Chapter 210: Chapter 210
Eru told the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney all that had happened before, including his encounter with the giant, plant-like monstrous creature, the lich and the red-haired woman. “So you’re telling me that this guy is formerly an earth dragon?” the blue-haired female soldier pointed her finger towards Meng Huo with gleaming and curious eyes. The armoured woman immediately swatted the blue-haired female soldier’s finger, “Stop that, Amy, it’s rude.” The blue-haired female soldier lowered her head, “Sorry.” Sydney looked at Meng Huo with interest, “Since you’re an earth dragon, how strong are you exactly?” she asked. “Hmm”, Meng Huo crossed his arms, “I don’t know, actually. I had just woken up when Eru here fought me. Previously, though, I’m a 7th Grade Aura Master.”
“A 7th Grade Aura Master!?” the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney all gasped at the same time. The armoured woman hesitated before opening her mouth, “Excuse me, senior, but did you participate in the war of unification?” she asked with gleaming eyes. Meng Huo rubbed his chin, “I don’t know what it is, but if the war of unification you talked about is the war against the demonic cult and in Gale territory, yeah. I participated in those on the side of Silvan”, Meng Huo pondered. “Whoa, that’s awesome”, Sydney’s eyes gleamed too, “What is it like, back then?” Meng Huo furrowed his eyebrows, “Awful. Death was everywhere, and people were suffering. By the time I got sick, only the demonic forces in Gale was left” he quickly ended his story.
“You don’t need to worry about it, senior”, the armoured woman saluted, “We have won the war.” Meng Huo let out a sigh of relief, “Good. You’re from the army?” The armoured woman nodded, “Yes, sir!” Meng Huo put his hand on the armoured woman’s shoulder, “Being in the army is hard, especially for a woman. Looking at your demeanour, you’re in a commanding position, right?” The armoured woman nodded, “Yes, sir. I’m a commander.” Meng Huo smiled, “Good. Don’t let anybody put you down, especially short-minded men.” The armoured woman felt touched by Meng Huo’s words, “Yes, sir. I won’t let you down.” After that, Meng Huo proceeded to recount his life experience to the curious armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney.
Meanwhile, Eru was continuing to recover his strength. The arrival of Sydney and the others also came with a recovery potion and other goodies for Eru to optimally recover his power. After talking to the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney until they were tired and went to rest, Meng Huo approached Eru before kneeling in front of him. “What are you doing?” Eru furrowed his eyebrows. “I thank you for my release, master”, Meng Huo said sincerely. “What the heck are you talking about?” Eru squinted his eyes in confusion. Meng Huo raised his head and stared at Eru’s eyes, “Thank you for releasing me from Zhu Rong’s soul binding spell.”
“Me?” Eru frowned, “You should be thanking Long instead. And why did you call me master?” Meng Huo chuckled, “I already did thank master Long. I call you master because you are my master from now on.” Eru’s expression contorted, “What? Since when? I’m not accepting a slave, and I don’t have much money to pay for an employee.” Meng Huo let out a small laugh, “Do you know how master Long released me from Zhu Rong’s soul binding spell?”
“How?”
“To sign a Soul Pact with him”, Meng Huo explained.
“Soul Pact? What is that?”
“I don’t really know the detail, but it is essentially the same as the soul binding spell, but both parties must consent to the pact”, Meng Huo’s expression brightened. “Master Long is truly an incredible being. To counteract Zhu Rong’s soul binding spell with a stronger soul binding pact is something that many others would not think of. As expected from a red dragon”, Meng Huo muttered. “Long told you he was a dragon?” Eru squinted his eyes. “Yes”, Meng Huo nodded, “I was sceptical at first, but master Long’s method could only work if he had a stronger soul than Zhu Rong’s. If that failed, me and master Long would die.”
“What? I did not expect that Long would do that for someone unknown. No offence to you.”
Meng Huo shook his head, “None taken. Master Long said I would be a beneficial follower to you. That’s why he did that to me”, Meng Huo said with a smile. “To me?” Eru pointed at himself. “Yes”, Meng Huo nodded, “Didn’t master Long transfer the Soul Pact with me to you?” Eru gawked, “What? When did he—” Eru then remembered when Long caught him from the air. “Is it that time?” Eru muttered, “What’s your evidence in this?” Meng Huo closed his eyes, “If you just close your eyes like me and feel it in the depths of your soul, you should feel a connection towards me.” Eru did what Meng Huo instructed, and indeed, he could feel some sort of connection to Meng Huo. “Did you feel it, master?” Meng Huo smiled. “I did”, Eru opened his eyes, staring directly at Meng Huo.
“But, are you okay with all of this?” Eru asked with slight concern in his voice. “Of course”, Meng Huo said happily, “I’m someone that revered the strong even back then. Being able to be a servant for a mighty dragon is a privilege for me.” Eru sighed, “Did Long tell me I’m a dragon? Well, tough luck, buddy, I’m not one. The only dragon out of two of us is only him.” Meng Huo looked at Eru with a smile, “You don’t have to be modest with me, master. Master Long already told me that you love to lay low. I, as your servant, understand. I won’t talk about it to other people.” Eru sighed once again, ‘Gosh, there are now two of them. One of them is even bonded with my soul,’ Eru thought in his head.
“Besides, there’s no way someone that possessed a soul stronger than master Long is not a dragon himself”, Meng Huo added, “I could feel it. Your soul is several times stronger than master Long.” Eru waved his hand, “Do as you wish. But, please don’t kneel to me or address me as ‘master’ in front of other people. I would not want other people to think of me in a weird way.” Meng Huo nodded, “Of course, younger brother Eru.” After that exchange, Meng Huo left Eru to recover while he stood to protect the ladies’ trio. “Haah”, Eru let out an exasperated sigh, “Life sure is mysterious.”
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While Eru and the others were resting and recuperating, the red-haired woman let Long in her personal chamber. After that, the red-haired woman took off her black cloak before tossing it aside. Then, the red-haired woman snapped her fingers as a magical rope emerged from thin air and bound Long, immobilizing him completely. “Haah”, the red-haired woman laid herself on her couch, spreading her arms wide, relaxing on her sofa. The red-haired woman rubbed the bruise from her earlier fight and could not help but smile, “It has been a while since somebody could give me a good fight.” The red-haired woman’s hand was trembling with excitement and a little bit of fear, “I wonder how the fight would’ve gotten if that raven-haired youth did not run out of gas”, she muttered.
Then, the red-haired woman looked at the unconscious Long, “And this red-haired kid. To be able to hurt me this bad after fighting that old bastard Meng Huo was something to be marvelled at”, the red-haired woman smiled. Then, she stood up, taking off all of her clothes; she opened the door beside her bed. Behind the door lies a tube filled with green liquid that was bubbling. The red-haired woman opened the tube, and she put her body inside the tube, drenching herself in the green liquid. After a few seconds, the red-haired woman came out from the tube free of injuries, fresh and good as new.
“Hmm, there is still a little bit of damage, but it’ll do”, the red-haired woman muttered while picking up her clothes and black cloak. When the red-haired woman entered her personal chamber again, she saw an awakened Long glaring at her with intensity. “Oh, you’re awake”, the red-haired woman slightly raised her eyebrows. “Where am I?” Long looked left and right, observing his surroundings. “In my private chamber”, the red-haired woman sat on the couch, staring at Long with interest. “Hmm” Long lowered his head, he tried mustering his mana, but his effort was in vain. “Don’t bother”, the red-haired woman said, “That rope is a magic cancelling robe. No mana can gather around the rope.”
Long furrowed his eyebrows before sighing, “What are you going to do to me?” he asked. The red-haired woman smirked while rubbing her chin, “I wonder what am I going to do with you”, she said while licking her lips.
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