As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

"That's okay." Roy breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank God, as long as the [Desperate Line] is fine, at least a world war between humans and demons will not break out.

Then Karl poured cold water on him: “But it’s not a small matter.”

"There's a Yalong disturbance at the border, and the situation is much more serious than we anticipated."

The wilderness of Viszea was far from peaceful, with dragon and monster disturbances occurring yearly, necessitating the dispatch of troops by local nobles. Anya and Alice were also unable to come to the capital due to their need to deal with the dragons of Ainblad.

But to put it simply, it's just a large-scale hunting activity.

How serious does it have to be to alarm so many lords far away in the royal capital?

Why is this not mentioned at all in the original work?!

Alice, I hope everything is alright...

"Don't worry too much. We'll know the specific situation after the meeting." Carl patted his shoulder and then hurried away with the other nobles.

Chapter 89: Yalong's Abnormality

In a corner of the palace under the cover of night, Leo sat in his seat, gazing at the brightly lit and dazzling palace ceremony in the darkness, a deep desire emerging in his eyes.

Unfortunately, that place doesn't belong to him yet.

On the other side of Leo was the girl in the green dress who had run into Roy's arms.

This is the daughter of a baron.

At this moment, the girl knelt humbly on the ground, her eyes flushed with tears, and she only pleaded: "I have completed your instructions, please let my family go!"

"A king's words are true. I will do what I promised you." Leo didn't even bother to look up at her.

A baron's daughter who had lost her usefulness was not worth wasting any more of his time.

This restlessness with a crying tone ruined Leo's enjoyment of the palace. He waved his hand casually, and the cold-faced knight beside him grabbed the girl in green dress and dragged her out without mercy.

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!" The girl was still expressing her gratitude with tears in her eyes until she left.

Little did she know, her family and the town she grew up in had been destroyed by the dragon's rebellion. Of course, she would soon be sent to be with her family.

These trivial matters were insignificant and Leo had his own subordinates to take care of them, so he didn't need to worry about them.

The only thing he cares about is the result of the mission.

Leo knew Charlotte's temper, and he knew she had a terrible drinking habit. They'd only known each other for a short time, so it wouldn't be difficult to sow discord between a young couple.

The wronged boy and the aggrieved girl will have a big quarrel under the influence of alcohol, and it seems that those ridiculous and childish feelings will be temporarily interrupted.

The so-called love between young people is nothing more than this after all.

And this time, Leo would never give that bud a chance to develop.

Leo glanced at the black-robed old man, Bruven, standing nearby. "That way, Charlotte won't be in the way."

"I've changed my mind. You wanted Roy Ironblad, didn't you? He's yours now."

After just a few confrontations, Leo's patience was exhausted.

He asked himself if he had the scheming and courage that Roy has now when he was young.

He was certain that Roy's future achievements would definitely not be inferior to those of the current Iron-Blooded Marquis.

It’s better to get rid of this dangerous guy as soon as possible.

And this kind of dirty work is best left to the rats in the gutter.

"Hehe..." The old man licked the corner of his lips excitedly, and his cold and indifferent eyes opened and closed strangely.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Our king will remember your kindness."

"Make no mistake." Leo's voice suddenly turned cold, with a hint of warning, and he said proudly: "There can only be one Lionhearted King!"

Bruven bowed slightly, offering a reluctant salute. "Of course I understand. If the Son of Iron Blood were to be with your sister, he would become, like Carl and your father now, an unbreakable bond between the local nobility and the royal family. This would severely hinder our joint plans, and that's why we must nip it in the bud!"

Bruwen said with a hint of meaning: "But, I have a question, what if your sister insists on standing in front of you..."

The prince's eyes immediately became sharp, the bloodiness that came from fighting on the battlefield mixed with the king's arrogance in his blood, revealing his sharp edge, like the unpleasant gaze of the king of beasts.

"I told you, this is none of your business."

"Oops, I'm sorry." Bruven showed a look of hypocritical flattery.

"However, a general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of men. An emperor should not be blinded by the foolish emotions of mortals. Please do not be soft-hearted at this critical moment!"

Bruven looked out the window.

At the end of the night, another griffin came from afar with urgent news from the border.

Bruven's smile was cruel and cold. "After all, our plan has reached the most critical step."

Leo looked at him coldly, as if he were a dead man.

Our plan? No kidding.

A king cannot tolerate any stain on his body. Leo never really wanted to be in cahoots with these rats, let alone assist in that crazy plan.

After using them to get rid of Roy, it's time to throw away these dirty gloves.

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While people in Lionheart City were singing and dancing, immersed in the festive celebrations, a brutal show of blood and swords was being staged on the outskirts of Iron Blood Ridge.

The roar of the Asian dragon and the shouts of the soldiers resounded through the night, making all the monsters in the forest tremble and flee in haste.

Hundreds of soldiers successfully lured a two-legged dragon into a pre-laid pit, and aimed bows, crossbows, and boulders at it from above.

This is the standard way to deal with Asian dragons.

The sub-dragon cannot use dragon breath, and its wings are underdeveloped so it can only glide. To put it bluntly, it is just a deformed monster with dragon blood.

However, they inherited the dragon's scales that are as strong as city walls. Except for the specialized attack types like [Lionheart], even ordinary extraordinary people find it difficult to break through the defense of dragon scales.

The best way to deal with them is to keep your distance and use ranged attacks to wear them down bit by bit.

However, Transcendents were more precious than gold. Even a Sequence 9 Transcendent was an elite centurion within the army. To defeat the Wurm, two Sequence 9s, hundreds of soldiers, and a hired Sequence 8 adventurer had already been assembled, yet they remained at a stalemate with the Wurm.

In previous years, this configuration was sufficient to deal with ordinary dragons, but this year's situation exceeded everyone's expectations.

Not only has the number of sub-dragons doubled, but the sub-dragons that appear are also exceptionally large and more ferocious than before.

It was the first time for the soldiers present to see the terrifying dragon that was twenty meters tall.

The stones and arrows fell on the dark dragon scales like raindrops that did not hurt at all. The dragon was harassed by the endless harassment, and flapped its sharp wings, stirring up a hurricane!

Countless weapons powerful enough to cut through steel plates emanated from the dragon's wings. Whenever they landed on the edge of the pit, countless limbs flew everywhere, blood splattered, and there were roars and screams one after another.

"Shoot! Shoot its eyes!"

"Bring more stones!"

"Damn it, how come this beast is so resistant to beatings!"

"Why hasn't Captain Anya come yet? If this continues we won't be able to stop this beast!"

"The situation in the east is even worse. The captain went there first!"

As everyone was arguing, Yalong's anger finally erupted.

Ignoring the oncoming boulders, it rushed forward with all its might, leaping like a cannonball, crossing the dozens-meter-long pit in the blink of an eye and jumping into the crowd!

"Roar!!!"

The dragon's tail was like a barbed steel whip, its wings like indestructible blades. Simply tumbling through the crowd cost the soldiers dearly, their armor and flesh as fragile as butter under a hot knife.

The two Sequence 9s drew their swords and attacked from both sides.

Even though the dragon had no reason, it relied on the fighting instinct of a Warcraft to swing its tail and knock the two men away on the spot.

The tall Sequence 8 adventurer seized the opportunity, swung his massive black steel axe, and with a roar, he charged towards the dragon's chest and abdomen with ferocious force like a tidal wave.

There is no scale covering that part, and it is the most vulnerable part of the dragon.

This attack was quite sophisticated, taking advantage of the gap when Yalong had no time to finish his move!

This sturdy man is an old hand at hunting Asian dragons. He has extraordinary brute strength and has killed countless dragon corpses with his giant axe, otherwise he would not have been hired to help.

"Go on!"

"Mr. Grey, fuck it!"

But just when everyone thought that the attack was going to succeed, the dragon suddenly contracted his abdomen and made a move they had never seen before.

The bloody mouth full of sharp teeth aimed at Gray and suddenly spit out a violent stream of wind blades!

That's dragon breath.

Chapter 90: Obedient, reliable, and able to fight

"Wori?!"

Gray was horrified and had no time to dodge, so he was blown away by the wind blade coming from the front. The giant axe that had accompanied him in hunting dragons for many years was also cut in half.

Three extraordinary people were injured one after another. At this moment, no one could stop the beast from killing.

No, all the soldiers are counting on me. How can I, [Great Axe] Gray, fall like this?!

Adventurers never retreat!

Gray's pride as a superhuman made him endure the severe pain of a cut in his abdomen, roared, and stood up.

The thunderous cheers and encouragement from all around him gave him even more strength!

But just as Gray was about to roar and rush towards the dragon to fight it one for one, he suddenly saw a petite blonde girl holding a sword standing in front of him.

The girl's clothes were very strange. She wore a maid's short skirt, but also wore standard arm armor and steel boots. Her expressionless face and cold eyes made her look like a girl riding a horse.

But Gray became anxious: "Little girl! Back off! That's not something you can handle..."

But the girl turned around and sighed: "Uncle, you are in the way."

"Ugh!" Gray suffered a mental attack that was heavier than dragon breath, and his whole body was numb.

The next moment, the dragon waved its steel wings and pounced towards the girl!

But the blonde girl did not retreat but advanced instead, and when the sharp blade was unsheathed, a dazzling silver light flashed!

Is that holy light?!

She is also extraordinary!

Gray then realized that the shouts and cheers from all around were not for him at all!

"It's Miss Alice!"

"Come on, Miss Alice!"

"Let this evil creature know how powerful our guardian angel is!"

The pitch-black steel wings and the blade light intertwined in a flash of lightning.

A corner of the black dragon wing was suddenly cut off, splashing dirty black blood, causing the arrogant monster to scream in pain for the first time.

One of Alice's arm armor was also shattered, and her left arm hung down limply, dripping with bright red blood.

However, Alice just frowned and didn't even hum.

Perhaps because she had been beaten so many times since childhood, she found that the pain was not so unbearable.

The dragon seemed to be completely enraged. It turned around, flapped its wings, and the dark element of wind flashed in its mouth, as if it was about to release the terrifying wind blade dragon breath again.

"Danger! Get out of the way!" Gray quickly warned!

But at this moment, the soldiers were like chickens with blood, drawing their bows and shooting arrows, throwing stones, and even the two Sequence 9 centurions swung their sharp blades at the dragon, using all their strength to assist.

"Mad dare to hurt Miss Alice!"

"This beast is tired of living!"

"Are you fucking worthy?!"

Yalong probably couldn't imagine why these fragile humans suddenly became so violent. Something hit its eyes, causing it to fall to the ground in pain, and the dragon breath brewing in its mouth also stopped abruptly.

It was at this moment that Alice moved.