Ember Dragon

Ed half-knelt down, touching the ground with his left hand, the royal blood in his body surging.

"Crack!"

【Power of Stone】

This is an extremely classic divine spell of the Moradin sect, which can allow the caster to gain the favor of the earth and greatly enhance his strength in a short period of time.

In an instant, accompanied by a crisp sound, dust filled the sky, and soil and rocks climbed up his arms and onto his body, gradually forming a hard armor that emitted a brown glow representing the earth element.

Ed raised his head and looked at the two-legged dragon with a determined expression, his aura rising continuously.

"Ah - it's useless, dwarf, stop resisting in vain. I am a follower of the Burning Emperor, the embodiment of fire!"

Smaug is now extremely arrogant. Even the famous "Lord of the Mountain" is nothing but a chicken and a dog in front of him and cannot withstand a single blow.

Smaug raised his head triumphantly and let out a long roar. Then he spread his broad wings and swooped down from the sky with unstoppable momentum, heading straight for the Dwarf King.

"Shh-"

The edge of the dragon's wings cut through the air, making a piercing scream. The overly large two-legged dragon swooped down toward the ground, dragging raging flames.

However, Ed did not dodge or evade. He stood where he was, holding the warhammer tightly with both hands. His iron-ball-like muscles bulged with blue veins, and his knees were slightly bent, obviously accumulating strength.

At the moment when Smaug was about to pounce on him, Eddard finally moved!
He used all his strength to swing his hammer towards Smaug's head. The metal hammer carried the majestic power of the earth element and tore through the air.

"boom!!"

Under the terrible collision, a powerful shock wave spread out in an instant, ravaging the surrounding space and raising a cloud of dust and sand.

What followed was Smaug's miserable wail.

His head suddenly lifted up under the huge force, blood and broken scales splashed in the air, and even the huge body flew backwards.

Ed's hammer was so terrifying that it actually smashed the giant pterosaur away. It was just like playing golf!

"boom--"

The two-legged flying dragon rolled several times, and finally crashed into the city wall behind it, causing it to collapse. Dust and smoke filled the air, and the more than 20-meter-long dragon body instantly created a mess of ruins.

"Damn dwarf! How could you have such power!"

Smaug struggled to crawl out of the ruins, his ferocious dragon face, which had just been so smug, now showed anger, shame, and even a hint of fear.

The power of the Lord of the Mountain was beyond his imagination. He had never imagined that the dwarf's tiny body could contain such terrifying power that was enough to knock him away.

At this moment, the two-legged dragon's jaw was smashed and bleeding, its scales were broken, and even its mouth was a little crooked.

Smaug didn't know that with the blessing of the power of stone, the strength of this legendary dwarf warrior had exceeded thirty points - this made him stronger than an ordinary ancient red dragon.

However, Eddard would not give Smaug a chance to breathe. He raised his hammer high, jumped up, and chopped down at the wyvern, shouting: "Monster, I will let you see the wrath of the mountains!"

Suddenly, a light flashed in Ed's eyes, and the shadows of mountains appeared behind him, as if a huge mountain was rapidly falling towards the pterosaur.

Smaug was horrified and flapped his wings quickly, took off into the air and dodged backwards.

"boom!"

Dust flew, gravel splashed, and the ground shook violently. The angry dwarves smashed a huge pit with a diameter of several meters. If it fell on the head of the pterosaur, it would probably smash its skull to pieces.

Smaug flapped his wings in mid-air and narrowly avoided the leap. He felt somewhat lucky and any bit of pride in his heart disappeared completely.

However, Ed's attack was not over yet. As the warhammer fell, the ground cracked, and bottomless cracks spanned the ground like an abyss.

"Crack!"

In an instant, the earth roared, accompanied by flying gravel, and countless sharp rocks rose from the ground, like giant swords rising from the ground, piercing the two-legged dragon in the air.

Sword of the Earth!

Smaug was caught off guard. He twisted his body in mid-air, flapped his left wing, and tried his best to dodge, but was still stabbed by one of the rocks.

"Thorn-"

The sharp rock instantly pierced through scales, skin, and flesh.
"Ow—"

Smaug howled in pain, as the blow had pierced the pterosaur's hind legs, causing boiling dragon blood to spill onto the ground.

He flapped his wings with all his might and finally managed to break free, dragging his injured body and escaping temporarily.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

More rocks rose from the ground, and Ed stepped on them, swinging his warhammer, chasing the wyvern, as if he would not stop until he smashed its head.

A storm filled with sand, gravel and dust arose in the sky, restricting the flight of the wyverns, but the dwarves were able to move freely in the sandstorm without any hindrance.

"Dwarf, you are bullying the dragon too much!" Smaug let out a sad and angry roar.

You must know that the imperial soldiers and the dwarves of the mountain kingdom are watching this world-renowned battle, and even His Majesty is likely paying attention to all of this!
If word got out that Smaug was beaten like this by a dwarf, his prestige and reputation within the Burning Empire would definitely be ruined!
Thinking of this, Smaug's eyes burst into flames of anger. He turned his head suddenly, opened his bloody mouth, and roared hoarsely: "Dwarf, I will burn you to ashes!"

"boom--"

Hot dragon flames gushed out of the wyvern's throat, and the flames raged, rushing towards the dwarves not far away.

Ed calmly raised his left arm, and the surrounding sand, gravel and dust instantly gathered towards his body, eventually condensing into a thick giant shield.

Rock solid shield!

Then, Ed raised the huge shield with his left hand, gripped the warhammer with his right hand, and charged fearlessly into the raging flames.

He shouted angrily in a dull voice: "Come on, monster. Dwarves were born from the furnace of the Father God Moradin and will never be afraid of fire!" Seeing the dwarves coming towards him, Smaug suddenly felt a little panicked. He flapped his wings, raising a scorching gale, trying to blow the dwarves away.

But the dwarf seemed to have taken root and merged with the earth. He rushed towards the wyvern with extremely solid and powerful steps, and the ground beneath him bulged like a winding mountain range.

At this moment, Smaug finally understood the meaning of "Lord of the Mountain". This was by no means the dwarves' self-boasting, but a genuine description!
"Damn dwarves"

Smaug gritted his teeth, but he was helpless against this stone-hard dwarf, and soon he recalled the experience of killing Brun just now.

As a wyvern, Smaug also has his own unique advantages. He can use his tail hook to bypass the giant shield and pierce the dwarf king from the side!
Thinking of this, Smaug spread his wings and roared at the dwarf fiercely. The flames in his mouth became more fierce, surging like a tide.

"Roar--"

"I said - dwarves will never be afraid of fire!" A fierce light flashed in Ed's eyes.

Faced with the surging flames, Ed did not retreat or show fear. Instead, he became more eager to fight. His steps became more rapid, and the hammer in his hand emitted a bright yellow light.

Smaug flapped his wings, hovered in the air, and continued to increase the intensity of the flames.

But his eyes turned cunningly, and the muscles in his huge tail accumulated strength and tightened like a spring, and the sharp tail hook at the tip of the tail flashed a chilling light.

Smaug continued to challenge, "Come on, damned dwarf, I will let you see the flames of the Burning Empire!"

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"as you wish!"

Holding a shield in one hand and a warhammer in the other, Ed jumped up into the air under the raging flames, causing the ground to crack as he stepped on it. He actually jumped to a height of nearly 100 meters, then fell from the sky, swinging his warhammer.

"Very good, foolish dwarf." Smaug's golden eyes immediately revealed the pleasure of his conspiracy succeeding.

Even though he is the Lord of the Mountains, he is also a mortal being and can never defeat his tail hook that has been transformed by the Empire through alloy smelting!
And at the moment when the dwarf took off into the air, the wyvern also launched an attack!
"Shh-"

The thick giant tail suddenly popped out like a spring, and the tail hook with a cold glow pierced the air, bypassed the huge rock shield, and attacked the dwarf from the side and rear.

At this moment, Ed was in mid-air and had nowhere to hide!
"Crack!"

The tail hook pierced the dwarf's body fiercely and pierced his armor, but there was no feeling of flesh being pierced. Instead, it felt like it was piercing a thick rock.

"Oh my God, how could this happen?" This time, it was Smaug who was shocked.

I saw small pieces of stone flying in the air, Ed's armor was pierced, his clothes were torn, and what was exposed was not flesh, but a strong body made of rock!
"Damn it, that dwarf is a half-earth elemental creature!" Smaug gritted his teeth and cursed.

Under the thrust of the wyvern, Ed's body was only slightly deflected, without suffering any damage.

"Monster, my body is as solid as a rock. Your despicable sneak attack will not be a problem, and I will crush you to pieces!"

The dwarf let out a furious war cry, and his rocky body exuded an unstoppable momentum. He fell through the air and swung his hammer at the wyvern.

The sandstorm around him became more and more violent. Countless rocks gathered together and attached to his warhammer, forming a giant hammer dozens of meters long and as big as a hill.

"No, no, it's just a damn dwarf, why?"

Looking at the oncoming hammer, Smaug was terrified, but there was no room to dodge, so he could only stretch out his forelimbs as far as possible to block it.

At this moment, the surrounding air suddenly twisted, and endless flames gushed out from the void, turning into a huge wall of fire across the sky, blocking the pterosaur.

"boom--"

Flames flowed everywhere, sand and stones flew everywhere, the majestic energies of the two elements of fire and earth collided and intertwined with each other, creating a huge energy explosion in mid-air and generating a strong wind that swept across the earth.

Smaug's face showed a look of relief at having survived the disaster. He knew that if he was hit head-on by the giant rock hammer, even if he didn't die, he would lose half his life.

As for this sudden reinforcement, Smaug had already guessed her identity. Sure enough, a rather lazy female voice came from behind him, and the space around him became increasingly hot.

"As expected of the famous Lord of the Mountain, he is indeed quite powerful."

A girl with red hair and golden eyes walked out of the flames. She was wearing a luxurious robe and an imperial medal. The dragon horns on her head were slender and her long hair was flying behind her.

——That was Misha, the dragon bond sorcerer who served the emperor, the controller of the Tower of Hellfire, and the one respected by the people of the empire as the "Daughter of Dragonfire".

Cassius had actually long anticipated that Smaug would not be able to defeat Eddard, the "Lord of the Mountain".

After all, in his eyes, Ed's challenge level is as high as 24, and he has extremely rich combat experience. Even if he is seriously injured and is far inferior to before, he is still an absolute strong man in the legend.

And Smaug is just a dragon-blood monster that he forcibly created with the gift of blood. Although his strength should not be underestimated, his challenge level is just barely 19, which is far from comparable to a real strong man like Ed.

Under the training of Cassius, Misha, the "Daughter of Dragon Fire", has fully unleashed the terrifying talent of the Son of Elements. She has become a legendary warlock with a challenge level of 21.

In fact, Misha, who was released by Cassius, has real combat power that exceeds her panel data. When Misha joins forces with Smaug, she can remain undefeated against Ed.

Seeing the girl, Smaug's dragon showed a somewhat flattering smile on his face: "Ms. Misha, thank you for your help."

Then, the dragon gnashed his teeth and said, "With you here, we can definitely blast this damn earth elemental dwarf into scum!"

In the Burning Empire, Misha's status is quite special. Although she has no title, she has signed a contract with the supreme emperor and became the emperor's agent.

No matter which faction they belong to, they will consciously or unconsciously try to curry favor with this young and powerful warlock in order to gain the favor of the emperor, and Smaug is no exception.

"Another evil dragon's follower."

Staring at the red-haired girl who appeared in mid-air, Ed's expression became more and more solemn, his brows furrowed, and he did not dare to take it lightly at all.

Although the girl looked slender and seemingly fragile, Ed would not be fooled by her appearance.

In the eyes of this battle-hardened dwarf king, the flames surrounding the girl were far more powerful than those of a wyvern, and that elemental power made him somewhat frightened.

Moreover, she exudes an extremely strong dragon power, comparable to that of an ancient red dragon. She is simply a giant dragon in human skin!
What's more, just now, the girl blocked his full-strength attack - this is definitely not something an ordinary warlock can do.

Looking down at the dwarf, Misha narrowed her eyes and said, "My master, the great Emperor Burning Embers has always cherished talents.

If you can prostrate yourself before the throne and kneel at his feet, the master may consider sparing your life, allowing you and your subjects to survive in this world." (End of this chapter)