Vol. 4The Molten Iron King

Garos expanded the Molten Iron Tribe across the Ser Wilderness, killed Gorsas, and defeated the Dominic Dragonflight while struggling to control the Frenzied Flame. After a twenty-nine-year slumber, he awoke at the Mortal Limit as human armies advanced into the wilderness.

  • Garos defeated the Albert Family, entered Dragon Sleep, and later allied with Laetitia before returning to Creekwood Territory, where Xia’er warned him of an approaching undead force.
  • Xiaer assassinated Count Mills, exposed his abuses, and returned to the Ser Wilderness as a wanted man.
  • Garos destroyed Phillips’s undead threat and led the Molten Iron Tribe to conquer Quenching Heights and the Lion King’s territory.
  • Sorog told Garos that a war between the Deer King and the Beholder could let him become Regional King of the northwest.
  • Garos killed Gorsas but inherited the Frenzied Flame, then recovered and trained to control his rage.
  • After negotiations with Perest failed, Garos prepared for war over the Dominic Dragonflight and proposed having offspring with Deborah.
  • Garos killed Perest at Thundercliff and accepted the surviving Dominic dragons under Zolaya’s command.
  • Garos awoke at the Mortal Limit, approved White Dragon Academy, and prepared to face human armies advancing through the wilderness.
Chapters 306–408 Read from ch. 306

Arc 13Garos Returns to the Wilderness

After defeating the Albert Family’s forces, Garos entered Dragon Sleep and awoke greatly changed, then gathered the Molten Iron Tribe to expand into the Ser Wilderness. He allied with Laetitia and returned to Creekwood Territory, where Xia’er reported that a vast undead force was approaching.

  • Garos defeated the Albert Family’s army, then Count Mills refused to ransom Xiaer and surrendered territory and reparations in a prisoner exchange.
  • Xiaer assassinated Count Mills, exposed evidence of the count’s abuses to Rod, and returned to the Ser Wilderness as a wanted man.
  • Garos sent the tribe’s leaders to protect their home and entered Dragon Sleep, awakening years later with a Dragon Jade that restored his strength.
  • Garos tested his power against Alberto and the other dragons, then announced the Molten Iron Tribe would march into the Ser Wilderness.
  • Garos visited Laetitia, defeated her in a spar, and agreed to ally with her against Gorsas, his biological father.
  • Phillips gathered his undead legion and prepared to attack Creekwood Territory to harvest its souls and regain the Legendary Realm.
  • Garos returned to Creekwood Territory, where Xia’er reported on local threats, requested permission to trade for Dragon Blood, and warned that a massive undead force was approaching.
Chapters 306–331 Summaries Read

Arc 14Expansion of the Molten Iron Tribe

Garos defeated Phillips, led the Molten Iron Tribe to conquer Quenching Heights and the Lion King's territory, and prepared to contend with rising powers across the wilderness. The arc left Garos considering a war between the Deer King and the Beholder as a chance to become Regional King of the northwest.

  • Garos destroyed Phillips's undead legion and crushed the Lich, then tracked him down after he returned and broke his phylactery to end the threat.
  • Garos and his blood kin planned to eliminate their Frenzied Flame-maddened father, Gorsas, while the Molten Iron Tribe marched on Quenching Heights.
  • Sorog, Samantha, Heriam, Kaxier, and the Molten Iron Legion captured Quenching Heights, and Garos declared his intention to conquer the Ser Wilderness.
  • Garos's dragons routed the Lion King's border forces, defeated the Amethyst-Winged Lion King at Echo Rift, and secured its loyalty.
  • Garos let Ennus govern Lionheart Plains under the tribe's conditions, then sent scouts to investigate the Immortal Bird that had taken Lost-Track Marsh.
  • Tressie delivered Black Oil Crystals and faced her former students in a group challenge before Xia'er reported the discovery of Malnes Dungeon.
  • Elina increased her investment in the Dragonflight as regional kings rose, and Sorog told Garos that war between the Deer King and the Beholder offered him a chance to become Regional King.
Chapters 332–357 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Frenzied Flame and Dominic Dragonflight

Garos killed Gorsas but inherited the Frenzied Flame, forcing him to manage his rage while recovering and training. After Zolaya sought his help against Perest Dominic, Garos prepared for a possible war and turned his attention toward taking control of the Dominic Dragonflight.

  • Garos defeated Gorsas, but the Frenzied Flame drove him to kill his father and nearly made him lose control, and Xia'er also died in the battle.
  • Garos left Sorog and Samantha in charge, vented his rage by slaughtering demons at the Abyssal Rift, then recovered in Dragon Valley and began mastering the Eternal Death Dragon path.
  • Sorog's expedition found the Legendary Artifact in Malnes Dungeon, but Alya took it away, and Garos awoke stronger and vowed to confront her after reaching the Legendary Realm.
  • Garos trained to manage his anger and sparred with Aldri, who ended their fight after Garos's Red Lotus Bloom Pattern appeared and gave him nine powerful potions.
  • Garos revealed that he had killed Gorsas, and Perest Dominic awakened and sent Zolaya to negotiate over the Dominic Dragonflight members serving Garos.
  • Zolaya asked Garos to help her kill Perest and offered the Dominic Dragonflight's loyalty, but Garos demanded to know why he should trust her and spoke with Perest, who insisted that four dragonkin be returned for execution.
  • After negotiations failed, Garos learned Perest's weaknesses from Zolaya and ordered preparations for a possible war, and he then openly proposed having offspring with Deborah, who decided not to retreat from him again.
Chapters 358–383 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Molten Iron King Awakens

Garos defeated the Dominic Dragonflight, strengthened the Molten Iron Tribe, and later awakened at the Mortal Limit after a twenty-nine-year slumber. As human armies advanced through the wilderness, he approved a new academy for young dragons and prepared to face the growing threat.

  • Garos led the Molten Iron Legion to victory at Thundercliff, killed Perest, and accepted the surviving Dominic dragons under Zolaya’s command.
  • Garos trained Alberto and Nasha in Dragon Valley as the tribe consolidated its territory and Heriam established a foothold in the Permafrost Tundra.
  • After ten years of training, Garos entered slumber while war reshaped the Southern Kingdoms, and the Saint King’s return ended the conflict in Lothern.
  • Garos awoke in New Calendar 318 at level 20 and tested his evolved wings, scales, and Dragon Blood, discovering that his blood could become Dragon Qi and return to his body.
  • Garos explored how his Furious State affected nearby creatures, then learned that human kingdoms were targeting Regional Kings’ holdings in the Ser Wilderness.
  • Garos chose to defend the wilderness rather than abandon it, while learning that Alberto was studying the tribe’s management and Gordon was promoting his Destiny Doctrine.
  • Garos approved Tressie’s plan to establish White Dragon Academy, and Sorog warned him that human legions were advancing through the Mushroom King’s Territory.
Chapters 384–408 Summaries Read
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