Chapter 274: Threat to Al Wa Lei Si

Swish swish swish!

Whenever a shadow flickered, Ma Luofu's body vanished in midair, then reformed as an afterimage that sliced off an assassin's head.

His Agility had already reached 99 points; although he was helpless against the berserk war demons—blood‑bag monsters, those equally frail assassins stood no chance of retaliation.

For assassins, speed alone is unbreakable. With high attack and thin blood, a slight lag in speed would lead to a fatal outcome.

Facing a full six‑level class gap, those shadow assassins were casually dealt with by Ma Luofu within five minutes, all while he dodged the berserk war demons' assaults.

"Not bad, indeed."

Juan Ce Long bowed slightly, pleased with Ma Luofu's performance; as a reward that would delight him, the benevolent great dragon decided to grant him a gentle, painless death.

He waved a claw, and the berserk war demons that had been besieging Ma Luofu reluctantly withdrew, crawling on the ground with tongues out, eyes fixed on Ma Luofu.

Ma Luofu saw the opponent cease its attack, yet he did not lower his guard; instead, he grew even more uncertain about what the dragon was really selling.

Naimi Xisi smiled and said, "Initially, I intended to have these little things drag your soul back to the Abyss, turning you into an Abyssal maggot."

Ma Luofu glanced at the twenty "little things" encircling him and broke into cold sweat.

"But your performance pleased me, so I have decided to give you a better choice."

"Tell me everything you know, and I will grant you a swift, clean death."

Ma Luofu sneered at Naimi Xisi's words; every consul of the Shadow Alliance had been implanted by two elders with the Nine Ring Shadow Secret Technique of the Night Sky Eye faction, equivalent to a Divination spell, so even if he wished to answer, he would die the instant he revealed the secret.

Given that, why would he satisfy this dragon that had shattered all his schemes?

Ma Luofu silently lowered his head, discarded the dagger in his hand without a word. He had realized that the dragon had been toying with him all along; even if he truly eliminated those twenty troublesome berserk war demons, the other side still possessed even more terrifying means awaiting him.

Given that, perhaps he should feign surrender first, then look for a chance to escape.

"Oh, so you intend to run away?" Naimi Xisi said with a teasing tone.

Ma Luofu's eyes widened sharply, his body sprang into motion, intending to leave at once, but an enormous invisible force bound him, trapping him in place.

"Don't be impatient; in a moment I will finish reading your memories," Naimi Xisi smiled, occasional dim yellow glints flashing in his eyes.

Soon, having read all his memories, Naimi Xisi gave Ma Luofu a satisfied glance; Ma Luofu, restrained by the Six-Ring Enchantment Spell "Stasis Great Method," was hurled like struck by a massive hammer, "Bang!" sending him flying far away, crashing into the temple wall.

Naimi Xisi feigned a dragon claw, pointing at the struggling Ma Luofu as he rose, surging negative energy gathering at the claw's core like a tide.

Seven-Ring Necromancy Spell—"Instantaneous Cardiac Freeze"!

The lower‑tier spell of the Nine-Ring Necromancy Spell "Heart Explosion," namely "Heart Freeze," channels the boundless negative energy through the air into Ma Luofu's chest.

The cold light instantly enveloped Ma Luofu; his body stiffened abruptly, terror flashing across his face. Under that chilling radiance, his heart began to freeze rapidly, the ice spreading at a visible speed as if sprouting from within his body.

Within a few breaths, Ma Luofu's heart was fully frozen into a solid block of ice. At that moment he lost all life force, his body collapsing straight down, eyes still wide open as if unable to accept his death. "Dead, dead? He just died like that?" Xianai said, bewildered, the foe who had haunted her for fourteen years—the nightmare that appeared every midnight—had simply perished?

Confusion and regret filled her eyes; she cursed herself for not joining in to kill him, making his death so easy and painless.

Xianai crouched, inhaled deeply; the transformed raven returned to its original form and perched on her shoulder, nuzzling her cheek affectionately.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Xianai whispered, rubbing her face against the raven.

Unlike the warm, sorrowful atmosphere on her side, Al Wa Lei Si at that moment wished he could bury himself, fearing he might attract the 100‑meter‑tall behemoth outside.

But Naimi Xisi did not grant his wish.

"Al Wa Lei Si?" Naimi Xisi asked with a certain tone.

You Ying Long's body shivered, slowly raising its head to glance at Juan Ce Long, offering a flattering smile: "The intruder is already dead; do you wish to leave? I can see you out."

Naimi Xisi scoffed, staring at him with a look as if at a fool, as though saying, "You think I'd leave?"

Al Wa Lei Si's face turned sorrowful; one after another, the dragon's casually cast spells left him silently astonished.

As a being proficient in Shadow Secret Techniques, Al Wa Lei Si's knowledge of spells was unsurprising; to wield Seven‑Ring or even Six‑Ring spells with such potent effects indicated the opponent's Mage rank must be exceedingly high!

Naimi Xisi smiled, "I claim this plane, but I still lack a gatekeeper; you seem suitable."

!

Al Wa Lei Si's face twisted like a wilted chrysanthemum; what was this dragon up to, did it intend to enslave him like that Skeleton scaffold?

His previous oath was still unfulfilled; he wouldn't let himself get another master!

"You Ying Long will never be enslaved!" Al Wa Lei Si roared loudly, eyes filled with defiance.

Naimi Xisi shook his head, sighing with a hint of regret.

He produced a black‑red translucent stone egg, radiating an intensely scorching aura: "It seems I have no choice but the second option."

Just as Naimi Xisi prepared to activate the high‑grade Artifact "Chaos Demon Star," to transform Al Wa Lei Si into a hellfire dragon, Al Wa Lei Si's complexion changed dramatically.

"Wait, wait, wait! By the heavens, the Five‑Colored Dragon Mother is above; what cursed thing are you holding in your hand!" Al Wa Lei Si's face went pale as he shouted.

As an ancient blue dragon native to Frelen, Al Wa Lei Si's ancestral memories contained far more native Frelen knowledge than Naimi Xisi's.

Naturally this includes the terrifying war tens of thousands of years ago that swept the True Dragon clan across the entire Toril world, and the evil Artifact wielded by that elven Mage.

"Is this... the legendary Chaos Demon Star?!" Al Wa Lei Si stammered, his whole body trembling.

His gaze toward Juan Ce Long completely changed, from reverent to the terror one feels toward a serial killer.

"What kind of monstrously cruel dragon could possess such a terrifying dragon‑slaying weapon!" Al Wa Lei Si thought in despair after Naimi Xisi gave a slight nod of affirmation.

(End of Chapter)