Era of Pet Beasts: Picking Up a Dark Demon Dragon Egg Right off the Bat - Chapter 25
Chapter 25: A Great Opportunity!
“Welcome to the Darkin Race’s Sealed Land.”
Matthew started at the sound.
Why did he keep hearing voices but not seeing anyone?
Did all experts like to play this game?
“Who?”
Matthew shouted into the void.
“Little kid, you are quite interesting.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a response.
“The future king of darkness.”
The voice that seemed to have traveled through countless eras rang in Matthew’s ears.
Matthew faltered again. “You know about the Dark Brilliance Physique?”
When the voice mentioned darkness, Matthew immediately linked it to the Dark Brilliance Physique.
So far, he had only heard the youth mention it.
Other than that, this was the first time someone mentioned the Dark Brilliance Physique to him.
Furthermore, the voice directly pointed out that the Dark Brilliance Physique would become the king of darkness in the future.
“No wonder you were not harmed by the curse.”
This time, at the same time as the voice sounded, a movement appeared on the red crystal wall.
Matthew saw a tall stone statue appear on the wall ahead, as tall as the entire cave.
The stone statue was extremely tall and had four arms. One pair held huge swords while the other pair was placed in front of its chest as if it was giving something.
Its appearance was very strange. Its huge square face looked very majestic, but there were many fangs in its mouth. It could totally be defined as a monster.
Above its head, there was a crystal clear blood-red flower. It was as if it was carved out of crystal. It looked very vivid.
Its majestic figure was like a war god standing between heaven and earth, exuding an invincible domineering aura!
“And a Dark Demon Dragon pet.”
The stone statue’s lips moved. “It seems you have a powerful force behind you.”
Matthew was startled to hear this. It could guess so much just from what it saw. It seemed the stone statue was not as simple as it seemed.
“You know about that force?” Matthew asked again.
Unexpectedly, the stone statue actually answered him this time.
“I know. It’s also a distant race.”
The stone statue seemed to be sighing about something.
But Matthew didn’t understand.
He felt that if he continued to ask, he would find some answers that he had been seeking.
Thus, he asked again, “What race is that?”
“Are you a citizen of that race?”
The stone statue didn’t answer Matthew. Instead, it spoke in a voice that was hoarse and filled with vicissitudes, as if it had come from ends of time.
However, the stone statue’s dull voice made Matthew feel extremely pressured.
It was as if he would suffer extremely heavy damage if he answered yes.
Furthermore, even though he knew that he would die, he could not lie.
Was this the pressure that came from the strong?
Fortunately, he was not from that race.
At least, to his knowledge, he was a human.
Hence, he shook his head and replied, “No.”
Matthew said coldly, “Although I don’t know which race you’re talking about, I have a feeling that I have a deep history with that race you’re talking about, and I even have a huge hatred for them!”
Those who wished to control his fate were most likely from the race that the stone statue spoke of!
The stone statue’s lifeless ‘eyes’ stared at Matthew for a long time, as if trying to determine if he was telling the truth.
After a long while, it said, “Interesting.”
Its tone was contemplative.
It seemed to have discovered something fun.
“The Dark Brilliance Physique doesn’t belong to that race… Hahaha! What a joke! Hahaha!”
The stone statue’s wanton laughter shook the cave so much that a large amount of crystal powder fell from the ceiling.
After a few minutes, the laughter stopped.
The stone statue asked, “Hmm… interesting. What’s your name?”
“Matthew,” he said his name calmly.
He knew that he could not lie in front of the stone statue, so he might as well be honest.
“Matthew? Not a bad name,” the stone statue said. “I can sense the hatred, resoluteness, and unwillingness in your heart. As long as you agree to one condition, I’ll give you an enormous opportunity. How about it?”
An enormous opportunity?
As long as he agreed to one condition?
Matthew was certain that the stone statue’s request was definitely not simple.
“What is your condition?” he asked calmly.
“You don’t need to know yet.”
After the stone statue finished speaking, a magic formation lit up in front of Matthew, emitting an eerie light.
It said again, “If you agree, drip a drop of blood on it. I’ll give you an opportunity and send you away from here. If you don’t agree, there’s no need to drip your blood, but you can also forget about leaving this place.”
Is there any room for me to refuse… Matthew was extremely speechless, but there was nothing he could do. The other party was more powerful than him. Moreover, he had no way to leave this place, so he could only agree to the stone statue’s condition.
Matthew bit his finger, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dropped it into the center of the magic formation.
Buzz!
When the blood came into contact with the magic formation, it immediately emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire cave.
Under the dazzling light, Matthew squinted and saw the magic formation turn into a ray of light and enter his right hand.
After the magic formation entered his right hand, the light that filled the cave also dissipated.
Matthew looked down at his right hand and saw that there was a new pattern on it, but it quickly faded into his flesh.
“After ten years, you must return to this place to fulfill our agreement. Otherwise, this formation will make you die a horrible death. In addition, it can protect your life once, but the deadline will be reduced by five years. When you return here and complete our agreement, I will undo this formation for you.”
The stone statue explained a lot that upset Matthew.
He wanted to become stronger so that his fate would not fall into the hands of others.
Unexpectedly, in the end, his freedom was restricted by the formation and he was restricted by a ten-year promise.
‘In the future, I will definitely flatten this place.’
Matthew gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, swearing to himself.
He wanted those who tried to control his fate to become the dust of this world!
“This is the opportunity that I shall bestow upon you.”
A moment later, the sound of the stone statue rang out, and a dark red ball of light appeared high in the cave.
It slowly descended, and the light emanating from its body weakened.
When it landed in front of Matthew, he finally saw its true form.
It was a blood-red egg that was half a meter tall!
Furthermore, the huge egg was shaking, and the frequency was like a heartbeat.
It was as if the thing in front of Matthew was not an egg, but a gigantic heart.
Matthew couldn’t help but feel curious. Could this egg be the opportunity that the stone statue was referring to?
Crack! Crack!
As Matthew was examining the giant egg, he heard the sound of an eggshell cracking.
It hatched just like that?
Is there no need for any conditions?
The stone statue seemed to have seen through Matthew’s thoughts. Without waiting for him to ask, it said, “This is the prince of my Darkin Race. Unfortunately, after the destruction of the Darkin Race, he was sealed and unable to come into being. Now that he has signed a Beast Tamer contract with you, he is able to be born into this world.”
“From now on, he is your beast!”
