Chapter 525: Fire and Ice.
“Stop! Stop!” Dragoon guards shouted as an ice dragon was slung through the streets, causing the citizens to take to the roofs or escape through alleyways to avoid the fighting. Stones were thrown into the air as the pavement was demolished by the rampage, causing the already frantic dragoons to scatter in the skies, using themselves as shields to protect the populace from flames and ice.
Prioritizing the citizen’s safety. Nice, but what the heck is going on?
There were … three fire dragons and eight ice dragonkin, all around the same size, although the drakes of the latter group were bulky enough to seem larger. Regardless, what mattered was they were all large enough that about two or three could fit vertically inside the main street leading to the eatery center and the harbor. With nine scalekin fighting in this area, destruction was imminent.
Sure, the dragons could take to the sky, but none of them were even considering the houses and people. Their callous and careless fire and ice breaths were demolishing buildings while their strikes and tumbles sent the ripples of ruin through Iceskale. This domino effect was slowly spreading to other sections as the fighting had no care where it went, in fact, it looked like the emotional slugfest was completely out of control!
“Flame leech, this is our damn city you are burning to ashes! All is obvious for you power drunk fools!”
“Born in the haze of sulfur, grown in the baths of stone; stop acting like this is your home, hotshot! You’re just like any other flame skink; the ice would sooner melt before you can do anything to a ruler!”
“This isn’t our problem, fire dragon. Fly off if you can’t settle in!”
At least, that was what I understood after I translated all the understandable roaring. The ice dragons were shouting as vigorously as they could—their anger palpable through their combat—but from the state of the fight, I could see that it was mostly their way to keep themselves motivated.
The fire dragons, after all, were holding them back quite well despite the number disadvantage. They were well trained, evident from the way they were flying like swallows, weaving through the air as they dodged the attacks of their opponents. Was it due to a level gap or was it due to the fire dragons’ combat experience, as I could see from how their head would snap towards incoming assaults that their [Danger Perception] was quite high leveled. Naturally, it could also be their keen senses forged through countless battles.