CHAPTER 35 RANKING

While he was still fantasising about the future, Lou Yan suddenly asked him, "By the way, why are you here?"

Shadow came out of his stupor and told Lou Yan about the Dragon Salamander and the Fire Salamander Town.

Lou Yan nodded, brought Tank with him, and went to the mansion with Shadow.

When they got there, Thunder had already arrived. Shadow then nodded and teleported back to Dragon City. After that, they travelled again back to Fire Salamander Town.

Drake was already waiting at the gate. Shadow then introduced Lou Yan, Tank, Thunder, Vixen, and Glutton, and vice versa.

"Are you ready, Drake, and don't worry, I will take care of Annie for you?"

Drake nodded and brought Annie with him while Shadow was teleporting the townspeople; they were not that many of them; there were only 187 people left, including Drake and Annie. After teleporting all the townspeople, Shadow then told Drake to bring Annie and also bring the town's orb.

They arrived at the Dragon Salamander Lair Shadow Signal Thunder to start the operation.

Thunder nodded and used his strongest skill, [Heavenly Calamity]. It is a devastating skill. It is very destructive. Using this skill will surely destroy the surrounding area, but it has drawbacks. It needs a lot of charging time.

Shadow, together with Glutton, dashes towards the cave tank, then builds an [Earth Shield] in front of Drake, Annie, and Vixen while Lou Yan is preparing the strongest move of the Dragon Sabre Technique, the Dragon Transversing the Heaven, so he needs total concentration.

When Shadow and Glutton got inside the cave, the Dragon Salamander immediately woke up and let out a roar towards Shadow, and Glutton took his stance while Glutton was readying its attack.

The Dragon Salamander was pissed off because Shadow and Glutton were not afraid of it. It lets out another roar and charges towards the two.

The dragon salamander got nearer and nearer until it was only a metre apart.

Shadow and Glutton attacked simultaneously with a barrage of [Wind Blade] and flashes of swords.

*Boom* the Dragon Salamander took a direct hit on its face and was pushed by 3 metres; its face was bleeding.

It lets out a furious roar and charges towards Shadow and Glutton again, but this time it was much faster.

Shadow and Glutton immediately used [Advance Wind Dash] and fled outside the cave.

The Dragon Salamander definitely won't let the two ants that made its face bleed get away. It also increased its speed to the maximum and chased Shadow and Glutton outside the cave.

When the Dragon Salamander got out of the cave, it immediately felt danger. Suddenly, it raised its head and found a flood dragon in the middle of dark clouds.

"Now, Thunder!" Shadow immediately yelled. Thunder let out a roar, and then countless lightning bolts fell from the sky.

The Dragon Salamander, Shadow, and Glutton were the centre of the storm.

Shadow and continuously use [Advance Wind Dash] and his body movement technique to the extreme, while Glutton was in a much better situation than Shadow, who had prior experience from Thunder's [Heavenly Calamity].

While the two were dodging and were getting further and further away from the Dragon Salamander, it was in a perilous situation, unlike Shadow and Glutton, who were huge and didn't have dexterity like them.

After a barrage of ten minutes, the Dragon Salamander was gravely injured; it was only alive because of its innate abilities [Dragon Body] and regeneration.

"Now!!!" Lou Yan leapt and hacks the Dragon Salamander, 'Dragon Transversing the Heaven' Vixen fires her strongest attack [Hell's Inferno], Tank lets out a roar and uses [Earthen Spike].

*Boom* the Dragon Salamander took all the attacks; its body was so disfigured it looked disgusting.

Shadow heaved a sigh and slumped to the ground, continuously dodging all the lightning bolts that took a toll on him.

After resting for an hour, Shadow nodded at Drake.

Drake smiles and looks at Annie tenderly. "Annie, grandpa, I will be going to meet your parents and grandmother now. Please be obedient to your big brother Shadow, okay?"

Annie grips Drake tightly; tears are swelling out of her eyes.

Drake nodded at Shadow. Shadow sighed and told the system to proceed.

(Using sacrifice, the targets are Drake Mander and the Dragon Salamander, and the receiver is Annie Mander.)

'Yes' after giving the order, Drake and the Dragon Salamander's bodies float and slowly disappear, turning into pure energy. After 3 hours, Drake and the Dragon Salamander disappear.

Annie was bowling at where Drake disappeared.

"Annie, your grandpa wanted this, so you must stay strong for him. Stand up and receive the town orb that your grandpa left you."

Annie stands up but still keeps looking at the spot where Drake disappeared.

Annie took the town orb and dripped off her blood on it.

Shadow then scans her.

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NAME: ANNIE MANDER

Title: TOWN CHIEF

RACE: Flaming Dragon Salamander (Demi-human)

BLOODLINE: TERROR FLAME DRAGON (25%)

GENDER: FEMALE

AGE: 8 (300)

Innate Talent: Dragon Body, Fire Elemental Control, Enhanced Strength, Regeneration, Berserk, Dragon Pressure, Flame Devour

LEVEL: GOLD LEVEL 9

Strength: 300 Agility: 300

Physique: 300; Intelligence : 20

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Shadows mouth twitch looking at her stats. What a cheat.

Shadow then teleported all of them back to Eligan Town.

When they left, a person came investigating the area, looking furious.

After arriving at the town, Shadow led Annie to a place next to the waterfall and told her to build the town there.

After instructing her, Shadow then told her to visit the mansion frequently.

Shadow then teleported back to Dragon City, where he went to the Mercenary Guild to cancel his quest.

After that, he rested in his room, laying low for a while. He knew that the Dragon Salamander was the pet of the City Lord family.

A week passed, and Shadow was hunting in the wild together with Dargon and Dorothy. They made a gang called the Beastmaster Gang. The only members for now are the three of them: Dorothy is an F-Rank, and Drake is a C-Rank.

Shadow also taught them the two techniques of Eligan Town, but the condition is that they swear loyalty to the town. Shadow brought them to his town knowing that the two can be trusted, and they also swore to be loyal to the town so they are safe.