Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Facing this enemy that exuded unprecedented ferocity, Ais trembled uncontrollably, but then burst out with amazing fighting spirit.

She tightly grasped the azure sword that emitted a sharp luster in her hand and rushed towards the dragon!

When passing by the dragon, Ai Si dodged the claws that could easily tear her body apart at the critical moment, and at the same time slashed at the base of the dragon's wings with a sword, creating a small gap in the black scales.

This wound was completely invisible to the dragon's five-meter-long body, but it roared angrily and turned to rush towards Ais with even more ferocious momentum.

Noticing the pterosaur's loss of caution, Ais revealed a smug smile filled with fighting spirit.

She turned and ran, and when the dragon flew less than ten meters behind her, she jumped onto the boulder, turned around and slashed at the stone with her sword.

Countless flying stones shot towards the dragon's only weak point - its eyes.

The dragon was caught off guard and subconsciously closed its eyes, slowing down its dive speed slightly.

It's now!

4 Aisi: Dad...

Ai Si jumped up and slashed the blue sword at the connection between the pterosaur's huge wings and its body with all her strength!

This attack penetrated the dragon's scale defense, causing bright red blood to splatter on the dragon's wings.

The pterosaur lost its balance and roared, making an emergency landing on the ground.

Ai Si, regardless of everything, attacked one of the wings with all her might, intending to cut off the pterosaur's means of flying.

Even if attacked by the dragon's claws, it would only dodge the vital parts with the smallest possible margin and ignore other parts.

Every time sparks flew, dragon scale fragments and blood droplets that were indistinguishable from friend or foe would fly everywhere.

Until Ai Si retreated again to avoid the fatal blow and launched another attack, the pterosaur suddenly turned with agility that was inconsistent with its huge body.

The scaly tail whipped up a cyclone that swept away everything that came near.

Caught off guard, Ai Si's golden eyes widened, and she could only hold the sword across her chest and endure the huge impact that was like a battering ram.

The enormous force made all of Ai Si's skills ineffective. The armor deformed and peeled off, and the sound of bones twisting and breaking came into her mind.

Blood spurted from her mouth, and the girl's thin body flew out as easily as a fallen leaf.

"Cough, cough..."

When Ais came to her senses and struggled to raise her head, she found herself surrounded by a wall of fire like hell.

The pterosaur looked down at her with its bright red vertical pupils, and red flames began to condense in its mouth.

Its light completely covered Ais's vision, and the burning pain throughout her body conveyed the message of death.

Am I going to die here...?

How could this be……

I still have unfinished business...

But this is about to be liberated...

In the red world created by the raging heat waves, everything in front of Ais, including herself, was slowly melting.

My consciousness became hazy and time slowed down.

Just as she slowly closed her eyes, waiting for the end to come——

The next moment, the clear sound of the sword cut through all the rumbling noise, penetrated countless sorrows, anger and despair, and reached the girl's heart.

It was like a cool breeze on a midsummer afternoon that swept across the boundless grassland, blowing the dazzling white clouds towards the deep blue sky.

Dispel the flames, quell the riots, heal the sorrow, suppress the darkness, and restore consciousness from the black flames.

The sword light slid by like a moon shadow, illuminating Ai Si's eyes.

She raised her head and took in the swift figure that passed by like a ray of moonlight.

It was a sword completely different from Ais's own, and from any sword she had ever seen.

No momentum, no sound, no brilliance.

Only a streak of uncontested yet eye-catching silver light passed by.

But with just this one sword, it accurately pierced the pterosaur's eyes and pierced its head.

The pterosaur roared violently in pain, and the breath of fire that had been stored up could not be released. Instead, it exploded in its mouth full of sharp fangs, leaving large holes in its mouth and upper jaw, and turned into drops of magma that fell to the ground.

This scene overlapped with a scene deep in Ais's memory.

That was the scene where, with a mortal body that had not received any 'favor', he used his superb swordsmanship to inflict severe pain on Dark Despair, forcing it to flee in panic...

"Dad, Dad..."

In an instant, an inexplicable feeling spread throughout my body.

The fortress that Ais had built for herself through bloody battles over the past year collapsed in an instant, revealing the little girl hidden under the mask of the "War Girl".

Feelings of grievance and weakness surged out, and the hot tears that I thought had long since dried up blurred my vision.

Pulling the sword out of the pterosaur's eye, Noah kicked with all his might, hitting the dragon's chest where blood was gushing out.

As his body rolled down from mid-air, Noah used the force of the rotation to turn sideways and slash the pterosaur in the chest with a sword.

This sword completely shattered the pterosaur's already broken chest scales, and blood immediately gushed out like a fountain.

No, what gushed out was not only blood, but also the breath of fire that was brewing to the limit and then swallowed up again.

The explosions continued, rupturing the dragon's muscular torso, causing it to roar and wail, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

When Noah landed in front of the blonde girl and lifted her up by the neck like a kitten, the pterosaur's body expanded in mid-air and finally exploded completely.

In an instant, it was as if a sun appeared in the cave, scattering dazzling light.

A magical storm formed by the fusion of light and fire swept across everything.

It cracked the walls, then melted and evaporated the rock along the cracks, until it expanded the entire cave from the inside out.

After the firestorm subsided, a pile of rubble in the cave broke open, and Noah poked his head out from it, looking around with lingering fear.

After confirming that the danger was gone, Noah stood up from the rubble, still holding the blonde girl in his hands like a cat.

After feeling her pulse and confirming that the girl was still alive, Noah breathed a sigh of relief.

I had just traveled through time, and my injuries hadn't healed yet, yet I ran to this hellish place, risking my life. What for? Wasn't it just for this unfortunate child?

If she died, wouldn't my trip be in vain?

"Kids these days are too fierce, aren't they? They didn't even try to run away from such a huge dragon, but just went right up to it and attacked it?"

Having said that, Noah also knew that if the blonde girl hadn't attracted the pterosaur's attention, he would not have been able to successfully launch a sneak attack.

Although Noah hated being a human-headed dog very much, he had to admit that being a human-headed dog was pretty cool.

What's more, it couldn't be called a kill-grab, because the girl didn't win at all.

I completely saved this girl's life.

Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this. I have to find a place to heal this girl and heal myself at the same time.

However, Noah didn't have any healing skills, so he could only quickly get to the ground.

But when he recalled how he had run all the way down through the cave full of forking paths, he suddenly felt a toothache.

Hiss, I didn’t mark it. How long will it take me to run up there?

Although it's a bit difficult to say, Noah does have a problem with direction.

It's not a problem if you stay in the city for a long time, but once you go into the wild, you will basically take the wrong path.

This is the case in the wild where you can climb high and see far away, and use the sky to observe the direction. It is even more difficult in this cave where you can't tell the difference between east, south, west, north, or day and night.

Hopefully I can get out before I bleed to death.

However, just as Noah took his first step, he suddenly felt something strange—it was the sound of magic power gathering and about to explode.

The location is probably in front, behind some ruins in the cave.

However, this explosion of magic power was not dangerous, so Noah just watched the ruins in front of him being blown apart.

"Aisi!! Where are you?"

In the thick smoke, a green figure appeared.

She was an elf woman with a pair of slender pointed ears, long hair that shone like emerald gems, and a stunning appearance.

She seemed like a mother who was immersed in sadness after quarreling with her rebellious daughter, and suddenly remembered that her daughter was lost, so she rushed into the dark night frantically looking for her.

The next second, Noah's eyes met hers, and both of them fell silent.

until--

"Father……"

The blonde girl held by Noah woke up at some point, then threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

Noah's eyes suddenly widened.

I go!

You little bastard!

Don’t hurt me!!

5 As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed

When Livilia heard Ai Si calling the silver-haired human "father", her eyes immediately became sharp.

She slowly tightened her grip on her beloved staff, 'Magna Elvis', ready to hit the other person at any moment!

Although he is a magician, the magic wand in his hand is made of "refined metal" and "holy emperor ore", which is stronger than the weapons of ordinary first-level adventurers.

Anyone who underestimates Livilia's close combat ability will suffer a great loss!

Although she is not very old... after all, she is still just a little girl among the elves!

In short, after years of traveling, Livilia has seen some of the darkness in the human world.

A simple and cute little girl like Ais can easily become a target for bad guys!

Noah could tell at a glance what the green-haired elf's eyes meant, and he suddenly felt a little depressed.

Although Noah was often regarded as a butcher, a devil, cold-blooded and ungrateful in the past, he was never considered a pervert.

How should I put it? It's like being feared and dreaded, but the feeling of being compared to a lion, tiger or other ferocious beast is completely different from being compared to a cockroach or slug.

Thinking of this, Noah couldn't help but pick up the blonde girl who was lying on him like a puppy with disgust, and looked into her golden eyes full of confusion and trance.

This unlucky kid!

I'm only seventeen years old, I'm still a child!

You've never even held a girl's hand, so isn't it a bit too much for you to call me dad?

Although a woman would only hinder my ability to draw my sword...

But Noah would not bother with a seriously injured little girl covered in blood and in a trance.

"Little guy, I can't be your father, wake up..."

After patting the little girl's face, Noah turned her around and turned to the green-haired female elf who became more alert and anxious because of his actions.

"Hey, look, do you recognize this female elf?"

After being slapped several times by Noah, the blonde girl finally opened her blood-blurred eyes in confusion and met Livilia's gaze.

Seeing Ais' miserable appearance covered in blood and wounds, Livilia felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. She felt great regret and self-blame and guilt in her heart, and she held the scepter tightly in her hand.