Chapter 288

Outside the Adro Canyon, the camp of the former Royal Knights.

At this moment, a group of knights gathered in front of the wasteland that was filled with huge potholes like the surface of the moon.

There weren't many knights, only about a few hundred of them.

However, all of them were equipped with the best equipment and weapons of the highest grade. They exuded a vaguely powerful aura that made one's heart palpitate.

If anyone were to witness this scene, they would definitely exclaim in surprise.

Not only were they all female knights, but the lowest level among them was at least 50. Not only that, but they were also beautiful and outstanding, which formed a very beautiful scenery.

Of course, anyone with good eyesight would definitely be able to recognize the identity of these female knights.

They were the personal guards that Rosie, the second princess of the kingdom, personally formed — the Holy Sword Knights.

And wherever the Holy Sword Knights were, Her Royal Highness would naturally be there too.

Yes.

Rosie was here.

Besides, she was standing at the forefront of all the female knights.

"…"

Looking at the horrifying wasteland in front of her, Rosie fell into silence.

The female knights behind Rosie held their breaths and couldn't believe the scene before them.

Last night, a group of knights and adventurers rushed back to the capital in a panic and reported what happened here to the palace.

"Natural disaster!"

"That's a real natural disaster!"

"The Royal Knights are done for!"

"Galuoli is done for too!"

The knights and adventurers seemed to be greatly frightened. Some of them were crazy, some of them were extremely excited, and some of them were even in tears. However, all of them said the same thing in unison.

Therefore, the palace already knew that the Royal Knights stationed here had been attacked by a natural disaster.

Due to that natural disaster, almost all of the kingdom's knights stationed here were annihilated, and none of the Galuoli family members survived. All of them were buried here.

As soon as such news spread, the entire Royal Capital was shaken.

That was the Royal Knights, the basic force that protected the Mithra Kingdom.

And now, the annihilation of the Royal Knights was equivalent to the collapse of a large kingdom's army. How could it not cause a commotion?

The palace even summoned the nobles that very night to discuss the matter. Soon, they decided that they had to send someone here to investigate and find out what had happened.

Rosie volunteered herself.

Therefore, while the kingdom was still in a state of shock due to this incident, the royal palace continued to discuss how to eliminate the impact of this incident and suppress the neighboring countries who were eager to make a move. Rosie had already led her Sword Saint Knights to this place and witnessed this scene.

Then, Rosie basically understood what was going on after looking at it.

"This isn't a natural disaster at all."

There were two reasons for this judgment.

Firstly, the situation at the scene.

According to the knights and adventurers who had escaped back to the Royal City, a meteor shower had caused the natural disaster. The continuous meteors had destroyed everything here, and the Royal Knights who were stationed here had been annihilated.

However, at a glance, Rosie did not see any meteorites at all.

This proved that the meteorites were not material that fell from the sky, but something formed by magic. After the attack ended, they dissipated on the spot, which was why they did not leave a trace.

Two.

If it was a natural disaster, there wouldn't be so much mana left at the scene, and the mana in the atmosphere wouldn't be so chaotic.

The abnormality of the mana proved that it wasn't a natural disaster, but a man-made magic trick.

Furthermore, no one was willing to believe that a natural disaster would coincidentally befall the camp of the Royal Knights and destroy them. Rosie was sure that someone must have targeted the Royal Knights and caused all of this to happen.

So, here's the problem.

"Who is it?"

Rosie had never heard of someone who could summon a meteor shower.

No, Rosie did think of someone who might have such a trick.

After all, that person had just recently learned the super difficult magic — Celestial Magic.

If it was that kind of magic, with that person's mana, it was entirely possible for him to summon a meteor shower that was comparable to a natural disaster.

But …

"Why?"

Why would he do such a thing?

Rosie kept thinking.

She believed that person wouldn't do it for no reason.

Although he was unreliable and never serious, Rosie knew that he was a trustworthy man.

Of course, that man was also a person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. His heart wasn't that kind, but he wasn't an evil person who would simply consign people to eternal damnation.

Anyway, Rosie trusted him.

Moreover, this trust of hers did not bring her any uneasy feeling.

As a person blessed by the Goddess of Destiny, since Rosie didn't have an ominous premonition about trusting someone else, it proved that she didn't walk on the wrong path.

Since that was the case, Rosie was even more confident that the man must have some ulterior motive to do such a thing.

So …

"Leave some of you here to investigate, the rest follow me into the canyon."

Rosie ordered the Sword Saint Knights.

"Yes!" "Yes!"

The female knights of the Sword Saint Knights immediately responded.

But at this moment …

"Hmm?"

Rosie's delicate face suddenly changed, causing her to speak loudly.

"Be on guard!"

Hearing this, the female knights who were about to carry out Rosie's order couldn't help but be shocked, but they obeyed Rosie's order without hesitation. One by one, they pulled out their weapons and entered a state of alert.

Rosie also unhesitatingly pulled out the holy sword at her waist and stared in the direction of the canyon.

She felt it.

There, an abnormally terrifying aura was flying toward them at high speed.

That aura …

"So powerful …"

Too powerful.

Such a powerful magic power was no less than that of her mentor, Alidia Albeyin.

It was even slightly stronger.

"It can't be …"

Rosie's expression was solemn.

There was only one existence with such a powerful aura in the Adol Canyon.

Rosie instantly thought of it.

And the facts proved that Rosie's guess was right.

"Roar!"

Amidst the dragon's roar, a huge black dragon flapped its wings and flew out of the canyon, entering everyone's sight.

This scene caused all the female knights of the Sword Saint Knights to turn pale with fright.

"Adol's Black Dragon …!?"

"Adol's Black Dragon is out!"

"Quick! Protect His Highness! "

"Be careful of its dragon breath!"

The female knights' expressions changed abruptly, and they prepared to protect Rosie.

Rosie's pupils shrunk, but she quickly regained her composure and her expression became strange.

This was because she seemed to have seen a few familiar figures on the dragon's back, and also felt a few familiar auras.

"No way …?"

Rosie froze.

Instead, the black dragon hovered in midair for a while before actually descending.

The female knights immediately prepared their magic and released their attacks.

"Wait!"

Rosie hurriedly stopped them and smiled bitterly.

At this distance, Rosie was sure of it.

On the dragon's back, there were many familiar faces.

Especially the one in the lead.

"Why are you here?"

Accompanied by a surprised voice, Shien poked his head out from the black dragon's head and looked at Rosie in surprise like a sneaky grandson.

Rosie had the urge to slap him to death.

You almost scared this princess to death. Did you know that?

Descending from the sky on a dragon?

You're awesome!