Chapter 286 Chapter 80 Enemies Meet
The enormous dragon wings beat fiercely in the wind, the frost dragon’s claws scraped against the ground, creating huge gouges on the devastated earth. Ophi’s slender dragon tail swayed, and after the rising dust cleared, the body of the dragon with beautiful ice crystal scales gradually appeared.
“It’s not just her… but why are there so many people here?”
Verafia was the first to jump off the dragon’s back, answering for Ophi. The girl pulled a stray lock of hair from her temple with her delicate hand, revealing her fair face. Her golden big eyes seemed exceptionally brilliant under the blue fluorescent light of the giant dragon beside her, and she swept her gaze around with interest.
Verafia could guess that the residual magic on the ground belonged to Vicena without any effort. Besides that, what caught her attention even more was a barely perceptible but very familiar aura.
“This magic… is it from that person? No wonder Vicena couldn’t win…”
Verafia mused inwardly, but outwardly, she maintained an expression of curious observation.
Around them, on the ground shrouded by hot air and residual magic, there were quite a few church knights. Verafia glanced casually and could tell that their strength was quite good. Even the red-robed knight leading them was, judging by his attire, at least a Holy Guard Knight of the Stars.
Of course, besides these people, there were also many secular knights who bore family crests. It was natural to assume that these people were brought by Eggesti, who had just unleashed the brilliant sword energy that slashed across the sky.
Thinking of this person’s name, Verafia’s luxurious golden eyes lowered slightly. From the fine particles in the air, she could still faintly sense the lingering fierce sword intent of that person.
“You guys?”
The Commander Knight in red robes, holding a greatsword, shifted his gaze from Ophi to Verafia. “Miss, it’s not just your appearance; your magic level is quite good. But for a dragon to appear here at this time…”
Verafia felt the faint flow of sacred light in the air, clearly indicating the other party’s wariness. She couldn’t help but chuckle, crossing her arms in front of her chest, and said,
“What’s suspicious about this young lady and this idiotic ice dragon coming here? It’s you guys who are acting so nervous, as if you’re afraid people won’t know that the person behind you is a big shot? Let me guess, it wouldn’t be your kingdom’s chief mage, Vicena, would it?”
Verafia pointed behind the knight, to the place where many priests were gathered, and where recovery and healing divine arts were constantly flashing. She then proudly raised her little face.
The Grand Knight Commander’s gaze deepened. The hand beneath his gauntlet tightened slightly on the hilt of his greatsword, and a thin layer of brilliance emerged, carrying a heavy pressure.
In his eyes, the mysterious young girl before him, who spoke Vicena’s name so casually, was clearly full of confidence.
Although the knight did not know the girl’s identity or motives, for him, as a knight of the Peka Church, it was absolutely impossible to allow the kingdom’s chief mage to have any issues in his presence.
“Miss Verafia, this Senior Sean is a Sword-wielding Knight of the Lorrain Church. I believe that at this time, Lord Sean is not joking with you.”
Just then, a boy’s voice with a light smile sounded from behind. The red-robed knight commander’s gaze shifted, and when he saw the black-haired boy who had also jumped off the dragon, his expression couldn’t help but freeze.
“Tch. So boring.”
Verafia stuck out her tongue, then raised her little face, her scorching gold eyes casually flicking up. “Does he even think that if I had any intentions towards this Vicena, I would come here and waste my time with him?”
Behind Ig, several girls including Flarn also landed from the dragon’s back. Dofiraia, looking anxious, almost dashed towards her teacher as soon as she landed, but the colors in the girl’s exquisite ice lotus-like eyes suddenly rippled, forcibly stopping her movement.
In the darkness, a flash of frosty blue magic pulsed through the frost dragon’s massive body, and it transformed back into the form of a delicate and beautiful young girl in an exquisite dress, who then trotted behind Ig.
However, the red-robed knight didn’t have time to notice these young girls at this moment, nor did he even have time to greet Chrisis, who was clearly dressed as a church nun. All eyes were fixed on the black-haired boy in front of them, who had a rather ordinary strength and appeared unremarkable.
“You know me? Boy, your identity…”
“Lord Sean, he is the Marquis’s only son, Ig.”
Suddenly, a young man’s voice rang out, followed by the sound of boots and armor lightly clinking. Verafia noticed that Ig’s expression clearly stiffened when the young man’s voice appeared, so her golden big eyes lifted.
In the girl’s line of sight, beside the red-robed knight commander, a handsome young man wearing a silver sword and also dressed as a knight walked over.
The young knight’s gaze swept over the girls beside Ig, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He smiled faintly at Ig and said,
“Cousin Ig, long time no see. I thought it would be a long time before I saw you again after you left last time… It’s a pity, though, that you’ve come at the wrong time. Just a moment ago, the patriarch went to pursue the cultists with his sword. Otherwise, he would have been very happy to see you return.”
“Blade, that’s none of your business. My father and I are not in a hurry for this.”
Ig’s response was extremely cold, clearly showing a deep hostility towards the young man named Blade.
“Oh, then I was overthinking it.”
Blade chuckled, shaking his head, and looked up at Ig. “However, since you’re willing to come back now, cousin, I assume you’re confident about the family assessment… Let me see, in just half a year, cousin is already Silver. With Miss Shiel and the Marquis’s help, you might even be able to enter the core sequence.”
“Blade, if I cared about what you and your father value, I wouldn’t have left this place half a year ago.”
Ig clenched his fist tightly and raised his face, sneering, “I came back this time only for Shiel. You and Douglas had better not lay any plans on her.”
Although Ig’s words clearly left many things unsaid, Verafia could roughly guess the reason behind the boy’s words from his tone and several familiar terms, combined with her understanding of the “Staufen” family when she was Lothel.
However, since her current identity was that of Miss Verafia, the recently born Miss Phoenix, the girl naturally had to put on an innocent and ignorant act. Her scorching gold big eyes looked around, finding Chrisis, who was most likely to know the answer, on the side.
“Um, Chrisis, what is this Ig guy talking about?”
Verafia’s flawless jade-like fingertips tugged at the nun’s sleeve, and she raised her little face, asking curiously.
