Chapter 180

"Oh no! Oh no! He must have heard all the times I've cursed Sordil in my mind. I'm doomed!"

Sordil, his face full of black lines, looked at Igneel, who was standing in front of him grinning, and said, "Brother Igneel, I think you've been drinking a bit too much lately and getting quite drunk, so I've decided to provide you with alcohol intermittently until this mission is over, to prevent you from messing things up by drinking too much!"

Seeing the unwavering smile on Sordil's face, Igneel's expression instantly fell.

"Brother Sordil, if you're angry, you can punch me a couple of times to vent your anger, but please don't stop drinking!"

"Well... I'll let you off the hook, but as for the alcohol... well, that depends on how you perform, bro!"

Upon hearing Sordil's words, Igneel's enthusiasm was instantly ignited. He hurriedly said, "Brother Sordil, didn't you already find the whereabouts of the Black Great Dragon? Let's hurry over there, or it might escape!"

"Okay, let's go!"

After Sordil's boss gave the order to deploy, Igneel immediately grabbed the 'navigator's' hand and rushed out.

"Hey! Brother Igneel, you're going the wrong way! We're going that way!"

"Okay! I'll change course right away!"

"Oops! I made a mistake again!"

Ishgar Border Sea

"Chief, there seems to be something down there!"

Hearing his subordinates shout, Glaide glanced down at the sea and saw two dark objects floating on the surface, drifting slowly with the waves.

"Let's go down and take a look!"

At Glaide's command, a dozen or so dragons descended towards the sea.

"Chief, I recognize these two men; they are Selisliu's subordinates."

Glaide turned to his subordinate and asked in a serious tone, "Are you sure these two are Selisliu's men?"

"Absolutely certain!"

"It seems that Selisliu's operation is not going well!"

After expressing his feelings, Glaide said to everyone, "Listen up, everyone. In addition to traveling as fast as possible, we must also pay attention to the changes around us and be wary of unknown dangers."

"I will heed the leader's teachings!"

"Set off!"

"Once I cross this mountain ridge, I'll reach the coast, and then I can finally leave this wretched place!"

Looking at the majestic mountain range stretching before him, Selisliu felt a surge of excitement. He was already imagining the exhilarating scene of leading his army into the mountains and crushing those despicable creatures under his feet. However, such joyful times are fleeting and illusory, for they are but a beautiful dream.

"Call out"

Two streams of breath, one red and one yellow, shot down from the mountain ridge at the same time, bursting Selisliu's soap bubble and bringing him back to the harsh reality.

"Boom!"

Bright yellow arcs of electricity and crimson flames engulfed the spot where Selisliu had stood, blasting it into scorched earth. Having dodged the attack, Selisliu hovered high in the air, glaring angrily at the two shameless bastards who had ambushed her below.

"Those two cowardly rats actually dared to ambush us from a high place; they are utterly despicable!"

Hearing Selisliu's tirade, Igneel was so enraged that he wanted to rush up and fight him head-on, but the cunning Black Dragon Sordil stopped him. After calming down the hot-tempered and fiery Igneel, Zhuge Village Dragon Sordil Ornn (hereinafter referred to as Zhuge Village Sodir) began to exchange insults with him from a distance.

"Whether we two are cowards or not, I don't know, but you... are definitely not a hero! Because no hero would flee without a fight, and no hero would abandon his comrades!"

Faced with Zhuge Cunsuo's counterattack, Wang Silong Selisliu (hereinafter referred to as Wang Siliu) decisively retaliated.

"Hmph! Sacrificing a few defeated soldiers to win a war is the most correct choice!"

"Isn't peaceful coexistence better? Why did you have to wage such a heinous war?"

"A sinful war? You are so ignorant! We are building an ideal land for dragons, making the entire Asland a paradise for them. What a great and glorious thing this is, and you call it a sinful war?"

"Does establishing a utopia for the dragon race mean we can do whatever we want and hunt other creatures at will? You people are tarnishing the reputation of the dragon race and insulting the noble name of the dragon. You are nothing but scum and disgrace to the dragon race!"

"Indiscriminately hunting living beings? Are ignorant humans even considered living beings? They are merely food for dragons, parasites of Asland!"

"Humans are part of Asland, beings equal to dragons, not food. Dragons have no right to slaughter them at will! Your actions are destruction of Asland and disrespect for the world you inhabit! How dare you call yourselves noble dragons and claim to be building a dragon utopia? You are utterly shameless!"

"You... you..."

Having taken a critical hit from Zhuge Cunsuo, Wang Siliu was so angry he could barely breathe. He kept repeating "you" without finishing his sentence. Finally, unable to withstand the blow, Wang Siliu coughed up a mouthful of old blood and turned to run away. Zhuge Cunsuo, who was waiting for his opponent to fall to his death, was so enraged by Wang Siliu's outrageous actions that he nearly died.

"Brother Igneel, hurry and chase after them!"

Still engrossed in the verbal battle, Igneel only noticed Wang Siliu's disappearing act after hearing Zhuge Cunsuo's loud shout. Without a word, he dashed off. After Igneel had flown quite a distance, Zhuge Cunsuo realized that without his guidance, Igneel would definitely lose track of Wang Siliu, so he hurriedly gave chase.

"Damn it, you still dare to run? Take this Blazing Strike!"

Skipping over the verbal sparring he wasn't good at, and getting down to business, Igneel unleashed his pent-up anger through a fiery attack. Unlike Sordil's small ball of Radiant Flame, Igneel's Radiant Flame was large and round, and as for its power... well! A mountain comparable to Mount Everest, accidentally struck, instantly transformed into the Mariana Trench. How about that for its power?

Watching the mountain peak vanish into thin air beside her, Selisliu felt like crying inside. Damn it! Running into a talkative king was bad enough, but now a destructive maniac had appeared too! What a fate she had! At this moment, Selisliu only regretted that her parents had only left her with wings and not any other speed-enhancing skills.

Just as he was regretting having only one pair of wings, a black breath sprayed towards his face.

Before the attack even landed, a suffocating feeling filled his chest, followed by a rebellion in his stomach, Bobo gastric juices rushing down his esophagus. Driven by his survival instinct, Selisliu abandoned his ability to fly and plummeted straight towards the ground.

Having barely dodged the black breath and still recovering, Selisliu's vision was blocked by a huge red fist.

"Bang!"

"Snap!"

Crimson nosebleeds, flying scales, and the crisp sound of bones cracking—surrounded by this trio of injuries, Selisliu was sent flying high into the air by Igneel's fist. Feeling the immense magical energy emanating from behind her, Selisliu knew that the Talkative King was gathering magic above, preparing a fatal blow.

With his life hanging in the balance, Selisliu dared not hold back any longer and immediately unleashed his ultimate escape technique.

"Lightning Flash"

Suddenly, arcs of purplish-black electricity began to flicker around the three of them. The next second, the arcs transformed into balls of electricity, releasing a blinding light. When the light dissipated, Selisliu's figure vanished once again from Sordil and Serisliu's sight.