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

50. Restarting the Capture Plan

Just as Sieg and Scarlet were talking in the moon base.

The deepest level of Hell Valley.

In a private room that only Bagram can use.

[…Yes, it is indeed the Flame Beast that Kiryu reported back eight years ago.]

Bagram knelt on one knee next to a magic circle, with several projections of images floating beside him. Inside the magic circle, a projection of a seemingly gentle-looking man with glasses was looking at the images, and his eyes under the glasses revealed a strange look.

[Eight years ago, the Flame Beast suddenly disappeared without a trace. No matter how hard we looked for it, we couldn't find it. Unexpectedly, it reappeared eight years later. Its strength had grown to the point where it was on par with the Thunder Beast, and its appearance...]

[He is almost the same as a high-ranking dragon. Could it be that he has joined someone's blood clan? ]

Having said that, the man with glasses took a closer look at Bagram.

Bagram did not answer, but remained kneeling on one knee without saying a word.

The silence between the two lasted for a long time, and then the man with glasses relaxed and laughed first.

[Okay, okay~~~ Why is the atmosphere getting a little awkward? Let's get back to the point - do you remember what I wanted to do eight years ago, Bagram? ]

"Yes, you want to capture the Thunder Beast and the Flame Beast."

[Well, it is a special individual after all. If possible, I would like to capture it and transform it into a higher-level dragon, or conduct some other experiments.]

[Eight years ago, due to various accidents, Thunder Beast and Flame Beast escaped. Although eight years have passed, they have grown very well, Flame Beast has become a high-level dragon, and Thunder Beast has become Gil's apprentice, but they have not grown to the point where they are completely impossible to capture.]

"what do you mean......"

[Yes, could you please come up with a plan to capture them again? Of course, to be on the safe side, I will also let Kiryu help this time. Also, this does not count as an action during the shift. ]

Capture the Thunder Beast and the Flame Beast.

After eight years, Bagram did not show any expression when he heard the request again, but he felt strongly dissatisfied in his heart.

Admittedly, for him, the Thunder Beast and the Fire Beast were still within his ability to deal with, but apart from him, the other upper dragons of the Roaring Blood Clan did not have the ability to defeat them 100% - this was almost a clear suggestion for him, the King of Roaring, to catch people!

[What's wrong? Bagram, do you think this is a bit difficult? ]

"...No, I understand. Then when Mr. Kiryu arrives, I will discuss the capture operation with him."

[Well, I'm looking forward to your performance~~~ But I have children to take care of, so I'll excuse myself first. ]

"Yes, walk slowly."

After Bagram finished speaking, the projection of the man with glasses disappeared, and the magic circle used for communication also completely dimmed.

Looking at the dim magic circle in front of him, Bagram was silent for a while, and then -

“Asshole————————!!!”

The roar of the Dragon King immediately shook the entire Hell Valley!

This was not a vibration in the physical sense, but the power contained in it allowed the entire Roaring Blood Clan to clearly hear the anger and roar of their clan's king.

【My king! 】

Someone's voice reached Bagram's mind through telepathic magic.

[Are you okay? What happened? ]

(Gargantina... It's nothing. Sorry for making you worry.)

Bagram took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, walked out of the room, and went to the high platform outside, overlooking the scene below.

This is the deepest layer of Hell Valley. Normally, no one should live here, but what appears before Bagram's eyes is an entire town built deep underground.

Whenever he was upset, he always liked to come here to relieve his mood.

(Do we have to go through what happened eight years ago again?)

Bagram still remembers what happened back then.

In order to capture Thunder Beast and Flame Beast, he attacked the two together with the Machine Dragon, but at the end of the battle, the result he got was that Gargantina left him for eight years, and he himself was scolded by the man with the eyes and another adult.

Like the Winged Vampires, the Roaring Vampires were once destroyed. The Roaring Vampires led by Bagram today are actually the second generation.

Therefore, Bagram knew that in the eyes of those monsters who had not experienced the generational change of the blood race, he, the new dragon king and the new blood race, were just chess pieces that could be replaced at any time, just substitutes. As long as he could protect his own blood race, Bagram did not care about other people's views and attitudes towards him.

But this time...

(If we start a war with the current Thunder Beasts and Flame Beasts and take the initiative to attack, we will only suffer heavy losses, there is no doubt about that.)

(As long as they can capture either the Thunder Beast or the Flame Beast, those monsters don’t care how much my tribe will lose.)

Bagram gripped the railing tightly.

It will be a tough battle, and what's even more terrible is that the Roaring Vampires have already agreed with the Flame Beasts that they will not take the initiative to attack each other, reaching a kind of non-aggression agreement.

Now we have to take the initiative to break it...

"...Gargantina."

After pondering for a long time, Bagram contacted his right-hand men again.

【...】

no respond.

Bagram frowned: "Gargantina?"

[Eh? My king? I, I'm here. I'm sorry. I was just thinking about something else!]

This time, Gargantina responded in a panic.

(Really?...Are you still not used to life after returning home?)

[No! Absolutely not! ]

(...Whatever. Can you contact that flaming beast?)

【Eh? 】

Hearing Bagram's question, Tina, who was talking in the voice, immediately asked a question.

Contact Zig?

[This... maybe I can. I know how to contact his base proactively, but my king, why are you doing this? ]

(Just wanted to pass on a message.)

Bagram gritted his teeth.

(He can choose the time and place, but I want to meet him within the next 24 hours - just tell him so.)

[My king, are you planning to...?]

(That's all I can say. The rest... you don't need to know. Sorry for bothering you.)

[......I understand, my king. I will give you a reply as soon as possible. ]

After a moment of silence, Tina said this.

Her voice sounded a little depressed.

But unfortunately, Bagram did not hear this sense of depression.

51. The Day the King Disembarked

Wang Ma's resurrection happened earlier than expected.

After Sieg finished talking with Scarlet, the resurrection time that was originally estimated to be 12 hours actually took less than half of that, and Ouma regained consciousness.

After regaining consciousness——

"You really are dying."

Looking at Wang Ma who appeared in front of him with crutches, Sieg sighed helplessly: "Can't you just continue to lie in the healing hot spring and wait for your body to be completely healed? Why do you have to drag this half-dead body to find me?"

"That hot spring is temporarily useless. I can feel that resurrecting me consumed too much of the power of that hot spring. I need to change the water before it can work again."

Ouma's voice was weak, but he still limped over to sit down opposite Sieg, "And there is something I want to tell you right now, Sieg."

"what's up?"

"I'm leaving this ship."

Sieg, who was about to lower his head to eat, suddenly stopped.

Looking up at Ouma who was staring at him, Sieg put down his fork and asked, "Why?"

"Because I lost to that monster."

"Is there any necessary connection between this and your desire to get off the ship?" Sieg continued to ask, "Even if you lose to the King of Minions, you can continue to hone yourself and constantly improve yourself on other planets. Why get off the ship?"

"...It's because I lost to that guy that I want to get off the ship."

Wang Ma clenched his unhealed hands tightly, and blood dripped from his palms onto the table.

"Sieg, I told you, you are my target now. And not just you, but also the Red Lotus Princess, Yasha Princess, Biyi and the Heavy Armored Dragon who left before - you are all my targets. If I want to become the real number one, then I must surpass you."

Ziggy nodded slightly, "Yeah, you did say that."

"But if I continue like this, I will never be able to surpass you." Wang Ma's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity, "The most fundamental reason is... I have never truly crossed the boundary between life and death."

"I have watched your training with the Heavy Armored Dragon countless times, and I have also watched your sparring with the Red Lotus Princess countless times. Your current strength is largely the result of your repeated experiences of life and death. Only after you have transcended death and returned from death can you reach higher places."

Wang Ma never thought that becoming stronger was an easy path. He believed that it was a dangerous road to heaven. Even though it was extremely steep, he could still move forward step by step.

But this time, he had to admit that he was wrong - the road to becoming stronger was actually a cliff, a cliff that would lead people into the abyss if they were not careful!

"I experienced death for the first time, Sieg. And came back from it."

Wang Ma clenched his hands even more tightly: "I once thought that I was strict enough with myself, but this is not enough. My strictness on myself is always limited to my own ability. This is too tepid and too slow. I need to put myself to death again and again, and put myself in desperate situations again and again, just like you."

"I need a death that I absolutely cannot contend with to sharpen me."

This is the same idea as Ziggy had back then.

Sieg could understand what Wang Ma meant: "So you got off the boat to..."

"I'm going to find the King of Claws," Wang Ma said solemnly, "I heard that guy will accept disciples, whether human or dragon - I want to become her disciple, just like you became Biyi's disciple."

"------!"

A decision that Sieg had never expected came out of Ouma's mouth.

Almost subconsciously, Sieg slammed the table and stood up, staring at Wang Ma with wide eyes: "Wang Ma, you-do you know what you are talking about?"

"I am certain."

"You don't know!" Sieg's voice became louder. "I know you want to surpass the King of Minions because you were killed instantly by her, but you don't need to be so anxious. No matter if you are in a desperate situation or on the verge of death, as long as you stay on this ship, you can have whatever you want. But once you leave this ship, if you die again like this time... then you will be really dead!"

Allowing yourself to be tempered by death and desperate situations is undoubtedly the fastest way to improve your strength, but it is also the most dangerous way, because you can really die if you are not careful.

Even though Sieg had extraordinary regenerative abilities, he had died countless times during his training with Tina. And Wang Ma did not have his regenerative abilities, and if he left the Climbheed, he would not be able to come back to life like he did this time.

"Well, that's true."

"then you--"

"But I don't want to escape, Sieg." Wang Ma said seriously, "I was killed by the King of Claws once. Even if you say that I can come back to avenge her after decades of experience in the universe and gain more powerful strength, but now - isn't that the same as me being afraid of her power and running away from her with my tail between my legs?"

The highest mountain I have ever encountered in my life stands there.

Wang Ma does not want to cross it one day in the future. He wants to climb it again and again now until he crosses the mountain and conquers it completely under his feet!

"So, I want to leave this ship. Having this ship will make me weak and let me know that I have a backup plan no matter what."

"I don't need, nor should I need, this kind of thing."

"I should throw everything away and literally commit suicide."

Ouma's voice was filled with determination.

Looking at his determined face, Sieg was silent for a long time before sitting down again: "...You are serious."