266 Co The Mission (1/2)
The gasps and sounds of rejections filled Ed's surroundings, but he paid them no heed His eyes remained fixated upon Merry's doubtful eyes He had never seen her gaze at hi her amused look, but never an uncertain one
”You can't be serious about doing such a thing!” Asem shouted hat little power he had left He li turned into a dark and purple color He was poisoned during the fight and didn't speak of it at all If he hadn't moved towards Ed, no one would have noticed it ”This is a Dragon! Dragons are not meant to be trusted, that at least we all know about, even those that have never read a book in their lives!”
”And all of us know that they are powerful,” said Ed, ”Mighty powerful! Currently, what is it that we need the most? Isn't it power, Asem? Our battle is far from over, you know We've come here with soSarin escape has already put a dent into my plan, and every second I waste is onehe had forgotten if he was capable of doing
”I' abilities,” Ed said as he pointed at his chest wound ”It pains me to say it, but Sarin is a ht now And I don't even have any Healing Cards for now…” Ed mumbled the last part to himself
”But a soul contract? Surely there is a better way?!” asked Helena, her voice fast and unsteady
”I don't knohy you're acting like I' one ht not know this, but Raikou, my very first companion, is also contracted to me, yes by a Soul Contract We almost killed each other, and with no other way to save each other, we decided on a soul contract Much similar to this situation, don't you think?”
Ed walked forward next to Merry, who had switched her attention to the dragon and was co with it Her doubt had vanished the moment she heard Ed raise his voice
”He says that he will rather die than serve another human,” Merry explained as Ed fell down next to her ”It see all thehim”
”That's even better,” Ed smirked as he drew in a breath ”Tell hirees to join ic, Ed continued to stare at the Dragon's gigantic eye, who, in turn, stared at hi his insides It was si needles He felt sohed up dark murky blood
”You know, I could probably level up if I kill you right here and now,” Ed said as he raised his head upwards to et a power-up as well”
The dragon's cloudy and hazed red eyes see each and every word of Ed
”However, I won't do such a thing I will show you the on froon that flew over doon I encountered in this world” Ed's words seeon Its eyes focused on Ed and his whole body It was scanning him froon trying toits oill