Volume 6 Chapter 2
by Need_More_SleepVolume 6 + Chapter 2: The Wrath of Raymond
“Warning! Warning!! Citizens of Loran State, you have departed your territory without Her Majesty’s permission and have invaded Fero State by force. This constitutes a grave act of rebellion. It is not too late to turn back, ”
A magically amplified voice echoed across the skies above Fero State.
Leading his army to the border, Raymond had already broken through the defensive forces and was advancing deep into enemy territory.
He paid no heed to the warning, flying swiftly forward as he raised his arm.
“Crushing Claws!!”
Raymond swung his draconic claw against the defensive barrier ahead. Lightning erupted from his talons, spreading rapidly across the shield and shattering it into pieces.
The fearless death-bound legion surged into the city, clashing chaotically with Fero State’s defenders.
“Raymond, have you lost your mind? This is treason against Her Majesty!!” the dragons of Fero State roared.
“You think such words can intimidate me? Utterly foolish!!” Raymond sneered.
“Kill this traitor at once!!”
The dragons of Fero State gathered, preparing to carry out a decapitation strike against Raymond.
Raymond threw back his head and roared. Spreading his arms and wings wide, he wrapped them in crackling white lightning.
“Stormsteel Wings!”
His massive body shot forward like a cannonball, tearing through the air with explosive force. Swift as raging thunder, he tore through the dragons rushing to surround him.
“Ah!”
Not only did they fail to harm him, but were instead sliced apart by his steel-like wings, their bodies falling lifelessly from the sky.
“Hmph.”
Raymond let out a cold laugh, shaking the blood from his wings.
In his days serving under Frey, he had been a renowned general, always the first to charge, the first to scale the walls, a warrior forged in piles of corpses.
He was no ordinary dragon.
Moreover, driven by years of hatred, though he outwardly served Xia Lulu, he had never once neglected his training. His strength had only grown greater than before.
With his current power, sweeping through several nearby states before the royal court could react posed no difficulty at all.
“Mr. Raymond’s valor is unmatched in the world!”
His subordinate could not help but exclaim upon witnessing the effortless slaughter.
“All those years of patience were not in vain. This war has caught the royal court completely off guard, by the time they respond, these states will already have fallen!”
In short…
Victory was assured.
Raymond’s overwhelming strength ignited the morale of his death-bound legion.
After fierce fighting, the dragons of Fero State were steadily driven back. Defeat was all but certain.
“Charge!!”
“Spare no one!!”
“Exterminate all of Xia Lulu’s lackeys!!”
The frenzied legion showed no mercy, slaughtering indiscriminately regardless of surrender.
Raymond did nothing to stop them, he allowed it.
“This is only the beginning. One day, I will lead my army to conquer the northern imperial capital and destroy Xia Lulu’s rule, just as I am doing today!”
Just as Raymond prepared to join the carnage, he noticed something strange.
Snow had begun to fall.
Snowflakes drifted gently down upon the city.
“Does Fero State see snowfall this early?”
A sense of unease stirred within him.
That instinct, honed through years of battle, had never dulled.
The weather shifted rapidly. What began as light snow soon turned into heavy flakes, then into a raging blizzard.
The sky darkened, blotting out the sun. The ground was blanketed in thick snow, and razor-sharp winds lashed through the air.
The storm grew so violent that the legion could no longer remain airborne, forced down to the ground.
“Mr. Raymond, what is happening? Why has a blizzard suddenly appeared?!” his subordinate asked.
“I’ll break through it!”
Enduring the storm’s fury, Raymond forced himself into the air once more. Lightning coiled around his body as he surged forward, wings spread like steel, intending to tear through the blizzard.
After advancing a short distance through near-zero visibility, he saw a small silver figure ahead.
A silver-haired, silver-eyed dragon girl stood at the edge of heaven and earth, like the sovereign of this frozen world.
Raymond froze for a moment, then understood.
Boom!
A massive arm of snow erupted from the ground, striking him from the sky.
At the same time, countless chains burst forth from the snow, binding the death-bound legion to the ground like shackles.
This was Xia Lulu’s domain of ice and snow.
“Xia Lulu… why are you here?” Raymond, bound to the ground, showed disbelief.
“Raymond, I have long known you were making moves in secret,” Xia Lulu said calmly. “I had been traveling incognito, intending to investigate the Loran State. Yet you chose this moment to rebel, I rushed here overnight.”
“…Is this fate? Why must you appear at such a moment?” Raymond muttered bitterly.
“You disappoint me, Raymond. I once pardoned your past, granted you position and future, yet you chose betrayal.”
“Betrayal?”
At that word, Raymond’s aura shifted. Flames of vengeance burned fiercely in his eyes.
With a roar of fury, he shattered the icy chains and rose once more.
“I never swore loyalty to you, not in my heart. It was all an act! How can there be betrayal? The only lord I serve is Frey!!”
“Frey…”
The name struck Xia Lulu.
“The one who betrayed, is you! Xia Lulu, you betrayed Frey, betrayed the former emperor, betrayed the entire Dragon Clan for your filthy ambition!”
Each word from Raymond dripped with hatred, a relentless accusation.
“You are a despicable usurper!”
“… ”
Xia Lulu lowered her head.
For a fleeting moment, memories of her older brother surfaced, her expression wavered, showing a trace of fatigue.
But in the next instant, she concealed it, returning to her usual cold composure.
She would not allow anyone to see her weakness.
“Yes, I killed Frey and seized power. So what? In the Dragon Clan, strength is everything. I rule all.”
Her voice carried the ruthless authority of a tyrant as she sneered.
“Raymond, since you dared to defy me, prepare to face death.”
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