Chapter 574 - 553: Legendary Dragon Hunter
Li Wei and Saint Xi traveled at full speed.
Half a month later, they had crossed over half the territory of the Human Empire.
They were still twenty thousand li from the edge of the continent.
Li Wei glanced down and saw a sizable human city ahead.
He spoke up, "Let’s go down and rest for a bit. We can grab something to eat before we continue."
Saint Xi nodded. "Okay."
"The cotton candy in the last city was delicious. I wonder if they have it here?"
Saint Xi’s mouth watered at the thought.
Li Wei chuckled. "If you want some, we can just make it ourselves. It’s not that hard."
"If they don’t have any, I’ll figure out a way to make it for you."
Saint Xi’s face lit up. "Okay!"
Li Wei had seen how cotton candy was made before, so he could replicate the process without much effort.
For a Grand Mage, making cotton candy was child’s play.
Since Saint Xi wanted some, Li Wei was happy to take the time to make it.
’What was the point of living if you couldn’t do what you wanted?’
Li Wei and Saint Xi landed while they were still some distance from the city.
Then, they entered the city on foot.
Thanks to Li Wei’s Illusion Technique, Saint Xi had never had her identity exposed.
The two of them were just planning to take a simple stroll through the city, grab a bite to eat, and buy a few things.
As long as they stayed away from the strongholds of the major Extraordinary Influences within the city, there was virtually no chance of being discovered.
’It wasn’t as if some random person on the street would turn out to be a Legendary Grand Mage.’
’If he was really that unlucky, Li Wei would just have to accept his fate.’
Li Wei and Saint Xi walked along the crowded streets.
Saint Xi excitedly eyed the street vendors, insisting on buying something to try from every single food stall.
After all, she could eat any amount.
Her motto was: if you’ve been there, you have to taste it all.
"Eat a little slower, you’ll scare people,"
Li Wei reminded Saint Xi, who had just devoured an entire lotus-leaf-wrapped roasted chicken in one gulp.
"Mmmph..."
On the city wall, a figure stood on the parapet.
Yet, the patrolling soldiers who passed by seemed not to see him at all.
The black-robed figure just stood there, his form and aura having vanished from the world.
Completely unnoticed.
He gazed at the pair in the crowd below, a smirk gracing his lips.
’After such a long chase, I’ve finally found you.’
’A Giant Dragon... I haven’t tasted Dragon Blood in hundreds of years.’
’That taste... How I miss it.’
’I hope you won’t disappoint me.’
The black-robed figure vanished from the city wall.
From his arrival to his departure, no one had noticed a thing.
Li Wei and Saint Xi, completely oblivious, continued their happy stroll.
It had been a long time since they’d left the Elf Forest, and they hadn’t encountered any danger.
Li Wei had almost forgotten that Saint Xi was being targeted for her identity as a Holy Giant Dragon.
After spending half the day wandering the city, eating their fill and getting some rest, Li Wei and Saint Xi finally departed.
The two left the city on foot, walking until they were some distance away.
Only when they were out of sight of others did they prepare to take flight.
This was to avoid causing any trouble.
Saint Xi turned to Li Wei and said with a smile, "Li Wei, let’s race and see who’s faster."
Li Wei, full of interest, agreed. "All right."
SHLICK!
The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh.
Li Wei saw the tip of a blade emerge from Saint Xi’s abdomen. His heart lurched, and his pupils constricted.
"Who?!"
Li Wei was utterly enraged.
Saint Xi stiffly looked down at the tip of the blade protruding from her abdomen, feeling the strength drain from her entire body.
The blade piercing her body was imbued with a High Level Weakness Rule.
Even her Holy Dragon Body couldn’t completely negate its effects.
SHLICK!
A sharp dagger pierced through Li Wei’s neck.
Hearing the sound, Saint Xi looked up just in time to see Li Wei’s head being lopped off.
A dark figure had appeared behind Li Wei.
It slowly sheathed its blood-stained blade.
The Cursed Blade remained embedded in Saint Xi’s abdomen.
For the moment, Saint Xi was unable to use her Power and could only watch helplessly as Li Wei’s headless corpse collapsed.
The black-robed figure glanced at the fallen Li Wei.
He searched the corpse and found only a single Spatial Ring.
He took the lone Spatial Ring from Li Wei’s right hand.
The black-robed figure walked over to Saint Xi, took out four Poisoned Steel Needles, and plunged them into her limbs.
"This is a potent poison prepared especially for Giant Dragons."
The black-robed figure hauled Saint Xi up, glanced at the dead Li Wei, and let out a chuckle.
Then he turned and left.
’For a High Tier Legendary Dragon Hunter to deal with a Mage who hadn’t even reached the Legendary Level, it was all too easy.’
’A Legendary Giant Dragon at full strength was indeed very difficult to handle.’
’Even a High Tier Legendary Dragon Hunter would find it an incredibly troublesome fight.’
’But dealing with a Giant Dragon in human form? For a High Tier Legendary Dragon Hunter, it was a piece of cake.’
’Especially since he had used Poison Dragon Needles crafted from a Wind Poison Dragon Venom Stinger.’
’Capturing a Giant Dragon in human form was practically effortless.’
The black-robed figure was pleasantly surprised.
He had been prepared for a bitter struggle to take down his targets.
He hadn’t expected it to be over so easily.
’Oh, right. I almost forgot you Mages can be reborn as Witch Liches.’
The black-robed figure’s form reappeared next to Li Wei’s corpse.
He took out a small vial and poured a few drops of a pungent liquid.
SSSSSS!
Li Wei’s corpse instantly dissolved into a pool of yellow liquid.
After stowing away the Corpse-Dissolving Water, the black-robed figure left.
「Half an hour later.」
The black-robed figure reappeared.
He scanned the area but felt no Magic Fluctuation.
He nodded in satisfaction. ’It seems he didn’t have any means of rebirth prepared. Now I can rest easy.’
’Mages have the most tricks for saving their own skins; you can’t be too careful.’
The black-robed figure truly departed.
"This is troublesome. That guy is quite strong."
Li Wei said to Saint Xi.
The two of them were standing under the Dragon Blood Tree in the Magic Mini World.