Chapter 339: Awakening  

An indeterminate amount of time passed.

The cellar remained pitch black, and the red-haired girl lay quietly on the ground. Her cracked lips trembled slightly before she subconsciously whispered a request for water.

Viserys, who seemed to be asleep against the wall with his sword in his arms, woke up instantly.

He brought out his water flask and held it to Mia's parched lips. Like a drought receiving rain, she greedily drank as the water flowed in, her throat moving instinctively to take in more.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly woke up, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"Am I... dead?"

"Is this hell?"

Although Mia didn't have any particular faith, most religions had a relatively unified description of the world of the dead.

It was a place of filth and harsh conditions, where various demons roamed. It was somewhat similar to the current state of Valyria.

However, the girl soon felt the intense pain from her wounds, and her face turned slightly pale.

Viserys, sitting next to her, heard her words and was about to make a joke, but the words died in his throat.

He saw that the girl's once bright eyes were now hazy and lifeless, as if covered by a deep shadow.

"I thought I was really dead."

The girl's voice was hoarse and weak. She saw Viserys.

She knew that he had somehow saved her, not that he had died too, and they had both ended up in this underworld.

She knew that this guy was hiding a big secret.

Their statuses were worlds apart.

He was someone who would never die.

"I'm sorry."

The girl's voice made the joy in Viserys's heart fade a lot, and he sighed.

He had used the black fog to save Mia's life, but it also meant that she would probably never escape his shadow in her lifetime. With the black fog as a link, she could never get away.

Originally, Viserys didn't plan to have too much interaction with Mia. Their statuses were indeed very different, so he always kept a certain distance, planning to quietly leave after this exploration.

However, he didn't expect so many accidents to happen on this journey...

The cellar fell into a brief silence, and then the girl, whose injuries had not fully recovered, spoke again.

"I can feel 'it'."

This sentence made Viserys slightly raise his head. He knew that she was referring to the black fog he had injected into her.

"It seems to have repaired my body, making it even better than before."

"But the price is that I seem to be unable to leave you."

Mia's last sentence echoed in Viserys's heart.

It seemed that the girl was smarter than Bessie, and she had figured out the correct use of the black fog in a short time.

It had established a bridge of communication between the two.

"Can I know who you are now?"

"Emon."

Viserys remained silent after hearing her words, and only spoke after a long while.

He told Mia his real identity.

Because at this time, there was no point in hiding his identity from the girl.

"Viserys Targaryen?"

Although she had been mentally prepared, Mia was still slightly shocked when Viserys revealed his identity.

She had thought that Viserys might be a noble young master, with an ancient bloodline and a noble status, after all, he had silver hair.

But she never dared to imagine that the young man in front of her was the famous Targaryen Dragon King.

How could this be?

Wasn't he in distant Pentos?

"How can you..."

Mia's voice

was somewhat rushed, and why would someone of Viserys's noble status risk his life to explore the ruins of Valyria?

Even the ruling official of the Tiger Party, Marajo Megaya, dared not come, only sending his nephew.

The high-ranking nobles didn't dare to venture into this 'Land of Demons'.

"There's nothing impossible in this world, Mia," Viserys said calmly. To him, adventures were commonplace.

"Reality is more exciting than you can imagine."

A boy of eight venturing alone to Braavos, then growing up and leading two hundred guards to Pentos, knowing full well the other party had ill intentions.

They wanted to kidnap him and extort a dragon, but he had the idea of seizing the city.

If he hadn't been cautious, he wouldn't have lived to this day.

If he hadn't been audacious, he wouldn't have built such a foundation.

So many adventures that seemed like dancing on the edge of a knife to outsiders, Viserys had actually made ample preparations for.

Did he know that the Ragged Prince had ulterior motives?

Of course he knew, Jon Connington knew, and many others knew.

But Viserys didn't kill him because he still had value to use, and the Ragged Prince couldn't make any waves in his hands.

...

However, at this moment.

Boom—

A loud rumble suddenly came from outside.

"Run!"

Then came the sound of footsteps and human voices.

"Spare me, spare me..."

However, the pitiful pleas for mercy didn't last long before they were cut off.

Viserys and the girl in the cellar looked at each other, their faces changing slightly.

"This place isn't safe anymore."

"Let's go."

Viserys's face changed slightly, but he still spoke calmly. He quickly helped Mia up and carried her on his back.

Members of the exploration team had inadvertently led the monsters here while fleeing.

And the monsters living in Valyria had an extremely keen sense of smell. They had learned this the hard way.

When Wild's body was found, it didn't take long for a large group of humanoid black-haired monsters to swarm in. The exploration team suffered heavy casualties. It was also at that time that Viserys and Mia were separated.

Viserys was about to leave the cellar with Mia on his back when a low growl suddenly came from above.

"Roar—"

The monster's low growl was right above them, and Viserys's steps came to a sudden halt.

The silver-haired young man's eyes slightly narrowed. One hand held the girl on his back, and the other gripped the hilt of his sword.

The next second.

Boom—

The stone slabs of the cellar above their heads shattered.

A monster covered in black fur fell from the sky, screaming and pouncing straight at Viserys.

Viserys's reaction was quick. He easily dodged the monster's attack with the red-haired girl on his back.

However, there was more than one monster.

Several pairs of greedy crimson eyes appeared above the cellar, causing Viserys's heart to sink slightly.