After the beam of light, Ferguson was nowhere to be seen. There was only a ten-meter-wide hole in the roof of the building where he had been standing. The dust on the battlefield seemed to have been dispersed by the beam of light, revealing the elf sitting on the other side of the street. She held a silver spear in her hands, and Jude was lying on top of her head. The two of them waved their hands and shouted in panic, "No, it's not the elf's fault! He shot it himself! "
"Demon Slayer Spear!" Cooper shouted when he saw the spear in the elf's hand. "You're from the House of Freud!"
"How dare you —!" Malthus growled in a low voice. Although he did not care about the life and death of an ant, the fact that someone dared to make a move right under his nose was a blatant insult to the dignity of a dragon. In an instant, countless golden vortexes appeared in the dark night sky. Countless meteors with flaming tails shot out from the vortexes, forming a rain of fire that covered almost half of Greystone Town. They appeared above the little elf and Xianni's heads.
"Ah —!" The elf and Jude were so scared that their limbs turned to jelly. They hugged each other and cried, "Mother, I don't want to die!"
The girl and the dragon had nowhere to run. They thought that they were doomed this time, but they hugged each other tightly for a while. Although their ears were filled with the sound of explosions and the earth was shaking, the expected death did not come. Curious, they opened their eyes and saw a magnificent scene. The rain of fire swept across half of the night sky, but there was a semi-transparent shield-shaped force field in the air. The meteors collided with the force field and exploded into flashes of light. Sparks fell from the sky like fireworks in the Rite of Resurrection.
Only a few of the fireballs that penetrated the force field landed on the ground and caused sparse explosions.
Seeing this, Malthus screamed in shock and anger, "Mythril, you, you actually recovered? How is this possible?!"
Mythril flapped her huge wings and slowly stood up from the ruins. She stretched her body elegantly and stared at Malthus in the air. "Malthus, I haven't seen you for many years, and you've been reduced to bullying little girls. You've really improved a lot, haven't you?"
"How did you do it?" Malthus stared at Mithril. He could tell that Mithril was not forcing herself. Although she had not fully recovered, she had at least regained some of her strength. She scanned the square with her cold eyes and finally noticed Brando, who was standing beside Brando. She roared, "Damn human! You must be the one behind this!"
The moment Brando turned off the Elapsed Time Indicator, he felt as if he had aged ten years. Of course, this wasn't true aging, but the illusion of having his life force sucked away. His face was terrifyingly pale, and he could barely stand. He immediately checked his status. The Frostsoil Guard, which had consumed the most EXP, had dropped by two levels. Its strength had dropped from the peak of Elemental Activation to the upper levels.
At this time, Malthus's aura descended from the sky onto him. Every hair on Brando's body stood on end. He looked up and saw a pair of obsidian-like eyes. What a pair of eyes. They were emotionless, cold, and dull, but at the same time, murderous. The aura of a dragon was so terrifying that it could almost make an ordinary person collapse. However, the one it encountered was Brando. Brando was already angry, and he subconsciously activated Frenzy.
His aura suddenly rose and tore Malthus's aura into pieces. He glanced at the flying lizard and chose to ignore its words.
"Eh!" Malthus was slightly startled, as if he had noticed something.
Mithril also felt the change in Brando's body. She calmly cut off Malthus's aura and said to him with a dissatisfied look, "What, you only dare to be rude to my human friends? Your opponent is here, Malthus."
Malthus retracted his gaze and looked at Mithril, snorting disdainfully, "You've just recovered, and you've already forgotten the pain. You weren't so forgetful before, Mithril."
"This is for you, little one. Don't forget our promise. If you survive, I'll let you pick one of my treasures." She tapped Brendel's forehead with her claw and said, "This is for you. Don't forget our promise. If you survive, I'll let you pick one of my treasures. She looked up and sneered at Malthus, "If it weren't for your despicable and shameless ways of sneaking up on me with two of you, it would be hard to say who would win, Malthus."
"Hmph, since when did a battle between dragons pay attention to the rules of those mortals?"
"You're right. That's why there's no rule that says I have to stay tonight and perish together with you!" Mithril finished speaking and raised her wings. Her silver wings were like a pair of huge sails. She gently flapped her wings, and the airflow caused everyone on the ground, as well as the dragons and gargoyles in the sky, to be blown away. However, Mithril was obviously deliberately controlling the airflow. The dragons that were fighting with the gargoyles fell to the ground one by one, or crashed into the nearby buildings. The gargoyles, on the other hand, were only slightly unstable and spinning in mid-air.
The silver dragon Mithril soared into the sky and dodged Malthus' claws in mid-air. She then turned around and flew towards the hills in the south. "Malthus, I'll see you at the arbitration tribunal!"
"Don't even think about running away!" Malthus, of course, knew what Mithril meant. After all, they had violated their oath to come to the surface world. When they met Mithril, they were worried that she would attract the attention of other dragons, especially the ancient dragons from the Council of Elders. Therefore, they decided to sneak up on her from the clouds to kill her. However, they did not expect Mithril to be so powerful. Although she was seriously injured, she still managed to escape to this place. If she did not accidentally expose her aura, they would not even have discovered her.
In Wohnde, silver dragons were known for their speed. If Mithril really wanted to escape, Malthus was worried that he would not be able to catch up with her. Therefore, when Mithril escaped, he did not want to stay in Graystone Town any longer. He flapped his wings and chased after Mithril.
Everyone on the ground looked up at the scene of the two dragons piercing through the clouds and leaving. They could not help but feel inexplicably shocked, especially the Kirrlutz nobles, who could hardly believe that the terrible dragon had let them go. As soon as the terrible pressure disappeared from the sky, everyone seemed to have lost their souls. Their legs went soft and they collapsed to the ground. The joy of surviving the disaster drained the last trace of strength from their bodies. Even the knights of the Solstice Knights and the young men of the White Lion Guards knelt on the roof one by one, not to mention the others. Cooper sat on the ground and could not help but pinch his thigh hard, and then he gasped in pain.
Brando heaved a sigh of relief. He was glad that the last thing Mithril gave him was the purest form of magic. It was the power of dragons. In short, it was EXP. The EXP was just a drop in the ocean for Mithril, but for him, it not only made up for the EXP he lost, but it also doubled the EXP he lost. It made Brando feel that good people are rewarded.
Moreover, the Silver Dragon Lady still owed him a collection. It was a win-win deal. He originally thought that he was at a disadvantage, but now he wished that he could do it a few more times. Unfortunately, this kind of thing was like the high-level encounter quests in The Amber Sword. It was something that could only be chanced upon.
He did not have time to count the EXP he gained. He just casually reset the level he lost. When he looked up, he saw the duke's daughter running towards him.
"Captain, what happened just now? Did we win?" Eugenie asked with a frown. "What should we do next? Should we stop and rest, or should we leave this place first?"
In the eyes of others, this battle was more or less inexplicable. The process of the battle was so tragic that they paid a heavy price in just a few minutes. Of course, the Gargoyles suffered the most losses, but the Solstice Knight Regiment and the White Lion Guards also suffered heavy losses. Secondly, the battle was very short. It started inexplicably and ended inexplicably. Except for Brando and Maynild who knew the inside story, everyone was passively obeying orders. Then, the two dragons strangely left one after the other. Now, there were still some Ridge Drakes left on the battlefield, but everyone could see that they were no longer a threat.
Brando shook his head, indicating that it was an internal matter of the dragons. He could not explain it. "We can't stay and rest. We have to leave this place immediately and go to the lower reaches of the Surging Milky Way on the map."
"The lower reaches of the Surging Milky Way? It's still quite a distance from here." Eugenie glanced at the Cruz nobles. This battle had caused many casualties, and the others were more or less frightened. She doubted that these people could hold on until then. Even she was, to be honest, exhausted at this time.
"It's okay. Just tell them the truth. There's another dragon. Who knows when it will turn back. If anyone wants to stay here and wait for death, do as you wish." Brando replied.
Eugenie's expression changed. She had seen the two black shadows passing through the clouds with her own eyes. This nightmarish scene was not something she wanted to experience a second time.
In fact, Brando was more worried. He had a feeling that Mithril's last sentence was just to confuse his judgment. The silver dragons were known for their speed on the continent of Vaughn. If she wanted to run, she could do so at any time. There was no need for her to hide in this place and wait to be discovered. He did not know how much of an effect the five-minute acceleration of the clock would have on a dragon, but he vaguely felt that the Silver Dragon Lady was buying time for them. Although he did not understand why she was doing this, the only choice he had now was to leave this place as soon as possible.
And after tonight's battle, the plan to head to Loen Harbor had to be reorganized. He didn't expect Jorgendy Ridge to turn out in full force. Even the three black dragon overlords came to join in the fun. Although he didn't know what entanglements they had with the dragons, no matter how arrogant he was, he wasn't confident that he could rely on a harbor to fight against a few adult dragons.
He had already contacted The Shire. The nobles' private soldiers who attacked the west gate were lucky. That place could be said to be the least affected place in the whole of Graystone Town. Although the private soldiers were frightened when the dragons appeared, and many of them fled almost immediately, those who fled to the west gate found that the troglodytes who were originally stationed there had also fled in fear. They hid there all night until Malthus and Mithril left. Only then did they realize that they had actually occupied the west gate and fortress of Graystone Town.
It could be said that The Shire and Rogers did not expend a single soldier. They just took a stroll in the town and won. Brando could not help but sigh at this kind of luck.
His order was quickly passed down. Unexpectedly, the resistance was surprisingly small. The nobles were already scared out of their wits. Even if Brando asked them to stay, they would not dare to stay in Graystone Town. They wanted to leave as soon as possible and hide as far away as possible. It would be best if they never returned to this place for the rest of their lives, lest they have nightmares.
Brando had his own considerations for setting the assembly point at the downstream of the Surging Silver River. He knew that there was an underground passage in Graystone Town that led in that direction.
Just as Aouine's envoys were about to leave Graystone Town, Nun Princess Magadal, accompanied by an officer of the White Lion Guards, found him.
Both of them had heard of the three Black Dragons in the Jorgendy Ridge, but they had never heard of the agreement between them and the Dragons. They only knew that the three Black Dragons were expelled from the Dragon's Valley at the same time. No one knew when they were expelled, because the surface world's understanding of the Jorgendy Ridge was limited, not to mention the mysterious Dragons. The information was even scarcer. They could only speculate that it was around a hundred years ago, because the name of the three Black Dragons had not been heard during the underground war before and after the Glorious Year, and the Minotaur Lord Geralt had become famous during that era.
But when he saw Magadal, he couldn't help but be stunned. He met the Nun Princess in Ampere Seale and owed her a favor during the battle in Ampere Seale. Later on, he found the Heart of the Giant Dragon for her and saved her from the hands of the Grim Reaper. The two of them were very close, but ever since the Nun Princess woke up, other than thanking him once, the two of them didn't have much interaction.
It was for this reason that he didn't tell the Nun Princess about the secret of her body. On one hand, he didn't know how to tell her. Could he just say, 'I'm sorry, but miss, you're actually a puppet? He did not know how scared Magadal would be if she heard it. On the other hand, Brando faintly felt that the Nun Princess seemed to be aware of the abnormality in her body, which was why she deliberately distanced herself from others.
Regarding this point, Brando did not mention it. Since he did not know how to say it, he might as well let the Nun Princess figure it out herself. After all, there was no way to hide the truth. Just like how he had a lightning core in his body, Magadal would eventually realize the power of the Heart of the Dragon in his body. Perhaps after a long period of subtle influence, the Nun Princess would finally accept this fact.
However, he did not expect Magadal to find him at this time. Brando could not help but subconsciously think that when the two dragons appeared, the Heart of the Dragon in the Princess' body had some kind of reaction.
"Mr. Brando," The Nun Princess seemed to be a little uneasy, but once she spoke, she dispelled Brando's doubts. "Miss Dilferi asked me to look for you. You should come and take a look at this."
"Your Highness, what did you find?" Brando was slightly startled.
"Not me, Mr. Brando. Marjory and the others found a person."
"A person?"
Of course, Brando did not think that Marjory and the others would come looking for him just because they found a cat or a dog. Princess Magadal's words implied that this person might be related to him. However, he was a little puzzled. In the Cruz Empire, there were only a few people who were related to him. Whether it was Faena or Veronica, there was nothing that he could not say. Looking at the Princess' expression, it seemed that his relationship with this person was not very good. But after thinking carefully, he felt that he did not have any personal rivals in Cruz.
With such doubts, Brando simply brought Maynild and the Princess all the way to where Marjory and the others were. There were already many young White Lion Guards gathered there, and when he arrived, everyone immediately made a path for him. Brando first saw the little elf standing there. Of course, he still remembered this little troublemaker. She and the Demon Slayer Spear in her hand could be said to have saved everyone's lives. Originally, he had no intention of leaving the little girl behind, but Cooper insisted on leaving her behind because of the Demon Slayer Spear in her hand. Brando did not want to interfere with the private affairs of the nobles in Cruz, so he decided to let the knight handle it himself.
But at this time, the little elf's lips were curled up high. She glared at Brando, obviously very dissatisfied.
Brendel sighed when he saw this scene. He felt that he needed to talk to Cooper. Bullying a little girl didn't seem to be a good reputation if word got out.
And it was at this time that he finally saw the 'person' in the crowd.
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(Author's Note: = =, I had too much fun last night. I played DOTA2 the whole night. I woke up late today and was not in the mood. I'm really sorry that I only finished my coding now. I have to postpone my outburst. Wuwuwu, I didn't do it on purpose, don't hit me!)
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