Chapter 9

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Some time passed. The dragon-slaying squad carried out a full search in the Dragon Kingdom’s treasure cave, but they still did not find the sword.

Angela was clearly getting more and more impatient.

Although the elven knockout drug was very powerful, and was the only drug that could knock out dragons, the dragons were strong. The drug had almost worn out, and if they still could not find the sword, it would be impossible for them to leave safely when they woke up.

Thinking of this, Angela became even more anxious. She shouted to the people in the secret passage, “Vintine, did you find anything over there? We don’t have much time.”

Alizi was also anxious.

Fortunately, the people in the secret passage brought them good news.

Vintine wiped the sweat from her forehead and walked out. She smiled and said, “We found a secret room. Unfortunately, the door of the secret room is locked. We are still trying to find a way to open the door.”

“And we infer that the sword is probably inside. When we find a way to open the door and get the sword, we will leave immediately.”

“That’s great. Then there’s no need to search here. Let’s go in and think of a way together,” Angela said happily.

Just as the three of them were about to return to the secret tunnel, Li Mo thought about following behind them to see what was going on.

“Clang…” Li Mo covered his eyes with one hand. What an idiot! He accidentally stepped on a vessel. The sound was very loud in this spacious cave, and there was even an echo.

Damn it!

As expected, the sudden sound alarmed the three people who were about to enter the secret tunnel. Vintine sent a signal to the secret tunnel. Then, Mace and Phil trotted out.

The few people were on alert. Vintine raised her chin toward the place where the sound came from. Then, she signaled the other people to split up and gradually approached from two directions to surround the area.

At this moment, Li Mo was also covered in cold sweat. He didn’t know whether he should rush out or turn back. His heart thumped.

Everyone was fully armed. They drew their swords and raised their wands. With nervous expressions, they slowly walked to the pile of treasures where Li Mo was.

Everyone rushed to the back of the pile of treasures at the same time. They thought they were the guards at the door, but they found out that it was a human. The six of them them stood staring at each other.

Vintine pointed her dagger at Li Mo and asked, “Who are you? It seems that you’re just an ordinary human.”

The five of them looked at Li Mo and saw that he was wearing the clothes of the Dragon Kingdom. Angela said, “You’re a slave here? Why are you here?”

Phil said impatiently, “Who cares who he is? Even if he’s a slave, he’s still a member of the Dragon Kingdom. Let’s just kill him to avoid unnecessary trouble.”

As he said that, he raised his sword and wanted to stab Li Mo. However, Alizi nimbly grabbed the tip of the sword and looked at Li Mo coldly as if she was waiting for his answer.

Li Mo did not have a good impression of these people because the Weya Kingdom that sent them had bullied the Sacred Ocean Kingdom many times. Sacred Ocean Kingdom did not have much territory to begin with, but more than half of it was still invaded by them.

If it was not because Sacred Ocean Kingdom was a buffer zone between several big kingdoms, it would have been completely annexed.

Therefore, in Li Mo’s opinion, these people were enemies.

Li Mo thought to himself. Since he was now a slave of the Dragon Kingdom, and he was also Queen Melia’s boy toy, if he kidnapped these guys and gave them to Melia, then he must have contributed a lot, right?

Although he had conquered Queen Melia physically, it was far from enough. If he wanted the Dragon Queen to value him more, then he had to make himself more valuable.

With this in mind, Li Mo made up his mind to take these people down. After all, he was not a weakling who could not practice magic.

Angela thought that he was afraid, so she comforted him, “Don’t be afraid. We are also humans. If you want to leave this place, we can help you.”

Li Mo laughed in his heart. What a joke. From the beginning, he had no intention of escaping with these people.

In a sense, these people were his mortal enemies. If he followed them and his identity as the illegitimate son of the King of Sacred Ocean was accidentally discovered, he would probably not end well.

After all, in this continent, even kingdoms of the same race could be cruel to each other.

Moreover, the system had now given him a mission to subdue Melia’s sister. Before this mission was completed, it was impossible for him to leave the Dragon Kingdom.

He was only thinking of how to trick these five people, especially that gloomy-eyed Alizi. She did not look easy to deal with. After thinking about it, Li Mo went with the old-fashioned way.

“I am indeed a slave here. I want to leave, but I can’t.” As he spoke, he showed a sorrowful look.

“My ancestors were slaves in the Dragon Palace, so my family is here. If I leave, they won’t end well.”

Everyone looked at him without any pity. They just stared at him. Li Mo was about to crumble under their stares. Finally, Alizi opened her mouth to speak.

“Why are you here? Slaves are not allowed to enter the treasure cave, right?”

Li Mo forced himself to answer, “I’m here to deliver food to the guards. I found that the they were unconscious, so I came in to see what was in the treasure cave.”

Mace stepped forward and tugged at Alizi’s sleeve, saying, “Alizi, since he’s not leaving, then forget it. Let’s not waste any more time. The two guards will definitely wake up soon.”

After hearing this, Alizi looked at Li Mo and asked, “Since you’ve lived in the Dragon Palace for so many years, do you know where the door to the secret passage goes?”

Li Mo cursed silently. How could he know this.

“I, I don’t know. This is a forbidden area. No one can enter without Her Majesty’s permission. Moreover, I heard that only Her Majesty can open the gate.”

Hearing this, everyone’s faces turned pale. As expected, the sword must be inside. Otherwise, how could only Queen Melia be able to open it.

Seeing that everyone was frowning, Li Mo said, “Why don’t I follow you into the secret passage to take a look? Maybe when I see the gate, I’ll remember something.”

Hearing that Li Mo was willing to help, a glimmer of hope appeared on everyone’s faces.

Who would have thought that Li Mo was scheming in his heart? He had to get rid of these guys and then tie them up and send them to Melia to claim credit.