Zongman: Evolution Paradise

The large-poreed palm pressed against his neck, feeling cold and stinging, while the rest of his body below the neck was completely numb.

"Little friend, are you in danger? Why do you look so scared?"

Steve wiped the sweat from Makoto Ito's neck with his palm, rested his head on Ito's other shoulder, and said with righteous indignation, "As a good captain of the American people, tell me about the misfortune you've encountered, and I will help you solve everything."

Makoto Ito was too terrified to speak. He felt the increasing weight on his shoulders and kept looking for the monks passing by, but they seemed to have no idea what was happening to Ryudou Kazunari.

"why why……"

Makoto Ito inwardly screamed, "Didn't Paradise say the Holy Grail War had to be kept secret? How could they attack me like this in front of ordinary people!"

"What, do you think Captain America can't solve your problems?"

Steve continued to increase his force, and Makoto Ito's bones began to crack.

"Can... you let me go?"

Makoto Ito spoke in a trembling voice, only to see Steve bring his cheek close and whisper in Makoto's ear, "Just kidding, I'm Captain America, you're not an American citizen, isn't that funny..."

Chapter 164 Two Dogs at the Start

As an old relic frozen for seventy years and out of touch with the times, Steve's jokes weren't very funny. His Master, Souichirou Kuzuki, remained calm and made Steve quickly shut up.

With his hand supporting Makoto Ito's fragile neck, Steve tilted his head up to look up at his Master.

Liu Fu pushed up his glasses again and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Kuzuki Soichiro."

Upon hearing those words again, Makoto Ito's heart pounded, and he tentatively said, "My name is Ryudou Kazunari."

Kuzuki Souichirou shook his head at this.

"No, you shouldn't have this name."

Makoto Ito felt Steve's once gentle hand tighten, a chilling power spreading through his body, and the temperature on his neck gradually decreasing.

"I am Makoto Ito."

He immediately revealed his real name, but Makoto Ito noticed that Steve's actions had not stopped.

Makoto Ito looked at Souichirou Kuzuki in horror and shouted anxiously.

"My real name is Makoto Ito, believe me!"

Steve sighed in disappointment, then looked at his Master and asked with a smile, "Is the cultural gap between Japan and the inland Ming Dynasty still so large?"

"He's still a child and needs to be taught."

Looking at Ito Makoto's youthful face, Kuzuki Souichirou explained earnestly, "Players in the Great Ming Dynasty only have four names: Senior, Fellow Daoist, Dog, and Ant."

Although Kuzuki Souichirou's voice was gentle, it sounded to Makoto Ito as if the voice had been forcibly shoved into his brain.

Without much hesitation, Makoto Ito found his place among these four identities.

Ants are creatures that can be trampled on at will, while dogs at least have a chance to survive.

As for whether he has the qualifications to be a dog, Makoto Ito feels that he still has some value, after all, the fighting force in this Holy Grail War is the Heroic Spirits.

Isn't the advantage of being a dog that you have no power to resist them?

"Woof... woof woof..."

"Ruzi can be taught."

Satisfied, Kuzuki Souichirou turned around and left without looking back.

Makoto Ito did not relax, because Steve's hand was still on his body.

"Sir, I am a dog..."

"I know."

Steve mocked, and the place he had been touching began to change. Makoto Ito sensed a mouth growing on his neck, and something entered his body through that mouth.

My body felt like it was being submerged in icy water made up of a stinking ditch; the cold and slippery sensation coursed through my intestines, finally reaching my stomach…

Having finished preparing, Steve released his hand and wiped Ito Makoto's cheek.

"Summon your heroic spirit."

"Then, dedicate your all to my Master."

-

At the moment when Makoto Ito was captured and forced into slavery at Ryudouji Temple, at the same time, deep in the forest, a room emitted the light of a summoning Heroic Spirit.

The Lancer class has been released.

……

In the heart of the forest on the outskirts of Fuyuki City, the Einzbern family's castle stands.

This is a castle with a strong European classical style, with some Gothic and fairytale charm. It has towering towers, thick stone walls and a complex internal structure, surrounded by lush trees, giving people a sense of seclusion.

Ilya, dressed in a pink dress, purple coat, scarf, and Cossack hat, was playing on a swing, accompanied by two maids.

The maid, Liselle, was in high spirits. She pushed the swing from behind, causing Ilya's silver hair to flutter back and forth in the air. Her red eyes were half-closed and full of smiles. When the swing was pushed down to a higher place, the maid, Sera, who was standing on the other side, unconsciously clenched her fingers and stared intently at Ilya, ready to stop everything before danger arrived.

"Ahad, come and play with us too."

As Ilya descended, she released her right hand from the rope of the swing and greeted Ahad, who was sitting at a small table under the umbrella drinking red tea.

There was indeed a woman with purple hair and red eyes sitting at the white table under the parasol. However, through Ilya's gaze, it was clear that she was not looking in the direction of the purple-haired woman, but rather at her feet.

There lay a large, white dog with a kind face. It was fluffy, with two thicker white stripes of fur that clung to its face like a beard.

It can be seen that this is a Pyrenean mountain dog with a somewhat impure bloodline, also known as a Great Pyrenees.

The large dog named Bond Foxy received Illya's call, raised its head from the dog biscuit, opened its mouth, then realized it couldn't speak, and turned to look at its servant.

Scáthach sighed, read Bond's thoughts, changed her voice, and relayed Bond's words to Ilya.

“Miss Ilya, swinging is no longer an exercise that an elderly person should do.”

“That’s not true at all. Mr. Ahad is clearly still in very good health…”

Ilya jumped off the swing with a laugh, and Sera quickly caught her, hugging the schoolgirl-like Ilya in her arms.

"Miss Ilya, how could you do such a dangerous thing? It's really worrying."

"Anyway, I'll have Sera to protect me, so it's perfectly fine. Besides, I dreamt last night that I turned into a magical girl and was flying in the sky..."

Ilya's remarks successfully made Sera even more nagging. She wanted to give a serious reprimand, but Ilya and Lyselite teamed up to tease her.

Bond took a satisfying bite of the pet biscuit, which contained plenty of venison and tasted absolutely perfect.

As a dog, Bond was terrified when he came into this world.

After all, it's really asking too much of a dog to pretend to be human in a theme park.

Generally speaking, unless there are special faction conflicts, non-human players will not appear in the same world as human players. The main reason is that the difference in their worldviews is too great.

Like an ordinary evil spirit, its physical immunity alone is enough to allow it to play the role of the Grim Reaper in a technologically advanced world.

Bond speculates that the reason a non-human player appears in this game is because of the Holy Grail War mentioned in Paradise, and there has been a precedent in this world of animals becoming Masters.

Chapter 165 The Final Class Arrives

After calming down a bit, Bond discovered an even bigger problem: as a Great Pyrenees with a somewhat impure bloodline, after his abilities were sealed, Bond couldn't speak, and his paws were completely unable to do things like opening doors or writing.

Fortunately, the castle was located in a remote area, and compared to the huge castle, it had very few people. There was only a lady of the house, a little princess, two maids, and the identity that the park had given him: the steward of Yubstakuhaid von Einzbern.

After Bond spent more than ten minutes memorizing the name, he discovered that the people here didn't use his full name at all, but simply called him "Ahad".

As the castle's steward, Ahad had no urgent business to attend to today.

Hmm...maybe. Anyway, Bond is just a dog, so there's nothing he can do about it. At least the fact that "the butler has become a great white bear dog that can't talk" hasn't been exposed yet.

Due to his race's disadvantage, Bond searched for a long time but couldn't find the summoning item. It wasn't until Princess Illya of the castle went to her secret hut to get a toy and embark on an adventure that Bond discovered the Dragon Ball used for summoning in a box.

Then, Bond successfully summoned Scáthach, escaping the awkward situation of being disguised as a human but unable to speak as a dog.

Scáthach put down the mythology picture book in her hand, looked at the leisurely Bond, and sighed again.

Knowing she would encounter a worthy opponent in this Holy Grail War, Scáthach answered the summons and appeared in the world as a Lancer.

To this end, she even ruthlessly stabbed away a green-haired heroic spirit who was about to manifest in the world.

Who is Scáthach? She resides in the Land of Shadows, one of the Celtic wonderlands, and is considered the queen of the underworld, a realm that accepts the dead and the souls of the dead. She possesses divine abilities and ancient runic magic, and has slain countless undead, humans, and gods...

There are also legends of Norse giants, the goddess of war and fertility, and the god of shadows with prophetic abilities.

"If a single spear strike reaches the pinnacle of skill, even killing a god is as easy as turning one's hand."

"If the Holy Grail is truly an omnipotent entity, then summon someone capable of killing me."

With the pride of facing a real battle ahead, Scáthach descends upon the world as a Lancer!

As a result, she, the queen of the Shadow Kingdom, answered the call of a dog!

Although Scáthach does not discriminate against animals, it is still somewhat difficult for her to accept.

Then she discovered that this Holy Grail War was different from others; the world was abnormal, and the Master who summoned her was also abnormal.

Noticing that Scáthach was staring at him, Bond tucked his tail under his rear, casually pushed away the pet biscuits, and barked softly a few times.

"Woof...woof woof woof woof woof."

(Except for the final Berserker, the participants in this Holy Grail War have basically all been gathered.)

Having understood Bond's meaning through magic, Scáthach looked up at the sky and made her decision.

"Once the last job agency appears, we'll head to Fuyuki City."

Upon hearing Scáthach's decision, Bond nodded his head, indicating that he had no objections.

It possesses a rather unique ability: the ability to foresee the possible future. Unfortunately, this ability is also sealed away by Paradise. It intended to pass this ability to Scáthach through a Command Spell, but she directly refused, saying, "Foreseeing the future is something I can do myself. If I were to do that, why would I bother with the summoning ritual..."

"...He's a bit arrogant. Although he seems easy to get along with on the surface, his personality is not something that players can easily command."

With that in mind, Bond decided to fight Scáthach and use his attributes to show her that players are not a group that can be taken lightly.

As for the outcome, Bond has decided to let Scáthach carry him to victory without lifting a finger.

All it can do is disguise itself as an ordinary Great Pyrenees, hide its Master identity, and not cause any trouble for Scáthach in her battles.

……

Makoto Ito followed behind Steve, looking exceptionally thin, which reminded Steve of himself before he underwent enhancement and modification.

The Ryudong Temple remained calm, but with the arrival of Ryufu and Steve Rogers, an eerie atmosphere lingered there.

Makoto Ito saw two monks pointing in his direction, whispering something without making a sound. When they noticed him looking over, they stopped and smiled at him.

Being stared at like that, Makoto Ito shivered, and even Steve, whom he had previously feared, seemed more cheerful.

Ever since being touched by Steve, Makoto Ito has found himself to be a different person.

Normal human body temperature varies depending on the measurement site. The most commonly used axillary region has a temperature of 36 to 37 degrees Celsius. However, Makoto Ito could feel the coldness in his hands and feet without even needing to take a measurement.

Not the kind of ice cube, but the kind of coldness I felt when Steve's hand touched my neck.

For some reason, Makoto Ito recalled the first person he killed in Paradise. Life was gradually slipping away. Because of his lack of experience, by the time Makoto Ito realized he needed to dispose of the body, it had already stiffened and turned cold. Now, his body temperature was like that of a gradually cooling corpse.

"As long as they don't kill me on purpose, I have a chance to survive."

"Quickly summon the heroic spirits. No matter what they ask for, just send them to their deaths. Once they're all dead, I'll settle the mission. Whatever they've given me, Paradise will definitely have a solution."

Thinking this way made Makoto Ito feel a little better, and he mustered up some self-deceptive confidence.

Now, he is being taken by Steve to summon his servant so that he can be used as a dog.

The reason it's been delayed until now is mainly because Steve felt that someone like Makoto Ito wouldn't be able to summon anything useful through affinity summoning, so he spent his time searching for suitable artifacts.

Once a suitable artifact is found, with no room for choice, only the Berserker class remains to be summoned among the seven common classes.

Upon arriving at the main hall of Ryudouji Temple, Steve handed the Dragon Balls and the selected relics to Makoto Ito and commanded without question, "Summon your Servant."

Makoto Ito was somewhat stunned, because he noticed that only he and Steve were involved in the summoning ritual.

With three Command Seals on the back of his hand, and a Heroic Spirit about to be summoned before him, the guy named Kuzuki Souichirou was nowhere to be seen at this moment!