After crawling in the dark tunnel for a long while, Link finally reached the Red Dragon Queen's mouth . There were huge fangs all around him . Three layers glinted coldly and overlapped like a forest of blades . It was indeed the mouth of a beast .

Link had only taken a glance before the tongue under his feet suddenly moved and pushed him out the mouth .

Once outside, Link immediately cast a cleansing spell to get rid of the saliva on him . On the other hand, the Red Dragon Queen's body flashed with red light . Under this light, her body kept shrinking until she looked as she did in the Creation Hall .

There were two things with her too . One was a dark purple rock the size of a skull; the other was two poisonous thorns . It had fallen off of the dragon form .

Gretel's face was ghastly pale . She was dazed too and had completely free fell from the sky .

Link quickly went to catch her while collecting the dark purple astral rock and thorns . He'd already used all his strength in blocking the thorns but thankfully, he wasn't poisoned . His Dragon Power recovered quickly as well . Right now, he already gained 1000 points .

Activating the Void Walk, Link went towards the ground .

He only knew that he was inside the Firuman Realm but he didn't know the specific location . There was a large island with residents below . He prepared to go ask them . However, he wasn't familiar with the situation here and didn't want to appear suddenly . He cast an Invisibility spell on them both before descending .

The island was truly large . Even from tens of thousands of feet in the sky and with a dragon's amazing vision, Link could barely see the borders . This island was probably more than 300 miles wide .

While descending, Link checked Gretel's state .

Her body was limp as if she didn't have an ounce of power left . Her eyelids were half-closed but her eyes moved slightly . This meant she was still conscious . However, her Dragon Power aura was very faint . Other than her Dragon Power, a powerful Void aura radiated from her .

These were the cla.s.sic symptoms of being poisoned . After a player was poisoned in the game, a Magician's Mana bar or a Warrior's Battle Aura would keep getting eroded until it disappeared . Then it would turn into something called the Chaotic Rot .

The poisoned would die at this time and become a puppet controlled by the Chaotic Rot . The poisonous centipede had two choices . One was to absorb the Chaotic Rot and transform it into its own power . The second was to keep it as its slave and eat when needed .

The Void Centipede's poison was very unique . All antidotes in Firuman were ineffective against it . However, Link knew two ways to detoxify it .

The first was the orthodox method . He would use a new antidote . There was a mission in the game that described how an alchemist experimented on a poisoned person to find the antidote . The player's mission was to collect all the materials for the alchemist .

This was the best solution; it could completely eradicate the poison . However, Link didn't know the recipe and specific method of creating the antidote . He was mostly clueless about advanced alchemy . He had to sc.r.a.p this idea .

The other solution was to seal it . He could seal all the contaminated power with a spell . However, the poisoned would lose all power and become an average person .

This solution couldn't eradicate the poison; it could only buffer it .

"Your Highness, how do you feel?" Link asked .

"I can't control my body . My power is completely eroded . " Gretel's voice was as quiet as a mosquito .

Clearly, this poisoner's power was extremely strong . The poison effect was abnormally intense too . Even a Level-11 Legendary figure couldn't withstand it .

Link stopped the Void Walk and changed to a falling spell that was easier on his mind . He carried Gretel bridal style and opened her eyes to check the situation .

Her eyes used to be red and white; they were beautiful . Now, the red iris was unchanged but black vessels appeared in the white part . She was deeply poisoned . If he didn't use the sealing spell quickly, Gretel would probably lose consciousness .

During this time, another 1000 Dragon Power points had recovered . He didn't know specific sealing spells but he'd saved 800 Omni Points .

Open spell list, Link thought .

His vision flashed . Countless spell cards shone before him; they were all Legendary cards . Link scanned them and quickly found what he needed .

Void Shackle

Level-12 Legendary Spell

Cost: 13000 Dragon Power points

Effect: Use unparalleled strength to create a special shackling magic . It can seal any type of power in the world and is impossible to open .

(Note: Other than the spell-caster, no one can undo the seal . )

Link had around 2000 Dragon Power points now and was recovering at a rate of 39 points per second . He'd also activated the recovery effect of the Dragon King Belt . It would take around three minutes to reach 11000 Dragon Power points .

This wasn't too long but Link worried that Gretel couldn't survive until then . He checked her eyes again . There were more black vessels . The crystal-red irises were slightly contaminated too, turning dark red .

Link knew that when her eyes turned pure black, Gretel would become a puppet . Judging from the speed that the poison was spreading, she might not last until Link could cast the spell .

The most important thing now was to keep Gretel's consciousness strong . She couldn't defeat the poison with a strong desire to live, but she could at least delay it .

"Your Highness," Link murmured comfortingly . "You are in extreme danger but I have a way to cure you . I just need time to regenerate Dragon Power…"

Gretel's eyes were still half-closed . "Link," she mumbled . "It's eating away at me . I can't keep going . I see the boundless darkness . "

Link grew anxious . Grasping her hand, he exclaimed, "Your Majesty, can you hear me? I can cure you!"

"I'm not Your Majesty . Call me Tellie . "

Her voice was very soft but still clear enough . Link hesitated a bit before saying, "Tellie, do you know when we first met?"

Link changed his tactics . He stopped using flat language to persuade her . Instead, he tried to distract her .

As expected, Gretel was attracted by his words . "Wasn't it in the Dragon Square?"

"No, it wasn't there . It was in my dream . "

"Dream?" Gretel's voice was confused but also louder .

"Yes . In the dream, we met in the Delonga Kingdom . At that time, the Norton Kingdom hadn't stopped the Dark Army and the Dark Elves went South with their divine gear . Just as the humans were about to be defeated, you appeared with the Dragon Army . The entire sky was burning with the fire of dragons and you—you were the queen amongst the flames . "

Link was describing a scene from the game . It was a video of the Dragon Army joining the battle between light and dark . New careers such as Dragon Warrior and Dragon Magician were opened after that .

In the video, the Red Dragon Queen's appearance was incredible . No one could stop her Dragon Power . She was also gorgeous like an ideal first love and gained many fans . For two consecutive years, she was rated as the most beloved game character . As expected, all gamers would fall for a true queen .

Link thought back to the video and smiled . He was already a Level-9 Magician at that time . He'd seen Milda and Herrera without feeling much but that video really left an impression .

Clearly, Gretel liked listening to this . "Then what?" she murmured . "Did we talk?"

Link chuckled . "Yes . In my dream, I was just an insignificant Magician . After seeing you, I cried out, 'Your Majesty!' Then you asked me, 'Mortal, what do you want?' I couldn't say anything after that and you left because you were busy . I was so sad . "

"Dreams aren't real . I would never… Ah, I'm so dizzy . I see the hallucination . That insect is coming . It's looking at me!" Gretel's voice grew heavier . She was panicking .

Link was a bit shocked . He checked his Dragon Power—it was more than 8000 points now . He would have enough power after one more minute .

The whites of Gretel's eyes were completely black . Her red irises were turning black too . Link couldn't hold back anymore . "Tellie, I have something I've always wanted to say… Are you listening?"

"Yes…I'm listening . " Her words were broken but her pale face still filled with antic.i.p.ation . Her eyes opened a bit wider too . She looked at Link, waiting for him to utter the sentence .

She looked as if she could die in peace after hearing Link say it .

Seeing her like this, Link changed his plan . He couldn't say everything he'd planned . He needed to use this sentence to keep Gretel alive . "Tellie, you are the most elegant, beautiful, and moving woman I've ever seen . In my eyes, you aren't a high and mighty queen…"

To drag out the time, Link spoke very slowly . Half a minute pa.s.sed with this one sentence . As he spoke, he observed Gretel's reaction . Seeing that she kept staring at him in antic.i.p.ation, Link was a bit a.s.sured . He continued, "Actually, I…"

He stopped here; he looked hesitant .

Gretel waited for five full seconds . She was anxious when Link didn't continue but she didn't have the energy to urge him . She could only grit her teeth and force herself to stay awake so she wouldn't miss it .

Link knew what she was thinking so he just wouldn't say it . One second, two, three… The seconds ticked by . Eight seconds later, Link had enough Dragon Power .

He was relieved . Looking into Gretel's eyes filled with antic.i.p.ation, he lowered himself and whispered in her ears, "Tellie, actually, I can save you . "

Chapter 499 Queen s Crisis, a Close CallTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioAfter crawling in the dark tunnel for a long while, Link finally reached the Red Dragon Queen s mouth . There were huge fangs all around him . Three layers glinted coldly and overlapped like a forest of blades . It was indeed the mouth of a beast . Link had only taken a glance before the tongue under his feet suddenly moved and pushed him out the mouth . Once outside, Link immediately cast a cleansing spell to get rid of the saliva on him . On the other hand, the Red Dragon Queen s body flashed with red light . Under this light, her body kept shrinking until she looked as she did in the Creation Hall . There were two things with her too . One was a dark purple rock the size of a skull the other was two poisonous thorns . It had fallen off of the dragon form . Gretel s face was ghastly pale . She was dazed too and had completely free fell from the sky . Link quickly went to catch her while collecting the dark purple astral rock and thorns . He d already used all his strength in blocking the thorns but thankfully, he wasn t poisoned . His Dragon Power recovered quickly as well . Right now, he already gained 1000 points . Activating the Void Walk, Link went towards the ground . He only knew that he was inside the Firuman Realm but he didn t know the specific location . There was a large island with residents below . He prepared to go ask them . However, he wasn t familiar with the situation here and didn t want to appear suddenly . He cast an Invisibility spell on them both before descending . The island was truly large . Even from tens of thousands of feet in the sky and with a dragon s amazing vision, Link could barely see the borders . This island was probably more than 300 miles wide . While descending, Link checked Gretel s state . Her body was limp as if she didn t have an ounce of power left . Her eyelids were half closed but her eyes moved slightly . This meant she was still conscious . However, her Dragon Power aura was very faint . Other than her Dragon Power, a powerful Void aura radiated from her . These were the cla.s.sic symptoms of being poisoned . After a player was poisoned in the game, a Magician s Mana bar or a Warrior s Battle Aura would keep getting eroded until it disappeared . Then it would turn into something called the Chaotic Rot . The poisoned would die at this time and become a puppet controlled by the Chaotic Rot . The poisonous centipede had two choices . One was to absorb the Chaotic Rot and transform it into its own power . The second was to keep it as its slave and eat when needed . The Void Centipede s poison was very unique . All antidotes in Firuman were ineffective against it . However, Link knew two ways to detoxify it . The first was the orthodox method . He would use a new antidote . There was a mission in the game that described how an alchemist experimented on a poisoned person to find the antidote . The player s mission was to collect all the materials for the alchemist . This was the best solution it could completely eradicate the poison . However, Link didn t know the recipe and specific method of creating the antidote . He was mostly clueless about advanced alchemy . He had to sc.r.a.p this idea . The other solution was to seal it . He could seal all the contaminated power with a spell . However, the poisoned would lose all power and become an average person . This solution couldn t eradicate the poison it could only buffer it . Your Highness, how do you feel Link asked . I can t control my body . My power is completely eroded . Gretel s voice was as quiet as a mosquito . Clearly, this poisoner s power was extremely strong . The poison effect was abnormally intense too . Even a Level 11 Legendary figure couldn t withstand it . Link stopped the Void Walk and changed to a falling spell that was easier on his mind . He carried Gretel bridal style and opened her eyes to check the situation . Her eyes used to be red and white they were beautiful . Now, the red iris was unchanged but black vessels appeared in the white part . She was deeply poisoned . If he didn t use the sealing spell quickly, Gretel would probably lose consciousness . During this time, another 1000 Dragon Power points had recovered . He didn t know specific sealing spells but he d saved 800 Omni Points . Open spell list, Link thought . His vision flashed . Countless spell cards shone before him they were all Legendary cards . Link scanned them and quickly found what he needed . Void ShackleLevel 12 Legendary SpellCost 13000 Dragon Power pointsEffect Use unparalleled strength to create a special shackling magic . It can seal any type of power in the world and is impossible to open . Note Other than the spell caster, no one can undo the seal . Link had around 2000 Dragon Power points now and was recovering at a rate of 39 points per second . He d also activated the recovery effect of the Dragon King Belt . It would take around three minutes to reach 11000 Dragon Power points . This wasn t too long but Link worried that Gretel couldn t survive until then . He checked her eyes again . There were more black vessels . The crystal red irises were slightly contaminated too, turning dark red . Link knew that when her eyes turned pure black, Gretel would become a puppet . Judging from the speed that the poison was spreading, she might not last until Link could cast the spell . The most important thing now was to keep Gretel s consciousness strong . She couldn t defeat the poison with a strong desire to live, but she could at least delay it . Your Highness, Link murmured comfortingly . You are in extreme danger but I have a way to cure you . I just need time to regenerate Dragon Power Gretel s eyes were still half closed . Link, she mumbled . It s eating away at me . I can t keep going . I see the boundless darkness . Link grew anxious . Grasping her hand, he exclaimed, Your Majesty, can you hear me I can cure you I m not Your Majesty . Call me Tellie . Her voice was very soft but still clear enough . Link hesitated a bit before saying, Tellie, do you know when we first met Link changed his tactics . He stopped using flat language to persuade her . Instead, he tried to distract her . As expected, Gretel was attracted by his words . Wasn t it in the Dragon Square No, it wasn t there . It was in my dream . Dream Gretel s voice was confused but also louder . Yes . In the dream, we met in the Delonga Kingdom . At that time, the Norton Kingdom hadn t stopped the Dark Army and the Dark Elves went South with their divine gear . Just as the humans were about to be defeated, you appeared with the Dragon Army . The entire sky was burning with the fire of dragons and you you were the queen amongst the flames . Link was describing a scene from the game . It was a video of the Dragon Army joining the battle between light and dark . New careers such as Dragon Warrior and Dragon Magician were opened after that . In the video, the Red Dragon Queen s appearance was incredible . No one could stop her Dragon Power . She was also gorgeous like an ideal first love and gained many fans . For two consecutive years, she was rated as the most beloved game character . As expected, all gamers would fall for a true queen . Link thought back to the video and smiled . He was already a Level 9 Magician at that time . He d seen Milda and Herrera without feeling much but that video really left an impression . Clearly, Gretel liked listening to this . Then what she murmured . Did we talk Link chuckled . Yes . In my dream, I was just an insignificant Magician . After seeing you, I cried out, Your Majesty Then you asked me, Mortal, what do you want I couldn t say anything after that and you left because you were busy . I was so sad . Dreams aren t real . I would never Ah, I m so dizzy . I see the hallucination . That insect is coming . It s looking at me Gretel s voice grew heavier . She was panicking . Link was a bit shocked . He checked his Dragon Power it was more than 8000 points now . He would have enough power after one more minute . The whites of Gretel s eyes were completely black . Her red irises were turning black too . Link couldn t hold back anymore . Tellie, I have something I ve always wanted to say Are you listening Yes I m listening . Her words were broken but her pale face still filled with antic.i.p.ation . Her eyes opened a bit wider too . She looked at Link, waiting for him to utter the sentence . She looked as if she could die in peace after hearing Link say it . Seeing her like this, Link changed his plan . He couldn t say everything he d planned . He needed to use this sentence to keep Gretel alive . Tellie, you are the most elegant, beautiful, and moving woman I ve ever seen . In my eyes, you aren t a high and mighty queen To drag out the time, Link spoke very slowly . Half a minute pa.s.sed with this one sentence . As he spoke, he observed Gretel s reaction . Seeing that she kept staring at him in antic.i.p.ation, Link was a bit a.s.sured . He continued, Actually, I He stopped here he looked hesitant . Gretel waited for five full seconds . She was anxious when Link didn t continue but she didn t have the energy to urge him . She could only grit her teeth and force herself to stay awake so she wouldn t miss it . Link knew what she was thinking so he just wouldn t say it . One second, two, three The seconds ticked by . Eight seconds later, Link had enough Dragon Power . He was relieved . Looking into Gretel s eyes filled with antic.i.p.ation, he lowered himself and whispered in her ears, Tellie, actually, I can save you .