Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 303: Long does not die in his hands!

Ekania, the northern continent, Modil.

Spring is here, everything is growing, the sun is shining, and the green fields are radiant.

On the plains of Modir, many farmers began to become active, busy sowing seeds for the summer and autumn harvests.

Rather than being a country, Modil is more like a collection of several cities, towns and wilderness areas forming a super-large urban radiation area.

The Principality of Modil, which was founded from scratch by the former Grand Duke Modil and his 28 knights and occupies six provinces, has now declined.

The history of a noble family going from its peak to its decline was also a story of how a territory that was comparable to that of a large duchy was eroded to that of a territory that was barely comparable to that ruled by small and medium-sized nobles.

If you don't make progress, then standing at the top means you have already started to retreat.

This is also the norm for most aristocratic families.

However, Modil has had an opportunity to revive in recent years because Modil, located on the seaside, has a small but stable harbor terminal.

Thanks to the northern wasteland, a kingdom created by dragons rose up. The sea road along the northern coast has become known as the Golden Road on the Sea.

Although the country of Modil does not have any special products or resources, relying on the seaside port, it can also bring rich fiscal and tax revenue to this small country every year.

However, in the past half month, Modil has encountered a very dangerous trouble.

A giant dragon heard about the prosperity of the coastal port of Modir from somewhere, so it flew to the low mountains near the coastal port and built a nest.

This hateful dragon not only announced that it would occupy the port, expecting the port to pay a generous protection fee on time every month, but also required people from the surrounding villages and towns to select the most beautiful girls for the dragon to participate in a beauty pageant.

The port's guards once launched a siege against the giant dragon, but were easily repelled by the dragon, making the dragon even more arrogant.

The thirteenth generation bloodline of Modil that ruled the entire territory, Viscount Faro had no choice but to send out his most powerful paladin, commanding an elite legion of three hundred territory knights to drive out and repel the evil dragon.

You have to know that the entire Modir family has only 3,000 standing legion soldiers. In this aristocratic social system, being able to raise 3,000 standing troops is already considered an extremely strong strength.

In order to deal with the evil dragon, Viscount Farrow not only sent out one-tenth of the territory's elite warriors and core commanders, but also spent a lot of gold coins to recruit many wandering wizards, priests, druids and other adventurers to form an army to defeat the evil dragon.

When Paladin Elise led three hundred elite legions, a thousand reserve auxiliary legions and the recruited dragon-hunting team to the low mountains located in the wasteland outside the port, he saw a dozen people in cotton robes gathered under a cave in the low mountains, crying and shouting with tears.

Paladin Iris's eyes flashed. Although these people were dressed in ordinary clothes, each of them wore a cotton robe that could protect them from the chilly spring weather. It was obvious that they were not from poor families, but rather from wealthy families in the town.

"Bring them here and ask them what's going on!"

Iris waved his hand and asked his soldiers to go and inquire.

The rest of the elite soldiers had already moved the dragon-hunting crossbows and nail cannons from the carriages towed by the auxiliary legion and began to assemble them, setting up layers of defense and traps around the caves in the low mountains.

The recruited spellcasters and priests used spells to detect the situation in the cave, and at the same time began to set up magic circles around the cave to trap the dragon.

The druids who draw their energy from the wild and the two recruited paladins guard these spellcasters to prevent any unexpected situations.

Several recruited bards began to pluck the strings of their harps, casting an aura of courage on the horses and warriors to resist the might of the approaching dragon.

There was only one powerful paladin, wearing exquisite chain mail, without a helmet, revealing his long golden hair, holding his sword tightly in his white hands, still standing beside the paladin Iris.

This paladin with a strong aura, standing next to the paladin Iris riding a warhorse, does not seem weak at all, but rather has an even more powerful aura.

The beautiful face is solemn and proud, which makes this female warrior even more charming.

"Commander, these are the people from the town," the team leader forced these people over to avoid affecting their own actions, and then came back to report what he had learned.

"According to them, the dragon often flies to the town and selects beautiful girls from house to house. The girls it likes will be abducted by the dragon and placed in its lair."

The team leader showed a little anger on his face and said, "But once these girls were abducted by the dragon and taken to its lair, they never came out again."

Paladin Iris's thick eyebrows frowned instantly, and a cold murderous intent spread around him.

But even more ferocious rage and murderous intent bloomed from the blond paladin, and the white fingers gripping the hilt seemed almost welded to the hilt.

When a dragon abducts a beautiful girl, there are only two possible outcomes: either the girl serves the dragon and becomes its toy and slave, or the girl is eaten by the dragon as food.

What's more, this giant dragon occupying the cave in the low mountain is said to be a red dragon, the most ferocious and brutal species among the colored dragons.

Perhaps at this moment, those beautiful girls had already turned into feces in the belly of the evil dragon, leaving only a pile of pale bones.

Paladin Iris sighed heavily, then waved his hand helplessly and said, "Then let those contracted magicians get ready to drive out this evil dragon and get rid of it."

The Contracted Mage, this strange profession that has just emerged in the northern continent, is said to have originated from the Golden Empire in the northern wasteland.

The wisdom of living beings always has immeasurable potential. Even without the core knowledge of the Golden Empire, some spellcasters with unique ideas created the system of Contracted Magicians based on some knowledge passed down from the Golden Empire.

The Golden Empire's legion warriors can use their own bodies to carry and tame ancient demons and devil's blood, but these contracted demon warriors cannot do so and do not have the corresponding knowledge.

However, they used this idea to summon the devils in the underworld and the demons in the abyss, and then signed contracts with these devils and demons. They temporarily carried the power of these devils and demons, or used the power of these devils and demons to drive their devil and demon servants.

It is said that the destination that these contracted demon warriors can eventually reach is like the powerful warriors of the Golden Empire. After bearing the power of demons and devils for a long time, they will be infected with the blood of these ancient and powerful creatures and possess the inheritance of ancient blood.

The holy warriors in the team looked on coldly as these contracted magicians set up the rituals and prepared to summon the power under their control.

Although paladins are considered lunatics based on moral standards in the eyes of most noble lords, they are not really lunatics, and the spell of detecting evil is also a taboo for these paladins that cannot be used casually.

The holy warriors gradually realized that justice and kindness cannot be practiced blindly.

After all, after the Southern Silver Dragon Valkyrie Chris Tiana returned to her tribe and took over the Silver Dragon Paladins again, some of the public speeches she made have caused a great sensation in recent days.

Originally, a silver dragon's speech did not have such a huge influence.

But as the details of the defeat of the legendary golden dragon Nasuye, one of the leaders of the Dragon Crown Council in the Southern Good Dragon Alliance, and the legendary storm titan Dahlia spread, the actions of the silver dragon Chris Tiana have attracted much attention.

The paladins also had internal discussions and inquiries because of some speeches by the Silver Dragon Valkyrie Kris Tiana. Many paladins believed that the Silver Dragon Kris Tiana had been corrupted by the Gogmora dragons of the Northern Golden Empire and was no longer worthy of walking with kindness and justice.

But some paladins believe that justice and kindness are not absolute, but relative, but paladins who hold such ideas are always a minority.

Fortunately, the divine power used by the paladins does not come from any one god, and the holy power does not come from a grant from any one being.

Just as divine power does not only come from God, some believers' firm belief in a certain concept in the universe is enough to allow these believers to gain magic and divine power from it.

Like many wandering priests, they are devoted to an idea rather than a specific deity, and are able to gain magical abilities from it, just as druids are connected to the wild power of the natural force.

Therefore, these minority paladins have not lost their power, because these paladins simply serve the will of justice or the spirit of chivalry.

"The dark wings have carved his mark on my body. I am able to raise his followers and carry his power."

"From then on, his power was always by my side. His power grew day by day, and I rose higher and higher with it, until I reached the top..."

The sound of incantation and the mercury mist rose at the same time, and the magic array ritual outlined in front of the magician began to emit rune light, like a door to a passage slowly opening, and the mercury mist began to condense into shape.

A ferocious goat head loomed from the mercury mist, and was about to come to the main material plane to grant its contractor the power of the devil.

But the devil with a goat's head suddenly sniffed, and his pair of red pupils looked around, finally stopping at a cave on the low hill.

Snapped,
The magic circle flowing with mercury, silver and magic powder dimmed instantly, and the people around could see the back of the goat-headed devil walking away.

There was also the goat devil's angry voice, and his excited chattering echoed in everyone's ears.

"Are you out of your mind? I signed the contract with you for profit, not to die for you. Although the devils and demons are not afraid of death in the material plane, if I fall into the hands of those evil creatures in the Golden Empire, I won't be able to die even if I want to!"

"Next time you summon me, remember to stay away from the northern wilderness, you damn idiot."

The Qi Moshi shouted in bewilderment: "This is Modir, thousands of miles away from the wilderness in the north. Even the Hobis Empire is far away from here."

"Bullshit, bullshit. The specific coordinates of this area have been used by those sons of bitches. I also smell the scent of a dragon. If you don't want to harm me, you should quickly erase this summoning array."

The last remaining voice of the devil came from the gradually disappearing plane summoning channel, "I tell you, the Nine Hells Plane, which is the closest to the Ekania World in the entire relative plane, has added the specific coordinates of this continent to the blacklist. If you really want to get help from the devil or demon, you'd better try to summon the devils and demons from other planes, don't look for me anymore!"

Snap! The entire ritual of the summoning array suddenly exploded, leaving only some mercury mist lingering in the air.

Several Contract Magicians looked at each other, and then looked at the Paladin Iris involuntarily.

Iris waved her hands helplessly, "Forget it, you guys go down, your reward is gone!"

Iris turned her gaze to the several detecting spellcasters with an inquiring look.

"Sir Iris, in the dragon's lair, there is not only the life breath of the dragon, but also the life breath of a human."

The spellcaster responsible for detecting the situation came up and spoke softly.

If only the dragon's life breath remained, the encirclement and suppression army could use spells and weapons unscrupulously to force the dragon out.

But with the presence of humans, these spellcasters found it difficult to speak, leaving the choice to the commander.

Fortunately, Iris was lucky. The world did not make this commander face another form of human trajectory choice problem.

Because the red evil dragon was poking its head out of its nest.

"You little guys, how dare you challenge the majesty of the dragon," the red dragon opened its ferocious upper jaw, revealing its long fangs. A trace of blood that had not yet dried was particularly glaring on the dragon's fangs.

The rumbling dragon roared and laughed: "In the face of the power of a dragon, what's the use of your large numbers!" Before the dragon spoke, these mortal armies could not distinguish the gender of the dragon, but when the voice with a female accent sounded, many soldiers realized that this evil red dragon was actually a female dragon.

That also means that the girls who were abducted to the dragon's lair may have already been killed by the dragon's mouth.

"Damn dragon,"

Iris couldn't help but grit his teeth. He ordered: "Legion, prepare! Launch the attack according to the plan!"

But the female red dragon was just bluffing. She flew out of the cave and into the sky. Her sixteen-meter body cast a shadow and quickly moved away from the ground.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh,
The rapid and roaring sound of breaking wind was much faster than the speed of the young female red dragon. The twisting dragon-hunting crossbow had been adjusting the angle and fired a fatal attack at this time.

Sixteen huge dragon-hunting crossbows instantly covered the direction in which the young red dragon was rising, forcing the young red dragon to fall to a low altitude.

Boom,

Huge nail cannons were also fired from the barrels. Not only did these nail cannons carry powerful power, enough to penetrate the scales of an ordinary dragon, but the thorny iron nets attached to the nail cannons would also embed into the gaps under the dragon's scales, restraining the dragon's movements.

roar,
The young red dragon roared angrily, folded his wings, and used magic and the strong wind to instantly lower his huge body, avoiding the deadly attack of a row of dense dragon-hunting crossbows.

Violent flaming dragon breath spewed out from the fangs of this female red dragon. The huge impact force actually knocked several nail cannons carrying thorny iron nets crooked, deviating from the shooting trajectory and brushing past its wings and abdomen.

But at this moment, a huge magic circle suddenly emerged on the ground, and runes and chains of light condensed from magic power instantly wrapped around the body of the female red dragon.

The female red dragon roared, and the huge force pulled the chains of the magic circle, pulling the rays of light straight.

Each of these fist-sized magic chains is enough to easily tie up a galloping horse, and there are dozens or even hundreds of chains wrapped around the body of this female red dragon.

Even so, several magic chains were still creaking, as if they could not withstand the tremendous power of the female red dragon and could break at any time.

It can be seen that the dragon is so powerful that it is an absolutely terrifying opponent in front of ordinary creatures.

But the sound of the dragon-hunting crossbow turning made the female red dragon alert.

The female dragon roared and landed on the ground to avoid becoming a completely exposed target in the air.

The female red dragon looked at the druid covered in beast fur on the ground, the spellcaster and priest hiding behind the warrior, and the holy warrior who was shining with light and imbuing his weapon with magic-like power with holy power.

And the blonde female paladin. The most dangerous aura was looming on this paladin. The blonde paladin's pupils were filled with strong hatred and disgust, which made the female red dragon feel a deadly danger.

Then the female dragon raised her head and roared. The magic power in her body almost boiled under the pressure of the evil dragon's blood, and huge power surged around the female dragon's body.

The magic chains summoned by the magic circle on the ground tightly bound the dragon's body and began to wrap around the dragon's wings, making it unable to move at will.

Some chains even began to stretch towards the red dragon's neck and horns, trying to restrain the red dragon's terrifying dragon breath.

However, due to the hard struggle of the female red dragon, the magic power of the temporarily constructed magic circle was consumed extremely quickly. The magic chain of the entire magic circle was actually dragged and stretched by the huge red dragon at this time, and it was about to reach the critical point of power overload.

So the holy warriors raised their swords high, and the holy power and divine energy in their bodies began to shine. "Courage is the hymn of life in the face of fear!"

The paladins shouted that the aura of courage from them not only gave them the spirit of never fearing fear and evil, but also spread this courage to their teammates, helping their companions resist the oppression of the evil dragon's might.

"Holy Slash!"

The paladin shouted and slashed at the female red dragon.

The spellcasters' spells were instantly aimed at the huge body of the red dragon and fell down.

A dragon, especially a red dragon, is a walking war machine.

The dragon's claws and fangs were sharper and tougher than the warriors' weapons. The dragon's scales not only provided physical defense, but also resistance to magic.

Although the female red dragon's movements are restricted, her body is too large, so these spellcasters' spells will not miss the chance.

But the spells of several low-level wizards fell on the body of this female dragon. After barely breaking the pure magic shield on the female red dragon's body, their power completely disappeared.

Only weapons enchanted with divine energy added by the Holy Knights could cause damage to the young red dragon, but the attacks of the two Holy Knights were completely blocked by the red dragon's minions. The fighting skills inherited from the dragons gave every dragon an innate ability in close combat.

The three hundred elite warriors in Modir's territory were on guard outside and did not participate in the close-range attack. On the one hand, it was to prevent the red dragon from escaping, and on the other hand, it was because Iris did not want her army to be damaged.

Even if these teams recruited with gold coins were damaged, they would only be given more compensation. However, if the legions in the territory were damaged, the consequences would be more serious than this.

The spellcasters cast spell shields on the druids. The two wandering druids rolled forward and transformed into a giant bear and a vigorous eagle under the breath of the red dragon.

In the fight between two powerful druids and the bear meat shield, the young red dragon began to lose sight of the overall situation.

The adamantium swords in the hands of the holy warriors can break through the scales of the red dragon and pierce into the dragon's tough muscles.

Although a sword wound is nothing to a dragon of its huge body, as time goes by, the female red dragon has begun to show signs of fatigue under the restraint of the magic circle.

The boiling dragon blood began to flow under the body of the female red dragon and gathered into springs of steaming hot air. The evil dragon's rage had completely occupied the brain and pupils of the female red dragon, and the deep red color of the blood was particularly hideous.

Roar! The female red dragon spewed out explosive dragon breath, forcing the holy warrior to retreat. Her huge dragon claws knocked back the giant bear druid, and the muscles under her scales suddenly bulged.

With a click, the magic chains summoned by the magic circle finally reached the limit of their carrying capacity and began to show signs of breaking.

Paladin Elise gently lifted the heavy sword hanging on the side of the horse's back and was about to attack.

For the knight Iris, who has reached level 16, the young red dragon is also an extremely dangerous opponent. He can seize the opportunity to kill the dragon, but the dragon can also kill him.

But Iris can only make one mistake, while the dragon can make many mistakes.

This is the natural advantage that dragons have when facing most races.

But the tremendous dragon power spread, and a giant dragon even more terrifying than the young red dragon suddenly appeared.

The blond paladin shed his humanoid form and transformed into a giant golden dragon, raising his head and roaring.

Iris was surprised and asked: "Naloya?"

But the adult golden dragon had already charged forward, and its huge dragon horns carried unparalleled power, knocking the furious female red dragon to the ground.

Bang! The female golden dragon, which was even more resentful than the furious female red dragon, stepped hard on the red dragon's body with her claws. Her front claws were firmly embedded in the red dragon's forelimbs, and her huge fangs appeared, pressing against the red dragon's throat.

Cold words rang out from the mouth of the female golden dragon: "Is the country that Silver Dragon Chris longs for so much that it indulges these evil dragons in their actions? How ridiculous!"

"Let me go, you despicable golden dragon. Roar, you dare to help humans deal with me?" The female red dragon struggled and roared, but she was trapped by the chains of the magic circle and suppressed by the more powerful golden dragon. Her efforts were in vain.

The female golden dragon Naloya slapped the red dragon's cheek with her huge claws, interrupting the female red dragon's roar.

"If you make another sound, I will kill you." Naked murderous intent emerged in the golden dragon's pupils. It came not only from the memory of the old feud and bloody battle between the metal dragons and the color dragons, but also from the hatred of that night.

Faced with the threat of death, the furious red dragon barely calmed down. Although metallic dragons rarely kill chromatic dragons, even in hostile situations, there are metallic dragons that specialize in hunting chromatic dragons.

However, the threat of the female golden dragon was interrupted by the paladin Ellis, who jumped off the horse and held a dark heavy sword between the bared fangs of the female golden dragon and the neck of the female red dragon.

"What do you mean, Elise?"

The female golden dragon Naloya tilted her head, and her dazzling golden eyes stared at the powerful paladin with hostility.

"Excuse me, beautiful and majestic golden dragon, Your Excellency Naloya," Iris said with a serious face, "Although the golden dragon represents kindness and justice, the northern continent is not a place you should be in charge of."

"This red dragon, although I wish I could kill her, cut off her head, and hang it on the city gate to warn all the evil dragons,"

"But the only one who can kill a dragon is a dragon, and the only one who can execute a dragon is a dragon!"

Iris said calmly: "The many dragon kings of the Northern Golden Empire are the ones who can judge these evil dragons. His Excellency Gogmora, the Supreme King of the Northern Golden Empire, is the one who decides the fate of these evil dragons."

"Although you are a dragon, all the races and creatures living on Modir are not dragons!"

"The Dragon Code has not become a law in Modir, but it has become an untouchable standard in our hearts!"

The female golden dragon Naloya was shocked by the influence of the Northern Dragon Kingdom. On the other hand, she frowned with dissatisfaction and confusion. "Are you just going to let this evil dragon go, even if she hurt your people and plundered your wealth, just to drive her away?"

Paladin Iris shook his head, looked at the golden dragon meaningfully, and said softly: "The world is not formed by force, but by various factors, so there is only a weak space for us like Modir to exist."

"But the world's main order is determined by power, so we need to respect the opinions of those powerful people."

"The Dragon Emperor of the North is a powerful being whose will we must obey!"

Iris sighed and said, "As for this evil dragon, we will send it to the Golden Empire in the north and hand it over to the Gogmora dragon group for disposal."

The female golden dragon Naloya asked in disbelief: "Aren't you afraid that the Gogmora dragons will protect this evil dragon? What should we do about the losses in your territory and the girls who died?"

Iris ordered his warriors to use the magic-forbidden chains to lock up the trapped red dragon, and then turned around to answer the golden dragon's questions.

"He who wears the crown must bear its weight. The Dragon Emperor's crown has already been crowned on the head of the Northern Emperor, so he must bear its weight."

Paladin Iris waved her hand gently, forced a smile and said, "You have come from afar and do not understand what is going on, but the Dragon Emperor of the North is not an ordinary dragon. All the northern countries know this, and they are afraid of it."

The female golden dragon Naloya raised her head and looked far to the north.

If Silver Dragon Chris is a moth flying into a flame, then what about her!

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