Chapter 418 The Second Demonic Dragon
With the public identification of more than a dozen local officials in the East, Shyvana's identity as the "evil dragon" has become certain.
And when such a rare giant dragon of fire elemental willfully spread out its wings, roared out a sky-shaking dragon roar, and appeared in the blue sky above the capital of Demacia accompanied by a fiery red magic light...
It wasn’t just the nobles in the palace who witnessed this scene.
Also serving as spectators were the countless citizens outside the palace and on the streets of the capital, who were seething with excitement at the terrifying sight of the dragon's invasion:
"Look, a demon dragon!"
"The dragon is attacking the palace?"
The tranquility of the entire city was broken by this shocking incident.
In an instant, countless pairs of eyes, some shocked and some terrified, naturally gathered above the palace where the evil dragon was hovering.
"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" In the palace, General Zhao Xin was still shouting at the top of his lungs.
Garen, Lux, Jarvan and others also took out their weapons in a proper manner, making heroic gestures as if they were determined to protect the king to the death.
"This..." Eldred felt increasingly uneasy.
The nobles present, who also sensed the subtlety of the situation, looked up nervously at the giant dragon in the sky.
At this moment, the dragon that was high above the palace actually spoke:
"Your Majesty Jarvan, please don't be nervous - I'm here to surrender myself to you!"
Citizens: “???!”
Nobles: “…”
A subtle atmosphere enveloped the palace and the streets, leaving most of the city in shock and silence.
"Oh no!" Eldred's face turned pale.
Then, just as he feared, the dragon once again used her loud voice that could be heard by the whole city, and turned on the "full voice chat" to speak:
"Your Majesty, please listen to me! I am one of the two dragons that you are looking for, the one that attacked the eastern border of the kingdom."
"But the whole thing is not as simple as it seems. I risked my life to come to Xiongdu today just to tell you the truth of the matter—"
"In fact, we were all forced! The one who planned all this was not Long, nor was it some extreme group of demon-infected people, but..."
"At this moment, a certain important person is standing in the palace of Xiongdu!"
Shyvana's voice echoed everywhere, reaching the ears of everyone present clearly.
Whether it was the nobles in the palace or the citizens of the capital outside the palace, they were all in an uproar.
Why did the evil dragon surrender himself?
Why did the murderous dragon claim that he was forced?
What is the secret behind the attack?
Why is suspicion directed at the royal palace?
Behind all this, is it the distortion of human nature or the decline of morality?
"Is it, is what it said true?" The citizens of Xiongdu were discussing it.
"This..." The court nobles looked at His Majesty the King in surprise.
King Jarvan looked up at the sky without changing his expression and asked Shyvana: "Dragon! Are you saying that although it was you and another dragon who attacked the East, there was someone else behind the scenes?"
"And that person..." The old king's eyes wandered over everyone: "Is he still here?"
"That's right!" Shivana confirmed.
Although her acting skills were not very good, and she was a little uncomfortable with being instigated to do such a deceitful thing.
But now she is a dragon. Who can tell acting skills from that scary dragon face?
As long as Shyvana exerts a little strength and moves her several-meter-wide mouth slightly, people can see her ferocious appearance of "gritting her teeth" and "hating to the bone":
"We were controlled by the magic spell of the wizard hired by that guy, which is why we have been attacking human towns so crazily in the past half month."
This statement immediately caused another uproar. That important figure in the German court was actually colluding with the demon-tainted?
"Who is he?!" The old king asked this question for everyone with a cold face.
"He..." Shyvana lowered her huge amber pupils: "He is the commander-in-chief of the Demon Hunter Corps, General Eldred!"
"What?!" King Jarvan was shocked. The whole court was in an uproar.
The crowd of spectators outside the palace were stunned by the shocking news thrown out by the dragon.
Only Eldred's face was livid, his eyes fixed on the king, not looking at the dragon.
"Nonsense!" King Jarvan was still speaking up for him: "General Eldred is the commander of the Demon Seekers and the defender of the anti-magic laws! How could he collude with mages, control dragons, and attack the Kingdom of Demacia?"
"This is true, Your Majesty!" Shivana continued: "I heard him say with my own ears that he did this because of you - because you intended to relax the enforcement of the anti-magic laws and deprive the Demon Seeker Corps of some unreasonable privileges."
When it comes to the unreasonable privileges of the Demon Hunter Corps, the common people of Xiongdu can understand it immediately.
The demon hunter holds the power to label people as "demon infected", and can "catch shadows" and "enforce the law cheaply"...
If you just think about it, you will know how much bad things they can do to the people of Demacia by using this power.
So, even though everyone hates mages and supports banning magic, everyone generally dislikes the Demon Hunter Corps.
His Majesty Jarvan heard about the suffering of the people and witnessed such chaos, and wanted to take action to rectify the situation, which is a great thing that benefits the country and the people.
"But the Demon Seeker Corps cannot allow this to happen."
What Shyvana said aroused the sympathy of the citizens and their common hatred of the enemy.
His Majesty Jarvan, who is determined to reform, is a natural positive figure in the eyes of the common people;
The Demon Hunters who are unwilling to give up their privileges are undoubtedly villain insects.
"So Eldred used magic to control us and forced us to attack those innocent Demacians in order to create an atmosphere of panic and manipulate public opinion, forcing Your Majesty the King to not relax the anti-magic laws and not revoke their privileges!"
Shivana opened her voice and sternly accused the whole city:
"And that demon plans to treat us as prey after using us. In this way, they will not only achieve their goal, but also earn themselves a good reputation as a demon-banning hero and dragon-slaying warrior."
"If I hadn't been lucky enough to get the chance today and desperately broke free from the shackles of the spell he set for me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to come here alive and tell the truth to Your Majesty!"
As she spoke, Shyvana removed the blazing flames that surrounded her body, revealing to everyone the numerous scars on her dragon body that had not yet healed.
The scars and the truths she told were so shocking.
"Eldred." King Jarvan finally set his eyes on the protagonist: "Don't you want to explain?"
"Your Majesty..." Eldred clenched his fists quietly: "This is a dragon! Magical creatures are all born evil, how can we trust their words?"
"Indeed." The old king nodded secretly, but pretended to be embarrassed and said: "But it is indeed the party involved in these attacks, isn't it?"
Having said that, King Jarvan turned and looked at the group of East Territory officials.
General Sardin and others immediately understood and stepped forward to confirm again: "Yes, it is the dragon we saw at the scene!"
"..." Eldred was speechless.
At this point, he couldn't say that those dragon invasions were all fake and were artificially fabricated by the East Territory Corps.
If he said so, he would be the one standing on the opposite side of the East Border Army.
Moreover, the Demon Hunters had previously spared no effort in promoting the dragon's invasion. His autograph was also clearly printed on the dragon bounty notice, which was posted on every bulletin board across the country.
Therefore, Eldred now had no choice but to admit that the series of dragon invasions were true, and this dragon was the "suspect dragon" they were looking for.
"Since it is indeed the party involved," King Jarvan said meaningfully, "no matter how ridiculous its words are, they must be strictly verified and investigated."
"What do you think, Eldred?"
Eldred looked extremely ugly.
He did not childishly stand up and ask questions, or ask King Jarvan for evidence.
He knew that if you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext. When the struggle reaches their level, the evidence is always "groundless".
All King Jarvan needed was to use this as an excuse to launch a comprehensive investigation into the Demon Hunters.
And if the Demon Hunters would just hand over their weapons and cooperate with the investigation... then everything would be over.
Even if there is no evidence, the royal family can find it. Moreover, the Demon Hunter Corps has done many shady things in private and cannot stand being exposed.
“…” A hint of coldness flashed in Eldred’s eyes.
At this moment, he felt as if he and Noxus's Grand Commander Swain had become a close friend.
But he had no impulse.
It takes time to prepare for big things. If you act hastily, you will only be in a passive position.
"Your Majesty." Eldred tried to suppress his anger and said, "I don't know who is behind this dragon, and who is manipulating it to make these accusations against me and the Demon Seekers."
"But I can swear that this matter has nothing to do with me from beginning to end. So..."
"We, the Demon Hunter Corps, are willing to accept the investigation and cooperate with Your Majesty to find out the truth."
Eldred looked dejected as he spoke, as if he had been completely discouraged by the King's move and was just waiting to hand over power peacefully and then exit with dignity.
He looked just like Swain who pretended to be a retired old man in front of Darkwill.
However, at this moment...
"Huh?!" Shyvana, who was hovering in the air, suddenly looked at the distant sky in horror.
"What's going on?" King Jarvan was keenly aware of the change. The prince, Garen, Lux and others also cast their eyes over secretly.
This scene was not in the script, there must have been some accident.
Then, as everyone looked on in surprise, a second giant fire elemental dragon flew over from the distance.
Its body was larger and its appearance was more ferocious. As soon as it appeared, it was accompanied by a blazing flame that swept across the sky, as if it was going to completely destroy the city.
As soon as the demon dragon appeared, it roared and shouted: "Die! Die!"
"This..." What's going on?
Is this second dragon also here to surrender? It doesn't look like it...
The nobles looked at King Jarvan in confusion.
King Jarvan looked at his son awkwardly.
Prince Jarvan looked at Garen anxiously.
Galen...
"Asshole!" Garen immediately picked up the great sword and shouted at Eldred, who had been planning to bide his time:
"You are so desperate that you try to control the dragon to attack the palace?"
"Quick--" Garen did not forget to remind his teammates: "Quickly stop the dragon!"
"Don't let it speak...spit out dragon fire!"
