A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 113: Chapter 96 Silver Ice Dragonkin_1

Within the immense Ice Tower, bodies of giant dragons frozen to death were omnipresent, while everyone strode non-stop and rushed upwards with haste. The higher they ascended, the more distinctly they could hear the wrathful roar of the monstrous dragons, causing the tower itself to subtly shudder.

Upon reaching the topmost floor, they saw an intense battle involving colossal dragons.

Fighting against these dragons was a petite Dragonkin.

She appeared young, similarly resembling Greiya in terms of appearance. She had icy blue short hair and a white dragon tail, however, she lacked wings and instead, a couple of backward-curved dragon horns adorned her head.

At this moment, this Dragonkin girl was brandishing her Battle Axe, manipulating the demon beasts formed of solid ice around her, fighting fiercely against the giant dragons of the Evil Dragon Legion. She was manipulating snow and ice that filled the sky to engage in a fierce battle against those dragons. Meanwhile, these dragons opened their mouths, spewing out hot dragon breath, confronting the frosty snow manipulated by the Dragonkin girl.

One after the other, the demon beasts formed of ice melted amidst the roar and breath of the colossal dragons. The Dragonkin girl seemed tired, as she swung her Battle Axe relentlessly, ruthlessly reaping the life force of the dragons. Unfortunately, she was outnumbered. Overwhelmed by their numbers, she seemed to be faltering.

“Let’s go!”

Despite not knowing the origin of the Dragonkin girl, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t allow the Evil Dragons to revoke the seal and release the Flame Devil Dragon. Upon his command, he led the others into the battlefield.

Upon seeing Duanmu Huai and his crew rush in, the Dragonkin girl was taken aback. But when she saw Duanmu Huai and the others attacking the Evil Dragon Legion, a glint of confusion flickered in her eyes. However, she quickly readjusted her focus and continued to handle her adversaries.

With the arrival of Duanmu Huai and the reinforcements, the once ferocious Evil Dragon Legion was completely eradicated without putting up much of a fight. Undoubtedly, this was mainly because the Evil Dragon Legion had already experienced substantial losses before entering the Ice Tower. Otherwise, even with the prowess of Duanmu Huai and his team, there would have been a great challenge.

“Crash!!”

With the fall of the final colossal dragon, the battle came to an end. Duanmu Huai looked up and observed the Dragonkin girl standing not far off, Battle Axe in hand, vigilantly observing them.

“Hello, Miss Dragonkin.”

After contemplating for a moment, Duanmu Huai decided to approach her and clarify things. However, as soon as he turned around, the Dragonkin girl uplifted her Battle Axe and pointed it towards him.

“Leave this place. This is not where you belong.”

Just like a millennia-old iceberg, the Dragonkin girl’s voice was chill, indifferent, and devoid of any fluctuation. Nonetheless, Duanmu Huai didn’t pay heed, he simply halted and raised his hand.

“Alright, but I have something to tell you, please listen carefully…”

Without waiting for her response, Duanmu Huai quickly briefed her about the situation of the continent — of Fafner leading the Evil Dragon Legion’s attack on the humans, and trying to release the Flame Devil Dragon. It was conspicuous to him that she strongly opposed anyone entering the tower. Regardless of whether she was a guardian or anything else, he didn’t wish to provoke more trouble; hence, he decided to clarify his intentions before commencing the discussion.

“…….”

Having listened to Duanmu Huai’s narration without altering her facial expressions, the Dragonkin girl slowly lowered her Battle Axe. Apparently, she had paid heed to Duanmu Huai’s words.

“…In summary, that’s why we’re here. May I ask for your name, Miss, and what are you doing here?”

“…….”

The Dragonkin girl remained unspoken; however, at that moment, a petite figure squeezed out from behind her. She was about as big as a human hand and had a pair of wings resembling a butterfly’s—she seemed to be from a fairy-like race.

“Felin, I don’t think they’re bad people. They even helped you defeat the invaders. You should talk to them.”

“…….”

The Dragonkin girl remained silent while the little fairy appeared to take it as approval. Subsequently, she left the Dragonkin girl’s back and appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.

“Hello sir, the knight who seems a bit frightening. That kid’s name is Felin, she’s the guardian here…”

Simultaneously, the little fairy narrated the circumstances of the Dragonkin girl, named Felin, to Duanmu Huai and the others. According to the fairy’s detail, in the distant past, an evil Fire Dragon wreaked havoc on all towns and villages in this land. Since it was incredibly formidable, nobody could kill it, thus they could only seal it within the Ice Tower.

As the chief of her tribe, Felin undertook the responsibility of the seal and guard. She used her life force as magic power, maintaining the seal of the tower, hence she never left. Apart from the little fairy, Felin also had no other friends.

“I see.”

Having listened to the fairy’s narration, Duanmu Huai creased his eyebrows, pondering for a moment.

“But… we can’t continue like this. Miss Fairy, you’ve heard what I said. The Evil Dragon Fafner is planning to rule this world entirely. So he dispatched the Evil Dragon Legion to attempt to revoke the seal andfree the Fire Dragon. Although we repelled the invasion by the Evil Dragon Legion this time, they will come again.”

However, as soon as Duanmu Huai ended his sentence, a frosty voice emerged from beside him.

“When the time comes, I’ll eradicate them again.”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai looked around and noticed that the Dragonkin girl, named Felin, had already joined them. She stood there, watching them. However, Duanmu Huai hastily shook his head and proposed a different opinion.

“That’s pointless, Miss Felin. You can annihilate them once, twice, but can you hold up indefinitely? Just now, it seemed like you were on your last legs. I’ve heard from Miss Fairy that you’re using your life force to sustain the seal of this tower. But if you die, won’t the seal be broken? Even if you can annihilate them once or twice, you’ll still be killed by the Evil Dragons eventually. When that happens, the seal will still be lifted, and doesn’t your sacrifice turn in vain?”

“…….”

Confronted with Duanmu Huai’s rebuttal, Felin bit her lips slightly, remaining silent. At this juncture, Ogis looked at Duanmu Huai and asked.

“So, Master, can you solve this problem?”

“There’s only one solution right now.”

Duanmu Huai pondered for a moment and finally reached a conclusion. Hearing his words, everyone, including Felin, turned towards him.

“What solution?”

“Kill the Fire Dragon.”

“… Eh?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s decisiveness, everyone was taken aback. Lorena quickly spoke with unease.

“B-but… Didn’t that little fairy say that the Fire Dragon is very powerful, and was sealed because it couldn’t be killed?”

“Just because it wasn’t killable then doesn’t mean it can’t be killed now.”

Duanmu Huai turned around, facing everyone.

“Just look at us. Ann, Greiya, Lorena, and myself plus Ogis, can’t we handle a Fire Dragon? Even more, if Fafner wants to release the Fire Dragon to be his subordinate, that implies the Fire Dragon is not as strong as Fafner. Our target is to defeat Evil Dragon Fafner. If we can’t even cope with a Fire Dragon, what grand dreams do we have to eradicate the Evil Dragon Legion?! We might as well disperse, go home, sleep, and wait for death.”

“Uh… ”

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s words, everyone looked at each other.

Does seem to… make sense?

“The gentleman knight is right!”

Ann was the first to raise her hand in agreement.

“Our goal is to eliminate the Evil Dragon, how can we stop before a mere demon dragon?! If we can’t eliminate a Flame Devil Dragon, the plan to defeat the Evil Dragon is just a joke!”

Indeed, the foolhardy are fearless. Greiya next to her nodded.

“I… also agree with Ann.”

Without asking, everyone knew these two were inseparable.

“I am willing too.”

“Of course, I follow my master’s orders.”

Lorena and Ogis also expressed their stance.

As for Owen?

Well…even though it’s embarrassing to admit, but as Ann’s Guardian Knight, his abilities were actually the worst among all… Even Lorena could kill him with a punch.

In the team, he was just a minor character carrying luggage.

After aligning everyone’s opinions, Duanmu Huai looked at Felin again.

“So, Miss Felin, as you’ve heard, I believe this is the best way to solve the matter. We just need to eliminate the Fire Dragon completely, then the problem is solved, and the Evil Dragon Legion won’t be able to replenish manpower. You can also be freed. What do you think?”

“… Freedom…”

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Felin fell silent for a moment, then she seemed to have made up her mind and turned to Duanmu Huai.

“Then, I ask you to prove it.”

“Prove?”

“Yes, prove to me you can extinguish the flames of that demon dragon!”

At Felin’s words, in the next instant, countless cold ice and wind burst from her, and in the blink of an eye, she had vanished. In her place, there was a gigantic dragon, as if formed entirely from blocks of ice.

“Well… I’m not surprised by this.”

Looking at the Ice Dragon before him, Duanmu Huai took a deep breath and gripped his War Hammer.

“None of you are allowed to act! I will handle her!”

In the end, convincing her with reason is necessary.