RoleplayNovel Chapter 1355: Confrontation and Surprise
Chapter 1355: Confrontation and Surprise
"Human? Who is this kid? Is he crazy?"
Right in front of the Waterfall Watcher Fortress, a group of powerful Dragonborn warriors looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing the voice.
They knew very well where this place was; it was the territory of the dwarfs.
But more than five hundred years ago, the dwarfs were driven into the tunnels by a giant dragon that suddenly settled here and have never touched this area again.
According to their observations, the dragons were only interested in the area around the misty Wumeng Peak, and had never extended their tentacles to the vicinity of the Fluorescent Rift.
But now, the dwarf fortress that should have been empty not only looks well-managed, but there is also a human who can be described as an ant standing on the top of the city wall, who obviously looks like a commander. This is simply unbelievable.
Puzzled, the leading dragonborn general subconsciously lifted up his face shield, revealing a brown dragon face that was extremely similar to a giant dragon, and a pair of confused and offended orange eyes.
He is Nar, the commander of the Dragon Race's First Swordsman Corps, and also a well-known sixth-level strongman of the Dragon Race. He is highly respected in the tribe. Now he is rejected by a human who came from nowhere, and he is naturally very unhappy.
As for who the human youth who decisively rejected him was, it went without saying that it was Lei Xiao.
Nar's orange vertical pupils darkened a little, staring at Lei Xiao's calm face, and said, "Human, although I don't know why you are here, do you know that your words and actions are creating a powerful enemy?"
"You must have seen what happened to the trolls and the Tauren army just now. If you surrender the fortress now and leave immediately, I will let you live. Otherwise, wherever my dragonborn army's steel wings go, you and the fortress will be destroyed together!"
After hearing Nar's threat, Lei Xiao looked as if he had expected it, and continued calmly: "Unfortunately, threats are what we are least afraid of. First, tell us the purpose of your coming here. If you don't have a legitimate reason, don't blame us for turning our backs on you."
As Lei Xiao's voice fell, the magic power on the city wall surged, and all the magic cannons immediately entered a state of readiness to fire. There were also tens of thousands of alchemical puppets drawing their bows and arrows, all looking ready to go.
"How dare you threaten me?"
Feeling the fierce momentum coming towards him, Nar's face became even more gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "You are just a human race that cannot even set foot in the outer realms. What qualifications do you have to dare to make decisions on the land of the outer realms? It's really laughable!"
"I think you are the one who is not qualified, right?"
Broy stood up and snorted coldly, "How dare you lead your army to the territory of the dwarves and shamelessly ask us to give up the city? When did you become the overlord of all races?"
"Are you the king of the dwarves?"
Noticing the glittering crown on Broy's head, Nar was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "But weren't you trapped deep in the tunnel by the dragon? How did you suddenly appear here?"
"Then you don't need to worry about it. How I, the dwarf elf, act in my own territory doesn't need you to interfere, right?"
Broy's voice was full of the majesty of a king, which was obviously completely different from the manner in which Lei Xiao spoke. He sneered and said, "You are just a foreign general. How dare you be so disrespectful to the human emperor and still speak so shamelessly here? Why don't you leave immediately?"
"Your Majesty the Human Race? Is he the leader of the Human Race?"
The surprise on Narlong's face became even greater. He first looked at Lei Xiao in disbelief, and then quickly noticed Chris, the flower fairy, and Shult, the tree man.
The three major foreign forces gathered south of the Giant Valley, and the tiny leader of the human race was also here. Although he didn't know why this situation occurred, it was obviously not a situation that he, a dragon-born general, could control.
After thinking for a moment, Nar finally softened a little, smiled awkwardly and said, "There may be some misunderstanding here. I will go back and report it."
After saying that, Nar put on his mask again and left quickly with his guards.
At this moment, the main force of the mighty Dragonborn army completely crossed the giant valley and began to quickly reorganize their formation under our fortress.
Judging from the densely packed military formations and majestic momentum, the Dragonborn Army, which suffered the least losses, still has at least 25 third-tier legions and 2 fourth-tier legions, and its strength is still superior to ours.
After all, the total force in our fortress is only 27 third-level legions and 1 fourth-level legion, among which there are a considerable number of quasi-third-level legions, including some second-level soldiers. Not all of them have reached the third level, and their strength is even inferior to that of ordinary third-level legions.
Of course, if we take into account the human army in Ice Stone City, we can barely defeat the enemy, but that's all, and we don't have any overwhelming advantage.
After the main force of the Dragonborn joined the vanguard, not long after, another group of Dragonborn flew towards us.
Lei Xiao looked intently and saw that in addition to the dragon general who had just appeared, there were several other dragon generals in gorgeous armor.
Not only that, there are two figures wearing blue hoods who are quite conspicuous among the dragonborn warriors. These two people do not have wing membranes on their backs, but they are flapping light golden magic wings. They are obviously the powerful light half-elves mentioned by Hill.
When they got closer to the fortress, the dragon-born general stood up again and introduced himself first. From his polite tone, which was completely different from before, it was obvious that he had arranged it in advance.
After introducing himself, Nar first saluted to another dragonborn general of obviously higher status, and then solemnly introduced: "This is the royal member with the purest bloodline among us, His Highness Prince Davis of the Wings! He is also the commander of our army!"
After Nar finished speaking, Davis elegantly lifted up his mask, revealing a brown dragon face.
Compared to Nar, the tiny scales covering Davis' face were obviously more lustrous, and his eyes were closer to gold, which undoubtedly showed that he did have more dragon bloodline.
It’s just that the dragon face is a little special, and it’s hard to find other facial features, making it difficult to tell the other person’s age.
After removing his face shield, Prince Davis of Spread Wings looked calm and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, everyone. We were a little abrupt just now. If we have offended you, please forgive us."
"Your Highness is too polite. We will not argue with a mere general."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly, with no expression on his face.
The reason why the other party's attitude has softened is probably that they want to find out our background.
After all, for the other party, it was indeed unusual for the dwarf who had been staying in the tunnel to suddenly appear here.
Not only that, flower fairies, tree people, and even humans also appeared here, which forced the other side to re-evaluate our strength.
The best way to assess strength at the moment is naturally to ease the attitude first and then wait for an opportunity to inquire.
However, for us, this is not something that needs to be concealed. Demonstrating our strength is also a bargaining chip in negotiations with the other party.
In any case, the other party is the key figure who just led the Dragon Army to gain the initiative on the battlefield. He must be extremely difficult to deal with and will definitely not be an easy target.
"This must be His Majesty the Human Race, right? I heard that the entire human race has achieved peace and prosperity under His Majesty's leadership, and they even solved the Blood Darkness Tree some time ago. They are indeed extraordinary."
Davis smiled faintly at Lei Xiao, then turned to Broy and continued, "This must be the current Majesty of the Dwarf Elf, right? I recognize that crown. I once met the former king of the Dwarf Elf. He was truly a great monarch."
After flattering Broy for a few words, Davis looked at Chris and Shult again, and recognized their identities at a glance through the accessories on their bodies.
Leaving aside Chris, who has only succeeded the chief of the wood elves for more than two hundred years, it is not difficult to tell from Davis's tone that he has met Shult several times in the Shadow Market.
After greeting our leaders one by one, Davis still had a smiling face and said, "I wonder why the four of you are here so late at night?"
"Your Highness, you are joking. This is our territory. Do we need to say hello to Your Highness before going anywhere?"
Lei Xiao also had a smiling face, as if he had seen an old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Your territory? As far as I know, this is the dwarfs' Fallwatcher Fortress. Moreover, the dwarfs, tree people, and wood elves are all wary of each other and have never stood together, let alone the human race."
Davis' pale golden eyes flashed with scrutiny, and he rolled his eyes and asked, "Could it be that you two have formed an alliance?"
"Your Highness's intelligence is admirable."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao smiled slightly without commenting.
"What about the giant dragon that's lurking here?"
Davis frowned slightly and blurted out.
In fact, Davis had received information about abnormal energy fluctuations near Wumeng Peak since last night.
It’s just that the area where Wumeng Peak is located has been covered by thick fog and dragon mirages for many years, and the energy fluctuations have always been extremely abnormal.
In addition, that place is the territory of dragons, and dragons are famous for their strong sense of territory. Although the dragon descendants have dragon blood flowing in their bodies, they have no intersection with the dragon clan and have never been recognized by the dragon clan.
In fact, in the eyes of the proud dragon clan, there is no essential difference between the dragonborn and those sub-dragons who also have some dragon blood. Therefore, even the dragonborn dare not set foot in the area easily, let alone figure out the situation.
And if we analyze it from the perspective that the three major forces are now standing together with the human race, perhaps those energy fluctuations are not accidental, but something that really happened.
Davis frowned a little more when he thought of this, and asked again, "Could it be that you have solved the giant dragon entrenched here?"
As soon as Davis said this, the other powerful dragon warriors around, including Nar, were suddenly in an uproar and began to look at each other in confusion.
You know, to the Dragonborn, the dragon clan is an unattainable existence. Under the suppression of the dragon bloodline, it is even more difficult for ordinary Dragonborn strongmen to muster the courage to fight against the giant dragon, including the sixth-level strongmen.
It is simply unbelievable that the tiny human race, together with the dragon race's former defeated enemies, actually defeated the dragon race.
But His Royal Highness's inference was correct. If the giant dragon entrenched here was still there, how could it allow the tiny human race and the other three forces to appear here?
More importantly, judging from the performance and tone of the human leader, he seemed to be in a dominant position, surpassing the dwarves, wood elves and tree people. When did the tiny human race become so powerful?
Amid the noisy crowd, even the two light half-elves hidden under their hoods had a hint of surprise in their eyes, staring straight at Lei Xiao's calm face.
"maybe."
Lei Xiao still had that unclear look on his face and remained noncommittal.
After that, Lei Xiao continued to chat with an old friend, smiling, "Your Highness, we have satisfied your curiosity. I believe you have also got the answer you want, right? Now can you tell me why you crossed the border without permission and came to our city?"
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. There is no such thing as an enemy at the gates."
Davis's smiling face did not change. He waved his hand slightly and said, "We have no intention of becoming enemies with you. We just want to borrow your passage. There are things we need in your territory. That's all. Please, Your Majesty, give you a favor. The Dragonborn will definitely remember your friendship in the future."
"Borrowing the passage? Suddenly breaking into someone else's castle and trying to take away their things, Your Highness calls this borrowing the passage?"
Lei Xiao's smile suddenly faded, and he said calmly: "Sorry, Your Highness, we don't want to borrow this road."
"Oh?"
Seeing Lei Xiao put on a poker face, Davis's smiling expression disappeared as well, and he said in a deeper voice, "What if I really want to borrow this path?"
"Then your dear prince may give it a try."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and the momentum of the Waterfall Watcher Fortress became stronger again. It was obvious that they were ready to confront the Dragonborn army head-on.
"I advise you not to refuse a toast and drink a forfeit."
Seeing that Lei Xiao didn't give him any face at all and didn't even make a symbolic concession, Davis immediately became furious and obviously completely tore off the gentle mask he had just put on.
As a dominant foreign force, Davis has never taken the weak human race seriously. Now that he sees that Lei Xiao dares to be so tough with him, he finds it difficult to suppress the anger in his heart.
Just when Davis' face was gloomy and he was ready to completely break off relations, he was stopped by a light half-elf who waved his hand.
The other party took a step forward slowly, took off his hood, and a clear and elegant female voice sounded: "Your Majesty, everyone, for our sake, can you please give me a favor?" (End of this chapter)