Chapter 325: Chapter 320: The Power of the Ancient Dragon Chapter 325: Chapter 320: The Power of the Ancient Dragon Bronia spent most of her time napping in her cave, only occasionally waking to take a lap in the sky and stretch her body, before resuming her nap. She was a Red Dragon who didn’t do much of anything.

Even though she did nothing, her mere existence influenced her surroundings. As a powerful Ancient Red Dragon, the large hills that she had chosen as her nest were constantly rising under her strength, with magma beneath them continuously converging.

In less than ten years, under the influence of Bronia’s power, the small hill evolved into an active volcano. During one of Bronia’s slumbers, the volcano erupted and continued to do so without interruption.

The searing magma turned its surroundings into a wasteland, the scattered volcanic ash blocked the sunlight, causing a vast death of plants. The already barren hill region became even more desolate.

However, Bronia did not mind, because her selected nest had become even more suitable for her residence.

Over time, Bronia’s power continued to influence the volcano. It rose day by day at a subtle speed, and the amount of erupted magma also increased over time.

Moreover, her power was not restricted only to one volcano. After the first volcano appeared, more volcanoes were gradually formed, surrounding the volcano where Bronia resided. Thereafter, they erupted.

This alteration did not cease as the power of the Ancient Red Dragon continued to impact the region, creating more and more volcanoes which then erupted. These changes were turning the entire region into a wasteland and its scope was constantly expanding.

Such massive geographical changes lasted for nearly two hundred years. Finally, fifty years ago, a majestic roar of a dragon shook this area, which had transformed from hill region into a cluster of volcanoes.

Bronia had advanced from an Ancient Dragon to an Elder Dragon. The roar signaled her arousal, a way of venting her power. Along with the dragon’s roar, all the volcanoes that were formed under the influence of her power erupted.

The unprecedented eruption created a spectacular spectacle, with columns of molten magma forming in the volcano’s mouth, varying in height from several hundred to a thousand meters.

Many people in the surrounding human kingdoms saw the red and black sky caused by the volcanic eruption. Even fewer were lucky enough to witness the lava columns formed by the simultaneous eruption of the volcanoes.

Anyone who wasn’t a fool knew that this was the influence of Bronia’s power. Hence, the reputation of Bronia, the lethargic Red Dragon, began to spread. Countless minstrels started to praise the power of the Ancient Red Dragon, Bronia. Subsequently, she was given her first title: the Maker of Volcanoes.

The minstrels’ propaganda led many monster clans in the Osroni subcontinent to learn of her existence. Many powerful monsters began to move, seeking to follow Bronia and seek her protection.

Bronia’s cluster of volcanoes had come to a state of calm after an unprecedented eruption following her promotion to an Elder Dragon. It seemed as though they had exhausted their potential, and several of the volcanoes began to hibernate and turned into dormant volcanoes.

In less than ten years, almost all the volcanoes had become dormant, leaving only the one chosen by Bronia as her nest still active. but it was not as spontaneous as in the beginning, it occasionally erupted.

Based on speculation, it should be a deliberate suppression by Bronia, as she doesn’t seem to like the doom and gloom scene when the volcanoes are active, which makes her quite a unique Red Dragon.

The mass hibernation of the volcanoes brought about a rebirth to the desolate area. The volcanic eruptions over nearly two centuries had accumulated thick layers of volcanic ash, making the soil incredibly fertile.

Bronia didn’t need to do anything, just natural evolution turned the desolate hilly area into a resource-rich forest. This attracted more monster clans wanting to seek Bronia’s protection for development.

For these monster clans who wanted to follow and serve her, Bronia did not refuse. She accepted them all, one by one, and settled them in the forest she named Zaiychek.

From this day forth, the Red Dragon power, led by Bronia, began to take shape and expand with astonishing speed. This made the surrounding human countries quite anxious, being especially vigilant towards their new neighbor.

One cannot lie peacefully in a bed that is not entirely his. Most humans are willing to sleep holding a docile cat, but if the cat turns into a docile tiger? Who dares to sleep peacefully holding it, even if it is obedient?

At first, the Ancient Red Dragon Bronia, who had just settled in the hilly area of Zaiychek, merely made the surrounding humans vigilant. Now, the Elder Dragon, who began to expand her power, made them fearful.

The initial Bronia was just a solo dragon, now she became a powerful sovereign Dragon, the threat level directly increased by several grades from before.

A solo dragon at most destructs and loots cities, slaughters humans, what more could it do? Destroyed cities can be rebuilt, even if humans were slaughtered on a large scale, they could reproduce again, everything could be restarted.

But what about a sovereign dragon? It already has the foundation to topple their human rulers and become a ruler itself. Once Bronia had malicious intent, ambition, she could lead her clans to defeat them, seize their territories, and they would never have a chance to start over. A king who lost his territory, his crown was no different from an ornament.

So, when a Gray Dwarf tribe sought refuge with Bronia and discovered a rich and diverse amount of Extraordinary Metal Ore on her territory, war broke out.

Driven by fear and greed, the human kingdoms surrounding the Zaiychek jungle formed an alliance, and at first, they demanded Bronia to leave Zaiychek with her monsters. Unsurprisingly, Bronia rejected, and then their allied armies began an attack on Zaiychek.

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“Let’s go!” Muria, who was observing the battle from above the clouds, pat the large cat beneath him. He had become fed up with the bloody battlefield below and didn’t enjoy that scene.

“We’ll find Renata first, and then pay a visit to Bronia, the Maker of Jungles.”

Muria dared to meet an Elder Red Dragon alone without summoning an Ancient Dragon because according to the definition of several Churches of the Good God such as Dawn and Morning Glow:
Although Bronia is one of the Five Colored Dragons, she is not part of the Evil Dragons. Because this near-thousand-year old lazy dragon has never attacked humans. This is a red dragon that does not need to be eradicated by consuming the power of justice.

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