CHAPTER 451: 31 CHAPTERS: SIEGE (3)

There was no doubt that the plan to excavate Dragon’s Peak was the countdown to the fate of the Black Dragon Clan.

Even if Dragon’s Peak were destroyed, the Black Dragon Clan could still force a breakout, contrary to what Richie claimed about their imminent extinction. Although they would suffer heavy casualties, they were entirely capable of ensuring the survival of some of the Black Dragons. However, after that, the Black Dragon Clan would be like rats crossing the street across the entire Keltos Continent, facing endless pursuit by the Undead Clan, without rest, without compromise, and without the possibility of surviving even by surrender.

In fact, without any reliable defense, they were not far from total extinction.

Richie’s hatred for the Black Dragon Clan was almost tangible. No Black Dragon would believe that with the collapse of Dragon’s Peak, Richie’s hatred for the Black Dragon Clan would be appeased. This outcome seemed almost inevitable.

"What should we do? Maybe... maybe we can surrender to him, repent for our mistakes, and even hand over all those involved in the attack? Maybe, just maybe his son will forgive us."

"They are our warriors who launched the attack for the sake of our entire clan, and you want to hand them over? What about the honor of the Black Dragon?"

"Isn’t that better than our whole clan suffering? If we have no place to stand, if there are no Black Dragons left, what honor is there?"

"Are you insane? The order was given by the Great Elder. Do you want to hand over the Great Elder?"

The bell of doom had already tolled, entering the final countdown. *Fear spread rapidly among the Black Dragon Clan.*

Although it was at least a year before Richie would excavate the entire Dragon’s Peak, this feeling was the most terrifying. Richie seemed to enjoy exploiting this fear.

Almost any time, as long as the Black Dragons looked down, they could see Richie standing silently on the cliff, staring at Dragon’s Peak like a beast lurking, waiting for the moment to strike and tear apart its prey.

...

Meanwhile, the news of the Undead besieging Dragon’s Peak spread like wildfire across the continent, though the speed of the news could not match its actual shock.

For the plan of besieging Dragon’s Peak, Richie did not notify the Human Lords. During the execution, he did not take the Human Allied Forces either. During the siege of Dragon’s Peak, Richie almost abandoned all human affairs, as if the entire White Bone Holy Light Court had disappeared into thin air.

After completely seizing Black Dragon City, Richie and his Undead Army were almost described as missing. *Faced with the desolate battlefield, the Human Lords were at a loss.*

It was three days after Richie’s expedition that the Human Lords, including Yilin, learned that the White Bone Holy Light Court was besieging Dragon’s Peak.

*During this time, humanity was almost in a forgotten corner. The speed of receiving news was extremely slow. Being three days late was quick. Under normal circumstances, Human Lords wouldn’t receive the news in five days because no one was prepared to tell them proactively.*

"How could he do this!" Yilin was extremely indignant, "He left without telling us anything?"

"Didn’t you say he wasn’t the real Gray?" Benedict II said leisurely beside her.

"The former Gray would never do this. He would at least greet me. I thought the real Gray had returned, but now it seems he hasn’t."

"Maybe you should think from another angle."

"Another angle?"

"Yes, another angle," Benedict II shrugged helplessly, "The gap between him and us might be greater than the gap between Heaven and Hell. They go where we can’t, they fight wars we can’t join. Telling us the news might leak it."

"I absolutely wouldn’t," Yilin said firmly.

"Who knows?" Benedict II raised an eyebrow, "Humans are fragile. Compared to them, we’re like weeds by the roadside. I’ve heard some mental magic can directly control humans. Their opponents are Black Dragons. I imagine they have similar methods. Telling us doesn’t benefit him, and it doesn’t benefit us. This is a war we can’t participate in. Fortunately, our system is still intact. Without him, we can still manage ourselves. Defeating the Black Dragons is something we can’t handle, but at least we can go back and live our lives. Yilin, war is not the norm."

This speech left Yilin speechless.

*Despite being in a forgotten corner, the news was very slow, but it eventually came. Of course, it might have been even slower than Richie pretending to be his father writing letters to his mother.*

Meanwhile, Jones also received a letter from Richie, in Richie’s own tone.

...

"Dear Brother Jones, I think you already know what happened in Black Dragon City and Dragon’s Peak. We are on the eve of a great victory. The Black Dragon Clan will soon be exterminated, and all enemies on the Keltos Continent will be cleared. However, I must regretfully inform you of sad news. A few months ago, our father, the Lord of Lich King, was unfortunately ambushed by the despicable Black Dragon Clan in Dragon Valley, and he disappeared. Father did not have a phylactery, and to this day, I have not found his remains. Some believe our father is no longer in this world, but I still believe he is alive. Or rather, I want to believe he is still alive."