Chapter 417: Chapter 313: The War That Ended Suddenly
The Dragon Knights from both sides were shocked. However, when they realized it was Long Yi, their reactions were drastically different.
The knights from the Black Dragon Empire turned pale with fear. Although they were confident in their own abilities, Long Yi had become a symbol of death amongst them. Most recently, this bastard Long Yi had been captured by the Black Dragon Empire. However, not only did he escape, but he also managed to kill three hundred and thirty Dragon Knights during his flight! Among these, three hundred knights had disappeared without a trace, along with their Mount Dragons! Despite the official statement suggesting that Long Yi lured these knights into a trap, such as extraordinarily powerful explosives, the cause of death did not matter. What mattered was that they were all killed by Long Yi!
As the war began, almost every Black Dragon Empire knight was hoping to avoid Long Yi. To start with, Long Yi was nowhere to be seen. This bolstered the confidence of the Black Dragon knights, some even started to believe that Long Yi had perished elsewhere.
On the other hand, every Dragon Knight of the White Dragon Empire eagerly wished for Long Yi to join their legion. However, they soon realized that they could only rely on themselves, which entailed fighting tirelessly.
But now, Long Yi had appeared.
Cheers erupted!
The White Dragon Empire broke into thunderous cheer that reverberated across the battlefield. Every Knight seemed to draw strength, their attacks became fiercer and their flight in the sky, more intimidating!
In contrast, the Black Dragon Empire knights instinctively began to retreat from the direction pointed by Bajie!
Long Yi couldn’t help but laugh!
Little Zi was grinning behind Long Yi and said, "Brother Long, your presence is even more inspiring than a spell of motivation. Look at your comrades, they’re going wild."
Long Yi nodded, "Because they know, their strongest support has arrived."
"Bah! Bragging!"
"Me, bragging!? Watch, let me show you what ’the strongest’ is!"
Long Yi suddenly leaped high into the air while Xiaoyou, performing a roll in mid-air, caught Long Yi with the dragon saddle.
"Bajie! Freestyle attack! Let’s make a splash!"
With a roar, Bajie accelerated, charging his destructive molten iron Dragon Breath, while Xiaoyou rushed into enemy lines carrying Long Yi!
Faced with the threatening presence of Long Yi, the Black Dragon Empire knights couldn’t even organize a proper attack! When Long Yi’s crystal greatsword cut down the first opponent, he noticed that his opponent had been scared to wet his pants!
This was the terror he induced.
When an enemy holds the lives of many of your comrades, you strive to eliminate that threat. However, when this enemy has killed hundreds of your comrades and you could be the next, he becomes a grim reaper harvesting lives.
The enemy was routed with the first blow.
The commander of the Black Dragon Empire couldn’t comprehend the terrifying image of Long Yi that strikes fear into their knights’ hearts. The situation seemed like déjà vu, similar to a past incursion by the Black Dragon Empire. At that time, nine Dragon Knights, led by Yake Black, were carefully crafted to represent the Mark of the Dragon and they had breached deep into the White Dragon Empire. The unprepared White Dragon Knights collapsed at first touch, if it wasn’t for Elsa suddenly demonstrating godly power and killing all nine Dragon Knights, who knows, the Black Dragon Empire might have snatched a part of the White Dragon Empire’s territory.
At this moment, reminiscing was useless. Once the first deserter appeared, morale was doomed to crumble.
"Damn! Don’t run away! I just got here!"
Long Yi shouted and chased after the enemy, but no one dared to look back. Under Long Yi’s leadership, the White Dragon Empire knights once again started the pursuit, regretfully, before Long Yi could even swing his sword thrice, the enemy had disappeared!
Damn it, although I’m strong, it shouldn’t have been this one-sided! You’re soldiers, fight back! Long Yi silently cheered on the Black Dragon Empire knights in his heart, unfortunately, the enemy couldn’t hear him.
Chef Mosquito and Wesley could only look on flabbergasted from afar.
"Honestly, I feel like crying." said Wesley.
"Go on and cry, I understand." Chef patted Wesley on the shoulder.
"Yes, not everyone can suffer from diarrhea like you do." Mosquito added.
"Damn it! What nonsense! I mean, we risked our lives, my eyes are nearly blinded from exhaustion, the moment Brother Long shows up, those idiots from Black Dragon Empire run off in fright!" protested Wesley.
"You’re right, and that’s why there’s only one Brother Long." Chef replied.
"..."
Wesley and Mosquito looked at Chef in astonishment.
"What are you two looking at me like that for?" Chef asked confused.
"This guy must be possessed by a shape-shifter!" Wesley abruptly exclaimed.
"Right! This fatty suddenly becoming so philosophical? Definitely not normal! Speak! Where’s the real fatty?" Mosquito joined in.
"Out of my sight! I’ve always been this philosophical! You two idiots just didn’t realize it!"
As the three of them continued to banter, they saw a point of light in the distance speeding towards them!
"Floating Light Dragon? Is there a command from above?"
Wesley asked.
The Floating Light Dragon is renowned as the fastest dragon species in the Dragon Clan. It is a small dragon, and also a subspecies of the Silver Dragon. Its entire body is silver in colour and when it moves at high speeds, the light and shadows give the impression that it’s floating, hence the name Floating Light Dragon. Unlike most known Dragon Clan members, the Floating Light Dragon can cast magic. Thanks to this ability, its speed reaches levels that ordinary dragon clan members wouldn’t even dream of.
Some scholars now argue that Silver Dragons should not be considered part of the Dragon Clan as a distinguishing characteristic of the Dragon Clan is that they can’t cast magic, but Silver Dragons can. Of course, with such distinct Dragon Clan attributes, you can’t classify them as lizards either.
The Floating Light Dragon does not have a Dragon Knight. These dragons do not belong to the Dragon God Shrine. They join various countries of their own volition and most often serve the role of message carriers.
Soon, the Floating Light Dragon left, and the command was finally issued.
Ceasefire! All Dragon Knights must promptly return to their respective territories and await further instructions!
This command obviously left all the Dragon Knights confused.
Why not pursue an advantage? The present situation is greatly in our favor!
However, an order is an order, and this one was an urgent command, leaving no room for any negotiation.
All warriors were to immediately return, leaving the Dragon Knights of the Black Dragon Empire completely bewildered. Has the White Dragon Empire gone mad? Letting such an opportunity pass by?
Almost simultaneously, orders arrived from the Black Dragon Empire’s command. All Dragon Knights must immediately return to their territories, no mistakes allowed!
As a result, everyone knew that a serious incident had occurred.
Soon, the world learned that a major event had happened.
The inter-dimensional scar on the Gentle Wind Plain had erupted once again, and this time, the wound was larger. The number of monsters pouring from it was several times what it had been during the previous explosion!
The eruptions of the inter-dimensional scar on the Gentle Wind Plain had always followed a certain pattern. But for some reason, the last explosion didn’t fall within the predicted timeline, and this one was even more sudden.
Faced with the large-scale invasion of monsters, the war was no longer of importance. There was no ceasefire agreement between the White Dragon Empire and the Black Dragon Empire, rather both empires withdrew their Dragon Knights and began to plan their combat strategies against the monsters.
Everything was going according to plan!
This was exactly what Long Yi had aimed for!
This war had been orchestrated as a cover for the operation on the Gentle Wind Plain. Continuing the war would bring no benefits to the White Dragon Empire. But announcing a sudden ceasefire would dramatically impact morale. So, Long Yi chose the last day to suddenly join the battlefield. He wanted to create the image that the White Dragon Empire had gained a significant advantage, but they had to retract their forces due to the threat of the monsters.
Yes, this was Long Yi’s intention.
In reality, expecting Long Yi to change the course of the entire war? That’s simply impossible! Even the thick-skinned Long Yi himself hadn’t thought of such a thing. Awaiting the end of a war to bring about a change through Long Yi, would be a futile exercise, even if it killed him.
Thus, the battle ended abruptly, and the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire cursed those monstrous infuriating creatures. After being suppressed for so long, and with Long Yi’s appearance promising a significant advantage in the local battlefield, the idea of not being able to capitalize on their advantage and instead having to withdraw, was difficult to accept.
However, to Long Yi, whether it was the operation on the Gentle Wind Plain or testing the strength of the Dragon Knights on the battlefield, both objectives had been accomplished. Consequently, the outcome was satisfactory to all.
But, to certain individuals, this wasn’t the case.
"Tilian, look at this report, look at what your wise Dragon Knights have done. You tell me, do you plan to continue with your plans?" the Emperor asked.
"No, Your Majesty, I have realized my mistake. Therefore, I have prepared an even better plan for you," Tilian said, handing over the plan on a single piece of paper.
The Emperor took a glance at it, and his eyes lit up immediately.
"Hahaha, this plan is pure madness! But I love madness! Proceed, Tilian! If successful, you will be the Chief Scientist of my Black Dragon Empire!"
The Emperor threw the paper on the floor and left laughing maniacally. Tilian picked up the paper, glanced at the content, sneered, and burnt it silently in his hand.
The scale of the monster invasion was unprecedented. All the active Dragon Knights were dispatched, even the Dragon Knight Academy had once again issued monster hunting tasks. The aim was to exterminate the monsters in the shortest time possible. It wasn’t just the monsters within the White Dragon Empire’s territory. There were also several small countries dependent on the White Dragon Empire that had limited power to resist the monster invasion and were waiting for the White Dragon Empire’s rescue.
This time, on the battlefield, both the White Dragon Empire Knights who had been suppressed by the Black Dragon Empire and those Knights of the White Dragon Empire who wanted to chase but couldn’t, had found a vent for their frustration.
Long Yi, on the other hand, had a very packed schedule. After a brief greeting with Emperor Kirei, he hurried to the Royal Research Institute. He had to immediately transport the ninth-level monster to Darkness City to prepare the vaccine. There was not a moment to lose. (To be continued. If you like this work, please cast your recommendation votes on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)
