Chapter 1097: Chapter 1094: Time to Start the War Chapter 1097: Chapter 1094: Time to Start the War The salty sea breeze blew across the ocean surface, and suddenly a crack appeared in mid-air, only to return to tranquility immediately after. However, the Formless Dragon Knight Liszt had already stepped out from the natural node and was swiftly flying westward, continuously sensing for any traces of dragon aura in the surroundings.

“Eagle Kingdom really went all out–Silver Dragon, White Maw Iron Dragon, Brass Dragon, Purple Copper Dragon, and even the Bronze Dragon Knight Alonso Xiankelai. They brought five dragons just to destroy one of my Magic Gates… Perhaps they think the Magic Gate is too costly?”

Indeed, the cost of a Magic Gate or Magic Teleportation Array was steep, requiring materials that accounted for one-twentieth of Flame Kingdom’s annual income.

However, publicly it was declared that Liszt had spent all his family’s wealth to construct a single Magic Teleportation Array.

Perhaps for this reason, once Liszt completed a Magic Teleportation Array, the Steel-Valor Alliance would deploy dragons to strike once, hitting Liszt’s finances repeatedly, a deal both kingdoms’ kings found very cost-effective–since dragons and dragon knights staying idly at home was boring, it was better to have them out and active.

After the alliance between Steel Ridge Kingdom and Eagle Kingdom, the dragon knights stationed at the border no longer needed to be on constant vigil and could move freely.

However, they did not anticipate the battle to be so fierce that the Purple Sapphire Dragon Knight Figo Iris would die on the spot.

And now.

The team striking at the finances was unaware that Liszt had already intercepted them on their way home. Although it was still unclear which region these five dragons traversed, it did not hinder Liszt from riding the Formless Dragon back and forth, sensing any lingering dragon aura.

Most crucially, Liszt could feel the Threads of Destiny, subtly guiding his direction.

At dusk, the scenery was most beautiful.

The wilderness, under the glow of the setting sun, revealed an irresistibly charming allure. At that moment, atop a cloud in the sky, the figure of a dragon suddenly appeared. Around this dragon, the other four maintained a distance of ten kilometers, flying side by side.

As these five dragons flew past, another dragon’s figure flashed by behind them–it was Liszt, silently trailing the five dragons: “Indeed, following the Threads of Destiny, finding these dragons was easy… I’ll follow them first and make my move once they separate.”

Dragons are immensely enduring; during their leisurely flight, they nearly need no rest.

They only need to feed occasionally–given their massive size, the energy they consume is enormous; missing a meal could make them terribly hungry.

After tracking for about three hours, the five dragons landed in a remote territory where the local landlord slaughtered sheep and cattle to entertain Alonso and the five dragons.

Liszt did not reveal his presence, taking out from his Space Ring tender roast beefsteak and Magic Potions, rewarding the tirelessly flying Formless Dragon Bard. He also consumed batches of Fire Dragon Elixir, Water Dragon Water, and other such sustenance for the possessed Fire Dragon Leo, Water Dragon Walter, and Bone Dragon Vinnie.

“The Magic Potions are running low again; just a few days’ stockpile, and one major operation consumes them all,” Liszt sighed silently, looking at his now empty Space Ring.

Alonso and his group, having spent the entire night making repairs in this remote territory, set off again when the sun rose the next day. They flew through another entire night, maintaining a reasonable distance between the five dragons, leaving no opportunity for Liszt to exploit. From the looks of it, Alonso seemed quite anxious.

“Did they discover me?”

“Impossible, Bard’s combat ability hasn’t matured yet, but his spatial concealment ability is absolutely the best in the world.” He outright dismissed this possibility.

Since it was impossible that he was detected, and yet the opponent remained highly vigilant, Liszt speculated that Alonso might already know about the battle situation on Mind Island: “To start a three-pronged strategy involving me and my dragons suggests they must have means of instant communication; otherwise, it would be too easy for me to exploit any time difference.”

With Heroic Yellow City and Mind Island separated by tens of thousands of kilometers, without instant communication means, coordinating actions would be challenging.

“Could it be that the Magic Platform was pirated?”

He considered another possibility, but the core magic runes of the Magic Platform were strictly controlled by the Royal Arcane Academy. Other countries’ magic advisors simply lacked the capability to master such technology.

He couldn’t figure it out.

But the threads of destiny, shrouded in mystery, still tethered him to Alonso, so he continued to track the five dragons. Just as they moved from the periphery of the Eagle Kingdom deep into its territory, just when Liszt was about to give up on this hunting plan.

The five dragons finally split up–the White Maw Iron Dragon, Silver Dragon, Brass Dragon, and Purple Copper Dragon still flew side by side, heading towards the King’s Castle of the Eagle Kingdom.

Alonso Xiankelai, however, rode the Bronze Dragon in another direction.

“This direction, according to the bearings calculated by the sextant, he is heading back to his own domain!” Liszt’s eyes lit up, feeling the threads of destiny violently trembling.

He continued to track for half an hour.

When Alonso relaxed completely between the rugged mountains, both he and Formless Dragon Bard had a sudden impulse. The next moment, the Formless Dragon rapidly traversed the material boundary, accelerating to its maximum speed and charging straight towards the Bronze Dragon.

When the distance between the two dragons closed to about fifteen kilometers, the Bronze Dragon’s body violently shook, then it flapped its wings vigorously, trying to accelerate.

Alonso had already sensed the presence of the Formless Dragon, trying to escape.

Unfortunately, all these efforts were destined to be futile. Back when Liszt, riding the young Fire Dragon Leo and assisted by the newly-promoted Archmage Ach, could severely injure Alonso, let alone now.

When the Formless Dragon emerged from the material boundary, it was no longer alone; fire and mist surged together, Fire Dragon Leo and Water Dragon Walter suddenly appeared, and together they charged at the Bronze Dragon Knight–Alonso Xiankelai. Three against one, aside from Walter who was just tagging along, Bard and Leo were both formidable dragons.

“Liszt!”

“Good to see you’re well, Alonso.”

Boom, boom, boom, the battle erupted quickly, and moments later, the Bronze Dragon was severely wounded, teetering on collapse. When Bard once again emerged from the material boundary, the Thunder Fury Dragon Lance accurately pierced Alonso’s heart, and the torrential Dragon Dou Qi instantly shredded his internal organs.

A Dragon Knight thus fell.

“Roar!” The Bronze Dragon roared in anguish for its fallen knight, but it could not change the course of the story. Leo knocked it dizzy with a smash, and then Liszt stabbed it several times, rendering it completely unconscious.

“Leo, grab it, we’re going back!” When the thread of destiny belonging to Alonso broke, Liszt, feeling completely satisfied, led the dragons away.

This Dragon Knight whom he had long wanted to kill was finally dead.

Thus, the Dragon Knights who died at Liszt’s hand had become four in total, all from the Eagle Kingdom–three Kingdom-affiliated Dragon Knights and one from its vassal states.

Taking a deep breath, Liszt gazed towards the distant mountains, his mood unusually calm: “I wonder how the Eagle Kingdom will respond now? The peaceful times have ended, and next, it might be time for full-scale war with Steel Ridge, Eagle, and even Blast Furnace Fortress!”

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