Chapter 30: Bugged Blood Exchange

    The brightly lit study was peaceful and quiet.

    The occasional sound of turning pages could be heard.

    Su Nan sat behind his desk, diligently reading through a book.

    In the invisible void around him, prompts regarding his spell learning progress flashed every so often.

    [Shield Spell] Su Nan had successfully mastered it.

    Now, he was learning [Enthralling Humans], with the progress bar exceeding 90%. It would be mastered in a couple of days.

    But after that, he wouldn’t have any more spells to learn.

    “Even though I’ve commissioned the Fire Fox Trading Company, it’s not easy to find a suitable First-Ring spell. I wonder how things are going?”

    Su Nan closed the book and muttered to himself.

    Suddenly, his expression changed. He looked up towards the room’s entrance, a smile appearing on his face.

    “Where have you been running off to? Haven’t you been up to any mischief, have you?”

    “Hiss!”

    A raspy sound was his reply.

    As if an invisible curtain was lifted, a giant lizard suddenly materialized near the doorway, shaking its head at Su Nan.

    Perhaps due to being confined in a cage for too long, the Stealthy Dragon had completely gone off the rails after being released. It spent its days running around the inner castle.

    Fortunately, its perfect camouflage ability—a combination of color-changing and real-to-imaginary transformation—prevented any panic.

    Nobody had noticed its presence, not even the Great Knight Kei.

    Su Nan had to admit that his luck was truly amazing. His very first contracted Magical Companion had awakened with such a powerful ability.

    In terms of physical strength alone, the Stealthy Dragon was at the level of a beginner Great Knight.

    But with its ability to change color and switch between real and imaginary states, even an advanced Great Knight could be killed by its stealthy attack if they were not careful.

    Moreover, the Stealthy Dragon’s physical strength had a lot of room for development.

    This was due to its Dragon Lizard bloodline.

    According to the Magic Cube’s information, the Dragon Lizard bloodline concentration in the Stealthy Dragon was currently only 18.35%.

    If he could increase its Dragon Lizard bloodline concentration, he could naturally significantly strengthen the Stealthy Dragon.

    “Increase bloodline concentration?”

    Under the cover of the night, their movements were smooth and efficient, without any hindrance.

    But for some reason, they felt an uneasy feeling, a chill creeping up their spines as if they were being watched by a dangerous presence.

    Yet, when they looked around, there wasn’t a single soul in sight.

    The two dismissed their uneasiness as being overly cautious, shaking their heads and ignoring the strange feeling as they continued to infiltrate.

    They passed through the courtyard and reached the entrance of the long corridor.

    Looking at the closed door at the end of the corridor, they instinctively gripped their sword hilts, silently removing the long swords slung across their waists.

    But at the moment they drew their swords, the unease deep within them intensified, a wave of cold air surging up from their spine.

    In that instant, both men felt the fear of death, a feeling rooted in their long years of combat experience.

    Without hesitation, they leaped to their sides, one to the left and the other to the right.

    However, the man on the right had only moved a few meters when his body froze in mid-air. Several arc-shaped blood holes suddenly appeared in his chest, his head and feet twisted at an unnatural angle.

    The other assassin, landing firmly on the ground, looked up to witness this scene and his pupils constricted to the size of pinpricks.

    The bright moonlight shone through the spray of blood, casting a faint outline of a giant beast covered in scales, its four limbs sprawled out, reaching a length of over ten meters.

    Its mouth, filled with sharp, pointed teeth, was tightly clamped on its companion’s body, blood flowing out of the twitching corpse.

    It was clear that his companion wouldn’t survive this.

    “By the Star God, what kind of monster is this?!”

    The man gasped.

    He wasn’t unfamiliar with ferocious creatures, but he had never seen a monster like this one. It was over ten meters long, capable of stealth, and they, two knights, couldn’t detect its presence at all!

    Thump!

    The monster spat out the corpse and let out a hissing sound. Its massive body faded and disappeared into the moonlight.

    The man’s scalp felt numb. Without thinking, he turned and ran, reaching the courtyard wall in a flash, leaping up to vault over it.

    But in the next second, he was hit as if by a speeding boulder. His bones cracked with a ‘clack, clack’ sound. He screamed as he was thrown through the air, landing on the ground several meters away.

    Despite being severely injured, the man was not discouraged. He roared, spitting out a mouthful of blood and flesh, struggling to get up and run. But then, he felt his body sink, as if something was stepping on his back.

    The next second, intense pain flooded his consciousness.

    Thanks for the tip from Leisurely An!

    (End of Chapter)