marked for tracking. We’ll wait for those two to separate, then act accordingly.

Marking is one of the effects of wisdom, allowing the marking of a target.

As long as the mark remains, the location of the marked individual can be determined, regardless of where in the world they are.

Though if the location is unknown to me, I can only estimate a general area.

The lower-level map remains incomplete, but Kaguna and Gere’s marks are perfectly aligned.

They are unlikely to separate for the time being.

Additionally, while marking, the status of the target can be checked at any time.

With this information, a sudden teleportation strike to a weakened point becomes possible.

Though I doubt the two earth dragons will weaken.

Note: It is not possible to prepare another spell beforehand and immediately unleash it upon arrival after teleportation.

Even if the spell is prepared in advance, it dissipates instantly upon teleportation.

There is nothing that can be done about it—this is simply how teleportation mechanics function.

For now, while these creatures remain nearby, I’ll level up elsewhere.

There are likely other earth dragons still in the lower levels. Taking them out first is an option.

A chance to take revenge on Alaba.

Thinking back, that one was the first earth dragon I ever feared.

Defeating it could also serve as a means of overcoming trauma.

Perhaps I should return to that vertical shaft where I once encountered a massive swarm of bees.

Ah, now that I have spatial mobility, I could harvest bees without restraint.

Oh.

That sounds promising.

Both experience points and food.

Thanks to the unrestricted harvesting of monsters in the lower levels, I now have surplus food.

But once I begin leveling up skills that consume SP, the surplus will diminish rapidly.

Skills such as Dragon Power and Spatial Mobility, which were difficult to level up at mid and upper tiers, were plenty—many that one would wish to improve.

In that case, there is no such thing as having too much food.

I should not have much difficulty with bees now. Consider that place as a temporary food storage.

Ideally, I’d like to encounter Arava and perform a status check and marking, if nothing else.

Based on the current state of Kaguna and Geele, the Earth Dragon would be difficult to confront directly without preparation.

Moreover, if my memory serves, Alava's level should have been higher than Kagnus's.

Fight only after returning with data and formulating a countermeasure.

Considering it this way, dragons are indeed powerful.

I rarely win against the Fire Dragon on first encounter.

That was truly a miraculous victory.

Still, the Fire Dragon had a more streamlined formation and stat profile compared to the Earth Dragons.

At best, all-encompassing.

Useful in many ways, yet lacking in depth.

She had almost no resistance, and in the middle tier, she was unbeatable.

By contrast, the earth dragon feels... forcibly summoned.

What is this resistance level?

How could such resilience develop from any tumultuous dragon life?

Becoming a dragon after enduring the battle?

The lower levels—terrible.

Perhaps that is precisely why her stats are so skewed.

Amplify the strength to its maximum limit, combining it with the innate defensive capacity.

Kaguna focused the stat point on defense. Gerele allocated theirs to speed.

Moreover, pretending to be so reckless yet claiming to have no openings—unfair.

Over-specialization always leaves some vulnerability, as a rule.

This cheat.

In any case, fighting such foes head-on won’t lead to victory. Until we reach a situation where we can defeat them individually, we’ll focus on leveling up.

What if they don’t separate?

What should we do?

I don’t know.