Then there was the sound of excavation, and stones and wood were moved to the street. Those guys up there want to dig them out!

"It ate all the dragonmen. Calamon whispered. "Now it's coming over to eat us!"

Lena's face turned pale and she clutched Calamon's arm. Scarlet Moon was taken aback, and even the river breeze lost his usual calm, looking up worriedly.

"Calamon. Rodrith said tremblingly. "Shut up!"

Robert agreed with what the mage said. "We're scaring ourselves—" He said as his head suddenly fell - a large pile of rubble, rocks and wood chips all over them.

I saw a huge claw stretched out, piercing through the rubble, and everyone looked for cover to avoid this sudden invasion.

They hid helplessly behind the beams of the roof or the barrels, watching as the huge claw pulled back, leaving a frightening hole.

There was no sound around. For a while, no one dared to move, but there was still no sound outside.

"This is our chance," Robert said in a low voice. "Calamon, go see what's out there. ”

The tall warrior had left where he had been hiding and began to tiptoe to move.

River Wind followed him with a sword.

"Nothing," Calamon replied, looking out, confused.

Robert walked over with his bare hands, stood at the edge of the cave and looked up. Unexpectedly, a black figure obscured the light and appeared above them.

Behind the figure stood a huge beast. All they could see was a huge eagle's head, eyes shining in the firelight. The sharp beak reflects the firelight.

The group took a step back, too late, the man had already seen them. He took another step closer, and the river breeze only then thought of his bow and arrows, but it was too late.

Calamon took Lena Lou into his arms with one hand and clenched the sword with the other.

The figure slowly approached the entrance to the cave, carefully watching the rocks beneath his feet and removing the hood from his head.

"Half-elf Robert, we meet again," one as clear as the stars on the horizon.

A cold voice rang out.

The dragon spread its wings and flew over the city of Tassis, while the dragon army searched the city of Tassis below. The Dragoons will soon recall them for the next battle.

But now they can rest well, float in the scorching updrafts they create in the air, hunting the stupid humans who dare to appear on the streets.

The red dragon soared through the air, flying in a neat formation and dancing to death.

Now there is no force on the Candela that can stop them. They knew this, and they enjoyed the joy of victory.

But there are still times when things disrupt their flight. The captain of a squadron had just received a report of a battle near the ruins of an inn.

A young male dragon led the entire squadron to the scene, muttering curses for the incompetence of the ground forces. What can you expect when the dragoon will be an incompetent, cowardly goblin?

This notorious goblin didn't even dare to watch the fall of such a soft city for himself.

The red dragon sighed, remembering the glory of Fierce Minna when he rode on Pai's back and led them personally. He's a veritable dragoon!

The red dragon shook his head absentmindedly. Ah, he could clearly see the battlefield over there now. He ordered his team to stay in the air and swoop down to investigate it himself.

"Stop!"

The red dragon stopped his swooping momentum and looked up in surprise. The voice was powerful, clear, and came from the mouth of a dragoon.

He's not a Toude! Although the dragoon will be clad in a heavy cloak, glittering armor, and a mask, the sound will tell that he is a human, not a goblin. Where will this dragoon come from?

And why did he come here? Because the red dragon was surprised to find that he was riding on a blue dragon, and there were many blue dragons following him.

"Your Excellency, what is your order?" the red dragon asked solemnly. "You are not the dragoon who rules this land, what authority do you have to order me?"

"The fate of humanity is my task, and I don't need to think about which land it will take place on. The dragoon will answer.

"My strength is enough to command you, proud red dragon. I command you to take these men captive. I will question these men and take them to me, and you will receive the reward you deserve. ”

"Look!" said a young red dragon, "the Lion!"

The dragoon let out a low cry of displeasure and surprise. The dragons looked down at the three griffins, less than half the size of the dragons, flying out of the smoke below, and these beasts were known for their violent nature.

The dragonman army looked like a plate of loose sand in front of them, and the griffin beast tore the dragonmen in half with their claws and beaks.

The red dragon screamed in hatred and led the entire squadron to dive down. But the dragoons were going to stand in their way, and they were forced to stop.

"I told you, you must capture them alive!" insisted the dragoon.

"They've fled!" replied the red dragon angrily.

"Just let them go! You don't have to worry about that, I'll let you go back to your old formation.

If that fool asks about it, tell him how he lost the secret of the Blue Crystal Scepter and not forgotten by the death of Fierce Minna.

Thomas Tod's past is still remembered: in my head.

If he dares to challenge me, I'm going to let everyone know!"

The dragoons saluted them, spun their heads, and sped after the fleeing enemy.

The red dragon watched as the blue dragons disappeared into the night sky.

"Shall we catch up too?" asked the female red dragon.

"No," the male red dragon replied thoughtfully, looking at the figure of the dragoon.

"I don't dare disobey his orders!"

"I don't need your gratitude, and I don't even want to hear it," Albert.

Starlight interrupted Robert in the middle of his thank-you speech. The group rode on the back of the griffon in the wind and rain, clutching the griffon's feathers with both hands, and watched in amazement as the dead city below shrank rapidly.

"Maybe you won't want to thank me after listening to what I said. Albert looked coldly at Robert, who was behind her.

"I saved you for a purpose. I need the warriors to help me find my father. We're flying to Sivanasti. ”

"It's impossible!" Robert was taken aback. "We need to meet up with friends!

You have to fly into the mountains, we can't go to Sivanasti, Albert.

If we can find the Dragon Balls, we have a chance to destroy these terrible monsters and end this war.

Then we can go to Sivanasti—"

"Now we're going to Sivanasti," Arhana said unmoved. "Half-elf, you don't have a choice in this matter.

My griffons obey only my commands. If I give them an order, you will be torn in half like dragonmen. ”

"One day the elves will find themselves part of a big family," Robert's angry voice trembled.

"You can't always be spoiled firstborns, with all food and clothing in place, and we people can only wait for the breadcrumbs you have left. ”

"What God has given us is what we deserve, you humans and half-humans. ”

The taunt in her voice was as sharp as a dagger, "Abandon it without value in order to get more, we don't need your help to live well."

As for what will happen to you, that's none of our business. ”

"Now you don't seem too reluctant to our help!"

"I will reward you well," Albert replied.

"All the steel or jewels in Sivanasti aren't enough—"

"You're looking for Dragon Balls, right?" interrupted Albert. "I know where one of them is. It's in Sivanasti. ”

Robert blinked. For a while he didn't know what to say, and Dragon Ball reminded him of his friend's current situation.

"Where's Stone?" he asked Arhanna. "The last time I saw him, he was with you. ”

"I don't know. She replied. "We separated. He's going back to the inn to meet you, and I'm going to call my griffon. ”

"If you need a warrior, then why not find him to take you to Sivanasti?"

"You don't care about that. Albert turned his back on Robert, who was too tired to think clearly. He then heard the human cry from the griffon's flapping wings.

It's Karamon!, the warrior shouted, pointing behind them. What's the matter?, Robert thought wearily.

They had flown out of the smoke and the dark clouds that obscured Tarsis into the clear night sky.

The starlight above shimmered like a diamond, only making the void left by the two missing constellations even more obvious.

The silver and red moon had sunk in the west, and Robert didn't need their light to discern the grim shadow behind him.

"Dragon—" he said to Albert, "is chasing us." ”

Robert has not been able to remember the details of this nightmare chase ever since. The cold wind kept hitting them, and it seemed tempting to die under the dragon's fire.

Everyone looked back in panic, watching intently as the dragon slowly caught up, until their eyes were so tired that tears flowed down their cheeks, and they still didn't dare to turn around easily.

In the middle of the night, the group was forced to hide in a cave on the cliff, and when they took to the sky again at dawn, the dragon behind them was still in hot pursuit.

Only a few creatures were able to fly faster than the griffons, but the blue dragons they had seen for the first time always kept a certain distance in the sky, constantly chasing after them.

The group had to hide with the tired griffons at night when they were forced to rest.

Food wasn't plentiful, except for Albert with some Fesnatti, a dry food made from sun-dried fruit, which could sustain one, though it did little to help the hunger in his belly.

Even Calamon was too tired to eat.

The only thing that Robert remembers is what happened the day after their journey.

He was telling the crowd around the campfire about what the Kander had found in the Great Library. At the mention of Dragon Ball, Rodrith's eyes immediately lit up, and his face was illuminated by a visceral light.

"Dragon Ball?" he whispered.

"I think you should know these things—one," Robert asked. "What the hell are they?"

Rodrith didn't answer right away. He wrapped his and his brother's cloaks tightly, keeping warm as close to the campfire as possible, but his thin body still shivered.

The mage's golden eyes looked at Albert, who was sitting far away from the crowd, who decided to share a cave with them, but still didn't bother to talk to them.

But in any case, she seemed to turn around and began to sound attentively.

"You say there's a dragon ball in Sivanasti?" the mage looked at Robert and whispered, "That's not supposed to be a question for me, right?"

"I know very little. Albert's pale face turned to the firelight and said, "We see it as a relic of a bygone era, and the biggest reason to keep it is curiosity."

Who knew that humanity would awaken this evil force again and bring the dragon back to Candela?"

Before Rodrith could speak, River Wind said angrily, "You have no evidence to prove that this was done by humans!"

Albert glanced at River Wind with disdain, and she felt that arguing with the barbarians would be a loss of her identity, so she did not answer.

Robert sighed. The Plainsmen had no place in the elven suit.

It took River Breeze a long time to learn to trust Robert, and even longer to learn to trust Gilthenus and Lorana.

Albert, who harbored the same discrimination, now seems to have caused new scars.

"Good, Rodris. Robert said quietly. "Tell us what you know about Dragon Ball. ”

"Calamon, bring me my potion. "Rodrith ordered. The warrior brought the cup of hot water as instructed, and Calamon carefully placed it in front of the mage. Rodrith mixes herbs into hot water.

That strange, bitter and sour smell filled the air. Rodrith frowned, sipping the potion warmly.

"In the Dream Age, when the whole Candela revered us mages, there were five towers of mages in the world. The mage's voice was low, as if recalling a painful past.

His brother looked down at the cave floor with a gloomy face.

When Robert saw the shadow fall on the twins' faces, he couldn't help but wonder what had happened in the Wizard's Tower that could have completely changed the two of them like this.

But he knew it was useless to ask, and both men had sworn that they would not tell anyone about it.

Rodrith was silent for a moment before speaking again, then took a deep breath and said, "When the Second Dragon War began, the greatest mages of my generation entered the most majestic tower of magicians.

It was the tower located in Paranzas, which led to the creation of the Dragon Balls. ”

Rodlis's eyes began to drift, and his hoarse voice stopped. However, when he spoke again, the whole person seemed to be reborn.

Even his voice changed, he became more calm and clear, and he no longer coughed.

Calamon's eyes widened, and he looked at him with surprise on his face.