The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them - Chapter 162

This was Su Li’s eighth day in the monster beast society.

2 AM.

For humans, even those accustomed to staying up late, fatigue would begin to set in at this hour.

But unexpectedly, Su Li sat cross-legged with full vigor and alertness.

In the vast, boundless space, silence reigned absolute.

The black curtain covered everything, and the lightless environment was sufficient to conceal those less obvious movements.

Su Li “looked” at the dome overhead, then finally focused his attention on the Raven not far to his right.

The Raven had now transformed into a giant crow with a length of seven meters.

Moreover, according to what the Raven had said, he seemed capable of growing even larger.

Ignoring this yet another indirect proof of the special nature of natural monster beasts, the current situation was that the Raven’s breakthrough was imminent.

Earlier, Su Li had calculated roughly, estimating the time when the Queen would make her move against Elvi.

The dragon’s attitude was obvious – meet force with force, water with earth – appearing high and mighty on the surface, but actually having already prepared to fight a defensive battle first to secure the moral high ground.

Looking at the Queen’s side, Adonis’s injuries were severe, and the Gray Crane had indicated more than once that he held a civilian position under the Queen.

When it came to actually leading troops into battle, it couldn’t possibly be him taking action.

Additionally, to appease this subordinate who had been severely injured during an external mission, the Winged Tribe Queen wouldn’t let Adonis show his face during the subsequent war against Elvi.

So when would be the most suitable time to strike?

Strike with lightning speed.

Su Li didn’t believe that the thoroughly brainwashed Adonis would ignore what he had said.

As long as this attitude was presented before the Winged Tribe Queen, the Queen’s actions would become predictable.

With the Raven entering his upgrade state at 2 AM, he would become the focus of everyone’s attention during the 3-4 AM timeframe when direct combat was most likely to occur.

And he wouldn’t draw any hatred.

——He only needed to display an attitude of hostility toward Elvi, and the concept that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” would be deeply ingrained.

In the chaos, the dragon would show a protective attitude toward him, and the Queen’s faction would also demonstrate attempts to win him over. At that time, the Raven would be in the safest position.

Su Li’s fingers rhythmically tapped on the ground, calculating the approximate time through his heart rate and finger beats.

When he heard sounds like bones cracking coming from beside him, Su Li understood that the Raven had entered the latter half of the upgrade process.

Once he completely transformed into an egg and broke through the protective power of the eggshell, he would enter a different power structure than before.

The so-called failure rate of upgrades was unexpectedly scientific.

Oviparous monster beasts of the Winged Tribe, during their power breakthrough stages, could experience the phenomenon of being unable to break through the eggshell, thus dying inside.

The outside world could certainly choose to provide assistance, but the life inside would still perish.

The resource that Elvi had obtained from Leia had the greatest effect on the Raven: mermaid bones.

These special bones could be brought directly into the eggshell with him. Having a tool to crack the eggshell versus purely using one’s own head to bash against it were completely different matters.

However, to put it another way, Leia had most likely dug up graves of his own kind in order to exchange himself back to the Water Tribe…

3 AM.

As soon as the hour struck, inappropriate firelight appeared outside.

The light illuminated the interior environment of the spacious palace through the windows.

Su Li, who wasn’t particularly concerned with the outside world, watched the Raven who had already transformed into a giant egg.

Then, the young man whose eye color flickered bright and dim in the reflection of the external firelight looked calmly toward the direction of the palace’s main entrance.

Dragon patterns appeared faintly on the massive door panels, visible yet indistinct.

Before long, with a thunderous crash, the door was violently kicked open by an irritated black dragon.

The dragon pattern on the door, which had been about to fly out, reverted to an exquisite and magnificent design.

After Victoria charged in, her first words were curses. “Those mad dogs! That damned Queen!”

“It’s one thing to inexplicably distrust Her Excellency, but to dare dispatch troops so directly in such a short time.”

“What exactly does that woman take the Dragon Clan for – tools for fighting foreign tribes? Or some kind of weaklings who can be arbitrarily oppressed and exploited during non-war periods…” Victoria’s fury was impossible to conceal.

One of the two columns of Dragon Clan soldiers following behind her stepped forward and offered comfort. “Princess Victoria, what we need to do now is take the young excellency and the natural monster beast residing here away for protection, not stand here pointing fingers at a Queen who doesn’t even dare to personally come to the battlefield.”

“You’re right. A Queen who doesn’t even dare to personally take the battlefield to declare hostility – where is she worth my anger?” Victoria gritted her teeth and suppressed her rage.

Her mood barely calmed, but when she looked up, she saw Su Li beside a bird egg that was several times larger than himself, still contentedly waving at her.

The black dragon was so angry she pointed directly at him and scolded, “What the hell are you doing! Why don’t you just run away? Can’t weaklings just obediently listen to orders?”

Su Li wasn’t angry at all. He pointed to the eggshell beside him, not touching it, and said calmly, “The Raven’s breakthrough is imminent.”

“I don’t know if you have the concept of protection during cultivation breakthroughs in your mind, but since Elvi specifically went to the Water Tribe to exchange for something that would increase the Raven’s breakthrough success rate, it’s sufficient to show that you value him greatly after his breakthrough.”

“So what?” Victoria glared at Su Li, but immediately after, she pointed to the soldiers behind her and said, “Carry them away, both person and egg.”

“The Queen’s army is mostly at the main entrance now, where the Red Dragon clan is guarding. It won’t be easy for them to break through. Take advantage of the time the Red Dragons are buying us and take them away directly.”

“Wait.” Su Li didn’t even make a gesture to stop them.

“What do you want to say now?” Victoria had an expression that said ‘if you don’t give me a suitable reason, I’ll knock you unconscious directly.’

She had even raised her hand and begun gesturing how to chop Su Li’s neck more conveniently.

“I want to say that those things outside don’t seem to be giving us a chance to leave here directly.” Su Li looked toward the outside of the palace. At this time, the outer sides of those arched windows were densely packed with a layer of nauseating butterflies.

They were very large, each one the kind that could be displayed as a spectacle in modern society.

But because there were too many of them, they were so disgusting that just one glance made one feel their vision had been violated.

The sound of impacts like raindrops came from the glass. Less than three seconds after Su Li’s words fell, butterflies had already discovered the main entrance.

Victoria’s face turned pale.

Su Li still stood beside the bird egg, asking calmly, “What do you plan to do?”

“These things look like they have no intention of letting us leave at all.”

Victoria sneered. “What do you take dragons for?”

“They’re just a bunch of controlled low-level butterflies. Even if Adison came personally, in a battle situation where I want to retreat, how could a mere insect possibly stop me?!”

Su Li momentarily felt the black dragon had swallowed an explosive.

In the blink of an eye, the moment those butterflies first engaged the Dragon Clan soldiers, Victoria transformed into an enormous black dragon.

Su Li also successfully witnessed an alternative use of dark elements.

Through his monocle, in Su Li’s non-purely human vision, he could see countless dark elements flying about everywhere.

There were too many of these flying elements – some attached to buildings, while others floated directly around the butterflies.

Amid a Dragon Clan soldier’s scream of being unable to resist, Su Li only diverted his gaze for an instant before seeing that soldier transform from a complete human form into scattered bone fragments on the ground within one second.

At the same time, the air was accompanied by explosive sounds loud enough to make Su Li’s ears ring to the point where he was convinced he might go deaf.

Victoria’s voice rang out. “Don’t think you latecomers can lord over the Dragon Clan!”

“Take them away.”

The Dragon Clan soldiers who received orders shouted: “Yes!” “Lord Victoria!”

Su Li heard nothing.

However, after rushing out of the palace they had previously taken away, Su Li immediately understood why Victoria could be angered to such a degree.

The Dragon Clan had architectural complexes.

This group of dragons truly conformed to Western fantasy settings, loving gems and bright, shining objects.

Gems were one thing, but speaking of brilliance, what could be more brilliant than the sun that couldn’t be looked at directly?

Therefore, the Dragon Clan had buildings everywhere, and most of the buildings used white crystal for windows.

But now…

Buildings had largely collapsed, white crystals had become fragments, everywhere were dead Dragon Clan soldiers, and those butterflies that, once killed, would visibly rot and continuously emit foul odors.

If not for the flames burning everywhere, everything would have looked like a super-large construction waste dump.

No matter what, one couldn’t imagine this had originally been a residential area for a group of dragons.

Su Li said in his own inaudible voice, “If the internal situation is already like this, the pressure faced by the Red Dragons you mentioned earlier is probably much greater than you imagined.”

“What exactly do you want to…” say? Victoria’s subsequent angry words were interrupted as Su Li spoke directly, “The Raven has been brought out. Although I’m weak in strength, as long as you leave me a few Dragon Clan soldiers, with their understanding of this place, I can at least conceal my form and escape with their help.”

“As for you, whether you rush to the front-line battlefield or go to Her Excellency’s side, that’s your choice.” Su Li glanced at the direction where flames soared high.

The black dragon, whose inner fire burned no less intensely than the obvious flames outside, was stunned. “…My mission is to protect your and the Raven’s safety.”

“Moreover, if I leave, what will you do if you encounter danger?”

“Wouldn’t protecting your territory make it easier to protect us who exist within your territory?” Su Li provided sufficient reasoning.

After Victoria stared at him steadily for a moment, she finally said, “I’ll leave all the soldiers with you. What to do next depends on you. Don’t bring shame to Her Excellency Elvi’s bloodline.”

Su Li hadn’t expected it to go so smoothly.

“All of them aren’t necessary. Two people will be enough. One more soldier rushing to the front-line battlefield means a higher chance of survival for the people inside.”