Deities: Starting From Goblins-Chapter 846 - 498: The Dominator’s Gate_2
Chapter 846: Chapter 498: The Dominator’s Gate_2
“Rest assured, Brother Logan, I have no intention of committing murder for treasure,” she said. “I merely lack the courage to fetch it myself and hope someone braver can retrieve it so we can exchange something of use.”
“Brother Logan, to be honest, the Business Fire Lotus is very important to me, and I can’t simply abandon it. Whatever you need, I can trade with you, as long as I can get a Business Fire Lotus in return.”
She looked at him earnestly, her gaze filled with determination, not a hint of hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Logan also furrowed his brows deeply, appearing to be both skeptical and conflicted. They faced each other, eyes locked, both caught in indecision.
Just then, the lava suddenly shook with seismic tremors, violently rocking back and forth. Maya Leaf, caught off guard, nearly fell into the rolling magma.
Luckily, Logan, with quick reflexes, grabbed hold of her sleeve and quickly pulled her back to the bank, averting the risk of her falling in. Nevertheless, Maya Leaf was scared into a cold sweat, patting her chest in terror.
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“Are you okay?”
Once Logan had steadied himself, he inquired after Maya Leaf, who seemed a little unsteady on her feet.
Maya Leaf nodded weakly: “Yeah.”
Still, her pretty little face was slightly pale, clearly more frightened than she let on.
Logan waited for her to regain her composure a bit before asking directly.
“What’s going on exactly? Why is the ground shaking all of a sudden? I feel like you must have some insights here. You should know what’s causing this, right?”
Maya Leaf swallowed hard, casting a pitiful glance at him before she tentatively answered.
“If I’m not mistaken, our presence has likely disturbed the Guardian Spirit Beast of this place. You must know, Brother Logan, that each treasure is guarded by its own Guardian Spirit Beast.”
Logan withdrew his gaze, his eyes flickering; he was no stranger to this fact. After all, he had just recently killed a Guardian Spirit Bear inside a cave.
If there really was a Business Fire Lotus, such a fine natural treasure, it would be odd not having a Guardian Spirit Beast.
As soon as Maya Leaf finished speaking, a Water Dragon suddenly leapt out of the lava.
Its body was enveloped in flames, its tongue lashing out, and in its reddening beastly eyes, vigilance was mixed with malice, full of murderous intent.
By then, Maya Leaf had also snapped out of her shock, slowly rising from the ground. Seeing the Water Dragon, her complexion turned slightly pale, and she looked distinctly uneasy.
“This is bad, that’s a Water Dragon, blessed with natural attributes, and on top of that, it’s of no low level. Brother Logan, it seems we’ve run into some trouble. Under these circumstances, our best option is to work together.”
Having recovered from the initial scare, she had now regained her composure, becoming a competent warrior.
Upon hearing this, Logan did not refuse; having someone to help meant he could conserve his strength. Though he did not view the Water Dragon as a serious threat, one must never underestimate anything. The Water Dragon might have some trump cards up its sleeve.
He didn’t plan on playing the hero and shouldering everything alone.
“All right, if that’s the case, let’s fight side by side from now on,” he agreed.
Upon hearing his agreement, Maya Leaf suddenly looked up at him, her eyes filled with a shy admiration.
Fighting side by side—it had indeed been a long time since she had heard such words.
She rose from the ground, her eyes full of fighting spirit. Afterward, the Water Dragon gauged the strength of the two of them and attacked in Maya Leaf’s direction first.
It could see the difference in levels between the two humans; Maya Leaf was of a lower level.
Even a beast had the ability to think; eliminate the weaker one first, then deal slowly with the stronger one.
“Watch out!”
Logan swiftly pulled her away and launched an array at the Water Dragon, which, caught off guard, did not expect to be injured by reflection from its own fire.
It cried out in pain and quickly retreated, flicking its tongue, its bloodshot eyes now even more enraged than before.
It was also more wary.
It was then that Logan realized this Water Dragon was different from the Spirit Bear. The most obvious difference was that it was a bit smarter, and more rational, too. If it had been the Spirit Bear, it likely would have charged in madly by now.
But the Water Dragon was cleverer; after being tricked, it became more cautious. It proved more troublesome than the Guardian Beast, and he had to be careful, unable to use the same methods as before.
Logan thought, brows lowered, appearing to be contemplating his next move, while the Water Dragon gave them no time to parley, attacking once more.
During this time, Logan kept Maya Leaf close, constantly leaping around to dodge its assaults.
The Water Dragon’s movements were swift, but Logan’s speed was even faster.
A human-like confusion and astonishment flashed in the Water Dragon’s eyes as it seemingly hadn’t expected its speed, which it took pride in, to be outclassed by this member of the human race, reduced to trash.
However, it soon felt a surge of anger and humiliation.
This damned human was outright challenging its dignity as a Guardian Beast. It absolutely wouldn’t allow these two humans to run wild here.
The Water Dragon started to exert force and spewed a great amount of flame in their direction.
At the first opportunity, Logan activated the array to block the opponent’s assault.
Maya Leaf, who had been protected by him all along, saw this and immediately summoned her Contracted Beast, while also mobilizing the surrounding poison insects to launch an attack at the Water Dragon.
Together, the two of them took on the Water Dragon.
On one hand, the Water Dragon couldn’t break through after a prolonged attack, and on the other hand, it was being attacked by the Spirit Beasts.
Under such a pincer attack, its massive body eventually suffered injuries. Although the poison insects sacrificed themselves, the sheer number of them still brought trouble to the Water Dragon, which let out a mournful cry.
The Water Dragon became enraged.
If at first, it was only playing house and merely wanted to drive these intruders away,
now, it was filled with the desire to kill and sought to exact revenge on these two who had dared to trespass into its territory and assault it.
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The Water Dragon first locked its gaze on Maya Leaf, who was taming beasts all this time.
Compared to the other human who kept activating defense spells, this one who attacked it seemed more hateful and also appeared more powerful.
Thus, it directed all of its attention on Maya Leaf, and taking advantage of her momentary distraction, its tail suddenly swept towards her.
“Careful!”
Logan was an exceptionally vigilant and careful person, who instantly sensed the Water Dragon’s intention. He grabbed Maya Leaf’s hand, pulled her into his arms, executed a flip in the air, and finally landed firmly on the ground.
This move successfully saved Maya Leaf.
Another strike came from the Water Dragon. Logan used his own body as a shield to completely cover Maya Leaf behind him.
“Brother Logan!”
Seeing this, Maya Leaf cried out. Her entire being was filled with rage and desperation.
She never would have thought that Logan, whom she had only met by chance and even deceived several times, would still risk his life for her.
Now, Maya Leaf felt an indescribable shock and guilt, her pupils shaking intensely.
But Logan could not afford to pay attention to her now; all his focus was on the Water Dragon.
“Evil creature, I originally intended to grant you a chance at life, or to directly tame you, but it seems all of this is your own doing. Die!”
Having said that, he merged his spiritual power with the array and pressed it down over the entire body of the Water Dragon, completely enveloping it.
The Water Dragon let out a wail, crying out in agonizing pain.
It found that no matter what it did, it couldn’t break through the barrier, and in the end, it could only die within it, its eyes wide open and staring, even in death.
Maya Leaf watched all this, exhaustedly collapsing to the ground.
Finally, everything settled down and Logan descended from the air, landing next to Maya Leaf.
“Are you alright?”
He squatted down, helped her up, and asked with concern in his voice.
Maya Leaf shook her head and looked at him with an increased admiration in her eyes.
“Thank you, Brother Logan. If it weren’t for you, I would’ve been hurt by that Water Dragon long ago. You truly are my savior!”
“It’s nothing, just lending a hand.” Logan waved his hand dismissively, not one to put on airs.
