Mr. Dragon Knight, the dragon girls are chasing you!

Serafina's languid voice came through the soul link, her tone gentle, yet carrying a subtle hint of mischief in her "I saw it."

Luo Ye silently defended himself in his heart: "...That was to make it easier to escape, and besides, it was the first time we hugged."

"Yes, it's convenient for running away. It's our first hug." Serafina repeated his words, her voice rising slightly at the end.

"So when you had your right arm around her waist, your left hand was also supporting the back of her head—was that also to make it easier to escape?"

Luo Ye looked down.

She realized that her left hand had unconsciously been placed on the back of Eluvia's head, shielding her from the oncoming airflow.

"..."

"Don't worry, I'm not jealous." Serafina's tone was cool and composed.

"I just feel like you're using both hands now. Are you planning to use your mouth to hold onto my dragon scales for balance when we encounter danger?"

Luo Ye: "..."

He silently moved his left hand away from the back of Eluvia's head and instead grasped the dragon's neck scales.

But the little black dragon in his arms seemed to sense something, and made a drowsy sound, then snuggled closer to him and buried its head back in the spot where it had been protected.

Luo Ye's hand froze in mid-air.

Serafina's light voice came again: "It seems even she thinks your spot was more comfortable."

"...Can you concentrate on flying?"

"No. Flight primarily relies on the wings for energy, and the brain is just sitting idle anyway."

"Also, with that little black dragon's flat, tiny body, is it as comfortable to hold as I am?"

"..."

Faced with such a low-level choice of death, Luo Ye decided to refuse to answer and silently raised his rating of Serafina's "cunning" by two levels.

At this moment, Eluvia was engaged in a fierce and almost devastating psychological tug-of-war in her mind.

(Eluvia A: He hugged me! He actually hugged me! And in his dragon form, right in front of that old woman Seraphina! Is this considered a public declaration of love?)

(Eluvia B: Calm down! This must be a tactical necessity! He only hugged you to make it easier to escape, don't get the wrong idea!)

(Elvia A: But he's holding me so tightly... His chest feels so warm... His heartbeat is so strong...)

(Eluvia B: Stop describing it! You're not even an adult yet! This is like taking a tonic!)

(Elvia A: And being held in her dragon form... could... could she get pregnant?!)

(Eluvia B: What are you thinking?!)

(Eluvia A: But it feels so good... I don't want to get up...)

(Eluvia B: ...I also feel quite comfortable.)

(Elvia A & B: Let's do it that way then.)

Eluvia's thoughts became increasingly confused and distorted, with only one thought swirling in her mind: "If I'm being held so tightly, will I get pregnant?"

Can dragons and humans have babies? This question was beyond her knowledge.

But she vaguely remembered that there were cases of dragons and humans mating in ancient times, but those were all legendary, mentioned only briefly in ancient dragon texts, and never described in detail.

Eluvia's face turned bright red, and her dragon tail wrapped around Luo Ye's calf again and again, the tip of which exploded into a fluffy black ball.

I can't figure it out, and it's too comfortable, so—

The current Dragon King of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan, the overlord of the Eternal Night Mountains, and a top predator who has lived for four thousand seven hundred years—

At this moment, she was like a kitten whose fur had been stroked, quietly nestled in the arms of a human boy, with faint white steam rising from her head.

[System Notification: Eternal Night Wings - Eluvia's Affection +1!]

[Current favorability: 96→97]

[System Evaluation: Congratulations, host, you have achieved the hidden achievement—"Holding a girl in your arms doubles your combat power!"]

[System Reminder: Host, do you notice that the little black dragon in your arms has a slightly elevated body temperature?]

Luo Ye glanced down.

Eluvia buried her face in his chest, revealing only her tightly closed eyes and her ears, which were red to the point of bleeding.

Her hands had somehow found their way to the sides of his shirt, gripping them tightly as if she were holding onto something important, afraid that it would disappear if she let go.

"...Eluvia?" Luo Ye called out tentatively.

no respond.

"His Majesty?"

Still no response.

"Little silly dragon?"

The girl in his arms trembled suddenly, and a muffled voice came from his chest: "...Don't call me 'Little Stupid Dragon'."

"Oh, so you were awake." Luo Ye couldn't help but laugh. "I thought you were asleep."

"Shut up! Just focus on escaping with your life and don't talk to me!!" Eluvia scolded fiercely, but her little hand gripping his clothes tightened slightly, as she craved this rare moment of peace.

High in the sky ahead, Serafina was breaking through the countless chains and cages at an astonishing speed.

Large chains of shadow shot out from all directions, each as thick as an adult's waist, but thanks to the agility boost from riding the dragon and Seraphine's own combat experience, the dragon's body was always able to adjust its posture and dodge precisely in the first instant.

Just then, a violent energy fluctuation came from behind.

Countless shadowy chains broke through Serafina's acceleration distance and caught up from behind. The tips of the chains were condensed with dark purple energy balls, which shot towards the three of them with a whooshing sound!

"Stop daydreaming, Your Majesty the Dragon King!" Luo Ye patted the girl in his arms on the back.

"Disrupt them with dragon breath! Don't let the chains get close!"

"I don't need you to order me around!"

Eluvia snapped back to reality, her cheeks still burning and her eyes still red, but her body's instincts had already acted before her consciousness could react.

She leaned halfway out of Luo Ye's arms, her long, deep purple hair flying in the wind, her pink lips slightly parted, and she unleashed a burst of extremely violent shadow dragon breath!

A raging torrent of dark purple water surged across the sky, crashing violently into the countless shadow chains and energy blasts that were relentlessly pursuing them!

Two opposing and mutually destructive forces collided, tore apart, and exploded in mid-air!

The blinding light illuminated the entire dark area, and the shockwave spread out in a ring, shattering all the approaching shadow chains.

The explosions burst into flames across the night sky, like blooming dark purple fireworks.

"Hmph! With such paltry skills, you think you can win me over?"

Elvia proudly raised her head, casually wiping away the lingering dragon breath from the corner of her lips. Her golden vertical pupils were filled with disdain and smugness, her arrogant aura reaching its peak once again.

"Don't you even know who your opponent is!"

Luo Ye couldn't help but laugh when he saw her arrogant and smug little face.

He raised his hand and gently rubbed the top of her head: "Well done, Your Majesty the Dragon King."

Eluvia's body stiffened abruptly, and a single ahoge (cowlick) on her head snapped straight up.

"...No, don't you dare touch my head!" She slapped Luo Ye's hand away, her voice a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

"I'm not a child anymore, what are you doing!"

Upon seeing this, the voice of the Abyss's Will became completely distorted, filled with hysterical rage.

"Stop them! At all costs! Stop them at all costs!!!"