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Actually, Chen Rui's ideal lines were:

"You came."

"I came."

"You shouldn't have come."

"But I came anyway."

"Those who come must die."

"Everyone alive must die someday."

After a bout of stirring, profound sentiment, the two men who appreciated each other became confidants among enemies, enemies among confidants...

Then their female confidants and enemy-confidants would begin another tangled affair...

Unfortunately, a Poison Dragon was a Poison Dragon, and Gu Long was Gu Long.

Chen Rui's heart pounded wildly as he tried to strike up a conversation. "Lord Poison Dragon, you've been awake for some time, haven't you? No wonder Athena said there were far fewer prey animals nearby."

Wasn't the Poison Dragon supposed to have slept for thousands of years, then been sealed by the Demon Realm's strongest expert with the Lock of Light and Darkness? How could he have awakened so quickly? And why did Chen Rui have to run into something like this?

The Poison Dragon wolfed down all the roasted meat, raised the bare iron skewer in his hand, and asked, "You're human, aren't you? Strange. You're actually in the Demon Realm. This roast tastes much better than those demons from the past few days. Is there any more?"

The Poison Dragon's casual tone revealed the fate of the scouts General Allen had sent out. A chill ran down Chen Rui's spine, but he forced down his fear and answered, "No. If Lord Poison Dragon wants more, catch some prey, and I can roast it for you."

"Isn't there ready-made food right there? Though Triangle Rhino tastes awful." The man pointed at the Triangle Rhinos, which had already fallen unconscious, then glanced at the three demon girls. "Those three will do too. As for you, if you submit to Lord Pagliu and focus on roasting meat for me, I can spare your life."

A weak voice rang out. "No!"

The one who spoke was actually Athena. As expected of Darkmoon City's number one Swordswoman, she had sensed the approaching danger and somehow resisted the sleeping poison long enough to wake up. Her appearance had changed as well. Her wheat-colored skin had turned pale red, two curved horns had emerged from her head, and her pupils had become crimson. She had assumed the demon form that had destroyed the Kongming Lock, with flames burning all over her body. Unfortunately, those flames were dim and weak, and she could only barely prop herself up with her greatsword.

"Chen Rui, take Alice and leave now! I'll hold him back!" Athena gritted her teeth and shouted. The aura around her began to burn, and her flames shone brighter.

"You overconfident fool! Even if you burn away every last bit of your life force, you cannot resist Lord Pagliu's power." The Poison Dragon snapped his fingers contemptuously. The demon Swordswoman's greatsword suddenly began corroding at a visible speed. Moments later, the rust-covered blade shrank until it could no longer bear Athena's weight. With a crack, it shattered.

Athena, whose strength was also being corroded by the poison, fell to the ground. Her demon form and life flames gradually vanished, and she returned to human form. If the Poison Dragon had not intended to keep her as food, she would likely have become a pile of bones already.

"Do you see now, human? You have only two choices: submit or die!" Pagliu sneered. "Now Lord Pagliu will eat that little girl first. Go prepare her at once!"

Chen Rui finally made his decision. He shook his head firmly. "Impossible!"

If Alice really died here, the Eldest Princess Shea would surely mobilize the entire territory to avenge her. By then, the Poison Dragon would simply pat his backside and leave, while Chen Rui would be the one getting sliced into a thousand pieces. Besides, he could not bear to watch three little girls get eaten alive by this vicious Poison Dragon.

Cowering in a corner meant death anyway. He might as well risk everything—perhaps there was still a chance to survive against all odds. Ever since that damned transmigration, he had already been all in!

Athena stared at Chen Rui in surprise. She had never expected the human Alice described as cowardly and afraid of death to show such courage before this terrifying Poison Dragon. In that regard alone, he was far better than Allen!

"You weak human, how dare you reject Lord Pagliu's kindness!" Savage light shot from the Poison Dragon's eyes. The iron skewer in his hand suddenly withered and rotted away, turning into green smoke and vanishing. "I'll eat you first, then your women!"

"Wait!" Chen Rui had no time to explain his innocent relationship with Alice and the others. At this moment of life and death, he instead became calm. "Aren't you a Poison Dragon? Let's make a bet! If you can poison me, I'll submit to you. If you can't, you let us go."

"A bet?" Pagliu narrowed his eyes at Chen Rui. Chen Rui sensed that the Super System's activation progress, which had nearly stopped, was slowly rising again. 82.6%, 83.1%...

"Hmph! Your lives are already in my hands. Lord Pagliu has no interest in such a boring bet." This Poison Dragon was quite cunning. He poisoned Chen Rui while speaking, then rejected the proposal after confirming it had no effect. "An ant like you can be crushed with one finger."

Chen Rui cursed the bastard's slyness inwardly and immediately changed the subject, pointing at Alice lying behind Athena. "That little girl is Alice, the princess of the Fallen Angel Empire. Lucifer, if you dare harm her, you will face the fury of the entire Fallen Angel Empire."

"The Lucifer Family, the Fallen Angel Empire?" Pagliu sneered. "So what? Don't underestimate Lord Pagliu's power. Even if Sarga Lucifer were still alive, he could only fight me to a draw!"

Sarga Lucifer had been the emperor of the Fallen Angel Empire two generations ago. He possessed formidable strength and was hailed as the Demon God's Wing.

Chen Rui continued probing. "Stop boasting. Since you're awake, why are you still staying in this miserable place where you slept for thousands of years and food is scarce? Those chain-like symbols on your body should be some kind of seal, right? I heard that four hundred years ago, Emperor White Night, the strongest expert in the Demon Realm, used the Lock of Light and Darkness to seal you..."

The Poison Dragon frowned. "The Lock of Light and Darkness? No wonder..."

Seeing the Poison Dragon hesitate, Chen Rui boldly pressed on. "Let me guess. Is Lord Poison Dragon's power sealed right now? Or is it your movement? Or both? If your power hadn't been weakened, naturally no one would dare provoke you. But once word gets out that your power is sealed, I'm sure many people would be eager to become dragon-slaying heroes."

Pagliu's expression changed, and he roared, "Damn human! You dare threaten Lord Pagliu! I'll poison you into a puddle of ash!"

Chen Rui could see that Pagliu was all bark and no bite. Knowing he had struck the other party's weak point, he gradually calmed down. "You should know that I'm not afraid of your poison at all. If the power inside me awakens..."

Before Chen Rui could bring up Grandmaster Wukong to bluff him, Pagliu suddenly revealed an utterly shocked expression and shouted, "Wait! Human, you... what did you say was on my body? Symbols? Chains?"

"Yes." Chen Rui pointed at the faintly glowing symbols on Pagliu's body. "They move too, circling around like chains."

Pagliu became extremely agitated. "What kind of symbols are they? What do they mean?"

Chen Rui shook his head and asked Athena, "Athena, look. Are these special characters from the Lock of Light and Darkness? I can't understand them."

"What symbols? I can't see anything." Athena opened her eyes wide in confusion. In her eyes, there was nothing on Pagliu's body that Chen Rui had described.

She could not see something so obvious? Chen Rui found it strange. He copied several of the symbols and drew them on the ground with the iron skewer. "Symbols like these. Aren't they from the Lock of Light and Darkness?"

Paglio had still harbored doubts, but the moment he saw what Chen Rui had drawn, all suspicion vanished. He cried out excitedly, "To hell with the Lock of Light and Darkness! This is Ancient Rune Language! It really is this!"

Ancient Rune Language! So there was another seal on the Poison Dragon's body, and it was the most powerful one!

Pagliu clenched his fists tightly, then suddenly became restless and muttered to himself, "Only that woman understands Ancient Rune Language. If I had known, back then I shouldn't have..."

Seeing Pagliu's unstable emotions, Chen Rui quietly gestured to Athena. Athena understood and slowly moved toward Alice, intending to seize the chance to escape.

"Hmph!" Pagliu noticed her intention. An overwhelming pressure descended. Chen Rui's legs went weak even from a distance, and unable to withstand that terrifying force, he dropped onto the ground. Fortunately, the symbols spun for a moment, and the pressure swiftly disappeared.

"Now that you've discovered Lord Pagliu's secret, you still think you can leave? You all must die today!"

Chen Rui could tell that the Ancient Rune Language severely suppressed Pagliu's power. An idea came to him, and he said, "The Eldest Princess and General Allen both know we came to Blue Wave Lake today. If you kill us and this becomes a major incident, you won't have a good ending either. How about a deal? Let us leave, and we'll find a way to help you break the seal."

Pagliu paused and asked, "What ability do you have to remove the Ancient Rune Language seal?"

Since he knew nothing about Ancient Rune Language, Chen Rui did not dare use Grandmaster Wukong to bluff him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Alice is the little princess of the Fallen Angel Empire. We can search for someone in the empire proficient in Ancient Rune Language and the Lock of Light and Darkness to help you."

"The ones who come will probably be so-called dragon-slaying heroes!" Pagliu sneered. "The Lock of Light and Darkness is nothing. Ancient Rune Language is the true seal, and it was nearly lost two thousand years ago. Besides, that seal was placed by that person. Other than a certain self-righteous woman, I'm afraid no one in the entire Demon Realm can break it now."

Chen Rui was no fool. He was now certain that this Poison Dragon no longer wanted to eat them, but wanted to use him to break the seal. Otherwise, he would have swatted them with one claw long ago. His confidence grew stronger.

"Fine, then we'll go find that self-righteous certain woman. Is that acceptable?"

Pagliu looked Chen Rui up and down for a long while, making his skin crawl. At last, his tone softened. "Are you sure you'll help me?"

After receiving Chen Rui's affirmative reply, Pagliu pondered aloud, "To prevent you from deceiving me, we must establish a Master-Servant Contract."

Contracts in this world were wondrous spiritual rules that required both parties' consent. Whoever violated one would suffer severe backlash and Punishment. The Master-Servant Contract was especially harsh. If the servant betrayed the master, the servant would die immediately.

Chen Rui hesitated briefly, then looked at Pagliu with righteous solemnity and shook his head. "No need. Helping those in danger is a true man's nature. I won't use a favor to bind the wings of your pursuit of freedom, nor do I need your repayment!"

Pagliu only understood the meaning of those words near the end and immediately felt like biting someone. He roared, "I'm the master! You're the servant! Damn it, this isn't a favor—it's a deal!"

A deal only existed when both sides had something the other valued. Chen Rui smiled calmly. "Since it's a deal, then both sides should show some sincerity and discuss the terms properly."