Work Prophet
Chapter 163 - 11 Just Kill Him

Chapter 163: Chapter 11 Just Kill Him

The speaker was Li Yu.

Jude was stunned for about half a second upon hearing this, then a trace of joy appeared in his eyes and he said without hesitation, "I will believe in Saturday! I will regard it as the only god in this world and serve it with the rest of my life."

"Wait, wait," Ireya interrupted the ugly-faced man’s words, looking towards Li Yu, "Let’s get one thing straight, I have no intention of interfering with the spread of the Double Rest Sect’s faith or the recruitment of followers, but... you can’t bring him into it, well, at least not now."

Miss Rabbit pointed at Jude.

"Why?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" the girl said, "We need Marquis Kuren’s help, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to deal with the Black Dragon in the swamp. Although I gave you and your sect the two fiefs that originally belonged to the Trinidad Knight and the Purple Sparrow Flower Knight, and promised not to disturb you, but... after all, this is Green Field.

"If word gets out that the Double Rest Sect is offering protection to the descendants of the Enríquez family, Marquis Kuren will surely blame me for this."

Li Yu patiently listened to Ireya finish speaking, then said, "Is this the only problem?"

"What, isn’t that enough? It’s a serious problem," Miss Rabbit said anxiously.

"Then let’s kill Jude," said Li Yu.

"Umm, that may not be necessary... After all, I promised before that I would let him go, so the best solution is to have him leave Green Field."

Miss Rabbit paused, then continued, "If his identity hadn’t been revealed, that would be one thing, but he approached me because he was hired by someone. You also said that the person who hired him might know his relationship with that dragon."

"That’s why I said to kill Jude, so he can take on a new identity and continue living."

"Ha... I see what you mean by killing him now."

"In fact, there aren’t many people who know Jude is still alive," explained Li Yu, "Apart from the people in this room, there are only the lizard people who brought him back, everyone else was watching the basketball game. I will tell those lizard people not to divulge this information to others.

"Moreover, they don’t speak the Universal Language, so even if others are curious, they won’t find out anything. As for the people in the room..."

"I definitely won’t say a word!" the little maid Clara raised her hand first.

Miss Rabbit looked at the remaining people; apart from Juan, everyone else was her close subordinate or had a close relationship with her. While Juan was Pablo’s Squire Knight, Pablo might have a bad temper and be at odds with Alfred, but he had served the Arias family for hundreds of years.

Taking that into account, Juan could also be considered half an insider.

If everyone agreed on a story, it could indeed seem like Jude died in that swamp.

But the girl always felt something was not quite right. After thinking it over, she finally realized what was wrong.

If she had known this could’ve been done, why didn’t she just keep Jude? That way, the ugly-faced man would be serving the Arias family, not Saturday.

But this somewhat tempting thought just rolled around in her head for a moment before she gave it up again.

For one thing, she had already clearly rejected Jude’s request before, and it wouldn’t be right to shamelessly compete with the Double Rest Sect for men. Secondly, Li Yu might be able to use this trick, but she might not be able to.

The territory of the Double Rest Sect is located at the farthest western end of Green Field, right on the edge of the swamp, and the followers living here are mainly lizard people. The environment is relatively closed off, so Jude’s presence here attracted less attention.

However, if he were in other places, especially Teacup Castle, it would not be so easy to say. That place, as the economic and political center of Green Field, would see foreigners from time to time, including merchants, members of the Silver Moon Church, and envoys from other families.

Finally, and most importantly, Jude’s decision to join Li Yu’s Double Rest Sect meant that, should his identity ever be exposed, there would still be room for maneuver between the Arias and Figrola families.

But if she were to shelter a remnant of the Enríquez family herself, once exposed, she would not be able to find even the slightest excuse to explain it away.

Therefore, Ireya ultimately consented to Jude staying and becoming a follower of Saturday.

[Game Sunglasses] informed Li Yu that he had recruited a 5-star rare talent—The Last Dragon Descendant Berserker!

Li Yu was already too lazy to complain about the silly naming habits of these glasses.

Following Jude, Juan also recounted the encounter of the first Dragon Seeking Team, and after hearing his story, everyone’s expressions turned even grimmer.

Although Juan’s story was not as bloody as Jude’s, it was creepier, sending chills down one’s spine.

According to the Squire Knight, shortly after they entered the swamp for the second time, they encountered the dragon, but it did not immediately attack them.

For several days, it followed them, launching minor attacks from time to time. It didn’t use its full strength; it seemed more like it was playing with them and didn’t kill anyone.

At first, the team did not understand what the dragon intended to do until it launched an attack two days later. This time it did not hold back as it usually did but chose to go on a killing spree, first getting rid of the crossbowman in the team and then bypassing several knights in heavy armor.

It devoured the lizard person who was leading the way and two warriors in leather armor before spreading its wings and flying away.

"We suspect it attacked us because it had never seen our armor and weapons before and wanted to determine their effectiveness. After discovering that it was hard for us to injure it, it began to boldly attack us," Juan said with a grave face. "This dragon is different from any beasts we have seen before. It is very intelligent, almost as intelligent as us, making it especially difficult to deal with.

"Ordinary swords and blades are almost incapable of hurting it. My two-handed sword got notched during its previous probes and couldn’t even scratch its scales. Later, it simply swatted it away.

"Its strength is immense, and no one can withstand a single blow from it head-on. Also, ordinary arrows won’t work; they can hardly penetrate its hide, but crossbow arrows might be able to hit the areas not covered by scales. That’s also why it decided to deal with the crossbowman first.

"However, due to its fast movements and the fact that there are very few areas without scale coverage, I estimate that at least a hundred crossbowmen would be needed to pose a threat to it.

"But the most terrifying aspect of the dragon is not its brute force; it’s its breath!"

Recalling that scene, the Squire Knight’s face showed a look of lingering fear.

"It can breathe out searing flames from its mouth, just like what we saw in the footage earlier. The armor was useless; the Gold Snake Knight was the first to bear the brunt, instantly turning into a Fireman.

"The others didn’t fare any better, and I survived because there happened to be a mud pit next to me. If I had been any slower, my arm would have been burned as well.

"I thought I was dead for sure. If I didn’t die in those horrific flames, I would have suffocated in the mud, but surprisingly, the dragon’s breath almost dried up the water in the mud pit, allowing me to survive by luck.

"I have been wanting to get the message out, but without knowing the way, and after losing our guide, I wandered the swamp for many days before running into that guy from the Enríquez family. He seemed to be very familiar with the wilderness. Little by little, we found our way and finally made it out."