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Chapter 364 - 364 363 A Bond Between Life and Death (Extra

Chapter 364: Chapter 363: A Bond Between Life and Death (Extra Chapter, Request for Monthly Votes) Chapter 364: Chapter 363: A Bond Between Life and Death (Extra Chapter, Request for Monthly Votes) Shadowflame Volcano.

Lava bubbled as the enormous head of the Shadowflame Dragon floated on the surface, its eyes tightly shut until suddenly, they snapped open.

Within its crimson eyes, the pupils contracted instantly into thin slits.

“Roar!”

It roared, its voice amplified by Shadowflame Volcano, instantly resonating across the entire Volcanic Oasis and trembling the surrounding Warm Enclave.

Angry, it struggled out of the magma, its huge black body shimmering with a red glow beneath the scales. Scalding lava slid off its wings, neck, and body, with billows of black smoke continually rolling out.

Together with the fury of the Shadowflame Dragon, the entire Shadowflame Volcano seemed ready to erupt anew.

In a flash.

The Shadowflame Dragon burst out from the crater, then towards the north, fiercely expelled a scorching jet of Dragonflame.

This Dragonflame burned the air, swiftly melting it before vanishing into nothingness.

Having done all this, the Shadowflame Dragon no longer had the strength to fly, and its massive body fell heavily, splashing back into the scalding lava, only its head visible. Its slender pupils recovered, and its gaze was full of exhaustion and sorrow.

It looked at the crater’s rocky walls, the fine and long cracks, forming a dungeon that bound it there.

At that moment.

Several knights quickly ran through the volcanic tunnel, bowing to the ground, “Your Highness Shadowflame, may we know what has happened to enrage you?”

The Shadowflame Dragon didn’t respond, just staring blankly at the wall’s cracks.

Meanwhile, in the Elders’ Hall, where a meeting was being held, several governing elders and three chosen sons were also startled by the roar of the Shadowflame Dragon. No one could understand the meaning behind this roar, so they quickly made their way to Shadowflame Volcano.

…

Russell’s body had cracked.

Dragon Breath shattered, Prime Breath obliterated; all his powers vanished under the stealth attack of the Snow Giant Da.

By the time Unicorn Polly arrived and activated the Ethereal Dream Escape Skill, his body was almost close to death.

Even Polly was affected, as its powers had long merged with Russell’s, with their minds perfectly synced. Russell’s devastating disaster was a likewise disaster for it, annihilating both body and spirit.

But just then, the Quiet Dream Escape Technique successfully pulled both Polly’s and Russell’s bodies into Gloomy Dreamland.

Their broken bodies and shattered powers stabilized in Gloomy Dreamland.

But they were still in a broken state.

“Russell!” Polly called out continuously in his mind.

Russell felt it incredibly difficult to generate thoughts but replied with effort, “Polly, what’s happened to me?”

His eyes could no longer see, blind to any glow of magic power, left with nothing but darkness.

“I don’t know, Russell, I don’t know.” Polly was also panicked. Although it hadn’t been hit by Snow Giant Da’s palm, his enormous strength had shattered its own, along with inflicting heavy damage to its spirit.

At this moment, Polly’s eyes also couldn’t see.

Russell couldn’t see it, and it couldn’t see Russell; they could only communicate through the limited telepathy they shared.

“I remember now, Polly.” Russell’s thoughts perked up slightly, “It seems I was ambushed by Snow Giant Da… really unlucky, considering I’m within the territory of Shadowflame Grand Duchy and yet to encounter Snow Giant Da.”

In an instant, a cold bleakness blossomed in his heart, “The teacher fails, the student dies first.”

He still had many dreams unfulfilled, had not ridden on the Little Dream Dragon, had not reached the pinnacle of life, nor had he visited the home of the Snow Demon.

Even the development of the Blackflame Plains had not been arranged in time.

“Russell, it’ll get better,” Polly whispered in comfort.

“Will it get better?” Russell’s dual memories gently overlapped, and his thoughts were laughing, “Despite so many regrets, having been able to experience the extraordinary power of this world and soar through the sky on a Flying Dragon, my journey hasn’t been in vain!”

He suddenly mustered his last spiritual power, intending to sever the soul contracts he had with Polly, Rossay, and Hape.

If he let the contract continue to bind them…

The severe damage inflicted on him by Snow Giant Da would, through the power of the contract, also severely harm his companions, Rossay and Hape, especially Polly. Because Polly and Russell were in perfect mental sync, their powers intertwined, shared in glory and doom.

“Polly, live well, explore the world’s landscapes with Rossay and Hape, for me.”

Between life and death, there is great terror, but as death approached, Russell became at peace.

The world is just like this, not every fascinating or dull story will have a fitting ending. Many stories, like his current plight, end abruptly without climax, resulting in incomplete narratives.

“No, Russell, don’t give up!” Polly said.

“Haha, I’m not giving up, I’m just making a final choice,” Russell’s mind became more agile, even jokingly saying, “That was my carelessness just now, I didn’t dodge and was blindsided by that old fugitive, Snow Giant Da!”

Polly could not understand the nonsense Russell was talking about, it simply said, “Don’t give up on yourself, and don’t give up on me!”

“What I can do now is to protect you, Polly, by severing the contract, you can escape to safety.”

“Why escape to safety?” Polly said.

Through their mental connection, Russell could feel that she was resigned to die together with him.

In response, Russell sighed deeply, “You can live well, replace me to see the landscapes of this world, and never speak lightly of life and death. If it were me, I would definitely strive to live on… Polly, I really regret having tricked you into the contract.”

“How can you say ‘tricked’? I agreed to it.”

“Haha, true, but speaking of which, why did you agree to the contract with me? Hape was bonded over my roasted rat meat; what about you, just because I have pretty light golden hair?”

Russell still remembered, when Polly first saw him, the Phantom Beast whispered that it liked his light golden hair.

It even wanted Russell to touch its Unicorn horn.

At that moment, Polly softly responded in his mind, “I don’t know, maybe it was a whim, maybe it was a soul connection. Although I’m not human, I am attracted by the colorful souls of humans, and I like the human world.”

“I see.”

“So choose me, since we are contract partners, it is only natural that we walk whatever path lies ahead together,” Polly said, “Russell, in life and death, no matter what darkness lies beyond today, let us experience it together.”

“Haha, alright!” Russell laughed.

After laughing, he wondered, “It’s been a while, why haven’t I died yet? Something’s not right. I can even feel my left hand now… Ouch, my left-hand imprint is burning and pulsing!”

Previously, Russell was unable to see or feel his fissured body.

But now, he clearly sensed the imprint on his left palm burning fiercely, particularly the M-shaped imprint.

Also, there were four other clear imprints, endlessly burning.

“Sword Butterfly… Sword Butterfly is helping me guide my combat spirit, helping me channel my broken power… Thorns… Thorns are continuously pulling at my body, keeping it from tearing apart… Flat Louse… Flat Louse is sucking my blood!”