Chapter 115 - 101: Provocateur!

An evolution body — even stronger than a complete form Female Demon. This was known as a High-Level Female Demon. A High-Level Female Demon had broken free of physical restrictions and become a free individual. In theory, a High-Level Female Demon could go anywhere she wanted to.

"Congratulations! You’re free!"

Long Yi sincerely rejoiced for her. Despite his short acquaintance with her, he understood what freedom meant for a conscious individual.

"No!" Little Zi suddenly giggled, "I’ve decided to stick with you and not leave!"

As she said this, Little Zi flicked her wrist. Only then did Long Yi notice that, somehow, a chain was now held in his hand, with the other end of the chain locked around Little Zi’s wrist.

The chain was not a physical one. It was the Power of Rules, visible only to the individuals bound by the agreement.

Servant Contract.

One party voluntarily recognizes the other as their master and obeys any orders given by them.

"Are you crazy?"

Long Yi tried to shake off the chain, but it wouldn’t budge. In fact, this sort of rule-based power wouldn’t affect Long Yi at all. However, Long Yi felt like he was some sort of evil pervert. Using a chain to control a little girl was not his style.

"Do you dislike me?"

Little Zi pouted, her big eyes turned red, and she was on the verge of crying.

"No, I don’t! Just stick with me!" Long Yi instantly admitted defeat.

"Hee hee, Brother Long is the best! I like you the most!"

Excited, Little Zi flew around Long Yi once before flying off to the side to laboriously lift a chest full of gold and silver treasures.

"Look, I’m not just freeloading. I’ve brought all my wealth together!"

The treasures in Little Zi’s box were certainly worth a great deal. The jewelry and precious stones were hard to evaluate, but even the gold and silver alone must have been worth a lot of money.

Laughing at Little Zi who was dividing the spoils, Long Yi couldn’t help but be amused.

I really am someone destined to do great things! Most people start off fighting small monsters. The first thing I meet right after stepping out is a super tough monster! Of course, the rewards are pretty good. Aside from giving two crystal cores to Ai Lin, just the remaining twenty should put me far ahead of everyone else.

Of course, the greatest reward of all was Little Zi.

Even though this young lass was a demon, she wasn’t annoying at all, and her logic was absolutely clear when she spoke. Whether it was her demeanor or her behavior, they could induce a good impression from others.

Long Yi didn’t see Little Zi as a demon or some combat support tool. In his eyes, she was just a normal little girl. Since they’d wound up together, might as well stick together.

Anyway, fundamentally, both he and Little Zi were orphans.

One stranded in a strange world, the other living alone in a world hundreds of years later.

Unconsciously, Long Yi’s gaze at Little Zi softened with pity.

Just when Little Zi was joyfully counting her treasures accumulated over hundreds of years — sourced from various treasures she had passed by or unfortunate adventurers who had encountered danger in the mountains — a heavy flapping sound echoed from the distant sky. Looking up, two Flying Dragons were headed in their direction.

Little Zi frowned slightly, stopped counting her treasures, tossed the chest to Bajie who promptly shoved it into his personal space.

In the blink of an eye, the two Flying Dragons landed heavily, stirring up a cloud of dust and leaves.

Two young dragons, and their riders in armor, faces hidden. But from the emblem on their dragon saddles, it was evident they too were from the Dragon Knight Academy.

"Haha, I was wondering who it would be. Turns out it’s Long Yi and Ai Lin."

The two approach them, removed their helmets revealing two unfamiliar faces.

"Do you know them?" Long Yi looked at Ai Lin.

"No idea." Ai Lin replied.

"Oh, alright then. Let’s go." The always straightforward Long Yi gave the strangers a smile and prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment! Is that a crystal core armor? Was there a monster around here that you guys killed?" the man in front asked. Simultaneously, his eyes were glued to Ai Lin’s arms. The ornate armguard on Ai Lin’s arms was indeed formed by crystal cores, termed the Crystal Core Armor. The man had a scaled glove on his left hand adorned with a tiny red crystal core, clearly from a monster he had slain. However, comparing his single, nail-sized crystal core to the fist-sized pair on Ai Lin made it absurdly evident where the advantage lay.

"Yes." Long Yi replied.

"Haha, what a joke, that was a Composite Monster. Such a creature would have been of the eighth or ninth rank at the very least. There’s no way the three of you... Wait a sec, is this little girl a Female Demon? A demon servant?"

The man looked at Little Zi in surprise and glanced over his shoulder at the man behind him.

A Female Demon servant!

A Dragon Knight can force some powerful beings into contracts through conquering them, thus obtaining servants. And different servants can provide different help to the Dragon Knight. Most of the servants are just powerful beings who directly aid the Dragon Knight in battles. But Female Demons are extremely rare among various servants; for one thing, Female Demons are hard to come by. Moreover, even if encountered, their resistance to physical attacks makes it hard for the Dragon Knights to defeat them. On the other hand, even if a Dragon Knight does defeat a Female Demon, they are really strong-willed beings, making it difficult for the Dragon Knights to force them willingly into servitude.

"Hey! Are you two morons full of yourselves and have nothing better to do? Do you have to repeat all the facts? Morons! I am a Female Demon! I am a Female Demon’s servant! He’s a man! She’s a woman! That’s a dragon! This is a stone! Satisfied now?"

Little Zi floated in front, with one hand on her waist, a finger pointing at the man’s nose complaining dissatisfied.

"Little Demoness, I’m unclear why you’re tagging along with these two dunce, but perhaps reconsider? Check out my strength!"

The Dragon Knight casually exhibited his Dragon Fighting Aura to her, sixteen layers high, pretty high I’d say. The Mount Dragon behind him also roared, flexing its might.

"Pfft, boasting about that level of Fighting Aura in front of me! If I were you, I would just sell myself to the Dwarves Empire to work as a miner. However, your puny Fighting Aura might not even be enough to break any ores there!"

Little Zi’s face was full of disdain, Long Yi standing there awkwardly. He never expected that this little girl would be so sharp-tongued. He had previously thought she was just a common child who liked pranks.

The ridiculed young man’s face flushed with embarrassment, clearly feeling humiliated.

He pointed a finger at Long Yi: "Damned Long Yi! Is this your doing?"

Long Yi couldn’t help but burst into laughter, while Ai Lin hid behind him, trying not to burst into fits of laughter. Bajie rolled around on the ground clutching his stomach, laughing uncontrollably. Only the Shadow Dragon flying in the sky looked helpless, it really didn’t find the situation amusing.

"Asshole!"

Finally, the man could take it no longer. He released his Dragon Fighting Aura and attempted to rush up, but he was held back by another man standing behind him. He turned and saw that it was the man who had come with him.

"Why did you stop me!" the man shouted unhappily.

The man behind him didn’t reply but merely pointed at the ground. He looked down only to see that a layer of frost had formed on the ground, with waves of cold air spreading out from beneath Little Zi’s feet.

"Please try taking another step forward!"

Little Zi said smilingly.

Female Demons, adept at ice spells and mental attacks — both deadly to Dragon Knights. A fully evolved Female Demon is actually not afraid to fight against adult dragons! Female Demons virtually ignore physical harm, and, being a small and agile flyer, they can easily dodge the deadliest dragon breath!

And now, the Female Demon in front of them was clad in luxurious clothes, and she was obviously a fully evolved Female Demon! Everyone knew that the strength of a Female Demon was simply judged by the grandeur of their clothing! Such a Female Demon could even engage in face-to-face battles against a young Long Yi!

"Hmph! Long Yi, you’re hiding behind women all the time, aren’t you? First Ai Lin, and now a Female Demon?" the man growled, not daring to advance any further. He was unsure whether demonesses were reasonable creatures. After all, demonesses are a type of undead and things could turn ugly if they go haywire. His life was invaluable.

Long Yi couldn’t tolerate such words.

"I can’t just stand here after having the gauntlet thrown at me, that wouldn’t be my style," Long Yi responded earnestly to the provocation, "Little Zi, go back and watch me smack him."

"Okay!" Little Zi sweetly agreed. The frost on the ground instantly disappeared without a trace. She turned around and ran over to Ai Lin, suspending herself in mid-air as if ready to watch a play unfold.

On seeing Long Yi appear, the man sneered coldly: "You only needed to hide calmly behind your women, now you’ve asked for it!"

Long Yi cracked a hint of a smile, no further words were needed. He raised his hand and the Giant Dragon-slaying Sword was thrown to him by Bajie from behind.

Boom!

The Dragon-slaying Sword landed in his hand, Long Yi’s body sank half an inch from the massive weight of the weapon.

"Come on, morons, let’s see whether your skin or my fists are tougher!"

His Fighting Aura erupted, ten layers high. A massive line of sword aura fiercely cut through the air, heading straight for the man.

"Hmph! Just barely ten layers high! So cocky! Today, remember that the one who beat your ass was the fourth-grade Lightning Cruze! Speed is the key to victory!"

The man unsheathed the narrow rapier at his waist, his body transforming into a phantom as he circled around the sword aura arc, thrusting straight at Long Yi! At the same time, his Flying Dragon took a deep breath, seemingly to power up a breath attack!

However, Long Yi threw his Giant Dragon-slaying Sword at the Flying Dragon behind the man, while simultaneously sidestepping and grabbing the blade of the rapier with bare hands!

"Let me tell you why rapiers were phased out from modern warfare!"

Clang!

The rapier was remarkably snapped in half by Long Yi! He then yanked the broken piece, throwing off the man’s balance.

"Because no matter how strong your Fighting Aura is, you simply don’t have enough metal!"