Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 37 - Prime Breath Blooms
Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Prime Breath Blooms
Chapter 37 -37: Prime Breath Blooms
Oath of allegiance is an extremely important ceremony for Knights, as only after swearing allegiance can one become a follower of the Lord.
To swear is to form a contract, those who violate it will be disdainfully rejected by the Great Dragons.
As followers, they are like the confidants and limbs of the Lord, fighting for the glory of the Lord.
Therefore, only after Eric pledged allegiance, becoming his follower, could Russell sincerely treat him as an equal, sharing his own glory and authority—presenting the contract rights of the Half-Ghost Beast Wolfhound, which had been painstakingly treated, to Eric.
Of course, the wildcat sisters were not here, Russell was unable to seek their opinion.
There was also no need to ask. Not to mention Katie had stated beforehand that as long as Kevin was cured, they, the wildcat sisters, would be at his beck and call. Even if he did inquire, the wildcat sisters couldn’t afford the cost of treating Kevin unless they were to attach themselves as part of the deal.
Besides, whether Kevin should remain a common wolfhound or become a wise Fantasy Beast was not something that needed consideration.
Moreover, the laws of the Grand Duchy stipulated that all magical creatures within the territory belong to the Lord!
With Russell’s permission, Eric took a deep breath and slowly approached the wolfhound in the kennel.
However, the wolfhound was still resistant towards Eric. As soon as the wolfhound saw Eric reaching out to touch him, he immediately bristled and barked loudly.
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“Sir, I…”
Eric’s face darkened, and his mind buzzed. He had not anticipated the wolfhound’s resistance to forming a contract with him.
A Great Knight aspiring to become a Phantom Beast Knight cannot simply make a contract with any Phantom Beast picked up at random. A contract requires a harmonious understanding and mutual recognition between them. As long as the Fantasy Beast resists, the contract cannot succeed.
This wolfhound may not yet be a Fantasy Beast, but it nonetheless resisted Eric.
Moreover, Eric did not have enough time to foster an understanding with the wolfhound since the Earth power within the wolfhound could fade at any moment.
At that point, the wolfhound would no longer have the chance to evolve into a Fantasy Beast.
Frowning, Russell also felt a bit embarrassed. He, too, had oversimplified the issue—the wolfhound was not an object to be handled at will.
Still, he quickly reassured, “Eric, keep calm and do not be hasty.”
Eric responded in a muffled voice, “Yes, Sir.”
Russell walked to the edge of the kennel, ready to take matters into his own hands and discipline the wolfhound Kevin, but then suddenly turned to ask one more question, “Eric, do you regret it?”
He had obtained Eric’s loyalty with the opportunity to contract a Fantasy Beast, but now, the contracting opportunity was evidently spoiled.
Without any hesitation, Eric simply said in a quiet voice, “No.”
There was no embellishment of words, no show of resentment.
Of course, his face was indeed a bit dark. Such a once-in-a-lifetime contracting opportunity had been spoiled, and any Great Knight would feel anguish in their heart in this situation.
“Very good!” Russell said with a smile, “Don’t be discouraged. Not to mention that things might still take a turn, even if this opportunity fails, there will be another time. Eric, this is a promise I make to my follower, in my capacity as a Lord.”
“Sir, you do not need to make promises, I believe in you!” Eric nodded emphatically, “I am ready to follow you and achieve great deeds!”
“We will build something significant.” Russell responded solemnly.
Then he turned to face his four Knight Attendants, saying casually, “When you all practice to the level of Great Knight, I will give you the same opportunity.”
The Knight Attendants were overjoyed, all of them pounding their chests with their right hands, “Yes, Sir!”
After a brief moment of bonding and boosting morale, Russell then turned back to the wolfhound Kevin in the kennel, reaching out to gently stroke its intact fur, “Kevin, your name is Kevin, right? A very obedient wolfhound.”
“Whine.” The wolfhound Kevin turned its head and licked Russell’s palm with his tongue, showing submission and affection.
Clearly.
The wolfhound Kevin could sense something, perhaps the essence of the Little Dream Dragon on Russell, or maybe an innate animal intuition.
All in all, it resisted Russell not one bit.
If Russell were a Great Knight at this moment, the contracting would naturally follow, but unfortunately, Russell is not—he hasn’t cultivated the Battle Qi Chains and thus can’t contract a Fantasy Beast.
“Kevin, you understand that I would never hurt you, right?”
“Woof woof.”
“Very good, what a good dog.” Russell praised the wolfhound Kevin, then motioned to Eric, “Come here, I’ll calm Kevin down, and you try to contract with Kevin.”
Seeing this, hope sparked within Eric again. He crouched down, circulated his Battle Qi Chains, and prepared to touch the wolfhound Kevin.
Just as Kevin was about to resist, Russell quickly rubbed its head: “Don’t resist, contracting with Eric is the only way to help you. Kevin, you don’t want to be a confused wild beast for the rest of your life, do you? Now is your chance to change your fate.”
It’s uncertain whether Kevin understood or not.
Under Russell’s soothing, it gradually relaxed, allowing Eric to stroke its body and then infuse the Battle Qi Chains into it.
A bridge was built between it and Eric.
Eric’s surging Battle Qi began to guide Kevin’s somewhat shrunken Earth Strength through the Battle Qi Chains.
With this assistance, the Earth Strength flowed inside Kevin like a cheerful stream. When it reached the parts of the body with the tumors, it pulled the restless power from the tumors like a panacea, making the tumors miraculously disappear.
One minute, two minutes… Eric guided for a full quarter of an hour.
By that time, all the tumors on Kevin’s body had vanished, the Earth Strength had reached a critical threshold, and was beginning to transform into the energy of a Fantasy Beast.
The fur shone anew, revealing a handsome grey-brown wolfhound.
But there was one final step left.
“Awoo!” The wolfhound Kevin struggled with the unfamiliar power within its body in pain, an experience it had never felt before.
“Sir, we’re almost there!” Eric’s forehead was covered in sweat; he had maintained the Battle Qi Chains for too long.
Russell didn’t know what else to do at the moment except try his best to soothe the wolfhound Kevin: “Be a good boy, Kevin, be a good boy. Contract with Eric, and after you do, you will transcend the category of wild beasts and become a more powerful Fantasy Beast!”
It was as if these words took effect.
A flash of light passed through the wolfhound Kevin’s eyes, and then it turned its head and bit Eric’s arm. It didn’t use much force, but it was enough to draw blood.
As blood dripped, the entwined forces of Eric and the wolfhound Kevin seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and in an instant, they underwent a profound and mysterious change, transforming into a brand new, indistinguishable force.
Prime Breath!
Battle Qi and elemental power merged, creating a power exclusive to Phantom Beast Knights!
Boom!
Prime Breath burst forth, Russell was pushed back by this powerful new force and took several steps back before stabilizing himself.
“Ah!” Eric shouted.
The wolfhound Kevin too followed up with a loud cry: “Awoo!”
Its body then seemed to swell, growing from the size of a normal wolfhound to that of a leopard. Its fur grew longer and glossier, and fangs protruded from under its lips, as majestic as a saber-toothed tiger from Earth.
What was most striking was that its eyes emitted two beams of flashlight-bright light.
After the bright light receded, the eyes had turned into one gold and one silver, the left gold and right silver, creating an unusually beautiful appearance.
The evolution was complete, and Prime Breath surged.
The wolfhound Kevin, with its gold and silver eyes, couldn’t help but howl at the sky: “Awoo, awoo, awoo, awoooooo!”
“Oh, my God!”
At the entrance of the manor’s annex, Charles, with his hair as messy as a bird’s nest and having just stepped out with his left foot, opened his mouth wide: “What happened here, can anyone tell me the current situation?”
