Chapter 502

Leon, carrying Noa on his back, naturally stood next to Constantine.

Constantine glared at him irritably, but said nothing.

"We should not judge a book by its cover, but rather look at the details to discover the true goodness and beauty in a person's heart."

Leon made up a story in a seemingly logical way, "And in this battle, Uncle Constantine made a great contribution. Without him, the bad guys would have escaped."

"I believe that children can distinguish right from wrong, right?"

The students looked at each other, completely taken aback by Leon's few words.

Yes~

"That's good! Everyone, feel free to ask this fierce-looking uncle for his autograph; he's very patient!"

"Yay! Uncle Constantine, I've always admired you! I've read the articles about you in my textbooks so many times!"

"Uncle... you really aren't fierce...?"

"Oh... my younger brother really likes you and admires you. Could you give him an autograph?"

"..."

Old Kang remained silent, his eyes twitching slightly.

He longed to stick a sweaty soybean emoji on his face, then kick that unreliable daughter-obsessed woman beside him away, so that his world would finally be peaceful.

"Smile, smile."

Leon leaned closer and whispered.

Constantine had no choice but to force a smile.

"Forget it, your smile is even scarier."

"... I really want to beat you up, Leon Casmod."

70 stubborn married man

After signing his name for his classmates, Constantine breathed a sigh of relief.

"How about it? Feeling great?" Leon chuckled.

Old Kang rolled his eyes at him and snorted coldly, "Boring."

"Hey, how can this be considered boring? In the eyes of the kids, you've gone from being Dragon race old hero to the Dragon race super male brother, and you'll start a fight at the drop of a hat."

Leon said logically, "I'm giving you the credit so you can return to the public eye with a completely new image. In the Empire, that's called 'crisis management,' it's very professional, you know?"

Constantine, too lazy to engage in banter with him, flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.

After the children left, the other teachers who accompanied the team came over and thanked them again.

Old Kang clearly didn't have the same patience for adults as he did for children. After only a few words, he said, "Get out of here, don't delay me from going home to torture my enemy."

The teachers naturally didn't dare to say anything more, but simply asked if they should arrange for Leviathan to send Constantine back.

Constantine:?

I have a private jet, which is much better than your passenger plane.

Before leaving, Constantine, taking advantage of the sparse crowd, spoke to Leon in a deep voice,

Thanks.

Leon raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance, "I didn't hear you clearly, what did you say?"

Old Kang closed his eyes, slowly exhaled, and mentally reassured himself:

Hold back. He's only lived for twenty-odd years, while I've lived for hundreds of years. I won't stoop to his level.

"I said, 'Thanks, tell me a clue about Adam.'"

Leon, being the type to get away with something and still act innocent, wouldn't miss any opportunity to show off in front of the Dragon King.

"Oh, it's nothing, just a small favor."

"Hey, childish."

Constantine paused, then said, "If you have any trouble in the future, just come to me."

To be honest, Lao Kang's principles and bottom line as a leader have always been very high. He will repay any grudge or any kindness.

Leon took him along on both of his major operations: one was to seek revenge against the Empire, and the other was to seek revenge against Adam.

Without Leon, Constantine might still be waiting for the right opportunity, or searching the world for that hammer-wielding beast.

So now that he's given Leon a promise to 'come to me if you have any trouble,' he's definitely going to keep his word.

Leon, of course, trusted the Crimson Flame Dragon King's word, nodded, and replied with a smile.

"I understand, I will."

Constantine said nothing more and turned to leave.

Everyone watched Constantine leave the Nightmare Moon Forest. A short while later, a giant azure dragon soared into the sky from the other side of the forest and disappeared into the horizon.

After Constantine left, a teacher stepped forward and asked,

"I apologize again, Mr. Leon, for this unexpected incident. The assessment will likely have to be postponed. We will arrange for Leviathan to take the children back to the academy. Would you like to join us on the way back to the Silver Dragon Sanctuary?"

Old Kang has a private jet, but General Leon doesn't.

Besides, I did these giant lizards such a big favor, so what's wrong with hitching a ride—a ride-sharing dragon?

"Okay. But wait for me, just ten minutes, I'll be right back."

"Yes, Mr. Leon."

"Please take care of Noa for me."

"No problem."

Leon handed Noa to the teacher and then ran off in another direction.

After passing through several bushes, Leon found a secluded spot.

Nacho, Rebecca, and Martin were waiting there.

"Is everything settled, Captain?" Martin asked.

Leon nodded. "It's resolved. Adam has been taken away by Constantine."

"Is your daughter alright?" Nacho asked.

Because he was worried that too many people would expose them, and because Nacho was not a frontline combatant, he did not rush out to rescue people earlier. That's why he asked Noa if she was alright.

"It's nothing serious, just overexertion. A little rest will do the trick."

"That's good."

After a few questions, Nacho got to the point, "So, how should we plan our next steps in the investigation?"

Nacho's question skipped over the question of "did you find any clues from Adam?"

Although he didn't witness the battlefield firsthand, Rebecca and Martin briefly told him about it after they returned. He could also hear the sounds of Leon and his group fighting, as well as the aftershocks of their magical clashes.

So Nacho knew how critical the situation was.

Leon was so eager to save his daughter that he didn't bother to gather information, which everyone could understand.

Nacho had assumed that the only result of his trip to the south would be killing one of the enemy's henchmen, but to his surprise, Leon gave him the next part of the investigation plan.

"A dangerous species," Leon said.

Nacho didn't understand. "Dangerous species? What do you mean?"

"Didn't we encounter a dead mammoth on our way here? Judging from the wounds, it was killed by Adam."

Leon explained, "And in the Nightmare Moon Forest, there are even more dangerous species that die in the same way. So I guess Adam didn't come here to kill aimlessly, but rather on a mission given to him by Shadow."

"If you take back some of the easily transportable carcasses of dangerous species, examine and analyze them carefully, you should be able to obtain some useful information."

"The subsequent investigation also focused on the large dangerous species in various places. If Shadow wants to use dangerous species to achieve his secret plan, the Nightmare Moon Forest alone is not enough."

"So he will probably continue to hunt down dangerous species. If we follow this lead, we may be able to find Shadow."

Nacho suddenly realized, "I see. Okay, I understand."

"Um... Also, sorry."

Upon hearing this apology, Nacho and the other two were stunned.

"Why apologize, Captain?" Rebecca asked.

Leon frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and spoke in a low voice.

"Actually, before Adam had his last breath, he wanted to make a deal with me. If I let him go, he would tell me about Shadow. I think that would be much easier than continuing our investigation in the dark."

"But... I refused."

"I'm sorry, because of my decision, everyone's efforts in this operation almost went to waste."

"I--"

"Hey! That's not true, Captain."

Rebecca didn't want to listen to this idiot straight man's self-criticism anymore, so she gently bumped his shoulder and said,

"I saw what happened. That Blind Dragon King was after Nuoya. If I were you, I wouldn't have made that deal with him either."

"Yes, Captain, besides, we can't be sure that the information Adam provided about Shadow is true. After all, he's been a mercenary for so long, all he cares about is the reward, he has no credibility at all," Martin added.

Nacho, who had been providing strategic advice from behind the scenes and had devoted considerable effort to each operation, also expressed his understanding.

"Nothing matters more than family. Like Rebecca said, anyone else would have made the same decision. So you don't need to blame yourself, Leon."

The understanding of one's companions is indeed a good remedy for regret.

Leon felt much more relieved.

However... what he's about to say is the most important thing.

"Actually... there's one more thing... I might have to go home for a while."

"Oh."

"Um."

"Yes, Captain."

Leon:?

"What's with your reaction? It's like you all knew I was going home all along? And you didn't even ask me why I'm going home?"

Rebecca patted the captain on the shoulder and said earnestly,

"Of course we know. Your wife is pregnant again. Things here are temporarily settled, and you must be eager to go home and take care of your wife!"

"Don't make fun of me, I just want to witness the birth of my baby with my own eyes."

"So you're not going to take care of your sister-in-law anymore?"

"Take care of."

"Tch~ stubborn married man."

71 Welcome Home

A gentle breeze caressed my face, cool and refreshing.

Noa slowly woke up and found herself surrounded by clouds and under a blue sky.

Leaning against a strong chest behind me, I turned around and saw my father.

He sat cross-legged, while Noa nestled in his arms and slept soundly all the way.

Looking down again, they resembled the scales of the Leviathan Dragon.

After regaining some of her strength, Noa spoke softly.