"As long as the news of the Moon Wolf Count’s death gets out, Moon Wolf City will descend into chaos."

At this time, the lord’s death would greatly demoralize the soldiers.

And without an heir, the nobles would begin to vie for power, plunging into chaos like the Broken Rock Empire.

"Luo De’s move is too vicious."

Morian lowered his voice, his eyes becoming sharp, "We must complete our mission before the news spreads."

"As long as we can kill the Giant Dragon, this operation won’t be a failure."

"Understood, Priest Morian, I know what to do."

The Holy Temple Knight nodded forcefully, turned around, and quickly walked out of the hall, gathering personnel according to Morian’s instructions.

Morian crossed his hands over his chest, bowed slightly to the Moon Wolf Count, and then left the castle, heading towards the wall.

The streets were noisy, with hurried figures everywhere.

There were even merchants loading goods onto carts, as if preparing to leave.

Morian frowned,

"Why aren’t these people sleeping, doing such things so late?"

Morian suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and immediately quickened his pace.

Almost jogging to the city gate, as he reached it, the Holy Temple Knight from before rushed up to meet him.

"Priest Morian."

The Holy Temple Knight looked grim, gritting his teeth, "A group of beggars and vagrants are spreading word in the tavern that the Moon Wolf Count is already dead."

Already panicked by the war, many civilians hadn’t slept.

Once the news spread, even those asleep were awakened.

"Now the news is everywhere, and the city has started to become chaotic."

The Holy Temple Knight paused and said, "The Moon Wolf family’s knights refuse to accompany us."

"With the Moon Wolf Count dead, they no longer have anyone to pledge their allegiance to and are planning for their own future."

...

...

Dawn.

The sky had not yet brightened.

Outside Lang Wei Town, a dozen shadows lurked in the waist-high wild grass.

They lay still on the ground, cloaked in black capes that blended with the darkness.

Leading them was Priest Morian of the Dawn Church.

He knelt slightly in the grass, using his cloak to cover, his right palm showing a bright golden rune.

The golden rune pointed to a spot inside Lang Wei Town.

Morian dispelled the rune, frowning deeply.

"Luo De actually placed the dragon in the barracks."

Morian took a deep breath, his voice tinged with doubt,

"Isn’t he afraid the dragon might suddenly go berserk and harm the other soldiers, throwing the barracks into chaos?"

Dragons are proud and easily angered creatures.

They are innately wild, easily losing control and harming ordinary people.

Moreover, dragons emanate a draconic aura, causing fear and unease in those near them.

So Morian speculated that at most, the dragon would roost near the barracks, not inside with the soldiers.

But now, everything was beyond Morian’s expectations.

"What do we do now, Priest Morian?"

The Holy Temple Knight beside him whispered.

Morian was silent for a moment before saying, "Retreat to the city, abandon this operation."

Even with the assistance of the Moon Wolf family’s knights, they couldn’t silently kill two dragons inside the barracks.

Especially now, with only these dozen people.

Entering Lang Wei Town wouldn’t complete the mission but would leave their lives behind.

"Prince Jin Chui still has vast lands, and we have other opportunities."

With that said, Morian lowered his body first and slowly crawled back.

The Holy Temple Knight seemed to understand too; it was mission impossible, silently following Morian in retreat.

Just then, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the sky!

The sound grew louder, drawing nearer!

Morian instinctively looked up to the sky, his pupils contracting instantly!

A massive shadow was plummeting rapidly behind them!

Then came the urgent sound of footsteps!

Countless figures with torches rushed in from all directions!

"Damn it, we’ve been discovered!"

No time for shock, Morian leaped up, ordering, "Prepare for battle!"

Just as he spoke, a huge figure slowly emerged from the dim night ahead!

Each step it took made a tremendous sound!

"How could this be?!"

Morian’s eyes widened, staring incredulously at the massive creature before him!

It was a dragon!

A dragon even larger than what his intelligence described!

It was over ten meters long!

Dark scales glistened with a metallic sheen in the light, exceptionally terrifying!

No!

This can’t be!

Morian instinctively took two steps back!

The rune mark clearly indicated the two dragons were still in the camp!

A dragon can’t possibly appear here!

Unless...

Morian’s face turned ashen.

Unless Luo De has more than two dragons!

That means this was a trap from the very beginning!

But that’s even more impossible!

A low-level wizard apprentice could not possibly detect the mark’s existence!

Just as Morian’s mind was in turmoil, a loud voice came from the back of the dragon,

"I originally thought it was my illusion."

Luo De said slowly:

"I didn’t expect you to actually come."

Luo De’s lips curled slightly, "You’ve come, so why not go inside?"

The dragon let out a low roar, the air instantly freezing.

Several church knights instinctively took half a step back.

"You..."

Morian’s voice was hoarse, trembling,

"You couldn’t possibly detect the mark!"

"Only with spiritual power of twenty points could one have such keen perception!"

Morian’s tone was filled with despair, "Unless a Dawn Society sage is here!"

Morian’s gaze quickly searched through the crowd, his voice sharp,

"Come out! A middle-level wizard apprentice doesn’t need to play tricks on us!"

"The sage wouldn’t care about you church tricksters."

Lusen emerged from another direction, his words cold, "We don’t need a sage to deal with you."

"Impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"You’re only nineteen!"

Morian’s voice reached a high pitch, pointing at Luo De and shouting: "How could you have spiritual power over twenty points?!"

At this moment, Lusen couldn’t help but look at Luo De.

Lusen had not expected that Luo De’s spiritual strength had reached such an absurd level, easily detecting the marks on the two dragons.

One must know, in the Dawn Society, there are some people in their fifties or sixties whose spiritual power still remains at seventeen points.

And the two middle-level wizard apprentices with spiritual power over twenty points, though not appearing very old, were all over seventy in actual age.

Now Luo De, at just nineteen, already had the capital to become a middle-level wizard apprentice.

Lusen was even more surprised.

Luo De had an even bigger dragon, an almost adult dragon.

And this dragon, until just now, he hadn’t known at all.

Where did it come from?

Lusen’s mind was filled with doubt. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Yet no matter what, Lusen was now extremely grateful.

The sage had initially gone against the majority, making the right decision—choosing not to oppose Luo De because of the Eldest Princess and Duke of Flowers.

Even wiser was the granting of the fifth Secret Law Member title, weaving Luo De into the fabric of the Dawn Society.

The sage truly lived up to the title of sage.

Luo De did not pay much heed to Morian’s shock, saying indifferently, "Of course you cannot understand, because you are just a priest."

"Alright, there’s no time to waste."

Luo De patted the giant creature beneath him,

"Black Flame, breath."

The dragon raised its neck, opening its bloody mouth towards Morian and the others!

A black-purple light sphere appeared in its throat, spewing out with a pungent smell, directly charging towards the crowd of the Dawn Church!

Morian had not anticipated Luo De would suddenly give the order, almost instinctively raising the Holy Emblem!

"Holy Light Shield!"

He roared, his voice carrying terror and resolve.

Platinum light erupted instantly, transforming into a wall of light enveloping the crowd!

Its surface flowed with intricate silver runes, forming a thick shield!

The next moment, Black Flame’s breath collided with the light wall!

"Szzz—"

The surface of the black liquid was tinged with purple flames, violently surging on the light wall, spreading outwards and corroding every inch of light!

The shield emitted an ear-piercing wail, its light dimming momentarily!

At this moment, the deacons beside Morian also reacted, raising their Holy Emblems and channeling platinum energy into the shield!

In an instant, the stench of char and rot filled the air, the splattered liquid hitting the grass, releasing wisps of white smoke!

Yet the light wall remained firm, until Black Flame’s breath completely ended!

"Boom!"

The light wall could no longer hold, bursting apart and dissipating into countless golden lights in the air!

Several deacons beside Morian staggered, falling ungracefully onto the grass!

"Luo De, you’re mad!"

Morian shouted in fear: "Killing us will make you an outright enemy of the Dawn Church!"

"The Lord of Dawn will not spare you, and the Holy Council will see you as a heretic!"

"So much nonsense."

Luo De raised a hand, pointing at Morian and the rest,

"Kill, leave none alive."