Chapter 391: First Volume Chapter 391 Evil Dragon x Slave x Witch (11)

First Volume Chapter 391 Evil Dragon x Slave x Witch (11)

Suddenly.

Talismans fell from the sky.

"Do you want to survive? Do you want to escape here and live freely? Do you want to shake off your slave status? If so, grab the talisman—I'll come save you."

Talismans were scattered everywhere.

But the slave masters and the Pinminku guards didn't notice.

Only slaves branded with the slave mark could see and hear it.

This is a special talisman Jiang Zhi developed after a week of research.

The girls locked in the iron cages heard the voice from the talisman, and a glimmer of hope suddenly arose in their hearts.

Even if it was just an auditory hallucination, they wanted to grasp it.

"Save us… please save us…"

Countless pleas reached Jiang Zhi's ears as she was in the Pinminku.

She gave a light smile.

"I will save you."

Jiang Zhi took out over a hundred paper puppets from her Magic Bag, each infused with her power.

By pulling the puppets' silver threads, all the puppets moved.

They headed to every corner of the Pinminku.

When the guards who discovered the abnormality immediately sounded the alarm and contacted the Zhucheng officials.

But they discovered that all outgoing messages had been intercepted.

A transparent barrier trapped everyone in the Pinminku, preventing exit and blocking any outward communication.

Only by requesting a high-ranking envoy could the barrier be broken.

Just as all the guards mobilized to search for the culprit, Jiang Zhi's progress bar for saving the world had risen to 68%.

She found a secluded spot, manipulated the puppets, and gradually imprinted the Pinminku slaves' marks onto talismans, planning to release them after returning to the refuge.

"You master are quite interesting." The Evil Dragon's voice echoed again in Xiaohei's mind.

Xiaohei's spirit suddenly tensed, "What do you want to do?"

The Evil Dragon yawned, speaking nonchalantly: "Don't be nervous; I can't get out now, and I can't do anything to your dear master."

Xiaohei did not relax in the slightest.

Through Xiaohei's eyes, the Evil Dragon's gaze fell upon the lying girl.

Her power far surpasses this world.

Yet she uses this power to save this lowly group of humans.

The Evil Dragon excitedly thought.

If he were to emerge and destroy this whole world, would she show a despairing expression?

He could hardly wait to see that scene.

…

Over half of the Pinminku slaves had been rescued, Jiang Zhi's energy was utterly drained, and her fingers trembling slightly as she manipulated the puppets' silver threads.

Seeing this, Xiaohei anxiously asked, "Master… master… you… how… are you?"

After this week, Xiaohei's speech had improved; at least he could now say two words together.

Jiang Zhi smiled, raising the corner of her eye: "I'm just tired from this pose; I want to change my posture."

The Evil Dragon leisurely remarked in Xiaohei's mind: "She not only has to maintain that barrier but also control over a hundred puppets to act against the guards; holding out this long is already a sign of her great luck."

Xiaohei suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Master, you… don't… continue…"

Jiang Zhi broke free of his fingers, frowning as she called: "Xiaohei!"

She immediately said: "This is what I've always wanted to do; please don't stop me."

If she stops, the remaining slaves will be transferred to Zhucheng, while some of the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled will be killed—that is their fate.

After hearing their pleas, Jiang Zhi could not stop.

In this world, slaves are as low as dust, unnoticed; the people living in Zhucheng treat them as machines to be driven, discarding them as scrap into the Pinminku when they break down.

Xiaohei met her clear, bright eyes, seeing a determined and earnest expression within.

The first time he saw his master, he looked up from his cold iron cage toward her standing in the lamplight; her gaze then was the same as now.

——I will save you.

I will reach out to him who has fallen into the abyss, and I will lead him step by step into the sunlight.

All the sounds in his mind faded; he slowly withdrew his hand and quietly sat beside her.

"I, I'll stay with you."

Jiang Zhi hummed in acknowledgment.

…

"Is this barrier your doing?" a voice came from nearby.

Jiang Zhi followed the sound and saw an old man standing atop the withered tree.

Unable to divert her attention, she did not notice his arrival.

His ability was displayed in the lens of her right eye.

This should be the first person she has encountered in this world, aside from the Evil Dragon, who truly deserves the title of 'strong'.

Jiang Zhi's fingers danced continuously in the air, the connected silver threads controlling the puppets scattered throughout the Pinminku.

It's me.

The old man wore a mage's long robe, his wrinkled hands gripping a cane, his whole face hidden under the hood, only revealing long white hair like dry grass.

He slowly raised his eyebrows; his face looked somewhat younger, about fifty, not as aged as his hands, his spirit alert, his eyes narrowed, and when he smiled he appeared kind and benevolent.

May I ask you a question?

Jiang Zhi said: "Go ahead."

The old man asked: "How do you stay so young?"

Jiang Zhi shrugged and answered without reservation: "I used a dark forbidden technique; this is a lingering side effect."

The old man showed surprise: "Dark forbidden technique? You actually know how to use a dark forbidden technique?"

His gaze was overly fervent; looking at her, it wasn't like looking at a junior, but more like looking at a rare treasure useful to himself.

Xiaohei stepped in front of Jiang Zhi, blocking his gaze.

The old man sighed, then moved his cane.

In an instant, the spell transformed into a fire tiger, which became entangled with Xiaohei.

The fire tiger's power overwhelmed Xiaohei, soon pressing him to the ground and tearing at him.

Jiang Zhi watched calmly and said: "I never expected one of the Twelve Great Elders to appear in Pinminku."

The Six Great Elders' Gong Jianhua is the eldest among the Twelve Great Elders; he longs for immortality, always using slaves as test subjects for drugs, countless slaves have died at his hands, he is utterly inhumane.

Gong Jianhua smiled and said: "Tell me how to use the dark forbidden technique. Rest assured, I will spare your life."

Jiang Zhi could not recall her puppet at this moment, nor could she stop.

She could only try to buy time.

"Fine, I'll tell you."

…

The Xiaohei, being torn by the fire tiger, stared fixedly at the old man on the withered branch, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth; the pain did not stop his struggle, he fiercely bit through the fire tiger's throat, leapt up, and rushed at the old man.

The old man had been prepared, and he swung his cane hard at his chest.

This force was enough to shatter his pulse.

No medicine can cure it.

The Xiaohei who had fallen to the ground spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and instantly fainted.

Suddenly.

The Half-beast rose from the ground.

The old man frowned upon seeing this, able to confirm that his strike was enough to kill him.

That Half-beast couldn't even stand up; moving a finger would be futile.

The youth's skin sprouted countless golden markings, his snow‑white long hair fluttering in the wind, and his wounds healed at incredible speed.

Heh.

He rotated his neck, stretched, grinned, and said: "Finally out."