Hiding in ditches, are you?
Scattering in all directions, are you?
As a black dragon, breathing attacks are just ancestral hand-me-downs. What trick haven't they mastered?
Su Nian changed his breath attack form once again.
This time, the form of his dragon breath...
Was to keep the dragon breath liquid in a high-temperature semi-burning state. Since it hadn't fully contacted the air, it hadn't completely combusted yet.
This type of dragon breath was much thicker than the mist-like dragon flame, but its coverage area and diffusion were slightly inferior, consuming an enormous amount of energy.
When sprayed out, it was like a magma rain, not only providing decent coverage but also possessing strong penetrative power.
Similar to a shower head.
"Roar——"
As the scorching dragon breath sprayed out, the surrounding area began to emit gray smoke. Some of this smoke was from the evaporation of heat, while some came from burning corpses.
"Quickly scatter!"
"Save me, aaagh, it hurts——"
Any mercenary touched by the high-temperature liquid dragon breath became fuel for the raging flames. Rolling on the ground or jumping into water was of no use.
The corrosive flames clung like a persistent disease.
Devouring everything.
"I can't pick up my weapon, why!"
Some mercenaries tried to resist, attempting to pick up their weapons but failing completely.
These mercenaries had lived most of their lives without ever encountering dragon language magic that could disarm weapons. They couldn't comprehend it at all.
Wasn't dragon language magic similar to ordinary mage spells?
Merely amplified in power a bit, right?
What kind of creature was this black dragon before them!
The black dragon rampaged among the mercenary group, hardly needing to deliberately pounce and bite. The menacing bone spikes and horns on its massive body were already lethal weapons.
"O Lumiere sainte qui brille, eclaire - moi le chemin devant moi..."
[Holy light that shines, illuminate the path before me]
A soft female voice sounded in his ear.
It was Anna chanting solemnly, her speed incredibly fast, the condensation of the Illumination spell almost comparable to instant casting.
"Bang——"
In Su Nian's visual blind spot, all mercenaries attempting to sneak attack suddenly faced what felt like the sun.
Their eyes saw only light, endless light.
"Anna, well done."
Su Nian flicked his claw, sending a mercenary flying with a "clang" sound, exploding into a mist of blood. He openly praised Anna without hesitation.
"Hehe~ Then brother must reward Anna, okay~?"
"No problem."
This was a battlefield after all.
So the interaction between the two was very brief.
But the sweetness only increased.
"Black dragon, why are you attacking my mercenary group?"
In the distance, from atop the Sacred Wall of Felinir, came an angry roar from a man.
Su Nian completely ignored Gus.
He maintained the dragon language Breath Whisper.
A breath of dragon fire burned alive a large group of humanoid species hiding in the trenches.
Only then did he turn his gaze toward the Sacred Wall of Felinir.
This wall was truly magnificent.
If not for the Holy Aulist Kingdom's garrison's own stupidity, this wall alone could have defended against neighboring countries of similar strength for ten thousand years.
Su Nian didn't like being looked down upon.
So he rose into the air with Anna, arriving at the airspace in front of the Sacred Wall of Felinir.
At the same time, he saw the leader of the Black Beast Mercenary Group, Gus.
This was a robust middle-aged man, far more muscular than what he had seen in novels in his previous life.
He had dark skin, bulging muscles, a bit of beard on his chin, and wore a black matte half-armor with a black greatsword on his back.
He did indeed look quite intimidating, otherwise he couldn't have cowed so many humanoid species.
Su Nian activated his Basic Insight skill to check Gus's status panel.
[Gus: Level 35 - Black Merit Knight (Without this wall, this trash would barely be enough for your warm-up)]
The system-produced Insight skill was very user-friendly.
It detected that the greatest current threat was the siege equipment on the sacred wall.
"Black dragon!"
Seemingly feeling disrespected, Gus grew increasingly angry, glaring at the sky with gloomy eyes.
Su Nian had no intention of wasting time with Gus here. He wasn't stupid—although charging in could kill Gus, it also carried the risk of injury.
Besides, his little wife was clinging to his back, so he couldn't be reckless.
"Human, your wall displeases me greatly. It forces me to increase my flight altitude."
"Today is just a warning. If this wall is still here when I return."
"I promise."
"I will burn you all to ashes!"
"Roar——!"
To enhance his persuasiveness.
Su Nian shot a cone-shaped dragon breath into the sky, his pale golden eyes challenging Gus, filled with mockery.
As the leader of the Black Beast Mercenary Group, when had Gus ever suffered such humiliation?
But he could do nothing against this black dragon, as it remained in the sky, cunningly maintaining attack distance.
Think you're special because you can fly?
Think flying means you can do whatever you want?
Gus's face darkened as he moved one hand behind his back, making several simple hand gestures to his subordinate mercenaries.
[Wait for it to approach],[Attack the wings]
He wanted to try luring or provoking this giant dragon to approach the Sacred Wall of Felinir, then use the siege equipment to wound it.
With this thought, Gus's previously gloomy expression transformed into a bright smile, his white teeth gleaming in the sunlight.
"Mighty dragon, I think there may have been some misunderstanding between us."
"This wall was built by the Holy Aulist Kingdom, not by us. We are merely attacking this country."
"I, Gus, love to befriend powerful creatures, and I don't pride myself on being human. As you can see, my subordinates are of all varieties."
...
On the Sacred Wall of Felinir, Gus was passionately "blah-blah-blahing," but the black dragon in the sky was chatting with the elven girl on its back.
Not listening to a single word.
"What reward does my precious Anna want?"
"Do I need to say it now?"
Anna tilted her little head, biting her soft, scallion-white finger, her fluffy fox ears twitching, her eyes somewhat bewildered.
The previous mention of a reward was just casual.
She hadn't really thought about it.
After pondering for a moment, she recalled how her brother seemed very happy when he helped her bathe before.
And... she herself felt quite good too.
Since she didn't dislike it and actually enjoyed it, and her brother liked it too, why not?
With this thought, Anna's pretty face blushed red, her soft little hands gently stroking the black dragon's scales as she cooed:
"Well, brother, can we take a bath together when we get back, please?"
There's such a good thing?
Su Nian was stunned for a moment, almost forgetting to flap his wings. Was Anna's intention definitely asking for a reward, not giving one?
...
"Dragon sir, are you listening?"
"Anyway, we're willing to ally with you."
"After conquering Aulist, we'll divide this country's wealth and women—ninety percent for you, and we'll take just ten percent."
Gus refused to believe this giant dragon wouldn't be tempted.
There wasn't a dragon in this world who didn't love money, and if not money, then they loved the pleasures of the flesh.
However, the giant dragon in the sky let out a thunderous roar:
"Roar——"
"Greedy humans, you dare to claim ten percent? Two hundred percent belongs to me."
"When I return, I want to see the kingdom's treasures and women laid out right here."
"If not!"
"I will burn you all to ashes!!"
With these words, under Gus's astonished gaze, the black dragon in the sky provocatively blew a smoke ring and flew off gracefully in the direction opposite to the Holy Aulist Kingdom without looking back. """
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