NOVGO.NET Chapter 447: Steamy Bath Scene!
Chapter 447: Steamy Bath Scene!
A sea of angry shamans…
That’s what Jack was confronted with!
After seeing the recordings, they were left with bellies full of grievances that they couldn’t even get rid of. Since Jack was clearly “innocent” they could only blame their bad luck.
But just as it was anger barely veiled all over, a lone lizard was the exception. Lizzy’s relieved smile was so bright she eclipsed them all! As soon as he saw her, Jack headed over.
“Hehe, so you were worried about me?”
“Of course, you dumbass, I—”
She stopped herself seeing his teasing smile, grabbing him by the claw and dragging him away, their departure accompanied by the Instructor telling them that they had 3 hours.
3 hours and then it would start.
3 hours to get ready to die.
3 hours to face destiny.
Soon in a messy cave….
“You, strip, right now!” Lizzy had barely closed the cave’s entrance that she ordered, her tone as melodious as the legendariest Argonian maid.
Jack couldn’t help but still. Was this still the same Lizzy who had tried to snatch his soul away? Was it still the same one that had—
“Tch— never mind, I’ll do it myself!”
She rushed to undress him, removing the pelt-like clothes covering him. And as she looked downward, a shocked gasp escaped her tiny mouth.
“It’s even bigger than before?!”
Without waiting, her fingers traced it.
She was akin to a young bashful art student, VERY deeply enjoying a piece of art, almost drooling at the sight. This couldn’t be helped: the Scaly curse really had grown bigger!
But then, as soon as their eyes met, she suddenly bolted away, as if a bashful schoolgirl! Then while mumbling non-stop, she utterly ravaged a nearby bookshelf.
“This, it can’t be?! Don’t tell me—”
Then she seemingly found out what she had been looking for, her claws expertly flipping a grimoire’s pages with extreme dexterity. But as she arrived at a certain page, she cursed.
“You goddamn idiot! Are you trying to get yourself killed?! Are you trying to get me killed?! Are you trying to get this whole cave scorched earthed?! What kind of—”
Yet, as soon as her outburst started, she forced herself to calm down, her piercing gaze settling on him as she turned more than solemn.
“Tell me the truth, Arcane?”
“Yep, amazing ain’t it?”
“If you wanna die!”
That’s when she began her tale.
Arcane wasn’t just a racial property, it was downright considered a curse! Anyone seen with it would be instantly killed, never to be left to flourish to prevent the worst!
Hearing this, Jack raised a confused brow:
“That can’t be. The Behemoths…”
If it was THAT cursed, then surely the Behemoths would have slaughtered him right there and there instead of just being scared of him, right?! Seeing his confusion, she sighed.
“It’s recent, no wonder ancient Behemoths wouldn’t know about it. About 10 years ago, we lost one of our main cities to the last Arcane Lizard remaining.”
Left to his own device in a world void of anything but fire Mana, said Arcane lizard had quickly turned mad and ended it all with a BOOM!
“So because of that, there’ll be trouble?”
“Yes, gotta hide it all or else…”
“Else it’s Game Over?”
She silently nodded her pretty scales.
And before he could even make a peep, she got to work, grabbing a huge cauldron. Then she started getting magical ingredients from all over the place and throwing them in it.
At this moment, she didn’t just look like a Shaman, but downright a witch! She kept going and going, her concoction soon spreading multicolored fumes all over the damn place!
Seemingly satisfied with it all, she ordered:
“Hop in, you stinky lizard, time for one hell of a bath!”
“Did you have to add hell to it? Also, is there even any soap?”
“Hehe, soap? You won’t need it in that kind of bath. Now, enjoy!”
As she pushed him in, he suddenly understood. This thing wasn’t water, but acid! He had barely entered, that he felt himself sizzle like a rusted coin getting electrolyzed!
All the grime and the not-so-grime were getting melted away!
It was so painful that he felt a scream reach his throat, but as soon as he saw the playful sadistic light in her eyes, he inwardly chuckled, as he happily started soaking in.
He looked like a jolly lizard having transcended happiness.
Killing, slaughtering, and evolving? That was for losers!
Real cool lizards soaked in divine hot springs!
But seeing this, a heavy cloud appeared on Lizzy’s scaly face. Could it be that she had messed it all up?! Had the quantities been wrong? Or could it be that—
That’s when she approached… AND that was the last thing she did!
As if a devilish Helltaker, Jack suddenly hugged her tight and— SPLASH! He flipped her directly in the acid vat alongside him!
Her face instantly changed from shock to anguish, then to shock again, only to settle on a peeved smile.
Hurriedly, she formed a protective magical shield around herself, the sizzling instantly stopping. Then she gave a fake angry snort “Why did you do that for, you bastard?!”
“Why? I need you to wash my back.” Jack warmly explained himself, a terrifyingly peaceful scene soon appearing: two lizards happily soaking in acid, one rubbing the other’s back.
For a few instant, the silence seemed to grow eternal.
A crazy lizard and his newly dedicated Shaman.
A craziness that both found peace in.
They knew that what was to come would be even crazier. He who wanted to sabotage the Lizardmen for Humanity’s sake, and her simply trying to save her family.
Amidst the peacefulness, they quickly got over what was to come. The batch of Newborns Jack had been with? They were merely that, a batch. Soon he’d face all the other ones.
“Your batch’s the weakest.”
“Perhaps.”
“They’ll all try to kill you.”
“I know.”
“Doesn’t it scare you?”
“It used to.”
“You’re weird.”
“Thanks.”
What kind of conversation was this?! Two grown lizards naked in a romantic acid bath and that was the only thing they could talk about? Yet, it was enough for them.
Just like that, a steamy acid bath finally ended, with Jack shakily exiting, feeling like he had just gone through a couple of reincarnations, and Lizzy’s exclaiming:
“There, all done! Wanna see how it looks now?”
She waved a hand, a bubbly liquid flying before his eyes and soon forming the equivalent of a mirror. But as soon as Jack saw himself, he couldn’t help but swear.
“Woman, what the hell have you done?!”
The face reflected in there, was clearly his, but what the hell was this?! His scales had turned from a deep blue to a weird albino white?! He also looked WAY older!
“You! Be honest, you have an old lizard fetish, don’t you?!”
Lizzy didn’t even bother answering, simply snorting as she lowered the magical mirror lower and lower until he could clearly see the rest of his scales.
The once mighty-looking Scaly AND Arcane patterns on his skin? They were all gone! All that was left were creases from the burning that almost looked like wrinkles.
That’s when he started laughing, so heartily that it scared Lizzy.
“Don’t tell me the fumes went to your head?! You were already crazy though….” Hearing her low-key diss, Jack muttered in between laughing fits.
“Pfft—Bleach one, Scaly Zero! How amazing is that?!”
“Pfft— Hey, that’s blasphemous! You can’t—”
“Pfft— But it’s true! Think about it!”
Amidst an encumbered cave, a certain duo just couldn’t stop laughing, a laugh that would have gotten them killed had anyone heard it, but then a second later it happened.
“You bastard, come out and face justice! We know WHAT you are!” A sudden commotion came from outside the cave, one that Jack went to see with a sigh.
A sea of angry shamans once more. Except, that they seemed to be gloating this time around, their claws eagerly carrying signs with them!
< No To Arcane Lizards! >
< Get This Atrocity Away From My Cave! >
< Death to All Arcane Lizards! Chop its Scales! >
A protest had arrived right at their door?! At this moment, Jack couldn’t help but look at Lizzy with shock, as she showed a knowing smile ’What did I tell you?’
More importantly, how had they known about it?! Had the Behemoths snitched on him? Did they have a way to detect it even now? Jack couldn’t help but feel his heart race.
He even got himself ready for the worst. How many fireballs would it even take to carve a bloody path out? Way too many!
That’s when one of the Shamans approached…
“You old scale, get that fake Lizard out there, so we can test him! We won’t move a muscle until he’s out for sure! Do you hear me?!” He arrogantly and authoritatively ordered.
And that’s when Jack’s brain court-circuited. This guy had just addressed him as old scale? Wait, could it be that he didn’t recognize him?! It sure seemed like it as he continued.
“What? Are you deaf, old timer? Get him out already: we won’t leave before he does! We know he’s in there, and there’s no other exit either. We’ll camp here until the bastard’s out!”
They all expected Jack to protest, and rebuke, but instead…
“Ah… you guys want marshmallows or something? Any other snack maybe? Let me know if you need anything!” If they wanted to camp, he’d bloody let them! In fact…
“Make yourselves at home, I actually have errands to run!”
And as he ran away, many laughed…