Chapter 127: Experiment
“It seems like it!” Wind Slash Ghost nodded foolishly, his puzzled expression making Shating Iron Sword’s smile even wider.
“You see, Mr. Tyr has an extraordinary charm that surpasses ordinary people. Although Lord Dragon Slayer is also an exceptionally talented master, he seems somewhat inadequate in front of Mr. Tyr, inevitably drawn in by him.”
“I see! So, could Lord Dragon Slayer possibly be our future master?” Wind Slash Ghost’s eyes sparkled, feeling amazed and admiring Shating Iron Sword’s reasoning.
The weathered uncle shook his head with a smile. “Mr. Tyr hasn’t even acknowledged us as disciples, so how can we talk about a master’s wife? Yet, would a strong individual be content with just a lady?” “So what you mean is…” “Hmm.” Shating Iron Sword chuckled lightly and said, “Let’s wait and see.”
Dragon Slayer and Tyr descended the stairs. The cute appearance and unique attire of the blonde girl momentarily drew the attention of many people. Tyr frowned slightly, leading Dragon Slayer out of the tavern quickly. He intended to stop, but Dragon Slayer grabbed him forcefully and dragged him into a small alley behind the tavern with terrifying strength.
“Dragon Slayer, why did you have to run to the back for anything? And couldn’t you be more gentle?” Tyr protested unhappily. In the deserted alley, Dragon Slayer suddenly squatted down and started arranging stones on the ground. In no time, the stones were arranged densely, and the strange patterns made Tyr dizzy. “What is this?”
“This is a boundary formation imprint. Pulling you here is just to verify a guess,” Dragon Slayer said without lifting his head while arranging the stones. But his concise words made Tyr immediately realize. Indeed, Dragon Slayer had suspected before whether Tyr had a natural immunity to boundaries. Tyr himself had felt something different several times during the tournament, whether it was during the encounter with Jinlisi or with Diaz. In front of him, boundaries seemed as fragile as eggshells.
As he thought so, Dragon Slayer had already straightened his waist, looking at the ground’s boundary array with satisfaction, nodding approvingly. While brushing off the dust on his hands, he said.
“This is a miniaturized version of the Light Sky Boundary. If you stick your hand in and it gets vaporized, then you don’t have the innate immunity to the boundary. If your hand remains intact, then our hypothesis will be validated.”
“Dragon, Miss Dragon Slayer, no, Lord Dragon Slayer, why do I feel like you’re asking me to verify with my life?”
“What, don’t believe me?”
“Um, if possible, I’d prefer not to.”
“Hehehe.” Dragon Slayer chuckled lightly, waved his hand, and said.
“I was just kidding. Don’t worry, it’s just a simple Gathering Spirit Boundary. Go ahead and try.”
Upon hearing this, Tyr instantly felt relieved. In fact, he had also guessed that Dragon Slayer was joking with him, but he couldn’t be sure. After calming down, Tyr extended his arm into the boundary under Dragon Slayer’s expectant gaze. The faint light hovered around Tyr’s hand for half a circle before disappearing, and nothing happened at all. Tyr blinked his eyes, looked at the palm of his hand, then at the back of his hand, and finally turned his gaze to Dragon Slayer.
Dragon Slayer propped his chin and fell into contemplation, murmuring to himself.
“The mini Light Sky Boundary indeed couldn’t withstand your talent… So it seems the verification should be accurate and flawless.”
“Wait, what did you just say? Didn’t you say this was a Gathering Spirit Boundary? Why did it turn back into a Light Sky Boundary?” Tyr’s face turned pale, and he asked tremblingly. Dragon Slayer smirked and answered as if it were only natural.
“I didn’t lie to you about it being a Gathering Spirit Boundary. Would you willingly stick your hand in if I had told you the truth? Anyway, the results are out now, so let’s just let the process fade away with the wind.”
Drifting away with the wind, my foot! Tyr roared inwardly. Was Dragon Slayer trying to assassinate him with this setup? If he didn’t have this talent, wouldn’t he become disabled?!
“Dragon Slayer, I think it would be more prudent to stick to low-risk experiments in the future. Otherwise, I might be permanently disabled in one go.”
“It’s okay, we’ll see about future experiments when the time comes,” Dragon Slayer replied casually, then spoke seriously.
“Your boundary immunity talent is probably so strong that magic below level sixteen wouldn’t be able to stop you. This is your advantage. You’ll have the upper hand against boundary practitioners or enemies who use boundaries in combat. But because of this, you’ll also be seen as a natural enemy by practitioners in the boundary field. If people find out, they might try to assassinate you discreetly at best, or perhaps take you back for dissection and research at worst.”
Upon hearing this, Tyr shuddered uncontrollably. Even death seemed like the best outcome. How could he continue to flaunt this ability with such a risk?
“You have to be careful with it…” Dragon Slayer cautioned Tyr cautiously. Tyr could only nod; he would be extremely cautious even without Dragon Slayer’s advice.
“By the way, since you’ve come to the Duke’s mansion, Dragon Slayer, why not tell them about the secret of the Milik Kingdom’s teleportation array?” Tyr suddenly remembered this matter. Yuehai couldn’t speak freely as she was, but Dragon Slayer was different. As long as he concocted a suitable lie, the kingdom could investigate further and likely unravel the conspiracy.
However, Dragon Slayer shook his head.
“I’ve mentioned it before, and I told it to Duke Falexis.”
“What was the result?”
“He just laughed. In the end, all he said was, ‘This, too, is just an unexpected performance at my own birthday banquet,’ leaving me hopeful and disappointed at the same time.” Dragon Slayer’s words sent a chill down Tyr’s spine.
Indeed, Duke Falexis was a formidable figure. Even if the Milik Kingdom managed to cover up the situation well, it would be difficult to escape the Duke’s insight. Perhaps even if Milik launched a sudden attack, it would only be seen as an ‘unexpected performance’ by the Duke.
