Ember Dragon

Chapter 716: The Day of Depravity
"Om-"

All living beings within a radius of thousands of miles felt their hearts sink, and a sharp, piercing buzzing sound came to their ears.

The sound was sobbing and like the cry of a newborn baby, which made people feel their scalp tingling and shudder.

High in the sky, in the sulfur-colored vortex, a dark sun slowly rose, strangely swallowing up the light, like a black hole!
The moment they saw the dark sun, almost everyone was stunned. They stood there with dull eyes and looked up, as if it had a huge attraction that wanted to suck away people's souls.

As the black sun rose, blood-red light filled the sky, and half of the surrounding sky was dyed blood-red, showing fluctuations like flowing magma.

For a moment, the dark sun competed with Cassius's [Holy Sun] and even had the upper hand.

【Day of Depravity】

The black sun is high in the sky and the air is filled with blood. That is the ceremony in which Zariel drags August into hell!

"I swear in the name of the Nine Hells that the contract is the shackles and the soul is the currency - what you ask for will be granted, and what you fear will be paid."

Zariel flapped his flaming wings, soared into the air, and pointed straight to the sky. Countless flaming chains sprang out from the ground, connecting the sky and the earth, imprisoning the entire city of Auguste within it.

"boom!"

Accompanied by a dull roar, the ground shook, buildings collapsed, and magma oozed out from the cracks in the walls of August Cathedral.

The land beneath Augustus is tangled with hellish cables, each chain engraved with twisted runes.

The moment the chains contracted, the entire city dropped several feet, sank into the ground, and fell into hell. Lava gushed out of the cracks in the ground, and countless terrifying visions appeared in the city.
The spire of the Supreme Temple broke and smashed towards the fleeing crowd, and the shadow of a devil emerged in the dust.

"Do not--"

"Oh my god, the ground is cracking!"

"Amaunator, above."

"Your Majesty Cassius, please save us!"

People wailed in fear and cried for help. If they were not careful, they would fall into the cracks in the ground and be thrown into the boiling magma, and even their souls would be swallowed by the black sun in the sky.

The citizens' prayers turned into shrill screams, and their shadows began to distort, as if being dragged to the ground by invisible chains.

A contract circle appeared under their feet and hellish tattoos grew on their skin - this foreshadowed that they would become Zariel's soul coins or inferior demon soldiers.

The terrifying song of hell resounded through the sky, and burning devil runes appeared on the surface of the dark sun.

The surrounding material planes are constantly collapsing and disintegrating, and are rapidly falling towards the hell of Baator. I am afraid that within half a day, August will completely fall into hell and become the soul land of Avernus.

Cassius could never tolerate such a thing happening in front of him.

Augustus, and even the entire Thracian Kingdom, are an indispensable part of the Burning Empire!

"Roar--"

The red dragon, which was over 60 meters long, roared angrily, and the roar shattered the charred rock pillars. It flapped its dragon wings, and set off a hurricane that carried Mars.

Looking at the menacing red dragon, Zariel's face was stern and his eyes were filled with anger. "This ignorant, nosy dragon - stop him!"

"Ow—"

At the command of the Hell Lord, the three ancient Hellfire Dragons howled to the sky, flapped their broad wings, bared their fangs and claws, soared into the air, and pounced on the red dragon in the sky. Behind them, hundreds of Purgatory Demon Dragons flapped their wings and rushed into the sky.

"Stop him, this land of souls will be ours!"

"Praise Avernus!"

Twelve more burly and powerful Hellfire fiends appeared in mid-air - they were the twelve "loyal" legion commanders under Zariel. Each of them was very powerful and possessed at least legendary level power.

They hold various weapons such as steel whips and giant hammers, and spit out sulfur smoke from their mouths. Behind every hell demon there are thousands of elite devils.

The devil's army was like a constantly flowing torrent, blocking Zariel's way, as if to strangle anyone who approached.

Cassius looked at the overwhelming army of demons in front of him without fear, and even felt a little ridiculous.

"You want to use the human wave tactic in front of me? Don't you know that the Red Dragon Template is least afraid of human waves?"

As Cassius' mind moved, a powerful dragon might that was almost condensed into substance spread out, sweeping across the sky like a hurricane - that was the [Majesty of the Ancestral Dragon] released with all his strength.

"Om-"

In an instant, the demons and infernal dragons within a hundred meters around seemed to have suffered a mental explosion. Their eyes turned white, their bodies became stiff, and they fell to the ground in dense crowds.

Some even had their heads exploded and their brains splattered under the intense pressure. Even the three ancient Hellfire Dragons, which were as big as hills and over a thousand years old, were in a trance, as if struck by lightning.

The red dragon swooped down, and a breath of fire burst out from the depths of its throat that was enough to melt gold. The raging sea of ​​fire instantly destroyed everything in front of it.

"boom--"

Along with the sound of air exploding, thousands of elite devils and a captain of the Hell Demon Legion were burned to ashes on the spot, without even a trace of debris left.

With its own strength alone, the red dragon tore through the devil army's defenses, cut the mottled torrent in half, and created a huge hole in it.

No one can stop it, no one dares to stop it.

These high-ranking devil officers are not fanatical war lovers like Zariel. They will weigh the pros and cons, assess the situation, and certainly will not stand in the way of a giant dragon that can destroy them in an instant.

Zariel was furious. He swung the hell steel chain in his hand, making it make a crisp sound. "All of you, come at me! Stop the red dragon!"

"Roar--"

The three ancient Hellfire Dragons let out dull roars. Their souls were controlled by the hell steel chains, and they could hardly resist Zariel's orders, even if it meant committing suicide.

Then, hundreds of infernal dragons with chains wrapped around their bodies roared and rushed towards Cassius, like moths to a flame.

At this moment, a clear female voice appeared in the noisy battlefield.

"Casius, don't worry about those hell dragons, we will stop them!"

I saw a slender and elegant silver dragon soaring in the sky, spewing out icy breath to freeze - that was Olivia's true body.

Behind her, the space flickered, the magic web fluctuated, and dozens of silver dragons flapped their wings and poured out of the portal one after another, roaring loudly.

Their shiny wings shone brightly, and their silver scales were shiny and luxurious, standing out against the mottled battlefield.

"Good day, Your Majesty Cassius, we sense that the material plane is being invaded by Hell - Clan Melward, come to support."

A huge female ancient silver dragon was holding a scepter in her claws, nodding slightly towards Cassius in the distance, with a very respectful attitude, neither humble nor arrogant. The silver dragon waved the scepter, and an extremely cold silver star fell from the sky, hitting the ancient hellfire dragon, causing it to howl in pain.

She is Imelda, one of the "three pillars" of the Melward clan. She is mainly responsible for resisting the invasion of the hell plane and once destroyed the conspiracy of the Iron Duke Dispater.

"For the material plane!"

"Bahamut, send these damned devils back to hell!"

The dragon's breath and flames intertwined, the silver dragons let out loud roars, flapped their wings, stood up, and fought with the oncoming army of hell.

But these silver dragons were not aware of this. The ancient hellfire dragons also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts and were secretly happy - after all, fighting with Melward's silver dragon was much better than stopping the evil star that exuded terrifying pressure.

Cassius nodded to the ancient silver dragon from afar, then waved his dragon wings, raising a scorching storm again, and turned into an afterimage and pounced towards Zariel.

The devil armies led by these hellish demons were extremely cunning and sensible. They just shot arrows and cast spells at him from a distance, and few dared to stand in front of the red dragon.

But the red dragon sneered, gently waved its giant claws, and several pillars of blazing white fire shot out, sweeping across the air, instantly burning thousands of demons to ashes and turning them into powder.

If Cassius was given a little more time, he could have completely annihilated the demon army that descended on the material plane, but unfortunately time was running out - his most important task was to stop Zariel.

Thinking of this, Cassius called his followers through the mental bond, then tightened his wings and dived at full speed towards Zariel in the distance.

The space twisted, flames surged, and Misha, the "Daughter of Dragon Fire," suddenly appeared behind Cassius, followed by dozens of dragon-bonded warlocks in red-gold robes.

"Destroy them and clear the way for the master!"

She spread the dragon wings behind her, raised her slender hands, and raging dragon flames gushed out from her palms, instantly engulfing hundreds of devil soldiers.

But soon, a hell demon roared, swung the hell sword, cut through the space, and chopped towards Misha's head with great momentum.

"Shh-"

The Hell Blade swung down from the sky, but Misha transformed her body into a blazing fire element, and with flickering flames, she appeared hundreds of meters away, condensing into a human form again.

"Roar--"

At this moment, a dragon roar resounded through the sky, and the terrifying dragon might descended, even the devil in hell was frightened and his eyes were blank, and he stood there in a daze.

In the distant sky, Alger led hundreds of Red Scale Conquerors to swoop down like a red torrent. Their resonant dragon roars were enough to make the ancient dragon tremble.

"For His Majesty Cassius!"

"charge!"

Seeing such a great opportunity, Misha stood far away and shot a dark green ray from her fingertips, destroying all the magical protection on the body of the Hell Demon and making the armor made of Hell Iron dull.

"Thorn-"

Taking advantage of the momentum of the charge, Alger swung his sword, the blade light cut through the sky, dark red blood spurted out from the neck, and a demon head with a look of astonishment fell from the air.

The commander of the 27th Legion under Zariel, a powerful Hellfire who had just been promoted, was beheaded!

"Enforce order with an iron fist, the Dragon Lord is above all else!"

Loud war cries echoed across the wasteland. Heavy-armored dragon-loving paladins were marching at steady pace, and the imperial battle flag was fluttering in the air.

The phantom of a red dragon condensed from the collective will appeared above them, roaring angrily, ready to tear the existence that angered the source of power into pieces.

With the help of group flight, the dragon-loving paladins broke away from the earth and moved steadily towards the sky, like an indestructible floating fortress, their heavy armor shining brightly under the light of the flames.

At this moment, in order to assist their common master, the three special forces of the empire gathered together to fight against the Legion of Hell.

Artillery fire roared in the distance, and the Empire's airships and heavy artillery continued to fire at Zariel's Hell Legion, with the Melward clan's silver dragon serving as reinforcements.

Without the obstruction of the miscellaneous soldiers, Cassius streaked across the sky like a meteor, roaring: "Zariel, you will pay the price for your arrogance!"

The dragon crystal on the red dragon's chest released a dazzling light, and a miniature sun-like fireball appeared deep in its throat. He exhaled with all his strength, and the surging dragon flame turned into a wave, rushing towards Zariel in the distance.

To Cassius, this was just a test, but its power was enough to kill an ancient dragon with thick scales.

"boom--"

"Red dragon, you are overestimating yourself. I will let you witness the power of Avernus!"

Zariel simply sneered, spreading his Sky-burning Wings to face the waves of fire - the Lord of Hell's body was immune to the licking of flames.

She pierced through the red torrent like an arrow, and the burning giant sword broke through the air, carrying the wrath of hell and slashing at the dragon's neck, instantly tearing through a dozen protective spells.

The attack carrying the laws of hell tore through space, cut the essence of the material plane, and was even enough to directly attack the enemy's soul!

At this moment, as Zariel is dragging August into hell, she is fully supported by the will of Avernus and possesses unparalleled supreme power, even not inferior to that of gods!
"Cassius, not only Thrace, your empire will also become nourishment for Avernus. Let me end this bloody battle once and for all!" Zariel laughed crazily.

"Keng——"

The red dragon was startled and suddenly turned sideways. The sword blade brushed against the red-gold scales, and cut off a bloody dragon scale amid flying sparks.

He turned his head, and in the surging dragon flames, a long-hidden silver-white pillar of fire burst out. The flames exuded an aura of holiness and justice, and contained the heavenly origin of Barachiel.

"what?"

Zariel's pupils shrank slightly. She had never thought that the red dragon, which had always been chaotic and evil, could possess the power of heaven.

The Hell Lord anxiously flapped his Sky-burning Wings and suddenly climbed up, but he was still a step too slow.

"boom--"

Zariel's left wing was pierced by the red dragon's breath, and the original forces of justice and evil collided with each other, creating a violent explosion.

A huge hole appeared on the Burning Sky Wings, and the silver-white flame continued to spread and diffuse, purifying Zariel's body.

"What a pleasant surprise. Red Dragon, your head will be chopped off, and your body and soul will become the best nutrient for the bloody battle."

Zariel stared at the red dragon in the sky, his burning pupils revealing endless joy - this fallen angel had already fallen into madness.

Cassius and Zariel stared at each other from a distance, grinning, with a hint of excitement in their pale golden pupils that were surging with firelight, "Then we'll see if you have the ability.

Zariel, you are also worthy of becoming a prize of the Empire."

On his shoulder, the wound caused by the giant sword of hell was horrifying. It was surrounded by the curse of hell, corroding his flesh and blood all the time.

(End of this chapter)