System's POV
chapter-432-1

The three Earth Dragons had always been guarding the Golden Dimensional Gate, which was located at the center of the Rigel Continent.

Many years had passed, and no one had dared to challenge them—until now, that is.

Currently, the three Earth Dragons were looking at the "guest" Erasmus had brought to them. That way, both sides could reach a compromise.

"I am a good friend of the Supreme Commander of the Alliance, and you may call me Thirteen," Thirteen said. "The reason why I came here is to negotiate a non-aggression pact."

"And you think we will agree to it?" the leader of the Earth Dragons asked.

It had been trying to appraise the mysterious individual's strength since the latter arrived, but no matter how much it tried, all its attempts failed.

The two other Earth Dragons had done the same, but just like their leader, they failed to gauge the strength of the armored individual in front of them.

"Do you even have a choice?" Thirteen asked. "The humans have already pushed you this far. You can't even leave this spot because my people are targeting this dimensional gate of yours."

At the mere mention of their Dimensional Gate, the three Earth Dragons glared at Thirteen.

The leader didn't even bother hiding its killing intent and was about to attack their guest.

But before it could do that, it sensed something, and all the three Earth Dragons immediately went into defensive action.

A powerful beam of light flew at them from the horizon, targeting the Dimensional Gate they were defending.

Summoning a gigantic Earth Wall that was hundreds of meters thick, the three Earth Dragons used their bodies to block the path of the attack, which led to a massive explosion.

Thirteen casually hid behind Erasmus' back, using the Death Lord as a shield so that he wouldn't get blown away by the aftermath of the attack.

When the dust cloud subsided, the leader of the Earth Dragon could be seen a kilometer away from the Dimensional Gate, laying on its back.

'Not bad,' Thirteen thought as he looked at the extent of the damage in his surroundings.

When he and Erasmus had arrived at the location of the Earth Dragons, the place was already a wasteland.

It looked like countless battles had taken place on it, destroying the topography of the surroundings.

"So, do you still want to fight?" Thirteen asked in an arrogant tone. "If I join hands with my friend, the Supreme Commander of the Alliance, do you think you can protect that Dimensional Gate even if all three of you worked together?"

As soon as the Leader of the Earth Dragons had managed to right itself up, it glared at the armored devil.

"So you were the one who has been shooting at our Dimensional Gate," the Leader of the Earth Dragons, whose name was Rogg, stated.

"The one and only," Thirteen replied. "So now, are you willing to listen to the proposal my friend wants me to pass onto you guys?"

Rogg glanced at the two other Earth Dragons, asking for their opinion.

Half a minute later, the two reluctantly nodded their heads. Frankly, they were already exhausted from defending the Dimensional Gate from the one-sided attack that kept coming from far out into the sea.

Rocky was constantly supplying Nautilus with Empyrium.

So, every time the Main Cannons had cooled down from overheating, they would not hesitate to unleash an attack at any time of the day.

The Earth Dragons couldn't even rest because Thirteen made sure that the attacks were done in an irregular unpredictable interval, making the Earth Dragons stressed out and always feeling anxious.

"Start talking," Rogg stated.

Thirteen nodded. "As I was saying earlier, the Supreme Commander of the Alliance, Zion Leventis, asked me to negotiate a non-aggression pact with the three of you.

"The Northern Regions, which is composed of Zed's, Jalrog's, and Amos' territories, will belong to the Alliance.

"As for the Southeast Region, where Evuvug's territory is located, it will belong to me. In exchange for this non-aggression pact, the humans will stop their advance to the center of the Rigel Continent.

"That means that the attacks from my subordinates will also stop. This war will finally come to an end, and you will no longer have to worry about your Dimensional Gate being destroyed by our combined forces."

The three Earth Dragons exchanged glances with each other before telling Thirteen that they would discuss it with each other first.

Half an hour later, the three Earth Dragons decided that it was too dangerous to have two enemies stationed at the North and the South, sandwiching them from two sides.

They told Thirteen that they would agree to the non-aggression pact with the Wanderers at the North, but the South was off-limits.

"Is that your final answer?" Thirteen asked.

"This is what we have agreed on," Rogg stated. "We have already compromised enough."

"I see." Thirteen nodded. "I guess another demonstration is in order."

As soon as he finished talking, the Earth Dragon sensed that the threat they had been defending against for the past few weeks was once again headed in their direction.

This time, the output of the Main Cannons from Nautilus was raised to its highest level, making the Earth Dragons roar in pain as two of them were sent flying.

Erasmus had already taken Thirteen away to a safer place, and yet, the impact of the blast still caught them and blew them away from the center of the explosion.

A giant mushroom dust cloud could be seen from the location of the Dimensional Gate, which made Thirteen sigh in his heart.

'After that attack, the Main Cannons will need some repairs,' Thirteen thought. 'Nautilus will no longer be usable for the next few weeks.'

Thirteen knew that he needed to show the Earth Dragons that he was in possession of a weapon that was capable of not only destroying the Dimensional Gate but also dealing great damage to their bodies.

Rogg and his comrades received moderate injuries from the attack, which made them understand that the bombardment they had received from the past few weeks was still not at its peak strength.

If, at first, they still had some doubts about Thirteen's ability to destroy the Dimensional Gate, then now, they had none.

"So, are you going to agree to my proposal, or shall we all go to war?" Thirteen asked. "This time, you should prepare yourselves because there will be no turning back if we don't reach an agreement today."

The teenage boy knew that after showing off the extent of his might, the perfect time to bluff his enemies had arrived.

After his show of force, the chances of them agreeing to his demand were relatively higher compared to earlier.

Just as he expected, the Earth Dragons reluctantly agreed to the non-aggression pact.

Right now, they simply had no choice but to accept it, especially after being shown such destructive power.

"My friend, Zion Leventis, will arrive here in an hour," Thirteen stated. "He is the Supreme Commander of the Alliance, and you will need to smooth things out with him.

"Although he is just a child, do not underestimate or look down on him. He is the one who convinced me to form an Alliance with him and attack the Dimensional Gate while he led his army to deal with the Commanders of your Armies."

After hearing Thirteen's words, the Earth Dragons became curious about Zion Leventis, who had led the Army of Humans to attack them and agreed to meet with him as soon as possible.