Sir, you're really too self-conscious, aren't you?

Chapter 122

It's so rare to see the entirety of the Administration's senior staff suffer a defeat.

Zhuo Fu is really an eye-opener today.

The Administration's development to this day has been based on a strong Combat Division; after all, to manage and deal with matters related to magical creatures, they need to have enough force.

And Mu Hang himself is a big part of it.

It can be said that Mu Hang is instrumental in the fact that Administration is now able to counteract and regulate the major clans in the continent.

This is especially true in the matter of the gargoyles.

When faced with a dragon's "offer" or "threat", they had the strength to refuse, thanks to Mu Hang, the strongest human and dragonslayer, and the Battle Section under his command.

But what no one expected was ......

Mu Hang voted in favor.

Now the entire senior staff was dumbfounded.

The vote was one to eight, but an agreement was reached.

Finally, Zhuo Fu will go to the Administration's Warehouse and use the Magic Expansion Pouch to collect the Dragon's treasure there.

He is then taken underground by the Director of Administration to retrieve the "skull of the fire dragon" from the dragon's mouth.

A hidden elevator carries the two of them, slowly sinking down towards the ground.

The sound of mechanical bearings echoing in the narrow, enclosed space and the elevator shaft running continuously as if there were no end in sight.

...... This is too deep.

Finally, before Zhuo Fu yawns, the elevator stops.

The doors of the elevator opened and a long passageway was revealed.

Zhuo Fu frowned, turning his head toward the Administration Director: "How come I never knew that the Administration had such a place?"

Commissioner: "Most people don't know."

He led Zhuo Fu deeper into the passage:

"This fire dragon skull was seized by the previous director during an operation, its existence has always been a secret, we wanted to hand it over to the institute for secret research and experiments, but the fire element contained within it was just too violent, so we had to use a special isolation layer to hide it deep within this place, and the director of the institute in the term before you created a magic power conversion device that runs day and night, hoping to reduce the concentration of magic in this to a level that can be researched."

"Magic transformation?" Zhuo Fu froze.

Commissioner: "That's right."

As he spoke, he pushed the door open, "The supply of magic power extracted from the skull of the fire dragon has benefited the entire human race, and many of our current facilities combining technology and magic were born from it, and it also supplies the power for our entire building."

Zhuo Fu looked toward the door that had been pushed open.

The skull of the fire dragon was contained in a petri dish more than one person high, it was not as huge as he had imagined, on the contrary, it seemed to have been treated in some way, the charred and wrinkled skin was tightly pressed against the bones, the eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the lines of scales could be seen vaguely, it should have been dead for thousands of years, but for some unknown reason, Zhuo Fu felt a little uneasy.

It was as if ...... there were souls peering out from the depths of those eye sockets.

The Director tilted his head and let out a meaningful sigh:

"The path of progress is always strewn with blood."

Zhuo Fu was stunned and subconsciously turned his head to look over.

Director: "What are you waiting for? Come give me a hand."

"...... Oh."

Zhuo Fu composed himself, and at the Director's command pulled out the wires attached to the outside of the petri dish before stowing it away in the magical expansion pouch.

The appointment was in the wilderness not far from the Misty Jungle.

Upon "request", Zhuo Fu came alone with a magic expansion bag.

When he arrived at the designated place, Mu Hang was already waiting there.

The silver-haired man with a slender figure and deep eyes stood quietly in the deserted wilderness, looking calm and at ease, not at all self-conscious as a "trophy" snatched by the dragon.

"Where's the stuff?" Mu Hang asked.

Zhuo Fu: "......"

As a trophy, sir, you're really being a little too self-conscious.

He silently handed the bag over.

Mu Hang reached out and took it, saying faintly, "If anything is missing, I'll know."

Zhuo Fu: "............"

Are you a kidnapped victim or a mastermind?

"Wen Yao over there I've already explained, you guys continue to track down that group of heretics in the meantime."

Mu Hang commanded faintly.

He didn't hold back and opened his mouth:

"That ......"

Mu Hang looked up, "What?"

Zhuo Fu felt as if he had a million questions stuck in his throat, but in the end, the only one that came out was the one he asked:

"Are you ...... you okay?"

"Sure."

Surprisingly, the man in front of him hooked his lips, a pleasant smile swept across his thin pale-colored lips, the frost melted from his pale blue eyes, and he looked as if he was in a good mood:

"The dragon is trying to take me back to the Abyss."

Zhuo Fu: "........................ "

There are a million words I don't know how to spit.

And I wonder if it's just him ......

It always seemed like this person sounded like they were ...... showing off?

Shit!

Who cares if the dragon wants to take you back to the abyss!

You're sick!

*

After that gap disappeared, the thick fog that had been shrouding the misty jungle finally dissipated, leaving only a faint trace of mist wrapped between the treetops.

The miniature demons once again regained their once sluggish and gentle nature, drifting noiselessly through the jungle.

The silver-white dragon lowered its eyes and stared fixedly at the charred ground in front of it.

It seemed contemplative and silent.

Mu Hang returns and hands Shi An the bag he received from Zhuo Fu:

"I checked, it's all there."

Shi An came back to his senses.

The main reason why he had been able to feel the presence of other body parts of the fire dragon earlier was because the soul remnants in the tip of that claw had touched his magic at that time, and that was why he was able to briefly have a sense of flux.

The flux is temporary and will soon dissipate.

However, now with the head of this fire dragon, he would be able to find the rest of this dragon based on the scent in it.

Among dragons, this sort of thing is often a two-way contract of equivalence.

The living dragon liberates the imprisoned soul of another dragon.

In return, this dragon would give the magic imprisoned in its own remnants to its living kin.

There is no question about that.

The only thing left in doubt is ......

Shi An blinked and looked hesitantly at the human standing in front of him, a bit of a dilemma for a moment.

Grab is a steal, but ......

What's next ...... coming up?

This is the first time he's robbed a living person. He's inexperienced!

Take it back to the cave?

But the cave where he had previously slept was long gone.

Shi An wracked his brain and began trying to remember the steps his clanmates were supposed to take after grabbing someone.

First of all, Mu Hang sure doesn't want to be robbed.

After all, when he had asked earlier, the other party hadn't agreed, and his expression looked as if he was a bit reluctant.

--and more importantly, that's how most of the stories are written.

Then the first step is to prevent escape.

After a few seconds, Shi An cleared her throat and said in her most commanding voice:

"From today, you are mine, don't you think about escaping or else ...... or else ......"

He added viciously with a flash of inspiration:

"Or I'll eat you!"

Mu Hang showed a thoughtful look, and after a couple of seconds of thought, he opened his mouth to ask:

"How do I eat?"

Shi An: "????"

Wait a minute? What do you mean?

Is there a different way to eat?

He hesitated for two seconds, "...... Ice, Frozen?"

Mu Hang sighed, seemingly with some regret:

"Well, I'm not going to run."

"......"

Shi An felt like she was somehow not following the other's train of thought.

He looked suspiciously twice at the human in front of him and said, "Anyway, now I'm going to go find the next rift again - there's no way I can put you in it since I don't have a cave yet, so you're going to have to come with me, got it?"

Mu Hang nodded submissively, "Understood."

Shi An spread his wings and flew, skillfully curling his tail around his opponent's waist.

Mu Hang spreads his arms wide to match his opponent's movements:

"So, are you going to fly me there?"

Shi An: "Yeah."

Mu Hang: "Am I not heavy?"

Shi An tightened her tail and weighed it:

"...... kinda."

Mu Hang: "Is it far?"

Shi An thought about it and wilted a bit, "...... is kinda far."

"Want me to carry you?" The human who had been forcibly returned offered.

"......"

Shi An was heartbroken and couldn't help but hesitate for a couple of seconds.

But he quickly reacted - wait, it was clear that the other party was the hostage, and he was the evil dragon who was running amok!

Has this human being figured out his niche or not!

Abominable!