Third Food War (12)

"Bang"

After the gray-black bead broke free of Yate's control, it exploded. The next second, a cloud of gray-black smoke drifted out from inside the bead and spread across the battlefield.

"Plop"

"Plop"

Goodpes and his group, who were chasing Yate, were the first to be enveloped in smoke. Everyone, including Goodpes, was instantly overwhelmed by symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, and abdominal pain. Due to their physical discomfort, they instantly lost their Flight Ability and fell from the sky.

As time went on, the Black Mist spread wider and wider, causing more and more dragons to lose their fighting ability. Of course, the Black Mist had no ability to distinguish between the two sides of the dragons, so it was not only Goodpes and his group who lost their fighting ability, but also Xizhalansa and his group who were trapped in the center of the pit.

Fortunately, the Black Mist was rootless and could not last long, so after it enveloped the battlefield for a certain period of time, Black Mist gradually dissipated into the sky.

Time is relative; those who are first harmed will naturally recover first. Therefore, while everyone was still shrouded in the lingering shadow of the Black Mist, Goodpes had already struggled to his feet. Looking at the deep, silent jungle ahead, Goodpes immediately abandoned his plan to pursue Sacred Dragon and the others. Firstly, because they had already vanished without a trace and were impossible to catch; secondly, he didn't want to experience that feeling of being shrouded in the Black Mist again.

"All personnel, listen to my command! Return to the battlefield and assist Delsd in capturing prisoners!"

"Yes!"

As Goodpes gave the order, the pursuers rushed toward the center of the battlefield, because they were even less willing Goodpes to face Yate and his men, who could unleash Black Mist.

After disengaging from the battlefield, Sacred Dragon frequently looked back to check the situation behind him. To his surprise, the enemy hadn't caught up despite them fleeing for so long. He then realized that Yate must have used some special method during the retreat, which had caused the enemy to stop pursuing them.

"Chief of Yate, what did you just do? Why did the enemy stop their pursuit?"

Upon hearing the Sacred Dragon's question, Yate smiled slightly and said, "Sacred Dragon, the enemy hasn't stopped pursuing us; they're just temporarily unable to do so!"

It would have been better if Yate hadn't explained; Acnologia At's explanation, Acnologia became even more confused.

Seeing the bewildered look on the Sacred Dragon's face, before Yate could explain in detail, Livia beside him spoke up first, "Sacred Dragon, you may not know this, but before Igneel and the others left, they left us three Magic Crystal. These Magic Crystal contain the Ghost Dragon power refined by Boss Sordil. Before leaving, Boss Igneel told us that if we were pursued by the enemy, we should detonate the Magic Crystal. At that time, the Ghost Dragon power inside would be released, rendering the enemy unable to fight, and we could take the opportunity to escape."

"When we left the camp just now, Yate took the Magic Crystal with him as a precaution. I think Yate must have detonated the Magic Crystal when we broke through, which is why the enemy didn't chase after us."

"Oh?"

After hearing Livia's explanation, Acnologia looked at Yate with a puzzled expression.

"Lord Sacred Dragon, Livia is right, I did indeed detonate one of the Magic Crystal just now."

After confirming the truth, Acnologia looked northwest and said angrily, "That bastard Sordil, he had such good stuff but didn't contribute a few pieces, he's infuriating!"

"Haha! Sacred Dragon, you've misunderstood Boss Sordil. It's not that he didn't want to make more Magic Crystal for you, but rather that he ran out of materials for making Magic Crystal and couldn't collect any more in the short term, so he only kept these three. (Yate)"

"Oh, I see!"

"Lord Sacred Dragon, most of the members of the First and Second Divisions are seriously injured. I think we should hurry back to the North Camp to rest and recuperate!" (Livia)

"Okay!"

Chigengster Plains, Ishgar Camp

Ever since sending Acnologia away, a shadow had fallen over Belserion's heart, as if his decision would lead to some terrible consequences. But the real world was peaceful, and nothing unexpected happened. Over time, the Sage Dragon dragon put aside this feeling and quietly dealt with military affairs.

What is meant to come may be late, but it will never be canceled. Just like now, Sage Dragon is about to pay the price for his wrong decision.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion rang in Sage Dragon's ears, followed by a violent blast that sent the tents tumbling about.

"What happened, Alsman!"

Upon hearing Sage Dragon's call, the scout captain guarding outside the tent hurriedly entered, followed by another burly dragon.

"Sage Dragon, a few minutes ago, the Evil Dragon from the Western Continent suddenly launched an attack on our camp. Many tents in the camp were destroyed by the enemy's breath! (Gelsi, Commander of the First Brigade, Third Division)"

"Pah! Forget about the tents, where are the people? What about the casualties?"

"Reporting to Sage Dragon, since most of the soldiers were training at the time, the casualties were not serious!" (Gelsi)

"Boom!"

No sooner had Gelsi finished speaking than another explosion rang out in the camp, followed by an even more violent blast. As soon as the blast subsided, Belserion shouted to Gelsi, "Gelsi, organize a counterattack immediately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"

Just as Gelsi withdrew from the camp, Second Brigade Commander Sakta led a man covered in blood into the tent.

"Sage Dragon, Captain Dales is back!"

Looking at Dales standing before him, a shadow of gloom suddenly rose in Belserion's heart, seizing his attention. He hurriedly put down what he was holding, rushed to Dales ' side, and asked anxiously, "Dales, didn't you go to the North Camp with Aku? Why are you back in such a sorry state? Where is Aku?"

Upon hearing Belserion's words, Dales knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling as he said, "Sage Dragon, we... we..."

"Captain Dales, don't rush, have some water and calm down!" (Alsman)

After taking a large gulp of water from the reconnaissance captain, Dales finally relaxed. Having sorted through the jumbled data in his mind, Dales recounted the events of the recent past.

After hearing Dales's description, Sage Dragon froze on the spot. The next second, all the events of the past few days flashed through his mind like a movie replay. After reviewing everything, Sage Dragon suddenly realized that he seemed to have been led into a huge trap.

However, it seems that some important link has been missed, making it impossible to connect all the things together.

Just then, another explosion rang out in the camp. As the blast swept through, Sage Dragon finally caught the clue that connected everything.

"I see! Their real target wasn't the North Camp, but the Central Camp! Hmph! If you want to break through my defenses, your teeth aren't sharp enough!"

"Sakta, mobilize all personnel immediately and strengthen defenses!"

"Yes, sir!"