Chapter 469: A Dragon This Cowardly…

Chapter 469: A Dragon This Cowardly…

“Thank you,” the Green Dragon said softly to Zheng Yichen, lowering her head slightly like a shy young girl. He watched expressionlessly, his heart calm and unmoved, feeling nothing. What a joke, what expression could that dragon face have anyway? Even if it looked bashful, and the voice sounded that way too, it was all wasted on a human to see. Aside from the voice, anyone being stared at by the Green Dragon like that would just be terrified!

“You’re welcome,” Zheng Yichen said, trying his best to keep his tone from sounding too dry. He waved his hand and looked toward the entrance leading outside. “Do you plan to rest here for a while first, or leave and find another place to rest?”

“Let’s leave first,” Black Dragon Sister said decisively. This place was the Derivative Witch’s territory. Even though they were free now, it wasn’t necessarily safe here. Black Dragon Sister remembered clearly how she had been taken down. Under that Derivative Witch, she had actually held out for a while.

But being here didn’t mean much now.

It was like hearing a conversation between roommates in a low-tier university dorm, boasting about how amazing their grades were in elementary and middle school, getting top scores on every exam… Yet now they were just another member of a low-tier university dorm. So, what was the point of having fought a few extra rounds?

None!

If the other side could take her down at her peak, then now in her weakened state, finishing her off would be even easier. Black Dragon Sister had no desire to stay in this place that left such a deep impression on her. That human woman had whipped her many times over these past days, and she remembered every single lash, the soul-deep pain impossible to forget.

“I don’t want to stay here either,” Green Dragon Sister whispered, her eyes glancing at Zheng Yichen from time to time. She also used the Magic Weapon Summoning Book and knew Zheng Yichen’s true identity behind this form. Compared to Augusta’s disgraceful displays these past two days under the whip, the way Zheng Yichen easily freed them left an impression of reliability!

Zheng Yichen couldn’t tell what kind of expression a dragon’s face really showed, nor could he figure out what Green Dragon Sister might be thinking from her current expression and behavior. Listening to her voice? He couldn’t tell!

But Black Dragon Sister could see it. Green Dragon Sister’s tone and expression now both radiated a sense of ‘I’m easy to ask out.’ Black Dragon Sister didn’t comment on it. The Dragon Clan didn’t have as many rules as humans. Before marriage, things were quite free. Feeling attraction to a powerful opposite-sex member of the clan was normal. Although dragons did care about looks, for the Dragon Clan, great strength was also part of one’s appearance. Not just the Green Dragon, even Black Dragon Sister was somewhat interested in Zheng Yichen now…

Well, not specifically in that way. More so in Zheng Yichen himself. Even if he was powerful, without seeing the physical form, turning thoughts into action was a bit difficult. They could talk about that later. In her view, Zheng Yichen was just a weirdo among the Dragon Clan. Who knew what kind of thinking made him so biased toward humans? How did his parents raise him? Or had the Dragon Clan’s Inherited Memory been fed to the dogs?

Had it failed to instill the proper worldview a successful dragon should have?

“Then let’s go. Follow me.” Zheng Yichen patted the Magic Weapon Summoning Book and pulled out a gorgeous longsword from it. Green Dragon Sister recognized it at a glance: one of the High-Level Magic Soldier, the Sword of Promised Victory!

Black Dragon Sister recognized it too, but gave a slight, dismissive curl of her lip. How bizarre, was he really able to use High-Level Magic Soldier again already? This level of strength… was this guy really a Little Dragon? She wasn’t interested in magic weapons. The idea of a dragon fighting with a sword, a knife, a hammer, a staff, or even a bow felt utterly incongruous. Although magic weapons could adjust size based on the user…

Lack of interest didn’t mean she had never used them. When bored, since she had the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, not trying out its special features seemed a waste. Besides, those magic weapons were really good. When lighting a fire, just pull out a Fire Attribute magic weapon and give the firewood a swipe.

Dragons had abundant mana that recovered quickly. Pointlessly practicing proficiency was no big deal for her. Yet even so, she had only just scraped the bottom of Intermediate Magic Weapon, while Zheng Yichen was already using High-Level Magic Soldier? This gap… He was a Little Dragon! She was an Adult Dragon, yet she was being outdone. This truly annoyed her!

It made Black Dragon Sister feel like all her effort was fake. No, no, it must be that he worked harder, right? Shaking off the negative thought, Black Dragon Sister let out a soft sigh, then remembered something, her eye twitching slightly. While working harder might explain it, what about Zheng Yichen’s Secondary Profession abilities?

Managing to grow while juggling so many things, this wasn’t just being a freak anymore. What were his parents thinking, letting such a talented dragon roam freely in the outside world, even mingling with witches, instead of sending him to the Dragon Realm for a better growth environment?

Should she take this chance to bring him back?

Black Dragon Sister stared at Zheng Yichen’s back, thinking… She’d try after this was over. For now? Just add him as a friend first!

“Hey, you’re called Connor, right? Let’s add each other as friends first?” Black Dragon Sister said to Zheng Yichen. He nodded. Green Dragon Sister, not wanting to fall behind, spoke up.

“And me!”

Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but glance back at these two dragons behind him, who seemed to have extra thoughts on their minds. Honestly, you just escaped a predicament, and you’re already thinking about adding friends? What goes through your minds? Tch! Better focus on the task at hand. Thinking about it, this was pretty good. He had gotten to know three dragons active on the Continent at once. There would be plenty of time later to slowly learn more about the Dragon Realm from these dragons.

This couldn’t be rushed. He lacked the information from Inherited Memory. Many things needed gradual probing to reach conclusions. As for the parts obtained from Annie, she had said she did acquire the Dragon Clan’s Inherited Memory, but it was from hundreds of years ago, considered long obsolete among the Dragon Clan—an old version!

What the heck, even the cage’s Inherited Memory could get timely updates with the times? Absolutely ridiculous! Why didn’t humans have such a convenient feature?

Setting aside the matter of Inherited Memory, another benefit of online chatting was being able to hide one’s identity issues. After all, separated by thousands of miles, who knew if the person you were chatting with was human or ghost? Hmm, that’s the literal meaning, no problem there. Zheng Yichen had seen Ghost Maids adding friends and chatting on the Magic Weapon Forum. But those they chatted with weren’t human either; they were Necromantic Creatures…

Back when he learned about this, Zheng Yichen felt a little proud. His Magic Weapon Summoning Book had become so powerful it could be used even by Necromantic Creatures! His scope of operations had expanded a lot. Necromantic Creatures might be enemies of the living, but they had mana too, and they also had intelligence. If they had intelligence, why not use it?

Ahem, back to the main point. Leaving the area where the two Mother Dragons had been held, Zheng Yichen saw the battle outside. Saintess Deya and the Derivative Witch were fighting fiercely. He was a bit puzzled. He had seen her fight the Undying Witch before, and it wasn’t this intense back then. Why was this fight so furious now?

While Zheng Yichen wondered, Saintess Deya knew exactly why. The Derivative Witch before her was strong. Her strength wasn’t just about power, but more about her fighting style, which was somewhat different from the Undying Witch’s. She was too willing to fight recklessly, and her combat skills were quite troublesome. Many of Deya’s attacks were ineffective.

Although this Derivative Witch didn’t have the Undying Witch’s full abilities, like the passive soul-shaking effects during combat, her abilities were very localized. But because of this localization, her abilities were more concentrated. Many of Deya’s attacks seemed anticipated, putting her on the defensive. Even with weapons made from White Moonlight crystals, which had strong suppression and lethality against witch-type beings, if she couldn’t hit her target, no amount of suppression mattered.

This Derivative Witch’s combat ability was stronger than the Undying Witch’s!

As for the cost… she had lost most of her abilities to directly affect the Soul, right?

“Hmm…” Zheng Yichen looked at the Sword of Promised Victory in his hand, considering firing a Light Cannon for support. But she and Deya were moving quickly; missing would be embarrassing. Zheng Yichen wasn’t someone who fought often; he was a researcher. Fighting and all that… he’d practice more when he had time later.

Clicking his tongue softly, he looked toward the distant Sanctuary Church members. Red Dragon Augusta was shamelessly hiding behind the group, glaring angrily at the Derivative Witch. If one hadn’t heard his earlier screams and shameless pleas for mercy, they might have thought he was so righteous…

“Aren’t you going to help?”

“……” The vigilant Sanctuary Church members glanced back at Augusta somewhat helplessly. Help? Did he really think they didn’t want to? But how could they help? The combat fluctuations in that area were too intense. This Derivative Witch no longer had the ability to directly affect the Soul, but she still had that direct Soul-attacking ability, right? Hadn’t they seen the gray blades leaking out during the fight?

If those things grazed you, your body wouldn’t be injured, but your Soul would definitely suffer heavy damage. Going up there, they might not be able to block such stray attacks. After all, attacks affecting the Soul weren’t like Magic that could be defended against using conventional means. Anti-Magic defenses weren’t very effective against such attacks.

If this witch wasn’t a Derivative Witch born from the Undying Witch’s remnants, but some other XX Witch, they would have charged in already. Right now, joining would just cause trouble. They could only provide some limited long-range support from here.

“So useless.”

Augusta curled his lip. The Sanctuary Church members, who had been expressing helplessness, looked at him speechlessly. As he said this, why was he constantly shuffling backward? Could he even be scared by those splashing gray blades? They were seeing such a cowardly dragon for the first time!