The battle descended into utter chaos. In just ten minutes, the ground was littered with hundreds of corpses. Adrian and Thalia had not managed to escape to safety. They were now surrounded and cornered, making any attempt to flee seemingly impossible.The chaos had forced the three village chiefs to remain on the sidelines. Their eyes were bloodshot when they noticed nearly half of their elite warriors had fallen in the conflict. "Why don't we stop the battle, sit down, and talk this through?" Hansen suggested.His villagers had been holding off the other two villages, and the toll on his men was significant. At least three hundred of them were dead, and most of them were elite warriors. Most of the forces from the other two villages did not join the fray as they only sent their elites. Although the casualties among the elite forces in all three villages were similar, Blade's Reach’s situation was the most dire."Hmph! Now you want to negotiate?" Fynn scoffed, mocking the proposa
Everyone in this world fought to protect their own interest. Rarely was a war waged with the intention to annihilate another country or race. Such actions brought the stigma of executioner upon oneself and did not yield any benefits.Therefore, despite years of conflict and deep-seated animosities, the three villages seldom entertained the thought of eradicating each other. It simply did not align with their overall interests. Besides, none of them knew their respective trump cards. If they acted recklessly, it might bring destruction upon themselves.Yet, the three villages had been engaged in intermittent warfare for centuries."Stop struggling, Hansen. Blade’s Reach has lost. Besides, Emberfallen found the dial first, so we have more claim over it," Alistair stated."Hah, if we can't get the dial, no one will. Also, we obtained the dial first," Hansen countered. "Nonsense. Emberfallen found it a year ago and simply hadn’t studied it thoroughly. We didn't want to take any hasty
“I didn't expect you to be so worried about me," Adrian said coldly. After all, Thalia had tried to kill him just less than a month ago.Thalia helplessly said, "It's not like I have a choice right now. They want my dragon soul, and I have no one else to trust but you. Rest assured, if you can get me out, I'm willing to cooperate with you."Adrian shook his head. This was not the first time the dark dragon had proposed cooperation since they first met. He had not agreed back then, and he was not about to change his stance now. However, he might consider it if the dark dragon decided to leave Thalia's body. But for the dark dragon, Thalia's body was its final refuge. If it came out, it would mean the end of its existence."Adrian! We have an idea up and we'd like you to hear it," Hansen said.Seeing Hansen’s expression, Adrian frowned. It seemed to him that things were getting more and more complicated. "Have you reached an agreement?" Adrian smiled.Besides Hansen, the leaders o
Adrian stared at Alistair and Fynn darkly.Hansen then said, "To be frank, Adrian holds a certain position in the outside world. If he can leave, all three villages will need to cooperate with him. Alistair, Fynn, I'd allow myself some leeway if I were you two."Hansen was helpless right now. Due to Alistair's intervention, his eyes could no longer see the future. To him, this was a massive blow. While he had experienced similar incidents before, it rarely happened over the past two hundred years. Based on past experiences, it would take several months for his eye to fully recover. Therefore, they were in a somewhat passive situation right now. In other words, he had relatively little say compared to Alistair and Fynn.Fynn and Alistair looked at each other after hearing Hansen's words. Fynn then turned to Adrian and said, "We know you hold a certain position in the outside world. Otherwise, you wouldn't be this powerful. However…""However, the decision has been made. Whether you
The three chiefs began to discuss how many people each village would send to research the Dragon Dial.When Adrian came out, Thalia was waiting for him. The thousands of people from the other three villages who were outside were also watching him, but he ignored them."How did it go? What did they decide?” Thalia asked.The dark dragon did not have much time left. Even if it did not use its power, it only had six days left before its soul would be stripped from Thalia's body. If it used its power, it would speed up the process even more. Right now, its only hope was to follow Adrian and find an opportunity to slip away from this place. Then, it could figure things out once they returned to the outside world.Thalia had never entertained the idea of negotiating with the three chiefs. This was because it had been living beside them for over two hundred years, and it knew those three old men very well. The current situation was under their control. The dragon had no bargaining chips,
"Are you the indigenous people of this place?" Adrian asked Thalia, who was pretending to be dead with its eyes closed and tongue out.Thalia became alert upon hearing this question. "Why are you asking this?" it asked. "What is this place?" Adrian asked back.Thalia hesitated for a moment. However, since it could only rely on Adrian, it muttered, "This is the Dragon Realm.""The Dragon Realm?""You can think of the world you were in before as a big bubble, and the Dragon Realm is like a smaller bubble attached to the big one," Thalia explained."Was it created by the true dragons?" Adrian asked curiously."That's right, but that's ancient history. I can't remember things from so long ago!" Thalia replied nervously.Adrian shook his head. "I think you do. True dragons have long lifespans. and their memories are exceptional. Your kind wouldn't forget even the most ancient event. Besides, you're probably not an ancient true dragon, right? You should have a lifespan of a few hund
“So you're just occupying someone else's territory? Then what about the crimson dragon?""How do you know about her?!" Thalia shouted. However, it realized that it had revealed too much, so it closed its mouth.Adrian smiled and said, "I have a way to prematurely remove your dragon soul.""Impossible! This Great Net can only control me slowly!" Thalia exclaimed in disbelief.Adrian replied, "Have you forgotten how I defeated you last time? This time, with the constraints of the Great Net, you won't even have a chance to resist. With one stroke of my sword, I can separate you from Thalia's body."Thalia trembled with fear. Upon careful consideration, it found that this might indeed be possible."That's right. This place is the world created by the crimson dragon’s ancestors. I'm just a homeless dragon who doesn't have any background and took advantage of her youth to occupy her territory. But I did it to survive! What else was I supposed to do?!" Thalia confessed, laying bare her
"Other than the ancient true dragons that survived tens of thousands of years ago, other true dragons can roughly be classified into three types," Thalia explained proudly, "Among them, the bloodline of the Primordial Dragons is the purest. When they grow to a certain extent, even the ancient dragons that have survived until now might not be their opponents.""And you...""If I had the bloodline of the Primordial Dragon, would I need to seize someone else's territory? According to your world's standards, dragons with such bloodlines are the top-tier wealthy ones. Both in terms of bloodline and assets, they are beyond what an orphan like me can compare to.""Then why are you so smug?" Adrian scoffed."Hehe! Even though my ancestors had some trouble and the world they resided in collapsed, I'm from the lineage of the Starflame Dragons. That makes me far superior to ordinary dragons.""Starflame Dragons?" "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. The ones sitting at the last ran