Chapter 9

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The young man slowly walked toward Matthew, his body exuding a terrifying demonic aura, as if he were a demon from hell.

“Come with me obediently, and nothing will happen.”

The horrifying smile on his face remained as he approached Matthew.

“My lord will help you become the most powerful person in this world! Even the gods will tremble because of you!”

The youth’s voice pierced through the heavens and earth, reverberating throughout the peripheries of Maar Mountains.

Matthew felt himself losing control. It was as if he were going to agree with the young man and leave with him.

“Ah—!”

Matthew howled and, with his powerful will, broke free from the youth’s mind control.

“My fate is in my own hands! I don’t need you to interfere!”

He had transmigrated to this world and activated the Godly Treasure Hunting System. How could he tolerate being manipulated by others!

Heber seemed to have sensed its master’s conviction. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening dragon roar.

“Roar!”

The dragon’s roar contained an unruly will, as if it was announcing to the world that it was born to defy.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll have to put you into a deep slumber.”

The young man began to chant, as if he was casting a spell.

The sound of chains rattling echoed in Matthew’s ears. It was as if the envoys of hell were about to drag him to hell.

Following that, countless black chains appeared from the boundless demonic aura emitted by the youth.

As the chains sealed off the surrounding space, they also attacked Matthew.

“Not good!”

Matthew cried out inwardly.

The strength that the other party had displayed had already reached a level that he could not contend against.

If he didn’t leave now, then he would really be at the mercy of others in the future.

Matthew put strength into both his hands and rolled onto the top of Heber’s head.

“Heber, run!”

Heber sensed its master’s will and quickly flapped its wings to fly into the sky.

The chains summoned by the youth were chasing after Heber in the sky.

The rapid rattling of the chains made Matthew anxious.

As for Heber, it flapped its wings at an extremely fast speed.

A boy and a beast instantly appeared thousands of kilometers away.

The chains seemed to have lost their target as they began to fall from the void.

Matthew looked back over Heber’s head with lingering fear. There was not a single intact house left in the Dragon God Village. Only that youth stood among the ruins.

The youth stood amidst the billowing demonic aura. The smile on his face had already disappeared. He only looked at the boy and the beast with a deep gaze, seemingly not intending to chase after them.

But when Matthew met the youth’s calm gaze, he felt like he was gazed on by a hunter, always at ease when hunting.

“Damn it, I must increase my strength as soon as possible. The next time I meet this guy, I must kill him!!”

Matthew looked away and made Heber fly toward the Maar Mountains.

The Maar Mountains were incomparably huge. If he hid there, the youth would definitely need some time to find him.

During this period of time, with the help of the Godly Treasure Hunting System, Matthew’s strength would definitely increase by a large margin. If he were to encounter that youth again, he wouldn’t be in such a predicament again.

Even if it was only to learn more, he had to defeat the youth.

What was the use of Dark Brilliance Physique?

What was the Lord that the young man was talking about planning?

Was the black aura on the villagers of Dragon God Village caused by the youth?

All these questions awaited Matthew to solve.

Furthermore, he wasn’t sure if there were more problems behind this.

“It’s all on you now.”

Matthew said to himself.

Although he didn’t receive a reply, he felt strangely at ease when he thought of the system.

[Ding! Detected a mature Crimson Dragon Divine Grass 900 meters away towards Host’s southeast direction!]

The system prompt suddenly sounded, causing Matthew to be stunned for a moment.

Crimson Dragon Divine Grass!!

It was actually the Crimson Dragon Divine Grass!

It was exactly one of the treasures that the Dark Demon Dragon needed for its advancement!

He had never expected that he would encounter a treasure he lacked right after leaving the Dragon God Village.

Was God helping him?

Matthew was excited.

At the same time, he immediately ordered, “Heber, land towards the southeast!”

“Aawoo…”

Heber replied softly before slowly descending.

A minute later, Heber landed with Matthew.

Once it landed on the ground, its 30-meter-tall body immediately shrunk back to the size of a palm.

Matthew caught Heber with his right hand, and after seeing the exhaustion in its eyes, he gently stroked Heber’s forehead with his left index finger. “You’ve worked hard. Take a rest.”

After he finished speaking, he placed Heber on his shoulder. It closed its eyes and fell into a deep sleep, breathing very slowly.

Matthew couldn’t help but smile as he watched Heber fall asleep in a second.

Then, he followed the system’s instructions and headed southeast.

As he was in the middle of the Maar Mountains, Matthew was especially careful as he advanced, fearing that he would be discovered by some terrifying creature.

At this moment, Heber had fallen into a deep sleep. Matthew did not have much combat power, and it would be difficult for him to escape if he encountered mutated beasts.

The system reminded him again that the Crimson Dragon Divine Grass was 100 meters ahead.

Matthew made his way slowly through the forest. After passing through the interlaced trees, he soon encountered an empty piece of land.

However, he did not immediately move forward. Instead, he hid behind a large tree and held his breath.

“There’s actually a mutated beast guarding the Crimson Dragon Divine Grass.”

Matthew leaned back against the tree and cried out inwardly.

He took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down. Then, he poked his head out to check again.

He saw a mutated beast that was a hundred meters long and covered in black scales. It looked like a hound, and it was curled up beside a blade of grass.

The blade of grass was about half a meter tall. It was crimson in color, and its top resembled a dragon’s head.

The Crimson Dragon Divine Grass was nothing in front of that hill-sized beast.

Matthew was deeply afraid of the sleeping mutated beast, so he slightly moved around.

After his gaze locked on the mutated beast, the system screen immediately appeared in his sight.

[Polar Hound]

Rank: D

Skills: Polar Laceration, Polar Bite, Polar Charge

Introduction: The ultimate predator on the flat land. None of the prey it has set its eyes on can escape. The king of speed!

After confirming what species it was, Matthew returned to stand behind the tree.

“Polar Hound… its aura is very close to C-rank, probably waiting for the Crimson Dragon Divine Grass to reach Tier 4 before devouring it to advance to C-rank… Such a beast, after Heber recovers its strength, it should not be difficult to deal with…”

Matthew was calculating how he was going to take the Crimson Dragon Divine Grass.

He gave Heber a gentle look, thinking: I can only wait now.

Matthew’s nerves were on edge. As soon as the Polar Hound stirred, he would immediately move to a more concealed spot.

“Rumble ~”

Half an hour later, a loud voice startled Matthew.

“Houuuu!”

Before he could react, the Polar Hound slowly rose to its feet and let out an earth-shattering roar at the sky. Its voice spread across a square kilometer and shocked countless birds in the forest.

“Dammit! This fellow actually woke up from hunger. Why did he choose this time to eat!?”

Matthew cursed under his breath when he realized what was happening.