Tall peaks were densely covered with caves of varying sizes, and Raptors looked out at the flames with fear.
They were all waiting for Xiuer's command.
Xiuer, on the other hand, observed the Night Fury and Hiccup in the sky through a small crack.
"Damn it, haven't all the Night Furies in the world been killed by that madman? How can there still be any?"
"One, two, three… ninety-six… Ah, so annoying, just how many Dragon Knights have been dispatched?"
Hellfire burned in Hiccup's palm.
The dark flames flickered, and the flames on the ground seemed to have met their monarch, moving uniformly in rhythm with the Hellfire.
"So, you're here."
In an instant, Hiccup and Xiuer's gazes met across the distance.
"Could it be that he has already discovered me?"
Hiccup moved his palm, pointing in Xiuer's direction, like a hand of judgment from Hell, scaring Xiuer into quickly hiding.
"Retreat quickly, scatter and escape."
Hearing Xiuer's shouts, the Raptors stared blankly at him.
It wasn't until Xiuer blew the Dragonbone Horn that Raptors of all sizes retreated in an orderly fashion, like ants moving their home.
Looking down from the sky, Raptors jumped out of various cave entrances, charging in different directions to break through.
"Whoosh~~"
A rootless wind suddenly rose from the ground.
All the burning flames visibly transformed into the color of Hellfire.
Even the flowing lava on the ground seemed like clear spring water with ink dropped into it, as the dark color spread along the direction of the lava's flow.
"Rise!"
Hiccup softly uttered a single word.
Above the ground, flames connected, forming a giant flame array in the blink of an eye.
Wherever a Raptor passed, a wall of flame would erupt.
Agile Raptors could easily dodge them, while the slower Raptors were directly incinerated into ash.
The giant flame array took shape, and walls of fire rose from the ground.
The dark flames brought a sense of oppression and despair, and the scorching temperature made the Raptors let out fearful growls.
The surviving Raptors were forced back to their starting point.
Xiuer looked at the scene before him, his heart filled with even deeper despair.
"That Dragon Knight riding the Night Fury is also a mage; he must have been chanting a spell just now, which is why he's only starting to act now."
"The Night Fury is incredibly fast, and it's also a Dragon King; even if I summon Gers, I'm no match for him."
"This hateful guy, I have no grievances with him, why is he targeting me?"
Xiuer glanced at the Dragonbone Horn in his hand, put it into a dragon hide pouch, and hid it on his person, then reluctantly looked back at the chests of gold coins he had accumulated over the years.
"One day, I will get them back."
While thinking, Xiuer moved through the cave like an agile mouse, darting back and forth.
At the bottom of the cave, the gurgling sound of flowing water could already be heard.
"This is it. I'm sorry, I'll definitely come back to avenge you all later."
Xiuer listened to the faint dragon roars from outside, put on his dragon hide hat, and pulled out the vines hidden in the rock wall.
"Plop~"
Xiuer jumped into the water along the vines, and under the rush of the current, he rapidly fled the area.
After an unknown period, a head wearing a dragon hide hat emerged from a large river.
"Whoosh~ Oh~ Whoosh~"
Xiuer gasped for air, and after determining his direction, he hid back in the cold river water.
After coming ashore, Xiuer quickly changed his appearance and blended into the crowd of Green Town.
He stood on the roof of a wooden house, looking at the direction where the Dragon Knights hovered in the distance, his eyes red as he watched the small dark speck in the sky.
That small dark speck was the location of the Night Fury.
The Night Fury carried Hiccup, flying at extreme speed, surveying the situation of the Raptors below.
Hiccup looked at the still resisting Raptors below, and his palm tightened slightly.
The temperature of the giant flame array on the ground rapidly increased.
"Thump~"
Raptors collapsed one after another from dehydration due to the excessively hot surroundings.
From afar, these Raptors looked as if they had been afflicted by a plague, lying on the ground, barely alive.
For the first time, fear appeared in their fiery red eyes.
Death was not terrifying; waiting for death was.
"Thump-thump~ Thump-thump~"
"Clatter, clatter~"
"Neigh~"
The sound of heavy infantry's footsteps, mixed with the hooves of light cavalry and the neighing of warhorses, entered Hiccup's ears.
Although these sounds seemed chaotic, there was an indescribable rhythm within them.
"Roar~~"
The Night Fury let out a long dragon roar, and all Dragon Knights began to gather in the Night Fury's direction.
And according to their rank, they arranged themselves in a tiered formation in the sky.
Hiccup waved his hand, and the flames on the ground instantly extinguished.
From afar, it looked as if they had vanished into thin air.
Even the rolling lava instantly turned into soil.
Count Jonaf looked at the scorched earth before him, swallowing with difficulty.
"If the Divine Envoy wished to annihilate the entire Green Town, it would probably take less than an hour."
"To be able to become a subordinate of the Divine Envoy is simply a blessing from Odin."
"Clang~~"
Count Jonaf drew the long sword from his horse's back and raised it high above his head.
"Soldiers, the time has come to pledge allegiance to the Divine Envoy! Charge!"
Count Jonaf led his personal knight order, charging out first, their long swords reflecting the sunlight.
The knights and infantry behind, who had initially feared the residual high temperature on the scorched earth, now, inspired by Count Jonaf, bravely charged out.
They even prepared for their feet to be burned.
However, when they stepped onto this scorched earth, they did not feel any heat.
Instead, a sense of pride and honor arose in their hearts.
It was as if they were bathed in the Divine Envoy's holy light, treading on the Divine Envoy's territory, fighting for the Divine Envoy.
"Warriors, charge!"
The isolated mountain peak before them became the target of all soldiers.
If Hiccup hadn't said to capture them alive before setting out, these weakened Raptors would probably have been hacked into meat paste by the charging soldiers.
The Raptors looked at the charging knight regiment, and some even closed their eyes in despair.
However, all the soldiers took out the stone nets they had prepared, and like gathering firewood, they casually scooped them up, one by one, and then the cavalry dragged them away.
The anticipated battle did not occur; they had charged with high morale, only to find themselves mere porters.
But this did not make them feel disappointed; instead, their reverence for Hiccup grew even stronger in their hearts, even seeing him as a god-like existence, and a fervent flame ignited in everyone's eyes.
Count Jonaf dismounted, gripping the long sword in his hand tightly, his gaze fixed on the cave before him.
"Damn you, Xiuer, it's time to settle this."