Ark Undead

Unending cheers echoed through the lower city, and morale soared with unstoppable force.

The soldiers who were still fighting the Kazdel Legion also seemed to be injected with adrenaline, and strength seemed to spring from their limbs and bones.

However, amidst the cheers...

The enormous dragon seemed to have melted away.

Starting with the outer scales, the entire body oozes black liquid, like a thawing ice cube.

Until the entire enormous dragon body, like the dragon's head, melted into a pool of deep black liquid, which then evaporated in the sight of everyone.

The black smoke rises in visible light and dissipates into the air.

After all the flesh and blood turned into black water and evaporated, all that remained was the trace of the dragon's ravages.

"Hey, look over there."

Hannah pointed to the ground where the dragon had vanished.

A human figure.

Her body was still covered by a dark liquid.

But she herself kept her eyes closed, and her fate was unknown.

It only has two pairs of outward-extending horns on top of its head.

"Wait a minute, those horns..."

Rhodes Island operators recognized it.

The shape of those horns was clearly very similar to the horns of Talulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement whom they had once fought against.

This is a Drak person.

498. Six thousand who inherit the flame

Suggested background music for this chapter: Night Star – by Bu Cai

"So, Victoria's Draco has existed from the very beginning, but It was Theresis who found it first, is that right?"

Ace spread his hands and addressed the assembled elite operators.

"Then Theresis used methods we can't understand to create this giant dragon, using this Drak as its core, and then it was defeated by Miss Vina piloting her steam armor?"

"You can understand it that way, but in that case, I can also understand why Talulah of the Reunion Movement met such an end."

The doctor's voice echoed in everyone's ears, and he sighed.

"The Drake family has been out of contact since the Lungmen incident. It seems that the powerful Drakes were targeted by these guys from the very beginning."

As the doctor said, both Talulah and Drake, who emerged from the dragon's body, were plotted against and ultimately met with an unending fate.

After Vina killed the dragon, the steam armor lost its power source, but fortunately, the little Drak who appeared inside the dragon's body was not in any danger.

After rescuing Drak from the dark pool, the Rhodes Island operators immediately took him to the medical camp at the rear for examination.

After confirming that he was in good health, the doctor immediately ordered some of the wounded Rhodes Island soldiers to escort Draco back to Rhodes Island first.

There are many other places where this Draco can be used.

Moreover, for whatever reason, it is ultimately inconvenient for the descendants of the Drak to remain in the same environment as the current Lord of Aslan.

Even if Vina didn't harbor any hostility towards her, it's hard to say whether the people of Victoria had ulterior motives.

Given the current situation, taking them into Rhodes Island is arguably the best option.

"Apart from the pre-selected personnel, no one else can retreat. Now that we have completely taken control of the lower city, let's launch an offensive on the upper city before Theresis gathers a new force."

After finishing the topic about Draco, the doctor immediately steered the conversation back on track.

"Kazdale's army suffered heavy losses. Although the Victoria First Army and the Second Army also suffered great casualties, the Third Army still maintained its combat effectiveness."

"Now, regroup the troops and storm the entrance to the upper city! There must be no mistakes!"

"Yes, received!"

Upon receiving the orders, the elite operators immediately organized themselves and prepared for the second round of battle.

Amiya, who originally planned to continue to the front lines with Ace and the others, received a call from the Doctor at this time.

"Amiya, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Amiya paused for a moment, then turned to look at Kal'tsit beside her.

Kal'tsit stared at Amiya, and naturally heard the Doctor's words in her earpiece.

Even though Kal'tsit's expression was somewhat gloomy, she did not disagree with the Doctor. She simply nodded to Amiya and then turned and left the tent in the camp.

Now, Amiya is the only one left in the entire conference tent.

"PhD?"

Amiya called out to the Doctor with some confusion, wondering what could be so important that even Kal'tsit couldn't hear it.

"Amiya, go find Melantha right after we finish talking."

Dr. said.

"Now, take off your ring."

...

"Dr. Kal'tsit, I'll leave the rest of the work to you!"

Amiya clutched the box containing the ring in her hand, greeted Kal'tsit, and then turned and left.

As Amiya ran further and further away from her sight, Kal'tsit, hiding behind the tent, pressed down on the earpiece next to her ear.

"Can you really trust me like that?"

"The time has come."

The doctor's voice seemed devoid of any emotion as he spoke.

"From the moment we created Amiya, it was destined that Amiya would face this future. You can't escape it, and neither can I."

"I mean, are you so sure that what Melantha said will definitely happen? And that she can really protect Amiya?"

Kal'tsit's voice was filled with strong doubt.

“I don’t harbor any hostility towards Melantha, but I do have doubts about the child’s judgment. Moreover, the future she speaks of may not be our future.”

This is the normal reaction a person would have to Melantha's words.

As Kal'tsit said, if someone who claims to have witnessed the end of the world suddenly appears in the present day, no one will believe him without reservation, except for fools.

This is why Melantha hesitated to reveal everything when facing Skadi.

But what Melantha didn't realize was that Skadi had already foreseen that future. In fact, in that fleeting glimpse of the future, Melantha's figure even appeared.

But Kal'tsit is different.

From the moment her memories awakened in Agor, she was already aware of her past.

From that time on, she was a mother, a mother who has lived for ten thousand years.

Facing the battlefield that Amiya was about to face, she judged that Amiya was not yet ready.

But the Doctor just sent Amiya to that battlefield. In Kal'tsit's view, this was a completely irresponsible act by the Doctor.

Although Kal'tsit always presented a stern face, she still couldn't bring herself to be ruthless when it came to the crucial moment.

Unlike Kal'tsit, the Doctor, who usually seems kind, was able to harden his heart at this moment, pat Amiya on the shoulder, and let her face the possibility of an unknown outcome alone.

In some ways, the two people's situations have reversed.

If it were the old Kal'tsit, she would never have asked these questions.

But she would not simply listen to Melantha and send Amiya away.

“Melantha wouldn’t lie to us, you know her nature.”

The doctor's voice was calm and steady, showing no sign of worry for Amiya.

"Especially at this critical moment, and you've heard what Ace and the others described to us."

"They suddenly unleashed tremendous combat power, even managing to overpower Skadi. You can't explain this situation."

"Besides, haven't we been preparing for this battle for so long?"

The doctor took a breath as he finished speaking.

In fact, the doctor himself was somewhat uncertain, but he couldn't show it.

That was, after all, a voice from the future. Even if he had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't fully deduce the future that Melantha had described.

Moreover, the future Melanie Saga described was rather frightening.

"The immortal is dead."

The doctor sighed.

"He died in this battle because we failed to foresee the Abyss's schemes."

“From then on, the future that Melanie witnessed was full of despair.”

"She found her last hope and returned to the present through means we cannot understand, in order to change that future."

"At least trust her this once. After all, she is the disciple of the immortal and wouldn't harm her teacher."

Upon hearing this news again, Kal'tsit held her breath.

She pondered for a moment longer, then fell silent.

Indeed, as the doctor said, no one can imagine a future where the immortals die.

Although Kal'tsit's usual stance is that one shouldn't rely on the undead, the undead are seen as a trump card, a backup plan. Without them, Kal'tsit doesn't know how to face so many unknowns.

Regardless, the Undead must not perish in this battle.

The doctor was right; even if there was only a sliver of a possibility, they couldn't let the future Melantha experienced become a reality.

After a few seconds of silence, Kal'tsit spoke.

"Now that Amiya has left, I'll take over the command of the battlefield."