novelraw Chapter 34
Chapter 34
34. Compensation
"Master, ahead is the Silver Dragon's Nest. I can sense the Madam is there."
In the Mist Forest, the shadow guard pointed at the colossal dead tree piercing the clouds in the distance, speaking to Katya behind her.
"Big Sister..."
Katya stared at the giant tree. In her crimson pupils, a morbid light flickered.
How should I punish you? My dear Big Sister?
Should I just lock you in a dark room and make you stay by my side for all eternity?
"Master..."
The shadow guard looked at Katya, hesitation appearing on her face.
"What is it? Since Big Sister is right there, shouldn't we just rush in now?"
Katya frowned slightly, seemingly displeased.
"Master, with our current equipment, I'm afraid..."
Behind Katya stood several ragged mercenaries. They were legendary adventurers Katya had paid a fortune to hire through the Adventurer's Guild.
On the way to the Silver Dragon's Nest, these men had suffered heavy losses and could barely fight anymore.
"That's right, Miss Katya. We've already escorted you here. If you want us to storm the Silver Dragon's Nest, the payment you gave before isn't enough."
A muscular man who appeared to be the leader spoke up. His gaze swept over Katya's youthful body, and he swallowed visibly.
"What do you mean?"
A flash of disgust crossed Katya's eyes.
Yelena's manor had a servant army prepared for her by the Grand Duke, but this army only obeyed Yelena's orders. Katya had no authority to command them.
Helplessly, Katya had hired these mercenaries and brought several deathsworn warriors she had trained herself to the Mist Forest.
The Mist Forest was a forbidden zone for life, naturally full of dangers. Countless magical beasts had been encountered along the way. By the time they arrived here, less than half remained.
At first, these mercenaries had been diligent, but with the loss of personnel and the fearsome reputation of the Silver Dragon's Nest, many had begun to tremble with fear. Some even harbored resentment toward Katya, who remained unscathed, and quite a few had begun to have unsavory thoughts.
"What I mean is, you need to pay more."
The leader licked his cracked lips and smiled.
"Money isn't a problem. As long as you rescue Big Sister, your payment will triple immediately."
"Of course, I don't doubt Miss Katya's generosity. But paying more isn't enough. We brothers have come this far and lost so many men. It hasn't been easy. Now we're tired and worn out. Miss Katya, how about you let us brothers have some fun? That way we'll have the energy to keep working for you, right?"
The leader dropped all pretense and smiled lustfully. The others also began sizing up Katya's body with undisguised desire.
"Xilai, what are you saying!"
Hearing the mercenaries' obscene words, the shadow guard beside Katya trembled with rage, her curvy body shaking.
"Oh my, old woman, don't think we've forgotten about you just because you haven't spoken. Don't worry, some of our brothers have a taste for your type."
Xilai whistled obscenely, then ignored Katya's dark expression and turned his gaze toward the Silver Dragon's Nest. His tone was regretful. "Too bad Miss Yelena is still inside the Silver Dragon's Nest. I heard Miss Yelena is a golden-haired beauty. Tsk tsk tsk, I'd really love to taste what she's like. She must be very wet..."
Before Xilai could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a cold breeze flash across his neck. Then his vision was thrown high into the air. He actually saw his own headless body.
What... is happening...
Just as his consciousness was about to fall into darkness, Xilai vaguely saw Katya floating in the air. Her delicate face was filled with rage, her pupils blazing with crimson light. Behind her, a pair of three-meter-long giant blood-red bat wings spread out, like a demon descending upon the world.
"You... shouldn't have targeted Big Sister."
Katya hovered in the air, looking down at the mercenaries beneath her like they were ants. The mercenaries stared at Katya's transformed appearance, their eyes full of terror.
"Blood... Blood Clan! You're a Blood Clan! Aaaaaah!"
Katya's small hand clenched. The mercenaries below simultaneously exploded like overfilled blood bags. The splattered blood then seemed to come alive, gathering toward Katya's palm. Soon it formed a fist-sized blood sphere. Katya looked at the blood sphere in her hand, opened her small mouth slightly, and swallowed it in one gulp.
As the blood sphere entered her body, Katya's previously pale face gradually regained its color. She looked up at the Silver Dragon's Nest towering into the clouds. The giant wings behind her vibrated, and she shot toward the nest like a blood-red arrow piercing the clouds.
"Ying, Yi, An, follow me!"
"Yes!"
Originally there had been only one shadow guard, but now two more emerged from the shadows. Hearing Katya's command, they didn't hesitate. They transformed into three shadows and raced up along the tree trunk.
Big Sister, wait for me!
……
"Miss Yelena, I'm really sorry."
You've said that same line for five days now.
Last night had been another wild night. At this moment, Meng Lian and the silver dragon sisters were fully exposed, their positions extremely intimate.
"Stop saying it, stop saying it. Let me recover."
Meng Lian covered her face with her small hands, looking like she had given up on life.
"Big Sister, is Miss Yelena our wife now?"
Tina woke from her deep slumber and looked at Meng Lian. At this moment, a hint of affection had appeared in her eyes as well.
Originally, in Tina's eyes, Meng Lian was just a very beautiful ingredient. Later, after Tiane had scolded her, Meng Lian became a very beautiful human. But after these past five nights, Meng Lian's position in Tina's heart had transformed into the shared wife of her and her sister.
"W-wife?"
Hearing this, Meng Lian's face flushed red. She never imagined Tina would say something so shameful.
"That's right. Big Sister told me before that someone other than Big Sister would do those things to us someday. That person would be our wife. Hehe, Miss Yelena, you're already our wife now."
"Wait, wait, let me process this."
Meng Lian was completely confused. She looked at Tiane and found that the other actually had a shy expression on her face.
Wait, sister, you can't possibly have the same idea, right?
"Miss Yelena, we're truly sorry for what we did to you these past few nights. But please rest assured, we will compensate you."
Silver dragons were magical beasts after all. They had little understanding of ethics and morality. They didn't realize at all that Meng Lian had been forced by them, and that their behavior in the human world would be grounds for immediate execution.
"Don't tell me your compensation is making me your wife?"
"Of course not."
Hearing Tiane's words, Meng Lian breathed a sigh of relief. But what Tiane said next made her freeze.
"Although I don't know how humans think about this kind of thing, in the view of us silver dragons, Miss Yelena, even though you were forced by us, we have already had marital relations. So we have the obligation to be responsible for you for life. Therefore, Tina and I will marry you and become your wives together."
Huh?