"No! Communication is down!"

Just as his subordinates had reported, the Skynet image was almost gone. Tsui seemed to have been attacked as well. She pressed her back against the door, desperately trying to express something—the church, brainwashing, the world...

"That's enough, Tsui! Run away! Go back to the sea of ​​trees!"

Before the image faded, Cui seemed to understand Sarus's instructions through lip reading. A wry smile crossed her face as she replied.

"...No, before that, I have to go somewhere else."

She seemed to say this. Then, the image disappeared.

"Urgently surface! Return to the Dragon Kingdom! I don't think His Majesty the Dragon King would betray us!"

Sarus gave this order, and just as the helmsman was about to carry it out quickly, Michaela warned him.

"Please deploy the barrier! An attack is coming from above!"

It seems that air supremacy has fallen into the hands of the Dragon Army.

A flood of flashes illuminated the bridge. It was the roar of countless dragons.

"...Miledi, I'm sorry."

Faced with the hopeless situation, Sarus could only mutter to himself.

At the same time, in the capital of the Dragon Kingdom, countless roars were heard one after another.

Fires were burning everywhere, dragon breath bombardments were flying everywhere, and roars and wails filled the entire capital.

A coup d'état took place. The Dragon Kingdom was attacked by its own people.

For years, the Dragon Kingdom had diligently guarded against external invasions and aggression. Now, to be attacked from within was a bolt from the blue. Furthermore, the rebellion was carried out by ordinary people, led by young soldiers. The surprise attack was a perfect match.

Half the army was killed in the first wave of attacks, including many capable officers. The surviving soldiers were unable to distinguish friend from foe and fell into the same confusion as the civilians.

For them, the most important indicator is of course the Dragon King - Tragudi Okis Astron.

"Wake up, Sylvie!"

Above the collapsed palace, he transformed into a thunder dragon, his entire body radiating golden light, and confronted the ringleader of the rebellion. That ringleader was his own daughter, the princess of the Dragon Kingdom—Sylvie Okis Astron.

Sylvie transformed into the same golden thunder dragon form as her father and roared at him.

"It's you who should wake up, Father. I've told you many times. For the future of the Dragon People, joining forces with the Church is the best option. Why don't you understand?!"

"The Church considers dragon people to be evil dragons! Have you forgotten?!"

"No, if you submit, the evil dragon will become a divine dragon. We will fill the vacant position in the Beast Light Knights. That way, you will never again be persecuted, and your compatriots will never be unjustly killed, as happened to my mother!"

"Now your subordinates, instigated by you, are slaughtering their compatriots!"

"This is a revolution. The old dragons and values ​​must be eliminated. This is a necessary sacrifice in order to establish a new millennial history for the Dragon Kingdom."

"Sylvie...you..."

Compared to rules and honor, Sylvie values ​​the lives of her compatriots more. Tragudi never denies Sylvie's values.

But to take this sacrifice for granted is too...

"Could it be that..."

Extreme thoughts. Despite his seemingly calm expression, his eyes concealed an obsession bordering on madness.

A bad premonition set in. At this moment, silver light descended from the sky, confirming Tragudi's speculation.

"Hmm! As expected...it's the church!"

The one who appeared in the sky with her back to the crimson moon was none other than the 'Apostle of God.' The disintegration blast she fired ripped a hole in Tragudi's shoulder.

Not only that, from the other side of the western mountains and from the southern seas, there were flying ships from the Kingdom of God approaching.

It was Sylvie who secretly orchestrated the process and invited the army of the Kingdom of God to enter the motherland.

"Sylvie! Have you been brainwashed!?"

Tragudi cried out sadly. It was his cry as a father, not as a dragon king.

"No, Father, this is my will."

Xiweier didn't take it to heart at all. She came to the apostle's side and gave her father an ultimatum.

"Please immediately order your entire army to surrender and abdicate, allowing me to become the Dragon King."

"And then you become God's lackey, huh? As long as there's an order, you'll take any life, right?"

"All of this is for the future of the Dragon People."

Amidst the chaos, the remaining forces of the church landed in the capital one after another.

Sylvie's men came one after another to surround Tragudi, and the apostolic knights also joined in.

Tragudi looked at his daughter with deep emotion.

"...Xyler, it seems I'm not a good father."

Sylvie blinked, then smiled, saying, "Well, Father—" She expected him to say what she expected next. However, she quickly tensed up again, and her smile froze.

"I hereby declare to all citizens! The Dragon Kingdom will be destroyed tonight. Everyone must abandon the capital and flee immediately. All military personnel must risk their lives to help the people escape! This is the final order of me, the Dragon King Tragudi Okis Astron!"

Thunderous orders resounded throughout the capital.

Horrifying flashes of light crisscrossed the sky, the air was electrified, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed continuously.

"What was the reason I didn't bring a bodyguard? Have you forgotten?"

Sylvie's dragon-men subordinates retreated in fear. The pressure from the Dragon King was so overwhelming that it seemed as if it alone could bring them down.

The Dragon King is, of course, the strongest being among the dragon people.

The dragons were all well aware of the Dragon King's power. They didn't bring guards with them because, in the face of such overwhelming power, guards would be a hindrance.

That's why they had summoned the "Apostles of God." Besides the Age of God Magicians, the only ones in the world who could defeat the Dragon King were the Apostles of God.

The overlord of the sky led the thunder and lightning, roaring angrily.

Just this alone was enough to make Xiweier's dragons unable to bear the pressure. They rolled their eyes and fell down.

"I, the Dragon King, don't get my name for nothing. I'll let you see it for yourself."

In order to allow the citizens and important guests to escape, we must now delay the enemy's combat power as much as possible and buy time.

The Dragon King's final battle has begun.

Under the sky where the roar of the Dragon King echoed, there was a place that was under concentrated attack by the dragon army.

It was a three-story wooden house where the liberators and their refugees temporarily resided. The left and right sides of the building had collapsed, but only the center remained protected by the "Holy Severance." The interior remained intact, exposed like a cross-section.

In a corner on the right, there is an indoor space formed by collapsed walls supporting each other.

"Father! Where are you!? Answer me!"

Shirley cried out, her head bleeding and unable to even stand.

Hearing a faint groan, Shirley desperately turned over the collapsed rubble, not caring about the peeling of her nails.

"Ah...!" Shirley screamed. Trapped beneath the rubble was Reagan, his chest flattened.

"Yuki, Li..."

"Father! Don't worry, as long as we try to save him, we can still..."

"Let's just...revolution...survive...happy..."

Reagan likely didn't realize he was speaking to his daughter, mumbling to himself in his final moments. Yet, this born revolutionary would rather give up his revolution, solely wishing for his daughter's survival. Shirley was speechless at her father's sincere wishes, and could only hesitantly hold his hand.

"Miledi...you, too..."

"Father..." Shirley called out, but Reagan didn't respond. The sounds of explosions and fighting violently shook her eardrums, but Shirley felt nothing in her heart.

(It was so easy... why...)

Thoughts like these were tangled in her mind as Shirley tightly grasped her father's completely powerless hand, feeling lost.

The next moment, the impact was accompanied by an explosion, knocking down the pillar. The pillar fell towards Shirley, but she ignored it and just looked on blankly. Just as she was about to be crushed -

"Fool!"

At the critical moment, Bahar rushed over and pushed her away.

The pillars collapsed, and the walls, once supporting each other, began to make unsettling noises. Shirley remained dazed, and Bahar shouted at her.

"Little girl, cheer up! Hurry up and find a way to get into the barrier!"

"B-but, Father..."

"Reagan is dead! But you're still alive! If you're alive, you have to struggle, right?!"

Bahar briefly reminded her of the facts and slapped her cheek. The shock finally brought Shirley back to her senses.

Now was not the time to be idle. As Reagan Nelson's daughter, I absolutely could not give up resistance and sit there and wait for death.

"The barrier...it's Mr. Ryanhead!"

That's right, Ryan Hyde and Sharon arrived in the Dragon Kingdom three days after Ross and others set out, and stayed with Kaim and others on Ross's behalf.

"His reactions were really quick. No, it was the younger brother's intuition that was truly remarkable, allowing him to set up the barrier before the first wave of attacks. Thanks to them, about half the people are still alive."

On the other hand, about half of the people had already died. These were people who had barely escaped death during the execution.

However, this mansion was large enough to house three hundred people, so it was impossible to protect them all in an instant. Furthermore, the barrier had to be strong enough to withstand the countless dragon breath shots.

"Goodbye, Reagan. Go over there and get some rest."

Listening to Bahar's prayers for Reagan's well-being, Shirley bit her lower lip. Unable to speak, she could only bid farewell to her father in her heart.

The two climbed out of the rubble and saw a large number of dragon breaths shooting in the air.

It seemed that the dragon people living nearby had come to help resist, although they were not soldiers. Because of this, Shirley and Bahar were able to crawl through the rubble and hide safely within the scope of the barrier.

"You're back. Reagan... no, forget it. Shirley, I'm so glad you're safe."

"Mr. Kaguya... yes..."

Inside the barrier, many residents of Andika and their prisoners huddled together. Kagu, deep in his work, saw the two return and immediately ran over. Seeing Reagan's fate from their expressions, Kagu decided not to mention it further.

"Hasn't the army arrived yet? We won't be able to hold out much longer at this rate."

Bahar said this, looking at Leonheid, who stood tall on the outer corridor. He was deploying "Holy Slash" and resisting the concentrated artillery fire.

The hero's strength was well-deserved, as he was able to withstand the countless "Dragon's Roars" that were constantly coming his way. However, with his teeth clenched tightly, it looked like he couldn't hold out for much longer.

"I don't know. I hate to think so, but theoretically, if the coup goes smoothly..."

"All the officers and lieutenants have been wiped out, huh? I really don't want to think that."

Listening to the two people's conversation, Shirley looked around as if looking for someone. She asked in confusion.

"Where's Sharon? Where's the kid?"

Ryanhead twitched in response to her question. Kagu and the other protected people frowned in embarrassment. Shirley paled as she considered the unbelievable possibility. Ryanhead answered her question, his tone sounding like he was suppressing emotion.

"Master Sharon has gone to look for his family."

"What!? Are you...just going to let him go alone!?"

The Byrne family was considered captives here. Therefore, as a precaution, they were allowed to live in a suburban mansion. Sending an eight-year-old child alone in such a chaotic war was truly outrageous.

"If I don't go now, we'll never see each other again—that's Master Sharon's intuition."

"Even so, shouldn't he be left alone?!"

"I must stay and protect everyone."

Ryan Hyde replied calmly. Shirley yelled anxiously.

"Isn't he your master?! He's very important! You can't let him go... Go after him!"

"No! This is Master Sharon's order!"

After the first wave of attacks, Sharon asked Ryan Hyde to protect everyone and then rushed out.

Ryanhead wanted to stop him, and in fact did so. However, he could see that Sharon's request was not the unreasonable tantrum of a child who didn't understand the situation, but a conscious "choice".

The young master's eyes mirrored those of his master, Rouse Byrne. He gave such an order out of trust in Leinheide, the guardian knight. As a loyal knight, he couldn't disobey such an order. More importantly...

"I am a knight! It is my duty to protect the weak! I cannot abandon the majority and choose one person for my own selfish reasons!"

That is the essence of Ryanhead Asiye, his teachings.

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