Chapter 56 - Felix Comes to the Rescue! Hope or Despair?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Boom!

Although it was still raining cats and dogs, the sound of the Dragon-vanquishing Arrow crashing into the ground was still very audible.

The entire battlefield was deathly quiet at this moment, bar the ambience of the rain.

A moment later, someone finally reacted. With his fingers trembling hard, one of the soldiers pointed at Max and shouted, “How is this possible!?”

“The Dragon-vanquishing Bolt is capable of piercing through the scales of Ancient Dragons! How can it be ineffective against a Dragon Hatchling?!”

“I saw it with my own eyes! I’m certain that the Dragon-vanquishing Bolt had struck the Red Dragon’s forehead!”

The man’s voice was so loud that everyone on the battlefield, including Calsus, Felix, and Gallio, had heard it clearly as well!

At this point, everyone returned their senses like clockwork.

At this moment, a hint of fear flashed in the depths of their eyes.

Yes, only now did they finally feel fear!

Previously, they thought that with Calsus, Felix, Gallio and the 3 Dragon-vanquishing Ballistae at their side, they were certain they could take on anything that come their way!

In their eyes, Max was only a lump of meat disguised as a Red Dragon. 

They were certain that even if Sir Calsus and the other 2 generals were to fail, the ballistae would easily clean up the situation.

However, after realizing that the hundred-strong group that had ventured into the lair had been reduced into 3 miserable generals, the soldiers finally understood… Before Max, they were no more than ants waiting to be squashed.

They were powerless against Max!

Dorian looked at the uninjured Marx in shock. He could not believe that all of this was real.

Dorian’s hometown had been destroyed by a dragon. Thus, he sought revenge, and upon realizing that the Dragon-vanquishing Ballista contained enough power to fulfill this wish of his, he decided to join the king’s army.

He wanted to witness the lofty dragons who treated everything else like ants fall into despair. He wanted to savor their fear, their terror, as they realized the power of the Dragon-vanquishing Ballista. It was for this reason that he had worked arduously to become the captain of the Iron Maiden Squad!

After all, by attaining this rank, he would finally be able to operate and kill those filthy dragons with his very own hands!

However, now that the Dragon-vanquishing Ballista had failed to kill off a mere Dragon Hatchling, he began to wonder, ‘Have all my efforts over the years been in vain?’

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!”

Dorian’s pupils were trembling like crazy!

His outlook on life and his personal values had all come crashing down at this moment.

One had to know that Ancient Dragon level existences were as rare and as mythical as phoenix feathers.

More often than not, the dragons who lacked the aptitude would have already perished long before even becoming an Old Dragon.

Only those who were the cream of the crop, rare genius-level existences, would manage to become Ancient Dragons and rule as the apex predator of the food chain!

However, the Dragon-vanquishing Bolt was supposed to be able to destroy Ancient Dragons!

‘This shouldn’t be possible! There’s no way that this Dragon Hatchling that looks younger than 3 years old has already become an Ancient Dragon, right?!’

If Max was truly an Ancient Dragon, then Max had no need to escape in the first place. After all, the strength owned by Ancient Dragons would allow him to turn the battleground into his hunting ground instead.

Even a powerful existence like Calsus was no more than a delicious meal to Ancient Dragons.

“Run!”

“It’s going to eat us!”

“Flee now, otherwise, you might not return alive!”

“Dad! Mom!”

Even though they were only facing a Dragon Hatchling, many of the soldiers had already lost their morale and were trying to run for their lives.

Worse still, the air was filled with the smell of feces and urine.

Those pitiful cowards were actually scared to the point of peeing their pants, even though Max had done nothing yet to them.

Max stared at Dorel, who was standing beside the Dragon-vanquishing Ballista in a daze.

Sensing Max’s gaze, Dorian’s entire body trembled. Max’s gaze made him feel as though he had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant.

Immediately after, he reacted. While gritting his teeth, he looked at Max and roared furiously.

“Damned dragon, I’m going to kill you!”

Dorian’s eyes were already filled with bloodlust.

There was a certain air of madness to him!

His dream of many years had been destroyed by Max in a mere instant!

What he did not realize, however, was that the only dragon who could block the Dragon-vanquishing Bolt was Max, and Max alone.

The crazed Dorian pulled out a meter-long blade from his waist and rushed in Max’s direction!

Even though Max was only a Dragon Hatchling, killing an ordinary person like Dorian was still an easy task for him.

On the other hand, Max did not plan to converse with this stranger who held such a huge grudge against him.

Max was no longer a human. Now that he had transmigrated, he was a dragon.

He was a mortal enemy of the human race, and unless one of the sides had gone extinct, their grudge will never end.

Max chose the simplest and most violent method to dispose of Dorian, he grabbed him with his claw.

The large claw enveloped Dorian, and he had no way to escape.

Meanwhile, upon noticing this scene, Felix instantly flew into a rage!

Dorian was a soldier that possessed outstanding talent. He refused to let him die in vain!

“Stop, you despicable Red Dragon!”

“Oath of Gold and Stone!”

Felix smashed his staff against the ground. The huge recoil force directly sent Felix soaring into the sky, and into Max’s direction!

He sped as fast as a bullet!

Had Felix not been so eager to save Dorian, he would not have used this method to speed ahead.

After all, although he could cover large distances quickly, doing so had exposed himself completely to Max.

However, Felix could not care any less. He wanted to save Dorian at any cost!

“Kid, just you wait, I’m coming to save you!”

“It’s just a Dragon Hatchling, and I’m a sturdy shield, Felix!”

Felix shouted!

Max and Dorian heard Felix’s voice, and had finally noticed Felix’s presence.

Realizing that Felix was coming to save him, Dorian could not help but shed tears!

‘As expected, I was right in choosing to be a soldier!’

Dorian even began to fantasize as to how Felix would provide him with plenty more opportunities to slay dragons once they had finally defeated this Dragon Hatchling.

Dorian had a bright future ahead of him!

Now, he only needed to survive!

Yes, he only needed to survive!

Dorian’s eyes lit up!

The next moment, a crushing sound could be heard.

Dorian, who had been grabbed by Marx, was crushed into a bloody pulp..