Chapter 106 Dragon Mother Tiamat

Doria had no doubt that the massive tsunami before her could submerge the Wind Capital.

"Naruto, you—you aren't going to use this tsunami to extinguish the city's great fire, are you?"

Doria quickly said, "No, the tsunami is too big! It will destroy houses and cause floods!"

It would be terrible if more people drowned in the flood than died in the fire.

"No, don't worry," Naruto said confidently.

A row of Shadow Clones on the city wall formed hand signs, then simultaneously unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, blasting apart the sky-obscuring tsunami, causing it to fall as torrential rain.

Any fire was immediately extinguished!

The tsunami rose higher and spread wider, as hundreds and thousands of Wind Release: Great Breakthroughs continuously shattered the giant waves, creating torrential rain that covered the entire city and extinguished the fires.

Then, more Shadow Clones continuously spewed Fire Dragon Flame Bullets, evaporating the tsunami into water vapor that rose into the sky.

Naruto was creating artificial rain.

Because beyond the Wind Capital, there were even wider burning wheat fields outside the city.

A larger-scale rain was needed to extinguish that fire.

Seeing Naruto display such power, Doria was momentarily stunned.

She was known as the Sage Doria, the most powerful mage in the kingdom.

But compared to Naruto, she felt like she had just graduated from a magic academy.

"Wind, water, fire—he shouldn't know earth magic, right?"

"If he also knew earth, he'd be a four-element mage—"

"Naruto, you are the kingdom's greatest mage."

"I should give you the title of Sage and return to the library to be an ordinary librarian."

Doria whispered in shock, accidentally speaking her thoughts aloud again.

After putting out the fire, Naruto stood on the wall, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "People of the Wind Capital!!"

His voice echoed through every corner of the Wind Capital.

"I am the Gold-Grade adventurer of the Adventurers' Guild—Shinigami Naruto!"

"Under the brave and fearless resistance of the city guards and the fierce battle of the Sage, the evil dragon disaster has been resolved by us. Everyone can come out of the shelters and begin rebuilding your homes!"

Doria stared at Naruto's orange back, momentarily stunned.

She hadn't expected Naruto to take all the credit; he not only mentioned her but even the inconspicuous city guards.

"Shinigami Naruto?"

"Is he the legendary hero sung by bards?"

"He's the Adventurers' Guild's newly promoted Gold-Grade adventurer, I know him!"

"Big brother, it's big brother's voice."

"Did you hear that? The evil dragon crisis seems to be resolved. Let's go out quickly."

"How did they resolve so many flying dragons?"

"I don't know, let's go out and see. I'm so cooped up."

The people of the Wind Capital emerged from their shelters and hiding places.

When they looked up, they were startled, but also witnessed a sight they would never forget: in the sky above the Wind Capital, large and small Absolute Cubes floated, each trapping a hysterically struggling, enraged flying dragon.

Dozens of flying dragons were like pets, confined in transparent cages, allowing others to admire them.

"Earth Mother God above, they scared me to death."

"Don't be afraid, they seem unable to get out."

"They're so amazing! The powerful and terrifying flying dragons really can't get out."

"We're safe! We're safe!"

Some bold children made faces at the flying dragons.

Others threw stones at the flying dragons.

"This is my first time seeing a live flying dragon; so this is what they look like."

"Incredible, so this is what a living flying dragon looks like. I must draw it."

"Paper, paper, paper! Oh, and a pen."

Initially, people were afraid, but seeing that the flying dragons trapped in the Absolute Cubes posed no threat, they gathered to watch. As for the imprisoned flying dragons, they were all furious, fuming with rage.

It was like a human urinating on an ant's nest, and instead of the nest being destroyed, all the ants came out to watch them, like animals in a zoo.

Unfortunately, the flying dragons could only rage ineffectively.

The more they struggled, the more oxygen was consumed within the Absolute Cube, and the more severe their suffocation became.

Doria asked, "Naruto, what will you do with the flying dragons you've trapped?"

Naruto replied, "Don't worry about them, they'll die on their own."

"Die on their own?"

Doria expressed her confusion.

Naruto didn't explain much, simply picked Doria up again and leaped from the wall.

"Where is your home?"

"My—my home..."

"Why do you want to go to my home? We just met—"

"Even if I wanted to—I'd have to wait a few days. This is my first time—we should wait until our feelings deepen—"

Doria's face turned Yuhi, and she stammered.

"???"

Naruto looked down at her, a question mark above his head.

Why was this Sage's mind full of such lewd thoughts?

"I'm going to take you home, then help everyone rebuild the Wind Capital. I can't keep carrying you," Naruto explained.

"Oh!"

"Is that so? I thought..."

Doria secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while deep down, a tiny hint of expectation turned into a small sense of disappointment.

"My home is actually outside the Wind Capital, in an abandoned lighthouse on a nearby cliff."

"Okay."

Naruto looked up; it wasn't hard to find the lighthouse Doria spoke of.

It was a gray-white lighthouse.

It used to guide fishing boats on long voyages.

Until sea monsters appeared in the deep sea, fishing boats gradually stopped venturing too far from the Wind Capital, and the lighthouse slowly fell into disuse.

Then, Doria, who liked quiet and wasn't very good at socializing, left the bustling Wind Capital and moved here, converting the lighthouse into a bedroom and study.

"This is really nice."

Naruto brought Doria home and looked around the bedroom inside the lighthouse.

The decor wasn't particularly feminine, nor were there many dolls. Instead, there were books, all sorts of books, piled in every corner.

There were ancient books, magic scrolls, and also a... "Hmm? 'Overbearing King Falls in Love with Cinderella'?"

Naruto noticed a strange book.

"No, nothing!"

"It's not what you think!"

Doria's doll-like face blushed, and she quickly put away the book 'Overbearing King Falls in Love with Cinderella', explaining in a panic, "It's not what you think. Actually, it's a pure love story, with no inappropriate content. At most, it's about how the overbearing king trains Cinderella, but the methods are very normal, there's absolutely no—"

Doria realized she was speaking more and more strangely, blurting out everything she was thinking, and froze in place like a statue.

Naruto smiled, "It's nothing. Actually, I also have some books in my bedroom that aren't suitable for parents to see."

"Alright, you rest first. I'm going to help the residents of the Wind Capital."

Naruto dropped a sentence and jumped directly out of the stone-stacked window.

The damage to the Wind Capital this time was much less than imagined.

It was hard to believe.

A massive dragon disaster involving dozens of flying dragons, a catastrophe significant enough to be recorded in the kingdom's history, did not result in the city's destruction or a thousand-mile inferno.

Instead, the buildings were preserved to the greatest extent.

Even the casualties were probably comparable to a Goblin raid on a village.

Rebuilding homes was faster than expected. In just a few days, Naruto's prestige in the Wind Capital reached its peak, even comparable to Sage Doria, who had long guarded the Wind Capital.

Originally, the two words "Shinigami" were very taboo for people who believed in gods.

But because of Naruto, they were no longer so afraid.

It was on the second day after the dragon disaster that Gun Goddess Heather arrived.

She must not have been too far from the Wind Capital.

Otherwise, given the distance from the Fire Capital to the Wind Capital, by the time Heather arrived, it would have been too late.

"Yo, Naruto!"

"It's been a while, not only have you become a Gold-Grade adventurer, but you've also become stronger than me!"

Heather still leaned on her fire crystal spear, standing gallantly and admiring the strange sight of the Wind Capital.

The residents of the Wind Capital were used to it.

But Heather, seeing it for the first time, was greatly shocked.

Naruto took a windmill offered by a child, stood beside Heather, and asked, "Do you have any clues about the giant dragons?"

The vast continent surely had more than just one giant dragon.

Naruto didn't believe that the giant dragon Heather found was the Black Dragon King slumbering in Dragonfall Valley.

"Hmm."

Gun Goddess Heather nodded, lifted her spear, and pointed it at the towering city wall.

"In the deep sea, on a desolate island, there is a silver dragon."

"A silver giant dragon?"

"That's right!"

Heather's beautiful eyes shone brightly, her ear-length short hair and gallant demeanor gave her a beauty distinctly different from the Sword Saintess, the Sage, the Witch, and the Elf Archer.

"Pure-blooded dragons are already rare; it's hard to see a flying dragon in decades, let alone a group of flying dragons."

"This dragon disaster in the Wind Capital most likely has a thousand-year-old giant dragon-level silver dragon behind it."

"I've researched information about dragons in the Royal Capital's library."

"Black dragons have tenacious vitality and are good at regeneration, Blue dragons are good at ice, Red dragons are good at fire, Gold dragons have strong physical bodies, and Silver dragons are good at reproduction."

"Historical records show that there was indeed a silver giant dragon in the kingdom, known as—Dragon Mother Tiamat!"

Doria, holding a heavy dictionary, flew over from a distance, carried by a gentle breeze.

"Sage Doria!"

Heather greeted her with a smile, putting an arm around Doria's shoulder.

Before the Sword Saintess was promoted to Gold-Grade, among the ten Gold-Grade adventurers, only they were women, so they had a very good relationship.

Doria continued, "So Heather's deduction is correct. Behind the dragon disaster, there must be a giant dragon-level silver dragon."

Naruto nodded along.

Now the [Dragon Slaying] mission had a lead!

Naruto rubbed his hands together, excitedly asking, "When do we depart?!"

Heather laughed heartily, lightly punching Naruto's shoulder, and replied, "It's not easy to find Dragon Island in the vast sea, and giant dragons are much stronger than flying dragons. We need to be fully prepared."

"First, we need a large ship, filled with supplies, capable of resisting storms and monsters."

"Then, a diviner, someone who can predict the direction of Dragon Island."

"And teammates, powerful enough to fight against giant dragons, even to slay them."

Heather's voice was high and spirited.

One could feel her blood... boiling with excitement as well!