Meanwhile, inside the subterranean sealed space, the pitch-black environment was illuminated only by a few scattered glowing ores. An ordinary person in this environment wouldn't even be able to see three meters ahead.
But obviously, neither of the two creatures currently occupying this space shared such a concern.
Plutosas's mountain-like body was curled up as it crouched on the ground, staring with its massive pupils at the human who had suddenly appeared before it.
A human?
Then, as if unable to believe its eyes, it blinked a few times. A powerful blast of air snorted from its nostrils, the scorching draft so intense that Xia De felt as though he might be blown away.
A brutal grin spread across Plutosas's terrifying face:
“Hahahahaha! A human! A human has actually entered this place! Hahahahaha!”
Like a man who had been dying of thirst in the desert suddenly stumbling upon an oasis, Plutosas burst into laughter.
As it slowly straightened its colossal body, sending loose stones flying, its every movement sent massive tremors through the sealed space.
“Hahaha, it has been nearly a thousand years, and I finally see a living creature once more. Loso! If not for you, you lowly wretch, using that precious treasure, how could I have been trapped in this godforsaken place, never to see the light of day!”
“Today, I shall devour this blood food to replenish my strength. Once I break free in the future, I will slaughter the entire dwarf race! Loso!!!”
The dragon raised its terrifying head and roared toward the ceiling, its voice carrying a rage that could incinerate anything!
Fuck, fuck, fuck! Fuck!
Upon hearing the words “devour this blood food,” Xia De's expression instantly shifted dramatically, and he cursed like a sailor in his mind.
He had originally wanted to have a proper conversation with it. After all, this dragon had been suppressed for nearly a thousand years. Normally, when a person suddenly showed up, it should have been eager to talk to someone to relieve its boredom.
But the moment those words left its mouth, he realized this colossal beast was absolutely not a friendly entity!
Xia De suddenly recalled the name the leading man in black had frantically shouted right before he was teleported.
The Space Demon Dragon, Plutosas. He then connected it to the various pieces of information Hilia had shared with him on the road regarding the demon race.
Fuck!
Xia De couldn't help but curse in his mind once more.
As expected, the demon race really were a bunch of scumbags! The very first thing they wanted to do upon meeting was eat people!
Plutosas looked down at Xia De. Staring at the tiny, ant-like creature before it, its mocking voice echoed through the dim space:
“Ant! Be grateful for your luck! For a weakling like you to become the blood food of me, Plutosas, and serve as the fuel for my revenge is an honor beyond your wildest imagination!”
Damn it!
The dragon's completely undisguised appetite made Xia De feel a surge of irritation. Quietly slipping one hand behind his back, he slowly retreated while remaining highly alert, speaking respectfully to the dragon:
“Great Lord Plutosas, I was ordered to come and rescue you from this godforsaken sealed space!”
“Oh? Rescue me?”
The dragon paused, turning those words over in its mind. Feeling as though it had just heard the funniest joke in the world, it burst into a booming laugh.
“Hahahahaha! Rescue me? With just your ant-like strength? Do you know why I have been trapped here for nearly a thousand years, unable to break free?”
Here it comes!
Xia De felt a jolt in his heart and focused all of his attention.
He knew the dragon was about to start storytelling. It would still be the same legendary tale, except this time it wasn't a myth but a firsthand account, and it might even contain the method to defeat it.
Although he didn't like sitting through cutscenes, since his life was on the line, he was going to listen very carefully.
Who said this plot was terrible? This plot is fantastic!
I, Xia De, love going through the plot the most!
Immediately after, a story was slowly recounted from the dragon's mouth:
“A thousand years ago, as the mount of the great Lord Demon King, I fought alongside him in all directions. After we ruled the entire continent, this mountain range was designated as my domain, where I lived a life of hunting and sleeping every day.”
Speaking up to this point, it let out an unhappy snort:
“Hmph! Who would have thought those lowly ants would be so ungrateful as to actually dream of escaping my domain? So, I cast a barrier over the entire territory. That was until one day, Loso, that lowly dwarf, arrived.
He forged that divine stone into a sharp sword, intending to use its power to slay me.”
Then, its tone turned mocking:
“Heh, but being only Tier Seven, how could he possibly unleash the full power of a divine object? He could only sneak attack me while I was hiding to recover from my wounds, plunging the sword into my back.
What's laughable is that he then used some shoddy sealing magic he learned from who-knows-where, hoping to restrict me, a master of space magic. Even though it did sever my connection to the surface, if not for the sword suppressing most of my power, I could have torn this wretched seal to shreds with a mere thought!”
“Still, to chase me down to this cave nearly ten thousand meters underground, that lowly fellow Loso was indeed persistent. Once I devour you, gather my strength, and break free, I will surely repay him and the dwarf race handsomely!”
Loso?!
Hearing the name, Xia De felt it sounded somewhat familiar. Soon, he retrieved it from his memory—it was a name Hilia had mentioned to him on the way.
The dwarf hero of the Hero's party!
Loso the Axeman!
Furthermore, Hilia had mentioned that the Hero's Holy Sword was forged by this very dwarf, which earned him another title.
Loso the Legendary Blacksmith!
He just hadn't expected the dwarf to have such a history before joining the Hero's party. However, Xia De didn't care about the legendary blacksmith's past; he only cared about the method to defeat the colossal beast before him.
Now he knew. It was the sword on the dragon's back. The Tier Seven Loso couldn't draw out its full power, but now, being stronger than Loso, Xia De might actually be able to use the sword to kill the dragon.
At any rate, there was no way he would do worse than Loso. After all, he was stronger!
Thinking this to himself, Xia De began to silently contemplate how to get close to the dragon's back and retrieve the precious sword.
Plutosas noticed that Xia De seemed to have other thoughts, but it didn't care in the slightest. After all, under the cover of Xia De's stealth magic, the aura radiating from his body was only at Tier Three.
Not to mention its peak, even in its current state after nearly a thousand years of wear and tear, it could easily slaughter a whole bunch of Tier Three extraordinaries.
Plutosas's mocking voice drifted down from above Xia De's head once more:
“That sword not only possesses an extremely strong suppressive power, but it also insulates all magic. With your Tier Three strength, let alone pulling it out, you probably can't even get close to it. So, how do you have the cheek to say you're going to rescue me?
Alright, being able to speak this much to you is already a mercy born from nearly a thousand years of having no one to talk to. Now, regardless of whether you truly came to rescue me or not, obediently let me swallow you and become part of my strength. In the future, you shall accompany me in my revenge and slaughter all those lowly dwarfs!”
Fuck! Food again!
Even a clay figurine has three parts of anger. Being treated as food over and over again would make even the best-tempered person flare up with rage.
Moreover, Xia De was not a generous or broad-minded person. If anyone threatened his life, even if they were a god, they would have to bleed!
Knowing there was no escaping it, Xia De stopped pretending. He quickly pulled back to put some distance between himself and the dragon, instantly entering a combat stance.
His eyes locked onto the dragon with greed, as if he were looking at a delicious meal. His fiery gaze seemed intent on devouring the dragon down to the last scrap.
He had already discovered while the dragon was storytelling that the seal set by the dwarf only targeted the dragon.
Although he didn't know teleportation magic, he could entirely rely on his strength to blast his way through the thick rock layers and return to the surface.
However, he didn't do that. Although the dragon had been sealed for nearly a thousand years, its fundamental essence had never changed.
It was just like water in a glass; for the same glass, how much water it currently held and how much water it could hold were two entirely different concepts.
Right now, its strength had been worn down and suppressed to around twenty-seven thousand, which was comparable to Xia De's. This gave Xia De even more of a reason to make his move.
Both of them were in the twenty thousands—let's clash!
As long as he could devour the dragon, his strength would surely experience a monumental leap!
With that thought, a greedy smile curled the corners of Xia De's lips. The way he looked at the dragon was like looking at a delicious, massive cake.
The already dim environment seemed to grow even darker. An invisible, chilling aura of death gradually filled the sealed space, bringing a heavy sense of oppression.
The former mount of the Demon King, the Space Demon Dragon, Plutosas vs. the human, quasi-C-rank adventurer, traveler from another world, the youth known as the Grim Reaper, Xia De!
The battle is about to begin!
Panel Stats
【Species: Space Demon Dragon (Extremely powerful space energy flows through its veins)
Combat Power: 27,810/99,999 (Defense, Restriction)
Status: Severely weakened due to prolonged sealing. Suffers from internal injuries sustained in a battle against a legendary adventurer a thousand years ago. Currently suppressed by a precious sword.
Skills: Demonization, Death Breath, Barrier Space, Claw Swipe, Tenacious Outburst...】
【Name: Xia De (Human reincarnated from another world)
Combat Power: 23,781
Skills: All-elemental magic, stealth magic, perception magic, space storage magic, surveillance magic, mastery of all weapons...】
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