Chapter 445: [Great Luo Insight] Side Effect: Peeping

"Just kidding."

Seeing that Caius hadn't reacted yet, Li Ang used a chuckle to mask his own emotions.

Even if he were truly prepared to take the man on as a dog, he couldn't rashly expose that he could indeed break the Sovereign's Blood Pact.

After all, in the current situation, it was best not to appear too conspicuous.

Hearing this, Caius immediately came to his senses, silently letting out a sigh of relief in his heart.

He knew there had to be a dragon behind this one; otherwise, how could a Level 4 professional crack the Sovereign's Blood Pact?

With a slightly more relaxed mood, a flattering smile appeared on the vampire's face: "Your Excellency is quite humorous, but I wonder what your thoughts are on my proposal?"

"Do you know what price Christine paid?"

Li Ang did not answer Caius's question directly, but instead threw out another one.

Immediately after, without waiting for the other to think, he gave the answer: "Life."

Hearing this, the black-haired vampire's expression sank instantly.

Even though he had guessed as much in his heart, when the conjecture was truly verified, he still couldn't help but feel hesitant.

After a moment of thought, Caius said to Li Ang in a solemn tone: "Could Your Excellency give me two days to consider?"

Facing his request, Li Ang nodded slightly: "You may."

This was a lie.

No matter what choice the black-haired vampire made, his final fate would be to be turned into a 【Pseudo-Servant】; from the moment he stepped onto Morabis Star, his destiny had already been sealed.

This Secret Blood Company executive knew too much; Li Ang could not allow him to leave the planet uncontrolled. The reason he agreed to the request was simply to maintain the illusion that he had a dragon backing him, so as to keep the Sovereign wary for a short time.

Hearing this, Caius bowed slightly to show respect: "Thank you, Your Excellency. I will give you an answer in two days."

After speaking, he turned into a cloud of black mist and dived into the shadows, disappearing from sight.

Seeing this, Li Ang did not stop him, letting the other disappear from his line of sight.

Perhaps the black-haired vampire was confident he could evade his detection, but under the 【Great Luo Insight】, a mere Level 5 professional clearly had nowhere to hide.

If Caius tried to contact the Sovereign in these two days, only destruction would await him.

At this moment, Christine, who hadn't said a word since seeing Caius, suddenly spoke: "Master, do you need me to go and watch him?"

As a 【Pseudo-Servant】 personally transformed by Li Ang, she naturally knew that no "dragon backing him" existed; her former superior was truly overthinking things.

But since the Master wanted to act, she could only cooperate obediently.

"No need."

Li Ang waved his hand slightly, refusing Christine's proposal.

After a brief contact, he had already seen through Caius's nature.

People like this black-haired vampire would fill in the blanks with many things even if you said nothing; certain actions would only make him suspicious.

Of course, for Li Ang, it didn't matter if he misjudged; it would just take a little more effort to clean up.

Seeing that the Master had his own ideas, Christine didn't say anything more, just nodded to show she understood, prioritizing being obedient and well-behaved.

Just as Li Ang had guessed, not long after leaving, Caius hid in the shadow of a tree, motionless.

Recalling the conversation just now, his eyes couldn't help but flicker.

'Death...'

What the black-haired vampire was worried about right now wasn't being hunted down after escaping the Sovereign's control, but what would happen if those dragons didn't keep their promise.

After all, one only has one life; if you die, you're truly dead.

Caius did have the heart to sign a contract to impose some restrictions, but he also understood that he had no room to bargain.

However, he soon realized he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding; after all, given the strength displayed by this planet, taking him down would be easy.

'Sure enough, those dragons don't care about me at all.'

Caius, believing he had found a reasonable explanation, immediately felt encouraged, completely unaware that he was under the constant surveillance of 【Great Luo Insight】.

Thinking of this, the black-haired vampire didn't hesitate anymore and immediately chose to return.

But when he returned to the place where they had talked earlier, he found that the little Level 4 dragon cub was still standing in the same spot, as if it had long expected him to return.

'Terrifying... did it even calculate my reaction?'

As this thought flashed through his mind, Caius felt even more fearful.

It was a pity that the truth was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from what he thought; the reason Li Ang hadn't left was just to level the ground and help Ilis make a new toy.

However, he wasn't surprised that the black-haired vampire had returned; after all, the man had never left his "sight" from the beginning.

Before Caius could speak, Li Ang asked without turning his head: "Have you decided?"

"Yes, I have thought it through. Even if the price is my life, I am willing."

Hearing the voice, Caius responded quickly, but then fell into a long wait.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Seeing that the young dragon not far away remained silent for a long time, Caius felt increasingly anxious, yet dared not urge it.

Finally, amidst a crisp sound of clapping, Li Ang looked with great satisfaction at the ground that had been restored to flatness.

'This should keep Ilis occupied for a while; when I have the chance, I'll bring her some more local specialties.'

The so-called local specialties were naturally the soil from various planets in the worlds he traveled to; he didn't know why the black dog-dragon loved eating dirt so much, even though he and Sofia had never skimped on her dog... food.

Not intending to delve into this matter, Li Ang turned to look at the hesitant Caius: "I will inform my brother of this matter; whether it succeeds or not, I will notify you."

"Then I will trouble Your Excellency."

Caius let out a long sigh of relief; he finally had a chance to escape his certain-death situation.

The brother naturally didn't exist; this was just an excuse Li Ang used to fool the other.

Furthermore, he did have an older brother, but he wasn't in this world.

'I'll just have to make Old Tang suffer a bit more.'

Two days passed in a flash.

Caius arrived at the agreed location according to the instructions in the message, which was the metal Viceroy's Mansion on the surface.

Only, unlike the last time he had snuck in, this time he clearly sensed a portal radiating spatial fluctuations.

"..."

Looking at the rift emitting a faint, ghostly blue light, Caius walked in after a moment of hesitation.

As his vision blurred, the environment around him suddenly changed.

'This is the 【Alchemy Kingdom】?'

It was just spatial teleportation; Caius had lived for so many years and naturally had many similar experiences; even this space before him wasn't exactly stunning in his eyes.

The black-haired vampire could easily name ten or more transcendent buildings more magnificent than this place.

【Glory Arena】, 【Hall of Truth】, 【Dragon's Nest】... though he had only seen pictures of most of these places on the network.

But no matter how glorious these places were, they couldn't cover up the awe in Caius's heart at this moment.

The reason was simple: a powerful professional who made no effort to hide their aura was standing not far away, watching him coldly.

Looking at the pair of golden pupils that were identical to those of the planet's Viceroy from two days ago, Caius instinctively swallowed hard.

But soon he forced a smile onto his face and said very humbly: "You... you must be Lord Norton, right?"

To be honest, before entering the 【Alchemy Kingdom】, Caius had never expected such a situation; the aura radiated by the dragon before him almost made him faint.

Especially under the gaze of those golden pupils, the black-haired vampire felt as if he were being stared at by the sun, as if his very soul were about to be burned to nothingness.

The sun...

In Caius's memory, his race had once feared this celestial body that illuminated all things, but after the Sovereign had transformed their bloodline, they shouldn't have possessed this weakness anymore.

'Could such a terrifying Level 6 Sovereign be a match for this?'

Just as Caius was soaked in sweat, the dragon that brought him immense pressure spoke: "Follow."