The Final Battle (2)

Peterburg City, Southern Battlefield

After listening to Sordil's performance in the small theater, Yelibell smiled knowingly.

"Heh! Looks like I've gotten some important secret information again!"

After muttering something under her breath, Yelibell pulled her wandering thoughts back to her chest. Then, the beautiful, venomous dragon sister focused her energy on her work. However, life often likes to play tricks on you, gradually deviating from your predetermined life goals, even turning them in the opposite direction, just like now!

"Yelibell, look!"

Upon hearing her subordinate's shouts, Yelibell immediately turned her gaze in the direction the other person was pointing.

"This...this is...(Yelibell)"

As Yelibell heart sank to the bottom.

"Lady Yelibell!"

"Lady Yelibell!"

With her subordinates calling out and shaking her, Yelibell, who had been petrified, was finally released. Upon regaining consciousness, Yelibell dared not waste any more time and immediately began scouting the distant dark clouds. As time passed, Yelibell's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, then furrowed again, this time even more intensely than before.

"You guys continue with the mission, I'll go deal with that dark cloud!"

"Yelibell, there are so many enemies, how can you go alone? Please take us with you!"

Yelibell glanced at her subordinate who had spoken, and then said, "Don't worry, if I need you to come along, I will call you. But for now, you still have to stay here and continue your mission."

"Yes!"

After calming her subordinates down, Yelibell flapped her wings and flew towards the distant dark clouds.

Center of the battlefield

"Bang!"

After being headbutted in the chest by Sage Dragon, the powerful impact sent Kelsu flying dozens of meters, causing him to unconsciously retreat from the battle. Just as he was about to turn back and rejoin the fight, a shout from the south stopped him.

"Kelsu!"

"Huh? Talib, what brings you here?"

Talib looked around, then leaned close to Kelsu's ear and said, "Lord Kelsu, everything is progressing smoothly on the southern front. The target is heading this way. Olibuk specifically ordered me to come and deliver this message!"

Upon hearing the report, Kelsu laughed triumphantly.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing his laughter, the people who were engaged in fierce fighting stopped what they were doing and quietly watched the scene unfold.

"Sage Dragon, you have no chance of winning. You'd better surrender now!"

Listening to Kelsu old-fashioned attempts to persuade him to surrender, Sage Dragon coldly said, "Heh! You haven't even managed to handle an old guy like me, yet you dare to say we have no chance of winning? Aren't you being a bit too confident?"

"Since Sage Dragon thinks I'm talking nonsense, then let's see if my nonsense will come true!"

After saying that, Kelsu joined the battle with Talib, who had just arrived, and in an instant, the Sage Dragon's situation became much more dangerous.

Principality of Normanchey, Norman City, Western Continent Camp

"Call!"

A Clear Wind swept by, and the curtain of the Main army tent was lifted, followed by the sound of footsteps inside.

"You're back. How did it go?"

As Glaide spoke with his back to the door, a dark purple figure suddenly appeared on the previously empty red carpet.

"Reporting to the leader, everything is as you predicted. Kelsu and his men have already engaged Sordil and his forces. Talib and his men have also successfully forced the Ishgar garrison of Asia City to Peterburg City. I think it won't be long before they are embroiled in a fierce battle."

"Hahaha... I've waited so long, and finally this perfect opportunity has arrived! This time, I will send them all to hell, and then Ishgar and the Western Continent will be under my rule! Hahaha..."

"Congratulations, Chief! Congratulations, Chief!"

Upon hearing Hit's congratulations, Glaide stopped laughing wildly, then turned to Hit was standing in the center of the tent, and said, "Hit, you're wrong. It's not congratulations to me, but to us! From now on, these two continents, East and West, belong to both of us, not just to me alone."

"Thank you for your guidance, Chief!"

"Hehe! You don't need to thank me, you deserve it! After all, if you hadn't turned Number Four against you, Sacred Dragon wouldn't have been killed, and if Sacred Dragon hadn't been killed, things wouldn't have developed to this point."

"This was all meticulously planned by the leader; Hit was merely running errands. So we should still thank the leader for his guidance and support!"

After Hit finished speaking, Glaide stepped down from the platform, patted his trusted subordinate on the shoulder, and said softly, "Hit, do you know how I feel seeing you like this?"

"I didn't know!"

"Looking at you now is like seeing myself when I faced Goodpes!"

Upon hearing Glaide's words, Hit broke out in a cold sweat.

"Chief, I..."

Glaide waved his hand, stopping Hit from continuing.

"I just said they're somewhat similar. If you feel that's not good, then just be yourself from now on!"

"Your subordinate will remember your teachings, leader!"

Seeing his subordinates' performance, Glaide nodded in satisfaction, then said, "The plan is now at a critical juncture, and we can't afford to be careless. Go and check the encirclement immediately to see if there are any oversights."

"Yes, sir! I'll go check right away!"

Watching the figure disappear through the door, Glaide muttered to himself, "I hope you don't pull any tricks, otherwise... hmph!"

Peterburg City, Central Battlefield

After exchanging a punch with Sage Dragon, Kelsu decisively withdrew from the fight and kept looking north. Just then, Goodpes came to his side and whispered, "Kelsu, are you worried that something might have happened to Glaide?"

Kelsu nodded, then shook his head.

"I'm not worried about Glaide failing the mission, I'm worried about whether he's following our plan!" (Kelsu)

"That... that guy shouldn't be that fat, right? (Goodpes)"

"Hmph! Talib and his men only arrived in Asia City to carry out their plan after ambushing the Sacred Dragon, while Glaide and his men were just outside Norman City. But now Talib and his men have completed their mission, yet there hasn't been a single word from Glaide. Is that normal? (Kelsu)"

"Kelsu, I also think there's something wrong with this Glaide!" (Shideweig)

With two against one, and given that Goodpes also harbored some doubts about Glaide, the three quickly reached a consensus— Glaide was suspicious!

"So what should we do now?" (Goodpes)

"Now only one of us can get there and force Glaide to act according to plan." (Kelsu)

"In that case, let me go!" (Goodpes)

"No! We can't do without you here, I'll go instead!" (Shideweig)

Goodpes was about to say something when Kelsu stopped him.

"Goodpes, Shideweig is right. None of the three of us (Goodpes, Kelsu, and Delsd) can leave here now, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable. So we can only send Shideweig."

"In that case, alright then!" (Goodpes)

"Oh, right! Shideweig, take Xizhalansa with you too, maybe this guy will be of some help to you! (Kelsu)"

"Okay! I understand!"

Peterburg City, Southern Front

"Aunt Wattster, Uncle Gilkunis, what brings you here?"

Hearing the sound coming from ahead, Gilkunis and the others braked suddenly. After a short period of inertia, they finally stopped before hitting each other.

"Yelibell? (Wattster)"

"Aunt Wattster, it's me!"

After confirming that they were friendly forces, Wattster and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the exhausted faces of Wattster and the others, Yelibell felt a sense of unease. She quickly asked, "Aunt Wattster, what happened to you all? How did you all end up in Peterburg City?"

"Girl, not long ago, we discovered traces of the Western Continent's Evil Dragon near Asia City, so we sent people to investigate. However, all the groups we sent out never returned, leaving us no choice but to go ourselves. That's when we discovered that the enemy had amassed a large army, preparing to besiege Asia City. The five of us immediately returned to the city to organize a breakout, but who would have thought the enemy had discovered our movements and acted ahead of schedule? (Gilkunis)"

"After a fierce battle, we led our men to successfully break through the encirclement, but the enemy did not let us go. They pursued and intercepted us all the way, and then we were forced to this place." (Gilkunis)

Upon hearing Gilkunis's explanation, Yelibell's heart skipped a beat; she suddenly felt as if she were caught in a trap. To verify her suspicions, she asked softly, "Uncle Gilkunis, are you saying that those Evil Dragon of the Western Continent forbid you from breaking out in other directions, and only allow you to head towards Peterburg City?"

Gilkunis did not answer Yelibell's question, but simply nodded dejectedly.

"Uncle Kirknes, after you arrived in Peterburg City, did those Western Continent still follow you?"

"That's right, they're right behind us. They'll probably be here soon!" (Wattster)

After listening to Wattster's words, Yelibell went through in her mind the events of their ambush at sea, the attack on Peterburg City, and the siege of Asia City. Suddenly, she realized that these three seemingly unrelated events were connected by an invisible thread, weaving together a vast net that had completely enveloped them.