Ember Dragon

Chapter 787 Lin Ying City

Reid knelt on the ground, his whole body shaking violently, with a mixture of fear, worry and ecstasy in his heart.

Duka died just like that. As long as he held on to the thigh of the young red dragon in front of him, he would naturally become the most senior person in this cult.

By then he will be able to become a true dragonborn, with noble status, long life, and powerful strength!
Just like Duka used to be!
What did the red dragon need? He needed someone to help him manage the team and conceal Duka's death from the church.

After all, given the greed of dragons, even just one silver coin in compensation would make them furious.

Thinking of this, he hesitated for only a moment, then gritted his teeth, made up his mind, crawled forward, grabbed Duka's headless body and threw it into the swamp.

Soon, the piranhas and crocodiles in the swamp gathered around and greedily devoured the still warm corpse that contained dragon blood.

Reid knelt on the ground and said carefully, "Lord Dragon, Duka of Black Forest Town was attacked by the rebels and fell into the swamp. It has nothing to do with you. I will report the truth to the church."

"By the way, my name is Ryder, the adjutant of this team."

The young red dragon not far away nodded and said with satisfaction: "You are quite sensible. From now on, you will replace this bastard and become the leader of the transport team."

Kneeling on the ground, Reid was filled with surprise and cried out in tears: "Thank you for your gift, Lord Dragon! I am willing to be your most loyal servant!"

"Get up."

The young red dragon glanced at him and said calmly.

Reid stood up quickly and looked at the woman who was trembling all over and about to faint from fear. He hesitated and said, "Sir, look at this woman..."

"Let her return to the team and don't act on her own." The young red dragon ordered.

"Yes, my lord."

Reid held the chain and led the shivering woman back to the team, then returned to the front of the team to lead the way for this "noble son of the ancient dragon."

Then he ordered the cultists to bring the best wine and barbecue and serve the young red dragon at its side so that it could enjoy them at any time. He even gave the looted gold and jewels to the young dragon.

Mantou was walking in the center of the team, enjoying the meticulous service of the cultists. He felt extremely comfortable and thought to himself:

"Is this what it feels like to be the best among men? No, is this the feeling of being the best among men?"

"One word, cool!"

For a moment, he even had the urge to join the Dragon Worship Church. This organization treated the Dragonborn so well!

But soon, a notification came on his panel - it was a message from Singo.

Singo: Mantou, take this opportunity to get some information from that evil NPC, and also, ask them to speed up their actions.

I go to eat steamed buns: Why? My loyal servant Goudaner~[sly smile expression#]
Singo: Get out of the way! Don't forget that you used the Scroll of Solidification to maintain your dragon form. If the spell fails in two days, we'll all be finished.

Born to Fight: Mantou, am I also your loyal servant? What name do you want to give me? [rubbing fists#]
I'm going to eat steamed buns: No, no, Brother Zhan Kuang, I'm just about to go collect intelligence [dry laugh#]
Summer Night and Autumn Rain: Why don’t you go now?
Mantou closed the team chat with a little embarrassment, put on an arrogant face, and called out in a low voice: "Ryder."

"grown ups."

Hearing this, Reid hurried forward, bowed and waited for orders.

Mantou glanced at him, and a puff of white smoke came out of his nostrils: "I have something to ask you."

Hearing this, Reid took out his wooden staff and performed the trick of blocking out the sound again, then responded with a flattering smile: "Sir, you say, I will absolutely tell you everything I know."

"Why are these humans being transported to Linying City?"

"They are all sacrifices." Reid whispered, as if worried that the other party didn't understand, he continued to explain:

"Only if enough souls, flesh, blood, and wealth are sacrificed, will the great Five-Colored Dragon Queen, the Dark Lady, bestow her blessing and allow more dragon beasts to emerge from the Dragon Breeding Pond."

"You may not know that some arrogant humans have recently launched a rebellion in the north, trying to overthrow the rule of our Dragon Worship Church. The Lord of the Rotten Swamp has ordered us to collect more sacrifices and create a dragon beast army that can sweep across Seleucia."

"It's so abominable."

Mantou cursed casually, and in his heart he rebuked these cultists who used humans as sacrifices, as well as the cruel and brutal dragon.

And Reid echoed indignantly: "Yes, those humans are so despicable that they actually want to overthrow the rule of the dragon!"

Although the two people's ideas were completely different, their words matched.

Mantou thought for a moment and asked again: "Who is the current director of Linying City?"

Reid replied, "It's Lord Gottfried, a powerful ancient green dragon and one of the many offspring of the Lord of the Rotten Swamp. Do you want to see him?"

Mantou glanced at him and said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you."

Ryder quickly bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry, sir. I was presumptuous."

However, Mantou changed the subject and continued, "But do you want to become a dragonborn?"

Ryder tried to suppress his excitement and said, "Of course, sir, what do you need me to do?"

Ordinary humans can only become dragonborn after being baptized in the Dragon Breeding Pool and receiving the blessing of Tiamat. The requirements are extremely strict, and usually only by offering a large amount of treasure can one get this opportunity.

Back then, Duka plundered all the treasures of Black Forest Town and gave them all to the ancient green dragon, and only then did he get such a precious opportunity.

Mantou motioned to his left and right, and Singo immediately walked forward, took out a scroll and a pen.

"Write down everything you know about Linying City and do as I tell you. Then I will give you the chance to become a Dragonborn."

Ryder was stunned for a moment.

This... Is this an attempt to get information from me?
No, this is a red dragon, the most favored among the five colored dragons. It must believe in Tiamat like him.

Soon, he thought of another possibility - you know, there are factions in the Dragon Worship Church.

They all belong to the Green Dragon Cult and are subordinates of the Lord of the Swamp, and this red dragon most likely follows Kazul, the "Crimson Embers"!

There is a conflict between the Red Dragon Cult and the Green Dragon Cult. It is said that a few days ago, the middle-aged green dragon Grutar was attacked by the Red Dragon Cult and has not yet recovered from his injuries.

But the Red Dragon Sect refused to admit it, and was obviously trying to escalate the conflict.

Mantou narrowed his eyes and pretended to be about to explode: "Why - don't you want to?"

If that group of insidious and vicious
Such an opportunity must not be missed easily!

Reid gritted his teeth, took the scroll handed over by the Dragon Knight, and wrote down everything he knew about Linying City.

"If I find out that you have lied in the slightest, your fate will be the same as that human just now!" Mantou grinned.

"Of course not, sir." Reid's voice trembled slightly. Mantou took the scroll, nodded slightly, handed Reid a teleportation scroll, and said, "Human, when you get there, tell me my name, Mantovsky, and you will have the opportunity to be baptized."

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

Reid felt like he had found a treasure and carefully put it into his robe.

This must be the scroll to the south of Seleucid! Once there, he can be baptized and become a powerful red dragon!

After doing all this, Mantou ordered: "Let's go, speed up, I want to reach Linying City before the sun sets."

"Yes, my lord!"

Feeling the scroll in his pocket, Reid felt like he had more energy when he walked, and even his steps became a little faster.

From then on, he was also a superior dragonborn!
Mantou, Singo, Tiansheng Zhan Kuang and others were exchanging the information they had obtained in the chat interface. They even drew a rough map of Linying City and made a plan to sneak into the Dragon Breeding Farm.

The City of Aquila was an important military town in Seleucid and one of the largest cities in the northern part of the kingdom.

It is surrounded by towering forests, and the cries of eagles can often be heard from the surroundings. There used to be a legion of holy gods with eagle heads and human bodies stationed here, and Linying City got its name from this.

Just a few years ago, the city was occupied by Erebus, the Lord of the Swamp, and became the stronghold of the Green Dragon Cult of the Church of the Dragon.

Every day, a large number of cultists come from all directions, transporting human sacrifices, gold and silver treasures looted from all over the place to Linying City to offer to the greedy and insidious green dragons.

The entire northwest of Seleucid is under the cruel oppression and exploitation of the green dragon, and Linying City is the center of this system.

The walls of Linying City are tall, built of wood and stone. Many flying dragons are hovering in the sky, casting hideous shadows.

The city walls were surrounded by a hazy poisonous fog, through which came creepy roars and noises.

Only by walking along the main road can one avoid the erosion of the poisonous fog. Anyone who wants to sneak into the city will be ruthlessly torn to pieces by the dragon beasts in the fog.

There were many groups of cultists on the road, some pulling carriages full of treasures, and some like Reid pulling a group of ragged humans.

"Sir, Linying City is ahead." Reid turned his head and said carefully.

Mantou, who was carried on a sedan chair by several cultists, slumped and said, "Very good. Let's go into the city."

There were still quite a few cultists queuing up ahead, and at the city gate were four ferocious dragon beasts, staring at the passing crowds, ready to tear the invaders into pieces at any time.

There were also more than thirty well-equipped dragonborn soldiers, holding spears and swords, looking at the cultists with scrutiny.

Soon, a scream was heard from the team in front, followed by the roar of the dragon beast and the angry rebuke of the soldiers.

"Get 'em!"

"They are rebels who want to sneak into the city. They actually use magic as a cover. Go ahead and tear them to pieces!"

"Don't let them get away! Quick!"

Mantou was shocked at that time, thinking that his identity had been discovered. Singo, Tiansheng Zhan Kuang, and Xia Ye Qiu Yu also clenched their weapons, ready to fight their way out at any time.

But soon, a familiar voice came from a distance: "Damn, how come this NPC can still use spells that are ineffective!"

"The wind is tight, pull!"

"Brother Lang, it's over, we are surrounded!"

"What are you standing there for? Rule 3 of the Assassin's Code: If our identity is exposed, we must kill everyone who sees our true form! Follow me!"

Hearing this voice, Mantou laughed out loud and typed something in the chat secretly.

I went to eat steamed buns: It was the sound of the slut! They were discovered by the people of the Dragon Worship Church!
Singo: This is just to help us attract attention. Without my order, don't act rashly. Just watch the show from the sidelines.

Summer Night Autumn Rain: Good
Born Fighter: Hahaha, so cool!

Soon, two dishevelled figures appeared in the distance. They were wearing black cloaks, their skin was pale and their faces were bloodless, with the aura of the transformation spell still lingering on their bodies.

——They are the two vampire players, Langli Baitiao and Dark Night Wolf.

Not long ago, Langli Baitiao and his companions also set their sights on the cult's transport team. They used a transformation spell to transform themselves into two gold bars, hid them in the wooden boxes that transported the treasure, and wanted to take the opportunity to sneak into Linying City.

However, they never expected that there was a cult priest proficient in magic at the city gate, who easily broke through their disguise during the inspection.

"Shh-"

The Dragon Worshipping soldiers on the city wall drew their bows and arrows. Arrows rained down like a rainstorm, shooting straight at the two men, and it seemed that they were about to be pierced like hedgehogs.

"Run!"

Langli Baitiao waved his cloak, a bloody wind blew past, and he turned into a ball of blood mist and fled out of the city.

The Night Wolf also tried to escape like him, but could only transform into a smaller vampire bat and was shot into a sieve by the pouring arrows.

The cult priest raised his staff, and a beam of black light gushed out, hitting the vampire bat directly.

"what!"

The Night Wolf instantly transformed into a human form, with blood holes all over his body. First, his arm was bitten by the dragon beast behind him, and then he was pinned to the ground by the surrounding soldiers, unable to move.

"Wolf, I'm sorry! I will avenge you!"

The white shark condensed into a human form looked back, sighed in pretended sadness, and flew out without looking back, even speeding up, leaving a trail of blood behind it.

"You lowly bastard! Don't even think about running away!"

The evil cult priest cursed angrily, raised the dragon head scepter high, and countless black lights were released from the dragon's eyes.

In an instant, countless dragon beasts with hideous faces and murderous eyes emerged from the fog, with sticky, smelly saliva flowing from the corners of their mouths, and pounced towards the whitebait in the waves.

"Roar--"

"Oh my god!" The white shark exclaimed and made an emergency turn in mid-air, leaving the oncoming dragon beast empty-handed.

The dragon beast's upper and lower rows of sharp teeth collided fiercely, making a crisp "click" sound.

But the poisonous tail of the two-legged dragon at his side, accompanied by the sound of whistling wind, pierced towards the head of the white shark in the waves. He ducked his head, dodged the attack, and then drilled through the gap under the crotch of the two-legged dragon.

In this way, relying on Gao Chao's flying skills, the white shark dodged and evaded among the dragon beasts and actually broke through the encirclement.

Even Mantou, who was not far away, was stunned and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "As expected of a stray animal, he has too much experience in being hunted down, and he can't die no matter how much he wanders around."

(End of this chapter)