Capítulo 4: Loathful Rotten Apple
Editor: Atlas Studios
Aca turned pale as he looked at the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon that suddenly rose up and the long sword blades that were less than a foot from his face. He had long heard about the bloodthirsty temperament of the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragons known as the 'Dragons of Slaughter'. But never did he expect to face one at such a close distance and for it to want to kill him in front of his mount partner, the Fire-Attribute Giant Dragon Messiah.
"What do you want to do? Gold Coin, don't think that just because you're good at fighting that I'll be scared of you. I'm not so easy to push around!" the Fire-Attribute Giant Dragon Messiah roared loudly. It had always disliked the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon Gold Coin and was furious. Damn it. This mercurial Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon almost killed my partner in front of me. The Dragon God really shouldn't have included Metal-Attribute Giant Dragons in the list of dragons that could enter into contracts.
Messiah spouted a hot wall of fire to protect his knight. The high temperature of the blazing fire wall instantaneously ignited the long, sharp blades of the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon extending from the tip of its dragon wings into even glowing red. The high temperature of the flames even made the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon feel a sense of numbness on the long blades. After all, reaching a certain level of high temperature would also considerably weaken the control and response of Metal-Attribute Giant Dragons to their metalized body parts.
The Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon sneered coldly, retracted its sharp blades, and nonchalantly laid back in disdain.
"Well, what do we have here? Haha. Dragon Knight Molin, who might be killed by his Giant Dragon at any time, and Dragon Knight Aca, who is practicing stealth, so the both of you are hiding here. Are the two disobedient Giant Dragons fighting against one another? It's such a disgrace to the Dragon Knight Legion!" An annoying voice came from above the snow peak, interrupting Molin and Aca's conversation. He had seen the scene just now.
Molin's and Aca's faces changed, eyes flashing in disgust. They looked up and saw a wyvern carrying a young man in extremely gorgeous and striking armor, flying over the snow peak.
This fellow was Glenn, the only child of Harrison, the Minister of Civil Affairs. With his father's powerful connections and money, he obtained a drake-family wyvern to be his mount. He made himself a master-level set of mithril armor and a magnificent cloak, forced his way into the Dragon Knight Legion, and got the title of an Air Rider, often using this identity to cause trouble everywhere.
And now, he was sent to the battlefield to obtain some military merits. His flamboyant silver mithril armor and incompetent battle aura made him the biggest target in the sky. To put it bluntly, the Air Riders fought in front while he stayed behind to take advantage of the situation to rack up military merits along the way.
There was no choice. His father was one of the four ministers of the empire's finance, law, civil affairs, and military affairs ministries. The Dragon Knight Legion's supervisor, Earl Mukori, was a snob and keen to fawn upon the rich and powerful Minister of Civil Affairs, Harrison. Although the commander of the legion, Ruger, was an upright person, he could only bow to power, instruct all the Dragon Knights to take special care of this insolent foppish scion quietly, and even give him some merits so that he could get lost earlier.
The moment they saw Glenn appear, both Molin and Aca looked at each other and had the feeling that a rotten apple had spoiled the barrel.
"Aca, you are a noble. Don't stay too close to the pariahs! Be careful of falling in status." Perhaps because of being wary of Aca's noble identity and backing, Glenn was targeting Molin while his wyvern hovered in the air. "Molin! You better remember this. You need to kill ten enemies for me today. Remember to give the military merits to me. You'd better watch out if you dare to disobey me. A pariah like you should be grateful for being useful to a noble like me. Don't think that being a Dragon Knight will help you. Bah, pariahs are pariahs!"
The noble-born Glenn liked to show off his noble bloodline in front of the Dragon Knights who were commoners, gesturing arrogantly, acting nonsensically, and even extorting military merits and snatching the spoils of war.
It was probably the gods trying to be fair. The Dragon Knights that were able to sign the Dragon God Contract were more often than not commoners. For example, the Glenn standing before them, his soul could not resonate with a Giant Dragon at all.
He could only mount the poor wyvern that was forced to sign a slave contract and mess around in the Dragon Knight Legion as a Dragon Knight. Even the few non-Giant Dragon Air Riders in the legion were unwilling to associate with him and kept their distance.
Glenn threatened Molin while swearing. This was not the first time it happened. With his father's doting and the snobbish officials currying favor, it was even more out of control.
This fellow was a bastard.
"Glenn, I'm not afraid of you. If you dare to threaten my friend again, I'll pummel you!" Aca jumped out before waiting for Molin to be angry. Surrounding him was a fiery aura that resonated with the Fire-Attribute Giant Dragon beside him, rising the surrounding temperature quickly, causing creaking sounds from the scorching earth under his feet.
Seeing Aca furious, the Minister of Civil Affairs's foppish scion quickly withdrew with his wyvern since 'discretion is the better part of valor' and did not forget to retort before he left, "Aca, don't think that because you're a Dragon Knight, you can do whatever you want. I'm not afraid of you. You better keep your nose out of other people's business. Let's wait and see!" After speaking, he fled, fearing that it would be too late and Aca would beat him.
Wyverns were incomparable to Giant Dragons. How could Glenn not be envious, jealous, and hateful?
"Molin, don't be angry with someone like that. It's not worth it!" Aca looked angrily at that bastard riding the wyvern in the distance. He clenched his fist, intending to teach this insolent fellow a lesson the next time he met him. He would tarnish to the reputation of the Dragon Knights should they condone his actions any further. He said furiously, "I didn't expect to bump into this fellow in this battle. He is just like a disgusting fly. What rotten luck. Molin! You have to be careful. Don't let this rotten apple cause you trouble. His battle skills are nothing much, but he is first-class at stirring up trouble."
"Forget it. If a dog bites people, people can bite back. I'll be careful!" Molin, who was a wanderer since he was a child, had long been accustomed to the ways of the world and had experienced bullying by nobles. As long as they did not threaten his survival, he would not take it to heart. There were good and bad people among the commoners, and it was the same for the nobles. Aca was one of the few nobles he could become closer to and befriend.
Hearing what Molin said, Aca was a little relieved. Molin was indeed the most careful Dragon Knight in the Dragon Knight Legion. Otherwise, how could he have controlled the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon until now?
Suddenly, the two dragons Gold Coin and Messiah raised their heads and looked toward the southeast. In the distance, a dazzling red light spot rose higher and higher until it went through the clouds to an extremely high altitude and then burst into a cloud of fire.
Aca's playful look quickly faded, his face expressionless as he muttered, "Big event! The Tersi Empire is desperate to win. This signal represents an urgent situation in the war, an urgent military situation."
"Let's go! Messiah, let's give 'em hell!" Aca was like a bandit seeing a rich merchant convoy. He excitedly called out and jumped onto the Fire-Attribute Giant Dragon Messiah's back, taking the opportunity to leave and stay as far as possible away from the dangerous Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon. Only a calm person like Molin could stand having a Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon as his mount and even hold on until now and not get killed or frightened to death. It was already an unprecedented record. Having such a dangerous dragon mount that threatened both the knight and enemies was really a great challenge for human survival.
Swiftly moving its body, the Fire-Attribute Giant Dragon Messiah flapped its huge dragon wings and set off a heatwave as the fire on its body started to rise violently. Its four claws pushed the ground, and it soared into the sky while calling out to Molin. "Molin, quickly follow. If you're late, Commander Doyle is going to be livid again!"
"Gold Coin! Are you going, or do you want to remain here to recuperate?" Molin smiled and looked at the Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon, not knowing if this mercurial fellow would treacherously and shamelessly leave him here.
"Cut the crap! I want those Tersi bastards to have a taste of my prowess!" The Metal-Attribute Giant Dragon Gold Coin still remembered getting hit by the level nine magic and could not stand being provoked by Molin. Thinking of the big loss it had suffered, it roared and jumped up violently.
The corner of Molin's mouth curled up lightly. He quickly put on his helmet and stepped on a large rock to jump into the air. Gold Coin fanned its dragon wings to make a sonic boom before leaping into the air to catch Molin. Its wings flapped, causing a series of thunderous sonic booms, and it immediately caught up with Messiah and Aca, who were already a hundred meters away.
The two Giant Dragons moved speedily. Before long, they flew as high as the signal went into the sky. Looking down from one thousand meters above, the ground was like an ant colony. A large area of dense black spots gathered together, and only a small piece of brown belonging to the ground was occasionally exposed. More black spots, like water currents, flowed from the camps of both sides and converged, leaving only a narrow space for the confrontation between the two sides. The dense formations reflected the cold light of sharp edges, resembling the reflection of stardust.
The warm and humid air from the distant ocean flowed under the snow line of the Hailar Mountains and accumulated into thick clouds, adding to the grave atmosphere between heaven and the earth.
Sizzle!
Good gods, it was a stirred-up hornet's nest. The two knights and two dragons were all breathing cold air. It was the largest assembly since the war between the two countries started. It was if a huge gunpowder barrel was knocked over, and even a small spark could detonate the unbearable situation.
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