On the ruined battlefield, the distant battle filled Sven with dread.
He saw Fuan pull out a seemingly useless longsword, but as blood splattered, the sword became shiny. At the same time, the man, whose physique far surpassed that of the others, also changed. He roared and charged towards the Dragonkin Warrior with bloodshot eyes.
Dragonkin Warrior possess incredible speed, yet they are always struck in the most fatal spots by Fuan. Their thick skin offers no resistance; the sword tears through Dragonkin Warrior flesh, cleaving them in two. As the flesh crumbles, green specks of light emerge—this must be the Dragon Essence energy that Lord Ryan spoke of.
This energy was absorbed by Fuan, making Fuan more and more courageous in killing. Moreover, as the killing went too far, Fuan became somewhat irrational and instinctively swung the sword.
More than a hundred powerful Dragonkin Warrior, even an equal number of the Stag Legion Knight Retainer, could not claim a 100% victory, yet they were slaughtered like vegetables in front of Fuan, and half of them died in less than half an hour.
Fuan grew increasingly fierce, but he also grew tired, and the executioner fighting alongside him bore several bloody wounds.
The battle continued, and Sven, looking at the bewildered humans around him, began to reprimand them.
"You still dare to stand here? Do you want to oppose the Dragon Monarch?!"
Upon hearing his words, the people around him no longer cared about the war and fled in fear into the distance.
"You traitor to humanity!"
Fuan roared loudly, repelling the Dragonkin Warrior in front of him, and then charged towards Sven. He was furious that a human would be loyal to Dragons; it was simply unforgivable.
Sven was alarmed and turned his horse around to retreat. He was just a Bard. Even with Lord Ryan's blessing, he was only physically strong, not invincible in combat.
However, the Dragon Chosen in front of him was clearly the peerless type.
"What are you all standing there for? Stop him! Seize him and present Your Majesty to His Majesty Drummond!"
Sven shouted loudly, ordering all the Dragonkin Warrior except for Fuan, but the Dragonkin Warrior remained rooted to the spot.
Fuan rushed to within a short distance of Sven, just as Sven turned his horse around, intending to gallop away.
But at this moment, Fuan suddenly calmed down and frantically led the executioner to flee into the ruins.
In the sky, sunlight was blocked by a shadow, and a majestic Dragons descended from the heavens. Its jet-black Dragon Scale gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and its piercing dragon eyes looked down at the land below, bringing immense and terrifying pressure.
Fuan had vanished into the ruins. The Dragon Monarch Drummond roared, his throat turning red. In the next instant, blazing flames melted even the stones in the ruins. But after a long while, Drummond also let out an angry dragon roar.
"Damn Dragon Chosen!"
Turning around, Drummond looked at Sven, Sven immediately dismounted and respectfully greeted him.
" Your Majesty, your loyal servant thanks you for your salvation."
"You did not deceive me, you have found the Dragon Chosen."
" The Dragon Chosen also died before His Your Majesty."
"He is not dead."
Drummond walked step by step toward the edge of the ruins, his loud voice ringing out.
"He has escaped. Find him, my servant."
After leaving the ruins, Drummond flew into the sky. Sven felt strange and asked, "Can't you just fly?"
The matter was not over yet; the ascending Dragon Monarch gave Sven a task.
"I need a sacrifice!"
Upon hearing this, Sven fell silent, but quickly regained his composure.
"Follow your will."
The ruined city, still reeling from its grief, was brutally driven together by the Dragonkin Warrior. They looked at the black Dragons soaring in the sky, and none dared to resist.
Sven directed the men to clear an Altar from the ruins. The Altar was a high platform made of a pile of stones. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that the flames breathed down by the Dragon Monarch Drummond ignited the pile of firewood in the center of the Altar.
The green flames looked particularly eerie.
"The merciful Dragon Monarch, His Your Majesty Drummond, has forgiven your sins. Now you must offer your faith and use it to surpass Your Majesty Dragon Monarch Drummond."
Sven's voice echoed around them, filling the people with fear. In this land of Muspel, the Dragon Monarch had not ruled them for a hundred years, and they had long forgotten the way to treat Dragons.
They forgot that the terrifying Dragonkin Warrior would help them remember. Under the threat of the cold Dragon Fang Sword, one after another, burly youths stood on the Altar, and then the green flames began to burn on their bodies.
Sven's eyes widened. This was the first time he had ever witnessed humans performing a sacrifice to Dragons. The Dragons would accept this sacrifice, devour the human's faith, and then condense it into the Dragon Essence.
He saw a man howling in the flames before turning to Ash, followed by the condensation of emerald green Dragon Essence, which floated in the sky and disappeared into the body of the Dragons Drummond.
Some humans survived, and as the flames died down, they transformed into new Dragonkin Warrior —tall, mighty, with pitch-black eyes devoid of any life.
The Dragonkin Warrior Dragonkin Warrior who had survived the battle with the Dragon Chosen, Fuan, also ascended the Altar. Sven watched in shock as these Dragonkin Warrior gradually emitted a black aura. Slowly, dozens of Dragonkin Warrior turned to Ash, leaving only one.
The last remaining Dragonkin Warrior had a pair of horns growing on his head, like those of a wild bull.
The Dragon Fang Sword in his hand also became wider and looked terrifyingly sharp.
" The Dragon Chosen has activated his weapon; to capture him, one must possess the Raging Dragon Nightmare."
"This is the power I give you; seize him, my servant."
Raging Dragon Nightmare is a high-ranking unit among the Dragonkin Warrior. It has the power to defeat the Dragon Chosen. In Sven's opinion, the previous Dragon Chosen was already no less than Silver Knight, but the Raging Dragon Nightmare before him had an oppressive aura comparable to a peak Golden Knight.
How many such Raging Dragon Nightmare are under the command of the Dragon Monarch Drummond?
"I will catch him."
Sven spoke to the departing Dragon Monarch Drummond, then began directing the Raging Dragon Nightmare and the two hundred new Dragonkin Warrior around him to move the ruins.
" The Dragon Chosen escaped from this underground place. Find him!"
The Dragonkin Warrior were like tireless machines. As a large amount of rubble was ripped up, the Dragon Chosen were not found, but many struggling humans were rescued.
"I don't know when the army will arrive here."
Sven hesitated. This Raging Dragon Nightmare seemed terrifyingly powerful. Lord Michael might not be its match.
With that in mind, Sven arrived at the only passage he had discovered earlier.
" The Dragon Chosen must have escaped through this underground river. Let's go to the nearest river and find him!"
After leaving the city with his Dragon Race army, Sven began a aimless search in the Wilds.
Meanwhile, on the other side, an earth-shattering battle broke out, causing countless Magical Beast to flee into the Mountain Forest.
The Dragon Monarch Rheindart, also known as the Amber Flame Dragon that destroyed the city, was ambushed and bitten by a Crystal Python that suddenly sprang out of the river. The enraged Dragon Monarch and the Crystal Python engaged in a fierce battle. Initially, the serpent held an absolute advantage, but soon, Rheindart realized something was wrong.
"Poisonous?"
It was utterly astonished; what poison in the world could possibly affect a powerful Dragons?
The heavy wings caused it to fall from the sky. Even so, the Dragon Monarch was powerful. The Crystal Python was repeatedly defeated by the Dragons's power, but because its true form was not crystal but shadow, it was able to recover and bite the Dragons again and again.
"Damn it!"
Rheindart roared, and at that moment, the ground beneath its feet collapsed. The earth that bore its weight caved in, and what shocked it most was that swathes of molten metal formed a cage that sealed it inside.
The cage was more than just a cage. With the roar of the Crystal Python, the metal cage began to emit terrifying light and heat. The molten metal melted and dripped onto the Dragon Monarch Rheindart. Each drop of molten iron corroded a smoke-filled wound on the Dragons's body.
Pain brought forth a terrifying dragon roar. The Amber Flame Dragon recklessly spewed flames, destroying everything around it. Even the surface of the Crystal Python cracked, forcing it to revert to its shadow form and dart around the Dragons, waiting for an opportunity.
The Mountain Forest were set ablaze, and thousands of meters of land were transformed into a world of flames at an incredible speed. Walking through this inferno, the terrifying power of the Dragons was on full display. The Crystal Python launched more than a dozen sneak attacks, but each time it was torn apart by the Dragons that had reacted.
It is powerful, but not as powerful as one might imagine.
On the other side of the distant mountain, Rose frowned as she watched the battle unfold in the distance, the sound of gears turning coming from her metal arm.
It must be said that the power displayed by this Dragon Monarch made him eager to try and kill it.
On the contrary, neither the Flame Dragon Christman nor the Frost Dragon Arryris would have such thoughts.
" Legendary, but not a true Legendary."
Rose had never witnessed such a Legendary, but he had heard of it. The first time was during the war in the Andara Kingdom, when Surtr's retinue was at Twilight. The second time was also in the Andara Kingdom, not long ago when Ryan went to the Andara Kingdom and the Frost Dragon killed a retinue of the ghoul Evil God Hobii.
The only difference is that this Dragons is closer to a true Legendary has received Legendary Boon than those two Divine Favor.
What are the differences between them?
When Rose returned to the Frozen Earth Territory, Ryan gave her an answer.
" The Dragon Essence Dragon Essence is formed from the faith power obtained by the Dragon Monarch from the sacrifices of the enslaved humans."
"Those Dragons used the Dragon Essence to replace the effects of Legendary Boon."
"Of course, a counterfeit is a counterfeit."
"These Dragons don't seem as powerful as I've imagined."
"If we can bring Arryris with us, we can definitely kill those Dragon Monarch."
Ryan wore the Dragon Emperor's Crown, a crown that could be worn on the heads of Dragons or on his own head, a human, and could be the size he desired.
It was impossible for Arryris to pass through the Planar Gate. The Planar Gate opened by Ryan was only about three meters high, and even cavalrymen could not pass through it on horseback.
However, there is a second way to open up the Other Plane: wearing the Dragon Emperor's Crown, which can open an even larger passage.
The only problem is that the Frost Dragon Frost Dragon is still asleep, and Ryan can't use any more stimulating methods to awaken it; their relationship isn't that good yet.
After the threat of Hobii was dealt with, the tension between the man and the dragon returned to zero.
Without the help of the Frost Dragon, Ryan had to consider other methods. Magic was the first option. Since those Dragon Monarch weren't considered complete Legendary Dragons, Mages specializing in defeating their superiors would be very useful.
For example, if we could invite Countess Winter, a powerful spatial Saint Realm Mage, and give her the means to set things up, it would be possible to kill those Dragon Monarch one by one.
The problem is that Ryan wouldn't invite such a nobleman.
If it were just a pure Mages, it wouldn't be a big deal, but Countess Winter a noblewoman, and once another noblewoman is involved, this matter will turn into a political issue.
Find other Saint Realm Mage, or look for other solutions.
As for inviting Legendary, Ryan previously invited the Legendary Knight Mulan to protect his territory, but in return, he paid with precious resources such as Divine Bone Potion.
"My lord, the Dragon Chosen has been found."
The Viscountess approached Ryan and said something that surprised both Ryan and Rose.
"So fast?"
Ryan thought that the Dragon Chosen, who needed to grow to the point of fighting against Dragons, could hide for a long time, but they were discovered so quickly.
The Bard Sven sent back news that the Dragon Chosen's growth path was so miraculous it was enviable. He always seemed to suddenly unleash his power at unexpected times. In an attempt to test his strength, Sven lost more than half of the Dragonkin Warrior under his command who belonged to Drummond.
It's certain they didn't catch him. Sven doesn't work for the Dragon Monarch, and Ryan doesn't want Dragon Chosen to die at the hands of Dragons, otherwise the next Dragon Chosen won't be for another fifty years.
"It seems I don't need to help him grow up through material means."
Ryan had been planning to give the Dragon Chosen a batch of Magic Potion, but now it seems that such trouble is unnecessary.
The Dragon Chosen possesses his own unique physique.
"But..."
"So many people have died, that's my wealth!"
Ryan was somewhat dissatisfied. With his Spirituality Panel, he didn't need much reason to value the population. In the Otherworld, every human killed meant that Ryan immediately lost a bit of spirituality, and indirectly lost even more spirituality in the future.
After all, with so many descendants, if you round it up, Lord Ryan has lost thousands upon thousands of spiritual beings.
These days, everywhere is a huge drain on spiritual energy. Lord Ryan is practically ready to beat up the Spirituality Panel and break all the spiritual energy in half to use it.
"Every fifty years, those Dragon Monarch use this method to control the population."
Ryan now knows that the Otherworld grows a lot of food, and in theory, the population should be increasing. It is because of those Dragon Monarch that the population has always remained within a certain range.
Lord Ryan's wealth was severely affected.
"Everyone should be a citizen of Ryan."
Ryan took a deep breath. He decided to change his plan to slowly explore the Otherworld. Since those Dragon Monarch were not as powerful as he had imagined, he could be more aggressive in his actions.
"Let's set a small goal: kill a Dragon Monarch first, and test our skills."