The Understated Dragon Lord

Jax was terrified; he had never seen Chloe this angry before.

Chloe had always been approachable, but right now, she was genuinely furious!

As a team leader, Chloe had authority, and Jax, as a team member, understood that he couldn't defy her orders. If he did, he could forget about any accolades for the year. Those accolades weren't just formalities; they also affected his year-end bonus, his rank for the next year, and even his salary!

"Yes, Chloe!"

Jax replied, his voice shaky, and cautiously approached the coffin.

Before reaching for the lid, he turned to Daniel and asked, "Dumbass, are you sure you're not pranking me? You really think nothing will happen if I open this coffin?"

"Nothing will happen! Jax, trust me. You should consider yourself lucky; everything will be fine!"

"If I die and turn into a ghost, I swear I won't let you off the hook!" Jax declared bravely, but with a hint of fear.

With that, he steeled himself, grasped the coffin lid, and pushed it open forcefully.

Creak!

With a sharp sound, the lid flew open, revealing a terrifying face staring right at Jax.

"Ah! Ahhh!"

as he retreated, he lost his footing and

zombie; it was a paper man with three heads, each one more exaggeratedly scary than

man leaped out of

"Ah, ah, ah!"

"Don't come near me!"

"Get away! Get away!"

yelled, frantically using his hands to push against the ground while trying to kick himself back. But fear had paralyzed him; his hands and feet felt

things seemed dire, Daniel sprang

forward, positioning

of Jax. Then, with

he drew a

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"Go!"

Daniel shouted.

out like a beam, striking the paper man right in the

"Burn!"

Daniel commanded again.