Chapter 536 City Wall
Verafia’s golden eyes, slightly raised, gazed at the burst of blood light and red lotus in the spiritual vision, her youthful lips curving into a faint smile. Her long eyelashes fluttered closed again as she leaned against the young man’s shoulder.
Igter grabbed the Ice Dragon Girl’s slender wrist and said, “If it’s Frarn and Little Fei’s sister who blocked this Saint-level for us, and allowed us to leave… Little Fei, let’s hurry.”
Ophielis forcefully withdrew her gaze. She very much wanted to see her sister Frara, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time. However, she understood that Igter’s words about taking Verafia away from Lichen City first were more important.
Thus, Ophielis nodded forcefully. Gripping her spear, she followed Verafia’s shared spiritual vision. Her slender feet moved swiftly through the dark alleyways, relying on the Dragon Clan’s powerful physique to find the safest path for her friends.
The ground and houses they traversed were damaged and cracked to varying degrees. Flames from magic and released demonic power burned, and pure white petals of the white iris scattered in the wind, falling to the ground and being scorched into ash.
Igter’s gaze only lingered for a moment. Unexplained ripples stirred within his azure blue eyes before he turned away. Holding the slender girl in his arms, he rushed through the broken alleyways towards the city wall.
He had no time to dwell on lingering emotions. Although that one Saint-level was being held back, no one knew if there were other pursuers, or when the war in the sky would end.
Igter slightly raised his head to look at the sky. The entire firmament shrouding Lichen was still covered by sacred light, impenetrable to spiritual power, and the abyss of darkness. However, judging by the passage of time, Igter knew that the true dawn of the heavens might not be far away.
Perhaps it was the fluctuations from the fierce battle between the Red Dragon Girl Frara, the Blood Race’s Great Elder, and the Bright Knight that attracted the other wandering soldiers and high-level mages in the surroundings.
Along the way, Igter and his companions did not encounter many groups of Kingdom soldiers. The battles between a few scattered knights did not consume too much of their time. Instead, they encountered more envoys representing the abyss.
With a forceful swing of his sword, Igter sent the last obstructing knight at the end of the alleyway crashing heavily to the ground. Embracing the girl in his arms, he stepped out.
Shadows retreated in the brilliance that fell from the sky. Ahead, at the end of the open space, stood a towering white stone wall, with the city gates tightly shut.
Even higher above, a transparent magical barrier, shimmering with streaks of golden light, connected from the city walls, sealing the entire sky over Lichen!
Verafia slightly opened her golden eyes, gazing up at the white stone wall and the erected magical barrier under the shining sky.
“Lichen’s city walls, back then, were enough to withstand the attack of a Saint-level without being destroyed, and they also possessed the ability to reflect magic. And the barrier they activated by burning magic crystals, its power, is likely not inferior… The defenders on Lichen’s city walls do not need to leave the walls.”
Igter held her delicate hand, his gaze raised in contemplation.
There were no soldiers outside the surrounding area. Dozens of archers and shield-bearers, under the command of their officers, were stationed on the high white walls. Three magic crystal cannons, their magical fluorescence shining like burning magic fire after their charging was complete, were ready to unleash destructive attacks on any approaching enemy.
It was evident that from the very beginning of the war, the entire Lichen city wall had been completely sealed, absolutely preventing any intruders from leaving. Therefore, even the city defense forces had abandoned the area in front of the city gates.
Igter forcefully lifted his head. On the city wall, the silver-armored defenders had obviously discovered them. The stationed officer shouted commands, and the armored archers cried out as they drew their bowstrings. The arrows shot out, their battle qi light dazzling, descending like a torrential rain!
However, this was the last obstacle blocking their escape…
Igter turned, shielding the girl in his arms, and at the same time, pressed heavily on his palm against his sword. The dark sword qi he unleashed, like the wings of a Demon King, destroyed the torrential rain of arrows in mid-air!
At that very moment, the magic crystal cannons atop the high wall reached their full energy, shining brightly like the suns, about to unleash terrifying attacks!
“Little Fei!”
Igter shouted loudly. The Ice Dragon Girl, closely by his side, understood his intention. With a delicate cry, a surge of frost-white and azure demonic power erupted. She transformed, wrapping her slender and powerful dragon tail around Igter and throwing him onto her back. Her frost ice dragon wings slammed the ground, kicking up a violent gust of wind, and she soared into the sky before the city wall!
“Boom!”
The roar of the magic crystal cannons tore through the silence of the sky. A massive amount of light and heat, under the fission of terrifying demonic energy, surged towards the Frost Ice Dragon to devour it.
Suddenly, the Frost Ice Dragon let out a clear and beautiful dragon roar. However, it did not spew forth frost breath. Instead, from between its frost ice gem-like beautiful and crystalline dragon scales, it bit off a black scale.
The pitch-black dragon scale, under the scorching light released by the magic crystal cannons, appeared almost pure black. However, beneath this darkness, deeper than the night, was hidden the black fire dragon breath symbolizing destruction!
This was a precious dragon scale that Gla’hoah had gifted to Ophielis before her departure. Within it was hidden the full destructive dragon breath of this Dragon Clan King from the past hundred years!
The black fire dragon breath was instantly released in the rapidly swirling wind. The destructive black fire burned away the magic crystal cannons’ bombardment and directly struck the magical barrier on the high wall!
As if it were the shaking of the earth, the magical barrier covering Lichen City flickered rapidly, seemingly unable to withstand such terrifying power. Like glass, thick cracks continuously spread, and then they actually evaporated in the destructive dragon breath!
The speed at which the magical shield repaired itself was far from matching the speed of its destruction by the dragon breath.
In just a single breath, with countless magic crystals activated, the magical shield sealing Lichen’s sky cracked open with huge gaps. The Frost Ice Dragon flapped its wings and ascended. At this moment, no one stopped it!
As he flew over the city wall, Igter couldn’t help but slightly lower his head. Below, although the destructive dragon breath did not directly attack the city wall, the splashing residual fire caused the defenders on the high wall to scream in agony and turn into ash.
Seeing the soldiers of the Peka Kingdom screaming and dying in the dragon’s breath below, Igter felt a pang of guilt, but it was quickly replaced by determination on his face.
Igter held no grudge against these soldiers, and they were merely carrying out their duties… However, since they were blocking his path to leave with the girl in his arms, he would not hesitate in his choice.
The soft and delicate body of the girl in his arms seemed to tremble slightly. Igter held her tighter and said softly, “Young Lady, it’s alright, we’ve already left Lichen…”
Igter’s voice had not quite finished when his expression abruptly changed. Before his eyes, Ophielis’s vibrating dragon wings condensed the gusting wind into fine frost, but a surge of golden, brilliant light leaked out.
Suddenly, the space before them was ripped apart. From the broken space, a straight, burning with scorching sacred light, sword of light appeared!
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Suddenly realized that Little Fei still had a dragon scale that hadn’t been used…
