Dragonhead was a monster but at that moment he was just a monster, injured by emotions, who left anything he dreamed of, to go out on his own and rethink everything.
( They call me a prodigy but in the end, I'm not one. I was so focused on Li Tian safety that I left the position of captain for him. But he deserved it. Who I was before meeting him?! No one. He helped me get this title I have. I'm nothing special. But, again, why did I get angry when she said that Li Tian was the only man who never thought for her body. I didn't think about her body either. I was just trying to make his last wish happen. What I'm thinking?! Li Tian takes every chance. And if he has a slight chance to survive that's what he will take. He is going to pursue that slight chance. That's what he has done from the moment I meet him.)
Those thoughts were calmed down by the beautiful scenery of the northwest. But I giant wall that had a city inside him, flourishing with the life of strong people was what was stopping him to enjoy the full scenery. He rushed up in the wall and was calm and beautiful. A calming place.
One of the guards in the wall saw a strange human who had a coat and no arms, flying up there and watching the sun in silence.
" Who are you? How did you get here?!" said the guard pointing a sword at that strange man.
The strange man didn't reply and kept watching the sun.
It was at that moment, that the guard who didn't take any answer for the questions made, rushed and hit Dragonhead with his sword. The sword broke and Dragonhead kept watching the sun.
" What was going on here?!", said another man who seemed like a captain of the squad in that part of the wall.
" This man just showed here out of nowhere and don't even talk. I hit him but the sword broke. This is all that happened, sir!"
(A black robe with a sign in it! Don't tell me this guy is from that city. The word has come that in a city far from here, a group of people dressed in black and with dragon signs in their robes fought the city lord, that even Emperor himself couldn't do a thing. The fight went for a short period but in that period was seen that powerful creatures clashed. And in the end, the city lord side lost miserably, with his son and all the masters dead. In the other team, there was the word about a " One-armed" man who could destroy a building just by punching at them. So this guy has suffered too? The order from the emperor came that we face this team that has unknown reasons we should not be hostile if the others aren't hostile. " They are not our friends but they are not foes either." had the emperor signed in the end. But what this guy wants? He doesn't show a sign of hostility and although my soldier hit him, he still didn't move or attack.)
" I'm sorry for this stupid head bastard for attacking you! He is just a new soldier and I ask you to forgive him, grandmaster!"
" It's nothing, he was just protecting his country! Can you tell me what is the turmoil going there?" said Dragonhead in the direction of the barbarian empire territories.
" I don't know sir, let me use my martial technique and tell you."
" Thank you in advance!"
The guard used a martial technique that gave him eyes from far away and then panicked.
"There are a bunch of barbarian soldiers trying to catch two kids. The kids are coming this way. This will be a big problem." said the captain worried.
Dragonhead had the same feeling towards those kids as he had when he first saw the Flame Empress, the Littleshadow and Li Nushen. But this time, that feeling was stronger.
He went down the wall and saw a boy around 10 taking a girl around 7 at his back and running toward him. The kids went behind Dragonhead and pledged him to help them.
" Strong sir, please protect me and my sister and we will repay you in any manner." said the guy holding his sister. But when Dragonhead turned to them, they lost hope because that man had no arms.
" Why your sister is half-dead?!"
" They poisoned her because we were the children of a concubine of the south district. He who is following us is our brother from another mother."
" Don't worry children! Your brother here has you now in his protection." He said and then tried to calm them.
" What did this guy do? Did he say he will protect them from the prince? This mean war with the barbarians."
" Hey, poor man! I'm being polite and asking you to give my sister and brother back. They were being bad children and I need to punish them." said the prince of the south district, while he was giving an evil aura. But he didn't know what he was facing. He was facing the third strongest creature in that lowly world and although that creature had no arms, he could still beat the shit out of everyone except Lighting and Littleshadow.
" Hear my word, little child: Get the fuck out of this place or I will eradicate your whole south district! And I'm being polite by just saying that. So get your little guys and whatever that you are riding and get lost!"
The reaction in all the faces there were very strange.
" What the hell?! Can this guy eradicate the whole south district?"
" Ahhhh?!" was the face of the little boy.
But after a bit of confusion, the south prince smiled.
"Look here, you bastard! If you don't come and pray at my legs, like a dog you are, for mercy I will..."
It was that moment Dragonhead rushed and hit his head, sending it miles away.
Everyone there saw it and couldn't comprehend what the hell happened until they saw the prince without the head.
" Huh!" was all they could say.
At that moment one of the prince guards moved one.
" Turtle, Kill that man and we will reward you with whatever you want!" The turtle walked in front of the soldiers."
" Little boy, that was amazing!" Said the turtle to Dragonhead.
" Little turtle, you want a piece of it?!"
" Little turtle? I'm millions of year's old. I was there when he fought them. And I'm considered a god for people like you. But for real though, my body wants a piece of it. Will you make my body happy?"
" I don't see you as a deity. And yeah, I want a piece of what have you to offer. Please make my body happy."
Those telepathic words between the turtle and Dragonhead were heard by lighting that just went there with the team.
" Dragonhead, don't fight him. He is a being I can't even read."
( When did these guys come up here?!) was the captain of the wall guards thinking.
" We just came here, but you all are too weak to notice us."
" Don't tell me what to do! You may be a goddess but not for me. So you better protect those two kids. The girl is poisoned. They are part of Li Tian dream. Now stop hearing my thoughts."
" These two children?! No wonder I felt something warm about them." Said Li Nushen and went down to take the youngsters. " Don't worry, you are saved now. You will be part of the strongest family ever in this world. The captain is..."
" I'm the captain and don't stop me! Get them and go up the wall. I'm going to have some fun here."
" You bastard, I will kill you one day! You better hope I will be in a good mode that day!"
" Like you have the chances," said Dragonhead.
The youngsters were terrified by the presence of Li Nushen, but they knew they were safe. They smiled at her.
" Please, lady! Save my sister!"
" Don't worry boy! She will be safe!"
She took them up in the wall. And the fight was about to begin.
The Flame Empress was crying.
" Don't fight to prove anything to me!" she screamed. But only took from Dragonhead a little smile. And she knew. He had thought about dying. He was hoping to die in that battle. That kind of smile of his was always before he was about to give his life.
" Something else?" asked the turtle.
" I would like to make this fast and in brute power!"
" I will be damned if a man with no hands can scratch my shield. That kind of privilege was given only to a tricky monkey. But if you say so, then let it be that way."
The turtle transformed into a human. And then the battle began. It was not a standard battle but a brute strength battle. They would tell each other where their next hit would be so the other could block it with its body. Everything behind their bodies was getting destroyed. And they smiled at each other.
" We are not getting anywhere with this kind of battle. And you are not a disappointment."
" Let's keep it going more. More and more. And if still same we will use martial techniques." said Dragonhead.
The battle went like that for half an hour and nobody fell.
Meanwhile, the others were seeing a battle between goods. Flame Empress was crying. Littleshadow was ready to interfere at any moment. And Li Nushen just achieved, with the help of the wall alchemist to get the poison out of the little girl. Then the two beings stopped.
Everyone was watching.
" What about now?" asked the turtle who took the human form.
" Well I enjoyed every punch of yours but we can't keep like this. It takes a lot of time. Let's turn to martial techniques. You first."
" What is your name, so I can remember? Nothing has given me so much enthusiastic emotions in a battle except that monkey I told you."
" Don't be so sure I will die! But you can go and try it."
The turtle took again its form. Open his mouth and a massive amount of qi energy went out.
Dragonhead stood there without moving.
" Don't smile! Don't smile! Don't smile!" was Li Nushen praying. And he just did his smile.
" No, you idiot! Don't take it....ah my head."
Li Nushen saw what that turtle was. A being that has existed from the creation of a timeline and that technique had destroyed many worlds just by going near them. That was a monster. More than Dragonhead though. A monster, that a monster like Dragonhead couldn't win against.
And at the first touch that pure energy made to Dragonhead, killed him.
Every other dragon felt that Dragonhead heart stopped. They started crying and feeling pain and agony. Every one of them unleashed their martial spirit to avenge the fallen one. The sky became dark and red. Lighting, flame, shadows were all ready to kill that turtle. But Li Nushen saw Dragonhead face and saw it was happy. Smiling as always.
" Don't ever think of going there! Hold your god damn selves without moving. It was his choice and we can't let it be in vain."
( Ah I'm dying, this pain means happiness. I'm coming brother, I'm coming to you. And you see?! I protected them even while I was dead. My body will not move out of the way.)
( You dare disobey me, brother?! I asked you to protect them until I come back but the first thing you do is let a turtle beat the shit out of you, exposing the others to danger.)
( Brother I will not let my body move out of the way.)
( Don't disappoint me! You are stronger than that. I will return but when I return I need you there. Do you understand me? Or do you want me to worry)
( No! I will return.)
Li Nushen heard everything and that was the only reason she stooped everyone to enter that battle. She started crying.
Dragonhead skeleton started moving. The regeneration was faster than the damage the ray was doing. And then, after the regeneration was complete, his martial unleashed and his dragon that was regenerating was more frightening than before. His skin was giving that kind of brute strength that created a powerful force that could dissolve every kind of energy to nothingness.
" You did a good job said the turtle."
The turtle understood the meaning of a prodigy and smiled. Then it disappeared. When everything was done. Dragonhead appeared without injuries. He also had his hands recovered.
Li Nushen knew. She was not anymore the strongest creature in that world.
( Next time: The team is once again together. But the team with say their farewell)