"You think if it weren't perfected, that lord of yours would let me be Star's backup?", Ravi's tone remained low.
Nacho understood these Dragon Kings well—each had a terrible temper and looked at most humans like ants.
But he just liked that feeling of "you hate me but don't dare to kill me."
So, he stiffly continued chatting with Ravi, "By the way, when you were called back, you should've still been in the Extreme North, right? How's the progress over there?"
Ravi's patience kept dropping, but he still had to force himself to answer this boastful messenger, "Going smoothly. After all, I'm the only one in the Extreme North team who can use spatial magic. Even if progress there gets delayed, they won't suspect me at all."
"That's good," Nacho deliberately acted relieved and let out a sigh.
Ravi gave him a glare, as if to say, 'What does this even have to do with a mere message guy like you? Stop worrying about nonsense.'
"I heard the team in the Extreme North is full of hidden talents, and even has Angelina Oulette?"
"Yeah. After all, they're dealing with the seal of that thing," Ravi slowed his speech.
'You just kept talking about "that lord" to me, playing riddle man;'
'So I'll return the favor with "that thing" and make you anxious to death.'
Nacho glanced at Ravi, knowing he didn't want to talk more, so he simply changed the topic.
"Actually, in terms of that thing's power, Leon Casmodeous is quite a good vessel."
Ravi raised an eyebrow, finally unable to hold back the doubt in his heart, "Casmodeous is really that powerful in your eyes?"
"Trust me, Ravi, he's strong beyond anyone's understanding," Nacho squinted into the distance, expression serious.
"That's why we also have to use methods beyond understanding to defeat him. That's also why that lord sent you. You're not Star's backup, but the unexpected finishing move to secure victory."
Ravi's vertical dragon pupils quivered slightly.
'When... did the human race birth a monster that needed several Dragon Kings working together and an element of surprise to defeat?'
He shook his head, pulling back his drifting thoughts.
His gaze followed the direction Nacho was looking.
And saw a man in golden battle armor slowly walking toward the boundary line of Silver Dragon territory.
At the exit where Constantine's head still hung, two figures also walked forward.
"Rossweise Melkvei... she actually stepped in personally," Ravi murmured.
"This time, it's going to be a good show," Nacho echoed.
At the distant border, Silver Dragon warriors and the maid squad stood in a single line, with Anna and Shirley at the very front.
Unlike Constantine's previous invasion, this time, the soldiers were no longer cannon fodder in the first wave.
Right from the start, it was a showdown between Dragon Kings.
"Radiant Star Dragon King Star... even needs His Majesty and the Prince to join forces?" Shirley's tone was full of worry.
Anna slowly shook her head, "Constantine was already beyond what I could comprehend. I don't know how strong this Star is... Shirley, haven't the recent battles been a bit too frequent?"
Shirley paused briefly, then joked bitterly, "The Silver Dragon Clan's been active for a thousand years. Maybe everyone finally noticed how nice our land is and wants a piece of it."
Anna chuckled, "If that's the case, I guess we'll have to expand the border entrance after this."
Shirley blinked, "Why?"
Anna turned to look at Constantine's head hanging at the border entrance.
"Too small a space, won't be able to hang them all."
Leon slightly squinted his eyes, looking toward the golden figure not far away.
"You know that guy?"
Rossweise nodded, expression serious, "He's the Radiant Star Dragon King, Star. On the list Augus gave us, a legendary figure of the previous generation of dragons, even senior to Constantine."
"Didn't expect he'd dare come challenge us alone," Leon said faintly.
"So there's no need for our subordinates to go die in vain either."
Rossweise said, "After all, in the end, it's a contest between king and king."
Her tone was too heavy and oppressive. Leon turned his head slightly to look at her, "I've never seen you this nervous, Rossweise."
Rossweise's steps paused, then she gave a light snort of laughter, "Not exactly nervous, more like... excited."
"Excited?"
"As a new queen who just ascended the throne fifty years ago, to be able to challenge the Radiant Star Dragon King today, what luck that is."
"Luck... I really don't know if you're being sarcastic or truly thinking that way."
Compared to most dragons, the silver dragon clan was more peace-inclined, never taking the initiative to invade other clans' territory.
But that was merely the influence of the silver dragons' living environment.
Once those external factors were removed, silver dragons were, after all, still dragons. The innate craving for battle and violence in their bones could not be concealed.
Just like Rossweise now.
Shed of her gentle mother and aloof queen exterior, the warlike genes in her bloodline had already begun to gradually awaken.
Facing a powerful opponent like Star, she didn't show a trace of fear, even openly stating she was excited.
Leon suddenly remembered that period over a year ago when he had just awakened, that was when Rossweise had taken revenge on him most frequently.
Each time her torment of Leon reached a peak, her emotions would verge on losing control.
There were a few times when Leon even thought she was so excited she might actually kill him.
So... the reason why her traits like gentleness, tsundere, and stubbornness appeared particularly cute on Rossweise, was because they were all a "contrast."
This Silver Dragon Queen, to some extent, had a touch of that "crazy beauty" trait.
Leon raised his hand and tapped the black-gold war chariot's helmet. The crisp metal clink brought him back to his senses, no longer thinking about those messy things.
As for his wife's hidden persona, he could slowly ponder that later.
Right now, the priority was to deal with that glittering guy in front of them.
Both sides nearly stopped walking at the same time, about two hundred meters apart, with the border of the silver dragon territory in between.
There was no need to wait for the enemy to cross the border line before counterattacking, dragons didn't have such rules.
Even though he had no soldiers behind him, the oppressive force exuded by the Radiant Star Dragon King was still something Leon tangibly felt.
Rossweise wasn't wrong, this guy was indeed stronger than Constantine.
And much stronger.
"How much of your mana has recovered?", Rossweise kept her eyes on the enemy ahead, asking in a low voice.
It had been nearly half a year since he defeated Constantine, and Leon's mana had only recovered to about half.
"Fifty percent," He answered honestly, without hiding anything.
"Oh, then it seems our decision to team up is absolutely right."
Leon opened his mouth, wanting to say something like "Even without you, wife, I could still wipe out the enemy" to boost morale.
But he knew Rossweise didn't like him playing the hero alone.
So the words changed at the last second into, "I've never fought in sync with a dragon before."
"Don't worry, we're very in sync, Leon. Always have been... very in sync."
General Leon almost threw out his back from those words, coughed twice to hide the awkwardness, "We're fighting here, be serious."
The queen chuckled softly, not saying more.
Seemed like her state had relaxed. Leon quietly let out a breath.
A few kilometers away on the general's platform, Nacho saw both sides already tense and the battle about to erupt, and he also became nervous.
"You think... those two are coming up with a tactic?", Nacho asked.
"Even if they are, we can't hear it," Ravi spoke the truth.
"What if they've already thought of a way to counter Star? Shouldn't you move a little closer? It'd be easier to support Star that way."
Ravi ignored his suggestion, only said, "Just quietly wait. Like you said, I'm the surprise trump card. What kind of trump card gets thrown out before the fight even starts?"
Nacho bit his lower lip, nervously watching the battlefield in the distance.
On the silver dragon side, everyone was also on full alert.
Although they trusted Her Majesty and the prince, they still had to prepare for the worst.
After all, war wasn't child's play, there was no such thing as someone guaranteed to win.
At the territorial boundary line, Leon pressed his palms together, then slowly pulled them apart. A longsword gradually condensed in his hands.
The entire sword was wrapped in blue lightning, with sharp arcs of electricity flickering across its surface.
B-grade (Thunder Magic · Lightning Sword Transformation).
Leon didn't intend to use a finishing move right off the bat.
First, because the opponent's strength indeed far surpassed Constantine, and his upper limit was unknown. Leon had confidence in his own power, but confidence and arrogance were two different things.
Second, his mana reserves weren't as abundant as during the Constantine fight, so he needed to use his strength where it counted.
As he was thinking, the Radiant Star Dragon King moved a bit closer.
The two sides were now close enough to hear each other's voices.
"Leon Casmodeous... You're the one who killed Constantine, correct?"
A voice came from under the golden helmet, aged, but dignified.
Ordinary species, when facing a Dragon King of Star's level, wouldn't even be able to stand steadily before him, let alone have a conversation. Just standing still required tremendous courage.
This was what was called "Dragon Might."
But General Leon was born without a sense for "Dragon Might." Every time he heard those Dragon Kings artificially lowering their voices to sound deep and mysterious, he just wanted to laugh.
He slung the Lightning Sword over his shoulder, tone flamboyant, "That's me. What about it? Here to avenge him?"
Leon wasn't actually this arrogant in private.
But after so many years on the battlefield, he understood deeply that one must never lose the upper hand in morale before the fight even begins.
So when facing Star's questioning, he saw no need to respond properly, a little arrogance was totally fine.
"Hmph... never before has a human dared to speak to me in such a tone. You're the first."
Star clearly felt his dignity was being challenged, "You think killing Constantine means you're invincible now?"
"Invincible? Not quite," Leon slowly lifted the Lightning Sword from his shoulder, the ghostly blue light slicing a semi-arc through the air before the tip pointed straight at Star, "But taking you down as a bonus shouldn't be a problem."
This time, not only was Star a little shocked by this human's arrogance, even the awakened battle genes in Rossweise were slightly surprised at the dog man's audacity.
He could ignore the opponent's Dragon Might, but as a fellow Dragon King, Rossweise could clearly feel that overwhelming pressure.
'To still be able to calmly mock the enemy under such pressure, her Majesty salutes you as a real man.'
Star was starting to heat up with rage.
He didn't want to waste words with this human anymore.
'Anyway, the order from those old bastards in the Empire was simple: We want Leon Casmodeous' head.'
'Since that's the case, things just got a lot simpler.'
Star closed his eyes, adjusted his mindset, then slowly opened them.
Wind and sand swept across the battlefield. The sun was gradually covered by thick clouds, and the shadows crept in from Star's direction, engulfing the land beneath their feet.
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