The Death List Novel - Chapter 643
Chapter 643 Dragon Vein Cultivator
As Linda filled her stomach, she explained to everyone why she was following the team. Since she had already appeared, she did not intend to hide anything anymore. She explained in detail the actions she had been following behind everyone.
“Was it just a casual move?” Facing Linda’s explanation, the Blood Stabbing Trio could only smile bitterly at each other.
They believed that Linda didn’t have any ill intentions. After all, in the Mercenary Guild, the little girl in charge of registration had always taken good care of them and often gave them well-paid hiring assignments.
However, they weren’t the ones who could make the decision right now. Whether or not they could accept Linda’s explanation depended on Qin Lun and the others’ intentions. However, judging from Linda’s fearless appearance, she didn’t really care if everyone accepted it or not.
“Masta Xia, what do you think?” Qin Lun turned to Elves and asked.
“I felt that what she said was credible. Actually, I was also very puzzled at that time. The Ghost-Faced Squid’s speed in pursuing us was a little slow. I didn’t expect that there would actually be someone secretly helping us.” Masta Xia looked at Linda, whose mouth was full of grease, and her eyes flashed with a light as she said with a smile.
Qin Lun and Hill looked at each other and nodded. Linda’s explanation was flawed in their eyes. At the very least, these two thoughtful Apostle did not believe that the little girl had only helped Seaver and the Thorn Blood Mercenary Group on a whim.
From the looks of it, neither Seaver nor the Thorn Blood Mercenary Corps had ever thought of going so deep into the Land of Death, and they had even entered the Giant Demon’s Claw. If she just walked around the periphery of the Land of Death like before, then Linda’s so-called help would stand up for her.
So another question arose, and if that was all, why would Linda come and look after them herself? Seaver was not related to her, and the Blood Stabbing Trio had some friendship with her, but they weren’t so close to each other that life and death depended on each other.
Of course, the truth was that Linda was just a whim, not as much of a conspiracy theorist as the two of them had imagined.
Despite their doubts, Qin Lun and Hill restrained themselves. One thing they believed was that Linda didn’t have any ill intentions. Otherwise, along the way, the little girl would have a lot of opportunities to make a move. She didn’t even need to make a move on her own, as long as she destroyed their rescue and escape actions.
“Miss Linda, according to what you said, you are not the only follower of our team. There is also another Legendary bounty assassin?” Qin Lun’s heart skipped a beat as he recalled another question the little girl had mentioned.
“Yes, he followed him all the way to the entrance of the Giant Demon’s Claw.” Linda tilted her head and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she frowned and said with a flat mouth, “However, this guy seems to have given up after being warned by me. At least after passing through the cavern of the Octopus Spider, I can’t feel his aura anymore.”
Actually, the bounty assassin did not give up because of Linda’s warning. His attention had already shifted to Bodean’s treasure. He didn’t know if he had obtained any other clues, so he didn’t continue to follow them.
“One last question!” Qin Lun raised a finger and asked cautiously, “We have sensed a powerful aura from you. This shows that you are indeed strong enough to stop the Ghost-Faced Squid, but … what exactly are you?”
After Qin Lun asked this question, the heartstrings of everyone in the team, apart from Seaver and Mason, became extremely tense, showing some extra caution.
After Linda fell from the sky, she did not conceal her aura anymore. With Qin Lun and the others’ strength, they could easily sense that this aura was a little too large, so large that it was not like any human of any bloodline.
Linda didn’t seem to feel the strange atmosphere around her. Hearing Qin Lun’s question, a trace of distress appeared on her face. She shook her head fiercely and blinked her eyes pitifully. “I’m a human!”
Everyone was slightly stunned. Their expressions were different, but there was one thing that was very uniform. That was, no one believed the little girl anymore. They all had expressions of “You’re lying to a ghost”.
“I’m really a human!” Linda sighed in frustration, “It’s just that the ancestors’ bloodline is a little complicated. To be exact, I’m a Dragon Vein, Dragon Vein Magician!”
This time, everyone understood and came to an understanding.
Most of the dragons in Ferren Continent were creatures that surpassed legends. They were born with magical abilities, and their defenses were extremely high. There were practically no natural enemies.
Although they are few in number, each occurrence brings about a catastrophe. Therefore, all the other intelligent races on the continent were afraid of the dragons, and warriors who could slaughter dragons would become the legends of an era.
It was precisely because Keldor Moyue, Elf King Tyser, had killed two adult red dragons in the mountains that she became the epic protagonist of that era.
Even today, there were still very few legendary figures who possessed the title of Dragon Slayer, and the so-called Dragon Slayer that some bards talked about only gathered a crowd to kill some of the Yalong Clan, which was different from the real Dragon Slayer.
However, with the passage of time, the Ferren Continent had changed, and the large population of humans had become the dominant force in the continent. Many powerful ancient dragons either went to other planes or fell asleep, beginning to hide from the world in order to avoid attracting the attention of other races.
The remaining dragons were no longer as reckless as they were in the ancient times, and their clansmen were becoming fewer and fewer.
If some dragons woke up from their slumber, they would use the dragon language magic to change their body shape and walk around the world again, becoming familiar with the changes in the mortal world and new magic knowledge during their slumber.
However, the dragon’s nature was obscene. When these dragons used the images of humans and Elves to travel the world, most of them would leave behind some of their humanoid descendants. This was the original origin of the dragon lineage.
Elves and humans had the most dragon veins. Perhaps this was because Elves and humans had the most beautiful appearances of dragons. At the very least, no one had heard of ugly races, such as goblins and dwarves that had dragon veins.
As dragon bloodline practitioners grew, they would awaken some of their innate abilities from their bloodlines. Whether it was physique or elemental stress, they were several times stronger than ordinary people. They were born spellcasters, and their lifespans were comparable to the pure-blooded Great Elves.
The aura everyone sensed from Linda was a weak dragon aura. This also showed that although the little girl in front of them had not reached the Legendary level, she still possessed the strength to stop the Ghost-Faced Squid and the Legendary Assassin.
After resolving the doubts in their hearts, everyone’s expressions relaxed a lot. However, the gazes of the three Apostle in the team flickered and they were communicating on the guild channel.
“This girl will definitely have a big storyline mission!” Hill said with a smile.
As Qin Lun rescued Eastings, the mood of the three Apostle who were searching for the storyline quest started to warm up again.
At this moment, the [Trace of Bodean] quest that the three of them had received was still there. However, the three of them were sensitive enough to sense that the quest was about to disappear. Perhaps when they walked out of the Giant Demon’s Claw, this mission would stop. At that time, there would be less than ten days left to stay.
Originally, the Shaya Knight Armor on Rick had given Qin Lun and the others the idea to explore. However, this was the privacy of the knights after all. Even if they shared the same tribulation now, it was not likely that they would be told about it.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Shaya was in the south of the continent, and they were currently heading north. Whether they could receive the storyline mission or not was hard to say. But as a Dragon Vein, Linda would definitely be involved in many important plots, so it would be easier to work on her.
As for killing Linda, the Dragon Vein Cultivator, the three Apostle didn’t think too much about it. The dragon veins weren’t dragons, after all. Compared to the plot clues they provided, they weren’t worth much. Moreover, they might not be able to win against a Dragon Vein Magician who didn’t know how powerful they were.
Besides, Linda was willing to become a strong fighter of the team now, so why would the three Apostle ask for trouble?
“Masta Xia is a master harpsichord. Perhaps we can test the plot!” Rand made another suggestion.
“After we’re safe, it’s not too late to talk about this!” Qin Lun hesitated for a moment and then said, “Perhaps you’ve forgotten about Elistine. In fact, why did she enter the Land of Death to find me? It might also be a storyline clue.”
Hill and Rand looked at each other and smiled. Of course, they didn’t forget about Elistine. Elven druid, who had experienced many epic plots with Qin Lun, was naturally the biggest storyteller.
However, they could tell that Elistine’s relationship with Qin Lun was weak, and if Qin Lun didn’t mention it himself, they could only pretend to be deaf and mute.
However, when Qin Lun thought of this question, he couldn’t sit still any longer. He sat beside Elven druid and whispered, “Elistine, why did you come to the Land of Death?”
“After you disappeared, we all thought that Santalin would cause trouble. Everyone stayed at Bird’s Gate for a while.” Elistine glanced at him and said unhappily, “But you know that both Milleras and Prince Dwarves Lorraine have important responsibilities. They can’t stay at the Gate of Bird for long. In the end, only Idrea and I are left.”
“Didn’t that kid Milleras advise you?” Qin Lun rubbed his nose awkwardly and asked strangely.
“Milleras is very confident in you. He has been trying to persuade me to leave first.” Elistine curled his lips and pretended to be annoyed. “He seems to be right now. You’re so lively. We’ve all wasted our time!”
Elistine’s eyes were a little blurry, apparently lost in his previous memories. “I was very worried and had been crazily searching for traces of the Santalin Society. Later on, Idrea couldn’t see through it anymore and pulled me into the Mercenary Guild, wanting to continue to inquire about you while doing missions to earn money.”
At this point, Elven druid’s eyes turned a little red. “I knew she was disguised as letting me off the hook, but I didn’t appreciate it for a long time. Finally, by chance, we found out that a few members of the Santalin Society had entered the Land of Death.”
At that time, Seaver issued a mission to the Mercenary Guild to recruit people into the Land of Death … You will know everything that follows! ”