When I ventured to walk right up to them (though my magic power was as strong as Lucifer"s, I was a common high school student, after all. I inevitably felt scared confronted with such a murderous troop), one female and two male knights stood out and bowed to me. "Captain, Air General Shannon, Land General Lahart, and Sea General Rove greet you."
The three young people were quite good-looking. Tall and thin, Lahart was as straight as a spear with the ferocious momentum around him; as an exceedingly handsome man with a graceful demeanor, Rove looked much smarter, but the aloof breath he released was enough to frighten everyone.
Shannon was exceptionally attractive. Although she was less appealing than Aya, she in armor looked bright and brave with the masculine beauty, which was another type of beautiful woman.
I forced a laugh and said, "h.e.l.lo, everyone."
Tranquil reigned here. None of the 100 Dark Dragoons answered to me, which gave me a head-on blow.
Rove, who was as cold as the ice, and said, "Captain, you don"t need to talk nonsense. As long as you give us orders, we"ll execute each of them."
Aya said behind me in an undertone, "Master, don"t take this personally. They always act like that even in front of my father, but their loyalty is undoubted. Master, as long as you win their loyalty, they"ll do everything for you."
I knowingly nodded my head and said loudly, "You guys are battle-seasoned warriors while I"m just an unknown human being. I know you guys are indisposed to follow my orders, and I need to use my power to prove myself. Okay, please see my performance."
I said with a smile while stretching out my hand to Aya, "Little Ye."
Aya gave me a knowing smile and immediately turned into a pitch-black sword after a spin in the midst of the dark light, landing on my hand.
The dragoons, of course, knew what it meant and how it happened upon seeing their princess turn into a sword. After all, they knew her power inside out. Indifferent as they were, they couldn"t help but show their surprise.
As soon as I started to concentrate my magic power with "Aya" placed before my chest, I was instantly enveloped by a dark light curtain. Having watched the tremendous dark power converge at me like lightning, the dragoons felt extremely astonished by knowing that I must have cast the high-rank Dark Magic.
Driven by me, the dark power fast gathered up. When I shouted, an indescribable pitch-black light ball appeared on the tip of "Aya".
"Catastrophe of h.e.l.l"! Those well-experienced dragoons turned pale with fear, for they recognized the ultimate magic skill of the Dark Magic only the King of the Devil World could use. Afterward, Shannon, Lahart, and Rove knelt one leg down and said in unison, "Captain, we"re as blind as a bat. Please forgive our impoliteness and take your magic power back. We swear to follow you."
My power was self-evident since I could display the "Catastrophe of h.e.l.l". In the Devil World where people were ranked by power, the three generals would naturally swear allegiance to me.
As a matter of fact, I cast the "Catastrophe of h.e.l.l" with tricks. I had my endless magic power as the backup, but even if I was a once-in-many-lifetimes genius, I was unable to master this ultimate magic skill of the Dark Magic on such short notice. After all, Aya just explained it to me last night.
I utilized the "Aya" sword to triple my magic power and formed the "Catastrophe of h.e.l.l", a black light ball. However, it just looked like it, but I was afraid its real power was only 30% of Lucifer"s.
I felt overjoyed upon seeing the dragoons swear their allegiance to me. With a loud roar, I lifted the sword into the sky. Subsequently, the black light ball shot at the sky and quickly disappeared in the dark sky.
I didn"t know at that time that this false black light ball caused me big troubles, which was for later, so no details for the time being.
After a brief introduction to each other, I ordered them to dismiss and then took Aya directly to see Lucifer.
The foxy Lucifer had apparently seen this coming, so he was sipping the tea on a comfortable chair with a smile. The moment he saw me, he said with a smile, "Here comes my good son-in-law. I know you"ll definitely subdue those arrogant dragoons. Well, report to me the result so soon?"
Deep down, I scolded him to death, but on the surface, I didn"t show any unhappiness (I couldn"t do that, for I asked him for help and couldn"t defeat him). "Your Majesty, you"re a living prophet. Yes, I"ve accomplished your mission, so can you send me back Holy Land via the "Transfer Gate"? If you need me in the future, I"ll definitely come to your service."
How disgusting and nauseating! However, I had to kiss his a.s.s in order to go back.
Lucifer said with a graceful smile, "Oh! You already want to go back? It"s all right if you want to go back, but as an important minister of the Devil World, you should at least make contributions to the Devil World before going back. Is it right, my great son-in-law?"
I knew it! The King of the Devil World, who was more sinister than a fox, wouldn"t let me go so easily! Alas! He really got me!
I bitterly said, "Please give me your order, and I"ll accomplish it with my efforts."
Lucifer said, "Good. You"re a man of action, and I don"t misjudge you. There is a Black h.e.l.l Dragon in the seventh layer of the Devil World, which has existed in the inception of the Devil World. Domineering and intelligent, it has always caused me troubles. I wanted to kill it many times, but it always made its way to escape. Thus, if you can destroy it, you"ll make a great contribution to us. By then, you can do whatever you want."
The moment Aya heard the "Black h.e.l.l Dragon", she looked rather astonished, so I knew this was a very difficult task. But could I say no to him?
No, I couldn"t.
I could do nothing but accept the task reluctantly.
Aya said anxiously after stepping out of the door, "Master, how can you say yes to my father? This Black h.e.l.l Dragon has long lived here before my father came to the Devil World. It"s not only wise and flexible but also mighty and domineering. Only my father can defeat it, but it"s so cunning. Each time my father wanted to kill it in person, it would always slip away. Master, you..."
I said with a bitter smile, "Your father has made himself clear that he wanted to set me up. Can I turn him down? Aya, I never know Lucifer, the Fallen Angel, is so foxy."
Having seen Aya extremely worry about me, I slightly held her into my arms. "Little Ye, don"t worry about me. Remember, as the captain of the "Dark Dragoon", I can lead the best troop of the Devil World to slay it."
Aya felt relaxed with relief. Having clearly known the fighting capacity of the "Dark Dragoon", she attached her pink face on my chest, saying, "Anyway, I"ll go there with you! Your attainments in the Dark Magic isn"t that profound, so I have to help you by turning into a sword."
I said while pinching her pink cheeks, "My girl, even if I don"t let you go, won"t you follow me?"
Aya said in a tender voice, "You better not. I"ll keep you company forever. By the way, I"ll take you to my father"s treasure warehouse first and choose some suitable weapons. Since my father set you up, we"ll pick up the best ones to p.i.s.s him off."
It seemed very true that the daughters would be partial to whoever they loved when they grew up. Nowadays, Aya"s heart was all mine and planned everything for me, which warmed me up.
As I glanced at my worn robe Rinka gave me, I felt jealous of those dragoons who were clothed in the mighty black armor. I really wanted to retaliate on Lucifer, so I agreed to Aya"s proposal.