Chapter 286: 285 settled fate and grudges Chapter 286: 285 settled fate and grudges “——–”
A deathly silence enveloped the entire world.

Led by Vasco, all the nobles and knights watched the black dragon flapping its wings in midair, completely dumbfounded, their faces utterly drained of color.

Just a second ago, they were chasing it, treating it as a sure catch, freely discussing how to deal with it.

But in this moment, what filled their hearts was only bewilderment, incomprehension, and an increasing sense of dread.

It was inevitable; the Dragon Power was simply too terrifying.

The dragon, which had looked like it was struggling desperately to escape just moments ago, now appeared not only fully healed but also overwhelmingly imposing–far more frightful than when they first saw it lying next to the Magic Power Source deep in the canyon.

Especially those eyes in the gigantic dragon that seemed capable of obscuring the sun, where cold ferocity and murderous intent still fluctuated.

Such ferocity and murderous intention caused everyone present to tremble violently.

Including Vasco.

(Why is this happening?! Why?!)
At this moment, Vasco dared not move, his face deathly pale, screaming in turmoil inside.

Although he didn’t know what had happened, the dragon had clearly escaped the interference of the ritual and the continuous resistance against the Refined Demon Magic Power and Refined Demon Flesh, and had completely returned to normal.

No, it was not just a return to normal.

Its aura, its magic power, had clearly become even more formidable than before.

(What on earth happened?!)
Vasco roared inwardly.

Unfortunately, he would never know that the black dragon before him had not only transformed but had also recognized a master, received a name, and had gained the favor of the Dragon Lord.

So…

“Run!!!”

Vasco bellowed.

This shout ignited the fear in everyone’s hearts.

“Quick… run!”

“Run!”

“Knight Order!”

“Come protect me!”

The nobles were frenzied, desperately running while screaming hysterically.

The knights were no different; at this moment, they did not care about protecting the nobles anymore–all of them fleeing desperately with no thought of resistance.

But could they escape?

Clearly not.

“Boom!”

The giant dragon in the sky spewed out scorching Dragon Breath toward the ground.

“Bang!”

That was the roar of the earth.

The invincible Dragon Breath hit the ground, exploding the earth beneath and turning it into scorched earth.

The temperature in the air instantly skyrocketed.

The furious magic power also began to swirl.

Those covered by the Dragon Breath didn’t even manage to utter a scream; they were instantly vaporized by the Dragon Breath, not even leaving corpses behind.

“Roar!”

You Lin let out a triumphant roar, flapped her Dragon Wings, and immediately pursued the frantically fleeing humans from the sky.

The Dragon Breath continually descended from the sky, burning everything on the ground to ashes and incinerating all the nobles and knights, mercilessly reaping life.

For a moment, a corner of the canyon was ablaze, with resonant dragon chants, and under the black dragon’s breath, not only continual roars but a slowly forming purgatory emerged.

“Quickly cast Defense Magic! Hurry!”

Vasco, running amidst the crowd, screamed frantically at those around him, intimidating some into stopping involuntarily and chanting Defense Magic in panic.

But before they could finish their spells, the scorching Dragon Breath descended once more upon them.

The sound of booming and screaming arose together, lingering on.

Vasco took this opportunity to flee for his life without looking back.

Defense Magic?

That stuff, in front of the Dragon Breath claimed to breakthrough all defenses, is no better than a piece of paper.

Vasco knew this very well and did not really hope to use some low-grade Defense Magic to block the Black Dragon’s Breath; he only wanted to use those people as human shields to buy himself a chance to escape.

After all, if someone were chanting a spell, Magic Power would be swirling around there, and the Black Dragon’s attention would definitely be drawn by the Magic Power, attacking there first.

Vasco was counting on this plan, so while he ran continuously, he also roared frequently at the surroundings, deceiving others to attract You Lin’s firepower.

And indeed, this had some effect.

At least, You Lin was indeed distracted by the bursts of Magic Power and unthinkingly attacked in that direction, sending those poor sacrifices to Hell.

Vasco meanwhile took the opportunity to escape a distance and even leapt off a cliff, all to escape You Lin’s sight and avoid being noticed during his insignificant human escape.

The opponent was the King of Demons, a true Dragon, so surely it wouldn’t notice one small human had slipped through the net, would it?

Vasco could only hope for this as he had jumped off the cliff without hesitation, trying to get out of the Dragon’s sight as quickly as possible.

“Ah!”

“Help!”

“No!”

“Aaaaah!”

The screams of the nobles and knights who had accompanied Vasco echoed, reaching his ears.

But by this time, Vasco had already ignored them.

“Crack!”

The noble who had jumped off the cliff landed heavily at the bottom, his legs emitting a breaking sound.

“Aaaaaah…!”

The intense pain made this ruthless man involuntarily scream out in agony, collapsing on the ground, unable to stand up again.

Without checking deliberately, Vasco knew that his legs were probably ruined.

But Vasco couldn’t care about that; enduring the pain, he crawled on the ground, moving towards the back of a rock at the bottom of the cliff.

He needed to find a place to hide.

With his current state, only by hiding could he possibly escape the Black Dragon’s pursuit.

“Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!”

The disgraceful end and miserable plight made Vasco inadvertently shed tears, his heart filled with raging hate.

“I haven’t killed that woman yet, how can I die here…!?”

Vasco supported himself with this thought, hoping only to survive this ordeal.

Just to survive this ordeal…

“One day, I will make you all pay…!”

Whether humans or dragons, it was all the same.

Vasco thought so madly.

However, he had no chance left.

At some point, the screaming and roaring had stopped.

Instead, behind Vasco, there was a rumbling sound as if some huge creature had landed there.

Vasco’s crawling body froze in place.

His expression was equally rigid.

“Heh heh…hahaha…”

After a while, Vasco laughed.

However, as he laughed, he cried again.

Using his last strength, he struggled to turn around and look behind him.

There, the Black Dragon spread its wings, gazing down at him from on high, its eyes still as cold and cruel as ever.

“Damn you…!”

At last, Vasco let out a roar.

What responded to him was a searing Dragon Breath.

“Boom!”

At the bottom of the cliff, flames and explosions appeared simultaneously.

The Black Dragon You Lin then swooped out from amid them and flew back in the direction it had come, returning victoriously.