The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Scentcartleaf Stronghold was not very tall, at least not when compared to Tulip Castle, it fell short by quite a length. However, the scale of Falconseen City at the foot of the mountain far surpassed that of Coral City.

The population of Coral City was around thirty thousand, while Falconseen City had at least a population of forty to fifty thousand.

"My lord, if we are to plunder Falconseen City, our charge formation will inevitably be disrupted and the knights of Scentcartleaf Stronghold will be ready to charge and defeat us at any time," Viscount Trik, leading the Knight Order, returned from a patrol around Falconseen City to report.

Although the city was not as fortified as a castle,

it still had basic walls, as well as many apprentice knights guarding it, making it no easy task to breach under a rain of arrows. Not to mention the elite knights of Scentcartleaf Stronghold, lying in wait hungrily.

Had it been in the past,

The Coral Island Knights would've directly bypassed the major cities, looting small towns and rural villages instead, and stumbling upon a mine was like striking it rich. That's when the knight order hiding inside the strongholds would need to consider whether to charge out for a decisive battle, or to remain holed up and resolutely not emerge, allowing the Coral Island Knights to loot and leave afterwards.

However, now, Li Weiliam glanced at his increasingly steadfast second son and the black behemoth beside him, confidently saying, "Then let's crush Scentcartleaf Stronghold first, and after that plunder Falconseen City!"

His gaze turned to Liszt, "Is Douson ready?"

"Douson is always ready for siege, my lord!" Liszt patted Douson's huge head. The almost two-year-old Douson had matured in every aspect of his body, and his mastery of the four types of magic was particularly adept, essentially reaching the pinnacle that his bloodline could attain.

"Then, let's begin the siege! I'll take care of the Scorching Sword Saint Tasker; you guys focus on suppressing the counterattacks from Scentcartleaf Stronghold's archers. Douson, along with the eight Blizzard Beasts, will lead the main assault on the city!"

The order was given.

Combat was imminent.

The divine archers of the Coral Island Knights exchanged fire with the knights on the walls of Scentcartleaf Stronghold, while Liszt, mounted on the Landwalker bird Loki, holding the Swift Shadow Bow, began directing the Blizzard Beasts in the siege—one of the eight tiny ones was responsible for prying at the base of the wall with Rock Spikes, while Douson handled bombarding it with Rock Grenades.

The mixed Dou Qi of the knights, capable of shredding the magic cast by magicians who gathered the free-floating magic power in the air, was unable to shred the magic released by the inherent magic power within magical beasts.

However,

during the siege, Liszt noticed that there were a few spells cast from within Scentcartleaf Stronghold, which had injured several of the knights from the Coral Island Knights.

"There are also magical beasts in Scentcartleaf Stronghold, but fortunately, they seem to be low-level, only capable of casting Wind Blade Spell and Fireball Technique," his Eye of Magic gazed, quickly zeroing in on the firing openings of the castle.

He distinguished the non-human forms of Magic Radiance.

He soon found the magical beasts that were constantly changing positions, as the Swift Shadow Bow was drawn to full moon, a poisoned arrow was being readied. He had mastered "Multi-Arrow" to a proficient level, and as soon as a magical beast stuck its head out to cast a spell, he released the bowstring, sending an arrow angrily whistling through the air.

Whoosh!

The arrow spun through the air, following a path hard to discern with the naked eye, accurately flying into the firing hole and piercing the mouth of the magical beast.

It was as if the scream of the magical beast could be heard from his ear, as the one peeking from the firing hole had already withdrawn into the fortress, not showing itself again.

Liszt's lips slightly curled upwards, his archery skills must have reached an incredibly profound level.

Overseeing nearly a thousand Earth Knights from the Coral Island, he should be the strongest archer among them, justifying his daily archery practice, coupled with his exceptional talent.

In combination with the Eye of Magic, the effect was even better.

The bowstring was drawn to full moon again, as he aimed at a second magical beast, awaiting for it to peek out and prepare to cast a spell before he fired another arrow, spinning it into the mouth of the magical beast.

Another scream rang out.

The magical beasts retreated back into the castle.

It was unclear whether the two magical beasts had perished, but the arrows were dipped in a high-concentration poison from Rapid Growth Poison Thorn. Even if they didn't die, the beasts would certainly shed a layer of skin.

When shooting at people, he adhered to the knight's code and did not use poisoned arrows.

But when it came to magical beasts, there weren't so many scruples.

Suddenly.

He bellowed, "Rock, come back!"

Turned out, Rock, the Blizzard Beast, got carried away in the heat of the battle and charged towards the area bombarded with a hail of arrows. If Liszt could take down a beast from Scentcartleaf Stronghold, then the stronghold's Divine Archer would certainly dare to strike down his beast. Thus, he immediately called Rock back to ensure all eight tiny ones remained outside of the arrow's range.

The discipline of the eight tiny ones still needed to be strengthened.

Only Douson required less of Liszt's worry.

It simply donned a suit of Firmstone Armor and charged headlong, deploying Rock Grenades at close range to bombard the wall, smashing it until cracks followed one after another.

After depleting its Magic Power.

The attack would pause, and the knights, like the tide, fell back, waiting for Douson to replenish its Magic Power before continuing the siege. Following the previous battle at Iron Hoof Island, the knights of Coral Island had long since learned to coordinate with Douson's rhythm, attack wave after wave successively.

"Father, do you think we can capture the Scorching Sword Saint?" Liszt asked during a brief respite.

Li Weiliam shook his head, "It's difficult, a Sky Knight who has reached the Sword Saint Level, even if their offensive power may be lacking, possesses unparalleled abilities to escape. Moreover, I'm not adept at tracking an opponent, and my Dou Qi and Dou Qi Manuscript aren't particularly outstanding in terms of speed."

He practiced the Water Attribute Advanced Dou Qi from "Giant Wave Breaks the Tide", excelling in endurance, stout attacks, and solid defense, but it lacked a bit in explosive power, and the speed was quite ordinary.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"I wonder what kind of Advanced Dou Qi Manuscript Tasker has. It would be great if we could capture his Dou Qi Manuscript," Liszt added expectantly.

Scorching Sword Saint Tasker Scentcartleaf, from the title of Sword Saint alone, it was evident that he utilized Fire Attribute Dou Qi. Liszt had already obtained an Advanced Fire Attribute Dou Qi Manuscript, "Rising Sun Blaze", but he wouldn't mind having another Advanced Dou Qi Manuscript to compare and contrast for greater mastery.

Although it was not the case that the more Dou Qi Manuscripts one studied, the better—it could even cause problems with training due to conflicting techniques.

But Liszt believed in his own ability to overcome such obstacles.

The Earl spoke, "There's a good chance he carries his Dou Qi Manuscript with him. Unless we capture him, we can't obtain the manuscript."

Father and son discussed the post-battle issues.

They didn't regard the desperate defense of Scentcartleaf Stronghold to be of any concern.

However, before they had rested sufficiently, the alarm horn suddenly sounded—the knights from Scentcartleaf Stronghold were pouring out of the castle, boldly charging toward the camp of the Coral Island Knights.

With a telescope, the movements of Scentcartleaf Stronghold were discovered in real-time.

"I thought he was a turtle hiding in his shell, but I didn't expect Tasker Scentcartleaf to still have some valor. Well then, let me snuff out his valor!" Li Weiliam suddenly rose, his Advanced Dou Qi surging around him, giving off the pressure of a vast ocean about to unleash massive surges.

Liszt also quickly stood, rejoining his own Knight Order, arraying themselves to meet the enemy.

He had charged many times and, with the assistance of the Blizzard Beast, had emerged victorious every time. Facing the charge of other knights, he felt no pressure, only a blazing fighting spirit—these were all feats of valor delivered right to his doorstep!