Empire's Exploration Era: Jean-Claude Faces Three Overlords

"How did you know all this?" Karak asked, making no effort to hide his suspicion.

"The Dragon Fist Family is descended from a distant branch of the Dragon Slayer Royal Family," the general replied calmly.

"What?"

"Out of arrogance, the Dragon Slayers hunted dragons and giants to extinction. For many generations, they had to rely on bloodline inheritance to ensure they possessed powerful souls, but as you can imagine, their bloodline power began to thin with each passing generation.

"One of their rulers was wise enough to foresee the future of the Empire and the family, so he secretly hid several members away to ensure that his bloodline would survive the destruction of the Styrix Empire."

"So ever since then, your family has been researching how to reclaim the power of dragons," Karak sneered.

"That's right," General Luke calmly admitted.

"Since you brought us here, that means you've succeeded," Selasi added. "Why don't you use it on yourself?"

General Luke was silent for a moment. "The price of activating this Dragon Heart is the blood and energy of countless powerful warriors and mages."

"That's why you insisted on bringing these soldiers," Verek said.

"You've done a fine job, Dragon Fist, sacrificing my people like they were mere weeds," Karak sneered.

"Our sacrifices are for the future of our homeland," the general replied calmly.

"Our? Are you saying—" Selasi asked.

"I never ask my subordinates to do anything I am unwilling to do myself," the general replied calmly.

"I admire you," the queen sighed.

"You must defeat that Arcanist," General Dragon Fist insisted. "This is the key to saving our world."

"Even if we defeat him, so what? He still has the Arcane Empire behind him," Karak sneered.

"You must not only kill him, but also ensure that his tower remains