Chapter 76 Dragon

"Great Snow Mountain, Goblin?"

Naruto's mind stirred, and he left the notice board, quickly seeking out the Silver Armor Lancer Knight who was recruiting.

"I want to join your team. Take me with you."

As Naruto volunteered, a translucent pop-up window appeared before his eyes.

"Side Quest: The Viscount's Commission"

"Quest Content: Eliminate the Goblins of the Great Snow Mountain"

"Quest Reward: Rated based on the number of Goblins eliminated. The higher the rating, the richer the reward."

"Youngster? You're too young, at least Silver Rank…"

The Silver Armor Lancer Knight was about to refuse, but seeing Naruto pull out his Silver Rank identification plate, he immediately closed his mouth.

"Such a young Silver-rank Adventurer, could you be the 'Goblin Slayer' who's been making waves recently?" An adventurer guessed Naruto's identity.

"If there isn't a second Goblin Slayer, then it's me," Naruto said.

The Goblin Slayer in the original work was still just a normal child at this time.

"Although Goblins are weak, he is, after all, an expert at slaying Goblins…"

The Silver Armor Lancer Knight deliberated for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Alright, we'll add you!"

"Including you, there are a total of six Silver-rank Adventurers forming a team to go to the Great Snow Mountain."

"Hahahahaha, with this, no matter what kind of Goblin they are, we can easily win and complete this nobleman's commission!"

The Silver Knight rested his spear on his shoulder, laughing heartily, full of confidence.

Naruto shook his head inwardly upon hearing this.

If viewed in conjunction with the hidden quest of "Green Moon Mystery," the new dungeon "Goblin's crown" must not be simple.

There would definitely be higher-tier Goblin variants than the Goblin Hero.

Like in the movie, there was a Goblin Paladin!

"In the original work's village defense battle, a so-called Goblin King led a hundred Goblins to attack the village, causing the Goblin Slayer to be on high alert, even inviting many adventurers from Border Town to assist, which shows that even weak Goblins, when in large numbers, are still troublesome."

"Of course, it also has to do with the Goblin Slayer's cautious personality."

Naruto looked up, his gaze sweeping over the five adventurers, including the Silver Knight.

A tall and mighty Lizard Monk, a Priestess who seemed to worship the Earth Mother God, a short and stocky Dwarf, and a male High Elf Archer with pointed ears.

All of them were Silver-rank Adventurers!

The lineup seemed luxurious and powerful.

But…

It's simply not enough!

One Goblin and an army of Goblins are completely different concepts.

Based on the experience gained from Shadow Clone eliminating thousands of Goblins a while ago, the threat of Goblins also increases exponentially when their numbers grow.

Generally speaking, a small Goblin tribe would consist of a few ordinary Goblins, completely insignificant, and not even worthy of being called a "tribe."

But the terrifying thing is that it only takes a few months for a small Goblin to grow into an ordinary Goblin.

In a few months, a small tribe with a dozen Goblins would form.

And a dozen Goblins would give birth to a Big Goblin.

A medium-small tribe of twenty Goblins would definitely have a Goblin Shaman.

A medium-large tribe of fifty Goblins would have a greater number of Big Goblins, and even Battle-hardened Goblins.

As for a large tribe of one hundred Goblins, there is a very high probability of a Goblin Hero appearing.

As for the Goblin King, that is an existence specialized in "dominion" and "wisdom" by the god of awareness, possessing far greater dominance than a Goblin Hero, capable of commanding more Goblins.

It can be said that treacherous and cunning Goblins, in the hands of the Goblin King, are a formidable and powerful army!

Naruto suspected that in the "goblin's crown" dungeon, there would not only be a Goblin Paladin but also a true Goblin King!

"Five people are enough, we probably don't need to recruit anymore, let's set off."

Among the temporarily formed adventurer team, the tallest Lizardman spoke in a booming voice.

He should be the strongest presence in the team, and the Silver Knight looked to him for leadership.

Naruto didn't persuade them to continue recruiting or to abandon the quest; it would be useless anyway.

As for teammates, a few more or a few less wouldn't make much difference.

Unless Gold-Grade adventurers joined, any more would just be sending them to their deaths.

Following the Silver Knight and the Lizardman out of the Adventurers' Guild, they arrived at the spacious and lively central plaza.

The Silver Knight brandished his spear, smiling mysteriously: "Everyone, next, you will have the honor of witnessing the legendary 'Dragon Transformation' with your own eyes!"

"Dragon Transformation!?"

"I didn't expect the big guy to have already ascended to a dragon!"

"That's truly amazing. It seems that the most powerful among us is this Lizard Monk."

"Hahahaha, with him here, eliminating Goblins will be a piece of cake, won't it?"

The Silver Knight actively cleared the area, leaving a large open space for the Lizard Monk, who then arranged white fangs, cyan dragon scales, charred Mukuro, and other items around himself, and began to chant a prayer:

"Great Wind Dragon God, I sacrifice scales, grant dragon wings, in exchange for soaring through the sky."

As the Lizard Monk chanted, the cyan-black scales placed around him emitted a dazzling white light.

A fierce gust of wind rose out of nowhere, swirling around the Lizard Monk, making his robes flap loudly.

The pieces of dragon scales, now glowing 熾 white, suddenly floated up and flew towards the Lizard Monk, rotating and embedding themselves into his back, melting into his bones like a blacksmith hammering a red-hot blade blank, blood mist rising, and even "crack," "crack" sounds of bones breaking could be heard.

"Whoosh!"

Two wing-shaped skeletal frames of bone broke free and emerged from the scapular notches, and then fascia rapidly grew along the bones, forming complete wing membranes.

When the Lizard Monk fully spread the dragon wings that had grown on his back, a fierce hurricane swept through the plaza, blowing onlookers off their feet, nearly overturning vendors' carts, and instantly carrying away children's balloons.

Naruto stood still, unmoved, only his azure eyes becoming bright and piercing.

The Lizardman's dragon transformation process was still very interesting and quite shocking.

It had a bit of a Tailed Beast transformation feel to it, giving Naruto a lot of inspiration.

Immediately after.

The Lizardman continuously recited prayers, and the offerings around him lit up one by one, assisting him in his dragon transformation.

There were the dragon body and dragon claws of the Tyrant King Dragon.

There was the dragon's breath of the Fire Dragon.

The Lizard Monk's body inflated like a balloon, his bones and muscles growing wildly.

Old scales peeled off, new scales regenerated!

Cyan-black base scales covered his entire body. He prostrated himself on the ground, his arms transforming into thick dragon claws, his dragon tail long and thick, and his humanoid body completely transformed into a dragon.

However, it was slightly different from the dragons Naruto had seen at the Dragon Slaying Festival in Border Town.

The dragon that the Lizard Monk ascended into seemed to be somewhere between a dragon and a pterosaur.

Naruto asked the Dwarf next to him: "Has he turned into a dragon now? He looks a bit different from the dragons I've seen."