Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

Chapter 678 - 335: The Ship-Naming Ceremony

Whew, that was close. Li Ang let out a breath.He grasped his left arm, which was throbbing with pain.

It’s all because of this demon curse, almost drove me mad.

He returned to his room and quickly washed off the sweat on his body, though the dormitory at the shipyard had a washroom, it was hard for Li Ang to feel comfortable undressing and cleaning himself, especially since he hadn’t had any time to rest since arriving at the shipyard.

The bath took longer than expected because Leviathan kept causing trouble nearby, laughing incessantly through their mind link.

"Stop messing around."

Hmph, who asked Li Ang to leave me behind, does he really think of me as just an ordinary pet?

Of course not, this time I relied on your familiar to defeat the enemy, all thanks to you.

Li Ang repeatedly praised her to coax her, eventually letting him off the hook.

However, after leaving the room, she clung to his shoulder and wouldn’t leave.

Back in the resting room, the girls hadn’t come out yet, and Li Ang sat for a while, the pain in his arm becoming more pronounced.

Is this never-ending?

His right hand pinched a particularly conspicuous red thorn on his left arm, feeling a real urge to pull it out.

Leviathan saw his action from his shoulder, letting out a suppressed hissing dragon roar.

Ominous thing, remove it, remove it...

She is the Dragon Ancestor, perhaps also having fought demons, but the newly awakened mind couldn’t conjure those ancient and profound secrets.

According to his plan, once the ship was built, he would head to the Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, and have the members wait for him temporarily in Thousand Tower City under Farina’s care, passing by the Volcano and Inner Sea Island, Lupus Ancient Country, to check on Mort’s contact. If the influence of the demon power deepened, should he ignore everything and head straight there?

Before that, there was a major battle with the Empire, hoping no complications would arise.

Li Ang looked at the Demon’s Hand, his mind filled with thousands of thoughts, gradually becoming lost in thought.

Your thoughts were wrong from the start, you know, demons wield a spiritual manipulation technique beyond human understanding, far surpassing what the so-called reincarnation land of ten thousand spirits can offer you.

"That’s not certain."

Do not fear, face your inner self, there lies true power. You know well, when you shed those worldly constraints, no one can restrain your frenzied power, the previous fight with old grudges proved it all. No, with your current power, that was just a friction.

How much have you changed? You have just mastered what you should, like a fierce beast with wings.

Stop dodging, embrace your true desires, whether it is violence, or reproduction...

"Shut up. Unrestrained will only lead to destruction. There is also a dangerous side in them, a power that can get out of control if mishandled."

Is that so? You know, it’s just your true desire from the beginning. During your first contact, your gaze was not pure, you liked everything beautiful about her, including the legs emitting strong biological signals.

"Nonsense, confusing playthings with food, or vice versa, it’s not something I’d ever do."

Bringing that poor little thing back and keeping it by your side, you know it better than anything else in your heart.

"It’s clearly a sense of justice and empathy that kept me from sticking to the initial purpose of forming a reliable Sky Cavalry, not because of ulterior motives."

Hypocrite, I’m the only one who knows your true form, the reliable leader half-heartedly yielding under their demands? Tear off your disguise.

"In no time, I’ll cut you off, and by then, your nonsense will be completely silenced."

You can’t abandon it, it’s your power, the true echo at the bottom of your heart, you—

"Who are you talking to?"

Meimei’s voice sounded behind Li Ang, the girl’s gentle voice pulled him back to reality from his trance, and Leviathan’s slightly anxious and threatening hissing seeped back into his ears.

He had been lost in thought, was it a dream? Or had he really been conversing with something unknown?

He patted Leviathan’s chin, the little dragon looked at him, thought he seemed fine, and contentedly lay on top of his head.

"Why did you come out first?"

Li Ang looked at the girl who was wiping her wet white hair with a towel.

"You bathe so fast."

"I’m not like them," the white-haired young girl proudly raised her chin, "I’m a child of water, cleansing is done in an instant."

"Alright then."

"So who were you talking to?"

Meimei looked suspiciously at Li Ang’s left arm, seemingly sensing something.

"You aren’t caught in the transformation process, are you?"

"Transformation process?"

"It’s some of those battling demons, and then gradually demonizing our allied folks; they say, transformation starts with hearing the whispers of demons."

Meimei stepped closer to Li Ang’s hand, examining it carefully: "The sealing technique given by Lord Dragon God should be fine, after all, those people often willingly embrace the demon’s power or lack such a sealing technique, even severing limbs cannot rid them of the demon’s curse."

"I’ve always wondered," Li Ang said, "though transitioning to a demon is a cursed state, the demon curse itself should have more directions, right?"

If everything was generalized as a curse, Li Ang’s curse and the blood suppression of the Yunxiang race should both count as demon curses.

"There is definitely a difference, some are delayed death, disabling, the cruelest ones twist their bodies into aberrations but leave them unable to die, yours can be considered advanced, it means the demon sees you qualify to become alike."

There hadn’t been a chance to properly ask Meimei or Meluna about these things before; her answer, though not surprising to Li Ang, still made him feel a bit complicated after hearing it defined.