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Chapter 63 Ellina decides to cooperate
Dragon flames cascaded down like a waterfall.

Wherever the scorching breath passed, whether it was the lizardman warriors trying to raise their shields to defend themselves, the lizardman nobles hiding under the carriages, or the lizardman servants running around in panic, they were all instantly ignited by the dragon flames.

The first thing to burn was their outer clothing, and then the scales on their bodies began to melt. Wailing, screaming, crying, begging for mercy... none of the expected carnage happened. Because the mountain path was narrow and there was nowhere to move, Dia simply breathed dragon breath downwards while gliding, burning the entire team to ashes in a few seconds, leaving them little time to struggle.

She circled high in the air and looked down at the mountain path again. The surface soil and rocks had completely melted, and in many places, they had even been burned into glass. The charred corpses, in various poses, resembled sculptures, their surfaces blackened, making it impossible to distinguish one from another.

A strong sense of guilt welled up in his heart, even overshadowing the endless rage of the true dragon within him.

I...I killed so many people...

Raine calmly rode on the dragon's neck, looking down to make sure no one had escaped, without offering any words of comfort to Dia.

Deceit and lies can only make her feel a little better, but there are some things she has to figure out on her own. She can't stay an innocent and kind little girl forever.

Dejected, Dia flapped her dragon wings and turned back to the city, suddenly crying out in the air:

“Raine! That’s…”

Looking in the direction of her dragon head, Renn saw that the distant Dragon Peak City was already surrounded by a large number of sea cockroaches.

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The giant dragon Dia, clinging to the city wall, stretched out her graceful, slender neck once more, opened her dragon mouth, and spewed out a large amount of high-temperature dragon flames, burning all the sea cockroaches below the city wall to ashes.

Burning fiercely!

The Dragon Peak City guards on the city wall were in high spirits and cheered excitedly once again.

As long as the Dragon Maiden stands by our side, Dragon Peak City will not fear any monster!

Raine stood silently beside the dragon, watching the sea cockroaches recede below like a receding tide, his brow furrowed.

As "enemies of the world," the White Walkers certainly wouldn't be stopped by a mere dragon.

First, Dia's dragonfire breath requires bloodline power. This is similar to a stamina bar; it gradually depletes when she transforms into a dragon, and slowly recovers when she rests.

Breathing dragon fire requires a large amount of bloodline power; it's impossible to spew dragon flames indefinitely.

Secondly, the more White Walkers are burned by dragonfire, the more fire-resistant variants will be deployed. For example, the "shit monsters" that players loathe have a 99% resistance to various spells, and when they burn, they emit a kind of highly poisonous stench—even if you're not poisoned to death, you'll be suffocated by the stench.

"Have all the residents moved out?" he asked Berthalia, turning to her.

“They’ve all moved out,” Bersalia said with a smile. “They didn’t object at all when they heard it was the Dragon Daughter’s order. Ah, the power of faith is truly terrifying.”

Time was of the essence. There was no time to pack up their belongings, and the weight of their luggage would also slow down their escape. Therefore, in the name of Dia, Rein ordered the entire city to "move immediately," which was essentially a demand for them to "abandon all their possessions and flee for their lives."

The fact that the lizardmen were willing to give up their life savings shows just how high the Dragon's Daughter's prestige was in their hearts—almost to the point of mindless superstition.

“What about the nobles?” Ellina suddenly asked. “They can’t all be so obedient, can they?”

“That’s where things get interesting,” Bersalia said with a smile. “The original city lord, Diego, didn’t give a completely convincing reason for fleeing. Almost all the slightly smarter nobles followed him.”

In other words, the nobles who remained in the city were mostly honest and straightforward people. "Did you predict that these city lords and nobles would escape beforehand?" Ellina pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked Rein, "If we had arrived in Dragonpeak City even a day earlier, we wouldn't have had such a good opportunity to precisely separate and eliminate these restless lizardman nobles."

"This answer requires a favor in exchange," Renn said calmly.

“Change it.” Ellina nodded in agreement.

"How come she needs to do you a favor, but I don't?" Bersalia said with a hint of jealousy, "Can you exchange sleeping with me for a favor?"

“No,” Renn refused. “I don’t want to suddenly have a dark-skinned half-elf bastard child one day.”

“I can take birth control pills,” Bersalia said immediately. “I can take them in front of you.”

“No, I won’t let you have your fun.” Renn sneered.

Ellina looked at the two of them with disdain and said impatiently:
"Answer my question first!"

Berthalia hummed and stopped pressing the matter, hiding her true feelings behind a mask of jealousy.

On her way back to the Faher family from the capital, she deliberately provoked Ellina with her words, and even fought with her in front of Rein, all in order to create a persona of a female competing for a favorite later on.

Because the Rose Queen knew that even if a man didn't like a certain woman, he couldn't help but feel a secret thrill when he saw her fighting with other women for his sake.

As long as Ryan has a high enough liking for him, his vigilance will decrease, and more opportunities will arise in the future.

As for whether Ellina understood this, Bersalia tended to think that she and Ellina were on the same page, after all, the court education of the ancestral elven empire was not without its merits.

"You asked me if I had foreseen this, and my answer is: yes." Having gained Ellina's favor, Raine explained, "Regardless of nationality, race, social class, or profession, it's normal for anyone who has fought against the White Walkers and realized their power to want to escape."

“Then you can take the opportunity to eliminate them and bring power in Dragonpeak City back into Dia’s hands.” Ellina gave a knowing look. “What if these nobles didn’t choose to flee alone, but instead organized the soldiers and civilians of Dragonpeak City to evacuate collectively?”

“That means they’re not beyond redemption,” Ryan said calmly. “Since they’re willing to help me, I certainly don’t have to get rid of them.”

Ellina didn't ask any more questions; she already knew the answer in her heart.

Raine's intention was clear: those who help me fight the White Walkers will live, and those who hinder me from fighting the White Walkers will die.

In other words, the reason he was willing to help Dia and organize the evacuation of the lizardmen from the rainforest peninsula was because these refugees could help him expand the overall strength of his Salt Island territory, thus better preparing for the future battle against the White Walkers.

If I show a proactive attitude of cooperation in this regard, then in order to make me work harder to fight the White Walkers, he will most likely adopt an encouraging and permissive attitude, and relax his control and vigilance towards me—even if he pretends to be relaxed and unguarded, he will eventually really let his guard down in the long run.

“The White Walkers are back,” Berthalia suddenly said.

“Leave it to me.” Ellina picked up her spear. “Let Dia rest for a bit.”

She leaped over the city wall, already conjuring dazzling lightning in her hand.

The Thunder Flower, which bloomed a thousand years ago, has blossomed once again on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)