Chapter 103 Dragon Tide Erupts, Sage Doria

"East—East—"

The branch master was stunned, not expecting Naruto to be so proactive.

He had already prepared for the worst, expecting to be rejected.

After all, facing Golden-level Adventurers, the Adventurers' Guild couldn't force them to take on quests.

If it was a high-risk, high-mortality quest, even if the Guild offered generous and tempting rewards, some Golden-level Adventurers would still be unwilling to accept.

The branch master composed himself and continued, his face beaming with joy: "Head east, cross the Rocky Mountains, and you'll see a massive azure city. That is the Wind Capital, one of the Kingdom's five great cities."

"At the same time, it is also the most prosperous city and has the largest population, apart from the Royal Capital."

"Sir Naruto, I have already contacted a Lizard Monk who can transform into a dragon. You can ride a wyvern to the Wind Capital at the fastest possible speed."

"No need."

After knowing the exact location of the Wind Capital, Naruto unfurled his Shadow Instant Kill Array and directly "teleported" a hundred kilometers, continuously heading towards the Wind Capital.

Just as the branch master said, the Wind Capital was indeed a magnificent and prosperous human city.

A great river named Tam, originating from the Rocky Mountains, flowed to the sea.

The Wind Capital was located near the mouth of the Tam River.

The stone city walls soared into the clouds, even more magnificent and spectacular than the Great Snow Mountain castle. Along the coastline, arrow towers stood tall on the city wall, and white seagulls circled among the arrow towers.

Because there were sea monsters in the ocean, although the Wind Capital was by the sea, it had not developed thriving maritime trade. Instead, it resembled a heavily fortified military stronghold.

But on the other side of the city, it was a completely different scene.

The alluvial plain brought by the Tam River was vast and fertile, planted with wheat fields.

A salty sea breeze passed through the seven giant windmill blades, bending the golden waves of wheat fields outside the city, as if stretching endlessly.

In a year of good harvest, the Wind Capital's wheat production could not only feed its own population but even be sold throughout the kingdom.

Cooking smoke rose from red-tiled roofs, windmills slowly turned, and the scent of caramel wafted from bakeries.

Unlike the Water Capital's prosperous commerce and tourism, the Wind Capital primarily focused on agriculture and animal husbandry.

"Dong—Dong—Dong—"

At this moment,

The seemingly peaceful scene was shattered by a sudden bell toll.

The setting sun dyed the river an orange-gold, and the bronze alarm bell of the Wind Capital's bell tower suddenly rang out.

An old man herding sheep in the field squinted at the horizon. At first, he thought it was a flock of migrating birds, until that moving black cloud tore through the fiery clouds, revealing massive bodies and ferocious dragon wings.

Dragons!

And a very large flock of dragons!

The first red-scaled dragon swept over the coastline, surprisingly bypassing the Wind Capital and diving onto the plain.

With a "bang."

The tip of the red dragon's wing severed a windmill blade, and fire lit up at its neck.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The red dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a scorching stream of fire, like a flamethrower, incinerating the golden wheat fields.

The sheepdogs barked frantically at the sky, and the sheep panicked, knocking over wooden fences.

"Dragons—They're evil dragons!"

"The evil dragons are here, run, run!"

The villages outside the Wind Capital immediately fell into chaos.

Screams, cries, shouts for help, curses, and prayers mingled together, ceaseless.

This was just a few scattered dragons rampaging through the fields.

The true main force of the dragon flock was still the prosperous and militarily powerful Wind Capital!

"Load the crossbows!"

The city wall commander's voice was hoarse.

The soldiers pushed the rusty giant crossbows, their bolts wrapped in oil-soaked linen.

At a glance, dozens of heavy giant crossbows were mounted on the towering city walls.

As the dragon flock approached, their scales of various colors shimmered with a metallic luster, like cold, armored iron, a thousand armies pressing down.

"Fire—"

A hysterical roar.

Amidst the "swish swish swish" of air being torn, dozens of giant arrows, trailing fire, shot towards the dragon flock.

Most crossbow bolts would be deflected by the hard, smooth dragon scales, but if they hit the membrane-covered dragon wings, they would pierce through, causing the dragon to fly unsteadily.

If lucky enough to hit an eye socket, it could cause a fatal injury.

"Roar—"

A blue dragon was hit in the eye by a burning giant arrow, its brain pierced through. It howled in agony and plunged into the cliffside sea, splashing up huge waves.

"Keep it up, fire!"

The commander roared again.

The heavy defensive crossbows were continuously loaded and fired, forcefully dispersing the cloud-like dragon flock.

"Whoosh—The Wind Capital's magic towers facing the sea also activated.

Each magic tower had ten mages, jointly controlling a giant magic crystal ball, gathering pure magical energy, which was then emitted by a huge convex mirror that could rotate 360 degrees without blind spots.

The moment it activated, a high-energy beam shot out at extremely high speed, far surpassing the clumsy crossbow bolts.

When it hit, even if not a vital spot, it could melt dragon scales, severely wounding the dragons.

"Swish"

The magic tower's convex mirror rotated, instantly firing a blazing white light beam, as thick as a bucket, hitting a black dragon and blasting a carriage-sized hole in its chest, knocking it down.

Normally, with the Wind Capital's defensive capabilities, even if seven or eight dragons attacked, they could be fended off.

However.

The dragon flock attacking the Wind Capital was simply too numerous!

Not just seven or eight, but dozens of them!!

Dozens of dragons spread out, either breathing fire, spitting water, or stirring up hurricanes, launching terrifying attacks.

A section of the city wall was suddenly blown open by an explosive fireball comparable to a troll's, sending hard bluestone shards flying.

Another section of the city wall was engulfed by a sea of fire and a torrent of water, truly like a double assault of ice and fire.

There were also hurricanes that knocked soldiers off their feet, making them fall from the dozens of meters high city wall, directly splattering into pulp.

In an instant, countless defending soldiers stationed in the city were killed or wounded.

They were either burned to death, fell to their death, or drowned.

How could frail human bodies contend with dragons?

"Oh, great Wind Spirit, please let me borrow your wings, to soar freely between heaven and earth, Wind of Whirlwind, Sky's Waltz!"

A sweet, soft, gentle yet firm voice echoed in the ears of many defending soldiers.

As the spell was chanted, spiral air currents formed around the soldiers who had fallen from the city wall, lifting them up.

"I—I'm flying?"

"Look, it's the Sage!"

"Sage, we're saved!"

"This is great, this is great!"

The soldiers who had narrowly escaped death looked in the direction of the voice and saw a naturally innocent girl with a youthful face, a voluptuous figure, and rose-pink short hair, and couldn't help but cheer.

It was none other than one of the Adventurers' Guild's ten Golden-level Adventurers, the strongest mage in the Human Kingdom—Sage Doria!

Sage Doria, stepping on a pale blue wind vortex, flew into mid-air, waving her staff, and continued to chant:

"Wind of the mortal world, return to reincarnation, protect the weak sentient beings, grant them the protection of wind!"

"Swish"

A huge wind wall actually rose from the city wall, blocking the invasion of numerous dragons.

"Hear the judgment of the Storm Spirit, swift as an arrow, sharp as a blade, in the form of wind, sever all evil in the world!"

Doria's beautiful, innocent face was full of solemnity as she waved her staff towards a dragon.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Wind and clouds surged in the sky, and azure wind blades, several meters high and crescent-shaped, condensed and slashed haphazardly towards a gray dragon.

"Splat splat splat"

In mid-air, crimson dragon blood sprayed.

Even scales as hard as iron were split open, and the dragon's wing was severed by the giant wind blade. The gray dragon roared unwillingly and plummeted to the ground.

Seeing the Sage's support, not only saving many soldiers but also setting up defenses in one go and severely wounding a dragon, the commander's confidence immediately surged.

"Everyone, prepare! Load the crossbows! We're going to counterattack!"

"Counterattack! Counterattack!"

"Kill these evil dragons!!"

The soldiers' morale soared, and they regrouped, preparing to counterattack.

Just then.

The sea surface suddenly swelled!

A three-headed serpent-like dragon beast burst out of the waves, grotesque and ugly. Its long necks stretched out, and it opened its bloody mouths, biting the river mouth sluice gate.

"Crash crash crash"

"Clang clang clang"

The cast-iron winch let out an ear-piercing groan, and seawater poured back into the inner river, overturning fishing boats docked at the pier like toys.

It wasn't over yet.

The Sea Serpent Dragon opened its bloody mouths, its gill membranes vibrating at high frequency, and a chilling, faint light glowed deep in its throats.

The next moment.

Three streams of freezing cold air shot out, sweeping along the city wall, instantly covering everything with frost, freezing all in their path.

In just the blink of an eye.

The freezing cold currents swept across the top of the wall, instantly freezing dozens to a hundred soldiers, as well as numerous city defense mechanisms, into ice sculptures.

"High-level mutated dragon species—Sea Serpent Dragon!?" Sage Doria's pretty face changed drastically, instantly turning pale.

She was already unable to stop dozens of dragons, and her magic power was greatly depleted from repeatedly casting spells.

Now, another Sea Serpent Dragon had appeared.

Wasn't this going to utterly destroy the Wind Capital?

"This current crisis, unless all ten Golden-level Adventurers are gathered, there's no way to resolve it—"

Every combat-type Golden-level Adventurer had the formidable strength to solo a dragon.

But the problem was, they were too far away!

Each of them was in a different corner of the world, and they couldn't possibly arrive in a short time.

Even the Earth Capital and Water Capital, closest to the Wind Capital, would take seven or eight days by the fastest land route.

Moreover.

The heavy warriors of the Earth Capital were notoriously stubborn and never left the Earth Capital.

As for the recently renowned Shinigami Naruto from the Water Capital—

He was rumored to be only a twelve-year-old boy.

The heroic deeds sung by bards, such as one person holding off a thousand, scaring off a Goblin army, and destroying the Great Snow Mountain with a single blow, were mostly exaggerated and fantastical.

Even if this newly promoted Golden-level Adventurer arrived, he would still be powerless to turn the tide; he would likely struggle just to protect himself.

"Oh, gods in heaven, do you intend to destroy the Wind Capital?"

At this moment, Doria, known as the Sage, had a pale face and was deeply despairing.

Putting aside all her titles, she was still just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

"Roar—!!"

The three ferocious heads of the Sea Serpent Dragon roared towards the sky, its gill wings trembling violently, causing all the dragons in the sky to roar in unison!

With a loud "thud."

A massive golden dragon landed, crushing the ice-bound city wall. Its scales were golden armor, its body strong, and its claws sharp. It extended a thick claw and violently tore at the wind wall.

The wind wall immediately ripped open a huge gap.

Instantly, the circling dragons in the air immediately charged in.

The Wind Capital's defense—was broken!