yeah there is no reason why it should end up like that, mc needs to use essence shift more if he is fast enough he will at one point be able to run faster than dragons while holding Tiffania.
y isn't mc using basic comom sense. if u r being tracked magically than get rid of all the stuff he provided that could be traced to you for example a magic book. well not sure if there is something like blood magic as that could have been taken when the mc was injured.