Crossing the true dragon realm, and you call me Little Locke?

Because all the trees in the downstream valley had been cut down, the floodwaters flowed smoothly and without hindrance.

People in the water are like drifting duckweed, mostly just swirling on the surface before being swept to the bottom by the waves.

With things having come to this, Violet and Elliott decided to rely on the bronze dragon's swimming ability to go into the water and rescue the people.

But Shuoyang Hengwei stopped him, shouting sternly, "Don't let your guard down!"

"There are spies of the evil dragon among those people. Be careful and don't get ambushed."

Violet and Elliott both felt a pang of pity upon hearing this.

But looking at those people who were swept away...

Violet's rationality and calculation were ultimately overcome by her kind nature.

She spread her wings and, ignoring Shuoyang's attempts to stop her, plunged into the water.

With her wings flapping, she seemed to be flying in the water.

He quickly caught up with the soldiers and rescued several people with his mouth and claws.

Then he flew back to shore, put the person down, and went back into the water to rescue them again.

Seeing this, Shuoyang had no choice but to follow, flying above her to keep watch and observe the every move of everyone she saved.

To put it bluntly, Duke Theodore was actually tricked by Shuoyang.

As soon as Shuoyang arrived at the valley, he realized that something was wrong.

Because this year is a warm spring, the flow of the Hanque River should theoretically be greater than in previous years.

Although in recent years, with the expansion of large glaciers, rivers in various places have shrunk to varying degrees.

The Hanque River has dried up drastically, shrinking from a width of several hundred meters more than a decade ago to just a few dozen meters today.

But the situation just now, where it was only a dozen meters or so, is clearly illogical.

Therefore, Shuoyang changed his perspective and put himself in the position of the Red Dragon.

Thinking about what I should do if I were the red dragon?

The result was obvious: he would have the green dragon use magic to grow plants to build dams and store water, and then he would burn mountains to melt glaciers and release floodwaters, annihilating the main force of humanity in one fell swoop.

To achieve this, he had to place his men under Duke Theodore.

They led him into this seemingly safe valley.

Then, trees were felled to clear roads, allowing the floodwaters to exert their full power and maximize the results.

Therefore, if Shuoyang's guess is correct.

The red dragon originally intended to incite conflict between humans and half-elves, and then destroy the dam and release the floodwaters while they were fighting in the valley.

As a result, because Shuoyang and his group prevented the conflict, they discovered that something was wrong.

The spy around Duke Theodore had no choice but to use magic to instruct the red dragon to release the floodwaters ahead of schedule, which led to the current situation.

In other words, it was Shuoyang's saying that there would be a flood that brought about this flood.

The reason he tricked Duke Theodore was because...

Naturally, it was all because of this old man. Back then, he tricked Alvin, leaving him isolated and helpless, ultimately causing him to perish together with a strong blue dragon.

True dragons are all very vengeful, and Shuoyang is no exception.

Therefore, he watched as Violet rescued Theodore as well.

The sharp teeth of the sword rubbed together, sparks flying.

He stared at Theodore, who had miraculously survived, and cursed inwardly, "What incredible luck!"

Theodore, being physically strong, was almost completely unharmed.

But looking at the surging river and the remaining dozen or so surviving knights and a few spellcasters...

His mental state completely collapsed.

Because he coveted the dragon's treasure and wanted to minimize the number of people sharing the spoils, Theodore did not summon his vassals from the North for this war against the dragon.

In other words, the thousands of soldiers who perished in the flood were his retainers and private soldiers, his entire fortune.

Without these people, what will he use to suppress the great nobles of the North?

Therefore, as Theodore watched the river gradually empty, he finally realized something at that moment.

He's finished, his entire family is finished.

Meanwhile, the half-elves, who had evacuated in time and were almost all unharmed, were secretly relieved.

Because of the conflict with Theodore's army, they had the villagers take refuge in the mountains in advance.

So although most of their village was flooded, thankfully everyone was safe.

Furthermore, they all built their houses on trees, and those ancient trees, which are thousands of years old, are extremely thick and tall, making it almost impossible for floods to wash them down, so their houses are probably all fine.

Therefore, after regaining their composure, the community elders immediately led the rangers.

They went to Shuoyang, who had just escorted Violet back.

He thanked him, saying, "Merciful and compassionate golden dragon!"

"Stop," Shuoyang couldn't hold back any longer.

He couldn't help but correct him, "How do I resemble a golden dragon?"

As he spoke, he saw that Violet still wanted to search for and rescue people, so he had no choice but to put this matter aside and follow her again.

This time, however, Violet flew far downstream.

They didn't see a single trace of a living person.

So she had to return empty-handed, gritting her teeth as she looked at the fewer than one hundred survivors.

Seeing that she had no intention of leaving again, Shuoyang immediately got down to business.

He approached Theodore and looked down at the old man, who was soaked to the bone.

He asked loudly, "Who gave you the idea of ​​advancing through the valley and cutting down trees?"

Caught in his enormous shadow, Theodore, who had been lost in thought in the sunlight, couldn't help but shiver.

It returned to the cold, harsh reality.

He raised his head and looked at Shuoyang's vertical pupils, which belonged to a predator.

Theodore countered, "How do you know there will be a flood?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Shuoyang's contempt was almost overflowing.

He was also puzzled and asked, "What exactly are you thinking?"

"Your opponent is a fully grown red dragon, and it's currently the spring flood season when glaciers are melting."

"If only your brains weren't just for show."

"You should know that for a fully grown red dragon, creating a flood is just a matter of a few powerful breaths of fire."

"Who gave you the audacity to take this path without any precautions?"

"I..." Theodore was so embarrassed by his question that he wanted to disappear.

He hesitated, then said, "I didn't expect this..."

"You didn't expect us to actually use our brains!"

Shuoyang picked up the conversation, his tone full of mockery.

He scoffed, "You didn't expect we weren't just wild beasts relying on brute force?"

"In your eyes, dragons should just rely on their power to act recklessly and then obediently wait for you to come and defeat them?"

Theodore was speechless; that was indeed what he thought.

He thought that the Red Dragon could only launch an air raid and burn down two military camps at most.

Therefore, his primary target of defense was the legendary, treacherous green dragon.

He thought it would be the green dragon plotting against him and using magic.

To his surprise, it turned out that Red Dragon would be playing mind games with him and using military tactics.

Seeing his expression, Shuoyang felt utterly exhausted.

Among the many mortal races, humans have the strongest stereotypes about dragons.

So he couldn't help but defend the dragons, saying, "You humans—you are far too arrogant."

"Dragons possess power, but that doesn't mean we've abandoned wisdom."

"Even the most savage white dragon will assess the situation when it is weak, let alone the red dragon, which is the leader of the colorful dragons."

"They admire brute force simply because it is the quickest way to achieve results."

"When wisdom is more effective, they will never skimp on meticulous calculations."

"Just like now, did you think he would swagger in, say a few harsh words to you, make you submit, and then have a big battle with you?"

"You're wrong! He reached for your hand before you even set off...!?"

Before he could finish speaking, three enormous figures flew in rapidly from the southeast.

Before the dragon arrived, its roar preceded it, a majestic sound like thunder.

"Foolish mortals, submit to the great calamity of fire!"

This is a 30-meter-long adult red dragon with the typical appearance of a vicious dragon: deep red scales, huge bat wings, and blackish horns and thorns.

Grayish-white smoke spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The red dragon flew above them and laughed loudly at Theodore's magic advisor, "Seraphina, your little trick worked."

"Now, reveal your true form!"

"Let these insects witness the power of the Five-Colored Council!"