Chapter 271: Dragon’s Might.
“First Defense Line, reinforce the East and North.
Let the West fall.”
He ordered.
The defenders stared at him with shocked looks on their faces. Kael, however, just stared back, his blue eyes shining with conviction and,
“Trust me.”
Those words were all the defenders needed to hear. Within just a few minutes he had been here, Kael had earned enough trust for them to put their lives in his hands.
The manoeuvres were made according to Kael’s words.
The remaining Brutes rushed forward and charged at the West Gate. Little by little, a few other Corrupted Beasts had joined the Brutes as well.
It had become a group of 17 strong beasts, big enough to take on most of the Town’s Units. However, none of the defenders were anywhere near this tide since all had gone to the North or East according to the instructions given.
Kael had long diverted his attention somewhere else as well,
“All units start retreating in layers.
The pressure has been reduced, more than half of the Corrupted are taken care of, there will only be one line of defense dealing with the rest.
Others will fall back and focus on Crawlers.”
The orders were given.
The defenders, however, stared at each other, hesitating.
They weren’t doubting Kael’s orders, just that Crawlers were a little harder to deal with. Walls, sewers, barricades—they could crawl through it all. It wasn’t difficult to kill them since they were comparatively weaker, but finding them, however, was a problem.
But then,
“Two of them just entered the blacksmith’s lane. Near the well. They’re crawling under the carts.”
His hand shifted east.
“Three more—behind the grain warehouse, by the collapsed scaffolding.”
He turned south.
“Two heading into the lower market. One just slipped into the old tavern’s cellar.”
The defenders blinked, their gazes following the places he pointed at.
“Another group—three of them—hiding near the stables behind the chapel. Under the hay and broken wagons.”
He pointed one final time, to the edge of the eastern housing row.
“And two more are near the burnt-out bakery. Just beyond the mason’s yard.”
“…”
“…”
Silence.
Absolute silence.
No defender could say anything.
This man…
He just solved the problem like it was nothing.
But then,
“Crawlers are weak, so just take five healthy defenders in one group and no group is to go near the Supply Tents near the West Gate.
Move before they change their positions.”
As Kael’s eyes met the defenders, their bodies flinched as they came out of their reverie. Once again, the defenders moved according to Kael’s orders.
Groups were formed, each group chasing after a different group of Crawlers.
Kael then stared at Town Head Elda and,
“Take the command.”
“W-What? M-Me?”
The Town Head stuttered.
After what Kael did in the past few minutes, she wasn’t sure she was capable of leading her people anymore.
She felt… too small.
“Yes, you. You are the Town Head, are you not?”
“I-I am, but where are you going?”
Elda questioned. Kael pointed towards the West Gate, which had a few cracks on it. However, the moment Elda turned towards it,
BOOOOOM
It fell.
“!!!”
Elda’s eyes widened in horror as the West Tide charged in.
“Leave them to me, just focus on the overall morale of the defenders. I’ll take care of the rest.”
Saying those words, Kael jumped in the air and flew towards the group of Corrupted Beasts charging in.
Within 3 seconds, he was already in front of the Supply Tent, staring at the beasts in front of him with a calm look on his face.
“Ria.”
He called out.
“They are all away, Father.”
Ria informed, already knowing what her father wanted.
This region was about to be burnt to a crisp. She had already ordered her children to move.
Kael nodded, then, with a big, confident smile on his face,
“Igni.”
He called his firstborn and,
“RRRROOOAAAAAAARRRRR!!!”
The Dragon roared again and descended right in front of his father, protecting him from the fifth that was rushing forward.
Lavinia, unable to take it anymore, quickly jumped from Igni’s back and rushed next to Kael. Her hastily beating heart still couldn’t believe the fact that she had just ridden a Dragon. Only being next to Kael seemed to calm her down.
Kael didn’t mind. Actually, he didn’t even pay attention to her. He was simply staring at Igni’s back.
For some reason, seeing his firstborn’s tall back made his grin even wider. He gently rubbed Igni’s tail, which was coiling around him, wanting attention, and then,
“Fire.”
He ordered.
WHAAAMM!
A pillar of flames engulfed the tide of seventeen beasts. And since this time there were no defenders fighting these beasts that Igni had to worry about, the Primordial Dragon could go all out.
And all out he went.
WHAAAAMM!!!
The fiery red flames instantly scorched everything in their wake—be it ground, the beasts, or even the air itself, they left nothing behind.
“Fire.”
He ordered with an arrogant look on his face.
Clearly, he had absolute confidence in his firstborn.
And Igni didn’t disappoint.
WHAAAMMM!
A column of flames came down like a falling sun, striking the Brutes with a deafening boom. The wave of heat that followed turned the area into a blazing furnace.
Seventeen Corrupted Beasts—Crawlers, Brutes, Swarmers—were caught right in it.
And…
They never had a chance.
The fire was not any ordinary flame—it was a Primordial’s Flames. It didn’t just burn; it devoured.
The ground split open, glowing orange as the dirt turned to molten glass. The very air shimmered, peeled back, and collapsed under the heat.
There was no smoke—because there was nothing left to burn.
“RRROAA—”
The beasts screamed, but only for a moment. Their cries were swallowed whole by the roar of the inferno. Flesh blistered and melted, bones cracked and burst. Their terrifying corrupted forms turned into ash before they could take another step further.
Nothing was left behind.
Just a crater of still glowing glass and char.
Seventeen Corrupted Beasts—gone in an instant.
Lavinia, who saw the destruction in front of her, stared with her mouth agape. She knew Lord Igni was strong but…
This was just ridiculous.
She wasn’t even targeted, yet she still felt she would be burned alive any moment now.
What sort of power was that!?
Were Dragons this powerful!?
Or… was it just Lord Igni that was different from the bunch?
To the Princess of the strongest Kingdom, Igni currently seemed like a terrifying existence that could burn anything in front of him,
But…
“Father!”
The Dragon turned towards Kael and…
Started licking his face as if he hadn’t just turned the onlookers’ world around.