Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The Black Dragon descended, its enormous body rudely pressing down on the tilted forest beneath it, stirring up clouds of dust.

An unimaginable pressure came rushing forward; many people had never seen a giant dragon so close, deeply shocked by the giant dragon before them.

Soon, the shock in these people’s eyes turned into respect and reverence.

Hei Luo closed his mouth, the flickering blue flame gradually extinguishing within. He turned his head to find Yang Yu’s figure.

Yang Yu raised his hand, smiled, and greeted Hei Luo, ”Long time no see, Lord Hei Luo.”

After greeting Hei Luo, Yang Yu looked at the surrounding adventurers and spoke:

”Lord Hei Luo is here to see me.

If possible, please don’t worry about the situation here, hurry and recuperate, perhaps there are people who need your help.

Iyas, tend to the wounded and help them recover their stamina.

Bai Jin, come here and set up a soundproof barrier.”

”Understood.”

Responding plainly, Bai Jin completely dispelled the attack magic in her hand, just as she was about to step forward to set up the barrier, Hei Luo’s voice echoed separately in the hearts of Yang Yu and Bai Jin:

”We can communicate like this, no need to bother.

Just silently think the words you want to say in your mind, and you can directly communicate with me.”

Bai Jin looked at Yang Yu in bewilderment, Yang Yu nodded to her; since Hei Luo said it wasn’t a problem, then it wasn’t a problem.

She put away her Magic Wand, took a few steps back, and walked towards [Island Drifting].

Even though Bai Jin thought it impossible for any more of the Evil Dragon’s offspring to come, she still seriously guarded with everyone capable of fighting.

Yang Yu took two steps in the direction of Hei Luo, first expressing gratitude for Hei Luo’s presence:

”Lord Hei Luo, thank you for coming all this way.”

”Don’t misunderstand; we giant dragons are just fulfilling our promise.

We once owed you an answer to a question, so that’s why we are here.

Having flames in my mouth is because I felt it rare to come out once, I should try Dragon Breath magic to avoid unfamiliarity, and had no intention of actively initiating an attack.

Dispelling the dark clouds was merely to prevent accidents when magic power couldn’t be summoned.”

Upon appearing, Hei Luo immediately provided an explanation for his presence.

But Yang Yu knew, if Hei Luo didn’t intend to help them, there’s no way he would show up here so quickly, nor intentionally display an attack posture.

Thanks to Hei Luo, Yang Yu and the others managed to overcome this challenge.

But next time, if they encountered the Goblin Emperor again, they wouldn’t be able to call upon a giant dragon to turn the tide.

Yang Yu didn’t know where the Goblin Emperor had gone, but he must improve his own strength before meeting her again, to a point where she couldn’t get the better of him.

”I understand.

Your giant dragons’ adherence to your promise really helped a lot.

Your oath didn’t stipulate that others cannot use your arrival for something.

This was my impulsive decision.

You didn’t change history, rather, I changed history.”

Upon hearing Yang Yu’s words, Hei Luo smiled knowingly, worthy of being a Seeker of this era, quite wise indeed.

However...

There are still too few Seekers like him, how far could one person possibly go?

When will the mission bestowed upon us be completed?

Looking at Yang Yu, ancient memory surfaced in Hei Luo’s mind.

A man wearing a unique robe stood amidst light and darkness, beside him crouched several giant dragons of colossal form.

”From now on, I entrust you with this.

Reflecting on what we have done thus far, at times naive as children, at times brutal like hunters, at times stubborn like the elderly...

But these are our choices.

... the choices of our civilization.

One day, the fragmented humans will reunite as in past histories...

Everyone says my thoughts are naive, too idealistic, but I don’t think so...

As long as there are Seekers among humans, supporters of Truth, who realize we aren’t much different from other beings...

We are all children of Luca Mother...

Certainly...

It will take time, but that day will come.

They will certainly learn from the lessons of our civilization’s downfall and move forward.

Until then, in accordance with the vow I set, silently guard everything entrusted to you.”

After finishing his words, the man took out a special silver dagger and decisively stabbed it into his chest, collapsing into a pool of blood.

The blood didn’t flow wantonly, but spread around him, forming a circular System Development Tree, just like the pattern on his hand.

The dagger stabbed into his chest vanished completely.

The blood forming the System Development Tree, after a while, gradually flowed back into the man’s chest, becoming a point of ”Origin of All Things.”

The man’s body gradually disintegrated, reverting into various substances, returning to this world.

Then, in the center of the man’s death, countless silver fragments resembling quicksand emerged, once again converging into the previous silver dagger.

This isn’t Hei Luo’s memory, but the memory inherited from generations of dragons, from ancient times.

The world changed countless times, and giant dragons possessing near-eternal life weren’t able to always stay alive.

Some dragons, knowing too much, would even actively take off their burdens, choosing to embrace Death.

Hei Luo wasn’t sure if he would have that day.

After all, what he knew now wasn’t much.

”Enough small talk.

Speak now, what is your last question?

I don’t want to hear you change your mind temporarily.

Because you handled the dragon from the Cold Ice Palace, this time, I came here especially.

Transferring through tunnels to other places is troublesome.

If appearances occur too frequently, the dignity of we dragons will fall.

I don’t want to hear rumors that you can freely command us.”

Yang Yu chuckled, ”But I did have a chance to freely command the dragons, didn’t I?”

Just now when bluffing the Goblin Emperor, most of what Yang Yu said were speculations.

Now that the actual figure was here, Yang Yu wanted to see how much of his speculations were correct.

However, Hei Luo didn’t fall for Yang Yu’s trap, one was one, two was two,

”If this is the question you need me to answer, I’m willing to answer.”

With an inward quiet exclamation, Yang Yu nonchalantly chuckled: ”From your reactions, we can infer a bit, there’s no need to dwell on this.

After all, I already lost the qualification.

Someone like me, a civilian among civilians, probably can’t find a second one in this era...

Even if I knew the method of Enslaving Giant Dragon, I wouldn’t know who to use it on.

If it leaks out that I obtained the method of commanding dragons...

The Martial World would certainly be a bloodied and stormy situation.

If someone used all means to get the method I desired, danced around wanting to enslave you, only to be burned alive by you, I reckon they’d curse me down ten streets.

Let’s end this question here.”