Chapter 379 - 331.1 : Blind (1/2)
”Two months from now on, the Space Dragon's realm will open.”
Arthur listened to the talkative Shu Ru while enjoying the view through the window.
”It's one of the few remaining adult dragons. Apparently, it's giving birth so its realm will be weakened thus allowing outsiders to enter.”
He glanced at her excited face and retorted
”And why is that so exciting?”
Seeing such a lack of reaction, Shu Ru pouted and said
”The treasures that were amassed by the dragon will make anyone greedy.”
Arthur scoffed and said
”Do you think it'll let you enter its lair and take its treasures?”
”Hmpf, lots of people will enter and it won't be able to resist them all even with its mighty power. Moreover, everyone's cultivation will be restricted.”
”So it wrong to kill people but it's alright to barge in into a mother's home when she's giving birth?”
When she heard that, Shu Ru gave him a strange look and only spoke after a few seconds passed.
”You know… it's a dragon, it doesn't matter what happens to it.”
”Why? Only human lives are precious?”
”N-n”
Before she reply, Shu Ru found herself outside of the room, clearly kicked out by Arthur.
'Despite being one of the strongest races, dragons are regarded as evil. Obviously, such rumors are false and it's impossible to change people opinion about them. Just like they consider devils malevolent beings. Light is Holy and Humans are righteous while darkness is evil and other races are monsters, it's always been like this. Their mentality is rotten. They may show respect to powerful races but humans will always feel superior.'
Claud's voice rang inside Arthur's ears, who gave no comment. The copy paused for a split second before asking
'Do you plan to go there?'
He heard an almost immediate reply from Arthur:
”Why should I? It's dangerous and the probability of being discovered is high.”
Inside the ARK, Claud, who was sitting alone in this endless white space, let out a long sigh after hearing Arthur's answer. Absent-minded, he muttered
”Oh but you will… that's how the prophecy goes.”
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”So you're telling me you couldn't find him?”
Inside a gloomy room in a remote inn North-East of the city, there were four figures, three which were standing before a sitting old man.
The elder have a pale skin and wrinkles covered most of his face. A simple breeze may take his life or so it seemed. In fact, the old man was blind and looked so frail with his bent back and short height.
The one who talked just now was this old man, whose tone was strict and cold, frightening the three before him. The leader of this small group of three took one step forward and explained
”The death was peculiar. We couldn't even determine the cause.”
The blind old man leaned on the chair and retorted
”So you're telling me that not only did you have to pay double the price of this mission because you failed to find the culprit in two days but you also had the nerve to come here and tell me about your incompetence?”
Unfortunately, the three couldn't explain themselves as they suddenly fell on the ground, lifeless, each with a clean stab that finished their lives.
Time slowly passed yet the old man ignored the rotting corpses near him. After what seemed to be an eternity, he slowly got up and said to himself
”I guess I'll have to personally act.”