The Dragon's Pact: A Princess for the Flame

Chapter 36 – Bone scraping therapy

The Elite Gnoll had no name, but its Black Dragon master named it Brother Hui.

As a chaotic evil gnoll, Brother Hui was naturally rebellious, but it couldn't resist the Black Dragon master's style, which was even more chaotic and evil than theirs.

So, it was fine.

For gnolls, acknowledging a demon as their master was an honor, especially since the Black Dragon master's fearsome appearance would make even the deepest abyssal demons tremble.

"Keep this one alive, kill the rest."

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Brother Hui grabbed Moriyama Yaren's head and gestured a throat-slitting motion to the underlings behind him.

No need to say, it was all learned from the Black Dragon.

"Howl—"

The gnolls, who had been eyeing their prey, immediately launched an attack. However, they abandoned their savage ways for a more artistic approach.

For instance, one gnoll lifted a Sakura Island player, using its waist to slam them into the ground—a textbook shoulder throw.

Another gnoll grabbed a Sakura Island player headfirst, leaping into the air and spinning rapidly before crashing down—aerial spiral tombstone spike, causing explosive damage.

There were also German suplexes, iron bridge drops, and more.

Under the Black Dragon's careful guidance, the gnolls, with their increasingly impressive physical prowess, could easily toy with these average 1.7-meter-tall Sakura Island players.

On Earth, there's a game called "King of Fighters."

Although many skills are quite fantastical, Su Nian could have the burly gnolls replicate some wrestling moves.

"Masano-kun, Yoshikawa-kun, how are you?"

"We... uh..."

This was a message from the team channel, but the two bodyguards being kicked around by the gnolls had no time to respond, their health rapidly depleting.

Although the gnolls' kicks weren't very damaging individually, it was truly humiliating!

"Damn it, I'll make you monsters pay in blood!"

Masano Jirou glared at the gnoll stepping on him, as if trying to imprint its image in his mind.

But the gnoll remembered the Black Dragon master's teachings.

When humans look at you like that, just give them a big slap. If they keep looking, slap them again. The gnoll didn't know why, but it followed the instruction.

"Smack—"

Masano Jirou took a wide swing of a slap, spitting out two bloody teeth, unable to hold back his curses:

"Baka, bakayarou!"

"Smack—" Another slap followed.

The gnoll rubbed its hands, grinning with its fanged mouth, feeling immensely satisfied.

Unfortunately, the Sakura Island player in front of it was already lifeless, and their body vanished into light particles.

No wonder the master said these strange humans couldn't be eaten; they weren't edible at all.

The gnoll shook its head regretfully.

...

Meanwhile, in the Kobold's lair.

Su Nian was comfortably sprawled on a smooth rock platform, while Anna sat in his embrace, gently wiping the scales on his chest.

[Your follower has killed a human mage player, you gain 5 system points.]

...

[Your follower has killed a human cleric player, you gain 5 system points.]

As the notifications came in, Su Nian couldn't help but grin with his fearsome dragon mouth.

As he suspected, these players couldn't resist leaving the safety of the Starter Village, and his setup was starting to pay off.

First, lure the players with treasure chests, let them open the chests, then have his underlings kill the players, turning the chest rewards into his own.

"Dragon brother, you seem really happy?"

Anna giggled, pouting and blowing on the dark scales, sensing the Black Dragon's joyous mood.

"Indeed, but Anna, don't change the subject; you haven't applied medicine to the sores on your leg yet."

"Ah... brother, I can do it myself..."

Anna's petite body trembled, her heart racing.

"Be good, listen~ Dragon saliva has healing properties, and when mixed with herbs, it's highly effective. Besides, I'm just a dragon, nothing to be shy about~"

Su Nian's voice was low and raspy, not very pleasant to hear, but to Anna, it was filled with an enchanting allure, making her heart flutter.

"But..."

She hesitated.

However, the next moment, the Black Dragon's tail wrapped around her waist and gently lifted her.

"Oh... dragon brother..."

Su Nian ignored Anna's bashful resistance.

He lifted a dragon claw, gently raising Anna's skirt, revealing her tender, fair calves and knees. But just a little higher on her thigh, it was covered in purplish-red ulcerous sores, looking terrifyingly grotesque.

[Ulcer from Unknown Plague (Deteriorating)]

Despite Anna's cheerful demeanor, Su Nian, being observant, noticed her occasional slight frown.

Clearly, she was constantly enduring the pain caused by the disease.

Perhaps to avoid worrying him, Anna never showed it in front of him.

She just silently endured it alone.

These ulcerous sores on her leg, festering, must be very painful.

Su Nian didn't hesitate, tossing the gathered herbs into his mouth, chewing them thoroughly, then using his rough dragon tongue to gently scrape the herbs over Anna's wounds.

"Brother... don't, the wound, it's... it's dirty..."

Anna's face flushed as she lowered her head, her pearly white teeth gently biting her lower lip.

Under Su Nian's careful care, her complexion improved significantly, and when shy, her lips gained a hint of color, looking alluringly delicate.

Dirty?

Su Nian didn't think so; it was just some pus and blood, he wouldn't swallow it.

He controlled the soft barbs on his dragon tongue to fully stand up, applying the herbal paste while scraping away the necrotic tissue, allowing the herbs' medicinal properties to be fully utilized, and maximizing the effect of the dragon saliva.

Anna slightly furrowed her brows, her body trembling, a layer of fine sweat forming on her forehead, likely from the pain, but she obediently remained silent.

[The wound is so disgusting, full of pus and blood, yet brother doesn't mind at all...]

[Dragon brother is so good to Anna... if... if only...]

[God... if you exist, could you let Anna live on? Even just a little longer...]

[Only by living can I properly repay dragon brother...]

...

Silly girl, I won't let you die.

Su Nian glanced at Anna, thinking this while continuing to focus on applying medicine to her.

Not even a god could change that.

[Anna Hathaway's affection +5, current affection 60 (Budding)]