A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 284 Who told you Secret Party to be so showy, insisting on sending a warship to flaunt it?
In the bay of Bello Island, the warships of Kassel, like steel monsters, floated on the water, comparable to ferocious sea monsters.

This place should be incredibly safe, but right now most people in the command center don't feel safe at all; every hybrid is afraid of that terrible future.

Norma, the only AI, although it had an emotional module created from the beginning, has become completely unable to empathize with humans after Eva left, and continues to report statistical results in a cold, mechanical synthesized voice.

"A compilation of data on the eight Serpent Clans, the six major tribes of North Africa, the West Asian mixed-race family alliance, the Ivanov family, the Pharaoh's Council, and other mixed-race forces."

"In addition to data on the Sigurd family, the Beowulf family, and others, it has now been confirmed that there are numerous alchemical traps surrounding Bello Island."

"And the bone traps encountered by the Kassel student council squad and the Lionheart squad."

"After venturing 15 kilometers into Bello Island, you will encounter the guardian dragons of the island's inner circle. According to the various forces, the preliminary and incomplete statistics show a total of 59 fourth-generation dragons and 112 fifth-generation dragons."

"Furthermore, these dragons are not preyed upon by the blood threads, nor do they leave the inner circle, like soldiers who have received orders to defend the inner circle to the death."

The mixed-race individuals present, as well as various factions who were not on the warship but connected via video, all felt their hearts tremble violently at this data!
That's a total of 170! 170 dragons!

This terrifying number chills even the mixed-race to the bone!
If an ordinary faction discovers a fourth-generation creature, it must make thorough preparations, go to great lengths, and mobilize most of its elite forces to surround and kill it.

This is the absolute difference in strength between hybrids and pure-blooded dragons.

As a result, there are now nearly 60 fourth-generation hybrids alone! If we do a rough conversion, it would take about 60 hybrid factions, with all their elite forces, to kill them all!
And that's an ideal calculation. Right now, they're not dealing with a single dragon, but hundreds of them!
Genjiro also joined the emergency meeting to jointly resist Nidhogg via video call: "So I think that instead of relying on us to go up and fight, we should launch missiles."

"Use modern firepower to kill as many dragons as possible. In this way, we can preserve our combat strength and physical strength to the greatest extent possible in order to deal with the final enemy - the Black King."

"Even if some dragons manage to escape the attack and survive the missile strikes, they won't consume too much of our combat power."

Genjiro had a clear plan: he would not use Erii unless in an emergency, so as not to become the target of everyone's criticism and to prevent these people from only thinking of Erii to solve any new dangers that might arise on Bellow Island in the future.

On the other side of the Solomon Temple, a bespectacled Grand Knight also joined the video conference and agreed with Genji's proposal: "I think Mr. Genji is right."

"Since the Secret Service has already brought out warships, why not use the weapons on board? What's the point of bringing them here?"

"If one ship's firepower is insufficient, we can wait on the outskirts of the island until you send more warships."

"The resurgence of the Black King is the end of the world. The Secret Party should not make excuses. I know that with the power and connections you secretly control, you can mobilize more warships!"

The other hybrids from various factions also voted in favor. They weren't fools; why should they personally fight when missiles could solve the problem?
Furthermore, sending warships to bombard them would only deplete the resources of the Secret Service, without harming their interests, so why not do it?

To put it another way, who gave the Secret Service the right to show off?

We all came from ocean-going fishing boats and cargo ships. Oh, but you Peruvian party members are so pretentious, insisting on showing off with a warship.

As the only civilian vessel among many carrying modern heavy firepower, if you don't fire missiles, do you expect these fishing boats and cargo ships to launch harpoons?

Everyone knows that the Zhou and Bai families in the old church have close ties with the local area. With their connections and resources, surely they could build a small warship?
Even the Snake-Headed Eight Families are like this, known as the underground emperors of Japan. With a history of over a thousand years, the Snake-Headed Eight Families have covered all aspects of life, and naturally they can also produce warships.

But everyone tacitly refrained from sending out warships. If you, the Secret Service, are just putting on airs, who will?

Therefore, the various forces that dared not face the dragons stood on the moral high ground of "punishing the Black King," pointing fingers and demanding that the Secret Party quickly acquire more ships to bombard the Bellow dragons!

The Sigurd family patriarch, who joined via video call, was quite troubled: "Gentlemen, please calm down. Of course, we understand that eliminating the Black King is the most important and highest priority right now."

“But we have already launched nuclear weapons before. Bellow Island is protected by mysterious alchemy, so modern firepower cannot be used effectively. This is not a problem that can be solved by sending more warships.”

"If you wish to receive fire support, of course we are happy to provide assistance, provided that you investigate and decipher the mysterious alchemy that prevents nuclear weapons from exploding."

Upon hearing this, the various factions could no longer press their advantage. Indeed, the Secret Party had launched nuclear weapons before arriving, which clearly hadn't worked, and the missiles on the warships were likely useless as well. Seeing that the situation had initially calmed down, the Sigurd family head breathed a slight sigh of relief. At such a critical juncture, they couldn't afford to allow any sordid conflicts to arise among the many hybrids.

Before he could think further, Pompey began to undermine him: "Patriarch Sigurd, you can't say that. Why don't you try again?"

"?" The Sigurd family head's expression instantly turned ugly. It was just a video conference. If it were a real-life meeting, he would make sure it turned into a real-life fight.

Why did Pompeii sabotage him?
Didn't you see him protecting the interests of the Secret Service? Or is Pompeii truly afraid of the Black King's return? Is he willing to try anything to eliminate the Black King?
With Pompeii leading the way, seeing the infighting among the Secret Party's elders and school board members, all sides suddenly regained their vitality: "That's right, what's wrong with giving it a try? Surely the descendant of the dragon-slaying hero Siegfried, the head of the Sigurd family, wouldn't be willing to part with a single missile?"

"What if it works? We can't just be blocked by the dragons and stand there watching the Black King hatch successfully, can we?"

The Sigurd patriarch's expression grew even more unpleasant. He turned his gaze to Beowulf and Angers, who were present: "What are your opinions?"

Before the head of the Beowulf family could answer, Angers raised his hand in agreement: "I think it's worth a try, we can launch it."

Seeing Angers speak, Elizabeth and Charlotte quickly sided with Angers, expressing their agreement, which made Sigurd and Beowulf feel frustrated!

No, the Gattuso family impeached Angers multiple times, but this time, Angers sided with Gattuso? And even brought the Laurent and Gougentin families along?
What kind of drug did Pompeii give Angers?

Under the watchful eyes of the two elders, Angers resisted the urge to touch his right eye and adopted his usual dragon-slaying persona: "With so many dragons, I won't let a single one go."

In fact, Angers, in conjunction with Finger, had already tampered with the warheads of conventional missiles while the warships were en route.

Even if it were launched, at most the fuel inside the missile's engine would explode, causing little damage. That's why the Time Worm parasitizing Angers supported Pompeii's suggestion.

Let them try it. Witnessing the missile fail will make them more terrified and more convinced that this is the mysterious Black King's Hatchery, which will aid in the ritual of the original body.

Because of Angers' stance, the controversy was quickly quelled, and it was clear that the two elder statesmen could not go against the will of so many people and so many forces.

At a command, Norma swiftly launched all the prepared ground-attack missiles, leaving trails of white smoke in the sky.

The 10-kilometer journey that the hybrids needed to cover took some time was just a blink of an eye for the missile. Norma used satellite images to pinpoint the approximate location of the dragons and adjusted the trajectory of the missile.

Unfortunately, after the missiles landed, just as the head of the Sigurd family had said, there were not many explosions; at most, only a few missile fuels exploded.

The rampant flames scorched the forests, provoking even more furious roars from the dragons. Several dragons among them, possessing the bloodline of the kings of the ocean and water, extinguished the forest fire with a few water-based spells.

The missile launched by the Peruvian party had absolutely no lethality.

Genji, who had been participating in the meeting via his mobile phone, was frustrated by the result. Did they really have to send Erii?
The Grand Knight of the Solomon Temple exclaimed, "Mr. Angers, did the previous nuclear weapons also fail in this way? Black King, how did the Black King manage to do that?"

Angers chuckled inwardly, secretly praising the clone opposite him for being good at setting the pace, then stood up with a serious expression: "We don't know anything about the Black King; everything about him is so mysterious to us."

"Gentlemen, prepare for a bloody battle. We can't just sit outside like your subjects, patiently waiting for the Black Emperor to return, can we?"

After saying that, Angers suddenly disappeared from the command center, clearly intending to set foot on the battlefield.

In the video, many mixed-race people had gloomy faces, showing awe and reverence for the Black King's mysterious and unpredictable methods.

Pompeii Gattuso fell into deep thought, wondering whether he should intervene or not. Should he send out the heroic spirits he had collected over hundreds of years?
If the incubator is fake, wouldn't all the plans that have been hidden for so many years be completely exposed?
But what if the Bellow Island Hatchery is real?

Sorrow was the only thought in Pompeii's mind at that moment.

(End of this chapter)