Chapter 100 is not far away by third most written book.!?!
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The tragic situation in the small town of Victor is also a true reflection of the villages and small towns near the dark forests in the northern part of the wilderness plain.
Villages and small towns were leveled by the centaur knights, their treasures looted, and those who surrendered were captured.
Of course, there are also some human towns that resist tenaciously. After all, the human side is not without experts.
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When the centaur army was harvesting in the northern wasteland, in the middle of the wasteland, the army led by Lyanna also arrived.
However, compared to the cruelty of the centaurs, the decision made by Lyanna surprised the monsters.
"I want to rule here, so don't kill all the people. As long as they surrender, I will accept them all," Lyanna summoned the major commanders of the monster army and gave this order.
The first reason Lyanna made this decision was the 30,000-strong monster army her son had gifted her. This army was the foundation of her newfound power, a force capable of keeping the entire region under her thumb without her needing to constantly show up in person. With this monstrous force at her command, any potential rebellion could be crushed with ease. Before receiving the army, her plan was simple: raid, pillage, take what she could, and return to the festering swamps. Ruling had seemed impossible, even with all the bloodshed she could muster, and she'd have had to be present at every turn, leaving no room for relaxation or her studies.
But now, with an army this vast and filled with disciplined soldiers, the game had changed. She could not only rule but also build a kingdom—her kingdom. And she owed it all to her 'most beloved son.'
She knew, deep down, that in their arrangement it was her son who stood to lose the most, yet he still gave her his finest soldiers, fully armed and armored. The sheer expense of it all wasn't lost on her—enough to purchase ten scrolls of the most coveted magic spells, at least. And that's why she was so drawn to him. It was rare, almost unheard of, for her to witness such a gesture. In her long life, one thing had always held true: dragons were greedy creatures, and she was no exception. So this act… it stirred something within her, something unexpected. He had given freely, with no demand, and that left her feeling something she had never quite felt before.
Had it been anyone else, she would've been certain they were either fools or schemers, angling for something in return. In either case, she would have happily taken the deal without a second thought. But this… this was different. She couldn't explain how, but it was. A strange, unfamiliar warmth fluttered in her chest, like something soft and delicate had taken root where her iron will once stood unwavering. The sensation unsettled her, yet she found herself strangely captivated by it.
The second reason lay in her visit to the human town, where she caught sight of the grand, gleaming white castle built by the nobles. Its magnificence sparked something in her—a vision of what could be. Why settle for looting when she could rule from a throne like that? A kingdom all her own, where even humans would bow to her.
Lyanna's idea is also very simple. There is a centaur clan to the north to resist the pressure from the Kingdom of Albit for her. She only needs to resist the pressure from the Principality of Kass to the south, as well as the fish-men that may emerge from the Laputa River hundreds of kilometers away to the east.
However, now the fish people are launching a war with the kingdom. The kingdom's territorial resources are much richer than those in the wilderness plain. In addition, there are very few water areas in the wilderness plain. This is not the natural home ground of the fish people, so they can be excluded from consideration.
Therefore, by occupying this place, Lyanna only needs to face the threat of the Principality of Kass.
And the Principality of Kass? Will Lyanna be afraid?
In the entire country, only Duke Bauhinia can make Lyanna fear.
But it was just fear. If Lyanna wanted to leave, even if Duke Bauhinia were more powerful than her, he wouldn't be able to keep her.
The destructive power that many small land race professionals of the same level can actually harm a true dragon, or even cause serious damage to one, means they already possess the most basic elements for slaying a dragon.
But actually?
If you can't beat the dragon, you can completely run away, fly a kite, and even kill it in reverse. This is a bloody fact.
As Lyanna made the decision to occupy the middle of the wasteland, the monster army suddenly spread out and poured into villages and small towns.
Those who resist are killed, those who surrender are spared.
In the process, Lyanna, who kept showing up in the territory, frightening humans and breaking their fighting spirit, discovered another advantage of the monster army sent by her lovely son.
That is, many of these monster armies can speak the common language fluently.
Although many intelligent monsters can master part of the common language, the common language they master is just like dialects, which is extremely difficult to understand. But this army of 30,000 monsters is different. There are at least five thousand monster warriors who can communicate with humans normally in common language. Although other monster warriors are not so fluent, they can barely communicate with humans.
"It's really interesting," Lyanna squinted her eyes as she showed off her figure in the sky, wondering what she should do next. While she was lost in thought, just her shadow was scaring the humans below. Even the bravest souls surrendered when they saw her figure. After all, who doesn't know about the Queen of Darkness?
As time passed, villages and small towns were occupied by the monster warriors from the Dark Dragon's Lair.
During this period, if there were high-level human professionals who showed strong resistance and could not be dealt with by the monster army, then Lyanna or Gray would take action personally.
With an adult black dragon and a troll leader reaching the 15th order, coupled with an army of more than 36,000 monsters, the human noble lords in the middle of the wasteland were unable to resist at all, and they all collapsed and declared surrender.
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Outside the largest town occupied by the Dark Queen's Dragon Nest forces, on the hillside high ground, a magnificent blue and white castle forty to fifty meters high stands.
The gate of the castle had long been dismantled by the monster warriors, and then expanded in width and height. Finally, a curved fifteen-meter-high hole appeared, large enough to accommodate the Queen of Darkness's easy entry and exit.
The original seven- or eight-story castle has been completely opened, leaving only the top "lid."
In the grand banquet hall of the castle, a space vast enough to hold hundreds now seemed dwarfed by the presence of a jagged black dragon, its massive form draped lazily over a glittering hoard of precious metals. The beast's expression was one of deep satisfaction, its gleaming eyes half-lidded as it basked atop the spoils of conquest. Scattered throughout the mound were rare magic crystals, enchanted metals, and finely crafted equipment, each piece adding to the dragon's wealth and power.
The very elements of heaven and earth seemed to be drawn toward the Dragon Fort, the magical aura intensifying with each passing moment. Inside, the concentration of these elements far surpassed anything outside the castle walls. And this was only the beginning.
As the monster army swept through the lands, not even a single coin was spared from the vaults of nobles or the coffers of the wealthy. The hoard continued to grow, a symbol of the dragon's dominance as more and more treasures were claimed. Every relic, every enchanted object, and every valuable was brought back to this fortress, feeding the dragon's insatiable hunger for power, as the world outside trembled in fear of what would come next.
"Not enough," Lyanna happily took out a space bag from the reverse scale, and then the gold coins, silver coins, and magic crystals were released from the space bag.
The treasures in this space bag were the treasures she had accumulated before. After leaving the dragon's nest, these treasures were also taken away by her.
A treasure plundered from the nobles of the wasteland, and a treasure accumulated over time. The two treasures came together to cover more marble floors.
Lyanna buried the dragon's head in the pile, took a deep breath of the scent of the treasure, and felt comfortable all over.
The elemental power gathered in the air also became more abundant.
After a long time, Lyanna stretched out her huge dragon head from the pile of treasures and murmured to herself, "Not enough, I need more treasure."
Desire and greed shone through Lyanna's dragon eyes.
The first time she came to the human kingdom to rob, the treasure obtained in one robbery was more than ten times what had taken her more than a hundred years to accumulate. Can Lyanna not be jealous and greedy?
Especially since it is so easy to obtain these treasures. The monster army is conquering everywhere, and all she has to do is show her face, show off her majestic dragon body, and unleash her Dragon's Might.
Thinking of this, Lyanna contacted Gray through a spiritual connection.
[Gray, lead the monster army to continue to invade the south of the wasteland! Bring me more treasures!]
[Obey!]
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Standing on a tower in a small town and looking at the farmland scenery in the distance, Gray exhaled slowly and then jumped off the tower dozens of meters high.
With a bang, a hole appeared on the ground, and a green-armored giant about five meters tall slowly walked out of it.
Outside the town, an army of more than 10,000 monsters has gathered.
Gray glanced at it and nodded with satisfaction.
This army of monsters obtained by the master is really useful. Their strength is pretty good, their numbers are high, and they are mainly obedient.
"We march to the south for the Queen of Darkness!"
Under Gray's leadership, the monster army rumbled toward the south.
In this human town, after seeing the monster army leave, some people still tried to resist. However, they were quickly suppressed by the hundreds of monster warriors who stayed behind.
With a pop, Dahao's head flew up and then landed, blood splattering on the bluestone ground of the town.
The two-meter-tall goblin warrior retracted his fine iron sword, stared at the fearful humans around him, and grinned.
"More than a dozen surrounding towns are enveloped by the forces of the Dark Dragon Nest. Even if you run away, you will still be dead. Be obedient and stay and work for Her Majesty, the Queen of Darkness. This is your best way out."
This kind of resistance not only occurs in this small town, but also occurs every day in the area ruled by the Dark Dragon's Nest forces, and some of it is very fierce. However, under the iron-blooded suppression of the monster warriors, these resistances soon faded away, being disintegrated.
Being ruled by monsters and dragons, people's hearts are always uneasy, fearful, and frightened.
This situation can only be gradually mitigated with the passage of time, allowing the servility buried deep within human nature to resurface, numbing their spirits and guiding them back into the monotonous routine of continued exploitation. They find themselves trapped in a cycle reminiscent of the very system that once bound them—a system ingrained in their DNA after countless generations of laboring under an order as ancient as the oldest dragons in the Tal Plane.
Masters may come and go, and kin may rise only to fall again, yet the foundational structure remains unaltered, perpetuating the same cycle of dominance and subjugation. The enduring nature of this system, with its relentless grip on society, ensures that the oppressed remain tethered to their fate, blind to the possibility of change as the ages turn. The past echoes in their daily lives, a constant reminder that while the faces of power may shift, the essence of their exploitation is immutable, echoing through time like an unbroken chain.
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When Lyanna occupied the central area of the wasteland, in the southern area, Brian Wild also led an army of 10,000 terrifying monsters to sweep through all the human towns in the south with thunderous force. During the whole process, the monster army did not cause much killing, but only suppressed the resistance of the towns. After disintegrating, they left in a hurry.
Immediately after they left, a group of human warriors quickly took over these areas.
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Town of Capri.
In the castle outside the town, there were bloodstains on the walls, some buildings were damaged, and there were still bodies on the ground that had not been cleaned up. Obviously, a brutal fight had just occurred here.
"Clang, clang, clang~" A group of about twenty warriors, covered in black armor, rushed into the castle.
The leader was none other than Master Witt.
In the castle, after the dozens of monsters left behind saw Witt coming, the monster captain among them greeted his monster men and then led the group of fierce, muscle-bound monsters away.
Without these two or three-meter-tall men, the group of people kneeling on the castle ground were noticed by Witt and the others.
The group of people kneeling on the ground carefully raised their heads and looked at Witt and the others.
"Are you Baron Witte?"
On the ground, a kneeling middle-aged man with a mustache, wearing a beautifully patterned blue robe, asked uncertainly.
Witt smiled, nodded to him, and said, "Hello, Baron Strange. I'm very sorry to meet you in such circumstances."
"Were those monster warriors trained by your Siglinde family? No, no, they don't show too much respect to you, yet follow your every order. Let me guess, have you surrendered to a certain existence?" Strange took a deep breath, got up from the ground, straightened his cuffs, and said calmly.
He didn't look like the frightened wretch he had been just moments ago.
"As expected of Baron Strange, his mind is very sharp." Witt did not answer directly, but said with a smile, "So, what is your decision?"
"I am willing to surrender to that existence," Strange said simply, without any hesitation.
He had no bargaining power now, and Strange had no doubt that if he refused, he would die here today.
"Haha, you are very welcome to join, Baron Strange," Witte said with a smile on his face, intentionally or unintentionally. "If Baron Tiny and Baron Mandel had half the decisiveness and brains of you, they would not have been eaten alive and had the women of their families 'taken' by the army."
The corner of Strange's mouth twitched slightly a few times, but he was thankful in his heart. With a reluctant compliment on his face, he said, "They are so stupid. They can't even understand the situation and dared to have a lucky attitude when facing Lord Witt."
"Haha." Witt narrowed his eyes, feeling a little proud.
"Strange, you won't regret your decision today. Take this. It is a reward given to you."
Witt threw a small glass bottle to Strange, who immediately caught it and looked at the glass bottle carefully.
The glass bottle was not big, only about the thickness of a thumb and a finger in length. It contained blood with golden traces as thick as mercury, and the blood exuded a trace of pressure.
"Is this...?" Strange tried to ask, but faced with Witt's half-smiling expression, he chose to close his mouth. With a strong heart, he opened the glass bottle and drank the blood inside.
An hour later, the human Baron Strange disappeared, and the dragon-born human Baron Strange was born.
And this kind of scene was not only here. In other places, the core members of the Siglinde family also led groups of dragon-blooded warriors to force the human nobles to surrender, take the dragon's blood, and become their own.
This was a bloodline assimilation strategy.
With the support of these nobles, the territories in the southern part of the wasteland were soon controlled by the Sieglinde family.
The reason why these nobles were so obedient was not only because of the huge gap in strength but also because they were worried. They didn't know what terrible side effects there might be after drinking the blood.
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