Ember Dragon

Many people shared the news of the new teleportation point on the forum, which instantly attracted a large number of players. The number of players near the boundary monument continued to grow at a terrifying rate, reaching six figures in just a few minutes.

They wore all kinds of weird costumes, some wore armor covered with spikes, some cosplayed various funny characters, and some ran naked. Players crowded around the boundary monument, and the crowd was so turbulent that there was even a stampede.

At this moment, the players also discovered that this was a place not restricted by the laws of the empire. They could even attack each other without worrying about the rules.

As a result, the situation here became even more chaotic, with players shouting, quarreling, and cursing everywhere, which was extremely noisy.

"Stop crowding!"

"Which stupid wizard cast a layer of thorns on himself? I lost a lot of blood when I touched it!"

"I can't see clearly! Who cast the smoke spell again? Damn it, I hope your spells will never work again!"

"boom!"

There was a loud bang, and a dazzling fire broke out in the crowd. Red-hot shrapnel flew everywhere, and pungent smoke rose into the sky. More than a dozen players were blown away.

The players at the center of the explosion were killed on the spot, with shrapnel all over their bodies. The surviving players were not much better off, with their skin charred and covered in bruises, looking extremely miserable.

"It's a grenade! Some idiot threw a grenade into the crowd! Find that guy!"

"Catch him! Look at the man in the red robe. He is indeed the madman from the original order!"

"Let's go!"

All the players rushed forward, surrounded the player wearing the robes of the original order's priest, and captured him on the spot.

"How to deal with it?"

"Kill him. There is no law to restrict him anyway!"

"Damn it! He blew up the equipment I just bought!"

Although the player was pinned to the ground, he was not afraid at all and even laughed out loud: "Hahahaha! I've wanted to do this for a long time. As expected, art is an explosion!

Also, please remember my nickname, my name is - Jade-faced Grenade King!"

The player shouted loudly and suddenly opened his robe, revealing dozens of grenades hanging inside!

The moment the robe was pulled open, the pull rings of the grenades were also pulled open at once, and wisps of green smoke emerged.

"madman!"

"He doesn't want his life!"

Amid the player's loud laughter, everyone's faces were filled with horror, they screamed, and quickly scattered in all directions - but it was too late, as dozens of high-powered fragmentation grenades were about to explode.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the violent explosion engulfed hundreds of people around, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and the powerful shock wave generated by the explosion spread rapidly, blowing away players hundreds of meters away.

The pungent smoke filled the wilderness, and a large blackened pit appeared on the ground, with broken shrapnel, charred debris, and burnt clothes everywhere.
"Why did the fight start?"

"I heard that a member of the original order blew himself up."

"Fuck, that looks pretty cool. Such a good opportunity - how about we have a fight too?"

"It just so happens that a beast stole my monster two days ago. I think he's nearby. Let's go and get revenge on him!"

Players are such creatures. When one of them starts a riot, without any restraint from others, everyone will rush to follow suit, not for any reason, just for the sake of pleasure.

In this way, individual behavior gradually evolved into group riots, and the scale became larger and larger.

After everyone realized that they could attack each other here, the land fell into complete chaos and the players started a large-scale melee.

The light of spells complemented each other, the sound of artillery fire roared continuously, bullets, shells and rays intertwined in the air, and many players were fighting in close combat, punching each other to the flesh, and every attack was aimed at the vital points, without mercy, and aimed at taking the opponent's life.

Players from all the major guilds began to attack each other in an organized manner. Even individual players who had old grudges against each other began to fight each other, seeking revenge and having a great time.

"You've provoked our Shaolin Temple, and you still want to escape?"

"boom!"

A kind-looking monk player suddenly punched out, smashing the head of the fleeing thief player, and blood splattered all over his face.

Someone else noticed the Hell Army stationed not far away and pointed at the devil soldiers and asked, "Look, what's that over there? It looks like the army of Hell?"

"They have red skin and horns on their heads. They must be demons!"

"Is this our enemy? Is our mission this time to capture the Bronze Fortress and take down Avernus?"

"Great! There's another battle!"

The fighters are already excited and ready to participate in a passionate war.

"This is so exciting. I want to raise a little devil as a pet and make it my fighting partner!"

"Me too, I want to raise a succubus as a pet and fight alongside her, hehehe."

"Is your pet serious?"

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"There are so many demons. If we kill them all, how much experience can we get?"

The devils watched nervously as the players who were killing each other almost crazily, sweat dripping down their foreheads uncontrollably.

"Are they our reinforcements? The immortal legion?"

"What a bunch of lunatics."

"Yeah, they actually want to attack us. Are these humans really reliable?"

"Anyway, I don't want to fight alongside them. Who knows if these lunatics will suddenly explode."

The devils began to talk in low voices, watching the players cautiously, on guard against sudden attacks from them.

The devils of the Nine Hells have always hated and fought each other, and all kinds of overt and covert attacks are commonplace. All they have to do is abide by the apparent order and maintain a hypocritical face.

But even the fight between demons would not be as brutal and blatant as the melee among players.

Although these guys are all wearing human-like skin, their unscrupulous and disregard-for-human-life style of behavior has nothing to do with normal humans.

If the devils didn't sense the breath of the abyss, they would even mistake the players for a group of demons disguised as humans.

Even Bayer looked at Cassius with a strange expression and whispered, "Your Majesty Cassius, is this the million reinforcements you promised?

Are you sure they won't kill each other to the last before the bloody battle begins?"

"of course not."

Cassius was a little speechless, but he still smiled and shook his head: "They are all the most loyal and brave imperial soldiers.

Please believe me, when necessary, they will burst out with strength that will shock me. "After listening to Cassius's words, Bayer once again looked at the players who were fighting happily, wanting to carefully observe the excellent qualities that Cassius mentioned, but fell silent again.

In the incident of killing Zariel, Bayer also cooperated with these "soulless people". Their style of doing things was bold and changeable, but at least they obeyed orders and were extremely efficient.

But what about these people in front of me?

They haven't done anything except killing each other. So what are these lunatics doing here? Are they here to make fun of us?

Or... Is this another conspiracy of the Burning Emperor, who wants to bury a group of demon-like creatures in hell?

"boom!"

There was another loud bang, and another player threw a bomb towards the area where the crowd was most concentrated, killing dozens of players in succession.

Cassius did not continue to explain, but just laughed dryly twice.

The red dragon flapped its broad wings, stirring up a scorching hurricane, then soared into the sky, looking down at the players from above.

A faint light flickered in those golden vertical pupils, emitting an incomparably majestic aura. The dragon's might descended, making all things submit. Even the players stopped fighting, turned their heads in unison, and looked up at the sky.

"I can't move. It looks like I'm in forced CG again."

"Damn, what bad luck! I almost killed that bastard who stole my equipment."

"So domineering, I, Emperor Kai, am worthy of being a man with my own cutscenes. No, I am a male dragon."

Cassius swept his fierce eyes over the players, slowly flapped his wings, opened his bloody mouth, and uttered a thunderous voice: "My loyal subjects, I believe you also know that the Empire and the Abyss have a blood feud. Those filthy bastards once invaded the Empire's territory and were repelled by our brave warriors.

And now, these bastards from the abyss want to invade Avernus and become the masters of hell! I once said that we will fight demons in the wasteland, mountains, sky, ocean - even in other worlds.

And now, we will participate in this endless bloody battle that has lasted for tens of millions of years, fight side by side with the devils of Avernus, and become the new master of this ancient battlefield.

Demons, they are filthy worms, twisted monsters, only worthy of staying in the darkest corners of the universe! Drive the demons back to the abyss! "

"For the Empire!"

"Drive the demons back into the abyss!"

Countless players were filled with excitement, waving their arms and shouting, vying with each other to cheer, their voices as enthusiastic as the waves - they all wanted to gain enough favor in front of the supreme leader of the camp.

Before Cassius finished speaking, mission information appeared on the panels of all the players present.

[Main Mission: Bloody Battle]

Duration: Infinite!
[The war between demons and devils has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years. No one knows when this war began, and no one knows when it will end - perhaps the end of the universe?
[The two evil forces fought endlessly on battlefields across the multiverse, from Avernus to the Plains of the Abyss, with no end in sight.

People usually think that the bloody war was a natural disaster, a manifestation of the struggle between chaos and order in the dark side of the universe.

And now, the Burning Emperor is cooperating with Bayer, the temporary lord of Avernus, to fight against the Abyss Legion that has invaded Avernus. Fallen Starmen, you will fight side by side with the devil and become a part of this grand bloody battle.

Warriors, for the sake of the empire and the ultimate order of the universe, drive the demons back to the abyss! ]
Mission objective: Defend Avernus, kill the demons, and win this bloody battle.

Mission rewards: According to the strength of the demon and its contribution to the defense of Avernus, players will receive corresponding camp contributions, gold coins and military merits.

Military merits can be exchanged for corresponding contracts and gain the power to summon the devil from hell.

In addition, if the guild conducts collective operations and makes outstanding contributions, it will obtain corresponding power contributions according to its ranking, which can improve the guild's level within the imperial system.

"Isn't this an evolved version of the main storyline of [Kill the Devil]?"

"It's this mission again!"

"It's actually an unlimited mission. This place is simply a holy place for leveling up. With so many demons, how much experience can I gain?"

"It can also be exchanged for the Hell Contract, Sister Lust Demon, here I come!"

"Bloody battle, awesome!"

"Hahahaha, we are also participating in a multiverse-level event!"

Seeing this task panel, the old players who participated in the Abyss War were delighted. The demon-related tasks had rich rewards, could gain huge amounts of experience, and could also hone combat skills.

This is much more refreshing than working as a slave and carrying bricks within the empire!

The players in the guilds were all excited when they saw the reward description of [Power Contribution]. The wealthy guilds were even more determined to win, and even issued death orders to fight for the top spot at all costs.

Under the empire's strict hierarchical system, organizations at different levels are clearly distinguished and have huge gaps between them.

If the guild's status in the imperial system is improved, the entire guild will develop rapidly, gain priority, and every member of the guild will receive many benefits.

"Long live the Empire!"

"Hahahaha, that's great, long live the bloody battle!"

The players cheered excitedly. Driven by the immediate benefits, no one wasted time killing each other. Everyone was preparing for the upcoming war.

"Stop fighting and get to work!"

The players who were just slashing each other with knives, leaving scars all over their bodies like enemies who had killed their fathers, have now reconciled and even started to cooperate with each other.

Digging trenches, building fortifications, transporting weapons and ammunition. This group of players worked enthusiastically and efficiently, completely different from the crazy people who had just killed each other.

After the mission was released, the number of players continued to surge, reaching millions in just over ten minutes.

The demons were all dumbfounded and in disbelief.

"Lord of the Nine Hells, are these still the same group of lunatics from before?"

"Are we under an illusion?"

Even the great devil Bayer, who had lived for thousands of years, had his mouth twitching and felt a little speechless.

However, something even more surprising happened to them.

——Accompanied by the fluctuation of space, the over 100-meter-long aerospace airship of the Mechanicus appeared in the sky of Avernus, casting a huge shadow and shrouding countless people.

"That is."

A huge metal ladder connected the flying ship to the ground. Tall and majestic humanoid mechas and vehicles with various purposes poured out from the hatch, carrying a large amount of baggage and supplies, and came to the ground along the ladder.

"Hurry! This mission is urgent, we, the Mechanicus, must win first place!"

"Team Two, Team Three, you guys are responsible for building the fortress and transporting supplies, we'll go to the front line to deploy defenses!"

Soon, with the Mechanicus construction team working diligently and efficiently day and night, countless small bunkers appeared in the position like mushrooms after a rain, and even a majestic steel fortress rose from the ground.

In just a few days, a number of scattered buildings appeared in the back of the concession, surrounded by towering walls, which looked like the prototype of a city.

This is what is called "Imperial Speed"! (End of this chapter)