Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

"Ha...that's it, meow." Bobcat stroked his beard and whispered: "However, I still hope that the boss's methods can be gentler. The smell of blood down there really scares me, meow. ..."

Faced with the lynx's whisper, Mercer remained unconvinced.Soon, the bobcat screamed: "Ah, I saw it. The place where food is stored on the floating island is at the blue factory down there."

Looking in that direction, Mercer nodded, held the lynx's palm in his hand, then folded his wings and dived over.

His body smashed into the wall and fell to the ground, making a violent roar.

Then, he raised his head from the pile of rubble and stared around.

Although the black people have not arrived here yet, the workers here must have heard the news. The factory has long been empty, leaving only a little bit of residual cold air floating out from the wall that Mercer smashed.

Mercer put down the shivering lynx and looked around.

This is a food processing factory, and the black mist can be felt. On the left is a lot of frozen meat, and on the right is canned food.

Mercer walked to the left, smashed the wall casually, looked at the frozen meat hanging on the hook, and smiled.

He grabbed the pile of hooks and tore them off, stuffed the piece of meat with the hooks into his mouth, and swallowed it whole without chewing too much. Whether it was metal or frozen food, it was quickly digested in his stomach.

Nutrients were transmitted to all parts of the body, and Mercer continued to swallow them. His stomach was like a black hole that could never be satisfied.

As he ate, the jagged secondary scales on his body caused by the excessive release of black mist were also rapidly recovering.

The crunching sounds of chewing continued. The lynx covered its ears and stood aside with numb scalp, watching Mercer eating.

——Although I have seen it before, but seeing it again after such a long time, it still feels incredible...

The food was quickly consumed by Mercer, and after a while, he licked his tongue and walked to the right side of the factory for another gluttonous feast.

The lynx watched in disbelief at the beginning, then gradually became a little restless, and finally couldn't help but said to Mercer: "Boss... are you okay with eating so much?"

"I have always exercised restraint in the ice-veined snowfield, but now I don't have to worry about it."

Grasping those cans, Mercer did not have the leisure to open them one by one, and swallowed them directly into his stomach, letting the stomach acid digest them.

After a long time, he licked his tongue and stopped eating.

Licking his tongue, Mercer looked at the lynx beside him and asked, "What about you? What are your plans?"

"What meow?"

The lynx was stunned for a while before realizing that this was the topic of their chat in the air.For a bobcat, the long eating time is just like this in Mercer's eyes: "——As for me, I have to follow my mother-in-law to raise the children. Although it is a bit hard, I can feel the happiness I have never had before." It was serious. said.

"However, after facing me, they may also be afraid of you." Mercer replied calmly.

"...Mother-in-law and the others are all good people, meow." The lynx lowered its ears and said with a sigh.

Moser said nothing, grabbed the lynx and flew towards the orphanage.

Along the way, countless monsters that look like humans but not humans can be seen wandering around, roaring like desperate cries and spreading outwards.

Looking at this scene, Shan Mao's eyes showed a look of intolerance, while Mercer always maintained an indifferent expression.

——After sending it back to the orphanage, Mercer returned to the floating island energy room. He did nothing but came to the energy room, lay down and fell asleep for a while.

Now I don't need to do anything, just let the black people spread to the entire floating island.

Chapter 283: Surrender

Chaos spreads on the floating island. On this extremely wide floating island, even the fastest information will take some time to spread to the entire island.

Therefore, when Mercer woke up, news of the invasion spread throughout the floating island, and panic spread around people. The people on the floating island now only have two choices, either to jump off the floating island. , or curl up on the ground, waiting for Mercer's judgment.

The spread of black descendants depends entirely on Mercer's black mist, and the birth of a black descendant requires Mercer to use scale powder to infect people from the inside out in a short period of time, otherwise the effect will never be so good.

Because of this, when Mercer stopped spreading the black mist, the black people became slow when faced with so many people on the entire floating island, unable to fill the entire floating island in a short time.

But Mercer's goal has been achieved, and now everyone knows that the floating island they are on is no longer safe.According to what Mercer thought, people living on the floating island were far away from the ground and their psychological defenses were extremely fragile when facing beasts. Perhaps they just heard Mercer's roar in the distance and were overwhelmed by the surrounding atmosphere of fear. Crushing surrender.

So Mercer sat up from the ground, yawned, and then slowly walked out of the energy storage room, staring at the surrounding scenery.

There are broken tiles and ruins everywhere, and there is a lot of black smoke rising from everywhere. Without too many guesses, Mercer is sure that the top management of the floating island must be in a mess now, and some have even given up thinking. .

The group of people from the Hunter Guild also tried to break into Mercer while he was sleeping. Mercer felt it, but they were quickly killed by the group of flying dragons.

Facing someone who can be considered as defeated

This is exactly what Mercer wanted to see. He moved forward slowly, not using his wings to fly at all. Instead, he allowed everyone to see his huge body clearly and succumbed to his intimidation. Go to the office building of Sky Island Federation.

Black mist poured into it, and Mercer had already sensed their current situation, so he put his head to the window and let out a menacing growl: "Everyone, get out of here within one minute, or I will destroy this place." .”

As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the conference room who were nervous under his perception were stunned for a moment after hearing this sentence, and then they realized and immediately ran away, running three steps at a time. With that, he quickly ran out of the room and met Mercer head-on.

The black dragon looked down at the people in front of him with sarcasm, and then a rich voice sounded in all their heads: "Who is the leader here now?"

"..."

People looked at each other and no one spoke.

After a while, someone whispered: "He is not here now...丷..."

--boom!

Before he finished speaking, as Mercer smashed the building nearby with a slap, the ferocious voice sounded again: "I say - now! Who is the leader here!"

Feeling the fishy smell coming towards their faces, someone finally couldn't help but sit on the ground and looked at Mercer in fear.

Staring at everyone, Mercer narrowed his eyes and felt the emotions emanating from everyone.

Among them, most of them were fear, and among these emotions, Mercer also felt a hint of hesitation.

Turning his pupils, Mercer stared at the white-bearded middle-aged man among them and said, "Is that you?"

"Yes... no no no no! I am his deputy, and I am not qualified to manage the floating island..." The white-bearded middle-aged man nodded subconsciously, and then immediately shook his head. .

However, Mercer could still feel his true thoughts from that hesitation, a trace of desire for power.

To be honest, it didn't matter to Mercer who the leader was. All he needed was a tool who could obey his orders and direct the subordinates to execute them quickly.But precisely because of this, someone who is already in a high position is exactly what he wants.

"——That's you." Mercer's tone was unquestionable. He stretched his head forward and said to the middle-aged man with a white beard: "Inform the entire floating island that this is the territory of the black dragon."

After hearing these words, not only the deputy of the leader of the Floating Island, but also the rest of the people's expressions turned bad. However, under Mercer's gaze, no one showed even a trace of dissatisfaction.

——But that's just because they were not the ones who made the decision. The middle-aged man with the white beard was stunned for a long time after hearing the words, with an expression on the verge of crying, and his mouth trembled as he didn't know what to say.

Under Mercer's increasingly unhappy gaze, the middle-aged man with a white beard finally nodded with a tearless look on his face: "Yes...I'll do it right away..."

......

——People hid in the house, looking at the black people wandering around, covering their mouths to suppress fear, feeling strange and afraid of the existence of black people.

But soon, a voice sounded from the loudspeaker:

"Everyone, residents, please don't be afraid. Those humanoid monsters with black scales are called black descendants, and they are the servants and dead soldiers of the black dragon. This floating island has been controlled by the black dragon, the lord from the ice-veined snowfield. As long as you give up resistance, , the black people will not regard you as enemies..." At this point, the voice in the loudspeaker suddenly paused, and a small and cowardly word came: "——Eh? What do you want to say? Be more straightforward...I, I understand..."

Then, the loudspeaker sounded again: "Ahem... To put it simply, the black dragon has conquered this floating island. You must now unconditionally follow the black dragon's orders, either surrender to him or die. ...If you surrender, you may be able to live a better life than now in Lord Black Dragon's territory, but if you die, even your body will be used."

Then, the voice on the loudspeaker paused for a while, seeming to be listening to the next order: "...Then, now, you will follow Lord Black Dragon's first order - maintain the past situation. . Ignore the corpses and ruins around you and follow the instructions from your superiors. The relevant handling personnel will be there soon... Then, the broadcast is over."

——In the room, the middle-aged man with a white beard put down the microphone in his hand, turned to look helplessly at the black dragon staring at him outside the window, and said humbly: "I, I have finished speaking."

"Very good." Mercer glanced around and said, "If I remember correctly, this floating island can be controlled to move, right?"

"Yes... do you have any requests?" The white-bearded middle-aged man clasped his hands together, unintentionally showing his uneasiness.

"Fly in the direction of the ice veins and snow fields." Mercer turned his head and said in one direction.

Chapter 284: Earth Vein Energy

——It is impossible for the civilians to maintain the original order after experiencing such a thing, but Mercer forcefully asked those high-level officials to maintain order. As for the price, Mercer didn't care. .

He walked on the street, his huge body walking unscrupulously in the middle of the street. Occasionally, he met some pedestrians passing by, causing them to leave unconsciously in fear.

Most of these pedestrians are stained with dust, and they are now workers who deal with the ruins caused by Mercer.

These people either had their workplaces destroyed by Mercer, or their bosses died at the hands of black men, but no matter what, they were jobless vagrants a day ago.Therefore, the top management arranged for them to sort out the ruins on the floating island. During this period, Mercer did not let the black people join in, but forced their brains to enter deep sleep to reduce food consumption.

Of course, even in this case, the amount of food needed by the black people is still huge, but because Mercer solved the problem of excessive population density when he conquered this empty island, the food on the floating island can still be maintained. a while.

——Thinking like this, Mercer stopped and came to the building of the Institute of Ecology.

Black mist filled the air, and Mercer's voice sounded in everyone's mind: "Tell your boss to come out and see me."

Then, as Mercer expected, after the building experienced a period of commotion, a hobbling old man reluctantly walked out and smiled at Mercer:

"...Hello, Lord Kami."

Mercer stared at the old man in front of him, then looked at the building, adding a hint of displeasure in his tone: "I heard that the director here is a middle-aged man."

"That's my disciple. He committed suicide yesterday, so I'm the one taking over this institute now." The old man smiled ingratiatingly to Mercer, but his smile was a little bitter, and his eyes flashed with sadness.

"Oh, it seems he is scared." Upon hearing this, Mercer showed an expression of surprise, but then he snorted disdainfully.

"...My disciple has understood his mistake with your power, so he has no shame to see you again. I am very sorry." The old man still showed a humble expression and bowed to Mercer.

Hearing this, Mercer's eyes remained indifferent: "That's such a pity. I'm not here just for revenge. If he cooperates, he might still be able to survive."

"..."

In response, the old man lowered his head and said nothing, but Mercer felt a hint of sadness in his mood.

"——I came here for only one purpose, to get a piece of information."

"Please speak."

The old man quickly suppressed his emotions, raised his head and looked grim.

"'Leyline Radiation Syndrome', you should know this news."

Facing Mercer's inquiry, the old man was silent for a long time, and finally whispered: "Please wait a moment."

——Under Mercer's gaze, he turned and walked into the building. About half an hour later, he walked out with several scholars and pointed to a nearby building that was more eye-catching than the Institute of Ecology.

"That's our big library. All the knowledge is in it. It records all the knowledge that people have explored from the day the floating island was established to the present. What you want is also in it."

"Ah."

Mercer heard something and responded.After getting his permission, the old man and the scholars walked into the large library, and they investigated under the feeling of Mercer's black mist.

Soon, they seemed to have gotten the news that Mercer wanted, so the old man stood up and walked outside.

"Stay there, I can hear you."

But before they took two steps, Mercer's voice sounded directly in their heads.

The old man was startled for a moment, then sat back on the chair.

"The 'earth radiation syndrome' you are talking about is a symptom that has appeared since before the floating island was established. The patients mainly come from employees working in the floating island energy room...or collecting floating islands on the ground. Flying energy workers." The old man hesitated for a while and then read: "People who suffer from this disease die within one or two months or half a year. It is an established incurable disease."

"Oh? So..." Mercer squinted his eyes and listened to his words absently, but his attention was already on the surrounding bookshelves.

"What is the source of the floating island's energy?" Mercer's voice rang in the minds of the scholars. Everyone's expressions changed slightly, but after looking at each other for a while, the old man still sighed and rummaged through the first floor of the bookshelf. Finally, a folder was taken out. Mercer could see through the black mist that there was a sticker on the surface of the folder that said "Confidential".

After opening it, he looked through it for a while and said:

"The source of the floating island's energy comes from an energy source called 'Ley Vein Energy' discovered by a scientist 50 years before the [Catastrophe]. It does not produce harmful substances, except that it cannot be reversely studied to find out the Earth Vein Energy." Apart from production methods, its potential is far greater than that of nuclear fusion... However, before our scientists had a sufficient understanding of the energy of the earth's veins, the occurrence of [Catastrophe] almost made us humans extinct. Humanity We can only build a floating island powered by earth energy and escape to a high altitude where beasts cannot reach..."

"Earth energy..." Mercer whispered, his expression unchanged, "Where do you usually get this kind of energy?"

The old man did not stop rummaging: "Ley vein energy, according to our investigation, this energy usually exists in environments with extremely powerful creatures. It is not easy to obtain energy. People will not only be attacked by creatures, but also used for The container that stores the energy of the earth's veins is also very precious, because if it is not handled properly, all the energy of the earth's veins will flow out of the container."

Hearing these words, Mercer thought of the column in the energy storage room, but then another thought flashed through his mind.

Everything gushed out of the container...if only it were that good.Thinking that he had not completely discharged the energy from his body after exhaling several times, Mercer asked the next question:

"You should have a fixed place to collect leyline energy, right? Give me the map."

After hearing these words, the old man showed obvious reluctance on his face. After hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed, turned over the document, and found a piece of white paper with a map printed on it.

I don’t know how many years ago it was left behind. Under the preservation of the large library, this map paper has no flaws or extra stains except for the main content.

The old man held the map and handed it to Mercer. After Mercer glanced at it, he showed a satisfied expression.

Chapter 285: Strange

After more than half a year of sailing to the floating island, the ice-veined snowfields are just around the corner.

Mercer stood on the edge of the floating island, staring at the scene in front of him with a hint of sarcasm:

"Now, we don't have to go so far every year for transactions... No, even the transaction step is eliminated."

He let the floating island land near the ice-veined snowfield, and then he reached the top of the volcano.