Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

Tina touched her neck.

The touch of the hard collar came from my fingertips.

This was a restriction that was set to restrain her power that was too strong for Sieg and prevent her from doing anything bad to Sieg. She could adjust the upper limit of her power at will according to Sieg's ideas. For a long time before, Tina's power was limited to half or even less than 30%.

However, since when, Tina no longer felt the collar restricting her. Now the collar was almost useless, but neither Sieg nor Tina had ever mentioned taking it off.

The same thing happened to the curse placed upon her.

"Make me a deal, Sieg."

"Deal, what deal?"

"If we can return to our hometown next year, you will have to go with me to meet the king and remove this collar and the binding curse in front of him." Tina said, "Although the king said that the Roaring Blood Clan would not be your enemy, but from my understanding of the other blood clans, you kidnapped me for eight years, and they must be resentful of you."

(Yeah, that's understandable.)

For the Roaring Blood Clan, Gargantina, as the second-ranked one, is the most important and most respected individual besides Dragon King Bagram, and is their irreplaceable family member. And Sieg has abducted her for eight years. Even with Bagram's restraint, it is questionable whether the other upper dragons of the Roaring Blood Clan can forgive Sieg.

"And if things develop into a situation where you go to war with the Roaring Blood Tribe in Hell Valley, then I will vouch for you and let you go. Considering that we have been together for eight years, this is the last thing I will do for you after this."

"...You can be more direct, Ms. Tina."

Sieg thought for a while and then sighed, "You don't actually want to protect me, but you don't want me to hurt your companions. Because you know, once I go to war with the Roaring Blood Tribe, even if I'm alone, I can destroy all the upper dragons except you and Bagram."

"We've known each other for seven years. You should be the person who knows me best besides Miss Brunhilde and Miss Em. Yet you're still keeping me in suspense - this isn't really a deal, Miss Tina."

"..."

Tina clenched her hands slightly and looked at Sieg in silence.

Staring into her eyes, Sieg paused for a moment and then held out his hand: "However, consider it as a farewell gift for us as we finally have to separate after eight years of being together. I can promise you this. Even if you all attack me in unison, I will not kill any of the upper dragons of the Roaring Blood Clan. At most, I will beat them half to death."

"Thank you... that's enough."

"You're welcome. It's just that it would be a bit lonely if you were gone, Miss Tina."

Sieg looked into the depths of the distant universe.

"Then no one will be able to train with me without regard for life and death like you. Although it can be simulated, the fake Miss Tina will definitely not be as good as the real Miss Tina."

"...Is that so? So before we say goodbye, I will train with you as many times as you want. Let's go to the training room now?"

"go!"

5. Countdown 12 hours

time flies.

one year later.

Inside the training room of the Crimsonhaid.

“Haaaah…haaaah…haaaah…”

Standing at the finish line of the track in the simulated playground of Caihai Academy, Himeragi Setsuna held her knees and gasped for breath. The sports vest and sports shorts she was wearing to facilitate movement were now completely soaked with sweat, and she was sweating profusely.

Beside her, Dongtang Daohua and Sarah were in the same situation. Sarah was even lying on the ground. If it weren't for the slight ups and downs of her body, she would have looked like a corpse.

"Thank you for your hard work, all three."

Not far away, Edwards, dressed as a trainer, came over and said, "Let's stop today's training. Take a short break and go take a shower."

"Yes......"

Ji Shu replied weakly.

It has been a year since she boarded the Crest, and as Sieg said at the beginning, life sailing in space was unexpectedly boring. After trying to find something to do and failing several times, Ji Hiiragi changed her goal to improving her own strength.

Her reasons for boarding the Crinshid were similar to those of Dongtang Daohua, but in terms of strength, she and Dongtang Daohua were both at the bottom of the Crinshid. She was even weaker than Dongtang Daohua. If it weren't for the Xuexia Wolf, she would not be Daohua's opponent at all.

This is a somewhat hurtful fact for Himera.

Therefore, in order to better help Sieg in the future, and to stop him when he wants to mess up, Ji Shu found Edwards, hoping that she could train herself.

The result is that in the past year, Ji Shu and Dao Hua have had to go through the training plan formulated by Edwards every day like they are doing now - and because it is difficult to perceive the passage of time on the Clinshid, it can almost be said that they work in two shifts: [training-sleep].

But the good thing is that Ji Shu can definitely feel that she is getting stronger, and that is enough for her.

"You two worked really hard today."

Zieg, who came to watch, also came over at this time: "It's because basic physical training is no longer of much use to me, otherwise I would also like to train with you."

"After all, Senior's physical strength has always been incredible."

Ji Shu, who had recovered somewhat, wiped the sweat off his body and said, "However, it is rare for a senior to come and watch. Is there something going on?"

Sieg nodded and said, "Well, let's decide what to do next - once you've changed your clothes, come to the bridge and gather. I'll be waiting for you there."

"Okay, Daohua, Sarah, and I will pack up and go over soon - Sarah, get up! Don't lie on the ground right after you finish exercising!"

"Goooooooooooooooo~~~~~"

Sarah, lying face down, made a series of inarticulate sounds.

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Not long after, on the bridge.

After arriving here, Ji Hiiragi discovered that the three of them were the last to arrive, while the others, led by Edwards, had arrived long ago.

Sieg, who was sitting in the captain's seat, also spoke up: "It seems that everyone is here, so let's get down to business. I regret to announce one thing. Today is a year since the Kreinshid left Earth 94. And in this year, the Kreinshid has not found the next planet where it can stay for a long time."

"Therefore, the Clinshid will return to Miss Tina and my hometown next."

Sieg's words made other people on the bridge look surprised.

"Has it already been a year?"

Stella blinked. "I thought only half a year had passed... I really don't feel like time has passed much on this ship."

indeed.

The Crainshid has been sailing in the universe. Whenever you look out of the porthole, all you can see is the endless black universe. In this situation, the perception of time can be easily blurred.

"Although it only takes a short time to return home due to the existence of the jump system, considering that some advance preparations are still needed and that Ji Shu and Dao Hua have just finished their training, the actual return time is set at 12 system hours later."

"When the time comes, the Clinshid will jump directly to Earth-93's lunar orbit. Before that, everyone can prepare themselves."

This is something that needs no further explanation.

Even though for Sieg and Tina, this was just a return trip, for others, it was a trip to another planet. Whether it was researching information in the database or experiencing a battle with a dragon in advance through the simulation training system, it was necessary.

"Who will stay on the Climbheed this time?"

Xijing Ningyin asked.

"We can't all go down, right? At least one or two people need to stay behind. Since Sieg and Tina are definitely going down, the people who stay behind on the Climbheed...to be on the safe side, it would be better to leave two or three people, right? - I'll pass first."

"How can there be such a person as you, Master?"

Stella looked at her teacher helplessly: "But we definitely can't let Setsuna stay, right? She's been on the ship for a year, and this is her first time going to another planet. It's not a good idea to let her stay to watch the ship."

"Eh? Is this okay? Would it be a bit inappropriate?" Ji Shu was a little flattered. "After all, I came later. You should handle this matter first..."

"There are no seniors or juniors on this ship. If anything, all of us are newcomers in exploring the universe." Daohua smiled and patted Ji Shu's shoulder. "I even have a suggestion - this time, why not let Sieg, Miss Tina, and Setsuna go down?"

Just let three people go?

Zig frowned, "Is it okay?"

"I think it's fine." Edwards agreed. "If it doesn't work, we can just take turns getting off the boat like before. You don't plan to set off again right away anyway, right? It's okay for us to get off the boat after you send Tina home. Just think of Xue Cai as a monitor who is here to monitor you and prevent you from getting into trouble."

"Besides, you and Tina have known each other for eight years. Now you are going to separate. It's better for you two to face this important moment on your own, isn't it?"

"Hmph, don't act like I have a very good relationship with him." Tina snorted coldly, "It's only been eight years, which is not worth mentioning to me... We have only been together for such a short period of time, so it's not like we are parting now."

Looking at Tina who turned her head away, Siegler smiled helplessly: "Okay, let's do it this way. Only me, Miss Tina and Ji Shu will get off the boat, and the others will stay on the boat. I will let you get off after I have dealt with Miss Tina's affairs."

"no problem."

Everyone nodded.

As they passed all the other figures, Sieg and Tina looked into each other's eyes until others began to leave the bridge in twos and threes, and then they put their eyes away.

Countdown to return home: 12 hours.

6. Speedy clearance of Hell Valley

So, 12 hours later.

Through the Krenshid's teleportation device, Sieg, Himeragi Yukina and Gargantina were teleported to the outskirts of Hell Valley.

Standing on a special cliff at the edge of a canyon that looked like a skeleton and a fang, Ji Hiiragi looked down at the huge rift valley that stretched as far as the eye could see below: "Is this... Hell Valley? Miss Tina's home?"

"Ah."

Sieg was also looking down at the scene below.

"Located in the central area of ​​the Eurasian continent, it is over 4,000 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide on average. It is a natural underground fortress and the base of the Roaring Vampire Clan, one of the six major vampire clans on this planet."

"Bloodlines......"

Yesterday, after deciding to get off the ship, Ji Shu searched the database for information about Earth No. 93 before going to bed and gained a general understanding of the place.

[Wings], [Roar], [Bone], [Eye], [Scale], [Claws]

The six dragon blood clans have existed on this planet for at least hundreds of years and have been continuously hunting humans. They are regarded as the natural enemies of humans.

Although the Winged Vampires have been destroyed and the Claw Vampires have always been mysterious, the Roaring Vampires alone are able to contend with the largest dragon-killing organization on the planet, the Cult of the Sun. One can somewhat imagine how powerful this Vampire Clan is.

Even a monster like Tina, who only needed to deal with Ji Shu with just a finger or even a glance, was only of the second rank among the Roaring Vampires.

"We are going to go inside this next, right?"

"Right - speaking of which, I finally returned to my hometown after eight years. How do you feel now, Miss Tina?"

Sieg looked at Tina beside him.

Now that she was wearing the jet-black armor that matched her [Heavy Armor Dragon] dragon number, just standing there gave people a sense of heaviness and oppression.

"...The first layer of fog is gone."

Tina stared at the scene in the canyon.

Hell Valley is divided into several floors. Tina was once in charge of the fourth floor [Flat Earth] - a piece of land that stretched infinitely and was absolutely flat. The one who managed the first floor was Lubowa, another upper dragon of the Roaring Blood Clan [Phantom Mist Dragon].

The illusion fog magic it possesses makes the entire first floor shrouded in thick fog all year round. If you break in without preparation, you will be affected by the illusion fog and be swallowed up by countless dragons in your dreams or nightmares.

It was here that Sieg almost lost his life.

However, now, the thick fog that used to be seen on the edge of Hell Valley has completely disappeared.

"...Lubois is dead."

Tina's voice was a little heavy and sad, and the dragon pupil hidden under the mask glanced at Sieg.

"You can't blame me for this, right? I was fighting a maze dragon back then," Sieg retorted.

"I know, I don't blame you. I also know that Lubois's murderer is someone else - but it still makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Well, that's understandable. Let's go down then. I agreed to go down with you. Ji Hiiragi, I'm sorry for being a little rude."

Sieg bent down, put his right hand through the inside of Ji Shu's knees, and with his left hand, he held her back and shoulders and picked her up horizontally.

Ji Shu was subconsciously panicked for a moment, but she immediately understood what Sieg meant by doing this.

"call--------!"

Sieg jumped down from the cliff! With azure flame wings spread out behind him, he rushed into the Hell Valley against the strong wind!

Tina followed closely behind and quickly caught up with him into the first level of Hell Valley.

"Um~~~~"

The strong wind was so strong that Ji Hiiragi couldn't help but shrink into Sieg's arms.

(Yes, this Hell Valley is so big that if you can’t fly, you can’t move at all here... It seems that I have to learn some flying spells from Miss Em.)

Although Em is a master who specializes in magic, magic and spells are essentially the use of special energy to interfere with or change the world or oneself, so it is okay to teach Himeragi some spells.