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"clap clap"
Looking at the bold words projected by the streetlights from below the city wall, Liu Tianyu felt a strong sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't help but applaud them.
"Count Streetlight, as expected of Count Axel's son, you're truly a man of the same ilk—you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! Since you've put it that way, then I'll gladly accept the city of Axel!"
After Liu Tianyu finished speaking, he whistled, and then the snow shadow between his legs and he himself suddenly disappeared.
"?!"
Everyone was stunned as they watched the snow figure suddenly disappear, wondering what trick Liu Tianyu was playing.
"Ouch!"
Above, a dark shadow was flying rapidly toward Axel City, letting out a deafening roar that could be heard throughout half of Axel City.
Soon, the dark shadow drew closer, so close that those on the city wall could clearly see what it was!
Its scales were as black as night, its eyes were as red as fire, its limbs were as thick as pillars, its claws were as sharp as swords, its wings spread wide enough to blot out the sky, and its back was covered with bony spikes like sharp spears. It was 60 meters long. Without a doubt, this was a monster!
Moreover, there was a tiny human figure standing on the monster's head, indicating that the monster had been tamed!
This monster is none other than the grand prize I won on my first guaranteed honor draw: Drogon, the black dragon from A Song of Ice and Fire!
And the one riding on its head was none other than Liu Tianyu, who had just disappeared!
Since Lord Streetlight believes the city walls are impregnable, let Drogon show him what air superiority is!
Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Burning City Walls
"Hoohoho!"
With a deafening roar of a dragon, a raging inferno swept in.
"Holy crap! What, what is that thing?! Aaaaaah!"
"Help me! I'm on fire!"
"My body, help!"
Accompanied by scorching flames, the armor, clothes, and flesh of the soldiers on the city wall were all ignited by the rolling flames.
Some unfortunate souls were completely engulfed by the intense flames, letting out a wail before falling silent.
Not only the soldiers, but even the city walls, which the streetlights had placed their hopes on, showed signs of cracking under the terrifying flames.
"What, what exactly is going on?"
Looking at the flames falling from the sky and the dozens of soldiers burning in the flames, the street lamp trembled so much that he could barely utter a complete sentence.
"call!"
"Boom!"
"Ahhh! Help me!"
Before the street lamp could react, a sudden burst of powerful air blew the approaching street lamp and the two knights beside it away.
When the streetlights shakily climbed up, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.
A colossal dragon, as black as night, its body so enormous it could blot out the sky, brushed past him. Thick black smoke billowed from the dragon's mouth, and a knight clad in mithril armor was dangling from its jaws!
The noble magic resistance of mithril was fully displayed in the dragon's mouth. Even though the knight's hands and feet were dried into flesh by the dragon's black smoke, his body and head, protected by the mithril breastplate and mithril helmet, could still move.
But for the dragon, it was nothing. It directly demonstrated what it means to drink a large portion of food in one gulp. The stomach acid in its belly, which was comparable to aqua regia, would definitely give the knight a unique surprise!
"A dragon! And a real dragon! Your Excellency, quick, let's take refuge! It's a fully grown dragon!"
While the streetlight was still in a daze, the knight beside him had obviously reacted. He shouted and quickly grabbed the streetlight, shaking it frantically.
"A giant dragon? Damn it, where did this dragon come from? Why is it attacking the walls of Axel? Damn it, there are so many people outside the walls, why is it attacking us instead of eating them?!"
The streetlight, after being shaken for a while, finally came to its senses and immediately started cursing.
"My lord, now is not the time to think about these things. We should seek refuge quickly. A fully grown dragon is definitely not something we can withstand!"
Perhaps it's just passing through, and after it's had its fun, it might return to its dragon's lair!
The knight was also completely bewildered, but he still quickly offered his advice to the streetlight.
At that moment, Drogon was already preparing to launch another dive attack on the city walls.
"Quickly, quickly! Ballistae, catapults, archers, all of you, aim them at the dragon in the sky! Knight Long, get me out of here and back to the castle!"
Seeing the dragon swooping down again, the streetlamp was terrified. After shouting an order to the soldiers on the city wall, he quietly led the remaining six knights down the wall in a scramble.
Just kidding, he still vividly remembers the scene where that knight was swallowed up by the dragon like a snack.
Anyone who hasn't been kicked in the head knows that city walls are practically useless to flying dragons. They've become sitting ducks. If they don't retreat now, are they planning to offer themselves up as dessert for the dragons?
"Quickly, quickly, use the ballistae! All archers, don't stand still, fire! Fire!"
Upon hearing the command from the streetlights, the soldiers, fearing for their lives, hurriedly and haphazardly began to operate the equipment. Some rushed to operate the crossbows, while the archers quickly drew their bows and nocked arrows.
"Ding!"
The arrows shot by the archers hit Drogon, but they were deflected by its thick scales without even being considered mosquito bites.
At that moment, the crossbowmen turned the winch to move the ballistae to a new position, and then the six ballistae were quickly launched by the taut bowstrings.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Accompanied by a dull whistling sound, the crossbow bolts hurtled towards Drogon's massive body.
“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”
If the volley of arrows just now couldn't even be considered a mosquito bite, then the six-shot crossbow can barely be considered a mosquito bite.
When the six crossbow bolts, each two-thirds the height of a person, struck Drogon's pitch-black scales with their mechanical energy, a spark flashed for a moment before they were deflected away.
"Great, it's working! Keep going, ahhh!"
When they saw a spark flash across Zhuogeng's scales, a hint of joy flashed in everyone's eyes. But before they could rejoice for long, Zhuogeng opened its blood-red maw.
"Roar!"
A thick, pillar-like white flame erupted from Drogon's gaping maw like magma.
If Zhuogen was just playing around with the first breath of red dragon breath, he was now taking the second breath a little more seriously. After all, he was a little annoyed that these little insects below could actually give him a slight sensation.
Under the second breath of white dragon's breath, anyone who was touched even a little bit was instantly burned to ashes before they could even scream, and then scattered with the wind.
After the white dragon breath touched the city wall, in just an instant, the entire eastern city wall of Axel was burned into a true sea of fire.
As for the six crossbows that the soldiers had placed high hopes on, they were burned to ashes by the dragon's breath.
"Roar!"
Even after turning the entire eastern city wall into a sea of fire, Zhuo Geng did not stop his dragon breath. His gaping maw continued to spew scorching white flames toward the eastern city wall.
"Buzz!"
Under Drogon's relentless scorching heat, the marble-built city walls could not withstand the terrifying temperature of 6000 degrees Celsius and began to groan under the strain.
"Boom!"
The marble city wall that had protected Axel for nearly a century collapsed with a loud explosion, marking the end of Axel's eastern city wall as a thing of the past!
"Ahhh!"
"I don't want to die!"
If there were some lucky survivors among those who perished in the flames of the original eastern city wall, now that it has collapsed, all the soldiers guarding it have either been completely destroyed in the inferno or died in the massive explosion.
The hundreds of Axel family's city guards were thus completely wiped out by Drogon's dragon!
"Zhuogeng, fly over there."
After the walls of Axel collapsed, Liu Tianyu, sitting on Drogon's head, gently patted its head and commanded it to fly towards his own troops.
When Zhuo Geng flew over Liu Tianyu's own troops, it inevitably caused some commotion. However, as soon as Liu Tianyu's voice rang out, everyone instantly became eager to fight.
"The walls of Axel have fallen! Now, everyone, listen to my command: charge! Today is the day we will completely capture Axel!"
Liu Tianyu used all his strength to amplify his voice throughout the entire army, ensuring that everyone could hear it!
"Long live the Viscount!"
"Long live the lord!"
"Come on!"
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that a person was sitting atop this giant dragon, and that person was none other than Liu Tianyu. This, coupled with the complete annihilation of the Axel city defense forces, further complicated matters.
Everyone's emotions surged to their peak instantly, and they rushed towards the ruins of the collapsed Axel city wall!
The author says:
Author's Note: I've finished my business trip today and will be returning tomorrow. To celebrate, I'm adding an extra chapter tonight!
Chapter Ninety-Eight: Inside and Outside Cooperation
"What's wrong? Why is it so noisy outside all of a sudden?"
"Oh no! The east city wall has collapsed, and troops are storming in!"
"Holy crap! I'm going to see what's going on!"
The fact that the eastern city wall collapsed and became ruins was something that the residents of Axel, as long as their vision and hearing were within the range of normal, could not possibly have failed to notice.
Joining in the fun is something that is inherent to all living beings, not to mention that the hundreds of garrison troops on the eastern city wall all surrendered to the gods, while the streetlamp led his remaining confidants and troops directly to the castle.
Therefore, some of the bolder residents ran out of their homes one by one, wanting to see what had happened.
"call!"
"Listen up, citizens of Axel! If you don't want to be considered my enemy, everyone should hurry home and wait until everything settles down!"
My troops will enter Axel to maintain order. Anyone who dares to disobey me will be treated as an enemy and executed on the spot!
Just as the daring citizens stepped out of the house, a violent storm instantly blew them off balance, nearly sending them flying.
Even the wooden and stone houses they were in were creaking under the weight.
Just as those brave citizens finally managed to stand firm, they opened their eyes and discovered a scene they would never forget.
"Quick, look! What's that?"
"Pitch black, as dark as night, with claws like swords, blotting out the sky and the sun, could this be the legendary dragon?"
"Didn't you hear what the dragon said? Quick, go back! Do you want to become the dragon's lunch?"
Because of Drogon's enormous size and its fast flight speed, the citizens who had originally wanted to join in the fun thought that the dragon had spoken, and immediately retreated back to their homes.
It's true that watching a spectacle is a biological instinct, but if watching a spectacle is life-threatening, then 99% of living things would choose to back down!
"Ta Tata..."
Just as Liu Tianyu finished speaking, a series of rapid footsteps rushed over; it was Liu Tianyu's troops who had crossed the ruins of the city wall.
When they saw that troops had actually appeared, and that the flag they were raising was the completely unfamiliar Black Phoenix flag, everyone's eyes widened.
So that dragon really does have an army to conquer Axel? If Axel falls, will they have to become the dragon's subjects?
Just as the citizens were discussing the matter, a figure ignored Liu Tianyu's orders from the sky and jumped out to block his troops.
"My lord, let me lead you to the castle! I am one of Viscount Storm's men!"
The visitor's clothes were patched but exceptionally clean, and his young face was brimming with vitality.
"you are?"
Seeing the young man suddenly blocking the way, Akavi, who was leading the group, looked at him with a hint of suspicion, but he did not put down the enchanted mithril sword in his hand. Once he thought that the person blocking the way could not prove his identity, he would not hesitate to cut him down.
The young man didn't waste any words; he simply took out a Black Phoenix badge from his chest and handed it to Akavi, saying:
"Greetings, sir. I am Lord Willing, a subordinate of Viscount Storm, Gilga Mesh."
"When the Viscount last came to Axel, I joined his ranks. The Viscount instructed me to lie in wait here and adapt to the situation. Now is my time to prove myself!"
After handing over the Black Phoenix Medal, Lord Willing gave a standard aristocratic bow and explained in a manner that was neither humble nor arrogant.
"It is indeed the Viscount's family crest. Well then, Lord Willing, please lead the way. I hope you will not betray the Viscount's trust!"
Akavi stroked the Black Phoenix emblem briefly before returning it, also giving him a noble's salute in return, as a sign of respect.