Dawn at the Wild Rift (Book IV)

Chapter 41

With the four dragon tamers and the different squads joining forces against the gigantic dragon, Yu Zhong could not possibly last long. Looking down on the battlefield, his people are outnumbered and is being driven in a corner. He did not want to result to underhanded tactics given that he is deemed powerful but this time, he is given no choice. He will do anything that will being victory in their side and make these warriors realize his rage accumulated over the years.

With his remaining power, he created a shield to protect himself from any external forces. Even Masha's attacks could not break such a barrier.

As Yu Zhong tries to regain his strength, Night Shade gazes at his direction with a sharp look when he recognizes a familiar prowess.

Raising his hand, Draconic Flame, Frost Wing and Masha stop attacking the Black Dragon.

"Is something the matter?" Kimmy, also known as Frost Wing, asks. She darts her attention to the monster and finds no odd thing about it, except that the Black Dragon is seemingly recuperating.

"There is a person inside the barrier with the Black Dragon," Masha states. As the wielder of the Dragon Armor, she not only possesses great strength but her senses are also as sharp as that of a dragon. And she, too, could sense a faint presence of a person shrouded by their enemy.

Draconic Flame—Valir—looks closely inside the barrier and notices something on the glowing chest part of the monster they are up against. Narrowing his sight, he could see a female's human figure.

"How come there is a woman sealed inside the dragon?" he asks.

Kimmy's eyes widen as she realizes what it could be.

"She is probably a vessel of the dragon's source of power. With the Black Dragon being sealed away for a long time, his power must have accumulated. If he absorbed all of it, he will not be able to withstand the effect. Thus, he needs a vessel that would contain the rest of his power and it seems that that woman sealed inside him is the perfect vessel," she states.

Valir did not much know about the Black Dragon since he is never interested of such things that is not related to anything about fire. So to cure his ignorance, he asks, "Shall we seal the girl, then, to stop the dragon from recovering the entirety of his power?"

Night Shade, who is the dragon tamer counterpart of Ling, disagrees with the idea.

"She cannot be sealed. We'll get her from the dragon and have her be purified by Princess Odette."

Valir smirks at the response of their leader so he flies by his side and elbows him.

"For all the years we have been through, you are so indifferent with other women. Tell me, is she your girlfriend?"

Ling did not bother reacting or even respond to him because if he did, he will only be subjected to further teasing especially that it is Valir.

Kimmy, then, intervenes after she whacked the fire wielder.

"But how are we going to do that? The dragon's skin is tougher than I thought that even Masha could not make it shed a single scale. If I freeze it up or Draconic Flame would toast it into crisp, that woman will be hurt as well."

Before they could come up with a plan to save Wanwan who is still unconscious, Yu Zhong regains consciousness after he has absorbed enough power. Instead of using his huge size as an advantage, he returns to his human form and in a snap of a finger, Wanwan also wakes up.

"This girl can be more than just a vessel," Yu Zhong chuckles. Now that he comes to know one of the dragon tamers' weakness, he will use Wanwan against them.