丁丁漫画

Chapter 97.1

Several all-black speedboats whose scent was obscured were traveling through the fog, nearly merging themselves with the darkness.

The waves broke and hit the ship’s bow, but they did not land on the deck but seemed to touch an invisible air wall, directly trapped outside.

Several mercenaries in heavy suits stood on the deck.

“Captain, speaking of which, are they trustworthy?” one of them said with a doubtful face.

The leader of the mercenaries snorted and said coldly, “Naturally, they’re untrustworthy.”

He scratched his beard and said, “Only ghosts know what those secretive lunatics are thinking.”

“Then…”

“It’s only mutual exploitation.” The mercenary leader squinted his eyes. “After all, those people know a lot.”

The summoning formation that could summon dragons through blood sacrifice last time had come from them.

The mercenary crew raised their eyes and looked toward the ocean soaked in thick ink in the distance and the look in their eyes faintly wavered.

“But… isn’t Mu Heng also there? I’m afraid we will have difficulties if we come across him under this circumstance–”

The mercenary leader narrowed his eyes.

“You also know the result of the dragon summoning last time. If we don’t have any suitable weapon, we won’t be able to cause it any damage… The strength disparity is too large.”

“This… indeed.” The other person’s face showed a gloomy look.

Last time, they suffered a major loss in the Aiwen District, with multiple squads wiped out. The foundation they had built up over the years in the Aiwen District was destroyed, so they had to retreat to the main camp, the Luosi District.

Although they took the dragon’s treasure from the auction house, these treasures were dangerous and could not be used until the dragon was killed.

It was a miserable failure.

None of the mercenaries who had fought with the dragon survived.

This made the mercenaries realize their earlier arrogance and rashness.

The minds that were overwhelmed by profit finally calmed down.

This was a giant dragon.

The terrifying creature that brought shadows and nightmares to the continent thousands of years ago had been a terrifying presence even among the fantasy species.

And in that powerful, overwhelming power, their previous poor and rudimentary force collapsed at the first blow.

If they wanted to slay the dragon, it was not enough to have the summoning formation.

Meanwhile, they received bad news from that group of lunatics.

The dragon’s strength was rapidly recovering.

In other words… the giant dragon they encountered earlier was not even at its full strength.

This made the mercenaries nervous immediately.

They had to slay the dragon before its strength fully recovered. Otherwise, they would lose all their chances of winning.

And according to the intelligence of those madmen, the only weapon that could kill the dragon in this world was in Mu Heng’s hands.

Although this move was very dangerous, it was the only way.

“If we truly managed to snatch it, what’s next?”

The mercenary asked.

“Should we set up the dragon summoning again?”

“Unfortunately, this method won’t work anymore.” A regretful look appeared on the mercenary leader’s face.

They could set up the blood sacrifice last time because they had the support of the high-ranking people in the Aiwen District.

The Aiwen District was geographically remote and far from the capital, and the authority of the Bureau was not very large. More importantly, that group of higher-ups was desperate to eliminate the dragon so that they could keep the treasures they had stolen.

But the Luosi District was different. They did not have that desire and it was not too far from the Central District.

Without the powerful support of the officials, it was almost impossible to accomplish a blood sacrifice under the watchful eyes of the Bureau.

They had suffered huge losses after the battle of Aiwen District and their staff had almost been reduced by half.

“Then…”

The mercenary leader gave a short laugh and a cruel smile passed under his eyes.

“So, we must help those lunatics do something on this sea.”

He pointed behind him.

The hatches of the speedboat were locked and behind the thick, specially reinforced walls were pitch-black, glistening ores with a strange sheen, silently emitting strange energy fluctuations outward.

“In return, they will tell us the dragon’s hidden identity in human society.”

The mercenary was taken aback. “What?”

“That’s right.” The smile on the mercenary leader’s face grew wider. “When that time comes, we will eventually take the lead.”

However…

The most important thing they needed to get right now was the sword.

The legendary one and only, the weapon that can pierce the dragon’s scale armor.

It was only with it that dragon slaying would be possible.

***

The long sword was put away inside the scabbard and all the snowy light converged in it, quietly hanging on the side of Mu Heng’s waist.

Shi An’s eyes were drawn over.

If not for the strong smell of dragon blood emanating from the sword, this sword would fit his aesthetic.

The sword blade was shiny, not to mention that even the hilt was also beautiful.

The roaring dragon was erected upside down, eyes embellished with rubies, flashing cold, hostile light in the cabin light.

However, there was one thing Shi An did not quite understand.

Last time in the research room, the sword’s reaction was so great after just a simple glance at it.

But this time, the distance between him and Mu Heng had been so close, even sitting together in the car, but the sword did not move much from the beginning to the end. It was as if… it was weak and dispirited?

At this moment, Mu Heng noticed Shi An’s gaze.

He raised his eyebrows. “Interested?”

Shi An was stunned and hurriedly moved his gaze away. “… Not really.”

Mu Heng asked him, “Want to look at it?”