I Received System to Become Dragonborn

Chapter 637 The Strange Ground

Erend began moving forward, his boots crunching softly against the black sand. The vastness of the world around him was both incredible but also unnerving. In the distance, he could make out rolling hills that seemed to rise and fall like frozen waves. Beyond them is an ominous fog hung low that obscuring whatever lay further ahead.

The fog didn't close in on him, though. It seemed content to linger far away, as if giving him space to explore.

The sand beneath his feet was darker than what he'd seen in the Dungeon World lobby but similar, its grains shimmering faintly as though infused with some kind of dormant power and from the aurora above.

The air humming with energy. The oppressive whispers and strange pressure he had felt when he first entered the rift had diminished. It was quieter here, though not totally peaceful. There was a slight tension as though the world itself were holding its breath and watching him.

Erend glanced at the System notification once more, its words etched into his mind.

[Main Quest Completed!]

But no rewards followed—no items, no experience points, not even a small acknowledgment of his effort beyond the words themselves.

His brow furrowed. The System had always been precise and reliable yet this inconsistency gnawed at him. Why designate this as a Main Quest if it offered nothing in return? Was it broken? Or worse, was something interfering with it?

"This isn't normal," he muttered under his breath. But there was no one to answer and no clarity to be found.

He shook his head and forcing himself to refocus. Rewards or not, Eccar was still missing and that was his priority. He would have to deal with the System's strangeness later.

Erend continue walking, his gaze scanning the horizon. Every few steps he would pause and turning his head to listen for any sounds beyond his own movements. But the world around him was eerily silent. No wind, no rustling sand, no distant calls of creatures. Only the faint thrum of the energy in the air accompanied him.

As he walked, he noticed faint marks in the sands. It was impressions too deliberate to be natural. They looked like footprint but they were larger than his own and deeper as if whatever had left them was far heavier.

He cursed under his breath, the throbbing pain gradually subsiding.

"Alright, no telepathy," he muttered, frustration edging his voice. This would make things far more difficult.

He then thinking that he need to test his power in this strange environment cause he worried that he might not be able to do that. Erend extended his hand then his red and black Dragon Scales flared to life, wrapping his body.

A faint smirk crossed his face—at least he could still summon them. Next, he conjured a small flicker of flame in his palm, watching as it danced obediently. He extinguished it with a thought and shifted to lightning, arcs of blue crackling between his fingers. Finally, he tried water, letting a small stream flow over his hand. He sighed in relieve. He can still use his powers.

"Good," he said to himself, nodding. "At least I have that."

With his confidence restored, Erend continued his trek, climbing the slope of the hill. When he reached the summit and looked down, his steps stop and he frown.

Below him stretched a barren expanse, but what dominated the view was a colossal skeleton. The massive remains sprawled across the landscape, its size so great that it could have belonged to a Dragon even larger than himself. Jagged ribs jutted into the air and the skull that partially buried in the sand still bore a menacing presence.

The land sloped downward into a valley, and from his new vantage point, Erend realized why he hadn't seen the skeleton before—it was hidden by the contours of the terrain.

The sight sent a chill through him. Whatever had died here had been unimaginably powerful.

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Erend's eyes narrowed as he scanned the valley for signs of movement. The strange footprints he had been following seemed to lead directly toward the massive skeleton. Taking a deep breath, he began his descent.

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