Chapter 212: Chapter 212
Inside Zhu Rong’s personal chamber, she stretched out her whole body, still looking at Long as if he was a rare species. Long had his eyes closed, his breathing regulated, and there was no trace of fear or nervousness in his bearings. The red-haired woman rested her head on her hands, “This is boring. Speak already”, she pouted. Long responded by turning his head away from the red-haired woman. “Tch, you’re no fun”, the red-haired woman clicked her tongue in annoyance. Suddenly, however, the red-haired woman and Long could hear a loud and annoying sound. Right after that, a humanoid monstrous creature knocked on the red-haired woman’s door.
“What is it?” the red-haired woman asked while bending her whole body. “I-it’s the intruders, ma’am. They already barged in the final floor”, the humanoid monstrous creature reported with a hint of fear in its voice. “Really?” the red-haired woman’s eyes brightened, “Sent some of our experiments towards them. Remember, tell them to entertain our guests.” The humanoid monstrous creature hesitated for a bit before opening its mouth, “B-but, where are you going, ma’am? B-by the information, we stood no chance against the intruders.” The red-haired woman’s aura rose right that moment, “Do you have the right to know?” she flared up her aura, causing the humanoid monstrous creature to tremble in fear. “N-no, ma’am”, the humanoid monstrous creature replied with a slight stutter. “What are you still doing there behind my door? Go ahead and tell the other”, the red-haired woman barked.
“Y-yes, ma’am!” the humanoid monstrous creature breathed a sigh of relief as it escaped the jaw of death. The red-haired woman snorted with annoyance before she went and approached the tied-up Long. “You, come with me”, the red-haired woman said before picking up Long easily with her hand. “Where are you taking me?” Long asked, still calm as ever. The red-haired woman let out a small smirk, “You’ll see.” Then, the red-haired woman carried Long past the tube filled with green liquid into a large, steel door with an inscription on it. The red-haired woman put her hand on the steel door. The inscription on the steel door lit up before the door opened up by itself.
As the door opened, Long could feel a terrifying pressure coming out from inside the room. “Come in”, the red-haired woman threw the tied-up Long inside. Once inside, Long’s eyes widened when he saw the origin of the terrifying pressure he felt. “You!” Long growled, “How did you have that?” The red-haired woman raised one of her eyebrows with interest, “You know of this?” she said while picking up the boomerang that was hanging on the wall. “Answer me, woman”, Long glared at the red-haired woman with intense killing intent, “How did you get that?” Long barked. The red-haired woman had a mischievous smile on her face, “Eh, I got it from here and there. Why don’t you tell me about yourself, then I’ll tell you about how I got this boomerang” the red-haired woman shrugged while spinning the boomerang in front of Long’s face.
“Grr”, Long growled, his killing intent became even more dense. “See?” the red-haired woman smirked at Long, “Since you don’t want to tell me, then I’m not telling you shit.” After that, the red-haired woman kicked Long on his stomach, sending him flying right at the red-haired woman’s right shoulder. “You’ll come with me”, the red-haired woman grabbed the boomerang with her left hand and carried Long on her right shoulder, “We need to greet your raven-haired friend.” After that, the red-haired woman left the room before the steel door contorted as the room destroyed itself.
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A few minutes earlier,
Eru, alongside the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier, Sydney, and Meng Huo stood before a giant hole in the ground. The blue-haired female soldier gulped when she saw how deep the hole in the ground went, “Are you sure that the only entrance down is through here?” Eru slightly tilted his head as he looked towards the blue-haired female soldier, “Why not? Didn’t you go through the same thing when you got here?” Sydney slightly raised her eyebrows, “You mean the giant hole in the forest, teacher Eru?” Eru nodded, “Yeah, that. Long and I jumped down to get to the third underground floor.” The armoured woman slightly winched at Eru’s words, “Y-you mean, you actually jumped down?”
Eru looked at the armoured woman, “Yeah. What’s wrong with that?” Eru asked. “Uh, nothing, nothing”, the armoured woman let out a small sigh. Meng Huo, who was silently observing the giant hole, shook his head, “Although this will lead downstairs, I think this will lead to where I was being kept as an earth dragon. Young brother Eru, you said that I emerged from the ground, right?” Eru nodded at Meng Huo’s question, “Yes, you did. You burst out from the ground, destroying everything you see.” Meng Huo crossed his arms, “Hmm. We should look elsewhere. I fear that although we may reach the ground, only you and I could survive the fall since only the two of us could fly”, Meng Huo suggested.
While Eru, the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier, Sydney and Meng Huo was pondering, a large crab-like monstrous creature approached them from behind, startling the armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney. “What do you want, crab?” Eru inquired while crossing his arms. “Uhm”, the large crab-like monstrous creature hesitated for a while before opening its mouth, “Are you perhaps looking for a way down?” Meng Huo looked at the large crab-like monstrous creature with interest, “Do you know the way, strange creature?” The large crab-like monstrous creature’s cheek reddened when it saw Meng Huo, “Y-yes, sir. I know the way”, it said with a small stutter.
Meng Huo smiled, “Then, lead the way, my friend”, he said before following the large crab-like monstrous creature. The armoured woman, the blue-haired female soldier and Sydney all looked at Eru with doubt on their face, “Can we trust that monster?” the armoured woman asked. “I think so. Alas, even if it tries to do anything funny, I could dispatch it easily”, Eru answered nonchalantly. Sydney flashed a smile, “If you think like that, then I’ll follow you, teacher Eru.” After saying that, Sydney walked behind Eru as they followed the large crab-like monstrous creature and Meng Huo. The armoured woman and the blue-haired female soldier looked at each other before they let out a sigh at the same time.
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“Here you go”, the large crab-like monstrous creature led Eru and his group beyond its cave and into a steel door with a hazard sign on it. “Is this it?” Meng Huo asked. “Yes”, the large crab-like monstrous creature nodded, “This is the escape path that the scientist and the staff below use if there is some sort of emergency inside this bunker”, the large crab-like monstrous creature explained. “Good job”, Meng Huo patted the large crab-like monstrous creature by its shoulder. Eru watched as the large crab-like monstrous creature shyly moved away. Eru furrowed his eyebrows, “You are different when facing Long and me earlier.”
The large crab-like monstrous creature scoffed at Eru, “Don’t you know who you are with? It is an esteemed earth dragon that took a human form. You would do well to respect him”, it said towards Eru with a hint of contempt. Eru let out a small chuckle, “Haha, you fanboying right now?” The large crab-like monstrous creature puffed its chest, “Of course. A strong existence like him is worth receiving my admiration for. Unlike you shitty human.” Eru shrugged his shoulders, “Alright, alright. Are you coming with us or not?” The large crab-like monstrous creature quickly shook its head, “Are you crazy? I’m not going to follow you to the afterlife.”
Then, the large crab-like monstrous creature looked at Meng Huo, “No offence to you, sir earth dragon, but the red witch is too strong. I advise you to escape this place immediately.” Meng Huo just smiled and shook his head at the large crab-like monstrous creature warning. After the large crab-like monstrous creature left, the armoured woman looked at Eru and the rest of the group, “Are you all ready?” she asked. The others nodded their heads simultaneously. “Good”, the armoured woman said as she opened the metal door, “Let us proceed.” Then, Eru and his group proceeded down the stairs towards the final underground level of the bunker inside the forest.
After seemingly reaching the end of the stairs, Eru and his group found themselves inside of a small corridor with a small door at the end of it. As Eru opened the door, he and his group’s expression turned serious while facing the adversaries in front of them. Various monstrous creatures of different species growled towards them, with a few humanoid monstrous creatures leading them behind. “Heh, what a grand welcoming Zhu Rong prepared for us”, Meng Huo quipped. “Right?” Eru smiled as his amber-coloured eyes gleamed. He unsheathed Buddy from its scabbard before leaping forward towards the enemies, “Ready or not, here I come!”
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