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

"I should go and take a look, even if it's just for a moment..."

Rob covered his head, choking with grief, and said hysterically: "But I don't dare."

"I'm not afraid of death! But that day I was really scared!"

"I'm afraid I won't see my daughter born. I'm afraid all these sacrifices will be wasted. I'm afraid if I take one more step forward, that evil creature will still be alive and burn everything we have!"

"I really thought it was dead!"

For the first time, the two realized that this king who always led the troops bravely was so fragile and insignificant.

In fact, they also saw the scene where the fire dragon fell into the volcano and stopped living, and thought that the beast turned into ashes under the magma.

Even a [Red Blood Fire Dragon], in its near-death state, couldn't possibly ignore the lava from [Volcano of Doom]. After all, no matter how hard dragon scales are, they're still made of flesh and blood.

But it's too late to say anything now.

"Go back now! We might still have a chance to stop it!"

Even Carl himself knew how pale and powerless this sentence was.

Even if they rode a griffin and marched quickly, it would take a day and a night to reach the capital.

Even in a dying state, the [Red Blood Fire Dragon] is enough to reduce the royal capital to ashes.

The last time the fire dragon appeared, it dragged the entire kingdom into the flames of war, causing the loss of tens of thousands of lives, including their relatives and friends. This time, no one knows what a tragic price they will pay.

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The raging fire dyed the night sky red. Under the command of the proud Dragon King, groups of sub-dragons circled around him, as if the end of the world had come.

Lisa retreated first with the knights.

What Roy didn't expect was that Leo was still alive.

The second prince was missing an arm, his whole body was burnt black, and his chest was pierced by a dragon claw. He was dying and no longer had the arrogance he had before.

He was placed aside, and like everyone else present, he looked at the doomsday scene in the distance, feeling terrified and uneasy.

Feeling the terrifying dragon power that was so terrifying that it almost ignited his blood, Leo finally realized how terrifying creatures dragons were.

In front of the Cinder King, all mortals are ants. Even him.

Until Roy stood in front of him.

Leo glanced at him with a hint of surprise.

Only this young man is different from everyone else.

There was fear in his eyes, but even so, the flame of fighting spirit was never extinguished.

In front of him, Leo inexplicably felt ashamed to raise his head.

"If you want to kill me, go ahead. Anyway..."

Leo knew that this injury was fatal.

"That's a nice thought. Of course you have to die," Roy sneered coldly, "but before you die, make yourself useful to me!"

"You're teaming up with the Evil Dragon Society. Don't you know they're secretly carrying out this kind of action?! Are you completely unprepared for their hidden tricks?!"

"You teamed up with the cult, allowing them to commit evil deeds in private, leaving the innocent people to the wreckage of the Asian dragon, and you even killed the knights who followed you!"

Roy grabbed Leo's collar and, ignoring his cries of pain, roughly pulled him up. He glared at him and shouted, "You're the one who started all this! So, don't act like you're just waiting to die!"

"If I have to die, it'll be after you've atoneed your sins!"

"Tell me, how can we deal with the [Red Blood Fire Dragon]?!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Leo.

Just as Roy said, he knew the details of the Evil Dragon Society better than anyone present. If it were him, perhaps there really was a way.

Chapter 121: Moving Forward

Unfortunately, Leo's answer was destined to disappoint them.

"I thought it was just the crazy talk of the cultists. I had no idea that the Cinder King was still alive! Besides...that kind of thing is simply not something that mortals can defeat!"

That enormous pressure is real. The Cinder King only needs one strike to break down the city walls and crush the army.

Eighteen years ago, the Lionheart King gathered the kingdom's top transcendents to compete with him. What could they do alone?!

Upon hearing this, Lisa and the others lowered their heads with gloomy expressions.

But Roy's voice rang out again.

"Even if I use [Scorching Flame], it won't work?"

Leo's eyes widened, and for a moment he couldn't believe what he heard.

"What are you thinking?! That's one of the Seven Heavenly Dragons! An existence infinitely close to godhood! How could it be possible to...?"

He stopped talking halfway through.

Because there was no wavering in the boy's black eyes, what shocked Leo even more than this crazy idea was that Roy was serious!

He really wants to slay the dragon!

"No matter how strong it is, it's just a spent force at the moment! Can't you see the wounds on its body? Otherwise, why would it go to so much trouble to lure Robert away? This just shows that it's afraid!" Roy reasoned.

"[Scorching Flame] seals the Lionheart King's full-strength attack! If it hits its vitals, it will be fatal!"

Leo was silent for a moment, then used his only remaining hand to take out his [Burning Flame] and handed it to Roy.

"This thing can only be used by those with royal blood."

Leo said in a deep voice, then looked at Charlotte.

Lisa reacted suddenly.

This means that Charlotte must risk her life to fight the fire dragon that almost destroyed the entire kingdom!

"No! Your Highness, we have no chance of winning. You can't take any risks!"

However, Charlotte ignored Lisa's dissuasion and came to Roy on her own initiative.

"Let's flee! Flee back to the capital! As long as we flee back and wait for His Majesty's return..."

Lisa couldn't continue.

Because she recognized that look.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever this stubborn princess showed this expression, no one could change her mind.

"Why? Why must you go?" Lisa lowered her head reluctantly, her vision blurred by the sourness.

Lisa watched the girl in front of her grow up, witnessed her talent and glory, and also witnessed her ordinary and lovely wishes.

I finally found someone I loved and was about to be happy, but in the end it ended like this.

However, Charlotte smiled proudly and resolutely as usual.

"Because I am a princess."

"As a member of the royal family, while enjoying wealth and glory, I should also stand up when the kingdom is in danger. This is my unshirkable responsibility!"

The knights looked at her solemnly, and Lisa covered her eyes and sobbed.

Charlotte looked at Roy and took the [Burning Flame] from his hand.

But Roy didn't let go.

He looked directly into the girl's eyes and said word by word, "I'll go with you."

This would be Charlotte's turn to be dissatisfied.

The girl who would not hesitate to die,

He refused coldly: "No!"

Roy brought out his prepared excuse: "That creature wants me. I'm the perfect bait. What if it misses your attack because it's chasing me? Wouldn't all your efforts be wasted?"

"Besides, if you fail, where can I escape to?"

Charlotte knew she couldn't win the argument with Roy, so she glared at him and shouted, "Stay here! This is the princess's order!"

Lois glared back fiercely, "I'm sorry, but I won't let you go unless you agree!"

"you......"

Charlotte gritted her teeth in anger.

She pulled Roy aside and whispered to him.

"What are you thinking? I'm a princess, and I should sacrifice my life for the kingdom! But this is not your responsibility. You don't have to die with me..." At the end, the accusatory tone gradually softened. The princess, who should have been proud, had tears in her eyes, and her tone was tinged with pleading: "Don't do anything stupid."

Roy almost softened.

If it were under normal circumstances, he would definitely give in.

But this is the only thing that doesn't work.

The [Evil Dragon Society] incident was originally caused by himself, and the fate of being an enemy of the [Red Blood Fire Dragon] was his own.

How could he possibly let the princess who had always trusted him die for him?!

"Do you think I might abandon you?"

"But......"

"Besides, I didn't say I would die with you." Roy held Charlotte's hand and smiled lightly, as if he was talking about a picnic.

"When this war is over, we will gain a lot. Victory, glory, and a grand ball, but not death. Have you forgotten? I still owe you a dance."

Charlotte was stunned, as if she was moved by the future Roy described.

The only thing crazier than slaying a dragon is coming back alive after slaying it.

The legendary first dragon-slayer hero Siegfried eventually died together with the evil dragon Fafnir, and his father, the Lionheart, also lost countless comrades in the battle eighteen years ago and was unable to completely kill the red-blooded fire dragon Barakis.

But the strength in his hands was so firm that Charlotte felt that this vague future was really possible.

After the initial frenzy, the dragons in the distance finally flew over in a formation at the command of the fire dragon.

There is not much time left for them.

In the end, it was Charlotte who lowered her head first, sighed deeply, and shook hands vigorously.

"Okay. Follow me."

Roy smiled easily: "As you wish."

Charlotte rolled her eyes at him unhappily: "Huh, you just follow your own destiny, right?"

The two of them rode on the [cake] one in front and one behind, and unknowingly became extremely accustomed to this posture.

Thinking back to the first time they rode a griffin together, it was just to hunt some game, but now they were going to slay a dragon.

What Charlotte found incredible was that as long as she leaned in Roy's arms, she felt as safe as ever.

Lisa wiped the corners of her eyes and said with a hint of hoarseness: "Your Highness, I will go with you!"

"Please take us with you!" The knights responded, and everyone's eyes were filled with determination.

Her Royal Highness the Princess and her knights are willing to fight to the death, how can they retreat?

Leo looked at this scene in disbelief, and finally his eyes fell on Roy, with a deep bitterness in his heart.

The people who were in panic and at a loss just now now regrouped and tried to challenge the unbeatable [Red Blood Fire Dragon].

At first glance, they were there to follow Charlotte.

But Leo understood that it was because Roy first ignited the awareness of slaying the dragon.

He suddenly remembered what his father had said to him a long time ago.

“He who wears the crown must bear its weight – this saying should actually be the other way around.”

"You must remember that only those who bear unbearable burdens and lead others forward are worthy of being called kings."

At that time, my eyes had already been attracted by the bright and dazzling crown, and I had already forgotten these heartfelt advice.

It was not until now that I came to my senses.

The royal griffin slowly took off, and the black-haired knight and the red-haired princess, leading a dozen or so knights, resolutely launched a decisive charge towards the burning night sky in the distance!