"..."
The hall of Stormwind Keep fell into deathly silence at that moment.
Whether they were the guards, the Dragonkin, or King Varian, they all stood there dumbly like statues. Staring at the completely lifeless corpse of the Black Dragon before them, the latter had already collapsed onto the floor, its head smashed into a lumpy mess, even its brains blown out. It was clearly dead beyond dead.
"Clang."
Duanmu Huai casually picked up his warhammer, shook the blood off it, and looked toward the others.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back."
"Huh?"
Only after hearing Duanmu Huai speak did everyone recover. One of the other nobles standing beside King Varian suddenly shuddered, then pointed at the Dragonkin.
"Seize them!"
The battle that followed was essentially without suspense. Seeing their master so easily killed, the Dragonkin were already scared out of their wits and desperately wanted to turn and flee. They had no fighting spirit whatsoever. They were quickly swarmed and subdued by the brave guards, then dragged away. Duanmu Huai also nodded to King Varian before turning around to leave.
"P-please wait, brave warrior!"
Seeing that Duanmu Huai was about to leave, King Varian, who had been standing there like a wooden chicken, finally came to his senses and hurriedly shouted. Duanmu Huai turned his head to look at him.
"What is it?"
"No, um..."
Looking at Duanmu Huai, who was carrying a warhammer, King Varian unexpectedly found himself speechless for a moment. Still, he was the ruler of a nation, and after being stunned for a moment, he quickly gathered himself.
"You've helped us greatly... I'd like to express my gratitude..."
"Oh, it's nothing."
Duanmu Huai nodded silently and replied casually, leaving Varian unsure of what to say. At that moment, the noble beside him hurriedly