Above the skies outside Dragon City, more than a dozen enormous dragons in every color streaked across the heavens. A warrior carrying a four-meter dragon lance sat upon each of their backs, and one glance was enough to tell that they possessed formidable combat power.
These were members of the Dragon God Empire's most elite Dragon Knight Legion. They rarely deployed, and mobilizing more than ten Dragon Knights at once could only mean that this was no trivial matter.
Beneath the skies patrolled by the dozen or so Dragon Knights, a mighty force of over a thousand knights swept across a mountain ridge. Beasts fled wherever they passed, prompting the knights pursuing from behind to draw their bows and happily hunt them down.
This was no ordinary hunting excursion. It was a royal hunt organized by Zi Ying, Emperor of the Dragon God Empire, to raise morale for the imminent war against the Demon and Orc races.
Several figures stood high atop a mountain that the many knights had passed, secretly watching everything below.
Yan pointed at the heavily guarded banner below and grinned as he spoke to Lei Xiang, whom he had dragged over as soon as he returned to the academy. "Lei Xiang, do you know what that is? That is where the Dragon God Empire's emperor is. If someone had the audacity to assassinate him and actually succeeded, it would be an event that shook the Jin Yuan Continent."
Lei Xiang's expression became somewhat unnatural. After forcing a smile, he replied, "I-Is that so? So there was a royal hunt outside the city today. I really hadn't expected that. But Yan, you'd better not joke carelessly about things like that. It could easily cause trouble."
Lei Xiang wore an expression that said he was only looking out