Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 778 - 019

Compared to the rewards, a little restriction is not a loss at all.

It is precisely because of a soul essence equivalent to a Divine that Austin, in his slumber, sensed malice coming from an unknown source.

That indicates,

Someone is plotting against him!

In front of a soul essence on par with Divine beings, anyone harboring malicious intent would trigger an instinctual response.

"Who is it?"

Austin opened his eyes, his golden pupils gazing beyond the heavy layers of heaven.

In the void, ephemeral lines flowed within space ripples, the power of faith converging, rendering space almost assimilated into a Divine Kingdom before a soul essence equal to the Divine.

Through those layers of lines of faith, Austin's gaze pierced through the heavy darkness and chaos, landing on the Seta Continent.

Scanning back and forth,

"Nothing?"

No particularly obvious presence was sensed.

It seemed,

As if it had all been an illusion earlier.

But this was normal.

After all, Austin was not truly a Divine being yet; the malice and plots in some existences' hearts were not easy to detect, unlike the tracks left by blasphemers insulting the Divine.

A different approach must be taken to find out!

Closing his eyes,

His spirit plunged into the Dragon's Nest Hall of the Blue Dragon Kingdom, various pieces of information started converging like tides, flooding into Austin's head, then rapidly analyzed by computational powers impossible to quantify.

Events of all sizes in the kingdom, the implementation of various policies, major events, army conflicts during wars... all converged into Austin's mind.

After a few breaths,

"Red Dragon Empire... Gory... could it be them..."

Amid countless events, Austin discovered during a few breaths some slightly odd occurrences.

His gaze pierced through layers of void and chaos.

Scenes appeared before his eyes, clearly depicting Gory and the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army fighting valiantly in the Duchy of Frandy.

The battle was bloody and fierce.

Simultaneously,

Deep within the Royal Palace, the former King appeared at a banquet with someone.

The mysterious person at the banquet was shrouded in strands of black mist.

That was the manifestation of malice towards Austin.

Found it!

Austin's expression remained unchanged, contemplating for a moment.

Thoughts swirling in his mind.

"Well then, let's leave it at that for now, see what you rats are scheming..."

Austin murmured softly.

The divine voice was clear, reverberating.

At this point,

Austin had no significant apprehensions toward those hiding in the shadows engaging in conspiracies.

Because,

This world ultimately respects strength above all.

All the schemes and plots, without the backing of strength, are mere jokes.

The elevation of soul essence had granted Austin a power transcending the mortal realm, and the qualification to dwell among the starry sky.

Plotting against a soul essence equal to a Divine status...

They probably never considered such a possibility.

Moreover,

Since Austin rarely shows himself in public, and seldom makes a move.

Based on past information, no matter how strong, he was merely a pinnacle on the continent.

If prepared,

Confidence naturally builds slowly.

Who would have thought that in just two years, Austin's strength would undergo such a world-shattering transformation?

Sometimes, a slight information gap could lead to extremely dreadful outcomes.

Closing his eyes once more.

Austin did not pay further attention.

The entire Blue Dragon Kingdom comprised Austin's utterly loyal subjects, every soldier's faith converging in threads onto him, and due to his own essence's transformation, Austin secured a portion of the Divine's might.

One of which was his incarnation's descent.

Back then, Austin could rely on the Dream Realm Law network, witnessing firsthand a battle in the Frandy Kingdom's Royal City from the Kawa Great Forest, ultimately descending in his physical form to exert immense power.

Now, having mastered that power of faith, Austin,

is even more terrifying.

There's absolutely no need to worry about Gory and others encountering any mishaps.

A fragment of his heart spirit would linger upon them; should anything unexpected happen, he could descend a sliver of Divine Fragment from afar.

At that time,

perhaps that's when those people's plots would be fully revealed.

In this regard,

Austin not only felt no fear, but rather a hint of anticipation emerged.

For his spiritual sense told him,

This plot might bring him unexpected gains.

Austin's spiritual sense has always been very precise.

...

Regarding the changes with his superior, Gory, currently organizing the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army to resist the Red Dragon Empire's monstrous horde in the Frandy Duchy, was unaware.

At this moment, he was facing an unprecedented crisis, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Trouble!"

Half a month had passed, and they had repelled the Red Dragon Empire's monstrous horde for the seventeenth time.

Each time more arduous than the last,

But they managed to hold on.

However,

This time, it's a truly looming crisis!

The ruler of the Red Dragon Empire, the King of Calamity, renowned and feared, was on his way!

According to information from the front lines,

The King of Calamity, Abel Hebrew, had already led the monster horde and thoroughly conquered the Ditri Duchy, the last major city in the south of the entire nation destroyed by him, turning the entire country into a monster's paradise.

And this,

Means the King of Calamity, having freed his hands, is about to arrive, and they are about to face the most ferocious assault from the Red Dragon Empire!

"Damn it, repelling those monster hordes last time was already our last endeavor; adding the main army of the Red Dragon Empire, it's impossible to hold out... What's going on in the rear? Why hasn't the reinforcement arrived yet?"

Gazing at the map of the southwestern borders laid on the table, Gory felt a splitting headache.

He actually knew,

The reinforcements couldn't possibly arrive according to the originally planned schedule.

Because,

The remnant southern nations of Central Earth World had united to form a massive army, launching a full-scale assault on the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

Even though these assaults had barely any effect under the city defenses of firearms,

The northern defense line remained extremely stable, not a single city lost amidst the grand attacks of these remnant nations.

There were even occurrences where an army faltered during a siege, and unexpectedly dispersed the enemy forces instead.

The disparity in combat effectiveness,

Was evident.

Nonetheless,

An extremely troublesome aspect was,

A highly mobile ranger army, mainly composed of elite Royal Knight Orders from various nations, constantly harassed the logistics of the western expeditionary forces.

In the untamed fields devoid of roads, such armies relying mainly on Magic Beast horses were more flexible compared to the Blue Dragon Kingdom's Steel Giant Beast Corps.

After all, vehicles couldn't crush through roadless forests or mountain paths.

Logistics under the harassment of this highly mobile army were exhausted to no end.

As a result,

The main force of the western expeditionary army's march westward was severely hindered.

There's simply no way to support the vanguard corps with Gory and others shortly.