Volume 5 Chapter 21
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 21: Ruthless Mockery
A magic circle appeared beneath Xia Lulu’s feet.
It had been set here early on by Inner Demon Xia Yi. Using magic, she had hidden all of the Sky-Blue Wood taken from the Dragon Treasure Vault right within this spot.
The moment Xia Lulu made contact with it, the magic circle would activate, the Sky-Blue Wood inside would reveal itself, and Xia Lulu would be completely submerged.
This was her flawless, perfect plan!
“Hahahaha, I’ve won!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi declared her victory.
“Th-this is Sky-Blue Wood… damn it, why is there so much of it…!”
Xia Lulu was both anxious and furious. She tried to tear the Sky-Blue Wood off her body, but there was simply too much of it, so much that it nearly drowned her. Her body went limp, and she could no longer move.
Looking at the Xia Lulu completely under her control, Inner Demon Xia Yi had only one word in her mind at that moment,
Exhilarating!!
“Well then, Xia Lulu, how is it? The scent of Sky-Blue Wood, fragrant, isn’t it?”
“You… how… did you get it…!”
“Isn’t it obvious? Of course I took it from the Dragon Treasure Vault!” Inner Demon Xia Yi said.
“The Dragon Treasure Vault?”
“That’s right. Don’t tell me you didn’t know at all? How utterly useless. And you call yourself the Silver Dragon Queen, someone was making moves right under your nose, and you didn’t notice a thing!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi laughed so hard that even her tail was swaying back and forth.
“Fine, then I’ll just tell you. The truth is, I acted together with Elly and secretly snuck into the Dragon Treasure Vault!”
“You…?”
“That’s right. From the very beginning, I calculated everything. I pretended to fall asleep, but in reality I called Elly over and moved quietly at night. We took advantage of the moment when the guards of the Dragon Treasure Vault were changing shifts, seized the opening, had Elly stand watch for me, and then I used the bloodline of the Silver Dragon royal family to open the vault’s doors and go inside to take the Sky-Blue Wood!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi cheerfully recounted her criminal exploits.
This felt way too good. After ensuring victory, explaining your entire plan right in front of your opponent and mercilessly mocking them, it was pure enjoyment.
The strong exist to humiliate the weak!!
“I used the Sky-Blue Wood to set up a trap here and deliberately lured you over. All it took was a few taunts, and you fell for it. Xia Lulu, it was precisely your arrogance that gave me the opportunity to defeat you!”
“Damn it…!”
Xia Lulu looked extremely unwilling to accept this outcome.
A Dragon King in such a high position being reduced to this state, it was utterly disgraceful.
“Xia Lulu, what’s wrong? Feeling anxious now? But you know, being anxious won’t help. Now then, let me think… What should I do to you next?”
Inner Demon Xia Yi clapped her hands and broke into a wicked grin.
“Oh, I’ve got it. I’ll start by grabbing your tail and hanging you upside down!”
“Stop!” Xia Lulu shouted.
“Too late, Xia Lulu. Losers don’t have the right to choose their punishment!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi had no intention of listening. She walked step by step toward the magic circle where Xia Lulu was trapped, leisurely admiring Xia Lulu’s furious yet helpless expression.
She recalled what had happened before.
Back then, she had mocked Xia Lulu for having a flat chest, and as a result, Xia Lulu had flown into a rage and hung her up to teach her a lesson.
At that time, Xia Lulu had also approached her like this, step by step.
Now, it seemed the roles had completely reversed.
Back then, Xia Lulu surely never imagined that she would one day end up like this herself.
“Y-you…!!” Xia Lulu gritted her teeth in anger.
“It’s over, Xia Lulu. Now I’m taking my revenge!!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi reached out toward Xia Lulu’s tail.
But at that very moment, something completely unexpected happened, Xia Lulu’s tail suddenly wrapped around Inner Demon Xia Yi’s arm and effortlessly flung her away, smashing her into a massive boulder.
Boom!
Under the tremendous force, the boulder shattered. After taking this blow, Inner Demon Xia Yi felt aching pain all over her body, as if she were about to fall apart.
“Cough, cough… th-this… how is this possible?!”
Lying on the ground, Inner Demon Xia Yi wore an expression of utter disbelief. She watched as Xia Lulu slowly stood up from the massive pile of Sky-Blue Wood, smiling calmly and casually brushing all the wood chips off her body.
As if everything just now had merely been an act.
“Oh my, oh my. Daughter, what’s wrong? You look so surprised, your jaw’s about to hit the floor,” Xia Lulu said.
“How could this be? There was clearly so much Sky-Blue Wood, you should have had no reason to resist it…!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi refused to believe what she was seeing.
“What method did you use? This makes no sense at all!”
“Sky-Blue Wood? Who told you this was Sky-Blue Wood?”
Xia Lulu picked up a handful of the so-called “Sky-Blue Wood” and blew on it.
One piece drifted in front of Inner Demon Xia Yi. The smell was completely different from Sky-Blue Wood, this was nothing more than ordinary wood chips.
No wonder Xia Lulu hadn’t been affected at all.
“Then where did the Sky-Blue Wood go? I personally set up that trap!” Inner Demon Xia Yi’s pupils trembled.
“Foolish daughter, did you really think I didn’t know you were up to something? I already knew last night. You think those little schemes of yours could fool me?” Xia Lulu said with a smile. “While you were enjoying your soup dumplings, all the Sky-Blue Wood in the storage cabinet had already been swapped out by me.”
“……!”
“In other words, the magic circle you set up only contained harmless wood chips. They wouldn’t have any effect on me at all.”
Xia Lulu snapped her fingers and ignited the wood chips with fire magic. As they burned rapidly, they turned to ash and were scattered by the wind.
“Alright then. Go ahead and use whatever backup plan you’ve got.”
“……”
Inner Demon Xia Yi’s body began to tremble slightly.
What backup plan could she possibly have? That had already been her final trump card.
Without Sky-Blue Wood, she stood no chance whatsoever against Xia Lulu, who completely outclassed her in realm and power.
This was bad.
Her butt was already starting to ache faintly.
“Daughter, let me tell you some good news,” Xia Lulu said as she tossed out the replaced Sky-Blue Wood. “I brought all of the Sky-Blue Wood with me. These are exactly the ones you took from the Dragon Treasure Vault, and of course, they’ll all be used on you.”
“N-no!!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi turned around and tried to run.
After only a few steps, she slammed straight into a transparent wall of ice, immediately raising a bump on her head.
“That hurts!”
The silver-haired loli squatted down, and then she was grabbed by Xia Lulu.
“Waaah!!”
“Alright now, daughter, time to take a bath~!”
Xia Lulu said cheerfully. She grabbed Inner Demon Xia Yi by her big tail, dragged her in front of the Sky-Blue Wood piled up like a small mountain, and tossed her straight into it.
Submerged by the Sky-Blue Wood, Inner Demon Xia Yi’s consciousness began to blur. Her body grew weak, and she rapidly sank into collapse.
“Inner Demon, how’s the situation outside? How did the battle go?”
In her hazy state, Inner Demon Xia Yi heard Xia Yi’s voice.
But she no longer had the mental clarity to respond.
“What’s going on?”
“……”
“Did we win? Then I’ll take back control of the body!”
“……”
“You’re acting really strange. Whatever, I’ll take that as a yes.”
Xia Yi reclaimed control of her body. Unable to resist, Inner Demon Xia Yi was temporarily forced back.
When the little princess saw the situation in front of her and felt the overwhelming aura of Sky-Blue Wood, she froze on the spot.
“Eh?”
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