Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 104 - 103 Red-eyed Rat King
Chapter 104: Chapter 103: Red-eyed Rat King
Chapter 104 -103: Red-eyed Rat King
“Your eyes are very red, so I’ve decided to name you Red-eye,” Russell said, squatting on the lawn in front of the manor’s side courtyard gate, scrutinizing the Rat King with a serious gaze.
The Rat King stood up on its four limbs, not smaller than a hunting dog.
Its appearance of crafty eyes and thieving features didn’t change with the sudden increase in size, in fact, it became even more villainous-looking.
Its two large incisors were as sharp as spades.
Its eyes glowed red and looked incredibly creepy, and the condition of its unkempt fur added a touch of fierceness. All in all, the Rat King’s image was very evil.
However, it had the potential to be a Fantasy Beast and had acknowledged Russell as its master, so when Russell looked at it, he somehow felt it seemed a bit kinder.
“Red-eye, I’ll provide you with plenty of Magic Elixirs, and as long as you can evolve into the Fantasy Beast Red-eyed Rat King, I’ll make sure you have a brilliant future. I’ll make sure you’re well-fed and find you a good Knight to contract with,” Russell declared.
“Squeak!” The Rat King didn’t understand what Russell was babbling about, but it understood the words ‘Magic Elixir.’
That was enough, and its rat eyes shone with a bright red light.
Russell wasn’t the kind to just talk without action. He had a servant bring over some of the Magic Elixirs he normally used, unscrewed the cap, and fed them to the Rat King.
Glug, glug…
The Rat King drank voraciously.
This made Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound, who was responsible for surveilling the scene, feel somewhat displeased, as it had never enjoyed such an abundance of Magic Elixirs before, yet here was a mere oversized rat guzzling Magic Elixirs and becoming satiated.
Absolutely unjust.
Perhaps sensing Kevin’s resentment, suddenly, Russell passed over a Magic Elixir and stuffed it into Kevin’s mouth.
“Woo woo…” Kevin immediately wagged its tail like a propeller in excitement.
Its loyalty had finally paid off with tangible benefits. Kevin opened the bottle cap with its teeth and glanced at Eric, its contract partner, who was absorbed in practicing Sword Control not far away. A faint regret stirred within it—if only…
If only Russell had been the one to contract with it, its dog life would have been so much better.
“Hm?”
The most uptodate nove𝙡s are published on frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓.
Eric, feeling something, put down his Fine Steel Longsword. He had the impression he was being disdained but couldn’t quite pin it down, so he just scratched his head and went back to swinging his Fine Steel Longsword, practicing the Battle Qi Sword Control.
Meanwhile, over here.
After chowing down on ten Magic Elixirs, the Rat King finally reached the critical point for a metamorphosis.
“It’s about to evolve, Sir!” Charles whispered from behind Russell.
“Shh,” Russell signaled for silence.
Everyone stepped back to give the Rat King enough space to evolve, then watched with bated breath, anticipating the miracle moment of a beast evolving into a Fantasy Beast.
The transformation from a feeble beast to a formidable Fantasy Beast is indeed a miracle of life.
“Squeak!”
The red light in the Rat King’s eyes almost overflowed, its limbs scrabbling in the grass, emitting a piercing shriek as if in tremendous pain.
Fortunately, the pain didn’t last long. The power provided by the Magic Elixirs, mixed with its own nascent strength, exploded into unprecedented change, fermenting and refining within its limbs and body, ascending into primal energy.
When the first drop of primal energy formed, it seemed to cause a chain reaction, and all the power fused into primal energy in an instant.
At that moment, primal energy filled the Rat King’s frail body.
Pop! Cracks formed on its body, blood splattered, looking very gruesome.
But what followed was its body swelling like a balloon, each hair standing straight and shining brighter, with its eyes shining outward like red flashlights.
Its claws became sharper, its teeth more lethal, especially its spade-like incisors, which gleamed coldly, and the quality improved greatly.
“Squeak!”
The Rat King let out a sharp roar.
Its transformation was now complete; at this moment, it had evolved from the size of an ordinary hunting dog to that of a large wolfhound. Although its appearance still bore a treacherous and rat-like quality, its aura had undergone a significant change.
From sleazy, it had transformed into majestic.
The only constant were those red eyes, which began to dart around haphazardly, greatly undermining its newfound dignified demeanor.
“Woof…” Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound bared his teeth.
One gold and one silver eye fixated on the Rat King, ready to charge at a moment’s notice to protect Russell and hunt down the Rat King.
Eric also silently moved to Russell’s side, his gaze equally intense as he watched the Rat King.
Despite the Rat King’s previous submission to Russell,
without the constraint of a contract, it was hardly reassuring. Should the Rat King’s nature change and it harbored the intent to harm, he would join forces with Kevin to give the Rat King another beating, ensuring it truly submitted to Russell and dared not entertain any other ideas.
However, the worrisome situation they had anticipated did not emerge.
After a few excited roars, the Rat King calmed down, then slowly approached Russell, rubbing affectionately against his pant leg with a hint of gratitude.
Fantasy Beasts, with their heightened spiritual intelligence, understood gratitude and tended to have a simpler nature, devoid of the fickleness that plagues humans.
“Well done, you’ve become the Red-eyed Rat King!” Russell said, stroking the Red-eyed Rat King’s head like one would pet a dog. And, believe it or not, he found himself growing fond of the quirky charm of the Red-eyed Rat King the more he looked at it.
“Squeak squeak,” the Red-eyed Rat King rubbed against Russell’s pant leg while casting a sidelong glance at Kevin, its small eyes glittering with triumphant pride.
It was no longer afraid of the big wolfhound!
At this moment, seeing that the fate of the Fantasy Beast was settled, Charles immediately started to flatter loudly, “Under the watchful eyes of the Great Dragon, blessed by its radiant light, congratulations Sir on acquiring another Fantasy Beast, propelling the might of your domain to a new level, the ascent has already begun!”
“Congratulations, Sir!”
“Praise the master, praise the Great Dragon!”
“Sir must be a person favored by the Great Dragon, your path as a Knight is sure to prosper!”
The officials all followed suit with their flattery, although their repetitive words lacked any novelty.
Russell listened with a smile for a while, then raised his hand to stop the endless repetition of flattery and said, “These recent days, the rat plague has caused harm, and we suffered some losses, but those pale in comparison to the joy of gaining the Red-eyed Rat King.”
The Red-eyed Rat King raised its head, feeling even prouder. It couldn’t fully understand what Russell was saying, but it knew it was being praised.
Kevin looked at the smug Red-eyed Rat King and dismissed it with a sneer.
“So today at noon, join me for a feast, and we shall not return until we’re drunk,” Russell said, waiting for the crowd to cheer before continuing, “Of course, the Red-eyed will stay here. As for who it favours and wishes to form a contract with, that will depend on your efforts.”
These words revealed Russell’s intention; he did not plan to form a contract himself but to offer the opportunity to his followers.
Immediately, Tom, Jack, John, and James looked at each other, their eyes burning with fierce competitive spirit.
For now, they were the four most likely to be promoted to Great Knights and obtain the opportunity for a contract.
But Katie, Catherine, Halls, and the other Rangers also secretly clenched their fists with determination. Although Rangers had taken a different path, it wasn’t without a chance of rediscovering Battle Qi and returning to the Knight’s way—for nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Even.
Charles, amidst his laughter, was secretly spurred on, planning to push himself harder when he returned that night to see if he could reclaim the sensation of cultivation.
What if… what if he became a Great Knight, wouldn’t he soar instantly?
He couldn’t help but glance at Eric out of the corner of his eye. There was already a gap between them, and even though he had become the domain’s scribe, he still couldn’t compare to the status of a Phantom Beast Knight and had to respectfully address the other as “Sir Eric”.
And all Eric had to do was casually call him “Charles”.
“Keep at it!” Charles cheered himself on, “If a mere rat can become a Fantasy Beast, my ancestors produced a Phantom Beast Knight, so why can’t I revive the glory of my ancestors and return to the realm of a Phantom Beast Knight!”
