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He craves praise and is easily angered and short-tempered. As long as you maintain a proper distance from the red dragon, everything will be fine...

While issuing the transfer order, Olilette also prepared for the worst.

If these young dragons have come only to ravage the manhorns and do not accept the allegiance of the Darkhoof Clan.

Then... once she attains godhood, the Great Wilderness Dragon Plain will be filled with dragon corpses for thousands of miles!

……

The vast and desolate Longyuan Plain is rich in shrub forests.

"The enemy this time... is over there?"

The young dragon, now a vibrant, fiery red, was no longer small enough to hide in the bushes. Fortunately, Yanliu possessed a stunningly beautiful appearance and could transform into a petite and delicate dragon girl.

"Yes, a large group. Perfect opportunity to capture them and make them our dependents. This battle is crucial; His Highness Qin He is watching. Has Deng Liu returned yet?"

On the other side, the mixed-race monarch with red hair tinged with azure blue—also a bloodline of ancestral origin, Fiery Lightning—was hidden in the forest in the form of a loli.

Other young dragons, around three meters in size, had no need to transform or hide. They had all received a soul imprint from the Blue Dragon tribe's matriarch, meaning they could fight freely.

Even if they perish in battle, they can be resurrected by the Blue Dragon Queen. All young dragons who participated in the two major tribal competitions enjoy this right.

In this way, even if a young dragon is accidentally killed on the field, it will not lead to an irreparable loss.

Furthermore, at Qin He's request, even if these young dragons die in battle, their bodies and souls will return to the matriarch.

It not only protects vital young dragons like Flame and Blazing Lightning, but also safeguards other young dragons of average strength.

With their life-saving advantage, the audacious young dragons decided to pull off a big heist. Chidian, wanting to impress Qin He, along with Yanliu and Dengliu, the three strongest atavistic young dragons, decided to go into battle.

The young dragons set their sights on a group of centaurs, the Inkhoots clan under the command of Princess Orilight, daughter of the orc king Yuna Norrind.

The number of this group is still within the range that fifty young dragons can handle. There are three of the strongest ancestral young dragons here, which can defeat even a sixth-tier powerhouse.

The leader, Su Luo Mo Ti, possessed the strength of a peak seventh-tier dragon and had not appeared in the sight of the young dragons since receiving the order.

Only if it escapes can the most pressing supply problem for the people and horses be solved.

……

Sulo Moti soon received orders from the princess to split up with her clan.

She herself had to bypass the bushland within two days, quickly leave the Forsaken Land, and wait in the Frost Basin west of Mithril City.

As for the troops of the Inkhoof Clan participating in the operation, they would be used here as bait to attract the attention of the young dragons and the adult dragons behind them.

The centaur princess told her that the young dragons had appeared in the bush. It was likely that the adult dragons were intentionally training them, hoping they would capture their own kin.

Therefore, as long as the Centaur clans feign defeat and surrender for a period of time after the conflict begins, given the Colored Dragon cubs' desire for powerful followers and their utter weakness for flattery, the Darkhoof clans will have no difficulty surviving.

Afterwards, Olilight promised to personally go to the Blue Dragon tribe in Dragon Plains and redeem these people with gold.

However, Sulo didn't entirely trust Olilight's subjective judgment about the motives of the young dragons in the bushes. The reason was simple—

While Olilight wanted to win the war against Mithril City, Sulo was more concerned with his own people.

The only thing it could be sure of was that the young dragons in front of it were always lurking in the bushes, waiting for the people and horses to enter the forest before launching a sneak attack.

The flames of the red dragon, the lightning of the blue dragon, and the poisonous mist of the green dragon are all deadly challenges for centaurs. Expecting these young dragons to restrain themselves and keep them as their companions is unrealistic.

It seems that the number of soldiers in the Moti clan will be drastically reduced before the battle is even halfway through.

Even if you become a servant of the evil dragon, you will surely be used as cannon fodder or a laborer under the command of these wicked dragons.

They wanted to make Su Luo abandon his people and let them be led by a group of ferocious and evil dragons.

She can't do it! And she shouldn't do it!

"Pass on my order...we must defeat these young dragons as quickly as possible!"

The others nearby had clearly heard Olilight's orders. But Su Luo didn't leave alone with the storage ring.

Since you, Olilight, don't value the lives of our Mohoot Clan... then I don't need to carry out your so-called military orders.

The numerous centaur clans forcibly unified by Olilight possessed such conflicting stances. Despite their vast military strength, they were unable to unite as one.

"Chief, if I may be so bold... you shouldn't have acted against the princess's wishes; it was a military order!"

After the crowd parted, a centaur clad in a bright red robe stepped forward. This was Olilette's confidant, responsible for monitoring Sulo's every move.

“We both know very well that the most important thing right now is to get the supplies to the front lines. If you stay here to fight, you will only drag your people to their deaths.”

Young dragons are not dangerous, as long as the centaurs show a willingness to submit in time during the battle.

In this world, both evil chromatic dragons and benevolent metallic dragons are very willing to let their young dragons learn and grow in real combat as early as possible.

Especially for chromatic dragons, combat is the most important thing in their lives and something they must master.

In the legacy of the dragon, all those elaborate words and countless examples are ultimately less real and effective than a battle experienced firsthand.

The centaurs must now accept the fact that they are being used as teaching tools; only by letting the young dragons enjoy the fruits of victory will they have a chance to survive.

"Perhaps you are right... I was rash! But you are a mage—I beg you!"

Su Luo's bloodshot eyes flickered.

"Protect my people... I beg you!"

Under the cover of the main force, the centaurs circled away from the bushes, and the rest of the Inkhoof clan followed suit.

Advance at a rapid pace, covering the leader while ensuring the young dragons don't notice any deliberate actions.

The battle began. As the men and horses rushed into the forest, a red dragon, over five meters long and with bright red scales, appeared, resembling a small mountain.

Meanwhile, Deng Liu, having enjoyed her time with Qin He, also arrived at the battlefield as promised.

Chapter 430 First Battle with the Centaur Princess

Yan Liu did not use her breath attack; the red dragon's flames were deadly infernos for most humanoid races.

The red dragon will use its breath cautiously when it comes to treasures it has acquired, to avoid causing unnecessary damage. Doing so would drastically reduce the value of the treasure.

The same applies to the retinue; the burns from the red dragon's breath are wounds that are difficult to heal.

All the young dragons had to do was pretend to kill some of the enemy's familiars, and then the negotiator, Chidian, would handle the negotiations.

If negotiations fail... then the killing will begin again.

Unlike human or other humanoid commanders, even young dragon leaders will charge into battle at the forefront to demonstrate their power.

Flame Liu spread its bright, powerful wings with hidden flame patterns, using the red dragon's longest wingspan to block the centaur tribe's first volley of fire head-on.

The powerful arrows, accompanied by the whistling sound of wind, swept past her ears in an instant. With her burning aura activated, Yan Liu, charging ahead of the main force of men and horses, was fearless of the arrows.

"Hmph~ What a joke, the centaur's arrows are nothing special."

The fiery wings of the raging dragon scattered the arrows, with only a few lucky ones managing to penetrate the vibrant scales of the reverted red dragon. They were quickly shaken off and scattered as the dragon flapped its wings in flight.

—The force of these arrows was simply insufficient to damage Yanliu's now incredibly tough dragon hide.

"No... given the physical attributes of these humans, their strength shouldn't be limited to this."

The fiery lightning, which also withstood the arrow's sharpness, noticed something amiss much earlier than the smug Flame.

"...This group of people didn't go all out?"

Thinking and acting went hand in hand, and Chidian tentatively lunged at a Centaur warrior of considerable strength.

That centaur was at the peak of the fifth rank, and even though Blazing Lightning was a powerful hybrid dragon that had returned to its ancestral bloodline, it could not kill him easily.

By selecting the strongest among his men, Chidian was determined to prove his suspicions.

The iron spear blocked the wing bone used for slashing by the blazing lightning, followed by claws, tail, and teeth—

The relentless rapid attacks, coupled with the elemental boost that compresses the aura to its maximum to gain power.

Ever since learning about the battle between Zhuang Daihua and Anjie Longlu from Qin He, Chidian has begun to study the burning and lightning aura.

Although she has Hellfire Breath as a trump card, a dragon should never have only one trump card.

In addition, the opposing dragon's young were also training in aura skills. Given its innate hybrid advantage, there was no reason for Blazing Lightning not to practice as well.

Claws and spears clashed, sparks and lightning flashed. But upon closer inspection, the centaur warrior was more on the defensive than on the offensive.

This is highly unusual... To hold back against the full-force attack of a young dragon like Blaze would clearly be a suicidal act.

Originally, the rapid, relentless attacks of Blazing Lightning would have been enough to overwhelm even a fifth-tier magical beast. Although this centaur warrior was skilled in martial arts, he couldn't unleash his full power, making it extremely difficult for him to defend himself.

They could have withstood at least a hundred or so clashes. But it was precisely because they were able to maintain their defensive stance against the brute force of the five-meter-long young dragon that the centaur warriors quickly found themselves in danger.

"I won't kill you, Centaur. Go all out!"

This group of men moved with a sense of apprehension. Neither their arrows nor their javelins were aimed at any fatal weaknesses.

One black dragon had its wing membrane pierced by a spear tip, while the other had its tail root chopped off by a cleaver.

However, these are not weaknesses for a young dragon with strong vitality.

In this world, as long as the severed tail is retrieved and reattached, and the dragon is given a week's worth of food and allowed to sleep lightly, it can reconnect during its baby dragon stage.

This group of people couldn't possibly be unaware... or rather, it was precisely because they understood that they were willing to go easy on them in this way. They knew that the loss of even one young dragon here was a loss they couldn't afford.

Looking at the field again, Chidian noticed that the attacks on the five-colored dragons were all different.

The blue dragon was the least restrained, and its body was mostly covered in superficial wounds.

In contrast, Centaur, forced to defend themselves, launched a more concentrated offensive against Red Dragon.

So... the situation is quite clear: this group of passing people knows of the existence of the Blue Dragon tribe.

A tribe with the Azure Dragon of Ascension in charge is indeed not something that ordinary centaur clans can afford to offend.

After a brief standoff, they surrendered to the young dragons. It was their only option—

Fortunately, even though they were injured, the young dragons still maintained a certain level of discipline under the influence of the crucial "battle achievement" of the Golden Rathalos Scale.

They also do not attack the centaurs' weaknesses. Due to the centaur's physical structure, injuries such as broken hooves are difficult to heal.

Therefore, under the cover of Flame Glaze and Lantern Glaze, the young dragons adopted a strategy of suppression. Those who could not hold out could simply kneel down and would not be attacked by the young dragons.

……

"Miss Zhuang, what do you think?"

Qin He naturally kept an eye on the young dragons' actions, and to prevent any unforeseen accidents, he had Zhuang Daihua control the purple dragon in the ring to participate in the battle.

"These people must be wary of the Blue Dragon tribe's strength, which is why they dare not use their full strength against Yan Liu and the others."

Having lived in this world for quite some time, Zhuang Daihua quickly understood the intentions of this group of people.

“If it were just that simple, it wouldn’t be so bad. But my drone swarm captured the centaur clan leader bypassing the bushes and fleeing for his life toward the exit of the Forsaken Land.”

"That centaur's strength is probably at the peak of the seventh rank, and it carries a storage ring of extraordinary quality with it."

Qin He took out the intelligence reports provided by the scouts of Mithril City in recent days, which showed the supply situation of several troops under the Centaur Princess.

“I suspect that this group of people are warriors under Olilette’s command. They want to secretly transport supplies back from the Forsaken Lands, which Mithril City is too busy to deal with.”

No amount of elaborate schemes can withstand a well-developed intelligence network. Qin He has grasped Olilette's plan; the next step is to capture her and seize her supplies.

“Miss Zhuang, I will now cast a degrading curse spell on this centaur warrior. After that, Yanliu, Dengliu, and Chidian will go after him and capture this escaped enemy.”

"At that time, I would appreciate it if you could protect them in the form of the Purple Dragon in the Ring."

Originally, Qin He planned to use a swarm of drones to fire a few machine gun shots and wipe out the soldier transporting the grain.

But upon reflection, a seventh-tier peak Centaur warrior weakened to a sixth-tier peak or a seventh-tier lower level could indeed be used as an opponent for the young dragons to test their skills.

A seventh-tier peak centaur warrior sounds impressive, but without anti-air capabilities or flight ability besides bows and javelins, it is no match for four young dragons firing at full power.

It's quite simple, because this centaur warrior is still just ordinary flesh and blood. It can't even directly contend with a low-tier fifth-level Anjanath; it can only find its weaknesses and slowly break it down.

Given the easily exploitable body structure of centaurs, a single blow to the horse's legs would secure victory for the young dragons. Furthermore, the brute force of Flame Glaze and Blazing Lightning, Zhuang Daihua's energy blades, and Lantern Glaze's tail spear could all achieve the same result.

Perhaps, with the aid of their battle aura, the centaurs could leap and attack the young dragon in the air. But this also gave them an opportunity—

—The centaur that leaps has no wings and cannot change its trajectory in the air. When it leaps over the wall, that is the time for the young dragons to pounce with all their might.

……

"Hmph—! Centaurs, you are fortunate to be servants of the great Crimson Dragon Flamebe—lay down your weapons and pledge your allegiance to me! Otherwise…"

Seeing that she had the upper hand, Yanliu once again revealed her former timid and mischievous nature. Unexpectedly, the people who understood the Common Language actually laid down their weapons.

After subduing this group of creatures, the young dragons cheered and celebrated their victory. Although there was nothing of value to plunder from them, they were happy enough.

Suddenly, Qin He's voice rang in Yan Liu's ears through a secret call on the magic communication terminal.