Era of Pet Beasts: Picking Up a Dark Demon Dragon Egg Right off the Bat - Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Athosen!
Darkin Prince?!
From now on, he is my beast?
Matthew was appalled.
He had not expected the opportunity mentioned by the stone statue to be so huge.
Although he did not know how powerful the Darkin Race was, Brenda had said before that it was a race comparable to Gods.
Even if he had never seen their power before, he could imagine that as long as he nurtured it well, it could be said that he raised a God!
With the help of a God, who in this world could stop him!
Would he still have to worry about his fate being controlled by others in the future?
Matthew was excited.
He looked at the egg with a burning gaze.
Crack crack
The sound of the giant egg cracking was becoming more and more frequent.
More and more cracks appeared on the eggshell, gradually covering the entire egg.
Bang!
A loud sound was heard.
The huge egg cracked and a humanoid monster entered Matthew’s sight.
Its skin was blood-red in color like it was born from fresh blood. Its entire body exuded a terrifying aura, as though it was a monster born for slaughter.
When it lifted its head, the cold, murderous look in its eyes made Matthew shiver uncontrollably. It was as if a pinnacle killer had set his sights on him, and he felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
Even Heber looked surprised when it saw the humanoid monster’s eyes.
It was clear that it was also frightened. However, the proud bloodline of the dragon race did not allow it to retreat even half a step.
“I am a Darkin! A god of slaughter!”
As soon as the humanoid monster appeared, it screamed, “My name is Athosen!”
Good Lord, he’d given himself a name as soon as he was born… Matthew thought as he saw Athosen’s entrance.
At the same time, a system screen appeared in Matthew’s vision.
It showed Athosen’s information.
[Darkin Prince] Athosen
Rank: D
Advancement Requirement: Unknown
Skills: Bloodthirsty Edge, World-Extinguishing Flame, Devour the Dead
Introduction: Athosen is the last crystallization of the Darkin Race. Its body contains boundless power. In the endless darkness, it prayed for death time and time again. Now that it has seen the light again, it has decided to treat death as a reward for the living. Slaughter! Kill everything!!!
Matthew could not help but sigh in his heart when he saw the introduction that was filled with murderous intent. Athosen’s hostility was so intense.
However, its advancement conditions were unknown, which surprised Matthew.
Normally, the information displayed by the system was very comprehensive.
It was rare for such an unknown panel to appear.
Could it be that Athosen was unable to advance?
The thought was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing Matthew’s joy.
It had not been easy for him to obtain the Darkin Prince, but it was unable to advance to a higher level.
Although it did not seem like a big problem now, if they were to encounter a powerful enemy in the future, wouldn’t Athosen not even have the chance to appear?
“I didn’t expect you to be able to see this peculiarity even though you cannot even be considered a Beast Tamer. As expected of the future King of Darkness, you have such keen eyes at such a young age.”
At that moment, the voice of the stone statue interrupted Matthew’s thoughts.
The stone statue seemed to be able to see through Matthew’s thoughts.
No matter what doubts he had, the stone statue would be able to point them out.
Fortunately, the stone statue could not see the existence of the system. Otherwise, Matthew would have no secrets to speak of in front of it.
Matthew, who had been exposed, didn’t care. He had already experienced the power of the stone statue.
Right now, he was more concerned about another problem.
“Could it be that Athosen really can’t advance?”
The stone statue sneered and said, “Then you’re underestimating our Darkin Race’s Prince.”
Suddenly Athosen forced himself into the conversation.
It stared at Matthew with its crimson eyes, and there was a murderous intent in its eyes, as if it wanted to kill him immediately.
Then, it spoke in a hoarse voice, “Are you the human Beast Tamer who established the contract with me?”
Athosen’s voice was loud, as if it were born with a great throat, and every word came out as a shout.
What Matthew cared about was what the stone statue was going to say next. He didn’t want to pay any attention to this Darkin Prince who couldn’t advance at all.
Therefore, he looked straight at Athosen and replied coldly, “Any problem?”
“How dare you look down on the king!”
The killing intent in Athosen’ eyes intensified, and it immediately charged forward to kill Matthew.
However, it was stopped by a shout from the stone statue.
“Athosen, our child, do not be rude.”
Then, the stone statue’s voice became gentler. “From now on, he is your master. You must follow him and revive our Darkin Race!”
From these words, Matthew learned that the stone statue was not a Darkin.
Could it be that the stone statue was where the Darkin Race was sealed?
Athosen let out a cold harrumph, its voice hoarse.
“How can a mere mortal be my master!”
Then, its voice became louder.
“I am Athosen, the future king of the Darkin Race. I will sanction, rectify, and purge all worlds!”
Matthew was speechless at Athosen’s declaration, and he couldn’t help but curse internally. Could it be that this fellow had stayed in the darkness for too long, and now that it had suddenly appeared, it was so excited that its brain was damaged?
Even Heber, who had been sitting quietly on Matthew’s shoulder, couldn’t help but reveal a look of disdain.
It looked at Athosen as if it were a fool.
“I want to kill this mortal and his beast and revive the Darkin Race on my own. Then, I will personally send those high and mighty Gods into the endless darkness of purgatory!”
Athosen shouted at the top of its lungs. Its hoarse voice echoed through the entire cave. It was filled with a boundless killing intent, making one feel as if they were in hell.
It walked straight toward Matthew without concealing the killing intent in its eyes.
Seeing this, Heber was on its guard, ready to fight Athosen at any moment.
On the other hand, Matthew was as calm as ever. It was as if he did not see Athosen coming for his life.
He believed that since the stone statue had chosen him, it would not let Athosen kill him.
Just as Matthew had predicted, the imposing voice of the stone statue rang out as soon as Athosen had begun to unleash its killing intent.
“Hold still, Athosen, our child. You cannot kill him.”
Athosen stopped in its tracks unwillingly and roared, “How can a mortal establish a contract with me? I will kill them all and erase this stain!”
“Because of the seal, you must form a contract with a human before you can be born. If you terminate the contract now, there will only be one ending for you: death!”
The stone statue’s simple explanation steadied Athosen’s temper.
Then, the stone statue continued, “We saw the future earlier. Only you and him together can revive our Darkin Race.”
At the mention of reviving the Darkin Race, the hostility in Athosen’ eyes lessened a little, and the hostility it had when it looked at Matthew gradually disappeared.
After that, Athosen said nothing to refute, and said nothing more about cutting Matthew.
Obviously, it had already accepted that it needed to have the contract with the human.
In order to survive, and even more to revive the Darkin Race.
With this great conviction, it would not easily give up.
