Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 338: For Your Majesty (153)

Dragon Raja 5

It seems this person’s personality wasn’t developed at Cassel College. Whether he’s fifteen or twenty-three, and whether it’s his own responsibility or not, as long as you’re his friend, he’ll help you carry it. Even if he can only carry a hundred pounds, he’ll still help you carry a thousand pounds if it falls on you.

“Master… no, there are more important things waiting for you, Senior Brother!” This time, he finally managed to refrain from bringing up Nuonuo.

Chu Zihang raised his head and swung his sword to the sky. The afterimage of the Child Slayer was like a burning crescent moon. A huge gap opened up on the blood cocoon, and scalding liquid poured out like magma, engulfing Chu Zihang.

This section discusses the “Dragon Raja” worldview.

In the ending of Dragon Raja III, the Red Well, which resembles a spider’s nest, was described. The entire mountain was covered by giant spider webs, and the trees withered. The process was so fast that even the ninjas from the Fuuma clan who were monitoring the area did not have time to escape.

This phenomenon reappears in this section of the story.

This is a special ability of high-ranking dragons. In extreme cases, they can enter a cocoon state, using bundles of fine filaments as a medium to squeeze out all the nutrients around them, thereby healing themselves or developing rapidly.

Dragons can display various abilities that seem to defy the laws of physics, but they still follow the law of conservation of matter. Each growth requires an astonishing amount of nutrients. The Yamata no Orochi its gained enormous body by devouring a large number of creatures in the Akagawa River.

The same applies to dragon transformation. While Lu Mingfei can present a majestic and ferocious appearance when he transforms into a dragon, his size remains basically unchanged because he transforms directly without going through the process of forming a cocoon.

Erii’s body was nurturing the sacred remains of the White King, which was the ultimate existence among dragons. Therefore, the area where the cocoon formed was extremely large, which can be described as an ecological disaster. Even the trees wither to provide her with nutrients.

The scale and level of Christina’s cocoon cannot be compared with the disaster of the Red Well, but the principle is the same.

These filaments are hollow, expelling a corrosive liquid to melt organisms, and then sucking back the liquid nutrients. Some carnivorous insects, such as spiders, also feed in this way.

The process of spinning a cocoon can occur multiple times, not just once from larva to adult.

Chu Zihang roared in pain, his body emitting wisps of white smoke. With his physical strength, even when he was seriously injured, he wouldn’t be unable to escape when acid was poured over his head. But he could only struggle helplessly in the acid, like a frightened child.

“Senior brother!” Lu Mingfei exclaimed. He had intended to finish off the fake Auchinez, but now he couldn’t care less. He dropped his gun and ran towards Chu Zihang.

He stopped after running only a few steps. He stepped into the liquid gushing from the blood cocoon. This liquid was not only scalding and corrosive, but it also became extremely viscous after contact with air, making it impossible for Lu Mingfei to lift his foot.

This was clearly a protective mechanism of the cocoon, just as pine resin is a self-protective mechanism of the pine tree. The resin encapsulates invading insects, and the fossils formed millions of years later are amber.

As the liquid gradually oxidizes in the air, its viscosity increases, eventually forming a hard solid. Chu Zihang was the little insect encased in amber.

Looking again at the blood cocoon hanging on the steel cable, it had already shriveled up. A large amount of liquid flowed out from the gap that Chu Zihang had cut open. It was unknown whether the embryo inside was dead or not, but such a large wound should have delayed the process of secondary hatching.

Saving Chu Zihang was the top priority; the liquid has covered his face, and he will suffocate to death soon.

He took off his coat and threw it out, it landed next to Chu Zihang. He took off his shoes and did a standing jump with all his might. He got stuck again, but luckily he still had his socks. He took off his socks and did another standing jump, this time landing accurately on the coat.

He looked up at the blood-red cocoon, which dripped sticky fluid like a tattered sack, its opening dark and indistinct. Its life force seemed extinguished, along with the girl inside.

Even at the very end, she didn’t go on a killing spree; she only wanted to escape from the cave. From the other side of the pier came Bunin’s heart-wrenching cries, too painful to bear.

Lu Mingfei used his short, curved blade to cut open the plastic sheeting covering Chu Zihang’s face. Chu Zihang immediately began to gasp for breath and stopped struggling frantically. His stress response had indeed been due to suffocation; the solidified liquid was translucent, and his face was clearly purplish-red.
His skin was severely corroded, his entire body was stuck to the ground, and his clothes were soaked in mucus and were hardening rapidly. But as long as he could breathe, there was hope. As for whether his handsome face would be disfigured, countless girls would shed tears for him; it was none of Lu Mingfei’s concern.

“Take a few more breaths,” Lu Mingfei said. “I’ll try to pull you out.”

Chu Zihang nodded with difficulty, “They’re very sticky, senior brother, you mustn’t get stuck to them.”

“I know what I’m doing. I’ll cut you off with a knife and take you to the hospital for treatment.”

Is there a hospital nearby?

“A longer journey is fine. As long as you have a mouth, you can breathe and eat. I’ll just feed you.”

“Then how does he go to the toilet?” Finger’s voice came from inside the pocket.

Lu Mingfei impatiently reached in and turned off the phone.

Chu Zihang’s knees and calves were firmly stuck to the ground. Lu Mingfei used his knife close to the ground, but the sharp blade that could easily cut through wrought iron was struggling against this semi-solidified slurry.

Lu Mingfei himself was also seriously injured, panting heavily. The wound on his chest, which had just begun to clot, reopened, and he had to carefully maintain his balance. If he fell headfirst and split open, he could only hope that Zero would wake up.

“You’re exactly the same as before.” Lu Mingfei wiped the sweat from his forehead. “You’re always the first to step up in everything, as if you’re the only one in the world who’s immortal.”

“I don’t remember anything.” Chu Zihang finally caught his breath. “I just wanted to know if I was useful to my senior brother.”

Are you particularly afraid of being a useless person?

“Um.”

“Don’t overthink it. Everyone has their uses, even the bad guys.” Lu Mingfei looked at Bunin, who was wailing in the distance.

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