Who told him to rush up there?.

Chapter 5 Young Dragon
As night falls, everything is silent.

On the official road in the distance, a team of well-equipped soldiers led by four knights were marching at a constant speed.

The crisp sound of horse hooves hitting the ground and the dull footsteps of the army broke the silence of the night. Commander Eli Bruno, Deputy Commander Rondo, and personal guards Jessica and Cecilia rode on their horses, gazing at the dark road in the distance. The four of them gathered together, with Deputy Commander Rondo explaining to the other three things to pay attention to on the battlefield.

Although someone had taught Eli about these things in advance when he was about to become an adult, it was necessary to deepen his impression now that he was on his way to the battlefield.

Because it was a night march, the guards were not advancing very fast. While listening to the teachings of his elders, Eli kept his eyes on the front. With his current insight, he could sense that there was no danger within a hundred kilometers around him and he could move forward boldly.

Originally, when marching in the safe inland of the empire, the guards did not need to send out scouts. However, since it was inconvenient for Eli, the humanoid detector, to be exposed, the steady lieutenant Londo still sent out several scout teams.

When the scouts returned from all directions, Deputy General Rondo's "instructions" to the young commander came to a temporary end. It was several hours since the guards set out and the night was already very deep. Rondo immediately ordered the guards to stop advancing and find a suitable place to camp nearby.

Although he was born into a noble family, Eli was not a spoiled nobleman. He spent the night in a marching tent like that of an ordinary soldier.

The only difference between him and the soldiers was that there were two delicate beauties in armor guarding outside his tent. Fortunately, they were guarding outside the commander-in-chief's tent. If they had followed the commander-in-chief into the tent, it would have been enviable... Bah, the commander-in-chief is not that kind of person at all!
This night passed peacefully...

The next morning, Eli, who had gotten up early, was stretching his muscles. Not far away, outside another tent, Lieutenant General Rondo also came out to call the kitchen team to prepare breakfast.

After a simple breakfast, the guards set out again. Cecilia, who had been guarding outside the tent all night, was wobbling on her horse but refused to fall off. As for Jessica, who was guarding with her, she was full of energy and didn't look like she had stayed up all night.

For high-level warriors, not sleeping for one or two nights is not a big deal, but for Cecilia, a member of the Huilong Church, staying up late is the biggest waste of life.

The marching speed in broad daylight was more than three times that of night. The rapidly advancing guards quickly crossed one city after another along the official road. Because they were elite troops, there were no warriors below the third rank among the soldiers, so they could still endure the journey even at such a fast pace.

When the sun was high in the sky and the guards stopped to prepare lunch, Eli, who seemed to have done nothing along the way, suddenly stood up and walked out of the camp.

Jessica and Cecilia immediately followed after seeing this. When Deputy General Rondo saw Eli walking away and was about to call back the commander who had left the camp without permission, he saw from afar Eli raise his fist high and then smash it heavily to the ground.

There was a loud "boom" and the entire camp seemed to shake. When the smoke and dust settled, a huge head emerged from the ground where Eli had punched a big hole.

The huge dragon head had a ferocious face, and its sturdy body seemed to be shining as if it was made of steel. A pair of fleshy wings were tucked behind its back, motionless. Its thick but short claws were tightly grasping the ground. Its flexible tail swayed left and right, and it would occasionally swing towards Eli, but was slapped away by Eli.

“Alyssa, why did you follow me secretly?”

Before Eli could say anything, Cecilia, who had been staggering on her horse, suddenly perked up and pounced towards the "dragon" that was more than ten heads taller than her with a look of surprise on her face.

As children raised together, Cecilia and the dragon Alyssa have a close relationship. Cecilia, who loves the Knight's Spear, once invited Alyssa to be her mount, making her a glorious dragon rider. But unfortunately, although they grew up together, some races are different as they grow up. Cecilia, who is 17 or 18 years old, is already a qualified Sailor Moon, but Alyssa, who has been hatched for 18 years, is still just a baby dragon.

Comparing the growth progress of dragons and humans, an eighteen-year-old dragon is not even as good as a three-year-old human child. This is the comparison after the top humans broke the shackles of life and forcibly increased the upper limit of the human lifespan.

"Ouch!"

The young dragon, who caught Cecilia on its back with a happy yet ferocious look on its face, cheered three times, then looked down at its short brother with an aggrieved and ferocious look on its face.

“Uncle Rondo, arrange for a few people to send Alyssa back. The battlefield is not a place for children to go.”

Ignoring the aggrieved starry eyes of the young dragon, Eli, as the commander, gave the order directly. Unlike Jessica and Cecilia, the long life of dragons made them grow slowly. In his previous life, Eli died before he could wait for Alyssa to grow up into a dragon. What kind of combat power could a young dragon have? Letting it follow him to the front line at this time was simply a proverb from his previous life, like lighting a lantern in the toilet...

"Ow!"

After hearing Eli's words, the young dragon rubbed its huge head against its brother's entire body. There was nothing it could do, its size was considered small among the dragon clan, but facing humans, one of its heads was equivalent to the size of several strong men, and a random rub would hit the whole body.

"Let Alyssa follow it. Just keep it in the city and don't let it leave the city."

Cecilia, who was lying on the dragon's back, pleaded for it. She was also reluctant to part with Alyssa, as she was her good sister, best friend, mount, pet, and daughter...

"That won't work either. Demon Hunting City is a frontline base. Even in the city it's not safe. If Alyssa was 180 years old, I would take her with me, but it's a pity that she's only 18 years old."

Although the eighteen-year-old young dragon has a combat power far higher than that of a third-level warrior, Eli is not short of an elite soldier. What he wants is a powerful helper who can accompany him on the battlefield and kill everyone.

Even Jessica and Cecilia can barely meet this kind of help now. A mere young dragon will only slow down his speed in killing demons.

"All right……"

"Ow..."

Seeing that Eli did not back down, Cecilia was not the kind of person who would not hesitate to make trouble. She jumped off the dragon's back with a bit of disappointment and touched Alyssa's thick thigh, which earned her a thin dragon roar. Then Cecilia returned to Jessica, who had been watching quietly, and waved to the young dragon.

(End of this chapter)