Chapter 028: Protection

The dragon soaring in the sky was not surprised to see that her strike had not killed Wang Bo. The last time she had fought Wang Bo, she had realized that this human and the demon child were quite formidable.

Though not as strong as oneself, one would still have to expend considerable effort to kill him.

The attack just now was merely her way of greeting the opponent.

After the explosion, everything was calm, and the dragon descended from the sky.

"You have broken the covenant!" the dragon roared.

“I am not, I did not, don’t talk nonsense.”

Wang Bo immediately denied it three times in a row. At this moment, he couldn't admit it even if beaten to death. From the huge crater caused by the explosion, Wang Bo found some scorching hot gold.

I am preparing the ransom for you, great dragon.

He raised a golden goblet whose body had half melted, and said with a helpless expression: "It's just that you didn't specify the amount of ransom back then, so I've been frantically gathering gold these days. By the time I realized it, the deadline had already arrived."

Wang Bo put on an innocent expression.

"I truly never intended to break the contract, great dragon."

The dragon lowered its head, looking at Wang Bo, its eyes filled with suspicion, as if pondering whether Wang Bo was telling the truth or not.

Wang Bo, meanwhile, was frantically digging for gold in the huge crater formed by the explosion.

The gold vessels that had been placed beside him moments ago had already been flung away by the explosion, and many had even been melted into golden liquid by the blast formed by the magic pillar of light.

The rest were more or less affected, with some parts melted.

At least a small portion remained intact.

Wang Bo, in order to buy time, spent a full hour collecting all this gold and placing it before the giant dragon. "Great dragon, this is the gold I spent a month gathering."

"But this is only a small portion; most of the gold melted in the explosion just now."

"What you see now is only the first third, or even less."

Wang Bo said this, putting on a cautious demeanor, "I don't know if this will satisfy you. If it does..."

He raised the dragon pattern on his right hand. "Can the contract be dissolved? If you are not satisfied, I can still collect gold for you."

Seeing this, the dragon couldn't help but wonder if it had wronged Wang Bo.

Although the gold collected by this human and the demon child was not much, it was still quite good. Being able to gather this much gold in just one month was enough to satisfy her.

The dragon's eyes rolled, and it spoke, "Although your actions are understandable, they still violate the contract, and violating the contract must be punished."

Wang Bo quickly lowered his head and said, "I am willing to accept the punishment."

“Very well,” said the dragon happily. “I can give you another month. If within that month you can produce ten times the gold of this tribute, I will forgive you.”

Wang Bo was taken aback and immediately cursed inwardly.

This black-hearted dragon.

To make the performance very realistic, Wang Bo took out about three tons of gold from his fourth-dimensional pocket this time. Even if only one-third remained now, it was still about one ton.

But the dragon opened its mouth and demanded ten tons!

He really doesn't give a damn about being polite.

But Wang Bo did not refuse, because he knew better than anyone that the weak have no right to speak.

"I understand, great dragon." Wang Bo said hastily. "I will definitely..."

Before he could finish, a beam of light appeared from afar and in an instant arrived before Wang Bo and the dragon.

The light flashed, and a person appeared.

Anna Velleris.

In her hand she held an oil lamp made of gold, and behind her was a blue-skinned giant. The giant was startled at the sight of the dragon.

"Oh my god, my god, what am I seeing, what am I seeing, it's actually a dragon, a dragon from Western legends, it's simply unbelievable."

"No, I must record this magnificent scene—I have actually seen a giant dragon."

The lower half of the giant's body was smoke, like that of a ghost, while the upper half was extremely robust, spinning around the giant dragon at an incredible speed.

Wang Bo saw this scene and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; Anna had finally succeeded in obtaining the magic lamp.

This meant that Wang Bo no longer had to deal with the dragon with feigned compliance.

On the other hand, the giant's actions angered the dragon, which felt disdained and extended its claws to grab the giant.

The giant instantly retreated, dodging the dragon's claw.

"Did you see that, did you see that, my master? It actually tried to grab me. This dragon is truly unfriendly, really, truly unfriendly."

The giant dragon turned its head to look at Anna, and immediately recognized the divine lamp in her hand, flying into a rage.

"That is my treasure, and you have dared to steal my treasure!!!!"

At that moment, she understood that she seemed to have been deceived.

The terrifying dragon's might swept out like a tsunami, and Anna was almost immediately pressed flat to the ground. Fortunately, she held the magic lamp tightly and did not let it go.

"My master!" the blue giant—that is, the genie of the lamp—cried out. "Make a wish, quickly! Make a wish!"

He was nothing more than a genie of the lamp; he could not make any move until his master made a wish.

“Go to hell!”

The giant dragon opened its mouth and let out a roar.

A terrifying blast of magical power once again shot forth from the dragon's mouth.

Wang Bo appeared before Anna in an instant, scooping up both her and the magic lamp as he sprinted away. He did not move at supersonic speed, however—Anna, crushed by the dragon's might, had her bones shattered.

If she moved at supersonic speed now, she would likely be unable to withstand the shock and die instantly.

The next second, the explosion formed by the magical impact on the ground spread once more, and a terrifying shock wave swept out. At the critical moment, Wang Bo held Anna in his arms and used his back to block the shock wave.

The terrifying shockwave tore through Wang Bo's body in that instant.

After all, the Man of Steel's body had much lower defense against magic and sorcery. Coupled with the fact that Wang Bo was still very weak, he could not simply ignore this impact.

In an instant, Wang Bo's back was torn open, blood splattered, and the intense pain twisted his body, causing him to involuntarily let out a miserable scream.

Fortunately, Wang Bo had not forgotten Ripple Breathing. With its help, his body minimized the pain to the extreme even as it was being torn apart.

At the same time, the Spartan bloodline boiled at this moment, and the ability of ultra-fast regeneration was activated.

With the help of two completely different forces, Wang Bo successfully withstood this impact.

Protected Anna.