Chapter 614 - 329: Fruits of Victory (Part 2)
"But Duke Musadi must remain stationed at Rapids Castle, so there aren’t many candidates who can go," Leonore paused here and continued, "My thoughts are that I should go."
"I’ll go with you," Raine said.
"No, Raine, you should head to Iron Hills first. Previously, Princess Dongni and the Elders have helped us greatly, and we still need to send someone over to Iron Hills," Leonore glanced at Raine with lake-blue eyes that seemed to speak.
Raine immediately understood what Leonore meant.
He had once told Leonore that he had a special ability, allowing him to quickly learn and master one of the enemies’ spell-like abilities.
This time, sending him to Iron Hills was partly to help the dwarves deal with the Aisores Blue Dragon Group; on the other hand, Leonore hoped he could further strengthen his powers to prepare for a comprehensive showdown with the Black Fist Army and the Talin Association.
"Alright, I’ll follow your arrangements," Raine nodded. "But when you go to Fadir Wetland Kingdom, be careful and stay in touch."
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The next day.
Iron Hills.
When Raine arrived at Iron Hills once more, he was warmly welcomed by the Mountain Dwarf Kingdom.
In the guest lounge of the Elder Council, Princess Dongni, Elder Grenum, Raine’s mentor Humbert, and Centurion Krom Stone Fist were all gathered to welcome Raine.
After some pleasantries, they quickly moved on to the main topic.
"Mr. Raine, thanks to the legendary eye demon blood you provided last time, my father has almost fully recovered," Princess Dongni said with a slight nod of gratitude, "However, we have kept this news absolutely confidential, so please forgive my father for not being able to meet you proactively at the moment."
Hmm?
Raine raised his eyebrows, as if he realized something.
"Princess Dongni, you are too polite."
"My father wishes to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Elder Grenum will introduce the specific arrangements to you," Princess Dongni smiled slightly and gestured for Elder Grenum to continue.
Elder Grenum smiled at Raine and said:
"According to Mr. Raine’s tactics from before, the current situation is that the dragons under the Aisores Blue Dragon Group split into pairs if stronger and into groups of three or four if weaker, greatly reducing their attack range."
"But the old problem persists: we can injure them, but it’s very difficult to kill them."
"Moreover, their flight speed is extremely fast and we struggle to cope; compared to before, our losses are less, but still significant."
Raine nodded.
This issue is unavoidable for the vast majority of forces; fighting dragon groups brings this passive situation, unless you have a powerful Floating City like Violet Castle with numerous high-tier spellcasters.
"Additionally, we’ve received news that Aisores’ injuries have mostly healed, and they might launch an attack anytime in the next few days. So, His Majesty Brute Hammer II’s intention is that since combat is inevitable, we should try to seize the initiative."
"His Majesty Brute Hammer II intends to directly attack the Thunder Pillar?"
"No, Mr. Raine, you see, currently the opponent’s dragons are grouped in pairs or threes and are active in these five areas."
While speaking, Elder Grenum gestured for Krom to place a map several meters long on the table.
Raine noticed that the five areas of dragon activity all had predictable patterns, basically within hundreds of kilometers around Thunder Pillar.
This means that if a similar attack as last time is launched, nearby dragon groups and the Lord of the Dragon Race, Aisores, located at Thunder Pillar, can quickly provide support.
"His Majesty’s idea is that he and the Grand Elder will personally attack and kill Orosantor, the adult blue dragon in Dallem region, and Varagog, the adult green dragon. Aisores at Thunder Pillar will surely come to aid, then he and the Grand Elder will engage with Aisores."
"And I, along with the other elders, will attack and kill the small dragon groups coming from the north to support."
"Good idea," Raine was delighted and nodded.
This aims to eliminate the enemy’s vital forces.
"Mm, after achieving an advantage, we can then choose to assault Thunder Pillar forcibly. At that time, with Aisores Blue Dragon Group’s significantly reduced number of adult dragons, they’ll have no choice but to either fight to the death or retreat from this area."
"What should I do?"
"Two options: one is for you to join the Grand Elder in the main battlefield for the decisive battle, the other is for you to assist other elders in attacking this small dragon group."
"By the way, you’re familiar with this small dragon group, the red dragon Kala Zox and the blue dragon Ericsa."
"What is your opinion?"
At this time, everyone present, including Princess Dongni, turned their gaze towards Raine.
Raine chuckled and said, "I could check out Dallem first; when the battles happen, I’d like to participate in both."
He was about to collect the bloodline of the Five-Color Dragons, so how could he miss the chance!
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Meanwhile.
Northeast of Iron Hills.
The sky above Thunder Pillar was gray, with frequent blue lightning striking down, making the column-like mountain peak even more unique.
In the largest cavern at the top.
A huge blue dragon slowly opened its eyes, raised its neck, its chest vibrating, and spoke in standard common tongue:
"Welcome, guests of the dragon groups."
At this moment, at the entrance of the cave, a familiar figure appeared, none other than Connally, who earlier replaced Red Dragon Mage Fairmer as the liaison for the Aisores Blue Dragon Group.
After appearing, he slightly stood to the side, as if anticipating someone of higher status to arrive soon.
Sure enough, two more figures emerged at the entrance.
Leading them was a middle-aged man holding a prismatic white crystal magic staff, and a black armored knight wielding sword and shield, the black fist emblem on his chest indicated his identity.
"Respected Lord of the Dragon Race, Connally greets you, allow me to introduce," Connally bowed slightly to Aisores.
"This is Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Black Fist Army, a renowned legendary powerhouse known as ’Dimensional Blade’, Sir Gaoxi. And this is Duke Grobas."
"Respected Lord of the Dragon Race, Gaoxi and Grobas greet you."
Aisores then, unusually, stood upright from its previous lying position, slightly lowering its massive head, its chest vibrating solemnly and said:
"Welcome, human powerhouses, to Thunder Pillar. It seems your organization has decided to continue our collaboration."
Watching this, Connally couldn’t help but sigh with feeling: indeed, the world respects power. Even a proud dragon, when faced with a human powerhouse matching its strength, will put aside arrogance.
Thinking back, as a liaison, the one before him, Aisores, never once looked directly at him, let alone stood up respectfully to greet him.
"Yes, the main purpose of our visit is to help the dragon groups defeat the Mountain Dwarf Kingdom," Gaoxi said with a smile.
"It seems your side already has a specific battle plan?"
"Aisores, I think if the three of us legendary figures take action together, even with His Majesty Brute Hammer II’s Divine Artifact Shattering Hammer, he probably won’t be a match for us."
"Brute Hammer II’s power is unmatched, and his physical strength is no less than mine; he’s not easy to deal with."
"Shh!" Gaoxi just smiled and didn’t explain further but extended his right hand and gently sliced down in the air.
Instantly!
A longitudinal spatial fissure suddenly appeared several meters ahead of him.
Even Aisores’ enormous blue vertical pupils slightly contracted!
Because even it felt the destructive power of the strike; if it hit, it would result in no minor injury.
"Looks like I underestimated you," Aisores’ chest vibrated, its slightly surprised voice echoed in the spacious ice cave.
"Of course, we don’t have to attack Iron Hills directly; we just need Aisores to feint an attack on Iron Hills, then His Majesty Brute Hammer II will surely come out to meet the enemy. When the timing is right, Duke Grobas and I will jointly launch an attack; if all goes well, we should finish the battle before other dwarf powerhouses realize what happened."
"Once Brute Hammer II is killed, I believe the disheartened mountain dwarves will quickly collapse. Then, you and your dragon group can leisurely enjoy the fruits of victory."
Undeniably, the scenario Gaoxi describes is very tempting.
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