"Everyone dies! Everyone dies!" Blood tears streamed from Caslo's eyes. The moment the Dragon Rider Contract had been severed, his heart had shattered completely. Now, he was a Fallen Dragon Knight who lived only for revenge.
A dragon-patterned scar silently appeared on his left wrist. It was proof that he had once been a Dragon Knight. When a Dragon Rider Contract was dissolved after a dragon's death, this scar would appear.
"Caldo... Valfay..." Roland was stunned atop the city wall. His system records were now filled with notices that his *** had fallen. Among the endless list of death records, the most glaring were:
Your Sixth Tier Hero Mogus has fallen! Your Sixth Tier Creed Assassin Darian Nightblade has fallen! Your Sixth Tier Huntsman Valfay has fallen! Your Fifth Tier Dragon Knight's mount (Young Dragon Caldo) has fallen! Your Chief Administrator Joerster (Duke) has fallen! Your General Luke Leopold has fallen! Your General Merk Leopold has fallen!
"What the hell do I even have left?" Roland was dazed. He suddenly felt that marching east had been a mistake. The leadership that had not lost a single member for so many years had now withered away almost entirely. Even the troops under his command had suffered terrible casualties. The southern wall had fallen, and the eastern and western walls were collapsing as well. Goblin Knights within the city had already begun street fighting with the Orcs who had entered. Everything seemed to indicate that Lagrange City's fall was inevitable.
"Your Highness, when will your reinforcements arrive..." Adolf Heinrich's exhausted voice sounded beside Roland's ear.
"Soon... soon..." Roland said in a daze.
"Kill!" The only force still holding the southern wall was the eight hundred Royal Guards. They formed orderly battle formations and withstood wave after wave of