Ember Dragon

Chapter 791: Dragon Shadow Over the City
Northwest of Seleucia, Eagle City.

In the sky outside the city, wyverns flapped their wings in a disorderly manner and roared continuously. They rose like thick, rolling dark clouds, and their wings collided and rubbed against each other, making noisy noises.

Above the earth, fog filled the air. Poisonous lizards, guard dragon beasts, forest land dragons, multi-headed green snake lizards, withered dragons and other beasts with dragon blood howled to the sky in the fog, and their narrow vertical pupils revealed a deep light.

A large number of cultists dressed in dark green and black robes gathered under the city wall, chanting prayers in low voices, like a mottled tide.

Green dragons are coiled on the top of the city walls, and on the highest wall is the famous "Poisonous Emerald", the eldest daughter of the Lord of the Swamp - Ulrichia.

It has a huge body, emerald-like bright green scales, a large and conspicuous thorn-like crown, and golden vertical pupils that reveal an arrogant and contemptuous look.

This is a female ancient green dragon. She is cruel, ruthless, insidious and cunning. She likes to eat elven girls alive. The Kingdom of Serenia once offered a reward of tens of thousands of gold coins for her.

During the expansion of the Green Dragon Cult, Ulrichia disguised herself as a shaman who mastered the power of nature and deceived the trust of the Duke of Linying City.

At the grand wedding of the Duke's daughter, Ulrichia and her family killed all the guests and slaughtered all the nobles here. She even ate the poor bride in front of the groom and seized control of Linying City in one fell swoop.

This "Red Wedding" became a horror story that spread across the continent, horrifying countless people and making Ulrichia's name known far and wide.

Ulrichia swept her gloomy eyes over the many cultists and dragon beasts below her. She first let out a long hoarse roar, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, those lowly humans want to shake our rule. They want to kill the people with the noble blood of Tiamat!"

"But this is nothing but wishful thinking! Her Majesty the Dragon Queen's wings will eventually cover the sky, and Her sacred body will reign over the earth, allowing dragons to rule the world once again!"

A dragon-headed scepter appeared in the claws of the ancient green dragon. She raised it high. The scepter, inlaid with gems, made a piercing scream. All the altars in the dragon breeding ground resonated with it, and black light shot up from the ground into the sky.

In an instant, rich evil divine power gathered in the sky, rolling like dark clouds, and then condensed into a terrifying and huge figure - five colors, five heads, with hideous scales and horns, it was Tiamat!
The cultists gathered outside the city gate suddenly became fanatical. They knelt on the ground one after another, praying madly, shouting, and making earth-shaking shouts.

"Tiamat!
Mother of Five Heads, Lord of Scales and Claws, Queen of the Dark Throne!
Give us blood and fire as sacrifice, wailing and fear as gift, give us claws and teeth to tear out the enemy's throat! Give us breath to burn ants! Give us dragon wings to cover the earth!

Anyone who disobeys you will become dust on your crown! "

Before he finished speaking, the five-colored, five-headed phantom let out a thunderous roar that shook the mortal world, and faint light shot out from the five pairs of deep vertical pupils.

The dim light swept across the earth, entwining the bodies of every devout dragon worshiper and dragon beast. Their bodies were filled with a dim glow, their eyes shone with bursts of violent red light, and they exuded a bloody breath.

"Anyone who disobeys you will become dust on your crown!"

"For the Mother of Dragons!"

"Roar--"

Their shouts became louder and louder, until they were hoarse, and the dragon beasts and dragon vein monsters in the mist all looked up at the sky and howled.

The roars and shouts mixed together, forming a tsunami-like shocking momentum, enough to make any mortal tremble.

In Linying City, those humans who were covered in dirt and treated as beasts huddled in dark corners, lying in the dirty blood, shivering and feeling uneasy.

They raised their heads and looked at the shadow of the Dragon Queen that blocked out the sky, their dim pupils filled with despair and fear.

"what is that?"

“God, God.”

Looking at her followers who were full of fighting spirit and ferocious and violent, Ulrichia nodded slightly and also let out a low roar: "Those enemies who overestimate their own strength are coming. The people of Her Majesty the Dragon Queen, the rulers of the earth, be ready to destroy them!"

"Destroy them!"

"Fianso belongs to the dragon!"

"Crush these ignorant humans into pieces!"

The cultists waved their weapons and shouted almost crazily. The city walls began to tremble violently, and the city gates slowly opened. With a dull roar, black shadows as big as hills slowly drove out of the city.

"boom!"

Along with flying dust, those huge monsters appeared outside the city. They were nearly fifteen meters tall at the shoulders and looked like a giant dragon carrying a hill on its back. Their towering backs were equipped with special saddles and carried nearly twenty fully armed cultists. They were like mobile fortresses, and every step they took caused the earth to tremble.

This is the Dragon Blood Colossus, a construct made of the flesh and blood of a giant dragon. It has a huge body and the power and breathing ability similar to a dragon. It is the most powerful war machine in the hands of the Dragon Worship Church and can easily crush an army of thousands of people and destroy tall city walls.

The Dragon Blood Colossus conquered hundreds of human cities during the expansion of the church and became the nightmare of countless Seleucid survivors.

Seeing these huge creatures, the green dragons on the city wall laughed ferociously, their laughter was particularly rampant and wanton: "Hahaha! Those stray dogs still want to compete with our Green Dragon Sect, what wishful thinking!"

"In front of the might of the dragon, those tiny humans will only be crushed into meat paste and torn into pieces by our sharp claws! They really overestimate their own abilities. They don't want to be good slaves, but insist on seeking death."

"Let's see who kills the most humans later. The loser has to pay ten gold coins. How do you think?"

"Humph, Claude, don't think I don't know that you are proficient in illusion and good at deceiving people with lies. You will definitely take the opportunity to cheat when the time comes!"

The green dragons flapped their wings, circled in the sky, chased and fought each other without any scruples, and let out hearty roars. They didn't care even if the acid splashed out occasionally killed the cultists.

This is Linying City, the base of the Green Dragon Sect and the territory of the green dragons.

They are the masters here, and all other creatures are just slaves serving the green dragons. Except for their own kind, these insidious and cunning dragons don't need to care about anyone else.

But at the top of the city wall, the ancient green dragon Ulrichia's eyes flickered, her expression was a little gloomy, and she frowned slightly.

"No, why are there three fewer dragon blood altars?"

She called the middle-aged green dragon Grutar, who was in charge of the inner city, and asked in a deep voice, "Grutar, is there any unusual movement in the inner city?" Grutar flew forward and said respectfully, "Mother, Kazul sent an envoy, a red dragon cub whose scales haven't grown yet. He said he wanted to meet you and apologize to you, so I locked him up in the Tower of Sin."

He paused, and continued awkwardly, "It was just that those lowly humans failed to do their job properly and let the red dragon cub escape. Don't worry, I have already executed those bastards."

Ulrichia frowned, her eyes somewhat puzzled: "The Red Dragon Cult has never admitted their shameless behavior. Even the slaves we sent were detained by them, let alone taking the initiative to apologize."

"wrong--"

Her expression suddenly changed, and anger and anxiety were revealed in her golden eyes: "Idiot! They are not the messengers of the Red Dragon Sect at all. You have been deceived by them!"

Grutar took a few steps back, shook his head and argued, "Impossible, Mother. That red dragon cub has a servant who has the same aura as the dragonborn warlock who attacked me before. They must be in the same group!!"

Ulrichia pressed on, slapping the middle-aged green dragon in the face. Warm blood and broken scales flew into the air. "By Tiamat, how could I have a son as stupid as you!"

"Haven't you ever thought about this - the warlock at the beginning was not from the Red Dragon Cult?"

At this moment, the evil dragon priest who managed the dragon breeding farm hurriedly flew over from a distance and shouted anxiously: "Lady Ulrichia! It's bad, the sacrifices in the dragon breeding farm have rebelled!"

"Someone let those lowly humans out and started a riot! Three, no, now four altars have been destroyed!"

"You useless bastards! What's the point of keeping you? How can a group of defenseless, weak humans fight against you?"

The evil dragon priest wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered hesitantly: "My lord, they have a kind of strange iron rod in their hands, and the projectiles fired are strong enough to penetrate the thick skin of the guarding dragon beast. It seems to be a gun from the north."

"firearms?"

Ulrichia's expression suddenly changed, with shock and uneasiness in her eyes: "Oh no, it's the Burning Empire, it's the Red Dragon's men! It's the Burning Emperor Cassius! How dare he destroy your majesty's plan!"

When saying this name, the Ancient Green Dragon's voice trembled a little.

As a high-ranking member of the Church of the Dragon, Ulrichia was of course aware that the Burning Emperor was by no means the loyal "Dragon Prince" as the church promoted, but rather the most rebellious offspring of Tiamat.

If the followers of the Burning Empire were allowed to break into the dragon breeding farm and destroy the dragon blood altar, the consequences would be disastrous. Even she could not bear the wrath of Her Majesty the Dragon Queen.

The timing chosen by that group of imperial people was also very delicate, as it was just when the war was about to begin.

The Ancient Green Dragon must focus its energy on the front battlefield and cannot escape easily.

Thinking of this, Ulrichia turned her head, glared at Grutal fiercely, and shouted angrily: "Look at what you have done! Idiot!"

"The war is about to begin. We don't have time! Hurry up and take your men to the dragon breeding ground and kill all the invaders - including the disobedient sacrifices!"

"Yes, mother." Grutal answered angrily, then flapped his wings, suppressing endless anger in his heart, and flew towards the dragon breeding farm.

Damn humans!
How dare you deceive him like this and treat him like a fool!

He, Grutal, wanted to tear these hateful guys into pieces and let them experience the pain and despair of hell!
"Woo——"

A loud horn sounded, and a steel tide gradually emerged on the distant horizon. Bright silver armor shone brightly, and the holy emblem of the sun god fluttered in the air.

This was the main force under Duke Francis, composed of remnants of the army gathered from all over Seleucid, with a total of more than 80,000 people.

During this period of nearly a month, Duke Franz purchased a large amount of standard armor and weapons from the imperialists and incorporated a large number of mixed troops. Finally, he integrated such a determined and battle-hardened iron army.

At the front of the procession, the sun priest in a golden-red robe raised his staff high and chanted a prayer in an impassioned voice:
"Great! The wielder of the Everburning Wheel, the marker of the Golden Sundial, Amaunator, the embodiment of the flame of order!"

"Your chariot will run over the spines of evil beasts, your spear will pierce the throat of darkness, and wherever your sword points, your cone of light will pierce through all the shadows that rebel against the order of time!"

Earl Adrian raised his sword high, releasing a warm light containing the power of the sun god, and shouted:
"To the Holy Fadlan, all victory!"

The soldiers were equally excited and shouted "Long live the emperor". The spears, swords and metal armor in their hands rubbed against each other, making crisp sounds.

But at this moment, the soldiers who were full of fighting spirit saw a horrifying scene in the distance.

——The ferocious figures of five giant dragons were seen looming over the sky above Linying City. The flying dragon beasts covered the sky like mottled dark clouds, flapping their wings in a disorderly manner.

In the mist that swept across the land, countless dark shadows were ready to move, and deep eyes were looming in it.
The scene was so horrifying, like the end of the world, that it reminded many soldiers of the desperate scene when the dragon plague occurred in their hometown and the evil dragon burned down towns and slaughtered villages.

"Amaunator, above."

"God."

"Great Lord of Eternal Glory, how can we defeat these monsters?"

People murmured to themselves and prayed subconsciously. Under the overwhelming power of the Dragon Worship Church, even though they had 80,000 people, they seemed extremely small and could hardly shake it in the slightest.

Even Duke Franz looked solemn as he looked at the huge phantom in the distance: "The phantom of the Dragon Queen. I didn't expect the Dragon Worship Church to have developed to this point. If it is not stopped, the evil god may really descend upon the world."

Behind Duke Franz, a noble officer's eyes revealed a trace of despair: "Your Excellency, this calamity-like army - is it really something that we can defeat with the army we have?"

Indeed, even the Seleucid Legion in its heyday might not be able to defeat the dragon beast army before them, let alone the remnants of the defeated army that had gathered together now.

Adrian looked at the endless swamps, forests, and plains behind him and murmured, "We are not the only ones who are enemies of the Church of the Dragon."

(End of this chapter)