Chapter 500: Crystal Dragon Clan Declared War
"Father, we have to take that land and destroy that Fletcher family from its roots." Balerion said, letting go of his thoughts of taking revenge on his own. He knew he needed the clan’s help and changed his posture like he was filled with righteous energy and was doing it for the clan.
Everyone standing there was an old fox and naturally saw through his acting. It was obvious Balerion originally intended to monopolise the mine for himself.
Only after failing had he suddenly become ’devoted to the clan.’
Still, none of them cared. Because one thing mattered above all else:
If the Fletcher territory truly contained a Crystal Blood Stone mine... then the Crystal Dragon Clan would absolutely take it.
"I am ready to lead the army to the Fletcher territory and raze it to the ground." Balerion declared immediately.
His eyes burned with hatred. He wanted to be the one who took revenge with his own hands.
Everyone in the hall remained silent and looked towards clan leader Ignis, as ultimately, the decision rested with him. As for who was leading the army, they didn’t care; all they wanted were crystal blood stones.
Clan Leader Ignis remained silent for a moment and then finally said, "Alright, I grant you the authority to lead the army to attack the Fletcher family and take control of that land."
Balerion’s eyes lit up instantly. But before he could celebrate, Ignis continued.
"However, since you said there might be a transcendent entity hidden, I will ask the grand elder to silently follow you. Since it relates to the Crystal Bloodstone mine, we cannot be careless."
"Yes, Father." Balerion nodded. Indeed, there’s definitely a terrifying transcendent hiding there, and with Grand Elder’s presence, he can be fearless, as Grand Elder is said to have reached third-order transcendent hundreds of thousands of years ago.
With the grand elder’s strength, he would definitely take care of the transcendent hidden in the Fletcher family, and then nothing could stop him from razing the land with blood.
"Okay, get ready." Ignis commanded coldly.
"Mobilise the Second Legion Red Dragon Army along with its commanders."
"They are to conquer the Fletcher territory."
And with the command of the clan leader, the Crystal Dragon clan started to make its move.
Within an hour, a thousand warriors gathered. Each of them was at least at the peak of the eternal god realm; more than sixty were half-step transcendents, but what stood out were the four commanders, each radiating a terrifying aura surpassing the peak half-step transcendents.
Especially a man with red horns on his head whose aura seemed to be even more terrifying than the other three commanders.
Then a battle horn rang across the heavens.
The aura of the thousand-man army surged violently, becoming fierce and overwhelming like a tidal wave of destruction.
"Red Dragons, move out!"
The commander with a red horn roared, and then they followed Balerion, who looked at the thousand Red Dragon warriors along with the four commanders.
"Haha, Fletcher family, I am coming; get ready to be slaughtered." He laughed, and slowly the thousand of them boarded the ancient warship and disappeared.
Such movements didn’t go unnoticed by other ancient clans, especially the ones who were on bad terms with the crystal dragon clan, as they had spies within. They quickly get to know what is happening.
Although the news about Crystal blood stones was well hidden, news that the Crystal Dragon Clan was preparing to attack the Fletcher Family spread rapidly across Rion.
And publicly— they used Balerion’s humiliation as the reason for the war.
The storm was raging as quite a lot of ancient clans took an interest in this conflict. This was the first and somewhat biggest conflict that had appeared after the continent of Rion was merged.
So, many ancient clans sent their spies to watch and understand both sides’ strengths. They all wanted to see what kind of chaos they would create.
Suddenly all eyes were on the Fletcher family.
The Fletcher family at that time also got to know about this, as they weren’t like before without means to know what was happening outside. Even some ancient clans also privately send messages.
Of course, none of them acted out of kindness. They simply wanted to watch the drama unfold.
If the Fletcher family survived, they could later claim goodwill for providing information. And if the family were destroyed—then they lost nothing whatsoever.
Grandpa William, hearing the news, was shocked and started to feel anxious, as this was big. Although he believes in his grandson, he still couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
He quickly went to Apollo to tell him the news about the Crystal Dragon Clan’s attack.
Apollo who just lying in his garden chilling and enjoying the weather saw his grandpa come running.
"Grandpa, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" He asked calmly, releasing a mysterious aura which seemed to calm Grandpa William.
Grandpa William took a deep breath before speaking.
"Yes... we’re in trouble."
"It seems the Crystal Dragon Clan has launched a massive attack. They’ve already dispatched an army, and it should be on its way here now."
His expression was heavy with worry.
Yet at the same time, he instinctively looked towards Apollo with hope.
Because deep down, he believed that as long as his grandson remained calm... the Fletcher family would survive anything.
"Oh..." Apollo’s eyes glowed fiercely for a second, but then they quickly calmed down. "Don’t worry, Grandpa, everything will be alright. Let them send an army or whoever they want; I will be waiting."
"Hopefully they wouldn’t be weak; otherwise it wouldn’t be fun," he said with a calm expression with a small grin on his face, which surprised Grandpa William.
It was like he seemed to not care about the army of the crystal dragon clan and even took them as a warm-up session. Grandpa William, seeing this, felt relieved as it appeared his grandson seemed to not take the ancient crystal dragon clan seriously.
"Grandpa, you just need to watch; bring some chairs and tables along with drinks, as it’s not every day you can see this level of battle."
