I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 4 The Intruding Female Knight
"Ha ha!"

Zhenna panted heavily, while trying to drive her two legs that seemed to be full of lead, and ran forward desperately.

The weakness caused by fatigue and blood loss could knock her down at any time, but she couldn't stop, and the sound of the horseshoes of the pursuers stuck to her back, lingering.

The heavy armor and the big sword on her shoulders slowed down her pace. By throwing away armor and armor and weapons, she could undoubtedly run faster, but that also meant giving up the last means of resistance.

When forced to the end of the road, she still hoped that she could at least have the decent way of death that a knight should have.

It's just that if you continue running like this, there is no hope of getting rid of the pursuers at all.

Maybe it's better to save some energy and fight to the death with those traitors!

Hesitating like this, an open space suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and a broken tower suddenly came into her vision.

The gate of the tower has been destroyed. In the past, after the red dragon Helganon used this place as a lair, in order to facilitate his own entry and exit, he directly destroyed the stone gate, leaving only a dark and deep gate.

remains?

Zhenna's eyes widened in surprise.

She knew that someone among the pursuers was riding Lu Xinglong with a keen sense of smell, no matter whether they entered the ruins to hide or escaped around the ruins, they probably couldn't fool Lu Xinglong's nose.

But entering the tower first to explore may have the opportunity to find a terrain advantage that can be used to ambush the pursuers, which slightly increases the survival rate, which was almost zero.

The sound of horseshoes behind her became more and more clear, and she didn't have time to think deeply now.

At last she gritted her teeth, and rushed straight up the steps of the tower, and plunged into the dark doorway.

Ten seconds later, the pursuers slowed down at a distance of about [-] meters from the tower. The knight riding Lu Xinglong led two men to run around the open space where the tower was located, and joined other men in the direction facing the gate of the tower. Lu Xinglong suddenly stretched his neck and let out a low growl in the direction of the gate.

"Your Highness has entered." The leading knight said in a deep voice, "Continue to follow the plan!"

The knights did not reply with their voices, but saluted on horseback in unison in response.

Inside the tower, Zhenna summoned a faint holy light in her palm, and walked through the dark corridor vigilantly. What she saw was a somewhat dilapidated but quite magnificent hall. On the opposite wall, there was a nearly five-meter-high stone grandfather clock. The huge pendulum was still swinging back and forth.

She walked cautiously into the hall and looked around.

She sniffled and shivered suddenly.

Footsteps sounded suddenly, echoing in the hall.

"Who!?" Zhenna immediately aimed her sword at the direction where the voice came from, which was a corridor leading to the inside.

Then a figure appeared from the depths of the corridor.

"I didn't expect that I would come to such a remote place while living in seclusion. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Li Yuan greeted the female knight with a pleasant face as soon as he appeared.

He uses polymorph to hide his draconic features completely, doing his best to project a hospitable attitude.

A few minutes ago, he and the stone quickly cleaned the hall, covering up the many marks left by Helganon, not even a single scale that fell off.

Dragons in this world are generally violent and like to eat people, so it can be said that they are notorious.

As far as Helganon’s experience is concerned, people who see the red dragon will basically fall into uncontrollable panic or tension. Most people will run away with all their strength, some will kneel down and beg for mercy, and a few will attack with all their lives—the female knight is the last type.

The terrifying majesty possessed by the giant dragon itself will make most people who see it lose the ability to think calmly on the spot.

dialogue?Basically nonexistent.Of course, Helganon is too lazy to talk to humanoids in most cases.

In memory, the female knight was in a state of extreme tension and vigilance, and it could be said that she was on the verge of firing.

With Helganon's original violent temper and territorial awareness, he would not give the other party time to explain to the intruders who entered the lair, and it was almost inevitable for the two sides to start a war on the spot.

So now he must find a way to calm down the other party's emotions, and then explain the situation.

First use the doll to open the situation through dialogue——

As he thought about it, he saw that the female knight's face lost all color, and her expression and body became completely stiff.

I have turned into a human form, why do I still feel like I have seen a ghost... Li Yuan is a little puzzled.

"My lord, I detected an obvious fear reaction from the target. Are you sure this is a guest?" Shi Shi, who was hiding behind a pillar not far away, spoke to Li Yuan in a low voice.

It's not human—Zenna came to the conclusion in a split second.

There is such a strong sulfur smell floating here, except near the volcano, probably only the red dragon's lair will have such a smell.

Is this the red dragon's lair?This guy is a red dragon!
Zhenna felt that the blood in her whole body was completely cold. She was originally extremely nervous because of being hunted down, but she was stunned on the spot by this more intense crisis that suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

He changed into a human form and talked, you can't believe him, even experienced dragons can change shape to deceive people and then wait for the opportunity to kill them!

How could a dragon let go of a human who broke into its lair?If you relax your vigilance, you will be killed on the spot!
escape?She glanced at the exit behind her.

If I can find a way to lure this dragon to the side of the pursuer...

No, this distance... If you turn around, you will be killed by the opponent!

Think of a way to drag the pursuers in?
But in this closed place, she who is caught in the middle has no chance of escape at all, and she will almost certainly die first!And in the face of a red dragon who is always ready to kill, how can he hold back?
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhenna's mind, but her panic made her unable to think calmly at all. No matter which option she chose, it was a dead end, and her mind was almost blank.

"I said, have you noticed it already?" Li Yuan saw the other party's completely bloodless face, and he already understood a little bit.

Zhenna shuddered immediately, what she just said was horrifying to the extreme.

"You can see it, right?" Li Yuan simply gave up acting, and sighed, "Forget it, I won't pretend, I'm actually a red dragon—"

"Supreme Light, please grant us blessings!!"

Before finishing speaking, Zhenna, who thought that the red dragon was about to attack, yelled and pulled out the big sword on her back in an instant, and directly entered the battle state. At the same time, a suspended judgment blade made of holy light appeared behind her.

How bad is the reputation of the dragon in this world?Li Yuan thought to himself.

"There are people lining up behind you to kill you, does it really make sense to fight me?" Li Yuan pointed at Zhen Na without making a move.

Zhenna, who was just about to attack, suddenly froze.

How did this red dragon know?
"You were still two miles away and I found the seven people chasing you. Now they are waiting outside this tower, as if they are waiting for something good to happen." Li Yuan calmly pointed to the direction outside the tower.

Waiting outside the... tower?

Zhenna finally calmed down.

Those people knew from the beginning that this was the lair of the red dragon!

No wonder they rode fast horses, but they never caught up with her. It turned out that they came here specially to drive her here.

"I guess something is wrong, so I want to ask you the whole story. Calm down, how about we have a truce?" Li Yuan spread his hands, "You can't beat me anyway, can you?"

"I...Okay." Zhenna thought for a moment, then slowly put down the sword, but did not immediately withdraw the summoned Judgment Blade.

She has not completely let go of her vigilance, but she has already realized that going to war now will only benefit the gang of people who chased and killed her. It is naturally best for the red dragon to not do anything.

But what happened to the red dragon?It can be called an ancient anecdote to be able to talk to the human beings who broke into their lair so calmly.

"Are you... are you really a red dragon?" Zhenna asked involuntarily in accordance with the thoughts in her heart.

"Didn't you already see it? How did you see it?" Ganon asked in turn.

"Except for the red dragon's lair and the volcano, where else can there be such a strong smell of sulfur?" Zhenna asked back.

The smell of sulfur?
Li Yuan fell into silence. He didn't smell any sulfur smell at all. He had been in the lair for a long time, and his body had already developed olfactory fatigue from this smell.

"Stone, why didn't you remind me that there is a smell here?" Li Yuan turned his face and asked the housekeeper who was still hiding behind the pillar in a deep voice.

"Please don't embarrass my master, I don't have a sense of smell at all." Stone argued in a calm voice.

It seems that this is indeed the case... Li Yuan realized his mistake.

If I had known earlier, it would be better to let this stone man come out to receive him.

(End of this chapter)