Frilian: The Adventure of the Hero

A terrifying dragon leaped from the ground, its sharp horns piercing the floor, its ferocious head filling half the hall.

It was the Dark Dragon that had one of its horns cut off in the illusion just now.

The moment it saw Shane and Frilian, the Dark Dragon opened its mouth wide, and scorching flames poured out without mercy.

With lightning speed, Shane pulled Frillie into the Goddess's Barrier.

The flames struck the barrier and were successfully blocked.

However, the heat transmitted through the barrier still made Xia En feel as if his skin was instantly burned.

A moment later, the flames stopped, and the dragon looked around. Its target had disappeared. Satisfied, it closed its eyes and its head sank back into the ground.

Shane and Frilian held their breath, waiting inside the barrier for a while until all sounds from underground ceased, before they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The incident happened so suddenly; thankfully, there was a protective barrier, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The two quietly retreated to the front door, but unfortunately, no matter what they tried—pushing it by hand or using magic—the door remained unopened.

"This door might have some bizarre feature that prevents it from being opened from this side."

Xia En couldn't help but complain.

Frillie frowned and began to look around, searching for other exits...

On the throne.

The Dwarf King kept repeating his last words before he died: "You man-eating beasts, go to hell with the Dark Dragon!"

Just like the puppet in the Celebration Hall they had once seen.

It goes on in vain.

Frillie watched this scene with a touch of emotion.

"The dwarves never believed that the soul goes to heaven after death. Azer once said that in their tradition, they believed that the soul returns to nothingness after death."

"But the Dwarf King is able to remain here in spirit form. It seems that his belief in protecting the dwarf race until his death has become so strong that it has disregarded the boundary between life and death."

Hearing Frillie's words, Shane was deeply moved.

This tragic act of sacrificing oneself for one's country inspired his heartfelt admiration.

At the critical moment of a dynasty's collapse, how many kings or emperors could have such ambition?

He walked over without thinking and patted the dwarf king on the shoulder in mid-air:

"Rest in peace, my friend. The Demon King has been defeated, the world is at peace, and the dwarves have not been wiped out. All that you did was not in vain."

He spoke these words from the heart, but he never expected that as soon as he finished speaking, the soul of the dwarf king before him would slowly become transparent.

Until it completely vanishes without a trace.

Frillie was shocked.

"You actually have the ability to soothe souls; you truly possess the talent of a monk!"

Xia En was speechless.

"I didn't do anything, I just chatted with you for a bit."

"Besides, stop bringing up the idea of ​​having the talent to be a monk! I've already said it, I will never become a monk, absolutely never, in this lifetime!"

Frillie shook her head, looking very regretful.

Xia Ennu.

Just then, a dragon's breath came from underground.

The two quickly fell silent.

They looked around again, but still couldn't find a way out. Their gazes then turned to the abyss-like rift in the center of the hall.

"We have no choice but to bite the bullet and go down into the abyss to see if there's an exit on the dragon's side," Shane suggested.

"it is good."

Frilian grabbed Shane and used flying magic to descend with him. The two held their breath and quietly, slowly landed deep underground.

Then, I was stunned by what I saw.

The dark dragon's entire lower body was wrapped with countless thick, long chains that were tightly bound to its flesh and bones, with the other end of the chains extending deep into the ground.

It is imprisoned here.

Behind it was a colossal and magnificent furnace.

A thought involuntarily popped into Shane's mind: Could this guy have been tied up here by the dwarves and used as a "lighter"?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the dragon, which had been dozing, suddenly opened its eyes.

The dragon immediately spotted Shane and Frilian, the two uninvited guests. Without pausing, it spewed a mouthful of fire in their direction.

Frillie reacted quickly, instantly deploying a defensive spell that enveloped the two of them.

Taking advantage of the flames blocking their vision, Shane quickly activated the [Goddess's Barrier], and the two of them disappeared from the dragon's sight once again.

After the fiery breath stopped, the dragon tilted its head and searched around. Finding that its target had disappeared, it closed its eyes again and continued to doze off.

Shane and Frilian hid inside the barrier, not daring to make any rash moves.

"I can kill it directly with a charged [Demon-Slaying Magic]."

"Let's not..."

Why?

"Judging from this, the Dark Dragon is imprisoned here by the dwarves to guard the ruins. If we kill it, who will guard the dwarves' ruins in the future?" Shane hesitated. "Why don't we just leave it as it is and let the dragon stay here while we sneak away?"

Upon hearing Shane's words, Frillie frowned.

"Demonic race is demonic race, it cannot be tamed or educated. The fact that the dwarves locked the dragon underground and sealed it away, only to use it to perish with their enemies when they were about to exterminate their race, proves that they also understand this principle."

"Demons cannot be allies."

As she spoke, she decisively raised her staff and aimed it at the dragon's head.

"We cannot let any demon escape. If someone were to break in later, they would become the dragon's snack. Those who suffer because of this are all because of our current false mercy."

Frillie's words stunned Xia En on the spot.

He suddenly realized what a stupid thing he had just done.

He was actually sympathizing with a demonic dragon.

Just before the Dwarf King died, he was saying: "I want the demons and the Dark Dragon to go to hell together."

He himself thought that the dragon could be tamed as a pet, which was really wishful thinking.

His expression turned serious. "Frilian, just pretend I didn't say anything. The dwarf was right; it's the most foolish thing to be merciful to your enemy."

Frilian smiled with satisfaction and unleashed a barrage of powerful magic attacks.

Swah——

The dragon turned to ashes in its sleep and slowly dissipated.

After defeating the dragon, the two successfully arrived at the furnace.

Thousands of years have passed, and this once magnificent furnace is now completely decayed; the handles used to operate it break at the slightest touch.

Shaun looked up and saw the words "The Legacy of the Black Iron" written in powerful dwarven script on the furnace.

He looked at the iron handle he had broken off in his hand, then took out the coded message and looked at it, and was greatly disappointed.

No way, the treasure in the cipher is this giant furnace?

This is outrageous!

He instantly lost all his strength. Already depleted of mental energy, he wished he could just faint and die.

After all that work, all we found was a rusty stove?

As he sighed, Frillie pointed to the back of the stove, where there was a small hole that looked like a vent.

With no other option, Shane grumbled and followed Frilian as they tried to crawl out through the vent. The two of them crawled through the narrow hole for a long time, until Shane felt his knees were about to rot, before finally seeing the light of day again.

They arrived at a high cliff in the Neck Mountains.

From here, you can overlook the entire Blackstone Mountain.

The previously cracked Black Stone Mountain has now closed up, as if nothing had ever happened.

The dwarves' long-forgotten history has been buried underground once again.

Frillie glanced at Blackrock Mountain, her gaze sweeping over the neck mountain range and looking further north. A gentle smile graced her face as she said, "We can bring Aize back to visit sometime; he'll definitely be interested."

Xia En couldn't help but complain, "We'd have to catch a big demon and kill it on the spot."

"Hmm... okay, you can tell Aize about it."

Shaen followed Frilian's gaze northward, towards the direction of the Central Kingdoms.