novelzi Chapter 547 Gambling
Chapter 547 Gambling
The Guardian Star summoned his mount, making Eren see another new species of this world which he hadn't seen before.
It was an infernal beast that resembled a fusion of a dragon and a colossal wolf, with skin beneath his scales that appeared like molten lava.
Its scales are a deep obsidian black with glowing veins of crimson and gold that appeared to be alive. Its eyes were filled with darkness, sharp like a demon waiting to devour everything in its path if offended.
On its head were two curved, obsidian horns that arched back, accompanied by a unique crest that looked like it had been carved on the horns with a material even harder than the horns.
Though primarily a ground beast, the Infernal Beast possesses wings that could unfurl to glide over short distances or to leap great distances.
Eren had to avoid the tail of the beast which had sharp spikes coming out of it. He was sure that if it touched it even lightly, it was going to hurt real bad.
"This is the fastest mount I have. After an hour, just leave the girl on the mount and it will return here," the Guardian told Eren who noticed something strange.
Previously, the Guardian looked like he was about to die from anger. But now, he was slightly calmer. If anything, it was as if he was trying really hard to act to hide his glee.
There was something with the beast. If it was the most cherished beast of the person, why was he so happy that it was being taken?
'It doesn't make sense. Unless... It has something like a blood contract with him. If that's the case, it's highly likely that the person can trace the horse anywhere. Is that why he is happy?'
Eren was able to make a rough guess about the man's intentions being his willingness to hand over a stead.
Still, he didn't say no to the man. He happily took the Infernal Beast, having his own plan to screw over the Guardian.
"Since you are being so kind, I will follow all your kind instructions." Eren climbed over the Infernal Beast with Yevni in his arms, still asleep peacefully.
He initially tried to use his Ancient Dragon Language to take control of the mount. Unfortunately, it didn't work.
The Infernal Beast was already in contract with another person. To break that contract, just the Dragon Tongue wasn't enough.
"Should I...."
"I only have fifty minutes to solve this mess. With the kind of luck I have, the chances are low. But even if I am wrong, I will only lose thirty seconds. The girl won't wake up any time soon."
He was lost in serious thoughts, especially since he hadn't been really lucky ever since he came to this world. Was it right to gamble at this point, even if he wasn't going to lose anything more than thirty seconds?
"Argh, I feel like I am getting addicted to this gambling."
There were only two people who could know the right answer to his problem. The first person was the Author. Unfortunately, it felt like a waste to use a Question Voucher here.
The only other person who might have the right information, was his future self.
He joined his hands and started praying to all the gods that he knew about.
"Please don't screw me over this time. I don't need a jackpot. Just someone old enough to know the solution to this problem."
After praying, he brought out a piece of leather and placed it on the back of the Infernal Beast, writing some words on it as a safeguard.
If it was his future self, he was going to understand. But if it was his past self, he might panic. He didn't know if his past self was going to read anything when he found himself on a Mount from hell, but he could only try his best.
After he finished the preparation, he took a deep breath and prepared himself for using the spell that he called gambling.