Chapter 461: I'm doomed, I'm surrounded by magic dragons

Evil Spirit Magic Dragon, that couldn't be...

Since he could be considered half an acquaintance, Ji Ming was no longer in a hurry.

Simply put, he decided to stay put, go along with the plan, and see where this crazy magic dragon would take him.

But although he was staying put, he had to play the part fully; as a dedicated captive, Ji Ming still had to earnestly act out the defeated plot.

So he quietly cleared his throat, relying on the dragon not seeing his face, and began to feign crying and shouting.

"Please, I'm just here to grind some experience; why did you abduct me!"

"Kekeke..."

Naturally, the dragon's laughter grew more excited; he eagerly lifted Ji Ming to eye level and issued a very player-like declaration.

"What a pitiful cry, little treasure—I must certainly savor it carefully!"

If the one saying this were a black-stockinged, long-skirted, big-hoop earring, red-lipped, wicked-smiling girl, it might still be considered charming and lovely.

But the speaker now is a genuine corpse exuding a strong stench, and moreover an oversized one, so Ji Ming would only...

District d!

Although disgusted, he still took advantage of the successful conversation to begin a practiced linguistic probe.

"You! Stop being arrogant—do you know who I am?"

"Kekeke, does it matter who I am?"

Well, he probably doesn't know; otherwise, with that smug attitude he'd surely blurt it out to show off.

Then.

"You dare kidnap me without even knowing who I am? Then let me tell you—I am the Holy Light Chosen One!"

He paused briefly, deliberately cutting in before the dragon could speak.

"You know what the Holy Light Chosen One is?!"

"If you dare move a finger of mine, His Holiness the Pope and the Great Deity will surely be angry."

Of course, following the usual trope, those who think highly of themselves, rely on threats to solve problems, and keep pressuring the kidnappers are definitely the first to die in the team.

So Ji Ming shifted his tone here and thoughtfully offered a little trick to break the deadlock.

"How about this, big brother? You let me go secretly, and I'll secretly give you my contact info—how does that sound?"

【Tea】

"Get lost!"

If it were anyone else, even an ordinary person who'd suffered real-life setbacks wouldn't believe this deceitful nonsense.

But this is a dragon, so he really hesitated.

After all, even bandits, when they seize the imperial jade seal and a peerless beauty, wouldn't possibly share it openly with their brothers, would they?

But he only fell silent for a moment before suddenly curling his lips.

"Kekeke, no way, you can't fool me!"

"The Demon Lord will soon rule the world; then all that pretentious Holy Light radiance will be destroyed, so you'll eventually fall into our hands!"

"Rather than wait until then for some lucky sister to snatch you first, I'd rather present you as spoils to the Great King to earn favor and reward!"

"Kekeke, maybe after the Great King grows bored of you, he'll give you back to me to play with! Then…… hehehe……"

Fine, fine, fine—now Ji Ming doesn't need to act anymore, because he's been left cold and shivering by this hair-raising remark.

Moreover, judging by this guy's tone, there are definitely more than two level-70+ Evil Spirit Magic Dragons behind them.

Considering there's also a being they could call a Demon Lord, it's likely a powerful antagonist organization with considerable strength.

——Damn, so I've accidentally stumbled into and personally unlocked a hidden dungeon!

So Ji Ming fell silent for a moment, then spoke up to interrupt the other's dark, profound fantasy.

"That's excessive—is that really your reason for rushing to capture me, wanting to keep me as a pet?"

"No, saying you're a pet is you selling yourself short."

Of course, the denial was just teasing, since the dragon drew out its tone, its hazy eyes wantonly scanning Ji Ming.

"I just want to capture you to bear offspring, to add to my dragon lineage."

Ji Ming was stunned by those words and blurted out a line instinctively.

"Bear offspring? But I'm male."

As a result, the corpse dragon, which doesn't even know how many viscera it has, actually replied matter-of-factly.

"I'll give birth."

Oh damn, turns out you're actually female—well, it really isn't noticeable.

Moreover.

"But I'm human, you're a dragon, I……"

Ji Ming intended to politely point out the objective fact that their size difference is too great for any compatibility.

But the dragon misunderstood, again without thinking.

"Oh, it's fine—we won't despise you for being human, after all, don't you humans also love cats and dogs?"

This statement truly frightened Ji Ming.

"Like!? Even liking wouldn't……"

Suddenly thinking of something, a chill ran through him, and he changed his wording.

"Dragon Brother—uh, I mean Dragon Sister! Can we negotiate, negotiate?"

Then the dragon activated its shake-toy mode, gripping him tightly and loving him roughly.

Tossed up and down like a doll several times, he then heard a fierce line.

"No negotiation! All you need to do now is get ready and use that pretty face of yours to earn me more benefits!"

Ji Ming: Aminuos!

Originally he still wanted to ask, but just now the old duke wasn't saying they had no reproductive ability, they couldn't even produce newcomers internally, so why kidnap a human like me to mess around?

Looking at it now, it's still better to wait for another chance……

【Hold on, Savior, you don't have Suggestion Technique? Why not use it?】

Ji Ming secretly shook his head.

"You think I don't want to use it? But who knows how high this demon dragon's intelligence stat is, and how many passive skills it has against mind magic?"

"If I mess up and get into trouble, anger her, and let her spread the secret that I have this ability, all our efforts will be wasted!"

【Right oh】

But even though this demon dragon is angry, perhaps half her brain is rotted, she quickly returned to her previous psychotic state.

Moreover, if her older sister's way of grabbing Ji Ming looks like she finally snatched a limited‑edition item from a scalper, then she is like someone who finally bought a coveted good at a high price from that scalper, a sucker.

From time to time they would lift Ji Ming up to eye level to play with him for a while, then pull their own pus‑oozing face, stick out their dragon tongue, and make a "too spicy" expression while humming and hawing.

Oh, considering her raw material should be a red dragon, with hardly any scales left on that dragon face, looking at it it's really fucking red.

Absolute!

Fortunately, even as a corpse dragon, their flight speed isn't reduced much, so while they were messing around, they quickly swept over vast stretches of land.

And after repeatedly raising their flight altitude following the terrain, Ji Ming saw a mountain peak with an eerie purple top gradually appear before them.

Huh?

The towering purple mountain peak piercing the clouds—isn't that the famous Fallen God Peak of the Fallen God Mountain Range?

Then……

The special place where gods fell, the missing mountain patrols, the herds driven away from the range, the high‑level professionals singled out for hunting, and the Demon Lord with his demon dragon friends.

Clue after clue gradually linked together, pointing to the sole answer among many possibilities.

Hiss.

Could it be that I……

Did I accidentally bump into a hidden boss while opening a hidden dungeon?

After all, not everyone can be a supreme god; Ji Ming doesn't care about the Purple Lightning Divinity, but plenty of people do.

And this group of evil spirit demon dragons, just like the Purple Lightning God, were active ten thousand years ago, so they must know many ancient secrets; knowing how to obtain divinity clearly is only natural.

Therefore, as the demon dragon circled and lowered its altitude, preparing for a harmless landing, Ji Ming also took the opportunity to observe the situation all around Fallen God Peak.

Due to the resentment and chaotic divine power bursting out when the gods died, even after ten thousand years, Fallen God Peak remains utterly desolate.

But by rights the mountaintops should be nothing but barren waste, yet at this moment a number of structures resembling temples have inexplicably appeared, though it's unclear what deity they're devoted to.

Moreover, on the wide plateau at the summit, several strangely shaped figures with scaly grayish skin now stand upright.

Their rotting aura is almost identical to that of the demon dragon grabbing him, and they all turn out to be demon dragons that have taken human form!

This too is an old tradition of the dragon clan: as a species born with a sense of superiority, in their rites and culture, when a stronger, more noble higher dragon exists, the weaker, lower‑status dragons voluntarily act as its vassals.

Because in their eyes, a humanoid form makes communication with other races easier and allows simple execution of various delicate operations.

But for a mighty giant dragon to shift toward a weaker race is absolutely a very pathetic low stance, making anyone who sees it lose face.

Put together, this leads to the dragon clan, when serving a stronger dragon, voluntarily taking human form and standing to the sides, bowing deeply and daring not to steal any spotlight.

So…… is that Demon Lord also an evil spirit demon dragon?

This place is actually a dragon nest!?

Moreover, no one knows how long they've been scheming for this divinity, but as the distance closed, Ji Ming noticed that some parts of the temple had already cracked and grown moss, clearly showing they've been around for a while.

But unfortunately, no matter how long they've lived, proud demon dragons never learn to cherish their new toys, at least not to handle them gently.

Therefore, while Ji Ming was still pondering, he suddenly felt his body lighten, as if he'd taken off before even finishing his show.

Looking back, he only then realized that the damned demon dragon, to make turning into a human easier, had simply tossed himself down.

""

Ji Ming no longer knew what curse to shout, so he hastily adjusted his posture to avoid falling flat on his face for no reason.

But before he could move, he felt his body grow heavy, as if something had firmly caught him.

"Huh?"

He gave a soft hum, quickly lifted his head, and looked at the person who had caught him; who knew that in that gaze, his heart would actually flutter a little.

There's nothing to be done; if you were also being princess-carried by a person whose face is rotted to the point of exposing bone, whose lips are half gone, whose yellowed teeth are bared, and whose body emits a strong stench, you would also feel the same palpitation.

——Too scary, holy shit!

Ji Ming now really does regret having ventured deep into enemy territory, so as soon as he landed he hurriedly broke free and dodged to the side.

Who would have thought that scanning the surroundings would make him feel even more terrified, his heart pounding.

Do you still remember that certain retired old man who was skilled at poisonous milk once said, "Looks are combat power."

Therefore, as a race with long lifespans, strong talent, and great prestige, any kind of giant dragon, once taking human form, will have its looks and physique fully maxed out.

Like the Silver Dragon, which is especially adept at shape-shifting and also likes to play, the benevolent metal dragon's human form leaves behind not even the most stubborn scales and claws, making its appearance almost indistinguishable from that of a human.

Then, since everyone standing on this altar is a high-ranking pure-blood giant dragon, it should be a whole bunch of stunningly handsome men and beautiful women with looks turned up to the max, making it hard to keep one's pants up.

But who made them merely evil-spirit demon dragons crafted from giant dragon corpses as raw material through human alchemy?

Since even their indestructible dragon bodies have turned into a disgusting lump of rotting flesh, how could their human forms possibly be good-looking?

So, looking around, they all turn out to be things like living corpses!

Especially the head and face, because the soft parts of the body have almost completely rotted away, resulting in even if the raw material was a Silver Dragon, they now all look equally hideous.

Perhaps that's also why the big-toothed one who actively caught Ji Ming... well, let's put it more elegantly, that gold dragon with only half a face.

Even after Ji Ming broke free, it wasn't angry; instead, it slowly walked forward, extending a hand like a zombie, and its sole remaining eye, after a deep haze, also showed a hint of human-like astonishment.

"What a beautiful face, what a beautiful..."

But in the end it never touched Ji Ming, stopping two steps away, muttering with a hoarse, indistinct throat.

Why? Why can you, but I...

As for the other magic dragons, they were much the same, unable to control themselves as they swarmed toward Ji Ming, like moths to a flame, whispering.

Ah, how smooth and moist it looks, as if you could wring water out of it.

With such a full-bodied form, it would surely be warm even at night!

I seem to have smelled a sweet fragrance; huff, has my sense of smell returned?

But perhaps not every evil-spirit magic dragon will go mad like the pair of sisters who just fought over Ji Ming; maybe it's because their rank is inferior, and this retinue of dragons has grown accustomed to keeping their heads low and staying small.

In short, they were surprisingly "polite," like visitors at a museum, merely circling Ji Ming to admire and praise him, never laying a hand on him the whole time.

So it's unfortunate that the ones who like to get hands-on have arrived.

Get lost, all of you! This is my treasure—you're not even allowed to look at it!

That was also a red magic dragon that had taken human form; because of its higher rank, its bodily decay was far less than that of these few magic-dragon attendants, so at least a rough facial outline could still be made out.

Of course, one could only say it had improved a little; if it really went to a haunted house to act in a ghost movie as a script-killing NPC, it would definitely be able to secure the top prize.