Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1281 The Threat of the Dragon

The administrator's voice was obviously tense. He nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "Your Majesty, I have mentioned it just now. The teleportation function of this Misty Shadow Market is aging. The originally perfect concealment has reached its lowest point. I am afraid that the red dragons have sensed the energy fluctuations when the market was teleported, so they came to check it out."

"So that's it."

Hearing this, Lei Xiao was surprised and nodded thoughtfully.

When changing locations in the Shadow Market, he indeed sensed a huge energy fluctuation during the teleportation, which was completely different from the silent teleportation in Ice Stone City and Crystal Blue City.

At that time, I thought that the other party was deliberately creating energy fluctuations in order to show off his strength, but I didn't expect that it was due to the aging of the transmission function.

"By the way, this Mirage Market looks even worse than Ice Stone City and Crystal Blue City. Do they really have the ability to help repair my two divinely favored places?"

While hesitating in his heart, Lei Xiao gathered his thoughts and nodded to the manager inside the door and said, "Mr. Manager, how do you plan to deal with them?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I represent the Mirage Market after all. Although the Red Dragon is rampant in this area, it is not crazy enough to attack the Mirage Market."

The administrator's voice became more urgent, and he immediately responded, "I am worried about your Majesty's safety."

At this point, the manager hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind and said: "The situation is urgent. Although this violates the rules of the market and is likely to be discovered by the market brotherhood, Your Majesty, please take shelter in the market for a while."

"Mr. Administrator, we have just reached a cooperative relationship. The human race will not embarrass its friends, even if a crisis comes."

Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded, "Your Excellency the Administrator, just pretend that we don't exist and face those red dragons calmly. I have my own way to avoid their pursuit."

After saying that, Lei Xiao nodded at Xiao Jie.

As Lei Xiao's exclusive stone elf, one of the secret methods set for Xiao Jie at that time was an absolute defense barrier with invisibility function.

Although it is difficult for Xiaojie to maintain the invisibility function of the barrier while moving at high speed, she has to rely on Erza's power.

But when it stood still, the invisibility function attached to the barrier was so great that even Fei'er, who was at the peak of the sixth level, could hardly detect it. Lei Xiao had tested this before.

In this way, coupled with the fact that the energy flow around the Upside-Down Canyon is already chaotic, Lei Xiao is confident that he can hide himself.

"But...I understand."

Seeing Lei Xiao's confident look, the manager didn't say anything else, but just nodded heavily at Lei Xiao.

Under the gaze of the manager and other market guards, our group quickly disappeared in the corner where the canyon entrance and the market met, as if they had never appeared.

Just a few seconds after we disappeared, the clear sky suddenly darkened, and I saw a dozen huge red figures blocking out the sun in the sky. After circling for several circles, they began to slowly descend.

Along with the strong gale brought by the giant wing membranes blowing the air, more than a dozen red dragons fell in front of the door of the Shadow Market one after another like a mountain falling down. Pairs of giant dragon claws touched the ground, causing the earth to shake wildly.

"Oh? The manager is here to greet us personally?"

The leading red dragon narrowed its golden vertical pupils, raised its thick neck covered with thick scales, and looked down at the gate of the market with a disdainful tone.

Hearing this, Lei Xiao frowned slightly.

This arrogant and rude voice was not unfamiliar to him. It was Hong Si, with whom he had confronted once before.

This was not the most surprising thing for Lei Xiao. In this red dragon team, Lei Xiao discovered two unusually powerful auras.

Following the direction of the scent and looking up, Lei Xiao noticed that the scales of two red dragons were noticeably darker in color and their bodies were much larger, making them stand out among the other ordinary red dragons.

"Is this the sixth-order red dragon of the Dragon King level? It is indeed extraordinary."

Although he was relatively far away, Lei Xiao could still feel an extremely strong sense of oppression, especially the huge size like a mountain, which made him feel difficult to shake.

Although the number of red dragons that appeared this time was similar to that of last time, their overall strength was by no means comparable to the ordinary red dragons that were all level five last time.

"If the opponent had used this kind of lineup last time, I'm afraid we would have been on the verge of destruction."

Lei Xiao restrained his breath and couldn't help feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Beside Lei Xiao, even Gray Old and Jonil, who were also at the sixth level, had solemn looks. Although both of them were known for their speed, and were good at dodging and quick attacks, even if they were wearing the sixth-level equipment upgraded by Lei Xiao, they had no confidence of defeating the sixth-level red dragon.

"Seeing that the Red Dragon Clan's Vanguard General has personally led his team here, as the guardian of the Shadow Market, I naturally have to go out of the city to greet him. This is the most basic courtesy."

The manager stood inside the door, his hoarse voice calm and unperturbed.

"Are you implying that I am rude? A weakling who dares not even step out of the city will not be respected by the dragon clan."

Hong Si snorted contemptuously and said condescendingly: "Tell me, why did you lead the Shadow Market to appear here?"

"Your Excellency General Vanguard, when did the affairs of our Misty Shadow Market require the intervention of the Dragon Clan?"

The manager raised his head and said tit-for-tat: "Please don't forget that appearing in any corner of this area is a right granted to me by the Market Brotherhood."

"This is indeed your right, but if you interfere with us, we will not let it go."

Hong Si's voice was also mixed with a bit of threat, and he said in a low voice: "Your Shadow Market suddenly appeared here. Are you going to meet someone? For example, the human race who is trying to enter the outer realm."

"You are joking, General Vanguard. I am just looking for something in the Upside Down Canyon."

The manager's voice remained calm, without any ripples.

"I hope so. You must know that this is the most critical period for us in hundreds of years. My king does not want anything to go wrong."

Hong Si's sharp dragon eyes looked past the manager's body and observed the market for a while, then said calmly: "If your Miying Market is trying to make some small calculations in secret, then my king will do anything in his rage, even raining down raging flames."

"General Vanguard, what do you mean by this?"

The manager's voice also became deeper and deeper, and he said coldly: "First, you threatened my market partners, causing the market to not open for hundreds of years. Now you are threatening us again?"

"Haha, the administrator is too serious. This is not really a threat."

Hong Si grinned, revealing a row of cold, sharp dragon teeth. He said with a fake smile, "This is just a warning from my king. You should know its importance. My king has never broken his word."

"Then please tell your king that his worries are unnecessary."

The manager's tone remained unchanged as he asked calmly, "Excuse me, is there anything else?"

"That's good. Don't let me catch you, otherwise the dragon clan's wrath will burn everything."

Hong Si snorted coldly, and added: "Especially the human race, they are not far from destruction. I hope the administrators will not bring disaster upon themselves."

"Your Excellency General Vanguard, what exactly do you want to say?"

The administrator was silent for a moment, but could not help asking, "The human race only lives in a small corner of the world. There is no essential difference between them and the barbarians. They have always been looked down upon by all other races. Could it be that you want to introduce the raging flames into the human world?"

"Humans are indeed no different from ants. Attacking them would only lower our status as king."

Hong Si snorted disdainfully again from his huge nose, and responded: "But you have also observed it, right? The human race has recently started to attack other ants in the surrounding areas, and it seems that they have the intention of getting involved in the outside world. This is simply an ant trying to shake a tree and overestimating their own capabilities."

"Besides, even if the human race has no intention of interfering in the outer realm, my king does not intend to let them go, because they once received help from a dragon rider, and the dragon that the dragon rider rode is a thorn in my king's side."

"Before this, we were preparing for this critical period, so we didn't focus on the human race. We just made occasional inspections."

"And now, as soon as this critical period is over, my king will not let the human race go, and those ants will be turned into nothingness by the endless flames."

Hong Si's voice revealed a bit of murderous intent, and he continued: "Now you understand, don't you? No one can touch the reverse scale of the dragon race, not even a group of insignificant ants."

"This is really a domineering move. I hope the Red Dragon Clan will not lose face in front of other dragon clans. It is not something worthy of praise to attack insignificant ants."

Hearing this, the manager did not say anything else. He just said goodbye and turned back to the market. The giant city gate was quickly closed.

In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Market disappeared, leaving only Hong Si and other dragons still standing there.

"What a disgusting bunch of guys! One day I will destroy their outer shells and see what kind of tribe is hiding among them that dares to look directly into the eyes of the dragons."

Hongsi spat, then spread his wings and flew away with the other red dragons.

After a while, when the strong winds stirred up by the giant dragon wings gradually faded, Joniel stepped forward, touched his chest and saluted Lei Xiao, saying: "Your Majesty, the group of red dragons have already flown away."

"What a bunch of annoying guys!"

Louise wrinkled her nose, looking extremely angry, and said to Lei Xiao: "My Lord, I didn't expect that group of arrogant guys are still trying to attack the human world!"

"It looks like we have one more reason to fight each other and fight for survival."

Lei Xiao's expression did not change much. It was obvious that he was not surprised. He was carefully savoring the clues revealed in the other party's words just now.

In addition to attempting to attack the human world, the other party also revealed an important piece of information, which is what the other party called "the most critical period."

At present, the other party is in this period, so they must be extremely cautious and cannot make any mistakes.

Moreover, as soon as the critical period is over, the other party will be ready to attack the human race. It is not difficult to see that it is obviously very important to find out this "most critical period" mentioned by the other party.

Just as Lei Xiao was thinking about this, Hong Ye's clear voice rang out: "My Lord, I know what the other party means by the critical period."

"Very good, tell me when you get back. Before that, we have one more thing to do."

Lei Xiao looked at the invitation to the Shadow Market in his hand and spoke.

I saw a new paragraph of text appeared on the invitation: "Your Majesty, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the red dragons, I will wait for Your Majesty at the entrance of Wind Sigh Hill."

Afterwards, Lei Xiao led his subordinates back all the way, passing through Bingshi City and soon arrived at the Fengtan Hills mentioned by the administrator.

This place used to be the residence of the Snow Wolf Tribe, and it was also the place where Lei Xiao eliminated two orc tribes, so it was obviously not unfamiliar.

In this desolate and bleak ochre area, Lei Xiao quickly found the location of the Shadow Market.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I was a little harsh in my conversation with the Red Dragon about the human world. I hope Your Majesty will not be offended."

When they met again just now, the manager's words were full of apologies.

"Your Excellency, Administrator, do not need to blame yourself. The human race is indeed weak at the moment. Your Excellency is just stating the facts."

Lei Xiao waved his hand and responded: "Besides, you also deliberately alienated the relationship with the human race in order to hide our existence. What's wrong with that?"

At this point, Lei Xiao's words became more formal, and he said solemnly: "I heard the Red Dragon's threat clearly, which is undoubtedly extremely disadvantageous to your Miying Market. If you intend to withdraw from the cooperation, I will understand your difficulties and will never continue to pester you."

"I didn't expect that they would be so crazy as to threaten us, but Your Majesty underestimated us. Although we are weak and cannot exert our highest strength outside the market, we will not succumb to those violent and powerful red dragons. This is our only remaining persistence and pride."

The administrator's voice was full of determination, and he responded without hesitation: "Besides, Your Majesty already knows that if we continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before we are destroyed. This is also our last chance to turn things around."

"So, please rest assured, Your Majesty. We will definitely assist Your Majesty with all our strength. Your Majesty, please do not worry about us. If you have any questions, just let us know!"

Hearing the manager's resolute voice, Lei Xiao first praised the other party a few words, and then said: "To be honest with you, Your Excellency, I do need your help with one thing, which is crucial for the next action."

After saying that, Lei Xiao described to the other party the fact that Ice Stone City and Crystal Blue City could not move too far away from the human world.

"So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't seen His Majesty's divinely favored place."

Upon hearing this, the manager nodded thoughtfully, then fell silent again.