No one dared to claim that they could take on this dragon. But if they didn't kill the dragon, they would never be able to get the Spirit Connecting Fruit.
Elgado furrowed his brow and said seriously, “The dragon is too powerful. We have no way of defeating it.”
“What do we do? Are we just going to give up?” Emiliano lamented. The coveted spirit fruit was within arm's reach, yet it remained out of their grasp.
“I have a plan, but it will require someone to incur the dragon's wrath and distract it from here. We will then take the opportunity to pick the fruit,” Elgado suggested.
“That plan might work, but who is going to face the dragon's wrath?” Avery asked.
After all, anyone who took on the task of luring the dragon away and dealing with its wrath would undoubtedly face certain death. No one in their right mind would want to do such a thing.
The trio looked at each other. No one was willing to take on the deadly task.
The problem was that if they sent their subordinates, those poor souls would most likely be devoured before they could even distract the dragon.
Suddenly, Emiliano shifted his gaze toward Skyler and Jared. A glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes.
“I have an idea. Let's send these two to lure the dragon away so that we can pick the Spirit Connecting Fruit.”
Emiliano had been hoping to end Jared's life. Sending him to incur the dragon's wrath would be a surefire way of killing him.
“Great idea. They're as good as dead already, so we might as well use them.” Avery nodded in agreement.
Although Elgado was hesitant to sacrifice Jared's body and power, he had no other option but to acquiesce when he considered the spirit fruit.
Emiliano walked up to Jared and said arrogantly, “Jared, we have decided to give you a chance to live. You and Skyler will lure the dragon away from here. As long as you succeed, you can leave this place alive.”
“Do you think we're stupid, Emiliano? We know that provoking the dragon is a death sentence,” Skyler snarled.
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