This Lich Requests More Remuneration-Chapter 152 - 139 For the Elf Tribe
Chapter 152: Chapter 139: For the Elf Tribe
Chapter 152 -139: For the Elf Tribe
Magic Addiction Disease!
Reminded by Katherine, Amberser truly recalled it.
During his experiments, he had indeed witnessed the Drow Elves afflicted by Magic Addiction Disease, their condition akin to madness, as if starved, cramming anything they could into their mouths.
It was because the magic black hole within their bodies was frantically extracting life force and magic, creating an intense illusion of hunger.
“This Giant Dragon has Magic Addiction Disease? Could it be that it accidentally came into contact with Elf blood?”
This possibility was slim; if the Elf Tribe had encountered this Giant Dragon, Katherine would definitely have been aware.
There was only one remaining possibility, that this Giant Dragon had been bestowed a power beyond its control, for example, forcefully infused with Legendary power.
If that were the case, then perhaps they could wait for this Giant Dragon to die on its own. Magic Addiction Disease was a terminal illness, following excruciating torment, the body would be completely drained and die a miserable death.
Apparently, the Giant Dragon had already entered the state of disease outbreak, and perhaps with a bit more time, they could witness the collapse of this monster’s body.
However, this thought was not realistic, as the Giant Dragon’s self-healing ability was extremely strong; it likely possessed powerful life force, and guessing how long it would take for this monster to be drained of its life force was uncertain.
A few days, or several months?
By then, all would be over.
Katherine seemed to have thought of a solution as well and hurriedly said to Amberser, “Can’t you treat Magic Addiction Disease? Alternatively, we could seal this Giant Dragon away.”
Amberser shook his head and said, “It’s not that easy. To start with, this thing is massive; the Sealing Skill would need several upgrades to be effective. And the most critical point, the magic seal is a form of magic after all, and you see, this Giant Dragon has Magic Resistance. The Sealing Skill won’t have any effect on it, unless…”
“Unless what?” Katherine eagerly asked.
“Unless it’s performed from within its body. This Giant Dragon lacks Magic Resistance internally, which I have already tested.”
“How is that possible?!”
Katherine felt this method was highly unreliable. With the Giant Dragon’s mouth full of sharp teeth, one bite could pulverize a person, and even if one were lucky enough not to be bitten, a blast of dragon breath down its throat could burn someone to cinders.
Even if one managed to enter its stomach successfully, the Giant Dragon’s stomach acid would dissolve someone instantly, leaving no time to deploy any Sealing Skill.
Nonetheless, Katherine saw Amberser’s eyes firmly on her.
“What are you planning to do? You’re not thinking of making me crawl into the Giant Dragon’s belly, are you?”
Amberser nodded and said, “That’s right, you are the best candidate, because you will certainly succeed, with absolutely no risk to your life.”
The future carved out by fate was already woven; Katherine was certain not to die before this painful future came to pass.
Thus, she was indeed the best candidate to venture into the belly of the Giant Dragon.
But Katherine wasn’t foolish and hastily said, “How about we just wait for this dragon to die of the disease? It’s just a castle; at worst, I can give you a new one.”
After all, everyone in the castle had fled; the Giant Dragon might as well roll around here for now.
This argument made sense, but the Giant Dragon seemed unwilling to cooperate.
After smashing a small half of Amberser’s castle to pieces, the Giant Dragon unexpectedly took to the air again and charged at both Amberser and Katherine.
Dragon breath sprayed wildly, forcing the two to dodge everywhere desperately.
This chase dragged on for quite some time, with no signs of the Giant Dragon weakening; instead, Katherine and Amberser were wearing down.
Legendary magic wasn’t infinite; Amberser’s Golden Throne had been depleted in a previous battle and hadn’t fully recovered. Each use reduced its reserve.
Katherine indeed wanted to teleport away with Amberser, but he refused.
“No, it won’t work. This monster seems to have reached some sort of equilibrium with the Magic Addiction Disease; it’s unlikely it will be drained of life force. Look at the size of this monster; it’s doubled since the beginning. If we flee now, no one will be able to control this Giant Dragon. Once it devours all the nearby territories, even Sealing Skill might become ineffective.
“Your Majesty Katherine, we cannot retreat anymore. To the south of here is the Silvermoon Tribunal.”
Amberser’s words made Katherine want to argue; this was the heart of Alchemy City, far from the Silvermoon Tribunal.
But Katherine also understood that Amberser wasn’t entirely exaggerating; tormented by hunger, the Giant Dragon would keep devouring everything, from north to south, and sooner or later, it would reach the doorstep of the Silvermoon Tribunal.
Concerning the safety of the Elf Tribe, Katherine’s attitude changed instantly.
Katherine asked Amberser, “You just said that I would definitely succeed. Is that true?”
Amberser patted his chest and said, “Believe me, you will definitely succeed, and you will surely be unharmed.”
Grinding her teeth, Katherine said, “Fine, I’ll trust you this once! Give me the scroll for the Sealing Skill!”
Amberser smiled, took out several Sealing Skill Magic Scrolls, used magic to stack the effects of the Sealing Skill, and only when he felt it was sufficient to seal the Giant Dragon did he hand the bundle of Magic Scrolls to Katherine.
“Your Majesty, go with peace of mind! I await your triumphant return!”
Taking the Magic Scrolls, Katherine clenched her teeth and rode the Giant Eagle towards the frenzied Giant Dragon.
The giant dragon’s size had now become extremely large, reaching nearly sixty meters from head to tail, with its head coming close to the size of a castle gate.
For Katherine’s small stature, she was truly just enough to get stuck between the dragon’s teeth.
But the thing Katherine feared most was getting stuck between teeth; she could only bolster herself with several sets of defensive magic spells, then rushed towards the dragon’s mouth at top speed.
The dragon, tormented by hunger, had already lost its sanity. Seeing Katherine charging over, it naturally opened its mouth, intending to snap her up in one bite.
Just as she was about to be caught by the sharp teeth, Katherine leapt from the giant eagle, diving willingly into the dragon’s maw.
The razor-sharp teeth, like guillotine blades, snapped shut just grazing Katherine’s head.
Katherine only saw darkness as her body slipped into the sticky, foul-smelling space.
The dragon’s tongue thrashed, trying to push Katherine against the sharp teeth to chew her mercilessly, but with agile movements, Katherine rolled along the tongue and slid toward the throat.
“Please don’t breathe fire, please don’t breathe fire!”
Katherine prayed as her whole body slid down the esophagus.
Amazingly, the dragon did not breathe fire, and everything progressed much smoother than Katherine had anticipated.
Next was to enter the stomach, then break through the wall of the dragon’s stomach and imprint the seal directly onto the dragon’s heart.
The Sealing Skill had to be applied to the heart. The Elf Tribe didn’t possess such strong Magic Resistance, so executing the Sealing Skill from the outside could lock onto the heart. This dragon was too terrifying, it could only be sealed from within.
This was why it was so troublesome, and why Amberser required Katherine to enter the dragon’s body herself; otherwise she could have just thrown the Magic Scroll into the dragon’s mouth.
Amberser still hovered midair, contending with the maddened dragon.
Katherine had been swallowed for half a minute now. By all rights, the sealing should have been completed.
“Could something have gone wrong?” Amberser shook his head. That was impossible.
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The decreed fate is unalterable; Destiny Weaving is all about nailing down the future. Katherine will certainly reach that clerk’s future, not perish within the dragon’s belly.
One must believe in fate!
At this moment, Katherine was in the dragon’s stomach, standing atop a pile of foul-smelling flesh and blood.
The dragon had just devoured a large number of demons, filling most of its stomach with carcasses not yet fully digested.
In her life, Katherine had never encountered such a revolting environment. As the queen of the Elf Tribe, she had always been pampered, living in the elegant Silvermoon Tribunal, where not even garbage was seen, let alone such filth.
The stench of rot and decay drilled into her nostrils continuously, while the churning dragon spilled stomach acids, constantly eroding her Shield.
To stand firm, she had to sink into that decaying flesh and blood, enveloped by a nauseating slime.
Katherine felt like she was undergoing torture, yet she still forced herself to hold her breath, to stabilize her body, then drew her dagger to cut open the dragon’s stomach wall.
“All of this is for the Elf Tribe!”
Strong conviction supported Katherine; her dagger pierced into the stomach wall, creating a wound.
But before she could cut the entire stomach wall open, the pained dragon convulsed, its stomach wall contracting, trapping Katherine inside.
Such a huge creature possessed equally powerful internal strength. Katherine felt the Magic Shield instantly covered in cracks as if the dragon’s stomach walls were two battering rams compressing her madly.
Now Katherine had two options, either to put down the dagger, reinforce her Shield, and hope to withstand the pressure from the dragon’s stomach walls, or ignore the Shield close to shattering and continue to cut through the stomach wall, rushing out before the Shield completely broke.
Without any hesitation, Katherine continued to wield her dagger, slicing the stomach wall before her, shouting loudly, “Wretched Lich, don’t you deceive me!”
Katherine chose to believe in Amberser’s words, to believe that she could succeed.
The dagger sank deeply into the stomach wall, inciting even more violent struggles from the dragon, but this time, Katherine finally breached the stomach wall, tearing open a vast wound before her Shield was crushed.
Katherine didn’t hesitate, immediately crawling through the wound.
This decision was undoubtedly the right one, because as soon as she climbed out through the stomach wall, the wound began to heal, completely closing up in just two or three seconds.
Inside the dragon’s belly, Katherine fumbled through the difficulty, not knowing how long she crawled until she finally touched the violently thumping dragon heart.
The dragon’s heart was larger than Katherine’s entire body, each beat booming like a dull thunder by her ears.
Had she not been a Legendary, Katherine might have had her eardrums burst and been completely rendered unconscious by the noise.
Bearing the deafening roar, Katherine channeled her magic power into the Magic Scroll, and countless blue threads emerged, beginning to wrap around the immense dragon heart.
The threads interwove, firmly binding the dragon heart, countless magical runes imprinting into the heart, flowing through the vessels into the dragon’s entire body.
It wasn’t long before Katherine felt herself in a state of weightlessness.
This giant dragon was plummeting from the sky!
