"Is that so? I wish them luck …" Baiyi sighed. Although he had informed the other nations about the developments and their speculations, Baiyi did not know what they were thinking or whether they had made the necessary preparations. Given the current situation, it was already praiseworthy that Baiyi was able to deal with the situation before him as best as he could.
As for the remaining countries, they could only pray for them in the face of this sudden disaster, just as King Rowan had said.
Now that the general direction had been decided, the only thing left to discuss was who should go through the portal first. How would they get along with the ruling class of Isythre? How much money could be saved? That was something the politicians cared about. Baiyi was not interested in, so he led Laeticia and Attie out of the banquet hall and continued with his own business.
"Laeticia, go help those in need," Baiyi said to the kind-hearted girl. "You must be careful. Move together with the Church. In these chaotic and dangerous times, terrible things can happen."
He looked down at Attie, whose eyes were still red and swollen with tears. The War God's Sword must have been scared out of her wits. "Protect Laeticia for me," he said, handing the War God's Sword to Attie.
"Eh? But what about you, Master? "Attie asked worriedly.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. Go." Baiyi nodded at the two girls.
After the two girls left, Aya, who had been following Baiyi in silence, finally found a chance to speak. She leaned closer to Baiyi, and when she saw the ice on his body, her heart ached. "Are you alright? Master Hope? "
'Tsk, you're using honorifics again?' Baiyi thought for a moment before replying casually, "I'm fine. How about you?" As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Aya again, but his gaze inadvertently focused on her slender legs under her short skirt. The black stockings on her legs had been torn in a few places during the previous ordeal, revealing the delicate, snow-white skin underneath. Coupled with her pitiful demeanor, it was easy for one's imagination to run wild.
"I'll be fine." Aya answered honestly, but she soon noticed Baiyi's gaze. She quickly covered her thighs with a shy expression and whispered, "Don't … Don't look there …"
Baiyi quickly averted his gaze, but just then, Mordred popped out from between the two and grabbed Aya's arm. She pointed at the figures in the sky and said excitedly, "Mommy, Mommy, I'll go help Grandpa, okay?"
"No! It's too dangerous! "Aya refused without even thinking about it.
"I'm not afraid! And I can also breathe! Super powerful! "Mordred said loudly, revealing two cute canine teeth.
Tsk, at a time like this, not only is he not afraid, he even wants to help? What a good kid! "Mordred is a brave, strong, and good girl," Baiyi thought to himself. "But a good girl will listen to her mother, won't she?"
As he spoke, he reached out to touch Mordred's little head, but after reaching out, he realized that his hand was now a block of ice.
However, Mordred did not mind at all. She took the initiative to hug the lump of ice and rubbed her little face against it. She even said in the sweet voice of a little girl, "Daddy's hand is cold. It's very comfortable …"
At that moment, Baiyi felt as if his heart was about to melt.
However, the child's careless words made Aya blush. She roughly pulled Mordred behind her and apologized to Baiyi, "I'm sorry, Master Hope. She's still young and doesn't know any better. Please don't take it to heart."
"It's okay, it's okay. A child's words carry no harm," Baiyi said quickly. In order to resolve the awkward situation, he looked up at the sky. But when he looked up, he realized that the dragon knights in the sky might really need some help.
Dragons were not nocturnal creatures, and their lives were rather orderly. Although they could fight at night to a certain extent after undergoing training, the current environment was beyond their tolerance. Although the knights were doing their best, the dragons were still restless. Some of them even wanted to throw the knights and the combat team off their backs and run for their lives. Baiyi could tell that they were afraid.
As a result, the operation to intercept the debris was not going well. A few of the debris had broken through the defensive perimeter due to the dragon knights' carelessness and were headed for the Royal Capital. Fortunately, there was a second line of defense manned by the warriors, so the damage was not too great.
However, this was not a solution. There were as many floating islands in Gouve as there were stars in the sky. Due to the different densities, the speed of their descent was not the same. This was especially true for those floating islands with complex caverns that had been hollowed out. Their structure was extremely fragile, and as they fell, they would shatter into countless deadly fragments. These fragments and some of the smaller floating islands could easily be affected by air currents or other factors, causing them to veer off course. At the moment, one could see with the naked eye that a large number of fragments were heading towards the Royal City.
Not only was the crisis not over, but it would also last for a long time. The dragon knights could not afford to make any mistakes in their mission, but given their current state, they would not be able to hold on much longer. Even Yosef, who had reverted to his original form, carried Kandor on his back and screamed at the top of his lungs in an attempt to calm the troops down, but the dragons' ruckus had shaken the crucial defensive perimeter.
To add fuel to the fire, many flying beasts had gathered in the sky above the Royal Capital. They were in a state of complete shock, and they had descended into a frenzy. They attacked everything in sight, causing a severe impact on the dragon knights. This worsened the already precarious defensive perimeter.
"Tsk, you still have the cheek to brag about the fearlessness of dragons? But this can't go on! Fine, I know it's going to cause some trouble later, but … who asked me to be such a good person? " Baiyi muttered to himself. He turned to look at Aya and her daughter and whispered, "Take care of yourselves."
With that, he activated a levitation spell and flew toward the first line of defense. When he reached a height even higher than the dragon knights, his aura was no longer suppressed. Instead, it was released in all directions. At the same time, he let out a sonorous dragon's roar.
The moment they heard the dragon's roar, all the dragons and beasts in the sky paused. They almost forgot to flap their wings. It was as if they had seen a supreme being that they had to respect, and they calmed down.
The moment Aya and her daughter heard the dragon's roar, they could not help but kneel on one knee and bow their proud heads. This was done without any hesitation. It was an instinctive reaction, a reverence that was carved into their genes.
"This is … Lord Divine Dragon …" Aya murmured.
"This is daddy's scent!" Mordred said happily as she knelt beside Aya.
At that moment, Baiyi continued to speak in the Draconic language in his high-pitched, weathered voice. Aya had never heard such a language before, but she knew what he was saying. It was as if the voice had some kind of magical power, and the meaning of the words were directly transmitted to her heart.
"My people, hear my voice! Submit to me, worship me, and listen to my commands! " Baiyi continued to speak in the strange draconic language. All the dragons lowered their proud heads, and all the beasts maintained their deepest reverence. In an instant, the situation was under control.
Under Baiyi's command, the dragon knights returned to normal. The dragons were even more excited than usual, and the dragon knights were surprised that their mounts were in such good condition. Their morale was boosted, and they charged bravely at the incoming debris. Even the raptors obeyed Baiyi's command and cooperated with the dragon knights in battle.
Yosef, whose scales had begun to turn a deathly grey, was crying his eyes out. He breathed dragon's breath with all his might, and when he finally had a chance to rest, he did not use it to catch his breath. Instead, he said in a trembling voice, "Lord Divine Dragon did not forget us! He did not abandon us!"
Aya, who had been kneeling on the ground, finally mustered the courage to look up at the lump of ice in the night sky. The mystery of the blessing that had troubled her for a long time had finally been solved. It turned out that the blessing was bestowed by this figure that she had to look up to and submit to …
Now, Aya finally understood why Baiyi had rejected her. The distance between the two of them was greater than what Aya could see with her naked eyes. Her heart was already dead …
She was very reserved, and she was not the kind of girl who would cling to someone. Not to mention, this was her first confession, and the pain of rejection had robbed her of all her courage.
However, her daughter, Mordred, seemed to have sensed her mother's emotions. She quickly shook her mother's arm and cheered her on in a childish way. "Mom, you can do it! Don't give up! "
Aya looked back at Mordred and smiled bitterly. She could not say a word.
"Mom, don't you already have Dad's scent on you?" Mordred suddenly said something that made Aya's heart skip a beat.
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