Ember Dragon

"All nations worship together, the great red dragon in the sky—"

A heat wave suddenly rolled up across the earth.

As the sun rose and hung high in the sky, a voice suddenly came from the distance. It was as melodious as a prayer poem, as solemn and grand as an opera, and contained a certain majestic meaning.

Gradually, the soldiers turned their eyes to the northern sky. They held their breath and sweat dripped down their foreheads.

"Amaunator, above."

Duke Walter felt a little flustered and couldn't help but pray secretly in his heart.

Strange, this atmosphere is really weird. It doesn't seem like a brutal dragon is about to come, but rather like a god is about to descend to the earth.

Above the clouds, the warriors from heaven had solemn expressions. Even the Lord of Silver Heaven frowned slightly, and his perfect face, which was always calm, finally showed some emotion.

"boom--"

The ground was shaking, and gray smoke was sweeping across the land. Countless steel behemoths were seen driving across the land, almost occupying the entire horizon.

Thousands of wyverns, fire dragons, chimeras and even white dragons appeared in the sky. They flapped their wings, covering the sky like thick dark clouds and casting chaotic shadows on the earth.

Behind the steam tanks, armored vehicles dragged hundreds of huge cannons onto the battlefield, the black muzzles of which were daunting. Then, fully armed and in step with orderly steps, the imperial infantry marched forward.

And further back, there were players all over the mountains, fighting on their own, pouring in from all directions, almost surrounding the entire city of Collins.

Seeing such a grand scene, the soldiers of the coalition forces became nervous and couldn't help whispering to each other.

"They are our enemies?"

"Gods, it is incredible that such an army could be born in the barren north."

"It's these guys who destroyed the city of Sansio!"

Above the Walter coalition's formation, he looked out at the Burning Empire's army that covered the sky and the earth in the distance, gripping the sword tightly in his hand, with a faint light flashing in his light golden pupils.

With just one glance, he observed a lot of powerful life fluctuations, some of which even reached the legendary level. In addition, those powerful weapons
"It seems that I still underestimated them. They are worthy of being the army that defeated the Ethel defense line in 19 days. It reminds me of Fadlan back then."

Walter sighed softly, but his expression remained firm.

Things have come to this point. No matter how powerful the enemy is, he can only face it calmly and fight bravely. There is no way of retreat.

The roar of the steam engine, the sound of leather boots stepping on the ground, and the flapping of the dragon's wings intertwined to form a powerful drumbeat.

"No matter how the world changes, your majesty will never waver—"

Under this true war drum, the melodious music continued to grow stronger and the melody became more passionate, and this passionate war song roared into its climax.

"Cassius of Hosts, we offer you our eternal loyalty with endless respect and gratitude—"

At the same time, the flying dragons and sub-dragons in the sky all raised their heads and roared, making resonant roars that shook the heavens and the earth.

"boom--"

The earth let out a heavy wail, and under the strong wind pressure, all the soldiers present raised their heads with difficulty.

"Amaunator"

"Gods"

People opened their mouths in astonishment, widened their eyes, and looked up in fear.

I saw an enormous figure appearing in the sky with the light behind it. The sunlight outlined his clear silhouette, and his broad wings covered the sky and enveloped the earth like a night curtain.

The extremely majestic head with four horns alone is one hundred meters long, its wingspan is nearly a thousand meters long, and its winding tail is like a mountain range.

This incredibly huge red dragon hung high in the sky, flapping its wings, bringing an incredible feeling of oppression to everyone present - this was simply the sky pressing down on the earth in mythology!

What a giant dragon that is!

How could such a monster be born in this world!

At this moment, almost all the soldiers asked this question in their hearts, even Duke Walter was no exception.

For a moment, the well-informed Duke of Divine descent was also stunned, his lips moving: "What on earth is this..."

"Illusion, an extremely sophisticated spell."

Beside Walter, the golden dragon flapped its wings and said in a steady and powerful voice: "This is a virtual shadow made of pure fire elements, similar to a solid entity, and its quality is extremely high.

I have to say, this dragon's ability to manipulate the elements is truly superb, even a great wizard would have a hard time figuring out the clues."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for your reminder, Sir Titus." Walter looked at Titus gratefully, and his trust in this golden dragon ally increased a little more.

He also realized that he was too nervous and even lost his composure, and he did not notice the obviously illogical part of the illusion.

You have to know that this is the Third Age. Even those Dragon Gods that have survived from ancient times can hardly reach a size of a kilometer, not to mention that their real bodies cannot descend into the material world.

If a giant dragon thousands of meters long really stepped into the material world, it would probably be repelled by the laws of the world in the next second, and might even cause the disintegration and collapse of space.

Thinking of this, Walter raised the sword in his hand, releasing a dazzling glow.

"Soldiers! Don't be afraid, it's just a false illusion! It's the dragon's shameless threat to us!"

The soldiers of the coalition forces listened to the powerful voice, looked up at the tall and glorious figure, and finally managed to calm down and muster up their courage again.

"That's what I was saying. How could such a giant dragon exist?"

"Yes, it is indeed the enemy's conspiracy."

"The Fadlanders will not be intimidated!"

Although the terrifying dragon looked extremely real and seemed to be about to overtake them, the soldiers still believed what Duke Walter said because of his prestige.

Walter swung his sword, pointed the shining tip of the sword at the dragon in the distance, and said in a resounding voice: "Soldiers, I once followed His Majesty Aragorn to fight in the multiverse and spread the glory of Amaunator.

In countless battles, I have faced enemies far more powerful than this, behemoths from the stars, devils from hell, demons from the abyss. But no one feels fear, because - we are proud Fadlans!
Please remember, this battle is not just for survival, but for dignity, for the blood and sweat of countless predecessors, and for our descendants to fly under the peaceful sky of Fadlan." "Ridiculous--"

A loud voice came from afar, interrupting Walter's speech. The red dragon actually slowly opened its mouth, and a hideous smile appeared on its huge face.

The red dragon's phantom shook his head and said with a sigh, "Fadlan is indeed an empire worthy of respect. It's a pity that it has long been dead, completely dead, and can't be deader."

"Shut up! Shameless dragon!" Walter's face was filled with indignation, and he shouted: "Don't even think about insulting the sacred Fadlan! Don't even think about encroaching on our territory!
We Fadlans are the people of the great sun god. As long as the sun does not set and the glory of Amaunator remains, the Fadlan Empire will exist forever!"

"Sun God? You still have the nerve to mention Him?"

Cassius smiled contemptuously, and then said in a mocking tone: "Don't you know yet? Your Majesty Aragon, the emperor known as the 'Son of the Sun', has committed the heinous crime of blasphemy.

As for you, you are nothing but a group of sinners abandoned by the gods. You are like a group of greedy wild dogs gnawing at the remains of the empire, yet you call yourself the successor of Fadlan. It is really ridiculous. "

His voice echoed across the plains of North Essel and reached the ears of the soldiers. For some reason, they always had an inexplicable feeling - the Red Dragon's words seemed very convincing and convincing.

At this moment, Walter was completely furious. His golden eyes seemed to be burning, with tremendous rage gushing out from them.

"What a vicious lie! Damn dragon, how dare you slander His Majesty Aragorn!"

He was so angry that his throat was shaking and his whole body was trembling violently. If he had previously felt hostile to the red dragon from the standpoint of the Duke of North Ethel.

At this moment, his attitude towards the red dragon was complete hatred! He wished he could chop off its huge head and cut off its four horns!
How dare this red dragon insult Aragorn I, the only emperor of Holy Fadlan!
He is shaking the foundation of Fadlan! He is denying the legality and legitimacy of the empire!
Walter's eyes were blazing with fire, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Red Dragon, you should be thankful. If it were twenty years ago, your head would have been chopped off by the Divine Legion led by His Majesty!"

"Long live His Majesty Aragorn!"

"Evil dragon! Don't you dare slander the emperor!"

The soldiers were also very excited and waved their weapons to show their respect to the emperor.

"Damn humans! They are insulting His Majesty Cassius!"

"Kill them!"

"I will flatten this city and trample the ashes of Emperor Fadlan under my feet!"

The soldiers of the empire were also restless and attacked the coalition soldiers frantically, even using loudspeakers. The two sides thus engaged in a fierce war of words.

However, the red dragon was not angry, but stated expressionlessly: "But your emperor has turned into ashes in the wrath of the sun, and I, the Burning Emperor Cassius, stand before you and will soon become the master of North Ethel.

A hundred years ago, the Fadlan Empire relied on its powerful military strength to destroy the Kingdom of Ayser and occupied this land.

And now, we will do the same thing, which is in line with the development of the world. In this sense, the Burning Empire is far more qualified than you to be the spiritual successor of Fadlan.

Oh, you should be happy about this, your Fadlan finally has a truly qualified successor."

"Don't even think about it! The Fadlanders will never become your slaves! If you want to occupy North Essel, you must step over our corpses first!" Walter swung his sword again with a resolute tone.

"Brutal five-colored evil dragon! Your acts of aggression will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!" The golden dragon Titus raised his head and roared, making a righteous accusation.

"Red Dragon, I will make you understand the importance of order and justice - in the name of heaven." Barachiel held the lightning blade in his hand, and his voice was like thunder.

Cassius looked down at the earth with indifference with his pale golden pupils, sweeping his eyes over the descendants of gods, golden dragons, and angels, and then said calmly: "Whether you agree or not, I don't care, and I don't want to know.

I am only here to inform you: From now on, North Ethel belongs only to the Burning Empire, and anyone who tries to prevent this will be utterly destroyed.

In other words - what does it have to do with you if I destroy you? "

The red dragon's voice became louder and louder, eventually turning into a startling roar. The huge shadow suddenly expanded, instantly dyeing half of the sky red and turning it into a raging sea of ​​fire.

Suddenly, an unprecedented heat wave expanded rapidly, sweeping across the entire land, causing the weeds to burn, and sparks and thick smoke filled the air.

Then, the music finally reached its final climax, and the soldiers of the Burning Empire roared like thunder and sea, with war cries and roars reaching the sky, instantly drowning out the crackling sound of the burning flames.

"conquer--"

"All charge!"

"For the Burning Empire! For His Majesty Cassius!"

In an instant, the huge cannons standing on the ground opened fire together. Countless shells drew graceful arcs in the air, forming a dense firepower network and falling around the city of Collins.

"boom!"

The steel behemoths roared and roared, galloping across the flat and open grassland, rushing around as if they were in an empty space, causing the earth to shake and tremble violently, emitting bursts of dull wails.

The dragons in the sky spread their wings and swooped down towards the city of Collins, making hoarse and noisy roars.

A large number of skeletal dragons and snakes were crawling on the ground, corpses and skeletons were moving forward under the cover of black clouds, and the breath of death was drifting towards the city of Collins along the north wind.

The legion composed of fire dragons, fire lizards, fire dwarves, fire giants and other fire elemental creatures, followed the spreading wildfire and thick smoke, and continued to march towards the coalition forces.

Behind the army of the Burning Empire, Cassius opened his pale golden eyes, used his strong limbs to support his fifty-meter-long body, and then spread the wings behind him.

The red dragon raised its head, looked at the increasingly fierce war in the distance, and spit out a cloud of white smoke with a sulfur smell with contempt.

"You are overestimating yourself, it looks like this war will be over soon."

Beside him, the silver-haired girl holding the document hesitated for a moment, but still came forward and whispered, "Casius, your behavior just now is almost the same as those notorious dragons in my memory, and it is exactly the same as the records in the tribe.

Are you really still seeking justice and order?"

Cassius smiled first, then sighed, and said somewhat “helplessly”: “Of course, Olivia, my original intention has never changed.

It's just that these guys stood in my way of pursuing a new order, became my enemies, and blocked the development of the world, so I had no choice but to eliminate them."

Olivia didn't say anything else. She knew that the emperor had made up his mind and it was almost impossible to change it.

But after a moment of silence, she pleaded in a low voice: "There is another fellow in the coalition army - the righteous golden dragon. He probably didn't stand in your way on purpose. Cassius, can you let him go?"

"Of course you can. You know, I have always been the most considerate of my own people."

The red dragon's mouth corners slightly raised, and a strange light flashed in its golden vertical pupils. (End of this chapter)