Chapter 204: The Cursed Shamans

"Oh? You mean you have no responsibility at all?"

The dragon glowered at him: "Expel those idiots from the army. Moreover, from now on, I don't care what method you use, make your soldiers understand clearly and stop paying lip service to my words, otherwise—"

He looked at the trembling subordinate's body and chuckled lightly: "You are of no use now."

Naimi Xisi did not state the fate of being useless, but the subordinate knew full well that it wouldn't be much better than dying on the spot.

Fortunately, fortunately, the merciful general gave him another chance.

"Yes!"

The subordinate wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face ashen, and walked toward the crowd: "Everyone disperse, what are you looking at here! And those four gate‑keeping idiots, roll over here at once!"

Ge Lei Luo looked at Naimi Xisi gratefully and said: "Thank you for your fairness; you have upheld General Duzula's dignity. For that, Ge Lei Luo will forever respect you."

Naimi Xisi curled his lips and looked at Ge Lei Luo: "You're welcome."

Even without the aid of prophetic spells, Juan Ce Long had already seen this boy's extraordinary future. For someone with such rare talent, as long as he doesn't die young, becoming a Legendary Warrior is inevitable.

Duzula Shiliu Shi? Such talent following him would be a waste; Juan Ce Long believed he himself was more worthy of such outstanding Dependents.

As for Ge Lei Luo's loyalty to that general?

Naimi Xisi watched the other with interest, his Mind Power probing the boy's deep memories, taking everything in.

Controlling with cheat‑like methods is far too boring.

He could, of course, seize control of Ge Lei Luo instantly, just as he had once controlled other Dependents.

But he is no longer the weak dragon he once was; he no longer feels such a rush for quick gains.

Juan Ce Long's eyes gleamed with interest; he will make this Niksalan willingly follow him.

After all, what he values is not only Ge Lei Luo's great talent, but also his ability to stare at the dragon without flinching; he does not want his Mind Power to destroy the latter.

"No need to say more; I already know your purpose."

Naimi Xisi cut off Ge Lei Luo just as he was about to speak, and shock flashed in the latter's eyes.

"Sai Fa Er and his group are setting up a Divine Spell formation, aren't they? Duzula Shiliu Shi wants me to lead the army here, wait calmly, and after the formation activates, launch a surprise attack on Duzula City."

Seeing that the dragon truly knew the general's message, Ge Lei Luo felt a jolt; does this dragon possess foresight, or can it probe his mind?

"No problem; we will wait here for the Divine Spell formation to be completed."

"No, I can even offer you some assistance." Naimi Xisi thought of the new spell he had obtained from Sai Fa Er and gave a wicked smile.

"Those shamans, from now on, will have no chance to interfere with you."

——

"Great Shaman, lately we've been catching people sneaking into the sewers in the city. We've captured some; when would you like to interrogate them?" a shaman reported to Ku Si Ke inside the temple.

Ku Si Ke waved his hand: "Got it, I'll go tomorrow. It's getting late, you go rest first."

After the shaman bowed respectfully and left, Ku Si Ke sighed, returned to his room, and massaged his temples, which throbbed as if about to tear.

"The aftereffects of resurrection require a few more days of rest to dissipate. Until then, my Divine Spell rank has shrunk to one‑fifth of its former level, yet I cannot show any weakness now. That damned Duzula Shiliu Shi, that false believer!"

Recalling the Divine Oracle from our god that warned of Duzula's intent to rebel against the divine, Ku Si Ke's face darkened.

If it weren't for that unknown dragon killing me earlier, ruining the ritual and causing me to trigger the resurrection side‑effect, I would have already dealt with that false believer; why should I be cramped in the pyramid, too scared to leave?

"Damned! Where the hell did that damned dragon come from?! Even prophetic Divine Spell doesn't work; I must find it and rip its muscles and skin off!!" Ku Si Ke's face twisted as he said.

He muttered curses, stripped off his clothes, and lay on the bed to sleep, only to notice a strand of black smoke, invisible to ordinary eyes, slipping into his body. It was a gift from the dragon in his mouth.

"Beep beep du du beep beep du du beep beep du du"

Ku Si Ke had just fallen asleep when he suddenly found himself in a black void; harsh dissonant chords and terrifying symphonic screeches filled his ears. He covered his ears, brows knit, and even in the dream the bone‑gnawing pain was vivid, intensified by the noise.

"Stop the noise!!!"

He roared in anger, then sat up abruptly, looked around bewildered, and realized he was dreaming.

He hadn't dreamed in a long time, and never had such an annoying dream.

Staring at the still‑black night outside the window, Ku Si Ke couldn't tell how long he'd slept, so he drifted back into deep sleep.

"Beep beep du du beep beep du du beep beep du du!"

"Aaaaaaa!!!"

Ku Si Ke jolted upright again, shouting in fury; in the dream he was back in that black void, tormented by the same noise.

"What on earth is happening!"

!

Ku Si Ke's expression darkened, becoming serious; he knew the odds of dreaming the same nightmare twice in a row were minuscule, so he must have suffered a mental attack.

He immediately employed a Divine Spell, 【Curse Detection】, and indeed saw black cursed markings appear on his body.

"Damned! Who dared to curse me!" Ku Si Ke stomped in anger.

But at this moment, lacking proper rest, his worsening headache became unbearable, so he gave up hunting the culprit and began to lift the curse on himself.

He, intermittently bearing the headache, cast 【Curse Removal】 on himself; a flash of golden light passed, and he instantly felt relief.

"That should be fine now."

Ku Si Ke nodded satisfied, covered his drowsy brain, and lay down again, soon drifting into dreamland.

"Beep beep du du beep beep du du beep beep du du!!"

"Bang!"

He went berserk, stood up, smashed everything on the table onto the floor, and bit his nails frantically.

The curse was not lifted; he was still tormented by the nightmare.

"What kind of curse is this that even 【Curse Removal】 doesn't work?!" Ku Si Ke was shocked.

There was no other choice; he forced himself to lie on the bed, sleeping intermittently, but every half hour the unbearable noise would wake him.

All night long, not only did his Divine Spell rank not recover from rest, he grew increasingly haggard.

The next day, when he saw other shamans as listless as himself, he realized the situation was serious.

This nameless curse actually affected all the shamans!

At this moment, far away in the camp outside the city, Naimi Xisi lifted the corners of his mouth, smiled with satisfaction as he watched the scene inside the crystal ball.

"I never expected you, old man, to still be alive; then I shall thoroughly torment you."

(End of chapter)