Crossing The Dragon: The King Sacrifices The Princess At The Beginning

Crobit once saw a dragon.

At that time, he was still young, and he was playing knightly games with a group of little kids in the countryside. A huge black shadow flew across the sky, with red dragon wings wrapped in flames and whipping up strong winds.

He will never forget the figure that covered the sky and the sun, the contemptuous look in his eyes overlooking all living beings, and the mighty dragon as deep as a prison...

After the giant dragon passed by, he ran home in panic and hid under the quilt, not daring to come out. It wasn't until he grew up that he learned that the giant dragon was called the "Lord of Embers", a well-known red dragon in his prime. It has destroyed two small and medium-sized countries.

Its mere passing that day brought the king of Ogilar to his knees and trembling all over.

But fortunately, the target of this giant dragon is the Ireland Empire, not the small island country of Ogilar.

I heard that the [Lord of Embers] was seriously injured by King Airland and escaped. Many years passed and he never appeared again.

Crobit is familiar with Longwei.

Even before he saw the giant dragon, he could already tell from this suffocating sense of oppression that the messenger was not telling lies.

But why would the dragon attack his small mithril mining area?

Does the dragon want the mithril mine?

Crobit was thinking about countermeasures in his mind while putting on his armor. The screams outside were getting louder and louder, and it seemed that the enemy was getting closer.

"boom--"

A loud noise made Crobit's hands tremble when he was buckling the belt, and he buckled it in the wrong position. He could only unbuckle it and buckle it again.

Wait until he puts on his armor and opens the door to the house.

What you see.

There are only broken city walls.

Oil flowed on the walls of the city, and flames burned on the towers.

Oguilar's soldiers screamed and ran around. A cannonball rolled out of a nearby ammunition box. When it came into contact with the burning flames, it exploded violently, tearing the nearby soldiers into pieces.

Crobit opened his mouth. As a leader, he knew that the defense system of the entire mining area now needed his command. But when he saw the dark dragon wings stretching out in the thick smoke, they were all invisible in the black smoke. The red-gold dragon eyes were clearly visible, and the command that came to his lips could no longer be uttered.

Fear began to take over his brain.

"Sir! Let's run! It's an adult or even a mature black dragon. We have no chance of winning!"

The guard ran over from the other side of the city wall. There were traces of fire all over his body, his face was stained with some soot, and half of his goatee seemed to be burned off by the flames. He looked extremely funny.

In normal times, Crobit would definitely joke with his bodyguards, but now he was not in the mood at all.

"My task and mission is to guard the mining area and provide mithril mines to the empire every month...I, I can't..."

Crobit struggled a bit.

From the moment he received training as a knight, he understood the importance of loyalty and responsibility. The mining area could not be defended, but he could not escape from the battlefield.

"Sir!" The guard knight pulled Crobit's shoulders anxiously. If he continued to follow any knight's commandments at this time, he would be seeking death.

In the direction of the city wall in front, the head of the black dragon poked out from the billowing black smoke. Several soldiers of Ogilar were still lingering. They drew their bows and shot arrows in an attempt to blind the dragon's eyes.

But the black dragon just looked at these soldiers with disdain, its claws stretched on the city wall, and it breathed out at the rain of arrows.

"Roar--"

After the flames passed, there was no one alive on the city wall, but the smoke became more intense.

Crobit's lips turned white.

After all, he couldn't say the words "I won't leave". He followed the strength of the guard knight and walked down the city wall in a daze. He didn't come back to his senses until he came to the side of the war horse.

This mining area is finished.

Now escape and return to Ogilar. If His Majesty the King is willing to send troops... No, even if Ogilar sends troops, he will not be a match for the black dragon in his prime... The only one who can kill the black dragon in his prime is the Ireland Empire.

Perhaps the king could ask King Airland for help.

But no matter what, I can't stay here anymore.

I have a decision in my mind.

Crobit didn't show any coyness anymore.

He quickly got on his horse and went to the back corner of the mining area surrounded by a group of personal guards.

There is a small door there specially reserved for retreat.

After passing through this small gate, there is a jungle less than a kilometer away. Taking advantage of the dim night, their chances of escaping are still relatively good.

The group of people passed through the small door and looked back towards the direction of the mining area wall. The fire lit up the entire night sky, but the dragon did not pursue them.

They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go." Crobit glanced at the dim wasteland. The night wind was very cold, and the shadows of the bushes and trees in the distance were dancing, like devils baring their teeth and claws in the dark night. Something seemed to be watching them...

Crobit resisted the urge to turn his horse around. This was their only escape route:

"Now is the best time. The sound of the explosion of artillery shells will cover up the sound of our horses' hooves..."

A group of people galloped on their horses and soon arrived near the jungle.

They looked back from time to time and saw that the city wall of the mining area was already very far away and was no bigger than an adult's fist in their field of vision.

And this also made them truly feel the hugeness of the dragon...

The black dragon just spread its wings and covered half of the city wall. A pair of red-gold dragon eyes like searchlights rose and fell on the city wall, looming.

From time to time, there are powerful dragon roars.

Immediately afterwards, flames shot up on the top of the city.

That's the black dragon breathing dragon breath.

"Sir, we seem to be safe for the time being. We will hide in the jungle for one night. Tomorrow we will build a ship and return to Ogilar... Or, we can also wait for the king to come every month to pull the cargo ship from the Mithril Mine..."

The personal guard was making suggestions on the side. The appearance of the giant dragon had frightened him out of his wits. Now he just wanted to leave this ghost place as soon as possible.

Crobit looked at the sinking dusk with his unique, sinister gaze.

The guards around him were familiar with this look.

It was obvious that the Silver Knight was in a very bad mood.

"Then here's the question..." After looking at the direction of the mining area for a while, Crobit turned his head and stared at his personal guards.

"When will our cargo ship arrive?"

"According to His Majesty's usual time, it should be a week later..." The guard glanced at Crobit carefully and did not dare to say anything else.

"A week later...a week later..."

Crobit pinched his fingers and muttered to himself.

"Let's wait until tomorrow morning for the time being. We can't light a bonfire tonight. We need to find a suitable place to sleep first. Everyone will take turns to keep watch later. If there is any movement, we will evacuate immediately!"

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