The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Liszt did not have to wait long.

Five vampires had already flown back from Ice Pear City, bringing with them the results of their investigation.

Bloody Mary, who faintly took the lead among the vampire servants, reported, "My lord, Earl, we did not dare approach the Clear Water Sword Saint, but we unexpectedly discovered him in the castle's sitting room, where he was receiving three individuals dressed like magicians. Judging by the Clear Water Sword Saint's demeanor, they seemed to be equals."

"Equals?" Liszt's eyebrows rose, if these magicians were equals to a Sword Saint, it was very likely they were Grand Magicians. "Is there any other information?"

"From what we have gathered, what's interesting is that the Clear Water Sword Saint did not know about your plan to launch an attack earlier, thus the defense at Snow Pear Castle was quite lax."

Before Bloody Mary could finish, Peggy suddenly cut in front of her, "However, along the way, a shifty-looking person entered the sitting room and said something to the Clear Water Sword Saint. He then quickly commanded the castle into a state of alert, and many supplies from Ice Pear City were moved into Snow Pear Castle."

Liszt understood, "It seems a rat has divulged our plans, Snow Pear Castle is already prepared."

Li Weiliam furrowed his brows, "With three Grand Magicians and the Clear Water Sword Saint on guard, Liszt, what do you make of this battle?"

A faint smile.

Liszt said calmly, "Father, there is nothing to be surprised about, we will assemble and besiege them at dawn! Snow Pear Castle may have a Sword Saint and three Grand Magicians, but with Father and I working together, plus the Blizzard Beast Squad, they are no match for us!"

Seizing the opportunity, Bloody Mary said, "My lord, do not forget your vampire servants, by dawn, we should still be able to display the capabilities of a Grand Magician... Although blood magic does not contain any powerful area-of-effect spells, killing one or two Grand Magicians for you should not be difficult."

She had confidence in Liszt's strength, so she always expressed her loyalty.

The other four vampires were somewhat reluctant, but under Bloody Mary's pressure, they had no choice but to echo, "The vampire servants are willing to serve the lord."

Liszt gave the five vampires a look, "Your willingness shows that you have accepted your situation, which is good. However, I do not want you to reveal yourselves, you can follow the Knight Order, watch this battle, consider it as rearguard."

Before he finished speaking, he thought of something else, "Additionally, the name 'vampire servants' does not sound pleasant, from now on, you will be called 'Blood Servants'."

The five vampires looked at each other.

What was the essential difference between vampire servants and Blood Servants? They could not follow Liszt's train of thought.

...

The dawn was silent.

The Tulip Fleet swiftly landed, the knights got equipped and mounted their steeds, assembling in formation near the shore. Riding atop the Landwalker bird Loki, Liszt followed along with the Knight Order, charging towards Snow Pear Castle.

There was no attempt to hide their tracks.

They charged directly towards Snow Pear Castle without any subterfuge—Liszt no longer deigned to use strategies, he was like a max-level account leading a low-level one, to whom the boss that seemed formidable to the low-level account was no different from a minor mob to him. The low-level needs to figure out positioning and kiting and so on.

For a max-level account fighting a boss, it's just a matter of straightforward attacks.

The patrolling knights of Snow Pear Castle quickly noticed the dust-kicking Knight Order and fled back to the castle like the wind to report to the Clear Water Sword Saint.

Therefore, when the Knight Order approached Snow Pear Castle, they were met by a figure in silver armor standing on the castle's top balcony.

It was unmistakably Clear Water Sword Saint Yevich·Shuisheng.

The former candidate for Dragon Knight.

As he watched the Coral Island Knights charge without stopping, a cold light shone in his eyes, "Truly an unpleasant experience. Less than two years of peace in Ice Pear City and here come the flies from the Duchy of Sapphire fighting over food! However, you've picked the wrong opponent this time; let me, Yevich, show you what agony means!"

He stamped his foot.

A voice immediately arose from below the balcony, "Viscount Yevich, rest assured, we are ready to join forces and unleash magic. If the Sapphire Knight Order dares to charge and lay siege, we guarantee to leave them trembling amidst the fireworks of magic! However, after one round of magic, the residual magic power on the battlefield will be disrupted, and henceforth, it will be up to Viscount Yevich to handle things."

The display of magicians on the battlefield.

Equivalent to a one-time "Magic Scroll," it would extinguish after a single volley—such was the Knights Order's joined Dou Qi, that the interference with the surrounding magic power was too intense, effectively countering magicians who need to sense and draw upon free-floating magic power to cast their spells.

In this continent dominated by knights, the decline of casters was no accident.

Yevich knew this.

But he also believed that the Coral City Knights of the Duchy of Sapphire were unaware that three Grand Magicians had arrived at Snow Pear Castle. As long as they launched an attack, a volley of magic from the Grand Magicians would be decisive.

However.

He soon discovered that the Coral Island Knights had stopped at the outskirts of the castle, with the leader in silver armor and a red cloak, mounted on a large long-legged bird, holding a cylindrical object up to his eye.

After a brief pause, the leading knight lowered the cylinder, and the Knights Order charged once again towards Snow Pear Castle.

A cloud of dust rose into the sky, and just as the charge was within the range of magic, Yevich stomped his foot. Without needing his prompt, the three Grand Magicians hiding below the balcony raised their hands, beginning to gather magic power. A prepared baptism of magic was about to brew and unleash.

A mocking smile played on Yevich's lips.

The Water-Attribute Dou Qi churned within him, roaring and surging, waiting for the moment to strike. Inside the castle, the knights also gripped their weapons, ready to beat the drowning dog.

...

Opposite them.

Liszt was in charge of commanding the entire battle for the Coral City Knights.
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His Eye of Magic never ceased, and through the telescope, he had already pinpointed the position of the three Grand Magicians and the show-off Clear Water Sword Saint.

Under his command, the Knights Order began their charge.

Meanwhile, he kept a close watch on the Grand Magicians' movements. When he saw them raise their hands to gather magic, Liszt suddenly grabbed the Swift Shadow Bow and aimed at the window, releasing three arrows.

Arrows imbued with Dragon Dou Qi.

They whistled through the air.

Seeing this, Yevich reacted hastily, charging toward the three arrows—he could no longer afford to be surprised at how Liszt had discovered the Grand Magicians inside the castle and had accurately shot arrows aimed at killing the spellcasting Grand Magicians.

Boom!

Water-Attribute Dou Qi collided with Fire Attribute Dou Qi.

The three arrows exploded violently, and the Dragon Dou Qi released in a flash turned into three balls of flame that shattered Yevich's Water-Attribute Dou Qi and struck him, sending him screaming through the air to crash against the castle's wall.

A triumphant smile was on Liszt's face, proud within—so much for a Sword Saint, not even able to block his casual arrow!

He put away the Swift Shadow Bow and took out a whistle.

"Whew!"

The shrill whistle reached the ears of the charging knights.

The next moment, the knights, who were charging ferociously, collectively wheeled their mounts, moving to either side in an orderly fashion at a speed even greater than their charge. It was as if Snow Pear Castle was a rock in the water that split the knightly torrent apart… only the split was a bit too far off.

Just then, the three Grand Magicians had already unleashed a mighty spell in the path of the charging knights.

But to the Grand Magicians' horror––the charging Knights Order had unexpectedly veered off to escape midway, meaning their predicted error had caused the long-brewing collective spell to be a complete misfire.

What was worse, the Clear Water Sword Saint had just been launched away with an arrow, hanging on the castle wall.

And the knight on the giant bird, he lifted his bow and arrow again, aiming at their window.