Chapter653:TheTwinWitches
WhentheStarwingKnightsandtheRoyalArmyreturnedtothecity,themainroadofthecitywascrowdedwithpeople.
ManypeoplewhosawthespoilsoftheStarwingKnightsandtheprinceandtheycheeredloudlybytheroad.
"Longlivetheprince!"
"LonglivetheStarwingKnights!"
"Lettheevildragondie!"
"AslongasthereisourprinceandtheStarwingKnights,wedon’thavetobeafraidofdragonsanymore!"
YunXisighedashelistenedtopeople’sexcitedcheers.
It’sbetternottoletpeopleknowthetruth.
Onlyheknewhowterribletheevildragon’snestwas.
ThemasteroftheForgottenRuins,theQueenofAssyria,aslongasshewasthere,evenifwiththehelpoftheStarwingKnights,hehadnohopetobreakthroughtheForgottenRuins,nottomentiontheDragon’sNest.
ComparedwiththeQueenofAssyria,DesertDragonZakawasjusttheweakestofthefourheavenlykings.
Moreover,eventhoughtheDesertDragonwasdefeatedbyhimselfandtheStarwingKnights,itstilldidn闁炽儲鐛﹕howenoughterror.Ifitwasn’tfortheStarwingKnights,hewould闁炽儲鐛玡beendefeatedandwouldhavetowatchthedragondestroyingthecity.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袨)
TheDragonWarhadonlyopeneditsprelude.
"Prince,areyouworriedaboutourfightingcapacity?"ThebloodyRobinappearedagainbehindtheworriedYunXi.
Unliketheblindlyoptimisticpeople,shealsosawthetragicfutureofthekingdombyobservingDesertDragonZaka’slifetrajectory.
EventhoughtheStarwingKnightshadunlimitedpotential,thatpotentialwasstilljustpotential,anditwouldtaketimeforthemtobecomestrongerandstronger.
Butnow,thiskingdomhadnotimetowaitfortheStarwingKnightstogrowup.
AsapalaceaugurandamemberoftheStarwingKnights,likeYunXi,shewasawareofthecrisisforthefutureofthekingdom.
"Yes,theStarwingKnightsarenotstrongenoughtobreakthroughtheForgottenRuins."
"Doyouhaveanyideas?"YunXilookedatthemysteriousaugurwithaglimmerofhopeinhisheartandhiseyes.
Inthebattlebefore,Robin’sdamagetotheDesertDragonwasthegreatest.
EvenYunXididn’tfindouthowsheblewoutoneofDesertDragonZaka’seyes.
ItcanbesaidthatRobinhadmadethegreatestcontributiontothebattlebefore.
"Thefuturecanbechanged."
"Thereisonlyonehopeforthekingdom."
"Prince,comewithme."Robinusedthemagic"UnknownRealm"anddisappearedwithYunXifromtheparade,leavingtheStarwingKnights.
"Oh,theysneakedaway!"LingLingnoticedtheirdisappearanceandmutteredwithdissatisfaction.
"She’ssupposedtodiscussthenextplanwiththeprince."HuaYuechosetobelieveinRobin.
Insidethepalace,inYunXi’sroom,undertheceilingengravedwiththesun,moon,mountains,andrivers,Robinopenedamaphalfthesizeofaperson.
"Prince,doyoureallywanttodefeatthedragonandsavethekingdom?"Robinneededtoidentifythisproblembeforesheexplainedherplan.
Allsubsequentplansmustbebasedonthispremise.
IfYunXididn’tlikethisideaandhaveafearlesswill,therewasnowaythattheycouldaccomplishtheplan.
"Yes,Imustdefeatthedragon.Ihavetowin!"Thiswasthemainquestofthistrial.Itmustbeaccomplishedinanycase.
Whatwouldhappenifhefailedtoaccomplishthemainquest?YunXidarednotthinkaboutit.Hisinstinctstoldhimthatitmustbeaterriblething.
"Well,let’slookatthismarkonthemapfirst."Robinnodded.
Yes,thatwasthewill.
Havingafirmwillmaynotbethenecessaryconditionforvictory,butitwasabsolutelyagreatadvantage.
Thosewhohadnoconfidenceinthemselveswerenotqualifiedtobefavoredbythegoddessofvictory!
YunXilookedcloselyatthemap.Itwastheworldmapofthistrialworld.
Onthemap,theareaintheeasternhalfcornerwasmarkedbyswordandshield,andacastlepatternwaserectedinthecenterofthearea.
Undoubtedly,thiswastheonlyhumankingdomonthiscontinent.AfterthecollapseoftheAssyriankingdom,thiskingdomwasthelastfortressandhopeofmankind.
Thisareawasmarkedinwhite.
Incontrast,thecentralpartofthemainland,fromthemostcentraltothenorthandwesternregionswereallmarkedindarkred.
Thecenteroftheregionwasamysteriousplacesurroundedbyruinswithadragon-shapedimprint.
Dragon’snest!ThiswasYunXi’sultimategoal!
"Theevildragonalreadyoccupiestwo-thirdsofthecontinent?"YunXididn’texpectthattheonlycontinentofthistrialworldhadlongceasedtobelongtohumanbeings.
Comparedwiththelanddominatedbytheevildragon,humanbeingsweresimplyhangingonwiththelastoflifeintheborderarea.
"Yes,it’snoproblemtosaythatthecontinenthasbeenruledbytheevildragon."
"But,prince,takeacloserlookatthesouthernarea."RobintookYunXi’shandandledhimtoastrangeplace.
Itwasn’tthewhiteofthekingdom,northeredoftheevildragon.Itwasredandwhite.
"Whyaretherewhiteandredhere?"YunXilookedattheunknownareainsurprise.
"Becausethisregionhasboththeremnantsofhumanbeingsandtheforcesoftheevildragon.Itistheonlyregiononthemainlandthatisstillinawar."
"Arehumansfightingdragonsinthisregion?"Lookingattheredandwhitecolor,YunXihadavagueintuition.Hefeltasiftherewassomethingcallinghim.
"Yes,theyhaven’tlostyet,becausetheyhavespecialtacticsandmeanstofightthedragon."
"Theyarenotlikeourkingdom,becausetheyarethepeoplewhoinheritedthecivilizationoftheancientAssyriankingdomandchoosewitchesastheirreligion."
"Prince,youmustobtainthespecialpowerofwitches.Onlyinthiscase,willyouhavethehopetoovercometheForgottenRuins.OnlytheyknowhowtofacethedeadQueenofAssyria."
"BecausetheyarethecursedtwinswhoinheritedthelastbloodoftheancientAssyriankingdom."
"Thetwinwitchesoffate."