Within the empire, those who hold the title of general are not numerous.
Even Angus, the former head of the Delin family who guarded the north, did not receive such an honor.
Like His Majesty, he was also a "powerful figure of the previous era".
He was already of retirement age, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for the people of the far north.
hero.
This word rose in everyone's mind.
"I see."
The emperor's voice sounded devoid of any emotion.
Yet, within his chest, a furious fire seemed to emanate, capable of devouring everything.
A powerful aura instantly filled the entire hall, as if it could ignite everything in the next second.
Suddenly, everyone saw it.
A red lion loomed in and out of sight behind Aubrey.
It bared its massive teeth, and a fierce glint slowly emanated from its eyes.
The lion, with its massive body, slowly rose from behind its throne and looked toward the northern sky.
"Vladimir's sacrifice will not have been in vain."
This terrifying aura made it difficult for the knight to breathe.
He could only barely lift his head and hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, please...please allow me to speak frankly...the matter is not as you think."
"To be precise, apart from the investigation troops brought by the Second Prince... there were no casualties."
"The general also survived."
The news caused an uproar throughout the hall.
The emperor's clenched fist suddenly loosened, and he exhaled, the powerful oppressive feeling dissipating with his breath.
He lowered his head and slowly looked at the knight with an extremely cold gaze.
"Tell me everything you know at once."
"yes!"
The knight was startled, his legs trembled, and he began to speak at length:
"The situation was already extremely precarious, but in the very end..."
“Erica du Chloe, the Duke of Reeves’ daughter, stepped forward.”
...
Amidst the endless raging winds, the divine dragon seemed poised to burst through the clouds and plunge into the earth at any moment.
Vladimir spread his arms and closed his eyes.
They were already prepared to die for their cause.
But suddenly...
The raging wind gradually calmed down.
The overwhelming sense of crisis slowly dissipated.
Vladimir didn't even feel the pain; for a moment, he thought he was in heaven.
He tentatively opened his eyes.
The surrounding damage was still incredibly severe, no different from before.
The surrounding mages were still injured.
Without exception, they all widened their eyes, slowly raised their heads, and looked ahead.
That wasn't them looking at him, Vladimir knew it perfectly well.
He followed the gaze with equal curiosity and looked over.
A blond figure stood on the edge of a cliff in the snow-capped mountain.
The wind seemed to gather around her, blowing her white robes, which swirled and swayed in the whirlwind.
Before her, people finally saw what the giant dragon looked like.
Its enormous body hovered in the sky, covered with a layer of hard scales that looked like obsidian, and trembled uncontrollably in the hurricane, making a low, rumbling sound like rocks rubbing together.
The scales on its body flashed with streaks of light from time to time, spreading throughout its entire body through the gaps between the scales.
Its pupils are enormous, so terrifying that the pupils alone can be the size of a person.
Nobody understands how this monster can fly.
It clearly has no wings, but the wind seems to cling to its body, allowing it to float.
But Erica showed no fear in the face of this monster; instead, she stared at it defiantly.
"I know you're looking for me."
"Isn't that... enough?"
A colossal dragon floated in the air, its majestic eyes fixed intently on Erica.
There was no sense of terrifying crisis; compared to before, it had become incredibly calm.
No one understood why the ferocious serpent had suddenly become docile.
Just because of Erica? Because she came?
Vladimir stared wide-eyed and whispered beside him.
He was afraid that his voice would cause the huge monster in front of him to move again.
"Amelia."
"Didn't I tell you to take her away..."
A woman walked up to Vladimir and took off her hood.
"She insisted on coming back."
She was still wearing an eye mask and had a lollipop in her mouth, which revealed her identity.
"So you're going to listen to her and bring her back!?"
Vladimir's voice was low, suppressing his anger.
If something really happens to that child.
How can he explain this to his old friend?
"Hey, old man."
"I don't want to listen to your lectures."
Amelia glanced at him, completely disapproving of his demeanor.
"But what if she encounters danger..."
Before Vladimir could finish speaking, Amelia interrupted him.
"I only look at the results."
"Now, you are still alive; she saved you."
"This is the result."
She calmly gazed ahead, looked at Erica in front of her, and opened her mouth.
The blond-haired child only said one sentence.
"Don't... hurt them."
The dragon's eyes seemed to possess a certain intelligence, with a few rays of light flowing within their sockets.
Suddenly, it raised its head and let out a long howl towards the low-hanging sky.
In an instant, a chaotic storm, carrying swirling snowflakes, swept across the land.
It seemed to want to swallow everything around it.
Amidst the wind and snow, everyone had to raise their hands to shield their eyes.
Finally, the storm that had suddenly erupted gradually subsided.
The dark, low-hanging clouds in the sky gradually dispersed.
The moment the view cleared, everyone anxiously looked ahead.
This also includes Vladimir.
At the edge of the snow cliff, the terrifying monster vanished along with the boundless dark clouds.
Incidentally, they also took the blonde girl with them.
They stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
But only Amelia.
She put her hands in her pockets, her expression calm, closed her eyes, and felt the surroundings, the once again calm, yet with a slight rustling of cold wind.
"That's amazing."
“A magical wind, and…”
"A remarkable person."
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