Chapter1046:Saramanda
"There’snotasinglepersonwhocanfight."
"Isthereanyoneelse?"
Theogregirlwhosentthethreealmosthero-rankedknightsflyingintotheskywithonestrikeplantedhergiantaxenexttoherandonceagainextendedherindexfinger.
"BigsisterSaramanda,you’reawesome!"
"Wewillfollowyouourwholelives!"
"Youarethebestinourtrollclan!"
Hmm,accordingtothenamingcustomsofthetrollclan,Saramandaisthetruenameoftheogregirlwhocurrentlydominatestheentireempire’sheadquarters.Thisisnotanordinarytruenamethatanytrollcanpossess.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袠)
Inthetraditionofthetrollclan,onlyheroeswhohavehunteddownpowerfulenoughpreyarequalifiedtoobtainthegloryofatruename.Theyalsostripthecreatureofitsbloodlinepowerandintegrateitintotheirownbloodline.
Havingthetruename"Saramanda"meansthatthisyoungogregirlhasoncekilledafirelizardkingwithhero-rankedstrength.
It’samightycreaturethatresidesinvolcanicareas,withbloodflowingwiththepowerofburningflames.Itcangrowuptoaboutsevenmeterslongatmostandisoneofthefewmonstersthatposeathreattotrolls.
Thename"Saramanda"isatitlethatonlythekingsofthefirelizardtribepossess.
Inthetrollclan’shabitat,thispowerfulmonsterisoneoftherareterrifyingcreaturesthatcanpreyontrolls,possessingthestrengthequivalenttoahumanhero-rankedbeing.
Whentrollswerestillyoung,theywouldhearadultsthreateningthemlikethis-"Thosewhodon’tbehavewillbeeatenbySaramanda."
Thisscarythingisn’tjustamade-upthreat,thisfirelizardkingreallydideatmembersofthetrolltribe.Itsterrifyingstomachcandigestthebodiesoftrolls,andit’stheonlymonsteraroundthetrolltribe’shabitatthatcanharmthem.
Thetrollclanhasformedmanyteamstotryanddefeatit,butbecausethismonsterisveryclever,ithidesinthehugemaze-likecaveinsidethevolcanoassoonasitsmellsthescentofthetrollarmy.
Thetrollclanisknownfortheirstrengthindirectcombat,butthey’renotskilledinconqueringmazesandsuch,sotheywereneverabletocatchthiscunningfirelizardking.
Thismonsterusedtobeanightmarefortrollclanchildrenforhundredsofyears,butintheend,itwaskilledbyher,whowasstillayounggirl.
Whenthefirelizardkingsawthislittletastytroll,itthoughtitcouldeather,soitrushedoutwithoutanyhesitation.Buttheresultwas...
Thatfirelizardking,whohadthepowerofahero,wasbeatentodeathbyherwithherownstick.
Accordingtothetrollclan’straditions,sheinheritedthetitleofthisfirelizardking.
Thename"Saramanda"describesherdangerousnature.
Inheritingthenatureofthetrollclan,Saramandaisveryeagerforbattlesandhasanunusualpassionforweaponsandequipment.
Thesticksheusedwasthebiggestandthickestinhertribe,evenstrongerthanthechief’sstick.
Afterdefeatingeveryoneinhertribe,Saramandastartedpursuingmorepowerfulweapons.Atthistime,thetrollclanhappenedtomakeadealwithhumanmerchantsanddecidedtosendanunderagegirlfromtheirtribetojointheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
Hmm,thenextthingisverysimple.
Saramandawasreleased!
Atthismoment,sheeagerlyimitatedthegesturesshehadlearnedfromhumanmercenariesandprovocativelygesturedtowardstheImperialArmyheadquarters,knownasthestrongestonthecontinent.
"Comeon,bringiton,somethingstronger!"
"Thethreefromearlier,Icantakeontenofthem.Givemesomeonemorechallenging!"
Thisisn’tboasting.Saramanda,whocomesfromthetrollclan,doesn’tknowwhatboastingmeans.It’sthetruth.
Beingabletodefeatthefirelizardkingwithjustastickand,accordingtotrollclantraditions,stripawaythetruenamepowerofthefirelizardking,herpotentialfarexceedswhathumanscanimagine.
Evenintheeraofgods,shewasatop-notchherocandidatewhocouldsingle-handedlyfightthefirelizardking.
Afterbeingdeprivedofhertruenamepower,shehadnotyetreachedthehero-rankedlevel.Butsheeffortlesslytookontenopponentsofthesamerank.
"Soarrogant!"
"Thisfoolthinksit’sstillthedivineerawherebattleswerefoughtwiththebody!"
"Ican’ttakeitanymore!"
TheImperialArmy’sbasewasinchaos,andseveralyoungpeoplewerefilledwithrighteousanger.
Thethreealmosthero-rankedknightswhojustfoughtwereamongthetopfiveexpertsoftheImperialArmyenvoythistime.
ButthestrengthoftheImperialArmyisnotsolelybasedonindividualabilities.
Don’tforget,whatisthetruetrumpcardoftheImperialArmy!
It’samagicalarmorthatcombinesancientmysteriouspowerandscience!
Evenifit’snotatimeofwar,thisdiplomaticteamisequippedwithrealmilitaryarmor,whichisknownasaterrifyingpowerthatcancompletelychangetheformofwar,beforethekingdom’snuclearexplosionforbiddenspellappeared.
"Ogre,doyouhavethegutstofightuswithourstrongestweapons!"Whenitcomestophysicalcombat,probablynooneintheimperialdiplomaticteamcandefeattheogre,whoisacclaimedasthelandwarfareaceofthedivineera.Butit’sdifferentwhenusingthepowerofmilitaryarmor.
"Oh,thereareevenstrongerones,noproblem,bringthemallout!"
"I’mlookingforwardtoit,thepowerofthatbigguyofyours."Saramandalickedherlips.Eversinceshelearnedaboutthe"giantweapon"fromtheimperialarmy,shehadbeenwaitingforthismoment.
Forthetrollclan,thereisnothinginthisworldthattheycan’tfight,exceptfordragons.
"Alright,asyousaid."
"You’reheadingtowardsadeadend!"
Severalyoungandvigorousimperialknights,whowerealreadydissatisfiedwiththisunequaltreaty,quicklyelectedthetopexpertofthisdiplomaticteam,asquadleaderfromthesecondmagicarmylegionoftheempire.
AftertheEmpire’stopmagicarmylegion,theFirstLegion,wascompletelywipedoutbyaforbiddenspellthatcausedanuclearexplosion,theSecondLegionbecamethemostpowerfulcombatunitintheEmpire.
ThisyoungcaptainnamedMorriswasaprominentherointheborderwarwiththeKingdom.HewasoneofthemostoutstandingknightsintheinvasionoftheKingdom.
Themass-producedmachinethathepilotsisrenownedforitsabilitytounleashmorethanthreetimesthepowerofothermass-producedmachines.
Tohonorhisglory,theEmpirespeciallyallowedhimtomodifyhismass-producedmachinewitharedpaintjob.ItwassaidthathewouldsoonbetransferredtotheFirstLegion,evenwiththechanceofbecomingacaptain.
ItwassaidthattheEmpirehadalreadypreparedhistransferorders,buttheydidn’texpecttheFirstLegiontobecompletelywipedoutwithoutanywarning.
"War...it’strulymeaningless,"Morrissighed.Intruth,hewasanobledescendantwhoreveredtheancientcodeofchivalryanddislikedsenselessconflicts.