Published: February 12, 2025
Three people and one dragon are indeed not great masters, but they are not easy to deal with either. Under the influence of several faint misty magical hands, no matter how they struggle, they cannot break free. Even at this moment, when Ye Zhongming ordered the elemental spirit to intervene, there was no response.
It was as if some force was suppressing everything about them. After a few breaths, the only thing they could maintain was their consciousness.
At that moment, a piece of information suddenly appeared in the minds of the three people and one dragon.
"Accept or refuse?"
It wasn't any language, but a pure thought.
The three couldn't see each other and couldn’t communicate through eye contact. Faced with this sudden information in their minds, they hesitated for a moment.
Accept or refuse, accept what? And refuse what? What are the benefits of accepting? What are the downsides of refusing?
This ambiguous choice left them utterly confused.
The risk was too great; one wrong move could lead to eternal damnation.
However, the misty magical hands controlling their bodies began to tighten, making it almost impossible for them to breathe. This feeling of having their lives completely in someone else's grasp was very uncomfortable.
"Accept or refuse?"
Again, that consciousness, but compared to the last time, it was more urgent and threatening, forcing them to make a choice, or else… well, the consequences were unimaginable.
"Accept."
The three almost simultaneously chose to accept.
There was no other way; if they didn’t make a choice, they might really be killed immediately.
After choosing to accept, the misty magical hands immediately disappeared, and three people and one dragon fell directly to the ground. Since they had no control over their bodies before, this fall hurt a bit.
The coffin lid that had been hovering above also started to move at this time. It slowly rose until it reached the top of a few curved metal pillars. Once it reached the center position, it suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and from above, it began to spray brilliant golden sparks downward, forming a golden rain that completely surrounded the location of the stage.
The entire mountain belly was illuminated brightly. All the parasites in the caves leading here seemed to be stimulated by something and retreated in a hurry. Due to the suddenness of it all, many of them trampled each other in the caves, and some that retreated hastily were instead pushed out of the mountain belly by the surge behind them.
Some of the parasites that fell out had not even landed when a spark appeared beside them, landing on their bodies. After that, these parasites turned into larger sparks, unable to touch the ground, and were burned to ashes.
It took a long time for all the parasites to quiet down. They crawled in their respective caves, growling lowly, but none dared to approach the side of the mountain belly.
…
Inside the coffin that had already been opened, the three people and one dragon were looking at everything in front of them, somewhat dumbfounded.
Inside the coffin, an incredibly brilliant energy gate was slowly rising, and from time to time, a spark would shoot out from this gate, hitting them.
They didn't want to dodge, but they simply couldn't escape. Those sparks seemed to jump freely in space, and no matter how they dodged, they could fall on them the next moment.
"These sparks… are healing us?"
Pao Bai, feeling the external energy in his body, was surprised to find that his previously serious injuries were rapidly improving.
Ye Zhongming and Jie Su nodded as well. Although they weren't seriously injured, they had sustained some damage during the battle, and at this moment, they were indeed recovering.
"White Dragon Horse, how do you feel?"
The advantage of being able to speak as a battle beast was that communication was seamless.
"Energy consumption is recovering," the white dragon horse replied briefly.
Since they couldn't dodge, and given that there seemed to be no downside to their bodies for the time being, the three people and one dragon simply stayed still and let the sparks fall on them.