Chapter: 455
“My head hurts so much…”
“Goddess, please drink this bowl of medicine.” Carrying a bowl of dark brown liquid with a strong bitter smell, Miya the catgirl walked to Linglong’s bedside. Seeing that Linglong had woken up, a hint of joy flashed across her face.
“Help me sit up first. Hiss, why does my whole body feel like it’s falling apart?”
Propped up by the catgirl, Linglong drank the medicine spoonful by spoonful. A warm current slowly surged within her, melting away the lingering fatigue in her body.
This feeling is truly comfortable, she thought.
It’s just that, for some reason, her head still felt fuzzy, as if she had been hit by a club.
After finishing the entire bowl of medicine, Linglong finally remembered what she should ask. “How long have I been asleep? Is that lion’s head dead?”
Her memory stopped at the moment she was being chased and beaten by that lion’s head. The events after that were only a blur in her mind.
It seemed like the lion’s head eventually turned into a bird, and then… then what did I do?
I must have won, right? Otherwise, I wouldn’t be lying in my own bed right now.
Hearing Linglong’s question, the catgirl’s expression turned strange. She opened her mouth and quietly uttered a number, “Ten days…”
“Cough cough cough cough… Ten days?!” Linglong’s eyes immediately widened. She thought she had only slept for two or three days.
Ten whole days?!
Nothing should have happened during these ten days, right? Our Bone Wing tribe didn’t fall into chaos, did they? No, I have to go and see!
Linglong threw off the covers and tried to jump out of bed, but the catgirl wouldn’t let the not-yet-fully-recovered Linglong do so. She held down the restless Linglong and assured her that she didn’t need to worry about the tribe. “Miss Lethy has been staying here these days, and under her command, everyone in the tribe has been doing well.”
“Miss Lethy?”
“Yes, it was Miss Lethy who carried you, unconscious, back that night.” Recalling the scene that night, Miya’s expression became even stranger.
“She carried me back?!” Linglong instantly felt a large blood-red character appearing above her head. It wasn’t a big deal that Lethyshia carried her, but the critical point was whether anyone else was around at the time. “What about Miss Bai? Isn’t she here?”
“No, Miss Bai was following behind Miss Lethy, and her expression seemed a bit unhappy.”
Alright, I’m probably dead, Linglong leaned against the headboard with a look of despair. Miss Bai is a jealous person! “Sigh, so is that lion’s head dead or not?”
Dead or alive, either way, since what’s done is done, I can only face it with a smile. What’s the big deal about Miss Bai’s ill will? I, Linglong, am not afraid! Yes, absolutely not! What? You say my voice is trembling? That’s an illusion! It’s all an illusion! You must have misheard!
“He’s dead, not even a complete corpse was left. You killed him yourself, Goddess.”
“I killed him? I can’t quite remember the situation back then. Miya, tell me, how did I kill that guy?” Linglong had only a very vague impression of what happened that day, but there was one thing she was sure of: when she was still conscious, she was definitely no match for the Lion Clan Chief.
So, how did I finally kill that lion’s head? Did I cheat? Or did Lethy and the others secretly help her? Thinking about it, it was probably the latter.
“Uh, this is a bit complicated to explain. Goddess, you eventually turned into a giant white dragon, and that Lion Clan Chief turned into a big golden bird. You two…”
“Wait, wait, wait, Miya, look at me. Do I look like a child?” Linglong stared into her friend’s eyes and asked, “Even a child wouldn’t believe this kind of story, right?” Turning into a giant dragon and a big bird, such a plot wouldn’t even appear in storybooks, right?
But there was no emotion in Miya’s eyes that Linglong was looking for. On the contrary, Miya appeared exceptionally candid, as if everything she said was true.
Hiss… It’s all true? That can’t be right? “I turned into a dragon, and the clan chief turned into a bird, and then we fought in those forms?”
Nodding. “It must be an illusion. How could I possibly turn into a dragon?”
Shaking her head. “The cavalry that pursued you that day all saw you turn into a beautiful and powerful white giant dragon. This matter has already spread throughout the tribe,” Miya said, scratching her cheek and adding softly. She wanted to keep this news quiet, but too many people had witnessed it, making it impossible to suppress. Fortunately, after the news spread, everyone’s worship for the Goddess intensified. Originally, everyone thought the Goddess was just a slightly more powerful beastman, but now, the Goddess truly had a divine form. No one had forgotten what the super giant dragon looked like before the battle, and now Linglong had transformed into a dragon again, which meant there was a deep connection between them, right? The Goddess is still the Goddess.
“Um, Linglong, tell me the truth, you’re not really a daughter of a god, are you?” Miya scanned her surroundings like a thief and whispered into Linglong’s ear.
The warm breath on her ear made Linglong’s face blush slightly. She pushed the catgirl’s head away with a hint of annoyance and shook her head, replying, “No, really. The Great God is something I made up. I’m just an ordinary beastman who escaped from the great plains.”
“But can an ordinary beastman turn into a giant dragon tens of meters tall?” Miya tilted her head.
“Maybe… I’m not that ordinary?” Linglong scratched her head, looking exasperated. She truly didn’t understand the situation right now. “But the Great God I mentioned definitely doesn’t exist, and I’m not some goddess. I have nothing to do with gods!” This was a secret she should have kept buried forever, but now she could say it without any reservation. And the funny thing was, even if she said it now, no one would really believe her.
“Although I believe Linglong wouldn’t lie to me… I still don’t quite believe it.” See, even Linglong’s best friend Miya said so. It couldn’t be helped. Linglong’s performance that day was too outstanding. That powerful, beautiful, slender dragon was undoubtedly a divine being in the eyes of the beastmen.
“Forget it, forget it. If you want to believe it, then believe it. This can’t be explained clearly.” Linglong pressed her forehead, giving up arguing. Goddess or not, having a stable position wasn’t a bad thing. It’s just that the matter of turning into a dragon still needs a good discussion with Lethyshia.
Linglong woke up around 3 PM. After waiting in bed for a few hours, the girls’ conversations drifted closer. It seemed the girls who had been working in her stead were off duty.
Bathed in the warm yellow sunlight, three guests from the Bone Wing tribe pushed open the door and entered Linglong’s residence. Upon discovering that Linglong had woken up from her coma, they immediately started chattering excitedly.
“I told you she would wake up these few days! See, I was right!” The petite black-haired girl hopped and waved her fist, seeming to show off to the white-haired girl beside her. The girl with white dog ears had dark circles under her eyes and looked haggard. She didn’t pay much attention to the awakened Linglong and directly collapsed onto a chair, looking like she had no intention of joining the discussion.
Only the white-haired girl among the trio appeared relatively normal. Looking at the awakened Linglong, she placed a hand on the overly active black-haired girl beside her and said with a smile, “How do you feel? Is there anything uncomfortable?”
“There isn’t anything terribly uncomfortable, just that my body feels a bit weak, and my head hurts a little.”
“I know the reason for the headache, but as for the weakness… I don’t know about that. Maybe it’s a residual effect after bursting out?” The black-haired girl, suppressed by the white-haired girl, muttered to herself while touching her chin. After all, she was the one who caused the headache. She had used quite a bit of force when she hit Linglong that time, and she had even used some of the dream god’s authority, intending to knock the dragon-form Linglong unconscious with a single blow. As it turned out, Lethyshia’s blow was very effective, perhaps too effective. With a “Duang,” the dragon-form Linglong was directly knocked back into human form and remained unconscious for a full ten days. If she hadn’t been able to sense Linglong’s mental activity, Lethyshia would have thought she had accidentally used too much force and turned Linglong into a vegetative state.
“That was the only way to calm you down back then,” Lethyshia added, perhaps fearing Linglong would overthink things. “Although the method wasn’t very elegant, it was extremely effective.”
“Ah? What method?”
“You don’t remember?” Lethyshia looked at Linglong in surprise. She thought Linglong remembered it very clearly.
Linglong nodded.
“It’s fine if you forgot. It wasn’t a good experience anyway. Just know that I put you into a dream in the end,” Lethyshia said, waving her hand and deciding to skip this meaningless topic.
“Oh.” Actually, Linglong wanted to delve deeper, but as soon as she had this thought, her head began to throb uncontrollably, as if something was preventing her from uncovering the truth. Forget it, I’ll deal with this later. The most important thing now is to figure out why I turned into a dragon. Thinking of this, Linglong cast a curious gaze at Lethyshia and Bai Ling. She knew her own capabilities, so turning into a dragon must be due to these two.
But soon, both girls shook their heads, denying Linglong’s thought.
“I only made one move in the end, and that was against you,” Lethyshia shrugged, indicating she was slacking off the rest of the time.
“I just gave you a blessing to speed up your recovery, like this.” Miss Bai snapped her fingers and cast the Starlight Blessing she had given Linglong before again. Dim starlight passed through the window and shone on Linglong, giving her a cool sensation. The power within her seemed to awaken under the starlight, but the speed was not fast at all, only a meager increase. “However, the effect of this blessing is maximized during battle, but even at its maximum, it definitely wouldn’t cause you to turn into a dragon.”
Looking at Bai Ling, who was speaking earnestly, Linglong nodded blankly. Unlike Lethyshia, Bai Ling had very high credibility with Linglong. Since Bai Ling said so, it must be true. So, turning into a dragon really had nothing to do with these two powerful ladies?
“To be honest, I really want to put Linglong on the operating table and dissect her thoroughly right now. A dragon possessing human form, a report on this would definitely earn us the highest level scientific research award in the Demon race.”
“Please, absolutely do not do that!”
“Cough, cough, just kidding.” Lethyshia put away the small silver knife she had carelessly taken out back into the artifact space and coughed twice to ease the atmosphere. “So, now no one knows why Linglong turned into a dragon?”
“We don’t know.” Bai Ling, Linglong, and the catgirl replied in unison.
Lethyshia scratched her head and instinctively removed her dragon horns, which poked her as she did so, and placed them aside. “It seems we won’t be bored in the future.” Is Linglong considered a beastman, or a dragon? This question is difficult to answer. Initially, Lethyshia definitely saw Linglong as a beastman, but now she felt Linglong was more like a dragon. Beastmen couldn’t achieve super-evolution like her and turn into such a large dragon. Moreover, the way Linglong transformed back into human form from her dragon form was so magical that even Lethyshia, a well-traveled Demon King, couldn’t understand how these two forms changed. The situation at that time was that Lethyshia struck a blow, hitting Linglong directly on the forehead, and then Linglong was knocked unconscious by this blow. As she fainted, her massive dragon body began to shrink rapidly. In just a few breaths, the dozens of meters tall dragon returned to Linglong’s appearance… still wearing a white dress. You come with clothes after transforming? Lethyshia no longer wanted to dwell on whether Linglong was naked at that time. Anyway, the dress turned into several large white dragon scales as soon as it left Linglong’s body. Having the consciousness to use scales to make herself a white skirt before turning into human form showed this dragon still had some common sense… Although wearing just one white skirt seemed to be a bit of a problem.
“I put those dragon scales in the warehouse. You can go take a look later. If you think they’re useless, you can give them to me,” Lethyshia said, mentioning the scales in passing after explaining the whole process of Linglong transforming back to human form. Everything about dragons is a treasure. Dragon scales can not only be used for potions but also as high-grade equipment materials. It’s a pity that she didn’t chop off Linglong’s horns at that time, Lethyshia thought regretfully while looking at the pair of small dragon horns on Linglong’s head.
“I feel like Lethy, you’re thinking of something bad,” Linglong said, instinctively covering her small horns and trembling.
“Illusion, I’m thinking about your weapon,” Lethyshia argued seriously. Dragon horns are not suitable, but dragon claws would do. “The craftsmanship of your previous gun wasn’t very good, and it broke halfway through. If it were a weapon made by me, it would have directly snapped that black spear, okay?”
“Lethy, you know forging?” Linglong was somewhat disbelieving. She found it reasonable for Lethyshia to know how to make potions, but forging was too inconsistent with Lethyshia’s appearance. Those masters who forged weapons were all burly and muscular, while Lethyshia? She wasn’t exactly thin, but her figure was excellent, definitely not the type with muscles. A girl like this claiming to be a forging master? Linglong didn’t believe it.
“I know a little.” This time, Lethyshia wasn’t being modest; she truly only knew a little. The weapons she forged were generally of high quality but low technical content. The quality was achieved purely by piling up materials. With all sorts of treasures piled together, how could the weapon’s quality be low? It couldn’t be! But from another perspective, Lethyshia’s performance was quite stable. She couldn’t create a high-level weapon with low-level materials out of inspiration, but she could ensure that every weapon she forged matched the consumed materials. As long as the materials were sufficient, Lethyshia would definitely not disappoint you! Provided the materials were sufficient… yes. If she could have taken Linglong’s dragon horns at that time, Lethyshia could not only have made a new long spear for Linglong but also secretly embezzled more than half of the dragon horns. Those ‘saved’ materials would have been enough for her to upgrade her demon sword properly.
“It’s a pity I didn’t seize the opportunity, sigh.” Lethyshia shook her head and made up her mind to find an opportunity to snatch Linglong’s dragon horns the next time she transformed into a dragon.
What opportunity did you miss? You definitely have ulterior motives! Linglong screamed in her heart. Lethyshia wasn’t trying to hide her expression at all. This lady is definitely eyeing my horns!
“Can Lethy Miss’s horns be removed?!” Suddenly, the catgirl, whose existence was usually faint, finally recovered from her shock. She stared at the pair of dragon horns Lethyshia held in her arms, her eyes full of a worldview collapse.
“Ah, these are just decorations. My tail and wings are like this too.” Lethyshia, knowing Miya’s identity, didn’t explain but frankly admitted that the parts on her body were fake. “I am not a beastman, but a demon.”
“Demon?!” The catgirl’s pupils contracted. She instantly thought of the rumors about demons, such as those who killed without batting an eye, and those who liked to eat sashimi made from beastmen. But looking up at Lethyshia, she shook her head again. Miss Lethy didn’t seem like a bad person. These days, Lethy had been helping to manage the tribe’s affairs. To be honest, Miya felt that Lethyshia was doing a slightly better job than Linglong. In Linglong’s sudden coma, she was able to stabilize the tribesmen and steadily expand their victories, gradually consuming the territory that once belonged to the Steel Spear tribe. Lethyshia contributed a lot. Although this girl didn’t make any moves herself, her behind-the-scenes support was very important. Otherwise, if the other beastmen in the tribe had to find a way, they would probably just think of direct assault.
“Oh yes, the legendary super evil demons.” Lethyshia nodded proudly, a sly smile on her face. She strongly identified with her identity. Having been a demon for so many years, she had long since become the image of a demon! Humans? Never met them.
“I feel like the credibility of some rumors is questionable,” the catgirl muttered softly, resting her chin on her hand. She didn’t seem scared? Shouldn’t beastmen be terrified upon hearing the word “demon,” fall to the ground, and beg for mercy? Why was this little catgirl so calm? Lethyshia, who hadn’t managed to scare anyone, looked perplexed. “Aren’t you afraid of me? I’m a demon!”
“It’s hard to be afraid of you like this,” Bai Ling said, walking up to Lethyshia and tapping her head with a helpless expression, stopping the Demon King Miss from fooling around. “Aren’t we discussing Linglong turning into a dragon right now? How did the topic deviate?”
Oh right, weren’t we discussing Linglong turning into a dragon? How did the topic get sidetracked? Everyone’s gazes turned towards Lethyshia, as if the topic had gradually drifted away from the original subject because of her?
“?” Lethyshia’s face was full of confusion. Why are they looking at me? I can’t turn into a dragon, why should they look at Linglong?
“Among us, you are the most likely to know why Linglong can turn into a dragon,” Bai Ling said, clapping Lethyshia on the shoulder and speaking in an exaggerated tone, wisely choosing to ignore the recent topic shift.
“I’ll take that as a compliment for now…” Lethyshia rubbed her temples, her face filled with an expression of ‘I can’t solve this problem either.’ “But I really can’t solve the current problem. The person who tied the bell must untie it. We need to find the reason from Linglong.” Saying this, Lethyshia pointed at Linglong. “Linglong, transform into a dragon again.”
“Is this something you can do just by saying it!” Linglong hit the covers in shame and anger. She had no idea how to transform into a dragon! Bloodline secret techniques are non-existent. Her mind was completely empty; if you knocked on it, you could even hear an echo. Besides, her body is so weak now; she doesn’t look like she’s in a state to turn into a dragon!
“Indeed, then you should rest well, and perform the dragon transformation for us after your body recovers,” Lethyshia said understandingly. Linglong’s current physical condition was indeed not suitable for a super transformation.
“Rest… Rest my ass! I don’t know how to transform into a dragon at all!”
“Try a few more methods. There must be a feasible one. I have many ways to stimulate potential, and there must be one suitable for you.” Lethyshia winked at Linglong, the corners of her mouth unable to suppress their upward curve. Those methods were good methods summarized by the seniors of the Demon race, which could definitely bring out a person’s potential completely. Although she hadn’t actually used them, Lethyshia believed that the wisdom of her ancestors would not disappoint her!
“Can I refuse? It’s not a big deal if I can’t turn into a dragon, right?”
“The dragon transformation skill is so cool, how can you give up!”
