Chapter 259: Leveling Up Four Times

The Deathclaw's movements were extremely swift. The moment Smaug broke through the city gate, the hunting instinct carved into its genes made it entangle Smaug's neck like a top predator, starting to tear and bite desperately.

However, just like a plane crashing at high speed, because Smaug's speed was too fast when it rushed out of the city gate, even though it was bitten on the neck by Robin, it still flew into the air for dozens of meters with the Deathclaw, which weighed more than ten tons, before crashing down with a bang, shattering many stones and scraping a deep gully on the hard mud ground.

However, as a terrifying giant beast capable of hard-carrying a miniature nuclear bomb with its body, the Deathclaw's physical defense was even more powerful than Smaug's.

Even after falling from a height of dozens of meters to the ground and crashing all the way, the Deathclaw seemed to have suffered no damage at all, still biting firmly on the evil dragon's neck, swallowing continuously, not knowing whether it was devouring Smaug's flesh or drinking its blood. Those vertical pupils, like those of a poisonous snake, were flashing with strange light.

After Wayne rushed out of the Lonely Mountain and arrived at the location where the two giant beasts crashed, this was the scene that entered his eyes.

Smaug, who was regarded as the most powerful evil creature in the entire North, lay limp on the ground like mud, and those originally shining vertical pupils had already become dim and lusterless.

The huge Deathclaw was crawling on its neck, eating happily. After seeing Wayne come over, it even let out a happy purr, slowly shaking its thick tail, just like a large Husky.

And Wayne, who was proficient in beast language, could not help but let out a light laugh after hearing this sound.

It turned out that Robin, this fellow, was eating happily, feeling that Smaug's flesh and blood were very good for it, and actually invited this master to eat a few bites together.

Looking at Smaug's huge body, Wayne approached and exchanged glances with those huge eyes. Unfortunately, the evil dragon, whose blood had almost drained, had no reaction, and the originally hot body was also gradually losing temperature.

Wayne thought for a moment, took out the Meteorite Iron Knife from his waist bag, and then came to the vicinity of Smaug's soft lower abdomen, preparing to skin and bone this evil dragon while it was hot, collecting the materials that could be used.

After all, just in terms of body strength and its own power, the evil dragon Smaug was much more precious than the dragons in the Wizard World. The materials on its body should be able to be made into many powerful pieces of equipment.

It just so happened that the Witcher Order was now in ruins and urgently needed a batch of powerful equipment to strengthen everyone's strength. Smaug's body size was so large that it should be able to satisfy the needs of many people.

And just as the master and pet were busy with their own affairs, Thorin led a group of Dwarves and rushed out from the interior of the Lonely Mountain quickly. Then, these Dwarf warriors, who had originally been prepared for a desperate fight, looked at the dead Smaug and could not help but burst into surprise and cheers one after another.

The eyes looking at Wayne and the Deathclaw Robin all unconsciously revealed heartfelt respect and admiration.

They did not expect things to go so smoothly, and they did not even need to participate in the battle. The evil dragon Smaug, who had always appeared in their nightmares, had already been killed by Wayne and turned into a corpse.

And seeing Thorin and the others appear, Wayne put down the Meteorite Iron Knife in his hand, bowed slightly to the Dwarf Prince, and then a victorious smile appeared on his face, and he said in a calm and unhurried voice:

"Prince Thorin, congratulations, the evil dragon Smaug has been eliminated. We have taken back the Lonely Mountain, and the goal of this expedition to the Lonely Mountain has also been completed."

"You will soon be able to get the Arkenstone and become the new King Under the Mountain."

"And the contract between us has also been completed."

"I wonder, Your Excellency Thorin, how do you think my mission was completed?"

After listening to Wayne's words, Thorin's originally quite excited expression became slightly serious. He nodded in recognition to Wayne and then said: "You completed it very well, Mr. Wayne."

"You are the most powerful adventurer I have ever seen, and you are also a friend of our Durin clan forever." "This expedition, if not for your joining, would definitely not have been as smooth as it is now. We couldn't even think of how to defeat Smaug and take back the Lonely Mountain."

"You are the greatest hero in this expedition to the Lonely Mountain."

"I represent all the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom and express my respect to you. Your story will spread forever among our Lonely Mountain Dwarves, and any Dwarf of the Durin clan will forever remember your help to us."

After listening to Thorin's solemn words, Wayne was slightly surprised. He did not expect that the stubborn and greedy Dwarf Prince in the original work would behave so gracefully.

Could it be because Bilbo did not get the One Ring, which led to this Prince not being seduced by the One Ring, and the dragon-sickness did not break out?

Following Thorin's recognition of him, the two advanced missions he had contacted with the Dwarf Prince also sent system prompts that they were completed.

Ding! Master-level mission 【Obtain the Arkenstone】, completed.

Obtained: 450 experience points, Master-level Treasure Chest.

Ding! Epic-level mission 【Hunt the Evil Dragon Smaug】, completed.

Obtained: 4200 experience points, Epic-level Treasure Chest.

In just an instant, Wayne felt that his body had undergone subtle changes. From setting off from the Shire to the expedition to the Lonely Mountain, it had been nearly four months in total. He had completed two Master-level missions, one Epic-level mission, as well as more than a dozen Expert-level missions and a large number of Ordinary-level missions along the way.

And at King Elrond's place, there was also a Master-level mission reward for clearing the Orc clan of the Misty Mountains waiting for him to claim.

In a few months, he had obtained more than 6,000 experience point rewards and a large number of various high-level treasure chests.

His own level had also directly increased from level 13 to level 17, a full four levels, obtaining a total of more than 20 points of physical quality improvement, as well as four ability points.

Such a harvest could really be said to be a bumper harvest. Thinking that not long from now, he might be able to accept an Epic-level mission for the Battle of the Five Armies, Wayne's mood immediately became even happier.

Sure enough, high-level missions still provided the greatest improvement. One Epic-level mission was worth half a year or even a year of his efforts.

After saying words of gratitude, before Wayne could open his mouth to bring up the issue of compensation, Thorin's expression struggled slightly. Then he looked at his companions, then looked at Wayne and the Deathclaw Robin behind him, who was still eating happily on Smaug's corpse, let out a turbid breath, and said: "Come on, my brothers, my friends, since this expedition to the Lonely Mountain has been completed, it is time to distribute our spoils."

Speaking of this, the handsome Dwarf Prince looked up at the sky, sighed, and said: "Actually, from the moment I saw those gold coins in the treasury, there has always been an evil thought in my heart that kept provoking my reason. It is like a nightmare that is difficult to get rid of, always instigating me to monopolize those gold coins."

"However, I don't want to let everyone's efforts down, I don't want to lose everyone's trust, and I don't want to tarnish the reputation of the King Under the Mountain."

"So, let's distribute those gold coins early, otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep my promise."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 260 =====