Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 552: The Fall of the Dragon
The girl in the center of the stronghold square closed her eyes and chanted. This was her first time trying this kind of large-scale protection, an ability unique to the singer. The so-called protection refers to the resonance between the singer and her followers, gaining special additional abilities under the guidance of the singer.

There are generally three sources of this extra ability. The first is the ability that the singer is good at, such as Prin's fire, Tilan's freezing, Eluklu's beast blood enhancement, Odni's mist, etc. The second is the ability that the followers have themselves, but under the stimulation of the singer, they become stronger. The third is more special, this type comes from some legendary songs.

Extraordinary abilities come from the interference of the mind with reality. When a story or legend is widely spread, this collective unconscious yearning gives it some kind of extraordinary characteristics. The most representative of these are the seven pieces of music in the fairy land, followed by those poems handed down from generation to generation, and then those stories in mythology.

What Blanche sang this time was the famous legend of the dragon-slaying hero in the Poem of the Red Beech, which recorded the story of the great hero Akart defeating the red dragon Frantais in the early Third Age.

The "Poem of Red Beech" is a collection of poems written by bards in the Third Age. It records the heroic stories and legends that emerged in the early Third Age when hundreds of nations existed. These include the three heroes who conquered the "King of Storms", the dragon-slaying hero Akat, Ael, the descendant of Thundergod and founder of the Knights of Lightning, Roland and Yalin, the legends of wind and moon, Durlan, the "Saint of White Flowers", Ives, the "Bow of Snow Hunt", Toyak, the "No of Trade Winds", Oslin, the "Lion of Holy Bravery", and other great figures. Other poems that are equally famous include the "Poem of Leaves Writing the Four Seasons" and the "Poem of Kingfishers".

Ancient ballads, poems handed down from generation to generation. As Blanche gradually entered the state, faint and fine threads of light enveloped the members present. These pale golden threads of light were like gauze hanging from the sky, hazy and invisible. Then, silver light appeared on the weapons in the hands of the members present, and light blue flames were faintly seen on the edges.

According to legend, Akat used a longbow burning with blue fire and shot arrows with his own poisonous blood. The arrows penetrated the dragon's body, causing the powerful red dragon that had entered Sequence 9 to fall from the sky, killing the dragon that had destroyed several countries. In the end, he died of exhaustion due to excessive consumption.

The people who were saved by him and were grateful to him wrote down his name, and it was passed down from generation to generation by bards. This is the origin of the story of the dragon-slaying hero.

"The blue bowstring bursts into flames..."

"The flowers that tell of parting bloom by the roadside..."

"The eyes that were wounded by the monster opened..."

……

"I hereby swear to give my life to the arrow that pierces the winged king of the sky."

Blanche chanted the melody from this poem over and over. It must be said that this kind of large-scale protection was extremely difficult for her as she was still a newcomer. In the process of gradually resonating with it, the spiritual consciousness of the people present kept reflecting various emotions, impacting her will, making her like a small boat sailing in a storm, which would be overturned at the slightest mistake.

The more extreme the emotions a song evokes, the stronger the spiritual feedback will be. If the singer's own strength is not enough, she will easily be overwhelmed, and then become mentally confused and pass out. This kind of thing has happened many times in history, so if a singer nowadays feels that she does not have enough ability, she will not chant this kind of extraordinary poetry.

Time passed slowly, and just when Blanche began to feel dazed and her body was about to fall, dark red light appeared in the eyes of everyone present, announcing that the final level of the Dragon Slaying Protection's effect had been achieved.

at last……

Blanche fainted and was supported by the maid beside her. The doctor who had been on standby rushed over to check on her. Fortunately, she was just fainted due to exhaustion and her body was not seriously injured. They breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching Blanche being picked up and sent to the base to rest, the members in the square of the base suppressed their emotions, and then one of them drew his sword and pointed it straight to the sky.

"Blood and glory."

The sounds of swords being drawn came one after another, and the slightly hoarse voice echoed through the sky.

"Blood and Glory!"

……

The battle began again.

As the airship that Orles was riding on slowly approached the last stronghold where Blanche was, a series of rotor autonomous units took off from the valley, and the machine guns attached to them fired fiercely at the airship. The continuous flames formed a line in the air, and the noisy sound immediately broke the tranquility of the mountains.

"It's all in vain."

The hatch on one side of the airship opened, revealing the ice elves standing inside. They were wearing uniforms similar to wizard robes, elegant and gorgeous. They simply raised their hands, and the silver patterns engraved on their wristbands lit up. Then, barriers like ice lotuses appeared in the air, blocking the incoming bullets.

Soon after, rays of icy breath shot out from the bottom of the airship, sweeping across the rotor autonomous units flying in the sky in a few seconds, causing the propellers of these rotor autonomous units to jam and fall from the sky one after another.

At the same time, the top of the square of the stronghold was cut open, revealing a modified giant cannon, which gradually began to gather energy. The magical ripples it emitted could be easily sensed by the airship members a thousand meters away.

Afterwards, a series of ice lotus barriers appeared on the trajectory of the cannon aimed at the airship, and then the sound of a dragon's roar was heard in the sky.

A giant dragon made of chalcedony appeared from the sky, a tiny dot at first, then got closer and closer, and bigger and bigger. When the giant cannon below lit up a blazing orange-red light column, the dragon also spewed out a breath of icy debris. The two collided in the air, stirring up countless white mists. The few remaining orange-red rays overflowed and shot onto the mountain wall next to it, directly burning out scattered melted holes.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of chaos on the battlefield, members with dragon-slaying protection rushed out from the steaming water vapor, with light blue flames burning on their swords. When they got close to the dragon, they stabbed it with all their might. The pupils and the body of their swords were instantly covered with a layer of red light, penetrating the dragon's solid white crystal scales and piercing into its body.

In just less than half a minute, more than 40 long swords were inserted into the dragon's body, causing the white crystal dragon to roar to the sky.

Inside the translucent white crystal dragon's body, the red light attached to the swords flowed like blood, gradually spreading to the entire dragon's body. As the red light representing curses and poison covered the dragon's body, it became more and more violent, as if the toxin would destroy its nerves and consciousness.

Inside the airship, Ores held her forehead, waves of stabbing pain coming from deep within her mind. This was because she had been maintaining a connection with the dragon's consciousness.

"Oh no..." She said in a painful voice.

As a singer, she certainly knew what it was, but she didn't expect to see it today. After all, since the rise of humans, dragons have become less and less of a threat, so there are very few weapons and secret techniques targeting dragons.

I didn't expect Blanche to find this ancient poem that had been circulated since the Third Age, and use it the first time she sang it. Even if Ores wanted to make the same large-scale protection, she would have to prepare for several days in advance to ensure that there would be no accidents on the spot.

However, it was no use realizing this at this time. As the dragon became more and more painful and struggled in the sky, Ores had to cut off the connection between their consciousness. This made the last bit of restraint in the white crystal dragon's mind disappear. It fell straight down from the sky and smashed into the ground, smashing all kinds of trees and stones along the way. Then it struggled for several minutes before slowly dying.

Perhaps this was also the first dragon to die under the Dragon Slayer Song since the Sixth Era. The fall of the White Crystal Dragon made the elves under Orlesi furious. Afterwards, they flew out of the airship like a stream of light, with silver cold swords slashing through the air and rushing towards the exhausted followers.

It was almost a foregone conclusion that these followers, who were exhausted after using the secret technique of protection, were easily defeated. The shining silver ice sword pierced through them one by one, from the sky to the earth, and killed them all.

A few minutes later, after clearing out the followers outside the base, the elves in silver-blue uniforms rushed into the base. They chopped down the various autonomous units that blocked their way, continuously breaking through the defense line, and finally found Blanche who was protected in the safe room.

At this time, Blanche was still in a coma, with only four maids guarding her.

After a fierce battle, the four maids were pierced by ice swords and nailed to the wall nearby, and then the elves surrounded Blanche.

Although they were furious, they would not do anything to break the rules. It was just too cruel for the maids to watch their own singer being attacked by the enemy without any defense.

After temporarily suppressing the emotions in his heart, one of the elves slowly walked to Blanche's side, squatted on one knee, lifted up one of Blanche's wrists, and then a shallow mark was drawn on her wrist.

[Singer Blanche was attacked by other members of the star cluster in close contact, but failed]
At this point, another singer left the stage.

……

"Blanche was defeated by Orles." On the top of a high mountain, Prin sat on a rock wearing a short crimson cloak, looking at the information displayed on the projection screen.

Beside her, several members dressed in red stood, their figures shrouded in wide cloaks, looking quite mysterious and majestic.

"Lady Blanche is a new singer and the weakest. It's not surprising that she failed." A member at the side responded.

"No, you didn't see the detailed process." Pulin swiped across the screen and projected a video.

In the scene, the powerful Sequence 7 dragon fell while wailing in the air, its entire body made of white crystals filled with terrifying red threads.

"Although Blanche lost, she also took away Orles' most powerful trump card. I have to thank her for that." Prin smiled.

"Although we got a lot of points after defeating the Diva, it can't make up for the loss of the White Crystal Dragon. I guess Orles regrets not taking down Blanche right away."

"After all, it's still too gentle, just like a flower that has never experienced wind and rain, too naive and innocent."

"You often say that Lady Tilan is too gentle. Does she have this problem as well?" another member asked curiously.

"No, no, no, although I evaluate her like this, I never think that Tilan would make a mistake on such a critical issue. You probably don't know the environment she grew up in. Sometimes, when she becomes cruel, even I am afraid of her."

"What I don't like is that she is clearly aware of various problems and has the ability to do so, but she always restrains herself because of her own personality and tries to solve the problems in a way that does not hurt anyone."

"As for her, if she is not pushed into a desperate situation, she will not give up this persistence."

"It was only after I gradually understood her growth experience that I realized her true thoughts and focus."

"Speaking of which, if one day I encounter a critical situation and cannot protect myself, you can just go to Tilan. For my sake, she should take you in. Even if she doesn't value you, she won't be so cruel as to use you as cannon fodder."

"Lord Pulin, what you said is very unlucky." Someone reminded him.

"There's nothing unlucky. I know what I'm doing and what the current situation in the Federation is." Pulin threw down the terminal in his hand and jumped up from the stone easily.

“Perhaps we can maintain stability within ten years, but certain conflicts cannot be suppressed sooner or later. As a person at the center of the storm, it is difficult for the singer not to be involved in it. No one can guarantee what the situation will be in the future. Maybe we win, or maybe we are liquidated. Anything is possible.” Unlike the people around him, as the center of the storm vortex, Pulin has the support of the largest chaebol group in the central star field and knows more inside information.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this and get ready to work."

"While Orles is busy digesting Blanche's inheritance and Tilan is squatting at home building an airplane, let's eat Odney, the big white goose, first. Otherwise, when Tilan builds her little airplane, we won't be able to eat it."

"Shouldn't we interrupt Lord Tilan first, since you said Lord Tilan is so threatening?" asked a member on the side.

"No, she must have set up various defenses in the south. I know her cautious character too well. Fighting her will not produce any results in a short period of time. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to eat Odney and get a lot of points."

"By then, we will have nearly three times the points and resources. We can directly use numbers to increase our combat power. We may not be defeated. If we fight her at this time, Odney will come to help us, and we will be one against two."

"What about Lady Orles?"

"Her, let me think, find someone who can talk to go to Orlesi to negotiate and negotiate a joint agreement to deal with Odney and Tilan in the south."

"Although Ores and I don't have a good relationship, it doesn't matter. The elves under her will most likely agree to join forces with us. As long as they agree, Ores won't object too much." Prin turned the small ruby ​​scepter in her hand.

"It's just that Odni got there first. If Orles had approached Tilan first, given Tilan's nice personality, she probably wouldn't have refused. Huh."

Pulin had seen the relationship between Tilan and several other singers during the training camp over the past six months. Orlais was the one who was most attached to Tilan; even Odney was not as enthusiastic as her.

(End of this chapter)