Only the faint blue light emanating from the runes on the rock face, drawing in energy, flickered regularly, like the heartbeat of some cold creature.
Jiang Chan's massive body lay on the cold stone ground, the scales covering her body growing increasingly gray and dry, with large patches of the edges curling and peeling off, revealing the rough, lifeless, black skin underneath.
The muscles atrophied even more, and the huge skeletal outline was clearly visible, like a giant specimen that was decaying rapidly.
The intervals between the pulsations of the dragon crystal in his chest cavity became longer, and each weak pulsation was like the last breath of a dying person, the light almost a deathly gray-white.
[Energy Flow Guidance] is operating stably. The disguise of accelerated decay is flawless.
But Jiang Chan's consciousness was racing.
The target... is Crown Prince Elias, who carries the hopes for the future of the kingdom and needs special "care"!
The gates were tightly shut, and the guards were still below, but unlike before, they no longer chatted hushedly. They seemed to be affected by the escalating martial law atmosphere above, becoming more silent and vigilant, patrolling regularly along fixed routes, their metal boots making a monotonous echo on the rocks.
Information blockage.
We have to find a way!
Jiang Chan slightly adjusted the position of her enormous head, her heavy eyelids drooping, concealing the cold calculation deep within her pupils.
She made an extremely faint, labored "hoarse" sound from her throat, like a broken bellows, her voice hoarse and low, carrying a sense of impending death.
The sound echoed in the deathly silent cavern, not loud, but enough to attract the attention of the guards below.
Sure enough, one of the guards stopped, looked up, and gazed somewhat irritably at the huge black shadow below the platform. "Old man, what's wrong now? Behave yourself! Don't cause trouble!"
Jiang Chan's "hoarse" sounds came out intermittently, as if she was about to die at any moment, yet she stubbornly continued, revealing a kind of irritating stubbornness.
Another guard nudged his companion with his spear. "Alright, why bother arguing with a dying beast? It's probably just groaning because its energy was drained too much. Bear with it, things will be quiet in a few more days." His tone carried a sense of relief.
"What bad luck!" the first guard cursed, but couldn't help shouting up, "Hey! You giant lizard! Quiet down! The King and the Crown Prince are coming to give you a 'grand funeral' soon! Just lie there and wait to die!"
Your Highness the Crown Prince!
Elias!
He really did come! And he came with the king!
The "hoarse" sounds coming from Jiang Chan's throat seemed to become more rapid, sounding more like a painful struggle.
The guard who had spoken seemed to find it pointless to yell at a dying dragon, and muttered again, "Hmph, I heard that Prince Elias specifically requested to stand in the position closest to the gate, saying he wanted to witness history firsthand and experience this 'end of evil' up close! Quite courageous..."
Location! At the very front! Near the gate!
Jiang Chan's dragon eyes suddenly contracted in the shadows, a flash of icy killing intent disappearing in an instant.
Witnessing the end up close? Great! Then let me make it even more real for you!
Target locked: Crown Prince Elias!
A royal heir with pure blood, a symbol of the kingdom's future.
The target of this curse is you!
Now, a weapon is needed. A weapon that can penetrate that solid barrier, ignore distance, accurately hit its target, and deeply engrave the hatred and curses accumulated by the black dragon over a thousand years into its very blood and marrow!
According to the original owner's memories... an indescribable, excruciating pain suddenly erupted deep within Jiang Chan's chest! Sharper than chains piercing her collarbone! Deeper than having her dragon crystal extracted!
Her massive body stiffened abruptly! It tensed uncontrollably! The chains that were deeply embedded in her flesh creaked and groaned! The runes on the rock wall shone brightly, frantically absorbing the sudden surge of energy!
"Hoh—Ugh!" A suppressed roar, like that of a dying beast, was forced out of Jiang Chan's throat! The sound was filled with tangible pain, causing the rubble on the ceiling of the cave to fall down in a rustling sound!
The guards below were startled, gripping their weapons tightly and taking two steps back, staring in disbelief at the enormous shadow convulsing violently in the darkness above: "What the hell?! What's wrong with you?!"
"If you're going to die, just die quietly! What's with this sudden outburst?" another guard cursed nervously.
The violent convulsions lasted for several seconds before gradually subsiding. Jiang Chan's massive body went limp, collapsing to the ground with only faint, almost imperceptible movements. It was as if that one convulsion had exhausted her last bit of strength.
The guard cursed a few times, and seeing that there was no further movement from above, he relaxed his vigilance slightly, but the patrol's pace noticeably quickened, as if he wanted to stay away from this suddenly crazed monster.
Unbeknownst to them, a silent sacrifice and refining process was taking place inside that seemingly limp and enormous body.
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