"Crack …"
The red crystal shattered into pieces, and the vessel that contained Berantulu's soul consciousness shattered, which meant that this demigod was finally dead.
The fragments on the ground gradually lost their original luster, and the originally sturdy crystal completely turned into inconspicuous stones. Merlinsera threw it aside and took a deep breath. She turned to look at Roddy, who was no different from a mummy.
When they were rescued by Roddy to the laboratory above the Magic Tower, they already knew what was going to happen. At that time, they were faced with a choice: Should they let Solomon's projection pretend to be unaware of Berantulu's manipulation and continue acting, or should they find a chance to take a risk and kill Berantulu directly to solve the problem once and for all?
Although each choice could cost them their lives, it wasn't a problem for the two of them who had experienced countless battles and battles.
At that moment, Roddy proposed a plan, but the premise of the plan was to make Merlinsera his magic pet in the next few minutes.
Perhaps it was because she gradually built up trust in Roddy, or perhaps it was because she didn't have much time to think, but Merlinsera only took half a second to agree to sign a "soul contract" with Roddy, and carried out his plan without reservation. In the end, this Shadow Dragon successfully deceived everyone, and with the help of Roddy's "Life Domination", they narrowly killed Berantulu.
This should have been a perfect ending.
But the reality was far from it.
Now that the enemies were gone, Merlinsera started to feel uneasy. The 'crisis of life and death' was over, but the 'crisis of trust' was right in front of her. Humans were greedy, shameless, and treacherous, and this was a fact that was widely acknowledged by the dragon race. How could she have agreed to Rody's plan and become his magical pet?
The word "trust" was very heavy. You could lend money to a good friend, you could help them, and you could give them a lot, but how many people were willing to give their entire lives to a good friend?
Moreover, the "trust" between Merlinsera and Roddy was only built on the threat of a common enemy. Before this, they didn't have any solid foundation of friendship.
A Soul Contract was not something to be trifled with. The proud Dragons had never signed such a contract with a "lower species" before … His actions had already crossed the bottom line of the Dragons!
What if he breaks the contract?
The scene of her becoming a slave and slaughtering people under Roddy's orders immediately surfaced in Merlinsera's mind …
Then, to her despair, she realized that it was more likely that she would become another type of "slave" to a human being. Thinking about how she would be forced to do those disgusting things, Merlinsera's expression changed several times. She clenched her fists so hard that they made cracking sounds, and she was filled with regret.
Would he keep his promise?
As a Dragons, she knew that the price of the "life exchange contract" was great. Looking at Roddy's mummified appearance, she knew that as a human, how could he bear the pain that she had to bear as a Dragons?
But does this mean "trust"?
Not to mention the humans, when Merlinsera recalled the betrayal of her own kind, her heart that had just calmed down immediately started to churn …
Perhaps in this world, there was no one worthy of her "trust" except herself!
There were many treacherous humans, and she definitely couldn't rely on luck when it came to the one in front of her.
Thinking of this, Merlinsera clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and walked straight towards him …
Roddy, who had a splitting headache, really couldn't take it anymore. Fortunately, he had received enough EXP after completing the mission. After leveling up once and recovering his HP to full, he finally had the strength to check his [Status Bar]:
"Weakened: All attributes reduced by 30%, remaining three days"
"Weakened: All resistances reduced by 50 points, remaining five days"
"Weakened: Unable to use any skills, remaining one day"
"Stunned, accuracy reduced by 50%, remaining one day"
Although his HP had recovered to 100%, Roddy still felt dizzy and his ears were ringing. But even so, he knew what he had to do —
"Magic Pet Pane" opened.
"Do you want to cancel the Soul Contract?"
Looking at this line of notification, Roddy couldn't help but smile bitterly. Having "Dragons" as a magic pet was indeed shocking, but if he didn't cancel the contract, wouldn't it mean that he could dominate the entire continent?
Heh, how many people had died because of "greed"?
Roddy shook his head and chose to confirm without hesitation.
The connection between him and Merlinsera in his mind was suddenly cut off. When the similar "resonance" disappeared, Roddy let out a sigh and fell into a deep sleep because his body couldn't bear the exhaustion. He didn't even realize that he had brushed past death in a split second.
Behind him, Merlinsera, who had already pointed her fingers like a knife, suddenly stopped in her tracks with a complicated look in her eyes.
*****
When he woke up again, Roddy felt more exhausted than if he had run a marathon.
When he opened his eyes, a lock of chestnut-colored hair in front of his nose made him want to sneeze. But when Roddy inhaled, he also smelled a familiar fragrance. He reached out and gently stroked Akasha's hair, the instinctive wariness in his eyes replaced by gentleness.
The little priest wasn't lying next to Roddy, but had fallen asleep on a wooden chair at the side. Obviously, when Roddy was unconscious, she hadn't left his side at all. When she heard movement, she hurriedly rubbed her eyes and wanted to get up to get a glass of water, but before she could stand up, Roddy pulled on the corner of her clothes.
"How long have I been asleep?"
"A little more than a day. It's almost night now. Are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat … "
Akasha's face was still a little pale, obviously the aftereffects of overexertion of magic power. Roddy held her slightly cold hand with a little heartache. He sat up from the bed and pulled the little priest to sit beside him.
Roddy rarely showed such initiative. Akasha's eyes reddened, and she turned and threw herself into his arms.
"Next time … Don't do this next time."
"Okay."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Roddy knew that this dungeon experience had almost brought everyone to the brink of death. Logically speaking, he had levels and equipment, and the team he brought was also a strong professional team. How did he end up fighting a Demigod?
Akasha, who was in his arms, had lost a lot of weight. When Roddy glanced at her status bar, his heart ached even more — the debuff "Weak: magic power recovery speed reduced by 90%, remaining two days" meant that she had really fought with her life on the line. He was afraid that if she had overexerted any more magic power, her body would have suffered permanent damage.
Roddy didn't say a word and quietly hugged her. The two of them enjoyed a rare moment of peace. Finally, it was Akasha who was worried that Roddy would be hungry. Her face was rosy as she went to get hot food and hot water. As she watched Roddy eat, she told him what had happened over the day.
"This is the dormitory area of the inner city walls. Sodelor brought some men to guard the outer city walls. At the same time, they cleaned up the bodies of the snow monsters …
"Natha's body is much better, but no matter how much I persuaded her, she still took her bow and went to guard the inner city walls. These few days, when she was resting, she was still practicing her archery …"
Roddy nodded. Powerful enemies were often the greatest motivation to advance. It wasn't strange for Natha to do this. He drank a few mouthfuls of hot soup and was surprised to find that there was a lot of venison in it. Seeing this, Akasha explained, "That was brought back by Irwin and his men. He seems to be very obedient to Sodelor now. However, many of the barbarian soldiers died in battle … "
These barbarians had died because they were afraid to fight and had fled first. Roddy could only sigh about this.
The meat was quickly finished. Roddy got up and prepared to go out for a walk. Then, he realized that his tattered [Giant Beast Controller] set had basically been scrapped. Now, only his leather boots and wrist guards were still usable. He opened the [Inventory] and checked. The rings and other accessories were still normal. The loss wasn't too big.
I should get new equipment when I go back …
This was what Roddy thought. His eyes glanced at the [Magic Pet Pane]. His expression changed, and he asked, "Where's Merinsera?"
Akasha's expression changed slightly. She whispered, "She … we don't know what she's going to do. We just know that she's in the Magic Tower."
Roddy could understand their fear. When he thought of Merinsera, who had lost the power of the Dragon Crystal, he suddenly thought of something. After opening the [Mission Pane], he looked carefully and narrowed his eyes.
"I don't know if it will work …"
There was a sudden idea in his mind, but he wasn't sure if it was reliable. Roddy thought carefully for a moment, and then walked out of the stone room with Akasha.
The cold wind outside made him shiver. Without the protection of the boundary, the originally warm and humid dungeon was no different from the climate of the glacial plains. As he walked along the road to the outer city wall with Akasha, Roddy gradually had an idea of the harvest of this battle …
Killing a demigod brought him countless experience points. At the same time, it also allowed his soldiers to level up — not by one level, but at least by six levels!
In other words, the young people who could only be scouts in Norland Village were now on average at level 23. With this kind of strength and suitable equipment, they were already at the forefront of the current individual strength of the Kingdom of Karen.
Before the dark clouds of war enveloped the whole country, these soldiers were already far ahead of the starting line.
And Erwin and the barbarian soldiers were even more "lucky". Their basic level directly reached an average of level 16. Because of their race, they automatically advanced to "Berserker". Among them, the strongest Erwin was a "Berserker" level 3, and the others were only level 1. Their strength was more than four or five times more than before.
Akasha's "Holy Priest" was raised to level 13. The basic level was 21, and the total level was 33, which was higher than Roddy's current level.
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