Ember Dragon

George stared at the orc not far away, raised his pistol, and ordered while pulling the trigger: "Kill this greenskin for me!"

"boom!"

A bullet engraved with explosive runes shot out from the barrel of the gun and hit the mountain's chest.

George received that bullet from the Imperial Ministry of Magic. Even a commander like him could only receive three bullets, and each one had a power comparable to that of a five-ring spell.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the bullet exploded inside the orc's body, instantly tearing through its thick flesh and tough skin, leaving a huge hole in the orc's chest.

The heart was beating violently, the lungs were rising and falling, the stomach was burned black, and the intestines were even separated from the body. In an instant, almost all of the orc's internal organs were exposed to the air.

If it were an ordinary creature, after suffering such a degree of injury, it would have probably lost its life long ago, or at least would have fallen to the ground dying.

But the vitality of the giant mountain is so tenacious that its flesh and blood grow in filaments like wriggling worms, filling the wounds at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The orc was covered in blood, wounds, and entangled in electric nets.

““Waaaagh!””

At this moment, Jushan was standing on a small hill of corpses of his fellow tribesmen, his eyes bloodshot, roaring towards the sky, presenting an extremely bloody picture.

Along with its roar, the green-skinned orc corpses under its feet began to wriggle and turned into green mycelium, climbing from the heels to the giant mountain and becoming a part of its body.

A powerful and violent pressure spread out, it was a force field formed by the wills of countless dead green-skinned orcs!
Looking at the orc who had suddenly changed, George thought to himself that it was not good. The words that the Starfallers had said emerged in his mind: "This boss is about to enter the second stage!"

"Bang! Boom!"

He fired wildly at the orc and shouted, "All-out attack! Everyone, at all costs - focus your fire on this damn green orc!"

"Kill it!"

"This damn beast! For the Empire!"

In an instant, more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were aimed at the orcs. Dazzling flames burst out from the muzzles, and bullets poured onto the body of the giant mountain like a storm.

However, the bullets hit the orc and exploded inside its body, brutally tearing its skin and flesh, but the flesh around the wound squirmed and quickly filled the gap, growing new skin.

Not only did the machine gun bullets fail to cause any casualties, they were also digested, absorbed, and fused by the orcs' unreasonable bodies, and a metallic luster gradually emerged on the claws and fangs of the giant mountain.

"Whoosh-"

Several rockets also dragged white smoke and flames, attacking the giant mountain from different directions, but the force field was too strong. Half of the rockets exploded in mid-air, and the rest could only burn the orcs' skin black.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen grenades were thrown from the trenches and exploded one after another. For a moment, sand and gravel flew into the sky and sharp shrapnel flew everywhere, but they still could not really hurt the orc.

"Die! Damn greenskin! Give my brother's life back to you!"

An ogre heavy shield soldier stood up with a roar. He picked up the rocket launcher, aimed at the orc's head and pulled the trigger, firing an armor-piercing bullet that was powerful enough to penetrate the rock wall.

The shells trailed thick smoke and shot towards the orcs' heads at an extremely terrifying speed.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the pointed bullet made of hardened steel instantly penetrated the orc's forehead, and used the hard body and huge kinetic energy to shatter its skull.

Then, the inside of the projectile exploded, producing a high-speed metal jet that instantly blew off most of the orc's head, even splattering his brain.

"Good! It's worthy of being a new thing issued by the Military Department, it's really powerful!" Looking at the smoking half of the coward, the ogre was overjoyed, finally getting his revenge.

"Long live the Empire!"

"These green bugs are totally vulnerable!"

"I'm going to remove that guy's claws and make them into a collection and hang them on the wall of my house."

In an instant, all the imperial soldiers cheered in unison, celebrating that the orc leader was killed by their joint efforts. Even George secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, George felt that something was not right, and a chill inexplicably surged in his heart. Soon, he realized that he had forgotten something!

No! The orc leader was dead, but the chaotic and violent force field had not dissipated yet! It was still weighing on the hearts of every imperialist.

That is
George turned around suddenly and looked at the orc leader who had lost half of his head.

I heard a sticky "puff" sound coming from the pile of orc corpses not far away. Those orcs who had died long ago began to tremble slightly, and thick spores came out of their mouths and noses.

The broken bodies merged and intertwined with each other, gradually condensing into twisted pieces of flesh and wriggling vines, rushing towards the giant mountain from all directions.

Then, an even more horrifying scene happened—a brand new head grew out from the gap in the orc's neck, and the pair of new eyes covered with mucus looked at George from afar, with a hideous, twisted smile appearing on them.

"You can't kill me."

"Damn it, it's not dead yet! Hurry! Don't let your guard down, keep firing!" George shouted anxiously.

"Casius, how could there be such a thing! How is this possible!"

"Disgusting monster! Destroy it!"

"Fuck it, I'm going to burn this thing to ashes!"

"boom!"

"Da da da da——"

In an instant, artillery fire whistled, and bullets, grenades, and artillery shells were thrown at the orc as if they were free. The continuous explosions flattened the ground where it was standing by several feet.

Some imperial soldiers also picked up flamethrowers and sprayed scorching fire dragons at the orcs. The flames raged and gasoline overflowed, burning their flesh and blood into charcoal.

However, the giant mountain's recovery ability is too terrifying.

It has tens of thousands of orc corpses as "raw materials", coupled with the powerful orc force field, it is almost immortal in this chaotic battlefield.

Entangled by spores and hyphae, the giant mountain has grown to more than six meters high, with distinct muscles all over its body and veins tangled like tree roots, and its claws and fangs flashing with a cold metallic light.

Fed by tens of thousands of dead orcs and baptized by the imperial artillery fire, this orc has transformed into a brutal and terrifying war machine.

"Waaaagh!"

Another roar, and a powerful beastman force field spread out.

Suddenly, the flying bullets and shells failed instantly, as if the stop button was pressed, and fell from the air, making a crisp sound.

"Hahahahaha! Imperials! If you can't kill me, I'm going to crush you to pieces!"

As George fired, he shouted, "Release the maximum current! Be sure to control it!"

The large nets wrapped around the orcs instantly burst into dazzling lightning and made a "sizzling" sound of electricity, causing arcs to jump all over the orcs' bodies and charred scars to appear on their skin again. Then, more than a dozen metal balls flew out from the trenches and unfolded in the air, and the densely packed large nets were wrapped around the orcs, interweaving into an airtight capture net.

After years of fighting, the empire's officers and soldiers have summed up a complete set of tactics to deal with large monsters, which they are now applying to the giant mountain.

The giant mountain opened its mouth, revealing its thick fangs, and said with a ferocious smile: "Imperial people, you think you can trap me with these garbage?"

The orc struggled hard, the muscles in his arms bulged and veins popped out, and he burst out with unimaginable strength. He grabbed the tangled net and tore it towards both sides of his body.

"His-"

With a crisp sound similar to that of silk tearing, the net made of spider silk was torn apart by the orcs!

Then, Jushan swung the war hammer in his hand, and a huge semicircular steel blade popped out from the hammer head, cutting off the net that was surrounding it cleanly.

Jushan looked at George in the distance, tilted his newborn head, with a playful look in his eyes, and his tone revealed an uncontrollable anger: Just now, it was you who wanted to kill me?

The powerful beastman force field pressed forward.

Suddenly, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on George's forehead, his heart was beating nervously, even his breathing became rapid, and his hands holding the knife and gun were shaking slightly.

But George knew that the more the time came, the more he could not show weakness and could not retreat!
Once he retreats, his honor, his status, his power, everything he has worked so hard to gain will vanish in an instant.

George is the backbone of this army. Once he shows a little fear, this emotion will quickly spread to the hearts of all the soldiers until the entire army collapses!

Thinking of this, George looked down at the orc without dodging, raised his pistol and aimed at the other's head: "That's my order.

Orcs, you are pests that threaten the empire. His Majesty Cassius has personally ordered that you must be killed without a single one left!"

"boom!"

The trigger was pulled, and the explosive bullet instantly shot out from the barrel and hit the orc's head directly.

But the mountain's reaction was much faster than George had imagined. It placed the war hammer in front of itself, blocking the bullet and causing it to explode in mid-air.

The orc raised his hammer high, jumped up suddenly, and laughed: "That's exactly what I thought. You Imperials - all of you must die!"

What a great speed!

George was shocked when he saw the orc jumping seven or eight meters in an instant.

This guy is much more agile than he looks, and his movements are so quick that he doesn't look like a six-meter-tall monster at all. Instead, he looks more like a highly skilled human warrior.

However, George's muscles were tense, dragon blood was flowing rapidly in his body, and he was ready. He jumped back suddenly and pulled the trigger in mid-air, aiming at the orc who was jumping down.

"boom--"

The huge mountain fell with a loud bang, and the war hammer smashed a huge pit in the ground, causing the earth to tremble and gravel and sand to splash up.

But George had dodged and shot a burst bullet at him through the thick smoke.

"boom!"

However, on the battlefield, the orcs had extremely sharp premonitions and they dodged the bullet aimed at their foreheads by simply turning their heads slightly.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

The mountain swung his weapon with all his might, and the hammer in his hand smashed down like a rainstorm, creating big holes on the ground, and George managed to dodge them narrowly every time.

"This guy is simply a tireless beast." George dropped the pistol that had used up three bullets, swung the sword with both hands, and tried his best to resist and dodge the orc's attacks.

But even if he was slightly bumped, George would feel numb in the palm of his hand due to the force, and he almost couldn't hold the sword.

"Lord George, I'm here to help you!" Several ogres carried huge shields and held huge battle axes and rushed over aggressively.

"Hahahaha, it's you again!"

However, the giant mountain just laughed wildly, jumped high again, and fell down with unstoppable momentum and terrifying kinetic energy.

"boom!"

The giant shield was smashed through, fragments flew everywhere, and the orcs behind the giant shield were smashed deep into the ground, turning into a pool of bloody corpse.

The mountain continued to swing its war hammer and chase after George - the officer was still its first target.

It swung its hammer and shouted, "Weak! Too weak! The Imperials are just like this! They can't satisfy me! Let your emperor - that big lizard come and play with me!"

"roll!"

George wanted to climb up at all costs, but he always had deep respect and admiration for the emperor who stood on the top of the clouds and overlooked all living beings.

He was the emperor who had given him a second life, the savior who had transformed him from a lowly serf into a high-ranking noble. How could he tolerate the blasphemy of this orc!
Hearing these words, an uncontrollable rage suddenly burst out from George's golden pupils, the dragon blood in his body boiled, and a majestic dragon roar burst out of his throat.

"Roar--"

"You damned green-skinned bastard, how dare you insult His Majesty like this! I want you dead!"

But out of anger, George actually stood there stupidly this time, without keeping enough distance, so the orcs could rush forward and crush him at any time.

Jushan's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Hahaha, I can see that you are furious! You will lose your life if you do this!"

"Shh-"

The war hammer broke through the air, and an unscientifically hot flame emerged from the steel pipe behind the hammer head, smashing towards the imperial officer with terrible kinetic energy.

The giant mountain's face was filled with excitement, and its body was shaking with excitement. Soon, it would see the arrogant imperial man being smashed into a paste by him, and see these soldiers fleeing in all directions like a flock of sheep.

By then, it will snatch the medal on the officer's chest. That golden little thing is quite beautiful, thought the giant mountain.

"Is this the end?" George raised his head and looked at the orc that was about to fall down.

In an instant, scenes from the past emerged in his mind. He remembered his miserable experience as a serf, the nervousness when he reported a spy, the excitement when he was praised, and the excitement when he made meritorious service on the battlefield.
Suddenly, George felt a bulge on his back, as if something was about to be released, and the dragon blood in his body was flowing rapidly, and his heart pumped it to his whole body - it was a familiar feeling.

Facing the oncoming war hammer, George's mind emerged with the majestic figure of the red dragon. The emperor exuded supreme pressure, and his light golden eyes seemed to be looking down at him.
"Your Majesty Cassius," George murmured to himself, his eyes gradually becoming fanatical, and the fear of death in his heart disappeared completely.

"Go to hell!" The huge mountain roared and fell down.

"His-"

With a crisp sound, the bulge on George's back suddenly burst.

Two dragon wings covered with red scales spread out behind him, flapping and taking George into the air at that moment! (End of this chapter)