I became the slime toy of the evil dragon girl?

Over the next few days, the camp, like a rusty machine, was forcibly oiled by Ian and began to creak and groan as it operated.

Kiki Wrench locked herself in a makeshift shed, the clanging and banging sounds and the occasional flashes of small magical leaks never ceasing day and night.

Although she kept thinking about dangerous plans like "super explosion," under Ian's explicit demands and Charles's murderous gaze, she finally focused her energy on improving the cutting blade and teleportation.

Charles, with even darker dark circles under his eyes, engaged in several difficult but fruitless attempts to communicate with the elves.

The elven elder was extremely firm, strictly forbidding any form of destructive behavior and declaring that every blade of grass and every tree in the forest was protected by the spirits of nature.

"If you dare to destroy the forest again, we will take the forest with us and die!" These are said to be the original words of the half-elf elder.

Ian didn't understand the logic of these pointy-eared people either. Wasn't this just pure "if you can't have it, destroy it"?

But perhaps the dragon's infamy was ultimately a deterrent, and the elves did not take any more drastic action, but simply increased their surveillance.

Around the camp, Ian's "Pinky Detective" could always spot those pointed ears hiding in the trees, like a persistent leech.

Perhaps genuinely fearing that the other party would perish along with Sweet Forest, Charles has remained remarkably restrained throughout, which is quite admirable.

After receiving adequate treatment, Lilith recovered to her former state.

She was tasked with using her agility to lead Ian deep into the forest in search of the Fountain of Life.

Ian himself experimented using the "Life Perception Candy" given to him by Mirabelle.

He doesn't have the concept of holding the candy in his mouth, but upon contact, the magic contained within the candy will slowly integrate into his gelatinous body, with the effect lasting for several hours.

During this time, his perception of life energy became extremely acute, and Ian was also able to draw the magical veins of the Sweet Forest.

Because they both possess shadow magic, the two appear and disappear mysteriously in the forest, and together with Ian, they are practically the "Twin Shadows" of Dragon Territory.

At this moment, the two were searching for the Fountain of Life in the forest, with Ian being held in Lilith's arms.

This time, Ian tried to ride on Lilith's head, but Lilith nimbly dodged him and refused to let him ride on her head, only willing to carry Ian on the mission.

Ian arched his back, feeling the pressure of Lilith's ample breasts on his body.

Lilith suddenly asked curiously.

"So, Ian, how exactly did you save me back then?"

Ian was stunned for a moment before realizing that Lilith was referring to how she survived the bomb explosion when she was tied to the sky.

"How did you know it was me?" Ian had almost forgotten, and nearly became a Good Samaritan who did good deeds anonymously.

But since Lilith brought it up, Ian was happy to answer and take the opportunity to collect a fee from her.

"Transfiguration".

"Huh?" Lilith was skeptical that it was such a low-level spell.

"Otherwise, do you expect me to come back to life? It's just a transformation spell; for a split second, you became a fire elemental."

Ian continued teasingly, "Speaking of which, I saved your life, so aren't you going to consider signing some kind of mount contract with me to repay me?"

"What mount! You..." Lilith wanted to say something more.

"Wait!" Ian suddenly interrupted Lilith.

An extremely strong, yet somewhat strange, signal entered Ian's senses.

Unlike other life-giving light streams that radiate vitality outwards, it is more like a bottomless vortex, constantly absorbing and exhaling the surrounding green energy, feeling ancient and heavy.

This signal is too special; that place could very well be the fountain of life that Mirabelle was hinting at.

"You're fast, go take a look, it's probably in that direction."

Ian squeezed out a pair of small hands from his gelatinous body and pointed in the direction he sensed.

Lilith gently placed Ian on the ground and slowly moved towards that direction, disappearing into the shadows.

A few minutes later.

"I didn't see the Fountain of Life, and that place felt...unpleasant."

Even Lilith, after scouting in that direction, unusually abandoned her childish tone, her silver eyes showing a hint of seriousness as she said, "The shadows there became sluggish, as if being dragged by something. There's poisonous gas in the forest that disrupts the flow of magic. Besides, something was guarding it, not a half-elf; I almost got discovered by it."

Although the Fountain of Life wasn't seen, the candy's senses pointed in that direction, and there were unusual phenomena nearby, so it was probably true.

But this one, the Guardian?

Ian recalled Mirabelle's words about "powerful nature guardians or ancient magic."

It seems that obtaining the Fountain of Life is not an easy task.

......

......

time does not wait.

Lilith and Ian immediately rushed back to the monster camp.

At Ian's suggestion, a special operations team was quickly formed, consisting of the original members of the exploration team.

Kiki insisted on taking her along, saying that she was getting so bored that she was practically growing mushrooms between her legs if she stayed at the camp any longer researching non-explosive projects.

In addition, Ian specifically asked Charles for a rock monster. These monsters are usually at the third or fourth rank, extremely powerful, and have high resistance to abnormal statuses.

Unfortunately, its slow movement makes it vulnerable to being kited by most monsters, and it's hard to find a monster more clumsy than the Rock Monster.

However, this time the target is a fixed spring, and the rock monster can play a significant role in this situation.

Their goal for this trip: to venture deep into the forest and find the fountain of life.

Before setting off, Charles called Ian aside and handed him a blood-red crystal wrapped in a black cloth.

"Here you go, Forced Pain Transfer Contract. Pain Transfer... can temporarily transfer a portion of the damage taken by a designated target to the contract vessel. Rock monsters are very suitable for this, use with caution."

The old vampire's voice was low, his eyes complex; this thing probably wasn't cheap. However, the old vampire was already a high-level demon, so he probably didn't need it.

"Thank you." Ian solemnly accepted it, rolled it up with his tentacles, and stuffed it into his gelatinous body for preservation.

This old vampire keeps dropping gadgets, which really touches Ian's heart, even though the little things he gave him last time were completely useless.

However, Ian accepted the offer of kindness.

"Just do your best," Charles said in the end.

He turned around and plunged back into the seemingly endless chores, his back weary and hunched.

Under the cover of night, the team quietly left the camp and disappeared into the dark forest.

With Lilith, a top-notch stalker, leading the way, they tried their best to avoid the fixed routes that the half-elves patrolled daily.

However, the rock monster's commotion was indeed too great, and it was unknown whether it would attract the attention of the half-elves.

As the team ventured deeper into the forest, the scenery changed dramatically from what was seen at the edge.

The trees were taller and older, their bark covered with thick moss and luminous fungi. Thick vines coiled like pythons, some even weaving nets in the air.

Light struggles to penetrate the dense canopy, making the understory dark and damp, with a peculiar smell in the air that is a mixture of decay and new life.