Ashen Dragon

Chapter 254: 179 Olivia (3)

Chapter 254: Chapter 179 Olivia (3)
 

“You—”

Olivia was stunned. She wanted to refute, but couldn’t find a reason.

Even she had to admit that this Red Dragon’s sophistry was quite clever; she couldn’t find any flaws even after seriously thinking about it.

After all, the liberation of serfs, the changes in the citizens’ lives, and the city’s wealth were all things she had witnessed firsthand. Even with her hostility and prejudice, Olivia could not ignore these facts.

“But, but…”

“You also cruelly killed those who pursued justice.”

Stammering for a long time, Olivia bit her teeth and stubbornly squeezed out a few words.

Hearing this young Silver Dragon’s feeble argument, Cassius almost laughed out loud, only exhaling sulfur-scented hot air beside her.

“Silver Dragon, aren’t you being a bit naive? They wanted to be heroes who slay dragons. Should I have just washed my neck and let them kill me?”

“Moreover, to go back to the previous question, what exactly is ‘justice’?”

Olivia snorted coldly, deliberately turning her head to the side. “In any case, it’s not up to an evil dragon like you to define it. No matter how you argue, the bloodline of Tiamat will always betray the evil in your heart, and the light of Bahamut will never shine upon you.”

Cassius ignored her and continued, “The initiator of your so-called ‘Knights of Justice,’ Grey Hawk Schroeder, is the Chief Mage of the Rackham Family. He was once an accomplice who harmed thousands of tieflings and a trusted subordinate of the old Vampire.”

“That, that was just an exception!”

“Collaborating with Schroeder was a last resort. Among those who opposed you, there were also steadfast individuals like Anhel—”

Olivia couldn’t help but argue.

Cassius interrupted her and directly pressed, “Then when tieflings were being slaughtered, when serfs were being wantonly exploited, and when people became blood slaves, where were they?”

“Why did those knights of justice you speak of not appear, and instead, it was I, the ‘evil dragon,’ who put an end to it all?”

He paused, with a hint of mockery in his tone.

“As for the so-called Gold Dragon?”

“When you know the truth, you’ll only feel like a complete joke.”

Olivia didn’t catch the hidden implication. She only felt the Red Dragon was mocking her with the Gold Dragon’s death, making her feel insignificant and powerless, thereby forcing her to submit.

Thinking of her companion of uncertain fate, tears welled up again in her eyes, and she cried out in a hoarse voice,

“Stop trying to smear dirt on others!”

“An evil dragon like you will never understand the justice in Anhel’s heart!”

“You may ravage the world for a time, and you may twist words to silence me, but their brilliance will remain in the world forever!”

Olivia’s voice was choked with sobs and became hoarse; those blue-gray eyes were like rippling springs, with tears streaming down her smooth silver cheeks.

“…”

Cassius found Olivia’s earnest “defense” on behalf of his alias both amusing and frustrating, barely holding back laughter.

He didn’t expect that this fabricated character of the Gold Dragon had left such a deep impression on her, thanks to her idealized and embellished memories.

Cassius originally intended to reveal his identity, completely shattering Olivia’s psychological defenses, allowing him to exploit the opening to control her mentally.

But seeing this young Silver Dragon being so persistent and deeply believing in the so-called “Gold Dragon Anhel,” he suddenly changed his mind.

“Maybe I can extract more benefits from this foolish Silver Dragon.”

Cassius rubbed his spiky chin, thinking to himself.

Suddenly, Olivia’s weak voice interrupted his thoughts.

“What… do you really want to do?”

Cassius turned his head, carefully examining the Silver Dragon in front of him.

Olivia’s slender neck and delicate limbs were bound together by scorching hot shackles. Her streamlined silver dragon body was tightly bound by heavy magic chains, restraining her torso and sleek wings.

The array, powerful enough to bind any giant dragon below the rank of Ancient Dragon, was an impenetrable prison for her.

Many of Olivia’s scales had been crushed and fallen off in silver fragments, and her body was covered with numerous wounds. Her posture appeared especially awkward under the constraints.

This pampered young Silver Dragon had likely never experienced such pain. She lay on the ground with her eyes half-closed, letting out faint gasps, her body rising and falling slowly with her breath.

Dragons’ aesthetic sense was boundless. By now, Cassius could even find beauty in an Ogre, let alone these so-called Metal Dragons. By dragon standards, this well-proportioned young Silver Dragon was undoubtedly “beautiful.”

Cassius approached the Silver Dragon, slowly lowering his head, their eyes meeting, ignoring the fear and hostility in her gaze.

“I’ve changed my mind, Silver Dragon,”

“In consideration of Bahamut, I won’t take your life. Although you haven’t followed the manners of a guest, I will still treat you with courtesy. However, if you remain obstinate, I will have to ask you to stay here for a few hundred years.”

Meanwhile, on the other side, White Dragon Tiniya, sensing her master’s presence, eagerly rushed into the palace, only to witness an unforgettable scene—

An extraordinarily powerful Red Dragon appeared in the palace. Despite having a different appearance, Tiniya recognized him as her master, Cassius, through the contract link and the familiar sulfuric scent.

Even this grand palace seemed a bit cramped under his nearly thirty-meter-long massive frame.

At the Red Dragon’s feet, a young Silver Dragon lay bound by the array on the ground, covered in wounds and hanging on to life, glaring at the Red Dragon with hatred—clearly, this was Cassius’s doing.

“Aar?”

Tiniya let out a puzzled howl.

Strangely enough.

This dreadful array had been occupied by another dragon, which should have made her happy, knowing she wouldn’t be captured by her master again.

But watching the bruised and battered Silver Dragon weakly lying before Cassius, Tiniya felt a surge of jealousy rising in her heart.

For a fleeting moment, she wished she could replace the Silver Dragon, enduring the master’s bestowed pain herself, even if it meant being bound by the Dragon Binding Array once more.

She finally understood her own longing.

“Damn wretched Silver Dragon, get away from the master!”

“Only I deserve to be personally whipped by him!”

With this thought, White Dragon Tiniya’s scales trembled with rage. She prepared herself as if facing a formidable enemy, glaring at the Silver Dragon with clenched teeth.