"Don’t worry about it, Kael."

The Duke of Flowers said with a smile, "As long as they’re ten miles away from us, we needn’t pay attention."

Kael furrowed his brows slightly, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, I am your most loyal subordinate."

"If you have any plans, please inform me in advance."

Kael’s expression was serious, his tone solemn and sincere, "So I can prepare everything in advance."

Kael wasn’t foolish; the army was advancing sluggishly, covering only thirty miles in three days.

Behind the army was Luo De’s troops, yet the Duke of Flowers didn’t care at all.

There must be some special plan.

"Hahaha!"

The Duke of Flowers was in high spirits, not in the least blaming Kael for his straightforwardness.

He raised his hand and patted Kael’s shoulder, saying with a smile, "I trust you, and I’m not keeping anything from you."

"It’s just that even if you know, there’s nothing you can do about it."

The Duke of Flowers hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "But it should be over, so it’s alright to tell you."

"Luo De is about to die."

"How is that possible?"

Kael was shocked, almost blurting out, "He has four dragons, who could be his match?!"

Two dragons might still be handled with those giant crossbows, but a simultaneous attack from four dragons, covering each other, would make victory a slim chance.

"Dragons, such extraordinary creatures, naturally have extraordinary means to counter. You don’t need to worry."

The Duke of Flowers stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of mystery in his words, "You just need to know that once Luo De is dead, we’ll launch an attack on his troops."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Kael nodded forcefully.

If Luo De could really be killed, and those dragons eliminated, then Luo De’s troops would be vulnerable.

In Kael’s view, those troops were mostly gathered temporarily, basically composed of surrendered soldiers.

They mostly submitted to Luo De out of fear of dragons, with little true loyalty.

As long as Luo De and the dragons fall, the troops will quickly become scattered, and might even directly pledge allegiance to the Duke of Flowers.

"I’ll give the order now, let the soldiers rest well."

Kael said, "Once the news from here arrives, we will immediately change course and attack the rear troops."

The Duke of Flowers nodded slightly, agreeing, "Alright, let’s arrange it this way."

"Woo—!"

Just then, an urgent horn sounded suddenly!

The sharp, piercing sound echoed above the camp, making everyone’s hearts tremble!

"I’ll go out and check!"

Kael frowned tightly and quickly ran out of the tent!

"What’s going on?"

Kael turned his head towards the nearby messenger and asked sternly.

The horn is a signal for alarm, only sounded during an attack.

But now everything seemed calm around.

Where did the enemy come from?

The messenger was also baffled for not knowing why the sentinel blew the horn.

"I’ll go ask right now!"

The messenger turned and prepared to run forward.

Just after two steps, he heard the shouts of other soldiers nearby,

"Look at the sky!"

"There’s something in the sky!"

Kael also heard the soldiers’ voices and couldn’t help but look up towards the sky.

In the sky, five dark shadows were rapidly enlarging, flying swiftly towards the camp.

"Oh my, it seems like... dragons?!"

The messenger pointed to the sky and shouted, "It seems to be five dragons!"

"Dragons?"

The Duke of Flowers heard the noise and slowly walked out of the tent.

He frowned and asked, "Why would dragons appear here?"

The Duke of Flowers looked up towards the sky, his pupils suddenly contracting

—It’s really dragons!

Still five dragons!

Diving down!

Leading them was a giant red dragon, its body over twenty meters long, casting a massive shadow over the camp!

"Your Highness, quickly leave!"

Kael realized, immediately stepping in front of the Duke of Flowers, "Find a place to hide quickly!"

No one can stop the dragon’s breath, only evade! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Run quickly!"

"The dragons are here!"

The soldiers had heard legends of the dragons under Luo De’s command, fleeing chaotically in all directions!

The camp was instantly thrown into chaos!

But it was already too late.

The massive red dragon had reached the sky above the camp, opened its giant maw, and a blazing red light glowed from deep within its throat!

In the next instant, a fireball larger than a millstone gathered in the dragon’s mouth!

"Boom——!"

The crimson dragon breath descended like a torrential lava flow upon the Silver Thorn Legion’s camp!

The incredibly scorching dragon breath swept across, leaving nothing but ashes in its path!

Fences, tents, iron pots, stone walls—nothing could withstand it!

The sounds of burning, explosions, and screams of fear mingled in the camp, yet there were no screams of pain!

Because the soldiers couldn’t even cry out before being incinerated into ashes, their armor melted completely!

An adult Giant Dragon’s bow exceeded that of a first-order Wizard, and this fiery dragon breath was a devastating attack!

It was only when the dragon breath of the other four dragons fell that desperate cries echoed over the camp!

Frost, lightning, corrosive acid with flame, spewed wantonly throughout the camp!

In an instant, the entire camp became a living hell!

The soldiers had no thought of resistance, only frantically scattering in all directions!

Only the senior Knights hid in the corners, raising their Longbows and continually shooting at the dragons in the sky!

However, ordinary Arrows couldn’t penetrate the dragon’s Scale Armor, not even causing an itch!

But as a red dragon, Luo De quickly noticed these knights quietly shooting arrows, swooping down and crushing them with a claw!

"How is this possible!"

The Duke of Flowers, hiding behind a rock, looked on in disbelief at everything before him,

"Bishop Salido said he would surely kill Luo De and those four dragons!"

"Why, why are they not only alive but now there’s an additional dragon!"

The Duke of Flowers now had none of the calm of a high-ranking noble, his voice trembling with fear.

"The Church people are all liars, Your Highness!"

Kael pulled up the Duke of Flowers, urging, "You must leave quickly; we are no match for the dragons here!"

"Once we get back to Thorn City, we can use the Giant Crossbows against these dragons!"

Kael anxiously persuaded, though a bit guilty.

Kael knew well that even with Giant Crossbows, dealing with these five dragons would be difficult.

Not to mention that Luo De also commanded so many legions.

But what could Kael do?

As the legion’s chief commander, he couldn’t bring himself to speak of surrendering to Luo De.

"Alright, alright!"

The Duke of Flowers hastily nodded and turned to hurriedly run towards the woods.

At this moment, a huge shadow swept over his head!

A gust of wind hit, and the terrifying figure of the red dragon descended slowly, the surrounding trees letting out wails of anguish.

The overwhelming pressure made the Duke of Flowers’ knees weaken, causing him to kneel on the ground with a "thud"!

Of course, Kael and the guards around him were no exception, kneeling on the ground like the Duke of Flowers.

"Duke of Flowers, just stay put here."

The red dragon’s blood-golden vertical pupils stared at the Duke of Flowers, speaking in a deep voice, "Have your legion cease resistance and all kneel in surrender."

Resistance?

The Duke of Flowers’ smile was tragic, wasn’t that fleeing?

Who was resisting?

But the Duke of Flowers knew he couldn’t say that, so he nodded repeatedly,

"Rest assured, we will not resist!"

The Duke of Flowers turned with difficulty to order Kael, "Quick, have the sentries send the order to kneel and surrender!"

Kael looked troubled because in the chaos of the camp, where could they find a sentry?

But to survive, Kael had no choice but to grit his teeth and pass on the order.

The messenger, kneeling and unable to stand, heard the order and crawled away, only managing to stand and run off to find the sentries after getting far away.

Luckily, the sentries were found, and the long horn sounded throughout the camp.

"We have surrendered, great Giant Dragon Your Excellency."

The Duke of Flowers spoke with flattery, "We mean no offense, please be merciful and do not harm us."

"Stay put, Durant will come to receive you."

The red dragon stared at the Duke of Flowers, "From now on, you are my captive."

"Yes, yes, rest assured, great Giant Dragon Your Excellency, I will definitely give you enough ransom!"

The Duke of Flowers’ face was all smiles, kneeling forward a few steps, lowering his voice, and asked,

"Giant Dragon Your Excellency, I’ve heard that dragons like shiny things, like Gold Coin and jewels."

"What do you want to say?" the red dragon asked leisurely.

"If it’s true, my lands have a lot of gold and jewels."

The Duke of Flowers cautiously said, "I can offer them all to you, as long as you don’t help that Luo De Tulip, all to you!"

"What a joke, if I kill you, it’s all mine anyway."

The red dragon extended a claw, directly gripping the Duke of Flowers’ body, lifting him bit by bit,

"Besides, I am Luo De Tulip."