Chapter 94 The Shadow of Destruction
On the wide road, the metal secret dragon moved its legs and flew forward like a predatory Tyrannosaurus rex. On its back, An and Gu Leiya were happily looking at the surrounding scenery.
"Is this the Holy City's puppet technology? It's so interesting!"
Looking at the scenery in front of her, An was very excited. The dissatisfaction of being forced to throw away the luggage by Duanmu Huai has long since disappeared. Of course, Manalia has similar technology, but those dolls rely on magic power to shape their movements in a short period of time. Once the magic power is consumed, they will directly return to dust, so mechanical units like the Metal Mystic Dragon are still very attractive to them.
"We are not here to play..."
Looking at the appearance of the two of them, Duanmu Huai shook his head silently, but it didn't matter. Adventurers who just went out were like this. At least compared to the idiot he saw in Bretonnia, these two were already very good. . Considering that they are all pampered princesses, it is quite good to be like this now. As for the rest... let reality educate them.
Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai looked at Lorena again.
"Lorena, you must be in the north."
"Yes, Lord Knight."
Lorena, who was praying, opened her eyes and nodded when she heard Duanmuhuai's question.
"We met many refugees from the north in Manalia. They all said this. There is an evil dragon raging in the north, and everyone no longer dares to stay outside."
"I hope we are taking the right route."
Duanmu Huai could only say this. After all, many national borders in this era were not clearly divided, and most of them were divided by natural boundaries. For example, the border between the Empire and Bretonnia is divided by the Gray Mountains, but the Gray Mountains are the territory of the dwarves...
The same is true for Manalia. The northern border is located near the river, but there are many people living across the river. So strictly speaking, the evil dragon is already attacking humans, but it has not invaded the core of Manalia. Territory, so it is regarded as not posing a threat to them for the time being.
People are always like this, they won’t shed tears until they see the coffin.
"Mr. Knight, how should we find the evil dragon?"
At this time, Owen also asked. After all, everyone only knew that Fafna and its evil dragon army were raging in the north, but there was no detailed location coordinates where they were.
"Well, first we need to find the villages and towns destroyed by the evil dragon, then find the evil dragon army, then kill those stupid big lizards, then ask them about the location of Fafna, and then determine the route..."
"Hey? Do you want to go to such trouble?"
Hearing this, An shouted.
"Mr. Knight, you were so decisive before, I thought you already knew where Fife was!"
"That's what adventure is."
Duanmuhuai rolled his eyes at An.
"Adventures are often like hunting. You have to look for traces of prey, determine its whereabouts, track and find its lair, and then consider how to kill it. Faf is not an idiot. If he had known where his lair was, the two countries would have The alliance won’t be so troublesome.”
Yes, one of the reasons why the joint team is unable to determine is that although everyone knows that Fafna is in the north, no one knows its specific location. With such a large area of land in the north, it is simply unrealistic to search manually. Therefore, even if an adventure team is sent out, they don't know how many years it will take them to find Fafna.
"It's so troublesome..."
"If you don't want to be alone, just go back."
"Woo......"
Hearing Duanmuhuai's merciless words, An pouted and hugged Gu Leiya.
"Gulea, Mr. Knight bullied me!"
“……………………”
Looking at the two people, Duanmu Huai shook his head speechlessly, but soon, he turned his gaze forward again, and then Duanmu Huai's eyes narrowed.
"There is a small town ahead. Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can get some clues."
"A small town?"
Hearing this, An also hurriedly raised his head and looked forward. I could see a small town in the distance on the horizon.
But......
"Why is there smoke? Is it a fire?"
Hearing An's doubtful inquiry, Owen opened his mouth and wanted to explain something to her, but Duanmuhuai gave him a look, signaling Owen not to talk too much.
To deal with such an innocent and silly girl, you have to give her a real beating to wake her up. And when the group finally arrived at the town, they were all shocked by the scene in front of them.
The town in front of him had completely turned into a burned-out ruin. There were charred and smoldering remains of houses everywhere.
Not only that...
"It's too much..."
Looking at the scene in front of him, An's face turned pale and his lips trembled. Gu Leiya next to him was also stunned and speechless.
In front of them were several burnt corpses, which were still as they were before death. You could see some people kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, some running for their lives, and some trying to protect their children... Of course, in the end, this Everything was in vain, everything turned into scorched earth under the spray of dragon's breath falling from the sky.
"Ogis, Lorena, search to see if there are any survivors."
Duanmu Huai was used to this kind of scene. After all, he had seen worse things than this when dealing with followers of the evil god. So he just calmed down quickly and issued an order for Ogis and Lorena to search for survivors.
As for the two princesses... let them calm down here.
Duanmu Huai was very familiar with searching for survivors. He strode through the ruins of the town while scanning for fluctuations in life around him. According to Duanmuhuai's experience, if there are survivors, they will usually hide in basements or cellars.
Sure enough, Duanmuhuai soon discovered a life reaction underground under a wreckage. He walked around the ruins and then found the cellar door - it was covered with all kinds of debris. If no one found it, it would only be a matter of time before these people died inside.
"There are survivors here, come and help."
Duanmuhuai shouted, and then started to clean the debris on the cellar door. At this time, others heard Duanmuhuai's shouting and ran over in a hurry. Soon, Duanmuhuai cleaned up the debris above the cellar door, then opened the door and motioned Owen and Lorena to go down and check the situation - with his size, he probably wouldn't even be able to turn around when he entered.
"Mr. Knight, what are we going to do?"
An and Gu Leiya stood beside them at a loss, not knowing what to do. They must be feeling very uncomfortable right now, but they don't know what they can do.
"Just stay there and stay out of the way."
Duanmuhuai didn't take it seriously and quickly gave the answer. The two of them didn't speak, they just stood there obediently.
After a while, Owen and Lorena walked out with several people. There were men and women, old and young, about four or five of them. Everyone looked haggard and miserable.
"What's going on?"
It was only then that Duanmuhuai stepped forward and asked Owen, who quickly answered.
"They are the people who live here. Because the dragons suddenly launched an attack on this town, they panicked and had to hide in the cellar. They planned to wait for the dragons to leave before coming out, so they have been hiding until now."
"Ask them which direction the dragons came from, what they know about these dragons, and then..."
Duanmuhuai paused and looked at the refugees over there.
"Give them some food and money and let them go."
"…………Okay."
Owen had no better way, so he could only nodded, and then he returned to the group of survivors again and started talking to them in a low voice.
Soon, Duanmuhuai saw one of the little boys raising his head and looking at him, and then he quickly ran to his side. He raised his head and looked at him.
"Are you going to kill those dragons?"
"This..."
Facing the little boy's inquiry, An and Gu Liya were at a loss, while Duanmuhuai just nodded silently, while the little boy lowered his head.
"Please, please, we must kill all these dragons! They... they destroyed my home, Buck, Mary, and others are all dead! Please avenge them, I must Kill all those dragons!”
"………………"
Hearing the little boy's pleading full of anger and sadness, Gu Leiya turned pale and said nothing, while An didn't know what to say. Only Duanmu Huai looked at them meaningfully, and then looked at the people in front of her. The little boy nodded.
"Of course, that's why we're here."
Then, he spoke.
(End of chapter)