I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

For some reason, Zun was highly obedient to Duke, even when faced with "orders" that were clearly detrimental to its own interests. Zun did its best to complete the task, "devouring" the entire guard of the Dinosaur Emperor and Dinosaur Queen while abandoning its own core and direct involvement, thus completing the transformation of the Zun Dragon.

Duke had initially suspected that the system's existence had some influence on Zun, but now his thoughts had changed. Perhaps it had nothing to do with the system, but rather a special connection between Zun and himself.

The vessel's memory storage stopped at the moment it was captured by the ancient magical empire and given to Fei. The subsequent thousand years left no trace in its memory storage, which is clearly illogical. If it were before, Duke would have directly sought out Fei to inquire about the situation, but his current predicament left him with no choice but to speculate.

He guessed that the vessel was closely related to the birth of the floating city, so it was normal that it had developed a special connection with him, after all...

Duke's thoughts came to an abrupt halt. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something, or even what he had forgotten. He frowned and began to quickly review the past few months he had spent in this new world. Duke had an excellent memory and sufficient logical thinking ability to save himself effort. In addition, the time he had been in this world was not long, so he quickly reviewed his experiences over the past few months and swiftly determined what memories he had forgotten.

"The last witch game before my death, the one where I supposedly had to cling to a high-ranking witch to win... Why can't I remember anything about it?" He frowned and muttered to himself, "Who was that high-ranking witch I clung to? Was it Carol? What kind of witch game was it? I don't remember anything..."

"Duke? What's wrong?"

Guangbao's questioning voice startled Duke from his reverie. He shook his head, made a "don't worry" gesture to her, then looked back at the screen and said into the speaker, "Ahem, in short, as you can all see, I am a human being."

The dinosaurs and ants present were all leaders, aware of the existence of humans. The dinosaurs, in particular, understood the terror of humans and the extent of the threat they posed to the dragon-ant civilization. They roared to the sky as if facing a formidable enemy, and the cockpit automatically translated these roars into the common language of the continent:

"Humans! What do you want to do?"

“Let’s talk. I’ve already said it before, haven’t I? I want to talk to you calmly.” Duke glanced at the dinosaur that roared the loudest. It wasn’t one of the emperors or queens; judging from its attire, it should be a marshal, though he didn’t know which empire’s military commander it was. “However, to achieve this seemingly simple goal, I’ve put in a lot of effort, and this mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex is the biggest part of that effort. To avoid wasting all that effort, I’ve decided not to let any creature disturb me.”

After saying that, he clapped his hands, and Zun, understanding perfectly, threw a fireball in the direction of the dinosaur marshal.

"Boom—"

The fireball missed the dinosaur marshal, exploding only nearby. The heat of the explosion burned the marshal, causing it to roar again, but this time the roar was meaningless. It shrank back, as if frightened, and retreated behind its emperor.

The Dinosaur Emperor calmly questioned, "Human, what do you want to talk about?"

"Let the Ant President and his ants hear about the crisis facing the world, so they can realize just how foolish their ideas are." Duke flashed a standard villainous smile. In Guangbao's words, playing the villain was incredibly easy for Duke—as long as he kept it under control, he was a perfect villain. "And I'll help you solve some minor troubles along the way."

"Speak," the Zunlong suddenly raised its huge forelimbs. Although the mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex's design followed that of a real Tyrannosaurus Rex, and its forelimbs appeared extremely short compared to its massive body, its enormous size meant that these forelimbs were still much larger than any of the dinosaurs present.

Next, the massive forelimb claws were opened, and the flashy but impractical claws were replaced by huge cannon barrels.

If it were a swordsman or sorcerer, they might not have much of a reaction to these two massive cannons. However, the creatures present were inhabitants of a technologically advanced civilization. They understood the power represented by the caliber and the martial virtue implied by the unleashing of firepower.

"what are you going to do?!"

Even the Dinosaur Emperor, who had just managed to maintain his composure, was starting to lose his nerve.

"Boom—"

A thunderous roar was heard, followed by a blinding flash of lightning.

The Dinosaur Emperor instinctively closed its eyes, but felt no pain. It opened its eyes in a daze and saw a row of identical male humans standing in front of it, their bodies emitting black smoke and electric sparks.

Chapter 210 Seller's Show

Sixth Ring Evocation Spell: Chain Lightning.

After dealing damage to the primary target, it will jump to an indefinite number of secondary targets and deal secondary damage. There are a maximum of twenty secondary targets. However, as a chain lightning bolt created using magical technology, the Chain Lightning of the Great Exorcism of the Dragon can only jump five times, and its damage is far less than that of a proper high-level mage's Chain Lightning.

However, the Zunlong has a huge advantage, which is its large size.

If it can't unleash the same chain of lightning as a high-level mage... that's okay, the Dragon's Vessel can unleash twenty in one go.

Can a human mage do this? (Image file)

It just unleashed twenty consecutive lightning bolts, locking onto its target and striking it down all at once, drawing out the assassin hiding in the shadows who was about to attack the Dinosaur Emperor and Dinosaur Queen.

But when Duke actually saw the group of androids that looked exactly like Norton, he was also quite startled.

He had already realized there were assassins. Alexander and Millie, lurking in the shadows, were definitely plotting something. The Dragon Ant Summit was a turning point and a crucial moment for this world's civilization, and they couldn't possibly not get involved... If they were nearby at this moment, and if their original goal was to cause the Dragon Ant civilization to spiral out of control, then the best way to do so would be to assassinate the Dragon Ant civilization's leadership present.

Duke had even considered the possibility that they wouldn't be able to take action themselves... but even so, he really hadn't expected to see this scene—a dozen Nortons being knocked to the ground by twenty consecutive lightning bolts.

This scene has a touch of magical realism to it.

"What's this? Does Norton have monkey offspring too?"

"...Mr. Duke, after analysis, these humans are not as similar to Norton as they appear. Their soul essence, energy form, physical abilities, and so on are all far different from Norton's." Although Zun's voice was still a normal electronic voice, Duke could clearly hear the element of panic in it—this guy had been playing dead when he saw the real Norton before, so it was quite normal for him to instinctively tremble when he saw the fake Norton. "In conclusion, these people are not Norton, and are far inferior to Norton. My analysis program tells me that they are most likely artificially created through some unknown means."

“Of course I know that. How could Norton possibly be knocked to the ground by twenty consecutive lightning bolts?” Duke rolled his eyes and turned to Lightbear. “Cecil, what do you think?”

Cecil, wearing the monocle he'd lent her, squinted, scrutinizing the Nortons through the lenses and the computer screen. Her perspective differed from the cold, aloof one of Duke's, and her viewpoint was far superior. She suddenly asked, "Zun, are you sure they have absolutely no connection to Norton?"

"My analytical logic tells me that their souls are fundamentally different people."

"But these people carry the scent of Norton."

Cecil's words were very subjective, based entirely on her feelings, but for people at this level, subjective feelings are more credible than cold, hard analyses.

Zun naturally wouldn't immediately believe Cecil's words. It was overly rational. As a near-legend, Cecil's words had enough influence, but Zun's own memory bank and analytical logic also had enough influence. It wasn't so easy for it to be persuaded by Cecil.

But Duke trusted Cecil, and he said softly:

"So, that means they're not ordinary androids... That's normal. Even if Talia really wanted to create androids, she wouldn't use Norton's appearance for no reason. There must be a deeper meaning behind her doing this. Zun, be careful."

"Yes, Mr. Duke."

The Zun was very obedient to Duke, and its careful approach was simple—it immediately took control of the Zun Dragon and then unleashed a series of twenty lightning bolts at the dozen or so "Nortons".

"Boom, boom, boom—"

As the series of lightning strikes continued, Duke keenly noticed that the "Nortons," who had been unable to move from the ground due to the electric shock, suddenly began to move at a certain point in time, and even slowly straightened up.

Changes before dawn are always subtle and silent.

After a certain point in time, they rose one by one like ghosts and then disappeared from the spot.

Realizing the assassin had vanished, the dinosaurs roared in terror. The ants had long since fled in the face of lightning. Just as the Dinosaur Emperor and Queen were about to become anxious, they saw thirty large fireballs smash into the empty open space, knocking out several lurking Nortons.

Emperor and Empress: "...Is this really that outrageous?"

The Norton androids are incredibly fast, moving with ghostly stealth, even disappearing right before one's eyes. While this trick might fool humans and dinosaurs, it couldn't fool the Zun's high-speed cameras. However, a problem arose: the Zun's attacks only caused them pain, seemingly unable to completely eliminate these androids.

Regardless of whether they have any connection with Norton, they have completely inherited Norton's resilience.

"How about I do it?" Cecil pulled out his staff and knight's sword, eagerly asking, "They're still far inferior to Norton. I can definitely take them down."

“No need. We have to test the full power of the Dragonship and demonstrate the strength of the cargo to our customers, don’t we?” Duke rubbed his hands together—he was actually planning to sell magical technology to the Dragon Ant Civilization, but he didn’t explain (Lightbao was completely unaware of this detail), and pointed to an electronic screen in another direction, “Go and take her out, Lightbao.”

Mina's figure was clearly visible on that electronic screen. She might have thought she hadn't been exposed, but in reality, Mina had been under the surveillance of the Zunlong from the very beginning.

"Ugh... this is boring." Cecil pouted. "Isn't there anything more interesting?"

"Why let something unexpected happen when it can be handled smoothly..." Duke rolled his eyes and casually asked, "What kind of interesting thing do you want, for example?"

"What's interesting?" Cecil pondered for a few seconds before asking, "Do you think it's interesting if a star suddenly falls from the sky?"

"How did you know?" Duke was slightly taken aback, turned to look at Cecil, and asked in astonishment, "Have you been pretending to be stupid all this time?"

Guangbao: "?"

Guangbao: "Are you being polite?"

Cecil seemed completely unaware that he had stumbled upon the core of this world's game by sheer luck.

However, Duke was even more surprised that less than half a minute later, they actually saw the core of the game!

At that moment, a violent flash suddenly erupted in the sky. When the flash subsided, everyone looked up again and could only see a dazzling meteor hurtling towards their location.

Chapter 211 Shooting Down a Star!

Cecil stared at the shooting star on the screen, which was getting closer and closer to them, unable to utter a word for a long time. Finally, he managed to squeeze out half a sentence: "I'm not a jinx, I really am not!"

Duke listened to Guangbao's futile explanation, pursed his lips, and casually said, "Stop talking, the more you explain, the worse it gets."

Then, instead of continuing to stare at the meteor, he quickly looked down at the situation at the Dragon Ant Summit venue. As expected, the situation was developing in a bad direction. When the dinosaurs saw the meteor, they showed a fear beyond life and death. Knowing the truth of the world, they were now completely in a state of chaos.

Then, Duke glanced at Millie, who remained within the surveillance range of the Zunlong. She was also looking up at the shooting star in the sky, but unlike the chaotic and fearful dinosaur, she immediately burst into laughter after seeing the shooting star, and then looked at the Zunlong with hatred.

Duke immediately concluded: "It was done by Taliban cadres."

The person who launched this attack must be Alexander, the second brother, but Millie was absolutely prepared to die with them.

Cecil.

Duke turned to look at Cecil beside him. She didn't seem particularly nervous, because there was still some time before the meteor fell from the sky, enough time for her to get Duke out of the impact zone ten times over. Under these circumstances, she naturally had no reason to be nervous.

"what happened?"

"I have a question for you." His tone carried a hint of curiosity, but also a touch of helplessness. "Can you shoot down a star?"

"Huh?" Cecil paused for a moment, looking at Duke with some confusion, before quickly shifting her gaze back to the shooting star on the screen. But instead of immediately saying anything like "No" or "That's definitely impossible!", she pinched her chin, thought for three or four seconds, and then nodded firmly: "Yes."

The Radiant Witch's expression radiated confidence.

“Then, it’s yours.” Duke pointed to the sky, then flipped himself up from the cockpit. “Zun, the Zun Dragon is yours. Continue to use magic to suppress those Norton androids. I suspect that their bodies contain excess souls from the overflow of real Norton. The experiments that Talia conducted using this top-tier material are definitely not as simple as artificial cannon fodder. We can’t let them get rid of the suppression.”

“I understand, Mr. Duke.”

Zun answered immediately.

Then Duke said to Cecil, "Cecil, if you want to save the world, go and shoot that star down... prove that you have the power to save the world, prove that you are worthy of others' trust."

He didn't say anything like "If you can't do it, we'll leave for now" or "Don't force yourself," because Duke knew Cecil wouldn't listen anyway. Knowing this, Duke's expression held a hint of helplessness... but he truly trusted Cecil.

"Go and cause a ruckus, Cecil!"

"it is good."

Cecil smiled; it was the feeling of being trusted.

"Wait for my good news."

The monocle on her nose lit up, displaying a large amount of data. Then, brilliant holy light condensed on her body, forming a set of knight's armor made of holy light and a pair of wings outlined by holy light. She casually picked up the coffin placed to the side and then stepped towards the launch pod that Zun had prepared for her.

Duke picked up the dinosaur language translator that Zun had created and walked towards another launch pod. He said to Zun, who was staying behind, "I'm going to take care of the two dinosaur leaders and Millie. I'll leave this to you, Zun."

"Please rest assured."

Having such reliable teammates is truly a rare and wonderful thing.

Duke nodded, then walked directly into the launch pod, where several "flight backpacks" that Duke had requested Zun to make were stored—enchanted with several spells for flight, making them far more reliable than the wingsuit flying he had experienced in his previous life. He put on a flight backpack and then jumped directly out of the launch pod.

With his current physical abilities and his already strong body control, Duke, using his flight pack, arrived on the ground after a short gliding motion—and rushed into the Dragon Ant Summit venue.

The design concept here was to allow two races with vastly different sizes, dinosaurs and ants, to sit together for a meeting. Therefore, the design of the entire venue was very ingenious. Dinosaurs had specially designed seats, and ants also had specially designed seats. However, these ingenious designs have been reduced to a flat plain after being bombarded by the Zunlong.

The dinosaurs were already in chaos.

When the Dinosaur Emperor saw the meteor, despair filled its eyes. It knew it hadn't activated "Ultimate Deterrence," and humans were piloting that giant Tyrannosaurus Rex mech, with neither the time nor the motivation to launch the meteor... So who released this one?