Ember Dragon

Sure enough, Gruumsh wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Cassius with a fierce smile, his one eye showing excitement: "Red Dragon, as a lowly mortal, you are quite good.

What a pity that you have encountered a powerful and undefeatable god!"

Gruumsh pressed forward step by step, violent blood-red divine light burst out from His body, and powerful pressure swept across the earth, causing all things to tremble.

He slowly raised his head and hand, the battle axe exuded a terrifying aura of cutting through everything, and his voice was like thunder: I will make you fully understand - what is true power! "

Cassius spread his wings, struggling to resist the pressure of the divine might, his eyes fixed on the incarnation of Gruumsh not far away, paying attention to his every move. All the muscles in his body were tense, not daring to relax or be careless in the slightest.

The orc god's fighting skills were so skillful and superb that he could almost easily predict every move of the red dragon. Therefore, Cassius could only choose to passively fight back, wait and see, and try to observe the opponent's flaws during Gruumsh's attack, find the right opportunity, and strike a fatal blow.

Glancing at the Red Dragon's cautious movements, Ge Wushe showed a confident smile on his face: "You will soon understand that in front of the true God, all resistance is just a powerless struggle!"

Before he finished speaking, the orc stomped his feet on the ground, causing the surface to crack and dust and gravel to fly. The body covered in black plate armor turned into an afterimage and appeared above the red dragon's head at a terrifying speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

"Shh-"

The battle axe swung down, and a blood-red blade light appeared again in the air, attacking the red dragon's head directly.

Fortunately, Cassius was prepared. His muscles, which were taut like springs, suddenly stretched out, and he also used his limbs to exert force and stomped on the ground heavily.

At the same time, the red dragon spewed out an extremely thick and hot column of fire, propelling its body like a rocket launcher.

"boom!"

With the help of powerful reaction force and flapping wings in the air, the huge body of the red dragon soared into the air, rising dozens of meters in an instant.

Gruumsh's battle axe missed, but the bloody blade flew so fast that it instantly cut through the red dragon's scales, leaving a hideous wound several meters long and penetrating deep into the flesh on its chest.

It can be said that if it was a little later, Cassius' chest would have been cut open, and even the beating dragon heart would have been cut in half.

However, the ground was split into two parts, leaving a crack several dozen meters long, and it roared again, as if wailing in pain.

The column of fire spewed out by Cassius also hit Gruumsh's chest heavily, but was blocked by the heavy breastplate, and could only continuously burst out high-temperature flames and sparks.

Gruumsh's armor is scarred and dull, and looks like an ordinary plate armor that has been through many battles, but in fact, it is also an extremely powerful divine object that allows the Orc God to kill without scruples.

Ordinary fire breath could not hurt Gruumsh at all, and could not even break through the blood-red divine light protecting his body from the armor.

Cassius made up his mind and mobilized all the strength in his body. Light and heat like the sun burst out from his dragon crystal, and countless dazzling light particles collided and entangled in it.

"boom--"

The power of the sun and the fire of order in his body burst out, and the column of fire gradually turned into an incomparably dazzling silver-white color, constantly washing, eroding, and disintegrating the protective divine light on Geumsh's chest.

"No matter what, you are still just a mortal after all! I will make you realize clearly how huge the gap between us is!"

Gruumsh did not dodge or evade. Instead, he laughed arrogantly and threw the battle axe in his hand with all his might.

"Shh-"

The battle axe spun rapidly in the air, creating gusts of wind, causing the space to vibrate and tear, and flew towards the side of the red dragon at an extremely fast speed.

At every moment, the battle axe would tear the space of dozens of meters around it, releasing countless blood-red blade lights. Each blade light could cut a legendary warrior in two, and the blade lights all over the sky were enough to strangle a powerful army of extraordinary people.

Sensing the danger coming from the side and below, Cassius made up his mind in a split second. Instead of dodging, he dived directly towards the unarmed orc, with the fire in his mouth becoming more intense and dazzling.

The high-speed rotating battle axe came from the air and was dodged by the red dragon, but many of the countless blood-red blade lights created by the battle axe still hit the huge dragon body.

In an instant, the golden wing membrane was torn apart by the blade light, and cracks with blood appeared on it, making it ragged.

But Cassius didn't care. He roared angrily and continued to rush towards the incarnation of Gruumsh below with unstoppable momentum.

"Roar--"

"Come on, Red Dragon, show me what you can do!"

Gruumsh raised his head and sneered. Divine light gathered in his left hand, and in an instant, he condensed into a heavy and ancient shield, and held it in front of him.

The next moment, the red dragon slammed heavily into the ground with flames gushing out. The dragon's body, which was nearly sixty meters long, fell like a mountain. The astonishing power made the world tremble.

"boom--"

For a moment, the sky collapsed and the earth broke, and the world wailed!
The impact was like a meteorite falling, causing the ground to collapse, debris to fly, dust to fill the sky, and a strong shock wave to sweep across the earth, stirring up gusts of hot winds.

A huge pit with a diameter of nearly 100 meters and a depth of several meters appeared on the ground. In the dense smoke and dust, Gruumsh was in the center of the pit. His feet were stuck in the rocks and the shield in his hand shattered.

"Ah--" Cassius let out a long roar. He seized this rare opportunity, swung his giant claws vigorously, and slammed hard at Geumsh who was still holding the shield.

"boom!"

A huge pit appeared on the ground again, and the defenseless Gruumsh was smashed deeply into the ground. Another mouthful of golden divine blood spurted out of his mouth, and even the black plate armor wrapped around his body was cracked.

This is the power of a red dragon's powerful attack! For this nearly 60-meter-long dragon, its claws alone can cause effects that surpass most spells.

But the protective divine light surrounding his body was rapidly repairing Geumsh's injuries and mending the black plate armor on his body. In less than a breath, most of his injuries were healed.

"As expected of him, he is the embodiment of powerful divine strength! His recovery ability is truly terrifying." Cassius secretly sighed in his heart. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to swing his giant claws, but he keenly discovered that a smile appeared at the corner of Geumsh's blood-stained mouth.

Seeing that smile, Kaixiu's heart started beating wildly and an extremely dangerous premonition appeared in his mind.

Something is wrong!
In an instant, he made his choice, flapped his broad wings, dispersed the dust surrounding his body, stepped on the ground, and soared into the air!

And the next moment, in Cassius's surprised eyes, the battle axe spun rapidly and returned.

"Shh-"

The battle axe instantly pierced through the place where the red dragon had just been, releasing hundreds of blood-red blade lights, almost tearing the space there apart, before being firmly grasped in Geumsh's hand.

Gruumsh sighed softly while holding his battle axe, seeming to feel a little disappointed that the red dragon was so cautious as to not let him succeed.

But Cassius in the sky was quite scared. If he had been a little more "greedy" and swung his giant claws again, he would have been torn into pieces by the battle axe. Staring at the orc god incarnation in the distance, Cassius cursed in his heart: "What a dangerous guy. If you don't pay attention, you will die here."

Now, the situation of this battle is clear - Gruumsh has no scruples, but Cassius needs to be careful and vigilant at all times.

Of course, Cassius still had a backup plan of his own and could escape back to the empire in an instant without the threat of losing his life.

But once he withdraws, the empire's base in the north of Feanso will be seized by the orcs, and the red dragon's own prestige within the empire will be greatly reduced.

If he missed this once-in-a-millennium opportunity, he would probably have to stay in the remote north for the rest of his life, and could only be a local emperor for a few thousand years.

Gruumsh was wrapped in black mist and flew up again. He held the battle axe in his right hand and formed a blood-stained spear in his left hand. He said confidently, "I said that the power of the gods is far beyond your imagination.

Cassius, I will give you one last chance - surrender to me, and you will be worshipped by billions of orcs in the multiverse, but..."

He grinned before continuing, "You will appear beneath my statue and serve as my eternal mount."

In order to express sincerity, a contract made of divine power even appeared in the air, exuding an alluring aura, as if signing it would grant one immortal essence and powerful strength.

In Gruumsh's eyes, the red dragon should have been frightened and would do anything to save its life - not to mention that the conditions he offered were quite generous.

One can become a subordinate god by simply selling out his dignity. How many mortals kneel before Him but cannot get such an opportunity!
However, Gruumsh did not know that the conditions he offered were not attractive at all in the eyes of Cassius. After all, he had collected several ways to become a god.

"His-"

Cassius waved his claws in the air, and several flashing claw-shaped force fields mercilessly tore the contract made of divine power into pieces.

The red dragon looked down at the orcs and sneered, "Old greenskin, have so many of your followers died that you've gone insane?"

"Ignorant of good and evil."

Geumsh's eyes turned cold, veins popped out on his forehead, and an extremely powerful divine power burst out from his single eye. Blood light shot straight into the sky, covering the space within a radius of 100 miles.

Gruumsh walked forward step by step. With every step, his body suddenly expanded and the pressure he exuded became stronger.

Finally, a one-eyed orc nearly a hundred meters tall stood on the ground, holding a spear in his left hand and an axe in his right hand. He was wearing black armor and exuded a terrifying aura from ancient times.

The pressure of powerful divine power descended upon Cassius, causing his shoulders to sink and he almost fell from the sky. He could only flap his wings hard to maintain his balance.

It turns out that it was not until now that Gruumsh, at the cost of consuming the essence of his divine power, revealed his full incarnation—the embodiment of war and conquest, an orc god who would pursue victory at all costs.

Cassius flapped his wings with great effort, looking at the huge orc, but he was not afraid at all, still showing a slightly sarcastic smile: "Old greenskin, you are willing to consume your essence to kill me.

It seems that your old enemy is attacking your kingdom of God, haha, you want to quickly resolve this threat from me, am I right? "

"court death!"

Gruumsh was furious. He pointed his blood spear at the red dragon in the sky, let out a deafening roar, and locked onto the red dragon with a strong murderous intent.

The red dragon tried its best to climb up rapidly, dragging a brilliant flaming tail, and instantly broke through the blockade of the divine power domain, reaching a height of thousands or even tens of thousands of meters in the sky, looking at the orcs on the ground from afar.

Although Cassius mocked in words, trying to provoke the Orc God, he still did not dare to neglect him - after all, this was an incarnation sent down by a powerful divine being who consumed his own essence. If he was not careful, the other party would seize the opportunity and take his life.

"Roar--"

The red dragon roared towards the sky, and the original flames from the inner plane and the light of the sun were added to his dragon body, surging continuously. In an instant, Cassius's body expanded to more than a hundred meters long, similar to the incarnation of the orc god on the earth.

"boom!"

Gruumsh held a spear and axe in his hands and stomped the ground with his feet again, causing the hill beneath his feet to suddenly collapse. The hundred-meter-tall orc suddenly leaped up thousands of meters and instantly reached the same height as the red dragon.

The battle axe was swung in the air, creating a blade light that pierced through the sky and earth; the spear was thrown, tearing the sky in half. The two artifacts cooperated with each other, one horizontally and one vertically, almost blocking the red dragon's retreat.

Cassius reacted instantly - he used the power of the Elemental Master and the authority of the Fire Elemental Plane to elementalize his entire body. At the cost of sacrificing his own strength, he turned it into a sea of ​​fire that rushed towards the surface below, and he himself was hidden in the sea of ​​fire.

The battle axe with the essence of killing split the flames, and the spear that could pierce everything pierced the flames. One fifth of the power of the fire element in Cassius' body was "killed" in an instant.

At the moment of escaping the blockade of the artifact, the flames in the sky rolled up and quickly condensed into a solid, turning into the huge body of the red dragon.

Cassius didn't care about anything else. He folded his wings, contracted his body, and plunged toward the ground at an extremely terrifying speed, like a falling meteorite.

"Reptile, you will die a horrible death!" Gruumsh held a battle axe and a spear in his hands, his face full of anger. He kept chasing after the red dragon, dragging waves of blood.

"boom--"

Cassius fell to the ground with a loud bang, causing the earth to shake and tremble violently again. The earth had already been devastated by the fight between these giants.

At this moment, facing this seemingly invincible incarnation of Gruumsh, Cassius seemed able to completely tear apart space and leave everything behind.

But the red dragon did not do so. Instead, it looked up at the orcs in the sky, feeling a familiar breath, and a cunning gleam suddenly flashed in its eyes.

He had already anticipated this situation.

Then, Cassius lowered his head and shouted to the ground: "You must think clearly! If I fail, no one in this land will be able to stop the orcs' offensive! I can give up North Ethel and return to Anzeta. Ten years later, I can still raise an army of conquerors, but what about you?

Do the Elven Kingdom and the Dwarven tribes have the ability to resist the orcs' offensive? Do you want to see the beasts raging and Gruumsh becoming more powerful? "

The red dragon's voice was passionate, and it seemed that it was not spoken to Gruumsh, but to a being hidden in the ground.

"Could this red dragon have allies? No! We can't let him leave here alive!"

High in the sky, Geumsh frowned, his expression changed drastically, and the anger in his eyes became even more intense. He roared angrily, waving the weapon in his hand, and attacked the red dragon with tremendous divine power.

"boom!"

The next moment, the earth cracked and the mountains shook, and a stone dwarf holding a heavy hammer and holding a huge ore shield crawled out. His whole body emanated a thick ochre-colored divine light, which collided with the orcs' blood-colored divine power field.

This unexpected "ally" of Gruumsh turned out to be a dwarven god! He was even the god of the shield dwarves, the silent guardian, Dumathoin, who had fought with Cassius a few months ago! (End of this chapter)