Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 153 "Teacher", the ancient gladiatorial covenant (4k)

The link with Caroline went exceptionally well.

With almost no obstruction or rejection, Yuan Qingzhuo arrived quickly and naturally used [Moon Link] to connect with Caroline.

First of all, my physical fitness has doubled.

Immediately afterwards, a cut that almost cut the entire body appeared on Yuan Qingzhuo's body.

Almost split him in two.

"Fuck..."

Yuan Qingzhuo vomited a mouthful of blood and took out a bottle of boiling red holy water from the storage space.

He pulled the cork out and dumped it into his mouth.
.
No pain?

——Did the Molten River cut off the target?
Caroline barely gave it a second thought before she brushed that option aside, along with the fact of why she wasn't hurt.

Because none of this matters.

The icy purple vertical pupils were as cold as a mirror.

What’s important is that she was only a few dozen centimeters away from several vital points of the Molten River.

——Where could there be a better time than this?
The dragon girl remained silent and ignored Ronghe who had a look of surprise on his face.

She took a step forward, and countless magic patterns on her body lit up at the same moment, and the vast spiritual essence was compressed into her only remaining left hand in an instant.

Cut!

The deep purple dragon flame was extremely bright, but it disappeared in an instant along with the traces of the palm knife passing by.

Ronghe, who had just regained his strength, retreated violently. He covered his neck which was almost cut in half. The dark red blood fell into the flames floating around his body and disappeared after being swallowed up.

Reinvented!

But Ronghe's gaze was not only cold but also full of confusion.

Because he remembered it very clearly.

——I must have really hit Caroline's body just now.

But she was unharmed.

What kind of new technique is this... After just a few years of not seeing them, has the human technique been updated to the point where he can't detect it?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a cold and childish voice coming from the valley behind Caroline: "Caroline, catch it with your mouth."

Perhaps because of the subtle influence of the connection in her body, Caroline looked up and opened her mouth without much thought.

The next moment, a pill of boiling liquid, condensed into a small red ball by some unknown force, fell into her mouth.

A tremendous vitality surged out of Caroline's body. In just a moment, the damage to the bones and internal organs in her body was healed, and even new granulation tissue had begun to grow at the gap of her broken right arm.

In the pain of her body healing, the dragon girl's vertical pupils shrank a little.

——The healing holy water of the Inquisition?
Who is it?
She couldn't help but look towards the figure in the canyon.

But the answer she got was far beyond her expectations.

Caroline opened her mouth slightly, her face blank under the broken visor.

How could it be him!
How could it be...him?

The dragon girl stared at the boy who was standing above the canyon, slowly taking off his hood, and also looking down at her, but with an expression of displeasure written all over his face.

That was the person she had seen at noon.

The moment she drank the healing holy water from the Inquisition, Caroline thought that she might have been discovered by a passing Inquisitor, or that it might have been the knight on the front line. She even thought that it was Saint Flandel who saw her worth and saved her.

But I never thought it would be Yuan Qingzhuo.

The only thing she never thought was that it would be a boy who was only two and a half years old, the cheap little teacher that An brought with her, whom she had not even acknowledged at noon.

So, is he also the reason why he didn't get injured just now?
Caroline thought silently, but unexpectedly found that the time of her true dragon form was extended by another ten seconds.

Are you angry because you were saved?

what.

What a shame.

[Caroline's current favorability: indifferent (↑↑)] → [Caroline's current favorability: neutral (↑↑)].

Fortunately, Caroline is just stupid, and not the kind of ungrateful person who would repay kindness with enmity.

Yuan Qingzhuo looked at the sudden surge in favorability and snorted.

I arrived in time, but...

He glanced at the demon army of nearly a thousand people and the Ronghe who could barely be considered seriously injured, and his heart sank slightly.

——It seems that the idea of ​​relying on the temporary team to wipe out the Molten River Legion is not realistic.

So, the first thing to consider is whether to take Caroline away directly, or to kill Ronghe here with her.

Leaving is easy, but the hard part is how to kill Ronghe...

Ronghe is not a fool. If he feels his life is threatened, this demon army of nearly a thousand people will definitely attack together - and it is very likely that this is just the army he brought with him.

If it drags on for a few more hours, there may be several times more enemies on the battlefield than there are now.

Therefore, what he needed to do was to make this demon army of nearly a thousand people watch and not take any action.

"It seems that we have arrived in time... Oh, let me tell you that Caroline is in the [True Dragon State] now, which generally does not last more than a minute."

Flandel's voice interrupted Yuan Qingzhuo's thoughts: "If the time is up, her strength will probably drop by half in half an hour after the True Dragon state ends."

Then why not fight the Bull Demon?

Less than a minute, now there are probably less than thirty seconds left.

It’s better to just take Caroline Run.

Yuan Qingzhuo made a decision in a flash, and just as he was about to act, he heard Flandel say, "But her form is made from [anger]."

"That is to say, the angrier she is, the longer it will last. You can try to use words to provoke her to prolong this form. Similarly, since anger is used to maintain this form, Caroline will be absolutely calm. At this time, she is a very good partner."

Yuan Qingzhuo's mind changed again, and he curled his lips: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Farandel calmly replied, "You didn't ask, then."

"I'm not going to argue with you, Sister Fa. If you don't have anything important to do, don't bother me."

Yuan Qingzhuo took a deep breath and released all the duke's pressure that he had been restraining while on the road.

He said to Farandel, "Look carefully at how I cut down Molten River from my horse."

"Then I'll wait and see."

In the office, Flandre clasped his fingers together, his tone full of smiles.

——The Duke?
The first one to notice the bloodline level of the new figure was Ronghe.

He looked up, looked at the young face that had rescued Caroline, and slowly frowned.

——Are they really new faces that I have never seen before? Or are they old monsters with thousands of faces and unpredictable changes?
I can't sense the rank either, so it's at least a high-level casting core.

Ronghe has already begun to think about giving up.

The other party obviously wanted to save Caroline. If he didn't know what was good for him, then the other party probably wouldn't mind destroying one more legion.

No one knows the bad nature of those old monsters in the royal court better than Ronghe.

Some people sleep in coffins every day, but when they wake up, they will sacrifice a city with blood; some people wander alone in the abyss, and when they meet geniuses and masters, they want to fight against them and kill them; there are also people who always provoke wars and indulge in wars...

The list goes on and on.

The hometown of the Molten River was destroyed because of one of them, and his name was also derived from that one person. The great demon who climbed out of the rolling lava river when he was a child thought:

Even the possibility that the new little devil is the old monster is less than half.

But there is no need to risk your own life and the life of the entire legion.

Thinking of this, Ronghe did not hesitate and knelt down on one knee respectfully towards Yuan Qingzhuo.

The demon army behind him knelt down at the same time and bowed to Yuan Qingzhuo.

"Your Majesty, the Molten River Legion wishes you the greatest..."

"You are, Ronghe?"

The young duke above the canyon suddenly spoke, causing Ronghe to shut up immediately.

"You know Caroline is... Never mind."

The duke chuckled in vain, then declared solemnly: "You don't need to be respectful to me, Great Demon Molten River."

"Even though I am indeed a Grand Duke and a member of the Royal Court."

The boy who called himself the Grand Duke swept his stern gaze over the legion below, causing the entire army to bow their heads deeply and remain silent.

"——But it is also true that I am not yet an adult and still immature."

Ronghe's expression changed slightly. He no longer lowered his head, but raised his head boldly to stare at the face carefully.

An underage Grand Duke appeared on the front line...

A murderous intent suddenly arose in Ronghe's heart, but was hidden in an instant.

"You can call me Rush, Molten River."

The boy jumped from the canyon and landed lightly on the ground, landing next to Caroline, causing the dragon girl to look at him carefully.

Then he confirmed that he was Yuan Qingzhuo who gave him the energy bar at noon.

——This change is too big.

Caroline thought.

"You don't have to kneel down to me anymore. I'm not like those old weirdos who like complicated etiquette."

Hearing Yuan Qingzhuo's words, Ronghe stood up without hesitation.

He thought to himself: This Grand Duke is really too young... He is so eloquent, I wonder who is the old weirdo in his family.

Don't make enemies.

But just when Ronghe was labeling Yuan Qingzhuo in his mind, he heard the other party say:
"I am here this time for only one thing."

Yuan Qingzhuo showed a sinister smile, took a step forward, and came to Caroline. He said to the molten river not far away: "You almost killed Caroline..."

He spoke indifferently with hidden anger:
"——You know, she is one of my favorite pets!"

Extreme anger is fleeting.

Caroline, who had no chance to throw a punch, smacked her lips and discovered that the time she spent in true dragon form had suddenly extended by one minute.

He did it on purpose.

She rubbed her fingertips, thinking about how she should grab the horns on top of Yuan Qingzhuo's head and swing the pendulum when she returned, making him cry for mercy.

But, let’s forget it for now.

Caroline let out a light breath, looked down at the short figure, gently pinched the other's soft face, and the corners of her mouth under the broken mask couldn't help but curve.

Really, great assist.

--pet……?
Ronghe opened his mouth in confusion.

Keeping a dragon girl who can reach this point at the age of nine and a half as a pet is one of the best ways.

Could it be that those old monsters are training this kid to be the new Demon King?
Ronghe didn't dare to think too much and wanted to kneel down again and say goodbye.

But Yuan Qingzhuo's words were faster than his actions.

The words spoken are much more important than simply kneeling:

"Great Demon Ronghe, following the ancient covenant of the royal court, under the witness of the will of the Demon King, I, the Demon Grand Duke Rash, challenge you to a duel to the death."

Such words instantly separated Ronghe from his legion.

The demons behind the Molten River all turned their reverent gazes towards Yuan Qingzhuo - the young Grand Duke challenged their legion commander to a duel.

Regardless of life or death on both sides, it is a great honor for them who witnessed this fight.

It is something you can brag about until you die!
Yuan Qingzhuo stared at Ronghe, who had an ugly expression on his face, pulled Caroline's hand, and signaled her with his eyes that it was time to start fighting again.

But this time Caroline did not show a war-loving expression. Instead, she said very seriously: "If you fight with Molten River, you will die."

Caroline held his hand, and the remaining dragon blood on it burned Yuan Qingzhuo painfully: "Run away, Yuan Qingzhuo... It doesn't matter even if you want to take me with you."

"You didn't run away when you couldn't win before, but now that you can win, you want to take me with you and run away in disgrace? Caroline, what kind of stupid idea is this?"

Yuan Qingzhuo couldn't help but shook his head and sneered.

While letting the true dragon form last for more than 20 seconds, he heard Caroline's answer: "The reason is very simple. I was afraid that you would die... You saved me, so I shouldn't cause you to die. Isn't this reason hard to understand?"

Unexpected answer.

After a very brief silence, Yuan Qingzhuo raised his head, looked at Caroline, and asked in confusion:

"——Don't you call yourself a strong man? Then come and protect me."

Hearing this, Caroline opened her mouth and fell into deep silence, but the dragon flame in her body couldn't help but increase by three points.

After all the raging anger had turned into firewood, the Dragon Girl sighed and shook her head:

"You are so young, but you are quite good at bewitching people. I don't know who you learned this from... But since you said so, just stand behind me and provide support."

She clenched her newly grown right fist, stood in front of Yuan Qingzhuo, and said in a calm voice:
"--teacher."

The current position of the Demon King is of course vacant, so naturally there is no witness to the Demon King's will.

But the ancient royal covenant has always existed, and its effectiveness has continued from ancient times to the present.

So when one demon challenges another demon to a "fight to the death", especially when one of them is the Demon Grand Duke and a member of the Royal Court.

——The gladiatorial agreement was established in an instant.

As a result, Ronghe could not escape, nor could he borrow the strength of the army behind him.

And it is very reasonable for Yuan Qingzhuo, the courageous young grand duke who took the initiative to propose a fight, to borrow a little power from his "pet".

The nobility of their blood always gives the dukes the right to be a little willful.

Even the inviolable covenant would occasionally give them a tiny crack.

This time, it is no exception.

"Grand Duke Rush, you said... gladiatorial combat?"

Ronghe had temporarily filled the wound on his neck with flames. He asked, "Are you sure?"

Yuan Qingzhuo calmly replied: "Your words are worth a thousand gold coins."

So Ronghe grinned and couldn't help but smile with joy.

I really didn't expect that such good luck would fall on my head.

"Then come on."

The great demon, who was considered the strongest even among the ascended ranks, raised his heavy sword and chose to follow this ancient covenant.

(End of this chapter)