The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 738: Chapter 0735: The First Move, Dragon Slash (Third Update, 10,000 Coins Reward for 6/7 Celebration)
 

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After delegating all the tedious social matters to Marquis Bull Tail, Liszt had planned to take another look at the Crystal Alsophila spinulosa and the large pit that had been filled on Mind Island.

But the unexpected came suddenly.

Mary Dawn Break, who had just been investigating the vampires, quickly reported to him, “Your Highness, traces of vampires from the Black Knight Family have been discovered. There are approximately two purebloods leading five mixed-bloods, lurking in a small city near Bull Hoof City.”

“They didn’t run, but instead dare to spy on Bull Hoof City. Don’t they know I am here?” Liszt narrowed his eyes.

“Perhaps they are not aware of the deeper entanglement between Your Highness and another aspect of the Black Knight Family. They don’t know that Tuobert is dead, and it was by imitating Tuobert’s blood magic aura that I successfully prompted a response from the vampires of the Black Knight Family.”

“Tell me their current location.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Liszt was a decisive man. Having just learned the location of the Black Knights’ vampires from Mary, he set out half an hour later with Ach towards the vampires’ hideout, a small city with a population of less than five thousand. The mixed-bloods were scattered throughout the city, while the purebloods were gathered together.

“This is it. I just cast blood magic, and they responded,” guided Mary.

The city was filthy, and the streets even more so. Liszt had to wear a mask just to breathe decently. “Ach, you provide support from outside. If you sense any escaping by transforming into bats, kill them directly. I’ll go in and have a chat with these two purebloods first. Hopefully, we can avoid any trouble.”

But this idea was not realized.

When they saw Mary and Liszt behind her, the two purebloods transformed into bats and fled out of the house immediately. They obviously recognized Liszt, the newly-emerged Dragon Knight, but it was too late to flee once recognized. Liszt unleashed a burst of Dragon Dou Qi, shattering all the bats in an instant.

In the end, the two purebloods fell to the floor, severely wounded and dying.

After allowing Mary to extract the hearts of the two men, he commenced the interrogation: “Names.”

The two wanted to resist, but with their hearts in his grip, they chose life over death: “Your Highness Liszt, I am Horus Black Knight.”

“I am Bruce Black Knight.”

“What about the other vampires of the Black Knight Family?” Liszt had heard of these two from Mary before, they were foreign purebloods converted from human potential magicians.

“The family’s vampires have already withdrawn from Sapphire, leaving only the two of us to closely monitor the events here,” one said.

“Go on, tell me what you know about the invasion plans of Eagle Kingdom.”

“We don’t know much, the vampires of the Black Knight Family are only Prince Alonso’s blood servants, tasked only with scouting for information. However, the invasion of Sapphire was a plan long schemed by Prince Alonso, our original mission was to support the Kingdom’s Knight Order in eradicating Blue Dragon Island.”

Clearly, Alonso had prepared for a triumphant dragon-slaying war, intending to capture the entire Sapphire Family in one fell swoop.

However, it was the Eagle Kingdom that met with a crushing defeat. Observing the adverse trend, the vampires hastily took their leave, leaving only Horus and Bruce behind to monitor Bull Hoof City. They were a bit timid, however, not daring to make an appearance in Bull Hoof City lightly, especially considering Bull Hoof City was still garrisoned by the Grand Duke and the Sapphire Dragon.

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Liszt waved his hand dismissively, “Mary, these two are now under your management, as well as the hearts of those five mixed-bloods.”

Mary licked her lips involuntarily, feeling a surge of power and anticipation at managing her growing group of Blood Servants, “Rest assured, Your Highness, Mary will manage the Blood Servants properly. Here there will be no Black Knight Family, only Dawn Break!”

Mary was a capable woman, her strength now elevated to that of a pureblood. She believed she could tame Horus and Bruce.

And if they truly could not be tamed, it would be no hardship to kill the two purebloods and cultivate new ones using their hearts—as long as she had the hearts of vampires, betrayers were not feared. Of course, should they encounter an irresistible force, no strategy would guarantee loyalty.

What he needed to do was ensure Mary’s loyalty, and through her, the loyalty of the other Vampires.

That’s roughly how Alonso had done it, by securing the loyalty of the head of the Black Knight Family, the other Vampires had freedom to do as they pleased. After all, the low-level Vampires were cannon fodder, their death or capture wasn’t a significant loss, they could always be retrained.

“By the way, Mary, there is something I need you to take care of.”

“Your Highness, please command me.”

“I have an address in the Eagle Kingdom, Flame Mountain. Send a Blood Servant to map out the exact location of Flame Mountain within the Eagle Kingdom. Additionally, subtly inquire among the residents around Flame Mountain about the legend of the ‘Phoenix’ Sub-dragon, and be careful not to recklessly expose your identity or intentions.”

“Rest assured, Your Highness, Mary will arrange for the Blood Servants to carry out the task immediately.”

“The defeat of the Eagle Kingdom in this Dragon Hunt and the reactions from all parties—don’t forget to gather intelligence on that. The more detailed, the better. As soon as there’s important news, send it back immediately.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The strategy for capturing the Sub-dragon Phoenix at Flame Mountain was a big deal that Liszt was intent on achieving. After all, he had grown up seeing plenty of Dragons, but he had never seen a Sub-dragon, not to mention Super Magical Beasts or Advanced Dragon Beasts. He was very curious to know whether a Sub-dragon was a Magical Beast with the bloodline of a Dragon.

Logically, Dragons could infect smaller wild beasts, Magical Beasts.

But the level of Sub-dragons was quite formidable, not quite defeated by Dragons, nor so easily infected, and high-level Magical Beasts would usually flee at the sight of a Dragon, so how could they stay behind to be infected by a Dragon.

Perhaps these puzzles would be solved after capturing a possibly existing Sub-dragon Phoenix.

At worst, the Fire Attribute Sub-dragon Phoenix would provide him and Leo with a great boost—originally a spark, Little Fire Dragon Leo had successfully hatched into the Magic Form Little Fire Dragon by devouring the magic power of the Phoenix Feather.

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There wasn’t much change on Mind Island.

The Light Green Gemstone Mine was still nurturing, the Crystal Firmianas were still growing; there wasn’t a single Crystal Firmiana that had grown into a true Crystal Tree yet.

The big pit that had been filled with soil also showed no signs of sprouting.

Of course, it was still early, only two days had passed, naturally, there was nothing significant to see.

When he returned to Bull Hoof City from Mind Island, Liszt was surprised to find that the Sapphire Dragon had already awakened, and the Grand Duke was preparing to disband the Knight Order of the various Landlords, declaring the war over.

The Knight Order and fleet of the Tulip Family were also ready to set sail back to Coral Island.

Thus, the final banquet came to a close, and the next morning, the crowded fleet at Port of Bull Hoof City began to leave one after another. Liszt did not ride a Dragon or a shell but stayed quietly with Ach on the Sunset. They sailed with the wind, enjoying a rare and tranquil four-day sea journey.

During these four days, Ach would often disappear for a few hours; she went to observe and record the growth of the Crystal Firmianas on Mind Island, or to record the physical condition of the Light Green Gemstone Dragon on Dodo Island.

Liszt, on the other hand, read and took notes with composure.

Occasionally, he would call out Little Fire Dragon Leo to fly into the clouds and practice for a while.

He was summarizing the Fire Dragon Knight – Dragon Dou Qi’s Manual. During the four-day voyage, he successfully derived the first move from the “Fire Dragon Knight-Dragon Qi’s Manual”. He named this move “Dragon Slash,” using Leo’s high-speed sprint and sharp turn, the Dragon Lance traced out a cutting trajectory.

“Dragon Slash!”

All that could be seen in the clouds was Leo making a swift turn, with Liszt following the motion wielding Wrath of Thunder, the spear tip gathering the ferocious Dragon Dou Qi, carving out a fiery crescent.

The crescent sliced through the clouds at high speed, producing crackling noises similar to Lightning upon contact with the vapor, flying over two hundred meters before slowly dissipating.

Seeing the power of Dragon Slash, Liszt couldn’t help but feel inflated with confidence, “This move is very impressive; if I had mastered it before, I might even have been able to leave a mark on Alonso!”