Tristan did not realized the Valkyrie, Serene, really took this seriously until he saw group of elven guards barged into the tunnel. Even so, he still maintained the faint smile when the dozens of elven guards grabbed and restricted his movement.

Well, Tristan was still the guest of the Queen, wasn't he? Surely, the princess would not go so far because of a few harmless lies

Unexpectedly the elves still took him deeper through the tunnel into the lower dungeon.

"What Is this princess trying to do to him?" He wonder

As they walked through the tunnel, Tristan could clearly feel the temperature getting colder with every meter they passed. The air slowly became musty and stuffy, while natural light gradually lost its presence until only the blaze of torches lit the darkness around.

Tristan and the elven guards reached the part of dungeon where the walls were moldy and full of questionable moss. The guards continued by placing him on the wall and put the chains stuck on the wall on both his arms and feets.

Tristan tried to pull the chains apart, but his attempt was in vain. It was apparent that the chains were made of some kind of special metal as he couldn't even budge the former with his monstrous strength.

Not long after, Serene arrived before standing in front of the bound Tristan.

As he looked at the golden-haired beauty, Tristan was quite surprised that the girl was able to fool him.

It seemed true that beautiful woman could really be the best liar, or maybe because he was that gullible? Nah, the former sounded more

In his defense, Tristan felt there were too many 'distractions' that made him unable to think clearly.

Serene stared at Tristan with the murderous look that he had gotten quite used to. Then out of nowhere, the princess suddenly pulled out a long whip with jagged edges before hitting it against the rough floor of the dungeon.

CRACK!!

The strike was so powerful that it managed to whittle the hard surface. It somehow reminded him with the first time they met where the princess able to destroy a rock with her whip.

Before Tristan could say anything, Serene lashed all the words she had been holding back, no pun intended.

"You lying pig!! How dare you make a fool out of me! You shall receive your punishment!"

"Wow! Wait! Easy there, lady... I obviously didn't mean harm, I really was just playing around with you.."

CRACK!!

Serene lashed her whip one more time. This time, it landed on the wall right next to Tristan's head. Even so, there was no trace of fear visible on his face, only shock.

The female elf took out a parchment and start reading it word by word

"The elf's power could only be done on a close distance. It can be undone without hurting the host" she then stare back at him "TELL ME! Is this is right or wrong!?"

Tristan was stunned by the words uttered by Serene. It took him a moment to process it. It was clear the princess was reading the intel these people had on his skill.

Once again, his thoughts wandered before stopping at Barry, the Erantell captain guard. It must be him who gave all of that away. It looked like he really had to give that Barry another visit in the future.

Serene noticed that Tristan was silent. Her glare intensified and her voice rose higher.

"Will permanently hurt Mina you said!? You made a fool out of me!!"

CRACK!!

This time, the sharp whip hit and wounded Tristan's chest, causing blood to start spilling out of it.

"Need to be delicate now, didn't you say?!"

CRACK!!

One more score to Tristan's chest - another wound mark added to his collection, which then auspiciously followed by another spill of blood.

Unfortunately, the fire within the Valkyrie didn't seem to be extinguished as she grew more and more furious.

"To have the AUDACITY to hurt Mina!"

CRACK!!

CRACK!!

CRACK!!

"How's the special need? HUH?!"

CRACK!!

"Do you enjoy it now?!"

CRACK!!

"Taste this special reward from me!!!"

CRACK!!

CRACK!!

After several, probably dozens of lash, Tristan's body was covered in wounds and blood as it was bleeding all over. His body began to shake violently, while the sounds of gasping breath and gritting teeth could be heard faintly.

The princess gradually looked happy as she watched the liar suffered under her hand. But then, the shaking suddenly stopped as the detestable elf began shouting out loud.

"I surrender!! I surrender!!"

However, the expression and the tone Tristan used definitely did not reflect the words he currently blurted out. Realization dawned on her - he was currently mocking her.

Serene instantly lashed him a few more times, but the elf still kept his mocking attitude. Hell, his voice became even louder instead.

"Please, goddess! Do what you want to this lowly mortal! Do what you want with me! One more time please! Harder!"

A train of words drove out from Tristan's mouth, while Serene kept her act of moving the whip in her hand. The female elf could not believe that the loathsome elf didn't feel hurt at all.

In fact, Tristan did feel almost nothing from the lashes. His body seemingly could withstand attack much stronger than he thought. Naturally, he still felt a little pain here and there, but there were no serious external injury, much less internal one, thanks to his durable body.

Tristan found it surprising that the princess was so angry about this. It appears Tristan really hit her spot by making a fool out of her. But still, the punishment amuses him. He didn't realize the gracefull princess would enjoy a little BDSM activity

After a few more lashes, Serene finally realized that they didn't much affect Tristan. Her rage made her want to punish him more than just these lashes, but apparently, she can't. Hence, she decided to stop the whipping to spare her the fruitless effort.

"I really hate you, elf!" said Serene, half shouting, while gritting her teeth. Turning her head to the side where the elven guards were, she said, "Release him!"

Without waiting, Serene immediately began to walk out of the dungeon. She came with the expectation of crushing the despicable elf, only to came out with even more anger and exasperation than before.

As Serene disappeared from the sight, the guards swiftly released Tristan from the chains binding him. Tristan took a look at his chest, and saw the wounds had started to close themself while the bleeding stopped. He was ecstatic as his body truly had a fantastic regeneration capability.

He then escorted by the guards again as they walked through the same narrow tunnel. He was about to get out from the dungeon when he suddenly noticed there were several voices he could recognize.

He shifted his gaze towards the direction the voices came from and saw a large cell on the corner of the dungeon.

Tristan looked past the metal bars and stared at the five figures sitting on the cold ground. They were all human, but their voices and figures seemed very familiar to him.

Tristan traced his memories, trying to find out who these people were. Luckily, he didn't have to do it for too long because one of them recognized his long white hair, and Tristan's ears caught what he was saying.

"Guys, that's that guy. The blood elf."

A look of understanding appeared on Tristan's face, but just to be sure, he moved closer to the cell to get a clear look at them. That's when Tristan knew his guess was right.

They are the space knights.

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Written by Avans, Published exclusively by W.e.b.n.o.v.e.l,