Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

“Oh my, Your Majesty has grown up in the dragon palace. How would you know about the suffering of the common people here on the Western Region frontier?”

“Your Majesty, you’ve merely heard of the Demon Abyss, but do you truly understand how terrifying it is?”

“So you see, Your Majesty still doesn’t understand the plight of the people. Under the apocalyptic shadow of the Demon Abyss here in the Western Region, many people are forced to walk down paths of no return…”

As the sun set, Yino led the dragongirl wrapped in a black cloak toward the city walls of Western Province City.

With nightfall approaching and news of the Demon Abyss’s arrival spreading, Western Province City’s nights no longer held their former liveliness. The streets were eerily empty of pedestrians and vendors, with only Yino and the two young women taking a leisurely stroll that seemed at odds with the apocalyptic atmosphere.

The evening breeze blew several newspapers against the dragongirl’s face.

Nina picked up the papers and saw a striking headline: “Demon Abyss Approaches the Front Lines, Hundreds of Righteous Cultivators Have Joined the Frontier Guards in Battle!”

“This so-called Demon Abyss is said to be a wound created by the Dragon-Phoenix War hundreds of years ago…”

“The power of the true dragons and true phoenixes was too immense. The aftershocks of their battle shattered the earth, and their breath of annihilation scorched the land, causing all living things to perish…”

“Later, when the Dragon-Phoenix War ended, the Western Region, which served as the main battlefield, was left with a ten-thousand-zhang-deep chasm. It’s said that a true phoenix fell there, and to seal their nemesis, the true dragons sprayed endless breath into the chasm. Later… although that true phoenix perished, its will transformed into a lingering ghost that could not dissipate beneath the chasm.”

“So, after hundreds of years of refinement, the true phoenix’s consciousness became increasingly corrupted, and the breath of annihilation meant to seal the true phoenix was also tainted. Thus, this wave of the Demon Abyss, born with inherent resentment toward the east, was formed.”

“According to this legend, the Demon Abyss in the Western Region is the embodiment of the evil phoenix’s will. Now, as the Demon Abyss’s waves continue to surge forward, countless lands have been swallowed up. Western Province City has become the Great Dragon Dynasty’s last line of defense on the frontier. If Western Province City falls, the Great Dragon Dynasty will completely lose half of the Western Region…”

“However, this is just one of many legends, and its authenticity remains to be verified.”

Yino spoke eloquently, introducing the novel’s background story to the young white dragon empress. At the same time, he made his way up to the front wall of Western Province City with just a few steps through the gaps between the tiles.

Nina watched him and followed with equally light footsteps, jumping onto the wall.

But just as she took the final step, Yino deliberately reached out his hand toward her. Nina didn’t actually need his assistance, but perhaps out of a compulsive habit, seeing his outstretched hand, she instinctively reached out to grasp it.

He pulled her up onto the city wall.

After steadying herself, Nina also observed Yino’s movements as he lay against the stone bricks of the wall, gazing westward at the setting sun.

“Hmm, I’ve heard similar stories…”

By the end of the story, Nina nodded obediently, lost in thought.

In truth, she had heard similar versions long ago in the dragon palace when she was young.

However…

Those relatives and elders of hers were dragon descendants, so their storytelling naturally had its biases.

Just as in the history books of the Great Dragon Dynasty, in this world, only true dragons and humans represented justice, while other species were considered inferior and evil.

In the books of the Great Dragon Dynasty, the concept of “true phoenix” didn’t exist.

Therefore, the story about the Demon Abyss started by defining it as an evil phoenix. Because the evil phoenix’s crimes were heinous, it was sealed by the true dragons. And because the evil phoenix’s sins were so grave, it transformed into the Demon Abyss after death, eroding the land in the Western Region…

All the logic seemed to form a closed loop.

But…

Nina’s master Feng Changli didn’t see it that way.

Whenever Nina developed aversion toward other races after hearing those stories, her master would smile faintly and tell her she was still young, with limited experience, and would understand after she truly descended to the mortal realm.

At that time, Nina didn’t understand her master’s meaning, finding it mystical and abstract—concepts beyond her reach.

But now…

Standing on the wall of the Western Region, listening to Yino’s story, Nina somehow felt she had gained some enlightenment.

Not much, but some enlightenment nonetheless!

“So, this is why you came to the Western Region?”

Concluding the topic, Nina summarized.

Yino turned around, his gaze falling on the small face of the white dragon girl. Just as he was about to answer, an eerie black flame suddenly flashed from the sunset glow behind him—

BOOM!!!

A muffled sound came from the distance.

Yino narrowed his eyes and looked back toward the sunset border beyond the city. Just a few minutes ago, the wave of the Demon Abyss had officially swept across the front line outside Western Province City.

Now, as the Demon Abyss wave collided with the defensive barrier, the terrifying explosion nearly obliterated half of the evening glow.

“Do you see that?”

“Clearly, this is why I came to the Western Region.”

Watching the explosion at the front line, Yino turned back with a faint smile.

But this time, as his words fell, the wild wind from the distant Demon Abyss explosion swept toward them, accompanied by a deafening energy collision.

Since Yino had his back to the surge, he could easily shield himself from the gale by pulling up his hood. But the white dragon girl standing beside him wasn’t so fortunate.

The wild wind and sonic boom howled toward them, blowing off the girl’s hood and tousling her snow-white hair into a mess.

“—Do you feel the oppression of the apocalypse now?!”

Yino shouted.

But the white dragon girl was already deafened by the wild wind and sonic boom. She hadn’t heard what Yino said, and as the young girl stood there in shock from the distant massive explosion, Yino reached out and covered her ears with his hands.

“…?!”

Nina blinked, somewhat unable to react.

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