Shadow Covenant

Chapter 203 "Surrender"

But the next sentence of the bronze dragon made him feel alive again.

"Let's talk about the rules, otherwise, we'll be too much like robbers."

Cohen nodded.

"That's right, rules, you are a giant dragon guarding order, how can you behave like a shameless color dragon."

He echoed repeatedly, and at the same time couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seemed that most of the bronze dragons were changed by the morality in their hearts, and they knew that robbery was wrong.

But his idea didn't last long, and the bronze dragon personally smashed the giant dragon view built by Cohen.

"That being the case, you attacked me just now, and I feel pain all over my body, and I may not be able to fly now!"

As it said that, it also flapped its very thick and powerful wings, but when it was about to take off into the air, the wings seemed to have been attacked by something, and they were weak and unable to support the weight of the body.

Looking at the acting skills of the bronze dragon, although Cohen wanted to say that you were lying to ghosts, the position of his attack did not touch the dragon wings at all, or could not reach them at all.

But he still didn't dare to refute the words of the bronze dragon, so he could only continue to bite the bullet and nod yes.

"Then tell me, if the price is reasonable, I will indeed compensate you."

Under the dragon's wings, people had to bow their heads.

"Don't worry, besides this, there is also scale maintenance cost, wait for me to list them one by one."

The giant dragon frowned, as if it was very displeased that the reptile in front of it dared to interrupt its train of thought.

"What did you say just now, uh?"

After admonishing Viscount Korn, the bronze dragon began to calculate an account on its own, and couldn't help muttering. Although the voice was relatively small and even soft among the giant dragons, the people standing at its feet Cohen, however, could hear clearly, and the more he listened, the more chilling he became.

What kind of body damage fee, scale maintenance fee, mental damage fee, soul tonic fee, reputation cover fee,...

The messy expenses stopped all the way, there were more than a dozen of them, and every expense could make Cohen, who was always paying attention, gasp, it would be better to grab it directly.

He wanted to cry, but there was nothing he could do now, he wanted to struggle for the knife and I for the fish, he had already struggled, and now all he had to do was face the reality.

Fortunately, at this time, another female voice like the sound of heaven interrupted the broken thoughts of the dragon like a magic voice piercing through the ears, and also saved Cohen, who was constantly sinking into the abyss and swamped with despair.

"Donnie, have you had enough fun?"

As soon as the voice came out, the bronze dragon, who was still aggressive at first, seemed to want to settle a settlement with Cohen, immediately lowered its head, like a mouse seeing a cat, folded its wings, bent its legs slightly, squatted to the side, and did not move. Not daring to move, he grinned and said with a grin.

"Cecile, I didn't!"

Donnie pleaded softly.

"I just want to help you guys. Just now he wanted to hack me to death, and he also wanted to hack you to death!"

"At that time, I will get five or five points from him. Well, as long as you don't tell that adult, June Fourth is fine."

The obsession with treasure welled up in the bronze dragon's not-so-big brain, which made Cecil laugh angrily.

"He doesn't have the money you asked for, and if you want to use money to measure it, Tesia should be the one who should claim compensation."

"Okay, according to Navia's law, any human being who attacks the Navia court mage will violate the Queen's will. He will be a criminal, and he and the family behind him must conduct reasonable inspections according to the crime. "

"Then my..."

"Your share will be given to you at that time."

"All right!"

The raised tail of the dragon couldn't help drooping slightly, unconsciously swaying back and forth a few meters above the ground, obviously the owner's mood was the same as that of the tail, it couldn't be lowered.

Cecil glanced sideways at Doni who seemed to be aggrieved, and finally sighed.

"When we arrive at the Dragon Roar Islands, I will ask the merchants to share a certain amount of profit from this time, and use it as the cost of hiring you to protect."

"Um... ok! Cecil, you are the best!"

Doni, the bronze dragon, didn't react at first, but when she heard that there was still a piece of wealth that belonged to her, the whole dragon suddenly became more energetic. Much louder.

Looking at the eyes, the blue and white arcs jumped around on the scales again, like a bronze dragon fully charged.

For a moment, Cecil didn't know whether he was amazed at how easy it was to be satisfied as a giant dragon, or was surprised by the great influence of treasures on the dragon.

It is said that some scholars who study the habits of dragons say that whether giant dragons are greedy for treasure or have a unique possessive desire for other things, in fact, they all come from the subtle influence they received after accepting the inheritance of dragons when they were born. .

In Asenland, or the entire multiverse, almost all giant dragons will inherit a piece of inherited memory from their parents and their ancestors after they are born, and this memory gives them the wisdom to understand everything when they are young, as well as the tyrannical the power of.

And the reason why the White Dragon Society has always been at the bottom of the dragon class, and it is a shame for the real dragon to be expelled from the ranks of color dragons.

The main reason is that compared with the dragon inheritance of red dragons, blue dragons and other colored dragons, the inheritance of dragons has less wisdom and communication, and more hunting skills. Animal nature is greater than rationality. When they were born, they longed for Kill and hunt.

Thinking of this, Cecil couldn't help but understand Doni a bit more. The inheritance of the dragon exists in its blood, which is its luck and reliance, but it will also become its shackles and cages.

But having said that, I heard that as long as the dragon can restrain the natural desire brought by the blood, it can enter another stage of the dragon and return to its original source.

In simple terms, it is atavism. In dragon lore, this is generally called the first step to becoming a great dragon.

I don't know when Doni will be able to overcome these.

Cecil looked at Doni's slightly slender back profile at the same age level as a dragon, and thought of the vague purpose of this trip. She learned from her teacher, Queen Winter, the supreme ruler of Navia. It was learned there that besides her, there were four other teams escorting young dragons like her to the Dragon Roaring Islands.

Some of them come from the desert, some from the mountains, some from the sky, some from where justice is scarce.

Doni said they were all her kind, but of a different kind.

Gold dragon, silver dragon, red copper dragon, brass dragon...

Although Cecil didn't know why five different types of metal dragons were escorted to the islands, Cecil always felt that the things behind this must be unusual, so she was a little worried.

Although she didn't get along with this bronze dragon for a long time, and it sometimes didn't listen to her own words, she still regarded this minor who was slightly younger than her in mental age as her younger sister from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing her joyful appearance and her attitude of being happy for a bright future, Cecil was a little envious of Doni's heartlessness for a while.

……

On the other side, footsteps sounded in Cohen's ears. It was the creaking sound of boots hitting gravel, from far to near. This made the depressed middle-aged man lean up slightly and lean his body against a protruding surface , on a rock about one meter high, with his back facing the visitor.

"You came here to see my joke. If you want to kill me, do it! There will be no chance if it is too late."

"I am indeed the scum aristocrat you said, shameless, who used a little girl as an experiment."

"I have long since lost the way of chivalry that I abide by."

"I……"

He was panting heavily, and every time he spoke, it seemed that it was extremely difficult.

Woody sensed that something was wrong, and hurried forward, and found an obsidian-like dagger inserted into his chest covered by leather armor. .

Feeling the gaze on Woody's chest, a morbid smile appeared on Cohen's face.

"Are you satisfied? If you want to kill me, you have to do it as soon as possible... Otherwise, I will end my own life myself!"

Only silence and the serious expression of the black-haired young man answered him, but this silent response made Cohen even more energetic. While gritting his teeth, he strenuously propped up his seriously injured and dying body with his hands, letting the body bent and leaning against the rock On the back, move up another foot to make it appear taller, as if sitting upright.

"I know what I did was wrong before, so I kept thinking when they were arguing just now."

"What do people live for?"

"At first I thought about continuing the family, but the family has already existed in name only. My son's wife is dead, and my daughter is also in the hands of that fake person. I don't know if I recognize my father... hiss."

It seemed that he touched the wound while speaking and interrupted Cohen's unfinished words, but after taking a few deep breaths, he continued to speak in Woody's wordless silence.

"That's why I thought at that time, find someone like me, let her replace me, try to go out, leave the Golden River Valley, because at that time I knew that if I stayed any longer, I would die. If there is no her to attract firepower, The incarnation of nature created by my wife to handle government affairs for me has already sent my knights to arrest me, an exiled nobleman."

Cohen talked a lot, at least a lot of information, which was not mentioned just now, but Woody's expression remained the same, without surprise or pity, and more of the indifference and calmness before, as if he was talking.

You keep talking, I'm listening or something like that.

Seeing this, Cohen continued to smile wryly.

"I know, what I'm saying now is just an excuse, but I hope that my next death can pay off some of my sins. If it's not enough, then let me go to hell to repent again..."

The tone of this middle-aged nobleman was obviously full of death will, coupled with his current bleak appearance, it would be difficult for anyone here to say an inappropriate sarcasm.

After all, Karan Kievs, the famous bishop of Ashland, said.

"When a person dies, all the evils in the world will be reduced to nothingness, and the rest will be left to God to decide."

Of course, the first sentence is the most famous and the most widely spread, and the latter sentence is mostly forgotten subconsciously.

"Repentance is better than life."

The extremely bland words came from the mouth of the black-haired young man, indifferent and without a trace of warmth, but to Cohen's ears, it seemed like some kind of compromise, and he laughed heartily.

"It's too late, I'm going to live, this world is too painful for me!"

Cohen said pain in his mouth, but his eyes were full of vengeful smiles. At this moment, he seemed to have regained his memory when he was 13 years old. The knight served as an apprentice, and the first time he arrived, he did not train, but bought two maids from the slave trade market in the capital. Naturally, the reason was because when he was 12 years old, when he was in the Golden River Valley, he His father arranged the personal maid who had been serving him to work in the guest room.

It's the same this time, when he hears that other people expect him to live, this kind of behavior will give him a sense of rebellion.

"Forgive me for being a coward!"

As he spoke, Cohen stared closely at the black-haired young man in front of him, trying to see a trace of displeasure or discomfort on his face, which would make him feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

But unfortunately, from the time he observed Woody to speak, he didn't notice a trace of regret and annoyance on his face.

On the contrary, it was his next sentence that made Cohen, who was secretly delighted, startled slightly.

"Do you really want to die?"

He raised his eyebrows slightly and said.

Those golden eyes also projected over at the same time, and met his gaze. For some reason, Cohen felt a little guilty under those golden pupils as deep as an abyss, but his reason still made him nod his head impatiently.

"Of course, death is the best salvation for me!"

The decisiveness of his words, combined with his already angry tone, gave people a kind of determination that would not be shattered even if they died.

But after hearing this sentence, Woody smiled.

Grinning his mouth, revealing his neat white teeth, he smiled exceptionally brilliantly.

And Cohen saw sarcasm and that penetrating terror in his eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing interesting. If that's the case, then I'll send you on your way. Since you want to die, then I will fulfill you. You don't have to go to hell to atone for your sins. In my soul spar, you can also repent of your sins day and night. "

As he said that, Woody took out the soul spar that he had divided up from Green Brook Town, and shook it at Cohen.

For some reason, the originally pale middle-aged man's expression disappeared, and the rare rosiness on his face disappeared without a trace, and cold sweat oozes from his forehead and back.

he said tremblingly.

"Kill and kill, the soul is unnecessary, hell is more suitable for me."

"That's not up to you!"

Looking at Cohen's panicked expression, Woody said sarcastically.

"Why, are you afraid of death now?"

"Or, you don't have confidence in your own fake death technique?"

When Woody uttered the spell that he relied on as a backer, the middle-aged nobleman finally lowered his so-called proud head and replied in frustration.

"Whatever you want to ask, I will tell you!"

(End of this chapter)