Chapter 531: 418 This is losing
Long Yi gasped for air in the sky. Due to constant support and aggressive attacks, even his strength was beginning to wane. From the sense transmitted through the contract, both Ai Lin and Suolin were approaching their physical limits, while Little Zi’s mental strength was also nearing exhaustion.
Bajie, beneath him, had hardly any molten iron left, and the blade edges on Xiaoyou’s wings were full of notches.
Even Long Yi had reached his limit.
It was clear that the ordinary Dragon Knights were exhausted. They dared not fight against the Dragon Knights who were filled with the power of Hell. Once hurt, the power of Hell would immediately start eroding the entire body. Even as a Dragon Knight with the Fighting Aura that could temporarily prevent Hell’s power from harming them immediately, this still meant they had to exert a tremendous amount of strength to suppress Hell’s power. How much strength could they possibly have left for battling?
Long Yi lifted his head, gazing into the distance.
Figuring out the time, it was about time for them to arrive.
The sky was slowly darkening, and the intense battle had caused everyone to forget about time. However, the nine small black dots approaching from the sunset direction brought a smile to Long Yi’s face.
"Brothers! Hang on for five more minutes!" Long Yi suddenly shouted. "Our reinforcements are here!"
Reinforcements?
Reinforcements?
Almost everyone felt a jolt in their hearts at these two words. Then, the distant dragon roar drew everyone’s attention to the distance. Hearing Long Yi’s words, and perhaps feeling the insecurity, the Dragon Knights of the Black Dragon Empire started to slow down their attack and began to shrink their front line. Meanwhile, the black dots on the horizon became gradually larger!
Roar!
With a deafening roar, a massive shadow descended from the sky.
It’s a Magic Abyss Dragon!
In fact, it’s here!
The Magic Abyss Dragon, with its massive size, was even larger than Bajie, who had a length of eighty meters. Compared to the hybrid of Magic Abyss Dragon and Black Dragon, Bajie, these pure-blooded Magic Abyss Dragons were even more terrifying. Their bodies were almost entirely clad in a metallic coat, and huge bone spurs extended from their heads to their tails. Their wings were tipped with flames, and wherever they flew, they left long streaks of flaming cloud trails in their wake!
"Roar!"
Bright molten metal spewed out from the sky, showering the Black Dragon Knights entirely. Unlike Bajie’s corrosive molten metal, the metal spewed from these pure-blooded Magic Abyss Dragons released all their heat instantly and solidified into tough Black Iron.
This instant heat release was enough to burn enemies into char in an extremely short time, and the robust Black Iron would make their struggles futile!
Such powerful Magic Abyss Dragons, there were as many as nine of them!
Not long after the Magic Abyss Dragons appeared, there was a distant horn sound from behind the Black Dragon Empire. All the Black Dragon Knights immediately converged their aura of Hell, retracted their formation, and began a retreating maneuver under cross-cover. Only when the last hint of black had disappeared from the ground did the Dragon Knights on this side begin cheering.
We won!
Victory!
Long live the White Dragon Empire!
We won?
Long Yi watched the retreating Black Dragon Knights, shaking his head. The long battle line was certainly beyond the coverage of the nine Magic Abyss Dragons. If the Black Dragon Knights adopted a fight-and-retreat strategy, they could entirely bypass the Magic Abyss Dragons and gradually wear down these Dragon Knights, who had run out of their power elixir and were exceedingly exhausted.
But they didn’t pause; maybe they feared losing more Dragon Knights?
Yet, on the same night, all the Dragon Knights on the border of the Black Dragon Empire had left, leaving only a few non-combative soldiers stationed there.
Long Yi was dumbfounded.
Nevertheless, unintelligent as he was, he immediately understood that there was only one reason for the Black Dragons’ retreat.
They had already achieved their goal.
They had forced out one of Long Yi’s trump cards.
Thanks to Long Yi’s active treatment, only one severely injured Dragon Knight died from the power of Hell. The rest were saved, but they would all be incapacitated for several days, even up to a month.
After hearing the post-war figures from the Emperor, Long Yi didn’t want to know. He only felt upset seeing them fall from the sky and turned into numbers.
After the war, the Group leader of the White Dragon Knight Order looked at the devastated battlefield and uttered a sentence.
"The era of the Guardian Dragon Knights has passed."
The war was over, and as Long Yi had predicted, the Black Dragon Knights had easily beaten the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire with the help of the power elixir. This result was unacceptable to every proud Dragon Knight. They once ruled the skies, but now they were reduced to winning by a narrow margin with the help of others.
The Group Leaders and Vice Captains of the five Dragon Knight Groups had a meeting lasting for three days to discuss the outcome. In the end, they made a decision that was entirely within Long Yi’s expectations.
The Dragon Knights must become stronger!
By any means necessary!
Seeing those bigshots making decisions as though they were heading for the execution ground, Long Yi laughed.
"Remain calm, leaders, the situation is not as ethically and morally wrong as you think."
In the beginning, a lot of data was obtained in the laboratory of the Black Dragon Empire. However, considering the opposition of the White Dragon Empire’s scientists towards it, Long Yi didn’t announce it, but was researching it on his own.
Clearly, it was time for these studies to bear fruit.
In fact, Long Yi had planned to, at some point, let these proud Dragon Knights suffer a defeat. But when he actually got to the battlefield, the power of the Black Dragon Empire far exceeded Long Yi’s imagination, and he wanted to make a decision to retreat. However, Kirei appeared. As he said, he knew what Long Yi was thinking. And, he voluntarily took up this responsibility. Although he didn’t say anything, the appearance of the emperor on the frontline explained everything.
As he said, some things are not the responsibility of Long Yi, but that of the emperor.
This was war, a competition of strength and a battle of mind games.
Kirei had long seen that the Black Dragon Empire could have two purposes this time around. One was to test the strength of their Black Dragon Knights, and the other was to push the White Dragon Empire to show their hand.
Although Long Yi did not see it as thoroughly, his instinct was to hide his hand. Kirei came to the frontlines one side to take up the responsibility that wasn’t originally Long Yi’s, and on the other hand, it was because he trusts Long Yi.
In the end, Long Yi made his move.
The Nine-headed Magic Abyss Dragon appeared, unsurprisingly.
As the war was about to begin, Long Yi had already sent Dandi 233 to bring news to the Magic Abyss Dragon, and the timing of its arrival was perfect.
Kirei guessed that Yake would be commanding the battle in the rear. When he saw the Magic Abyss Dragon, he immediately ordered a retreat.
His goal had been achieved.
Even though everyone knew that Long Yi’s mount was a Magic Abyss Dragon, very few could link the Magic Abyss Dragon with Sulfur Island. But now, Long Yi was telling Yake that the Magic Abyss Dragon of Sulfur Island was on their side.
It was an unforeseen event, but an anticipated result at the same time.
Yake experienced the formidable strength of the Abyss Dragon first-hand. These dominating creatures do not rely on Dragon Power, but fight using their formidable bodies, rendering the rules of the Plane basically useless. With power far above that of a Black Dragon, an Abyss Dragon can easily destroy a Black Dragon and its rider.
For this reason, Yake ordered a retreat, but not without presenting himself as victorious.
The battle between the Black Dragon Empire and White Dragon Empire drew the attention of the world. Even though the Black Dragon Empire retreated, everyone knew that it was not a typical victory.
For a time, the standings of the White Dragon Empire and the Black Dragon Empire started to be reassessed worldwide. Fortunately, the powerful Magic Abyss Dragon earned quite a few points for the White Dragon Empire.
However, the long-term effects will have to stand the test of time.
At least for now, Long Yi didn’t have time to figure it all out.
At that moment, Long Yi was discussing plans in the lab of Mrs. Nor, the dean of the Biological Research Institute, about how to make the dragon knights stronger.
But the discussion was not going well. The White Dragon Empire’s traditional views were deep-seated, and changing them was no easy task. Mrs. Nor was even more traditional. Long Yi repeatedly conceded and reassured that he would not turn the dragon knights into monsters. Incredibly though, the response was only a headshake. Finally, Long Yi slammed the table and said, "You can keep shaking your head, Mrs. Nor, but the White Dragon Empire is being destroyed under your watchful eyes!"
Surprisingly, Mrs. Nor retorted, "Even if it was destroyed, it would be better than turning these children into monsters!"
Long Yi was stunned, "Mrs. Nor, are you serious?"
Mrs. Nor nodded firmly, saying, "If you want to win, you can find another way. I will never agree to make them into monsters."
With a sigh of helplessness, Long Yi scoffed, "I hope you can say that to those who just died in battle. I also hope that the next time the war starts, you can go to the frontlines yourself. That way, you can die with these dragon knights!"
Having said his part, Long Yi left Mrs. Nor standing there in shock and turned to leave.
Leaving the Biological Research Institute, Long Yi fiercely punched a nearby wall.
"What a bloody waste of time! At first, people asked me why I didn’t involve any biotechnology in my plans. Now that I have, she is giving me the cold shoulder."
Long Yi was not in a good mood at all.
Actually, Ai Lin somewhat understood Mrs. Nor. Although Mrs. Nor was a scientist, she was traditionally-minded and concerned about tradition. In her opinion, becoming stronger through biological means was crossing a forbidden line.
It was treading on God’s territory!
Ai Lin had been helping Long Yi persuade Mrs. Nor, but the old woman was stubborn to a surprising extent. Ai Lin had originally thought that since they were involved in scientific research, flexibility would be a given. She did not expect Mrs. Nor to be so obstinate.
"So what do we do now?" Suolin asked.
"I originally sought Mrs. Nor to use the lab and equipment of the institute. Now that she won’t allow it, does that mean we can’t do it ourselves?" Long Yi said angrily.
The reason Long Yi was so assertive was that his plans had received the backing of the majority of the dragon knights, as shown in the voting results of the five legions.
Nearly seventy percent of people called for increased strength, no matter the cost.
About twenty-eight percent of people wished to gain strength, but not at the cost of becoming monsters.
Less than two percent of people wished to maintain their current state, not wanting any changes.
Two percent could be ignored.
The desire for strength was a disease in the hearts of all dragon knights! (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
