Chapter 47 The Green Dragon’s Lair
Breeze Forest.
Cohen walked at the front of the team, looking behind him from time to time.
Ganon and Zhenna, who had transformed into human forms, walked side by side, chatting quietly as they walked.
"Have you been to Duxia before?" Ganon asked.
"No, but the prince and princess of Mu Xia once visited Dragon Head Castle. I had a chance encounter with them. I was only twelve years old at that time," Zhenna answered.
"Is there any contact between the royal family? You have a good relationship with the Dusk Summer elves? Is there an alliance?" Ganon was a little concerned when he heard this.
Now that they have a completely hostile relationship with the empire under the rule of Queen Fred, he must pay attention to the forces that have alliances with the empire.
"No, it's just a normal diplomatic visit. It just happens that the brother and sister of Mu Xia are serving as diplomats. Mu Xia is a relatively isolated country. The relationship between the empire and Mu Xia is actually quite loose, just because the empire also has natural The Druid followers of the sect still have a little trade with Muxia in the eastern border area, so they still maintain friendly contacts for the time being." Zhenna recalled, "I also attended the banquet at that time, and the princess of Muxia accompanied me. After playing for a while..."
Cohen walked in front and couldn't hear their whispered conversation clearly, but it could be seen that the atmosphere between the two was relatively harmonious.
Previously, the red dragon used magic to make him sign a contract with his companions, requiring them to be loyal to him.
Judging from the content of the contract, they are basically equivalent to slaves of the red dragon.
Forced by the red dragon's power, they had no choice but to agree to the contract.
When he first met this female human named Zhenna in the Endless Tower, his first thought was that she was also a slave of the red dragon.
But they soon discovered that this woman and the red dragon actually got along pretty well... it could even be said that they were a bit close.
Ganon quickly announced his plan to everyone. He asked Cohen and the others to lead the way and go to the lair of the green dragon Elmira with Zhenna and kill Elmira directly.
This puts Cohen and others in a dilemma. There are other slaves in Elmira's lair, including their family members.
If Elmira discovers that Cohen and others have betrayed her, the hostages will probably be killed on the spot. They can neither stop Elmira nor Helganorn.
In the end, there was nothing he could do. Cohen was heartbroken and knelt in front of the red dragon on the spot, begging the red dragon not to let the fighting affect their family and allow them to find opportunities to rescue the hostages.
He knew very well that a red dragon would most likely not agree, but would be angered by such an "unbridled" request and eat him on the spot.
But in order to give his wife, who was captured by Elmira, a chance to survive, he had no other choice.
The red dragon was not angry at that time, but calmly let him get up first.
Then Zhenna took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't I bring a shield to help them rescue people, and you can just concentrate on dealing with the green dragon." "
Okay, then I will get rid of her as quickly as possible." The red dragon simply responded. One sentence.
Thinking back on it now, Cohen still felt like he was dreaming. The red dragon, who was known for being arrogant and surly, actually agreed to the request to save people.
The behavior of this red dragon was completely beyond his understanding.
A faint and pungent smell floated in the air. Ganon stopped chatting with Zhenna and focused on this smell.
"Very close, Master." Korn reported to Ganon.
"Yeah, I can smell it." Ganon replied.
The green dragon's breath is poisonous mist, and their breath will also contain a small amount of poisonous gas.
This poisonous gas will accumulate near their nests, affecting the smell and ecology of the surrounding areas.
But even so, it is not easy to find this place in such a vast and complex forest.
Soon, a cave leading to the ground appeared among the trees ahead.
Ganon heard a hissing sound, and a thick giant snake suddenly hung from a nearby tree and locked onto them.
At the same time, the nearby bushes also began to make rustling sounds - it was a group of venomous snakes hiding in them.
Cohen, who was walking at the front, immediately waved his hand, and the snakes immediately shrank back.
These snakes were tamed by them at Elmira's request using the Druid's "Animal Tamer" ability and then placed nearby to serve as guards.
Cohen and others lit torches, took out ropes, tied up Ganouen and Zhenna, covered their mouths, then entered the cave and headed deeper.
As soon as they came in, everyone except Ganouen wrinkled their noses and narrowed their eyes into a straight line.
The poisonous gas gathered here is much more pungent than outside, and it even begins to irritate the eyes.
The green dragon Elmira must stay in her lair. She rarely goes out to hunt. Just relying on these druid slaves to use their "animal trainer" abilities to coax animals here is enough to meet her daily needs. need.
She only ventures out of her lair when she's bored and wants to have some fun.
Occasionally, he would catch an unlucky elf operating outside the settlement, or he would order his slaves to kidnap one, torture the poor new toy, and then take him as a slave or eat him.
Now that the forest guards have begun searching her lair, she will not do such a thing for the time being.
They walked for a long time in the dark cave, and Ganon felt an unusual atmosphere deep in the cave.
"Who?" A majestic voice came from the depths, echoing in the cave.
"It's me! Elmira, I brought back the news you want." Cohen shouted deep into the cave.
"Very well, come here." The owner of the cave responded.
In the huge palace-like space deep inside the cave, a pair of ghostly lights lit up.
Those were Elmira's eyes.
Cohen led a group of people over, and the torch in his hand barely illuminated the outline of Elmira's huge body and olive-green scales.
The majesty of the dragon made everyone present except Ganon subconsciously nervous. Ganon glanced at the others and tried to straighten his face, make his body tremble, and pretend to be shocked.
"Wait a minute, what's going on with those two humans?" Elmira suddenly growled.
She immediately noticed the two humans, one male and one female, brought by the three slaves, especially the man. This male human always made her feel a little displeased.
She did not recognize Ganoen on the spot. Ganoen not only transformed into a human form, but also brought a magic weapon with him.
That magic weapon was obtained from the female assassin sent by the empire before. It has the power to eliminate the aura and strengthen the stealth technique, which greatly enhances the camouflage effect of Ganon's transformation technique.
"Please allow me to explain."
Cohen seemed very calm and began to act according to the pre-determined script.
"When we arrived at the red dragon's lair, the red dragon was gone. We found some humans at the scene coming in and out of the red dragon's lair. Later, we found these two lone humans, so we took the opportunity to sneak attack on them and kidnapped them.
According to their confessions, they were knights of the empire, and the red dragon seemed to have been killed by the knights of the empire. The bodies were already there They were taken away, and they are still searching for the treasure there."
"Helganorn is really dead? Great." Elmira laughed happily, and then sighed with regret, " But what a pity those treasures are..."
She really wanted to get Helganon's treasures, but since those Imperial people had the ability to kill Helganon, she certainly wouldn't provoke them easily.
The tower may not be safe anymore, but Helganorn's territory has been vacated, giving her many more options for future nesting sites.
The most important thing is that the red dragon that may have posed a threat to her is finally dead. This alone is great news for her.
"You did a good job and brought a new slave here." The green dragon praised Cohen.
"Then please abide by the agreement!" Cohen said seriously.
Suddenly, Elmira noticed a sight that made her uncomfortable.
That gaze came from Ganoen, who was looking at the treasures piled behind Elmira. When he noticed Elmira looking over, Ganoen immediately lowered his head.
This human being... is very unpleasant no matter how you look at it.
Today's lunch is this human being. Elmira made her decision immediately.
But before that, you still have to torture him first.
(End of chapter)