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The wanted poster didn't feature a wolf's head, but rather an adorable-looking Shiba Inu. With Qin He's mental strength, he quickly realized the image depicted a remarkably beautiful and cute dog girl.

The wolf fangs hanging around her neck were a pair with the ones Mana wore.

"This is...your sister?"

You're the Wolf King, and your sister is a Shiba Inu?

Not to mention Qin He, even Zhong Liuxiu couldn't keep her composure when she saw the Shiba Inu face on the bounty poster that looked like a pancake.

Chapter 205 Tavern Brawl, Capturing the Dark-Skinned Elf

The thought that the legacy of the Sun-Chasing Demon Wolf had actually been obtained by Mana's Shiba Inu sister made Qin He both laugh and cry.

It turns out that Mana and her sister Farin were both adopted by a pack of Snow Night Wolves. Mana is a purebred Snow Night Wolf, a special magical beast species that evolved from snow wolves under specific conditions.

Once she reaches a certain age, as long as Mana actively absorbs dark magic energy, she will be able to acquire a second magical attribute.

Farin, however, was just an ordinary Shiba Inu, not much different from the pets Qin He knew.

Fortunately, Farin grew up quickly and received one of the wolf fang necklaces from the wolf king's mother, thus inheriting the legacy of the Sun-Chasing Demon Wolf. This prevented her from being abandoned as a useless cub.

The two sisters had a fairly harmonious relationship until a major crisis led to the annihilation of the Snow Night Wolf pack. Mana and Farin were subsequently separated.

After that, Mana came to Sunset Forest and took control of the snow wolves there.

……

This demonic wolf inheritance is indeed a good thing, but this Shiba Inu seems to have gotten into some trouble. Perhaps it's because it's fought too many adventurers and ended up on the tavern's bounty list.

Qin He rolled his eyes and retrieved Nidhogg's Bite from his spatial scale. Holding the bounty poster, he headed towards the tavern owner's counter—

Seeing the silver dragon approaching with an unfriendly expression, the boss naturally panicked and broke out in a cold sweat.

Who posted this reward?

Qin He waved his hand and slammed the bounty poster with the Shiba Inu Farin... or rather, the head of the Sun-Chasing Demon Wolf, onto the solid wood table of the counter.

Along with it, the extremely sharp poisoned dagger of Nidhogg's Bite also arrived on the table!

“This…this…Your Excellency Silver Dragon…”

The tavern owner in front of me was a short, stout, middle-aged woman with a veil covering her head. She used to be an adventurer, but now she runs a tavern outside the dungeon to make money.

"The silver dragon's patience is always reserved for those who deserve it. I'll ask again! Who posted the bounty? I need all the information about this demonic wolf now."

As he spoke, Qin He tossed aside some heavy dragon crystal coins. These extremely valuable currencies clinked loudly and clearly on the counter.

"Your Excellency! Great Silver Dragon Lord! I will tell you everything. It is an adventuring party. They have just returned from underground... led by an evil drow elf! They came here in search of the underground kingdom."

Qin He became interested.

The Drow elves are the most corrupt elf species in the entire world. These dark-skinned, evil elves often hunt young dragons to offer as sacrifices to their so-called gods—

Lolth, the Spider Queen, blesses the drow elves, granting them dark powers.

"Damn corrupted beings! Where are they now?"

Mentioning the drow elves, a terrifying and cruel race that completely deviates from the terrestrial elves, Mira's hair immediately stood on end.

Even in the entire world, the drow elves are considered one of the most evil races!

Compared to the brutality and greed of the chromatic dragons, the extremes of the drow elves can sometimes be even more extreme.

"Qin He, there's no need to look anymore. It seems our enemy is over there."

They were also a formidable adventure team. Qin He glanced at them and confirmed that their strength was at the peak of the seventh rank.

The leading drow elf was undeniably sexy, possessing smooth, translucent, toffee-like skin. She wore bold, sexy denim shorts paired with a wild, animal-skin tube top.

It has to be said that this combination is much more appealing than the gray-blue skin of the drow elves.

As for the other three members of the team, one was a gray dwarf wielding a sharp axe. He was skinny but not weak, and his distorted features became even more ferocious after seeing Qin He.

The other was a green-skinned orc warrior, tall and muscular, like a miniature Hulk. He had red hair and a face covered in scars. For a moment, Qin He couldn't tell if he was male or female…

The opponent was using a common one-handed greatsword, and his armor wasn't anything special either. It was nowhere near as good as his meticulously armed wives.

The last one was a gaunt vampire. In this world, vampires put their blood into containers and refine the energy within.

To put it bluntly, Fei Xue and Mana wouldn't even need to lift a finger. One of them is a peak eighth-tier Purple Lightning Cat; if she released a Purple Lightning Dart, it would be enough to completely cook the four guys in front of her.

The other is a lower-ranking eighth-tier Moonchaser Wolf, whose claws could easily slice them into pieces side by side.

Qin He estimated that any one of Mira, Inanna, Freya, and Vild, all at the peak of the sixth rank, could take on this evil squad single-handedly.

"Silver, silver dragon...!"

Once she realized that Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu had already revealed their true colors, even the most foolish fallen elf knew she was in deep trouble.

Taking action was clearly the most unwise choice, and the drow elf and her teammates were the first to raise their hands in surrender. They lowered their weapons very, very low…

"The four of you take care of the green-skinned man, the vampire, and the grey dwarf. As for the drow elf... spare her life, and ask about Farin's whereabouts later."

At a single command, the battle erupted. It must be said that the tavern's open terrain allowed Inanna to effectively utilize the advantages of her Divine Grace Hymn.

The greatsword, a veritable divine weapon, swept across the orc's one-handed sword, slicing it in two.

Seeing his weapon destroyed, the orc hurriedly dodged and immediately threw a heavy punch. But how could Inanna's divine battle aura be so easily injured?

Regardless of whether this fist, covered in fire-type battle aura, could even injure Inanna.

As soon as a crisp sound of bones cracking rang out, the orc's heavy punch was instantly shattered and broken by Inanna's Page Hammer.

On the other side, Mira naturally took the initiative to choose the drow elf as the team leader.

"Wait a minute! Snow Elf... we don't need to fight to the death... what does your Silver Dragon Lord want?"

The drow elf knew the situation was dire, and she stood her ground against Mira using only the crossbows embedded in her wrist guards. Her judgment was correct.

Because of Mira's fairy bow, a corresponding number of light arrows would continuously appear with a single flick of the wrist. If the drow elf had chosen to nock an arrow and draw her bow to exchange fire, she would already be pinned to the wall.

"Shut up, you fallen elf. You can say what you have to say after you're down!"

When Mira saw that the drow elf in front of her did not have the classic blue-black and purplish-black skin color, her bloodline-based resistance immediately lessened.

But to show leniency towards such a ruthless race as the drow elves is tantamount to putting one's own life on the line. Mira drew her bow and unleashed seven arrows of light simultaneously!

Cornered and with nowhere to hide, the drow elf pulled out a short sword for close combat from behind those alluring denim hot pants.

It must be said that this elven beauty with skin as white as toffee possessed remarkable eyesight. A beam of light shattered a fresh roasted turkey on the table, and in the blink of an eye, it was before the drow elf.

She swung her short sword swiftly, directly clashing with the light arrow. Unexpectedly, the light arrow fired from the fairy bow exploded the instant it touched the blade, the pure natural energy causing a small-scale explosion.

As the drow elf's figure flew backward, the other two sides also fell into a slump.

As a nun, Freya faced the withered vampire. After casting two eighth-tier blessings on herself with the Blessing of the Sanctuary, the spear formed from the convergence of light magic energy was grasped in Freya's hand.

Despite her somewhat delicate constitution, Freya, with the Holy Scripture's enhancement, could easily subdue the vampire with her Light-elemental magic spear.

In fact, Freya is now fully capable of single-handedly defeating this drow elf squad.

The vampire leaped into the air, preparing to use his levitation ability to escape. The Holy Blessing, activated by Freya's mental power, immediately unleashed a beam of holy light, illuminating the vampire who had just begun to move and bringing him down from mid-air.

A scorching gray mist rose from its body, and the vampire immediately lunged menacingly at Freya. But under the blessing of the Holy Scripture, even Freya was able to find the vampire's weakness and pierce its heart with her spear of light.

Meanwhile, Vild and the cautious gray dwarf also had their victors decided. Realizing he was up against an assassin, the gray dwarf immediately used his size advantage to hide under the table.

Not wanting to cause any more trouble, Vild slowly approached the gray dwarf who was huddled in the corner, concealed by both her battle aura and the Emerald Fang.

During a surprise attack, the gray dwarf defended with a shield and forced her back with an axe, but Vild still had the throwing knives Qin He had given her.

Vild threw a dagger that pierced the gray dwarf's shield, but the dagger hit poorly. The gray dwarf, enduring the pain of his shoulder being pierced, prepared to throw the alchemical bomb from his bag.

But where would it get that chance? The throwing knife had already been specially coated with the venom created by Qin He by Wilde. As soon as the gray dwarf's body surface wrinkled, the flesh turned into withered bones and charred poison.

This battle is now over.

Aside from the vampires who died beyond recognition and turned to ashes, and the gray dwarves who were poisoned, the green-skinned orc was also driven to the brink by Inanna, who even picked up a wine bottle from the nearby table and smashed it.

Of course, the result of doing this was that Inanna and it started throwing things at each other. The incoming Truth Strike cracked open the orc's head.

"Beautiful! Paladin girl, that's the most exhilarating page-splitting ever I've ever seen."

The adventurer who had been pelted with wine was clearly annoyed, but when he saw Inanna throw a hammer and smash the green-skinned orc to pieces, he stood up and applauded and cheered for her.

As for the drow elf that Qin He specifically requested to be spared, Mira spared her life completely. Just dodging the light arrows that filled the tavern almost cost her her life.

The drow elf didn't even have a chance to think about why the snow elf in front of him, who was clearly dressed as a mage, wasn't using magic.

When the magic appeared, half of the tavern floor was frozen solid, and the chilling air rose up with the extremely strong ice magic energy, freezing her in place.

"Alright, drow elf. State your name, and then tell me all the details about this bounty poster and the dire wolf on it!"

As he spoke, Qin He stood in front of the fiery brown-skinned elf, reaching out to press his hand against her large, soft breasts, which were frozen solid in ice.

In the eyes of the drow elf, this was no easy feat. Given her current frozen state, if Qin He, with his silver dragon body, were to exert even the slightest brute force, her entire body would be reduced to shattered ice.

“Great Silver Dragon Prince… My name is Zoffy. A few days ago… our team encountered this dog-like demon wolf on the fifth floor of the dungeon.”

"It fought a calamity dragon and was injured. Akato... that vampire, tried to take advantage of the situation, but was severely wounded. From this, we know that the power of that demonic wolf must be related to the sun."

In this world, ordinary sunlight will not directly kill vampires.

However, if the sun's energy is used properly, through light magic or other means, it can still cause great damage to vampires.

"I understand, fallen elf. Now, lead us to find that demonic wolf! As long as you don't annoy me, your life is guaranteed."

It has to be said that speaking in that strange, dragon-like accent is a bit awkward, but when used to intimidate, it's actually quite effective.

Soon, Zoffy obediently followed Qin He's orders.

This surprised Qin He somewhat. After inquiring further, Qin He discovered that Zoffy was a half-drow elf, raised by night elves who lived on the surface.

Because of the union of bloodlines, she possesses this alluring and seductive brown skin.

Chapter 206 There's meat to eat every night

It seems that Zoffy is not only not one of the drow elves who worship the Spider Queen Lolth, a half-step creation-level evil god, but is actually the daughter of the surface elves.

This fully demonstrates how much influence the environment in which a person grows up has on their life.

White dragons raised in the lairs of crystal dragons or even silver dragons have the opportunity to overcome their savage and greedy nature. Zoffy, raised by kind elves, is clearly not a scoundrel either.

Once they understood this, Mira and Inanna's attitude softened considerably. After all, they had never actually seen a living drow elf growing up, and what they had heard were mostly stories of the evil deeds of these corrupt elves.

Qin He searched through the inheritance within the tree species and found that the Drow elves were mostly white-haired, with common skin colors such as gray, purplish-black, and blue-black.

Individuals with brown skin like Zoffy are not uncommon. However, compared to the drow elves of the underground, Zoffy's skin is indeed glossy and textured.

Compared to the common gray drow, others basically have to rely on the aura around him and the soul of the drow elf to determine Zoffy's true form.

If she could conceal this innate drow aura, perhaps others would be more willing to believe she was a beautiful night elf.

"Mira, defrost it."

With Qin He's words, the magic that had frozen Zoffy's beautiful body immediately dissipated. Freya then carefully used healing magic to dispel the chill from her body.

The battle caused quite a commotion in the tavern, but Qin He used the dragon crystals he had just given to the tavern owner to treat all the guests to several bottles of good wine.

This approach proved very effective; during the earlier melee, no one helped this seemingly evil squad, and some bards even praised Qin He's generosity.

The unfortunate guest who lost his wine because of the orcs relaxed when he saw good wine being served.

"Zoffy, how did you run into those other three guys? They're no good."

After confirming Farin's whereabouts, Qin He turned his attention to questioning the group. After all, the gray dwarves, orcs, and vampires were hardly benevolent beings.

"No one wants to join my team... so I'll have to find adventurers who are equally unpopular."

That answer makes perfect sense; the Grey Dwarves have a reputation in the Underworld that rivals that of the Drow Elves. They're both the kind of creatures that everyone avoids like the plague.

As for the green-skinned orcs and withered vampires, that's understandable. After all, ferocious-looking orcs and vampires as ugly as rotting corpses aren't exactly the typical adventurer setup here.

Using the tools given to him by Bahamut, Qin He conducted some basic assessments of Zoffy. Confirming she wasn't lying, Qin He also gleaned some of the half-drow elf's memories.

It's clear that although she was chosen as the team leader due to her formidable strength and the shared dark magic talent of both drow and land-dwelling night elves, her three teammates still caused her a lot of headaches.

"Alright... Zoffy, I now invite you to join my adventurer team."

Qin He gave the drow elf in front of him a way out, and Zoffy immediately understood.

Normally, metal dragons hate drow elves to the core.

The reason is simple: among the offerings favored by the evil Spider Queen Lolth were baby metal dragons.

Zoffy was now incredibly grateful that she wasn't a native drow elf. Otherwise, Qin He probably wouldn't have let her see the sun rise tomorrow.

"Get ready, take your squad's equipment from those three guys. This time I'm going straight to the deepest part of the dungeon. Don't worry, I'll make sure you're safe along the way."