The royal garden immediately descended into chaos. Some people frantically cast spells into the sky, while others pulled out spatial scrolls and fled.

Upon noticing the unusual meteorite, Arthur abruptly stood up.

Albert raised an eyebrow slightly, but Arthur had already slipped and stepped onto the balcony railing.

Just as Arthur was about to go against the wind, a hand gently pressed down on his shoulder.

Arthur whirled around, his eyes now transformed into the vertical pupils of a dragon. "Albert!"

Albert's smile vanished abruptly. He stared blankly at his twin brother, who was half a head taller than him.

Li Aili couldn't help but stand up and say, "Albert, saving lives is the priority!"

But he said calmly, "Arthur, have you never reflected on the reasons why the Holy Dragon was destroyed?"

Albert didn't need his brother's answer. "You think—the Emperor didn't sign that so-called 'alliance pact'?"

Albert turned his head and raised his chin slightly at the chaotic royal court below, "But in the face of the war of gods, they are just a bunch of 'trash'."

Arthur: "..."

Albert turned around and looked at Arthur expressionlessly. "I'm going to find the useful ones among the trash."

“My brother, if you can’t help, then please don’t make things worse.”

Li Ai Li dared not imagine how devastating Albert's words would be to Arthur, who was his only 'family'.

It was as if Albert was using a knife to slice Arthur's heart piece by piece.

“Albert!” Li Aili could no longer remain silent.

Albert's jawline tightened, and he turned his back to Li Aili instead of looking at her.

“Li Aili Holy Dragon, I swear by the glory of the Holy Dragon, today, not a single person will die unjustly here. I will never betray those who truly follow the Holy Dragon.”

As they were speaking, the boulder suddenly plummeted down.

km!

100 meters!

Ten meters!!

"No—!" Despair filled everyone's faces.

Arthur tackled Ellie, his enormous dragon wings tearing through her military uniform.

Li Aili took out several bottles of the highest quality 'shield' potion, and quickly sprayed one of them onto Arthur.

The rest were given to others.

Just as the giant meteorite smashed the 'Golden Bell' atop the highest point of Clark Palace, Albert, observing the 'various aspects of life' in the royal gardens, spoke calmly:

“Gilmanoa”.

"I will serve you forever—my master."

Time stood still.

Everything turned black and white.

Only Gilmanoa waved his bone wings.

He hummed a country tune from the time of the Holy Dragon, swaggered down to the foot of the meteorite, and casually left a claw mark.

The meteorite that could have buried the entire capital of Clark vanished without a trace.

Then, time resumed.

Li Aili sat blankly on the royal chair, and asked in confusion, "Huh?"

She could feel her heart pounding, but she had no memory of the 'falling meteorite'.

Arthur sat upright in the high-backed chair beside her, his brows slightly furrowed.

As the most orthodox lord of the Dragon Realm, Arthur has already touched the edge of the 'Laws of Time and Space'.

Therefore, he could sense the 'incongruity' in time and space that had not yet been smoothed out.

Arthur's expression changed instantly.

He suddenly looked at Albert. "What did you do?"

Victoria leaned in to look curiously.

Albert stood up unhurriedly. "Alright, let's witness this moment of alliance being formed together."

As he spoke, he invited everyone sitting in the hall to come out onto the terrace.

Despite his reluctance, Fisher-Nankey gave Albert face today and was the first to stand up and walk to the terrace.

Li Aili glanced at Arthur with a puzzled look, and the couple followed closely behind.

“Arthur…”

Arthur spoke softly, "I know."

Li Aili then stopped talking.

Victoria stood up and quietly walked to Albert's side.

Albert naturally extended an arm.

Victoria immediately transformed into a cheerful 'little bird,' jumping up and down as she took his arm.

Albert's lips curled slightly upward as he raised his other hand and waved to the kings below who had successfully signed the contracts.

Li Aili stared blankly at the half-empty Royal Garden below the stage.

She didn't come to her senses until Arthur gently patted her.

"Arthur, why do I feel like there shouldn't be so few people here?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the ground beneath her feet tremble slightly.

"Ah! This is—an earthquake?!" Li Aili exclaimed in surprise.

This time, the earthquake was even more violent, almost instantaneously activating all the protective magic arrays in Clark Palace.

But before they could last even a second, the sound of the magic array shattering rang out one after another.

The palace collapsed in an instant.

Almost simultaneously, with a loud "boom," a deep, bottomless crack appeared in the ground.

Everyone was preoccupied with their own survival. One moment the kings of various races were going through the signing process, and the next they had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Arthur reacted extremely quickly. Before the palace completely collapsed, he picked up Li Aili and his muscles were tense, as if he was about to soar into the sky and get away from the danger on the ground.

“Gilmanoa,” Albert called softly, unhurriedly.

The little bone dragon, still wanting more, flapped its wings and darted away.

The world turned black and white again, and Gilmanoa hummed a cheerful tune. With every inch of the crevice he passed through, 'black and white little men' flew out of the bottomless chasm.

And the earth, which was shattered like a broken watermelon, slowly healed.

Just like a disaster movie played in reverse, the last crack in the earth was 'healed'.

Like a kitten guarding its mouse hole, intently waiting for its prey, Gilmanoa tucked its two front paws in and then plopped down on Albert's shoulder.

The fire of the soul burning in those eyes stared intently at the heavens where the gods resided.

The black and white world has turned colorful again.

Li Aili maintained her waving gesture, her gaze fixed on the seemingly normal Royal Garden, but her brows furrowed slightly.

"...Strange, are there fewer people again?" Li Aili muttered to herself.

Upon hearing this, Arthur glanced at Gilmanoa without making a sound.

The skeletal dragon was tilting its head back at a 45-degree angle, with only its tail slapping incessantly, suggesting that Arthur's intuition might not be wrong.

"Then, raise your glasses high to celebrate our alliance—"

Before he could finish speaking, a golden light pierced the sky, like the rising sun dispelling the thick clouds and bringing 'light' back to the capital of Clark.

"Very well, we both feel that there is no point in continuing to test each other."

As the golden light dissipated, 'Destiny,' half-covered in divine light, looked down with a chilling and terrifying gaze at the 'Holy Dragon Twins,' who resembled ants.