A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Of course, before, He had His younger sister to sleep with him, but now He is all alone in the cave.

Xiaoyou already has trouble sleeping without someone by her side, so if she were in a different place, she would probably have even less time to sleep.

Since there was only one bed, Bree and the others had to sleep on the floor.

Fortunately, they all brought sleeping bags.

When hiking up the mountain, a sleeping bag is still necessary.

Bray's sleeping bag could be compressed into a fist-sized cube, making it easy to carry around.

It must be said that magic is truly the primary productive force; many convenient things are byproducts of magical research.

"Is this really considered a cave?" Naruko whispered to Bray before closing her eyes after crawling into her sleeping bag.

“This really is a cave,” Bray said irritably, still busy stuffing Levy into her sleeping bag.

Getting Levy into a sleeping bag is a real challenge.

"Ugh...it's so narrow." Levy puffed out her cheeks (*。>Д<), looking sullen.

Compared to a large bed, a sleeping bag is obviously several times more cramped.

However, Bray didn't say anything, and gently patted Levy's little head.

"Go to sleep, we'll be out all day tomorrow."

"Mmm." Levy rubbed against Bray's hand and responded.

After settling Rabie in, Bray prepared to crawl into his sleeping bag himself.

Just then, Xiao You spoke up.

"By the way, do you turn off the lights when you sleep?"

"close."

"Oh," Xiao You responded, then jumped onto the huge round bed and lay down on it in a human-shaped posture.

"Snap—" Xiao You snapped her fingers, and the cave was plunged into darkness in an instant.

The surrounding flames went out at the same time.

Bray prepared to close his right eye and have a good sleep. He wondered what it would be like to sleep inside a dragon's lair.

But just as Bree was about to fall asleep, Xiao You spoke up again.

"By the way, none of you snore, right?" Xiao You asked, knowing that her younger sister would snore when she was tired.

The noise was so loud that I had to kick it to stop the snoring.

“No…” Bray said weakly.

“Oh, right…” Xiaoyou spoke again after only a few seconds.

"..." A "well" character appeared on Bray's forehead.

Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're a dragon.

Xiao You suddenly felt a murderous aura and was a little stunned.

I meant to say goodnight.

“…” Bray fell silent.

"Good night."

This dragon seems quite lonely.

---

Longshan is vast and hides countless secrets.

These secrets are difficult for outsiders to discover, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they may remain hidden indefinitely.

There exists a religious sect in Longshan.

This sect worships not the common gods, but dragons.

The followers of the sect worship the dragon immensely, believing it to be a symbol of supreme power.

This is the Dragon Claw Cult, and every member has a dragon claw mark tattooed on their neck.

Everyone is dedicated to mastering the power of dragons and dreams of becoming one.

But when worship reaches such a terrifying level, madness is bound to occur.

The followers of these sects attempted to imprison the dragon.

It wasn't that they wanted to do anything to the dragon; they simply wanted to capture it and offer it as a sacrifice.

Their incomprehensible thought processes also provide these Dragon Claw cult followers with a powerful source of motivation.

After sacrificing almost all of the sect's strongest members, the Dragon Claw Cult will take a young dragon.

Inside an altar in the Longshan Mountains, the space was incredibly bright, even at night.

"Kara—Kara—" A rustling sound echoed from the altar.

A white-haired woman was bound to the altar by countless chains.

The woman had a beautiful figure and wore a snow-white dress with a light veil draped over it.

She was so beautiful that one felt reluctant to defile her.

This is the dragon that the Dragon Claw Cult captured after paying a bloody price.

A pure dragon, a white dragon.

This dragon also has another identity: she is the sister of the Dragon Mountain Overlord.

Xiao You's suddenly missing younger sister, Xiao Xue, was imprisoned in Longshan, but Xiao You has been unable to find her for so long.

The altar was covered by a very sophisticated magic array, making it impossible for anyone to know what was inside.

Every day, the believers would kneel before Xiaoxue, offering food and even blood sacrifices.

The platform in front of Xiaoxue was stained with scarlet blood.

Of course, even though Xiaoxue is currently locked up, she will still be killed if any believer gets too close to her.

Xiaoxue now hates humans and is also worried about her confused older sister.

The two were inseparable, but they were forcibly separated by these believers.

Therefore, Xiaoxue showed no mercy to these people and would attack anyone who entered her attack range.

The chains can only restrict Xiaoxue's movements; it's wishful thinking to completely seal off her power.

"Creak—" In the dead of night, the altar door was opened once again.

Every worship ceremony takes place at night, and Xiaoxue doesn't know what these believers are thinking.

A group of people in uniforms approached the altar.

The process was quiet and orderly.

At the same time, the atmosphere around us suddenly became heavy.

"Everyone, kneel down," the old man in the linen robe at the front said in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone behind the old man knelt down without hesitation.

Moreover, it wasn't just a simple kneeling; his body was also prostrate on the ground, showing the utmost respect.

"Offer the food," the old man continued.

Then the believers carefully placed the food next to Xiaoxue.

“Great White Dragon, this is the offering for tonight.” A person, bound and blindfolded, was pressed onto the platform in the altar.

The bloodstains on that platform tell the story of everything that happened there.

But Xiaoxue just stared coldly at the old man; she had no interest in blood sacrifice and no need for it whatsoever.

However, the Dragonclaw Cult members believed that dragons were evil and violent, and that blood sacrifices could please the white dragon before them.

Xiaoxue closed her eyes, too lazy to watch the bloody scene that was about to unfold. "Aaaaaah!!" The scream drowned out the rustling of insects outside the altar.

Animals that are not monsters still exist on Dragon Mountain, such as ordinary insects.

The screams gradually weakened and eventually disappeared completely.

After the screams and cries ended, the person who had been placed on the altar platform was nowhere to be seen, nor was there any corpse; only the bloodstains were much deeper.

The blood-soaked platform was a shocking sight.

It's unimaginable what kind of tragedies have occurred on this platform.

Xiaoxue half-opened her dragon eyes and looked at the believers kneeling and chanting in front of her.

I don't know where these guys got these locks from, they can actually lock up silver species.

"Then we will disturb your rest." The old man led his followers away.

"You've already disturbed us." Xiaoxue's voice was as cold as snow, devoid of any emotion.

But those people seemed not to hear Xiaoxue's words and quickly left the altar.

The altar fell silent once more.

---

The old man from the Dragon Claw Cult led his followers away from the altar.

This old man is the only remaining elder of the Dragon Claw Cult.

He now holds the most power in the entire sect.

The elders of the Dragon Claw Cult were very satisfied with tonight's ceremony.

Actually, there was no specific purpose in capturing Xiaoxue.

The purpose is simply to use Xiaoxue as a symbol.

The purpose was to let all the followers of the sect know that dragons are real and their power is undeniable.

Every time Xiaoxue encountered a problem, it was a way of telling the believers that the dragon was really strong.

The ultimate goal of the Dragon Claw Cult is nothing more than to destroy the dragon.

If the dragon isn't powerful, what's the point of transforming into a dragon?

With each worship ceremony, the members of the Dragon Claw Cult became increasingly fanatical.

This is something the elders are very happy to see.

But soon bad news reached the ears of the Dragon Claw Cult leader.

"Elder, the Imperial army has come up the mountain," a hooded cultist said respectfully.

"The Empire's army?" The elder's old eyes widened, warning the believer not to joke around.

"Yes, Elder." The follower felt a little nervous after being glared at by the elder, and his voice trembled slightly.

The elder frowned, his wrinkles furrowing into a knot.

The Dragon Claw Cult is now far too weak to engage in conflict with the Empire.

"Why would the imperial army go to Dragon Mountain? There shouldn't be anything worth looking for there," the elder said, puzzled.

Longshan is both dangerous and lacks many rare treasures.

The mountains are rarely visited by humans.

"The Empire seems to want to explore Dragon Mountain in order to find out if there are really dragons there," the cultist said.

Upon hearing the believer's report, the elder couldn't help but sneer.

It's only now that the empire has begun to fear the existence of powerful races; how slow-witted it is.

The elder felt a strange sense of superiority. The Dragon Claw Cult had been searching for traces of dragons for a long time and had recognized the existence of higher species.

It's just that we lack evidence.

After capturing Xiaoxue, all the speculations that the Dragon Claw Cult had previously made were confirmed.

It can be said that the Dragon Claw Cult was at the forefront of global understanding.