CHAPTER 431: CHAPTER 259: THE BIG HOLE (PART 3)

"Starting today, until Tiamat returns, I will temporarily assume Her divine position and duties. This was Tiamat’s explicit instruction, prepared long ago: should any misfortune befall Her in battle with Bahamut, I am to take full command over the Chromatic Dragons and all associated responsibilities."

It’s Pafila!?

Holy shit, is that even possible!?

David and his father were once again stunned by Pafila’s move.

Blue Star had its saying about a substitute taking the place of another in peril; now here was Pafila, practically channeling a god from beyond the grave!

They also hadn’t expected Tiamat to have foreseen such a day.

As for Pafila’s direct use of the ’spoils of war,’ David and his father had no objections. After all, given the current situation, they couldn’t ’digest’ it themselves. It was just like how the ’Hall of Valor’ had once brought upon them a manhunt by the entire War God Faction across the planes. Keeping it nearby was purely ’like a child carrying gold through a busy market’; sooner or later, they would face inquiries from other Dragon Gods, or even other deities.

They listened as Pafila turned to Attilicia and continued, "This gives rise to another issue."

Attilicia opened his mouth but said nothing.

It was Pafila who openly addressed the problem. "Two Dragon Gods crossed the Blood War battlefield to clash in the Grey Wilderness—the devil and demon eyewitnesses are far too numerous to conceal what happened. But now... ’Tiamat’ continues to exist in this world, while Bahamut has vanished without a trace. It’s likely that once battle reports reach the Metal Dragons, complete chaos will ensue among them.

"Perhaps a portion of zealous Metal Dragon followers will have their hatred for the Chromatic Dragons incited to a boiling point, or they might even be exploited by other Dragon Gods because of this hatred. None of this is inconceivable.

"And in this matter, I am powerless.

"Attilicia, you must be mentally prepared for this. How to stabilize the hearts of the dragons, at least those on Dragon Island, will depend on you alone."

Attilicia nodded gravely. "I understand."

He knew that Pafila was doing her utmost to maintain the overall situation. After all, for all dragons, resolving The Slaying King Star’s Dragon Frenzy Enigma Lock and removing the shackles that had imprisoned dragons for thirty thousand years was of paramount importance.

Realizing this, his heart, already filled with indebtedness to Pafila, now brimmed with even more anger and dissatisfaction towards Bahamut. In the eyes of this ordinary dragon, unaware of the full truth, Bahamut was merely a foolish god who disregarded the bigger picture in pursuit of more power and authority!

Just as Attilicia was racking his brain, wondering how he could help Dragon Island navigate this crisis of faith, Pafila gently called out, "David."

"I’m here." David raised his head to look at his mother, now in the guise of the Chromatic Dragon Queen.

"Walk your own path. Do not take shortcuts because of this incident. The end of every shortcut comes with a price. Even if the sky truly falls, I’ll be there to hold it up for you."

After uttering this proverb from another world, this ’headless, decaying Dragon God’ clad in Tiamat’s skin propelled herself toward the Evil Scale Fortress.

I... Watching Pafila’s retreating figure, David suddenly felt an indescribable surge of emotion. He never would have guessed that his mother’s final piece of advice to him would be this.

Meanwhile, David, his mind filled with countless emotions, received messages from the New Continent through the Tokamak arcanists. He was then shocked to discover that, in his absence, these dragon whelps had nearly torn a hole in the sky of the Central Earth world...

It seemed that upon hearing the news of the Vitali Empire’s Emperor’s death, King Klinsmann had decided to act. He led the suddenly indestructible dragons in a full-scale assault against this empire that had stood for over two hundred years...

Even more surprisingly, this seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Much like the fall of the Roman Empire on Blue Star, the neighboring kingdoms, seeing the unstoppable momentum of the Lurwaden Dragon Legion, eagerly joined in this gluttonous feast to carve up the empire.

Shit... Looks like I need to bring an end to this war of annihilation before Pafila fully resumes the decrepit Dragon God’s duties.