Chapter 404 - 282: The Pope’s Holy Water Tastes So Good~

Chapter 404: Chapter 282: The Pope’s Holy Water Tastes So Good~

"Xue’er?"

Hearing the voice, Flora immediately turned toward the sound, moving away from Lucia’s side for a moment. This allowed Lucia to breathe a small sigh of relief. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

She took the opportunity to glare at Su Xuan. ’I have to find a way to resist his tyranny,’ she resolved. ’Otherwise, I, the magnificent Bright Pope, will become nothing more than his plaything!’

However, Su Xuan didn’t notice Lucia’s glare. His full attention was focused on Xue’er.

After enjoying Lucia’s delicious strawberry milkshake, he had almost forgotten that Xue’er was still enveloped in his Black Fog Magic.

But when his gaze fell upon the black fog, his expression instantly turned grim.

The mass of black fog was tightly wrapped around Xue’er.

But strangely, the black fog had actually been frozen by Xue’er’s Magic!

’Can black fog even be frozen?’ The sight left Su Xuan deeply confused.

Furthermore, there seemed to be a gap in the fog, through which Xue’er could clearly see the outside world...

’This is bad!’

Su Xuan’s expression tensed. ’Did that little one see everything that just happened?!’

"Xue’er, how did you get trapped in there?"

Fuli and Flora rushed to Xue’er’s side, asking with concern.

At the same time, they used their Magic to free Xue’er from the swirling black fog.

The moment Xue’er was free, her gaze shot straight to Su Xuan.

She cheered joyfully, "Mama~ Like~"

"???"

Hearing Xue’er’s words, Su Xuan was momentarily at a loss.

’This little one... actually liked the "scene" that just happened?’

’Wait!’

’This little one’s tastes...’

’...are truly unique!’

Regardless, he had to correct her form of address. He was not her mama!

Su Xuan walked over and gently cupped Xue’er in his hands.

He patiently said to her, "Xue’er, don’t call me Mama. Call me... Master."

"Master?"

Xue’er blinked her big, sparkling eyes, seeming to try her best to understand and remember this new title. Her face took on an expression of diligent study...

"Papa?"

"No, it’s Master."

"Master?"

"..."

After some coaching, Su Xuan finally managed to change how Xue’er addressed him.

But this also made him wonder if this little one was truly the legendary Icefield Witch herself, just as Lucia had suspected.

If that were true, why would the Icefield Witch merge herself into a Snow Porpoise Egg?

And why turn into what she was now?

There were so many things he couldn’t understand, and since Xue’er had no memory of being the Icefield Witch, she couldn’t provide any answers either.

"Let’s start today’s adventure for now."

After some thought, Su Xuan decided to set these questions aside for the time being.

He opened his quest panel. There were three C-level Tasks left, as well as two Guild Achievement Badge quests.

Since all three were combat-related, he chose a C-level Task that primarily rewarded experience.

Commissioned Task 3 (C-Level): Slay the Flame Lord

Reward: 5 Gold Coins, 500,000 EXP

Special Reward: Fire Core*1 (Epic)

’The Flame Lord...’

After considering the target’s elemental Attribute, Su Xuan decided to take Lucia, Flora, Ivsha, and Mare Rhine with him to deal with the Flame Lord.

Meanwhile, Rosaline, Kanlutia, and Fuli would go handle the daily quests.

With a flash of white light from the Teleportation Array, Su Xuan and his Guild members quickly arrived at the designated quest location.

The quest location was an abandoned castle. According to the description, this castle was once the home of a lord from the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

But that lord did something to anger a Fire Dragon, which resulted in the entire castle being reduced to ruins.

Over time, the Flame Element left behind by the Fire Dragon miraculously fused with the lord’s soul, eventually evolving into the current Flame Lord.

"What exactly did that lord from the Holy Dragon Kingdom do in life to incur the wrath of a Fire Dragon?"

Su Xuan asked curiously, looking around at the ruined castle.

Given the unique circumstances of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, humans and Giant Dragons were supposed to coexist peacefully.

But for something like this to happen within the Holy Dragon Kingdom...

"It seems the lord fell in love with the Fire Dragon’s mate, which caused all this to happen," Lucia explained to Su Xuan.

"The lord fell in love with the Fire Dragon’s mate?" Su Xuan raised an eyebrow and pressed, "A human fell in love with a Giant Dragon?"

"Mhm."

Lucia nodded with a deadpan expression, adding, "And that Mother Dragon couldn’t even transform into a human."

"Huh?"

This answer left Su Xuan speechless!

According to the Laws of this world, only a Giant Dragon above Level 70 could transform into a human.

Although Su Xuan possessed the [Dragon Knight] Trait, to directly confront a Giant Dragon...

Su Xuan’s gaze shifted to Mare Rhine, who was following behind him. ’As expected, a Dragon Lady is much more in line with human aesthetics, right?’

"Hm?"

Mare Rhine caught Su Xuan’s gaze. She tilted her head slightly, looking back at him in confusion.

In response, Su Xuan immediately averted his eyes.

"President, I sense a strong surge of Flame Magic Power behind that door!"

Suddenly, Beira Furo’s voice broke the brief silence. She pointed to a large door made of solid stone, through the cracks of which a fiery light seemed to flicker.

"Is it in there?"

Su Xuan followed Beira Furo’s finger, his brow furrowed.

Through the narrow gap, he could indeed see a mass of dancing flames.

"Such a fragile Flame. What is there to fear?"

Mare Rhine snorted contemptuously. She strode toward the stone door and kicked it without hesitation.

With a dull THUD, the stone door burst open.

The moment the door opened, a raging torrent of Flame spewed out of the room.

But faced with these raging flames, Mare Rhine simply took a step forward and roared, "Begone!"

In an instant, the flames scattered and retreated as if afflicted by a fear effect.

Seeing this, Su Xuan understood. It was because of the destructive aura Mare Rhine possessed.

"Done!"

Mare Rhine smugly crossed her arms, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Well done."

Su Xuan nodded in approval, then turned his gaze to the center of the room.

There, a woman composed entirely of red Flame sat upon a throne carved from stone.

"It’s a woman?"

When Su Xuan saw the lord, he froze for a second.

’Was that Dragon Knight... a woman?’

The instant he saw her, the Flame Lord’s information appeared before his eyes.

[Narili (Epic)]

Level: 70 (?/56,000)

Race: Undead/Element

Power: 1856 / Agility: 1812 / Magic Power: 2252 / Physique: 1988

Growth: 10 (Gains 10 points in All Attributes per level-up)

Skills: (Expand)

Trait: [Flame Fire] (Defeating this unit grants this Additional Trait)!

"Of course she’s a woman. What did you think?"

Lucia answered, having heard Su Xuan’s question.

As they spoke, the Lady Flame Lord noticed their arrival and slowly rose from her stone throne.

"Who are you? Why have you trespassed upon my domain?"

The Lady Flame Lord drew the Flame Sword from her waist. The blade radiated scorching heat as she demanded coldly, "Guards! Seize these intruders!"

However, her command received no response. The surroundings were silent.

’Hasn’t she realized she’s already dead?’

Su Xuan observed the Lady Flame Lord closely, noticing her strange expression. She seemed to be lost in the past, unaware that she had passed away.

"She’s nothing more than a residual memory of a soul now," Lucia answered nonchalantly.

Just then, after realizing she couldn’t summon her subordinates, the Lady Flame Lord, Narili, had no choice but to act herself.

"Intruders, you will pay the price for your foolish actions!"

As she finished speaking, an even more intense Flame erupted from Narili’s entire body, and the phantom of a Giant Dragon materialized behind her...