You'd better start praying that I won't question your qualifications during your promotion. ”

Stone looked ashen and squinted at Robert, who was speechless in astonishment.

But there was not much time left to think about it, and the muffled sound of the trumpet, the howl of the wind, was gradually approaching. The knights returned to their camp in the mountains, and the men returned to the town.

They saw many townspeople standing outside their houses listening to the strange sound of the trumpet, which they had never heard before, and certainly did not understand what it meant.

The lord who was in the council chamber immediately stood up at this voice, and he turned sharply to face the dragonman sitting in the shadows behind him.

"You said we'd be fine!" said the lord, gritting his teeth. "We're still negotiating—"

"Dragoons are tired of negotiations. The dragonman yawned. "The city is really going to be fine—until it learns its lesson, of course. ”

The lord clasped his head in both hands. The other members of the council didn't fully understand what was going on, but when they saw tears streaming down their lord's fingers, everyone understood what was going on.

Hundreds of red dragons are clearly visible in the sky. In groups of three or five, their fiery red wings reflecting an eerie glow in the setting sun.

The people of Tarsis knew only one thing, and death was flying over their heads.

When the dragon swooped down and swept over the city for the first time, the fear of the dragon overshadowed everyone's mind, and the panic caused far more damage than the fire.

When the dragon's wings block out the sun, there is only one thought in everyone's mind: to escape.

But they have nowhere to run.

After the dragon's first dive, they were sure that they would not meet any resistance, so they began to attack. One by one, they hovered above and slammed into the ground like a blazing flame, spitting out flames that engulfed many buildings.

The spreading fire caused a terrible storm. The streets were filled with choking black smoke, and dawn turned into night.

Ashes were scattered like black rain. People were plunged into the scorching hell of Tassis, screams of fear turned into screams of pain.

When the dragon began to attack, a flood of people ran through the streets, and not many knew where they were going.

Some shouted that the mountains would be safer, others ran for their lives along the streets, and others tried to break out of the city gates.

Hundreds of red dragons hovered in the sky, burning and killing as they pleased.

The crowd overshadowed Robert and his companions, scattering them. Involuntarily crashed into the building next to it.

The choking smoke keeps them crying and coughing, and they have to fight against the fear that intent on destroying reason.

The temperature is getting higher and higher, and the whole building just explodes. Gilcenas is pushed against the wall by the storm, and Robert takes the opportunity to grab him.

Roberto, who grabbed the elf with one hand, could only watch helplessly as his other companions were scattered by the rioting populace.

"Get back to the inn!" roberted exclaimed. "Meet at the inn!" he wasn't sure if the others had heard, so he could only speculate that everyone was heading in that direction.

Stone grabbed Albert with his strong hand and dragged her through the terrified streets. In the thick smoke he tried to see the other companions, but to no avail.

Then, he began his most desperate endeavor, wrestling with wave after wave of people, and in addition to standing firm, he had to support Arhanna.

Albert was suddenly unstable and swept away by the crowd. Shi Dongfei stepped forward, rushed left and right in the crowd, and used his armor-clad body to make a path.

It was only with great difficulty that she regained her grip on Albert, who was pale and trembling all over, and she used all her strength to grab him, and finally managed to stand firm beside him.

A shadow swept past them, and a dragon screamed and rushed at the blind men, women, and children in the streets.

Stone dragged Alhanna into the porch, shielding the dragon as it swooped down. The streets were in flames, and heart-rending wails came and went.

"Don't look!" Stone whispered to her, hugging Albert as he squeezed in, two lines of tears streaming down his face. The dragon finally flew away, and suddenly the street that had been noisy fell into dead silence. There was nothing left on the street that would move.

"Let's go while we still have a chance. Stone said tremblingly. The two leaned on each other and stumbled down the street.

They lost all their sanity and acted entirely on instinct, and in the end they could no longer stand the smoke and fire that filled the streets, and were forced to find another arcade to rest.

For a brief moment, the two of them could do nothing but hug each other tightly, thanking Heaven for not letting them fall into the same fate. But I'm afraid that I won't be able to pass a few seconds, and it will be the same fate.

Albert leaned against Stone on his chest. The ancient armor made her cheeks feel a little cold.

Its hard metal made it feel very reliable, and she could feel the steady, fast, reassuring heartbeat underneath. Then her arms were strong and muscular.

His hand stroked her black hair.

Albert was a pure woman of a proud, serious people, and she knew long ago when and where she was going to be. Where to marry whom.

He was an elven nobleman, and in all the years that had been making this arrangement, they had never had any further contact based on the consensus of the two of them.

When Albert came to look for his father, he stayed with the people.

She is forced to become involved in the human world, constantly under the onslaught of new values. She despises them, but is attracted to them, it is an impulsive, passionate and undisguised emotion.

Just when she felt that she would look down on this race forever, a different person appeared.

Albert looked up at Stone's melancholy face, and she could see his proud, noble, strict and unrelenting self-demand, constantly honing himself and striving for perfection, which was a perfection that could never be attained.

That's why there is this deep sadness in his eyes. Albert found himself drawn to the human man.

She adored his power and felt happy to have him by her side, and she felt a burst of electricity, a wave of warmth engulfing her.

She suddenly realized that she was surrounded by flames that were more terrible than the flames of a thousand evil dragons.

"We'd better get out of here," Stone whispered, only to be pushed away by Albert unexpectedly.

"We're breaking up over here. Her voice was as cold as the night wind. "I'm going to have to go back to my residence, thank you for escorting. ”

"What?" said Stone, "you're going back by yourself? He reached out and grabbed her. "I can't tolerate—" He immediately felt that he had done something wrong, and felt Albert's whole body suddenly stiffen. She looked at him with hatred without moving, until he let go of his hand.

"I have my friends too. She said. "Just like you, your loyalty is only to them, and my loyalty is to my friends. We're going to have to separate. ”

Seeing the tears flickering in Stone's pained expression, her voice couldn't help but hesitate.

For a moment, Albert wondered if he had the courage to continue.

But she thought of the people she needed to lead, and she regained her strength. "I thank you for your thoughtfulness and help, and I have to go while the streets are still empty. ”

Stone looked at her, his face first showing pain and confusion, and then returned to seriousness. "Ms. Albert, I am glad to be able to serve you. But you're still in danger, let me escort you back to your quarters, and then I won't bother you again. ”

"Impossible!" Albert said through gritted teeth, with all his strength. "My place of residence is not far away, and my friends are waiting for us.

We have our own way of getting out of the city. Please forgive me for not expressing enough gratitude, I have not been able to trust human beings. ”

Stone's brown eyes began to flicker. Albert stood so close to the knight that she could clearly feel his whole body trembling. She almost couldn't hold back her emotions again.

"I know where you live. She swallowed with difficulty. "Red Dragon Inn. Maybe when I find my friend, we can help you-"

"Don't bother," Stone said coldly. "You don't need to thank me. I'm just obeying the rules of the knights. Goodbye. He began to walk in the other direction.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he turned around. He took the glorious diamond pin from his belt and placed it in Albert's hand. "Take it. He said.

He looked into her eyes, and suddenly saw the pain she was trying to hide. His voice softened for a moment, though he couldn't understand why she was doing it. "I am honored that you are willing to entrust me with such a treasure. "Even if it's only for a few minutes." ”

The elven woman looked at the jewel for a moment, and then she began to tremble. Her eyes met Stone's, and just as she thought, there was no sternness in his eyes, only incomparable tenderness and sympathy.

Once again, she was drawn to humans. Arhanna lowered her head, unable to look him squarely, and could only hold his hand softly. She put the jewel in his hand and slowly closed his hand.

"For you. She whispered. "When you look at it, think of Albert.

Starlight, and remember that she was thinking about you somewhere. “

Tears suddenly blurred the knight's vision. He lowered his head, unable to make a sound.

Then he kissed the jewel gently, carefully placed it back in his belt, and held out his hand, but Albert hid in the porch with a pale face.

"Let's go. She said. Stone stood for a moment, hesitating, but for the sake of face, he could not refuse her request and turned and walked down the nightmarish street.

Albert looked at him from the porch for a moment, gradually hardening his heart. "Forgive me, Stone—" she whispered to herself. Then she stopped suddenly. "No, don't forgive me. She said hoarsely. "Please thank me. ”

Closing her eyes, she began to construct a picture in her chest, which was transformed into a message to her friends who were hiding in the suburbs, asking them to come and take her out of the human world.

After receiving the telepathic response, Albert sighed and began to look anxiously at the sky full of black smoke.

"Ahh ”

River Wind thought about what to do as he looked at Rodlis with disgruntled eyes. It's easy for Robert to order them to protect everyone from the guards, but to face the dragons, to face the dragons!

The river breeze's dark eyes scanned the group. Lena stood up, her hand resting on the hilt of her sword.

This young girl is brave and composed, but her skills are not worth mentioning. The plainman could clearly see the scars on her hands from her own cuts.

"What's wrong?" asked Elistan, confused.

"Dragoon, start attacking the city. He Feng replied hoarsely, trying to think about the current situation. He heard a thud of metal. Calamon awoke, and the tall warrior didn't seem nervous at all.

Thankfully, River Breeze hated Rodrith, but he had to admit that the twins were quite skilled at combining steel and magic.

Lorana, as he noticed, seemed very calm, but she was an elf, and River Breeze had not yet learned to truly trust any elves.

"If we didn't come back, get out of town as soon as possible. That's what Robert told him.

But Robert didn't expect such a thing to happen, and if he went out of the city rashly, he would only meet an army of dragons on the Great Plains.

River Breeze now finally knows why he's on the trip, and he always feels like someone is watching him.

As the first dragon swooped down on the city, he cursed in the language of the clan and felt Crimson Moon hug him tightly.

He looked down and saw her smile, and the trust in her eyes. She unreservedly trusted the true God and believed in Him. He breathed a sigh of relief and no longer felt panicked.

A wave crashed into the building. They could hear the screams in the streets, they could hear the sound of the flames burning violently.

"We need to get out of this floor and go to the first floor. "Karamon, remember to take the knight's sword with you with the rest of your weapons."

If they—" he was going to say "still alive," but seeing Lolana's look made it impossible for him to continue.

"If Robert and the others escape, then they will come back here. We are waiting for them here. ”

"That's a great decision!" the mage said mockingly, "especially when we have nowhere to run in the first place!"

River Breeze ignored his taunts. "Elistan, take the others downstairs. Calamon and Rodlis, you two stay first. ”

After the others left, he quickly said, "Our best thing to do, as far as I can see, is to stay in the house." Blocking the entire hotel is a dead end if you go to the streets. ”

"How long do you think we can last?" asked Calamon.

River Breeze shook his head. "Maybe a couple of hours. He said simply.

"Maybe it's the next second. ”