I Became a Cute Little Dragon Princess and Now She’s Obsessed with Me Chapter 96
“Little Jasmine?”
Sensing the heat in front of her, Veronica realized Erika had stepped in to block Dervick’s attack. A trace of surprise appeared on her face.
Erika turned and gave her a quick wink, figuring that since Veronica was blind, maybe… she still hadn’t noticed she was a dragon?
“Sister Sunflower, I told you—I’ll protect you.”
Grinning with two small tiger teeth exposed, Erika turned her gaze back toward Dervick.
This guy had really gone all out in trying to kill Veronica.
What a joke—like she’d just sit back and let Dervick snatch the Artifact right in front of her.
Besides, she didn’t dislike Veronica. If she hadn’t blocked that strike just now, Veronica would probably be dead.
“Hey, you greedy failure!”
Erika called toward Dervick, putting her hands on her hips, one eyebrow raised. “Artifacts aren’t something you get to just take. Go back to wherever you came from!”
“Heh… hehehe…”
Climbing up from the splinters, Dervick let out a chilling laugh.
“Just as I thought… back in Luka Town, you saw Lord Meladin, didn’t you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Of course she wouldn’t admit it. Erika continued, “Since you gave me a Gold Coin once, I’ll give you some advice—run. Don’t think that just because you’re Saint-rank, you can do whatever you want. There are plenty stronger than you!”
“You mean that lady who was with you in Luka Town?”
Dervick scoffed. “Thanks for the concern, little girl, but it’s fine. Even though you seem quite different from before now...
I still think it’ll be easy to deal with you.”
Huh?
This guy was that confident?
Hearing that, Erika’s tail under her maid dress twitched nervously.
To be honest, her Dragon Core Crystal still hadn’t fully fused. She wasn’t sure she could take Dervick in a fight. She’d just been bluffing earlier to scare him.
“You’re really dumb, little girl.”
Dervick suddenly spoke again. “So you’ve met Lord Meladin, and yet this is all the power you’ve got?
Looks like I overestimated your Greed.
With your level of strength, you’ll lose miserably in this grand gamble.”
“Whether I win or lose isn’t up to you!”
Erika wouldn’t back down. Her two small tiger teeth grew sharper, and the fiery light in her red eyes flared even brighter. Flames began to burn around her maid uniform.
“If you call yourself a gambler, then you should understand—winning isn’t about how many chips you’ve got. It’s about luck.”
“Sounds like you’re quite confident in your luck.”
Narrowing his eyes, Dervick suddenly moved. He stomped hard on the ground, scattering the wooden debris beneath his feet.
In an instant, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning, streaking straight toward Erika.
“Little Jasmine, watch out!”
Veronica, sensing Dervick’s murderous intent, cried out in panic.
Erika felt a wave of panic too. Dervick’s figure had completely vanished from her sight—only faint flickers of lightning remained in midair.
That speed was too fast. She couldn’t react.
And if she dodged, Dervick might strike directly at Veronica.
Is this the kind of enemy Gladys once faced…?
This scene made Erika think of Luka Town. Back then, Gladys had even managed to hold her own against this guy. That was crazy…
RUMBLE!
No time to think—the best defense now was to release magic power.
Turning her magic into elemental force, searing flames burst out around her.
With her mana surging to the limit, Erika conjured a burning wall of fire before her.
Ssshhhh!
Suddenly, a lightning-wreathed longsword slashed into the flames.
Erika had hoped to hold him off a bit—but to her shock, the moment the blade touched the fire, it sliced right through it!
So this is a Saint-rank powerhouse…
Forget it—no way she could win!
Realizing things had gone sideways, Erika quickly flapped her wings. Without hesitation, she grabbed Veronica by the arms and shot into the air, fleeing as fast as she could.
CRASH!
The longsword came down, splitting Veronica’s wheelchair clean in two.
Even the floor was left with a deep, terrifying gash.
Seeing this, Erika was chilled to the core.
If she’d been even a second slower, both she and Veronica would’ve died on the spot.
Nope, can’t fight this.
Shaking her little head, Erika flew toward the door at full speed.
“Put me down, Little Jasmine.”
Suddenly, Veronica, who was being carried, spoke up.
“Are you crazy? I’m getting you out of here!”
“Put me down. That’s an order.”
“……”
This crazy woman… Erika frowned slightly. Still, once they reached a relatively safe spot, she gently set Veronica down.
After all, in her current half-dragon form, flying out of the estate wasn’t possible. If someone saw her, it’d cause major trouble.
“Hide behind me.”
Veronica sat on the ground and murmured.
What was she planning?
Erika was a bit confused, but looking at how serious Veronica’s expression was, maybe she had something up her sleeve.
Obediently, she moved behind Veronica.
Then, Veronica raised her slender finger and pressed it against her lip.
In the next moment, she bit down and broke the skin. Blood slowly trickled down from her fingertip.
“Sister Sunflower… what are you doing?!”
Erika asked in confusion. She didn’t get it—why self-harm like that? Didn’t that hurt?
Veronica ignored her.
Expression calm, she pressed the bleeding finger against the black gemstone ring on her other hand.
Shuuaa!
Suddenly, countless beams of black light burst out from the gemstone, like piercing rays ripping through space and monopolizing the surrounding air.
And the gemstone itself began to change the moment it touched Veronica’s blood.
The black gem flared with light, then began to twist and spin…
Finally, it transformed midair into something that looked like a black hole.
“What… is this…?”
Erika stared in astonishment. If this was an Artifact, it was the first time she’d ever seen one in use.
“Devouring Ring. A gift left behind by a God.”
Veronica responded flatly, lifting the ring and pointing it forward. Her lips curled into a bitter smile.
“I swore to myself never to use it again… but just this once, I’ll break that promise.”
As she spoke, the black hole in midair began to spin rapidly.
……
……
In that moment, as the black hole spun, the entire world fell silent…
It felt like—The whole world had frozen in that instant.
Erika stared in a daze.
Under that black hole, everything around them seemed to drain of color… becoming monochrome. Hollow.
Even she instinctively held her breath.
Time stood still for a moment…
FWOOOOOM—!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the black hole.
The sound was so powerful it felt like it could tear apart the eardrums.
Terrified, Erika quickly shut her eyes and covered her ears with her hands.
……
When she opened them again—What she saw in front of her froze the expression on her face in stunned shock.