Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Honesty Is The Key To Success

Naya gazed at Zelan, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Just as Iris didn’t want her to get hurt, Naya also wished to protect Iris from any harm.

[Host, let me finish. He might not be summoning a weapon, he could be releasing a wave of energy.]

[What?]

Despite the System’s words, Naya’s tense nerves still did not relax.

Zelan looked surprised at the sight of her lance as well.

“What’s wrong? Naya?”

Iris raised her hand and placed it on Naya’s shoulder, looking puzzled.

“Hey, what are you doing? Stop any sneaky moves, just do as Her Majesty the Queen says, and lie down in the coffin obediently.”

“Your lance…”

Zelan stared blankly at the lance in Naya’s hand.

“What about my lance?”

“Is it a Sacred Relic of the Earth Veins?”

“A Sacred Relic of the Earth Veins?”

“This is a Sacred Relic of the Earth Veins. I can sense the energy from it. But without help from that, how could you possibly bind the relic to your soul?”

Zelan was very clear on how Naya summoned this weapon, it was pulled from the System’s dimensional backpack.

He looked at Naya in disbelief.

As a fellow Sacred Relic of the Earth Veins, the summoning method was similar to that of his Holy Sword.

Moreover, the system in his consciousness was also informing him that this silver-haired dragon girl might also be a System possessor.

[System, can I be honest with him?]

[It’s best not to. You can tell him you were once human. Although he’s starting to suspect you, without conclusive evidence, Systems can’t sense each other, and he can only make judgments based on appearances. But there’s always a chance of coincidence in the world.]

[Alright.]

Naya didn’t answer Zelan’s question, instead, she turned to the person behind her.

“Iris, how should I deal with him?”

The System wanted to comment on Naya’s caution.

When facing an enemy, she was excessively cautious. If Naya answered Zelan’s question directly, it would indirectly reveal her knowledge of the System.

However, she was clumsy when it came to dealing with Iris.

No.

The System felt deceived.

Naya had been subtly revealing information about the System’s existence to Iris.

She wasn’t truly foolish.

Iris wrapped her arms around Naya’s waist and whispered softly in a tone only the two of them could hear.

“Handle it your way, for instance, tell him you were once human.”

Naya nodded.

“Um, what’s your name again? Now, stop your little tricks right this moment.”

“What little tricks?”

“You’re exuding a dangerous energy, what’s going on?”

[Host, no energy waves can be detected from him anymore.]

“My name is Zelan.”

Zelan didn’t respond to Naiya’s latter question. He had already retracted the communicator into his dimensional backpack, and the so-called dangerous energy would vanish with it.

“Oh.”

Naya stared into Zelan’s slightly tense black eyes for a while before continuing.

“Then, Hero Zelan, are you still unwilling to cooperate with us?”

“I need to ensure my personal safety. How can I trust you to have me lie in a coffin?”

“I’ve said it before; if we wanted to kill you, it would be easy. Do we need to beat around the bush?”

Zelan was already too concerned about revealing his ulterior motives.

He didn’t want to cooperate, he was utterly unwilling.

If he really lost the System, he would just be a second-rate Hero with no value, merely meat on the chopping block of the Dragon King.

The System he possessed was his leverage to maintain a standoff with the two dragons.

It was his bargaining chip to buy time.

As long as he could wait for Leo to arrive, everything would be fine.

Zelan couldn’t lose the system, he couldn’t lose the assistance of the divine.

Even if it means going against the way of a Hero and having to live a miserable life, he had to fight to survive, to live on with his System.

Humans needed this power, a power that allowed them to surpass the limits of the human flesh.

“Hero Zelan, she was once human too.”

Iris behind them spoke up.

Both Naya and Zelan widened their eyes in surprise.

Iris had casually revealed her identity like that?

“You look at her now and still think you will die? Moreover, after you donate your energy to me, you can continue to use your Sacred Relic.”

[Host. To put it concretely, the relationship between the System and the host is like that of a guest staying at the host’s home. The guest can choose to force the system out. Theoretically, Iris’s speculation isn’t wrong. If the Hero is willing to give her his energy, she can successfully extract the System from him. So she needs the Hero to sincerely submit.]

The System kindly explained Iris’s motives to Naya in her consciousness.

[Of course, this is only theoretically feasible. Iris doesn’t even know what a System is, so it’s almost impossible for her to succeed. But still, I have to compliment her for being able to deduce to this point, that’s already impressive.]

[After all, she’s my wife.]

Naya’s lips curled into a slight smile.

Zelan turned to Naya with a question.

“Were you really once human?”

“Yes, this Holy Spear is the proof. Would you like to try the feeling of being pierced by my spear? You would then experience the surge of the Earth Veins’ energy within you.”

“Then, do you also possess…”

Zelan’s words trailed off midway.

She doesn’t possess it, does she?

If this silver-haired dragon girl really had a System, then why wouldn’t the Dragon King capture her for research? Why wouldn’t she extract the System from the silver-haired dragon girl?

“Her Majesty the Queen has said you won’t die, therefore, you won’t. Stop the prattle, cooperate obediently, and you will become an honorary knight of the dragons, enjoying endless glory and wealth. Isn’t that wonderful?”

“I can’t lose this power…”

Zelan revealed his reluctance to submit.

He had actively cooperated with Veltia in the dungeon just to be able to roam around and report his location to Leo.

“So, you’re saying you’re unwilling to cooperate? You’re not sincerely submitting? Do you know the consequences of angering Her Majesty the Queen? Dying would be a mercy for you.”

[Host, why are you speaking like a villain?]

[Mind your own business. Since you won’t let me reveal your existence to Iris, let him replace me as a guinea pig.]

Iris looked at the silver-white long hair behind Naya.

Hearing Naya trying to persuade this once-human Hero, her expression remained cool, but her heart was secretly delighted.

Facing the threat from Naya, Zelan didn’t show fear, he tried to turn Naya against Iris instead.

“You claim you were once human. If that’s true, then why do you stand with the dragons? The dragons have long coveted us humans, invading our kingdoms for thousands of years. If you were truly human, you shouldn’t be siding with them and trying to persuade me to surrender instead.”

Naya frowned slightly.

“No, I only see humans wanting to slay dragons day after day, wanting to kill the Dragon King. It was humans who instigated the conflict. To the dragons, humans are like ants. If humans weren’t stirring up trouble, do you think the dragons would even glance at humans? Don’t take humans too seriously.”

“Haha, is that your mindset? Yes, the dragons are powerful and regard us humans as ants. But, if we never resisted the strong, the human race might have long been extinct. It is precisely because we have fought for humanity, because of our relentless persistence, carrying on the spirit of the dragon-slaying Heroes, that we humans continue to thrive on this land and shine brightly.”

Hope flickered in Zelan’s eyes.

“I respect your choice to betray humanity and willingly become a dragon, but if you remember that you were once human, then please don’t stand with the dragons and become a traitor to humanity.”

Leo should be arriving soon.

Regardless of whether this silver-haired dragon girl was truly once human or if the Dragon King had intentionally found a dragon capable of using a Sacred Relic of the Earth Veins to deceive him, and fabricating a story of a human turn-to-dragon to make him empathize with her in order to win him over.

He didn’t care anymore. He just had to keep talking nonsense until Leo arrived.

His belief will never change no matter what.

These dragons were either foolish or too proud, letting him out without restraining him, allowing him to stand directly before the Dragon King.

Weren’t they afraid he would break through the limitations of his body after becoming a dragon and turn the tables on Iris?