Juicer

A dragon's roar echoed across the sky, and a silver dragon with shimmering scales that reflected the sunlight flapped its wings and soared through the heavens.

Its elegant and beautiful body is also powerful, its long tail swings in balance, and its two powerful hind paws lift a huge mountain as it swoops down onto a patch of scorched earth.

In the devastated ruins of the dense forest, the ravaged earth cracks open, and strange reptiles with shells gleaming purple are emerging in droves. They are covered in hard shells, their roaring mouthparts dripping a string of mucus, and their strong, powerful claws clawing at the stone walls and clods of earth, their bodies agile and swift.

These subterranean creatures are trying to rise up to the earth that bears the sunlight and the sky.

Flames spewed, bullets streaked through the air, the machine gunner... no, Kang De was firing relentlessly from his rotary machine gun, the tracer rounds leaving trails like blazing blades of Flame, slicing, destroying, pulverizing.

This scene seemed familiar, reminding him of the CG sequence from Augustgrad.

He swore that if a few more enormous, serpentine creatures with two giant scythe-like forepaws crawled out of the cave, but whose main attack method was to contract muscles and spray bone spikes, he would definitely turn around and run away, and say goodbye with a triple "This world is beyond saving."

A dark shadow descended from the sky, and the ground trembled violently. The mountainside that Lily had cut open and carried over was thrown nearby. The Dragon Girl landed with flapping wings and crawled over, spewing a long series of dragon breaths at the cave entrance. The silver-white dragon flames with divine power burned away the evil, and a painful roar arose.

Kang De shouted, "What are you doing? Throw it!"

Lily said, "No! We need to reinforce it after throwing it up. This process can't be interrupted. We need to clear an area to prevent the stone from being damaged during the reinforcement process!"

Kang De opened the Phoenix World, and the X-ray vision revealed that there were an unbelievable number of alien insects below.

"Too much!" he thought for a moment. "How long will it take you?"

"Two minutes and forty-nine seconds!" Lily exhaled, took a deep breath, and panted a few times. The enormous dragon head turned to look at him. It must be said that even in dragon form, she looked quite pretty.

The Dragon Girl, unaware of his thoughts, said, "We must ensure that for at least two minutes and forty-nine seconds, no creature of this kind will rush up and destroy the mountainside I'm filling in!"

Kang De frowned. This alien creature was incredibly fast; it could easily cover several kilometers in three minutes. He needed to clear a gap in the area so that Lily would have enough time to solidify the seal...

This is highly unrealistic.

Unless...

Then Lily said, "There's another way. You go in and fight them, hold them off, and after I reinforce the seal, you can teleport out using your spatial abilities."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Stella, who had been monitoring the situation on the communication channel, exclaimed sharply, "No! This is too dangerous! I've already given orders to mobilize the spellcaster forces and move them in your direction. The crossbowmen of the Azure Waves Province have also begun their maneuver. If we can't hold them off, then we'll wipe them out!"

Lily also had a communicator provided by Kang De, which she put in her ear and heard Princess Goth's objection. She wasn't surprised by the other party's attitude, because trust hadn't been established between them yet, and Goth's relationship with Dragon Island was even tense due to previous events... But Kang De was different.

"With the Dragon's Covenant in place, you need not worry that I harbor ill intentions," Lily said. "We are not yet at the point where we can entrust our lives to each other, but I hope that one day in the future will be. If possible, I hope that from this day forward, we will walk the same path, Kang De."

There are things that outsiders don't know: she and Kang De have established a certain degree of trust and consensus, a consensus that stems from ancient legends and mysteries— the Fire Thief, the defenders of world order, the protectors of all living beings, her ancestors, Kang De's forefathers, who once fought side by side.

She hoped to find him, or at least walk the paths he had once walked.

With his tech cheat activated, Kang De turned on the automatic shooting function, letting Horus, the "tool man," take over the shooting.

In this kind of battle, Horus can handle almost everything, shooting with greater precision and reacting faster. Kang De's role is to coordinate the overall battle, using the Power of the Fire Thief to adjust bullet enchantments and energy defenses. But then again, in terms of target designation, attack enhancement, and automatic defense, his job is almost like that of a tool. So, who is whose tool?

Perhaps there are no tools, or perhaps everyone is a tool.

This may be the Truth of "everyone for me, and me for everyone."

But at least for now, Horus is his tool. He lets his Iron Son take over the battle, then turns to Lily and says something.

"I wish it were so, Lily. I crave trust and loyalty more than you think, and I cherish trust and friendship more than you think, but this time..."

He said, "Please allow me to refuse."

Disappointment and a sigh were reflected in the Dragon Girl's enormous eyes.

"But please don't misunderstand, the reason for the refusal is not due to distrust, nor to fear, but rather..." Kang De smiled, "... I have a better idea."

He put away the rotary machine gun and said, "I don't know about the previous one's relationship with her associates or her style of doing things, but here, I'm usually the one who proposes plans rather than executes them... So, Lily, hold this place for now, I need some time."

The disappointment and sigh in the dragon's eyes vanished. Kang De's answer had caught her off guard, but she quickly added, "What are you going to do? I must warn you, the Forbidden Spell will destroy a wider area of land, and the consequences could be even worse..."

"Believe me."

At the same time, the mask suddenly opened, revealing Kang De's face and his smile.

Kang De was slightly startled at first, but his smile remained unchanged as he waved to Lily: "We're on the same path; I hope today will be a good start."

A jet of energy erupted, propelling the battle suit into the sky. A dark portal opened, swallowing Kang De within.

The Dragon Girl watched him disappear, momentarily dazed, until the roar below jolted her awake. The dragon suddenly inhaled, a blazing light emanating from its throat, and scorching dragon breath poured down towards the cave entrance.

Trust... is that so?

Executing someone else's plan instead of creating it... what a novel experience!

White Mist World.

Kang De hangs suspended in mid-air, standing tall above Zhuerban.

Why did you just take off your mask?

"Assist."

"Tch, my cheerful tone and charming words are enough to win her over. Why bother with this handsome face? I don't want to be mistaken for a gigolo."

"Speaking of which, Father, you've finally seen the light."

"Huh? What?"

"... Wait a minute, Father, please allow me to ask, what were your thoughts and intentions behind what you just said to her?"

"Of course..."

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more."

Listen to this!

"No, isn't this fine as it is?"

"..."

In another world, above the ruins, the rumbling from the depths of the cave grew increasingly intense, signifying that more and larger things were advancing towards the surface. Among them were even ferocious beasts capable of advancing a distance while enduring dragon breath. To increase efficiency, Lily had transformed into human form, her gauntlets adorned as she swung her fists in a series of thrusts. Wind pressure swept across the land, and dragon energy surged forth, causing blood and flesh to fly wherever she went. All the strange beasts exploded and died without even realizing it.

This is the Dragon Clan Assassination Fist.

On another note, as a legendary silver dragon who hates evil and was born bathed in light, this guy actually became a top assassin who practices assassination techniques, and also a morally corrupt R-rated literary creator. That's just unbelievable.

On the other side of the cave entrance, A Xing summoned the Lava Armor and wielded a long, golden staff, sweeping and pounding, constantly killing the charging monsters. The two of them worked together seamlessly, sealing off the cave entrance like a meat grinder.

In the heat of the moment, she looked up and asked, "Why do you trust Kang De?"

A Xing paused for a moment, then smashed a clawed beast that was almost flying out of the air in two with his stick, revealing a silly grin. "Why do you need to eat?"

"..."

Asking her was a mistake.

A better idea... Kang De, what exactly are you planning to do?

Above the sky, the command center moved forward, and an observation array was set up on the hot air balloon. Through the refraction and perspective properties of the gas element crystal, Stella looked in the direction of the hole below, and the image was clear.

The mage beside him said, "Your Highness, the magic array has moved forward, and the spellcasters on the surrounding platforms are ready for battle. Shall we go and provide support here?"

Stella thought for a moment and said, "No, cancel the emergency mobile reinforcement preparations. Order the crossbowmen to slow down their march, the magic-based positions to close in, move forward, and deploy along the outer perimeter of the perimeter. The Eye of Lucius will complete the encirclement as planned. Order the mages to use the floating platforms for guard duty..."

Such an order constitutes an outer perimeter blockade rather than emergency support.

The other person asked, "And here..."

Stella replied, "Kang De said he would handle it; we only need to consider follow-up precautions and defenses... Your Excellency, please establish a perimeter based on the opinions of professionals, and urge the investigation team to issue an identification conclusion on this mutation and corruption as soon as possible. We will soon be dealing with this force."

The monk gave a strange look, but said nothing and bowed as he withdrew.

After all, he really had no right to question Prince Kang De's abilities.

Given this situation, a powerful Forbidden Spell is unsuitable; if the opening is blasted even larger, the situation will only worsen... What solutions does Prince Kang De have?

He prepared to leave with doubt and a hint of distrust, but a casual glance in the direction of the scorched earth made his pupils shrink slightly. There, against the clear white sun, a dark, eerie light unfolded.

That was a gateway.

"Get out of the way!"

Lily and A Xing looked up at the same time, and Kang De's voice rang out in the sky. Even as several more clawed beasts rushed up from below, A Xing retreated without hesitation. Lily hesitated for a moment, killed a few nearby beasts, and then floated back, her eyes fixed on the sky.

She was waiting for Kang De's idea and solution.

Is she trustworthy?

Then she smelled a fishy smell—the smell of the sea.

Thick, transparent, torrential columns of water fell from the sky with astonishing force, plummeting from the heavens.

The Father God of the Earth is the deadliest killer in the world. His divine power is profound, strong, and eternal, attracting all objects to fall towards the center of the earth. In the process, he endows these objects with great force, making ordinary things possess amazing power. For example, when a person steps into a stream, he will only feel the gentle flow of water, but if he stands under a waterfall, he will be overwhelmed by the surging water.

Such principles and phenomena not only inspired mages to explore, study, and marvel at them, but also fueled the fervor and obsession of warriors. They sought to leverage the omnipresent power of the earth to enhance their own strength, but only the soldiers who threw stones down the city walls during siege battles succeeded in doing so.

Now there's one more.

Lily gazed at the Milky Way, which seemed to have fallen from the heavens, and suddenly smiled.

The surging column of seawater crashed down, and although it scattered a large amount of water droplets and mist during its descent, a huge amount of seawater still accurately hit the cave entrance.

With a single, powerful thrust, a massive surge of energy erupted from the dark, gloomy cave, instantly shattering the bones and splintering the beasts that rushed to the cave entrance, propelling them into the cavern.

The water column stretched endlessly, seemingly without end, cascading down from the spatial gate in the sky, even forming a whirlpool at the cave entrance. Corrupted beasts and mutated insect plagues were rendered powerless and adrift in the face of this pure natural might. The world still held the most powerful force.

After a moment, the water jet finally stopped, and Kang De said, "Quick!"

Lily awoke as if from a dream, transformed into a dragon, and roared proudly. She grabbed a piece of the mountainside that was lying to the side and filled the cave entrance with it. Shining runes covered the mountainside, and a huge amount of Magic Power poured into it, reinforcing the runes of light.

A few minutes later, the seal was complete.

Kang De landed on the mountain, Lily transformed into human form, walked to his side, glanced at him, and smiled slightly, "The title and rank that the Arcane Council preparing to award you will probably have to be changed again. We'll have to add the title of Phase Master. Being able to open spatial gates and continuously transport seawater from at least dozens of miles away to this place, your spatial mastery is even more powerful than everyone imagined."

She tilted her head. "Just how many more skills are you hiding?"

Dragon Girl thought that Kang De had gotten the seawater from the coastline dozens of miles away.

Let this beautiful misunderstanding remain.

Kang De blinked. "You've developed a strong curiosity about me?"

"So, I'm quite curious, and of course, this is something that other intelligent races in the world are also curious about..." Lily said calmly, "We've discovered that you humans alone have an extremely strong sexual interest in other races, not just those with similar physical structures, but even other alien creatures..."

Kang De retorted sharply, "Unlike you humans, I'm different!"

"I won't go into your ambiguous relationship with the Elf Queen, but I must remind you, I am a dragon. Although I can take human form, I am still a dragon at heart..."

Lily glanced at Kang De's lower abdomen and said, "So, unless Your Highness Kang De is hiding some secret method to make that thing even tougher than adamantite steel, you'd better not covet my body. Some erotic novels use 'juicer' to describe a female, which isn't quite accurate, because you should know how a juicer turns fruits and vegetables into drinks—but it's true, we female dragons are juicers to humans."

"..."

"..."

"Hey, wait a minute! Why did the topic suddenly shift to something so bloody and violent?"

"Yes, I have recently had that idea: to write a vivid and engaging novel, then turn into a bloody ending at the climax, in order to educate the readers."

"You've blurted it out! You've openly exposed your secret!"

"Isn't this what you wanted?" Lily suddenly smiled. "You said you crave trust, and the foundation of trust lies in sharing secrets... isn't it?"

Kang De paused for a moment, and the little dragon suppressed her smile, reverting to her usual calm and collected demeanor.

She said in a cold tone, "So, by sealing this thing off, they can't get out for the time being, but the problem still needs to be solved, just like you said, let the dragons do it?"

Kang De looked around and gave a cold smile, "Those dragons sealing off the cave entrance could be interpreted as doing a good deed, but concealing their tracks is purely out of greed for monopolization. They must have been attracted by something in the cave, venturing deep inside, and then concealing themselves beforehand—that's courting death. Goth has no obligation to risk going down to save them..."

He paused, then looked at Lily: "You don't mind me thinking this way, do you?"

"I don't mind," Lily replied. "That's what I think too. That little idiot isn't some compassionate, kind, or responsible dragon. He wouldn't meddle in human affairs. He's obviously only doing this for profit, or rather, he's been bewitched and seduced by that aura..."

Kang De's expression shifted. "By the way, when you smelled that scent earlier, you hesitated for a moment... What was that thing? Does it affect humans?"

"I don't know... but it definitely had an effect on me. However, the silver dragon's instinct to fight evil dispelled that effect. Perhaps they were lured down by this aura."

"I need to report this discovery to Dragon Island, along with your proposal..."

At this point, the Dragon Girl glared at Kang De: "Maybe she'll even have to lie for you, shifting the blame onto those dragons, claiming they're the ones who caused this trouble... right?"

Kang De smiled faintly, "They are the dragons under the command of the conservative elders, aren't they?"

Lily scoffed, revealing a cold smile.

"Indeed, whether human, elf, or dragon, as long as they possess intelligence, they will form factions, and for many foolish reasons, they will scheme against, bully, exploit, humiliate, and even kill each other."

She said coldly, "Just what I wanted, I'll take some interest."

Kang De clicked his tongue.

"What's wrong?" The Dragon Girl seemed very sensitive now. "What are your opinions and thoughts?"

"No, I just feel that I was too restrained before."

If I had known you wouldn't mind those dragons going through this minefield, and that it would even suit your taste, I wouldn't have bothered filling this cave with seawater.

Wouldn't something from the Zhuerban sewer system be more suitable?

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PS1: Update... Day two of Ring Fit Adventure, still can't get up early to write, it's frustrating. Even if I start writing early now, I can't concentrate...