The Helpless Sixth Tier

"..." Wes stared at the dragon crystal in Caslo's hand with grateful, disbelieving eyes. Even a blind man could have sensed the abyssal evil energy within it. The pressure of that power was no weaker than that of the Storm Dragon before them.

"You're just giving it to him?" Caldo's curious voice sounded in Caslo's mind.

"If I don't give it to him, should I give it to you? Only he can use this thing. Keeping it with us would be a waste!" Caslo shook his head helplessly. The unknown evil dragon's final precaution had completely turned that dragon crystal into a useless burden. Caslo had no doubt about the dragon's resolve. That was why dragon slaying was so difficult. If one could not kill a dragon in a single blow and the battle reached a stalemate, a dragon that knew it was doomed would not kindly leave its corpse behind for the victorious dragon slayers. Blowing up its dragon crystal and reducing itself to pieces was perfectly normal! And if it could take a few enemies down with it, even better!

"Let's go! We're going home!" Caslo said no more. He lifted Wes onto the Dragon Saddle, pulled the reins, and soared into the sky.

"Hm? Why do I feel like someone's watching us?" Caslo suddenly turned to look behind him. The forest they had flown away from was thick with trees, and nothing could be seen.

"..." In the darkness, Sernal, clad in black robes, turned and vanished into the shadows without causing the slightest ripple.

"Welcome home, my Dragon Knight!" Roland stood sincerely on the terrace to welcome Caslo back. There were no tedious formalities. Roland simply gave Caslo a hug. He was the most loyal knight under Roland's command and deserved his trust.

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