130: Choice

Reyn saw a bloody hole pierced through Alistair's body; it was clear Alistair hadn't completely dodged the fire spear attack just now.

"Alistair, don't speak for now, quickly drink some recovery potion. You're too gravely injured."

Reyn took out a bottle of recovery potion, wanting Alistair to drink it, but Alistair blocked him.

"I've already drunk it, Reyn. Help me check on Aunt Melissa; she needs it more."

Alistair pointed to Melissa, who was further away, and then collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"So severely injured, sigh!"

Since Alistair had already drunk the recovery potion, there was nothing else Reyn could do but see if Alistair could pull through in the end.

Alistair's demonic wolf, Dorok, was not injured. It ran to its master's side, and Reyn told it to look after Alistair.

Master Capdo was still casting spells, and Anatolis stood guard just in case. Reyn glanced at Master Capdo, then went to where Melissa had fallen.

Melissa was also very seriously injured. Ariya was by her side, continuously using nature magic to heal Melissa, but the effect was not obvious.

"Human, please save Sister Melissa!"

Ariya saw Reyn approaching and, while casting spells, tearfully pleaded with Reyn.

She had just seen Alistair talking to Reyn, and it seemed they knew each other, so she hoped Reyn had a solution.

Ariya's healing magic was decent; Melissa's injuries had stopped worsening. After Reyn gave Melissa two bottles of healing potions, he let Ariya continue treating Melissa.

"Don't worry, she's not in too much trouble. The bleeding has stopped. She just passed out from exhaustion and will wake up soon."

After all, Melissa was a Gold-rank Peak expert. As long as she didn't suffer a fatal injury, there wouldn't be much of a problem, and she would recover with a little time.

"Reyn, I've got something!"

Master Capdo suddenly called out, and Reyn hurried over.

"What did you find?"

Master Capdo put away his staff. Fire Wing, who had been unconscious, was now foaming at the mouth and convulsing uncontrollably.

"I just forcibly read some of this monster's memories and learned some information about the Dragon Race's southward movement this time."

"This time, the one leading the large army to the Rage Bear Territory is Roderick, the leader of the Dragon Worship Cult. His army is countless, and they are probably less than three days away from here."

"This monster's consciousness is a bit chaotic, and its memories are jumbled, but I found a crucial piece of information."

Master Capdo rubbed his head. Forcibly reading Fire Wing's memories put a great strain on him. If Fire Wing's consciousness hadn't been chaotic and its resistance weak, he wouldn't have succeeded in reading them.

"The Red Dragon Queen ordered the dragons to lead the Dragonborn and the Dragon Worship Cult to lead their army south, but she forbade Legendary Experts from participating, only allowing battles below the Legendary Rank."

"Moreover, Roderick also ordered that any human cities that are too strong and difficult to conquer can be bypassed without a forced attack."

"The large army led by Roderick will begin to disperse on the outskirts of the Black Mountain Range, with these Gold Rank Dragonborn and Dragon-blooded Monsters leading their respective monster armies to sweep through the entire Rage Bear Territory."

The information Master Capdo gathered made Reyn's eyes light up.

"So, that Legendary Expert might not make a move and will just stay in the rear?"

Master Capdo nodded.

"According to this monster's memory, that is indeed the case!"

Anatolis spoke up from the side, trying to persuade Reyn.

"Reyn, you don't need to take risks. This intelligence might not be accurate. No one can predict what a Legendary Expert will do. What if they decide to act?"

"This is not the place to discuss these things. Let's return to Red River Territory first to talk about the rest."

Reyn didn't answer Anatolis. He first took the severely injured Alistair and Melissa back to Red River Territory.

Master Capdo directly killed Fire Wing, then put away Fire Wing's corpse.

"This Dragon-blooded Monster's corpse is very valuable. I'll refine it when I get back and can produce a batch of dragon blood potion, which can also improve the strength of your subordinate warriors."

"Master Capdo, didn't you say that dragon blood is highly infectious? Will there be any side effects?"

Reyn didn't want his subordinates to turn into half-human, half-dragon monsters.

"No, after being processed and refined into a potion, the dragon blood will have virtually no side effects. It's just that the effect will be slightly weaker than directly consuming raw dragon blood."

"That's good then!"

Afterward, Reyn and the others quickly rushed to Red River Territory, simultaneously relaying the news of the Dragon Race's invasion to the remaining three barons of Red River Valley.

The recent battle's fluctuations had already alarmed the other three barons, and now, receiving Reyn's news, the remaining three barons were extremely shocked.

Dragon Calamity, this term was even more terrifying than the Black Tide. After all, the Black Tide merely involved more monsters without top-tier experts, whereas a Dragon Calamity involved the presence of Legendary Experts.

Baron Dario, who was closest to Bright Moon Territory, was the first to feel the arrival of the Dragon Calamity. When Dragon Hawk chased Alistair, it passed through his territory, leaving Dario terrified for a long time.

Subsequently, Wilson and others, fleeing from Bright Moon Territory, also passed through Dario's territory, and the Wyvern Knight pursuing Wilson's group even circled Dario's territory.

Dario was now like a startled bird. With only Silver-rank strength, he was completely powerless against the enemies he had just encountered.

Before receiving the news of the Dragon Calamity from Reyn, he was already preparing to pack up and flee.

After receiving the accurate news, he accelerated his actions even further, hurriedly taking his trusted subordinates and fleeing. As for his territory, he, like the lord who encountered the Fel Orcs disaster before, chose to abandon it without hesitation.

Dragon Calamity, Gold Peak enemies—this information made Dario directly give up defending his territory. His life was more important than his territory.

Moreover, he had family protection, so even abandoning his territory wouldn't be a big problem. At most, he would lose his territory and baronial status, and he could still live a carefree life afterward.

Edwin in the south was the same. The place where Reyn ambushed Fire Wing was very close to Edwin's territory, and the powerful battle fluctuations made Edwin panic.

He had never encountered a battle of this level and could only pray that it wouldn't affect him.

After the battle ended, Edwin received Reyn's news. He had heard about the Dragon Race deep in the Black Mountain Range, and Edwin also chose to abandon his territory and prepare to flee without hesitation.

Only Baron Paris, after receiving Reyn's news, chose to defend his territory. He had no direct experience of the Dragon Race's terror. Paris only knew that the fruits of several generations of his family's struggle were here, and he could not abandon his territory, nor was he qualified to abandon it.

Reyn ignored the reactions of the three barons. He himself didn't know how to make a choice now.

Upon returning to his territory, Reyn initially wanted to immediately convene all high-ranking officials of Red River Territory for a meeting to discuss how to deal with the upcoming predicament.

But after a second thought, Reyn abandoned this idea. He stood alone on Red River Fortress, overlooking the Red River Territory he had personally built.