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Chapter 542 - 542 109 Spectators_2

542: Chapter 109, Spectators_2 542: Chapter 109, Spectators_2 The Dalton Family previously led the charge against Hudson, and he chose to support them; now, the Rocknard Family is stepping up, and he is showing his support once again.

However, this support only exists in secret, in appearance he acts as if nothing has happened, as though nothing has taken place.

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Nadersenburg, located in the northeastern part of the Creder administrative region, is situated atop the Heron Radan Mountain.

The castle is surrounded by rolling hills; its location is extremely strategic, and only a three-meter-wide path directly in front of the castle allows passage.

At the foot of the mountain to the south is the Aubugai River; the river flows beneath a steep cliff of over a hundred meters below the castle’s southern wall, and looking down from the walls can be dizzying.

As the headquarters of the Rocknard family, it has been passed down since the era of the Bright Empire.

After enduring dozens of sieges by the orc army, it still stands strong; it is rightfully referred to as the “Immortal Monument” in the Northland.

Being able to firmly take root here, apart from the strategically valuable location of Nadersenburg and its ability to avoid key battlefields, the strength of the Rocknard family is also an important factor.

However, at this moment, the atmosphere in Nadersenburg is particularly tense.

Even when they were surrounded by the orc army, they never seemed this nervous.

Unlike previous enemies, the enemy this time has directly bypassed the terrain restrictions.

No matter how rugged a cliff top city is, it is worthless to a giant dragon.

“Torsten, we just fought fiercely against the orcs, and now half of our family’s forces are with the Northern Expeditionary Army.

It is uncertain how much we can bring back.

We really can’t afford to make enemies right now.

We should discuss with the family elders, negotiate with the dragon outside, and pay it off to ensure peace.”

Having listened to his mother’s words, Torsten fell silent.

As the family heir, he has a lot to consider.

With the power of the Rocknard family, driving away a dragon is not a problem, but if it turns into a Dragon King then it’s another story.

Surrender seems like a good choice, but the price that needs to be paid is the reputation of the Rocknard family.

They already have a bad reputation among the nobles, the only reason they have been able to manage so far is because of their strength.

If their intimidating power is also lost, it won’t be easy for them in the kingdom in the future.

After some hesitation, Torsten slowly said: “I understand, mother.

I will first try to gauge how much this dragon wants.

If we can strike a deal, let’s consider it a small price to pay for peace.”

It must be admitted that Maxim is naturally suited for this kind of no-cost business.

With his gigantic body over seventy meters long, he can really scare many people.

From this perspective, the special education the Dragon Mother gave to him is not without reason.

Before Torsten could step out of the door, the dragonfire falling from the sky caused chaos in the city first.

There’s no way around it.

Their reaction wasn’t fast enough and Maxim isn’t a patient dragon.

Not seeing anyone respond, he naturally had to deal with the problem in his own way.

The flames sprayed by the giant dragon immediately set off a fire that broke out in Nadersenburg.

Unfortunately, Maxim underestimated something.

Warnings can not only scare people, but they can also invite retaliation from enemies.

The defenses here are top-notch from their long-term battles with the orcs.

When they saw the dragon attack, the officers below organized a counterattack.

Magic Crystal Cannons, Magic Crossbows, Catapults…

Whether they were effective or not, they were all aimed at Maxim.

His massive body may have improved his efficiency when facing small soldiers, but it inevitably also increases the enemies’ hit rate when he’s being attacked.

He was hit by one of the enemy’s Magic Crystal Cannons.

This level of attack might not take a dragon’s life, but the pain made Maxim howl in agony.

“Damn reptiles, daring to attack the great Maxim, you all must die!

No, death is not enough.

I will also burn your souls for a thousand years…”

In his rage, the red dragon, now unfocused from his original objective, started to retaliate fiercely as he cursed them.

The bloody battle had commenced.

Torsten, who initially had thought to negotiate, completely extinguished the idea of “making peace with the dragon”.

They deserved nothing less than death, even the burning of their souls; what is there to negotiate?

“Why are you just standing there, quickly call the elders of our clan to step forward!”

Whilst rebuking his subordinates, the strongmen belonging to the Rocknard Family already appeared on the battlefield.

With such a disturbance, they could hardly avoid attracting their attention.

Upon seeing the giant figure of Maxim, the white-haired elder, who led them, was taken aback and hastily shouted, “Mr.

Giant Dragon, there is a need for negoti…”

Unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, he was met with a tail swing, scaring him and his companions into hurriedly evading.

Since negotiation was impossible, they had no choice but to fight.

They quickly discovered something strange, the strength of the giant dragon before them was entirely out of proportion.

Under normal circumstances, a single strike from the Dragon King could take any of their lives; yet, the one before them was merely causing injuries.

“Do not be afraid everyone, this giant dragon must be injured and cannot exert its full strength!

Magic Crystal Cannon, Magic Crossbow, continue to attack.

All other attacks stop, only silver knights and above will continue to participate in the battle!”

The white-haired elder quickly ordered.

The Giant Dragon, with its tough skin and meat, was masterful in slaughtering the small soldiers.

If they were to let the Red Dragon here to wreak havoc, the defensive force would suffer heavy losses.

Even if they reacted, there was still considerable loss.

The number of people who died directly under Maxim’s dragon claws was not too high, but the fire that engulfed the city left people with nowhere to hide.

The strange dragon flame couldn’t be extinguished by dousing it with water at all.

The city’s water element mages were insufficient, so they could only bury it with earth.

However, wide-scale fires couldn’t be extinguished by just some dust, most people failed to react to the raging flames and ended up being buried in the fire.

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“With tough skin and armor, it is truly a natural war machine.

If used well on the battlefield, the effect would be enough to rival tens of thousands of elite soldiers!

Especially the talent to set fires, absolutely the best choice for starting campfires…”

“Cut it out, this dragon is so worthless!

It rushed in so dumb, doesn’t even know how to sneak attack or give a sucker punch, serves it right to be beaten!

If I were to make a move myself, these old guys would all be dead by now, and they wouldn’t have the opportunity to surround it…”

Hidden within a group of peculiar clouds, a man and a bear were freely commenting.

Especially Belsden, his look of hating the dragon for its incompetency appeared incredibly cute.

Regardless of their complaints, Hudson had no intention of intervening.

Noble infighting also had principles–underhandedly getting others to do your dirty work was fine but participating personally would be a different story.

Helping the Rocknard family to deal with Maxim was even more impossible.

His integrity had not reached the point where he would go so far as to save even his enemy.

“Let’s go, Belsden.

This show is almost over, the stupid dragon down there is about to understand what’s going on—then it will make its escape.

If we don’t leave here soon, we’ll be discovered.”

Hudson gently stroked Belsden’s bear head.

Admittedly, this gravity magic was quite useful.

For an earth system magic, it was actually able to enable flight.

It was a pity though that the entry requirements were far too high, the strongman who could use gravity magic to such an extent would not need such a chicken rib.

At least Hudson’s earth magic could not reach this level, but his wind series magic could allow this fledgling warlock to have the ability to fly for a short time.

The only problem was that the aftereffects were significant.

During the practice of flight technique, Hudson had crashed into the trees more than once.

Luckily, he was foresighted and had always used Belsden to shield himself in front.

Even if a collision occurred, it would only result in losing some trees.