Ember Dragon

Chapter 718 Zariel's Bedroom
"boom!"

The two huge monsters stirred in the lava pool, causing the magma to surge and raise huge waves hundreds of meters high. The horrifying aftermath swallowed up everything around them, leaving not even a trace of bone residue.

"Thorn-"

Zariel's greatsword pierced out and stabbed Cassius' chest fiercely.

Cassius' body suddenly tilted, a series of sparks burst out, and a sharp scraping sound was heard on the hard scales. Broken scales and hot dragon blood splashed in the air.

The giant sword stabbed into the red dragon's left chest, brushing past the violently beating dragon's heart and missing the vital point.

"Roar--"

Cassius's roar caused a lava tsunami hundreds of meters high, shattering the clouds in the sky and even creating an extremely powerful blazing storm.

Struggling, twisting, and colliding.

The exceptionally broad and thick dragon wings were swung in the lava, and the movements became somewhat slow.

"Zariel, I'm going to kill you! I'll make you pay!" The red dragon's roar sounded more like a helpless vent.

At this moment, the song of hell echoing in the sky became louder and louder, like the chanting of cultists before the end of the world, and the entire sky was dyed red with bloody light.

Even the holy day of Cassius was shrouded in turbid dark clouds, without a single ray of light. It seemed that this world had completely lost hope and had become a paradise of hell.

More and more cracks appeared on the earth, magma gushed out, the ground was divided into pieces, and it was still sinking continuously, as if there was no end.

Black sun.

Only the black sun was still hanging high in the sky. It greedily devoured the light around it and released countless blood-red rays of light, making the world permeated with the will of hell and causing all things to tremble and fear.

There were more and more space cracks in the sky, and people could see groups of demons pouring out of them, emitting greedy roars.

Their target is August. As long as the devil completely controls this city and activates the hell array inside, Zariel's transformation will proceed faster.

"Amaunator, please protect us and save all Thracians from the torment of hell!"

"For Augustus, for Thrace!"

"Hold them off!"

The Thracians tightly grasped their swords and battle axes, raised their old-fashioned rifles, and fought with the devil's army for honor, for their common homeland, and for their last hope.

"Roar, struggle, red dragon, you will meet the final end!" Zariel laughed wildly and stirred the red dragon's body with the sword. The boiling dragon blood gushed out like a fountain waterfall.

"Casius, your death will be the best celebration for Augustus's descent into hell!"

As the light of the black sun enveloped the earth, the oppressive feeling of hell became stronger and stronger. Zariel's figure became taller and taller, and his pair of burning wings covered the sky and the sun.

At this moment, fire burst into Cassius's eyes, veins bulged on his arms, and the barbed dragon claws suddenly grasped Zariel's arm tightly, the tips of the claws were embedded with a beheading sword that could cut through everything.

In an instant, all the strength of the red dragon burst out. His muscles bulged and even the gaps between his scales spurted out streams of scorching flames.

"Shh-"

The claws were like sharp blades, carrying a huge force as it swung down rapidly, cutting off Zari's arm that was holding the giant sword.

But in just a few seconds, Zariel's arms were reshaped by the hellfire and became even stronger - the power of Avernus was nourishing the lord of hell!

A twisted smile appeared on Zariel's face, "It's useless, Red Dragon. August's fall is irreversible. You will never be able to defeat me!"

She waved her hand casually, and the mighty power of hell surged like a tide, condensing into an even more hideous and terrifying giant sword of hell.

The giant sword swept over, and feeling the fluctuations of the law that absorbed terror, Cassius flapped his wings and soared into the air, but the shock wave formed by hellfire still plowed through the battlefield mercilessly.

"boom--"

Those who were fighting against the devil's army disappeared out of thin air. They were not evaporated by the high temperature, but were torn apart by the concept of [Judgment] itself.

As long as he is in Avernus, Zariel's will is supreme and unstoppable, and only beings of Cassius' level can barely resist it.

"Look, you are so powerless in the face of hell, Cassius. Give up your soul and you will be qualified to be my eternal servant—" Zariel's voice echoed across the earth like a fierce gale.

Cassius was breathing heavily, his muscles were tense, and thick sulfur smoke came out from the gaps between his scales.

There was an inexplicable excitement in his pair of light golden vertical pupils. He had not felt this kind of feeling of walking on the edge of life and death for a long time.

Cassius looked up at the sky. The black sun had become increasingly blurry. It became like a living thing, breathing on its own. A tightly closed eye appeared on it, looking particularly strange.

Bayer's extremely excited voice also appeared in his ears: "It's almost time, that time, that chance to kill Zariel!"

well.

As long as he can hold on for the last bit of time, he will be able to join forces with Bayer to kill the Grand Duke of Hell and end this war once and for all.

And if he didn't kill Zariel, he could only burn the power in his body and use all means to escape.

Thinking of this, Cassius felt his breathing quicken, and his heart, pulsating with dragon blood, began to beat rapidly.

"Roar--"

The red dragon roared, opened its bloody mouth, and swooped down towards Zariel again.

But Zariel suddenly drew back her sword, letting the red dragon's sharp teeth bite her left shoulder.

"Crack!"

The moment the dragon's fang pierced through the armor, her palm pressed on Cassius' forehead, and the inverted pentagram rune spread from the palm of her hand to the dragon scales.

"You think I desire your death? No... I want your submission." Zariel sneered.

Under the erosion of hell, the red dragon struggled violently. Its will and soul were trying hard to resist the sinful infection of Avernus. The dragon crystal on its chest released a thousand-foot light.

Zariel activated his ruling will, and a faint light flickered in his deep pupils, revealing endless madness.

She thrust the greatsword into the ground, and thick hell chains rose from the lava, wrapping around the red dragon's neck and wings.

Then, thick rock pillars rose from the ground. They were like a ferocious giant claw, trying to grasp the red dragon.

"Now, you only have one way left—" Zariel put the tip of his sword against the dragon's heart, "Fight for me, or add a ray of dragon soul to my blade."

Under the blessing of Avernus's will, the already crazy Zariel has become extremely arrogant and proud at this moment, and even wants to turn Cassius into her slave.

"Ow—"

The red dragon roared with its head down, its whole body shaking violently. A wisp of hellfire emerged from its scales. It seemed that it was about to be controlled and become an ancient hellfire dragon under Zariel's chains.

But Zariel did not notice that the depths of Cassius' pupils did not reveal submission, but rather deep anticipation and excitement.

Cassius once confronted the will of the Abyss head-on, so how could he be afraid of Zariel's means of soul enslavement?
He is just waiting, waiting for the right opportunity!

At this moment, the eye on the black sun opened!
The whole world seemed to fall into silence at this moment, followed by a earth-shaking buzzing sound.

"Om-"

The will of the material plane was like a beast that had lost its cubs, roaring almost madly, and attacking Avernus with all its strength. A huge giant dragging chains appeared in the sky. He was ten thousand meters tall and his figure was illusory, as if he wanted to drag the entire August out of hell.

But soon, Avernus's will transformed into a pitch-black monster, ruthlessly devouring the city of Auguste, and the eyes on the black sun were filled with bloodshot.

In this fierce confrontation, the sky was torn into a hideous crack and the earth was shaking violently.

In order to suppress the resistance of the material plane, the Will of Avernus finally transferred the power bestowed on Zariel.

The huge body of the Grand Duke of Hell shrank instantly and became the size of an ordinary fallen angel.

And at this moment, Cassius suddenly raised his head, looked at Zariel not far away with the eyes of looking at prey, and even licked his lips.

"boom--"

Dozens of spells were activated instantly, two brilliant flames burst out of Cassius' eyes, and his body was wrapped in crimson dragon flames, which surged, condensed, and rose on the surface of his scales.

The red dragon's strong body continued to expand until its length reached 200 meters. A gorgeous golden crown appeared on his head, exuding a powerful pressure.

Every time the red dragon slowly flaps its wings, it will stir up a storm that sweeps across the earth, like a walking disaster.

At this moment, Zariel looked extremely small in front of Cassius, and the red dragon was like a huge volcano.

He has been suppressed for too long under the plane rules of Avernus. It's time to vent all the anger in his heart!

The red dragon smiled, stared at Zariel not far away and growled: "I said I would make you pay the price!"

Before he could finish his words, accompanied by a sharp sonic boom and strong wind pressure, Cassius swooped down on him.

"boom!"

"Damn it, at this time." Zariel's face suddenly changed and he muttered to himself.

The Hell Lord quickly flapped his Burning Sky Wings and used the original power of hell in his body to soar into the air, transforming into a cloud of thick smoke mixed with hellfire, trying to temporarily avoid the attack.

But Cassius's red figure tore through the sky, and the huge claw broke through the air and slammed hard at Zariel in mid-air.

"boom!"

Zariel sank deep into the rock wall, causing it to collapse, rubble to roll down, and burning feathers to fall from the sky, turning into ashes.

She spread the burning wings behind her and released a scorching flame shock wave, which directly turned the cliff behind her into flowing magma and caused it to completely collapse.

But a huge dragon claw swung down from the air, slammed it heavily to the ground, then picked it up and held it tightly in its claws.

For a moment, the offensive and defensive situations changed.

“Hahahaha.” Zariel spat out a mouthful of dark red blood, but still laughed crazily, his voice sharp and noisy. “It’s useless, stupid red dragon, you can’t kill me, I am the master of Avernus!
When Avernus' will triumphs and Augustus is swallowed by Hell, I promise you will suffer the most painful torment!
Come on, kill me, hahahaha!" Even though he was controlled by the red dragon, Zariel was still provoking him mercilessly.

For alien creatures like them, death in the material plane is not an eternal end.

"Really?" Cassius raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a ferocious smile: "Since you are not afraid of death - Bayer, it's time to take action!"

"Kill her!"

Bayer's voice was extremely excited.

Hearing that familiar name, Zariel's face suddenly changed. She was filled with shock and anger, and her whole body began to tremble. For the first time, the emotion called "fear" appeared on her face.

Zariel kept struggling and shaking his head, "No, no, I am Grand Duke Avernus, appointed by the Lord of the Nine Hells! You can't kill me! If you do this, you are making an enemy of the entire Hell!!"

Cassius increased the strength of his claws, tightening them more and more, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it won't be that soon, my dear ally will retake the Iron Throne and take your place."

Avernus.

The inner ring of the Bronze Fortress.

The drifter disguised as a devil's servant was staring at his panel intently.

Suddenly, he shouted excitedly, "It appeared! It's the special mission, break into Zariel's palace and summon the great devil Bayer!"

"Okay, let's charge!"

The natural warrior laughed loudly, drank the potion, roared, and transformed into a half-dragon giant more than ten meters tall, and forcefully broke open the city gate.

With a loud "boom", the four-man team directly broke into the inner circle of the bronze fortress!
"Capture those mortals!"

"That's the enemy!"

Demons holding steel forks flew in groups, shouting loudly, but the main force of Avernus had all been transferred to the material plane, and the defenses in the city were particularly empty.

And in various places within the Bronze Fortress, hundreds of players received missions. They each used their own methods, put aside their disguises, and headed towards the inner ring.

"boom--"

The natural born war maniac was like a human battering ram, punching open the palace door.

Langli Baitiao, Ouhuang and others continuously released spells to repel the devil guards who were besieging from all directions.

The Dark Night Wolf placed strange sacrificial offerings such as mermaid oil candles, soul coins, hell stone eggs, skulls, etc. on the ground, while the European Emperor was responsible for drawing the hexagram formation.

"The sinful soul will eventually fall into hell——"

"He is the Lord of Avernus, the nightmare of mortals, the flame that extinguishes hope—"

When the candles were lit, the four of them chanted in unison, calling out the devil's real name.

The wails and cries of the sinful souls echoed in the palace like a grand opera, and the magic circles on their arms and chests suddenly lit up.

"Hahaha, finally, after hundreds of years of humiliation, I'm finally back—"

The fire of hell burned fiercely, and countless tongues of fire raged out, forming a tall and burly figure.

This huge devil was covered in crimson scales, with a pair of huge bat-like wings extending from its back. Green venom dripped from its mouth, and fell to the ground, stirring up clouds of smoke.

Around his waist he had a belt with twelve screaming angel heads on it, and in his hand he held a huge flaming sword.

This is the extremely powerful devil of the deep hell, the former lord of Avernus - Bayer!
"mortal!"

"This, this is."

Seeing the powerful hell demon, the devil guards rushing into the palace were stunned for a moment.

The "foolish traitor" Bayer simply snapped his fingers, and those demons whose status was far lower than his were devoured by the hellfire, leaving only a pile of ashes.

Bayer grinned, a sulphurous smoke emanating from his mouth, and his lava-like eyes were blazing with fire. "Zariel, I can't wait to take your life!"

"boom--"

The next moment, the great devil destroyed many restrictions, rampaged in this familiar palace, and headed straight for Zariel's bedroom.

(End of this chapter)