Chapter 44: The Earl of Dragon's Bane

  The vampire vine from the depths was like a giant snake, tightly wrapping Gada up and seemingly squeezing out his blood from the wound, then greedily sucking it away. Gada's face turned paler and paler, his lungs were compressed, and his incantation became intermittent.

  But Gada still stood firm, as if he was having a nightmare and was still reciting the incantation very seriously.

  It can also be seen from here that Jia Da is a strong-minded guy. Presumably, the death of the Great Elder and the decline of the Stubborn Stone Tribe, as well as the fact that Guagua became a magician, must have tortured and tempered his heart enough.

  Gua remained standing on one side, coldly watching, neither helping nor obstructing.

  Kada suddenly opened his eyes, his face also becoming enraged, almost roaring as he recited the incantation, and stood up to forcefully rub the vampire vine into his body.

  Valley melon furrowed his brow, knowing how painful this feeling would be.

  "For the tribe!!!" Kada almost screamed out this sentence with a hoarse voice, using up all the air in his lungs. After shouting this sentence, he lost his breath and panted heavily, but it seemed that not a single thread of air was sucked in, like a fish that had fallen on the shore, his face was also suffocated to a deep purple color.

  Right after that, Gua Gu saw something that shocked him again. Jia Da started crazily gnawing on the Blood Vine, his movements much faster than the Blood Vine's. His sharp teeth, although not suitable for plants, still managed to bite the Blood Vine into pieces. Fresh red blood from Jia Da splattered everywhere, a shocking sight to behold.

  The vampire vine and Gada fought each other, strangling each other, but soon Gada gained the upper hand. He even gnawed off his own left hand, revealing a pale wrist bone, before finally stopping and sitting there panting loudly.

  The melon looked at the fallen material on one side, completely unused magical materials. She couldn't help but ask: "Did you succeed?"

  Gada finally stood up from his weakness, provokingly staring at Gua, and rushed over while shouting crazily with unclear consciousness: "I am the strongest! I am the strongest!! I am the strongest!!!!"

  Kua kicked Gada, sending him flying into the wall and crashing to the ground. The already weakened Gada instantly fainted.

  He originally wanted to go up and give him another knife, but considering Xiran's words, Gua Yu endured it and turned around to leave.

  From the wrist of Gada, who had fainted on the ground, two tender green leaves slowly grew out, full of childlike fun and cuteness. The sprout grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, suddenly opening a huge bloody mouth and letting out a terrifying scream, then slowly shrinking back and turning into a withered left hand.

  At the same time, Gada's flesh visible to the naked eye withered away, turning into a skeleton wrapped in skin.

  Guagua walked around the outer city, took a few breaths of cold air, comforted the elderly and the weak, and then looked at Xuelu's situation again.

  The dead snow deer have been dried into jerky as dry rations, while the living snow deer wait for a suitable time to be slaughtered and also made into jerky.

  He didn't know that when he sent the Bloodstone Crystal to Xilang, in the Bloodstone Castle guarding the Bloodstone Path, a three-story high mage tower flashed with light, and an old white-bearded mage immediately sensed it, and wrote down the result of his observation on sheepskin paper, hastily rushing to the Earl's Mansion, and walking straight in.

  "Your Excellency, the spell tower of Paillesburg has started operating and successfully activated the remote item transfer magic at 11:23:15 this morning." The white-bearded old wizard reported.

  The earl sat in front of a large red sandalwood desk, which was filled with various documents, but they were neatly arranged and not messy at all. Next to his hand was a golden goose feather pen and a set of tools used for sealing wax. On the other side, there was a metal seal with a pair of angel wings on it.

  Upon hearing the monk's words, the count stood up from behind the table and paced back and forth in the room several times.

  The earl had a head of golden hair, broad chest and shoulders that formed a sturdy inverted triangle, perfect physique and strong muscles and the long dagger at his waist told others that he was not just a pretty boy who relied on his face. The slight wrinkles on his forehead also showed that he was not just a muscular brute lord.

  "Can you determine what he is transmitting?" asked the Earl.

  "Sorry, I can't... All I can confirm is that the object weighs less than an ounce. As for what exactly it is, I'm not sure. It could be a letter, or a magical tool... or even a Bloodstone..." The white-bearded wizard said cautiously.

  The earl pressed his thin lips tightly together, showing off a heart-wrenching masculine charm.

  "Are you certain this man in black is a certified wizard of the Wizards' Guild? Is he a twelfth-level spellcaster?" the count asked.

  The old master nodded and said: "We have carefully checked all the procedures and also confirmed with the Master Association. These two points are certain."

  "Send some grain and military equipment to the northern group of earth bags, require them to closely monitor the mage tower, not a single drop of bloodstone can flow in, nor are they allowed to collect it themselves!! And inform Lord Rezley of Darlshire Town that another mage has established a mage tower in Pailos Castle in the north. Although this mage has the certification of the Mage Guild, vigilance cannot be relaxed."

  The old master hesitated for a moment, saying: "But... but Earl-sama... we can't be certain that's the Bloodstone... directly disturbing Miss Copper Dragon is a bit rash, isn't it? Lady Raisley's temper is quite..."

  The earl turned around and said to the old wizard, "I know Miss Lizzie's temper. Once she gets going, I'm afraid we'll all be in trouble. But this is an order."

  It seems that this bronze dragon girl, Rezley, has brought a lot of pressure to the Earl. Just mentioning her name makes the Earl feel pressured. The Earl sighed and rubbed his forehead again, apologetically saying: "Sorry, Uncle Jerry, our family is responsible for not letting any Bloodstone pass through illegal channels out of Vasa. We don't need to be afraid of the Mages Association. The Upper Realm and the Mages Association have an agreement, and the mages agree with this matter."

  Moreover, as the Ryūjin family who protects the peace of Hokuto, we also have the glorious mission to prevent the remnants of ōkuto from rekindling their dead ashes.

  The old mage nodded and replied wearily, "Yes, Count... I'll go inform them and make some preparations." As the deputy head of the Mages' Association and the chief mage of the Earl's domain, Old Jerry always felt it was hard to be a good person and that he owed an apology to one side or the other.