feed on dragons

Dai Ning woke up leisurely.When he opened his eyes, they were blood red, and he tried hard to reach out and touch his head, such a simple action, but it took him a lot of effort.In addition to the touch of the hair under the fingers, there is also a wet and sticky feeling. Dai Ning frowned, feeling that the situation is not good.

His head was hit, he probably had a concussion... the young man thought to himself.He tried to move his body, but found that he couldn't move at all from the waist down.He tried a few more times, but nothing worked except to make his breathing more rapid.

It's too bad... Dai Ning sighed, a fishy sweetness welled up in his chest, he coughed violently a few times, every time he coughed, the pain in his chest was like an awl was gouging, it made his eyes go black, and the ground was covered with The blood he coughed up.

(No, I'd better not move anymore...)

While thinking this way, he lay down on the ground to rest for a while, calming down his violent panting.

The teachers have a tracking map, and they must know that something is wrong with them, and they should send someone in to check soon.The only thing I have to do is to stay awake.

stay awake……

Just thinking this way, dizziness hit again.Dai Ning took a few deep breaths, tried to move his brain, let himself think of something, and maintained consciousness as much as possible.

——Why did things become like this?

When you think about it, it was weird from the start.If the people in the other team had also been informed by Tifeng, would they have left so simply?What is the pattern that surfaced for the second time?It can't be just an earthquake...

Wait, so...we confirmed then, the point on the map...

Dai Ning raised his head and looked around as far as he could, trying to find the point they saw on the map.His luck was not too bad, the location marked by that hidden point on the map was just in front of him obliquely, and Dai Ning was surprised to find that there was a small door opened there.

Door……

So the extra points are in there?

Wait... But if opening that door will cause the ruins to collapse, will the magicians still put tokens for bonus points in it?

Can't figure it out...

Dai Ning took a few more deep breaths.His head was getting more and more dizzy, and his consciousness was a little lax.The young man bit the inside of his lower lip hard, the rusty taste spread from his mouth, and the pain made him a little more awake.

Don't faint, Dai Ning.he told himself.

At this moment, there seemed to be footsteps outside.

someone is coming?

He tried to turn his head in the direction of the footsteps.The footsteps were getting closer, and after a while, a figure appeared.The man was wearing a rather distinctive black and white robe, glasses, and long hair tied in a braid behind his back.

It's Tifeng!

It wasn't Manderon who came, which made Daining heave a sigh of relief.Although the current situation is really not suitable for picky rescuers, Tifeng is still hundreds of times better than Manderon.He opened his mouth to call for help, but at this moment, a strange thought suddenly popped into his head.

Did Tifeng come to rescue us?

Then why did he...

Don't call us by name?

If it's a search and rescue, or even just coming in to check the situation... you should first confirm the personnel, right?

This weird disobedience made Dai Ning shut up.The cautious young man watched the mage walking straight towards the small door. Tifeng didn't seem to have any intention of searching for them in the messy treasure house. He just walked to the small door, stopped, and then smiled. Laughing, he took out something inside and put it in his arms.

Dai Ning was stunned.

Things that hadn't been figured out all of a sudden came together.

Perhaps because he was too excited, the boy choked again when he breathed, and coughed violently.This sound caught Tifeng's attention, and he realized that Dai Ning was pressed beside him.

"Ah! Dai Ning! How did this happen!"

He walked over in two or three steps, knelt down to check Dai Ning's injuries.The young man was trembling all over. When he looked at Tifeng now, he no longer had the kindness he had before, but instead felt a chill creeping up.Tifeng didn't notice his abnormality, but frowned, looking solemnly at Dai Ning.

"You bleed a lot. Healing is not my strong point, so I'm going out to call someone... You hold on, you must stay awake. Where are Julian and Carter? Are they also suppressed?"

"You..." Dai Ning didn't answer him, he tried his best to restrain his trembling teeth, and asked, "All this... what's going on?"

"What's going on, I want to ask you guys? How did you collapse the ruins..." Tifeng looked nervous, "Tell me where Julian and Carter are, in case you get hurt like you—"

"On the map... there are two transparent reminders... one is the altar, and the other... is... the room where you just took things...cough!"

Dai Ning was panting while talking, and finally couldn't help coughing again.Tifeng was silent, he narrowed his eyes as he looked at the seriously injured apprentice in front of him.

"You didn't tell the other team... there was a hint, right? Maybe you made a move on the... checkpoint... to slow us down... I don't know... Anyway...you just want us to... Come and open this door..."

Dai Ning felt that he was going to be out of breath.He rested for a while, breathing heavily, his face pale.The young man looked up at Tifeng, and the mage also looked at him, but his eyes no longer had the intimacy and enthusiasm of the past.

"It's all... that's it... right?"

Tell me quickly... I guessed wrong.

Tell me all of this is just an accident, Tifeng...

Dai Ning thought desperately.

Tifeng looked at him and suddenly laughed.

"You are really scary, Dai Ning... I knew this before. Although I have thought that your monster-like observation ability might cause trouble to me, but I really don't want to do it... Why don't you be a little stupid?"

Tifeng whispered a few syllables that Dai Ning had never heard before.A cloud of black mist appeared in the mage's hand. Dai Ning had a bad intuition and struggled to retreat, but he was crushed to death and could not move at all.

Tifeng circled the mist around him.A biting cold feeling rushed into his lungs, Dai Ning's eyes widened, and a breathless hiss came from his throat.The cold feeling spread from the lungs, and quickly extended to the whole body. Soon, the boy felt as if he had been thrown into an ice cellar... He slumped on the ground, without the strength to raise his head, his lips trembling All of a sudden, consciousness gradually blurred.

"It's fine if you're an ordinary apprentice... But I know that your family is quite powerful in Aenos, and you have a good relationship with His Royal Highness Yaqibel. If I really ask you to say a few words, I will be very troublesome, So I'm really sorry, I can only let you be crushed to death here. When I came in, you couldn't do it, what a pity..."

Dai Ning's breathing was shallow and rapid.He no longer has the strength to say anything, and even maintaining consciousness is already very difficult.

The last thing he heard was Tifeng saying goodbye to him in a cold voice.

"Goodbye, smart little guy."

Carter didn't expect Julian to smash the Dragon Flame Jade.He froze for a moment, and the momentum of the dagger also stopped—and then, a powerful force sent him flying backwards, and he slammed into the rubble behind him, groaning in pain With a sound, the dagger flew out of his hand.

Julian blinked, startled by the sight in front of him.After the Dragon Flame Jade on the ring shattered, the one on his earlobe also shattered immediately, and in an instant, a circle of blazing flames swirled around him, and Carter was thrown backwards.After the flames circled twice, they gathered together, and the appearance of a man gradually appeared in the dark basement.

Julian stared at the figure with wide eyes.It was a very tall man with long red hair and a robe that was always baggy...

"Hal... my lord...!"

When Julian spoke, he was taken aback by his own choking.But he couldn't help it, his nose was sour, and tears quickly filled his eyes.

Hal came to his rescue.

Howl actually...

"Are you all right, Julian?"

The Red Dragon completely ignored Carter who was lying on the ground. He turned his head and helped Julian up. The boy was still shaking. When he looked up and saw Hal's face, tears began to fall non-stop.

"What? Where are you hurt? It hurts?"

Seeing Julian crying, Hal frowned and began to check his injuries.Julian quickly shook his head, wiped away the tears on his face, and whimpered, "It's okay, I, I'm fine, Carter didn't do anything to me... I didn't fall anywhere... Really... It hurts! "

"All right? Is this all right?"

Hal squeezed his arms, waist and legs, and found out exactly where he was injured.The man's expression became visibly gloomy, and he grabbed Julian's ring-wearing hand again. It was full of scratches, although not deep, but the blood was rubbed in a mess, and it seemed that it was several times worse than the actual situation.

"You bastard..." Hal let go of Julian and looked back at Carter.Dragon's fury exploded in the small space.The huge racial gap brought unprecedented pressure on Carter. He didn't even dare to lift his head. All the messy thoughts in his mind disappeared in a flash, leaving only fear and boundless fear.The young man was lying on the ground stiffly. Hal took two steps forward, glared at him and said, "You can move Julian too? It's not enough to be burned once, why do you want Dragon Flame Jade?"

Speaking of this, the red dragon suddenly snorted and laughed.He opened his palm, and a ball of blazing flames shot out from the palm, jumping chug.Carter didn't look up, but as if he knew what was going to happen to him, his body suddenly trembled.

"Dragon Flame Jade is transformed from Dragon Flame, compressed by magic power and turned into a gemstone. How about... If you are burnt to ashes by Dragon Flame, it can be regarded as fulfilling your wish?"

Hal said coldly.Every time the flame in his hand jumped, it became bigger and bigger.Carter kept trembling and couldn't say a word. Seeing that the situation was not good, Julian couldn't care whether his feet were still weak, so he shouted: "No...don't! Lord Hal, stop !"

"what?"

Hal was stunned for a moment, and Julian took the opportunity to rush in front of Carter, standing between him and Hal.The young man looked up at the red dragon, and the dragon's anger also affected him, but he still held on, trying his best to resist.

"Please...please don't, don't...Master Hal..."

Julian said tremblingly, his expression full of pleading.

"I don't... don't want to see Master Hal... kill people..." The boy paused, took a few deep breaths, and then continued: "Carter... he... didn't want the ring... Hal My lord... let him go..."

"He just wanted to kill you, right? When he wanted to kill you, he didn't want to let you go!" Hal roared.Julian's whole body trembled suddenly, showing a frightened expression.But even so, he still shook his head persistently, "Please...please...let him go..."

Hal watched his little obscene beg for the boy's life against the dragon's anger.Even though he was trembling all the time and his voice was trembling, he still insisted on standing in front... Hal really didn't understand why, but seeing Julian so frightened, he felt really distressed.The man frowned, snorted vigorously, dispersed the dragon flame with a wave of his hand, then hooked his fingers at Julian, and said, "Come here."

Julian looked down at Carter, this action made Hal impatiently urge: "I told you to come here!"

"Yes Yes!"

The boy trembled again, and he tried his best to move his trembling legs and walk forward.Hal couldn't bear it anymore, he grabbed Julian's arm with one hand, pulled him into his arms, and hugged him tightly.

"If you say you won't kill, then you won't kill." Hal sighed, "Don't be afraid, I'm not angry with you."

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master Hal, I...I contradicted you..." Julian stammered and wanted to apologize, "But...thank you...thank you...for not killing...Carter..."

"Thank you for this kind of thing... I really don't understand you."

Hal picked Julian up in his arms.He looked down at Carter who was still trembling, and said coldly: "The whole of Ainos is my territory. This time Julian said not to kill you, then I will let you go. But if you appear in my place again In front of you, Dragon Flame will burn your entire body and soul, leaving nothing...You better remember."

Julian was taken aback.Is this going to drive Carter out of Ainos?But the Carters are here... He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Hal gave him a hard look.With just this one glance, the boy immediately dismissed his thoughts, shut his mouth obediently, and curled up in the man's arms.After Hal finished speaking, he walked towards the corridor without looking back. As he was walking, flames emerged from his body and began to envelop his body——while the flames dissipated, the red dragon, along with Julian, , all disappeared.

The invisible dragon pressure in the air was relieved with Hal's disappearance.Carter took a sharp breath, and lay down on the ground as if exhausted.His whole body was wet, cold sweat soaked his clothes, his mind was blank... After a long while, his mind started to function, thinking about the last words left by the man.

The whole of Ainos is his territory...

Carter clenched his fists.

Now, let alone Manderon... I can't even stay in this country anymore, can I?

"hahahahahahahahahahaha……!"

Carter suddenly laughed, and tears fell while laughing.

Why is this so.

He laughed and cried, and finally became a wail.Ever since his father lost power, all the grievances, anger, and grievances in his stomach burst out at this moment.

I have nothing left.I can't go back anywhere.

In the blurred vision, the dagger that fell to the side entered his field of vision.The boy trembled and grabbed the dagger that was supposed to kill Julian, tears dripping down on the blade.

Maybe I should have done this earlier...

He remembered what he had said in the carriage in the morning.

Between the past and the future, he chooses the past.

Because the future has nowhere to go.

The boy turned the dagger upside down, pointing the tip at his heart.He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and just as he was about to thrust in—

"You don't want to commit suicide, do you? Don't do such a stupid thing."

Carter stopped the point of the blade that was about to enter his heart in front of his clothes.He looked up and saw a man watching him from the hole.

This person...he has an impression.It seems that they have a good relationship with the apprentices, that Holrant mage...

"Tifeng...?"

"It's me." Tifeng jumped down from the cave, stood in front of Carter, and said, "I heard it all. But I really can't come out to save you... That man is not something normal people can deal with."

"What reason do you have to save me? I want to kill Julian and rob him. Aren't you on good terms with Julian?"

Carter didn't lift his eyes, just looked down at the hand holding the handle of the knife.

Don't care what this man said, as long as he stabs in, he will be free.

Just use a little force...

"I told you, don't kill yourself."

Tifeng squatted down, held his hand, dug the dagger out of his hand, and threw it aside.Carter raised his tear-stained face to look at him, and said, "Don't commit suicide? I'm as good as dead now, just let me go..."

"Don't say such things. Well...I have a proposal...you listen to it?" Tifeng touched his head and said gently: "Since he won't let you stay in Enos, then you Come with me, how about it?"

The proposal was beyond Carter's expectations.He was stunned, then repeated blankly: "Follow you?"

"Well, come back to Holrant with me. Although life is not as good as here, it's cold and dark...but it shouldn't matter to you, right?"

The mage smiled, looking very kind, but with ice-like coldness.

"Because you have no shelter anymore."

Carter looked at him without saying a word, neither nodding nor shaking his head.Tifeng didn't rush, but just waited patiently.

Finally, after a long silence, the boy laughed miserably.

"You are right. I have no shelter. If you will give me one... then I will go with you."