Chapter 1096: Chapter 1093: Sima the Old Thief Chapter 1096: Chapter 1093: Sima the Old Thief Whew!

The Lead Dragon turned its body around and flew off into the distance, followed by the Tin Dragon, Topaz Dragon, Ruby Dragon, and Emerald Dragon.

The tumult of the sea thus subsided.

Li Si Te did not make a move to keep them. With the past example of the Purple Sapphire Dragon Knight’s corpse in the sea, a hasty attack would inevitably provoke a frenzied counterattack. Previously, in order to divide the battlefield, the Mountain Copper Dragon Ma, Fire Dragon Leo, and Grey Iron Dragon Ornn, who physically initiated group combat, all sustained injuries.

The Magic Power of the Royal Sapphire Dragon Reiz was also massively depleted, equating to all support positions being half-disabled. It was unwise to insist on retaining the full combat capability of the Steel-Valor Alliance.

Of course.

He let them leave not because he was concerned about the Heroic Yellow City–it was just a city, just a Magic Gate. The Flame Kingdom had two Archmages and many Arcanists stationed there, capable of rearranging the Magic Teleportation Array at any time. If the city was destroyed, it could be rebuilt; if the Magic Gate was lost, it could be reopened.

If the population was lost, it could be plundered anew, so there was nothing to fear.

Nor was it out of fear of their power. Even if not a single Dragon Knight could be captured, at least the enemy would suffer several severely wounded dragons as a cost.

The real reason he let them go was that he sensed a thick thread of destiny flickering in the surroundings. This thread of destiny, one end linked to himself and the Formless Dragon he rode, the other end connected to a distant time space, seemingly indistinctly that of a Bronze Dragon.

“Bronze Dragon…”

As a favored one of destiny, Li Si Te certainly could act relying on the Power of Destiny, but he considered more his own choices. For instance, he had previously received a precaution from the Power of Destiny, detecting that Heroic Yellow City, Mind Island, and Sapphire Duchy were all flashing with an indistinct fog.

The fog over Heroic Yellow City was the densest, indicating the true location of the impending crisis.

Consequently, he chose not to support Heroic Yellow City, but to defend Mind Island–the strategic value of Mind Island far surpassed Heroic Yellow City at that moment.

Indeed, it proved that breaking away from destiny’s guidance could also yield great benefits–killing one Dragon Knight and a Purple Sapphire Dragon.

“Only by integrating destiny with oneself can the true power of destiny be wielded. And only by acting so, instead of being a puppet of destiny, will I be able in a future moment, alongside the Smoke Dragon, to break through the barriers of the power of destiny and transcend it!”

With Fire Dragon Leo, having reached the elemental barrier, Li Si Te’s perspective had long transcended the level of Dragon Knights, standing on a higher and farther spot, contemplating the present.

Calmly choosing whether to step outside the framework of the power of destiny or to follow the path destiny’s power outlines.

“Since it’s a Bronze Dragon, then it must be the Eagle Kingdom’s Bronze Dragon Knight–Alonso Xiankelai. Fate lets us meet again; it’s a bond, and of course, I shouldn’t disregard this kindness… Alonso, I let you escape in the past, but not this time.”

Feeling guided by the thread of destiny, Li Si Te quietly awaited the departure of the Steel-Valor Alliance.

Only when the five Dragon Knights completely left the range of dragon’s perception, did he turn to Ach and say: “You and Lerald stay on Mind Island a bit longer, ensure that the enemy doesn’t come back… I need to go to Heroic Yellow City immediately to check the casualties, though I’ve already arranged evacuation.”

“Don’t worry, brother. Ach will definitely protect Mind Island,” Ach responded, then suddenly recalled something,” Oh yes, brother, don’t forget to have Emily summon the Arcanists to temporarily seal and preserve the corpse of the Purple Sapphire Dragon to prevent too much loss of the Dragon Magic Power; Ach still needs it to cultivate the Mind Fruit Tree.”

Once a dragon dies, its Magic Power quickly dissipates to form new mineral deposits.

Therefore, Li Si Te had Emily swiftly salvage the dragon corpses, aiming to prevent any loss–every little bit counts, and the Flame Kingdom isn’t wealthy enough to waste frivolously.

“I have already informed Emily, and Chris has led the Arcanists of the Royal Arcane Academy to set up the sealing Magic Array in advance.”

The term “seal” here is just a means of preserving materials, something that essentially every Magician knows how to do.

All is arranged.

Liszt signaled Fire Dragon Leo and Water Dragon Walter to assume their Totem Forms and attach themselves to him, along with Bone Dragon Vinnie, each carrying three dragons. Riding the Formless Dragon Bard, they rapidly tore through the material boundary, entering the world outside matter, searching through layers of crystalline displays for the natural node of Heroic Yellow City.

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Flying in the world beyond matter, the channels of the Great Whirlpool Magic Teleportation Matrix, Heart Reed Teleportation Formation, and Yellow Fire Teleportation Array were particularly bright.

Only the channel of the Male Jade Transmission Array was missing.

“Indeed, the Magic Gate of Heroic Yellow City has been destroyed, rebuilding it will cost a considerable fortune… If Eagle Kingdom dares to destroy my teleportation array, then we’ll have them pay with Bronze Dragons.”

Liszt thought it was very reasonable to compensate for mental loss with a Purple Sapphire Dragon and for material loss with a Bronze Dragon.

He found the location that had reverted to a natural node, passed through with the Formless Dragon, and the next moment Liszt’s visual scene had turned into gray ruins, with wisps of smoke from the burning swirling around.

In front of him, Heroic Yellow City was gone, only vast patches of scorched ruins remained, and one could faintly make out the pits and dimples left by attacks of Dragon Dou Qi Manuscripts.

Not far off, a team of knights was searching through the ruins.

After revealing himself, the knights immediately thronged around him, with the leading knight dismounting and kneeling on one knee, performing a solemn courtesy: “Greetings to the great His Majesty the King, Honored Knight Gaitan, on behalf of my lord Andrew Baron Gray Magpie, I offer you our loyal greetings.”

“So, you are followers of Baron Andrew, then Gaitan, when did you arrive here, and what happened before?”

Gaitan replied, “Your Majesty, half an hour ago my lord received orders from the Outer Cabinet, and we were commanded to investigate Heroic Yellow City. When we arrived, the city had already been destroyed, and we only saw the figures of three dragons flying northward.”

Liszt looked meaningful: “That means the dragons left just half an hour ago?”

He meticulously searched his memory, quickly sketching out all the natural nodes around Heroic Yellow Plains, and marked their positions on the map.

Originally, to select a suitable place to build a Magic Teleportation Array, he had searched for several natural nodes outside Heroic Yellow City, only to give them up as the locations were not appropriate. For instance, about eight hundred kilometers to the northeast, there was a natural node on the sea surface.

“With a dragon’s flying speed, half an hour would cover about one to two hundred kilometers; the Eagle Kingdom’s dragons must have flown straight north… If I instantly travel to the natural node in the sea and fly west from there, I could intercept them on their flight path!”

As he pondered, the Threads of Destiny flickered more intensely in the void, the end of one thread clearly outlining the figure of a Bronze Dragon and Alonso Xianke on its back.

That figure seemed to exude a reserved pride.

Joining forces with Steel Ridge Kingdom to blockade Flame Kingdom on the high seas, such strategic finesse might just be the handiwork of the Bronze Dragon Knight – Alonso Xianke.

Much like the grandeur of Zhuge Liang from the Three Kingdoms period strategizing an alliance with Wu to resist Cao.

“Unfortunately, you are no match for Shu Han and Eastern Wu, nor am I Cao Wei. This Three Kingdoms is destined to be unified by my Western Jin… Pah, to even compare Sima the Old Thief to me!”