'What? It's going to eat me?' Veron paled and panicked. 'I wouldn't have come down if I knew things were going to turn out this way.'

Darryl was beyond happy seeing Veron's expression. 'That girl finally knows the meaning of fear.'

It was right to say that the scaled dragon's sudden rage was entirely an act. Darryl was still furious at Veron for kicking him down the hole, so he planned to use the scaled dragon to teach her a lesson.

"Darryl!" Veron panicked even more when she saw the menacing glint in the scaled dragon's eyes. "You can communicate with it, right? Please tell the dragon not to eat me."

She was reluctant to seek help from Darryl but was left with no choice. In that situation, Darryl was the only one who could help her. Otherwise, she would be eaten by the dragon.

Darryl felt good seeing her beg him for help, but he did not reveal it on his face. Instead, he said indifferently, "Why should I help you when you tried to kill me?"

"I—" Veron bit her lip, not knowing ho