Watching the sapling of the Symbiotic Tree fall to the ground and die little by little, everyone's spirits plummeted.
Whoever is at the cave entrance, they are definitely up to no good.
His face emerged from the shadows, revealing him to be a spirited young man with an undisguised sharpness in his eyes.
The person was neither noticeably thin nor fat, dressed in a well-fitting grey suit, and even wore gloves embroidered with gold trim, making him look more like a "runaway nobleman" than the vampire duke who had previously disguised himself as a human.
He bowed slightly, performing the same royal etiquette that everyone had seen before:
"Greetings from Marquis Kebola of the Eternal Domain."
Eternal Domain!
The Soul Returner souls were immediately jolted—how did these guys manage to smell us again?
They immediately remembered the message that [Kunjinkao Tangtangtang] had sent them a couple of days ago, from thousands of miles away:
Xilǐ'er encountered Gray on his way to the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake in Klaf City. From Gray, he learned about a suspected Grand Duke's seal near the Graycast Corridor, and he used prayer to relay the information to the Twin Kings in Twilight Capital.
While such actions are simply a matter of serving one's own interests and there's nothing wrong with them, considering Xilǐ'er's honest and simple face, it's hard for anyone to associate them with "leaking secrets." It's more like they want to say something like, "You big-eyed guy, you like to snitch on things too," to make a sarcastic remark about him.
However, given the current situation, the biggest problem remains --
How to extricate ourselves from this situation, or how to minimize the losses suffered by the Second Holy See?
The person in front of me identified himself as a marquis, so he should be of Middle Tier.
Although the players haven't yet reached the Middle Tier, but...
"Come on, it's time to explode at him!"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] Without hesitation, Coppola pulled out a Citrus Aggregate, and the polite Kebola from a moment ago immediately went into battle mode.
Aside from balloons, [ Do Some Farm Work ] couldn't think of anything that could cause stress in citrus fruits. He distributed the orange segments as quickly as possible while trying to get Kebola's attention with questions:
"Do you know what this is?"
The sharp dragon claws had pierced through the gold-threaded gloves, Kebola's pupils, which had been round like a human's, began to change into needle-like shapes. A faint yellow light flickered around his body.
Everything points to one thing --
The Marquis named Kebola is a Dragonborn, and most likely Amber Dragon Dragonborn.
"My Lord has spoken to me about the various creations of the Second Holy See."
Kebola stated without hesitation:
"You're about to merge, right? That's okay, the process will be... very long..."
Kebola's two dragon claws aimed at [ the Good Times Don't Last ] who was peeling an orange, and made a powerful tearing motion.
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] The movements of his hands slowed down instantly, and he felt as if his whole body had been put into a highly viscous fluid, and even the surrounding air felt thick and sluggish.
"What... did... you... do... to... me...?"
Even with all its might, the Soul Returner could only utter a long, mocking sound at this moment.
"Get rid of this nuisance..."
Taking advantage of the player's slowed state, Kebola closed in, but his low growl was interrupted by a furious roar:
"Who dares to hurt my brother?!"
Kebola looked up sharply and saw a tall, red figure appear at the corner of the cave not far away. The person had bulging muscles and was entirely red, clearly Dragonborn like himself, except that their power came from a different dragon race.
Kebola was about to turn around to face the enemy when he saw the Dragonborn slide his right hand to his waist and grab seven or eight cylindrical objects in his hand.
What is that?
Kebola recalled the contents of the sermon delivered by the Twin Kings:
Plants that can summon companions, plants that can fuse bodies, plants that can transform flesh and blood into life force...
It seems there aren't any tubular plants, right?
How do you use this?
[A lion in his eyes] was also outside Coppola's casting range, so he could only watch helplessly as the red dragonborn slammed those seven or eight cylindrical objects into his chest.
Intra-arterial administration is faster than intravenous administration, but what is even faster than intra-arterial administration?
It's for cardiac administration!
As the contents of seven or eight cylindrical objects entered his body, the red dragon descendant seemed to suffer immense pain, immediately kneeling on the ground, convulsing and drooping his head.
Just when Kebola, the audience member, was somewhat confused—
"Bang, bang, bang!"
At that moment, everyone heard a clear heartbeat, emanating from the chest of the red dragon's offspring.
Even with thick scales and hard ribs, his heart still burst forth with a tremendous force as powerful as his ribs, as if it could shatter his chest and leap out of it.
The red dragon descendant slowly rose, raising his head little by little. The edges of all the scales on his body were now stained crimson, and his tall body bulged on the back, as if something was about to burst out from his shoulder blades.
Kebola saw that his eyes were completely empty at that moment, but the power and killing intent contained within them had not diminished in the slightest.
Even so, he was merely a powerful Low Tier.
In the next instant, Kebola's body shimmered with golden light. As Dragonborn of the Amber Dragon, his pride did not allow him to lose to any other dragon Dragonborn, even a Low Tier. He had to give it his all!
With two simultaneous battle cries, the two half-dragons, one gold and one red, collided head-on after accelerating without restraint.
World of Disorder, a player forum.
Shocking! I've become the BOSS, and I'm currently slaughtering my own companions!
The post, with its eye-catching title, immediately attracted the attention of many spammers.
When people clicked in, they were surprised to find that it wasn't clickbait at all.
The poster, named [ Shit Appraisal Master ], is a somewhat well-known player. The video attached to the post shows him being possessed after a seemingly real but actually illusory line of blood pierces his forehead. He then turns on other players, attacking his former companions like a demon.
Logically, the player should have been forced offline by now, but this time that's not the case. [ Shit Appraisal Master ] can still see what he sees and hear what he hears, and can even add his own thoughts and narration to the videos he records. However, he is completely unable to control his body and can only watch himself fight his companions.
However, the attack did not last long. As the crystal shattered, a new NPC appeared in the air.
After uttering a few harsh words, the entity controlling his body turned and ran, disappearing behind the crystal cluster with his body.