Damned Healer-Chapter 143: Parasites

Niara slept deeply for two days. When her eyes opened...

"!"

She felt like her whole world was different.

Taking a deep breath, she almost jumped, even more surprised. Her senses! She could feel absolutely everything around her... the whole planet, all life forms, and if she focused, she could even sense other places nearby.

Trying to reach farther and farther, she suddenly felt a splitting headache.

"Don’t push it too hard. Even though you technically have the ability, you’re still too weak," a soft voice murmured on her shoulder. "Now, you’re officially a Half-Primordial Dragon. With your complete spiritual root, this Bloodline is like a tiger growing wings."

She stared at the slug, feeling a wave of emotion washing over her.

He pointed ahead. She turned and saw several large piles of food left inside the cave. The Abyssal Corrupted Wolves had gathered the best the planet had to offer. They didn’t cook, but everything was natural and pure.

Niara smiled and moved over, starting to eat ravenously.

After finishing, she turned to the slug. "How long was I asleep?"

"Two days," he answered, and her eyes widened.

"Don’t worry. Only about a quarter of the Elders were traitors. And luckily, almost all the ones with Dragon blood — the strongest ones — weren’t among them. I’m sure they’ll turn against the Leader, and they can use everyone on the planet to help. As for those three Elders I revealed my identity to, they should protect Lucy and Lucius. Not to mention, the Academy Leader won’t have time to deal with them right now — he’ll have to handle the revolt first."

Niara nodded, though she could tell Darian was still very anxious inside. It was all theory; no one really knew what was happening on that planet. But in the end, even if her brother and sister died, they’d wake up on Earth without memories and without any harm.

The two of them left the cave.

Outside, the wolf leader came up to them excitedly. "Sir, I’ve made all the preparations."

Darian sighed. "Are you sure about this? No need to rush your decision. I’ll be back before we leave and stay a few days."

"My race never goes back on its word. We’ve already sworn to follow you, Sir. We’ll die by your side, but we’ll go wherever you go," the leader said seriously.

Niara nodded in approval. But she noticed that Darian felt a heavy weight. He barely had enough power to protect himself, and now he was taking on even more responsibility.

"Alright, you guys will definitely be useful."

Darian spoke calmly. Since they needed to get out of this galaxy, those wolves would be the best helpers and soldiers in a world full of Risen.

Even if they got wounded and corrupted, the corruption would only make them stronger. Later, as long as they didn’t die, Darian could fully heal them.

Not to mention, on planets taken over by corruption, there should be all kinds of things these wolves could absorb to grow even stronger. Their race was specialized in that — with Darian’s support, they could power up very quickly.

"No signs on the teleport inscriptions?" Darian asked, and the leader shook his head. "Good, let’s go pay some old friends a visit. It’ll be a hell of a party."

The slug pulled out another space artifact from Earth.

Then looked at Niara, who nodded eagerly. She focused and immediately sensed the direction of the Dragon King’s planet.

"Let’s go."

*Crack*

Niara leapt, spreading her wings.

Then she activated her Bloodline... in that instant, her whole body pulsed, and all the elements of the planet resonated with her.

Those demonic beasts, along with all life forms on the planet, turned toward the sky. Their hearts beat like drums — that draconic presence was incredibly oppressive.

That was just a fraction of the power of a Primordial Dragon. Niara was euphoric — she felt like she’d been reborn. Now, she had infinite potential to explore.

In seconds, they left the planet’s atmosphere. Darian activated the space artifact. Soon, the two of them disappeared.

***

In the capital of the biggest planet of the Draconic Mannaz in the galaxy. It was late in the day, and the last rays of sunlight were disappearing on the darkening horizon.

Inside the colossal castle of the King, a tense meeting was taking place between the King and the High Court.

"My King, the message confirmed that the Academy is stable now. We just need to keep defenses up for the next 25 days," a deep voice reported quickly.

"As for the Risen Lord, since he’s badly injured, he won’t be able to move personally yet. But his orders were to stick to the assault plan and not inform those still fighting. Now that this huge opportunity has come up, he’s ready to sacrifice a lot to take it."

Everyone in the meeting took a deep breath, excited. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

"We’re not gonna wait until they reach the Academy anymore — that could take months. On the last day of this month, the Risen Lord will make his move. He’ll absorb everyone that’s attacking to gain power. That way, he can take the Academy and the galaxy."

The Dragon King snorted. "Excellent. The end has come much sooner than anyone planned. Who would’ve thought that little brat we raised would actually contribute so much to our cause in the end."

Everyone nodded. This assault, which had originally been launched against the other Academy, was only expected to lead to a major failure. But with so many key figures dying, it would speed up the collapse of everything.

The plan was for things to settle in one or two centuries. But now, with the Academy’s central inscription taken, it would all be over in just a few days.

Unfortunately, there were still lots of variables in play. That’s because the Risen Lord was seriously injured. If he was at full power, just taking the central inscription would’ve been enough to wipe out the entire galaxy. Now, he’d have to go all in, sacrificing a lot to pull it off.

The Dragon King added coldly, "Summon everyone and everything we have. That brat was kicked out of the Academy and might try to stir up trouble. We need to—"

He stopped mid-sentence, eyes bulging.

**BOOOM!!**

A blast echoed like the end of the world, shaking every stone in the castle.

At the same time, across the whole planet, all the Mannaz felt a chill down their spines and a primal fear. Their Bloodlines vibrated and strength drained from their bodies, leaving them on the verge of despair.

By pure instinct, a few managed to look up at the sky. The darkness of night was swept away, replaced by an impossible sight.

The entire horizon, from edge to edge, lit up. A celestial green and blue glow covered everything, bathing the world in its aura.

At the center of that vast light, a small, beautiful female figure flapped her wings, radiating an indescribable presence. Her amber eyes sparkled like stars, locked onto the King’s castle, hovering right above it.

"DRAGON KING!"

Her roar wasn’t just a sound; it sliced through the air like a seismic wave that echoed in the soul of every living being on the planet. Because of the Bloodline that connected them, her cry reached even those on the other side of the planet.

"Today, I swear I’ll wipe out everything and everyone. I’ll cleanse this world of parasites like you!"

**Buzzz!**

The horizon shook and warped. In the blink of an eye, everything was engulfed in pure, overwhelming white light.

"White Dragon Armor!!"

A massive shock ran through the Mannaz, all of them felt the crushing weight of that sight.

Most of them understood exactly what it meant. Those with any standing or knowledge had always tried to learn everything the divine ancestor had left behind. Her words were clear about the future. And from what they were feeling in their very bodies, there was no doubt.

After that day, the legends of the second coming of the Divine Dragon would be told and retold by the Mannaz through the ages.

The vivid descriptions of her stunning beauty and the power that shook the world would be celebrated. But along with that would come a hard truth, felt with a lump in their throats — just how ruthless and terrifying she could become when enraged.

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