Black Dragon
The palace was even more tranquil in the dead of night.
Sulu arrived at the palace wall and ran straight up it.
With the boost from [Agile Footwork LV4], he landed silently, concealing himself in the shadows, and continued to venture deeper into the area according to the route map he had scouted during the day.
After passing through a gate, the number of patrolling guards noticeably increased, indicating that we had arrived at the true heart of the royal palace.
Sulu chuckled silently, and a Shadow Clone appeared, taking the initiative to scout ahead.
The clone inherited his [Shadow Warrior] abilities, possessing a talent for concealing his form and utilizing darkness, and if he really can't escape, he can directly cancel the invisibility.
"The princess's bedroom should be over here."
The Shadow Clone arrived in a passageway and, seeing the attendants guarding the entrance, knew it was in trouble.
"In some places, we must launch a full-scale assault!"
His main body and his Shadow Clone approached each other using the dark environment.
The candlelight surrounded them, occasionally punctuated by a soft popping sound.
Crack!
Just as the next candle flame exploded, Sulu and his Shadow Clone moved simultaneously!
They pounced like cheetahs, covering the guard's mouth with their right hand while delivering a heavy blow with their left.
Bang! Bang!
After two sounds, the two guards fell to the ground, but they caught them and gently placed them on the ground.
Upon opening the door, there was another compartment inside, where the princess's maids and palace matrons were presumably sleeping.
"Miraculous Technique - Sleep!"
Sulu drew a card, and a cloud of powder fell, ensuring they could sleep soundly until dawn.
"I have a feeling... I'm perfectly capable of being an excellent Assassin or Thief!"
He curled his lip and opened the door to the princess's boudoir.
The first thing you see is a platinum-blonde girl in a nightgown lying on the bed, clutching a necklace tightly in her hand.
"Hmm? Something's not right!"
Sulu immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward.
Hoo hoo!
A slight but very strong pressure emanated from Messiah, or more precisely, from the necklace on her hand.
"Dragon Might?!"
Sulu chuckled to himself. He had been using Spirit Pressure to impersonate the Dragon Might, and now he had finally seen the real thing.
He forced his way forward despite the oppressive force, unleashing his Inspiration. He glanced at Messiah a few times, his expression suddenly turning strange. "This seems to be... my fault!"
The Messiah became like this because of the Dragon Crystal on the True Dragon Necklace!
This Dragon Crystal had been quiet for over a thousand years, and its strange behavior tonight was naturally due to him.
"There seems to be a crack in the Dragon Crystal, causing its power to leak out?"
"This opening was likely caused by a weakness in the Attribute Panel due to its absorption of experience, which triggered a series of chain reactions... and finally manifested that evening."
With his extensive Occult Lore, Sulu immediately understood what had happened.
"For a knight or Wizard, a Dragon Crystal with a crack opened is like a treasure that has opened its door... But Messiah is too small; he's still just an ordinary person!"
At that moment, as if sensing his arrival, spikes appeared on the surface of the Dragon Crystal, cutting a bloody gash in Messiah's hand.
The Dragon Crystal's fissure was aimed at the bloody opening, as if it wanted to crawl inside.
"Complete fusion? But in the end, will the Messiah take the initiative, or will a certain mark be resurrected in another form?"
Sulu sneered, knowing that physical methods were simply ineffective in separating Messiah from the Dragon Crystal at this point.
This is a ceremony!
It is protected by mystical forces!
"This is going to be troublesome..."
He rubbed his temples, dragged the two knights from the outer room in, tossed them onto the bed of the old woman and maid, and locked the door. "Hopefully, there's enough time."
He decided to try to save the Messiah by working on the Mind World.
After all, it was his fault that this crisis occurred.
However, precautions were taken: a Shadow Clone was placed nearby, ready to wake the main body immediately should anything go wrong or someone notice something amiss.
"Soul Projection!"
After settling onto the sofa and calmly completing his preparations, Sulu rolled his eyes and his spirit body leaped into a new form.
A terrifying pressure came from all directions, like a global boycott.
"It really is Twilight of the Gods... Although I have fully recovered, in this world, I can only communicate with the second level, the Mind World!"
Sulu took a deep breath. "Fortunately... it's enough."
He leaped again, arriving at the Sea of Psyche, where a mysterious sphere of light lay before him, within which Great Dragon seemed to roar in fury.
"Is it eroding the mind? There are indeed remnants of spiritual imprints within the Dragon Crystal... But how much power can a legendary creature that has lingered on for a thousand years still retain?"
Sulu sneered and used his Psychic Thaumaturgy to enter the Messiah's Mind Secret Realm.
Blue skies and white clouds, windmills on the plains, and a huge, beautiful castle, like something out of a fairy tale, sits on the banks of a clear river.
If it weren't for that evil dragon, it would be a very heartwarming scene.
Unfortunately, the evil dragon that was lying on the castle and wreaking havoc completely destroyed this beauty.
This is a real Great Dragon!
It is over ten meters long, but unlike the descriptions of Great Dragon in the Main World Sulu, it is not a giant lizard with fleshy wings. However, this is normal, as dragon species in different worlds will definitely have certain differences.
Before Sulu stood a black dragon, its body covered in fine scales and keratin.
It has a sharp, triangular head with a horny ridge on top, forming a majestic crown, and a row of bone spurs running down its spine.
Two thick dragon legs were standing on the roof of the castle, each with four toes, three pointing forward and one backward.
Its wings are like those of Bat, with three sharp claws at the tips. Its long neck is coiled like a snake, and it occasionally spews out flames.
A terrifying Dragon Might's might was spreading rampantly, throwing the castle into chaos.
The Black Dragon's target was undoubtedly Princess Messiah, who was located at the heart of the castle.
It aims to completely devour the other party's consciousness, achieving a certain degree of 'rebirth'!
Boom!
Flames swept across, a section of the roof exploded, revealing the Princess Messiah hiding within.
"No! Someone please save me!"
Messiah held his head in his hands, his face covered in tears.
Her mental defenses were utterly laughable, like paper dolls, in the face of the Great Dragon.
The next moment, the huge and ferocious dragon head fell down, opening its mouth as if to swallow her whole.
Bang!
Messiah closed his eyes, but felt no pain.
"Oh, Princess! I think you need a knight!"
A somewhat mocking voice came from behind her. She opened her eyes and found herself being held by a strange man. The wind was howling in her ears, and she had actually left the castle.
"You... you're Garfield!"
A kind of intuitive feeling gave the girl certainty about its authenticity.
"Huh? It seems that after fusing with a small portion of Dragon Crystal, you've become 'extraordinary,' able to distinguish the differences in spiritual auras..."
Sulu smiled, causing Messiah to momentarily lose his composure.