Chapter 54: Chapter 54, everyone is showing off, only Jino is getting beaten.
[Location: Tino City, Prince’s Mansion, Bedroom]
Louis undressed, ready to sleep.
As the moonlight entered the room, he suddenly felt something and went straight to the desk, picking up the original diary.
After pondering for a moment, he began to write in his diary.
"The mystery of Dragonbone Prairie is solved, we’re just one step away from breaking the sapphire dragon disaster."
"Upon discovering the undead were eradicated, the two sapphire dragons directly flew back to the Burning Smoke Mountain Range."
"According to the head maid, they are frightened by the Emperor of Fear. I don’t quite understand, why trigger a magic disaster if they’re so scared?"
"On the way back, I learned that Instructor Jino was sent by Beatrice as a precaution."
"Originally, the instructor thought it was just a fall outing, but ended up bumping into the two old dragons coming down the mountain, and they fought right there."
"He told me he almost defeated the two old dragons, but I don’t believe him, because although Instructor Jino is one of the strongest among the model ranks, the number of people who can beat him is very few."
"But the challenge levels of the two old dragons are both level 21, which exceeds the model rank, reaching the legendary tier."
"From this perspective, Instructor Jino only ended up with a bruised and battered face, truly terrifying!"
"Mountains are more suitable for sapphire dragon battles; suppressed by level and size, lacking necessary dragon-slaying weapons, and even getting surrounded."
"In this situation, it’s like Daoist Qianhe playing high-stakes games and losing, not unjustly."
Louis recalled the scene when they retreated and couldn’t help but smile.
At that time, the two old dragons had no intention of staying to fight at all.
The way they dashed out the door looked a bit embarrassed, seemingly just as Lumi said, they feared the power of the Emperor of Fear.
But the Emperor’s bedchamber, from the Burning Smoke Mountain Range, is at least over a hundred kilometers in a straight line—does he have that much deterrent power from so far away?
Of course, the way Instructor Jino pulled everyone to run was also like escaping for their lives.
Seeing the determined look on the instructor’s face, he probably plans to regroup and prepare to slay the dragon.
Therefore...
"This time I’ll let them go, wait until I’m legendary, and then settle the score!"
Louis: (⊙_⊙)?
How can you say the most cowardly words in the fiercest tone?
Recalling the spirited Jino when he first taught him martial arts.
Now, he’s down-and-out like a dog, oh!
So much that he even went specially to comfort the instructor.
"Instructor, it’s okay, when you advance to legendary, you can definitely avenge this."
At that time, the instructor’s expression was very kind, his eyes just looked at him, staring until his scalp tingled, and then he said:
"Guess why I don’t advance?"
Louis joked: "I guess you temporarily don’t want to advance."
Well, without any warning, Louis was beaten up.
Recalling this matter, what else could Louis say?
An instructor determined to be strong his entire life, oh!
Forget it, picked up the pen and continued writing.
"Thanks to the big wife and the little swan, the undead disaster was suppressed before it even started."
"On the way back, she angrily knocked my helmet with her magic staff, questioning why I didn’t talk back when being smeared."
"I told her my plans, and then she pouted ’if I knew, I wouldn’t have helped you,’ so cute, that I gave her a little squeeze again."
"It’s worth noting that the little swan handed the people over to the Secret Guard for investigation, and found that these people indeed had some issues."
"Most of them hail from the Sword Coast, from the land known as the Am Empire."
"This country, controlled by six major commercial oligarchs, has its capital as ’Gold Coin City’—Ascatera. It is considered the holy land for followers of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen."
"During the investigation, the Secret Guard confirmed that this adventurer was a guard for the Am Merchant, which further led to the involvement of the Black Water Commerce Association."
"The adventurer claimed he was employed by the president of the Black Water Commerce Association, Thomas."
"Half a month ago, Thomas got a message from an unknown source, saying traces of a wyrmling and the Book of the Dead were found in Dragonbone Prairie."
"For this, Thomas bribed several major ranch owners around the prairie to suppress the traces of undead activity."
"I’m familiar with the Black Water Guild, the original owner of Limuru, and later one of the top five major commerce associations in Ense."
"Also the culprits who opened Tino City Gate to the enemies, leading to my demise."
"Regardless of their connection to the death of the big wife, I’ll jot down the Black Water Commerce Association and Am Empire in my little notebook first."
"Someday, we’ll settle the score!"
He rubbed his fingers and his expression became more solemn.
The final agenda was the investigation result of Dragonbone Prairie.
"The investigation result of the Book of the Dead is out."
"The altar was set up roughly three years ago, aiming to absorb the dead energy and doom from the ancient battlefield of Dragonbone Prairie."
"By leveraging the power of the ritual, the grimoire successfully summoned the Clown King and the Hell Circus from the Netherworld."
"In the caves underneath the prairie, the dark ravens discovered a large number of rotting undead corpses, with traces of dragon battles everywhere."
"It can be basically confirmed that the sapphire wyrmling continued to engage in unending slaughter with the undead after becoming undead itself."
"From this angle, the magic disaster being delayed till now actually owes thanks to this belligerent wyrmling?"
"Finally, William and I accompanied Alice to pour a jug of wine at the grave of the original Moonlight Cat Cat Group, then hurried back to the Imperial Capital."
"It’s just that I don’t know what challenge awaits me next?"
Louis looked up at the moonlight, frost-like.
...
The moonlight still shone on Louis’s face, but the twilight enveloped the frost on the prairies and mountains.
At the border between two places.
A figure stood within a melted cave.
Looking at the already melted altar, a pale face was revealed beneath the mage robe fluttering in the mountain wind.
"Useless indeed, Clown King, no wonder you were the weakest among the ’kings’ along with the Hell Circus."
"Maybe the reason you weren’t killed by the Emperor back then was he was waiting for you to amuse him."
"What a pity, I thought I could stage a grand theatrical play, but someone meddled and messed up the script!"
Suddenly, a vast blue light emerged from the mountains.
Two pure-blood dragon types with outspread wings blocked the moonlight.
"Leave here or die here, heretic!"
The male sapphire dragon’s eyes were full of fury.
"The king’s tomb, filth is forbidden!"
The female sapphire dragon snorted coldly: "There’s no need to waste words with him, if he doesn’t leave, just attack!"
The white robe mage helplessly waved his hand:
"Don’t be so angry, I at least helped you see your deceased child."
The male dragon raged: "A cursed dragon hatched from a dead egg is not our child."
The female dragon silently moved her mouth slightly, opening it to spurt a wave of chaotic sound.
That was the special dragon breath of the sapphire dragon clan, covering an extensive range, instantly enveloping the mage.
The ground quaked as if an earth dragon flipped over.
The fan-shaped sound wave crushed the land for thousands of meters.
—Except for the mage protected by the barrier.
He shook off the shattered mage robe on his body and murmured in a low voice:
"Legendary dragons are truly strong!"
"Not bad for withstanding that strike." The male dragon bared his teeth, his eyes even fiercer, "Tell me your name, so I can engrave it on your tombstone."
Before he finished speaking, another terrifying blast like a destructive white light spurted from the male dragon’s mouth.
The already ravaged earth was pummeled into a vast desert.
"So cunning, using ventriloquism to lure me into conversation, hiding your charging dragon breath?"
"This isn’t something proud dragons should do."
"But you’re right, when meeting, one should at least say hello."
High above, utilizing some method to dodge the charging dragon breath spray, the mage giggled as his figure gradually faded.
"Greetings, Mr. Dragon, Ms. Dragon, Rudelson greets you."
Another dragon breath was spurted toward the high sky.
The twilight sky was shattered by the sonic wave, revealing a silver moon above.
The mage had already vanished without a trace.
The female dragon hesitated: "Mad King Rudelson?"
The male dragon snorted coldly: "The Mad King has long been dead, and the Mad King isn’t one to hide his head and show his tail either."
The female dragon shook her head, who knows if the person isn’t doing the opposite?
She raised her head to look in the direction of distant Tino City, a hint of awe flashed in her eyes:
"Times of turmoil!"