8mi Chapter 292 Red Dragon Queen Alex
Chapter 292 Red Dragon Queen Alex
Chapter 292 Red Dragon Queen Alex
The struck red dragon let out an extremely mournful howl, its blood gushing out like a fountain. Completely incapacitated, it plummeted sideways into the lava river below.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Olivia paced anxiously in her room. She had been invited back to the Holy Mountain some time ago. Although her mother, Dinah, had not said it explicitly, everything she had experienced made her understand that this return was more like a disguised form of house arrest.
Outside the window, the unchanging dark red sky and sulfurous aura of the Scorching Sacred Domain made her chest feel tight. She constantly missed the days when she had no worries about food and clothing in the tower, and the wonderful life she had with her companions on adventures.
Just then, a sudden burst of energy in the distant sky and a faint rumble rippled through her heart like a blinding lightning bolt.
She lunged to the window, her red vertical pupils instantly contracting to their maximum size, piercing through tens of kilometers to clearly capture the fierce battle taking place in that airspace.
That uniquely designed floating stone building with walls—that familiar aquamarine magical glow and holy arrows—and that figure that, even from this distance, still stirred her heart.
"Team—Captain? Helena? Ludick? And that's—Little Bean?" Olivia's breathing suddenly quickened, and the sweat on her palms betrayed the turmoil in her heart. How could they be here? This is Mount Asos, the holy mountain, the territory of the dragons.
An almost absurd yet incredibly burning thought erupted from the depths of my heart like magma: They've come to find me.
The moment the thought crossed her mind, she forcibly suppressed it. How could that be? To fight against the entire Holy Mountain for a teammate she'd only known for a few months? That was too crazy, so crazy it was unrealistic.
However, when she saw the workshop fiercely engulfed by dozens of red dragons, saw Little Bean transform into a silver giant and smash an adult red dragon with a single hammer blow, and saw Li Ang standing at the forefront fighting against the red dragons, that seemingly impossible barrier began to shake violently.
Especially when she saw the largest and most majestic red dragon, the Red Dragon Queen Alex, charging towards the workshop amidst the gunfire, an indescribable impulse instantly overwhelmed all her rationality and vigilance.
Olivia suddenly stood up, a fierce flame burning in her red eyes. At this moment, she was no longer the lazy girl who accepted whatever came her way, but a member of the First Special Operations Team, a teammate of Li Ang, and a comrade of everyone!
"roar-!"
A low growl, suppressing excitement and determination, escaped from her throat. The room was filled with a burst of red light, and the petite girl's figure rapidly expanded and stretched in the light. In the blink of an eye, a young red dragon, about twenty-five meters long with scales as red as burning flames, smashed through the window of the room, which was not very sturdy to her. She spread her wings and, with an unwavering momentum, sped towards the war-torn sky.
In another, more spacious stone room, but with equally simple furnishings, Diana stood by the window, quietly watching the escalating battle in the distance. Her face showed little surprise, only a hint of bitterness and helplessness that she had expected.
"He did come—this Li Ang is even more audacious than he appeared, and also—more loyal."
Diana murmured to herself, her fingers unconsciously tracing the window frame. Her initial decision to bring Olivia back was partly due to pressure from the Holy Mountain messengers, and partly because she wanted her daughter to spend her formative years away from the outside world's conflicts in the relatively safe Holy Mountain. However, she underestimated her daughter's resistance to this idea, as well as the persistence of Leon and his group.
Watching the workshop charge and weave through the dragons, and seeing Li Ang display a breathtaking, almost legendary level of control, Diana felt a complex mix of emotions.
There was shock at Li Ang's strength, a subtle feeling of disappointment at the Red Dragon Legion's setback, and concern about the future of the conflict.
However, when a familiar, petite red dragon shadow, like a crimson arrow, tore through the billowing smoke and turbulent energy, rushing straight towards the core of the battlefield, and even launching a fierce attack on the Red Dragon Queen Alex, the calm on Dinah's face finally shattered.
"Olivia!" she cried out in surprise, her body leaning forward instinctively, her fingers digging deep into the stone windowsill.
Shock, worry, and a hint of "I knew it" helplessness intertwined in her eyes. She almost immediately wanted to transform into a dragon and rush out to drag that arrogant girl back.
But as soon as he took a step, he abruptly stopped.
What good would it do to bring her back? To keep her locked up in this suffocating holy place? And watch the light in her eyes dim day by day? Until the day of the end?
Diana stood frozen by the window, watching her daughter's petite yet courageous figure appear so small, yet so dazzling, before the enormous queen.
Hearing the Queen's furious roar and the noisy shouts and threats from the surrounding red dragons, Diana could only sigh deeply.
In that sigh, there was the helplessness of a mother, the compromise with the rules of the community, and a hint of pride that she herself was unaware of—the pride that her daughter had truly grown up.
She ultimately did not chase after them.
In the center of the battlefield, the Red Dragon Queen Alex was stunned by Olivia's sudden attack from her own side. Although she was not seriously injured, her astonishment and subsequent rage almost erupted into real flames.
Her molten gold-like vertical pupils stared intently at the "rebellious" young red dragon before her, and she roared incredulously, "You're Diana's daughter? Are you insane? How dare you attack me!"
The surrounding battle paused, and many red dragons were stunned, temporarily ceasing their attacks and staring at Olivia in disbelief. Then, a cacophony of angry roars erupted: "Traitor!"
"She attacked the Queen; according to the law, she should be executed!"
"Expel her; she is not worthy to remain in the Holy Land."
"As expected, spending too much time with lowly humans has made them forget even the most basic sense of hierarchy!"
Olivia hovered in mid-air, facing the anger and contempt projected from all directions, as well as the Queen's imposing and overwhelming aura. She felt her muscles trembling slightly.
But when he thought of his colleagues in the workshop behind him, a feeling arose that he couldn't lose face in front of them.
She raised her long, slender neck, meeting the Queen's gaze without fear, her dragon roar filled with long-suppressed grievance and anger: "I came here because you forced me! I've never considered you my allies, so how could I be a traitor?"
"If you don't consider yourself one of us, then die!" Alex was completely enraged. To be so contradicted by a junior, especially in front of so many of her own kind, had shattered her dignity.
Without another word, she lunged forward with her ferocious dragon head, opening its massive jaws filled with sharp teeth and biting down hard on Olivia's neck, bringing with it a scorching, foul wind. If the bite landed, it would be enough to snap her neck in two!