Ember Dragon

The fallen elves also looked up, noticed the abnormality in the sky, and started to clamor.

"Look, it's a dragon!"

"dragon!"

"Mother Goddess, that turned out to be a golden dragon. Is it our enemy or friend?"

"We are the Blades of the Holy Court, followers of the Goddess of Moonlight and Darkness. We are the holy army that came to defeat the rebels. He must be here to help us!"

Just as they were arguing, the golden dragon roared, then spread its wings, opened its bloody mouth, and swooped down accompanied by a howling wind, with dazzling flames emerging from the depths of its throat.

"not good!"

"He's coming for us! Damn golden reptile!"

After realizing that the newcomers had ill intentions, the fallen elves started cursing and uttering extremely resentful curses.

But the scorching wind swept across the earth and blew towards us.

"boom--"

The sound of air exploding resounded through the sky, and surging dragon flames gushed out of the golden dragon's mouth like a waterfall, creating a large sea of ​​​​burning fire, swallowing up hundreds of fallen elves.

"Oh, it's so hot, my whole body is burning!"

"Do not--"

"Damn reptile!"

"Golden Dragon! We are the Blades of the Holy Court! Why are you attacking us indiscriminately?!"

The fallen elves wailed almost madly and let out hoarse roars. They struggled continuously in the raging sea of ​​fire, but to no avail.

Their skin was burned black and burst with crisp sounds, revealing the hideous half-spider bodies beneath the elf skins.

These half-human, half-spider monsters let out strange screams and fled rapidly out of the sea of ​​fire on their sharp and thin legs.

But their whole bodies were set on fire by the dragon flame, and even rolling on the ground could not extinguish the flame. They could only curl up their bodies while screaming, and turned into charred remains.

"Kill this reptile, shoot it down!"

"Set me an arrow!"

"Kill him at all costs. Never let these rebels escape!"

Selian struck the ground again and again with his staff, his expression gloomy and his tone full of anger.

The fallen elves drew their bows and aimed at the golden dragon in the sky. One after another, the poisoned arrows shot into the sky, making a sharp whistling sound that cut through the air.

Those elven wizards also raised their scepters, and dark beams of light shot out and rushed towards the golden dragon's belly.

But the ancient golden dragon raised its head and roared, spreading its wings. Dragon flames wrapped around its body and turned into a fierce fire storm, swallowing all the arrows and spells.

"Fallen ones who have colluded with the abyss, creatures twisted by darkness - I will bury you in flames!"

Titus snorted coldly, and a dazzling flame suddenly burst out from his golden pupils.

In an instant, countless meteors fell from the sky, dragging brilliant flames and carrying terrifying energy, smashing into the army of fallen elves, causing violent explosions again and again.

Looking at the tremendous momentum created by the golden dragon, Catherine showed joy on her face and said respectfully, "Sir Titus, thank you for your help."

As expected of you, the legendary Wings of Dawn, your power truly astounds me."

In the distance, Rhea chopped off the fallen elf's head with a sword, and also looked in the direction of the ancient golden dragon and nodded in greeting.

Titus waved his broad dragon wings and hovered over the battlefield like a guardian god. He lowered his head and said solemnly, "Greetings, Her Majesty Catherine. You are too kind."

"Upholding justice and expelling evil is the duty of our Metal Dragon Clan. I will come to help no matter what, not to mention that you invited me personally."

Catherine held out her scepter, and soft rays of light shone on the golden dragon. She smiled and said, "Sir Titus, I admire your broad-mindedness."

"That's the legendary Dawn Dragon Titus! No wonder he can spit out such terrifying dragon flames."

"What a powerful golden dragon!"

"Great, he is our ally! With the help of such a strong man, we will be able to successfully take back the sacred tree!"

After the arrival of the golden dragon, the morale of the Silvermoon Followers and the Harpist Alliance soldiers was boosted, and they waved their swords and rushed towards the enemies who were burned and forced back by the dragon's flames.

The face of the fallen elf elder, Selian, was shrouded in gloom. He ordered in a deep voice: "Continue to attack, do not be afraid! The great Mother Goddess is watching you!"

"Remember, we are the true orthodoxy of Serenia, and our numbers far outnumber theirs - these rebels will never be able to defeat us!"

"Long live!"

"For the Mother Goddess!"

The fallen elves had mad looks on their faces, and they charged forward recklessly under dense arrows and blazing flames, some even transforming directly into twisted spider monsters.

Selian narrowed his eyes slightly and raised the staff in his hand. The top of the staff emanated a strong evil wave, causing the space to tremble and shake.

"Great Mother Goddess, I beg you to send a noble messenger." He whispered softly.

There was a loud and harsh sound in the air, like rusty metal scraping against each other.

"Thorn-"

The space was pierced and scratched by the sharp tips, leaving a scar and emitting a thick poisonous mist.

Immediately afterwards, a hideous giant spider monster slowly crawled out from the space crack. It had hundreds of crimson eyes, and each of its legs was nearly twenty meters long.

“Praise the Mother Goddess!!”

Selian opened his arms as if embracing the world, his scarred face full of madness.

"Dirty monster--" The golden dragon roared angrily, opened his bloody mouth, and a column of hot fire shot out, hitting the giant spider.

But a strange red light flashed in the spider's compound eyes, and it suddenly shot out hundreds of rays filled with evil energy, which were able to compete with the pillar of fire released by the ancient golden dragon.

Titus raised his neck and let out a long roar, suddenly climbing hundreds of meters, then spread his wings, swooped down at the giant spider, waving his claws, trying to flatten it with one slap.

But the giant spider burst out with incredible speed, and its eight slender legs moved rapidly, easily avoiding the golden dragon's attack. It also sprayed out highly corrosive venom, corroding the scales on the side of the ancient golden dragon.

Titus roared, turned around and swept his tail. The powerful blow directly knocked the giant spider away. It rolled several times on the ground and crushed many unlucky fallen elves to death.

But the spider quickly got up from the ground, and sprayed out extremely sticky spider silk from its fang-filled mouthparts, which wrapped around the golden dragon's wings and restricted its movement.

Titus was furious, broke free from the spider silk, and rushed towards the spider with great momentum. The two giants fought hand-to-hand and wrestled with each other. The fallen elf officer had a ferocious look on his face, raised his saber, and shouted: "Quick! The golden dragon is being held back, take this opportunity to charge in and chop off the head of the rebel leader!"

The fallen elves swarmed forward and charged towards Catherine without hesitation. Even Rhea swung her silver sword to release light blades and Melisandre kept shooting arrows, but they could not stop them.

Rhea swung her sword, killing a dozen fallen elven soldiers in front of her, and charged towards Catherine.

But Selian and several wizards raised their staffs at the same time and chanted ancient spells. Black thorns rose from the ground, emitting thick black mist, trapping Rhea inside.

There were even fallen elves who had rushed to within a hundred meters of Catherine, throwing poisoned spears with crazy looks.

"Quick! Protect His Majesty!"

Silver Moon's followers quickly stood in front of Catherine with shields in hand, trying their best to resist the overwhelming attack from the fallen elves.

Catherine rode on the unicorn's back calmly, the staff in her hand emitting a soft light. The morale of the Silver Moon followers around her was immediately boosted, and all the wounds on their bodies were healed.

But at this moment, a team of fallen elves suddenly attacked from behind. They rode on dark shifting beasts, used magic to shuttle through the shadows, killed several Silver Moon followers in succession, and rushed straight towards Catherine.

"Rebels! Die!"

"Om-"

A melodious horn sounded, ripples appeared in the space, and a huge portal appeared in the space behind Catherine.

Then, a corps of dwarf cavalry wearing heavy armor and riding bighorn sheep poured out of the portal, emitting powerful roars.

The dwarves were like a torrent made of steel, causing the ground to tremble and dust to rise, instantly submerging the fallen elves.

"Hahaha! Your Majesty Catherine! The Mountain Dwarf Kingdom is here to help!"

The leader, Zen, laughed loudly with great enthusiasm, swung the hammer in his hand, and directly smashed the head of a fallen elf, causing his brains to explode and splatter.

"Crush these abyss bastards!"

The charge of the Dwarven Argali Cavalry was very effective. The fallen elves didn't even have time to groan under the iron hooves before they died in a bloody mess and turned into a mass of meat paste.

"Hahahaha!"

"It's been a long time since I had such a satisfying fight!"

Three thousand shield dwarf warriors poured into the battlefield, wielding hammers and axes and roaring as they fought with the fallen elves.

It was as if he wanted to vent all the distress and anger over losing his homeland onto this group of enemies.

Catherine looked at Zen and said with a smile: "You must be the new Lord of the Mountain - His Majesty Zen. I have heard your name from Rhea a long time ago. When I saw you today, I found that you really have the demeanor of King Ed."

"But I want to apologize to you as Queen Serenia. When Avenderdan was in danger, we failed to help as per the contract."

"This is not your fault." Zen said solemnly: "The holy alliance between Serenia and the Mountain Kingdom has not ended yet, and we are still steadfast allies. We are also counting on Serenia's support when we recover Avondeldan!"

"Of course, Your Majesty Zen, if I were in charge of Serenia, I would certainly help you with all my strength."

Serian's voice trembled, and his expression was extremely angry: "Catherine, you actually colluded with those dwarves! You are indeed an unforgivable traitor!!"

Catherine said coldly: "The Silver Moon Elves and the Dwarves have been allies for thousands of years. It is you fallen people who have betrayed everything!"

She raised her scepter: "Attack! For the glorious future of Serenia! For the glory of the Silvermoon elves!"

After the shield dwarves joined, the strength of the two sides in the war reversed. Under the devastating offensive of this "holy coalition", the fallen elves were defeated one after another.

However, soon, portals appeared in space again - the mages of the Arcane Hermitage, the celestial legion from Mount Heaven, and the ranger troops of the Harpist Alliance joined the battlefield one after another.

Various spells shine together, holy light descends from the sky, and war roars resound through the clouds.

The ancient golden dragon also burned the giant spider's body with a breath of dragon flame, broke free from the spider silk, soared into the air, and swooped down towards the fallen elves' position again, creating a raging sea of ​​fire.

It didn't take long before these fallen elves were completely defeated and killed in pieces.

"Damn outsiders!"

"Hahaha! Go to hell, you will all die, and your death will be extremely miserable! You cannot bear the wrath of the Mother Goddess!!" Serian raised the staff in his hand, howled to the sky, and screamed madly.

“Pathetic follower of the evil god.” Titus rushed forward and slapped the black protective shield to pieces.

Serian's face was grim, his eyes were bloodshot: "Reptile, you too, you can't escape, you all——"

"Snapped!"

Gu Jinlong slapped the elf elder into a meat pie, shook off the blood on his claws, and said with disgust: "Dirty abyss blood, it really dirty my hands."

In a blink of an eye, the air was filled with smoke and spider-like twisted corpses were everywhere. The fallen elves were either dead or escaped, and there were only a few left.

"Blood sacrifice to the Mother Goddess!"

A fallen elf with a mad look on his face rushed towards Catherine, waving a sword, completely ignoring the hundreds of fully armed guards beside the elven queen.

Rhea showed a cold expression, drew out the bloodstained silver sword, and was about to kill him, but Catherine stopped her and said calmly: "Leave him alive, I have something to ask him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Rhea came behind the fallen elf, knocked him unconscious with a knife, and then tied up the fallen elf tightly with an iron chain.

After a long time, the fallen elf slowly opened his eyes and saw Catherine not far away. He kept struggling and screamed almost crazily: "Rebel, you will die miserably! Under the glory of the Mother Goddess, you have nowhere to hide!"

Catherine, however, remained calm and asked fearlessly, "Fallen, who is this 'Mother Goddess' that you call?"

The fallen elf showed a strange look and replied, "We are the Silver Moon Elves. We believe in the great Majesty Sehanine. You shameless traitor, don't you even remember this common sense?"

"You believe in Sehani, too?"

Catherine couldn't help but frown.

Sehanine is a powerful and kind deity. She is the goddess of moonlight, a beautiful silver-haired lady, and the patron saint of the Silvermoon elves. They revere her as the "Holy Tree Mother Goddess". Almost every Serenyani is a believer of this goddess.

But this guy in front of him who exudes an evil aura... also claims to be a follower of Shahani?
Hearing Catherine's question, the fallen elf puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Of course, how could a rebel like you understand!"

"I am the most loyal and devout believer of the great eight-armed mother goddess, the chaos weaver, the goddess of moonlight and darkness - Sehanine!"

"Eight-armed Mother Goddess?"

Catherine's frown deepened.

No, which Shahani does this guy believe in? (End of this chapter)