Chapter 285: 284 Revenge? Revenge! Chapter 285: 284 Revenge? Revenge! Successfully having subdued a dragon, Shane returned to the camp with a joyful heart and entered a state of rest.

Ai Yi decided to keep You Lin, claiming it was for guidance.

Of course, Ai Yi had no intention of recruiting You Lin further, but merely to offer some assistance.

“The Demon Refining Ceremony is still underway, and any demon or Demon Clan member involved in the ceremony will gradually fall into a state of fury. This child has only temporarily escaped that state, if it does not stay by my side, it will inevitably go mad,” she explained.

With this in mind, Ai Yi chose to keep You Lin close.

Unlike the Human Race, which faced the Demon Refining Ceremony for the first time, the Demon Clan had encountered it several times over a thousand years and was well aware of how to deal with it.

Not to mention, Nobles like Jiasinta, Jesse, and Lis from the Demon Clan could move freely during the ceremony without being affected precisely because the Demon Clan had developed ways to resist the ceremony’s influence on themselves.

Being a Demon, Ai Yi was not affected by the ceremony, but she was familiar with such methods and, in the worst case, could use her own magic power to suppress You Lin’s frenzy. Therefore, it was more than suitable for her to take care of You Lin.

So, when Shane returned to the camp, You Lin was by Ai Yi’s side.

You Lin watched as Shane left, then immediately turned its head to look in a certain direction, eyes beginning to show a hint of cold emotion.

“Hm?” Ai Yi noticed this and looked at You Lin, asking in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“Roar!” You Lin cried out to Ai Yi, its voice full of anger and hatred.

As Dragon Lord, Ai Yi naturally understood You Lin’s language.

“You’re saying that you fell into a trap set by a group of humans and were almost turned into a Refined Demon?” Ai Yi narrowed her eyes, seemingly understanding You Lin’s implication, and said indifferently, “So now, you want to seek revenge on them?”

“Roar!” You Lin roared again, its voice laden with murderous intent.

Ai Yi couldn’t help but smile.

“You’re right,” Ai Yi extended her hand, stroking You Lin’s scales, and murmured, “Having suffered such a great indignity, if you don’t retaliate and destroy your enemies, can you still claim to be a dragon?”

Not to mention that You Lin was originally a Great Demon of Level Ninety and above, to have been outwitted by a group of weak humans was unacceptable. Without venting its anger, it would lose even the right to call itself a demon, let alone a strong one.

“Then go,” Ai Yi said without any intention of stopping it, calmly saying, “Return all the humiliation you have suffered to those ignorant humans.”

Upon hearing this, a fierce light flashed in You Lin’s eyes, and with a roar, it flapped its Dragon Wings, creating a hurricane and soaring into the sky.

The next second, You Lin shot off in a particular direction with astonishing speed.

Ai Yi watched it go, her face unable to hide a smile.

“This female dragon really is to my liking.”

Too bad it couldn’t be tamed.

“Never mind, there is plenty of time.”

Ai Yi, too, spread her Dragon Wings and flew out.

…

On the other side, Lord Vasco and his party were making their way grandly across a stretch of sand.

Many Nobles had already begun to feel exhausted; their faces were filled with bitterness.

“Are… are we there yet?”

“That damned Black Dragon, how far did it fly?”

“If I find it, I will surely take the opportunity to brutally strip its skin to make the finest Dragon Skin Armor.”

“Then I’ll take one of its Dragon Teeth to make a sword.”

“Count me in.”

The Nobles grumbled in this manner.

As pampered Nobles, they naturally couldn’t travel efficiently. If not for their wealth which allowed them to carry a large supply of Physical Strength-recovering Magic Potions, they would have already collapsed.

This place was simply unsuitable for these pampered Nobles, not a place for a leisurely outing.

If not for their numbers and the protection of the Knight Order, they would have even been unable to deal with the many high-level demons they encountered on the way, let alone reach the deepest parts of Artlu Canyon.

Vasco remained stoic, his expression cold, without a hint of discomfort.

Among these people, Vasco was the oldest, already in his eighties this year, yet his level had reached seventy-eight. If it weren’t for his advanced age, he would surely have been able to join the Guard Knight Order.

Most people here were nobles in their forties, and thus their levels weren’t low–the lowest among them was Level 60. Otherwise, the Galuo Li Family would not have cooperated with them, allowing them to escort the Demon Infant into Artlu Canyon and preside over the Demon Refining Ceremony.

However, since the ceremony began, mishaps had continuously occurred.

First, word spread that an envoy of the Princess had entered the canyon; then the team sent out to assassinate Tielle and the others had not returned for a long time. The Black Dragon, intended as a sacrifice, had also escaped. Even contact with the Galuo Li household was inexplicably severed, leaving no way to communicate. Problems were piling up.

This realization made Vasco acknowledge that perhaps things were starting to get troublesome.

Maybe their plans were already being thwarted by someone else.

To this, Vasco felt a tinge of irritation.

Yet…

(Even if the plan fails, it doesn’t matter.)
As long as he could kill that woman, Vasco didn’t care about any plan.

Every noble present harbored a deep hatred for Tielle.

In the massive assassination event ten years ago, all present had lost loved ones to the assassination attempts by the Old Demon Clan Faction.

Vasco was no different. He had a wonderful family, which was completely destroyed in a single night, ten years ago.

And all of this was because of that damned mother of Tielle.

Therefore, including Vasco, those in the Royal Capital who had lost loved ones all loathed Tielle.

Tielle’s mother, the main culprit, had already been executed by Aridia.

The Kingdom had sought an explanation from the Ragna Empire, but the latter flatly denied involvement, claiming they did not instruct Tielle’s mother to commit the act and that it was all done on her own accord, being misled by the Old Demon Clan Faction.

Without evidence, of course, the Kingdom could not do anything to the Ragna Empire.

As for the Old Demon Clan Faction, they were a bunch of lunatics with unpredictable whereabouts, impossible even to find.

In such a state, unable to vent their inner hatred, the nobles all turned against the only target they could.

That was Tielle.

Vasco longed for the moment to kill Tielle, to exact revenge and appease his fury.

No, it was more about releasing the hatred in his heart.

All the nobles present had gathered here for that same purpose.

So…

“We have to kill that woman’s offspring at any cost,”
Vasco’s face distorted with hatred.

However, at that moment, a group of knights suddenly cried out in alarm.

“Lord Vasco!”

“There’s a demon approaching!”

“So fast…!”

“This… this feeling of malice is…!?”

The knights, equipped with the “Enemy Detection” skill, were all shaken.

Vasco too felt a jolt through his body, and he abruptly looked up to the sky.

The next second, Vasco saw it.

“Roar—-!!!”

Accompanied by a dragon’s roar that shook the heavens and earth, a pitch-black dragon swept across from the horizon and hovered above them.

In its eyes surged a wild, furious, and malevolent energy.