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“Argh!!
Mommy!”
“Help!
My arm, I can’t move my arm anymore!”
The harrowing screams of two men echoed in a spine-chilling sequence.
At this moment, overwhelmed with regret, they dared not face the icy visage of the Ice Witch.
It wasn’t just the chilling aura she exuded; even their hearts felt frozen solid.
They pondered, who in this lifetime would dare to associate with such a woman?
They felt as though thousands of needles were piercing them from within.
This agony stemmed from Kariette using her magic to freeze the blood inside their bodies into tiny, sharp shards, internally lacerating each blood vessel.
Externally, her acidic ice eroded their skin and tissues, threatening imminent necrosis followed by infection if left untreated.
“We surrender!
Please, just let us go.”
“I do too.
I swear we’ll make amends.
Please, let us go!”
Make amends?
At hearing this, Kariette’s brow twitched slightly.
Make amends?…
These men had obstructed a critical surgery, endangering a life!
Plus, there was a possibility that Uncle Sun’s stomach parasites may also be related to these guys in some way.
Did you think Uncle Sun’s life could be equated to money?
Moreover, a sorcerer’s dignity was not to be trifled with by the likes of them!
Slash!
With a flick, she embedded ice blades into their backs, eliciting howls of pain.
She further pressed the points of the icy blades deeper, exacerbating their torment.
“Argh!!”
“That man over there!
Please, stop her!” One of the men implored the younger man Kariette had brought along, hoping he might mitigate the woman’s sadism.
When he nodded, a glimmer of hope appeared.
He then addressed the Ice Witch.
“Are you done?
My turn now.”
“Alright.”
“…”
“…”
Both were dumbstruck.
Yes, he had managed to pause the Ice Witch’s actions.
But we were not telling you to bully us instead!
Gavin approached the cowed men, his gaze like one assessing insignificant insects, contemplating their next ordeal.
As a mysterious creature descended upon them, their dread intensified, recognizing it as a dragon!
a creature of lore.
[Master, may I consume them?] Happy’s rumble, intelligible only to its master, caused Gavin to frown.
“No.”
[But I am hungry,] Happy sulked.
“Weren’t you eating the bok choy I left in the kitchen?”
[Master, you’ve had me eat bok choy for five straight days.
Please, allow me to eat something different.]
“You’re quite fussy.
I’ve varied your diet regularly: carrots six days ago, broccoli thirteen days ago, eggplants twenty-two days ago.
And you still complain?”
[Master!
I am a dragon, not a vegetarian.
I am a carnivore, not vegan.]
“Enough.
Even if you dine solely on vegetables, they are magical ones from the magical world.
No other dragon enjoys such a privileged diet.”
Hearing his master’s words, Happy was nearly breathless with indignation.
Okay, no other dragon in this human world got to eat magical vegetables every meal.
You were right about that.
I was the only dragon here!
Happy let out a dragon-like sob.
Why had it forsaken its immense power and authority to follow its master to the human world?
Even though the content of Happy’s utterances was incomprehensible to others, the one-sided conversation with Gavin was enough to startle both men.
Kariette, too, watched intently from behind.
He was feeding a dragon with vegetables?
And it seemed it hadn’t had meat in a long while.
If the beast trainers from the magical world knew about this, they’d be so distressed they’d end up in hospitals en masse.
Dragons were carnivorous, with only a few herbivorous species, but Happy’s lineage was unmistakably carnivorous, and here it was, being fed vegetables.
[Master, just one bite?]
“It’s filthy.
The flesh isn’t clean, it’s fatty, and reeks of alcohol from miles away.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
[So, you’re allowing it then?]
“Nibble slowly, start where Kariette has frozen it, it should be crunchier there,” Gavin suggested, turning the men pale.
His casual tone, as if instructing a cat to mind fish bones, seemed to normalize the act of consuming human flesh, far more terrifying than the Ice Witch herself.
“Brother, please don’t!
We have no grudge against you.”
“Indeed, we don’t know your relation with the Ice Witch, but why aid her in tormenting us?”
They begged for mercy, but Gavin remained aloof and stern.
“No grudge?
You’ve got no grudge, perhaps!
Why would I stand before you if not for resentment?
Do you think I’m here for charity?
Just hours ago, you disrupted my operation room.
Are your brains rotting?
As a doctor, I’d advise you to invest in some fish oil for brain health.”
“Cough, cough”
The realization hit them: another creditor was present!
And a doctor from the operation room, no less.
And since when did doctors keep dragons as pets?
“And if you’re wondering about my relationship with her…we have a child together.”
“Aghast!”
They had a child with the Ice Witch?
Was he the man who had tarnished her reputation?
No wonder, they were a perfectly dreadful pair.
One had a torturous streak, and the other, coolly ordered his pet to consume human flesh as if it were routine.
“Invite us to your wedding, will you?
We’ll make sure to attend so please spare our li-”
Slish!
Slash!
Slock!
“Argh!!” Suddenly, three ice blades plunged from above, causing the man to cough up blood.
These weren’t just blades; they were swords!
The horror made his world spin, seething with the injustice of it all.
“Happy, bite them,” the command didn’t come from Gavin, but from Kariette.
Normally, Happy wouldn’t heed anyone but its master, but Gavin had earlier given permission.
True, the dragon wasn’t particularly interested in her anyway.
“Argh!
Don’t bite me!”
“Just…
pull it out, or I’ll die for sure.”
“Oh, don’t worry about dying!
Like I said, I’m a doctor, even a medical sorcerer at that.
Just some cuts and stabs, easily healed, no need for politeness.
Go ahead, hit them harder,” Gavin spoke with unwavering confidence.
Initially, the two were already pale from their injuries, reassured by the idea that they wouldn’t be allowed to die; it meant they could be tormented indefinitely.
Hearing the latter part made them wish they could go back in time and smack themselves for their stupidity.
He wasn’t speaking for their comfort but for her entertainment.
Brother!
We just disrupted your operation room.
Did you need to make us suffer like we were in hell for that?
Hearing this, both Happy and Kariette seemed pleased, intensifying their assault!
Besides knives and swords, they introduced other torturous devices.
The little dragon, after gnawing on their flesh, spat it out, making a face as if it had ingested feces.
[Disgusting!]
Watching their own flesh being discarded in front of them brought tears to their eyes.
It wasn’t just the master or his wife; even their pet harbored such brutality.
Had they known what they were up against, they wouldn’t have been lured by a mere sum of money.
After a while, a car approached, causing the hearts of the two to sink again.
The man who stepped out was none other than Faker!
He arrived in an ordinary car, nothing like what one might expect from a magical world, and without Nelson tagging along.
“Hey, buddies, let me join the fun.
Are these the two who offended the Ice Witch?
I’ll teach them a lesson.
They aren’t dead yet, right?
I haven’t had a good fight in a while, hope they can withstand my punches and kicks.”
“…” The older brother coughed up blood again.
“…” The younger one fainted, utterly defeated.
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