The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 1020: Chapter 1017: Death by Arrogance

Chapter 1020: Chapter 1017: Death by Arrogance

The Earth Fury Family had already been overrun by the raging charge of the Knight Order, and with Pilaf the Earth Frenzy no longer presiding over it, the castle relied solely on his legitimate eldest son, Pifonte Earth Fury, to maintain its operations.

Compared to Pilaf, whose strength was on par with top Domain Knights, Pifonte’s current power was, at best, that of a Completion Level Sky Knight.

And the two Marquises from Grey Iron Duchy advancing on them were both Completion Level Sky Knights. Outnumbered two to one, Pifonte was directly and disastrously defeated. His defeat, just like the war orchestrated by Liszt, had a predetermined outcome. Every person, young and old, was captured and became prisoners at the victor’s feet.

“Hand over all the contracts of the Elves, offer up the wealth of the Earth Fury Family, confess your guilt, and you and your remaining three brothers commit suicide, and I will spare the Earth Fury Family the sin of attempting my assassination.” Liszt stood in front of Pifonte, who was bound by Mountain Copper Manacles, looking imposing in his Bone Dragon Armor.

Pifonte did not look at his brothers; he simply turned his head and glanced at his wife, teary-eyed, and his three sons, aged ten, eight, and four.

Then, with a mixture of sorrow and anger, he looked at Liszt: “I am a noble of the Eagle Kingdom. My father and brothers attempted to assassinate you, but that did not betray the knightly code of ethics!”

“Do you really want to play on the literal meaning of the words, ‘victory for those in power, defeat for those who are vanquished’?”

Hearing this, Pifonte ultimately succumbed and said, “I understand. On behalf of the Earth Fury Family, I am willing to acknowledge my sins to His Majesty King Liszt, and am also willing to hand over the family’s Elves and wealth… May I meet my father before I take my own life?”

Liszt casually said, “No.”

“Uh…” Pifonte nodded his head, asked for nothing more, and honestly severed all contracts with the Elves, then handed then one by one to Liszt.

To Liszt’s disappointment, he had thought that, as an old Marquis and an inheritor of Ancient Warriors, the Earth Fury Family would have at least a dozen Greater Elves. But aside from the five Greater Elves previously surrendered, the Earth Fury Family now only had six Greater Elves left.

Two Little Wheat Greater Elves, one Magic Potion-class Iris Greater Elf, one Sticky Rice Greater Elf, one Ginger Greater Elf, and one Beet Greater Elf.

In other words, over the years, the entire Earth Fury Family had only accumulated eleven Greater Elves—though considering Marquis Nuta Dimaria Yuhua Stone of Kushan Imperial, there weren’t many Greater Elves either. These eleven Greater Elves were already considerable, just not in line with Liszt’s expectations.

In addition, the Earth Fury Family had one hundred seventy-two Little Minor Elves and more than eight hundred Elf Bugs.

“It’s a bit less than expected, but it’s still a huge replenishment for me, further closing the gap with the dragon rearing families’ heritage… Flame Island is simply too large; one can never have too many Elves.” Liszt happily packaged up the Elves and secured them on the back of the Formless Dragon.

Next, he took possession of the Earth Fury Family’s wealth. Assets such as gemstones, Magic Metals, Crystals, Gold Coins, and other materials that could be taken away were all chosen by him.

The remaining assets like immovable property and resources like food, copper coins, and metals were distributed among the knights who had come charging.

…

The Earth Fury Family was annihilated, gone like smoke and clouds.

Liszt had already returned to his domain with a wealth of materials, tearing through space. So many Elves and such treasure, upon reaching the ears of the astonished nobles of Flame Island—they understood that their Son of Glory, who had become their king, had once again made a grand transaction out in the world.

“The Earth Fury Family has just been destroyed like that?” Marquis of Bull Tail, Li Weiliam, asked in surprise upon hearing the news.

“Yes, Father, assassins and archmages need strict supervision; not a single oversight can be allowed. As for Father Pilaf and his three sons, you will personally oversee their interrogation to ensure they spill everything. I need to know how the Kushan Imperial is conspiring with these people, plotting against me.”

“Don’t worry, I will take good care of these three… But you also need to be cautious. The news of the Earth Fury Family’s downfall could very well enrage the Eagle Royal Family.”

“I know, but I must go to protect Duke Piero and these knights who have fled to me. If the Flame Kingdom wants to develop, population is its biggest constraint. Moreover, in this matter, I am the real victim, having been assassinated for the second time, I believe the Eagle Royal Family will not dare to turn their face.”

Two assassination attempts, the first with five dragons and two Dragon Knights, were forcefully counterkilled by Liszt.

The second was the formidable assassin and Archmage from the Kushan Imperial, who joined forces to set a deadly trap, yet Liszt still managed to evade and counterkill.

Without preparation for a sure-kill, the Eagle Royal Family would absolutely not dare to act recklessly.

Therefore, Liszt returned once again to the Grey Iron Duchy, carrying the prestige of having decimated the Earth Fury Family, and more Noble Knights from the Grey Iron Duchy joined the migration caravan, following the map personally drawn by Ach, heading in the direction of Heroic Yellow City.

One could imagine.

As the Eagle Kingdom could not come up with any countermeasures, more Nobles from the Grey Iron Duchy would choose to flee and seek development in the Flame Kingdom.

Anyone could see that after losing the dragons, the fate of the Grey Iron Duchy was hanging by a thread.

Now it was a multiple-choice question, whether to join the Eagle Kingdom or the Flame Kingdom. The advantage of joining the Eagle Kingdom was that there was no need to migrate, and the family could preserve its wealth to the greatest extent; the downside was that as a vassal to a ruined country, it would not be easy to vie for glory.

The disadvantage of joining the Flame Kingdom was the need to migrate and the surrender of a great deal of wealth and serfs; the benefit was that in the new kingdom, opportunities abounded, and with ambition, one could eventually grow and strengthen the family.

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“Your Majesty, from this moment on, the Grey Iron Family will charge into battle for Your Majesty!”

After departing from Iron Shell Fort, Piero realized he had taken with him only a group of followers, along with several mistresses and illegitimate children, and had not brought any family members. His lawful wife decided to stay and live with his son Pifort, continuing to defend what was ultimately indefensible in the Grey Iron Duchy.

“Look forward, Duke Piero.”

…

When Piero left the Grey Iron Duchy with his knights, thousands of kilometers away in the Royal Palace of the Eagle Kingdom – the Iron Dragon Chain Palace.

King Adonis Moonlight Silver, looking at the intelligence in his hands, showed no emotion.

He simply narrated calmly to the Queen, “Emperor Jupiter has indeed set his sights on the Sacred Dragon – Invisible Dragon, but in his cleverness, he refused to collaborate with me and instead chose the brute Pilaf. Now, he has gained nothing, having lost his most important assassins and Archmages.”

“That’s not a good thing, Adonis. Liszt has grown stronger, and he has taken the Aluminum Dragon!” the Queen sighed.

“I think it’s a good thing. I understand Emperor Jupiter; the man is stubborn and vindictive. Just wait, he will not be content with this failure. When he comes again, it’s destined to be a wild battle with Liszt, and that’s when my chance to profit will come!”

“I hope so,” the Queen shook her head, then asked, “What do you think should be done about the Earth Fury Family?”

“Pilaf the Earth Frenzy, if he hadn’t been greedy for the Aluminum Dragon and had reported to me, I would naturally have protected the Earth Fury Family. But since he chose to betray me, this is all self-inflicted. Now, with Piero busy escaping, I can use the pretext of dealing with the Earth Fury Family to swallow up the Grey Iron Duchy and compensate for the Kingdom’s losses.”

“That won’t really compensate for much.”

“Storing strength and waiting for the right opportunity, haven’t we been anticipating this situation for a long time?” Adonis took the Queen’s hand and spoke with forced cheer, “I’ve seen how many young heroes rise and fall. With Liszt’s unbridled nature, venturing thousands of miles just to snatch dragons, he will eventually die from his own arrogance.”

As he spoke, he stood up, pointing across the land with a laugh, “At that time, it will be my moment to sweep away the despondency and restore the glory of the Eagle!”