Chapter 714 - 447: Turning Hostile and Betrayal

Chapter 714: Chapter 447: Turning Hostile and Betrayal

[Dragon Secret Jade: A jade stone that emits a gentle glow. It possesses the strange ability to resist miasma.]

Zhou Chen opened his palm. The Dragon Secret Jade, emitting a faint glow, lay quietly in its center.

The Snake of Fear’s body began to tremble. The thick chains binding its form CLANGED, grinding against each other and showering the air with sparks.

"The Dragon Jade!"

Its tone was a mixture of excitement and dread—the deep-seated terror of facing a natural enemy, a fear branded so deep in its Soul that not even becoming a powerful Abyssal Spirit could erase it.

"Where did you get that?" the Snake of Fear’s urgent voice echoed in Zhou Chen’s mind.

"My lord, I found this inside the body of a Giant Dragon after I slew it." Zhou Chen lied with a straight face, even puffing out his chest with pride.

In any World, dragons were legendary creatures. Every Dragon Slayer possessed a glory they could be proud of.

"You? Slay a Giant Dragon?"

The Snake of Fear sounded incredulous. Its pupils, gleaming with a dark light, carefully sized up Zhou Chen. "Hmm... your Power is not weak. With proper preparations, it’s indeed possible you could slay a dragon."

It suddenly recalled what Zhou Chen had said earlier. "You said Begger sent you to rescue me? Has it escaped?"

"Lord Begger is but one step away from escaping. He has dispatched me to travel far and wide, seeking opportunities for his release, and has also instructed me to help the other lords break free."

The Snake of Fear fell silent for several seconds. "Besides me and Begger, who else survived?"

"You don’t know, my lord?" Zhou Chen was taken aback.

’The Desecration Cultists never told the Snake of Fear about this?’

"Hmph. Those Cultists don’t have the right to speak to me face-to-face. They’d be scared to death if they stayed here for more than a few seconds. That’s why I know so little about the outside world," the Snake of Fear replied disdainfully.

’That makes sense. The Snake of Fear’s condition seems much better than the Orge’s and the Frost Giant’s. Even I’m affected by its Fear Aura, feeling an inexplicable dread. Those Cultists would probably be scared to death within seconds of entering...’ Zhou Chen muttered to himself before speaking aloud:

"Currently, we have discovered five sealed Abyssal Spirits: yourself, my lord; Lord Begger; Lord Star’s Color Carol; Lord Sun Beast Kunoos; and Lord Giant Demon Bodergang. Among them, Lord Begger is in good condition and will soon be free."

’Carol...’ The Snake of Fear pondered for a few seconds, then asked, "Who else have you met?"

"Besides you and Lord Begger, I have met Lord Giant Demon Bodergang. His condition is extremely poor."

The moment the words left Zhou Chen’s mouth, he sensed something was wrong.

In that instant, the killing intent was bone-chilling.

The chains shook violently, erupting in a shower of sparks amidst a piercing screech as they pulled taut.

The Fearful Great Serpent suddenly went berserk, forcibly breaking past its restricted area. The chains bound to its back ripped a long, horrific gash across its flesh. Then, a bloody segment of its spine was torn straight out by the chains. Blood rained down like a waterfall, and with a thunderous BOOM, the heavy chains wrapped around the vertebrae crashed to the ground.

In a flash, a gaping maw descended from above, clamping down on Zhou Chen in an instant. With a savage wrench—SQUELCH!

Zhou Chen’s health bar emptied amidst a spray of blood.

「A few seconds later.」

Zhou Chen respawned at the entrance to the Sealing Room, a look of utter confusion on his face.

"Why did that snake suddenly turn on me like that?"

"Perhaps it coveted the Dragon Jade but didn’t want to make any deal with you, so it decided to just kill you and Seize it," Danika guessed.

Zhou Chen opened his Player Backpack. The Dragon Secret Jade was indeed gone, likely devoured by the Snake of Fear moments ago.

He was deeply puzzled. ’This shouldn’t be happening. Keeping me alive was clearly the best choice. It won’t even give its own colleague some face...?’

’We’re supposed to be on the same side. No matter how you look at it, the Snake of Fear had no reason to kill me.’

[Wish Value +10,000]

[Wish Value +10,000]

[Wish Value +40,000]

Just then, a total of sixty thousand Wish Value points were credited to his account. Combined with his current reserves, his total broke the two-hundred-thousand mark, reaching a staggering sum of nearly two hundred and seventy thousand.

’Oh crap, is this thing about to break free?!’

Alarmed, Zhou Chen hurried back into the Sealing Room.

[Enter the prison of Fear Snake Babakar?]

[Yes]

[Entering the prison of Fear Snake Babakar...]

[You have entered the prison of Fear Snake Babakar.]

"ROAR!!!"

The moment Zhou Chen entered, he was met with a deafening roar. It sounded like a dragon’s cry, but not quite.

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the clouds overhead. The flickering light illuminated the Fearful Great Serpent’s massive, reared-up body, making it look like a newly-unleashed Destructive Demon Beast.

The jet-black Wings behind its head unfurled, continuously transforming into the shape of draconic wings. With every beat, a black wind howled forth. A new pair of small wings sprouted from the middle of its torso, growing at an incredible speed. A dark membrane grew over the wound torn open by the chains on its back, which now seemed to have healed.

The Abyssal Calamity contained within its body was surging. A terrifying aura washed over him, now mixed with a hint of the majesty and oppressive presence unique to Giant Dragons.

The BOSS’s name was no longer "Snake of Fear," but had changed to "Fear Pseudo-Dragon"!

—It had evolved from a snake into a pseudo-dragon!

Zhou Chen was dumbfounded. He had guessed the Dragon Secret Jade could help the Snake of Fear recover its Power, but he never imagined a single piece of jade could trigger such a terrifying evolution. This growth spurt was like it was on super-steroids!

But this was exactly what he wanted.