Viserys remained silent for a moment before speaking.

The young lady is the fourth of the five young dragons. She has a gentle and mild personality. Arianne does not have the blood of a true dragon and cannot control a dragon. The other dragons may not be willing to obey her commands. However, the young lady has a good personality, and Viserys can make her obey Arianne's orders for the time being.

With Syracuse there, if King's Landing were truly in danger, she could at least escape with Arianne.

"it is good!"

Arianne didn't hesitate when her husband gave her these instructions; she nodded decisively and said, "I understand."

With a dragon present, Arianne will have more courage and confidence to remain in King's Landing.

She had also heard about the battles in the Eastern Continent, with Braavos and Loras falling one after another, and large human cities being the main targets of the White Walkers' attacks.

...

Viserys returned this time to gather more dragons to fight, and after completing this task, he stayed in King's Landing for a few more days before setting off to leave.

He left 'Little Lady' Syracuse with Arianne and told her to listen to Arianne. The gentle little dragon initially refused, but later, after receiving several whole roasted cows, she readily agreed, since all five of them, including her siblings, were hatched by Viserys.

However, since the young lady and Arianne were not partners and had no telepathic connection, Arianne specially set aside a spacious area in the Red Keep for Syracuse to rest.

Aside from foraging and playing, Syracuse spends most of its time in the Red Fort, which also serves as an effective deterrent to some rebels.

After arranging things in Syracuse, Viserys then gave some instructions to his Kingsguard knight, Mia.

Mia once shared hardships with Viserys, who went by the alias Amon, in the ruins of Valyria.

Viserys saved Mia's life with the black mist, and Mia also helped Viserys find five dragon eggs that had survived the apocalyptic catastrophe in the ruins.

The five dragon eggs that hatched later gave rise to Vaghar, Terex, Mirasis, Syracuse, and others.

Because these dragons lived in the Kingswood on the outskirts of King's Landing, they were often seen by the people, who gave them nicknames.

For example, the fiercest eldest sister, Waghal, was known as the 'Red Queen' by the people. She was Princess Diana's companion and had a fiery temper.

Prince Heros's companion is the second son, Terex. Because of his dazzling golden appearance, handsome looks, and domineering presence, he is very popular among the people. There are at least more people who like Terex than those who like Vaghar. The golden dragon is known as the 'Overlord'.

Mirasis possesses deep blue scales, the narrow skeleton of a female dragon, and graceful curves. In addition, she often appears in the waters of Blackwater Bay. Her low-key personality means she never disturbs human life, and she is known by sailors as 'Mirasis the Siren'.

As for the subsequent 'Little Lady' Syracuse, she is the most popular dragon. She has the most perfect appearance, with translucent dragon horns like crystal and wing bones, etc. People love this beautiful little female dragon.

Silver Nugget, however, was not as famous as his older brothers and sisters. Due to congenital deficiencies, he experienced some hardships at birth and almost failed to hatch. Later, he was captured by the Faceless Ones because of his weak body. Therefore, Silver Nugget was known as a 'premature baby'.

Viserys took the other four dragons with him, leaving Syracuse behind. He gave Mia some instructions, telling her to protect Arianne's safety at all costs if King's Landing were in danger.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The red-haired female knight, clutching her helmet, looked at Viserys and, for some reason, suddenly thought of the first time they met, when his name was still 'Aemon'.

As a Valantian mercenary who lived a life of constant danger, she never imagined the series of events that would follow, which would drastically change her fate, transforming her from a mercenary into a member of a world-renowned knightly order.

"We're friends, aren't we, Aemon?"

"Of course I will protect your wife."

Then the female knight suddenly smiled and spoke, and Viserys was slightly taken aback at first, and then he couldn't help but smile as well.

Yes, they are friends.

Back in Valanthi, Mia patted Viserys on the shoulder and told him to follow her around. But years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Viserys then summoned the Unsullied Black Worm, the leader of the royal guard, and Brynden Tully the Blackfish, the commander-in-chief of the capital's garrison, and other King's Landing commanders, instructing them to retreat to Highgarden if King's Landing encountered any danger.

After Viserys had arranged everything, it was time for him to leave.

"By the time I come back next time, it might already be dawn."

On a gravelly beach outside King's Landing, a thin layer of snow covered the ground. The black dragon Balerion was dozing beside the group, radiating heat. The other five dragons, Varghal, Terex, Miracis, and Syracuse, were watching nearby.

Arianne was leading the Red Keep's people in bidding farewell to her husband and two children when Viserys looked at the still dark sky above and then jokingly said...

"That would be the best thing, of course."

Arianne smiled when she heard what Viserys said; the end of the long night meant that her husband had won a victory.

"I am leaving."

Viserys, cloaked in black, then climbed onto Balerion's back.

Diana and Heros, however, already had their own companions and insisted on riding their own dragons.

thump—

thump—

thump—

Then Bellerion took a few steps forward, spread his wings, and soared into the sky.

"Roar--"

The other dragons, except for the little lady, also followed in Bellerion's footsteps, letting out low growls as they spread their wings and soared into the sky, skimming the surface of the sea.

Chapter 873 The Final Battle Approaches

Viserys, along with his two children and four other dragons, set off to return to the Eastern Continent.

Viserys felt somewhat ashamed of his children's performance, sighing that the younger generation surpasses the older. He was already a teenager when he first rode a dragon, yet he was still terrified, clinging tightly to the scales on Bellerion's back, afraid of falling and dying.

But now Diana can skillfully control her dragon, and even the five- or six-year-old boy Heros can remain calm, at least on the surface.

As the second oldest of the five young dragons, Terex's personality was not as irritable as its eldest sister, Vaghar, but it was much more mature and steady. Its flight was smooth, and it held its head high to shelter its young master from the wind and rain. With it around, Heros would not fall from the sky.

Dragons fly very fast, covering a thousand miles a day. A journey that would take half a month or a month by ship can often be completed in one or two days. Therefore, Viserys can go there and return quickly.

He flew to Pentos and rested there for a few days. Although Diana was seven or eight years old, it was her first time on the other side of the Narrow Sea, so she was quite excited. Even Heros, who was usually introverted, became unusually excited.

Blackstone is currently kept deep underground in Pentos, in a small, separate room. Also imprisoned in Pentos is the only White Walker captured by humans. It is placed in a dragonglass cage, which is submerged deep in the seabed of Pentos Bay. It is guarded by the Deep Ones, who occasionally take it out of the water for research before sinking it back to the seabed.

Viserys rested in Pentos for a few days with Diana and Heros, then took the black stone with him and flew to Kohol.

Because dragonglass has a clear effect on White Walkers, Viserys wasn't sure if it was really effective, but before he left last time, he had the artisans of Pentos make a small box out of dragonglass, somewhat like a small urn, and then put the black stone inside.

When the black stone was placed into the small box made of dragon crystal, there was indeed a reaction. A thin layer of frost instantly condensed inside the all-black box, but that was all; there were no other subsequent changes.

Viserys frowned slightly, puzzled, but after seeing that the black stone had not changed, he put the lid back on.

Bellerion once again expressed his desire to destroy the Black Stone, but Viserys refused. Destroying the Black Stone was the least cost-effective way, and now that the Black Stone was in his hands, destroying it would mean losing a means of dealing with it.

The Valyrian Empire is finally getting serious about the upcoming decisive battle between humans and the White Walkers. The imperial family has a total of eight dragons that they can ride, but in previous wars they only deployed one, while this time they have deployed five dragons to the battlefield.

Meanwhile, at the Allied headquarters in Kohol, the Human Alliance was in a precarious situation.

Inside the coalition command center.

bang——

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure walked in, speaking in an impatient voice.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"Countless ghouls have come from the east again, and none of the scouts we sent out have returned."

Robb Stark, one of the commanders of the Valyrian Empire's army in the human alliance, wearing a heavy grey wolf cloak, pushed open the door to the command room with his hand on the hilt of his sword, and then spoke in a somewhat impatient voice.

Robb Stark was the eldest son of Eddard Stark, the former Warden of the North. He was raised to be the heir of the Stark family and was therefore well-versed in military strategy and tactics. He served as Viserys's bodyguard for several years and studied at the Imperial Military Academy in King's Landing, graduating with honors.

Otherwise, given the Imperial system of separating military, political, and peerage, Robb Stark, even as Lord Warden of the North, would not be qualified to lead an army at such a young age. However, the reality is that Robb's command talent is indeed very high. He made great achievements on his first battlefield, with his troops killing three White Walkers and himself personally slaying one.

However, Robb is now somewhat anxious, because the situation is not good for the Allied Forces.

Legions of the dead from all the fallen territories in the central heart of the continent of Essos are pouring toward Kohol, even though the human army burned more than 200,000 ghouls to death in the Battle of Nassig.

However, this group of undead seemed to be endless, still like a surging sea, a dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.

The shadow of a decisive battle loomed over Kohol.

Humanity was unaware that it had fallen into the encirclement of the White Walkers. Ever since the human armies of the world gathered in Corhol to begin their expedition, they had actually fallen into the White Walkers' trap.

Humanity blindly believed that the White Walkers' offensive was lax and lacked follow-up, so they hastily began to counterattack and advanced eastward. However, they did not expect that the White Walkers had already set their sights on the major cities in the human rear. Only by destroying important human cities such as Braavos and Pentos could the human resistance be completely crushed.

In fact, the White Walkers' plan was excellent, and strategically they were far ahead of the human side's star-studded leadership. After all, the White Walkers included many historically renowned Kings of Winter, each a dragon among men. Moreover, the White Walkers had a 'God's-eye view,' able to observe human actions, while humans were completely in the dark about the White Walkers' actions.

Therefore, it's not that the human command made a mistake and fell into the White Walkers' trap, but rather that this was a situation they had no choice but to take. The commanders of the human legion have done a very good job.

Upon receiving the devastating news of Braavos's fall, Viserys immediately ordered a retreat. He rode his dragon back to the rear and engaged the Night King in battle above Loras, briefly repelling him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Before the main human army, lured away from their stronghold, could return, the major cities behind them had already been destroyed by the surging horde of zombies.

Fortunately, Viserys prevented the Night King from swiftly destroying the major cities on the west coast of the human world. As a result, the White Walkers' strategy changed, and both sides unanimously chose Corhol as the location for the final battle.

The human alliance was driven into a corner and had no choice but to launch a decisive battle at Kohol, drawing the army of undead to encircle them and prevent them from continuing to destroy human cities. Then, they used a tactic of spreading outwards from the center to defend and counterattack.

The White Walkers still hold a strategic advantage, because after the destruction of Braavos and Loras, the horde of wights in the west has gained hundreds of thousands of new troops, and there are countless wights in the distant east as well. When they unite, it will be the time to destroy the main force of the human alliance.

Chapter 874 Before the Battle

If the main force of the human alliance is wiped out at Kohor, then there will be no obstacle on the entire continent of Essos that can stop the Night King's army from sweeping across.

Whether Viserys dies on the continent of Essos or escapes back, he will have to accept the fact that the eastern continent has fallen and become a forbidden zone for life.

At that time, the empire will face pressure from all sides, whether from beyond the Great Wall in the north or from enemies at sea.

The final result may be just like that ancient and powerful Dawn Kingdom in the East in history, which collapsed in the long night.

At that time, perhaps a hero like Azor Ahai will emerge to save the world, or perhaps it will be destroyed.

But Viserys could not accept any of this.

Therefore, as the two sides in the game, Viserys and the Night King, who wield the pieces, are the ones with the clearest understanding of the entire situation.

The teleportation arrays buried deep beneath Braavos are the White Walkers' trump card and backup plan. They are waiting to be activated when the main human alliance is drawn westward, with the intention of directly destroying the densely populated important human cities on the west coast of Essos.

Viserys' trump card was his eight dragons. Even though the Night King had the help of several ice dragons, they were no match for Viserys in terms of top-tier combat power.

Viserys patiently waited for the Night King to reveal his trump card first, and then he would mobilize the other dragons to participate in the war, ending it once and for all.

And now, that opportunity has finally arrived.

The White Walkers began to encircle the main Allied forces in Corhol from two directions: Braavos and Loras on one side, and the central heartland of Essos on the other.

They wanted to wipe out all human resistance in one battle, since the White Walkers now had a strategic advantage and their numbers far outnumbered the human army.

Viserys, not wanting to drag things out any longer, decided to engage the White Walkers in a decisive battle at Corhol. The White Walkers' sporadic attacks were putting immense pressure on humanity, and the Long Night had almost destroyed the social structures of all humankind except for the major city-states, causing civilization to crumble, regress, and shrink dramatically.

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