ccnovels Chapter 397: Dignity!
Chapter 397: Dignity!
As the city with the closest ties between the Beastkin Star Domain and the Federation, the City of Canbera was enormous, covering tens of thousands of square kilometers!
At this moment, if one looked down from the sky at this massive city, which connected the ocean and the mountains, it had already transformed into a kind of hell.
Half of it was blood-red, while the other half was illuminated by scattered lights in the darkness of night.
This scene made the Beastkin City Lord, who was watching from a distance, beat his chest and stamp his feet in frustration!
Although most of the residents in the city had already been evacuated,
This city would likely need to be completely rebuilt after tonight!
After Davi Cafer unleashed his blood-red energy area attack, Jessistan and Cook P. Jones, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, exchanged a glance and then, with mutual understanding, retreated together.
They left this battlefield completely to Loren!
Judging from Loren's abnormal state, he was having the time of his life and had become incredibly excited!
To avoid accidental injuries, Miss Silver Dragon and the Legendary Hunter decided to find a more distant spot to watch the battle.After all, neither of them knew if Loren's abilities might accidentally hit them...
Getting hurt by a friendly unit would be truly heartbreaking.
Jessistan and Cook P. Jones retreated to the rooftop of a tall building ten thousand meters away.
This was a stronghold of the Goblin Merchant Guild.
However, due to tonight's upheaval, all the Goblin Merchant Guild's staff had evacuated at the opportune moment...
Thus, it became an excellent vantage point for watching the battle.
No one would disturb them, and the view was perfect.
In fact, Miss Silver Dragon even canceled her shapeshifting and only cast a "Size Reduction" spell on herself!
On the rooftop of the Goblin Merchant Guild building, a pocket-sized silver dragon, no more than two meters tall, stood beside a curious-looking Cook P. Jones, gazing into the distance toward where Loren and Davi Cafer were fighting...
Sensing the Legendary Hunter's curious gaze, Miss Silver Dragon, who was intently watching this cross-tier battle, stared at the battlefield ten thousand meters away and spoke softly:
"Human, just because you've grasped a bit of the 'Darkness' authority, have you lost your reverence for the great dragons?"
Miss Silver Dragon's tone was cold as she casually exposed the biggest secret hidden within Cook P. Jones, as if stating the most ordinary thing.
Upon hearing this, Cook P. Jones froze for a moment.
Then, he shook his head with a wry smile, said nothing more, and quietly withdrew his curious gaze, turning his head to pretend to focus on watching Loren's direction...
"Warned, huh? Hmph, there really are dangerous people in the Star Realm!"
"Mr. Loren, taming a bad-tempered Demigod-level dragon like that won't be easy..."
Standing on the rooftop, Cook P. Jones looked at Loren's figure ten thousand meters away and silently sighed to himself.
On the rooftop of the Goblin Merchant Guild building, silence returned.
Neither the man nor the dragon had any intention of speaking again.
Although both had a good relationship with Loren and had already met each other once in the Endless Snowy Forest,
It was clear that when the two of them were alone, they didn't like each other very much...
It had nothing to do with anything else—just a simple incompatibility of personalities.
The power aura inherent in a "Hunter" always tended to be disliked by some "free-spirited" supernatural creatures.
Naturally proud dragons had no interest in becoming a "Hunter's" Animal Partner.
That would be a form of "enslavement."
In the eyes of the proud Jessistan, Cook P. Jones's curious gaze was quite offensive...
And if Cook P. Jones were being honest, he would have to admit that he had once fantasized about contracting a dragon as his Animal Partner.
For an experienced Legendary Hunter,
If "Druids who have mastered various animal transformations" were the ultimate dream of all Hunter professions,
Then dragons, standing at the apex of most creatures, were the unattainable desire that every Hunter tossed and turned over in their youth.
"Powerful! Powerful! Damn powerful!" That was the label dragons had in every Hunter's mind!
Unfortunately, proud and appearance-obsessed dragons had always favored good-looking "Paladins" and "Mages" with outstanding auras among supernatural professions...
The rough and unrestrained Hunter profession, which even liked to play "Capture Play," had never been favored by these breath-spewing creatures.
The relationship between the two could even be described as "the kind where one wrong look leads to a full-on brawl"...
Of course, most of the time, it was the dragons who struck first.
Therefore, the Star Realm often saw powerful Hunters bearing the title "Dragon Slayer."
Clearly, that powerful Hunter must have had a falling out with some unfortunate dragon...
The above passage came from the standard textbook of the elective course "The Deep Impact of Supernatural Professions on Personal Relationships" at the Federation's top university.
So, judging from what had just happened on the rooftop,
It was hard to say whether Miss Silver Dragon had refrained from attacking Cook P. Jones directly because she realized she couldn't kill him, or because she considered him Loren's friend...
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Federal Calendar 7708, December 31st, early morning hours.
Beastkin Star Domain, City of Canbera, central area shrouded by blood-red mist.
After Jessistan and Cook P. Jones had both retreated to a suitable observation point,
The high-ranking Security Bureau official who had come alone to arrest Loren—Davi Cafer—finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.
At least those two wouldn't interfere...
Although he didn't know why the Councilman's backup hadn't arrived yet, since things had come to this, it seemed he would have to rely on himself to keep this dangerous man here!!
Go for it! Davi Cafer! You can do this!
Just like before—charge in!
Use your fists to smash your opponent to death!!!
Then, with endless fame, return to the Central Star Domain!
Reclaim the power and dignity of the New Faction!
And then, save the Federation!!!
Clearly, in the face of this mixed situation tonight, this Demigod Agent still had the spirit to encourage himself.
To be fair, as a front-line agent, he had already passed the test.
But unfortunately, he was also a high-ranking member of the Security Bureau.
And as a high-ranking official, one needed not only absolute, unwavering courage but also a certain kind of wisdom—a wisdom called "seeing the big picture."
What he didn't know was that, after committing such a major scandal, he had already been reduced to a pawn of the Federation Council to test the Goddess of the Nature Sect.
This could be seen as a twisted form of "atonement through merit" and "making the best use of everything."
Passing Judgment on a Demigod Agent who had rendered such meritorious service in the past was too cruel for certain lofty beings who liked to maintain dignity.
This was also the last shred of dignity the Federation was giving to an agent who had dedicated his life to the Federation.
"Backup won't be coming anymore."
Perhaps, deep down, Davi Cafer had already guessed this.
Perhaps, even before he stood before Loren, he had already realized it.
After all, the two Colleagues who had come with him had already retreated after the silver magical array appeared.
As if they had deliberately "escorted" him to the City of Canbera...
But he didn't care!
What he wanted to protect was the Federation in his heart, nothing else.
Perhaps, he was already exhausted.
Perhaps, all he needed now was a suitable ending, nothing else.
That was it.
As a Security Bureau Agent who had witnessed the Federation's rise and fall for thousands of years, this time...
He had lost the most crucial thing in his heart—"Hope."
So, he simply let things take their course...
After encouraging himself for a moment, Davi Cafer looked determinedly at Loren, who was suspended in the distant night sky!
"Tonight! Only one of us is walking out of this blood mist alive!"
"Criminal, Las Loren!"