Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 838

Chapter 838: Can’t Find A Suitable One? Create One!
Winds howled, and small tornadoes formed as all fifteen young dragons charged, following five mature ones and an elder wind dragon at the forefront of their formation.

As a show of dominance, Zephyrus intentionally ordered only around a third of his flight’s fighting force to kill Menas.

He wanted to show the elder fire dragon that he wasn’t qualified to stand in front of a prominent emperor like him.

Naturally, elder dragons were stronger than mere mature and young ones, and so, the elder wind dragon courageously shot straight for Menas without waiting for her allies.

Despite her obviously inferior raw attributes, Selene believed that Menas wouldn’t be able to defeat her instantly.

After all, like the elder fire dragon, she, too, was an elder among dragons.

It wouldn’t be that easy for Menas to defeat her despite his race’s notorious might in dragon versus dragon duels.

Or so she thought…

Selene had, of course, challenged other emperors in the past to claim her own throne as empress.

In the end, she was completely subdued and her heart was held captive by the endearing Zephyrus.

From then on, she completely devoted her heart to the Wind Dragon Emperor—her fangs and wings clipped, and her will to ascend as empress broken.

On the other hand, Menas’ desire only grew the more defeats he suffered.

They were two completely different creatures despite sharing the same “elder” title.

This quickly became apparent as Selene arrived within striking distance.

With his experience fighting emperors, Menas easily threw Selene’s charge off course by slightly stepping back.

Then, with a mighty flap of his vermillion wings, he charged low, viciously targeting the elder wind dragon’s throat with a powerful bite.

Rugged silver scales shattered as Menas’ rows of horrifyingly sharp, lethal teeth sank into Selene’s flesh, tearing it apart with savage force as he violently jerked his head to the left.

Watching everything, Shye’s heart sank with regret, while Zephyrus’ sank with grief.

An elder wind dragon died just like that!

Although it was way below Menas and Tarintus in terms of combat power, it was still an elder dragon and would make a fine addition to Shye’s army.

On the other hand, the Wind Dragon Emperor’s heart shattered as he watched one of his favorite concubines lose her life just like that.

Zephyrus immensely regretted sending her to battle when he had stronger elder dragons at his disposal.

Selene losing her life was totally unexpected and unnecessary.

As for the other charging dragons, they were momentarily petrified at the loss of their force’s leader.

Menas roared in triumph, laughing maniacally as he witnessed the heartbroken reaction of the Wind Dragon Emperor, sending a shiver of fear through the hearts of the mature and younger dragons.

He then locked gazes with Zephyrus.

“Cowardly emperor, your wife has been slain, yet you still hide behind your troops! Wind dragons, tell me—is this how an emperor should act?!” Menas roared, a crazed smile stretching across his face.

He had waited a long time for this moment.

“Hahahaha! How about you remind me how a Wind Dragon Emperor fights, huh?! But this time, the scenario is that their wife was killed right in front of them!”

Zephyrus was torn.

His draconian pride screamed for him to stand in front and fight the elder fire dragon in a duel to the death, but his intelligence told him not to, as it would be an unnecessary risk to his rule.

A wife can be replaced, but an emperor can’t.

Zephyrus has decided to utilize his flight to his advantage, but inevitably, doubt crept into his heart.

Was he truly a cowardly emperor like the damned elder fire dragon said?

Although his mind reasoned that it would be unwise to fight an elder fire dragon alone when he had thirty-nine dragons at his disposal, was it worth risking the respect of his subordinates by always following logic?

When would he step forward, then? When there was no risk to his life at all?

Isn’t that what cowards do?

While the Wind Dragon Emperor’s heart was embroiled in internal turmoil, Menas’ voice once again rang true.

“Master!” he exclaimed proudly for the first time. “I vow in the name of my race that I, Menas, will follow your every order without so much as the slightest frown until the day you breathe your last, but only if you allow me to slaughter this whole flight of wind dragons without intervening.

I have a personal vendetta with this specific Wind Dragon Emperor, and today, I can feel that the heavens are on my side. I plead with you, master, allow me to kill them all!”

Shye couldn’t understand why.

However, the flames of passion in his heart were somehow stoked by the courageous speech of his elder fire dragon.

Nonetheless, he, like Zephyrus, was torn.

Thirty-nine dragons was a huge force, and although the Wind Dragon Emperor was probably not as strong as Firindroth, the fact remained that he was a logical emperor who was well suited to lead an entire force.

However, based on Menas’ words and personality, there would be no peace in the ranks of his dragon army even if he somehow managed to convince Zephyrus to lead his army for him.

Should he kill Menas, then?

He could.

However, doing so would likely make his other dragons, like Tarintus, lose trust in him.

Hence, after careful consideration, he decided that Zephyrus wasn’t the dragon destined to lead his grand army.

‘Well then, since there’s no chance this dragon emperor will be the one to lead my army, I might as well try the second method first.’ he thought inwardly.

There was a reason why he chose to bring Menas with him despite the elder dragon’s troublesome nature.

It was because his second method was: if he couldn’t find an emperor, then he would create one.

“Fine, I shall respect your emotions, Menas. Go, slaughter them!”

Hearing his master’s words, unmatched battle fervor coursed through the elder fire dragon’s entire body, causing him to roar to the skies—one that was somehow prouder than even that of an emperor.

“Zephyrus, since your cowardly self can’t decide, then I shall decide for you.” Menas began, snapping the Wind Dragon Emperor from his internal struggles. “Just continue hiding behind your subordinates like the cowardly emperor you are. I shall strip you of your crown soon enough after murdering your entire flight!”

At that moment, it was unclear who the dragon emperor was.