From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 49 Let's form an adventure team for life!

From the moment the entry took effect, the smile on Modi's face became more and more natural.

His identity suddenly shifted from dragon slayer to partner of justice, and he was filled with an upright character.

Combined with his naturally masculine and resolute appearance, when he spoke, everyone in the room felt an overwhelming sense of righteousness.

No one could see through his disguise except Elena.

She glanced at Modi with a puzzled look, her powerful mental perception alerting her to something amiss.

Out of the tacit understanding she had developed with Modi, and out of trust in him, she did not say anything nonsensical.

She simply shifted her feet slightly, getting closer to his broad back.

Modi felt the warm breath from behind him, his body tensed instinctively, but his smile remained unchanged as he asked:

"I heard that the Windrunners are active in the Tyredir region in the central part of the continent. What are they doing here today?"

The Teredil region is the center of the entire continent of Itnity and the capital of the Platinum Empire, one of the continent's many kingdoms.

Thanks to geographical and political factors, the Teredil region is the most prosperous area on the entire continent.

The favorable conditions attracted many extraordinary individuals, and the Windrunner Squad was just one of them.

"We heard about the dragon scourge in the North and rushed over here." Orfgang took off his helmet and touched the back of his sparsely haired head.

Having grown up in the North, he longed for his homeland and rushed back to the North without delay upon hearing the news.

I picked up a mage apprentice's commission along the way to hunt an ice dragon that was threatening the town.

"We underestimated the power of this ice dragon. Without your help, even if we manage to escape, we will likely pay a heavy price."

The burly man from the North looked sincere, patting his armor so hard it clanged.

"In gratitude for your help, we are willing to give you half of the commission—1,500 gold coins."

1,500 gold coins? That's higher than the price quoted by the mayor of Baihe Town.

Modi glanced at the mage apprentice among the four and immediately understood.

The fourth member of the Windrunner squad, a mage apprentice named Levi, has a more complex identity than that.

In reality, he was the heir to a large merchant guild in the North, and the only son of the guild's president.

It was not surprising to him that he would take out three thousand gold coins as a reward.

"I see. Then I'll accept it." Modi nodded, his tone indifferent.

If it were the old him, he might have been happy to receive a large sum of money.

But now he's a man who owns two large underground tombs, he's not short of money at all, and he can confidently say things like "I have no interest in gold coins."

"However, you have also made contributions to dragon hunting, and I remember that."

He patted the dragon's corpse and said seriously:

"As per my agreement with the mayor of Baihe Town, I will now bring its head to the town to prove its death."

I will not keep this honor to myself; I will truthfully report your contributions to the mayor.

Upon hearing this, the four Windrunners all showed expressions of surprise.

But what surprised them even more was yet to come.

"This dragon has quite a few scales. If you don't mind, you can each take some."

Perhaps it could be used to forge a suit of armor, which should significantly enhance your strength.

"But, but we..." Orfgang stammered.

"As I said, I will not keep this honor to myself. Your contributions deserve these rewards." Modi still smiled.

The dragon scales were only enough for four people, which was nothing to an ice dragon whose claws were as big as a person.

More importantly, this would earn the favor of four extraordinary individuals, one of whom might even become an immortal.

As for whether they will acknowledge this favor? Modi believes they will.

After all, all four of them were worthy of the title of good people, and after getting to know them, he was even more certain of this.

Besides, he has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. The Windrunner quartet did indeed make contributions to the dragon hunt, and that's enough.

His words deeply moved the Windrunners, and the four of them looked at him differently.

Orfgang scrutinized him carefully, determined to remember his appearance.

The scar across his left eye and his determined gaze combined to create a warrior-like, resolute face... He looks like a good person.

In Windrunner, Celia is ashamed of her past hostility towards him, while Colin is grateful for his gift of dragon scales.

As for Levi, the kid kept grinning foolishly, seemingly lost in his own world.

"Hey, Mortis, what about me? I delivered the crucial blow and shot it down."

Elena tugged at his sleeve and asked in a low voice.

Modi turned around, surprised, and said, "Aren't we companions? You'll definitely get a share of the spoils."

"You're acknowledging me as your companion? That means you're willing to be in my adventure party for life?"

She excitedly uttered words that felt incredibly powerful.

Modi turned his head away without giving a reply, and she took it as a tacit agreement, revealing her familiar smile once again.

He ignored the little sugar figure behind him and chatted with the Windrunner team for a while, exchanging names with each other.

Pointing to the remaining White Walker troops, Celia couldn't help but ask, "Mormontis, what are these White Walkers of yours...?"

"I pulled them out of an underground tomb. You know, the North has everything, but it doesn't lack underground tombs."

“That’s true,” Orfgang chuckled. “I remember the village I grew up in was built on top of an underground tomb, and for a long time no one discovered it.”

"But I remember the catacombs are full of ghouls, right?" Celia asked instinctively.

Modi nodded and began to weave a lie:

"You're right, but I'm a Wendigo-human hybrid, and I was born with the ability to use Wendigo magic, which is why these White Walkers exist."

The manipulation began to take effect, causing them to subconsciously ignore various unreasonable details.

"A Wendigo and a human hybrid?" Colin asked in surprise. "Then your mother must have been a very brave woman to fall in love with a Wendigo."

No, you've got it backwards.

He continued to spout nonsense, shocking others and taking the opportunity to divert attention with other topics.

"At first, I didn't intend to use the evil magic inherited from my bloodline, until I heard the news that White River Town had been attacked by a dragon."

The sense of justice flowing in the blood of humanity makes it impossible for me to ignore this matter, but I am no match for a dragon on my own.

To slay this dragon, I had no choice but to use this evil power.

His eloquent speech and dignified demeanor added considerable credibility to his words.

At least the four Windrangers believed him, and their gazes toward him were filled with admiration.

Unbeknownst to them, their impression of Modi was overwritten by a false memory, and they would be biased towards him from the start.

Of everyone present, only Elena was not implanted with false memories by him, and only she subconsciously felt that he was lying.

"Something feels off, but Mortis must have his reasons for doing this."

Believe first, then believe.

Elena didn't expose Mordy, and Mordy quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew there would be some risks involved, but the most fundamental thing between companions is trust.

He chose to believe that Elena wouldn't expose him, and Elena also chose to believe everything he did.

It's obvious that they have excellent chemistry.

From that moment on, he truly regarded Elena as his companion.

The sun had risen to its highest point, and the dragon blood that had flowed all over the ground was collected by Modi using magic.

The White Walkers stripped the ice dragon of all its scales, and the four Windrunners obtained a small portion of them.

This would be enough for them to forge a set of dragon scale armor or dragon scale clothing for themselves.

The remaining dragon scales, dragon skin, and the entire dragon skeleton were obtained by Mordi and stored in the sanctuary of the Frost Tomb of Frost.

He planned to use these materials to make a top-quality suit of armor and robes for himself and Elena.

While we're at it, we'll also upgrade the equipment of the remaining White Walker troops.

After the dragon hunt, only forty-three White Walkers remained in the army, four of whom were White Walker Lords and three of his three Heavenly Kings.

These surviving White Walkers are undoubtedly the elite of the elite, the White Walkers among White Walkers.

Having been bathed in the blood of the ice dragon, they grew fine dragon scales on their bodies, and the chill around them became even more biting.

Mordy called them Frost Dragons and planned to create a sergeant position for the four White Walker lords.

Each sergeant leads nine other monsters, which, together with the sergeant himself, make up a sergeant.

The three Heavenly Kings, on the other hand, obeyed his orders alone.

"Are you sure they're smart enough to understand all this stuff you've set up?" Elena retorted.

"That should be enough. After the [Broken Shackles] and the subsequent [Bloodstained Dragon] ritual, their strength and intelligence have greatly increased. That should be enough."

The "Bloodstained Dragon" ritual is a replica of the first dragon hunt by the God of Light, and many more grand rituals followed this one.

It is said that if the entire ritual can be replicated, one can become a god and a new god of light.

Modi didn't know if it was true or not; even in the game, he had never seen anyone complete the journey.

However, it is true that these rituals bring a great deal of benefits.

After completing the [Bloodstained Dragon Fall] ritual, he gained some of the power symbolizing "flow".

It was through this power that the God of Light was able to tear apart the immortal scales of the ancient dragon with his mortal body.

The scales of the ancient dragon symbolize "unchanging," and can only be destroyed by forcibly endowing them with the nature of "flow."

Having mastered the power of "flow," Mordi will gain greater initiative when facing enemies with "immortality" or "undying" qualities.

"Elena, hurry up and pack your things, we should head to Baihe Town."

Modi has already removed the ice dragon's skull, and he plans to take it for a spin around White River Town to fulfill his promise.

Then move it back to Frostmound and transform it into a bone dragon.

The two carried the ice dragon skull onto the cart prepared by the Windrunner squad, and Orfgang drove the cart slowly toward White River Town.