Chapter 354 - 254: Win in a Second!

"Stop him!"

The Red Dragons swiftly turned their heads, ignoring everyone else and focused solely on stopping Long Yi. The Red Dragons, after all, were much lighter than Bajie and much more flexible. Bajie was quickly caught and hundreds of Dragon Spears rained down from the sky.

All these Dragon Spears were specially made, they would not cause serious harm.

Bajie had no choice but to turn back, spraying Dragon Breath towards the rear, it annihilated a large number of Dragon Spears but, at the same time, also wasted the opportunity for a Dragon Breath attack.

Although the Dragon Breath of a Giant Dragon was formidable, a significant amount of time was required to prepare for each emission. After each breath, there was a cooldown period — the perfect time to take it down!

"Form up! Explosive Flame Array!"

With that order, all the Dragon Knights involved in the attack immediately prepared to form the array.

At this moment, a medium-sized dragon suddenly flew above the array. It had incredible speed, and the most magical thing was, it was flying upside down!

More accurately, it wasn’t flying on its own, but was being pushed along by a high-speed current of air!

It was the Giant Swallow Dragon of the chief cook!

The magical dragon, which eats anything and everything, has an inconceivable stomach. Despite its unfathomable appetite, no matter how much it eats, it will never feel sated.

But, it doesn’t just eat.

Whatever it swallows, it has the ability to regurgitate exactly as it was when it went in.

Like, for instance, air.

The Giant Swallow Dragon had been swallowing air non-stop on its way, even the chef did not know how much of it had been intercepted. But now, all those mouthfuls of air had found a new purpose.

Looking at the Giant Swallow Dragon that had entered the era of Jet propulsion ahead of time, Long Yi was moved to tears.

Jet propulsion had a much simpler and brutal acceleration process compared to flapping wings. It took the chef a long time to learn how to control the Giant Swallow Dragon for jet propulsions. Theoretically speaking, none of the dragons present could catch up with a jet-propelled Giant Swallow Dragon.

There was proof right there. With its mouth wide open, jetting backwards, the Giant Swallow Dragon left everyone trailing dust in a split second!

What to do? Chase it?

Definitely can’t catch up!

Not chase? Just let it charge toward the village?

"Let it come! You just concentrate on dealing with Long Yi!"

Cain made a decisive command.

There were two Dragon Knights in the village waiting to defend the rear. What could a mere Giant Swallow Dragon do? The formation once again took shape, the attack started immediately. Long Yi simply plopped down on Bajie’s head, and Alli obediently landed beside Long Yi, leaning against him as she sat down.

"We won."

Long Yi declared.

In the blink of an eye, the Giant Swallow Dragon was hovering above the village, with three Flying Dragons ready to intercept it. The Giant Swallow Dragon twisted its body, facing the village beneath. It opened its mouth.

Almost simultaneously, Cain knew, trouble was brewing.

The Giant Swallow Dragon didn’t have Dragon Breath, it spat out whatever it swallowed.

Roar!

The Dragon Breath of several Red Dragons was spewed out from the mouth of the Giant Swallow Dragon. The small village was almost instantly incinerated to ash!

They lost!

Cain couldn’t believe his own eyes!

The opponent had just brazenly charged forth and set the village on fire! And both sides didn’t even have a serious phase of contention!

There were referees on the battlefield. Supposedly, as soon as the village was destroyed, the side responsible for the destruction should be declared the victors.

But only twenty minutes had passed since the Emperor announced the start of the competition — even counting the ten minutes it took them to reach the village!

Should this count?

According to the rules, they did win.

But what’s the significance of this victory?

Regardless of the significance, a win is a win.

When the referee announced the result of the victory, Lin Qi couldn’t believe his own ears. He had the unwilling referee repeat it twice before he was sure that there was nothing wrong with his hearing.

All the warriors of the White Dragon Empire were stunned, there was no cheering. In their minds, the competition had not even started. They knew Long Yi was very strong, even capable of escaping from the enemy’s formation intact, but that didn’t mean he could win a battle like this.

But, not even five minutes after Long Yi left, news of victory came.

This was simply unfathomable.

When the referee described the process of Long Yi’s victory to Lin Qi, he really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Even though they won, this victory was...not particularly enjoyable!

By the time the two sides returned, the Emperor hadn’t even left the field yet.

"I absolutely will not acknowledge this result." The one who said this was not Cain, but Lin Qi. Lin Qi was known throughout the first Legion for being stubborn. He valued rules significantly. If this was a real battlefield, he wouldn’t care how Long Yi won, but this was an alliance exchange. This hasty victory seemed too opportunistic.

"No, no; we lost, lost completely, from strategy to execution, we were thoroughly beaten," Cain says.

"No, unless you cut off my head, I cannot agree with this result. This victory is not glorious." Lin Qi insisted.

"Victory is victory, regardless of the glory," Cain said.

At this moment, the attitudes of both sides were quite strange. Lin Qi, the victor, did not recognize the result of victory. On the contrary, Cain, the loser, was persuading Lin Qi not to mind too much.

Long Yi squatted to the side snickering.

Yes, it was intentional. The competition was dull. If the victory rules had to be strictly adhered to, there were various loopholes to exploit. Long Yi wanted to see how quickly he could win the battle.

The result was, five minutes.

Long Yi was telling everyone in this manner that the match was only worth five minutes.

The Red Dragon Emperor silently pondered for a while, then glanced at the prime minister. The prime minister nodded his head, then got up.

"Since both sides are at a stalemate, how about we have another go?"

Long Yi smirked. "So the previous ones don’t count?"

The prime minister laughed: "They do count."

"Fine, ah, how shall we play next?" Long Yi stood up, re-energized.

"No matter what, you and your team stay put! Don’t go anywhere!" Lin Qi shouted.

Long Yi grinned brightly, an innocent look on his face.

It was still those two small villages, still those people. This time, the victory rule was simple.

Occupy the village.

"You! And your team! Guard the village for me! The rest, come with me and listen to my offensive tasks!"

Poor Long Yi, after winning, he was benched.

Actually, Lin Qi didn’t dislike Long Yi; after all, as a commander, he enjoyed all victories. However, Long Yi and his team were quite exceptional.

The strength of Long Yi alone was overwhelmingly high, let alone common Dragon Knights. He was the one who sliced the Guardian Dragon Rider of the Black Dragon Empire, Yake Black, into pieces.

Then there was Ai Lin, the Fairy Dragon and Magic Fighter. These two attributes made her the nightmare of all Dragon Knights. Who would say they could withstand an aggressive attack from a Fairy Dragon? The fate of Dragon Knights who let her get close to them was likely the same.

Subsequently, the weaknesses of Long Yi’s team were exposed.

The Chef used the Giant Swallow Dragon and the Hive Dragon. Although the Chef himself was powerful and a genius, the two rare dragon species were not really suitable for the current Dragon Knight attack system.

The Mosquito was the Chef’s younger brother, with a fast attack speed and calmness. However, the small size of the Nine Mosquito Dragon made it hard for the Mosquito to be a frontline force.

Finally, there was Wesley.

Obviously, Wesley had excellent intelligence capabilities, as Lin Qi personally saw Long Yi and his comrades relying on Wesley’s analysis to take down Brooks. However, Wesley’s own strength was downright pitiful.

This extraordinarily deviant team gathered together depended on a powerful force.

Obviously, Long Yi was this force. Long Yi’s great deterrent and battlefield domination could create many opportunities for them.

Lin Qi knew that some students would form their teams after admission and cultivate camaraderie. Clearly, Long Yi hadn’t been selection his team members carefully. Otherwise, he would know that an excellent team should have everyone excelling, not just one central figure with everyone else acting as support. Otherwise, if he was defeated in battle, the whole team could likely fail.

The best way to prevent this was to reduce their exposure and let them be a surprise force.

Under such self-indulgence, Long Yi’s team ended up in the crumbled little village.

Battle teams came and went, only Long Yi stayed there chatting leisurely with the pretend garrison. When it came to the afternoon, everyone was starving. The soldiers of the Red Dragon Empire took out their dry food to fill their stomachs. The crazy Long Yi and his comrades pulled out a grill, seasoning, already cleaned meat, a small pot, and other things, starting a grand picnic.

Not only the soldiers of the Red Dragon Empire but also the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire who had come off the front line were stunned.

During a battle, every soldier usually carries battle rations. It was a food made by pressure-drying flour, oil, honey, vegetables, and minced meat. Although it wasn’t tasty, it replenished energy very fast. Although everyone’s Mount Dragons had a great amount of space, no one thought of filling it with cooking utensils.

But not only did Long Yi think of this, but he even actually did it!

The smell of grilled meat wafted throughout the village. Master Zi’s cooking skills made everyone swallow their saliva.

"Want some?" Long Yi suddenly asked a White Dragon Knight.

"Yes!" the White Dragon Knight nodded vigorously.

"Let’s negotiate something then!"

"What...."

"You eat here, and I go fight for you...."

"No! Don’t even think about it!"

Upon hearing Long Yi’s proposal, the Dragon Knight immediately moved away. Obviously, even though the barbecue was tempting, Lin Qi exerted a greater deterrent effect.

Damn, even this couldn’t tempt him.

Long Yi, feeling utterly defeated, quietly chewed the meat in his hand. Ai Lin passed him a bowl of soup on the side. He took it, and it tasted perfect.

"Damn, then don’t let me go!"

Finally, Long Yi gave up. (To be continued. If you like this story, please vote and support on qidian.com. Your support is my motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)