Bai Cha’s conjecture caused the group to fall silent again. Ou Demubula was the first to voice his doubt.
"Oudemu Bola: Mother of Dragons controlling evil dragons is essentially because the evil dragons are her children, allowing a superior to suppress them. Humans have no spiritual or bloodline connection with Mother of Dragons, so control is not very realistic, right?"
"Bai Cha: What if it’s a transaction."
"Geibu: Transaction?"
"Bai Cha: For example, providing a method for a despised waste to become strong quickly, or giving a mad scientist knowledge beyond reason, or giving a destitute person endless money."
Of course, Bai Cha was just giving examples, but they perfectly illustrated the point. Direct control wasn't necessary; "transaction" was enough. Human nature, deeply etched with sin, could be guided by malice, making it no different from control. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Bai Cha: Oh, and there’s something I don’t know if I should say, but I hope all your trees are quite reliable."
Her words were a bit sharp, and even the steady Ou Demubula didn't know how to respond.
Reliable?
Ou Demubula glanced at a text message from his superior. He belatedly realized that it also hinted at ill intentions from someone, but there was no information about who or what they were doing. It was like looking at flowers in a fog, even less informative than Bai Cha’s image.
An impassioned dragon roar echoed, and at a rough count, there were dozens of A-class dragons. Even among A-class dragons, there were different tiers, but the intensity of this roar made even Bai Cha pause.
“That’s not right.” Bai Cha’s movements faltered, her expression hardening. “Why does it sound so familiar? Isn’t this one I captured before?”
The sound was incredibly familiar. Years ago, before she had made a name for herself, the ‘Radiant Faction’ had expressed a desire to study live evil dragons. At the time, Bai Cha also needed to capture high-level evil dragons for her Shadow Gene Super-Mutation surgery’s genetic material. A deal was struck between the two parties.
Therefore, Bai Cha, with immense effort, captured quite a few top-ranked evil dragons. One even manifested as a demon dragon and died at Bai Cha's hands.
Back then, Bai Cha was a novice, clumsy with all forms of power. But now, things were different. Even S-class dragons could be handled by Bai Cha three at a time.
Did they really think releasing these captured dragons would cause her trouble? Or did they think she wouldn’t recognize them?
"Fantian: Holy crap! Am I blind, everyone? All the evil dragons I defeated before are alive? Am I crazy? Am I blind or is my memory messed up!"
"Fantian: Bai Cha, I also saw several evil dragons you recorded. Weren't these all captured by you? They're not dead?"
"Fantian: @Bai Cha I swear I didn't misread, you have to trust my memory."
Bai Cha genuinely admired Fantian’s typing speed. Logically, everyone should be busy now, yet Fantian was resolutely still active in the group chat.
"Bai Cha: I know, hundreds of them. I'm not blind. *Sweating emoji.*"
"Oudemu Bola: I have over a hundred here. I don’t know how to explain it, but has something gone wrong with all of us from behind?"
"Jupiter: Not me. I just took a look around and didn't see any evil dragons I've captured."
"Geibu: +1"
"Athena: I have five or six here, not many. It should be fine. I've taken photos as evidence."
The atmosphere in the group lightened. It seemed not everyone was in such a dire situation.
"Bai Cha: …Are you guys stupid? If anything happens here during this dragon disaster, we'll all be lambasted, right?"
"Bai Cha: Those island nations hosting the world competition are all busy with disaster relief. Here, we are the Children of Prophecy and the most promising seed team. Morally speaking, we are the ones most responsible. The public outcry will be enough to keep everyone occupied."
Moreover, this was a global public outcry.
Bai Cha felt frustrated and directly closed the chat. She reached out to Lucifer, the anger hidden in her eyes exploding in that instant.
Words could be spoken lightly, but this had already crossed the line into betrayal.
In the very beginning, she wasn’t this strong. Powerful evil dragons appearing suddenly could even cause casualties. But now, the evil dragons that were used to contribute to humanity and the nation had reappeared, simply to obstruct her.
Bai Cha really wanted to ask, to grip those people by the neck and ask if status and power were so important that they would betray their guardians and take such risks.
"Lucifer, this time I allow you ninety percent resonance." Bai Cha extended her hand, the first time she had slightly opened her heart and accepted Lucifer's power.
For S-class dragons, the host could normally share eighty percent of their strength. Full resonance required complete openness of mind and body, and total fusion of power. Above eighty percent, every five percent was a watershed, and one hundred percent was more than the sum of its parts. Most people would achieve full resonance with their dragons immediately.
Bai Cha was an exception.
Although Bai Cha hadn't experienced it personally, she had heard of the 'baptism' of one hundred percent resonance. According to insiders, the feeling of every inch of her body being brushed by feathers would be a devastating blow to a shy girl like Bai Cha.
Therefore, even now, Bai Cha only allowed ninety percent resonance.
Ninety percent was merely like a close embrace, within acceptable limits.
"...Yes, my master." Lucifer smiled gently, taking Bai Cha's hand and pulling her into his embrace.
Lucifer had a good physique, well-proportioned but not overly rigid. His warm breath swept over her, causing Bai Cha a moment of panic and suffocation.
"Lucifer, me not resonating fully with you isn't because I don't trust you." Bai Cha buried her head in Lucifer's shoulder, not daring to meet his smiling eyes. Her earlobes felt hot as she explained awkwardly.
"I know. Your pride is strong, my master." Lucifer whispered tenderly. "I will never doubt you, and I also… trust you."
Even for the sake of a stronger fusion of power, this act pleased Lucifer. It was the first time he could embrace her openly and to his heart's content.
Lucifer lowered his head, his lips brushing against Bai Cha's ear, creating a ticklish sensation, like feathers skimming across water, causing ripples of warmth.
Bai Cha had the illusion that "trust" in Lucifer's words seemed more fitting when replaced with "affection."
More and more demon dragons appeared outside the window, as if countless beehives had been disturbed. Their densely packed eyes alone were enough to make one feel blind. They lunged at Athena's light screen one after another, gradually pressing it inward.
Suddenly, a beam of red light shot from the convex golden light screen into the sky and vanished. The dragon swarm quieted for a moment, as if collectively paused. Extreme evil and coldness caused these rabble to freeze in mid-air, falling down with crackles.
This was followed by a fierce dragon roar, deep and domineering, instilling a sense of fear even in humans. These moth-like dragons were instantly thrown into chaos, forgetting their spiritual control from the depths of the universe. They scattered like headless flies, occasionally emitting fearful low growls.
The dragon swarm was in disarray, and the moon in the night sky reappeared. It seemed someone was ascending with the moon.
They were too far away to discern features clearly. Everyone could only vaguely make out a woman, her long hair fluttering, dressed in black with only a silver metallic gleam at her waist, seemingly a belt. Her black windbreaker flapped in the wind. The evil dragons circled her like a swarm of bats but dared not approach.
She was too far from the ground for them to see her face, but the scene and her demeanor were awe-inspiring. Even without seeing her face, it sent shivers down their spines.
Was this a fairy?
This was the first thought that arose in everyone’s minds, but it was shattered by Bai Cha herself in the next instant.
Her thin lips parted, and a sharp, earth-shattering howl echoed through the heavens and earth. The sound wasn't unpleasant, but it was incredibly sharp and piercing, unlike any human wail. It was more piercing than the highest-pitched flute playing the sharpest melody. Those below, on the ground, quickly covered their ears, yet their heads still buzzed.
If it was like this for the humans below, the evil dragons in the sky suffered even more severe damage. The sound waves covered everything indiscriminately, revealing the A-class dragons hidden in the dark and lurking.
As for that rabble of moth-like creatures, they were even worse. Like overripe dates falling from a tree, they rained down one after another, hitting Athena's light screen and turning into dust effortlessly.
The change happened in an instant, only a few seconds. Some powerful A-class evil dragons immediately reacted, flapping their wings to stabilize themselves. Their eyes turned blood red, their necks twisted at a grotesque angle, and they opened their mouths to bite at Bai Cha in the air.
However, they could only think about it. Lucifer's claws were sharper than any blade. His dragon claws, capable of tearing space, ripped through the sky, tearing these evil dragons to shreds.
The pressure in the sky suddenly lessened, and the obscured sky revealed its true form. Then, everyone saw Bai Cha reach out and a giant black hand appear, pulling two people out of a cloud.
"Seal!"
On the ground, a girl in black and white Yin-Yang Master robes reacted quickly. Raising her middle and index fingers, she rapidly formed seals in Japanese.
A semi-transparent pale green square materialized before Bai Cha, perfectly blocking the incoming artillery fire. A blue long dragon broke through the evil dragons, clearing a path. Then, white cranes soared into the sky. It was Cang Liu Ge’s Cloud Crane, breaking through the evil dragons and finally arriving beside Bai Cha.
It was artillery fire!
Everyone saw it. They were actually firing guns and artillery at Bai Cha.
Meng Qinghuan also arrived behind Bai Cha. Thousands of golden hands were buried in the clouds, but she couldn't pull them out immediately, as if some force was holding her Thousand Hands.
"Roar!"
More A-class dragons reacted. Bai Cha's siren-like wail had almost single-handedly drawn the attention of most evil dragons. However, the golden figure beside Bai Cha was clearly more eye-catching now. More evil dragons shifted their gaze to Meng Qinghuan.
Crane cries and dragon roars sounded one after another. The crane cries were clear, and everyone saw a noble white crane circling in the sky. Evil dragons within a radius of over ten meters were instantly scattered. The azure long dragon followed, its roar loud and clear, clearing all the stragglers in a wider area.
It also conveniently blocked two cannonballs.
The explosions generated by dragon attacks and those from human artillery looked somewhat similar at first glance, but no one present was foolish enough to be unable to distinguish them.
"Thousand-Hand Guanyin!"
Buddhist chants echoed, and a golden Thousand-Hand Guanyin statue appeared behind Meng Qinghuan. Only then did Meng Qinghuan break free from the suction and withdraw her hands. Upon withdrawing them, she found that more than half of the golden Buddha hands had been destroyed. Meng Qinghuan’s expression turned grim. With a flash of golden light, the Thousand Hands were restored, merging into one. She slapped away the surrounding clouds, revealing several groups of people within.
There were numerous evil dragons. Even though Bai Cha had drawn most of the firepower, the powerful individuals in different competing teams were already engaged in fierce battles with the evil dragons. But now, there were so many people hidden in the clouds?
This incident drew the attention of many.
The group hidden in the clouds was also taken aback, but they reacted faster. Whether it was pressing a button or not, a group of people boarded flying vehicles and vanished like shooting stars chasing the moon.