It has been three days since Victor left the royal capital. During these three days, the royal capital seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and was very quiet.
A knight raised his reins and patted the horse's back.
The horse that was galloping at high speed was constantly in pain and could only run hard.
The dust rose up under the horse's hooves, and the figure like a shooting star passed through the city, finally breaking the tranquility of the capital for the past few days.
Arriving at the palace, the knight dismounted from his horse. He had no time to settle the horse and climbed several steps out of breath.
He staggered into the hall, his swaying body almost unable to stop.
He quickly adjusted his half-falling and half-standing posture, and acted extremely panicked in front of many ministers.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the far north!"
The ministers were startled by the sudden arrival of the knight, and looked at him in confusion and worry.
What happened?
The knight took a breath and swallowed.
The ministers' faces showed more anxiety, and the emperor also sat on the throne and waved to him.
The knight hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained hurriedly:
"When the second prince was investigating demons in the far north, the army he led was completely wiped out!"
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince was seriously injured and is recovering in the territory of the Delin family."
"What!?"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present took a breath.
Especially those nobles who originally supported the second prince's faction suddenly exploded into chaos.
You and I discussed each other in a panic.
"Could it be...that we encountered a demon!?"
Listening to the speculations of the ministers, the emperor also frowned slightly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little more solemn.
"What's the reason?"
The knight swallowed subconsciously and continued speaking without daring to breathe:
"According to the news from the Pale Magic Society."
"They encountered a monster."
…
Vladimir stood on the snowy field, holding a frosty giant axe, standing under the gloomy sky.
His eyes were fixed on the monstrous long insects in the sky, hidden among the rolling clouds.
Behind him were thousands of members of the Pale Sorcerer's Order who were still able to continue fighting.
However, they had also been seriously injured, and many of them could only hold up broken staffs and damaged magical instruments.
The remaining mages have all been dismissed.
They escorted away the civilians who were unable to fight.
At this time, the monster's figure gradually swayed among the clouds.
Heavy, hard black scales wrapped around its snake-like slender body.
Thick dark clouds are also rolling under the sky, and extremely majestic hurricanes are tearing apart the earth.
It is like an inverted gray ocean, and in the next second, all living creatures can be submerged in it.
The terrifying oppression and powerful air pressure squeezed the bodies of everyone present.
Vladimir was covered in blood, and no part of his body was intact.
Even his eyes became blurry and unable to focus, causing him to close only one eye.
Even so, he still stood in front of the giant dragon, staring tenaciously at the anxious huge body, like a statue holding the world apart.
The dragon twisting its body in the sky also made some moves at this time.
Waves of powerful and fierce air currents continued to rise from the earth and poured into the gloomy dark clouds.
The swirling airflow gradually expanded, forming a giant vortex and slowly pressing down.
The dragon's pitch-black body gradually flashed with white light, like a layer of flowing white scales.
The body gradually turned into a shooting star.
The vortex is getting bigger and bigger, and the constantly swirling air seems to have the momentum of crushing everything, gradually leading to a pale and thick hurricane, rotating in the sky and the earth.
The earth began to be peeled off, and the suffocating air pressure that filled the space became even heavier.
The rolling dark clouds seemed to be able to completely overwhelm the entire world in the next second.
Vladimir just raised his head and tightened his grip on the weapon.
Aiming at the meteor-like body, he spread his arms.
Like a hero who is not afraid of death.
…
Listening to the knight's description, many noble ministers kept trembling, as if they had personally experienced the terrifying and desperate scene.
Vladimir, the legendary general of the empire, is well known to many people in the empire.
He is very powerful, the most powerful ice mage known to the Empire.
However, even such a strong man was crushed like this when facing that monstrous monster.
Is this... really possible?
The knight then said:
"No... but no one from the Pale Magic Guild was injured or killed."
Hearing the news, they were shocked again and talked a lot.
"How can it be?"
"A monster like that didn't hurt anyone?"
"Nor...nor."
The knight was in a panic and was speechless for a long time.
Some nobles were anxious and shouted hurriedly from behind:
"You should tell me quickly!"
The knight closed his eyes, and as if he had gathered enough courage, he shouted loudly:
"General Vladimir discovered the arrival of the monster in advance and moved everyone in the territory to seek refuge with the Delin family."
"In the end, the general stayed there by himself... stalling for time."
After the words fell, the entire hall fell into a long silence, and then, there were only bursts of sighs.
General Vladimir is already one of the most powerful people in the empire.
In the empire, there are not many people with the title of general.
Even Angus, the former head of the Delin family who guarded the north, could not receive such an honor.
Like His Majesty, he is also "a strong man of the past era."
He has reached the age of retirement, but he is willing to sacrifice himself for the people of the Far North.
hero.
This word rose in everyone's mind.
"I see."
The emperor's voice didn't seem to contain any emotion.
But in his chest, there seemed to be a fire of anger that could swallow up everything.
A powerful momentum instantly filled the entire hall, as if it could ignite everything in the next second.
Suddenly, everyone saw it.
A red lion looms behind Oberly
It bared its huge teeth, and the ferocity in its eyes slowly overflowed.
The lion's strong body gradually stood up behind the throne and looked at the northern sky.
"Vladimir's sacrifice will not be meaningless."
This extremely terrifying momentum made the knight find it difficult to breathe.
He could only reluctantly raise his head and said quickly:
"Your Majesty, please... please allow me to speak frankly... things are not what you think."
"To be precise, apart from the investigation troops brought by the second prince... there were no casualties."
"General, he also survived."
As soon as the news came out, the entire palace was in an uproar.
The emperor's clenched fists suddenly unclenched, and he exhaled, and the strong sense of oppression disappeared along with his breath.
He lowered his head and slowly looked at the knight with extremely cold eyes.
"Tell me what you know, once and for all."
"yes!"
The knight was startled, his legs trembled, and he continued to talk:
"The situation was already precarious at that time, but in the end..."
"Erica Du Croy, daughter of the Duke of Rivet, stepped forward."
…
In the endless strong wind, the dragon seemed to break through the clouds and rush to the earth in the next second.
Vladimir spread his arms and closed his eyes.
I have long been prepared to face death.
But suddenly...
The manic wind gradually calmed down.
The extremely desperate sense of crisis slowly dissipated.
Vladimir didn't even notice the pain. Suddenly, he thought he had arrived in heaven.
He tentatively opened his eyes.
The damage around him was still extremely tragic, no different from before.
The mages around him were still injured.
But without exception, they all widened their eyes, slowly raised their heads, and looked forward.
That wasn't looking at him, Vladimir knew that.
He followed his gaze with the same curiosity and looked over.
A figure with blond hair was standing on the edge of a snow-capped mountain cliff.
The surrounding wind seemed to have completely gathered around her, blowing the white robe above her body, constantly swinging in the whirlwind.
In front of her, people finally saw the appearance of the giant dragon clearly.
The huge body hovered in the sky, covered with a layer of hard scales like obsidian, which could not stop shaking in the hurricane, making a low sound of rocks rubbing together.
The scales on the body flashed with streaks of light from time to time, spreading throughout the body along the gaps between the scales.
Its pupils are very huge, so terrifying that just the pupils can be compared to the size of a human being.
No one understood how this monster could fly.
It obviously has no wings, but the wind seems to be attached to its body, helping it float.
But facing this monster, Erica had no fear at all. Instead, she stared at it stubbornly.
"I know you're looking for me."
"It's...enough, right?"
The monstrous dragon floated in the air, a pair of majestic eyes staring closely at Erica.
There was no terrifying sense of crisis, and it became extremely calm compared to before.
No one understood why the ferocious long worm just now suddenly became well-behaved.
Just because of Erica? Because she's here?
Vladimir's eyes widened and he whispered beside him.
He was afraid that his voice would cause the huge monster in front of him to move again.
"Amelia."
"Didn't I tell you to take her away..."
A woman walked beside Vladimir and took off the hood on her head.
"She insisted on coming back."
She still wore a blindfold and held a lollipop in her mouth, indicating her identity.
"Then you will listen to her and bring her back!?"
Vladimir's voice was low, suppressing the anger in his heart.
If something happened to that child.
How should he explain to his old buddy?
"Hey, old man."
"I don't want to hear you lecture me."
Amelia glanced at him and couldn't stand his look at all.
"But if she is in danger..."
Before Vladimir finished speaking, Amelia interrupted him.
"I only look at the results."
"Now, you are still alive and were saved by her."
"This is the result."
She calmly stared ahead, looked at Erica in front of her, and opened her mouth.
The kid with blond hair only said one sentence.
"Don't... hurt them."
The dragon's eyes seemed to be somewhat spiritual, with a few rays of light flowing in the eye sockets.
Suddenly, it raised its head and roared toward the low sky.
In an instant, a crazy storm rolled over the earth with drifting snow in a chaotic manner.
It seems to be swallowing up everything around it.
In the midst of the wind and snow, everyone had to raise their hands and cover their eyes.
Finally, the storm that suddenly broke out gradually subsided.
Above the sky, the low black clouds gradually dispersed.
The moment their vision became clear, everyone looked forward anxiously.
Including Vladimir.
At the edge of the snow cliff, the terrifying monster disappeared together with the endless dark clouds.
By the way, I took away the blond girl.
Their eyes widened in disbelief.
But there was only Amelia.
She put her hands in her pockets, looked calm, closed her eyes, and felt the cold wind that was calm again but slightly moving around her.
"It's amazing."
"Magical wind, and..."
"Amazing man."
