"Disgraceful surrender!"
"Ceding land and paying reparations!"
"Utter humiliation!"
"What a misfortune for the family!"
In the castle's spirit room, amid Russell's mournful laments, Little Dream Dragon, having successfully extorted a large debt of Hail Beads, finally opened its mouth. Among dozens of Spirit Worms, it found the evolving Fluorite Mushroom Bug and breathed out a second mouthful of dragon flame.
The dragon flame from four nights ago had caused the magical light blooming from the Fluorite Mushroom Bug's body, its green light breaking through the white light's blockade.
And under this breath of dragon flame, the green light surged, finally completely drowning out the last trace of white.
The previously flickering light gradually stabilized, becoming a steady emerald glow that clearly outlined the shape of a Mushroom Bug. But the next moment, the clear image abruptly burst apart, and the Mushroom Bug seemed to turn into a green lightbulb.
It radiated an extraordinarily brilliant glow, eclipsing the light of every Spirit Worm around it. Even Mushroom Bird Luorui and the little spirit Tess were outshone.
"Did it evolve?"
Russell dearly wanted to witness firsthand how the Fluorite Mushroom Bug evolved into a Mushroom Bird.
Unfortunately, Little Dream Dragon yawned and weakly let out a cry. "Quack."
Then—
Everything fell into darkness.
When his consciousness came back online, it was not seven-thirty the next morning, but the middle of the night. Outside the window, it was still pitch-black.
"Young Master Russell, wake up quickly!" Old Butler Carter's voice sounded outside the door, accompanied by rapid knocking.
"What is it?" Russell was still groggy. It was not time to get up yet. "Come in first and tell me."
Old Butler Carter pushed the door open, his face beaming. "Wonderful news, Young Master Russell! The Shadowflame Dragon has answered the Fluorite Mushroom