I, Valon, am frantically searching for my mother.

As the most classic numerical rune, the Bull Rune is all about sheer force and she can send Bella flying. Even though Wayne deliberately controlled the strength of the rune on Daphne, the enhanced Daphne still managed to send Bella flying with a single blow.

What incredible strength!

How could a white dragon possibly possess such strength?!

The feeling just now... Bella felt like she had crashed into a moving mountain!

Bella, who had been knocked away, shook her slightly dizzy head and stared intently at the still dazed white figure in the distance.

Damn it! Did you think you could defeat me like that?!

Damn it! Don't underestimate the great bond between me and His Majesty Wayne!

To protect His Majesty Wayne, I have prepared my true trump card!

Bella struggled to stand up completely, and a strange, ominous, eerie green light flashed in her eyes!

Then, a low, indistinct chant came from her throat!

Although the sound wasn't loud, it seemed to lower the temperature of the surrounding air by several degrees, and an instinctively unsettling aura of death began to permeate the air.

【Animated Corpse - Fake】

[First-Circle Spell]

[Effect: Using one's own flesh and blood as a catalyst, briefly awaken and control a dead corpse, temporarily turning it into an undead creature under the caster's command.]

As a dragon species born with necromancy talent, adult black dragons master mid- to high-level necromancy spells such as reviving corpses and necromancy invocation.

Although Bella is still a young dragon, she is far from reaching the magical prowess of an adult black dragon and cannot use truly living corpses.

However, Black Dragon's innate affinity for the undead, along with her tireless research and practice in the swamp, allowed her to barely manage to cobble together a poorly made version that was far less effective but still usable!

Normally, Bella likes to use this deterioration spell to revive the corpses of small animals like rabbits and gophers to satisfy her regret of not having any familiars.

But today, facing a real threat, Bella decides to go all in, revealing her true trump card that she has kept hidden for a long time and has never shown to the dragon before!

"Gurgle... gurgle gurgle..."

Not far away, in the direction of the swamp, deep in the muddy swamp that Bella loved most, suddenly came the strange sound of churning water and the muffled sound of silt being broken.

Immediately afterwards—

"Splash!"

A figure covered in heavy silver armor suddenly leaped up from the murky mud, kicking up a cloud of black silt and water plants, and jumped directly here!

The figure landed heavily at the edge of the open space, the weight of which made the ground tremble slightly!

As the dust settled, its true form was revealed—

That was a humanoid skeleton!

It stands nearly three meters tall, with exceptionally large and sturdy bones, and a dark silver color that has been imbued with the patina of time and magic.

He was covered in a full set of plate armor, which, although rusted and covered in mud, still revealed exquisite craftsmanship and magical patterns. The silver greatsword in his hand exuded a chilling aura that even the mud could not conceal.

What a powerful aura!

Even Wayne's red vertical pupils contracted slightly the moment he saw the skeleton knight.

While the usual effect of activating corpses is simply to mass-produce low-level undead creatures as meat shields and cannon fodder, some powerful corpses, if enchanted, can still produce effects far exceeding those of ordinary corpses.

But... where did Bella find such a powerful corpse?

Seeing the incredulous expressions on the faces of all the dragons around her, Bella, though still in pain, couldn't help but feel smug and elated.

Hmph! See? This is my power!

The corpse in front of her was a powerful one that Bella had managed to find by sheer luck. After all, if she hadn't risked her life to watch the spectacle, how could she have gotten such a powerful corpse to use as a spellcasting material?

To be honest, even Bella herself didn't expect this attempt to be successful!

After all, she is not yet an adult. It's one thing for her to animate small animals normally, but this time she tried to cast a spell on the corpse of a knight who was obviously powerful in life. She was only trying it because she was forced to.

Unbelievable! It succeeded on the first try! Although it was extremely difficult to control, at least... it stood up! And it was still wearing its weapons and armor from its previous life!

So this is what it feels like to be looked at by other dragons with such shocked, wary, and even slightly fearful eyes?

It really is... very comfortable!

It is well known that extreme inferiority often transforms into extreme pride after one day gaining power.

Facing Daphne, who was already inferior to her, Bella stood with her hands on her hips, looking proud and arrogant, and said:

"Hmph, Daphne, to be honest, you're already quite powerful, but you see? This is my true strength. If you don't want to become a victim of the undead, you'd better obediently leave His Majesty Wayne!"

Startled by the sudden appearance of the skeleton knight, which exuded a terrifying aura of death, Daphne instinctively took a small step back.

The living's innate aversion to undead creatures and the threat to her life set off alarm bells in Daphne's mind.

If it were the old Daphne, she would have quickly tried to dodge the Frost Giants using the same method she used to use.

However, this time is different.

Daphne, however, stood up resolutely.

"No way!"

Daphne shouted it out with all her might!

"My relationship with Baby Wayne is something you ordinary dragons can't compare to!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing Daphne's words, Bella's eyes widened in shock, and she couldn't help but take a few steps back, saying in disbelief:

"What are you talking about? How is this possible? How could His Majesty Wayne possibly be with a dragon like you... You must be lying to dragons!"

"I didn't lie to the dragon! Daphne is telling the truth!"

When the topic turned to her baby, Daphne, looking defiant, argued with Bella:

"Wayne and I have done something very, very special, something none of you other dragons have done. Last night we were cuddling together in the cave..."

"Stop talking!"

Bella finally couldn't help but interrupt Daphne, her eyes red as she looked at Wayne standing to the side.

"Your Majesty Wayne...is everything she said true?"

Wayne really wanted to explain that his relationship with Daphne was just that of a mother and son, but he stopped himself from saying it.

What Daphne is saying now is true, and there is really nothing wrong with it.

Wayne sighed and nodded slightly.

"Whoa, how did things turn out like this?"

Bella plopped down on the ground and burst into tears.

The powerful skeleton knight that she had been controlling had also turned back into a corpse because it had lost the caster's control.

Bella is crying her heart out now, even more so than when her mother kicked her out of the house. She can't understand why fate is playing such a cruel trick on her.

"This is outrageous, Your Majesty Wayne! Why are you doing this to me?! I was the first one, you know! I tried so hard to have the baby, why couldn't you have waited for me a little longer?"

Bella spoke while shedding tears, clearly heartbroken.

All Wayne could do was sigh.

To be honest, although Wayne had said a lot of bad things about the black dragon before, in all fairness, Wayne didn't have any ill intentions towards a damp dragon like Bella.

The main reason is that Wayne hates undead creatures. If Bella doesn't do these things in front of him, Wayne would probably be willing to be just friends with her.

The problem is that now he has his mother on one side and Bella, who isn't even a regular friend, on the other. Wayne can still weigh the pros and cons.

On the other side, seeing Wayne remain silent like an incompetent husband, Bella wanted to say something more to express her feelings.

However, Bella hadn't yet spoken...

next second.

A huge flying kick, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, landed on Bella.