Chapter 669 - 408: When Did You Become King of the Wilderness?
The Kingdom of Theo, Iron Crown Royal Capital, a strategic military location, Exotic Territory Strategy Headquarters.
In a spacious and solemn hall, the atmosphere was so heavy that it seemed almost liquid.
A large magic crystal ball floated in mid-air, steadily emitting a bluish glow, vividly displaying an aerial view of the Silent Plain in the distant Sel Wilderness.
It started with the Unfinished Sword and the King of Molten Iron confronting each other across the void.
Then, the two erupted into an earth-shattering battle, with dragon breath and sword beams tearing the sky and earth.
Finally, the Red Iron Dragon, crushing Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Domain with overwhelming force, ultimately covered the body of the Legendary Sword Saint with claws, crushing both his life and glory.
These heart-palpitating scenes were all projected by the magic satellite.
Eventually, the image froze on a scene where the Legendary Golden Dragon descended, and in a relaxed atmosphere, chatted amicably with the Red Iron Dragon.
Below the image, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Theo were densely packed, kneeling, with weapons discarded like scrap iron, surrounded by dragon groups and countless monsters, as well as the place where Kairos fell, a huge crater area seemingly silently mocking something.
A silence like death tightly enveloped the entire room.
The air seemed to freeze, even the sound of breathing was barely audible, only the flickering of the magic crystal ball added to the oppression.
Marquis Marcus’s face was ashen, his fists clenched tightly, squeezing them so hard that his knuckles turned white, trembling slightly.
The generals and senior staff standing beside him all had tense expressions, eyes wide with disbelief, unable to accept the reality.
"Kairos, died under the claws of this wild giant dragon?"
"He was a legend forged from the blood and fire of the Federation civil war! In his prime, the kingdom believed he still had great potential to tap into and could even become one of the pillars of the kingdom! Not long ago, His Majesty the King personally awarded him an honorary medal."
"How could he be killed by a mere mortal creature? This is illogical!"
"Is it possible that our magic satellite..."
A seasoned consultant said with a dry voice, but ultimately his voice grew lower until he was at a loss for words.
The possibility of the kingdom’s costly and maintained magic satellite being invaded or altered was negligible.
Now, the bloody truth lay before them, forcing their belief.
The Unfinished Sword, in which they placed high hopes to seize the initiative in the chaotic Sel Wilderness for the kingdom and reestablish control, was unexpectedly killed by a so-called Regional King, a giant dragon they had previously never paid much attention to!
And the soldiers who followed Kairos also became prisoners of the enemy.
This was an outcome the Exotic Territory Strategy Department had never considered when formulating a plan to clean up.
They had anticipated that those regional kings might unite for stubborn resistance, might use the terrain for guerrilla harassment, which might even secretly conspire with other kingdoms to seek external aid... But not even in their wildest calculations had they considered that Molten Iron King, entrenched in the Northwest and Central, could directly kill a legendary of the kingdom.
Silence enveloped the room once again.
Soon after, another consultant’s voice broke the silence, saying, "The last appeared Legendary Golden Dragon, according to its flight trajectory, can be confirmed to originate from the Fubo Dragon Domain."
He paused, his gaze sweeping across the frozen image, at the other two young Golden Dragons who evidently had close ties with the Red Iron Dragon.
"The Legendary Golden Dragon appears in the Sel Wilderness, and seems to chat amiably with the King of Molten Iron, and there are also two young Golden Dragons. Could this imply that there might be some sort of connection between the King of Molten Iron and Fubo Dragon Domain..."
His words were abruptly interrupted by a loud voice.
"Isn’t this obvious enough?!"
Marquis Marcus suddenly pounded his fist on the heavy table made of hard ironwood, making a deep muffled sound.
He nearly growled, saying, "We’ve all been deceived! All fooled by this cunning Red Iron Dragon!"
"He is by no means some lucky upstart in the wilderness! Behind him stands Fubo Dragon Domain! And those Metal Dragons who claim justice but are equally greedy!"
Meanwhile, a deputy director standing beside the marquis echoed in a low voice.
"The Director is right! A mere mortal creature, even if it is a giant dragon, under normal circumstances, how could it confront a legendary powerhouse in perfect condition, let alone kill it in an inconceivable manner?"
"But if Fubo Dragon Domain is backing him, providing strong support, then everything makes sense!"
"With a powerful Dragon Domain behind him, the King of Molten Iron naturally has nothing to fear! The fact he could kill Kairos was probably relying on the powerful equipment provided by the Dragon Domain."
This explanation caused hearts around to skip.
Whether relying on equipment or not, the inherent strength of the King of Molten Iron is undeniable, enough to be very troublesome and maddening.
If behind him lies a powerful family of Golden Dragons, or even the entire Fubo Dragon Domain... then the significance of this matter changes completely, no longer a mere border conflict or cleanup of wilderness natives, but could likely escalate into a direct confrontation and diplomatic crisis between the Kingdom of Theo and a powerful dragon race force!
To be fair, their Kingdom of Theo is not weak.
But still pales in comparison with a Dragon Domain.
Although above there is still the Empire, which would not stand by and let the Dragon Domain wreak havoc, such small matters can only be resolved by them.