The battle is over.
The sky is clear and cloudless, and the sun shines from high places without any hindrance, shining on the devastated land.
The ground is cracked, mountains are collapsing, and countless deep pits and ravines are crisscrossing the area, as if they have been plowed by the claws of a giant dragon. There is still residual warmth in the air, and you can feel a stream of heat pouring into your lungs when you breathe.
Red Iron Dragon is suspended in mid-air.
His body has returned to normal, he lowered his head and looked down at the land calmly.
In the distance, sounds of breaking through the air sounded one after another.
One after another figures came from all directions.
Some swooped down from the clouds, and some circled out from behind the ridge. They came very quickly, but they all arrived too late. They were no longer needed here.
Blue Dragon Zolaya arrived first.
Her figure first appeared in the sky, and then quickly approached. Her scales glowed blue in the sunlight, like solidified sea water or a deep lake.
She circled in a circle, then folded her wings and landed beside Red Iron Dragon.
Immediately afterwards, Iron Dragon Laetitia flew from the other direction.
Her scales were deep black, as if they were forged from black iron, and the lines were very hard. From her head to the tip of her tail, every outline exuded a rigid temperament.
Farther away, a flash of red appeared on the sky.
Immortal Bird's figure appeared above the clouds, with red flames burning all over his body, and a long fire trail trailing behind him.
After arriving nearby, the flames subsided.
She revealed her gorgeous figure, with red feathers, slender tail feathers, and eyes burning with unquenchable flames.
Subsequently, more Aura lords arrived one after another.
Amethyst Dragon Lion spread its wings and landed on a high ground outside the battlefield. Golden-Plumed Griffin, who had reached Legendary Realm, followed closely behind and landed on the other side. Blue Dragon Heriam hovered in the sky, scanning the humans...
The lords each occupied a position and vaguely surrounded the entire battlefield.
Around, there are Aura Legendary Realm from Red Emperor Royal City.
Now, they are gearing up and their eyes are sweeping over the surrendered Legendary Realm.
This scene completely destroyed the Legendary Realms' thoughts of escaping.
Eastern Alliance and Legendary Realm of Southern Domain have lost their will to fight at this time.
They landed on the devastated land, glanced at Aura and Legendary Realm, and then looked at the majestic figure in the sky.
Silence.
They just stayed there, as if they were nailed there.
There's no point in running away.
Is the space blocked?
Maybe not, maybe there is, but even if not, where can it go?
Resistance is courting death.
They witnessed the battle just now. In the light that was like countless suns bursting out, the powerful Crown Rank were like chickens and dogs in front of the newly awakened Red Emperor.
Atlant Continent, things are going to change.
Unless Holden Empire intervenes, no one on the entire surface of Atlant can face the light of Red Emperor Pale Star.
And Holden has long since ignored the affairs on the surface, or in other words, it can't care about it now even if it wants to. The empire's eyes have been fixed on the deeper threats, and the disputes on the surface are just trivial fights in their eyes.
Where can you escape in such a situation?
If it were a legion fighting, there might be soldiers who would rather die than bow down under the influence of the tragic atmosphere. When surrounded by robes, when the battle flags are flying and the horns are blowing, people will make some choices that they cannot usually make.
But Legendary Realm people are very clear inside.
They are not soldiers, they are Legendary Realm who have lived for a long time. They have seen too much life and death, and they know that sometimes surrender is the best choice and is wiser than any struggle.
Blue Dragon Zolaya flapped its wings and flew up, bringing with it a gust of wind.
She came closer to Red Iron Dragon, her eyes swept over the dragon, and she could clearly see the cracks on its scales, the splinters on its arms and claws, and the wounds that were still burning with arrogance.
"My king."
Blue Dragon lowered his head slightly and said, "I came late. It's a pity that I couldn't see your heroic appearance in battle with my own eyes. But on the way here, I saw countless sun-like rays from a distance, lighting up the entire sky."
"At that time, I was thinking about what kind of power could erupt with such light."
"Later I understood, that is your power."
At this time, Blue Dragon's head and tail body had exceeded thirty meters, and she had already joined the ranks of the Legendary Realm. Her scales were brighter than before, and tiny electric arcs were jumping on her scales, jumping from her shoulder blades to her back, and from her back to her tail, making a subtle crackling sound.
Garos lowered his head and glanced at her.
His eyes swept over Blue Dragon, from her glowing scales to those jumping arcs, and finally landed on her eyes.
"The teleportation array has failed?"
he asked.
Blue Dragon nodded.
"Yes, a secret Space Lock has been set up around my territory, sealing the entire area tightly."
"I tried to activate the teleportation array, but I couldn't locate it at all. I couldn't sense the direction of the royal city. In the end, I could only flap my wings and fly here."
She said, a trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes.
"If we find out earlier, we might be able to arrive before the battle ends."
On the other side, Iron Dragon Laetitia nodded and said, "The space around my territory is also blocked, and it only targets teleportation above Legendary Realm. It is usually completely undetectable."
She paused and continued, "The other lords are probably the same. There are space blockades around their respective territories."
"Those people did come prepared and were very well prepared, taking our support into consideration."
At this time, Immortal Bird spread its wings and flew over.
She folded her wings and landed beside Garos. Then, she tilted her head and looked at Red Iron Dragon, her eyes sparkling.
"It's just that these people didn't expect that Red Emperor is so powerful that it can ignore all conspiracies and tricks. In the face of absolute power, everything else is meaningless."
Saying that, Anqiya approached the dragon with a smile.
"Garos, you have become more magnificent."
Her eyes wandered over Red Iron Dragon and she said, "When will you come to my territory? Now you may be able to figure out the secret of Nirvana. I can let you study my body in any way."
The flames on Immortal Bird's body were jumping and he was in high spirits.
She likes beautiful things.
There are many kinds of beauty, some beauty lies in form, some beauty lies in color, some beauty lies in temperament, etc.
In the eyes of Immortal Bird, the beauty of Garos is the ultimate combination of strength and majesty, making her almost unable to take her eyes away.
It is worth mentioning that the first combination of the two was an accident.
It begins with Garos's exploration of the mysteries of Immortal Bird Nirvana.
Anqiya Now when it comes to studying Nirvana, the implication is already obvious.
"It won't be long until my body adjusts and recovers."
Garos said, agreeing to the invitation.
Anqiya After listening, the flames beat more cheerfully.
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
She said, then stepped back a distance, combing her feathers happily without disturbing her anymore.
At this time, another figure flew up from below.
Iron Dragon Gordon fluttered its wings and landed in front of Red Iron Dragon.
His scales also bear traces of battle, with cracks and scars in many places. However, his mental state is very good, his breath is stable, and there are no signs of serious injuries.
"My dear brother."
His eyes swept over Garos, and then he grinned. "When I saw you wake up, I knew that those insect ideas were in vain."
"They thought they could do something while you were just waking up, but in fact, all they could do was cheer you up and warm you up."
"It won't be long before the land of Atlant will be shrouded in dragon wings."
"Hey, your title of King Northern Frontier is about to change. Northern Frontier is no longer worthy of who you are now.
Iron Dragon did not hide his excitement.
He enjoys a comfortable life, sleeping on piles of gold coins, tasting various delicacies, and walking leisurely in the territory. His ambition is not as fierce as Sorog.
But, he is Iron Dragon after all.
Almost all Iron Dragon have imperial dreams and are eager to see the day when Dragon Race can regain its glory.
Seeing Aura getting stronger and stronger, and his brother being so powerful that he could crush Crown Rank, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Titles and territories are just accessories to power."
Red Iron Dragon said calmly.
"Don't worry, they will naturally gather towards me, just like water flowing to a lower place. We are prepared. When the time is right, everything will fall into place."
Gordon nodded.
He turned his head and looked into the distance, his eyes sweeping across the burning woods and crumbling mountains.
"By the way, I noticed that a Crown Rank ran away."
He said, "It was the one who shot the arrow. She ran away very decisively and very fast, like an arrow shot out. Before we had time to react, she broke through the blockade and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Red Iron Dragon's eyes glanced into the distance.
In the normal field of vision, the figure of Ranger has long disappeared, leaving only the rolling mountains and the clear sky.
The mountains are rolling, the forests are dense, the rivers are winding, everything looks normal.
However, Garos's Eye of True Sight shone slightly, and his sight penetrated the obstacles of space and mountains, locking the fleeing figure firmly.
He could see her trajectory.
Ranger is shuttling rapidly, with a clear direction away from Lain Plateau, and fleeing in a farther direction.
"Let her run for a while.
Garos said.
His voice was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Gordon was stunned for a moment, then grinned.
"Got it."
He said, "Latona Kingdom is right there. The whole Atlant will become ours. Where can she go? Even if she goes to the ends of the world, as long as her kingdom is still there, she can't run away."
Gordon's understanding is somewhat biased.
He thought Garos meant that Latona Kingdom could be used to blackmail Celine so that she would have nowhere to escape.
Garos No explanation.
His gaze retracted from the distance and fell on the ground below.
Crown of Magic was caught by Elvie.
Afra is in a coma, with her head hanging down, her hair scattered, and her face so pale that it is almost transparent. Her overall condition is much better than that of Three-Aspect Crown Rank, and her body has not suffered serious trauma. This is mainly due to the destruction of the magic tower and the backlash of the spell.
In fact, if Afra escaped in the first place, Garos was not completely sure that he would be able to keep him.
After all, she is Crown Rank Spellcaster, and has all kinds of life-saving means. If she wants to escape, even if Garos can catch up, it will take a lot of time and energy.
But maybe it's because she realized that unless she could completely abandon the people of her kingdom and escape Atlant.
Otherwise, there is no point in escaping.
Or maybe it's because she is too confident in her spells and feels that the completed spells can pose enough threats, or maybe it's because of other reasons.
In short, she chose to make a desperate move and construct that huge spell.
As a result, he was interrupted by Garos and suffered severe backlash.
"In front of me, Spellcaster can't show much of its own advantages."
Garos clenched his sharp claws and thought to himself.
The name Spell-Annihilating Claw itself is not just a random thought.
It can directly grasp the effects of spells, and then, as long as Garos has enough power, it can crush the spells attacking itself as if they were entities.
Based on this alone, he is extremely restrained Spellcaster.
And his long-range attacks are now fast and destructive. Each of those Dragon Aura Bombs is like a small sun. The power of the explosion is enough to destroy any defensive spell.
To a certain extent, he can be equivalent to a Evocation Crown Rank Spellcaster that does not require chanting or pre-casting movements.
As for Afra, although her advantage is lost in front of Garos, the value of Spellcaster often does not lie in combat.
Crown Rank Spellcaster is cherished even more than Destiny Rank in some aspects.
Garos withdrew his gaze and looked to the other side.
Three-Aspect Crown Rank Varta's body has shrunk back to its normal state, lying in a deep pit in a broken state.
His body was almost torn in half, the flesh and blood were blurred, the bones were broken, the internal organs were vaguely visible, and the overall breath was dying. Fate-Flow Qi overflowed from the wound intermittently, and quickly dissipated in the air.
But, he's not dead yet.
"That Three-Aspect Crown Rank."
Gordon followed his gaze and said.
"He is not dead yet. In addition, Sanctum has locked him and can try to collect his soul at any time."
He paused and continued, "However, for a Crown Rank soul like this, unless Heroic Spirit Contract is signed in advance, it will be difficult for Sanctum to compete with other planes."
"Crown Rank's soul will be sucked away instantly once it leaves the body."
"The soul of Steel Crown who died before was instantly sucked away by other planes as soon as he left his body. We had no time to capture it."
Material Plane is the foundation of all planes, independent of each other, but closely connected.
Many plane creatures are formed from the reincarnation of Material Plane's soul.
Some planes specialize in absorbing specific types of souls, and some planes accept all comers. However, the emphasis on Crown Rank souls is similar in every plane, and everyone wants to get it.
With the current strength of Sanctum, it is impossible to intercept it halfway.
Garos stared at Crown Rank's broken body, thoughtfully.
Immediately, his wings converged and his figure slowly landed.
The huge dragon body fell on the ground. The ground trembled slightly, gravel jumped, and dust rose. He stepped towards the deep pit where Varta was. Every step he took would leave deep claw marks on the ground, sinking into scorched earth and gravel.
At the bottom of the pit, Varta's breath was so weak that it was almost undetectable.
Half of his body was lying among the gravel, covered in blood. Fate-Flow Qi flashed intermittently to maintain his life. His eyes were closed and there was no expression on his face.
The moment Red Iron Dragon fell, his eyelids trembled slightly, then slowly opened.
The power of the dragon that was too close was like an invisible mountain pressing on him, waking him up from his coma.
Varta's eyes fell on Red Iron Dragon.
His eyes were cloudy and his pupils were dilated, but he could still make out the figure in front of him.
His lips moved and he made a weak sound.
"You----win."
Red Iron Dragon lowered his head and looked down at him.
"I know."
he said.
Varta's mouth twitched slightly, not sure whether he wanted to laugh or say something.
He moved his eyes away from Red Iron Dragon and looked at the sky. The sun was shining brightly at this time, falling from a high place and shining on his face.
"I won't regret it."
He said, his voice broken.
"Instead of dying of old age, it's better to fight once, and if you lose, you lose. At least I tried."
He paused and repeated, "Although I lost, I don't regret it."
These words seemed to be addressed to Garos, but also seemed to be addressed to himself.
Red Iron Dragon shook his head slightly. "No, you will regret it."
Varta's eyes fell on him again, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
You are going to die, what else is there to regret?
he thought.
"After you die, Aura will wipe out Farrell Kingdom inch by inch."
Garos said.
His voice was neither fast nor slow, as if he was describing today's weather.
"Kill all those who resist, men and women, young and old, as long as they dare to take up arms to fight, they will die. On the land of Farrell, blood will flow into rivers and corpses will litter the fields."
Varta's eyes widened slightly.
"Those humans who once admired you and trusted you."
Red Iron Dragon continued, "Those who regard you as a hero and hope, those who have cheered for you and prayed for you, will become slaves and be assigned to various mining areas and construction sites to do the hardest and most tiring work. They will be shackled and driven by whips until they die of exhaustion."
"Their descendants have been slaves for generations, and have been reduced to the lowest level of Atlant."
"When they think of you, they curse your name and your decisions."
"They will say, if it hadn't been for you, if you hadn't carried out that attack, we wouldn't be in this situation, and they will hate you more than they hate anyone.
Varta shook his head slightly.
His lips moved and he made a weak sound.
"You---- can't."
Although his voice was weak, his thoughts were still clear.
"I know that you ---- are not such a violent dragon. You are not Evil Dragon. You would not do such a thing. Moreover, Metal Dragon Realm ---- will not sit idly by and watch. They will not allow you to massacre innocent people and enslave civilians."
Garos asked playfully, "How do you know?"
After a few seconds, Varta spoke.
"Because, you are not Evil Dragon."
he repeated.
Varta organized this attack, but because of this, he knew Garos very well and spent a lot of time summarizing his life and analyzing Garos's behavior style.
He said that this attack was to eliminate the possibility of disaster caused by the dragon.
But he knew very well in his heart that he just wanted Tear of Immortality for his own future, and it had nothing to do with good or evil.
Preventing disasters and protecting the mainland are just excuses. He just doesn't want to die, he just wants to break through Destiny Rank.
Opposite me, Red Iron Dragon narrowed his eyes slightly.
A pair of vertical pupils turned into indifferent vertical lines, like two sharp knives piercing Varta's eyes.
"You seem to know me very well."
he said.
Varta said nothing.
His eyes did not dodge. Even at this time, he still tried his best to maintain the dignity that a Crown Rank should have.
Red Iron Dragon took a step forward.
When the huge dragon body moved, the ground trembled, the sunlight was blocked by it, and Varta was shrouded in shadow.
"Listen, I understood something when I was very young."
Red Iron Dragon said slowly.
"When a creature is weak, it must learn to disguise itself and deceive everyone."
"Just like a small beast, in a jungle surrounded by ferocious beasts, it must learn to hide its fangs and claws, learn to show weakness, and make other ferocious beasts feel that it is not worth taking care of. Only in this way can it survive and slowly grow stronger."
"Only when it is strong enough can its true face be revealed."
His voice was low and he continued, "It was the same when I was weak."
"Hide my strength, show my weakness to others, let the creatures who think they are stronger than me think that I am nothing more than that and not worth wasting my time and take full action, let them despise me and ignore me, and give me time and space to grow.
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He paused and changed the subject.
"But now, it's different."
His head was lowered, and his eyes were staring at Varta, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.
"Now I can do what I want without having to endure or pretend. Now I don't need to hide, show weakness, or look at anyone's face."
"I can do whatever I want."
Varta was silent.
He lay among the gravel, looking at the dragon's eyes very close at hand. After a few seconds, he spoke again.
"The attack----I planned it."
"Everything is my idea and has nothing to do with ordinary people. They don't know anything. They are just ordinary people living their own lives and not knowing what I want to do.
"And angering innocent people will undermine your majesty."
"A true king should only punish the guilty rather than implicate the innocent."
"Innocent?"
Garos shook his head slightly.
"The ordinary people you call, they enjoy the benefits you bring."
"Farrell Kingdom prospers under your protection, businessmen make a lot of money, and civilians live and work in peace and contentment. They eat your bread, live in your peace, and enjoy the dividends brought by your strength."
"They can share the fruits of your victory, but they will also bear the cost of your failure.
"This is not to express anger, it is just the cause and effect."
Varta was silent.
He looked at the sky again, at the sunshine and the passing clouds.
The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sun is warm.
If he hadn't been lying among the rubble, covered in blood, with a giant dragon trying to kill him standing in front of him, this would have been a beautiful day.
"Then... what does that have to do with me?"
After a long silence, he spoke again, but his tone changed and he was nonchalant.
"I can't break through Destiny Rank. I'm going to die. After my death, even if the flood floods the sky, what does it have to do with me? Even if Farrell is wiped out, even if those people become slaves, what does it have to do with me?"
"I'm already dead and don't know anything anymore."
Varta paused and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I know----what you want to do."
"You want to turn me into Heroic Spirit and let me live in your Sanctum and serve you."
"A Crown Rank and Heroic Spirit should be very valuable to you, right? They can be used as combat power, advisor, and a tool to expand your power."
"But I tell you - it's impossible."
Varta said, "I still have a chance to start over."
"I believe that with the strength of my soul and my will, after reincarnation, in other planes, even if I start over, I can become a strong man again."
"It's nothing more than forgetting the past and starting from scratch."
"But so what? If I can become Crown Rank once, I can do it a second time."
Something new burned in his eyes.
-Hope.
"Perhaps----I can still embark on the road of Destiny Rank, or even live Immortal Realm forever. Things that are impossible in this world may not be impossible in other worlds."
"When the time comes, I may recall the memories of this life, I may remember you, and I may come to find you."
"I might even thank you for killing me and giving me a chance to start over.
Thinking that I will still have a chance after reincarnation, death at this time is not so scary.
Varta even laughed as he spoke.
Seeing that Garos couldn't do what he wanted, to a certain extent he felt that he had won, at least, not losing so completely.
Garos knows what he is thinking and is not angry.
He grinned, revealing a row of sharp teeth. "In that case, I can only practice with you."
Before he finished speaking, his sharp claws reached out and pinched the dying body.
Poof.
There was a muffled sound.
Varta's body was completely crushed.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, bones were broken, and internal organs were shattered. Fate-Flow Qi and Sun-Soul Qi were mixed together, pouring out of Shatter's body, dissipating in the air, and turning into dots of light.
At the same time, an invisible wave rushed out of Shatter's body.
soul.
The soul of Varta.
It is countless times more powerful than ordinary people's souls, solid, thick, and exudes a faint light.
It rushed out of Shatter's body, responded to Outer Planes's call, and instantly began to fade away, disappearing from Material Plane and reincarnated.
But at the moment it was about to disappear.
A dragon's claw stopped it.
Red Emperor's sharp claws clenched tightly, grabbing the illusory soul forcefully.
"What?!"
Varta's soul trembled violently.
He felt the presence of the dragon's claws.
How is it possible?
The soul is illusory and cannot be touched.
But Red Emperor's sharp claws really caught him.
On the tips of the claws, silver light bloomed.
Those rays of light coat Varta's soul inch by inch, turning him from illusory to solid, from untouchable to perceivable and graspable.
It's like invisible mist condensed into water, or like illusory shadow being given entity.
After this dormant growth, Garos and Spell-Annihilating Claw have wider applications.
Capturing the soul is one of them.
Varta's soul trembled again.
He realized the danger and began to struggle, trying to break free from the dragon's claws.
But Garos's power was too strong for him to resist. The silver light was like chains, tightly binding him in the dragon's claws.
At this moment, his body suddenly became illusory again.
The power from Outer Planes feels blocked.
That power came from the depths of the distant plane, pulling him, trying to snatch him away from the dragon's claws.
Red Iron Dragon's muscles are flexing and increasing their strength.
His sharp claws clenched tightly, the silver light became stronger, and the power of the plane also increased.
They act on Varta's soul at the same time, making him sometimes solid and sometimes illusory.
When it is solidified, the silver light flashes; when it is illusory, the power of the plane surges, and the two forces see, fight, and tear on him.
The spirit body flickered on and off, flashing rapidly.
At the same time, as if being pulled and twisted by two big hands, cracks appeared on his soul, very thin and shallow, but gradually increasing.
"Reincarnation? You have no chance."
Garos said.
"No!"
Varta's soul roared silently.
He felt the tearing pain and his soul howled.
But it was of no avail. There were more and more cracks on the spiritual body, all over the body.
Then, click!
There was a crisp sound.
His soul was crushed to pieces and turned into countless fragments, scattered in all directions.
Red Iron Dragon's sharp claws poked out again.
He moved very quickly, and before the fragments had time to fly far, they were all captured and gathered together. Silver light bloomed, covering all the fragments, and then, he tightly grasped them.
In his claws, the soul fragments were compressed, squeezed, and fused.
Finally, they condensed into a solid crystal.
Crown Rank level Soul-Matter Crystal contains the essence of Crown Rank's soul.
"My proficiency is a bit low."
Garos played with Soul-Matter Crystal thoughtfully, switching it from one claw to the other and observing its shape.
"If I can solidify it in time, I can take away this soul by force instead of pulling it Shatter. It's still a little bit worse and needs more practice."
"But this is fine."
"Although I failed to obtain a complete soul, this Soul-Matter Crystal is also a good harvest. It can be absorbed by Sanctum and used to greatly strengthen the subordinate Heroic Spirit."
Garos thought to himself.
There was silence all around.
All Legendary Realm saw this scene.
They saw Red Emperor grabbing the soul of Varta, and then the powerful soul of Crown Rank was crushed to pieces, and finally turned into a crystal.
The sun is shining now.
However, Eastern Alliance and Legendary Realm of Southern Domain felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts.
Space, magic, soul...
Is there anything else that Red Emperor's Claw cannot interfere with?
They witnessed with their own eyes that Crown Rank, who was once aloof, could not even escape his soul in the end.
Reincarnation? Start over again? Impossible.
From now on, there will be no such person as Varta in the world, and not even a trace will be left.
Aura Legendary Realm didn't react at all.
In their view, it is not surprising that the great Red Emperor can do such a thing.
They have long been accustomed to Red Emperor's various incredible things, all kinds of things that are beyond common sense.
What's wrong with being able to capture souls? That's Red Emperor, he's their king, what can't he do?
Red Iron Dragon looked around and glanced at each Legendary Realm.
"Death is not the end."
His voice paused slightly, and he said quietly, "I am the one."
Immediately, the giant dragon raised its head and looked in a certain direction.
He stretched out his sharp claws and grabbed forward.
Tear!
The space was torn apart like a curtain.
A dark crack appeared in front of him, with silver light flashing at the edge, forming an entrance large enough for the dragon to pass through.
Red-Iron Dragon jumped into it.
The crack healed quickly behind him and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only the slightly twisted air.
This Red Emperor Pale Star just disappeared from everyone's sight.
The chance to escape seemed to come.
The Legendary Realms from the southeast and the southeast looked at each other, but in the end they still made no other moves. They wisely gave up resistance and allowed Aura Legendary Realm to capture them.
There is no point in resisting.
There is no point in escaping.
Even Crown Rank can't run away, where can they go?
the other side.
Celine is running away.
Her figure is like an arrow, flying rapidly through the sky, covering long distances every time.
This is one of the skills of Crown Ranger. It turns itself into an arrow and shoots it in the selected direction instantly. The arrow speed is as fast as the movement speed, even faster than some short- and medium-distance space flickers.
She has been running for a while.
But she didn't dare to stop.
Occasionally, I would look back to see if there were any pursuers.
When countless sun-like Dragon Aura Bomb bloomed from Red Emperor's sharp claws, she lost her will to fight.
She noticed that Red Emperor was laughing in the dragon's roar, but it was not the joy of a winner, nor the ferocity of a killer, but a... joyful smile.
It's like watching ants crawling under your feet, laughing and crushing a few of them casually.
"Run."
She said to herself in her heart.
"The further you run, the better."
She crossed the last Mountain Range, and there were undulating hills and dense forests below her. A large river was winding and flowing. The water was very clear and sparkling in the sun. It flowed from west to east with no end in sight, and there were dense woods on both sides.
Finally, I ran outside Lain Plateau.
Ranger looked back.
In the direction of Lain Plateau, the sky is clear, the sun is bright, there is no sign of fighting, there are only rolling mountains, rolling hills, and the occasional passing cloud.
Everything was so calm, as if nothing had happened.
She gasped for air.
"Survived----"
Celine's tense spirit relaxed slightly and revealed a smile.
She has already thought about it.
After escaping this time, take your family with you immediately, stay away from the land of disputes Atlant, find a plane with a suitable environment, or other Material Plane, and start your life again.
As Crown Rank, as long as you are careful, you can live well anywhere.
But just then.
Stab.
The sound of fabric breaking was heard.
The space in front of her suddenly opened a gap.
The crack was pitch black, with a silvery light shining at the edges, as if it was torn apart from the inside by something. It expanded rapidly, getting bigger and wider, forming a crack that was big enough for a giant dragon to pass through.
Something poked out of the crack.
Claws full of cracks but still full of power.
Then comes the second one.
A pair of sharp claws grabbed the edge of the crack and tore it open on both sides.
The majestic dragon's body just emerged from the crack.
The movements are swift and violent, without any sloppiness.
Red Iron Dragon hovered in front of Celine, its outstretched wings blocking the sunlight and shrouding her in shadow.
Celine's body froze.
She still holds the long bow in her hand, and she still has enough strength in her body. She can draw the bow and shoot arrows, or turn into arrows and fly away, using various Ranger skills.
But, she didn't move.
She looked into the dragon's eyes and could see herself inside.
Small, embarrassed, and scared.
That reflection reminded her of the feeling of facing a terrifying beast when she was still weak.
"Kneel down or be crushed by me, there is no third option."
The deep voice of the dragon came.
The sun is shining brightly and the shadows of the trees are dancing.
Ranger simply knelt down and crawled under the dragon's wings.
Not just an ordinary kneeling, her forehead touched the ground, her hands stretched forward, and her whole body was almost touching the ground. She used her actions to show that she completely gave up resistance and surrendered completely.
"Smart choice."
Red Iron Dragon looked down at her and said.