The Dragon's Pact: A Princess for the Flame

Chapter 73

In Wemons' military camp.

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Two soldiers stood near the command tent, their expressions serious.

In reality, their ears were perked up.

Before long, the sound of intense fighting erupted from the tent, making the two soldiers listen with keen interest, their breathing heavy.

After just over five minutes, everything went quiet.

The two soldiers exchanged a glance, silently moving a bit further away.

Soldier A: "The Knight Commander is getting faster and faster."

Soldier B: "I vaguely remember when Lord Wemons was a very upright person. He ate and lived with us, shared the good times and the bad. But now... sigh..."

Soldier A: "If the Black Dragon suddenly attacked the camp now, I'm afraid the Knight Commander wouldn't be able to lead the troops."

Soldier B: "Don't worry, that Black Dragon was pulled down by our grappling hooks last time, took dozens of sword hits while protecting that elf, and after breaking free, got hit by several Fireburst Spells. It's probably still licking its wounds somewhere."

Soldier A: "True, I'm going to take a leak, keep an eye out."

"Go on, go on, don't reward yourself too much, you pee so much at night, it's a sign of kidney deficiency."

"Go to hell!"

Soldier A cursed with a laugh, loosened his pants, and left the camp, heading to a large tree not far from the military formation. He took a deep breath, a satisfied expression on his face.

Before he could finish, a large, furry hand covered his mouth.

"Mmm?"

Soldier A looked terrified, unable to make a sound before being dragged into the woods with a "whoosh."

Banana Wolf and Melon Wolf wrapped the soldier's mouth with a large pair of shorts and tied him to a tree.

The Black Dragon's master said to always be cautious.

The intelligence from the Harpy leader, Chicken Too Beautiful, might not be accurate. To get real information, they needed to capture a human and pry open his mouth.

So this was a very lucky human soldier.

Banana Wolf: "Now, let's talk."

Melon Wolf: "You, answer."

Banana Wolf: "If you don't speak."

Melon Wolf: "You won't just die, you'll eat shit too!"

The soldier, terrified, nodded at the two overly strong Gnolls.

Although their Common Tongue was a bit awkward, he managed to understand.

"Good."

Melon Wolf put on gloves, opened a small leather pouch at his waist, showed the soldier some torture tools, and then fiercely asked:

"Tell me, how many humans are there? Any ambushes? Why come to Silvermoon Forest?"

"Mmm!"

"Slap—"

Banana Wolf slapped the soldier's face, baring his fangs with a vicious look.

"Why aren't you speaking!"

"Mmm!"

The soldier's face swelled, ears ringing, tears of grievance rolling down his cheeks.

Just as Banana Wolf was about to slap again, Melon Wolf noticed the problem. After Banana Wolf finished the second slap, Melon Wolf reminded:

"His mouth is stuffed, can't speak."

"Oh, I see!"

Banana Wolf suddenly understood, appreciatively patting Melon Wolf's shoulder:

"Melon Wolf, you're really smart."

Melon Wolf: "(￢_￢)?"

However, they couldn't just free the soldier's mouth, or he might call for help.

Banana Wolf pondered for a moment and said to the soldier:

"Now, I'll ask, nod for yes, shake for no, understand?"

The soldier nodded with tears in his eyes.

"You have over two thousand people?"

The soldier nodded.

"Any ambushes?"

The soldier shook his head.

"Planning to attack Silvermoon Forest?"

The soldier thought for a moment. Since they were going to fight the Black Dragon, they would indeed attack Silvermoon Forest, so he nodded again.

"Do you poop solid or runny?"

The soldier was bewildered.

...

After some questioning, Banana Wolf and Melon Wolf mercifully gave the soldier a quick death, then returned to the monster army to report to the Black Dragon.

Banana Wolf: "Boss, we caught a soldier."

Melon Wolf: "Got real information!"

"Can you two not speak one sentence each? Just let one of you talk to me!"

Su Nian looked speechlessly at the two silly Gnolls.

He seriously doubted if these two had been breeding Tyrant Stinkbugs all day and got dumb from the fumes, always acting dazed.

Banana Wolf and Melon Wolf felt a bit wronged. They just wanted a fair chance to show themselves in front of the boss, after all, they were brothers from the same litter.

But since it was the Black Dragon boss's request, the older Banana Wolf stepped forward:

"Report, boss."

"Humans, two thousand, no ambushes, usually poop solid, runny when it rains."

Su Nian listened to the first two sentences, which matched the Harpy leader's findings, but what was with the solid and runny poop?

What significance did this information have?

He was puzzled but said nothing. It's normal for subordinates to have some peculiar habits; as a leader, having a tolerant heart is most important.

After waiting a bit longer.

"Rustle—"

Kobold Polikri poked his head out from the bushes, respectfully reporting:

"Master, the traps are set, covering all possible human retreat routes, ensuring they step into five traps with every step back."

"Excellent!"

Su Nian nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Kobolds have low combat power and few numbers now."

"So, in the upcoming battle, just ambush nearby."

"Anna, there are many human archers, later..."

"No, Anna wants to stay with brother."

Anna's cute peach blossom eyes looked firmly at Su Nian, clinging tightly to his neck.

"I'll just be gone for a while, half an hour, no, ten minutes at most..."

Su Nian tried to argue, as it was too dangerous outside.

"No, Anna wants to stay with brother!"

To her, every moment with her brother was precious.

Even if it was extremely dangerous outside.

Anna tightened her grip, her soft hands holding tighter, tears welling in her eyes, ready to cry if Su Nian didn't agree.

"Alright, alright."

Su Nian sighed helplessly, carrying Anna on his back, securing her with animal skins, leaving only half her little head exposed.

Later, he just needed to fly a bit higher. With his current scale strength, human archers weren't much of a threat.

Besides, didn't he have so many subordinates?

They were the main force of the attack; he just needed to breathe a few Dragonbreaths to give the human army a headache.

With this thought, Su Nian hesitated no more, rechecking Anna's secure position, then let out a deafening roar:

"All monsters, heed my command! Attack!"

Then he took flight.

Heading towards the human army.