Ember Dragon

The space on the ground distorted, creating an imperceptible spatial vortex from which the four people emerged one after another.

Beneath them, the earth shook violently, emitting a muffled groan. The surface cracked, revealing countless jagged, scar-like fissures, gradually collapsing. Yellow sand surged wildly into the cracks, forming enormous whirlpools.

Underground, countless descendants of the blue dragons howled and roared in panic, desperately trying to escape, but they could not leave this underground prison. They could only watch helplessly as they were buried in rubble and sand, losing their lives.

Yellow sand surged forth, gravel flew, and dust filled the sky, gradually sweeping across the heavens and forming a terrifying, all-encompassing sandstorm.

Looking at the cracked and collapsed earth, Mantou couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "This thing is really powerful; it wiped out their entire lair!"

"This is the true value of the Imperial Engineering Team," Singo boasted, then reminded everyone, "Don't just stand there. Now that we've achieved our goal, let's get out of here quickly."

However, the evil dragon priest in the distance recognized these "old acquaintances" who had robbed the Dragon Worship Church caravan a few days ago and escaped from his grasp, and was immediately enraged.

These traitors actually blew up the lair of the Blue Dragon Descendants right under his nose, causing huge losses to the Church of the Dragon Worship!

"Damn Imperials!"

The evil dragon priest hovered in mid-air, his deep blue cloak fluttering in the wind and sand. He looked down at the ravaged, collapsed, and cracked earth, his eyes widening in fury, and sparks of anger flashed from his pupils.

"You—you will pay the price!! You lowly mortals, face the wrath of Her Majesty Tiamat!"

He raised his dragon-headed scepter high, pointing it at the players in the distance. Dark clouds churned in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, the lightning crisscrossing and emitting a muffled rumble, as if the end of the world was about to arrive.

The Blue Dragon Descendants seemed to be under some kind of spell, their expressions fanatical, their eyes flashing with electricity. They emerged from the ground, swooped down from the sky, and raced across the surface, rushing towards the players without regard for their own safety.

"Go away!"

The born war madman swung his battle axe and cleaved several blue dragon descendants in half at the waist.

Surrounded by more than a dozen Blue Dragon Descendants, the Natural War Berserker swung his long-handled axe in a wide arc, constantly spinning his body, almost throwing his arms out to create a storm of axe blades, and all the Blue Dragon Descendants who approached him were hacked to death.

In an instant, crackling electric arcs filled the air, and filthy blood and mangled limbs flew everywhere. The innate battle maniac was like a mobile meat grinder, using the most efficient killing to clear away the surrounding Blue Dragon Descendants for his teammates.

Mantou also pulled out two pistols, his expression ruthless, and kept pulling the trigger. Bullets whistled out from the gun barrels, piercing the bodies of the Blue Dragon Descendants.

Singo shot an arrow through the oncoming Blue Dragonborn ambush, pinning it to the rock wall. Amidst the crackling of lightning, he shouted, "Autumn Rain, where's your mass teleportation spell?"

"It's unusable. This area has been affected by divine magic; the space is extremely chaotic—"

Before Xia Ye Qiuyu could finish speaking, a burly blue dragon descendant storm lizard charged at her, lightning crackling from its protruding horns.

"careful!"

As he spoke, Singo did not hesitate for a moment, almost instinctively drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

"Shh-"

A dragon-like killing arrow tore through the air, accompanied by a piercing shriek, and flew past Xia Yeqiuyu's cheek. The sharp cross-shaped arrowhead instantly shattered the storm lizard's large horn and pierced his skull.

Summer Night Autumn Rain remained calm and composed, showing no panic. Instead, he stretched out his hand, and a blazing fireball condensed in his palm. He then blasted the Blue Dragon Descendant, who was not far away, into charred remains.

"Mortals, tremble and shudder before the thunder of the blue dragon!"

In the distance, the evil dragon priest raised his dragon-headed scepter, and dark clouds gathered in the sky, accumulating extremely terrifying and immense energy.

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl struck down, and the violent thunder directly engulfed the innate battle maniac.

Enveloped in dazzling lightning, the innate battle maniac roared to the sky, letting out a painful howl. He spread his tattered bat wings in mid-air and transformed once again into the terrifying Deep Hell Demon.

"Shh-"

The long-handled axe, carrying hellfire, cleaved the sky in two, cutting several Blue Dragonborn Ambush attackers in half. The raging flames surrounding it forced the crazed monsters back.

"Ow—"

A blue dragon descendant ambush creature emerged from the ground, kicking up clouds of dust, and pounced directly on the back of the natural war maniac, biting into his flesh with its ferocious teeth.

However, the innate war maniac stretched out his left hand, grabbed the Blue Dragon Descendant Ambush by the neck, and ignoring the flesh and blood on his back, forcibly tore it off his back.

He stomped on the skull of the blue dragon descendant ambush attacker, smashing it open, and shouted at Singo, "There are too many monsters! We're going to collapse if this keeps up!"

Singo fired another arrow, piercing the chest of the Blue Dragonborn Excavator and through its heart, and shouted, "Hold on a little longer, I have a plan."

"Then hurry up!"

Mantou was entangled with a blue dragon descendant ambush, his body wrapped in arcs of electricity, and his hair turned into an afro again.

With great difficulty, Mantou drew the dagger from his waist and pierced the monster's head. Then, another Blue Dragon Descendant Ambush attacker pounced on his back, frantically biting at his neck. Mantou screamed in pain as blood and flesh flew everywhere.

"Close your eyes!"

Singo shouted loudly, but before he could finish speaking, Mantou, Tian Sheng Zhan Kuang, and Xia Ye Qiu Yu all closed their eyes tightly, ignoring everything.

Meanwhile, Single put on special sunglasses, took out a super magic flashbang from his backpack, and threw it into the air.

"boom!"

With a crisp sound, a miniature sun appeared in the sky, emitting extremely dazzling light. Within a radius of several hundred meters, almost all the descendants of the blue dragon were blinded and became headless flies.

They either collided together or wobbled as they fell from mid-air, emitting noisy roars, creating an extremely chaotic scene.

"Let's go, fly upwards quickly, don't worry about anything!" Single used a group flight scroll, and the four of them flew upwards at high speed, stopping only when they reached a height of several hundred meters.

Immediately afterwards, Single took out the horn hanging from his waist, put it to his lips, and blew it loudly—

A loud howl echoed across the sky, and a dozen or so thin red lines, like shooting stars, seemed to streak across the distance. But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that they were actually Crimson Scale Conquerors clad in "Heavenly Fire Armor" and spewing blazing flames from their backs!
Mantou put on sunglasses, looked at the dragon riders on the horizon, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is... the Skyfire Bombardment Dragon Squadron? You can actually afford to hire them?"

Singo said in a flat tone, "I was once the vice-captain of the Crimson Scale Conquerors, and I still have some connections there. You, a slacker who can't even get full attendance on missions, are definitely no match for me."

A piercing shriek echoed through the sky as armored dragons ripped through the heavens, leaving straight white streaks in their wake as they hurtled towards the Blue Dragon Descendants. With a deathly roar, bombs rained down from the dragons' bellies, exploding one after another among the Blue Dragon Descendants.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

The explosion's flames and thick smoke enveloped the ground, and countless Blue Dragon descendants were reduced to charred remains by the bombs falling from the sky before they even saw the enemy.

More frequent explosions followed, and flames spread wildly, forming a burning band that stretched for hundreds of meters, constantly producing explosive sounds.

This bombing squadron was extremely efficient; in just a few dozen seconds, hundreds of blue dragon descendants died in the explosions that fell from the sky.

But the flashbang's duration was ultimately limited, and the monsters quickly recovered from their blindness. Under the command of the evil dragon priest, they frantically flapped their wings and attacked the two-legged dragon in the sky.

"Useless! Catch up with them now! For the glory of His Majesty Tiamat!" The evil dragon priest roared furiously, and dark clouds spread wildly across the sky. Lightning bolts chased after them and struck down, but they couldn't harm even one of the dragon knights.

The Empire's standard armor has undergone numerous modifications and upgrades, resulting in terrifying speeds, approaching the speed of sound. When dragon riders traverse the atmosphere at high speed, clear shockwaves, resembling ripples of water, are generated around them.

Whether they are descendants of the Blue Dragon or priests of the Evil Dragon, they can only watch from afar as these freaks with insane speed, gritting their teeth in frustration, yet utterly helpless.

However, this was not the end. In the distance, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared out of thin air, obviously just released from its invisibility state—it was a wooden sailboat nearly a hundred meters long, suspended in mid-air by magic, as if floating on the water.

Several thick cannons extended from the sides of the magic ship, aimed at the horde of blue dragon descendants.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, pillars of fire erupted from the dark cannon muzzles, blasting towards the descendants of the blue dragons.

In an instant, countless descendants of the blue dragon were engulfed by flames and their lives were reaped by the terrifying elemental cannons. Even the ground was covered with jagged, scorched ravines.

Mantou's eyes widened even more: "A magic warship with magic coins? They can even bring that over? These wooden boats are Charlotte's prized possessions!"

Singo smiled and said, "Sorry, I have some connections with the Magic Coins, and they gave me face by sending a main magic warship."

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Under the relentless bombardment of dragon knights and magical warships, the earth was riddled with holes and left in ruins, with charred remains of the last blue dragon descendants scattered everywhere.

Meanwhile, the four members of the group, including Singo, leisurely boarded the magic warship and met Mingyue, the vice president of the [Magic Coin] guild who was in charge of steering the ship this time.

Mantou looked at the elemental cannons on the ship and clicked his tongue, saying, "As expected of a wealthy family, you really have money. This cannon must cost several thousand gold nars, right? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?"

Mingyue smiled and replied confidently, "This magic warship is surrounded by several layers of magical barriers. Those blue dragon descendants will only die faster if they get close."

Even if we can't beat them, we can use advanced invisibility techniques or spatial jumps to escape. At worst, we can escape into the ethereal plane. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Mantou pouted and said, "Don't speak too confidently."

Just then, thunder roared, and thick dark clouds swept across the sky, covering the earth and churning wildly, forming a powerful storm.

"boom!"

Lightning tore through the sky, and in this storm, even the magical warships swayed like small boats tossed about in a raging storm.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded on the magic warship, red lights flashed incessantly, and the player in the cockpit shouted, "Vice President! We have detected an extremely powerful energy fluctuation!"

"How could this be?"

Mingyue frowned, looking at the approaching dark clouds, her expression becoming serious. She strode towards the cockpit: "Initiate spatial jump directly."

The player turned around and said in a panic, "No, no, the magic network around us is fluctuating violently and the situation is extremely unstable. We cannot jump for the time being, otherwise we risk disintegrating in the space tunnel."

Mingyue said decisively, "Then let's activate the highest level of spell protection."

"Yes, Vice President!"

The magic arrays on the magic warship lit up one after another, and layer upon layer of magical shields and barriers appeared outside the warship, with various colors of spiritual light reflecting each other and emitting strong fluctuations.

Suddenly, Mantou looked up at the sky, pointed to the dark clouds in the distance, and exclaimed, "Look, what's that?"

Within the churning dark clouds, an enormous figure moved about like a giant whale swimming in the deep sea, stirring up streaks of lightning.

Singo's expression changed drastically, his face seemingly shrouded in gloom, becoming exceptionally somber: "That's a dragon, and an extremely ancient blue dragon at that!"

"boom!"

Thunder rumbled, and dazzling lightning, like a sharp sword, cleaved the sky, illuminating the darkness and revealing the hideous true form of the figure in the dark clouds.

A colossal dragon, nearly sixty meters long, appeared high in the sky. Its body was covered in deep indigo scales that shimmered in the lightning. This terrifying blue dragon slowly flapped its wings, lightning flashed between its wings, and storms trembled beneath it, creating an exceptionally powerful spectacle.

The evil dragon priest knelt on the ground, his expression excited, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Praise be to the Thunder Tyrant, Horn of Tiamat! Dragon God who commands storms and sands!"

From a distance of several thousand meters, the blue dragon cast its gaze upon the people on the magic warship. Sparks crackled in its vertical pupils, revealing undisguised contempt and killing intent.

Mingyue gasped and shouted at the driver, "Run! At all costs!"

The next moment, thunder roared, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky, and the ancient blue dragon had arrived in front of the magic warship, revealing a ferocious smile, its broad wings enveloping the dozens of people on the warship.

"Disgraceful traitor"

The Primordial Blue Dragon slightly opened its mouth, and dazzling lightning flashed from between its teeth, intertwining with arcs of electricity.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar of thunder, the magic warship was cleaved in two, plummeting to the ground trailing thick smoke. Almost all the players aboard were reduced to charred remains in the terrifying lightning. (End of Chapter)