Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 304 Silver Dragon Guard
“The supply of this mountain spring water…” Zi Jin calculated the daily water consumption of the Silver Dragon and came to a conclusion that made her heart sink, “On the Azure Sea Valley, it’s possible that… the entire ship is carrying Silver Dragons!”

"If they are all silver dragons, is there a problem?" Su Ming asked immediately.

Zi Jin began to explain to Su Ming in detail the characteristics of the Silver Dragon race.

Similar to the gold dragon, the silver dragon is also a powerful dragon species that prefers close-quarters combat. They possess sharp claws and formidable physical strength. Furthermore, they can unleash powerful light-based attacks, such as scorching white beams of light or rainbow rays that can slice through anything, precise and deadly.

“But what’s most troublesome is that annoying layer of silver scales on their bodies.” Violet’s tone was full of resentment. “It can reflect a large proportion of magical energy! Ordinary magical attacks are much less effective when they hit them, or even completely nullified.”

"Wouldn't that be a natural counter to magic-based systems?" Su Ming frowned.

“Ordinary mages have no chance against them!” Violet confirmed. “Personally, I can concentrate magic to a high degree, exceeding the scales’ limits, and break through the Silver Dragon Guard’s defenses. Rishu’s dark magic cut can also do that—but we can’t beat the Silver Dragon Clan’s Grand Elder, Silver Scarlet. Her domain, ‘Arcane Prism,’ can refract and scatter magical energy over a wide area.”

"Yin Fei, is she really this difficult to deal with?"

“Of course, she is the type of enemy I least want to face.” Zi Jin sighed helplessly. “Even if I manage to penetrate her domain, I still have to face her tough dragon scales. Yin Fei herself is also considered to be the strongest in combat among the three Saint-level dragons.”

"Strong in melee combat, extremely high magic resistance, and also has ranged light attacks... With such a well-rounded dragon, are there any significant weaknesses that can be exploited?" Su Ming asked.

"If we have to point out a weakness, they lack large-scale destructive means and are afraid of top-tier warriors using battle aura," Zi Jin replied.

"These places...we can't use them."

The entire Bone Frenzy Machines team consists of mages, so it's clear they can't be used directly against the Silver Dragon.

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Violet continued to peruse the intelligence piled on the table. The most numerous items were detailed supply lists collected by Princess Daffylin. As the host of the North, her intelligence team knew exactly what was going on with all the goods shipped through the northern ports, down to the color of the wooden crates used to transport them.

Zijin suddenly noticed something and checked it carefully again.

"Elder Silver Scarlet is not in the fleet!" she concluded with certainty.

"Why?" Su Ming pressed.

“Because Elder Silver Scarlet has an extreme fondness for red foods!” Violet explained, pointing to the list. “But in this supply list, the only prominent red foods are sweet potatoes and carrots.” She paused for a moment and continued, “Normally, the North should have red dates, red rice, peanuts, goji berries, and other red ingredients available this season, but none of them are on the list!”

"Is it possible that Admiral Theodore did this intentionally to conceal the existence of Silver Scarlet?" Su Ming asked.

"Given Yinfei's personality and temperament, she wouldn't care about any of this," Zijin said decisively. "If you dare to try to fool her with carrots and sweet potatoes and don't give her something more refined, believe me, she'll smash the Azure Sea Valley first!"

Su Ming couldn't help but sigh, "This Elder Yinfei is also a picky eater with a bad temper."

"'Also'?" Zi Jin raised her head and glared at Su Ming with hostility.

"No!" Su Ming immediately said, "I mean—something like Jelusi who's out of control!"

"Hmph." Zi Jin continued to look down, flipping through the other documents on the table.

Su Ming stroked his chin. The troublesome Yin Fei was nowhere to be found?

“The elderly Dragon King Ge Lie will not personally attend the battle, and Lan Mo of the Ice Dragon Clan will not intervene—can we say that we have absolutely no need to worry about the Dragon Clan's Saint-level combat power appearing in this battle?” Su Ming deduced.

“That’s right.” Violet nodded affirmatively. “The probability of the two of them appearing on this battlefield is much smaller than the probability of Silver Scarlet being willing to only eat carrots.”

"That's good news." Su Ming leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

****
It is located 1,200 kilometers off the Giant Horn Peninsula, where the Pansy is located, in the open sea of ​​the Grodno region.

The flying beast mothership belonging to the Temple of Light, now the Azure Sea Valley, a dragon-carrying mothership, is docked here.

In the ship's operations command center, Admiral Theodore had just received a report that the Bone Train had gone missing.

To be precise, the target they had been tracking turned out to be a carefully crafted disguise. When the scouts finally got close enough, they discovered it was nothing more than a crude model made of ice and snow. The mage squad that had been guarding the area was gone, and all the defensive magic arrays they had set up had been dismantled.

"How did that 'Bone King' manage to deceive us for so long?" a staff officer asked, puzzled. "The tire tracks, the camouflage and feints of the personnel, the construction of decoy targets on the ground, and the interception of the reconnaissance troops—every step was perfectly executed!"

"Immediately notify the landing forces that the original operational plan is canceled," General Theodore ordered.

He didn't dwell on the negative emotions brought about by his mistake, but quickly got up and walked to the huge chart table. Soon, his gaze was firmly fixed on the outline of the Giant Horn Peninsula.

“The Jishou mudflats…” he murmured to himself, staring at the contour lines on the map, “There are also flat and open landing points there. The White Bone Fortress should be there now!”

Jishou mudflats are closer to the Arctic Circle and have lower temperatures than Grodno. However, the biggest problem is that if they choose to land there, the route to the heart of the North will pass through the core military outposts of the Northern lords' noble army.

Previous strategic analysis suggested that "Bone King" and his group would avoid these local tyrants entrenched in the North no matter what.

Even if he and Chestnut Owl are powerful, they shouldn't be able to break through the Lords' Alliance on land, right?
However, recently, the entire northern region has been like an information black hole—intelligence transmission is severely delayed, the originally planted informants have disappeared without a trace, and the newly dispatched spies have also quickly lost contact.

Theodore knew that something major must have happened in the North. But these questions could only be answered by the intelligence services as they worked to verify them.

The most urgent task is to take remedial action; we must immediately change course and head to Giant Horn Peninsula to carry out an interception operation!

With the order issued swiftly, the Temple of Light's naval fleet weighed anchor, adjusted their course, and headed towards the Giant Horn Peninsula.

The ships responsible for supply and support also moved along with it, and the massive fleet began to carve new paths on the sea.

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Even after deploying air and sea reconnaissance forces and carefully planning the entire fleet's route and formation toward the Giant Horn Peninsula, Admiral Theodore's nerves remained on edge.

Accompanied by his adjutant, he walked up the internal gangway and into the completely renovated lower deck of the "Azure Sea Valley".

To accommodate the Silver Dragon Guard, almost all the internal partition walls had been removed, creating a vast, open space resembling a giant palace.

At this moment, in this slightly dim lower deck, eleven enormous silver dragons lay prostrate. They resembled sleeping silver mountains, their scales gleaming with a cold luster in the limited light, and each long breath carried a low, oppressive sound.

Theodore's gaze swept across the dragon herd, finally settling on one of the darker-colored dragons. Its scales possessed a deeper mithril-gray hue, a symbol of power honed by time. Theodore stepped forward to this dragon, named Silver Two, maintaining a respectful demeanor, and asked in a clear voice:

"Honorable Sky Observer, the great dragon Silver Two, I apologize for disturbing you. Did Elder Silver Crimson mention to you when she would return to the fleet before she left?"

The giant dragon Silver Two slowly opened its enormous eyes, its golden vertical pupils shining like molten gold, scrutinizing the tiny human general before it with the majesty unique to dragons.

“Oh, it’s you, General Theodore…” Silver Two’s deep voice was like rolling thunder. It seemed to think for a moment, “When the Grand Elder left, he only said ‘I will return as soon as possible,’ that’s all.”

"Return as soon as possible? Isn't that obvious!" Theodore cursed inwardly, an indescribable anxiety rising in his chest. More than ten days had passed since that promise was made! Now, the decisive battle with "Bone King" and "Chestnut Owl" was imminent, yet Elder Silver Crimson was still nowhere to be found!

Theodore pressed on, "Then, did Elder Silver Scarlet explain where she went or why she left?"

Yin Er merely shook its enormous dragon head slowly and dramatically, the heavy movement creating a faint gust of air. "No."

Theodore could only barely suppress his turbulent emotions. Although the eleven silver dragons before him were also extremely powerful, their target this time was, after all, the infamous "Bone King," who had caused the temple to suffer defeats several times, and the cunning and tenacious "Chestnut Owl"!
At this crucial moment before the decisive battle, Elder Silver Scarlet left without saying goodbye, which is extremely irresponsible!

Combat strength is secondary; the key issue is that there is a top-secret agreement between Elder Silver Scarlet and the higher-ups of the Temple of Light!
About half a year ago, during the siege of Cui'an Cliffs, when the Knights of the Temple of Light completed their final encirclement of Chestnut Owl, the Dragon King Ge Lie suddenly intervened forcefully.

The aged yet still majestic Dragon King not only dispatched a powerful dragon squad to "assist" him, but also announced that the Dragon Clan would personally "kill" the controller of the Chestnut Owl and bring the Chestnut Owl back to the Dragon Clan's sacred land to be judged.

No one naively believed that the dragons' so-called "trial" would actually result in the execution of Chestnut Owl. Dragon King Ge Lie's attitude was unusually firm; he openly declared his intention to spare Chestnut Owl's life at all costs!

Ge Lie issued a stern, almost ultimatum-like warning to the Temple of Light. It was this immense pressure from the very top of the dragon race that forced the temple to delay its encirclement operation for a few days, giving Chestnut Owl a chance to catch his breath.

But to everyone's surprise, this slight delay led to the miraculous encounter between Chestnut Owl and the Bone King Su Ming, who "fell from the sky." The two joined forces and staged a series of unbelievable escapes, gradually developing into the powerful force they are today!

(End of this chapter)