Chapter 1200: 187. No One Sacrificed

“We were just about to fight to the death...... Why did you surrender first?”

Anger and confusion {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} intertwined in Kran’s eyes as he stared fixedly at Morton not far away. When the Proxy lowered his head toward the giant dragon in the sky, the roar of thunder and the howling of the violent wind had all vanished, so Kran’s questioning shout sounded exceptionally clear.

Everyone’s gaze gathered on them.

“......”

Morton kept his head lowered the entire time. His gray-white hair, which was usually combed neatly, was now extremely disheveled, making him look several years older.

“Answer me, Lord Proxy! Why did you surrender!” Kran continued to roar.

He knew that this man would absolutely never do such a thing without reason. Something must have happened during the period when he had been late.

But even so, Kran still could not believe that such words had actually come from the mouth of this Proxy.

How could that gentle yet resolute man, who had once vowed together with him to protect New Tars, say something so disgraceful?

“It is very simple. For New Tars, and also for all of you.” After remaining silent for a long time, Morton finally spoke.

“For New Tars, and for us? Do you know what you are saying? Do you not think your words are contradictory? Since it is for this city, why would you hand this city over to the evil dragon?”

“Because this is the best choice.”

“What best choice? I do not accept it! Defeating that evil dragon, beating her, driving her away—that is the best choice, is it not? Was that not what we planned from the very beginning? Lord Proxy, why would you suddenly......”

“Do you not understand the reason for that very clearly yourself?”

Faced with Kran’s relentless questioning, Morton suddenly raised his head. A trace of authority finally appeared in his exhausted eyes.

“As the captain, as the person who only just stood on the front line and fought her, you should understand why...... Kran, the one bathed in dragon blood!”

“......”

The words Kran had been about to say became stuck in his throat, and no matter what he did, he could not force them out. The color drained from his face at a visibly rapid pace, and his entire body swayed.

Under Morton’s gaze, which had suddenly reversed their positions, something Kran had forcibly suppressed just now...... once again rose within his heart.

It was despair.

Because in truth, the first time he had been brutally smashed into the ground, he had already realized it......

Relying on him, relying on all of them, relying on the entirety of New Tars...... they were completely incapable of resisting the evil dragon in the sky.

That evil dragon was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

“As long as we are willing to lower our heads, she will not kill indiscriminately. That is her promise,” Morton said in a deep voice.

“B...... but according to what the great heroes said, that dragon......”

“The great heroes are not here right now. I am the highest administrator of New Tars!”

Morton displayed a rare authority and interrupted Kran’s words, then patted him on the shoulder.

“Put down your weapon.”

Kran’s body trembled. He gritted his teeth as countless thoughts struggled within his mind.

But in the end...... the treasured dragon-slaying sword that had once killed an earth dragon and which he had always taken pride in slowly lowered.

“Very good.”

Morton nodded with relief, then said to the others:

“All of you as well. Put down your weapons!”

“......”

Everyone looked at one another.

Under normal circumstances, with a great battle at hand, suddenly being ordered to put down their weapons would indeed be something impossible to understand and impossible to accept.

In another production, someone would inevitably have stepped forward to oppose it, and the opposing force would not have been small either.

But just now, everyone here had understood the terror of the evil dragon in the sky, just like Kran had.

In addition, Morton truly did possess great prestige in this city, so even such an unreasonable order quickly caused everyone to waver.

And more importantly......

“The...... that Lord Dragon truly will not destroy New Tars?” someone asked, filled with hope.

That was right. Most importantly, everyone here...... even everyone throughout New Tars, was very naive.

Their exceedingly beautiful living environment had nurtured this innocence, and the more innocent they were, the easier it was for them to abandon the path of mutual destruction and instead grasp that final life-saving straw.

Everything was exactly as that Lord Running Dog had predicted......

Morton took a deep breath and said:

“Yes. Lord Hamreign has already promised me that as long as we do not regard her as an enemy, she will not regard us as enemies either. Destruction and killing will not occur.”

“Th...... that is wonderful.”

Clang.

The first weapon fell to the ground.

And this was like some kind of switch.

Clang, clang.

More and more weapons were thrown onto the ground, and more and more people chose to submit. Very soon, there was no longer anyone resisting on the entire battlefield.

Everything happened so naturally.

[Very good.]

That cold voice, like muffled thunder in a clear sky, sounded once again. The black dragon finally stopped circling. Her enormous wings that blotted out the sky slowly folded, and her massive dragon body descended toward the city.

This time, it was a true descent, and there was no longer anything obstructing her.

When that dragon body passed through the “wall” constructed by gathering the strength of all the city’s powerhouses, even Morton, who had long since made up his mind, still subconsciously felt his heart rise into his throat.

He was certain that he had made the most correct choice, the choice with the greatest chance of preserving New Tars.

But just like the words Kran had wanted to shout just now...... there was still another possibility.

That all of this was the evil dragon’s conspiracy.

If that were the case, then he truly would become the sinner of New Tars......

So he hoped that it was not.

Whoosh......

A sudden violent wind interrupted Morton’s thoughts, and also interrupted the thoughts of many others. They all raised their heads nervously and watched the enormous dragon silhouette draw closer and closer.

As the distance narrowed, the oppressive pressure they could feel grew even stronger. Some people’s legs even began to tremble, and they nearly collapsed to their knees on the spot.

But in the end, they did not kneel.

Because black mist suddenly surged forth and enveloped that enormous dragon body.

Before most people could even react, a tall and graceful figure replaced the terrifying silhouette of the giant dragon and descended before everyone.

Fiery red hair cascaded down like an October maple forest. A black thorn-covered long dress swayed slightly, painting a quiet shade of night within the city. Although that face was indistinct and impossible to see clearly, it was surely extraordinarily beautiful.

The giant dragon, who had once again become Miss Dragon, lightly brushed aside a strand of hair before her forehead. Her golden pupils, their dragon might restrained, swept across the surroundings. She appeared casual, yet she also seemed to be searching for something.

“Huh? Th...... this is the evil...... No, this is Lord Dragon?”

Faced with an appearance completely different from the one in the stories, everyone except Morton, who had already seen it before, widened their eyes in shock.

They had never imagined that the legendary evil dragon...... could actually transform into this?

It was...... completely unscientific!

“Lord Hamreign.”

Morton was the first to place a hand over his chest and bow toward Hamreign as she walked toward them.

He had temporarily learned this gesture from the running dog...... no, from Lord Muen, so it looked somewhat awkward.

“Lord Hamreign.”

One after another, the people of Tars, who should have been her enemies, lowered their heads and restrained their hostility.

Although many of them still had not completely let go of their vigilance and wariness toward the legendary evil dragon, at the very least, a cruel and bloody conflict had been completely avoided.

This performance of “heroes” confronting the evil dragon came to an end in such a somewhat ridiculous manner.

However, faced with so many people bowing, Hamreign did not even spare them a glance.

Her molten-gold gaze shifted slightly, and she quickly found the blond figure casually leaning against a wall at the very back of the crowd.

“That is wonderful.”

A few pink flower petals drifted over on the gradually calming breeze.

At the end of her line of sight, the blond figure casually waved at her and smiled.

“Not a single person died.”