Ember Dragon

"boom!"

The steel behemoth roared and roared, charging across the chaotic battlefield and firing deadly shells. Like an angry giant, it ruthlessly tore apart several coalition legions.

——That was the "Great Red Dragon" class tank, the largest steam tank in the Burning Empire, which performed brilliantly in the war to capture North Ethel.

Behind the steam tank, George was leading his infantry regiment marching quickly.

They rushed into the coalition positions through the gaps created by the tank advance, wiped out the remaining coalition forces, and covered the tank charge.

"Captain, look over there!"

The adjutant exclaimed, and George hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, his expression suddenly changed.

I saw a celestial warrior half-kneeling on the ground, trying to support his body with a sword. His delicate face was extremely pale at the moment, and blood was flowing from his mouth.

His armor was tattered and studded with shrapnel, and his pure white wings were stained with dust and blood, hanging limply beside him.

As if hearing their voices, the celestial warrior raised his head and stared at George angrily, with light surging in his golden pupils.

"Mortals, leave here! I can spare your lives."

In an instant, all the soldiers present felt a strong pressure descending and a scorching air wave rushing towards them.

"Angel."

George immediately understood what had happened. This was a celestial warrior who had fallen due to injury, and he was definitely a powerful being!

If it were a dozen years ago, George could not imagine that he would meet angels that only appeared in the mouths of priests, let alone imagine that he would be enemies with these beings.

But now, George's hand holding the gun was shaking slightly, not because of fear, but because of extreme tension and excitement.

The injured angel in front of him was definitely one of extremely high status in the heavenly army, and if he could lead the army to kill him, it would definitely be a huge achievement.

The angel seemed to have sensed George’s thoughts and said angrily, “You ignorant mortals have all been bewitched by the evil dragon!
Do you know who you are facing? I am the chief guard of Silver Heaven, the righteous law enforcer Barney."

"Soldiers, don't be intimidated by his bluffing, he is an enemy of the empire!" George took out his gun and ruthlessly interrupted the other party.

Then, George deliberately stretched out his voice: "Do you know what it means to kill a high-ranking celestial warrior?"

Suddenly, the hearts of all the imperial soldiers present were filled with heat, and their breathing became rapid. They certainly knew what this meant - glory and status!
Their leader, George, the Earl of Dragon Blood, became a baron by virtue of his military exploits of killing enemy generals, and thus embarked on this glorious path.

If George could do it, why couldn't they?

"For the Empire!"

"kill him!"

The soldiers shouted fanatically but did not act rashly. They were well aware of the importance of discipline and it had long been a habit.

Under George's command, they dispersed, forming a huge semi-arc encirclement, gradually approaching the celestial warrior.

The angel lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice: "You will regret this."

"Shh-"

The broad wings behind him suddenly spread out, and countless blood-stained golden feathers flew out like sharp arrows, attacking the surrounding imperial soldiers.

George reacted extremely quickly and fell to the ground, shouting, "Danger! Get down!"

The moment they heard the order, a large number of imperial soldiers fell to the ground reflexively without any hesitation.

But dozens of people still failed to dodge in time. They were pierced by the dense feathers, and their bodies were pierced like sieves with bloody holes on them. Then they fell to the ground one after another.

"What a terrible attack!" George, who was lying on the ground, looked at the fallen soldiers and couldn't help but be shocked.

The strength of this angel was far beyond his expectations! If he was not careful enough, he might be wiped out!

Thinking of this, he immediately took out his intercom and whispered, "The enemy is strong, call for artillery support! Coordinates."

Barney, who was far away, supported himself with his sword, slowly stood up from the ground, and said breathlessly: "I don't like to hurt mortals. I forgive your ignorance and stupidity, and always give you the greatest tolerance.
But now, I see one fact clearly - followers of the evil dragon, you are beyond redemption and unforgivable!"

"Keng——"

With a crisp sound, Barney pulled out the long sword that was inserted into the ground with one hand and pointed it towards the sky.

Suddenly, a dazzling light like the sun was released from the tip of the sword, instantly illuminating everything around it, and passionate opera-like music sounded, like a verdict on the sinner.

"Whoosh-"

At this moment, accompanied by a shrill scream, a shell whistled in, fell from the sky, and hit the angel accurately.

Barney's expression suddenly changed. He held his sword horizontally and swung it violently. A flash of blade light cut through the sky and chopped the cannonball into pieces in mid-air.

"boom!"

However, soon after, more shells fell from the sky, pouring down like raindrops, creating violent explosions again and again.

Barney was also well aware of the power of these weapons, so he had to drag his injured body and dodge back and forth on the ground.

The wings flapped, and countless golden feathers flew into the sky. Rays of blade light intersected, blocking the densely falling shells.

George saw the opportunity, waved his hand and ordered: "Fire!"

George raised the pistol, closed one eye, aimed, and then pulled the trigger. The bullet shot out of the barrel and hit the angel's head.

The other imperial soldiers could no longer hold back. Those holding semi-automatic rifles kept shooting and threw grenades in the direction of the angels.

Several machine gunners lay on the ground with their guns, flames spurting out from the muzzles, bullets pouring out like a tide, and hot shell casings falling to the ground one after another.

"Damn the dragon's accomplice!"

Barney let out a loud shout, then raised his sword and held it horizontally. The golden light turned into a shield, blocking the densely incoming bullets.

But the shells in the sky seemed to have eyes and fell. The steam tanks not far away also received George's call for help and rushed towards the direction of the angel, firing continuously.

In desperation, Barney had to give up his defense. Ignoring the intensive bullets coming from afar, he suddenly flapped his broken wings and flew into the air dragging his seriously injured body.

The next moment, the place where he was was engulfed in the flames of the explosion, and there were flying shrapnel, dust and stones everywhere.

Under the continuous shooting of the Imperial infantry, blood flowers appeared on Barney's body. The specially made shrapnel shells tore his skin and flesh, creating shocking wounds.

"what--"

Barney raised his head, his face ferocious, and let out a roar, or rather a howl, like a hunted beast.

In just a moment, hundreds of bullets were embedded in his body.

Light and flames from heaven surrounded the angel, healing his wounds, but the imperial soldiers inflicted wounds much faster than they healed.

Barney faced the hail of bullets, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The guilty must be punished!" Then, he swung the sword down, and the golden blade light that was more than ten meters long cut through the air, and attacked the soldiers of the empire with tremendous momentum.

"Shh-"

The solid ground was split open, leaving a deep crack. Dozens of imperial soldiers died on the spot before they could even scream. Their deaths were miserable.

With the help of the reaction ability and physical fitness granted by the dragon blood, George rolled to the side at the moment the angel swung the sword and narrowly avoided it.

Barney looked down at the soldiers on the ground indifferently, holding the sword tightly in one arm and releasing golden flames.

But George was not afraid. Instead, he became more excited and his breathing became rapid. "Don't be afraid, my soldiers. He is already at the end of his strength! Kill him! The invincible Majesty Cassius is protecting us!"

George picked up a heavy machine gun on the ground, lifted it up with his arm that was flowing with dragon blood, and held it high.

He ignored the recoil of the machine gun, used his strong body as a support, leaned back slightly, pulled the trigger towards the sky, and shouted angrily: "For the Empire!"

A hot tongue of fire spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, and a shell was thrown out. The bullets rushed towards the angel in the sky like a flood.

The surrounding imperial soldiers seemed to be inspired by their commander. They stood up and fired wildly into the sky.

The wind was howling incessantly, and a powerful pressure swept over, causing all the imperial soldiers to have an inexplicable urge to bend their knees.

Barney's eyes were sharp and his tone was cold: "I will give you a fair trial - death!"

"Shh-"

With unstoppable momentum, the celestial judge spread his wings and swooped down from the sky. He instantly tore through the air and turned into an afterimage trailing light.

Under this tsunami-like power, many imperial soldiers felt their legs go weak, were filled with fear, and fell to their knees on the spot.

But George still stood there, completely unafraid of the gust of wind that was blowing in his face.

"Well done!"

He smiled excitedly, and red scales appeared on his forehead and cheeks. This was not only a charge that could take his life, but also a good opportunity to kill the angel!
He continued to pull the trigger and fired at the blurry figure with the machine gun, not caring even when the barrel and bolt became red hot.

Dense bullets were fired at the angel, and many were blocked by the protective aura.

But soon, under the overly dense firepower, the spiritual light was shattered.

Soon after, blood began to bloom on Barney's body. His neck, abdomen, limbs and even forehead were hit by bullets, and his internal organs were shattered to pieces - even the power of heaven could not save him from such injuries.

“Judgment.”

Barney stared at the half-dragon not far away, clenched his teeth, and almost spat out these words through his teeth.

He wanted to use up his last bit of strength to kill the most evil follower of the red dragon.

But at this moment, Barney's vision gradually dimmed, the hand holding the sword became loose, and the wings behind him drooped uncontrollably.

"boom!"

Finally, just four or five meters away from George, the angel suddenly fell to the ground, causing dust to fly.

The pure white wings fluttered everywhere, and blood gushed out of Barney's body, which was almost shot into a sieve by bullets. The wings vibrated weakly twice, and then there was no movement at all.

And the silver sword from heaven also fell from the sky and pierced deeply into the ground.

The former Inquisitor of Silver Heaven, the high and mighty angel, died at the hands of a group of mortals, who were even just the most ordinary infantry regiment of the Burning Empire.

"Finally dead."

George walked forward, drew out the Sword of Heaven with one hand, and then raised it high.

"Remember, His Majesty Cassius is watching us. As long as we fight bravely, we will gain supreme glory! For the empire!"

"For the Empire!"

The surrounding soldiers shouted in unison, extremely excited. After killing a real angel together, they were no longer afraid of anything!

On the distant city wall, Zalan, who was constructing a protective spell, witnessed this scene with his own eyes.

"Mr. Farney"

The great wizard looked at those emotional mortals, and after being shocked, he felt a great sense of absurdity in his heart - they were obviously just a group of mortals, how dare they kill the Judge of Heaven?
At this moment, he was already somewhat desperate. Such an army could not be defeated by a temporarily formed coalition force.

All he could do was to lead his colleagues in the City of All Magic to provide magical support to the best of their ability, but he could not change the fact that the coalition forces were gradually defeated.

Zalan looked into the distance and saw a huge ogre floating in the air, wearing a rather short robe, its eyes staring coldly at the human wizard.

Zalan felt a chill coming over him, his hair stood on end, his thoughts were about to freeze into ice, and his heart sank to the bottom.

"Legendary Mage."

"What a great fight."

Cassius climbed up the hillside, overlooking the increasingly clear battlefield, and clapped his foreskins in expression of heartfelt admiration.

The former Burning Embers Legion only dared to act arrogantly under the protection of his wings and was completely unable to stop a legendary existence.

Now, the Burning Embers Legion, which has undergone many transformations, has excellent coordination and great destructive power. Even in the entire continent of Feanso, it is a force that cannot be underestimated.

Artillery fire roared incessantly, giant steel beasts galloped across the wasteland, and the corpses of celestial creatures and wyverns fell from the sky.

At this time, the Burning Embers Legion pressed forward step by step, pushing the front line to a position only a few hundred meters away from the city of Collins, forcing the remaining tens of thousands of coalition forces to shrink into a narrow position behind the river.

Looking at the scarred earth, Olivia shook her head and sighed with compassion: "Cassius, such a war is too cruel, even if it is for the purpose of pursuing justice.

For the sake of the people of North Eysel and this tortured land, please give them a quick death and put an end to it all."

The silver-haired girl raised her head and looked up, gazing into the red dragon's pale golden eyes, pleading sincerely.

Cassius nodded slightly, turned his head, and said softly: “Olivia, you are right.

The Empire needs a rich and stable North Ethel as a base for establishing a just order throughout Feansor, not a broken ruin.

It's time to end it all!"

Cassius flapped his broad wings, stirring up a strong hurricane that swept across the earth. He then soared into the air and suddenly arrived at a height of hundreds of meters.

The huge red dragon raised its head and let out a loud roar from its throat. The sound spread throughout North Ethel, as if it was going to tear the entire world apart.

"Roar--"

For a moment, all the noisy sounds - whether it was the whistling of artillery fire, the roar of engines or the wailing of soldiers, were drowned out by the earth-shaking dragon roar.

In an instant, the sights of all creatures on the battlefield of North Ethel were focused on the sky in the north. (End of this chapter)