Awakening (Part 1)

"Finally escaped."

Tinia fluttered its frost-white wings, stretched its neck, raised its head and howled happily.

"Ouch~"

As if she had thought of something, her vertical pupils flickered, and she suddenly gritted her teeth, and a bit of cold air came out from the gaps between her sharp teeth.

"Hmph, those hateful humans actually forced me to learn etiquette. One day, one day I will freeze them all and eat them all."

She tilted her head and subconsciously looked at the palace not far away.

"But in that case, the master will definitely be angry."

"It would be fine if it was a beating, but if the master keeps me in that kind of 'cage' again."

Tinia couldn't help but shudder, trembling all over, and immediately gave up the thought.

In fact, during the past three years, this White Dragon with thin Ancestor Bloodline did not cause trouble. Instead, it obediently learned various spells, etiquette and even languages.

Unlike ordinary White Dragon whose bloodline has deteriorated, Tinia's intelligence is actually equivalent to that of ordinary humans, but is dumber in some aspects.

And the speed of her learning surprised even Ogre Archmage. You know, Lang Pu just threw out the bait of "the master loves the educated dependents", but this White Dragon was as active as a chicken.

Until now, Tinia has mastered Common Tongue who can carry out simple communication, the most basic kingdom etiquette, and even learned Polymorph. And she can be regarded as a proper senior intellectual among White Dragon, a group of people who are generally mentally retarded.

"Master, when will he wake up?"

Thinking of the powerful Red Dragon she had never seen before, her veritable master, Tinia's face flushed slightly.

White Dragon sneaked closer and pressed his body against the outer wall of the palace - due to the influence of Red Dragon's deep sleep, this metal wall was often hot and red, even enough to roast raw meat, and even Tiefling Guard who was guarding the surroundings did not dare to touch it easily.

White Dragon As creatures that love cold, they can only eat frozen food, and their resistance to heat is not high.

The moment it came into contact with the city wall, Tinia's side made a "sizzling" sound, and the pure white scales were even burnt black.

"Ouch~"

Tinia groaned in pain, but still continued to rub against the wall.

She felt the heat coming from the metal, just like feeling the powerful, thick and hot body of Red Dragon, feeling the violent and surging power.

"Master."

Thinking of this, Tinia's mouth drooped with traces of ambergris, and even the tightly covered scales couldn't stop the infatuated look on her cheeks.

The Tiefling guards originally wanted to check the source of the abnormal movement, because there was a huge reward for catching the intruder, but when they sharply discovered that the intruder was the White Dragon, they left in despair as if they had seen a disaster star - after all, this kind of thing had happened many times.

In a sense, this White Dragon is completely hopeless.

Suddenly, a strong hot wind spread around the palace, and the earth trembled violently, with cracks appearing.

"Click, click"

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Tinia, who was intoxicated in his daydream, suddenly woke up.

She was so frightened that she flapped her wings and jumped up, flying crookedly in mid-air and howling in panic:

"Ouch~~"

Those Tiefling Guard who were stationed near the palace were also frightened and quickly made an emergency retreat and evacuation, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of those poor seniors who died in the palace.

"Gudu, Gudu."

Hot magma also gushes out of those cracks in the earth, turning the surrounding area into dark black lava.

"No! Let's go!"

"Let's get out of here right now!"

Captain Ekmon, the Tiefling captain who was responsible for the recent palace security work, suddenly changed his expression.

The ground was cracked, magma burst out, and soot filled the sky. The scene before him was almost exactly the same as the disaster a year ago, and he was also present at that accident. He witnessed purgatory engulfing the poor Tiefling in the palace outside the city wall.

But he was helpless and could only watch them die. And now, this disaster seems to have befallen him.

For Keosius, this is just a trace of power that he accidentally leaked while sleeping, and is not worth mentioning at all. But if this "dust" of individual power falls on mortal things, it will be a complete disaster that can easily take away lives.

"Run! Cough, cough!"

Ekemon shouted, but the fine smoke particles had entered his mouth and nose, making him feel suffocated.

He quickly followed his previous training, covered his mouth and nose with his clothes, and bent down as much as possible to walk, hoping to leave this hell-like place as soon as possible, and the Tieflings followed closely behind.

However, with a "click" sound, the ground cracked again, and deep ravines lay in front of them, with hot magma also pouring out of them.

"Cough, cough."

"No, I don't want to die."

Looking at the thick ashes filling the sky, Ekemon looked desperate and muttered to himself.

"Are you going to die because of His Majesty's 'waking up anger'? That's really ridiculous."

However, the dust covered almost half of the sky, not even a single bit of sunlight could penetrate. Magma flowed across the ground and the earth cracked, ruthlessly cutting off their escape route. The area near the palace looked like an apocalyptic scene.

Tinia was also flying hard in the volcanic ash fog. Her whole body was stained with ash, and she almost turned into a "Black Dragon".

Fortunately, White Dragon can fly, and Life Force is far more powerful than ordinary objects. Although he looks quite embarrassed, he can still run away in a hurry without putting his life in danger.

But Tiefling is not so lucky. They are facing a completely desperate situation.

Just when Ekemon was about to fall into complete despair.

"Roar——"

Suddenly, a loud dragon roar sounded, as if it came from eternity.

Along with the roar that resounded through the sky, the invisible field fluctuations expanded at an extremely fast speed. With the arrival of that wave, all restless magical phenomena were suddenly calmed down.

——The billowing smoke and dust that covered the sky dissipated visibly to the naked eye, and the flowing magma re-entered the ground, or cooled into solid lava. The high temperature that was enough to distort the air gradually subsided, and even the hot and hot ground gradually cooled down.

Just a few breaths.

The scene that was originally like Purgatory Calamity returned to normal.

"I survived!"

"Hoo, ho!"

Ekemon slapped his chest and gasped for air to calm his pounding heartbeat for the rest of his life.

He turned his head and looked at the majestic palace within the city walls.

"Your Majesty, he is awake."