Chapter 99: The King Riding a Black Dog
Chapter 99: The King Riding a Black Dog
The person rampaging furiously through the city was naturally His Majesty the King.
Without waiting for his aide-de-camp Torres to fully explain, Sun Fei instantly switched to Barbarian Mode as soon as he heard that Best was injured. Despite the magic power consumption, he repeatedly used the Barbarian Skill Leap. After a few flashes, he exited the Underground Grotto Labyrinth. Along the way, he did not conceal the furious power aura of a Level 21 Barbarian at all, rushing back to the King’s Hall like the wind.
What exactly happened in the Royal Palace?
How could his future father-in-law Best actually get injured?
What exactly happened to Angela?
Boom!
Sun Fei was extremely anxious. With a loud crash, he landed on the stone steps in front of the Royal Palace. The giant stone steps beneath his feet cracked densely like a spiderweb centered around Sun Fei. It was as if a meteor had fallen from the sky and smashed into the ground… This was the result of him not restraining or controlling his terrifying might.
The four little beasts on his body tightly clung to Sun Fei’s clothes and hair, screaming loudly at such high speed. Without the slightest pause, Sun Fei used the skill Leap again. His figure flickered, leaving afterimages in the air. In an instant, he arrived at the back garden of the Royal Palace.
A commotion was coming from there.
“Who dares to cause trouble in my Royal Palace?”
Sun Fei was furious and charged in like a gust of wind.
However, when he stepped into the back garden, the scene before him froze him on the spot—
He saw that his future father-in-law Best, who originally had meticulously styled black hair, now had it messed up like a tangled bird’s nest. Drops of blood dripped from his arm, his chest heaved violently, and he was panting heavily… But the old man’s condition was not bad at all, because he was the one committing violence.
Where was the slightest trace of the elegant noble appearance in Best’s current state?
He was barefoot, with one shoe missing and the other clutched in his hand. As if seeing the murderer of his father, he used the shoe as a weapon, roaring and frantically chasing after a large black horse that had come from who knows where.
The handsome old man was indeed slightly injured.
But Sun Fei could tell at a glance that it was only a minor skin injury, nothing serious at all. Otherwise, how could this pale-faced man still have the energy to run around the garden chasing the black horse, hopping around energetically and running like the wind?
Angela and the blonde little Lori Gemma were unharmed. They followed behind the handsome old man with bitter smiles, along with the guards, trying hard to stop Best, who was in a rampaging state.
But the strength of an enraged old man surprised many. Plus, the guards did not dare to use too much force. This herald, who had no martial skills at all, easily broke free from the ‘human net’ formed by the guards and continued chasing the large black horse.
“Uh… what… is going on here?”
Sun Fei felt relieved, but black lines descended on his forehead like a waterfall. Just as he was about to ask, he saw the large black horse finally being cornered by the handsome old man Best into a dead end between the garden rockery and the wall. With no way to escape, and seeing the handsome old man approaching with a cold, ‘murderous’ laugh, the large black horse let out a sound—
“Woof woof woof… whimper!!!”
Damn, Sun Fei was startled. Why was it a dog’s bark? He almost thought his ears were playing tricks on him.
Even the four little beasts tightly clinging to his shoulders—the White Feather Owl Beast, the Wind Wing Parrot Beast, the Little Fishing Cat, and the Golden Hairy Beast with wings—all instantly had their fur stand on end, as if they had encountered great danger. The Little Fishing Cat hid itself in Sun Fei’s hair, while the Golden Hairy Beast directly covered its eyes with its front paws.
Sun Fei took a closer look.
Good heavens, the creature cornered in the dead end was not a large black horse at all, but an outrageously huge Big Black Dog. Its strong legs gripped the ground tightly, revealing sharp, sickle-like white claws between its toes. Its massive body leaned backward like a giant bow drawn to a full moon. A low, threatening growl came from its throat. Its muscles bulged all over, full of wild power.
For a moment, Sun Fei thought he had misseen again.
Too ferocious, too strong, too violent!
With that appearance, how could it be a dog? It was clearly a malevolent beast from the depths of Hell… But who the heck can tell me, why is there such a super black dog, as big as a horse, in my Royal Palace?
While Sun Fei was puzzling over this, another eye-popping thing happened right before his eyes—
He saw his father-in-law Best facing the snarling threat of this giant black Terror Beast, yet he showed no fear at all. Fearlessly, he rushed forward and fiercely slapped the Big Black Dog’s forehead several times with his shoe…
And that hideous Big Black Dog, which had been growling and threatening for a long time, could have bitten Best into three pieces with just one bite, yet it did not dare to fight back at all. It made a very human-like gesture, covering its head with its front limbs, whimpering and whining, its large eyes filled with grievance.
“Take that, you damned dog for biting me! Take that, you ungrateful thing…” The old man fiercely struck with the sole of his shoe while grumbling like an indignant kindergarten child.
“Father…”
Angela pulled Best aside with a wry smile, along with the guards.
Sun Fei only felt complete chaos before his eyes.
After Best was pulled away by the guards, the giant black dog still covered its forehead, which was imprinted with shoe marks, with its front limbs. Its shifty eyes rolled a few times and finally spotted Sun Fei standing in the distance.
Woof woof woof!
The Big Black Dog happily barked a few times, then pushed off with its hind legs, leaping into the air and transforming into a black whirlwind. In an instant, it rushed to Sun Fei’s side. It squatted on its hind legs, wagging its tail like a windmill, panting heavily. Its large, dark eyes were filled with grievance and a desire to please. Its long pink tongue hung out, and it rubbed its head vigorously against Sun Fei’s shoulder, like a child seeing its parents. It was just short of licking Sun Fei’s face a few times with that long tongue.
After being affectionate for a while, the black dog then acted as if it had gained an advantage. Squatting beside Sun Fei, it growled a few times resentfully toward the still-furious handsome old man Best in the distance…
Such a classic case of a dog relying on its master’s influence!
Sun Fei’s mouth formed an O shape, almost splitting to his ears.
Oh my God, Lord, Buddha, Heavenly Lord, this can’t be happening. What a human-like Big Black Dog! It gave people the illusion that this creature had become a spirit, developed intelligence, just like a living person, not an animal.
Sun Fei observed carefully.
The more he looked at the black dog, the more familiar it seemed.
Finally, he slapped his forehead and had an epiphany.
Damn, isn’t this the stray dog that Angela picked up from the Back Mountain? Only now its size had increased countless times, grown so huge it was unbelievable. Even when squatting or lying down, it was slightly taller than Sun Fei. Standing flat, it was at least two meters tall and about four meters long… Is this still a dog?
Sun Fei didn’t even need to think—this was definitely the result of feeding it the Hulk Potion.
It seemed this lucky Big Black Dog had finally endured the heart-wrenching pain of the potion transforming its body and stubbornly survived. Its body underwent incredible mutations under the potion’s refinement. Moreover, the miraculous spiritual waves contained in the Hulk Potion also affected the Big Black Dog’s soul, making it full of fondness and loyalty toward Sun Fei. Otherwise, this creature used to bare its teeth and chase Sun Fei around, causing chaos throughout the Royal Palace. It would never be as affectionate as now, squatting beside Sun Fei and wagging its tail like a windmill to please him.
Seeing the Big Black Dog like this, the four little beasts on Sun Fei’s body also reacted.
Perhaps due to the natural enmity between cats and dogs, the chubby, meatball-like Little Fishing Cat had all its brown striped fur stand on end. It arched its back, standing on Sun Fei’s head, and began to show off. The Golden Hairy Beast with wings rolled its dark eyes a few times and finally chose to side with the Little Fishing Cat, baring its two small, bright white fangs, with strong hostility in its small eyes. Meanwhile, the White Feather Owl Beast and the Wind Wing Parrot Beast shamelessly betrayed their little companions. After circling left and right a few times and finding no danger, they landed on the Big Black Dog’s shoulders, helping it groom its black fur, with expressions full of flattery.
What kind of creatures are these? They’ve all become spirits.
“Wow, what beautiful little cats!”
“Look, this little cat even has wings…”
Angela and the blonde little Lori Gemma also noticed Sun Fei’s arrival. The two girls’ eyes lit up, and they ran over enthusiastically and joyfully. Seeing this, Sun Fei was overjoyed, thinking, when did these girls become so passionate and unrestrained? He chuckled and spread his arms for a sweet hug, but the two girls swept past him like the wind, only taking the chubby Fishing Cat and the Golden Hairy Beast with wings from Sun Fei’s body, completely ignoring Sun Fei.
Sun Fei’s mouth twitched.
His broad arms only embraced empty air, freezing mid-air…
Only the Golden Hairy Beast with wings struggled desperately in the blonde little Lori Gemma’s arms, rolling its eyes in dissatisfaction, as if saying, “Ah, stupid, I’m not a cat! I am the great Magical Beast Golden Hairy Beast… Golden Hairy Beast, you foolish little girl, understand?”
…
One minute later.
A golden Battle Aura Ring flickered at his feet. Sun Fei’s palm was completely enveloped in a ball of golden flame. He gently pressed it onto his future father-in-law Best’s arm. The flame flashed, and in an instant, the two bite marks left by the Big Black Dog on Best’s forearm slowly disappeared, leaving not even a scar.
“Damn beast, I swear, from now on I’ll only eat dog meat!”
The handsome old man hadn’t calmed down from his anger yet. Looking at the Big Black Dog was like seeing the murderer of his father. He cursed viciously.
Just thinking about it was embarrassing—the dignified herald, second only to one and above tens of thousands, getting injured for the first time was actually bitten by his daughter’s dog… If such an embarrassing matter got out, how could he, as the herald, maintain his dignity in front of his colleagues?
Best’s pale face had now turned dark with anger.
The issue of face was truly fatal!
And by now, Sun Fei had finally figured out what happened.
It turned out that Best had sorted out some recent administrative documents in the city and worked hard to settle the envoys and princes from various kingdoms. He came to the Royal Palace to discuss with Sun Fei about receiving Prince Modric of Reike Kingdom. But Sun Fei wasn’t in the palace, so he met his daughter Angela instead. The old man rarely relaxed, so he chatted with his daughter and took the opportunity to advise his naive daughter to firmly capture Alexander’s heart. Who knew that while teasing the big dog that had been dormant in the back garden, the black dog suddenly woke up and, in a daze, bit Best’s arm…
“Haha, Uncle Best, why are you picking a fight with an animal?”
Sun Fei laughed heartily, not hiding his schadenfreude at all. He thought to himself, old father-in-law, you’d better pray to the Lord God of War that you don’t get rabies, otherwise…
The handsome old man couldn’t save face and immediately flew into a rage, about to erupt…
Just then, a guard hurried in and reported, “Your Majesty, the Crown Princess of the Zenit Empire has sent someone to the Great Hall requesting an audience.”
Huh?
That mysterious Crown Princess finally couldn’t hold back and came to invite me first?
Sun Fei was inwardly pleased.
At the same time, his future father-in-law Best, who was beside him, stood up upon hearing this.
In that instant, Best suddenly changed, as if performing seventy-two transformations like Sun Wukong. All his anger vanished without a trace. Although he was still barefoot, his feet covered in mud, and his hair messy, his entire demeanor transformed. He became the epitome of an elegant pure noble, with extremely refined manners, giving people a completely disorienting, absurd feeling. Frowning in thought, he said to Sun Fei, “Alexander, we should go meet this Crown Princess. There are less than three days left until your coronation ceremony. We must not offend women, otherwise things might get a bit troublesome.”
Sun Fei nodded.
He was about to step toward the Great Hall when the Big Black Dog blocked his way, trying to please him. It knelt on its front legs, wagging its tail. Its appearance and attitude suggested that it wanted Sun Fei to ride on its back.
Everyone around was stunned.
To be fair, whether in size or strength, this Big Black Dog indeed surpassed ordinary horses. Using it as a mount was a suitable choice, but… the problem was that Sun Fei was the king of a kingdom. Riding a Big Black Dog—what was that? A Black Dog Knight?
But Sun Fei did not hesitate.
He laughed heartily and jumped onto the Big Black Dog’s back. This creature was extremely intelligent and understood Sun Fei’s intentions very well. It swaggered toward the King’s Great Hall, full of confidence.
Sun Fei, originally riding on its back, did it just for fun at first. But gradually, the expression on Sun Fei’s face turned serious. He had a strange feeling, as if he and this Big Black Dog were completely mentally connected. Any intention of his, the Big Black Dog would instantly understand. Whether running, jumping, charging, or suddenly stopping, the man and dog seemed to merge into one, extremely agile, with flawless coordination.
This was much easier than riding a horse.
It seemed this big dog really was a perfect choice for a mount.