Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter IV Chapter 107

The fire ants looked increasingly aggressive approaching the gates of Blackrock city. The pile of corpses from their comrades made it a little difficult for archers to target other fire ants. They were intelligent by using the corpses of the dead fire ants as shields.

"As long as the ant queen who gave them orders is still alive, we won't be able to finish off those ants easily." Lilia.

"You're right. But there's nothing we can do but survive." Reply Marianne.

Seeing the tired faces of her soldiers, Marianne could not expect anyone to search for the existence of the ant queen. They were even weaker than him, if he were to send someone to search for the location of the ant queen, it would be tantamount to a suicide mission.

"I've been practicing magic until I'm at the late stage of level 5. Also I was cultivating as I learned it in my previous life until I broke through to the Earth Refining stage, even so, is my strength still not enough to defeat these little monsters?"

Marianne complained of her helpless self. He hit the walls of the fortress and looked at the approaching ant colony with a bitter face.

Even though he had lived a dozen years practicing magic and cultivating. Marianne still could not match Alice's achievement.

Both in her past and present life, she was still standing behind the woman. He was jealous and angry at her. He did not want to be a younger brother who always stood behind him, but he wanted to stand beside him and shoulder the same burden as him.

The mana in Marianne's body had thinned out so had her Qi count. A little regretful as he only knew the [Blazing Dragon Sword] and [Eternal Phoenix Cleansing Flame] techniques that he had studied in his previous life. In his heart he hopes, if he does not become spoiled and listen to his brother to diligently train, he can certainly master many martial techniques.

The Blazing Dragon Sword Technique itself was a martial art that used fire Qi energy to be coated on a sword. With resolute sword intent and a burning determination. The Blazing Dragon Sword Technique was able to slash through an object until they were reduced to ashes. Unfortunately this technique requires a high focus to maintain the fire Qi energy that envelops the sword used.

Whereas the Eternal Phoenix Cleansing Flame was a technique that used the Qi energy in the body to burn the opponent directly. The specialty of this technique was its vast attack distance and the power of its fire that could not be extinguished easily. As the name implies, the Eternal Phoenix Cleansing Flame would burn anything both body and soul. And just like the Blazing Dragon Sword technique, the Eternal Phoenix Cleansing Flame technique also required the use of not a little Qi energy.

Marianne glanced at the faces of the soldiers who had already blackened from despair. A little more the ants will touch the walls of the fortress and blow themselves up.

"No! I can't let this happen." Marianne again held her sword tightly, intending to burn her cultivation to increase her ability to finish off the fire ants.

"M-Marya?! What are you gonna do?!" Lilia was aware of the strange flow of energy emanating from Marianne's body. It feels hot and burning. Lilia believes that the heat is not only burning anyone around her but also Marianne.

Marianne shook her head, her determination was already round. He could not let the ant enter the city and destroy it. "Lilia, I want you to help me with all your strength."

Lilia immediately held back Marianne's hand that was ready to jump down. "Aah!" The heat flowed from his skin to his head. He groaned in pain but Lilia remained stubborn and did not let go of Marianne's hand.

"What are you doing! Don't touch me."

"No. Maria, you can't go. There must be another way to save this town."

"You? Didn't you see--"

A violent explosion suddenly stopped their small debate.

Everyone immediately looked towards the steaming smoke in the middle of the fire ant colony.

Then, a moment after, a great roar sounded so loud that it made the feathers of me sit on everyone's feet. Waves of wind from the roar threw out a puff of smoke so that the figure behind it began to be seen.

"Na-Dragon?! A Dragon?!"

The hundreds of pairs of eyes that stood on top of the fortress watched the mighty figure. A sour face, fear and sadness were clearly on their faces.

The matter of the fire ants was not finished yet and now a dragon came. Even if she was in her fit state, Marianne doubted that defeating the dragon was easy.

Marianne bitterly laughed covering her face, they really had no more chance to defend Blackrock city. Even to escape alone it could be impossible with the presence of the dragon figure.

The red color glows with sharp golden eyes. The dragon stared at every face that saw it. It has three horns on its head and several large sharp spines on its back to its tail. The aura he exuded was so powerful that it made people lose their ability to remain upright.

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"Your Majesty. Is our direction right?" Kyrant looked at Echidna with a questionable expression and was anxious.

Already flying so far across the ocean to the continent of Regnum, they should have arrived at the kingdom of Solus a few hours earlier. But, the Echidna who did not recognize the environment just kept giving orders that made them have to circle in the sky.

Kyrant sighed. Not her tired body but her heart, seeing Echidna's stubborn and know-how-seeking demeanor. "I don't know, if it turns out he has this kind of childish attitude." Inner groan.

"Don't worry, I'm sure this time we'll be in the right direction." Echidna answered with great confidence.

Above the clouds, in the high sky. Echidna stood on Kyrant's head while monitoring the land with her sharp eyesight. After passing through the barrier that the ancient hero created in the middle of the ocean, Echidna led Kyrant towards the kingdom of Solus. But well, he used his memories thousands of years ago before many countries were established and Aria turned into what it is today.

Echidna with her adorable petite and cute body jumped up and down in excitement over Kyrant's head. "We arrived, we arrived. Look kan! I'm right! Hmphh!" He then stomped his feet over Kyrant's head. Echidna turned on the Kyrant who had been chatty.

Kyrant put on a lazy expression, is rolling his eyeballs and ignoring Echidna.

"I feel the same energy as my mom down there. Go and find out what's going on."

Kyrant was astonished, he tilted his head while asking. "Yes-his Majesty? Then you how? What do you want to do?"

Why did he just tell her? Why isn't he coming?

Echidna placed her index finger under her chin. "I want to see my grandparents. Oh, also aunt, her sister's mom. Mama says they live in the south and have a big white house with a beautiful blue roof." Echidna then jumped. He spread his wings and darted towards his destination. "Remember! Don't forget to report to me what you got." His screams were full of spirit.

Echidna's shadow disappears behind the clouds. Kyrant floated in the sky while looking down. He again breathed his long breath.

"It looks like there's been a great battle downstairs. Those weak humans couldn't even cope with an insect. Heh, suck."

Kyrant then descended quickly, darting to the ground and destroying dozens of flames.

"Your Majesty is right. There's energy here that feels like that woman."

Seeing the humans trying to hold the fire ant back from entering the city, Kyrant knew how.

Kyrant then roared strongly to suppress the insects that were nearby. He flapped his wings firmly and flew away some insects.

Kyrant turned around, he looked at the red-haired and red-eyed woman who was standing upright on top of the fortress.

"Lumayan. Even after I let go of my Aura, she was still able to stand."