indianbanksassociation #345 - The quasi-immortal beast evolves into an immortal beast!
#345 - The quasi-immortal beast evolves into an immortal beast!
Chapter 344: Quasi-Immortal Spirit Beast Evolution—Immortal Spirit Beast!
“What exactly is this…?”
Zunzun held the giant egg in her arms, at a loss. Although it was formed by the fusion of the Demonic Flame Dragon and the Immortal Spirit, it didn't emit an uncomfortable burning heat; instead, it felt very warm.
Not only that, but she could also feel the giant egg's strong and powerful throbbing, like the pulse of a heart, indicating that this giant egg was brewing something.
“Are you two alright!?”
Seeing the Demonic Flame Dragon disappear from the sky and the crisis resolved, Alicia and the others, not knowing what had happened, hurriedly ran over to inquire about their condition.
“Are you injured? Does anything hurt? Do you need treatment? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body?”
“N-no injuries.”
The beautiful elf girl said she wasn't injured, but she still clung tightly to Zunzun, unwilling to let go.
“Hey…”
“D-don't misunderstand, I'm just a little weak in the legs, that's all!”
“…I see. After all, both my and Yosuke's magical power were concentrated on you, so it must have put a great burden on you.”
“Y-yes, that's right, hmph.”
Zunzun saw through her true nature but didn't expose the lie, letting the beautiful elf girl hug her. However, Alicia mistakenly thought she was injured and forcibly took her away for treatment, causing her to shout and scream in displeasure.
“So, what exactly is this…?”
Isaki Yosuke looked at the giant egg in Zunzun's hand.
“Sorry, I don't know either.” Zunzun shook her head, looking equally bewildered at the giant egg, and said, “At that time, Midori had already failed. I thought I might die, but I didn't expect Little Red—my Immortal Spirit—to counterattack and absorb the Demonic Flame Dragon.”
No one, including Zunzun, had expected this development; it was too sudden and perplexing.
In this situation, all you need to do is ask the person (Immortal Spirit) herself, but now—
“We can only wait?” Isaki Yosuke stroked his chin and asked, “So, is your Immortal Spirit acting strangely? It's not going to explode or something, is it?”
“Can't you say something nice? But I don't feel like it's going to explode; rather, it feels like it's gestating something.”
“I see.”
Zunzun's answer was vague, but he didn't intend to continue pressing the issue. In any case, it was fortunate that Zunzun and the beautiful elf girl hadn't died as a result.
“I-I'm sorry…”
Mabel suddenly lowered her head and apologized.
Under Zunzun's puzzled gaze, she whispered, “I'm clearly the wielder of the Frozen God Sword, but I couldn't help at all when dealing with the Demonic Flame Dragon. If I could have restricted it a little—”
“It's alright, Mabel.”
“Eh?”
“I was the one who asked you not to interfere.”
It wasn't to curry favor with Mabel, but because it was the truth.
The Frozen God Sword could easily suppress the Demonic Flame Dragon. Zunzun deliberately forbade Mabel from acting in order to provoke the Demonic Flame Dragon and make it unleash its full power. In other words, this failure was largely due to him, the commander.
“I-is that so… It's not my fault? Uh-huh, it has nothing to do with me!”
Mabel revealed a bright smile.
It was like in a 5-person MOBA game, when a mediocre mid-laner is told by the opposing MVP that losing this game wasn't their fault, and they feel relieved as a result. It immediately made him angry.
“As expected, it's still Mabel's fault.”
“Why!?”
The descendant of the Ice Clan felt unjustly targeted.
“In other words, this experiment ended in failure, right?”
“Wait a minute, the treatment isn't over yet!”
The beautiful elf girl and Alicia, who was chasing after her, joined the others.
“Well, you could say that.” Zunzun couldn't help but sigh, then paused when she looked at the beautiful elf girl. “Midori, why are you so happy?”
“Happy? I'm not happy at all; rather, I'm very disappointed. Zunzun, you didn't go home. I'm so sorry.”
Liar!
There wasn't a trace of apology on the beautiful elf girl's face. The corners of her mouth were curved so high that even an AK couldn't suppress them, indicating that she was in a very good mood.
Of course, Zunzun knew what she was thinking. Before, she couldn't say it explicitly because of trust and persistence, but now that the experiment had failed, she couldn't help but laugh.
“However, it also proves the feasibility.”
Isaki Yosuke said inappropriately, “At that time—when Zunzun's Immortal Spirit and the Demonic Flame Dragon devoured each other, it did cause spatial distortions. This proves that as long as we continue to strengthen the Demonic Flame Dragon… Ah, the Demonic Flame Dragon is gone.”
He seemed to realize it just now and swallowed the rest of his words.
“A beastman face is a beastman face; even their brains are like beastmen's.”
The beautiful elf girl happily mocked him.
Zunzun also understood what Isaki Yosuke wanted to express and said, “It doesn't matter. Even if the Demonic Flame Dragon as the foundation is gone, we can replace it with something else, can't we? There are many god-level monsters in the Sealed City. How about we let them kill each other and leave behind the strongest one? It will definitely be a qualified foundation.”
“Oh, that's a good idea!”
Isaki Yosuke quickly agreed.
Whether it was shortening the game completion record for 6 years as if it was one day, or not knowing how to adapt when fighting enemies, it showed that he was actually a stubborn person. Seeing the hope of going home, he would do it no matter how difficult it was.
“It's going to be even harder next, Yosuke.”
“Yes, Zunzun.”
Although they said that, they both had faint smiles on their faces, clearly not feeling overwhelmed by the upcoming task.
The elven beauty also said, "Me too! Although I'm very reluctant, this failure has a lot to do with me, so... well... I have no choice but to help you guys."
— Clearly looking forward to it xN
Everyone looked at the corners of her mouth, which she tried to suppress but couldn't, and they had completely figured out the elven beauty's personality.
"Of course, Cui is an indispensable companion, and we'll have to rely on you next."
"Leave it to me!"
The trio seemed ready to continue.
As for the others, they didn't know what to say after hearing their conversation.
"Not only are they actively seeking out god-level monsters, but they also want to subdue them, and even have them fight each other to choose the strongest. It's truly astonishing."
"This is much more dangerous than fighting the Demon King."
"But it's also a rare experience, isn't it?"
Alicia's words resonated deeply with Leica and Edgar. After all, like a certain MOBA game, low-tier matches don't necessarily lack strong players. They often can't climb up because they're missing something.
And these things can only be understood by oneself, or by personally experiencing high-end matches—like now.
Maybelle, on the other hand, sneered at this.
What she wanted least was to participate in danger, so if she was asked to do such a dangerous thing again in the future, she would definitely refuse!
"Maybelle did a great job this time too."
"Eh?"
"Although there was some panic in the battle, she quickly took responsibility to protect Alicia and the others, preventing them from being harmed by the Demon Flame Dragon's breath, didn't she?"
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"I-is that so... Well, if you need me next time, just ask! Hehe... Hehehe—"
Praised, Maybelle smiled happily, completely forgetting what she had just been thinking.
Zunzun hugged the giant egg and looked around.
"It seems there's nothing worth staying here for. Okay, let's leave."
"Oh!" xN
Everyone shouted in unison.
On the way out, Tojiki Yosuke suddenly said, "Zunzun, why don't we take this opportunity to go all out, the kind where we use all our strength!"
"Hey, Yosuke, you..."
"There's no way around it, Kuroki is a battle maniac."
"Beastmen just don't know how to read the room."
"That's right."
"Eh!?"
Tojiki Yosuke, who was repeatedly condemned by everyone, was immediately speechless. He just wanted Zunzun to keep his promise—regardless of whether the Demon Flame Dragon was defeated or not, they would fight once with all their strength.
"I'd like to do that too, but not only has almost all of my magic power been used up, but look—"
Zunzun held up the giant egg in his arms.
"One of my six fairies has turned into this. Missing one fairy will greatly reduce my strength. You definitely don't want to fight me like this, right, Yosuke?"
"Hmm... true."
"So, the fight is postponed."
"No way."
Tojiki Yosuke was reluctant to hear this, but other than accepting it, there was no other way. He couldn't help but say, "It would be great if Zunzun's fairy hatched now."
"How could it be such a coincidence...?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zunzun felt the giant egg in his hand begin to shake constantly, and the amplitude became larger and larger, attracting everyone's attention.
Then, with a crack.
The giant egg cracked, and a little dragon hatched.
Although it no longer had sharp teeth, thick wings, and a huge body, and even the raging flames that could burn everything around it were gone, no matter how you looked at it, it was—
"Demon Flame Dragon!?"
"No, not quite!"
Indeed, the current Demon Flame Dragon had become extremely juvenile, its soft and cute big eyes revealed innocence, its small baby teeth and horns were completely non-aggressive, and at the same time, it let out a childish 'ao wu' sound, causing people's hearts to soften unconsciously.
But everyone still didn't dare to relax their vigilance, until Zunzun called out uncertainly.
"Little Red?"
"Ao wu!"
The young Demon Flame Dragon roared in a childish voice and suddenly pounced into Zunzun's arms, licking his cheeks vigorously.
Without a doubt, this was his fairy.
"S-so cute!"
Such a move instantly melted the hearts of several girls present. They all came up to stroke Little Red's body, feeling its delicate and warm scale texture.
"Zunzun, what is this...?"
"I don't know either."
Zunzun scratched his head.
What could be confirmed now was that his quasi-fairy Little Red had devoured the Demon Flame Dragon and grown into a fairy, and perhaps because of the devouring relationship, its appearance was also very similar to the juvenile Demon Flame Dragon.
The girls were too enthusiastic, and the fairy Little Red couldn't stand the torment, so it quickly ran into Zunzun's arms for protection. It was like a newborn child, even if they had no malice, it was still a little scared.
Not only that.
Just as Zunzun was about to say something, the space behind him suddenly broke open, and a hand grabbed his collar.
"...Eh?"
"I've finally found you. Lord Zunzun, the one-year period has arrived, you should come back."
"R-Reinhardt!? W-wait... You're kidding me, right!?!?!"
He didn't even have time to say goodbye to the elven beauty and the others before he was dragged away from this world.
Reinhard, terrifying as ever.
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PS: There will probably be 1 or 2 extra chapters.