Challenge Fight (Part 2)

The Royal Palace Courtyard of the Kingdom of Donagunov

"Irene, how have you been getting along with that kid Oddek lately?"

"It's alright!"

"Good is good, bad is bad. What do you mean by 'okay'?"

Recalling Oddek's recent behavior, Irene said with some disappointment, "Although he's been quite nice to me lately, compared to before, I always feel that he's somewhat distant from me, and even a little afraid of me."

Hearing this, Belserion's chest heaved, and after a long while, he said angrily, "That brat dared to treat you like that, I'll teach him a lesson!"

After saying this, Belserion prepared to head to the inn to teach that Oddek a lesson. Just as Irene was about to stop Belserion, a guard rushed into the courtyard, disrupting their plans.

"Sage Dragon, Your Majesty the Queen, something terrible has happened!"

Belserion stopped in his tracks, standing still and listening quietly to the guard's report. Seeing that the crisis at Oddek was over, Irene breathed a sigh of relief, but the guard's report made her gasp again. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Don't rush, speak slowly!"

The guard calmed himself down and said, "Your Her Majesty the Queen, Lord Sage Dragon, the watchtower on the east side of the city has just observed about a dozen small black dots rapidly approaching the capital."

After the soldier finished speaking, Irene asked, "Are those ten or so little black dots flying in the sky or walking on the ground?"

"Your Majesty, it flies in the sky!"

"Irene, there should be a dozen or so dragons coming, but they only look like tiny black dots because they are so far away."

Just as Irene was about to dismiss the guards and discuss countermeasures with Belserion, a loud roar came from the sky.

"Fostadu, Sordil Ornn has come to pay homage to the Wise Dragon Belserion and the Holy Dragon Acnologia!"

In the sky

After Sordil finished shouting, Igneel leaned close to him and whispered, "Brother Sordil, you didn't come to Dragunov just to pick a fight with Belserion and those two, did you?"

Before Sordil could speak, Yesveta mocked, "Fire Dragon King, are you chickening out?"

"Who's a coward! I just wanted to find out who Brother Sordil was going to fight, so I wouldn't hit the wrong person later."

"Haha! Explanations are just cover-ups. The more you say that, the more it shows you're a coward!"

Igneel, who always preferred action to words, was no match for Yesveta's verbal sparring. Having run out of arguments, the Fire Dragon King clenched his fists, ready to show his opponent whether Igneel was a coward or not! Seeing the backyard about to catch fire, firefighter Sordil rushed forward to extinguish the danger and defuse the crisis.

"Brothers, please don't be angry! Please don't be angry!"

"Both of you brothers are doing this for my own good, and I know that very well. If you two were to have your relationship strained because of me, how could I possibly live with myself? Besides, we can't let outsiders laugh at us, can we?"

After Sordil's persuasion, Igneel and his companion finally lowered their fists, but both turned their backs and refused to acknowledge each other. Just as Sordil was relieved of the danger, two figures flew out from the palace below and appeared before them.

"Fire Dragon King, Sky Dragon King, Iron Dragon King, White Dragon King, Shadow Dragon King, what are you doing..."

Upon seeing Igneel and the others beside Sordil, Belserion exclaimed in shock. As for the protagonist, Sordil, he had selectively forgotten about him.

"Sage Dragon, it's been a long time!"

Upon hearing Metalicana's greeting, Belserion instantly forgot the purpose of their visit and instinctively replied, "Long time no see!"

Just then, Acnologia gently nudged him from behind, bringing him back to consciousness. After the save file was loaded, Belserion asked Metaricana, "Iron Dragon King, what brings you to Dolagunov this time?"

"We came to Dragunov to help our friend Sordil with some minor troubles."

After Metalicana finished speaking, Belserion suddenly had a bad feeling. Only then did he remember the protagonist who had been overlooked. Seeing Belserion turn his gaze to him, Sordil smiled and said, "The Sage Dragon has finally remembered me?"

"Prince Sordil, what are you saying? You have always been in my heart. How could you possibly think of those two words?"

"That's right! Last time you and Lord Acnologia joined forces to intercept me, but I managed to escape. You must hate me to the core. So, naturally, I'll stay in your hearts forever!"

"Prince Sordil's matter last time was a misunderstanding, please don't take it to heart."

As soon as Belserion finished speaking, the ' Women's Army ' standing at the back of the group instantly erupted into chaos.

"You mudskipper, you have the guts to intercept Sordil, but not the guts to admit it, you shameless old man!"

"That's right! You bullied my young master when he was out alone, but now that there are more of us, you don't even acknowledge us. You're shameless!"

"Sordil may be a bastard, but it's my privilege, Mevajena, to bully him. How dare you, you old devil, steal that privilege? I won't let you get away with this!"

"Brother Sordil, should I use a puff of poison mist to destroy this old man and the city below?"

Belserion, drenched in sweat, watched the Women's Army standing behind Sordil, ready to tear him to pieces. He felt fortunate to have stopped Sordil from getting close to Irene, but also regretted his previous failure to stop Sordil. Just as the Women's Army were about to rush forward and beat Belserion, Sordil stopped them and said to Belserion:

"Sage Dragon, as you can see, this matter is no longer just between the two of us. You must give me and all my friends a satisfactory answer."

"Sordil, just say what you want, no need to beat around the bush!"

"Very well, that's straightforward! Since Sage Dragon has brought this up, I won't hold back any longer. I want to have a duel with Sage Dragon and Sacred Dragon Shenglong!"

"A contest? How do you have a contest?"

"I'll challenge both of you by myself. If you win, we'll pretend nothing happened, and I can even agree to the condition you initially proposed. But if I win, each of you must unconditionally do two things for me. How about it?"

Upon hearing that the weakling Sordil dared to make such a request, Belserion agreed without hesitation.

"Alright! Since that's the case, then please, Brother Igneel, act as witnesses to prevent anyone from going back on their word!"

"Don't worry, Brother Sordil. If they dare to renege on their promises, I'll get justice for you!"

After the notary was confirmed, Sordil turned to Yesveta and said, "Brother Yesveta, please act as the referee and give the orders!"

"No problem!"

After arranging the notary and referees, Sordil immediately went into a state of readiness.

"Buzz!"

A flash of purplish-red light appeared, and the Poison Dragon Sordil appeared. Belserion and his companion were stunned by Sordil's bizarre actions, only recovering their senses after a long while.

"Aku, you attack his left side, and I'll attack his right side!"

"Alright! Let's teach this brat a lesson and show him his place."

Just as both sides finalized their battle strategies, the order to commence the war arrived.

"Both sides prepare, battle... begin!"