The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!-Chapter 1226 - 761: Si Xue: You’re Not Allowed to Give My Hair to Anyone Else (2)
"What do you think will happen if I feed you these nine Life Essences?"
She looked at Liu Zheng, struck by a sudden whimsy.
"Boss, I don’t know. But I do know you might lose a capable and loyal employee."
Liu Zheng felt a chill on his scalp and urgently composed his words.
"You’re quick to catch on."
Si Xue curled her lip and tossed the nine beads and the dragon egg into the air.
The nine beads spun around the dragon egg in different orbits, like nine planets orbiting the sun.
With each turn, the glow of the nine beads dimmed, while the glow of the dragon egg brightened.
After spinning nine hundred and ninety-nine times, the nine beads completely turned into stones, crashed to the ground, and disintegrated into dust.
And the cracks on the dragon egg’s surface vanished entirely, as those Energy Crystals were reabsorbed into the eggshell.
"Go, hatch it."
Si Xue said.
"Huh? Me?"
Liu Zheng hesitated a bit.
No matter if you consider him a human or a sheep, they are mammals. Hatching eggs wasn’t exactly his specialty. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"If not you, then who, me? You don’t need to sit on it, just break the eggshell."
Si Xue said.
"Alright then."
He bit his lip and drew out "Anger."
Though there wasn’t much rage, with the bonus of real damage, breaking an eggshell shouldn’t be a problem...
Right?
With a nervous heart, he leapt up and swung his blade toward the dragon egg.
Before Liu Zheng could strike, the shadow of the Nine Dragon Heaven Centipede appeared around the dragon egg.
Then, a tremendous force knocked him away, slamming him directly into the elevator door.
"Wow!"
Liu Zheng spat out a mouthful of blood, and a deep claw mark appeared on his chest.
"I knew it."
He rolled his eyes.
If a nine-in-one version of a dragon egg couldn’t even handle him, it wouldn’t be qualified to carry the coffin for the Chairman Writer.
"Switched to a new body, and this is all you’ve got?"
Si Xue taunted.
Her voice wasn’t loud, yet it was incredibly clear, as if she were speaking right next to Liu Zheng’s ear.
"A second-hand one definitely isn’t as good as the original. Boss, how about showing some mercy and giving my body back to me?"
Liu Zheng seized the opportunity to say.
Though the data for the Extreme Fury Asura far exceeded his original body, the "Blood and Flesh Rebirth" ability alone was enough to offset any advantages.
Moreover, his physical fitness could be enhanced in various ways, but the attributes he boosted with tools wouldn’t reflect in the artificial body.
"Sure."
Si Xue nodded.
"Really? Boss?"
Liu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.
"Really. I’ll return the body to you, but the head is mine."
Si Xue said.
"Sorry, forget I said anything."
The body he could still manage with an artificial one, but if he lost his head, how could he attach a brain to the body?
He only had tentacles and wasn’t a genuine octopus.
"Want to try again?"
Liu Zheng returned to Si Xue, who asked.
"No need. At your service, please step in, boss."
He shook his head.
Not that he couldn’t handle the dragon egg, but there was no need to show off for something without benefits.
Besides, the restaurant was likely watching, and revealing too much strength in front of two bosses might not be a good idea.
"Conceal your abilities? That’s not an advantage in the Metropolis."
Si Xue said faintly, and then flicked a finger.
An invisible burst of energy pierced the protective shield of the dragon egg, leaving a crack on the eggshell.
Soon after, the dragon egg shook violently, with more cracks spreading like a spider web. Dazzling light shone through the gaps, making the dragon egg resemble a glowing cactus.
"Roar!"
Finally, a robust young dragon shattered the eggshell and soared into the sky.
It grew rapidly in the wind, soon reaching the size of a heavy bomber.
However, the dragon’s appearance was quite peculiar.
Overall, it looked like a flying lizard, but its dragon horns, dragon scales, and dragon claws resembled a Divine Dragon, and there were auspicious clouds beneath its claws.
"Aw~"
The newborn dragon species danced freely in the sky, stirring a whirlwind and churning up the yellow sand on the ground.
Soon, the entire desert was enveloped in a sandstorm, reducing visibility to nothing.
"Had enough?"
Si Xue’s voice overpowered the howling wind, making all the swirling sand halt as if paused.
With a press of her hand, everything returned to where it belonged, dust to dust.
Only then did the newborn dragon realize that formidable enemies still surrounded it. It quickly bared its fangs and claws, and the auspicious clouds under its feet turned into fiery clouds.
Just as it was about to attack based on its bloodline instinct, Si Xue smacked it to the ground with a single palm from afar.
Even as the newborn dragon plunged headfirst into the sand, it couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.
"I get annoyed by these newborn dragons; each one is more chaotic than the last."
Si Xue looked disdainful.
Then, she summoned an obsidian pillar from Crescent Lake, intending to seal the newborn dragon.
"Boss, can we let it fly a bit longer?"
Liu Zheng pleaded.
"What? You want to experience what it feels like to be a Dragon Knight?"
Si Xue shot him a sideways glance.
"No, no, in front of you, Boss, I wouldn’t dare be so presumptuous. It’s just that I promised it to let it have a good flight."
He explained.
"Making promises to an egg, no wonder they all call you a succubus."
Si Xue teased.
"You’re too kind, Boss. It’s just that I’m not strong enough, so I prefer to resolve things non-violently."
Liu Zheng replied.
"Is that so?"
Si Xue looked at him teasingly, grabbed the newborn dragon by the tip of its tail, and pulled it out as if pulling a carrot.
"Then you fly with it."
As soon as she said it, both the man and the dragon flew into the sky simultaneously.
With eyes as large as copper bells meeting eyes as big as copper gongs, Liu Zheng was about to say something when the newborn dragon opened its gaping maw to bite him.
"Damn, so this is how you repay kindness with betrayal, huh? Looks like I should teach you some grown-up dragon manners."
He was furious, activating his four-arm Asura mode, three hands holding open the dragon’s upper jaw, while the last hand aimed to punch the dragon’s snout.
But before he could land the hit, a powerful force pulled him out of the dragon’s mouth.
Liu Zheng looked at his right ankle, where a strand of hair was wrapped, the other end held in Si Xue’s hand.
"Swoosh!"
With a casual tug from Si Xue, he moved horizontally several meters away.
"Aww~"
The newborn dragon chirped excitedly, flapping its wings and digging with its claws as it chased after him.
And whenever it was about to catch Liu Zheng, Si Xue would pull the hair, moving Liu Zheng out of the dragon’s reach.
"Had enough fun."
This kite-flying ghost-catching game continued for half an hour before Si Xue released the hair.
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
Both man and dragon crashed to the ground almost simultaneously.
"Boss, your hair."
Liu Zheng, instead of getting up, immediately began searching the ground for Si Xue’s strand of hair and then respectfully handed it to her.
"You are quite attentive."
Si Xue touched it with a finger, and the hair ignited.
Soon, a small pile of ash gathered in Liu Zheng’s palm.
"Consider it a gift."
Si Xue said.
As soon as she finished, the item description popped up.
"Name: Si Xue’s Ash (One-time use)"
"Type: Tool"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect: Greatly enhances the effectiveness of the next use of flame abilities or items."
"Note: Hair disappears without a trace, dandruff stands out more."
"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"
"Thank you, Boss."
Liu Zheng said happily.
Since he had many abilities or items related to flame, this gift would undoubtedly come in handy.
"If you give it to someone else, you know what the consequences are."
Si Xue said softly.
"Rest assured, even if a peacock holds my egg hostage to demand it, I will never give it up."
Liu Zheng declared resolutely.
"Crude. Alright, say goodbye to your dragon daughter."
Si Xue said.
The egg was bought by Liu Zheng, and the Nine Dragon Heaven Centipede was brought by Liu Zheng too, so it’s not wrong to say Liu Zheng is the rebirth father of this newborn dragon.
"So it’s a female dragon?"
Liu Zheng looked at the newborn dragon, who also raised its head at this time.
At this moment, the newborn dragon’s gaze was peaceful and serene, completely devoid of the excitement when it first hatched, or the restlessness when still in the egg.
He tentatively reached out his hand, and the newborn dragon cooperatively nudged its nose against his palm.
Liu Zheng immediately understood; the newborn dragon’s chase was just playful teasing.
"Sorry, I’m also bound by circumstances."
He said softly.
If it were an adult dragon, even one of a good-aligned faction, he wouldn’t feel much remorse.
The Metropolis is such a place, where life and death depend on one’s abilities.
But facing a newly hatched juvenile dragon, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but feel some pity.
"Aww!"
The newborn dragon let out a long howl towards the sky, folded its wings, curled its body, and transformed back into the form of an egg. The fierce gaze faded away beneath the flesh wings.
