Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

The mobilization speech was still ongoing when a young girl from the Sea God Race, clad in armor, approached Ling Lu and her companions, greeting them heartily:

”Are you Miss Linglu Huakai and Miss Corola Shuer of the ’Dragon God’s Might’?

I’ve heard a lot about you! I’m the leader of ’Island Drifting’, just call me Lingshan.

I didn’t expect ’Dragon God’s Might’ to issue a call to arms.

With the opportunity to collaborate with you, this mission is surely a sure success.

Originally, we wanted to team up with that newly formed S-Class adventure group, but it seems they had something come up; we waited but they never appeared.

We tried contacting them through a crystal ball, but there was no response.

Organizing under you...”

Lingshan didn’t finish her sentence before a man from the Fish-dragon Clan stood behind her and gripped her shoulder.

”Leader, ’Dragon God’s Might’ is busy, don’t disturb them, come back and listen to the key points,” Lang Yi said as he grabbed Lingshan’s arm, pulling her back into the crowd.

Corola adjusted her glasses, watching Lang Yi and Lingshan leave, muttering to herself:

”Newly formed S-Class...that team, huh...”

”I heard that their leader registered a few years ago as a D-Level adventurer in every aspect.

In just a few short years, he led the team and conquered three super large mazes, becoming an S-Class adventure group,” Ling Lu added.

”That’s certainly rapid growth. However, conquering underground mazes tests one’s understanding of maze rules, which doesn’t necessarily reflect strong inherent prowess.”

Corola looked over the bustling crowd,

”There’s no sign of them here. Perhaps they’ve realized that maze strategy skills are useless in dealing with the Evil Dragon...”

”I wouldn’t say that.

Conquering three super large underground mazes so quickly isn’t something that can be achieved through understanding rules alone.

Besides, I heard their leader took first place at the Dragon God Conference.

Perhaps they believe we can handle the evil dragon and went to take care of something more important.”

Corola sighed and said, ”Let’s hope so.”

Glantham Mac’s mobilization speech lasted an hour, and he didn’t divide the adventurers participating in the dragon subjugation into groups, only stipulating rules such as ”no infighting” and ”do not act without instruction.”

The adventurers gathered here mostly had their own teams and combat habits, and intervening too much could significantly reduce their effectiveness.

As for the scattered adventurers…

Many adventure groups eagerly extended olive branches to skilled adventurers to secure better dragon rewards.

The rewards depend entirely on the evaluation given by the dragons, so these adventurers won’t start fighting over personal gains for now.

Not to mention, they’re being led by the ’Dragon God’s Might’, the pinnacle of adventurers.

When the speech ended, Glantham Mac instructed the adventurers present to rest in place and for Corola to summon warships according to the headcount.

To avoid unnecessary sacrifice, the ’Dragon God’s Might’ call to arms only included individual adventurers of A+ and above levels and adventure groups of A-Class and above.

Even with such stringent level requirements, the force to subjugate the evil dragon included over one hundred and fifty people.

Considering the unknown power of the evil dragon and the number of its offspring, Glantham Mac divided the adventurers into five large groups, each boarding a different warship.

Once all was ready, Glantham Mac, with his team, boarded a yacht, leading the way in front of the warships as they set sail towards the island shrouded by the barrier.

After two hours of sailing, Glantham led the adventurer teams into the sea area where the island was located.

The sea was calm, with no waves in sight, like a mirror reflecting the clear blue sky, giving no hint of the island’s presence.

Glantham took a glance at Corola and Ling Lu, then drew the sword on his back.

Ling Lu raised her hand, summoning a surge of seawater that compressed into a massive water ball in her palm.

Ancient spells swirled around Corola, forming three intricate golden magic arrays that hovered in front of Ling Lu.

The water ball in Ling Lu’s hand grew larger and more substantial.

With the water ball, she seemed to be controlling a glittering crystal ball.

With the magic ready, Ling Lu directed the water ball towards the golden magic array before her. A stream of water burst forth, expanding several times in size as it passed through the array, becoming even more colossal.

Despite being no thicker than a bucket, thanks to the amplification of the three magic arrays, the water flow became overwhelming, as if a giant stone was hurled forth.

With a thunderous ”boom,” the enormous stream struck against something, causing a tremendous splash.

A massive semicircular shield appeared before everyone, revealing a large crack under Ling Lu’s powerful magic assault.

As they gazed at the shattered shield and the waning water flow, Glantham’s feet were engulfed in flames. He leapt from the ship onto the rippling sea, rushing towards the crumbling magic barrier in one breath.

’Raging Dream’ initially chose to infiltrate and break through the barrier, but found the barrier too complex and strong, unable to locate its weak point to penetrate through. Eventually, they opted for destruction.

Since the hidden barrier was exceedingly powerful, there was no need to waste time on neutralizing it. Directly breaking it down was a better option.

Dragging on too long, the lurking evil dragon would have been ready either to battle or flee.

Leaping off the sea, the flames blazing on Glantham’s arms spread to his giant sword, which he then slammed forward. The already unstable barrier disintegrated instantly, disappearing into golden magic power.

A vast island emerged in the turbulent sea area in an instant.

Viewed from above, the adventure-bearing ships were like grains of rice around a football in the face of the island.

No one imagined the island to be so immense before actually seeing it.

With the barrier broken, Corola caught Glantham securely with her shield as he issued a command while gazing at the thunderclouds above the island:

”Everyone, advance! Subjugate the evil dragon!”

With Glantham’s command, all ships accelerated their course toward the island.

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Meanwhile, Yang Yu and his group arrived smoothly at the ’Raging Dream’ stronghold.

Lotcar sensed a scent akin to that of a giant dragon and successfully found the note left by ’Dragon God’s Might’.

The note detailed the expected timing and location for the evil dragon’s subjugation.

Yang Yu confirmed the time with Luo Luosi; the conquest planned by ’Dragon God’s Might’ was set for today.