Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 938 - 261: Million Qualification, Unfamiliar Homeland_4
The long years of slavery, accompanied by the collapsing Alien Species. ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ธ๐๐๐.๐๐๐
Ironically, he, the weakest being upon arrival, survived steadfastly.
Every night curled up in the dark corner, watching as the blood-colored patterns slithered like venomous snakes through his veins, he had thought of death.
He loathed this battered and bruised body, even each breath carrying the stench of iron.
He didn't understand the meaning of his existence, thinking it better to find release than to endure daily torment.
But the appearance of an Alien Species changed his mind.
On a Full Moon night, he was curled up in the shadow.
At that moment, a slender figure sat beside him.
Its scales shimmered with a dark golden gloss under the moonlight, even with the branding of a slave, its spine remained upright.
While other beings groaned in agony from the Blood Sacrifice, it laughed indifferently.
This new slave left a very deep impression on him upon their first meeting.
Day after day, they began attempting to communicate.
He remembers clearly; this entity, called the "Dragon Descendant," said the first words to him:
"Hey, do you know the difference between a warrior and a beast?"
When saying this, the dragon descendant's slit eyes flickered with fiery shadows.
He didn't speak, yet the dragon descendant extended its right claw of its own accord, pointing to its forehead:
"A beast resigns when chained, while a warrior considers when they can bite the enemy's throat."
This remark also planted the seeds for the dragon descendant's counterattack.
Unwilling to simply become a prisoner, the dragon descendant was always waiting for an opportunity.
Before that, it restrained its edge, hibernating in the shadows, allowing the White Demon's branding to siphon energy from its body, yet its heart never truly submitted.
Even when forced to bow down, enduring the pain of Blood Sacrifice, the fire of resistance in its heart never extinguished.
The dragon descendant's fighting spirit also influenced him.
Just as the dragon descendant said:
"Rather than rotting in shackles, it's better to burn fiercely in a moment, to die in the most spectacular way isn't so bad."
This statement cut through the deepest cowardice in Ji Chen's heart like a sharp sword.
He decided to follow the dragon descendant to rebel against the White Demon.
In the days that followed, the dragon descendant taught him many things, including how to steal energy meant for the White Demon.
Whenever mentioning the White Demon, the dragon descendant always maintained a disdainful demeanor.
Saying that the White Demon is merely a slightly stronger being in the Small World, unworthy of the title of God.
In the subsequent days, every bit of intelligence about the patrol routes and weak defensive points guarded by the White Demon Clan slowly accumulated.
While other slaves crumbled in despair, the group centered around the dragon descendant quietly amassed their strength.
In the long wait, the opportunity finally came.
Suddenly, the frequency of White Demon's energy extraction increased, and when summoning otherworld beings again, the arriving White Demon was visibly injured, in a very bad state.
It was also an excellent opportunity in the eyes of the dragon descendant.
As soon as the White Demon left, the breakout began.
The dragon descendant's sharp claws first tore through the White Demon Clan guard's throat.
Ji Chen followed closely behind, unleashing all the energy he had secretly stored as the Blood Sacrifice patterns burned fiercely.
This was not an evenly matched battle, but a desperate path torn open by a pack of cornered beasts, with many falling along the way.
At that moment, his gaze was fixed intently on the dragon descendant at the forefront, only knowing to keep up with its pace.
Eventually, they broke through the last barrier, escaped the prison, and entered the mist-shrouded Eternal Night Forest.
But the war was just beginning.
In the ensuing years, the group of fugitive slaves launched counterattacks under the dragon descendant's leadership.
They raided the White Demon's Spiritual Power Veins, destroyed Sacrificial Arrays, and rescued new summonings.
The dragon descendant always charged forward, even as its scales became increasingly mottled, yet the fire in its eyes remained ever bright.
Ji Chen often saw it stand at the edge of the cliff, gazing in the direction of White Demon City.
There were twelve never-falling Blood Moons, and the dignity and freedom once taken from them.
The night wind lifted the tattered membrane of the dragon descendant's wings, but its face always radiated confidence, smiling as it turned to him:
"The biggest mistake the White Demons made in their lifetime was summoning me to this world."
This war lacked epic grandeur, only the spreading flames in the Eternal Night Forest, and the growing cracks on the city walls.
Knowing that the White Demon Clan had opposing forces in this world, the dragon descendant led them to make contact with the Alien Race, gaining resources and support for the war.
The enemy of your enemy is your friend.
No doubt, the dragon descendant was an excellent leader, under its guidance, the resistance forces gradually grew stronger.
This war lasted nearly a hundred years.
The dragon descendant fulfilled its original promise.
And he followed the dragon descendant, successfully standing at the pinnacle of the city that once buried their freedom.
He recalls the feeling at that time.
Overlooking the city ruins, reflecting on past efforts, it all felt like a dream.
When he looked up at the dragon descendant, he found its scales had almost all peeled off, revealing flesh beneath like lava.
Yet its unfolded, tattered wings spread more broadly than ever.
No cheers, no declaration, only the night wind carrying ash across the scorched earth, delivering a requiem for the White Demon Clan.
The dragon descendant looked at him then, grinning arrogantly:
"Chen, freedom was never a gift from others, but a trophy ripped from the throat of fate with teeth and claws."
He asked the dragon descendant at that time, where their future would lead.
