Chapter 530 - v3c307 (1/2)
Dallit’s POV
It was six in the morning.
At the Black Blade Squad’s camp-
A magical alarm filled the whole campsite with distress. Knights clad in black rushed out of the rest area and headed straight for their mounts.
Rows of dragons started to spread their wings.
Viscount Kuztal Bolleman lowered his binoculars and gazed at the southern sky which was black with countless raptors shuttled between clouds and lightning. It was a scene of devastation.
“It’s the druids.”
“The southerners are at the end of their stick.”
He was silent. He flipped his saddle, then held his five-meter long dragon gun with one hand, while raising his left hand high in the air. A voice exploded from within the camp like roaring seas and waves.
“Black Blade Squad, Dragon Knight Platoon One – “
“Roll out!”
The beasts flew up into the air one by one, their outstretched wings covered the skies. The ground troops watched the knights lift off as the huge formation was launched in just a blink of the eye.
“Dallit, make sure you do not make any mistakes at the critical moment!” The ground staff yelled.
“Oh, f.u.c.k you!” The knight in the skies laughed and lifted his head. Ahead, thunder and lightning created a golden-red atmosphere under the rain clouds, and tens of thousands of raptors rushed towards them.
“It’s the Arrow Eagles!”
“-Look out! They’re speeding up!”
Someone from above shouted.
“Everybody, get into battle formation!” A serious voice commanded through the Magic Crystal.
“Roger.”
“Estimated time of collision: thirty seconds.”
“Twenty seconds.”
Dallit lifted up his head, his eyes were filled with flaming war pa.s.sion.
The Black Blade Squad had been on standby for a long time, and it was at this moment, everyone felt that their blood was boiling.
Viscount Kuztal Bolleman raised his gun firmly, silently counting the seconds.
“Ten seconds.”
“Eight seconds.”
“Two seconds.”
“Attack! “
“For Aouine!” In a moment, the skies of Ampere Seale seemed to be ignited by ear-splitting shrieks.
The gigantic black dragons and countless raptors collided. At that moment, blood rained from the sky, the open wings were like blades, cutting through the storm, and the birds’ bodies fell from the sky like raindrops.
But the dragon knights faced a fierce resistance. Their formation was shattered in an instant. Warnings, roars and the cacophony of slaughter and screams mixed together, filling the air with horrifying sounds across the battlefield. The knight in front got thrown off the saddle as his dragon cried and fell after him.
Dragons fell, cras.h.i.+ng into the soil like black meteors, silent and still.
The flames of war continued to spread and burn.
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Brendel’s POV
The buzzing noises from discussions in the hall seemed to be quiet for a moment, the solemn Rokshbe Hall was left with dead silence. It was as if time froze.
“Ciel, is that you?”
Bunide, the leader of the Highland Knights stood tall, with an air of confidence. Although he was not loud, his words echoed repeatedly throughout the hall.
There was chaos.
Everyone looked at each other.
“Leader Bunide, you were saying…?” someone from Grinoire’s side asked.
“Squad Leader Bunide, did you get that right?” This person was a close friend of Duke Viero, and Brendel had met him in the past.
Everyone else also started to discuss within themselves, most of the people directed their attention towards Ciel. “Ah!” Countess Yanbao suddenly shrieked, she looked at the young wizard as if she had seen a ghost and said, “Ah! How did I not notice? The two really looked alike!”
“Who does it look like? What’s going on?” Brendel did not know what was happening however he found amus.e.m.e.nt in the fact that Benninger who was performing has now become a joke despite being confused at the current situation.
But he never expected to see the current situation.
He turned around, his gaze then fell on his own servant. It was as if he was getting to know him for the first time again, “Ciel, it looks like you’re kind of famous, can you explain why?”
“Ha,” Ciel smiled forcefully. “My Lord, this must be a misunderstanding.”
“It doesn’t seem like it.”
“It’s true.”
“Then it will be best if you explain it to them.” Brendel suddenly became alert, as he heard the rumbling outside. He immediately stopped and winked at Ciel, telling him, ‘We’ll talk later.’
The battle has started,
Ciel understood what Brendel meant, he turned to the squad leader of the Highland Knight and said, “Squad Leader Bunide, I think you might have got the wrong person.”
The hall went silent once again.
The transition was surprisingly natural.
“Are you sure…?” Bunide smiled and raised his eyebrows.
Before he could continue speaking, a trembling sound shook the entire hall.
Bunide paused and raised his head in suspicion.
Everyone subconsciously raised their heads, the sound obviously came from above.
Has something happened? After a short while, the second tremble came, more violent than the previous one. Most of them fell to the ground because they were caught off guard.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
“Was it an earthquake?”
It became chaotic inside the hall once again. All of a sudden, a huge hole opened up on the crystal dome of the Rokshbe Hall and small crystal pieces fell all over the place. Cold wind rushed in, and an enormous ma.s.s filled the hole.
“Ah!”
“Help……”
Wind and rain were pouring outside, but there was just ash and smoke in the hall. The n.o.bles were horrified, they started to scream immediately.
Brendel was the only one who managed to see clearly what that thing was. In the middle of the hall was a corpse of a flying dragon, with its neck already broken.
It was from the Black Blade Squad.
Seemingly at the same time, Duke Arreck’s deep and firm voice rang out beside his ear,
“Charge!”
Everyone was stunned, but they got back to their senses immediately.
“Paladins, stop Makarov!” This was Moros’ voice.
“Catch Princess Gryphine!” Sir Benninger shrieked.
Brendel also reacted immediately, he protected Dilferi with one hand and commanded, “Ciel, get the princess!”
The hall erupted in utter chaos.
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Dallit’s POV
Dallit’s face was full of blood.
He looked out through his torn mask, the whole place was filled with blood. Countless raptors were flying in circles in the disastrous battlefield.