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Chapter 245 The Conflict Escalates
Nighttidom was in turmoil
The actual battle reports had come in from the frontlines More than half of the six thousand witcher-knights had died in Greenland Forest, while the survivors had been scattered in the wild and were unlikely to regroup anytime soon
The cause for the delay in infor up ar He had publicly surrendered to those evil invading adepts
Only five radiant knights remained out of the leaders that went to battle They led a hundred of their subordinates back to Herdurand City, and that was hos of the battle got back
The sudden betrayal of the dragons!
The departure of Fourth Grade Holy Knight Sir Willis with the dragons!
One of the three dragon knights had died in battle, while the other two had been caught in the adepts' base
The terrifying adepts' tower re in the depths of Greenland Forest, now impenetrable and unassailable!
……
Bad news repeatedly cao on and started coughing blood
Just as he got news of the dragons' betrayal and the dire straits of his kingdoe Cahts This increasingly angered all of the witcher-knights!
The uarded the palace led their indignant subordinates out on the hunt, recklessly searching for suspicious individuals within Skandre City
Just like that, Skandre City instantly turned into a terrifying stor everyone involved into itself and tearing theht of unrest
When dawn broke, Skandre City finally regained a little of its peace
Yet, at this moment, the prisons of the capital had already been filled to the bri prisoners
Before the shaken population could even calon roars ruons had coon raids, everyone in the capital had long gotten used to this terrifying sound
But today was obviously different
Not only were the dragonsabove the palace It seeood intentions!
For a time, the skies above the palace were entirely covered by the wicked and intions
Twenty-three adolescent green dragons Five Third Grade green dragons, seven Second Grade green dragons, and eleven First Grade green dragons were here
They circled in the sky as the lead dragon let out a vicious roar The weathered stone surfaces of the nearbyroar, rolling doards the bottoer and dissatisfaction in his heart, the green dragon beat his wings and hovered above the palace while letting out yet another et your filthy ass out here Hand over the dragon-slaying murderer, or ill raze your palace!"
"Get out here… "
"Hand over the ons roared, one after another The deafening sound caused even the palace itself to treuards hid within the watchtowers and above the palace walls They held bows and crossbows in their hands and prepared for a fight at any est tions were the patrons of their hearts They were their most powerful cole hus about the situation now that they had becoed, their cities attacked, and the people angered Yet, after such a long tion’s protection, everyone still hoped, deep in their hearts, that the dragons would come to their senses and reestablish their friendship with the kingdom!
It was such a mentality that caused the citizens of the capital to have ons There were those who hated them, and those that wished for friendship, while even more were in a state of uncertainty…
Confusion and uncertainty towards the dragons; towards huathered before the king's bed, placed in a luxuriously grand hall They helplessly watched on as a group of doctors tried their very best to save the king, whose face was flushed an unhealthy red However, their king was clearly at the brink of his death It was clear that he wasn't going to regain consciousness
"What do we do? The dragons are knocking at the gates How are we supposed to negotiate with the dragons without the king?"