Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 154 The Strongest of Three Generations, the Fourth Awakening

"Are you still not coming back? Do you really intend to watch your son die in battle, exhausting his vitality in order to protect the territory you conquered?"

After a frank exchange with Teddel, Noah sent the man who carried a heavy responsibility away. Although there was no one around, Jin Long still muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, no one responded to Noah, so the Golden Dragon could only sigh sadly, then walked into the tower and began to take charge of the authority of the Sun Archon.

Without the territory of the Augustus family, he was just an ordinary ancestral golden dragon in adolescence. At most, he could bully and kill the second and third level extreme demons. If he could withstand the pressure, he could fight against the peak level extreme demons.

But back in the territory, with the blessing of the Mage City, Noah, as the Sun Archon, is able to deter the legends.

During the two years that Noah was away, Teddel had to shoulder the responsibility and support everything alone, but now that Noah is back, he can be regarded as a legend, which has greatly alleviated the pressure on Teddel.

"After enjoying the benefits for so many years, now it's time to spit it out."

With the assistance of Talling Gugfell, all ten sun mirrors were raised and hung above the Mage City. The ten round mirrors slowly rotated like ten sun wheels, emitting warm golden light, which brought great psychological comfort to the people who came to take refuge in the city below.

Because even illiterate civilians know that it is an extremely powerful magical artifact. Those with a little knowledge can also judge that it is an offensive magic device that is extremely effective in targeting and restraining the undead and dark creatures.

However, even some experienced old wizards find it difficult to determine the attack method of these ten circular mirrors, because it is completely different from ordinary magic devices.

However, such doubts soon disappeared with the roar of the Mage City. The large maze that covered the entire city was less effective because the Mage City began to withdraw manpower.

Even mortals could see the vortex of elements surging in the sky and beginning to accelerate towards the center. The Mage City, which was constantly swallowing and spewing out the elemental tide, burst out with intense light all over. These lights also gathered little by little towards the center, which was also the most magnificent towering tower.

hum~
A red-gold light rose from the tower. A Yangyan mirror that had moved to the top of the tower turned, causing the red-gold rainbow that was supposed to shoot toward the deepest part of the sky to deflect. Then another round mirror fell.
After two rounds of refraction, the diameter of this beam of light expanded to a level that was enough to easily swallow the dragon. At this time, no more round mirrors fell, and the angle had been adjusted to the appropriate position.

then
boom--

The burst of light is actually silent, but the energy contained in it is so powerful that all matter that obstructs the front, even the air, is crushed and shattered by it. Everything will be annihilated, and the atmosphere will tremble and roar continuously.

"what is this?"

At this moment, all living beings who witnessed all this, whether they were mortals, high-ranking wizards, or demons hiding in the city, were shocked when they saw this attack that cut through the sky and shot into the distance.

This was an attack that was beyond everyone's perception. No one knew where the attack would land, except for the golden dragon who was controlling everything in the Mage Tower at the moment. What was the target of this attack that was so powerful?
However, news soon came back. Because there were so many extraordinary people chasing this attack, someone found its final landing point by following the long-lasting light track in the sky.

It was a small town located on the outskirts of the border of the Augustus family, a very small city with a population of only 20,000 to 30,000 people. It prospered mainly because of the prosperity of the Augustus family, providing supplies for passing merchants.

However, the city has now been completely wiped out, and everything in the city has been destroyed. The extraordinary people who arrived saw a steaming cenote, earth and stone buildings melted by the high temperature, and unknown corpses, which turned into liquid and rolled down the wall of the cenote, eventually accumulating into a large pool of lava at the bottom.

Destroy the city with one strike!
Although this is a small city on the border of the Augustus Family, and is classified as a village at most in the administrative hierarchy of the Augustus Family, in the cognition of most mortals, it is a city. Now, this city has been destroyed and everything has been wiped out.

This was terrifying, but as more news came back, the refugees hiding in the Augustus family's territory felt relieved.

Because, in the remaining ruins of the city, some corpses were found, many of which were merely covered with human skin, but underneath the skin were deformed monsters.

The purgatory atmosphere emanating from it is very familiar to some extraordinary people. This is a city that has been hollowed out by the devil without anyone noticing.

If you find the location of this city on the map and think about the number of residents in this city, it is hard not to be terrified.

However, fortunately, the Augustus family discovered the abnormality of the city in time, and wiped the city off the map with the power of thunder, causing the devil's conspiracy to fail before it could be launched.

"Monsters with brains are much harder to deal with than those without brains."

Although he had achieved remarkable results with the authority of the Sun Archon, Noah was not happy about it, but rather quite worried.

The angels cleaned it up back then, but looking at the demonic disasters that broke out all over the continent, one can tell how much the angels must have missed.

Now, just on the surface, the known legions of the abyss and hell are already quite terrifying, and who knows how many more are hidden in the dark corners of the city.

Noah could not do much, and he had no intention of being a savior. That was not his job, so such an important task naturally had to be handed over to the angel Ophelia who returned to heaven to get reinforcements.

He didn't mind this archangel becoming the savior. Although he didn't think this angel had the qualifications to be the savior, she did have a responsibility.

Jin Long does not have high demands on himself. All he wants is to preserve the Augustus family and his own territory as much as possible during the turmoil. If the situation is too bad, it is also okay to just keep the basic base.

"The devil is marching!"

After Noah demonstrated the deterrent power of the Sun Archon and removed the devil's secret hand with thunder, the devil, who occupied the royal capital, constantly built fortresses and consolidated his core, finally made a move.

Unlike the devil's wandering looting, the devil had been planning for who knows how long. If he didn't move, it would be fine. But once he moved, it was like thunder. He broke seven cities on the first day, twenty-six cities on the second day, and forty-two cities on the third day.

The devil army that forged the Gate of Hell and remained silent for three consecutive months captured seventy-five cities in three days, looted millions of people, and plundered countless resources and souls.

The whole country was shocked, and the eastern countries were trembling, because the speed of such looting was too fast and too methodical.

The city captured by the devil failed to resist effectively. The devil's army had not arrived yet, but the strongest group of extraordinary people had all been beheaded. After the army arrived, they took over the entire city so quickly that people could not react.

This is enough to show that there are many traitors hidden inside the kingdom, perhaps they are devils, or perhaps they are fallen believers of hell, but no matter what they are, it can be said that humans may no longer have any secrets from the devil.

When the situation was already so bad, the angel army that once swept through the eastern countries came again. The commander was naturally the main angel holding the flaming sword, Ophelia!
The uninformed civilians and middle and lower class nobles cheered for the arrival of the angel army, believing that it was only a matter of time before the devils were driven back to hell. However, those who knew the inside story were not optimistic. "Is this the first advance corps?"

Noah asked hopefully as he saw the eight thousand angels descending before him.

Although these angels seem to be numerous, in fact, more than 98% of them are low-level angels with wings. There are very few archangels who can possess four wings. Noah counted them and found that there were less than two hundred of them.

“That’s all!”

Ophelia, who had been away for quite some time, turned her head away in shame when facing the Golden Dragon's expectant gaze.

"all?"

Noah knew that he was being a little ungrateful, but the gap between expectation and reality was too big.
"Does the heavens think that you, holding the divine sword and commanding these angel armies, can destroy a gate to hell?"

"Several great lords of the Abyss have launched an attack on the Heaven Realm. Even my father doesn't have any extra legions to give me. This is all the support I can find."

Ophelia explained,
"And my father believes that this is your own business. Even if the heavens do not provide assistance, you are capable of resolving the first invasion."

"Then just wait!"

Eight thousand angels descended to the world. If it were a peaceful time, this would naturally be a very terrifying force. It would be easy for them to destroy a country or support a country.
But in this turbulent era when the abyss and hell have established invasion portals, the angel Noah feels that this is not enough to fill the teeth of those evil lords, and going up will be a death.

In this way, there is only one way to destroy the Gate of Hell, and that is to wait for those legends who are full of kindness and justice to gather, and wait until the fighting power accumulates to a similar level, and then fight to decide the outcome.

This is the case in the southern part of the continent. No single legend has the ability to resolve such a disaster. Even the incarnation of a god will fail alone.

Only by continuously gathering the strength of the forces of justice can we have a chance to resolve such a disaster.

Of course, it's not just justice. Legends who are unwilling to give up their power and want to take back their territory are also a force that can be fought for. For example, now half of the legends in the United Kingdom have already brought their families to the Augustus family.

When faced with irresistible external forces, it is the instinct of living things to survive in groups.

"It's been three years, and it's always been a mess. Is there no good news at all?"

Noah couldn't help but sigh. The Augustus family's territory had maintained basic order and stability in the three years since the establishment of the Hell's Gate.

But outside this land, half of the kingdom's land was basically occupied, and a large number of refugees poured in like a tide.

This land is no longer a sparsely populated frontier area. In these turbulent times, it has become a holy land of refuge like an ark.

As more and more refugees poured in, Noah faced the same problem: how to meet the refugees’ basic needs such as food, drink, defecation and urination?

These problems can be overcome by gritting one's teeth. The Augustus family has a strong foundation, which has been accumulated over so many years. But the problem is that the pressure on the border defense line is increasing.

The devils initially bully the weak and avoid the strong. They will attack whoever is the weakest first, and pick the soft persimmons to eat first. When all the soft ones are eaten up, they will slowly increase the difficulty.

Now, although there are still many remaining nobles and extraordinary forces in the kingdom, struggling in various corners, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the Augustus family, which relies on the natural terrain.

Noah himself had forgotten how many times he had activated the Kagerou Mirror, assisted by Tidel and a bunch of useless legends who were just there to make up the numbers, and how many times he had repelled the devil's tentative attacks.

"Hello, hello, is anyone there?"

The familiar voice sounded like heavenly music to Noah's ears.

"No one, but a poor little dragon who was heavily overworked!"

"Noah, I have found Cassius and am on my way back. Is there any gift you would like?"

"No, I don't want any gifts, I just hope you can come back now."

Hearing the familiar voice, Noah's eyes filled with tears. In such turbulent times, he was exhausted to have a little dragon, who was not yet an adult, take on the responsibility.
"My home is almost gone. If you don't come back, I will take Ur to Gwen."

"What? The family is going to be gone?"

The female voice on the other end seemed shocked.

"Hell has invaded. I have been guarding it with Taidel for three years."

"Oh, you did a great job. I'll be right back with Cassius and let him sort it out."

"Is foster father still okay now?"

Although he believed very much in his adoptive father's fighting power when he had Titan blood, it was difficult for Noah to have high hopes for his adoptive father after he was stripped of his blood.

However, such doubts disappeared without a trace when his adoptive father appeared in front of him, because those bright golden eyes were too familiar to Noah. This was how Teddel behaved when he fought with all his strength.

"Tsk tsk, it seems you've also discovered it. We both spent so much effort to strip his bloodline once, but he ended up awakening again. All our previous efforts were in vain."

　Okay, I've killed the idea.
　
(End of this chapter)