Ember Dragon

"see it?"

Singo stood on the green dragon's huge body that was as big as a hill, pointed at the ground below, and said loudly:
"So-called giant dragons are no different from ordinary beasts. They can also be injured, defeated, and die!"

"And what we have to do is to kill those evil dragons that are causing cholera, destroy the altar of the Dragon Worship Church, and put an end to this disaster!" He pointed to the altar in the distance, his voice passionate.

The group of civilians who had been suppressed for a long time were also infected by his words. There was an uproar in the crowd and they shouted in unison.

"Destroy the Dragon Worship Church!"

"Kill the dragon!"

People rushed to the altar that they had feared the most, swung their long-handled axes and hammers, and smashed the altar of the Dragon Worship Church, smashing the fear in their hearts.

"Humanity will never be slaves!"

"Smash it!"

Amid the chaotic shouts and roars, accompanied by the buzzing sound of hammers smashing down, the dragon head altar that symbolized the theocratic rule of the Dragon Worship Church was smashed to pieces, leaving the ground in a mess, covered with debris.

Xia Ye Qiu Yu was suspended in the air, manipulating the flames to light up the deep cave in the distance, and said in a deep voice:
"There are sixteen more dragon breeding farms like this in Linying City. We must destroy them all so that the wings of the evil dragons will no longer cover the sky!"

Just like that, people cheered and shouted, and thousands of civilians who were used as "sacrifices" formed an unstoppable torrent, and together with those players, they charged towards the next dragon breeding ground.

The cultists who were in charge of guarding the altars were terrified and at a loss. They had never imagined that these ordinary humans, whom they regarded as sacrifices and livestock, would burst out with such power in desperate situations.

Accompanied by the whistling of gunfire and the wailing of the cultists, one altar after another was destroyed, and the number of people in the team grew.

Their shouts became more and more passionate, even penetrating the ground and shaking the sky, causing the entire inner city to tremble.

On the city wall of Linying City, the gloom on Ulrichia's face became increasingly heavy, and her dark golden vertical pupils revealed endless anger and shock.

She frowned, looking nervous: "Grutal was killed by the Imperials, this piece of trash."

Even though Grutal was just his stupidest and least valued son.

But it was a mature green dragon after all, and a powerful fighting force in the Green Dragon Sect. Such a loss made Ulrichia heartbroken and unacceptable.

That was a strong and mature green dragon! How did those imperial men kill him?
Feeling the altars being destroyed one after another and looking at the five dragon shadows gradually becoming illusory in the sky, Ulrichia's expression became even gloomier.

Without the protection of Her Majesty Tiamat, the situation of this war will only get worse, and Linying City will even be captured by the imperial people.

As if they had detected the weakness of the five-headed dragon shadows, the giant aerospace ships set out again. Countless light beams descended, bombarding the dragon group and even shooting down the green dragon in mid-air.

At the same time, the Empire's army advanced rapidly, and clusters of steam tanks galloped across the land. They ran over the corpses of a group of dragon beasts, raising clouds of dust and causing the ground to tremble. They were less than a kilometer away from Linying City.

"I can't go on like this. It looks like I have to take action myself to stop those damned Imperials."

"If nothing works, we can only try to wake up our sleeping father."

Ulrichia knew very well that her father, Erebus, the Lord of the Swamp, was at a critical moment in his promotion to a quasi-god dragon.

As long as enough mortals are sacrificed and enough faith is brought, the ancient green dragon will be qualified to become a subordinate god of Tiamat and become the ruler of a country in the new era when dragons rule the earth.

Once Erebus is awakened, he will inevitably bear his wrath.

But if Linying City was captured, all the anchors of Tiamat's faith would be removed, and her father would not be able to complete the ritual.

Thinking of this, Ulrichia waved her broad dragon wings, raised her head and let out a long roar, then flew towards Linying City.

After losing Ulrichia's support, the power of the cultists and dragon beast legions of the Dragon Worship Church weakened significantly.

Moreover, without the terrifying five-colored light beams, the cultists of the Church of the Dragon lost almost all ability to launch long-range attacks and could only allow the Imperials to bombard them crazily, while they were helpless.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

The shells trailed thick smoke, drew graceful arcs, and weaved into a dense net that covered the sky in the sky.

With deafening roars, countless shells exploded in the air, shrapnel flew everywhere, and the walls of Linying City were shattered to pieces. Flames engulfed countless cultists, and hot shrapnel cut off people's heads.

Under the bombardment of artillery fire, the land in front of Linying City was almost covered with the corpses of dragon beasts and cultists, and the players were able to drive steam tanks and various modified cars to launch a mighty attack on Linying City.

"For Tiamat!"

"Long live the dragon!"

At the call of the evil dragon priest, the cultists, armed with swords, shields and crossbows printed with five dragon emblems, rushed to the city wall one after another.

But as shells exploded overhead, the cultists were burned black and some were even blown away, turning into a pulp.

"boom--"

The city gate slowly opened, and thousands of Dragon Cult cavalrymen riding guard dragon beasts appeared below the city wall. They held high the flag of the Green Dragon Cult and charged towards the players, with the dragon beasts under their mounts letting out dull roars.

Dust rose and the earth trembled. Such a charge was enough to make any army in Seleucid tremble - except for the players from the north.

"Hail Tiamat!"

"Crush them!"

Looking at the menacing dragon beast cavalry, the Mechanicus player named "AAA heavy tank driver Master Liu" in the cockpit sneered and said disdainfully:
"With these lumps of flesh weighing less than ten tons, you think you can go head-to-head with my Hundred-ton King?"

He stepped on the accelerator to the bottom without hesitation, and the "Emperor's Wrath" heavy steam tank weighing hundreds of tons roared and crashed directly into the group of dragons, like a mountain smashing into the ground.

"boom!"

The roar of the engine, the sound of tracks rolling over flesh and blood, and the crisp sound of bones being crushed rang out one after another. The steam tank broke into the dragon group as if it was in an empty space, crushing all creatures in front of it with its incomparable force.

The huge ramming horn was covered in blood, and behind the blood-stained tracks were more than a dozen twisted and broken dragon beast corpses. Those poor cult cavalry were crushed into meat patties, and no human form could be seen.

The player grinned, revealing his full set of white teeth, and said excitedly, "I thought it was a speed bump. I'll tell my insurance company!"

The same scene also happened to other charging steam tanks. After dozens of improvements by the Imperial Academy of Sciences, these steel behemoths were invincible and could never be compared to the dragon beasts bred with mortal blood.

After just a few rounds of charges, the Dragon Beast Cavalry of the Dragon Worship Church was completely defeated and submerged in the torrent of steel, leaving only broken corpses on the ground.

"God."

"God of war, Tiamat, what on earth is this thing? How can it have power comparable to that of a dragon?" The cultists finally panicked.

"They are just a bunch of weak humans! Damn trash, what are you afraid of?"

Several green dragons appeared on the top of Linying City. They raised their heads, roared hoarsely, and dived rapidly towards the steam tanks.

Their spit sacs are filled with extremely corrosive liquid, ready to spray out deadly breath at any time.

The green dragons don't care about these bulky enemies that can only move on land, and they think they can easily play with them with the advantage of flying.

But just as the green dragons were swooping down, several of the tanks raised their small-caliber gun barrels and pointed them at the sky, with flames pouring out of the muzzles. In an instant, a series of dense shells shot straight into the sky and shot towards the green dragons, instantly tearing the wing membrane of the adult green dragon in the front, causing it to fall to the ground with a wail.

"No, that's impossible!"

"Damn humans!"

It turns out that this is a modified vehicle created by Imperial designers based on the "Imperial Fury" tank. It is equipped with a four-barrel 4mm anti-aircraft gun and is specifically designed to deal with enemies from the sky.

This time, these anti-aircraft "Imperial Fury" showed their fangs for the first time and shot down several green dragons.

Immediately afterwards, the muzzles of dozens of heavy steam tanks on the scene turned together, and those sturdy main guns were aimed at the weakest section of the wall of Linying City.

"boom!"

Tongues of flame burst out, thick smoke billowed, flames spread, and dozens of extremely powerful armor-piercing shells instantly hit the city wall.

Accompanied by violent shaking and rising dust, that section of the city wall collapsed, and a gap of a hundred meters appeared in Linying City.

"charge!"

"For the Empire! For the Burning Emperor!"

"Take back Linying City! For the Holy Fadlan! For the great Lord of Eternal Glory!"

The loud sound of horns resounded through the sky, and tens of thousands of players and soldiers from the human army charged forward despite the poisonous mist and acid sprayed by the dragon beasts, determined to capture Linying City.

Linying City, Dragon Breeding Field.

In the dark underground, the "Sacrifice Army" led by the players is also unstoppable.

Along the way, they killed many cultists stationed there, destroyed several altars in succession, rescued tens of thousands of human sacrifices, and expanded their team.

Mantou played with the dragon horn in his hand, and said proudly: "This green dragon is just like this. It was so majestic, but we still killed it."

But Xia Ye Qiu Yu looked solemn and whispered: "Be careful, don't speak yet."

"what happened?"

"How is it possible? I sensed an extremely powerful aura, far more powerful than that of the mature green dragon before. It was simply terrifying."

Mantou frowned: "No way, it is said that the battle on the front line is quite fierce, that ancient green dragon will not abandon it."

Suddenly, he paused.

A pungent smell came.

I saw two eyes flashing with faint light in the distance. The dark golden vertical pupils were chilling, and there seemed to be a vague figure in the darkness.

People raised their torches tremblingly, and with the weak light, they could barely see the true face of the figure.

A ferocious head, a crown that extended over most of the spine, emerald green scales, and a huge body that almost blocked the entire tunnel.

This is a green dragon, and an ancient green dragon that has lived for nearly a thousand years!

"Humanity--"

Ulrichia walked out slowly from the darkness. Her face was grim as she stared at the crowd in front of her. Her narrow vertical pupils revealed an uncontrollable rage.

"You are the ones who killed my son and destroyed the altar of Linying City?"

Seeing such a terrifying dragon, people were terrified. They pulled the trigger nervously, fire came out of the muzzle of the gun, and the bullets shot towards the green dragon, but were all bounced off by the scales.

Even the players felt like they were facing a formidable enemy and became nervous and panicked - because they saw some information about the enemy.

[Poisonous Emerald - Ulrichia (Challenge Level: ???)]

Able to suppress the current players in terms of level, the challenge level of this green dragon is at least 20, which is definitely an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.

"Fuck, there's a hidden boss!"

"It's over, it's Gu Long! Even if all of us here are packed together, we can't defeat him!"

"Didn't the Mechanicus kill an ancient dragon before? Let them bring the fleet over!"

"Don't be afraid. Let's try and find out if we can fight. Didn't we kill the mature green dragon just now?"

"Never mind, let's go!"

The dozen or so mage players raised their wands and chanted spells, trying to replicate the last operation and bind the green dragon.

But the ancient green dragon's spell resistance was far beyond their imagination, and even high-level spells could hardly have an impact on it.

"Pathetic Humanity"

Ulrichia simply waved her claws lightly, and those spells were easily cut off. A faint light flashed in her eyes, and she uttered ancient dragon language spells.

【Hateful Eyes】

In an instant, all the players who had cast spells were hit by the dark green light. Their bodies began to rot and they turned into thick water in an instant.

Singo in the distance pulled the dragon hunting longbow to its full extent, and an arrow imbued with multiple powers shot out, straight into the heart of the ancient green dragon.

But Ulrichia swung her dragon wings, creating a storm filled with acid and poison, instantly destroying the arrow.

Then, the storm hit the crowd. Hundreds of people were caught in it. They didn't even have time to wail before they were turned into broken bodies and torn apart by the strong wind.

Singo used the Phantom Step to teleport hundreds of meters away and avoided the acid storm, but saw the ancient green dragon sneer again, open its bloody mouth, and take a deep breath.

"Roar--"

It's an advanced roaring technique!

In an instant, powerful sound waves gushed out, forming a cone-shaped force field, destroying everything in its path, and even cracking the rocks.

Singo did not escape either. His body was covered with cracks and bathed in blood, even his ears and nose were bleeding rapidly.

Fortunately, he had an anti-death barrier amulet, which allowed him to barely save his life during the attack and not die on the spot.

"Xin Gou, your godfather is here to save you!" Mantou shouted and then ran over quickly.

"Get down!"

I saw a pitch-black sword-shaped force field slashing across the air, instantly splitting Singo, who was not far away, into two halves. Mantou subconsciously lay on the ground and luckily escaped the disaster, but he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

——That is the seventh ring spell, the Sword of Darkness. (End of this chapter)