Chapter 10: Lilith's Professional Judgment

Azure flames illuminated the room at the deepest part of the Witch Prison, and the scene within left Lilith and Latanaya utterly stunned.

The room was as high as thirty stories, filled with black mist, and the ceiling was covered with blue magic badge stones, like stars across the sky.

In the very center of the room lay a terrifying black giant dragon.

Although the room was large, most of it was occupied by the dragon's body; even coiled up, the giant dragon was over a hundred meters long, its four claws bound by chains, and its two huge wings nailed to the wall with iron stakes.

"This... this is a dragon! Mr. Big Boss, this is a real dragon!"

Latanaya excitedly raised her hand.

The Tianming Continent has always had legends of seeing dragons; dragons in all myths symbolize power, authority, and magic.

For all beings who study supernatural power, dragons are full of infinite temptation.

Even Lilith's lips trembled, and her gaze toward Big Boss was full of doubt.

Before coming to this world, the data she had obtained did not mention that a giant dragon was imprisoned deep underground in the Witch Prison.

Nor did it mention any prayer to open the prison's secret chamber.

But Big Boss knew all of it.

Not only this, Big Boss also knew that Latanaya had so many abstract magics in her hand, and knew what treasures the guards of the Underground Dungeon possessed.

His understanding of this world was more profound than even this Goddess herself.

How could this be possible? Lilith stared blankly at Big Boss, recalling scene after scene of their time together.

Game, he said this world was a game, he said... I am the system...

Wait, could it be...

Lilith's eyes narrowed, and a flash of lightning crossed her mind! "I understand!"

Lilith suddenly pulled out a small booklet from behind her back and quickly flipped to page 112, section 6, paragraph 12.

【Returner: On the surface, it appears to be their first summoning, but in fact they are a Savior who has returned many times.

【They have failed to save the world countless times, and countless times responded to the Goddess's call, only because they cannot forget the world in peril.

【They understand many secrets hidden beneath this world, but forget them due to a self-protection mechanism, only slowly remembering as time passes.

【Most of these Saviors suffered severe psychological trauma during their last attempt to save the world, and are prone to Savior Syndrome.】

【This symptom often only slowly disappears after successfully saving the world.】

"It matches! Everything matches!" Lilith gave a light laugh, her sharp gaze having seen through everything: "I found the cause of Big Boss's illness! I said, how could there be such a born Savior in this world!"

"That's right, Big Boss is a Returner! His psychological illness is because he witnessed the destruction of the world!"

"Let me see again, a Returner is a Savior one can meet but not seek, possessing extremely strong abilities; if encountered, one must cherish them. Also, the Goddess Race should heal their psychological trauma as much as possible... So that's how it is!"

Lilith closed the small booklet, and when she looked at Big Boss again, her gaze held much more affection.

Thinking this way, everything Big Boss did had a reasonable explanation.

No wonder he would use such born methods to deal with the Human-shaped Chimera and the Abyss Dancer; presumably, he hated these culprits who caused the world's destruction to the core.

What was wrong was not Big Boss, but this world!

"I didn't expect the Savior I summoned to actually have such a tragic past. Don't worry, I, Lilith, will definitely cure you, Big Boss, hehehe..."

Tears of sorrow and emotion once again uncontrollably flowed from the corner of Lilith's mouth.

At the same time, she made up her mind to cling tightly to Big Boss's thigh!

This is a Returner one can meet but not seek!

With Big Boss around, this world definitely has hope!

As long as I cling to his thigh, the regularization procedures will be no problem!

On the other side, Big Boss observed the giant dragon, completely uninterested in what was in Lilith's head.

The room he was currently in, according to the process, should be a place reachable only in the mid-to-late game.

One must obtain the prayer from the Abyssal Eye Witch to open the hidden mural door and face this Hidden Boss Abyss Magic Dragon.

But this is the process for ordinary players; for Big Boss, to speedrun, memorizing the entire prayer of only 1700 characters was a perfectly normal thing.

However, even if this door was opened, since the plot had not advanced, the Abyss Magic Dragon's consciousness would not descend, and the Boss Battle would not be triggered. The dragon before him was merely a dead corpse.

Of course, Big Boss's purpose in opening the door was not to deal with the Abyss Magic Dragon.

After all, the magic dragon's level was too high, and it was also a mechanism monster; even if he could fight now, Big Boss could not kill it.

His purpose in opening the door was to take the Item 【Dragon's Source Essence】 in advance.

With 【Dragon's Source Essence】, Big Boss could accept a Side Quest in the early stage that could only be accepted in the late stage.

But now, a problem lay before Big Boss.

"Logically speaking, I should be able to pick up Dragon Scales and 【Dragon's Source Essence】 here, so why is there nothing?"

Big Boss walked around the black giant dragon for half a day, but did not find any shiny drop items.

"Hey, System, is there a BUG here?"

"I already said I... forget it..." Lilith supplemented Big Boss's tragic past in her mind, and her gaze also became gentle: "Why do you think there's a BUG here?"

"The drop items that should be here have not appeared."

How would I know what drop items you're talking about... Lilith helplessly shrugged: "How about we just leave here first, and come back later—wait, what are you doing?"

Only to see Big Boss with his mouth crooked, condensing an invisible whirlwind in his palm.

Obviously, that was the Magic 【Cutting Technique·Invisible Blade】.

The next second, the Invisible Blade hit the Abyss Magic Dragon's corpse, cut off a scale and spun around, then scraped across the dragon's face.

"As expected, since the Human-shaped Chimera's loot must be cut off by oneself, then Dragon Scales and such must also be cut by oneself." Big Boss picked up the scale, and with a thought, put the scale into Lilith's barrier 【Abyssal Ring】.

Next, he looked at the dragon corpse with his mouth crooked, his eyes full of desire.

It was the desire to obtain precious materials.

Such a huge dragon corpse, how many Dragon Scales would there be! Lilith retreated half a step, sweating profusely: "You, you wouldn't plan to... shave all the scales off this dragon, would you?"

Big Boss: "Heh, of course not."

Lilith patted her chest: "Good, I thought..."

Big Boss: "I don't have that much Spiritual Power, only enough to fill half the Ring."

Lilith: "..."

Ten Minutes Later.

Latanaya looked at the Dragon Corpse, cut here and there, mangled flesh, Dragon's Scales in disarray, feeling a sense of Hun Dun.

Dragon's Scales = dragon's skin.

So, Big Boss, actually used the spell she invented to skin the Dragon? Rounding it up, isn't that equal to killing a dragon?

This is something that has never happened in the history of the Blood Clan.

It is a Feat that countless illustrious Ancestors never achieved.

"Father Adult, Mother Adult." Latanaya took two deep breaths, raised her head and puffed her chest: "In this life, it was Worth It."

Meanwhile, Big Boss, on One Side, collected Dragon's Scales while growing Doubtful.

These Dragon's Scales are already in hand, but where is the Dragon's Source Essence?

Where is this thing hidden? It can't be in the belly, right?

Wait, not necessarily the dragon's belly, there's also the possibility of...

He ran to Below the Dragon Corpse, looked up, and indeed, there was a Dragon's Scale growing in reverse.

That Dragon's Scale was very large, as if wrapping something inside.

Deep Blue light was flashing inside.

Obviously, the Dragon's Source Essence was behind that Dragon's Scale.

"I remember, the Abyss Magic Dragon is a male character..." Big Boss condensed an Invisible Blade in his palm: "Behind this Dragon's Scale, it seems there is not only the Source Essence, but also... the Dragon Whip."

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