130. A Short Stay
In the Primordial Era, humanity was the first to be attacked by the Dwarf King.
The front line instantly collapsed, as if it had melted.
The beginning of the nightmare was the fall of the border.
In less than ten days, the siege engines had advanced to the second city. The dwarves’ unstoppable heavy cavalry quickly dismantled the human magic teams, and then used the flame that was loaded with magic stones to dominate the battlefield.
Unfortunately, the humans at that time did not have a Saintess from the church. By the time the Knight Order arrived, the situation was already passive.
At the same time, the blood race was also under pressure from the Shadow of God. The allied forces had arrived at the blood race border, and the situation was tense.
This was a catastrophe. It seemed that the Dwarf King was not an easy existence to deal with.
Guang could guarantee that the Dwarf King could not steal her information, but he had indeed locked onto humanity.
What a cruel and terrifying grand strategy.
It turned out that he had bet correctly. This kind of plan was indeed the most difficult situation for Guang to deal with at present.
If the blood race was destroyed by the Peace Council, Guang would lose the meaning of continuing to work hard.
But Guang was no ordinary person.
She relied on various methods and used the information gap to stabilize the direct battlefield between the blood race and the allied forces. The two sides did not start a war for a long time.
—Since the Dwarf King is using you as a tool for expansion, then you can also deal with it.
Not only that, but Guang, relying on her tactical command, had used the Knight Order’s elite soldier strategy to hold off the Dwarf King.
It only took a few days to lose a city, but it took more than a year to retake it.
At this time, Guang was basically bound by the war.
She became the faith of the Knight Order. At this moment, some people were already calling her “a god descended to the world,” “light,” but Guang knew that she was still a long way from being a god.
The change began with Dragon Slayer’s actions.
At night, Dragon Slayer’s huge body descended from the sky and landed outside the command center, Guang’s camp.
He had transformed into a human form based on Guang’s knowledge. This was the “half-dragon” the other had mentioned.
Dragon Slayer greatly admired Guang’s talent. After all, for the dragon race, which consumed a huge amount of resources, this method of shrinking the body saved too much power.
This was also the reason why Dragon Slayer had agreed to help her.
After a simple greeting, the two sat opposite each other at a table with a magic candle.
“It’s been a year. You’ve changed a lot, human. Hehe, I can help you deal with the dwarves, but the premise is that you need to help me with something.”
“Speak.”
Although Dragon Slayer had transformed into a half-dragon, his height was still four meters, and his horns were almost touching the ceiling.
“The dwarves have a kind of crossbow for assassinating dragons. The arrows are made of mithril and are driven by magic. They are faster than meteors and heavier than the falling rocks of a catapult. After being enchanted with attribute magic, our scales cannot resist.”
What Guang didn’t tell Dragon Slayer was that this kind of crossbow was invented by her and put into actual combat. It had played a crucial role in destroying the giant race.
But Guang had lingering regrets about the demise of the giant race.
She had done nothing wrong, but she couldn’t let it go.
This “inability to let go” became an obstacle to Guang’s progress.
But even if the opponent was soft, she still maintained a dignified sitting posture. Besides her wrist guards, she did not wear knight’s armor. She wore a set of leather equipment and a white cloak that was easy to move in, like a ranger.
“Dragon Slayer, why don’t you try attacking in your half-dragon form?”
“Hahahahaha, you want me to fight with this weak body!” Dragon Slayer’s voice could wake up everyone in the military camp a hundred meters away, but the knights would not have any complaints, because Dragon Slayer’s pressure was almost enough to make them faint.
“Isn’t that so? The half-dragon is the best way out for the dragon race. This is the best way to save the dragon race.”
Dragon Slayer’s eyes flickered. He swung his fist at the air, and instantly, a powerful force directly shattered the ceiling. Rubble and dust fell to the floor, clattering.
Guang’s expression was unwavering:
“Since you know, then do it.”
“Human, you are the only one in the whole world who is not afraid of me. If possible, after the war is over, I will challenge you as the strongest of the dragon race.”
“…”
“As you wish,” Guang nodded.
And what she didn’t know was that Dragon Slayer’s seemingly casual words had actually become her nightmare.
If the world could have a complete level system, and the average level of elite human knights was 40, then Dragon Slayer was level 200.
The first time she understood the true combat power of the strongest creature now was the demise of the dwarven race.
That day, Guang took a carriage to the dwarven territory. The central city was burned by dragon flames, and the air was filled with a suffocating smell of burnt gas. Day and night, it was a living hell.
Until a torrential rain in early summer washed away the flames and blood, but it could never wipe away the dust in Guang’s eyes.
She searched for something that might be valuable in the flames, and then shook her head.
From then on, Guang’s sleep time was reduced by half again.
After becoming the president of the “Peace Council,” Guang renamed the Peace Council to the [Shadow of God].
Various incidents came one after another, which was overwhelming.
Guang had almost no rest. The current her was even more tired than when she was a student.
The conflict of the blood race was almost never resolved, the conflict between humans and elves was intensifying, betrayals occurred repeatedly within the half-orcs, and human kingdoms began to split for various reasons, and the flames of war spread…
Until she was drifting further and further away from her past goals, Guang began to believe that peace did not exist.
She fell into deep self-doubt and began to search for the value of her efforts.
She couldn’t find a cliff higher than the Purple Flame Mountains.
The purple flowers that bloomed in summer, all over the mountains and plains, were like purple flames burning.
This place was usually called the “most beautiful mountain range.”
She tried to jump down. This way, she wouldn’t have to face the crime of exterminating two races, and everything would be over.
She was determined to stand at the top of the world, but reality was so cruel.
Every step she took was almost for today, but now she was so disheveled.
The torrential rain, like a hail of bullets, hit Guang’s body. She felt a heavy weight on her back, but then she took a few steps back and sat on the wet bare rock, messing up her hair.
“No one can stop me, no one, no one…”
It wasn’t time to give up yet.
The so-called distracting thoughts that wanted her to give up were all emotions. As long as she executed them with that plan, she could completely crush them.
All meaningless things would be crushed.
The blood race could change its essence through a divine artifact, the dragon race could complete its transformation through half-dragonization, the elven race needed the [God’s Tree Plan], and humanity needed a church of faith.
These were all Guang’s decisions. As the president of the Shadow of God, she had successfully executed them in just four years.
Then, a revolution occurred within the dragon race. The dragons who were unwilling to accept the half-dragon and the dragons who had accepted the half-dragonization formed an opposition.
It was the same for the other races.
Guang’s eyes were extremely empty, as if she had lost her soul.
Nine years passed quickly.
Aurora and Guang both came to the ruins of the school. This place was already a ruin.
Not even the foundations of the houses built by the old dwarves were left.
But Guang still found the location based on the traces of the magic experiments.
After arriving here alone, Guang casually found a stone and sat down. If Aurora didn’t come before twelve o’clock, she would leave.
This was Guang’s rare rest time. She could stay for a while, empty her mind, and think about some past things.
“I can’t remember.”
“…”
“Guang? Eh, so you’re already here!”
