After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 311 - 112: Yes, I do have feelings for him, so what!
"It’s just that my magic power is a bit depleted." Xi Mu chuckled, looking at the white-haired Lolita’s concerned expression. He forced himself to prop himself up with one hand, trying to support his body, but he collapsed again powerless after lifting off the ground.
"Let me lie down for a bit..." Before he could finish speaking, he revealed a surprised expression as he saw the white-haired Lolita kneeling on the ground, allowing his head to rest on her white silk-wrapped knees. The softness at the back of his head, along with her faint body fragrance, made the fatigue seem to fade a lot, giving a revived feeling.
"Lying on the ground isn’t very comfortable, right?" The white-haired Lolita used her hand to lightly brush her hair behind her ear, smiling faintly at Ahtal, who looked surprised.
Xi Mu was slightly stunned at this, then closed his eyes and relaxed his tense body, softly saying,
"If I always have a pillow like now, lying on the ground wouldn’t be so bad."
"Then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed, this is just a special case." The white-haired Lolita gently turned her head away, concealing her expression.
Xi Mu just laughed.
With the white-haired Lolita’s gentle nature, she would extend a helping hand to a stranger in difficulty, plus the promises he recently made to help her retrieve her soul had significantly boosted her favorability towards him.
Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that the white-haired Lolita would offer him her knee as a pillow when she saw him so weakened.
And just at that moment.
"Bang!" A sound of a heavy object crashing down made the ground tremble, and Ahtal and the white-haired Lolita were shrouded in a massive shadow.
Xi Mu followed the source of the shadow and saw a Red Dragon giving him an unfriendly stare, obviously wanting to take advantage of his weakened state to make a move.
"Wait, this is a fair duel!" The white-haired Lolita came to her senses and quickly embraced Ahtal in her arms, explaining to the dragon,
"If you seek revenge, please wait until Ahtal has recovered."
"Your Highness, he bears the Dragon’s Curse." The Red Dragon’s gaze was menacing, staring at Ahtal in the white-haired Lolita’s arms as flames slipped through its teeth, "Now is the best time to kill him."
"This violates the rules of a duel!" The white-haired Lolita shook her head firmly. In this world, a duel is established on mutual agreement between the concerned parties, and afterwards, regardless of who dies or is injured, no one is allowed to seek revenge.
The duel between Ahtal and the Thunder Dragon King was a fair and square fight, albeit one where the strengths were extremely uneven.
To seek revenge under such circumstances would be shameful.
However.
"Your Highness, this is not a duel." The Red Dragon exhaled a breath of hot air mingled with flames, "This man is too dangerous for dragons."
His red pupils reflected the weakened Ahtal.
"Killing him now is the best choice."
"Yes, killing him now is indeed the best choice." A voice of agreement came from the sky, followed by the landing of a massive dragon that caused the ground to tremble.
The white-haired Lolita pursed her lips. Before she could open her mouth to persuade, she realized that one dragon after another was descending from the sky, surrounding her and Ahtal.
The atmosphere grew tense as large dragon shadows overlapped from all directions like mountains, the overwhelming pressure suffocating.
"..." The white-haired Lolita instinctively hugged the man in her arms tighter, protecting him within her embrace. She couldn’t let Ahtal die here, not only for his safety but also for the safety of the dragons.
"Your Highness, he has taken dragon’s power." The Red Dragon spoke, its voice cold and terrifying, "We strike not because he killed the Dragon King, but because he has taken the dragon’s power. If we allow him to live, it’s a great threat to all dragons." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"So, he cannot be allowed to live." Another dragon concurred, their tone filled with malice towards Ahtal. Their reasons for action were complicated—if it was merely due to the duel that killed the Dragon King, they would have admired Ahtal’s bravery, not seeking his death.
But after discovering Ahtal possessed dragon’s power and bore the Dragon’s Curse, the situation changed.
And now Ahtal was so weak that just about any dragon could kill him.
So they saw no reason not to act.
"Make way, Your Highness." One of the dragons tried to persuade her, but the white-haired Lolita responded by hugging the man in her arms even more tightly.
She couldn’t let the dragons kill Ahtal, no... she couldn’t let the dragons become enemies with Ahtal, or it would bring great calamity to them.
Behind Ahtal stood the Church of Death, the Witch of Death, and the Goddess of Lies. If Ahtal died at the Dragon Tomb, it would definitely bring grave peril to the Dragon Kingdom, a cost they couldn’t bear.
And she didn’t want Ahtal to meet an accident.
"I have no reason to step aside." The white-haired Lolita adjusted her mentality, slightly loosening her hold on the man in her arms, her delicate face showing a calm expression.
She was contemplating how to persuade the dragons to abandon their course.
"No matter what, this is after the duel. If we kill Ahtal now, it would be impossible to eliminate the suspicion of premeditated revenge."
"It doesn’t matter, no outsiders will know." A Shadow Dragon spoke with a smirk, explaining to the white-haired Lolita, "This place is full of dragons and our people. Even if we kill Ahtal, no one outside will know."
White-haired Lolita: "..."
This was the Dragon Tomb, separate from the outside world, filled with beings related to the dragons. If they killed Ahtal here, indeed no outsider would know.
