Ember Dragon

Chapter 792: Fighting in front of the city wall
"They're coming."

On the tall walls of Linying City, Ulrichia also spotted the human troops in the distance. She sneered and ordered the dragon beasts and cultists below:
"Go ahead, crush these pathetic humans and let them see the power of a dragon!"

"Woo——"

The dragon bone horn carved with ancient dragon language spells on the top of the city wall was blown, and a loud and long sound like a dragon's roar rang out, and the believers of the Dragon Cult became more fanatical.

"For Tiamat!"

Hundreds of evil dragon priests raised their dragon head scepters at the same time. For a moment, black light filled the sky and evil power filled the battlefield, making the dragon beasts become more violent and bloody.

A series of mottled figures swept across the sky and attacked the human army.

——It was a legion of flying dragon creatures such as wyverns, forest dragons, and poisonous flying lizards. They flapped their wings in a disorderly manner and made noisy and hoarse roars.

The human army was on high alert. The human officer at the front line raised his sword and shouted, "Defense formation! Get ready to resist the attack of these flying dragons!"

This group of soldiers have fought against dragons, dragon beasts and dragonborn for many years and have long known how to deal with the swooping dragons. The soldiers in the front skillfully raised their giant shields to form an impenetrable and indestructible steel wall.

The soldiers in the rear were either holding their spears tightly, or drawing their bows and drawing arrows, or loading their crossbows, or turning the capstans to string the huge dragon-hunting crossbows and load them with giant arrows as thick as fingers with cross spiral arrowheads.

Soon, the noisy roars became louder and louder, and the dragons rushed towards the human army like a rapidly spreading dark cloud.

"huh, huh"

The soldiers looked solemn and breathed slowly and heavily.

Sweat oozed from their foreheads and slid down their cheeks, and the palms holding the giant shields, bows and crossbows were also soaked with sweat.

When they were only a hundred meters away, the noble officer swung his sword and ordered with an almost roar: "Shoot! Shoot - shoot these filthy reptiles down for me!"

"Whoosh-"

Before he finished speaking, countless arrows shot out from the human army's positions, drawing graceful arcs, appearing in the sky like dense raindrops, and shooting towards the dragons in the air.

In an instant, dozens of dragon beasts in the front were pierced like hedgehogs, uttering shrill wails, struggling and twisting as they fell to the ground.

Several of the unlucky wyverns were hit by the dragon-hunting crossbows. The cross-shaped arrows directly tore through their skin, flesh and internal organs, and pierced through their backs.

Broken scales scattered to the ground, warm blood spurted out from the wounds, broken internal organs and flesh splattered in the air, and those two-legged flying dragons lost their lives in the air and fell weakly to the ground.

After this round of arrow rain, hundreds of dragon beasts fell from the air, covered with arrows, and more arrows were nailed to the ground.

However, even in the face of such heavy casualties, the violent dragons still did not retreat, and swooped down towards the human positions one after another, roaring hysterically.

"Ow—"

Looking at the monsters that were approaching, the soldiers gripped their spears and shields tightly, ready to meet the attack of the dragons.

In just a few breaths, the group of flying dragons, Asian dragons and poisonous lizards swooped down to the human army's position and rushed towards the solid shield wall.

The noble officer brandished his sword and shouted in a trembling voice, "Kill them—"

"go to hell!"

"For Fadlan! For humanity!"

The dragon beasts flapped their wings, opened their bloody mouths, revealing rows of sharp teeth, stretched out their sharp claws, and stabbed out their tails with poisonous stings.

At the moment when the ferocious monsters pounced, accompanied by the soldiers' angry war roars, extremely sharp spears flashing with cold light pierced out from the gaps in the shield wall and stabbed straight into the necks, chests and other vital parts of the dragon beasts.

"go to hell!"

"Ow—"

Dust flew and blood splattered.

The sound of flesh being pierced, the roars of the soldiers, and the wails of the dragon beasts mixed together on the battlefield. Hundreds of dragon beasts were ripped open and killed on the spot, their bloody internal organs spilled all over the ground, and bloody spear tips even pierced out of their backs.

The heavy shield soldiers at the front had blood all over their faces and looked extremely ferocious. They wielded their axes and swords in one hand and chopped at the necks of the flying dragons.

For a time, the dragon beasts suffered heavy losses.

But this group of violent monsters are by no means easy to deal with. Many dragon beasts have accumulated venom and acid in their spitting sacs, and when they are about to dive into the position of the human army, the liquid in their throats gushes out.

"Wow!"

In an instant, the highly corrosive acid corroded the shields in the hands of many soldiers into tatters. The flesh and blood of those unfortunate soldiers were melted by the acid, revealing their pale bones, which turned into broken skeletons.

"what!"

"Damn it!"

Screams rang out one after another, and some soldiers were hit by the venom sprayed by the poisonous flying lizards. Their eyes bulged out and their faces turned purple. In just a moment, they vomited poisonous blood and lost their lives.

The dragon beasts tore through the human army's defenses with their acid and venomous breath, and rushed into the gaps in the formation.

"Push on, don't let them rush into the position!"

The noble officer raised a shield and led the charge forward to fill the gap in the formation. He swung his sharp sword and cut off the head of the poisonous flying lizard with one stroke.

The officer was a baron from southwestern Seleucid named Javen Ford, who once owned a beautiful manor, a happy family, and lived a rich life.

But the arrival of the Dragon Worship Church changed everything. After the dragon disaster, his manor was reduced to ruins in the flames, and his wife and daughter were brutally eaten alive. He could only watch it all happen and escape despite the desperate resistance of his personal guards.

And now, he is going to risk his life to take revenge on the Dragon Worship Church and declare war on the five-headed evil dragon in hell.

"Go to hell!" Jeven roared, stepped forward, and stabbed the sharp tip of the sword straight into the throat of the forest dragon.

"Thorn-"

Dirty blood and venom gushed out, spraying all over Jevin's face.

He was bathed in blood, his eyes full of rage, like a warrior returning from hell. He used his shield to block the dragon's claws, swung his sword again, and cut off the opponent's wings.

"Dirty dragons, die!"

However, at this moment, a sharp sound of wind was heard, and a tail with a poisonous sting came through the air.

The tail hook pierced into Jeven's back, tearing his flesh and internal organs, and then penetrated through his chest. The tail barb was soaked in blood and flashed with cold light.

"puff--"

Jeven spat out a mouthful of blood and turned his head with difficulty. He saw the culprit, a dark green two-legged dragon, roaring wildly, biting his head with its smelly bloody mouth. Jeven raised the corner of his mouth, and a miserable smile appeared on his bloody face: "Even if it means death."

He used up his last bit of strength, drew out his sword, used his body as bait, held the sword with both hands, and stabbed it hard into the throat of the wyvern: "I will also drag you beasts to hell!"

"Shh-"

The long sword pierced deeply into the throat of the two-legged dragon and came out from the back of the neck. Blood gushed out from the wound like a column.

Just like that, the wyvern and Jeven fell to the ground together, entangled together. Jeven's hand was still tightly grasping the sword until his death, and it couldn't be pulled apart. His bloodshot eyes stared at the five dragon shadows in the sky, full of unwillingness.

Soon, under the erosion of acid and venom, the front line of the human army's position was filled with broken corpses, and corroded armor and weapons were everywhere in the pool of blood. The soldiers could not even maintain their formation.

They fought the most brutal battles with the dragon beasts, relying on their personal will to fight against the wyverns and forest dragons.

In just a moment, thousands of people were buried in the dragon's mouth, killed by the fierce attack of the dragon beasts.

Seeing this, Adrian roared and rushed to the front line with his most elite guards, the silver sword in his hand emitting a dazzling light.

"For the Lord of Eternal Glory! Follow me to destroy these filthy monsters!"

The long sword was swung in the air, and the golden blade of light shot straight into the sky, instantly cutting several two-legged dragons into pieces. Rays of sunlight shot out, piercing through several forest dragons in succession.

Adrian's arrival turned the tide of the battle. After seeing the miraculous light, the soldiers on the front line rekindled their fighting spirit and rushed towards the dragon enthusiastically, fighting hard regardless of its flying claws and biting teeth.

In an instant, the situation was reversed, and the dragons were killed in pieces. The dragon beasts screamed and flew up from the ground, but were shot down by the dragon hunting crossbows that had been waiting for a long time.

The ground was littered with corpses, and blood gathered into flowing rivers, including both human and dragon beast corpses. The scene was extremely tragic.

Adrian stood on the top of the hill of dragon beast corpses, raised the golden sword high, and let out a majestic battle cry: "Everyone - these evil dragons can't defeat us! We are the people of the Sun God!"

"The eternal light is protecting us, the great gods are watching us, under the light of the sun, no one can defeat us Fadlanders!"

"God bless Fadlan!"

At this moment, the ground began to shake violently, and dull roars and high-pitched roars came from the distance.

"God."

"What on earth is that——"

The soldiers looked towards the fog in the distance with shock and fear in their eyes. They really didn't expect that there would be so many dragon beasts, so many that they trembled.

I saw huge black shadows rushing out from the fog, so majestic that they almost covered the earth. They were like a moving mountain range, rolling and undulating, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

This group of dragons includes many dragon monsters such as forest land dragons, swamp dragons, guard dragon beasts, hammer-headed dragon beasts, etc. The smallest of them is four or five meters long and weighs several tons.

No one knows how many dragon beasts there are in the fog. After all, they were all exchanged for the lives of mortals.

Ten thousand?

Twenty thousand? Or even fifty thousand or a hundred thousand?

But one thing is certain, this is definitely not a dragon beast that can reproduce in nature, and the gathering of this number of top predators is absolutely catastrophic.

When tens of thousands of dragon beasts charge at the same time, it can cause a massive earthquake, causing the ground to crack and dust to sweep in.

Among those dark shadows, there were several particularly tall, terrifying and intimidating monsters - dragon blood colossi.

The evil dragon priest on its back waved his scepter, spread his arms, and grinned: "Humans, tremble in front of the might of the Mother of Evil Dragons!"

The green dragons couldn't wait to flap their wings, soar into the air, hover in the sky, and let out loud roars, ready to pounce on the ground at any time, spit out deadly acid, and tear these humans to pieces.

The group of flying dragons also regrouped and gathered around the green dragon, with sticky saliva dripping from the corners of their mouths.

At this moment, even Adrian felt a trace of fear in his heart.

The scene before him was so terrifying. Those dragon beasts seemed endless, rushing out violently from the fog, forming an unstoppable torrent.

Their dull footsteps and noisy roars alone are enough to make ordinary humans' legs go weak and unable to stand up.

But at this moment, thunderous sounds came from behind them, instantly drowning out all the sounds on the battlefield.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

I saw shells dragging thick smoke and flames tearing through the sky, cutting through the horizon, interweaving in the sky, and forming a dense network covering the earth.

The shells fell into the group of dragon beasts, instantly causing a series of violent explosions. Flames spread, dust rose into the sky, and charred flesh flew everywhere. In this round of shelling alone, hundreds of dragon beasts were killed on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, tiny flashes of light began to flicker in the distant sky, and huge aerospace warships gradually appeared in the sky, changing from transparent to their original color, obviously having been prepared for a long time.

"Prepare ground attack weapons--"

Hundreds of gun barrels at the bottom of the giant ship were raised, with the muzzles pointed directly at the dragon beast army in the distance, with terrifying balls of light accumulating in them.

High concentrations of elemental energy overflowed, causing the space to fluctuate violently and creating waves of energy, as if it were in a lake or ocean.

"emission!"

"boom--"

Accompanied by a buzzing sound, countless dazzling beams of light shot out from the muzzle, intersecting in the air and finally slamming into the herd of dragon beasts.

Explosions continued, huge pits were blasted out on the ground, and the ultra-high temperature beams burned the dragon beasts in them into ashes.

But the barrel continued to move, and the light beams shot out from it indiscriminately swept the group of dragon beasts, creating deep, charred gullies in the ground.

The dragon beasts wailed and roared miserably, but they still could not escape the fate of being stabbed into pieces and burned to ashes, and they were powerless to do anything against the giant ship that was thousands of meters away.

The soldiers of the human legion witnessed for the first time the sight of the Mechanicus firing at full power. They stood there, stunned, as if they had seen a miracle.

"God."

"What a power this is!"

"Could it be that those weirdos are angels sent by the sun god to save us?"

The roar echoed in their ears, and the flames of the explosion and the light of the energy cannon made it almost impossible for the soldiers to open their eyes.

(End of this chapter)