The Overlord of Blood and Iron

Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Not All Dragons Are The Same

BANG!

It didn't take much time for the peak of the mountain to break down .

Ssss…

As the tallest point of the Dragonia mountain range broke down, dust flew everywhere .

"Huu! Finally, I feel like I can breathe . "

A girl looked up at the sky and smiled refreshingly .

Pitch black hair .

Almost crystalline, amethyst eyes .

Jade-like skin .

This girl who looked about 10 was the ancient black dragon, Desdemona . She had changed her appearance by polymorphing .

If one asked her why she had changed into the appearance of a 10 year old, it would have to be purely her tastes .

"Ah, maybe I should have made an air refresher here or something . "

Desdemona said, licking her lips .

After sleeping for a thousand years while breathing in the dust from her cave, it wasn't strange for her to think of an air refresher .

[Are you going?]

The system of the lair, Pinefly asked .

"Yeah . "

[I hope you have a nice time . ]

"Hmph, what nice time? This might be the last time I go out entirely . "

[Well, yeah, maybe . ]

"Well, whatever . There are still a few years until 'that' happens, and I also have lived for a long time too . "

[Master…]

"What is that sad voice that doesn't fit that of an AI?"

[ . . . ]

"Anyway, good job until now . "

[No, master . I will clean the lair so that when master gets back…]

"No . "

Desdemona shook her head .

"It will be a little bit difficult for me to get back . "

[Well then…]

"That's right, use that . "

[Yes, master . ]

Pinefly responded, and the huge lair started to glow red .

Wiing, wiing!

With the sounds of sirens going off, an announcement could be heard in the lair .

[Warning, warning!]

[The lair system has been turned off!]

[The A . I, Pinefly, will turn off!]

[The lair will explode in 5 minutes . ]

[4:59… 58… 57… 56…]

"My home…"

Desdemona murmured to herself quietly .

Her age now at 7000 .

When she became a 'wyrm' level dragon at age 3,000, she had beaten up and kicked out the ancient white dragon that lived here . She had lived here for 4000 years now .

4000 years .

Even though it sounded simple, that was definitely not a short amount of time, and it was extremely hard for her to part ways with this place that she had spent so much time in .

"Well, let's forget about it . "

Trying to shake off her sadness, Desdemona started to walk away .

"Fly!"

The miraculous 'dragon language' .

With this magic that only dragons could use, Desdemona's body started to float .

"Swift!"

And with terrifying speeds, Desdemona's body broke through the lair she had spent 4000 years of her life in .

[3:11… 10… 9… 8…]

After getting out of the lair, Desdemona didn't leave right away and instead looked at the lair . She wanted to look at it, even in its last moments .

[6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…]

[0 . ]

[The lair has been closed . ]

With the final announcement,

BANG!

BANG!

The lair started to fall, with an extremely large explosion .

"Goodbye, my home . "

Nodding slightly, Desdemona looked at her destroyed home .

-Kuoooo!

At that moment .

-Krr . . . !

A giant, blue-scaled creature came out and roared .

A long, golden horn that was shooting out lightning .

Flashing sky-blue scales .

Greenish eyes .

Webbed feet .

The monster that had just appeared was a blue dragon, that was famed to not lose in the slightest in terms of ferocity against even a black dragon .

It was obvious why this blue dragon had woken up .

It was because of the loud noise that came when Desdemona's lair had been destroyed . It had come out to find out who dared to bother its sweet nap!

"And who the hell are you?"

Desdemona stared at the blue dragon with contemptuous eyes .

Her gaze wasn't as if she was looking at her own species .

She had the eyes of one that looked at a lower being, like a human staring at a bug .

"You damned fake . "

Desdemona spoke towards the blue dragon .

"Hey, you lizard . "

- . . .

"Get lost while I'm feeling nice . What do you think you're doing in front of a true ancient dragon when you're just a pack of experience for the 'avengers'?"

Shockingly, Desdemona didn't think that this blue dragon was on the same level as her .

They were somewhat different .

Unlike Desdemona who polymorphed and could talk, the blue dragon only roared, showing off its ferocity .

This was the difference between having an ego or not .

It was like the difference between the sky and the ground .

-Krrr…!

But even still, the blue dragon didn't seem to understand any of Desdemona's words .

Pzzt, pzzt!

Instead, it responded by charging up lightning in its horn, and shooting its specialty 'Lightning Breath' towards Desdemona .

However,

"You dare?"

Saying that, Desdemona's purplish eyes started to turn red,

Flash!

And in the blink of an eye, a gargantuan black dragon appeared .

-K… Krr…?

Looking at her, the blue dragon momentarily paused, forgetting to even shoot out its breath .

Whilst Desdemona was around 150 metres, the blue dragon was only around 55 metres .

Almost a 3 times difference .

Basically, it was putting a somewhat high-class Coupe in front of a ridiculously expensive sports car .

"Hey . "

Poking her tail at the blue dragon's face, Desdemona spoke .

-K… Kr . . .

"You wanna die? Huh?"

- . . .

"What, you're gonna continue staring at me like that? Looks like you really wanna die…"

At Desdemona's words, the blue dragon immediately looked down .

It had no choice .

What could it do when this monstrosity of a being was telling it not to stare at it like that?

It was obvious it would just die or be eaten if it didn't listen .

"Or are you mad that I bothered your sleep? Huh?"

Shake shake .

The blue dragon immediately shook its head fiercely .

"Oh, really?"

Nod nod .

It seemed like even the fiercest of monsters wanted to live .

"So, any other complaints?"

Shake shake~ .

"You don't, right?"

Nod nod~ .

"If you're a minor, then act like one, idiot!"

Pow!

Desdemona's tail smashed onto the blue dragon's face .

- . . .

But the only thing the blue dragon could do was remain silent, afraid of Desdemona .

"Fine then, get lost . "

-Kuooo!

The blue dragon immediately answered, before spreading its wings and flying away .

"Hmph, to think that a lowly lizard has the title of dragon… What a disgrace… Hu…"

Desdemona shook her head .

Growl,

Bang!

And at that moment, the sound of thunder rumbling in her stomach could be heard .

"Ah, maybe I should have just eaten it . It did look like the perfect size too… Hng…"

Desdemona stared at the blue dragon that was running away, and licked her lips . After sleeping for 1000 years, it was inevitable that she was hungry .

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At the same time .

Ah, should I just arrange the marriage in the middle of that damned Vilhelm's territory or something?

That was right, Kang Chul-In's marriage .

His damned item, the Needle of the Empress, made it so that Laputa would be destroyed by 3 natural disasters if he arranged the marriage there .

And so, it didn't sound bad to go into the middle of Albrecht Vilhelm's territory, and destroy everything with this item there instead .

Wouldn't that be cool?

This would be the first time in history that marriage would become a real threat and disaster .

Ha, this is ridiculous .

But still, Kang Chul-In wasn't crazy enough to actually put this thought into action .

Marriage was something to be celebrated, and a Lord's marriage was even more special .

[System error!]

[Things have changed, and thus the contents of the Awakening Quest have changed as well . ]

[The original Awakening Quest, 'Dragon Slayer,' has been cancelled . ]

What the hell?

Kang Chul-In's expression stiffened .

A sudden error in the system, and the cancelling of a quest?

Dragon Slayer (cancelled)

Kill the blue dragon that lives within the Dragonia Mountain Range!

Reward: +10 Levels / 500,000 gold / +5 Enhancement of the Lord's specialty .

Notification: Due to the fact that the blue dragon has left its habitat, this quest can no longer be done .

-Warning: The new Awakening Quest will be given in around 30 days when the System calculates a suitable quest .

-Alarm: Due to the System Error, you have been rewarded 3 [Random Unit Selection] tickets .

What the hell is going on…

Kang Chul-In bit his lips .

From his experience, this was the first time that the System had malfunctioned like this .

Even though the system looked like a simple 'Status page' from a game, it wasn't something to underestimate .

A giant 'something' that controlled the Pangaea continent .

This was how Kang Chul-In thought of the system, and it was a mystery that no one had been able to solve .

But the system malfunctioned?

It was obvious that Kang Chul-In would be astonished .

Of course, this was because Kang Chul-In didn't know the real reason behind why this had happened .

He didn't know the truth . . . that the blue dragon had run away with its tail tucked between its legs after meeting Desdemona .