The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon

southern end of red clay plateau

Toril Mountains·Twisted Jungle Zone

In the middle of this inconspicuous jungle, a lake lies there quietly, like a bright moon.

The clear lake surface is very calm, like a big mirror, quietly reflecting the surrounding trees and sky.

The lake water shines with colorful light, like a gem, and it is even more dazzling under the sunlight.

Surrounding the colorful lake is a dense forest. Each tree here is as thick as nearly five people!

The dense canopy of trees that covered the sky blocked the sun, causing the surrounding trees to be dark. Except for the light reflected from the metal in the grass, there was no other bright light in the entire twisted jungle.

Looking from the air, one can vaguely see a neat human camp stationed around the colorful lake through the lush branches.

This is an elite human army with more than a thousand people, all wearing armor inlaid with red magic core runes.

Each soldier is armed with an exquisite melee weapon or bow and arrow, and emits a soothing glow.

With the assistance of many magicians and engineers, this legion set up a huge encirclement with the colorful lake as the center, quietly waiting for the arrival of prey.

The soldiers hidden in the jungle looked serious, and they did not relax their vigilance at all even if there were no incoming enemies.

Each soldier was sticking to his post, quietly waiting for the next order to be conveyed from the only tent in the center of the camp.

Inside the red tent covered with magic array patterns

"Sir Eugene, the first reconnaissance team reports to you!"

A reconnaissance sentry in emerald green armor was reporting the latest situation ahead to a tall man sitting in the center of the tent.

"There is a level 4 armored bear passing by the trap area in the southwest, and it has been silenced by the lurking fourth main battle team."

"The third-order horned basilisk group in the southeast was also driven away by the sixth team."

"Warcraft from other directions"

"According to your instructions, we have driven that group of people and horses to the west of Liuli Lake and trapped them for a day and a night."

"Through the reconnaissance telescope, we can see that many centaurs have fallen to the ground due to excessive injuries, but there are still more than 45 centaurs and horse patrols ambushing nearby."

The sentry's body was covered with leaves and other natural camouflage, with only a pair of bright eyes exposed.

After explaining all the situation in the investigation area, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but asked in a low voice:

"Master Eugene, why don't we attack directly and kill him?"

The tall man sitting on the wooden stake with his back to the sentry suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the sentry's question.

This powerful man stood up from a six-meter-diameter tree stump. You can see that the cut surface of the tree stump under him is as smooth as a mirror.

He was over three meters tall, and his scarred palms were unusually wide. His entire body was wrapped in red flame steel armor, and his head almost touched the hanging curtain above the tent.

The red lotus flames that are said to be eternal are burning on the magic crystals on his left and right shoulders, and a lion-like head is carved on his chest, showing a symbol of majesty and strength.

This legendary piece of protective gear, engraved with countless protective magic circles, is the Tallolan family's inherited treasure - [Lion Heart Armor]!

And the unsheathed legendary weapon [Red Lotus Giant Blade], said to be made by the dwarf forging master and representing the entire Red Legion, was carried behind him like a red-hot door panel, emitting from time to time as the man walked. Magic power buzzed.

His tan steel muscles are looming through the gaps in the [Lion Heart Armor], and the terrifying power contained in them makes people tremble.

This legendary human being who exudes the aura of wild beasts is exactly:

leader of the Red Legion;

The God of War of the Rose Kingdom;

The strongest legendary warrior with the title of "Red" - [Eugene Talloran]!

At this time, Eugene had a gentle expression and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Go back and inform the reconnaissance team. Now it is adjusted to every three reconnaissance moments (according to different legion systems, generally a reconnaissance moment is 15-45 minutes). Then report to me. Be sure to record all the movements around you, including those on the ground and on the ground. Something strange underneath.”

He reached out and patted the soldier's shoulder gently, and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

The reconnaissance sentry immediately did not dare to speak any more.

With a solemn expression, he stood up straight and made a fist with one hand, giving a standard military salute to the opponent.

He had 300% trust in the decision-making of the man who was over 3 meters tall in front of him.

From the time he joined the army to the present, under the leadership of the Eugene Legion Commander, the entire Red Legion has been invincible and has never lost a single battle!

The most rare and valuable thing is,

This legion commander with high-level legendary strength never mistreats his soldiers and treats soldiers of all ranks equally.

Moreover, he also took things like property and women very lightly. Every time he won a battle, a large amount of treasure or captured *slaves* would be distributed to the grassroots soldiers and squad leaders.

If there is no treasure harvest, the legion commander will even pay everyone's salary out of his own pocket.

This move also made the other soldiers of the Four Color Legion extremely jealous and wished they could join in.

This also led to the open recruitment of new recruits for the Five Color Legion every four years.

The number of people signing up for the Red Legion is always the largest.

However, the number of people reporting for retirement in the Red Legion every year is always the smallest. No one wants to leave the Legion and leave the legion commander who treats his soldiers like a child and is generous.

This also leads to the fact that there are very few recruits who can successfully enter the Red Army. It is not an exaggeration to say that these people are only one in a million!

The scout sentry saluted and quickly retreated.

He is going to the jungle to detect the Sentinels' special communication locations and use encrypted instruments to convey messages.

inside tent

Eugene looked at the topographic map of Karen hanging on the wall and remained silent.

This is a secret map updated every ten years by the Five Color Legion.

Compared with the maps circulating in the world, this map contains a lot of top-secret information about the kingdom. Once leaked, the consequences will be disastrous!

On the map, you can clearly see the locations of the three kingdoms, and each kingdom has detailed labels and boundary lines.

At the same time, the map also marked the data of the five dangerous areas and the territories of several famous monsters and dragon lords.

These creatures are powerful and a huge threat to the kingdom and adventurers.

On this map, the country that occupies nearly 1/3 of the entire Karen continent is the Rose Kingdom where Eugene is located.

The Rose Kingdom is located in the center of the Karen plane. It has the best geographical advantage, fertile soil and rich resources. It is regarded as the biggest enemy by other kingdoms.

Eugene looked at the map and murmured:

"The red dragon is still too powerful, and its character is unruly and difficult to capture."

"Fortunately, I found its relatives this time. I can use them to lure it out."

"If we can conquer the Frost Kingdom and control the eternal frozen soil, then the resources of the white dragon can be said to be inexhaustible."

"Dragon species like white dragons have no shame in being enslaved. As long as we capture a few more, we can even consider training the legendary unit of dragon knights."

His rough, calloused fingers slowly traced the area north of the frozen mountains marked on the map.

Eugene looked at the white land that was winter all year round, with a trace of longing in his eyes.

There is no general who does not want to expand territory for the country and occupy a larger and broader territory during his reign.

Even though the land there is not suitable for living, and there are all kinds of high-level monsters running rampant

pity

You will have intentions, but you will not.

Today's Rose Kingdom has strong troops and horses, but only the royal family is weak.

Ever since the Five Color Legion recruited the legendary mercenary king "Tek" to join the Black Flag Legion as its commander 20 years ago, the military strength of the entire Rose Kingdom has reached its historical heyday!

This is also the first time since the founding of the Rose Kingdom that the Five Color Legion has no vacancy for a legion commander, except during the reign of the founding emperor Victor!

According to the rules left by Emperor Victor, each legion commander must be a legendary strongman, and subsequent kings also followed this ancestral precept.

If there is no suitable candidate, the responsibilities of the regiment commander will be temporarily taken over by the deputy regiment commander.

The position of commander of the five-color army is a standard that is better to be lacking than to be excessive.

You must know that during the period when the Five Color Legion was at its weakest, there were only two legendary legion commanders in the entire kingdom who could barely maintain the situation!

It was during that period that the orcs and other enslaved intelligent races successfully turned slaves into masters.

They fled to the prairie and established a pure land for non-human intelligent creatures - the Kingdom of Orcs.

"Now is a great time to expand the territory. Your Majesty can obviously appoint a successor early, and then send troops to the two countries to take back the territory and unify the mainland."

Eugene imagined the magnificent war scenes in his mind for a while.

As the leader of the Red Legion,

With high-level legendary strength, he has absolute confidence to lead the Red Army and unite with the Frost Army, which is also stationed on the northern border, to directly wipe out all resistance north of the kingdom!

As long as the northern territory is pacified, the five-color legions can gather together and work together!

At that time, as long as the Rose Kingdom gathers all its forces and directly leads the army into the eastern prairie, Eugene is confident that he can destroy the Orc Kingdom on the green grass!

As for the Frost Kingdom?

There was a hint of disdain on Eugene's face.

They are just a bunch of losers hanging on!

If it weren't for the fact that the Queen of the Frost Kingdom had some secret relationship with Victor, the founding emperor of the Rose Kingdom, I'm afraid the Frost Kingdom would have been wiped out by the Rose Kingdom long ago!

You know, the leaders of the first generation of Five Color Legion were five demigods!

Coupled with the [Supreme Wisdom] Emperor Victor and his artifact,

At that time, the entire Karen was trembling at the feet of the Rose Kingdom,

Among all races, only humans are the supreme, claiming to be the leader of all spirits. Even the metal dragons on Dragon Island want to look at the king's face!

It's not like now, when even a few teenage dragons can run rampant in the capital.

Thinking of the past

Eugene couldn't help but sigh deeply, slowly rolled up the map and put it into the storage box.

At present, in the Kingdom of Rose, including the Palace Mage Group and the Rose Crusaders,

There are more than ten fingers of legendary powerhouses who serve the kingdom and are known by their names!

Excluding the demigods who have disappeared throughout Karen, the overall strength of the Rose Kingdom has far surpassed the other two countries, and it can completely wipe out the world and unify the plane!

If it were another king, there would be even a little bit of enterprising king!

Perhaps the matter of conquering the two countries and unifying Karen has already been put on the agenda.

pity

King of this generation: Although Brian XVII became famous at a young age, he was once considered the next human emperor.

However, his poor performance after taking the throne was like a lion whose bones were removed, and he never regained his former heroic appearance.

"Why--"

Thinking of the high-spirited young prince who was promoted to legend, Eugene couldn't help but sigh with regret.

After ascending the throne, the king looked completely different from the shrewd and capable person before!

He cowered in the palace all day long and did not practice. He only knew how to indulge in women and expand his harem. Even his original legendary power had declined to the master level.

This incident is somewhat similar to that of one of the fallen twin stars of the kingdom: [Bill Liaton].

Both of them became famous as teenagers, and their abilities plummeted as adults, and they both had the same negative attitudes.

But Bill Liaton was just the son of an earl, and he also fell when he died, and there were many identical substitutes.

Brian XVII is the leader of a country! The only king!

Although in terms of people's livelihood policies, Brian XVII did not make any big mistakes, nor did he waste money to build any spectacular creations that were exclusive to him.

But as the king of a country, mediocrity itself is the original sin!

Such a king has enough success, but has no ambition at all.

Eugene felt particularly headache when he thought that the king had a sharp blade in his hand but did not know how to take the initiative and wasted twenty years of the Rose Kingdom's peak military power.

"call--"

Eugene Talloran shook his head, turned around, opened the door, and got out of this slightly small tent.

He raised his head and looked at the blue sky through the gaps between the forest leaves.

The fresh air in the forest dissipated the dissatisfaction in my heart.

"You must obey the king's orders."

"Now I just have to do what I have to do."

He took a deep breath, walked out of the camp, and began his forty-seventh patrol.

When it comes to the capture of a possible legendary red dragon, Eugene Talloran always reminds himself that he must be in top condition.

"Lord Eugene!"

"Legion Commander!"

"Boss!"

Along the way, all the busy soldiers spontaneously raised their hands and saluted him when they saw him.

This is a scene rarely seen in other four-color legions.

Eugene nodded to them one by one.

He quietly looked at this group of soldiers, who were carrying various war equipment alone or using woodland magic vehicles.

Magic crystal cannon, magic stone chain, insulated thorn stake, frost bomb.

Equipment for dragons with different attributes slowly passed by in his eyes, and were set in different directions according to regulations to prevent loopholes.

"It's already the third day. Hasn't the dragon noticed that his family was being attacked?"

"There is obviously a dragon egg in that tribe. Theoretically speaking, this tribe of centaurs should not be easily given up by the dragon."

Eugene stood on a temporary observation tower, observing the protective facilities set up by the group of people in the far distance, while thinking in his mind whether he had missed any details.

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After Ron left, the Centaur tribe carried out the two tasks he left behind very faithfully and quickly:

1: Inquire about the city flying in the sky

Two: Find other tribes of intelligent creatures in the Red Earth Highlands to take as your dependents and spread the faith of the dragon.

But these actions soon attracted the attention of the actual controller of the entire Red Earth Highlands - the [Red Legion], one of the Five Color Legions.

The five-color legions of the Rose Kingdom are stationed at the borders of the kingdom.

While they protect the Rose Kingdom from invasion by other kingdoms, they also suppress the five human restricted areas.

The main task of the Red Legion is to monitor the movements of the Immortal Volcano to prevent the red dragons and other fire elemental beings living in it from rioting, threatening the humans living in the entire red earth highlands.

Logically speaking, the main force of the Red Army should not leave the garrison at will.

But there are always exceptions to everything.

Eugene looked at the group of bruised centaurs, and there was a hidden anxiety on Gujing Wubo's face.

He commanded the legion to trap this group of people here, deliberately surrounding them without attacking them in order to lure out the giant dragon behind them.

When he thought of the urging from Princess Pandora who was far away in the royal capital, Eugene couldn't help but scratch his head in distress.

"A teenage red dragon can no longer satisfy her appetite. I must catch more dragons."

But the group of red dragons living in the Eternal Volcano are as cunning as rabbits and never go out. It was an unexpected surprise to capture a teenage red dragon before.

It is so difficult to catch a living dragon!

"I hope it's a color dragon or a gemstone dragon, if it's a metal dragon"

When I think about the relationship between Metal Dragon Island and the Kingdom,

Eugene couldn't help but frowned. He had planned this dragon hunting operation for a long time. The special equipment for the five-color dragon and the gem dragon had been built half a year ago, but he did not expect that he would lead the dragon out of the mountain. stuck.

Now I can only pray to the sky that the goddess of luck will be on my side.

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Opposite the human camp.

Due to the order of the commander of the Red Army to only besiege but not attack, a small number of remaining centaurs who broke out got a chance to rest and respite temporarily by the Liuli Lake.

But it was just a breath of air.

Due to the sudden incident, the human legion's raid was so rapid that the large amount of herbs, dried meat and other spare supplies stored by the centaurs tribe were all discarded in the original tribal camp, and there was no time to carry them away.

After two consecutive days of tired running and no water, even the strongest male centaurs began to show signs of exhaustion and weakness. Not to mention the group of already weak female centaurs and centaur cubs.

Inside the temporary tent set up by the centaurs and horses.

Many people surrounded Kaz and kept reporting on the situation outside.

"Chief, the last bit of stored food was used up last night. Today we can only collect some birch bark and mix it with acorns to boil water to eat. Many clan members..."

"Chief, the breakout team led by Sandy was stopped. The group of humans set up a lot of magic traps around us. The breakout team couldn't break out of the jungle at all."

"Chief, three more tribesmen have fallen ill. The protection team is seriously short of manpower. There are only 146 arrows left. Even with the addition of female soldiers and horses, they are far away."

Centaur leader Kaz frowned and listened to his men's report.

Every time a clan member reported something, his eyebrows would furrow deeper.

As bad news came one after another, the negative consequences of fleeing the tribal camp in panic also followed: hunger, injuries, and low morale.

Among them, hunger and illness are secondary. The most frightening thing is that despair has begun to appear among the people!

Once the fear spreads completely, the group of people who have not slept for three days and three nights will collapse on their own without the need for human attack.

"You guys go back first, I'll think of a way."

"Don't worry, the master is already on his way. Victory will definitely belong to the Centaur tribe!"

After comforting him, Kaz waved away the centaurs who came to report.

"Why"

Centaur leader Kaz frowned, his mind almost confused by the bad news.

Looking at the unresponsive colorful dragon scale in his hand, Kaz angrily hammered the tree next to him.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound, and a clearly visible fist mark appeared on the thick tree.

"Damn it, what's going on with that group of humans! They're attacking at this time!"

Several tribes originally conquered by the Centaurs had been dispersed long ago, and now only some male Centaurs and a small number of strong female Centaurs were left following Kaz to break out of the encirclement.

Two days ago, Kaz, the leader of the Centaur, could use the name of the Dragon Master to encourage everyone. Persistence is victory, and the Dragon Master will avenge us.

Many centaurs can maintain their fighting spirit precisely because of the deep impression left by the colorful dragon.

But now that they have run out of ammunition and food, the powerful dragon has not appeared for a long time. Even though he has called out to the colorful dragon scales countless times, he has not received the slightest response.

"Have we already been given up by that adult?"

The Centaur Chief thought a little desperately.

He suddenly looked towards the door: "Who is there?"

"Kaz, it's me."

A female centaur with bright yellow hair suddenly opened the tent door and walked in.

From the perspective of the Centaur tribe, this is definitely a standard Centaur beauty.

She looked at her husband, who had not rested for three days and three nights, and looked exhausted, and walked to him with some distress.

While she reached out and gently massaged his stiff back, she said softly:

"Kaz, maybe it's time to prepare for the worst."

Kaz, the leader of the centaur, looked at his wife with determined eyes and forced himself to smile:

"You mean a full breakout? I've also thought about this method."

"But that human being is too powerful."

When I think of that night, that human man holding a red giant sword and wearing red lotus armor.

Kaz was still a little frightened.

That powerful human killed three adult horses with just one blow, and at the same time knocked away himself who was about to throw the war spear!

Although I don’t know why the other party spared my life.

But Kaz knew that as long as the other party didn't want to let him go that day, then his soul would have returned to the arms of the God of Centaurs on the night he was raided.

"I don't have the confidence to defeat him, or even the confidence to catch his blow."

Kaz looked at his wife and told the truth without hiding anything.

He kept this matter in his heart and never told others.

To the tribesmen outside, Kaz always said that he could definitely defeat the opponent's human leader.

But he knows.

For the centaurs and horses

From beginning to end, this unequal battle had no hope of victory.

Lilia's mother shook her head:

"You misunderstood what I meant."

"I mean, let Sandy and Gar run away with Lilia's egg. Let us contain those humans head-on. Even if we lose, we can hold them off for a while."

"Only in this way, there may be a chance to escape."

"I know what the dragon is thinking. In its eyes, even if we are put together, we are not as important as Lilia in his eyes."

"As long as Lilia is safe, even if we are all defeated and die, the giant dragon will avenge us. On the other hand, if Lilia falls into the hands of those humans, even if we survive, we will still have to face the dragon. "punishment"

"Since there is always death, why don't we give it a try?"

Kaz raised his head, his brows loosened a little, as if he was thinking deeply about something.

His wife's words were like a stream of clear water, clearing away the doubts in his heart and allowing him to gradually regain his sanity.

Looking at the huge "dragon egg" behind him that still has not hatched, almost all of the fluid nutrients inside it have been absorbed.

Under the sunlight, you can faintly see Lilia curled up inside through the eggshell.

"Okay! Just do as you say."

Kaz finally made up his mind.

He turned around and took out a very thin piece of parchment from the table, with the mark and inheritance of the centaur tribe written on it.

He carefully folded the parchment in half and thrust it into his wife's hands.

"This is the last inheritance of the centaurs and horses, you"

"I know."

Kaz and his wife looked at each other.

The centaur nodded.

There is no need for words between partners.

The two centaurs hugged each other silently.

Kaz buried his head in his wife's hair, smelling the scent that belonged only to his wife.

The usual Kaz would never do this, as it would damage the image of the clan leader.

But maybe this was their last embrace, and he didn't want to have any regrets.

There was silence in the tent for a while

Finally, Kaz raised his head and whispered seriously:

"You go out and call Sandy and Gar in. Be sure to keep your voice low. We must keep this matter absolutely confidential, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

The wife nodded.

She knew that once this matter spread, the Centaur clan would probably fall apart on the spot.

Only she can do this. Kaz's every move is watched and he cannot move around at will.

She quietly walked out of the tent, and after a while, she brought in two centaurs who were covered in scars and still bleeding from the bandaged arms.

They are the two sons of the Centaur leader Kaz.

"Father, patriarch, you called us?"

Shandi and Gar saluted respectfully when they came in.

However, the expected response did not come.

Seeing that something was wrong with their father's expression in front of them, the two brothers gradually felt uneasy in their hearts.

"Father, what happened, you seem..."

The impatient Sandy took the lead in raising his doubts.

Kaz looked at them quietly and did not scold them for their mistake in calling them just now.

At normal times, he would have scolded the two of them: You only have a leader and no father in the tribe.

But at the critical moment of life and death, I don’t care about so much.

He sighed and spoke slowly:

"Sandy, Gar, my children, our tribe is in crisis now. Have you heard the rumors about the dragon's disaster?"

"this"

Shandi and Gar looked at each other, not knowing how to answer their father's question.

In fact, as early as the night of the attack, rumors began to spread within the centaur tribe that the dragon had caused the disaster.

Some people even say that it was the human army attracted by Lilia. As long as Lilia is handed over,

"It seems you all know very well."

Kaz looked at his two scarred sons and once again strengthened his determination.

Lao Ma can choose to stay and die as a queen for the sake of the tribe, and he can also give up all his glory for his family, even if his soul will never be able to return to the embrace of the God of Centaurs and Horses.

He was silent for a while, and finally said seriously:

"In half an hour, it will be the time for the group of humans to change their defenses. That is the best time for us to break through the siege. I have been hiding a secret and haven't told anyone."

"As long as you walk eastward along the Toril Mountains, bypass the Twin Rhino Rivers, and follow the marks I left on the trees, you can enter an underground passage, which is the secret passage leading to the underground city. "

"What? Great, when do we leave?"

After Shandi and Gar heard this rare good news, their eyes suddenly lit up and they saw their father shouting excitedly.

"Ahem."

"It's not us. The only candidates to go to the dungeon this time are you two and your sister. At the same time, don't tell other clan members about this news."

"Why do you do this?"

Sandy was a little confused. They didn't understand why their father didn't ask other tribesmen to run together.

Kaz looked at the silly son in front of him who was always on the front line and the silent second son next to him, and sighed deeply.

"You must remember that the fewer people who know about this matter, the greater the hope of survival. You must protect your sister."

"But."

Sandy seemed to want to refute, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by her mother next to her:

"Obey! Unless you no longer regard him as your father!"

My mother, who usually had a gentle face, looked extremely serious at this time.

She stuffed the parchment representing inheritance into the blanket wrapping Lilia, and at the same time wrapped the last exposed eggshell, and handed it to her centaur brother Sandy.

"Protect your sister and don't let her get hurt."

Looking at their parents' actions, the two brothers understood what they meant, no matter how slow they were.

They wanted to use the large army of men and horses as bait to attract attention and ensure their smooth escape.

"I"

"I disagree!"

Just when Shandi was filled with tears and didn't know what to say, Gar, who had been silent, stood up.

At this time, he had faded away from the youthfulness of his first hunt, and the scars and bandages on his body proved that he had become a true warrior.

Gar walked to his father with a smile, ignoring his father's wide eyes, patted his injured left leg and said with a smile:

"Don't glare at me, Dad. I can't run fast because my leg is injured. Besides, I hate running long distances. Let Sandy do this kind of hard work. He's good at it."

As he spoke, he took out a rectangular object that was densely wrapped and entangled with various lines from the fish skin package he carried with him.

This was an improvised explosive device he had made from various scattered materials he had previously obtained through human caravans.

Although the power has not been tested yet, Gar believes that his years of research will not let him down, and his efforts over the years will not be wasted.

Gar looked at Sandy and said firmly:

"And I will open the way forward for you!"

"you."

"Sandy, go ahead, we will all bless you."

His mother wiped his cheeks,

His younger brother gently hit him on the chest,

His father turned his back to him, silently looking at the stars.

Sandy looked blankly at the family in front of him.

He didn't know what to say now.

But he knew that what he should do most now was to agree to their request and complete this last mission.

"I understand. At the risk of my life and honor, I will definitely protect my sister and never let her get hurt at all!"

Kaz, the leader of the centaur, nodded, turned around and walked out of the tent without saying anything.

My wife will tell them in detail what happens next.

He must seize the opportunity now to start preparing to blow the horn of counterattack and buy time for the child to escape.

Firefly-like stars in the night sky illuminated his steps.

He walked deep in the mountains and forests, carefully avoiding various traps, until he came to a hidden cave.

He walked quietly to the entrance of the cave, knocked twice, and then pushed the door open.