In the mine, the passage of time is always so slow.
Day after day, year after year.
Until the young demi-human grew a full beard, until the injured black dragon gradually recovered.
"Ms. Eudocia, today I brought the Unat red pork I bought from the market. It tastes absolutely delicious!"
The young demi-human said cheerfully, carrying a fat, red-haired wild boar.
"Is it okay for you to deliver food to the mines so frequently?"
"Don't worry, I always come here quietly through the secret passage at night, and no one will notice."
Kyle said with a smile.
"Thanks… "
"Thank you for what? I should also thank you for the Mithril bars you give me every time! Aren't we friends?"
…
My name is Eudocia.
It is a real black dragon.
I thought that as a proud black dragon, friendship and companionship would never be a part of a dragon's life.
But I found that I seemed to be wrong.
After more than ten years of getting along, Kyle's presence has almost become a part of my long years of healing...
Habits are a terrible thing.
Even someone like me has gradually become accustomed to things that I would never have come into contact with before.
I no longer intend to kill him.
When I recover, I will say goodbye to him and fly into the sky.
As a friend.
I thought years like this would continue until we separated.
I thought so...
…
"Eudocia, did you go into the eastern mining area a few days ago?"
"I'm going to look for Mithril. You know, my injuries are almost healed. At this last moment, I need better quality Mithril."
"Be careful recently. Someone in the workshop has already suspected the existence of a dragon in the mine."
"I will."
…
"Eudocia! Run! The workshop has hired Yunete's dragon-slaying mercenaries! They've found your tracks! They're coming for you!"
"how about you?"
"I'll hold them back. They don't know about your relationship with me. I can provide cover and buy you some time to leave here!"
…
"Evil black dragon! So you are hiding here!"
"If you blaspheme the glory of my Lord, my Lord will surely punish you!"
"Die!"
…
Charlotte saw the memory.
Saw a lot of memories.
It was the memory of a wounded black dragon, from awakening to an unexpected acquaintance with a demihuman, from resistance and vigilance to getting to know each other and finally becoming friends.
The memory doesn't have a happy ending.
The Black Dragon, whose whereabouts were exposed, was hunted down by the Yuneit Mercenaries, and the demi-human died because of covering up the Black Dragon's whereabouts.
A fierce battle broke out in the forest, and the angry black dragon finally killed the mercenary who wanted to slay the dragon at the cost of suffering heavy damage again, but the demi-human was no longer there.
Charlotte felt strong emotions, the emotions of a black dragon.
It's not all sadness and pain, but more of sadness, self-blame and confusion...
The death of the demi-human brought a strong shock to the Black Dragon, but it was not just the sadness brought by the death of a friend. There seemed to be something deeper in that sadness.
This strong impact seems familiar.
She seemed to have experienced this once before in the distant past.
Black Dragon felt like he had forgotten something.
Forgot something extremely important.
Until... someone found her.
"It seems that Ms. Eudocia no longer needs our help."
In a devastated forest, a figure wearing a black hood laughed hoarsely.
"Who are you?"
The black dragon, covered in blood, looked alert.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is, Ms. Eudocia, do you know who you are? Do you know your past? Do you know why you are being hunted by the Yuneit mercenaries? And do you... want to revive those beings you cherish?"
The shadow asked.
The black dragon was silent.
Her eyes remained on the demi-human's body and never left.
"Who are you? You can revive him? You... know my past?"
She asked.
The shadow smiled:
"You can call us the Blood Demon Cult."
“Join us and you will know everything you want to know…”
…
Charlotte finished reading Eudocia's memories.
It is not a very complicated memory. Apart from the day-to-day healing in the mine, the real change lies only at the end of the memory.
Charlotte also knew the reason why the black dragon joined the Blood Demon Cult.
"It turns out that it was to revive a friend and to find out about his past..."
Charlotte pondered.
Regarding the friend in the black dragon Eudocia's memory, if Charlotte's guess is correct, it is the brother of the little werewolf Noah.
He disappeared seven years ago. Now after reading Heilong's memory, she realized that he was already dead.
Charlotte couldn't comment on anything, she could only sigh in her heart that even a brutal black dragon could have friendship.
However, after reading Black Dragon's memories and putting herself in his shoes, Charlotte also knew that what made Black Dragon join the Blood Demon Cult without hesitation and willing to work hard for it was not just to revive the demi-human Kyle.
More importantly, it is about finding your own past.
The death of the subhuman Kyle was just an opportunity. With the death of the werewolf Kyle, the shock to the depths of the soul was the strongest for Eudocia.
When reading the memory, Charlotte could clearly sense the emotions that Eudocia was experiencing at that time.
It is a kind of anxiety that you know you have forgotten something important, something you must do, but you just can't remember it.
This anxiety combined with the sadness of his friend's death made Black Dragon extremely upset, and he eventually chose to join the Blood Demon Cult.
Of course, in terms of the results, she seemed to have been deceived by the Blood Demon Cult.
Because in the memory that Charlotte read, the black dragon Eudocia was ultimately unable to get an answer from the Blood Demon Cult...
…
The crimson glow spread across the black dragon's body.
The hideous demon barbs slowly melted away, and the black and red corrupt power gradually dissipated, or to be more precise, the strange power turned into the purest blood power and was finally absorbed by Charlotte who possessed Nice.
The power of corruption is the power of the Blood Demon Grand Duke Abaddon, and the source of power for all blood descendants is the same. For Charlotte, who has mastered the Holy Book of Blood, absorbing these powers is a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible.
What surprised Charlotte was that she seemed to have a good compatibility with the black dragon. Or perhaps it instinctively sensed that her power was helping itself. Charlotte did not feel much rejection while absorbing the power. The whole process was quite smooth.
As the power was absorbed, the black dragon gradually returned to its normal state. After her "contaminated" magic power was completely removed, a strange scene appeared. The mountain-like black dragon suddenly began to shrink and eventually turned into a naked black-haired girl.
Seeing this scene, Charlotte was stunned.
Sebastian on the side reacted very quickly. Almost in an instant, he took out a black robe from the storage space and covered the other person with it.
When Charlotte cast a somewhat surprised look at him, he smiled awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, great master, I'm used to it."
Charlotte: ...
Charlotte didn't bother to delve into what this elf, who had been living in the human world for so many years, had gotten used to. Instead, she looked at the girl transformed from the black dragon again.
The other person's breathing had become steady, and it was obvious that he had run out of magic power and fallen asleep.
This made Charlotte wonder:
Now that the dragon has exhausted its magic power, will it transform into a human form
"Strange, how come she turned into a human form after exhausting her magic power? Is her true form a human?"
On the other side, Yulster couldn't help but ask the same question.
Humanity
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
She took a step forward and sensed the breath of the black-haired girl again. After some investigation, she found that apart from her human appearance, her existence had nothing to do with humans.
Charlotte believed that she would not be wrong. After all, the Principle of Wildness among the five resonance directions of the vampires had the ability to perform transformation spells, and dragon transformation was one of the most well-known spells.
The vampire's transformation technique requires understanding and mastering the blood essence of the transformed object.
Charlotte drank a lot of extraordinary blood from sub-dragon species to lay the foundation. In her perception, Eudocia's blood was purer and more delicious than the extraordinary blood from sub-dragon species she had drunk. She was definitely not a human with transformation magic.
If I really have to explain it, there is probably only one reason, that is, although the opponent is a black dragon, it is fixed in the form of a human.
This black dragon named Eudocia may have a complicated origin...
Charlotte came to this conclusion naturally.
It’s definitely not that simple.
Charlotte had taken the opportunity to check, and even when she used her divine power, she could not find any manipulation in the other party's brain or consciousness. In other words, the other party's brain was normal.
However, after reading the memory, Charlotte realized that this black dragon actually had no memory of what happened more than ten years ago.
She lost her memory, and it was very strange, as if her memory disappeared out of thin air.
Charlotte was quite curious about this.
You know, forgetting, modifying or erasing memories will always leave traces, and vampires who are good at spiritual things are very sensitive to this.
Charlotte is no longer the newbie she once was. She has also studied the spiritual path in depth and mastered the magic of mind control and memory modification.
But even with the help of the power of blood, she couldn't find any trace in the other party's consciousness.
The other person's memory seemed too normal.
But being too normal is itself a kind of abnormality.
The only explanation Charlotte could think of was that there was a more powerful force, a force so powerful that even she, who had mastered the Holy Book of Blood, could not understand it, which affected everything.
She naturally thought of the disembodied female voice she had heard when she had just read Eudocia's memory...
"Is that the owner of that voice..."
"That voice sounds familiar, but I don't remember where I heard it before..."
Charlotte thought.
The female voice was very ethereal, looming, and seemed to carry some strange power.
As time went by, Charlotte felt that her memory of those whispers was fading rapidly...
She quickly used the power of blood to strengthen it and was able to barely stop the voice, but she could no longer remember the tone of the voice she heard at the time. She could only barely remember that it sounded very familiar.
Charlotte stopped worrying for the time being after thinking about it to no avail. She glanced at the sleeping black-haired girl, pondered for a moment, and said to Sebastian:
"Send her back to North Port."
After hearing what Charlotte said, Sebastian responded respectfully, but Yulster couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
A black dragon is still a black dragon. Even if it is seriously injured and unconscious, even if it has transformed into a human form, it is still a black dragon.
If he was not mistaken, the seemingly fragile girl in front of him was most likely the evil black dragon known as the "Dark Scourge" that had landed in East Yunete many years ago and massacred an entire city.
In his opinion, he didn't quite understand why this time bomb was brought to a big city like Beigang, and it seemed that there was no intention to restrain the other party's power.
Of course, this thought disappeared in an instant.
Because these words were said by the ancestor of God, and since the ancestor said it, it also proves that even if this black dragon does not strengthen its power, it will not be able to cause any trouble in Beigang.
etc…
No trouble at all
As if he remembered something, Yust's heart skipped a beat.
He couldn't help but look at the black dragon that was emitting a hazy glow, his eyes were somewhat doubtful:
Could it be that... His Majesty the First Ancestor's true body is now in Beigang? !
"Urst, I am very interested in the incident of the black dragon attacking the city in the East Yunite Black Land more than ten years ago. After returning, please compile some information."
Charlotte said.
His thoughts were interrupted, and Yurst came to his senses. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly responded respectfully.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the resurrected ancestor was not as illusory and mysterious as he had imagined.
So... His Majesty the First Ancestor is also interested in something I don't know...
Yust thought to himself.
Of course, he still couldn't forget how majestic and powerful the original ancestor was when he descended into his consciousness.
The power that made his soul tremble was something he would never forget.
At this time, Charlotte also sensed that the time had come for her to use the Holy Book of Blood to perform divine possession.
The purpose of God's descent this time has been achieved, and it is time to return to avoid unnecessary consumption.
The power of blood is difficult to replenish, so you should use it sparingly.
With this thought in mind, she looked around and said to Sebastian:
"The North has been pacified. Once you have arranged things here, return as soon as possible."
"As you command, great master."
Sebastian responded respectfully.
After saying this, Charlotte ended the possession and the light dissipated.
The crimson glow faded, and Ness the Black Cat fell to the ground with a plop, also falling into a deep sleep.
Sebastian and Yulster both bowed towards the place where the light disappeared.
"Farewell to the great master (the ancestor)!"
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Sorry for updating late. I was too tired last night and accidentally fell asleep.
These chapters indeed lacked foreshadowing and failed to meet Xigang's expectations. The main reason was that the updates some time ago were poor, and in order to speed up the pace, a section about the black dragon was omitted.