Chapter 72: Demon Rank

"Are you still pretending to be asleep? I don't like to torture humans, so I confess before I go against my will! ”

The man could not be blamed at all, he had no signs of life.

However, as the situation of "playing the piano to the cow" continued, the dragon's blood aura exuded by Disente became more and more intense.

The scorching heat of blood-red steam embraced the man's body, mercilessly burning the already tattered fake dragon robe, and every part of the body began to show signs of burns, almost melting the man's body.

Not only fake dragon robes, but almost all close objects could not withstand the high temperature vapor and melted.

The man's pain was written on his hideous face, and several parts of his naked body began to peel from burns.

When the enemy is on the verge of death—

An even more shining golden light figure easily broke through the dragon blood aura emitted by Disent, and even burst out with a tougher aura that suppressed the dragon blood aura-

The golden figure shuttled between Discent and the man.

Attracted by the sudden golden light, Diescent grabbed the man's right hand and inadvertently let go.

The unconscious man was taken away by the golden figure, and the two sides were separated.

The sudden collision brought Disent back to his senses, and the dragon's blood aura quickly dissipated.

"The Dragon King really has no vision and wantonly transfers power to such a naïve human."

A growling man's voice that is almost middle-aged.

However, you can feel the low man's voice mixed with playful mockery.

Discent had no idea what had just happened, and his head was a little unclear from the dragon's blood.

Even the most powerful humans on the plains have moments when their emotions are out of control.

When Disent looked at the taunt, the flickering golden light in front of him was so bright that he could barely open his eyes.

It was a "fierce lion" the size of a dragon.

The mane of the whole body is as gorgeous as a gold carving, which is obviously a dazzling bright light, but it makes people feel warm from the bottom of their hearts, and even the cold air burns for it, which is completely different from the dragon's blood emitted by Disent, it is a comfortable warmth.

A mythical beast named "Leon".

His real identity is the patron saint of the fifth house of the zodiac, that is, the patron saint of the "lion house".

He is also the supreme race that humans will never be able to approach - "God".

Sealed by the legendary craftsman "Kintru", Leon's mind was transformed into a magic sword, and his consciousness and body were sealed. Although the power is suppressed, it only needs to be lifted by the user to return to its original form.

This is what people call "artifacts".

Needless to say, the users of Lyon are-

"Your Majesty!"

Grossar ran towards Disente from a distance, one of the scabbards at his waist empty.

The scabbard was the scabbard of the Lionheart of Steel.

Disente glanced at Grossal, then at the floating golden mane, and finally understood what was going on.

"I ...... Am I out of control again? ”

Discent muttered to himself with a slight remorse.

"It's so boring to be summoned by that guy just to wake you up?"

Leon, who seems to have compassion in his heart, speaks like a bad-tempered old man, constantly breaking his thoughts.

"The old man of the Dragon King gave you the power because he liked your calmness, so don't let him live up to his kindness."

"Yes...... I'm sorry to make your hassle, Lord Leon. ”

"There is no need to apologize, and I hope it won't happen again in the future."

Leon replied angrily, completely ignoring Divint, who was the monarch of Einck.

After confirming that Discent had come to his senses, Leon threw aside the man in his mouth.

It seemed that he was standing up to protect the man, but he was forced to do so at Grossar's request for help.

Therefore, Leon did not regard the man in his mouth as an important person.

Even so, Leon's tone did not seem to regard Grossar as a person he admired—

"Lord Leon! Please don't be so rude as to throw the sinner to the ground, we'll have to question him later. ”

Grossar worriedly hugged the man who had been discarded as garbage, and at the same time timidly reminded Leon.

In exchange for an even more unpleasant response-

"How dare you order me, you stinky little devil?"

"Nope! I don't dare! ”

The roar of the angry lion caused Grossar to immediately kowtow, like Leon apologizing.

What a proud beast?

But it was convincing to all the strong people present.

At this time, Dimo slowly flew in front of Leon - he did not show the same timidity as the two of them, but as a dragon seedling, he still lowered his cute and smooth dragon head in awe.

"Lord Leon, I have long admired your great name."

The watery lion's eyes sharply looked at the little dragon in front of him.

It should have shown disdain for the weakness of the dragons, or the arrogance of being a strong man.

But Leon surprisingly didn't.

"You little devil is the child of the Dragon King, right?"

"Yes."

"Well...... The tiger father has no dog, and the aura and temperament he exudes are indeed completely different from the two idiots in front of him. ”

"You've won a prize. In other words, I hope you can stop calling your father 'old man', and I believe that my father should not like this nickname either. ”

The smooth tone was mixed with a feeling of displeasure.

This is the courage of the dragons.

Despite the fact that the strength is not superior to the opponent and he is aware of the negative consequences of his wrong actions, he still fearlessly tries to challenge.

Leon did not show anger.

Unexpected calm.

"Hehehehe, is this what you call justice? Dragon's imp. ”

"You've won a prize."

"Yes, for the sake of your ignorance, I won't call you the nickname of the Dragon King in front of you, but I have to tell you that that guy himself has a long relationship with me, and he has long been used to it."

"You have a deep friendship with your father!?"

Dimo looked up in surprise.

"There is already a shallow relationship between dragons and gods, this should be a rather sparse and ordinary thing, right?"

"Well...... What you say is absolutely true. ”

"But then again—Grossar!"

Leon coldly shifted his sharp gaze to Grossal.

The commanding tone sent a shiver down the sleeve at Grossar.

As the master of Lyon, Grossar himself knows Lyon's temper best.

Nominally the master, in fact, he is just a relational with the help of his power.

Naturally, Grossar was afraid of Lyon, but at the same time had an attitude of admiration.

"What's the matter?"

"Regardless of what you have summoned me wantonly, I want to ask you something."

"Excuse me!"

"Have you been exposed to anything strange before?"

"Strange stuff? Why do you suddenly ask that? ”

“…… Have you not yet noticed? Don't you feel that the power in your body has weakened significantly? ”

"Weaken ......?"

Not only Grossal, but Lyon even named Discent and Dimer.

But not all of them are unnoticed.

Dimo seems to have been conscious for a long time.

"Lord Leon is right—as a natural person with a keen sense of perception, I couldn't sense the demonized bat hiding at the top of the cave just now, which really puzzles Xiao."

Puzzled like a slap in the face, Grossal and Disente were shocked to realize -

That's right, just when he was resisting the falling rocks, Grossar actually spent a lot of effort just to lay a simple barrier.

As for Disent, he had no obvious characteristics, but as a dragonman, he should have possessed a high level of observation similar to that of Dimer, but the same - as if it was out of order, even the enemies hiding behind the rocks were not noticed.

"How can this be ......? What's going on? ”

Discent muttered confusedly.

At the same time, Leon went on to add to the insight just now—

"It's not quite right to say weakening, it's more like a force that temporarily neutralizes your abilities."

"Neutralization ......? Couldn't it be this man who was delusional about sneaking up? ”

In a speculative tone, Dimer's gaze shifted to the unconscious man.

However, Leon was quick to dismiss this speculation.

"No way. The ability to neutralize magic is a very old ability, but rather a 'gift'. Although it is unclear what the conditions for obtaining this talent are, it is certain that it is not an ability worth proclaiming, and even an ominous ability that the ancients called a 'curse'. ”

"Is it really that powerful?"

Grossar, who could hear it attentively, asked curiously.

"It's very powerful, but there's a reason why this ability is called a curse - it's a side effect that can make the caster feel 'empty'. Emotionally already a cold-blooded animal that has been almost wiped out. ”

Leon, who has always been arrogant, narrates in an unbelievable tone.

Discent and Grossar were surprised by Leon's reaction, and at the same time felt creepy.

It's like two children gathered around Leon listening to the legend.

Probably only Dimo was left to think calmly.

"Do you know the name of that curse, Lord Leon?"

"I don't know. Everything about this ability is as mysterious as the guy I once fought against. ”

"Have you ever seen such an ability?"

"Yes, I did see it, but - only 'that person' can do it, and it can even be understood that only that person in the world can use it, and it is an ability that belongs to him."

"In this way, the other party is the chosen one, right? This curse must be a forbidden supermatter magic, right? ”

"Of course, he can be identified as such, but I can be sure that no half of the supermaterial magic can surpass this ability, let alone be dangerous."

“…… Why is that? Is there a way to pose such a threat simply by neutralizing magic? ”

"You have this idea because you've never faced it personally, and when you're really eroded by this ability, you're already in a coffin—of course, it's probably only a small part of that ability, because I don't understand it all."

"Can you be more detailed?"

"This is already the most detailed. It wasn't the end of the fight, and that's all I know. But then again, it seems that your magic failure appears unconsciously, which may be different from what I said. ”

"Then it can be inferred that it was not caused by the enemy who fought with Lord Leon, right?"

Leon speculated.

However, Leon did not immediately agree, but thoughtfully put forward his own opinion.

"It stands to reason that this ability shouldn't be re-emerged, because that person is long gone."

"Dare to ask you, how long ago did you fight the other person?"

"Well, yes, it's been a long time, maybe a few thousand years."

"Then why do you still seem a little alert?"

"I don't know if it's the boredom caused by the disturbance of the light element in my body, and I always feel that something bad will happen in the future."

"Uh-maybe yes."

Demo nodded.

For a moment, the scene fell into a solemn silence.

Soon, Discent stood up.

A bow of gratitude and awe to Leon.

"The matter of the weakening of the magic in our bodies will be put aside for now, and thank you Lord Leon for taking the lead."

"Listen to you, it looks like you're about to accomplish something more important?"

"It's not important, maybe it's just a curiosity."

"In any case, don't let the dragon's blood dictate your actions anymore, I think you know it yourself - when the dragon king gave you the dragon's blood, he must have warned you about the dangers and side effects of this power."

"The little ones are very clear."

Discente said seriously with a grim face.

"No matter what happens in the future, look at what you have around you first, and then calculate the cost of losing these things, instead of burning your life at any cost like a reckless man, which will only leave you with nothing."

"Thank you very much Lord Lyons for your advice."

"Yes. Grossar! ”

Again he called out coldly to Grossar.

"The little ones are here!"

"Next time, don't force me to be summoned without my consent! I'm not here to persuade you. ”

"Yes...... Yes, sorry for the small ones! ”

"Well, since it's all right, I'll leave first."

As soon as the words fell, the cold air seemed to explode, and the flash of high temperature made the air expand, but it was exceptionally warm.

The three pairs of eyes were eroded by the sudden bright light, and they were almost blind.

After waiting for his gaze to return, the massive shining body was gone.

And the "Iron Lionheart" on Grossar's waist has returned to the scabbard.

Finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew...... As Lord Leon, just talking is oppressive to me, a dragonman. ”

Discent showed unprecedented relief and relaxation, and suddenly forgot the emotions of being provoked by the fake dragon robe at the beginning.

Grossar, as the host, could not agree more with Diescente's statement.

"Lord Leon's aura is indeed terrifying, and as the owner of the magic sword, I feel very much about it."

"It's really hard for you...... Every day you have to endure Leon's scolding. ”

"Haha......"

Grossar could only smile wryly and didn't complain too much.

At the same time, Di Mo, who was relatively calm, took the initiative to ask-

"May I ask what the two adults are going to do next with this rude person in front of you?"

The two looked at the unconscious man again, and began to have a plan in their hearts.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first - presumably this is their lair, it seems that it is time to show off their skills."

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't need to do it yourself, right?"

"No, even if the other party doesn't have the value of my shot, I still want to try my skills. Think of it as 'hunting'. ”

Discent just explained it lightly, but he didn't know-

The hands that were gearing up were already shaking with excitement.

Wu and Kot followed the traces left by the elements to find a cave not far from the village of Tergasna.

It was a small mountain range, and although the cave was dark, the downhill to the ground could still be seen.

The ramp is tiled with wooden planks and lined with campfires, and up close it looks like it is a mine, and there are people living there.

But how can there be no guards?

If I'm not mistaken, this is supposed to be the entrance to this mine, and it stands to reason that someone should be guarding it, right?

And what is the scene of "open doors" in front of you?

Look down on us?

No...... Unlikely.

The news that I personally slaughtered many monsters should be known to the other party, and the other party should not be so relaxed, right?

Even if the news hasn't come back yet, it's too lax.

Abnormal.

Could it be that the wrong place?

"Kurt, are you sure it's here?"

With the mentality that it should be impossible to make a mistake, Wu suspiciously confirmed to Kurt.

"Yes, the message sent back by the 'Night Raven' is indeed here, and it is impossible to go wrong."

"If that's so sure, there shouldn't be anything wrong...... That's right! How many Night Ravens did you send in total? ”

"Report to your lordship, three in total."

"So- send back the contents of each Night Raven's report."

"Yes! The first Night Raven was sent out to track down the enemy's breath. The second Night Raven is responsible for exploring the internal structure and environment of the mine. The third senses the aura of the enemy inside the mine. ”

"The division of labor is really clear...... I'm curious about the results of the third Night Raven's return. ”

"Report to your lord, there are indeed a large number of enemies and monsters."

"Forget about the monsters - is there anything worth noting about the enemy?"

"Forgive the little ignorance, I don't know where the strength of your so-called need for attention is?"

"Intensity...... For humans, the Phantom Tier is enough. ”

"The Phantom Rank has currently detected three humans, and in addition, there is another human whose strength is close to the Demon Rank."

"Demon Rank!?"

This really shocked Wu.

Isn't that the same monster as your current self?

Is it a fake Lola? Fake Beesymour? Or are there emissaries behind them?

Although he was tempted to ask Kurt on the spot if he had won the fight, he quickly swallowed the question back into his stomach.

I have Kot by my side, the Night Pavilion to protect me, and even the Patronus at their disposal.

There shouldn't be any danger, right?

Besides, looking at Kurt's appearance, he didn't seem to be very worried.

Then I don't need to be too nervous, but it will cause Kurt and Nightcourt to be overly nervous.

As a superior person, all his actions and reactions are watched by his subordinates.

Their own behavior and stance will also change them subtly over a long period of time.

Now they must show a fearless spirit in order to match the strong image of gluttony in their hearts.

"And the results of the second Night Raven?"

"Your Honour, there are two entrances to this mine—in opposite directions to where we are now. In other words, another entrance seems to be at the end of the mine. ”