It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

Each syllable was a death knell, counting down the physical manifestation of the word death. The dragon's cochlea was filled with a buzzing sound. Its consciousness was unclear, and its body was unable to move, but it could clearly hear the elegant yet low singing and the footsteps approaching it.

Some say that before death, a person sees everything they've experienced in life, a revolving lantern of memories. The dragon is no exception. Throughout its life, it prides itself on being a proud dragon, and indeed, it lives a proud life. Its pride isolates it from the feelings of others, and it has never experienced the true feeling of love.

Once, watching his other brother spending quality time with his wife, he wondered, "Does this really make sense?" Back then, he didn't get the answer. Only now, nearing the end of his life, did he finally understand and decide he wanted to give it a try.

Did their so-called father really love them? Had they ever received any praise for their dedication? Although these questions already had answers, they could only ponder them slowly in the afterlife.

Katie's hand was covered with a faint claw-shaped light and shadow. She raised her hand high towards the dragon, but Bai Lin held it. The latter shook his head.

“This isn’t for you.”

Katie smiled calmly, and the light and shadow dispersed. After a brief chant, they transformed into three golden spears, bringing eternal sleep to the suffering dragon.

At this moment, two shadows passed over their heads again. Bai Lin gently shielded Katie's eyes with his arms, and used his body to resist the impact of the two behemoths landing. There was no doubt that the other two dragons had arrived.

"Ramesses... You actually killed Ramses!" The dragon's sorrowful and painful voice gradually grew louder. Although they might not have had a deep friendship, the loss of its few remaining companions made it furious. After all, it was still a close kinship with him.

Bai Lin wordlessly released her hand. Although she didn't know how wicked these dragons were, Klein's tragedy meant that her resolve wouldn't waver even if she heard one or two angry roars.

Happy Halloween everyone.

Chapter 96 The Dragon Awakens

"Calm down, Askatif." The same low and mature female voice sounded. It was the first time Bai Lin heard the last dragon speak.

"I understand. Nothing can be accomplished without calmness," said Askatifo, his tone slightly calmer. He then spread his wings, let out a long roar, and flew high into the sky. The female dragon beside him followed suit, flapping her wings.

It's so nice to be able to fly. Facing two enemies that looked very strong, Bai Lin could only express this feeling. After all...

Katie seems to be stronger.

In another two-on-two match, Bai Lin stepped forward, carrying Katie on his back, and began to prepare for movement. The current terrain was technically very unfavorable for them. Since the previous battle, Bai Lin was currently in an open area, with no terrain to leverage for acceleration. How could she outrun the dragon's breath and flapping wings if she simply ran?

So when she noticed that Asketif was gathering her magic power, she circled behind Ramses' body. This action allowed her to successfully avoid the swooping attack of another female dragon, but flapping her wings over a corpse was as simple as drinking water for a dragon.

The mother dragon's landing point almost blocked the two people's way, and Askatifo flapped his wings contemptuously, then raised his big mouth high and opened it to spray.

Bai Lin naturally would not just stand there and wait to die. She tilted her body's center of gravity extremely again, barely maintaining her balance with the strong muscles in her calves. She passed between the mother dragon and the corpse in an extremely extreme posture and hid behind the cover again.

Clearly, the two dragons hadn't anticipated humans could push their bodies to such an extent. Askatifo, unable to endure such a level of playfulness, unleashed a stormy breath from his mouth, easily blowing away the corpse of his "beloved" companion.

Bai Lin was now without cover, but the Storm Breath didn't seem to last as long as Ramses's flames, and it was completely consumed before it could reach Bai Lin. Without a doubt, the bombing of his companion's corpse was a waste.

Although the ravaged ground of the castle was covered with green scorch marks, a stark reminder of the consequences of being hit by the breath, Bai Lin still faced the two dragons in the open field without any worry. As long as she couldn't hit them, there was nothing to fear. The interval between each breath was her opportunity to move freely.

The dragon on the right showed no intention of attacking, but simply stared at him calmly, growling a few times. Askatifo also slowly landed, and the two sides once again fell into a silent stare.

In this moment of peace, Bai Lin noticed that Katie's chant had ceased. The awe-inspiring blue breath that drifted from her back inexplicably dissipated into countless fragments. Accompanied by the chilly snowy mountain wind, it passed between the two dragons and converged in one direction.

As the ancients said, "When a storm is about to come, the wind blows loudly in the building." But only fluctuating emotions are powerful emotions. What shocks us is never the background wind, but the quietest moment before the storm.

Just like this inexplicable confrontation, it has created momentum for the dragon's awakening.

For a moment, everyone present felt as if the earth was shaking, their vision robbed of every ray of light. The only remaining ray of focus guided Bai Lin's gaze across the desolate battlefield, meeting the eye named after fear.

Orange, such a vibrant and vibrant color. But when Bai Lin's eyes met its, she felt a tinge of empathy for the first time: those who couldn't escape because of fear. She'd always wondered why they didn't run when they were afraid. Now she understood: it was because her body had already made the decision: "Running is useless."

Various ravine-like wounds covered its skin, which looked no different from the rock wall. This was a symbol of danger, or perhaps a harbinger of death. Just by looking at them, Bai Lin could already feel the pain of the terrifying giant claws piercing his body.

Unable to breathe, unable to think... Just as Bai Lin's eyes gradually lost their expression, Katie quickly slapped her face and shouted, "Cheer up!"

Perhaps due to some bloodline issue, Katie recovered much faster than Bai Lin. Luckily, she was woken up immediately. Seeing the massive dragon head about to open its mouth, she quickly covered her ears.

This was truly earth-shaking. Compared to this roar, which had been silent for so long, the other dragons' roars were child's play. No wonder Monster Hunter has a sword-wielding man with five earplugs. If this roar continued for a whole day, Bai Lin would probably collapse from exhaustion.

The roar didn't last long, as if it was merely venting a long-buried frustration. A number of fragments fell from the shattered roof of the castle. The two dragons had unknowingly moved to the sides, leaving the center clear for the humans to stage.

Bai Lin could taste the bitterness of fear even as she licked her lips, but she knew full well that not picking up a weapon would only lead to her death faster, so she calmly took up her stance once again. Even though the dragon only opened its eyes and moved its head, a broken skull with even bones exposed.

"Human, I think you should know that your sword can't even penetrate my flesh. Why do you raise it instead of showing me goodwill?"

The dragon's seemingly harmless question also made Bai Lin, a warrior without a sense of honor, feel disgusted.

"If my first reaction to an enemy isn't to raise my weapon, then I'd be unworthy of being a swordsman."

"Hmm... I think I've heard something similar before. You humans always seem to be obsessed with some strange things."

The dragon's voice was filled with thought and age. Bai Lin's lips curled up slightly, hidden beneath his prying gaze. "Of course you've heard it before. I just revised the lines from Senior Dragon Knight."

This was her self-proclaimed form of threat, a way of conveying a similar message: the opponent who had once put her in a desperate situation seemed to be standing before her again. However, Bai Lin could not see any fear on the dragon's face, and the battle was a minor setback.

"Forget about those little things. Human, I now offer you a choice. I recognize your bravery, and as long as you surrender to me, I can guarantee the safety of the village where you live."

Bai Lin couldn't hear any lies in its voice, and Katie didn't give any signal either. It was really a bit strange.

Chapter 97: Thousand Shackles Temple

Bai Lin narrowed his eyes and lowered his sword. "Is that the only condition?"

Just kidding, so-called loyalty also means she can backstab him at any time if she wants. Even if she has to sign a contract that limits her life and death, it is a piece of cake for her immortal body.

The dragon tilted its head, revealing its old teeth, which made Bai Lin raise his sword again out of nervousness.

"Of course not, you're just an accessory. What I really want is my daughter."

"Daughter?" Bai Lin asked doubtfully.

Before the dragon could speak again, Katie said coldly, "Do you have any evidence? You and I are of different races."

The dragon grinned again, and unlike its previous malicious intent, Bai Lin suddenly felt a wave of nausea, and the strong discomfort made her body unable to continue standing. Katie hurried to her side and supported Bai Lin.

Fortunately, the discomfort only lasted for a moment, and Bai Lin soon heard the dragon's somewhat cunning voice enter her ears again.

"I think you can come back to me first, and then I can tell you about this slowly. Back then, your mother and I..."

Askatifo on the side couldn't help but interrupt, "Father, she killed Ramses!"

The dragon, known as "father," silently glanced at Askatifo. It immediately fell silent and unconsciously took two steps back. Then, its crouching form slowly began to move. Bai Lin, standing upright, quickly raised his guard and braced himself for a fight.

Just flapping her front paws and spreading her wings—a simple movement—had already caused Bai Lin's visual nerves to feel a slight numbness. The smell of blood filled her nostrils. Although she couldn't tell from words, her intuition told her that a battle was about to take place.

After this deafening dragon roar, Bai Lin couldn't move her hands away from her ears for a long time. However, despite this, she could still clearly hear the dragon's voice.

"You all are really challenging my patience. If your fight wasn't so ugly, I wouldn't bother to wake up now!" After scolding its own people, purple-black flames ignited on all the fleshy parts of the dragon's body, and the huge pressure spread over the entire castle.

Barely overcoming the feeling of suffocation, Bai Lin felt for the first time that her armor was so heavy that it was extremely difficult for her to even raise her head.

No, it should be said that my body has become too heavy.

"Listen up, human! I'm giving you this last chance. Agree, or die!"

The death announcement resounded through the sky, and even the sky in Bai Lin's sight seemed to dim a little. Fortunately, her hearing had already adapted to some extent, so she almost ignored the noise that was at the level of a mental attack.

This is the only thing she won't back down on.

Bai Lin exhaled. The constant pressure of the wind from the dragon's outstretched wings wore away her resolve, yet it also blew away the fear she had expelled. It was just a mere dragon. How could it possibly stop a protagonist like me?

"Bai Lin, get ready to hide." Katie leaned over and whispered in her ear.

Bai Lin nodded, and once again met the dragon's remaining eye with his own eyes. "Come on, let me see what you can do, dragon!"

A flash of contempt flashed across the dragon's eyes, and murderous intent condensed from the air, accurately locking onto Bai Lin's body. Katie directly and forcefully cast a sobering spell on Bai Lin, causing her to rush towards the dragon head-on without stopping.

When a dragon is about to breathe, where is the absolute safest spot? First, out of its range, and second, at its feet. You can't possibly let it breathe on you, right? Even if it's ruthless, a dragon's anatomy won't allow it to bend its head under its body. So, with no clear range, Bai Lin prioritized rushing towards the dragon's feet.

The oppressive feeling gradually faded, but as they approached, Bai Lin could sense the increasing danger. The other two dragons had already retreated to the shadows in the corner, and even their bodies were so fearful, one could imagine what kind of attack Bai Lin would face next.

The dragon's charge didn't last long. It roared and twisted its head, and the burning flames gradually flowed towards its head and torso. Then, Bai Lin's vision was filled with only the light of destruction. The instinct for survival prompted her legs to flee to the side.

Thousand Shackles Temple

The light was pure white, unbecoming of a demonic dragon. But it was also merely a single attack, devoid of any emotion. The only thing Bai Lin could clearly sense was that it wanted to kill him. Anyone struck by that beam would surely die.

Her body ached uncontrollably and began to float, perhaps blown away. Bai Lin couldn't imagine what it felt like. She completely focused her attention on the pain, focusing her eyes on the ground. She knew all she needed to do was run as hard as she could the moment she landed.

Only in this way can there be a glimmer of hope.

Bloodshot was clearly visible around her pupils, and a discordant white light appeared in her sight.

Eh?

Before she could even think, Bai Lin's body was cut into multiple pieces. Her upper body, with only one hand remaining, and her head fell unsightly to the ground, struggling and crawling. The intense pain made her feel like she was back in the world. She wanted to scream in agony, but even that strength was gone.

The entire castle was enveloped in a halo of light. Katie, who had collapsed in the distance, stood up intact from the gap in the light. The light dissipated, and the flames on the dragon's body were extinguished. Next, the light in Bai Lin's eyes gradually faded.

"I know she will be resurrected. My daughter, if you are willing to come to my side, I will still promise the previous conditions, and add one more condition: I will not cause trouble for her. How do you do that?"

The violent aura emanating from Katie slowly dissipated, leaving her once neatly groomed hair and clothes covered in dust, tattered and disheveled. Whether it was commanding the birds, casting various large spells, or defending against the previous attack, the various factors had depleted her strength to even cast a spell.

She turned her head and met the face that was exposed due to the broken helmet. She gave it a cold look, then turned her head away resolutely and looked at the evil dragon that was grinning.

"I agree."

Chapter 98: Not Allowed to Rescue

These three words struck Bai Lin's last remaining defense like a hammer. Her heart, already straining to stop, felt only an infinite chill and stiffness. She was dead once again.

"Welcome back, my daughter." The evil dragon's evil smile and words echoed in Bai Lin's mind, becoming her last torture before her death.

"It's so tragic."

-

Bai Lin woke up again in the village, feeling somewhat dazed. Her eyes were glazed, not only from the pain of being cut into pieces, but also from a sense of powerlessness. Guilt and loss, sadness and anger, and the sickening sound and image of the dragon, all eroded her spirit.

"How tragic," someone sighed, but Bai Lin's heart resonated with the sigh. This resonance hit her mental defenses like a heavy hammer.

"How tragic..." She repeated it quietly before her vision, like her spirit, was shrouded in darkness.

Bai Lin Ershlivitan fell heavily to the ground again, closed her eyes, and gave up thinking.

I don’t want to see anything…I don’t want to think about anything…

When Bai Lin opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was an unfamiliar sky. The warmth, completely different from the outside of the village, suddenly woke Bai Lin up. She immediately sat up straight and shouted, "Katie!"

But her eyelids drooped only after her eyes took in the reality before them. Katie had been captured by the enemy; it was an established fact. Although Bai Lin, true to her character, had already attributed most of her mistakes to her own incompetence, her fighting spirit remained undimmed.

I must make up for the mistakes I made. It might not be too late to do it now. No, I can definitely save her! With this unrealistic thought in mind, Bai Lin stood up straight, completely ignoring the old goblin sitting opposite him.

"The witch doctor is not here, brave man." Its old voice sounded, but it no longer had the previous calmness, but had a more ruthless meaning.

Leidenhal, on his way out to deliver something to Bai Lin, stumbled upon her collapsed. Although there were other witch doctors in the village, they were stopped by goblins. Having heard of Bai Lin's resurrection abilities, the goblins immediately understood what had happened and sat down to wait for her to wake up.

Ever since they came to ask for weapons, it had sensed something was amiss. Why would two people with such strong spirits turn their attention to external things? The reason was simple: they must be challenging an enemy they knew was invincible.

The goblin had no reason to dissuade them, but seeing Bai Lin's current appearance, he couldn't help but want to help.

Hearing the goblin's words, Bai Lin was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand randomly and turned to walk towards the door. The goblin shook its old but wise head and knocked on the wall with a wooden crutch that appeared from nowhere. Two solid iron doors blocked Bai Lin's way.

Bai Lin turned around and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

The goblin met Bai Lin's eyes, which seemed to be able to spit out fire, without any fear. "Do you think you can save people in your current state?"

"Whether to save it or not is one thing. Whether it can be saved is another." Bai Lin didn't hesitate. She turned around and punched the iron door. Suddenly, a huge dent appeared on the iron door. In front of her, this door was not much different from a piece of wood.

But as she shifted her weight to her legs and twisted her waist to deliver her next punch, she was suddenly struck in the joints of her calves and thighs. Unprepared for the blow, her body weakened instantly, nearly collapsing to her knees. The attack showed no sign of stopping. A long stick mercilessly lashed Bai Lin's waist and face, forcing her to turn around.

At this moment, the owner of the stick had already placed the tip of the stick firmly on Bai Lin's throat. The source of the attack, naturally, came from the mysterious old goblin.

"Brave man, you are neither calm nor strong enough right now. You should know that sadness and anger will have a negative impact on your combat, especially when you are inferior to your opponent."

The red marks on Bai Lin's face were burning with pain. Even though there was a layer of armor between them, the pain on the part of her body that was hit was not vague at all. She did not dare to move her hands, but responded with words.

"I am now very calm and I am very clear about my goal..."

"No, no, no." The goblin interrupted Bai Lin's hastily formed improvisation. "I locked the door, but not the windows. You didn't even notice that, and you still have the nerve to say you're calm?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Lin's hand quickly grabbed the goblin's stick, but the stick disappeared from her sight for a moment, then reappeared from nowhere and stabbed her forehead, causing her head to hit the door and slide to the ground. The goblin changed his hand, holding the stick, took another step back, and continued to point the tip at her.

"You didn't even understand why you didn't detect my attack, and you rushed in with a vengeance. If this is your calm self, then you truly don't deserve the title of humanity's savior."

Bai Lin lost his patience and immediately shouted back, "I'm not interested in being the savior of mankind! My goal right now is just to save a girl who hasn't even reached adulthood yet, that's all!"

The goblin shook his head again, sighed, and even showed a trace of pity in his eyes.

"But now you can't even protect yourself, and you still want to protect others? How ridiculous!" After saying this, the goblin raised his stick and hit her head. Bai Lin was naturally not ambiguous and directly raised her hands to resist. In an instant, a shock wave was heard around them, and even cracks appeared on the ground.

Bai Lin felt the pain in her hands, curious about how a body like the Goblin could exert such powerful strength. This was a shocking feeling, another kind of shock that broke her inner balance in this other world.

"How about this? I'll slowly raise my weapon in front of you and attack you. Can you defend yourself?" The goblin's voice was filled with sarcasm, but before he could finish his words, Bai Lin kicked him. He transformed into a whirlwind, turned his back and blocked the kick with his wooden stick, then struck Bai Lin with another.

Bai Lin blocked the blow with one hand, then immediately used his recovered leg to spring up, using his other hand to strike the goblin in the face with all his might. However, because the opponent was too short and his center of gravity was far off from normal, the force was weak.

The goblin vanished from the spot as if transformed into a demon, leaving only a wooden stick stuck in the spot. Bai Lin froze for a moment before being hit hard by an uppercut, falling against the wall again.

Chapter 99 Cutting Off the Nightmare

He picked up his long stick frivolously and gracefully, twisting it into a flower pattern. The old goblin took a few breaths, then held the short stick in both hands and stood upright.