Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 103 - 102 Recognizing the Master

Chapter 103: Chapter 102 Recognizing the Master

Chapter 103 -102 Recognizing the Master

Everything had unfolded just as Russell expected; the Rat King indeed desperately needed the Magic Potion from the Bloodfang Fungi fields.

It didn’t dare to steal Magic Potion from the estates outside; as a rat, it instinctively feared sunlight and open spaces. Thus, it could only drive the rat horde to attack the Wolf Head Skylight, hoping to bring back the Bloodfang Fungi Magic Potion to aid in its evolution.

With the execution of the “Cats Catching Mice” plan and the addition of a large number of cats, the collapse of the rat horde was hastened, quickly bringing the rat plague under control.

The Rat King, left with no rats at its disposal, was anxiously pacing around.

Evolution was imminent; without the Magic Potion, success was utterly impossible.

Thus, after stalling for two days and sensing that the humans had left and the scent of Battle Qi in the grottoes was fading, it had to summon its courage and sneakily made its way toward the Wolf Head Skylight through the tunnel.

It hoped to catch the humans by surprise and to grab enough Magic Potion to enable its evolution.

However, it was unaware that the humans had already concocted the “Cats Catching Mice” plan and that a handsome Lord mounted on a Great Dragon had secretly learned its lair and tunnels inside out, while Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound kept a close watch on the passage.

So, the moment it showed its head, it was struck by a thunderous blow.

A maw with sharp fangs descended from the heavens, sinking into its fur and biting down without letting go.

Forget that it hadn’t yet evolved into a Fantasy Beast.

Even if it had evolved, such a surprise attack would have left it skinned, if not dead.

At that moment, all it could do was shriek sharply and then struggle continuously, trying to escape; but Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound’s jaw was like a tiger’s vise—once latched on, there was no slackening as he dashed off with it in his mouth toward the dark river.

To deceive the Rat King, Russell and the others had already withdrawn from Wolf Head Skylight and were stationed on the bank of Xiangshui River.

Then.

They saw Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound, carrying a rat larger than a normal hunting dog, running swiftly toward them.

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Approaching them, Kevin finally opened his mouth and put the Rat King down.

The Rat King thought it had finally managed to escape, but before it could stretch its legs to run, a large foot descended from the sky and pinned it to the ground, immobile.

“Sir, this Rat King has not evolved into a Fantasy Beast,” Eric remarked after a brief glance, sensing the specific condition of the Rat King. “But given enough Magic Potion, it should be able to evolve into one very soon.”

“Congratulations, Sir!” Charles immediately began to brown-nose.

“The Great Dragon looks upon Sir every day!”

“Our territory will soon have another Fantasy Beast!”

“Praise the Lord!”

The others followed suit, lavishing praise like a flood, especially Tom, Jack, and the other four Knight Attendants, who shouted the loudest.

Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound had no part in their celebrations; their Black Pig had miscarried before, and now, with the impending evolution of the captured Rat King, their passion was reignited, hoping that as soon as they advanced to Great Knights, they would have the chance to bond with a Fantasy Beast!

That was the dream of becoming a Phantom Beast Knight!

In their straightforward minds, becoming a Phantom Beast Knight was the pinnacle of life itself!

“Enough, save the praises for later. Whether this Rat King can evolve into a Fantasy Beast is still up in the air.” Russell raised his hand to stem the tide of flattery; he enjoyed hearing it once in a while.

But hearing it incessantly… he enjoyed that even more.

He had to resist the erosion of flattery on his resolve with a strong willpower, then signaled to Eric to lift his foot slightly, so as not to crush the Rat King to death.

“Big Rat, even though you’re not a Fantasy Beast, you’ve become quite refined and should be able to understand human speech,” Russell said to the Rat King, which had caught its breath. “If you understand, nod your head; if not, I have no choice but to slaughter you for meat.”

“Squeak!” The Rat King cried out, its beady eyes swirling around, and its head kept nodding.

Clearly.

An old rat that had lived long enough could indeed understand human speech.

In fact, most Fantasy Beasts have awakened their intelligence and can understand human language to some extent, especially those that have formed a contract. Their minds are connected to their Knights, so they understand much more.

“I’m going to let you go now. If you’re smart, you’ll just lie here quietly and not run. If you dare run, I’ll still slaughter you for meat,”

Russell said, and the Rat King quickly nodded in agreement.

So, Russell gestured to Eric that he could lift his foot now.

After Eric lifted his foot, the Rat King was finally able to get up and straighten itself out. However, once up, its little red-glowing eyes kept darting around, sizing up Eric and Kevin now and then.

It seemed to be weighing something.

The four little short legs also kept shuffling, stepping forward and then retreating, clearly wanting to run, but not daring to.

“This is very good, hmm. I like dealing with clever animals,” Russell chuckled, satisfied with the Rat King’s performance so far, despite it having caused a rat plague that devoured all the food in Grotto Village and bitten quite a few people.

But it hadn’t led to worse consequences, and everything was within manageable limits.

Most crucially, once the Rat King successfully evolved, the territory would gain a second Fantasy Beast, which would be a significant aid to Russell.

This meant that he would soon have a second Phantom Beast Knight under his command.

He could even use the contract with this Fantasy Beast rat to recruit more Great Knights to follow him.

“Squeak squeak.”

“Ram, bring the Magic Elixir.”

“Sir, here it is.” The butler Ram handed over a universal type of Magic Elixir whose primary effect was to bolster Battle Qi.

The innate power of Fantasy Beasts and the Battle Qi of Knights are different, but the Magic Elixirs themselves are the rawest form of power, so there’s no risk of conflict with either innate power or Battle Qi.

Twisting off the cap, Russell placed the Magic Elixir in front of the Rat King.

The Rat King’s little red-glowing eyes instantly shone brighter, and it eagerly snatched up the Magic Elixir bottle, gulping it down.

Then it let out a comfortably full burp.

“How is it, tasty, right? Most importantly, it can help you evolve,” Russell said with a slight smile. “Big rodent, follow me, and you’ll get enough Magic Elixirs to help you evolve. You should know which path to choose.”

“Squeak squeak!”

The intelligence of the Rat King was obviously not low. After its little red eyes spun around a bit, it decisively cuddled up to Russell’s feet, affectionately rubbing against his trouser leg like a puppy vying for affection.

“Congratulations, Sir!” Charles grinned broadly. “You have successfully tamed a Fantasy Beast that’s about to evolve!”

Wild beasts are not like humans; they don’t scheme and pretend to acknowledge a master just to obtain benefits.

So the Rat King’s actions meant it was truly seeking to exchange mastery for benefits, and its cunning lay in being cautious and skeptical, but it wouldn’t turn against its master after acknowledging him—unless Russell abused it, only then would it rebel or even bite its master.

“Very well!”

Russell laughed loudly, waving to the Rat King: “Follow me, I’ll treat you to the good stuff. Those Bloodfang Fungi from the grotto are nothing!”

“Squeak squeak, squeak squeak!” From then on, the Rat King followed Russell as closely as a hunting dog.

Though it feared the sunlight and open spaces.

But with Russell’s call and the occasional use of Magic Elixirs as bait to stimulate its desire to evolve, the Rat King managed to overcome its fear.

It could now walk proudly under the sunlight.

“Squeak squeak!”

It raised its head, looking up at the sun it had rarely dared to look at before, as if it saw a new world.

The new world of its rat life!