977 Ancient Dragon as Guide
“You’re finally a little aware of the surrounding situation. It doesn’t hurt, does it?” Elysia flew down and landed on Gio’s head.
She also threw a slipper imbued with a mental attack so that Gio would return to his senses and not go wild. Both angry dragons received the same warning slipper throw, but the after-effect immediately sent the white dragon unconscious.
“Hrr…” Gio looked around, and the level of destruction caused by the previous clash was severe. But he needed to find out where the problem was because this wasn’t the first time he had caused this level of destruction.
“This is a land of ice and snow. You will sink into a sea of icy water if you destroy your foothold any more than this.” Elysia patted Gio’s head.
“Hmm.” Gio nodded in understanding. No wonder his master also threw a shocking slipper at him.
He would be bothered if he sank into the super cold ocean. With a body as big as a mountain, he would obviously sink straight to the bottom.
“Fufu, that was just an ordinary slipper but imbued with a spiritual attack and a slight soul attack. We learned a lot from the Ruvoid Avatars.” Ai landed on Gio’s head, looking at the unconscious white dragon.
“What are we going to do with him?” Rhea asked, but she had already taken out a bundle of gold rope, ready to tie up the other party.
“He is a precious native. We would have asked him to be our guide, but he is still wild and goes crazy for no reason. Let’s tie him up first and get him to his senses.” Elena put her hands together and summoned a magic gold rope as well.
“Alright.” Rhea agreed with that. She and Elena then bound the white dragon with a bondage technique.
They used high-level magical golden ropes that even a divine being couldn’t break free from. If Nell was around, she would obviously stay away from the vicinity because that golden rope would remind her of past trauma.
A few minutes later, the white dragon regained consciousness. He felt a bit dizzy and couldn’t move his body.
“Hmm!?” The white dragon gasped as it realized it was bound by a strange technique. His current position and situation were also awkward and embarrassing to watch.
He was a noble ancient dragon, and he was here, treated like prey!?
“What’s the meaning of this!? This is too much bullying!” The white dragon roared in annoyance. He tried to free himself, but his efforts were not as successful as expected.
“You came to us and rampaged for no reason. It was natural for us to tie you up and temporarily seal your power.” Elysia pointed at the giant white dragon.
“Little human girl, are you in a position to say that to this seat?” The white dragon squinted his eyes and tried to think about everything with a cool head.
He was currently being stared at by the other two great ancient dragons, which made him insecure because it was two against one. He began to wonder who exactly this unusual group was.
“This seat? Are you a chair or a dragon? Anyway, we would like to ask you to be our guide for the time being. We will free you if you will help us.” Elysia stated her goal while checking the other party’s status screen.
<| Lv. 197 | Ancient Dragon Emperor | Eisdrachen Oberherr | Lixue (Sealed) | HP: 3,615,200 / 5,105,600 | EP: 1,601,200 / 2,451,900 |>
<| STR: 428 | AGI: 221 | VIT: 411 | INT: 481 |>
“What if I refuse?” The white dragon snorted.
“We are quite reasonable and don’t want to force you to help us. However, I am afraid they will not be gentle with you.” Elysia pointed her thumb at the nearby colossal dragons.
“…” The white dragon gulped his saliva a bit nervously. He had a hard time facing the earth dragon one, and that black dragon was even more ferocious than it looked.
He would obviously lose in less than three exchanges if they clashed again. He was currently bound by a mysterious golden rope, and his strength was sealed. He might end up becoming dragon soup if he refused.
“Fine, I will be your guide for the time being. Since you dared to come to the extreme north, you are definitely not a random bunch.” The white dragon swallowed his arrogance, assuming this group of humans had many tricks.
“I am happy to talk to a reasonable dragon like you. You are an ancient one for a reason.” Elysia was satisfied with the other party’s wisdom. She snapped her fingers and released the white dragon. “Worry not. We will not let you suffer.”
“…” The white dragon did a little stretching. For some reason, he felt his whole body ache.
Elysia turned around, then returned to her group. She checked their dragons’ status screens briefly.
<| Lv. 199 | Ancient Dragon Emperor | Graeummoth Tyrant Earth Dragon | Gioragh | HP: 14,005,100 / 14,721,600 | EP: 1,800,600 / 1,966,900 |>
<| STR: 339 | AGI: 15 | VIT: 1005 | INT: 138 |>
<| Lv. 189 | Ancient Dragon Emperor | Cherub Void Dragonair | Cherub | HP: 3,581,100 / 3,581,900 | EP: 2,811,500 / 2,991,900 |>
<| STR: 786 | AGI: 321 | VIT: 729 | INT: 888 |>
They had significant improvements since their first meeting with Elysia, and Cherub was the one that received considerable stat changes. Ai’s black dragon could digest curses and dark energies to strengthen himself.
Cherub had devoured more than a thousand high-level accursed creatures, demons, and beasts. He possessed the most balanced and terrifying stats among ancient dragons.
‘So, his name is Lixue, and his race is Eisdrachen Oberherr? What does it mean?’ Elena asked when Elysia returned.
‘Perhaps, it means Ice Dragon but in another language? The pronunciation is somewhat similar, right?’ Elysia wasn’t so sure and could only guess.
‘Hmm, that makes sense. He is an ice dragon, but covered in fur more than full scales. Let’s get him to show me the way.’ Elena shrugged. She was interested in something other than finding out more about their new guide.
With that being said, Elysia’s group flew away from the vicinity to enter deeper into the extreme north region.
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“Ely and the others will be back at dinner. They are currently in the extreme north, Eternal Winter Continents.” Vanessa told everyone.
“Eternal Winter Continents? It’s a super cold forbidden place far in the north, right? What are they doing there?” Ella asked confusedly.
“They are looking for vitality herbs to restore Ariel’s lifespan. It is not easy to restore the almost dried life force, even though our master and her Goddesses are familiar with a mountain of life-saving treasures.” Yuuki patted his cheek as she could guess her master was still on that mission.
“I see. We need to properly thank Ely and the Goddesses later.” Ella glanced at Ariel with a bright expression. She was initially willing to support Ariel’s life force, but Elysia now would do something for them.
“What are you going to do to thank our master? Our master was the one who decided to restore Ariel to prime, and the others also went to help her.” Lynn asked curiously.
“What do I need to do?” Ariel asked herself. She would risk her life for Ella and clearly do everything for her Goddess. However, what can she do for the master of the Goddess she has been worshiping?
Her life was literally given by Elysia. Thus, it was natural for her to say that her life belonged to Elysia.
“Serve our master as usual. She won’t be comfortable if you go overboard beyond your limits. Remember, our master also has several Goddesses as her familiars.” Luna propelled her body to sit. She held her head because she still felt light-headed after the emergency recovery.
“Um, true, true.” Dori nodded repeatedly.
“Ugh, my back hurts… Yuuki, please help me.” Sylvia crawled up to Yuuki. She took Yuuki’s smooth and cold hand, then put it on her back.
“You’re young and already have back pain? You sleep in a strange position?” Yuuki shook his head and sighed helplessly. Yet, she still helped Sylvia to relieve the mentioned back pain.
“Nee, we have some time before dinner, and our master is still busy out there. The Goddesses are also resting now. How about we share the tale about our master a bit from each other’s perspectives?” Vanessa clapped her hands for attention. She glanced at her junior sisters and found they were also intrigued, especially the new members.
They hadn’t had an excellent chance to exchange their points of view before, but now was the perfect moment to do so.
“That sounds amazing. I’ve been wanting to talk about Ely between us for a while. But is that really okay? I mean, Ely can tell what our conversation is about, right?” Evelyn intertwined her fingers, feeling embarrassed, but she still wanted to talk about her best friend and get someone else’s opinion.
“You don’t need to worry if you don’t want our master to know, but does that bother you? It would be much better if she found out, right?” Sylvia tilted her head in confusion.
“Ah, yes, you’re right… Then, I’ll be the first to share my point of view, okay?” Evelyn thought it made sense and mustered her courage to tell the story, whether or not Ely could find out. She had spoken, and everyone was eagerly waiting for her to continue.
“Actually, Ely looks more mature and elegant, but she still maintains her appearance even though she has undergone five years of training in the time chamber. Maybe she did that so as not to make us awkward? Imagine if there were two mature Ely. I mean Ely and Ai.
If we add the time in the Boundless Realm and the divine angel trial, she has already experienced more than eight years’ worth of time. She was previously only my age, but I might need to call her my elder sister. Regardless, I feel Ely is the only divine being who is so kind and close to her people. That was why even the Lofty Goddesses were willing to become her familiars. We are comfortable around her, and she also loves us. What do you think?” Evelyn smiled gently and looked at everyone’s expressions.