Chapter 47 Encountering The Demon Army
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I watched their fight. Even though it had been defeated, with its body cut into pieces, the red dragon returned to life. Its body and head were able to regenerate. The growth and healing of the red dragon's body quickly surprised us all.
We all started to move away from the red dragon. Alpha Grey and his partner attacked again. They tried to seriously injure the red dragon. When that happened, we immediately ran away from this hill.
My slow running worried Alpha Grey, so he quickly carried me in front of him and ran quickly.
"Watch the back!" Alpha Grey ordered.
"Okay! It looks like the dragon is starting to breathe fire! Dodge!! Right……!!," I said, ordering Alpha Grey to go to the right.
The dragon's fire started chasing us, running to the right, which was protected by trees. The dragon's fire did not go directly to the body but burned the trees.
We managed to escape quickly and were in a safe place. Alpha Grey started to put me down.
"Hah, that was close! How about the others?" said Alpha Grey while catching his breath.
"I'm safe!" said his partner.
"Safe!" said his partner.
We started to rest here while treating our wounds by drinking potions and bandaging them. I immediately drank water and took a good breath. I felt tired and thirsty after running around and being in a tense and scary situation.
"Moon, are you okay?" asked Alpha Grey while treating his wounds.
"Yes," I answered briefly while watching Alpha Grey and his partner. Then I said again, "Why are we going there? Because you guys feel sorry for me, you take me there and protect me?"
Alpha Grey cleared his throat, "Ahem!!" Which made his partner stop doing something and show them the dragon scales they had taken. Alpha Grey's partner smiled while showing off the many dragon sides.
"That's the reason. Because there are also medicinal plants there, I think it's good for you," said Alpha Grey, smiling.
Spontaneously, I chuckled, "Hahaha… okay, that's a good idea. But that's a bad idea for me. But I want to try something. Okay, I'll go by myself. See you later!" I said, immediately getting up from my seat.
"Go! Why? Didn't I protect you? So you don't need to worry," said Alpha Grey, trying to stop me from leaving.
"Yes, you did protect me. There's something I want to try, so I have to go by myself to make sure. So follow me! Just do your hunting well today. Thank you for the trip today," I said, immediately leaving through the forest.
Alpha Grey took a deep breath, "Hah, my goodness!"
"Leader! Come on, don't be sad. Just wait for Her to return to Undermoon Academy. Can greet She again," said He's a partner.
I continued walking through the forest, not finding any monsters. I continued walking until I met another group.
"Hi, what's your name?" a witch greeted me.
"Moon, what's wrong?" I answered, stopping my steps.
"Where's your partner?"
"I don't have a partner. I'm alone. If there's nothing important to talk about, I'll go first," I said, immediately leaving.
But suddenly, I was attacked. My body froze by itself. They used the magical power of ice to attack me and freeze me.
"Hahaha ... feel it! Next time, don't look for trouble with Alpha Grey !" said one of them, laughing.
"Feel the consequences! Stay away from Alpha Grey !" said her partner.
They laughed at me, who was frozen, and left me alone.
"Let she be eaten by the monster! Hahaha ..."
"Wild animals and fierce monsters will come to eat you! Damn girl !."
I froze and couldn't move. The group of witches left me. I was scared and tried to help myself with magical powers. But I couldn't direct my hands properly. I was trapped here.
Time went on, and I was still frozen. Butterflies surrounded me and flew, birds chirped not far from me, dragonflies flew, squirrels watched me, and even small monsters came over. They noticed me frozen and seemed to be laughing at me. Even the big snake monster looked at me with scary eyes.
"Hahaha ... a fun hunting day. Who would have thought of finding prey like this! Very lucky," the giant snake monster muttered to me.
The red dragon that Alpha Grey and his partner hunted also came here. The giant snake and their dragon seemed to be friends. They even changed their forms to humans.
"Poor girl. Where did his friends go?" asked the red dragon to the snake girl. The snake girl was the giant snake that had previously stared at me.
"I don't know. I came and saw she was like this, so funny. Does this girl not have magical powers, so she got caught up in this little problem?" replied the snake girl.
"Poor girl. Why are you here? Have you met the demon king?" asked the red dragon.
"Not yet. I thought he was hunting prey. Why are you here?" the snake girl replied, asking a question.
"I'm trying to find this girl. She and some men attacked my place. She talked to me. I thought it would be interesting to find a girl who could speak in a tone like mine," replied the red dragon.
"Is that true?"
"Yes, I'm not joking with you. Can we free this girl and invite her to talk to us?" the red dragon thought, asking for approval.
"That's okay. I'm curious about what you just said. I wonder if she can talk to you. Can she talk to me too? But if she runs away, I'll make her unable to breathe anymore," said the snake girl, looking at me with a sharp gaze.
I was scared and understood what they were saying. It scared me even more, but I just needed to listen to what they would tell me. So, I had to stay calm even when facing a giant snake and a red dragon.
The snake girl and the red dragon agreed to free this frozen girl. The red dragon began to use magical powers to remove this ice magic. Instantly, I was free and could breathe freely.
"Hah, my gosh! Thank you so much for freeing me," I said.
The snake girl and the red dragon smiled.
"Do you still remember me?" asked the red dragon, who had transformed into a handsome man with dragon horns on his head.
I nodded, "Yes, didn't you transform into a human at the last moment? We ran away. I'm sorry for taking your medicinal plants without permission," I apologized.
"Hahaha… that's right! It doesn't matter. I thought no human understood the dragon language," said the red dragon, laughing.
"Beautiful girl, what's your name?" asked the snake girl to me.
"My name is Moon," I answered, immediately surprising the snake girl. The snake girl smiled.
"That's right! You also understand the language of the demons, huh?! Very interesting. Your ability is very rare," praised the snake girl.
"Eh! I thought you were speaking an ancient language. Even this man, the red dragon, and you," I replied.
They both nodded, "Yes, you're right. The language of the demons is indeed an ancient language. Where did you learn that?"
"My parents taught me. They… I forgot what they said about ancient letters. But it can be very helpful when communicating with the demons in Undermoon."
"Yes, only those who have lived long can understand this language. But the vampire clan can also understand this," the snake girl guessed, remembering the vampire clan.
"Moon, can you keep our meeting a secret from everyone?" the red dragon asked.
"Yes, of course. I won't tell anyone else. No one will believe me anyway! Because I don't have magical abilities like the others," I agreed.
"How many medicinal herbs do you have?" the red dragon asked.
"I only got a few when I picked them up at your residence. I really regret stealing from your place. I didn't know it would happen like this," I said, regretting my actions.
They spontaneously laughed at me, "Hahaha…so funny! You shouldn't have to regret it at all. Even we took the power of those who failed to defeat and escaped. We sent them back to their original world."
"Why is that?"
"Yes, because that is the rule of the hunting day. We don't kill but will return the person to their original world with nothing. So that person will lose everything. Their abilities are useless. Isn't that a reward that matches what they took," said the snake girl, smiling.
"Yes. Does that mean you guys will also return me to the original world?" I asked nervously, trying to be careful.
It was clear from their words. Those who could not save themselves from the monsters would bear a great risk of being returned to the original world with the loss of power and getting nothing. However, if they succeeded, they would get valuable treasures such as dragon scales, which had a high selling value in Undermoon.
"No, we agreed not to send you to your original world. But it should be easy for us to send you there," said the red dragon.
"Thank you for understanding me!" I said, smiling.
Secretly, the snake girl created a circle line, sending me back to the original world. I, who was smiling sweetly, didn't realize it until the light started to appear, making my smile fade.
"Cancel!" I said, chanting magic. The magical light of the return immediately disappeared. I stepped back away from these two people. "How about we try something that can make you guys regret a little?" I said, starting to call someone who could help me solve this problem. The golden rose book!"
Instantly, a book with a classic brown cover and a rose border appeared in my hand. "Lock all abilities, and lock them in the golden rose book!" I said, chanting magic.
The red dragon and the snake girl were in a circle of light that made them unable to move or even attack. They were immediately taken into this ancient book, which I immediately closed, and it began to disappear.
"Ah, what a relief!" I said, smiling and walking again.
Meanwhile, in the book, the prison world is where the snake girl and the red dragon are locked up.
"Huh, what happened? The girl suddenly can use magical powers !" said the snake girl in disbelief at what had just happened to She.
"Huh, this is your fault! Why did you bother that good girl? She can even speak our language. What were you thinking at that time?" said the red dragon, sitting pensively and resigned.
"I was just doing our job!" replied the snake girl, annoyed.
"Yes, because you disturbed someone who didn't need to be disturbed. The girl doesn't have magical powers. But you are someone who doesn't think long. Do you think the girl who can speak the ancient devil language is an ordinary girl? Just because the girl's magical powers are not detected by us?" said the red dragon, arguing with the snake girl.
"Huh, I'm sorry! I got carried away by my emotions. I shouldn't have done this. Now, how do we get out of here?" the snake girl regretfully said.
"I don't know! But let's try to attack with as much force as possible," the red dragon said, offering ideas and suggestions.
The snake girl began to try to attack with her magical abilities from various directions, assisted by the red dragon. But their attacks just disappeared. The great magical attack disappeared and disappeared.
From the darkness appeared a handsome man in neat clothes and a black suit, carrying a legendary sword in his hand.
"Hello, welcome to my world!" said he smiling.
Suddenly, the snake girl and the red dragon were surprised. They saw that there were other people there besides the two of them.
"Eh! Who are you?" said the snake girl.
"There are people who have been trapped here for a long time, too, huh?!" said the red dragon in suspicion.
Spontaneously, the man laughed entitledly, "Hahaha ... trapped here? I'm not trapped at all. I am the incarnation of this girl's book. It's so nice to meet you, who are trying to send her to the original world. I can't wait to make your stay here," said the man, smiling coldly.
The snake girl and the red dragon prepared to attack the man. The snake girl attacked first with her power, poison magic, but the man easily parried it and returned. The red dragon attacked with fire breath, and again, it was easily parried.
"Wow, isn't that a shame? It's just a waste of mana to attack me like that. Just stay here until the lady frees you. But it seems very difficult before I make you understand first," he said, smiling.
"We will not obey anyone's orders except the demon king," said the snake girl, immediately attacking with the coil of her tail. But the man burned the snake girl's tail with fire, causing her pain.
"Aaa! My tail!! My tail!!," said the snake girl, groaning in pain.
The red dragon helped the snake girl by treating her tail with healing magic. Realizing their current position, the red dragon did not want to retaliate against the man.
Once the snake girl was healed, the red dragon spoke to the man. "What do you want from us?"
"I want you to help my lady get medicinal plants and something that can be sold. That girl is too kind to be like that," said the man, smiling.
"What if we don't want to do it?" asked the red dragon.
"Wait here for hundreds of years. You can't get out. And... coincidentally, if you stay here, I can use you as rare objects. "Precious dragon scales, snake scales, snake girl gems, dragon stones, dragon heads, and other valuable things," the man said with an evil smile that scared the two people.
"Okay, I agree to your request. Just help this girl, right? After that, we are free," said the red dragon.
"Yes, that's right. After that you are free. All right, let's start the temporary contract binding. As ordered!" said the man, starting to read a spell and binding them with a red bracelet. The magical red bracelet is a temporary agreement until the task is completed. Then, the bracelet will disappear.
"Okay, it's done. Good luck with your assignment!" said the man, smiling.
The snake girl and the red dragon were immediately pulled out of the book. They were outside the book in an instant and were surprised by something.
The man in the book smiled, "I will do anything for my lady!."
After coming out of the book, the red dragon and the snake girl were shocked. They were immediately attacked by a large brown bear. The red dragon quickly breathed fire until the bear burned to death.
