Home of the Brave

"Are you familiar with this place?" Miranda stared at Dai Yang, and the pupil of Albers in front of her forehead also exuded a brilliant light.

"Uh, does it look like that..." Under the pressure of the witch goddess, Dai Yang looked a little embarrassed.

"Well, it's like half of the master here." Miranda nodded to confirm.

"Ha, ha ha, how is this possible? This is the palace of the emperor, and it has nothing to do with me... By the way, are you thirsty? How about I go and pour you a glass of water?"

Dai Yang grinned dryly and tried to divert the subject, but Miranda stared at him closely with a firm expression. As a result, it was difficult for Dai Yang to look away for a while. This awkward stare lasted for several minutes, and finally the man lost to the Miko's tactics of immediacy, he shrugged his shoulders and sighed.

"Actually, it's not a big deal..." Dai Yang scratched his head and told the truth. "Because my father and the emperor have a very good friendship, I was often taken to Dragon Nest to play when I was young. Before I was ten, I spent more time here than in Lanlos Town, so with Patty and Belmohi They all know each other and are familiar with the situation of Dragon Nest... The half-owner is a bit exaggerated. Strictly speaking, this is more like my second hometown, right?"

"Really?" Miranda questioned his statement.

"Really! It's no good for me to lie to you?"

Dai Yang's attitude is still suspicious, but at this time, even if it is pursued, there will be no results. Miranda sighed, and when he was about to give up, Dai Yang suddenly remembered and exhorted.

"By the way, can we not tell Xia Luwei about this matter for now?" Facing the witch's questioning gaze, Dai Yang spread his hands and explained: "I have no plan to hide Xia Luwei, but it is not time to let her know. I will tell her personally when the time is right, and hope you will keep it secret for me until then."

"Um..." Miranda stared at the man closely, Dai Yang looked sincere, and the witch could only nod her head in acquiescence, and then thought of another thing. "Wait, according to that, have you seen the emperor?"

"Huh? Ah, of course." Dai Yang nodded.

"Then, what kind of person is the emperor?" Miranda asked curiously.

"Well, what kind of person is this..." Dai Yang scratched his head in distress.

"I'm asking you?" Miranda frowned dissatisfied.

"Well, to put it simply, the emperor is the kind of person who looks full of majesty at a glance, but is surprisingly gentle when getting along..." Dai Yang described the owner of the Frost Mountain Range in this way. "Basically, the emperor is still very friendly to the lower races, as long as you don't do anything to provoke the emperor to anger, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"It turned out to be like this..." Miranda thought for a while, and then asked: "Then, is there anything you should pay attention to when you meet the emperor? For example, what does the emperor hate?"

"Do you want to see the emperor?" Dai Yang looked at her in surprise, then waved his hand. "Impossible, give up."

"Why is it impossible?" Miranda asked dissatisfiedly.

"Because the emperor is currently dormant." Dai Yang shrugged and told the truth.

"Hibernation? The emperor... is sleeping?" Miranda said in astonishment.

"Yes." Dai Yang nodded to confirm. "Do you know that the dormancy period of the dragon clan is very long? When the emperor wakes up, it may be decades later, will you wait until then? Or do you plan to wake up the sleeping emperor? I have to remind you that the dragons awakened from the dormant period are quite irritable. You must be prepared to withstand a million tons of dragon’s breath baptism. And if the emperor wants to anger, maybe even the Temple of Stormwind will be razed to the ground. Oh? The consequences are serious..."

Dai Yang portrayed a terrifying scene, Miranda showed fear for a moment, but then said with a strong attitude.

"Since the emperor is sleeping, of course I won't bother. This is the most basic courtesy."

The Miko who was talking like this turned her head towards the back mountain as if she was changing the subject, and the noise from there was getting louder and louder, making her worried.

"Speaking of which, won't those guys wake up the emperor?"

"Well, it's usually okay, but at the moment the Valkyrie and Noin are not there... Even if it's a mob, the amount is troublesome." Dai Yang touched his chin, assessing the situation in the back mountain. "Patti hasn't commanded this kind of battle very much. It's better to help her at this time..."

Miranda looked at someone frowning in confusion. Under the witch's gaze, Dai Yang struggled for a while, and finally made a certain decision, sighing while walking to the other end of the corridor.

"Hey, where are you going?" Miranda stopped him.

"I... can't sleep, go for a walk." Dai Yang waved at her weakly.

"Oh? To the back mountain of the valley?" Miranda ruthlessly exposed someone's lie. "In that case, I'll go together too."

"Huh?" Dai Yang looked back at her astonished. "Hey, what are you thinking? There is a dangerous labyrinth full of traps! Not to mention that there are still a large number of dangerous elements making trouble in it! If something happens to you, how should I explain to Xia Luwei?"

"Where you can go, why can't I go?" The witch raised her brows in dissatisfaction. "Or, do you mean I don't even have the power to protect myself?"

"Hey, there are traps everywhere in that place? You can't use power or something." Dai Yang tried to persuade the witch to change her mind.

"Since it is so dangerous, then I have more reason to follow." After saying this, Miranda fell into a subtle silence, and then hesitated to express: "You are... Xia Luwei's fiancé, and as Xia Luwei's friend, I have a responsibility. Look at you for her. Besides, I also want to use my own eyes to confirm with my own eyes... Are you worthy of a woman's life as a man..."

"Huh?" The last words of the witch almost only whirled in her throat, and Dai Yang, who hadn't heard it clearly, showed a confused expression. "What did you say? Can you say it again?"

"Enough...enough!"

The daughter of the Duke of Emblione crossed her slender legs and put her hands on her chest, expressing it in a domineering posture.

"My lady is going to the back mountain to watch the battle! If you don't want Xia Luwei to know about it, you will lead the way obediently!"

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The nest of Emperor Frost and Snow is located deep in the Cuiyu Valley of the Frost Mountains. From the topography analysis, because both sides of the valley are protected by towering mountain walls, there are only two roads theoretically leading to the dragon's nest. One is from the front mountain of the valley. The terrain here is relatively flat, and there are roads dedicated to transporting tributes, and there are no traps. It was originally the most suitable place to launch an offensive-if there was no guardian beast.

Belmohi, the three-headed hellhound, is a demon beast from northern Xinjiang. In the past nearly a hundred years, it has frequently set off a **** storm in the Oberstein Empire, so it has been dubbed the synonym of "Sun Devourer Wolf". It wasn't until I met a man surnamed Dai who was seized as a mount by him, and then fell to the Dragon's Nest as a guard dog, which lasted 20 to 30 years. The current Belmoxi, although no longer the ferociousness of the "Sun Devouring Demon Wolf", to ordinary adventurers, it still exists like a nightmare.

In several tentative reconnaissance operations, the adventurers have fully understood this, so they very wisely gave up their plan to attack the Dragon's Nest head-on and decided to launch an assault from the back mountain.

Compared with the front mountain, the back mountain is much more sinister. On the rugged and steep slope, there are countless elaborate traps. If it is on a moonlit night, or if a torch is lit, part of the tragedy may be avoided. However, when neither of the above two conditions are met, the screams of the adventurers are endless like the cicadas in summer—think carefully, it was originally for covert actions to approach the dragon’s nest in the dark, but it caused a commotion instead. Exposing the whereabouts is simply putting the cart before the horse.

Dai Yang predicted that 60% of adventurers would be able to touch the dragon's nest. About half of the adventurers fell into the traps in the back mountain, and what awaited them was the miserable fate of being blackmailed or sold to the black market. As for the remaining half of the adventurers, they finally broke into the dragon's nest at the sacrifice of their companions, but it was far from smooth sailing in front of them.

You know, the dwarves who built this dragon's nest are the world's best craftsmen. How could the dwarves who are good at building mazes tolerate invaders invading their portals? Regardless of the palace part in the Jade Valley, what is waiting for the adventurers in the back mountain is a labyrinth that gathers the highest technology of the dwarven race. It is worth mentioning that this labyrinth is also the residence of the Maids of the Demon Race. The maids named their homes "Deep Crimson Corridor", and the traps set up by the dwarves were strengthened by the Demon Race technology.

Faced with such a tight defense system, among the thousands of adventurers who have come to challenge since the Dragon Nest was built, only one hand can break through. Under normal circumstances, if the invader is strong enough to break through the deep red corridor guarded by the maids of the Demon Race, then waiting for him will be the Valkyrie team headed by the warrior Noin, the strongest in Dragon Nest. Of course, there is no such brave among the adventurers who came to challenge this time. The traps set by the dwarves alone are enough to make the adventurers frustrated, unfortunately, there are many people who strike mines.

When Dai Yang and Miranda came to the back mountain, it was precisely when the adventurers were in a dilemma.