feed on dragons

"...Huh? What's going on?"

The mages outside were expecting their team to come out, but strange information was displayed on the parchment.

"They stopped there? And Dai Ning seems to be injured?" Tifeng looked at the display of the map, and his tone was a little nervous.

"It doesn't make sense..." Lun frowned suspiciously.Although the final platform has a design level, it is just a trick to test the observation ability, and it still uses the mechanisms that the ruins themselves have. They just put things in it.At that time, the investigation team also opened the agency, and there was no problem?

"What's going on?" Yaqibeier saw the commotion in his team and came over.

"It seems that there was a little accident, but the information on the parchment is not clear enough, you may have to go in and have a look." Lundao.

"I'll go in." Tifeng hastily recommended himself, "I'm the one responsible for bringing them into the ruins, and I have no interest in it. I'll see who is the most suitable person to see the situation. In short, if there's nothing else, I'll take them Come out; if there is any accident that cannot be handled, please notify the outside.”

A group of people looked at each other and had no opinion.Mandron originally wanted to follow, but was stopped by Azibel.

"Let Lord Tifeng go, he is right, he is the only one present here who is the most suitable." The eldest prince said.

Mandron originally wanted to argue for something, but Tifeng moved quickly and walked into the ruins with big strides, regardless of Mandron asking him to wait; Watch Tifeng enter the ruins.Before the young man went in, the eldest prince noticed that the hands of the mage Holrant who came from afar but quickly established friendship with the apprentices were trembling slightly.

Carter lay on the ground.The distance between the upper floor and the lower floor was two and a half meters. He fell from such a height that his whole body hurt like it was about to fall apart.There were scattered stones around him, his head seemed to have been hit, and he was a little dizzy.

In a daze, he remembered what happened last night.

"Why did that kid escape? What else would he do? He didn't even break a piece of skin!"

As soon as Mandron returned to his room, he immediately started yelling.The man angrily swept the documents on the table to the floor, and Carter looked at the messy room without saying a word, thinking: Great, I have to clean up again.

"You too, you obviously live next door to him, and after so long, you can't even get a ring?" Manderon turned his head and saw his disciple still standing there, and his heart became even more angry.Carter looked up at the teacher and whispered, "I got it once..." At the same time, he raised his gloved hand as a reminder.

"When I talked about that time, I got angry. It burned? Pull it off when it burned! Also, who told you to wear it? I asked you to get it for me, told you to wear it? Be smart! Besides, that weird The man asked you to give it, so you will give it? Are you an idiot? I brought you here because I saw that you would be useful among my disciples, but in the end, see what you will give me in return?"

Carter didn't say a word, and silently endured Manderon's unreasonable scolding.In fact, he has become numb, whether it is the completely opposite attitude towards the teacher before and after, or his strong material desire for Julian's strange ring.

Dragon Flame Jade... Even if it is really that powerful, do you need it?

He bit the inside of his lip, thinking how stupid he was.

Yes, he shouldn't have put it on himself at all, being smart.He should have brought the ring back, as Manderon had instructed, and let the grotesque thing burn the foolish man to death.This can make Julian take the blame.

"When Mrs. Eggles came to ask me to take you in as my disciple, I shouldn't have agreed! Do you know how much pressure I had to accept you? Your father is still in prison for what he did. I took you in." You, I really don’t know when you will be implicated. If it weren’t for the good relationship between Mrs. Eggles and the Magician Tower, do you think you can get in? You finally got into my door, and you can do a small thing if you are asked No, what on earth would I accept you for?”

Why don't you tell me how much your mother has benefited you?There are two enchanted gems, not to mention the actual gold coins, which will be sent to your house in boxes.

Carter clenched his fists.The hand that was burned by the dragon flames, even after using Cantellen's ointment, still didn't get better. The black and red flesh was just so rotten, showing no signs of healing.But the strange thing is that although it has not recovered, it has not deteriorated, and it has remained in that state.Carter's face was white from the pain at the beginning, and it was difficult to fall asleep every night. He was hot and painful, as if the weird blazing dragon flame was still burning.Mandron helped him ask Lun for medicine once, probably because he was afraid that Lun would find out that the injury was not simple when he asked in detail, so he didn't care about him anymore, even if Lun occasionally asked his little apprentice's injury with concern, the man It's just perfunctory to say: it's almost done.

What a fart.Carter changed the bandages and gloves by himself every night, went outside to buy painkillers, and swallowed them to sleep better.Interestingly, after a week, he didn't feel the pain any more. The wound was still turning over ferociously, and the flesh was still rotten, but as if the nerves had died, the unbearable pain gradually eased. .

Who can I blame.He looked at the unrecognizable hand, and sometimes couldn't help thinking.

Stupid Manderon?Or the mother who spent a lot of money to send him to this stupid man?

Or...Julian?

Unable to find a target to hate, and unable to cry, Carter felt that something in his heart seemed to be slowly dying.

"Huh... Forget it, it's useless to scold you. Why don't you hurry up and clean up the things on the ground? Damn, you're so stupid..."

Mandron seemed to have finally had enough of scolding, and Carter didn't look at him, but just squatted down and began to sort out the things he had dropped on the ground.Seeing Carter squatting on the ground to clean up, the man said angrily, "Listen up. Tomorrow is your last chance. That idiot event... I don't care if you guys win, but you have to get that kid's ring. The last level is a clay puppet, which was designed by Tifeng, it will actively attack you, you can figure out how to solve it, anyway, at that time, you’d better take advantage of the chaos.”

Taking advantage of the chaos... It's easy for you to say, after Julian lost the ring once, he protected the thing tightly, how could I steal it?Carter didn't say a word, bit his lip hard, and continued to organize the files in his hands.A rusty smell spread in his mouth.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Mandelun added coldly: "If you don't get it back...after returning to China, you can go home. Academicians don't have to think about it."

Carter stopped packing up the files.He looked up at his teacher in horror, and said, "Wait... Mother said at the time, I will come in, and then I will be recommended to be an academician... This is different from what I said at the beginning!"

"What? Was there such an agreement? Was it written in black and white? I don't remember."

Manderon shrugged, as if he didn't intend to admit it, "Anyway, you can figure it out."

After the man finished speaking, he entered the bedroom and never came out again.After being stunned for a while, Carter silently turned around and continued to pack the files.His fingers trembled and his teeth clicked.

Who can I blame.

He didn't remember much after that, his consciousness seemed to be disconnected suddenly without warning.When he woke up again, it was already the next morning.The stalls on the ground are still not cleaned up, and I am still wearing the clothes from the previous day.

What are you doing?Am I so tired?Suddenly fell asleep?

He randomly piled the files on the table, returned to his room to wash up in a hurry, and then went to the hall to gather.Julian and Daining soon appeared, and Carter couldn't help clenching his fists when he saw them.

You have to... get it.

However, when he entered the ruins, he found that he couldn't fully devote his energy to sniping Julian's ring.The atmosphere of the team actually made him forget about this matter. He cooperated with his companions all the way, occasionally solving problems, occasionally supporting them, passing one level after another, and watching them hug and laugh happily when they succeeded, and then move forward with high morale ...

Why is it so delightful.

So happy, but it makes people feel very sad.

Carter tried to look normal, but he knew he wouldn't be able to fully fit in no matter what.

He thought about giving up.He thought about going to find Yaqibel, telling the whole story, and not doing anything for Manderon anymore.

But -- just think about it.

Manderon is the head of the mage group of Ainos this time.Who will Aceh Bell trust more?

Looking at Julian, who was gradually letting go of his guard against him, and Dai Ning, who was still on guard, but also less hostile, Carter thought indifferently but painfully:

I can only take care of myself.

Yes, I can only take care of myself.

The dizziness gradually dissipated, and he propped himself up to get up, and some fragmentary pebbles rolled from his body to the ground.

Carter looked around to confirm the location.There was a hole in the floor of the treasury, and he should have fallen to the underground floor.This space is ordinary, it seems to be the bottom of a corridor, there is no special decoration and furnishings, and there are no rooms on the left and right.

(Just now that kid from the Helen family didn't know what he did to the altar, then the whole space vibrated and then collapsed...)

Carter sorted out the cause and effect a little bit, and when he remembered that it was Daining's fault, he couldn't help but spit in a low voice.

"Damn, what else can I do besides getting into trouble..."

Just as Carter was thinking about whether to stay here and wait for rescue, or try to climb up, there was a sound from the other side.He looked vigilantly in the direction of the sound, and saw a figure struggling to get up from the rubble, and then looked around.

"Julian?"

He called out the other person's name in surprise.

"Huh? Carter? You fell too? Where's Dainin?"

Julian was also a little surprised when he saw Carter.He immediately tried to find another person, but he yelled a few times, but no one responded.Julian was a little panicked. He struggled to stand up and walked around in a circle, but still found nothing; although there were a lot of stones and rubble on the ground, they were not so much that they could bury people. With a glance, he knew that Dai Ning was not here.

Is it still up there?Julian looked up at the hole they had fallen through.He tried to call Dai Ning's name up a few times, but it was still silent.

"What exactly is going on……"

Julian craned his neck to look up, but could see nothing but a bright sky and towering stone pillars.He kept walking up and down, panicking like hell.

Where did Dai Ning go?I'm not here, so I'm still on it, but I don't respond to my calls, so I passed out?or...

Julian didn't dare to think about it any further. He shook his head to get rid of this ominous thought, and began to move the larger stones on the ground.

"What are you doing?" Carter asked.His eyes were fixed on the ring on Julian's hand, which shone slightly in the dark.

Must have.

That was his only chance.

"I want to go up, Dai Ning may be in trouble up there, I have to find him. I want to try to see if I can raise it a bit higher, at least..."

"Why don't you worry about yourself first?"

"what?"

Hearing this sentence, Julian turned his head in doubt, but the next second, he was thrown to the ground by Carter.

"Woo!?"

Julian was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Carter to come like this at all.After Carter rushed forward to hold him down, he began to touch his hand.

"What are you going to do... Carter!"

"Give me!"

Carter growled and tried to touch the Dragon Flame Ring, but Julian clenched his fists and struggled desperately after realizing his intentions, but he couldn't let him succeed.The two teenagers wrestled into a ball. In the past, it would take a few minutes for Carter to defeat Julian, but now Julian is a half-demon who has been properly fed. , Not long after, Julian took advantage of the gap and kicked Carter hard, hitting his side.The boy groaned and rolled to the side, Julian got up and backed away, leaving a distance from Carter.

"Why..." Julian asked, panting, "what do you want this ring for?"

"Is that what I want?" Carter also got up staggeringly, with a distorted expression, which looked like he was crying, but also like a wry smile, "Everything I do is for others. Um... well, strict For myself, and for myself.”

"I've lost a lot. If I don't get that ring of yours, I'll lose what I have now. Julian, give it to me."

"Impossible." Julian shook his head decisively, "This is given to me by a very important person...Wow!"

Julian thought that his kick just now was hard enough to disturb Carter at least for a while, but the strength of the boy who was cornered was completely beyond his imagination. Carter let out a low growl and rushed towards him again extremely fast. Jumping forward, Julian wanted to hide, but he didn't dodge, and was crushed straight again.

"Give it to me! You have everything now, power, fame, and I think you don't lack money, right?" Carter yelled hoarsely, desperately digging at Julian's hand, trying to open his fist and take the ring away. Come down, "Just such a small thing...give it to me!"

"You are making trouble for no reason..." Julian was so overwhelmed that Carter pressed his hand to the ground hard, his eyes froze, and he took out a dagger from his back waist.

Julian gasped immediately when he saw the knife, a chill ran up his spine, and the extent of his struggle was slightly smaller.Carter pressed him even more desperately. The boy kept panting heavily, his eyes were red, and he seemed to have lost his mind.He lowered his voice and said, "Why... why is it always you?"

"Why are you holding the damn ring, not that bastard from the Helen family? Why do you get better and better, but I get worse and worse? The most annoying thing is... I actually ... Once! Forget it! I actually thought you were not that annoying, I shouldn't continue like this! What did you do to me with that innocent face that made people want to vomit...! "

"I didn't do anything," Julian replied.Although he was very scared and his voice was trembling, he didn't want to endure it any longer.A nameless fire ignited in my heart - did I recruit you or did I provoke you?

"Does everything have anything to do with me? I just want to ask what you are targeting me for! In school, we competed for rankings, so it can be regarded as a bit of a stake... But now... now we are On the same boat, they are all from Ainos!"

"Why? Ah...Actually, I've thought about this question too." Carter suddenly smiled. He lowered his head and approached Julian, and said in a low voice, "Probably...if I don't continue to target you...if I don't continue to hate you... ...I'm going to lose the motivation to go on."

After finishing speaking, Carter raised the dagger and said viciously, "Let go of your hand. Otherwise, I'll just chop off your hand or kill you, the result is the same."

Looking at the cold eyes, Julian knew he meant it.He was actually very scared. No one had ever shown such naked killing intent towards him, but the young man took a deep breath and still replied stubbornly: "No." Carter's frantic scratching just now has already been scarred, with crescent-shaped broken skin and bloodstains everywhere.

"Okay, you said it." Carter sneered, his expression turned cold instantly.

"Then I'll do it."

The boy suddenly raised the dagger, and at the same time, Julian took a deep breath, opened his fingers forcefully, and knocked the Dragon Flame Jade on the ring to the ground with all his might—

A crisp cracking sound resounded in the small space.